Share the Gospel of Salvation
First Corinthians 15:1-11
God Bless You All!
SHALOM!
Monday, January 16, 2017
GRACE SALVATION - A "POEM" (OR SOMETHING) I WROTE...ENJOY!
G - God-given GIFT of
R - Righteousness by
A - Accepting that
C - Christ Jesus's
E - Everlasting and unfailing promise of Eternal
S - Security into the Kingdom of God
A - Assurring us all who Trust and Believe of
L - Life everlasting,
V - Victory over death and hell
A- Abiding by His Love
T - Trusting only on His Atonement
I - In His Finished Work on the Cross
O- Only Grace is needed as
N - Nothing else that we do can earn or buy our way in
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
(Read the First Letters of Each Sentence Down...simple but something I love writing! Enjoy.
By: Brenda Alexander
May be shared with or without credit IF you like it!
Yahwey bless you all and so much love in the only begotten, uncreated, Son of God, fully man/fully God!
R - Righteousness by
A - Accepting that
C - Christ Jesus's
E - Everlasting and unfailing promise of Eternal
S - Security into the Kingdom of God
A - Assurring us all who Trust and Believe of
L - Life everlasting,
V - Victory over death and hell
A- Abiding by His Love
T - Trusting only on His Atonement
I - In His Finished Work on the Cross
O- Only Grace is needed as
N - Nothing else that we do can earn or buy our way in
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
(Read the First Letters of Each Sentence Down...simple but something I love writing! Enjoy.
By: Brenda Alexander
May be shared with or without credit IF you like it!
Yahwey bless you all and so much love in the only begotten, uncreated, Son of God, fully man/fully God!
Share the Gospel of Grace in First Corinthians 15:1-11
Ephesians 2:8-9
John 3:16-17
Romans 3:23
Romans 6:23
Sunday, January 15, 2017
BLOG TO RESUME
I am returning from my "vacation" and this blog as well as my new one will resume this upcoming week. I needed it physically, emotionally and especially Spiritually. Thanks for understanding. Also, my Google Plus activity will also greatly improve. I've missed you.
Pray for a peaceful, nonviolent week, smooth transition and exercise Spiritual discernment. Know what to say and when to stay silent. Don't add to an overly stressed situation. Never forget God is sovereign and His will WILL be done on earth as it is in Heaven.
Be full of grace, mercy, compassion and love. Remember that many are hurting and their feelings DO matter. Love is not passive, it's action. Love God, love others. The rest will fall into place and the sun will shine on Saturday (even if it's cloudy and raining. You're a Christian so let's rise to the occasion and show the world who we really are!
Jesus loves YOU! Love Him back!
Spread the Gospel of Salvation by Grace
First Corinthians 15:1-11
Monday, January 2, 2017
CHURCH - EITHER FIGHT BACK OR GO AHEAD AND SURRENDER TO THE WORLD
I am angry. I just went to YouTube to look for a video and found a few I wasn't sure were Biblical but was interested to see what they said and the ones I went to were about this RFID microchip (Mark of the Beast as many thing); NWO and anything pro-Israel or end times. They randomly take them down or cause them to fail. However, you can find all the filth you want.
So, where is the Church in this? Are you gonna fight for God because we've already won or surrender to the world? I choose to fight back. We have rights too. Who is willing to stand with me and Israel?
So, where is the Church in this? Are you gonna fight for God because we've already won or surrender to the world? I choose to fight back. We have rights too. Who is willing to stand with me and Israel?
GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
Sunday, January 1, 2017
EXPOSING THE FALSE DOCTRINE OF THE UNITED PENTACOSTAL CHURCH; WEALTH AND PROSPERITY DOCTRINE AND WORD OF FAITH MOVEMENT - PART ONE
My duty in life is to spread the truth of God's Word, even if it hurts; even if it offends; even if I'm rejected, mocked or persecuted. I will not compromise the Word of God, add to it, twist it, make assumptions, or make the Scriptures fit my doctrine or beliefs. I go by the clear language of what God says, never man. Many have asked for my testimony and this is part of it. In part one, I am telling you my personal experience with the UPC and I will prove their doctrine to be false doctrine in this and future postings by the Word of God. I will be including links, videos and articles.
I will not go outside the clear language of scripture, twist verses to fit my beliefs or make any assumptions. I was raised Presbyterian. Back then it taught the truth of the Gospel. While it wasn't a hellfire and brimstone church, it didn't leave off sins. Nor at that time did it compromise the Word of God as it has now. I am now a Baptist (well, that's the closest denomination to what I believe). Lo and behold, I was raised on the truth. Wow! I was so blessed and I thank GOD ALMIGHTY for being born when being a Christian meant something. But as Jesus Christ said, the world hates us because it first hated Him. So I am happy to be found worthy of persecution for His Name. Praise the Lord!
