Genesis 2:21-22

"And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man." (Genesis 2:21-22)

 

This amazing record of how the first woman came into being has been the object of much ridicule, but it is completely and literally true. However, the "rib" which God used was most likely not a rib at all. Rather, the Hebrew word in most of its occurrences is translated either "side" or "side chamber." This would probably be a better translation here, as well.

 

It may be that Eve's body was formed by God from Adam's side, or from something within the "chamber" of his side. Any such "surgery" must at least have involved the shedding of blood. Since "the life of the flesh is in the blood", and since the circulating blood in one's body cleanses and renews both flesh and bones, such a primeval blood transfusion from Adam's body would be uniquely appropriate to bring life to Eve's body.

 

Adam's "deep sleep" thus becomes a prophetic foreshadowing of the deep sleep of death into which one day "the last Adam" would enter, when a spear "pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water" .  As Adam's sacrifice gave life to his bride, so did the death of Christ quicken "the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood". "Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; . . . That he might present it to himself a glorious church". As Eve thenceforth shared Adam's very life, so do believers today constitute Christ's beloved Bride, and we are "hid with Christ in God," so that Christ Himself is "our life"

2 Timothy 3;16

"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness." (2 Timothy 3:16)

 

Concerning Scripture, Christ taught that every "jot and tittle" (i.e., even portions of letters, not to mention words and phrases) was inspired and would last forever. In many portions of Scripture, the teaching rests on a seemingly rather insignificant component of a word or phrase.

 

For example, consider the phrase "yet once more" in, quoting. We see, in, that the argument requiring a coming judgment on all of creation hinges on it pointing back to a similar judgment in the past. Similarly, in, we see Paul couching his comments to the Galatian believers, who had returned to a legalistic system, in a question which turned on the active voice of a verb rather than passive. We have not only "known God," but "are known of God."  In a clever use of verb tense was made: "Before Abraham was, I am," thereby assert ing Christ's deity. Note also in  how Christ cleverly used the mood of a verb while quoting from in order to defuse the charge of blasphemy leveled against Him. Paul's argument in (based on a quotation from  shows how even the singular or plural form of a word is equally inspired.

 

Consider Christ's answer to the Sadducees who denied personal resurrection when He said, "I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living". Christ is their God, not simply was. "And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine".

 

"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable." Let us handle Scripture with the same care and love it with the same fervency as did Christ and the apostles

Romans 11:7

"What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded." (Romans 11:7)

One of the saddest aspects of our world is the blindness of Israel. Even the Orthodox Jews, who strongly affirm their belief in the Old Testament Scriptures, seem unable to see what the Scriptures clearly show, that their Messiah has come and gone. In the first book of the Torah, we read: "The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be". Ancient Jewish commentators agreed that Shiloh was another name for Messiah, but this very fact should prove to modern Jewish expositors that Messiah has already come, for the scepter (the symbol of national leadership) did depart from Judah, very soon after Jesus was crucified.

King David was the first descendant of Judah to attain the scepter of leadership among the tribes of Israel, and the divine promises were clear that Messiah would be in David's lineage. That Jesus' legal father, Joseph, and human mother, Mary, were both in that lineage was shown in the genealogies of and, respectively, both of which were written when the genealogical records in the Temple were still intact. No one at that time ever questioned their validity, in spite of intense opposition by the Jews to the claims of Jesus and His disciples that He was the Messiah.  In 70 A.D., the records and the Temple were destroyed so that no later claimant to the title could ever prove his right to the throne. Messiah had come, and was slain, so the scepter departed from Judah until He comes again. It is certain that Jesus was, indeed, the Jews' promised Messiah, and we should pray that God will soon open their eyes to see and believe

1 Peter 1;15

The apostle Peter tells us that we who are born again are "kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation" (1 Peter 1:5)


"The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand; The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore."

One of the most precious doctrines in all of Scripture is that of the secure position of the believer in Christ Jesus. Nothing in creation is "able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord".Nothing we can do can merit salvation; similarly, nothing we do can keep it. This is God's work, not ours, and extends to all realms of our lives. "I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved |usually translated 'kept'| blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ".

