Friday, October 6, 2023
Regression is the Way of the Pretender
When we are not obeying God we will regress further into a stubborn mindset. Does any of the following words of God resonate with you?
Jeremiah 7:23-24
"23 But this is what I commanded them, saying, ‘Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you will be My people; and you shall walk entirely in the way which I command you, so that it may go well for you.’
We are watching this mentality play out in greater measure every day as we advance toward the tribulation.
Even believers are far too focused on what is going on around them while neglecting the calling and purpose of their life, which is to walk in faith and all the fruit of the Spirit, motivated by God's direction for each of us.
Galatians 5:22-26
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires.
25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other."
Ignore what others are saying about you, ignore the rampant disrespect and disregard for the ways of God in others and continue on as though you do not see them. They are a distraction to the mandate of the gospel message.
This is the goal of the devil, which is to distract us from Christ to plunge us into despair. We do not despair but it is the goal of the evil one to ruin our faith.
1 Peter 5:8 "Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour."
Those who are alert and discerning will walk in love, steadiness and resolve without wavering. They will know what they see, call it what it is, and remain full of joy anyway because they know the meaning of it all.
Satan can only take away our peace and joy if we allow him to keep us focused on this world.
1 John 2:14-16 "14 I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.…"
Romans 12:2
"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God."
James 4:6-8 "6 But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” 7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.…"
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Confusion About the Salvation Message
Many people are confused about the salvation message. They think because we choose to trust in Christ that we can lose the salvation He gave us.
The Holy Spirit never leaves the one who is sealed by Him. Those who do not remain in the faith are never born again. Someone can be exposed to the Holy Spirit without being born again. This is why God told us that those who do not remain were never born again, they only thought they were.
Matthew 7:21-23 "21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’"
If we could walk away that would make us more powerful than Christ Who sealed us with His Spirit as a guarantee of our inheritance.
God is the One Who saves us, seals us and keeps us until He comes for us. It is all His Work and none of our work. The only thing we do is believe Him and He does all the rest. We have no power to undo what God did when He made us a new creation. When He did that the old is gone and the new sustains us.
2 Corinthians 5:17
"17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, this person is a new [a]creation; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come."
Ephesians 1:13-14
"13 In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of the promise, 14 who is a first installment of our inheritance, in regard to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory."
We cannot save ourselves by our works and we cannot keep ourselves by our works.
Ephesians 2:9-11 "…9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life. 11 Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)"
No one can get the Holy Spirit by works and no one can lose it by works. The Holy Spirit does not jump in and out of people based on sin. If someone who is born again sins then God said this about that;
Hebrews 12:5-7 "…5 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. 6 For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” 7 Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?…"
God never throws away His children, when He changes them they never return to the old self again. What God does cannot be undone by man.
God's Love is Greater
If a good friend or family member turns against you because of gossip you have lost nothing. Those who spoke the gossip or believed the gossip never loved you.
We can always glory in the love Christ has for us even if it feels like no one else does.
Hebrews 13:5 "Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever abandon you,”"
John 15:19
"If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you."
1 John 2:9
"Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness."
1 John 4:16
"So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him."
Hallelujah, God's love is greater than that of any human being.
The Confussion about Salvation in Christ
Many people are confused about the salvatoin message. They think because we choose to trust in Christ that we can lose the salvation He gave us.
The Holy Spirit never leaves the one who is sealed by Him. Those who do not remain in the faith are never born again. Someone can be exposed to the Holy Spirit without being born again. This is why God told us that those who do not remain were never born again, they only thought they were.
Matthew 7:21-23 "21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’"
If we could walk away that would make us more powerful than Christ Who sealed us with His Spirit as a guarantee of our inheritance.
God is the One Who saves us, seals us and keeps us until He comes for us. It is all His Work and none of our work. The only thing we do is believe Him and He does all the rest. We have no power to undo what God did when He made us a new creation. When He did that the old is gone and the new sustains us.
2 Corinthians 5:17
"17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, this person is a new [a]creation; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come."
Ephesians 1:13-14
"13 In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of the promise, 14 who is a first installment of our inheritance, in regard to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory."
We cannot save ourselves by our works and we cannot keep ourselves by our works.
Ephesians 2:9-11 "…9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life. 11 Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)"
No one can get the Holy Spirit by works and no one can lose it by works. The Holy Spirit does not jump in and out of people based on sin. If someone who is born again sins then God said this about that;
Hebrews 12:5-7 "…5 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. 6 For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” 7 Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?…"
God never throws away His children, when He changes them they never return to the old self again. What God does cannot be undone by man.
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