Grafted in the Vine
Mon, March 24th, 2008 @ 7:02PM
Just as Israel and Judah had a time to repent and turn from their whoring with the world, so has the body of Y'shua. But so also when the time was cut off, they were put into exile and suffered. The time has come for His bride to awaken and repent, for His wrath is being poured out. Christ is the begining and finisher of our faith, We must examine our hearts and lives. If we are bearing bad fruit or no fruit, He will hew the bad trees and cast them into the fire. Just as we were grafted in to the branch, He will cut us off.
Rom 11:17 But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, an olive-tree of the fields, were put in among them, and were given a part with them in the root by which the olive-tree is made fertile,
Rom 11:18 Do not be uplifted in pride over the branches: because it is not you who are the support of the root, but it is by the root that you are supported.
Rom 11:19 You will say, Branches were broken off so that I might be put in.
Rom 11:20 Truly, because they had no faith they were broken off, and you have your place by reason of your faith. Do not be lifted up in pride, but have fear;
Rom 11:21 For, if God did not have mercy on the natural branches, he will not have mercy on you.
Rom 11:22 See then that God is good but his rules are fixed: to those who were put away he was hard, but to you he has been good, on the condition that you keep in his mercy; if not, you will be cut off as they were.
Rom 11:23 And they, if they do not go on without faith, will be united to the tree again, because God is able to put them in again.
Rom 11:24 For if you were cut out of a field olive-tree, and against the natural use were united to a good olive-tree, how much more will these, the natural branches, be united again with the olive-tree which was theirs?
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As the Sky falls
Mon, March 24th, 2008 @ 12:12PM
Word of the Lord March 24th, 2008
Stand and watch my son, just as this people and nation have thrown accusations and insults at my children, this nation that once called itself by my name, have stoned my children with their words and actions, so I will hurl stones at them. Watch as the sky falls, see as the stones come down upon their own heads. I will pour out my wrath, for my nostrils are full of the stench of their filth.
When they have become weakened, then will I bring my hand upon them, as I did Judah and Israel, just as I brought Babylon against them and punished them for turning their backs to Me and whored themselves with their false gods, so this nation too will face my wrath. I will bring Persia, and have already moved against them. In the days ahead, you will here of my wrath. Stand and watch.
My return comes soon, I come bringing fire and a sword. My word will cut apart, will cut to the very core of the heart. There is no where to run and hide from my furry. Because this nation once called themselves by My Name, I will strike it first. Because this people have turned their backs to me, refuse to allow Me or My words to be uttered in their civil and governments buildings, and refuse to allow the children to hear My words, because of the countless lives stolen before birth, My wrath falls on them.
Those that still follow Me, whose hearts have not been lead astray by the desires of this world, that still obey My words, I will place a covering over, for I am not finished with this people, I will have mercy upon the remnants of this nation, after My sword Persia has gone through this nation, I will again call this nation to repentance. My return is soon, but not yet, I still have cups to pour out on other nations, My sword will sweep through England, Germany, France, and Spain. Italy, has a cup of her own that I have reserved for a time. China and Russia will suffer much loss, as will India, Japan and Australia.
Seek My face, pray for a swift end to My wrath, My bride must be purified, the spots and blemishes removed from her gown, only then will I return. Once I have removed the chaff and the dross.
There are many false teachings that I will contend with, within the church, many will fall away, those that remain will be purified with fire, just as a jeweler refines gold, so will I.
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What is the Sabbath?
Mon, March 24th, 2008 @ 12:11PM
According to scripture it is a day of rest and reflection on the Lord. It is also one of the 10 Commandments. We as a nation have fallen away from teaching or keeping this one commandment. How many of us can truthfully say, we keep the Sabbath? Refraing from doing regular things, working for our selves, how many of us honor the Lord on the sabbath by meditating on Him.
We Christians teach our kids:
Honor the Lord, Don't worship idols, Don't worship any other god but HIM, Don't use His name in vain, Honor your father and mother, Don't murder, Don't commit adultry, Don't steal, Don't lie about people, Don't covet other people things,
But never about keeping the Sabbath. At least this is what I remeber growing up.
What we need is another Nehemiah to open the ears of the people, but I fear that most of the Christians would rebel and stone him, not with rocks, but with insults and accusations,
Things like, we are under grace, we don't have to keep the commandments, we are not under the law, we go to church on sunday, god changed the sabbath to sunday, the sabbath is made for man, ect.
Making comments they don't even understand the truth about.
Let me know your thoughts..........
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What is grace
Mon, March 24th, 2008 @ 12:10PM
Grace
The only way a person is forgiven for sin, is through a blood sacrifice. That was well stated in the Old Testament book of Leviticus. YHWH directed Moses to setup the sacrificial laws in the book of Leviticus to explain the way to be forgiven. When Christ died on the cross, He fulfilled this blood sacrifice for our forgiveness. No other blood sacrifice is needed for forgiveness.
What the early apostles were trying to do was have the Christians believe in Christ and follow the Law of Moses, but Paul corrected them, by explaining that Christ fulfilled that law with His sacrifice on the cross. That is the grace we have, that we no longer have to follow the Levitical laws of forgiveness.
Jude writes that people will come in and pervert this meaning of grace, and say that it is ok to sin. (Jude 1:4)
A whole doctrine is being taught, saying we are under grace, not under the law so they can live in their sins. Saying once saved always saved, because His grace has cleaned everything. This is not the case in scripture.
Our grace is not being under the Lavitical law for forgiveness, it is not a license to sin.
Paul writes in Romans 6:1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? He said God forbid. Once He died on the cross He fulfilled the Leviticus law of sacrifice.
Paul also writes in Romans 6:14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. Again, this is the (nomos) Levitical law. We are under grace, because we are not required to go through all of the steps of forgiveness covered under that law.
Here in Romans 11:6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work. The works (ergon) here are another reference in having to follow Levitical law for forgiveness.
We are still required to follow the commandments. Mat 5:19, Mat 22:37-39 John 14:15
In Gal 2:21 He is stating that if we had to keep following Levitical requirements to be forgiven, then Christ would have died in vain.Being circumcised in Gal 5:2 profits nothing, because the Christ fulfilled that law also
Gal 5:3Says if a person gets circumcised to fulfill the law, then he is required to live by all of the parts of the law. The law of being circumcised is part of this same Levitical law.
Gal 5:4 states that those that tried to be justified by the Levitical law had fallen from the grace of God, They are saying to God, that their salvation comes from following this law, and not by the gift that Christ gives us, His death on the cross.
So can we fall out of grace with the Lord, according to Heb 12:15-17.
Grace is being able to repent for our sins, knowing that the Lord has forgiven us. But the key word is repent.
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Why worry, God never said you would be alive tomorrow
Mon, March 24th, 2008 @ 12:10PM
Jas 4:14whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. What is your life? For ye are a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
Wake each morning, and get it into your mind and heart that this is the last
day of your life, for the Lord never promised us tomorrow. We were given this
day, so seek the Lord, hug your kids, kiss your spouse, and quit worrying
about how you will pay the electric bill tomorrow. Today has enough
problems. He said if we will only seek what He wants us to do today, all of the
rest He would take care of. So when you go to the grocery store, and you are
standing in line, and the lady in front of you is having a hard time figuring out
what she is going to put back, because she is short on money, don't get
upset, remember that this is your last day to live, and what can you do today
for His kingdom!
He is able to feed the birds, the and provide such beauty for the flowers,
then quit worrying about what He can do for you, who are made in His image,
and whom He loves more than the birds or the lilies.
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