This keeping aspect of God's work for us should not be a surprise, for Christ prayed for just this. With His betrayal, trial, crucifixion, and death imminent, He prayed for all who would eventually believe on Him. "Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me. . . . While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost.  Christ pray for his, does not the holy spirit now do the same thing in our behalf??? Lord God fill us with your spirit that we might be about your business.

John 3:19

God has, indeed, already sent out His light and His truth, but "men loved darkness rather than light" (John 3:19) and, although they profess to be "ever learning," they yet are "never able to come to the knowledge of the truth" and, in fact, "turn away their ears from the truth" . This old troubled world desperately needs light to find the way out of its darkness and truth to rightly plan its future. But they must be God's light and God's truth, not the seductive lights and humanistic philosophies of man's fabrications.

That was true in the psalmist's day, and perhaps even more so in our day, although we surely have far more light and access to truth today than the psalmist ever had. We now have, for example, God's complete written Word (Genesis through Revelation). Another psalmist had promised: "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path", and also had promised, "For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light".

 

God's truth surely is what we need--in fact, all we need--for our faith as we look to our future. This also is revealedin the light of His Word, both His inspired written Word and His incarnate living Word. The Lord Jesus not only claimed "I am . . . the truth", He also prayed for us, saying: "Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth". And for all who believe His revealed truth; "God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ"

 

Prosperity

’m not a fan of the prosperity message. For many years I have watched slick preachers, who rarely preach about sin, righteousness and judgment, and only exalt the cross as a means of gain, and it irks me. If planting “seeds” in bank accounts never fails to bring prosperity to the sower, how come I always have to plant seed in their soil? However, underneath the preaching of prosperity, there is a legitimate biblical principle of sowing and reaping.

Psalm One tells us that if we do certain things, we will prosper. We tend to think of prosperity as being only in the realm of finances. However, I think that the Christian man or woman should prosper in marriage, in vocation, and also in the endeavor of evangelism.

Those who care about the salvation of the lost know the will of God. They, like John, are close enough to Jesus to hear His heartbeat. It was love for the lost that drove the Savior to the cross, and it’s love for the lost that should drive us to take the cross to a dying world. So if we want to reach this world with the message of everlasting life, we need to fulfill the requirements of (Psalm 1:1-6) , and meditate on the Law of God daily.

Do you do that? Do you read your Bible every day, without fail? I have, for nearly 40 years...and there’s been a simple key that has helped me to do that. Discipline. I open my Bible daily, no matter how I feel. I do it because I love God. I do it because I need to feed on the Word of God. I do it because I want to prosper when it comes to reaching the unsaved.

So here is some practical advice that has put my Bible-reading on steroids. For many years I would wake up during the night and read my Bible. Turning lights on in the middle of the night while in bed can be annoying to your spouse, but I found a way around that. I have had an iPod for a couple of years and because it has an inbuilt backlight, I don’t need to turn a light on at all. But here’s what I did that has really helped me. I permanently unplugged my 18 inch adjustable goose-neck lamp, and secured it to a night table beside my bed. Then, using Velcro, I stuck my iPod onto the flat bulb.

In the middle of the light, I pull the lamp around in front of my face, pull up the Bible app, put it on “scroll,” and feed myself in bed. So, if you have an iPod, you have no excuse. You can daily feed on the Word of God, keep your hands warm, your spouse happy and you can expect your endeavors to reach the lost, to prosper.

Psalm 90:14

"O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days." (Psalm 90:14)

 

This majestic yet reflective psalm is the oldest of all psalms. The superscript of the psalm identifies it as "a prayer of Moses, the man of God." While we are not directly told to do so, it is helpful to consider this psalm as the dying song of this man of God, as he reflected back on his long life, including the forty years in Egypt, the forty years in Midian, and most importantly the recent forty years of wilderness wanderings. As we survey this psalm, think of Moses pondering his life’s work shortly before he died.