I left the Presbyterian Church and started attending what was back then called a "Holiness" church which turned into the UPC or United Pentacostal Church. It is transforming into this new "Wealth and Prosperity" or "Word of Faith" movement. Many false prophets in this church and I will show you by the Word of God, not of myself. My personal thought is that if you "assume" something that is not clearly stated, you may be adding or taking away from God's HOLY AND PERFECT Word. The Bible is sufficient to interpret the Bible. You don't need to assume or use man-written publications
You won't believe me but I weighed 80 lbs, couldn't walk but a few steps but I heard a voice call my name twice and said "if you don't get up out of that bed today and walk, you are going to die in that bed." I thought my husband said it. It was loud and clear and I put on my shoes, had no idea how I was gonna do it, but I obeyed that voice and walked outside for a short bit and I do mean short. Within 2 weeks, I'd gained 20 lbs and walking as far as I wanted. I had met a woman that invited me to her church a few weeks and I thought I knew which church she meant but I went to the wrong one but that's okay, I thought. It's a church. I'm not here to embarrass anyone so I won't name the church or the people involved but it was a UPC. It was huge and when I went in, someone had to find me a seat. The front row was empty so I went to sit there and was told women weren't allowed. I thought that very strange and later asked a woman, who is my friend now, why and she said (I can't believe this), we women might cause a man to "sin" if he could see up our dress. We weren't allowed to ever wear pants, cut our hair, dye it, wear make-up, no jewelry except wedding rings, nor allowed to speak to a man or in church. One, why wouldn't the man be held accountable for his sin if he chose to look up our dress? They had to be below the knee but they may slip up and cause a man to sin. Only if he lusted after us would that be a sin. He is in control of that. He can look away. Second, if women aren't allowed to speak in church, then why is it that every single woman was screaming in religious ecstacy in an unknown language, so much so that I couldn't hear the sermon. Honestly, when I left I never intended to return because I felt I'd been to a rock concert instead of a church. All the pastor preached on was baptism of the Holy Ghost. That was one big church. It was sad too. So many very old people in wheelchairs that couldn't hold up their heads and were so obviously miserable and in pain so I asked why not give them DVDs of the sermons so they could be comfortable and not forced to be in pain. The answer may shock you and I pray it does....She said because then they wouldn't have the Holy Spirit. Is it me or is that so unBiblical it is almost, if not, heresy? The Holy Spirit is in us. It's not in a church. I feel the Holy Spirit right now and I'm nowhere near a church. The truth of why is even worse. It is because if they aren't physically in the church, they may not tithe or give them money. Baptism of the Holy Ghost and tithing was all that minister preached. We are not under the law of tithing. We are not robbing God. We are to give cheerfully and out of our increase but we can't steal from our debtors as that is a sin, to give money to a greedy church that only wants it for bigger buildings, more seats, for more money. Tithing was to go to the needy saints and support the pastor's reasonable way of life. However, in this church, the pastors wore the finest clothes, ate the best food, drove expensive cars and at a after services gathering, the members were given a sandwich with one piece of cheap meat, a small bag of chips and tea. I had no issue with this until I saw what looked like "crime tape" separating part of the gym where it was held with tables full of good food like fried chicken and all the trimmings for pastors and "special guests" ONLY. They exalted themselves before the saints of the church. They separated themselves and dined on good food while the saints ate junk. Read First Corinthians where Paul calls out Peter and others for doing this. The believing Jews and Peter separated themselves from the common folks and perhaps because others arrived later because of their jobs, they had to eat the left-overs. Paul corrected and called out Peter for their behavior.
Oh, and my ride home left me there abandoned with no ride home in the winter. I could have walked but it was cold and dark. I had to beg for someone to lend me their cell so I could call my husband to come get me. I lived less than 5 miles away and no one offered me a ride home. Not one was willing to go a few miles to help out someone in need in their church. Unfortunately, in my search for a good Bible-teaching church, this is not unique to this one particular church but rather it's the norm. Also, not once did the pastor acknowledge me and when I tried to ask him a question, he brushed me off. He was in a hurry. He never intermingled with his congregation. Also, his wife has alzheimer's disease and this church is one where many women gather around other women to lay hands on them yet although she is noticeably very stressed and crying, he makes her go to every single church service, some which can last 4 hours or more. He doesn't stop people from doing this to her. I find this sad. I pray this never happens to any of you. She is in God's hands now. Her salvation is secure. She doesn't even recognize her family, much less the people in church. I can't imagine the fear and suffering this poor woman is forced to endure. Even if it's just once a week, it's not right. Letting her be and putting on worship music or the Bible on CD would be comforting and Spiritual. That way she wouldn't have to endure this. We are not to cause suffering, we're to try to end suffering and pain. Jesus could heal her if He were on earth today but we are not divinely protected from diseases nor guaranteed healing on this side of Heaven. In fact, the Bible is clear we will endure diseases and pain/suffering. We're to trust Him through our afflictions even to the death as it is appointed to man to die once.
Why I kept going was because of my friend who I barely talk with as harsh words were said and she hurt me badly by telling me my very devout Christian grandmother and I were going to hell because she nor I spoke in tongues. How dare she! My grandmother warned me never to go to this church denomination. Why I didn't listen, I don't know because everything else she told me about the Bible was TRUTH. Wisest woman I ever knew to this day and she only had a 5th grade education. She told me that my generation would see the 2nd coming of Christ, that the Bible doesn't go far past the year 2000 and look around, do you not see it? Explosion of knowledge at the end...the internet! All knowledge is at the tip of our fingers. All eyes are on Israel and look at the UN resolution to force Israel to yet again give up land. It is always Israel and ONLY Israel. I have a theory on this that I will share after this post.
I got baptized because I wanted to, not because I wasn't saved. They preach you MUST be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ ONLY and not the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. You must be rebaptized if you were baptized that way. Baptism is obedience, not salvation. Jesus tells us to be baptized in the name of the Father, Son and Spirit. Peter says to be baptized in Jesus's name only. Who do you believe? I feel it doesn't matter as Jesus is God and baptism is not necessary for salvation or especially the remission of sins. Here is the scriptural basis for this....
Jesus Christ was baptized in the Jordan River by John the Baptist who recognized Yeshua as the Messiah. He didn't want to baptize Him but Jesus said it MUST be so for righteousness sake.
Jesus Christ was fully man/fully God, a man without sin. If baptism is for the remission of sins, why would Jesus have need of being baptized. He did it for us. Now, as I promised, if it's my personal opinion, I would tell you and that's what this is, my PERSONAL opinion based on scripture. Would God demand something for salvation that not everyone could do? If you say yes, then you are a works-based rather than grace alone believer which goes against Ephesians 2:8-9
"For ye are saved by GRACE through faith and NOT of yourselves. It is a GIFT of God. Not of works (nor deeds) lest any man should boast."
