Transformation in Christ is Forever

When Christ transformed us into a new creation, it is His miracle and work, nothing of ourselves. All we do is choose to believe Him and in Him, and He does all the rest. Then He sends His Holy Spirit to live in us as the guarantee of our inheritance.

Ephesians 1:12-14 "…12 in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.
13 And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth— the gospel of your salvation— you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
14 who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.…"

When we come to Christ His way in repentance, and He changes us, then He gets the glory.

Those who come to "religion" about Christ the wrong way through their own pride, only glorifies them and not Christ.

Usually, those who come to "religion" about Christ often have many rules God never made; there is bondage to the system instead of freedom in Christ. They change the meanings of God's Word to fit their desired belief and their culture, that does not give God glory.

Colossians 2:6-7 "Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him, / rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness."

2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!"

When the old is passed, it no longer exists, so it cannot rear its ugly head again because it is no longer there. The spirit in us has been changed into His Spirit.

We still struggle with this flesh, battling against sinful attitudes that can lead to sinful actions.

Galatians 5:16-18 "But I say, walk by the Spirit, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh; for these are opposed to each other, to prevent you from doing what you would. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law."

Those who are not saved do not battle the flesh; they trust in it and lean into it. But those who are born again, they battle the flesh and hate their own flesh while desiring the Spirit of Christ to work in them, overpowering the flesh.

Galatians 5:15-17 "15 But if you keep on biting and devouring one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.
16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
17 For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want."

Thankfully, God has provided a way for believers to walk in the Spirit so that we do not obey the flesh.

1 John 2:1-2 "1My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father— Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 2He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.…"

When we do fall we hate it and want to be cleansed from it, so we confess it so that the Holy Spirit will continue the transformation process of holiness in us.

1 John 1:9 "9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

If we sin, God deals with us as sons, not as enemies.

Hebrews 12:5-7 "…5And 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. 6For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” 7Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?…"

If a child of God continues in sin, the Holy Spirit will stop speaking to him until he repents.

1 Thessalonians 5:19-22 "19 Do not quench (silence) the Spirit, 20 do not utterly reject prophecies, 21 but examine everything; hold firmly to that which is good, 22 abstain from every form of evil."

And finally, no child of God keeps on sinning because the Holy Spirit in them will convict them of their sin; they will not be able to remain in sin without serious consequences and deep torment until they repent. No one born of Christ will remain in sin, eventually they will confess to be cleansed. If someone remains in sin, defends it in defiance, and loves it, this person was never born again.

1 John 3:9 "No one who has been born of God practices sin, because His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin continually, because he has been born of God."

When You Grow Others Will Begin to Reject You

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All of God's Word is Important From Genesis to Revelation

This may seem unimportant and trivial, but it is not. Some people speak of the "red letters" of Jesus Christ as though they are the most important or the only important words in the Bible.

There were never any red letters in the original Hebrew or Greek; that was added later by men. The entire Bible is the Word, and the Word is Jesus Christ, all of it from Genesis to Revelation.

It is important because so many people view the "red letters" as more important than the rest of the Bible; it is not so, all of the Bible is authored by Jesus Christ and equally important.

Here again is another human tradition that has no basis in truth; the red letters should never have been painted with a red brush.

Gods Model of Worship

In our culture today so many people have been raised on the modern church system that they cannot wrap their minds around the Biblical model of the church gathering.

They focus on a particular building with a pulpit, pews that all face forward, and a man educated by men's schools and paid by the congregation.

The focus is on the traditions of someone up front leading everything, music, speaking, teaching others, and praying for them.

They focus on the perceived authority of the man up front over the people in the pews, operating as the mediator between God and themselves, rather than trusting in the Holy Spirit to guide each one of them according to the Scriptures.

1 Corinthians 14 is the model when the group operates in this way in smaller groups it is beautiful.

Instruction to the Wise

Jesus Christ is the Only Hope

Deliver Me From the Decietful Unjust Man Lord

How many of my brothers and sisters sense rejection from family and others, unjustly? They think they know something but what they think they know is not the truth, and worse, they don't care to know the truth because they prefer the lie.

Israel is encountering this right now and so are many Christians who want only to discuss the things of the Lord with others who agree about God's principles and about Jesus Christ.

Psalm 43:1 "1 Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men."

Psalm 26:1 "Of David. Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering."

Psalm 7:8 "The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity."

Psalm 55:23 "But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You."

Psalm 140:1 "For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,"

Often, the violence is covert and secretive; there are no physical wounds, but there has been continual emotional and spiritual abuse by those who hate us. Satan is very clever; he wounds others in ways that cannot be seen or proven.

The ultimate wound upon God was when Satan twisted the minds of Adam and Eve to disregard Him. Even believe the devil's lies that God had dones something wrong. He uses the same tactic with human beings against one another today. He has not changed his tactics or his target.

The devil's target has always been anyone who loves Jesus Christ.

Psalm 17:2 "May my vindication come from Your presence; may Your eyes see what is right."

When we leave our plight in this world with Jesus Christ, we can live in peace and joy, no matter what is going on around us or how anyone treats us.

Hallelujah!!!!