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HOPE CREATES THE PLAN!

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Believer in Christ:  Our hope IS the creator. "...our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, WHICH IS our hope..."  (1 Timothy 1:1 KJV) Our hope is a person:  Christ Jesus Jesus Christ is the creator of all things. "For by him [Christ Jesus] were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: ALL THINGS WERE CREATED BY HIM, AND FOR HIM : And he is before all things, and BY HIM ALL THINGS CONSIST . And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven." (Colossians 1:16-20 KJV) Christ lives in us and we live in Him. HOPE CR

Different Kinds of Faith In Christ

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Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Rise up and walk’? ~ Jesus of Nazareth (Luke 5:23 NKJV) Then Peter said... "In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk." (Acts 3:6) Well, which is it? I say it is easier to say "Your sins are forgiven you." Why? Because that saying demands no immediate proof that it is a true statement. In other words, anyone can say it. Even a liar could say it. No one can confirm either way without a doubt if it is a true statement in a given situation. However, only someone with the backing of power from heaven can say "rise up and walk." In this case, Jesus continued... But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins” — He said to the man who was paralyzed, “I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.” Immediately he rose up before them, took up what he had been lying on, and departed to his own house, glorifying God. An

GOT IT?

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"Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore GET WISDOM: and with all thy getting GET UNDERSTANDING." (Proverbs 4:7 KJV) HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOU'VE GOT IT? "BY THIS ALL MEN SHALL KNOW that ye are my disciples, IF YE HAVE LOVE one to another." (John 13:35 KJV) It is WISE to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. Disciples of Jesus are marked (ARE KNOWN) by LOVE. Disciples of Jesus UNDERSTAND that JESUS is GOD and that GOD is LOVE. (ref. 1 Timothy 2:5 and 1 John 4:8) And WE KNOW that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an UNDERSTANDING, THAT WE MAY KNOW HIM that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. (1 John 5:20 KJV) "And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the KNOWLEDGE of his will in ALL spiritual WISDOM and UNDERSTANDING, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work

Ten Facts About The Will of God

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"Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is."  (Ephesians 5:17 KJV) The photo below is of The Dake Annotated Reference Bible, Matthew 6:10, note "p".  "10 facts about God's will." "Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up." (James 4:7-10 KJV) References:  Matthew 6:10, John 4:34, John 5:30, Ephesians 5:17, Ephesians 6:6, 1 Peter 2:11-17, 1 Timothy 2:4, 2 Peter 3:9, Romans 12:2, 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4, 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, John 15:7, James 4:7-10) God bless you!

HOW FAR ARE YOU WILLING TO GO?

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WHAT'S YOUR EXCUSE? The following are the words of Christ Jesus. "Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. AND THEY ALL WITH ONE CONSENT BEGAN TO MAKE EXCUSE. The first said unto him, I HAVE BOUGHT A PIECE OF GROUND, AND I MUST NEEDS TO GO AND SEE IT: I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I HAVE BOUGHT FIVE YOKE OF OXEN, AND I GO TO PROVE THEM: I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I HAVE MARRIED A WIFE, AND THEREFORE I CANNOT COME. So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways

DELUSIONAL

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To delude is: to impose a misleading belief upon (someone); to deceive; to fool someone. To be delusional , according to psychiatry, is to hold a belief in the face of evidence to the contrary - that is resistant to all reason. For example:  I am telling you now that God still heals people in the name of Jesus Christ. If I was to tell you this without providing any evidence, I could be accused and convicted of deluding you. On the other hand, if I was to provide you clear evidence that God still heals people in the name of Jesus Christ... And, in the face of this evidence, you still didn't believe... What would that make you? DELUSIONAL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following is clear evidence that God still heals people in the name of Jesus Christ...       God Heals ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease)       JESUS RAISES THE DEAD - YESTERDAY, TODAY,

STUMBLING?

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"He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him." (1 John 2:10 KJV) How much is "none?" Yes, The Word of God says "there is NONE occasion of stumbling" in the person who "loves his brother."  Therefore, if you are experiencing a stumbling problem, it's a great idea to search your heart and let go of any grudge, hatred, or anything else that you are holding against your brother.  According to The Word of God, this will bring light into the situation and keep you from stumbling. MAKE IT RIGHT - ABIDE IN THE LIGHT "He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes." (1 John 2:9-11 KJV) Don'

OUR GOSPEL

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"But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: Whereunto he called you by OUR GOSPEL , to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. (2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 KJV) WHAT IS "OUR GOSPEL?" "... OUR GOSPEL came not unto you IN WORD  only, but also IN POWER , and IN THE HOLY GHOST , and IN MUCH ASSURANCE ; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake [ excellent character - hard working - trustworthy (see 2 Thess. 2:15, 3:6) good traditions of the orderly - not disorderly]. And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord [worthy to follow], having received the word IN MUCH AFFLICTION [pressure, tribulation, persecution], WITH JOY OF THE HOLY GHOST [see James 1:2-3, Acts 5:41, and Matthew 10:16-25]. So that ye were ENSAMPLES [the believers as examples, "living epistles&qu

The Meaning of Reconciled Theology

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"Again to make friendly the study of God"

LOVE AND PRAY IN CHRIST - FOR ALL

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The gospel of Jesus Christ is the power of God unto salvation (according to Romans 1:16).  If any doctrine (or idea, or tradition) causes one to suspect or believe that any human shouldn't be loved and/or prayed for ... That doctrine (or idea, or tradition) is not from Jesus Christ. For Christ Jesus teaches us even to love our enemies and pray for those who despitefully use and persecute us. And with this being true, even how much more in Christ are we to love our brother and our neighbor in Christ? "But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust." ~ Jesus of Nazareth (Matthew 5:44-45 KJV)  Who is it that you know that isn't your brother, or isn't your neighbor, or isn't yo

Does God Ever Heal?