 

The first stanza of the psalm  contrasts the unchanging eternity of the Lord, "even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God", with the perpetual changes of the recent wilderness wandering in which the people had no "dwelling place". The next stanza  notes the frailty of man and the death of a whole generation. But God is the ever-living One; His years do not fail. God is also a holy God, justly exercising righteous wrath. The open iniquities and secret sins of all mankind, particularly the people of God, merit His judgment.

 

In verses  we see the transient, carnal experiences of man contrasted with the permanent, spiritual nature of God. We need to recognize the intensity of His anger and govern our lives accordingly. "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom".

 

Perhaps the climax of this psalm is reflected in verses, where we see the beauty of the Lord our God described as the crowning adornment of human character. The only assurance of the permanent establishment of the work of a man is in its identity with the work of God. Our request of God should be: "Establish thou the work of our hands upon us"

Revelation 22:17

"And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely." (Revelation 22:17)

 

One could not imagine a more clearcut invitation to receive God's free gift of eternal life than this final climactic invitation of the Bible. Anyone who is thirsting for the water of life may come and drink freely, for Jesus said, "If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink". Whosoever will may come! "There is no respect of persons with God"

 

"Whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life(John 3:16). Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Who so ever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins Whosoever shall confess that Christ is the Messiah and the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God".

 

Such promises as these (and many more in the Word of God) make it very clear that the substitutionary death of Christ is sufficient to "|take| away the sin of the world", that salvation and eternal life are offered as a free gift of God's grace to anyone who will accept it, and that anyone who will may come! It is only the voluntary act of our own wills that is required, but there are many of whom Christ must say: "Ye will not come to me, that ye might have life"

Psalm 119:137-138

"Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments. Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful." (Psalm 119:137-138)

 

The writer of the book of Hebrews called God's Word "the word of righteousness". Nehemiah declared that God had "performed thy words; for thou art righteous". Those two concepts merge in the beauty of the Word. "For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth" . The written Word is righteous; the Cause of the Word is righteous. That theme pervades this stanza of Psalm 119. Several synonyms describe this characteristic of the Scriptures.

• The Lord is righteous and therefore His judgments are upright. "Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way".
• God's Word is very pure, like refined gold. "The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times".
• Because the righteous acts of the Lord have everlasting consequences, the "law is the truth" 

1 Corinthians 1:27

"And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valor."Gideon was not a very promising leader to all outward appearances. He was of the undistinguished and divided tribe of Manasseh, and "my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house".

 

But that's exactly the kind of man God knows He can use, for "God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty" (1 Corinthians 1:27). God, therefore, greeted him thus: "The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valor".

 

As a matter of fact, there were other qualities in Gideon which must have commended him to God. He was already busy threshing "wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites" (v. 11). He was not sitting idly, but was already doing what he could for his people. Furthermore, even though he lived in a time of great apostasy when even his own father kept an altar for the god Baal, he still worshipped the true God and was greatly exercised that "the Lord hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites" .  He was burdened for his people, but all he had been able to do was to try to feed them, hiding his wheat from the invaders. Before the Lord could use him further, however, he had to destroy the family idol and offer his own sacrifice to the true God , even though he knew his family and neighbors might try to kill him. God, then, did indeed "save Israel from the hand of the Midianites" through Gideon.

 

If we would be mighty for God, like Gideon, we must begin like him: poor yet faithful, burdened for the Lord's truth, and doing what we can--putting away every idol of the mind, and acknowledging our Savior's sacrifice for us.

Fear III

"But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. (Luke 12:7)

One way to understand how valuable you are to God is to consider the great price He paid to set you free -- the life of his only begotten son for sinners like us. Not even a good earthly parent would allow his child who
trusted in him to be harmed. God loves you more than any earthly parent ever loved their child -- and God has the power to fully protect you. So you can trust in Him. But when we act in fear, we run from the protection of our
wonderful Father God and open the door to our enemy. We should be free from fear because God is for us and watches out for us. The worst that can happen to us (from a worldly perspective) is to die, but even then we will go to be with Christ. With God on your side, there is really nothing to fear. Yes, there will be struggles. There will be trials. But these are just opportunities to overcome and gain eternal rewards. In all we face in life, God has promised to be with us, and to help us. So what is there to fear?