What if one is on their deathbed or in a country where saying the name Jesus Christ could cause you to be killed, are killed or die before the church can baptize you; or a place where there is no water in which to immerse you? While I do believe one SHOULD be baptized and not christened or sprinkled but immersed into water, it is a symbolic and outward showing of the inward decision to follow Christ Jesus. I also do not believe in baptizing babies. Therefore, Christ Jesus did it all so that we don't have to. There is a very rare but real medical disease where people are allergic to water. It is very, very rare but it does happen. Ask yourself this, would God send them to hell if they accepted His Son because they didn't get baptized because of an allergy? No! God is not a respecter of persons. No one is special or less special in His eyes in the Body of Christ. If He gives a "pass" to one, He does it for all. King David, whose bloodline brought in our Messiah, is not one bit more special to God than you, no matter what you did in the past. King David sinned greatly! So do we yet God loved Him and David could see Jesus Christ in the future. Salvation from Genesis to now has always been by grace and faith, not the law.
Is Jesus a liar? No! "For God so loved the world that He gave His Only Begotten Son so that whosoever believeth in His Name should not perish but have everlasting life. For God sent His Son into the world not to condemn the world but that through Him the world might be SAVED! John 3:16-17.
I will end Part One of this series with the doctrine of GRACE. The only doctrine of salvation was given to the Apostle Paul by Christ Jesus and can be found in First Corinthians 15:1-11. Please familiarize yourself with this so that you won't be deceived by false doctrine of man, false churches and prophets and those who preach a different Jesus Christ. Be ye not deceived, little ones. He gave us everything we need to be saved and when He said on the Cross "It is finished," it was finished. Salvation by grace and the blood of Jesus Christ had come to the world. We can never be righteous or sin-free. We are fallen but the difference in us and the "world" is that we are covered by His blood and by His blood we are free. Amazing Grace saves and Amazing Grace will lead us home.
Next, the false teaching of tongues!
I will not go outside the clear language of scripture, twist verses to fit my beliefs or make any assumptions. I was raised Presbyterian. Back then it taught the truth of the Gospel. While it wasn't a hellfire and brimstone church, it didn't leave off sins. Nor at that time did it compromise the Word of God as it has now. I am now a Baptist (well, that's the closest denomination to what I believe). Lo and behold, I was raised on the truth. Wow! I was so blessed and I thank GOD ALMIGHTY for being born when being a Christian meant something. But as Jesus Christ said, the world hates us because it first hated Him. So I am happy to be found worthy of persecution for His Name. Praise the Lord!
You won't believe me but I weighed 80 lbs, couldn't walk but a few steps but I heard a voice call my name twice and said "if you don't get up out of that bed today and walk, you are going to die in that bed." I thought my husband said it. It was loud and clear and I put on my shoes, had no idea how I was gonna do it, but I obeyed that voice and walked outside for a short bit and I do mean short. Within 2 weeks, I'd gained 20 lbs and walking as far as I wanted. I had met a woman that invited me to her church a few weeks and I thought I knew which church she meant but I went to the wrong one but that's okay, I thought. It's a church. I'm not here to embarrass anyone so I won't name the church or the people involved but it was a UPC. It was huge and when I went in, someone had to find me a seat. The front row was empty so I went to sit there and was told women weren't allowed. I thought that very strange and later asked a woman, who is my friend now, why and she said (I can't believe this), we women might cause a man to "sin" if he could see up our dress. We weren't allowed to ever wear pants, cut our hair, dye it, wear make-up, no jewelry except wedding rings, nor allowed to speak to a man or in church. One, why wouldn't the man be held accountable for his sin if he chose to look up our dress? They had to be below the knee but they may slip up and cause a man to sin. Only if he lusted after us would that be a sin. He is in control of that. He can look away. Second, if women aren't allowed to speak in church, then why is it that every single woman was screaming in religious ecstacy in an unknown language, so much so that I couldn't hear the sermon. Honestly, when I left I never intended to return because I felt I'd been to a rock concert instead of a church. All the pastor preached on was baptism of the Holy Ghost. That was one big church. It was sad too. So many very old people in wheelchairs that couldn't hold up their heads and were so obviously miserable and in pain so I asked why not give them DVDs of the sermons so they could be comfortable and not forced to be in pain. The answer may shock you and I pray it does....She said because then they wouldn't have the Holy Spirit. Is it me or is that so unBiblical it is almost, if not, heresy? The Holy Spirit is in us. It's not in a church. I feel the Holy Spirit right now and I'm nowhere near a church. The truth of why is even worse. It is because if they aren't physically in the church, they may not tithe or give them money. Baptism of the Holy Ghost and tithing was all that minister preached. We are not under the law of tithing. We are not robbing God. We are to give cheerfully and out of our increase but we can't steal from our debtors as that is a sin, to give money to a greedy church that only wants it for bigger buildings, more seats, for more money. Tithing was to go to the needy saints and support the pastor's reasonable way of life. However, in this church, the pastors wore the finest clothes, ate the best food, drove expensive cars and at a after services gathering, the members were given a sandwich with one piece of cheap meat, a small bag of chips and tea. I had no issue with this until I saw what looked like "crime tape" separating part of the gym where it was held with tables full of good food like fried chicken and all the trimmings for pastors and "special guests" ONLY. They exalted themselves before the saints of the church. They separated themselves and dined on good food while the saints ate junk. Read First Corinthians where Paul calls out Peter and others for doing this. The believing Jews and Peter separated themselves from the common folks and perhaps because others arrived later because of their jobs, they had to eat the left-overs. Paul corrected and called out Peter for their behavior.
Oh, and my ride home left me there abandoned with no ride home in the winter. I could have walked but it was cold and dark. I had to beg for someone to lend me their cell so I could call my husband to come get me. I lived less than 5 miles away and no one offered me a ride home. Not one was willing to go a few miles to help out someone in need in their church. Unfortunately, in my search for a good Bible-teaching church, this is not unique to this one particular church but rather it's the norm. Also, not once did the pastor acknowledge me and when I tried to ask him a question, he brushed me off. He was in a hurry. He never intermingled with his congregation. Also, his wife has alzheimer's disease and this church is one where many women gather around other women to lay hands on them yet although she is noticeably very stressed and crying, he makes her go to every single church service, some which can last 4 hours or more. He doesn't stop people from doing this to her. I find this sad. I pray this never happens to any of you. She is in God's hands now. Her salvation is secure. She doesn't even recognize her family, much less the people in church. I can't imagine the fear and suffering this poor woman is forced to endure. Even if it's just once a week, it's not right. Letting her be and putting on worship music or the Bible on CD would be comforting and Spiritual. That way she wouldn't have to endure this. We are not to cause suffering, we're to try to end suffering and pain. Jesus could heal her if He were on earth today but we are not divinely protected from diseases nor guaranteed healing on this side of Heaven. In fact, the Bible is clear we will endure diseases and pain/suffering. We're to trust Him through our afflictions even to the death as it is appointed to man to die once.