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Does God Ever Heal? By John G. Lake The New Testament records forty-one cases of healing by Jesus, Himself. In nine of these instances not only were the individuals healed, but multitudes, and in three instances it especially say “great multitudes.” With the growth of His life’s work, the demand for extension was imperative, and in Luke 9, we read: “Jesus called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases, and he sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.” When they in turn were overwhelmed with work we read in Luke 10, that Jesus appointed Seventy others also, and sent them into the cities round about, saying, “Heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of god is come night unto you. If there were any foundation whatever for the foolish belief that only Jesus and the apostles healed, the appointment of these Seventy should settle it. When the Seventy returned from their eva

"Almighty Dollar?" NO - THE DOLLAR IS NOT ALMIGHTY

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"Therefore know this day, and consider it in your heart, that the Lord Himself is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; THERE IS NO OTHER." (Deuteronomy 4:39 NKJV) “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, THE ALMIGHTY.” (Revelation 1:8 NKJV) "Daniel answered and said: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, For wisdom and might are His. And He changes the times and the seasons; HE REMOVES KINGS AND RAISES UP KINGS ; He gives wisdom to the wise And knowledge to those who have understanding. He reveals deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, And light dwells with Him. “I thank You and praise You, O God of my fathers; You have given me wisdom and might, And have now made known to me what we asked of You, For You have made known to us the king’s demand.” (Daniel 2:20-23 NKJV) Then Pilate said to Him, “Are You not speaking to me? Do You not know that I have power

Reconciled Theology - Proper Direction and Purpose

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BE RECONCILED TO GOD Properly directed theology is fully reconciled to God. "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation ; To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation . Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. "  (2 Corinthians 5:17-20) BUILD UP THE BODY OF CHRIST Properly directed theology is for the edification (the building up) of the body of Christ. "And he gave some... teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ ..." (Ephesians 4:11-12) Edification educates,

IN CHRIST (Ephesians 2:1-22)

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IN CHRIST ONCE FAR-AWAY, NOW NEAR ONCE LIVING DEAD, NOW LIVING ALIVE NOW TOGETHER WITH CHRIST SAVED AND RAISED RECONCILED TO GOD ACCORDING TO THE COURSE OF CHRIST HE IS OUR PEACE AND WE ARE HIS WORK CREATED IN CHRIST JESUS FOR GOOD WORKS BEING BUILT TOGETHER — EDIFIED BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD INTO A DWELLING PLACE FOR GOD NOW HAVING ACCESS TO THE FATHER BY GRACE, THROUGH FAITH IN CHRIST “ And you were dead  by reason of your trespasses and sins,  in which you once lived according to the course of this world , according to the ruler of the realm of the air, of the spirit that is now energizing the sons of disobedience. Among them we also all once lived in the passions of our flesh, gratifying the desires and impulses of the flesh, and were by nature children of wrath, just like everyone else.  But God , being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even though we were dead in our trespasses,  made us alive together with

The Way of Cain, The Error of Balaam, The Gainsaying of Core

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Today at lunchtime I was struck with an overwhelming feeling of sadness to the point of nausea. Since I was feeling sick to my stomach, I went on to my prayer spot. While driving there, I became brightly aware of the sin of charging money for ministry (pay to pray). Realization of the disgusting nature of this practice caused my nausea to turn into tears. I thought of the times where I had be en asked to speak at church services and how it was customary for people to be paid a small fee to share The Word of God. First, I pledged to The Lord not to accept money for ministry - instead always freely to give as I have to give. This is my current calling. (Others have different callings - I understand this, and I also understand that callings can change.) Then, I prayed for those who had done this - for those who have ministered outside of their calling. I prayed for those who have ministered for financial gain. And finally, I prayed for the victims of this practice. All sin has victims. Af

REDIRECT MY THOUGHT LIFE

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1 Corinthians 2:16  God, You know why my heart is vexed.  There is so much I don't understand.  You see me struggling to do the best thing - to recognize the best thing.  You know what I desire.  Forgive me for having desires that do not honor You. I thank You and praise You.  For you are lifted up above the heavens which You created.  You reign in ALL places.  You are THE MOST HIGH GOD and ARE WORTHY of receiving ALL PRAISE. God, I thank You for life, love, comfort, hope... All that you have given me - seen and unseen.  I thank You God that You are for me and not against me.  I trust in You.  I ask of You to show me what exactly to ASK for and how specifically to ASK for it.  I ask You and thank You for showing me the "Why" - over and above the "What."  The name of Jesus be praised!  Amen. This prayer psalm is modeled after the excellent teaching in the following video.  The above is my first prayer psalm.  God bless you! "What -vs- Why&qu