Fear II

 And when the servant of the man of God arose early and went out, there was an army, surrounding the city with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, "Alas, my master! What shall we do?"  So he answered, "Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them."  And Elisha prayed, and said, "Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see." Then the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. (2 Kings 6:15-17)

When we look at the world situation, it is easy to cry out like the servant of Elisha. But when we are tempted to be afraid, it is only because we are not seeing the reality of the whole picture. God is for us, so no matter what comes against us, it can never prevail over us. We should ask God to open our eyes to the truth. Then keep our focus on God's Word, not on the temptations, lies, and roarings of the devil. Fear is fed by what we look at and listen to. We can resist fear by choosing to always focus on God and His promises.

Fear

 But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole. (Luke 8:50)

The Word of God  tells us 63 times to "fear not," and 31 times to "be not afraid" or "not be afraid." Obviously, God is trying to tell us something! If it makes no difference whether we fear, or not, then God wasted a lot of time in Scripture telling us to not be afraid.  Fear is the absence of faith. It can be understood as faith in the devil. Fear is the opposite of believing and trusting in God. Fear stops faith from working. You could say that fear is faith in reverse. Fear is the cause of all worry, for worry is meditation on fear. Some may think some fear is healthy, but no true fear is good. We don't have to fear something to have a healthy respect for it, and thus to act wisely. Fear makes people do irrational things. Reverence for God, sometimes called the "fear of God" is healthy, but it has nothing to do with actually being afraid
of God.

Philippians 4:6

In Matthew a woman came to Christ making a request of Him.  Christ' answer was basically that she was asking for something that did not belong to her, because she did not have a covenant with God. Yet she asked -- and received! She didn't just beg. She worshiped the Messiah and appealed for mercy. She didn't claim she deserved the answer -- but she did ask. This is one of the secrets of life. Ask! It works with God and it works in our relationships with people, too. Ask questions. And ask for help. Pride can prevent us from asking. Pride tells. Humility asks. In marriage many people are unhappy. Yet they don't clearly communicate to their spouse what it is they would like. Don't nag! But respectfully and lovingly ask for what you desire. Make your requests known. People can't read your mind. (God knows our thoughts, but still tells us to ask Him for what we need or desire.)



Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made  known to God; (Philippians 4:6) Many people stumble through life disappointed that God has not given them more. One reason may be because God is waiting for them to have enough faith to ask Him for His help. I don't mean we should act like a beggar. But be bold in asking
for what you need or desire. We may hold back from asking because we think we don't deserve
good things. Probably true! But Christ deserves good and He died so we could receive what He deserves. Christ took what we deserved so we could have better.

1 John 2:27

Christians can, and should, learn and grow spiritually from godly teachers of the Word and faithful pastors of the flock, but all--leaders as well as learners--must continually be subject to correction from God's Word, "neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being examples to the flock"


"And David said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD's anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD."

 These words have been widely misappropriated in later times as a warning to any who would presume to question or rebuke an erring pastor or other Christian leader. In the theocracy of Israel, there were three groups of men specially chosen by the Father and then anointed for their offices--prophets, priests, and kings--and God indeed "suffered no man to do them wrong". However, all three offices were completely fulfilled in Christ. The Levitical priesthood has been abolished, and Christ is our eternal high priest. The prophetic office ceased with the completion of the Scriptures, and Christ has inherited David's throne forever.

 

As far as New Testament anointing is concerned, this is now accomplished in every true believer. "Now he which . . . hath anointed us, is God; Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts". No longer are we dependent on special instruction and guidance from priests and prophets, for we have the inerrant, infallible, written Word of God, and the anointing of the Holy Spirit. "The anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him" (1 John 2:27).