Why I kept going was because of my friend who I barely talk with as harsh words were said and she hurt me badly by telling me my very devout Christian grandmother and I were going to hell because she nor I spoke in tongues. How dare she! My grandmother warned me never to go to this church denomination. Why I didn't listen, I don't know because everything else she told me about the Bible was TRUTH. Wisest woman I ever knew to this day and she only had a 5th grade education. She told me that my generation would see the 2nd coming of Christ, that the Bible doesn't go far past the year 2000 and look around, do you not see it? Explosion of knowledge at the end...the internet! All knowledge is at the tip of our fingers. All eyes are on Israel and look at the UN resolution to force Israel to yet again give up land. It is always Israel and ONLY Israel. I have a theory on this that I will share after this post.
I got baptized because I wanted to, not because I wasn't saved. They preach you MUST be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ ONLY and not the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. You must be rebaptized if you were baptized that way. Baptism is obedience, not salvation. Jesus tells us to be baptized in the name of the Father, Son and Spirit. Peter says to be baptized in Jesus's name only. Who do you believe? I feel it doesn't matter as Jesus is God and baptism is not necessary for salvation or especially the remission of sins. Here is the scriptural basis for this....
Jesus Christ was baptized in the Jordan River by John the Baptist who recognized Yeshua as the Messiah. He didn't want to baptize Him but Jesus said it MUST be so for righteousness sake.
Jesus Christ was fully man/fully God, a man without sin. If baptism is for the remission of sins, why would Jesus have need of being baptized. He did it for us. Now, as I promised, if it's my personal opinion, I would tell you and that's what this is, my PERSONAL opinion based on scripture. Would God demand something for salvation that not everyone could do? If you say yes, then you are a works-based rather than grace alone believer which goes against Ephesians 2:8-9
"For ye are saved by GRACE through faith and NOT of yourselves. It is a GIFT of God. Not of works (nor deeds) lest any man should boast."
What if one is on their deathbed or in a country where saying the name Jesus Christ could cause you to be killed, are killed or die before the church can baptize you; or a place where there is no water in which to immerse you? While I do believe one SHOULD be baptized and not christened or sprinkled but immersed into water, it is a symbolic and outward showing of the inward decision to follow Christ Jesus. I also do not believe in baptizing babies. Therefore, Christ Jesus did it all so that we don't have to. There is a very rare but real medical disease where people are allergic to water. It is very, very rare but it does happen. Ask yourself this, would God send them to hell if they accepted His Son because they didn't get baptized because of an allergy? No! God is not a respecter of persons. No one is special or less special in His eyes in the Body of Christ. If He gives a "pass" to one, He does it for all. King David, whose bloodline brought in our Messiah, is not one bit more special to God than you, no matter what you did in the past. King David sinned greatly! So do we yet God loved Him and David could see Jesus Christ in the future. Salvation from Genesis to now has always been by grace and faith, not the law.
Is Jesus a liar? No! "For God so loved the world that He gave His Only Begotten Son so that whosoever believeth in His Name should not perish but have everlasting life. For God sent His Son into the world not to condemn the world but that through Him the world might be SAVED! John 3:16-17.
I will end Part One of this series with the doctrine of GRACE. The only doctrine of salvation was given to the Apostle Paul by Christ Jesus and can be found in First Corinthians 15:1-11. Please familiarize yourself with this so that you won't be deceived by false doctrine of man, false churches and prophets and those who preach a different Jesus Christ. Be ye not deceived, little ones. He gave us everything we need to be saved and when He said on the Cross "It is finished," it was finished. Salvation by grace and the blood of Jesus Christ had come to the world. We can never be righteous or sin-free. We are fallen but the difference in us and the "world" is that we are covered by His blood and by His blood we are free. Amazing Grace saves and Amazing Grace will lead us home.
Next, the false teaching of tongues!
HAPPY NEW YEAR IN GOD'S HOLY LOVE!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I took December off from Google and my blog to reconnect with my first love, Christ Jesus. I love Him so much that I wanted to do anything and everything I could to "WORK" for Him and as the only connection to the outside world, I made this blog, made 3 communities and joined so many that I found I couldn't do any of them "good." I learned I'd rather do 3 things to God's glory "well done" than 50 poorly.
So, I restored my relationship with Him, took a lot of time to just believe and try to understand His Word by reading the Bible, listening to good sermons and was a wee bit selfish but in a good way. Now I can be better at being self-less, by spreading the Gospel of Grace to all.
This blog will be sharing inspirational videos, worship music, other videos as it relates to Bible prophecy and if I hear a good sermon by someone who preaches the RIGHT Gospel and a great sermon, I will share that too. I will be doing a Gospel of Grace blog that only thing specifically related to SALVATION will be posted. I will do about 14 posts per week, all in one day. That way it will stay visible for a week. It will change weekly, rather than hourly or daily. This one will be as much as I find worthy of being shared. I will give you my new blog address once I have it built. Hopefully by next Sunday. I also hope to be able to add a Christian fellowship "chatroom" as well, where we can all gather to talk. I'm working on that.
I love my communities on Google and will visit whenever I can but I found myself feeling as if it were more work than joyful. I wanted to read and love everything, comment to give you support and encourage you in the faith. I couldn't keep up so I gave up. That's not what I wanted. I love us being there for each other but not at the expense of true worship of our Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus. I felt like a slave to the computer rather than freedom and liberty in Christ. Please don't be offended if I unjoin some communities that are carbon copies of other groups (the same exact shares on each). I have to scale back and if you find yourself feeling as I do, I urge you to do the same. While I pray my blogs and pages, shares and comments help you grow, learn and want to share the Gospel, don't please me, please God! Don't ignore your family, friends or pets even to try to visit every page. Scale back, turn off notifications if you're getting 500 twice a day, as I was. We'll still be here when you come to our sites. LIVE IN CHRIST JESUS. Be free and be holy as He is holy. Don't forsake what you've been given. You will, in the end, be much more helpful for Kingdom work in the end.
We're not slaves to our Master so we should not feel like slaves to others. Be fruitful and if that means doing one thing well and only one thing, then you will succeed. Do 50 things not so well and you won't. Work for God, not man and He will greatly bless your ministry!
Pray for the U.S., Trump, and Israel. Just because we know we can't make a REAL difference in the world, that doesn't mean we can't change just ONE person's life and from that point, it will branch out as "Pay it Forward" works. Be not deceived, stay strong and grounded in His Word, spread the Gospel and no matter what member God chose for you in the Body of Christ, be it the head or the foot, we are all necessary and one person's victory in leading someone to Christ is our victory.
Also be realistic in your goals. You can't change the world but we serve Christ Jesus who will. You CAN change a person's life so in everything you do, to it to the Lord so that the difference you do make is holy, perfect and righteous in His eyes. God bless you all.
New email address is: WorthyistheLamb737@AOL.com. Please don't use @YAHOO.com as I am not getting all of my personal emails.
I took December off from Google and my blog to reconnect with my first love, Christ Jesus. I love Him so much that I wanted to do anything and everything I could to "WORK" for Him and as the only connection to the outside world, I made this blog, made 3 communities and joined so many that I found I couldn't do any of them "good." I learned I'd rather do 3 things to God's glory "well done" than 50 poorly.
So, I restored my relationship with Him, took a lot of time to just believe and try to understand His Word by reading the Bible, listening to good sermons and was a wee bit selfish but in a good way. Now I can be better at being self-less, by spreading the Gospel of Grace to all.
This blog will be sharing inspirational videos, worship music, other videos as it relates to Bible prophecy and if I hear a good sermon by someone who preaches the RIGHT Gospel and a great sermon, I will share that too. I will be doing a Gospel of Grace blog that only thing specifically related to SALVATION will be posted. I will do about 14 posts per week, all in one day. That way it will stay visible for a week. It will change weekly, rather than hourly or daily. This one will be as much as I find worthy of being shared. I will give you my new blog address once I have it built. Hopefully by next Sunday. I also hope to be able to add a Christian fellowship "chatroom" as well, where we can all gather to talk. I'm working on that.
I love my communities on Google and will visit whenever I can but I found myself feeling as if it were more work than joyful. I wanted to read and love everything, comment to give you support and encourage you in the faith. I couldn't keep up so I gave up. That's not what I wanted. I love us being there for each other but not at the expense of true worship of our Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus. I felt like a slave to the computer rather than freedom and liberty in Christ. Please don't be offended if I unjoin some communities that are carbon copies of other groups (the same exact shares on each). I have to scale back and if you find yourself feeling as I do, I urge you to do the same. While I pray my blogs and pages, shares and comments help you grow, learn and want to share the Gospel, don't please me, please God! Don't ignore your family, friends or pets even to try to visit every page. Scale back, turn off notifications if you're getting 500 twice a day, as I was. We'll still be here when you come to our sites. LIVE IN CHRIST JESUS. Be free and be holy as He is holy. Don't forsake what you've been given. You will, in the end, be much more helpful for Kingdom work in the end.
We're not slaves to our Master so we should not feel like slaves to others. Be fruitful and if that means doing one thing well and only one thing, then you will succeed. Do 50 things not so well and you won't. Work for God, not man and He will greatly bless your ministry!
Pray for the U.S., Trump, and Israel. Just because we know we can't make a REAL difference in the world, that doesn't mean we can't change just ONE person's life and from that point, it will branch out as "Pay it Forward" works. Be not deceived, stay strong and grounded in His Word, spread the Gospel and no matter what member God chose for you in the Body of Christ, be it the head or the foot, we are all necessary and one person's victory in leading someone to Christ is our victory.
Also be realistic in your goals. You can't change the world but we serve Christ Jesus who will. You CAN change a person's life so in everything you do, to it to the Lord so that the difference you do make is holy, perfect and righteous in His eyes. God bless you all.
New email address is: WorthyistheLamb737@AOL.com. Please don't use @YAHOO.com as I am not getting all of my personal emails.
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Monday, December 26, 2016
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Hi Guys!
I haven't been working on my blog for a while but I plan to restart it after the New Year. I had many reasons for deciding this but mainly I felt I was working too much and had put my personal relationship with Jesus Christ on a shelf. I had to get back to my "first LOVE. I also know this has been a busy season for many and I gave you guys a break. I also didn't like the direction I was going. This blog will remain the same, with a few changes.
One, I will review all videos and articles from unknown sources before sharing. I will also try to verify that all the info I share is inline with scripture and isn't from false prophets or false doctrines. We are saved by grace and although I think good works follow the true repentant heart, they do not save but are fruits of salvation. This will not affect shares from people I know on Google Plus because no one has the time to read every article at the time but I know them and have either read them before and I know their doctrine is sound. I do read them but not necessarily before I share those I trust. I have some great brethern on my groups.
Second, sharing my Hebrew Words of the Day, music, etc., none of that will change and I plan to share more inspirational and positive news. I am also doing another blog entirely devoted to the Gospel of Salvation by Grace alone. All sermons, videos, articles, etc. will be on that blog and I will do fewer shares per day. As far as end times prophecy videos, I will put up links on the right hand side where they're easily found IF you want to watch them but I will not be posting them on my blog UNLESS they are especially relevant. I will also share any true relevant political news as it relates to our faith. I'll also share laughter whenever I can.