 

Being Humble

 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. (Philippians 2:3)

When you start pondering you are better than other people, you are on dangerous ground. It leads to actions opposite to divine love. Be on guard! The Bible warns us, and we should take heed. Of course it's not just what we think of others that's important, but how we treat others. However, thoughts always precede and determine actions. So, we must guard our thoughts. Yes, every one of us is better in some way(s) than some other
person or persons. But not one of us is superior in every way to everyone else. Of even more importance is that we should not value a human being by their looks, abilities or accomplishments, but by their value to our Father. God is the true judge of human worth and He thinks that person you are tempted to look down upon is valuable enough to die for. When you judge someone as not valuable, or judge yourself as more valuable than they are, you are setting yourself up as a judge with higher authority than our Heavenly Father. The Father resists the proud!

Only a fool would want our Heavenly Father to oppose them or resist them. Therefore, only a fool, or an ignorant person, would want to be proud -- which is thinking you are better than others. Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for " The Father resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble." What do you have that was not given to you? Did you create yourself? So, what do you really have to boast about?  For who makes you differ from another? And what do you have that you did not receive? Now if you did indeed receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?
Instead of being proud, be grateful for all the Heavenly Father has blessed you with. And realize the Father has blessed you so you can also be a blessing to others.

Do all things unto the Father

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men (Colossians 3:23)






And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of the Heavenly Father. Most human being  feel that having to work for a living is an imposition of a corrupt society. Since they were brought into this world through no choice of their own, therefore the world owes them a living, they think. Is working a punishment because of our sins? Well, our Heavenly Father did "curse" the ground because of sin, but in an important sense it was for man's own good. "Cursed is the ground," He told Adam, "for thy sake" . It would require "the sweat of thy face" before man could eat his bread, and even then it would be "in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life". But the work itself would not be a punishment, for even before he sinned,  The Father had given Adam the responsibility in his Edenic garden "to dress it and to keep it". Furthermore, we shall have work to do in the new earth in the ages to come, for we are told that "his servants shall serve him" there, even though there will be no remnant of sinfulness there at all. Even in this life, work is a blessing when we see it as "the gift of the Father." If we see it only as drudgery and hardship, then it can indeed be "in sorrow." But the Messiah said, "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest".

If having to work for a living will encourage us to come to Christ for salvation and peace of soul, then it is truly "for thy sake" that our Heavenly Father curse was pronounced on the ground. The key to joy in labor, instead of sorrow, is noted by the apostle Paul. Let us count it all as joy for all that we do let us do it unto our Heavenly Father that we might give glory and honor to his name, for he is worthy of the praises. Let everything that voice make a joyful noise unto the Father, let our labor and our lives speak of him.

2 Corinthians 9:6

Planting seeds. okay before you starting pondering if I have taken leave of all my senses, I have not this message is not about prosperity, so if you follow me along and know that I'm not asking you to plant a cash seed. So planting a seed then harvesting the crop.  This is true in the spiritual realm as well as in the physical realm. The Bible teaches that our words and our actions are the seeds we plant, that produce a harvest in our life. If we are merciful to others, we will be treated with mercy. If we show love and respect, others will show love and respect to
us. If we speak words of faith and blessing, good things will increase in our lives. But if we continually speak fear, doubt, and trouble, life will not go well for us.

But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. (2 Corinthians 9:6)


This scripture is often used by those who want pollute the word of God. often time  it is used to get church members to tithe more. First off your heavenly Father wants you to give with a cheerful heart. Let no man tell you how much to give, give from you heart. Again this message is not about your cash but about the words of life that we speak not only into our lives but those around us. We have the power of life and death in our tongues. On Sunday we clap and raise our hands to heaven declaring God is almighty. But do our actions support that. If we asked our children would they say my daddy is a reflection of Christ in our home. Would you spouse say you are truly a Godly man/woman?  What seeds are you planting?  If the Father eat of your tree today would He find good fruit or bad fruit???

Forgiving II

Its not a suggestion or a recommendation but instead a commandment that is designed to free you from pain, which has become your new master. And it has no plan of setting you free, you grown to love it or it has become your closet friend and it with you all the time.