Now, I hope everyone had a happy and blessed Christmas! I personally am relieved it is over. I also encourage you to celebrate God's Holy Days, especially Passover and Pentecost. I fear we try to wipe all Judaism out of Christianity when the truth is, we are now Jews, by adoption, and heirs to God's promises. Now, I am not a Torah Keeper or Sabbatarian as I esteem ALL days the same and keep them as holy as a human possibly can. I also plan to call out false prophets, fake religions but not in a judgmental way but in love. All information will be truth and anything I share can be tested by Scripture to be proven false. This is a very important issue to me as I got snared into 2 of the worst false churches and it almost caused me to give up. I want to bring these to light using the Holy Bible. It may offend some and hurt but we are the salt of the earth and salt is abrasive but healing. Sometimes the truth (salt) hurts. Test all doctrine by the Word of God. Be ye NOT deceived.
Now, I am going to break my own rule for a minute and get a little political. Pray and pray hard and often for our new President Elect, Donald J. Trump. I see some disturbing things, even among Christians, where it's like they see him as the Savior, our only hope. I like him and am glad he won but he is a man. We have a Savior, we have no need to worship Trump so STOP IT NOW. Trust God to work through him but "It is better to put your trust in the Lord than your confidence in man." Psalm 118:8, the very center verse of the Bible. It's fine to feel blessed to be an American but to have pride in it, remember that pride goeth before the downfall. We became a prideful, greedy nation who removed God from our lives. Bring Him home and be grateful rather than full of pride. We are no better...or worse...than anyone else in the world.
Last, HAPPY NEW YEAR. Be blessed and I pray this year we all return to our first love, Jesus Christ. Let's problem solve and be a part of the solution, or else we ARE the problem. This is not a political party issue. We cannot remain divided, and we are not only a divided nation but a divided Church. We need to be of one voice, one accord.
Be blessed and give God the glory in all things and let Him transform your life. Spread the Good News, draw closer to Him and never, ever put social media ahead of your relationship with Christ Jesus. Trust me, it does not work. I cannot read every post on Google and I feel bad about that but I do the best I can. I'm on many groups and will do what I can and you do what you can. Let's not be offended if members don't "like" (1 plusing) every post we make. It's not personal, it's impossible. God loves you and salvation is free. Read First Corinthians 15:1-11 and if anyone teaches you a different gospel or different Jesus Christ, it is a false doctrine. Be wise as serpents and gentle as doves. Test all spirits against God's word and do what is right. God bless you and rejoice in that love. Peace through Christ Jesus in heart if not in this world. Much love!
I haven't been working on my blog for a while but I plan to restart it after the New Year. I had many reasons for deciding this but mainly I felt I was working too much and had put my personal relationship with Jesus Christ on a shelf. I had to get back to my "first LOVE. I also know this has been a busy season for many and I gave you guys a break. I also didn't like the direction I was going. This blog will remain the same, with a few changes.
One, I will review all videos and articles from unknown sources before sharing. I will also try to verify that all the info I share is inline with scripture and isn't from false prophets or false doctrines. We are saved by grace and although I think good works follow the true repentant heart, they do not save but are fruits of salvation. This will not affect shares from people I know on Google Plus because no one has the time to read every article at the time but I know them and have either read them before and I know their doctrine is sound. I do read them but not necessarily before I share those I trust. I have some great brethern on my groups.
Second, sharing my Hebrew Words of the Day, music, etc., none of that will change and I plan to share more inspirational and positive news. I am also doing another blog entirely devoted to the Gospel of Salvation by Grace alone. All sermons, videos, articles, etc. will be on that blog and I will do fewer shares per day. As far as end times prophecy videos, I will put up links on the right hand side where they're easily found IF you want to watch them but I will not be posting them on my blog UNLESS they are especially relevant. I will also share any true relevant political news as it relates to our faith. I'll also share laughter whenever I can.
Now, I hope everyone had a happy and blessed Christmas! I personally am relieved it is over. I also encourage you to celebrate God's Holy Days, especially Passover and Pentecost. I fear we try to wipe all Judaism out of Christianity when the truth is, we are now Jews, by adoption, and heirs to God's promises. Now, I am not a Torah Keeper or Sabbatarian as I esteem ALL days the same and keep them as holy as a human possibly can. I also plan to call out false prophets, fake religions but not in a judgmental way but in love. All information will be truth and anything I share can be tested by Scripture to be proven false. This is a very important issue to me as I got snared into 2 of the worst false churches and it almost caused me to give up. I want to bring these to light using the Holy Bible. It may offend some and hurt but we are the salt of the earth and salt is abrasive but healing. Sometimes the truth (salt) hurts. Test all doctrine by the Word of God. Be ye NOT deceived.
Now, I am going to break my own rule for a minute and get a little political. Pray and pray hard and often for our new President Elect, Donald J. Trump. I see some disturbing things, even among Christians, where it's like they see him as the Savior, our only hope. I like him and am glad he won but he is a man. We have a Savior, we have no need to worship Trump so STOP IT NOW. Trust God to work through him but "It is better to put your trust in the Lord than your confidence in man." Psalm 118:8, the very center verse of the Bible. It's fine to feel blessed to be an American but to have pride in it, remember that pride goeth before the downfall. We became a prideful, greedy nation who removed God from our lives. Bring Him home and be grateful rather than full of pride. We are no better...or worse...than anyone else in the world.
Last, HAPPY NEW YEAR. Be blessed and I pray this year we all return to our first love, Jesus Christ. Let's problem solve and be a part of the solution, or else we ARE the problem. This is not a political party issue. We cannot remain divided, and we are not only a divided nation but a divided Church. We need to be of one voice, one accord.
Be blessed and give God the glory in all things and let Him transform your life. Spread the Good News, draw closer to Him and never, ever put social media ahead of your relationship with Christ Jesus. Trust me, it does not work. I cannot read every post on Google and I feel bad about that but I do the best I can. I'm on many groups and will do what I can and you do what you can. Let's not be offended if members don't "like" (1 plusing) every post we make. It's not personal, it's impossible. God loves you and salvation is free. Read First Corinthians 15:1-11 and if anyone teaches you a different gospel or different Jesus Christ, it is a false doctrine. Be wise as serpents and gentle as doves. Test all spirits against God's word and do what is right. God bless you and rejoice in that love. Peace through Christ Jesus in heart if not in this world. Much love!
SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF SALVATION BY GRACE
TRUST AND BELIEVE THAT JESUS CHRIST IS LORD!
Thursday, December 22, 2016
My Dear Family in Christ Jesus,
I have been busy with the holidays, dealing with some moderate PTSD and felt I couldn't celebrate and/or deal with all the Christmas "cheer." I wasn't feeling "cheerful" at all. In fact, I was miserable. I have had 3 major losses in this month throughout my life and I let it steal my joy. I decided to just take a break from social media and my blog, get back to my first LOVE and I did. What is so miraculous is I poured out my heart to God and I woke the next day with joy and love in my heart in a way I had never experienced before. It literally felt like Christ Jesus Himself opening up my heart and all this rotten,putrid goop of pain flew out and I was filled...overflowing...with this intense joy, love, happiness and forgiveness. I felt FORGIVEN. I know I'd already been forgiven but it's like this pain was keeping me from fully experiencing the JOY of our AMAZING GOD YAHWEY. It wasn't Him, it was me (and satan probably had his hands in it) but me who felt too unworthy to really be saved. I assure you if you feel this way too, you are worthy of His love and grace. Well, none of us are "worthy" except by His grace but no matter what horrible things you did that you feel shame and guilt about, do yourself a favor please and forgive yourself. I had no problems forgiving others but myself, NO WAY. I thought I had but He humbled me and brought me to my knees so He could build me up to the woman He wants me to be. Even I see the difference in my attitude and it's not fake, it's love...genuine love and compassion for others. I haven't celebrated Christmas for over 15 years but I am using lights and made a wintry forest that is cheap but I love it and by His grace, I found all sorts of things in my house that fit in perfectly with these theme. Little animals, some trees I got at the $1.00 store, a star, angel and pretend leaves, dirt and rocks.
Today I got a box of Christmas things from my sister and even though her treatment for cancer has caused her wrist to swell and hurt, she built me a Christmas tree from red, gold and white ornaments. She is very critical of her work and apologized that it wasn't "better" but did the best she could. One, I see no imperfections but even if I did, the beauty of her love because she wanted us to have a tree so bad made up for any minor mistake. Maybe I'm different but I tend to look for the beauty in the world, not the ugly. My sister is beautiful. I will use this for life as my tree, not because I have to have a Christmas tree but because of the love I feel in what she did. Oh, and the box was filled with things I could put in my forest. I have an angel on the wall above the star and she sent me a TRUMPET and musical notes.
If you are depressed, literally give it to God. Let it go. It's hard and it took me 4 long years to "get it," but once I did, it's GRACE. You can't live until you experience the fullness of Christ Jesus in your life. It literally felt like a damn burst in my chest. I also know I'll have bad days. I won't always be happy and joyful but now I see past the pain, to His glory, love and grace after the storm. It's just a moment in time. I planned on a full month, He saved me from 3 weeks of pain. Our God is an amazing and AWESOME God!
Be blessed and Merry Christmas. Keep in mind at all times the GREATEST GIFT EVER GIVEN happened on Calvary...SALVATION! Spread it everywhere in First Corinthians 15:1-11. Change the world!
Today I got a box of Christmas things from my sister and even though her treatment for cancer has caused her wrist to swell and hurt, she built me a Christmas tree from red, gold and white ornaments. She is very critical of her work and apologized that it wasn't "better" but did the best she could. One, I see no imperfections but even if I did, the beauty of her love because she wanted us to have a tree so bad made up for any minor mistake. Maybe I'm different but I tend to look for the beauty in the world, not the ugly. My sister is beautiful. I will use this for life as my tree, not because I have to have a Christmas tree but because of the love I feel in what she did. Oh, and the box was filled with things I could put in my forest. I have an angel on the wall above the star and she sent me a TRUMPET and musical notes.
If you are depressed, literally give it to God. Let it go. It's hard and it took me 4 long years to "get it," but once I did, it's GRACE. You can't live until you experience the fullness of Christ Jesus in your life. It literally felt like a damn burst in my chest. I also know I'll have bad days. I won't always be happy and joyful but now I see past the pain, to His glory, love and grace after the storm. It's just a moment in time. I planned on a full month, He saved me from 3 weeks of pain. Our God is an amazing and AWESOME God!
Be blessed and Merry Christmas. Keep in mind at all times the GREATEST GIFT EVER GIVEN happened on Calvary...SALVATION! Spread it everywhere in First Corinthians 15:1-11. Change the world!
GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Sunday, December 18, 2016
ARE YOU PLAYING CHURCH OR ARE YOU A CHRISTAN
Please bear with me as I'm not a writer and this is the first real post I've written. I write a lot but never felt it worthy to be published, even on my own blog. I use others words, with their permission, of course. However, someone posted the following picture on one of my Google communities and it got me to thinking and brought to mind some things that people have said to me since I surrendered my life to Christ.
I do take my beliefs seriously. I'm not much fun to be around to most people. I don't go to church anywhere yet but plan to soon as I my situation changes and I'm able to get there. The reason I don't go to a building, besides the fact of not having a ride, is because to date, the only ones I've found either teach a strange doctrine, it's more of a social gathering than church, and not one has had an altar call (except one that preached nothing but baptism in the Holy Ghost.) The first one I attended, I just wanted to know the answer to "what is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit" but the pastor was one, irritated that I dared approach him and then thought I must be stupid and he brushed me off.
I've found some great online fellowship and pastors online so I get to listen to sermons any time I want and also I get to choose what I want to learn that day. I also communicate with one pastor online. I don't always agree with his opinions but nor does he claim them to be accurate, just his thoughts and we all have those. It's not wrong to think something, it's wrong if you preach it as absolute truth. I got snared into two very deceptive new churches and even though I knew the truth my whole life, they still managed to snatch me for a short time. That's why I may seem harsh on certain denominations because of the severe spiritual harm they caused me and I don't want to see that happen to others. We are under grace, not the law. The New Testament is clear on that. Baptism is not necessary for salvation but I do believe Jesus commanded us to do it and I feel it's the first act of obedience. If you're not gonna do that one simple thing, I doubt you'll obey the harder ones.
I've found good fellowship on Google with like-minded Christians who DO take this Jesus thing seriously and a couple of wonderful pastors who teach the truth and not lies and false doctrines with man-made rules and tell me to read a fictional book will send me to hell. Well, if that's going to send me to hell, I do much worse so I might as well get a little enjoyment out of life. I do much worse every day of my life. I don't have a lot of patience with fools, I tend to lash out when others are persecuting innocent people online and while it's rare, my language is a little colorful on the rare occasions when I slip and say a word I shouldn't. I say hell a lot, I just don't tell anyone to go there BUT in my mind....
I also lie, either accidentally or on purpose. I don't know why cos I always end up telling the truth. I may as well not bother to lie in the first place although I'm sure I don't always do that. I lie so I don't hurt someone's feelings. We all lie. If we break one of the commandments, we break them all.
The point is, we all sin and fall short of His glory. When sharing the Gospel, be full of grace and mercy. We were once as blind, naked, and wretched as everyone else. We still sin. Be therefore not self-righteous, holier-than-thou and/or judgmental. We are ALL sinners in desperate need of a savior and we have that in Christ Jesus. Don't let your Gospel turn others from Jesus Christ, lead them to Him by showing them how YOU found your way because of YOUR sins.
God bless and much love in Christ Jesus to all. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HANNAKUH.
I do take my beliefs seriously. I'm not much fun to be around to most people. I don't go to church anywhere yet but plan to soon as I my situation changes and I'm able to get there. The reason I don't go to a building, besides the fact of not having a ride, is because to date, the only ones I've found either teach a strange doctrine, it's more of a social gathering than church, and not one has had an altar call (except one that preached nothing but baptism in the Holy Ghost.) The first one I attended, I just wanted to know the answer to "what is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit" but the pastor was one, irritated that I dared approach him and then thought I must be stupid and he brushed me off.
I've found some great online fellowship and pastors online so I get to listen to sermons any time I want and also I get to choose what I want to learn that day. I also communicate with one pastor online. I don't always agree with his opinions but nor does he claim them to be accurate, just his thoughts and we all have those. It's not wrong to think something, it's wrong if you preach it as absolute truth. I got snared into two very deceptive new churches and even though I knew the truth my whole life, they still managed to snatch me for a short time. That's why I may seem harsh on certain denominations because of the severe spiritual harm they caused me and I don't want to see that happen to others. We are under grace, not the law. The New Testament is clear on that. Baptism is not necessary for salvation but I do believe Jesus commanded us to do it and I feel it's the first act of obedience. If you're not gonna do that one simple thing, I doubt you'll obey the harder ones.
I've found good fellowship on Google with like-minded Christians who DO take this Jesus thing seriously and a couple of wonderful pastors who teach the truth and not lies and false doctrines with man-made rules and tell me to read a fictional book will send me to hell. Well, if that's going to send me to hell, I do much worse so I might as well get a little enjoyment out of life. I do much worse every day of my life. I don't have a lot of patience with fools, I tend to lash out when others are persecuting innocent people online and while it's rare, my language is a little colorful on the rare occasions when I slip and say a word I shouldn't. I say hell a lot, I just don't tell anyone to go there BUT in my mind....
I also lie, either accidentally or on purpose. I don't know why cos I always end up telling the truth. I may as well not bother to lie in the first place although I'm sure I don't always do that. I lie so I don't hurt someone's feelings. We all lie. If we break one of the commandments, we break them all.
The point is, we all sin and fall short of His glory. When sharing the Gospel, be full of grace and mercy. We were once as blind, naked, and wretched as everyone else. We still sin. Be therefore not self-righteous, holier-than-thou and/or judgmental. We are ALL sinners in desperate need of a savior and we have that in Christ Jesus. Don't let your Gospel turn others from Jesus Christ, lead them to Him by showing them how YOU found your way because of YOUR sins.
God bless and much love in Christ Jesus to all. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HANNAKUH.
REOPENING SOON!
I apologize for not doing my blog for the past few weeks but I haven't had the time due to personal reasons and the holidays. I also had a lot of work to catch up on and Bible study to do. I also needed more than anything to draw closer to God as I felt I let my "work" become more important than my relationship with Him. I fooled myself into thinking they were one and the same. Not so!!!!
I realize we all are going to be extremely busy next week and especially over the weekend. We may not celebrate Christmas in the paganish, secular way anymore but focus on Christ Jesus but it is also a time for family. So regardless of your personal choices, I have no opinion one way or another as far as it being right or wrong. My only issue is with santa, the overt secularism of this holiday and it's focus on spending money. I feel there are Godly ways in which we can enjoy the season without incorporating the RCC's intermingling of pagans to appease them back in the First Century. But I don't have a problem if you disagree. I like having a special day and this year December 25th falls on December 25th.
I probably won't start back on this blog until after the holidays. I want you to have time to read, watch or listen to sermons I post so to give you a break, I want to give you some time off. I will start doing my blog, as well as another different one, after New Year's full time but a few posts after Christmas.
Have a very merry Christmas and Happy Hannakuh. God bless you all!
I realize we all are going to be extremely busy next week and especially over the weekend. We may not celebrate Christmas in the paganish, secular way anymore but focus on Christ Jesus but it is also a time for family. So regardless of your personal choices, I have no opinion one way or another as far as it being right or wrong. My only issue is with santa, the overt secularism of this holiday and it's focus on spending money. I feel there are Godly ways in which we can enjoy the season without incorporating the RCC's intermingling of pagans to appease them back in the First Century. But I don't have a problem if you disagree. I like having a special day and this year December 25th falls on December 25th.
I probably won't start back on this blog until after the holidays. I want you to have time to read, watch or listen to sermons I post so to give you a break, I want to give you some time off. I will start doing my blog, as well as another different one, after New Year's full time but a few posts after Christmas.
Have a very merry Christmas and Happy Hannakuh. God bless you all!
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