 "But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will
be sons of the Highest. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil. "Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.  "Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.  "Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you." (Luke 6:35-38)

Whatever we measure out is what will be measured back to us. If we want others including our Heavenly Father  to show mercy to us and forgive us -- we must forgive and be merciful to others. It is not enough to forgive only those people who have wronged us a little. We must forgive everyone!  Then Peter came to Him and said, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?" The Messiah said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. Surely The Messiah was not setting a maximum limit on the number of times we should forgive. He gave an absurdly high number so we would realize He meant for us to forgive without limit -- just
as He forgives us.  And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left.  There the Messiah spoke on their behalf and request of the Heavenly Father that he hold their sin not against them, "forgive them, for they do not know what they do." And they divided His garments and cast lots. The Messiah is a perfect example of forgiveness for us when He forgave those who mocked Him and crucified Him. But this kind of forgiveness is certainly beyond normal human ability or experience. It takes the power of God to do it. When we are born again we have access to that power through the love of God inside us.
 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you. We are commanded to forgive others in the same way God has forgiven us! Having God's help is necessary to do that.  bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do the same for those who have harmed you.  No its easy but what in life that is worth while ever is?

Forgiving

"And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may
also forgive you your trespasses.  "But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses." (MARK 11:25-26 )
You must forgive others, how does that make you feel to be told this by Christ and your pastor and other brothers and sisters? No matter what they have done to us, yes I know you have been hurt deeply by someone you trusted and that pain does not go away. Forgiving them simply takes the burden from you and places it on them. One things that counselors have concluded is that those that have harmed you whether it be  physical pain or emotional pain, the only person that seemly cares the pain is you! By you forgiving them you no longer have to carry the pain with you. So give it back to them by forgiving them and let them deal with what they did to you.  After all it is the command of your Heavenly Father. But it was given for our benefit.
To not forgive hurts you. Refusing to forgive is like swallowing poison daily. It will destroy you. The Messiah said we should forgive when we stand praying. So we don't have to wait until people apologize. Nor does forgiveness
require a long time. Forgiveness is not a feeling. It is a decision to quit holding something against someone. When we forgive people we must release them and forget it. You may think it is impossible to forgive someone who has
deeply wronged you. With God it is possible. He never asks us to do something we cannot do.

Even unto Death shall we glorify the Father

 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. (Ecclesiastes 3:1-10) Death is a part of life we cannot escape.

The Bible does not say a certain time has been determined for
you to die. It says it has been appointed for us to die once.
After death there will be judgment (not reincarnation.)
There is a time to die.  When you have lived a full life, then
it is time to face death.

It is also a good time to die when you can glorify God by your
death. Too many people think life is to be grasped at any cost.
Whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's, and we
should seek to glorify Him and please Him. Should believers have to be dragged out of this life in a drugged stupor kicking and screaming to stay here in this sin- infested planet one more day, instead of joyfully giving up the ghost and eagerly going to meet our wonderful Lord Jesus? 

Roman 3:23

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God (Roman 3:23)



 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. Sin is breaking the Law, missing the mark set by God. The word "sin" is a translation of the Greek word "hamartia" which means to miss the mark. Religious tradition labels many things as sin which the Bible does not. People make up all kinds of rules based on what they think is right. But God is the judge and only God can decree what sin is. And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

God has not left us to wonder what sin is. The Bible reveals it to us. We don't have to guess, or make it up as we go. Just because you do something someone else thinks is wrong does not mean it is a sin. So don't let people condemn you over things the Bible does not clearly say are wrong. God is the judge.  Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. Another error is to think being tempted is a sin. Temptation itself is not sin. You cannot help being tempted. Even Jesus was tempted -- but He never yielded.  For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet
without sin. A common mistake is believing that having bad thoughts is a sin. It is not a sin to be tempted with bad thoughts. It only becomes a sin when we embrace those thoughts as our own and decide to act on them.
These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death. God is against sin because it is deadly. Sin brings forth death, not life and blessing. God loves people, so He is against everything that harms people. All sin harms people. (Just because you don't see how a sin would harm anyone, does not mean you know more than God.) But no human can be right with God by never sinning. We have all fallen short and need a Savior. It is only by God's grace and His forgiveness that we can be right with God. For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are. We can be glad because Jesus came to save sinners, and He paid the price for the forgiveness of all sins by shedding His
blood. In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace

John 3:5

"Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." (John 3:5)

 

Nicodemus was confused that night when Jesus first spoke of the necessity of the new birth and then equated it with the symbol of baptism. Christ then indicated that the reality in both was the supernatural work of God, the Holy Spirit. "Except a man be born of water |that is, the Spirit|, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God |with 'and' understood as 'even'|".

 

The miracle of regeneration is thus a work of the Spirit, and just as "the wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit". It is not some soul-winning methodology, but the Holy Spirit who does the work, and He (like the invisible wind) may work in a great variety of different ways.

 

This work of the Holy Spirit in bringing salvation to the unsaved is so great and so complex that it must be described in a variety of figures to convey the whole reality. In the first place, He must bring conviction of sin and the need of salvation. "When he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment".

 

Then, as the sinner repents and believes on Christ, the Spirit baptizes him into Christ. "For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body". As a member of Christ's body, he is made a partaker of His resurrection life. Simultaneously, "after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise", and "the Spirit of God dwelleth in you". All of this becomes the mighty miracle of spiritual birth. "According to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost" 

Matthew 16:6:12

If your "Christianity" is nothing more than a list of "do's and don't's" a check off list then you are missing the true and real relationship that the Father desired for each of us to establish with his only begotten son .



 Then the Messiah said to them, "Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees." Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees. (Matthew 16:6:12)

Why did Jesus warn His disciples to beware of the Pharisees? What did they do wrong?

 In Matthew 23 the Messiah finds it an important issue enough to take a whole chapter to admonish those that are following him of the importance of not becoming a   Pharisees. The Pharisees were conservative, faithful "church" members. They accepted the Torah as the written Word of God. They paid tithes. They believed in miracles (at least in days past). They wouldn't dream of stealing, committing adultery, or such things. You would like living next to a Pharisee as they were model citizens. But instead of having a living relationship with God, the
Pharisees took the Word of God and made just another dead religion out of it. The Pharisee way of thinking is: keep up appearances. "It doesn't matter so much what you are on the inside, as long as you keep the rules (at least publicly)." Notice that Christ likened their teaching to leaven, or yeast. Why? Yeast spreads easily and rapidly. Humans are very susceptible to approaching God in this manner, "Keep the rules. Just do these 10 things and you are OK." Different groups may have different rules, but we all accumulate them. It may be how many times each week you must attend church meetings, or what kind of clothes you must wear, or how you must wear your hair. Or, it may be a list of things you cannot do. But, as long as you meet these requirements, you
are in good standing with your group (or denomination). But, good standing with God is based on only one thing
according to the Word of God: faith in what Christ did for us. That alone is what makes us right with God. Not our works, but Christ's work. He began to say to His disciples first of all, "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. The Pharisees were hypocrites. That is, they put on an act. What they pretended to be in public was not really what they were like in private. They claimed to be perfect in keeping The Father's law, but as humans they were all sinners, just like the rest of the people were. Yet, in public, they insisted that others keep the Law perfectly, or be condemned. They were quick to pass judgment on others, and slow to extend mercy or help. The Pharisees had a legalistic view of God's Word and did not realize that God was merciful and wanted to
help people.  Who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. Using God's Word to "kill" instead of using it to minister life is wrong. God's Word is meant to help people and lift them up, not place such hard demands on them that they cannot ever
measure up. When we load people down with heavy loads of rules to keep in order to be right with God, we are ministers of death.  Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, "The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees are the official interpreters of the law of Moses. So practice and obey whatever they tell you, but don't follow their example. For they don't practice what they teach.  They crush people with impossible religious demands and never lift a finger to ease the burden. "Everything they do is for show. . . .