Blotted Out

“I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; and I will not remember your sins.”
Isaiah 43:25
This verse contains a gracious assurance that our sins would be blotted out, and the reason why it would be done.
Perhaps also God designs it as such to show us the evil of the sins being referred to in the previous verses, by the assurance that they were committed against Him who alone could forgive, and who had promised them pardon. The passage also reminds us, that it was God alone who could pardon the sins of which, as a nation, we are all of us guilty.
The metaphor of “blotting out” is taken from the custom of keeping accounts, where, when a debt is paid, the charge is blotted or cancelled. Thus God says He blotted out the sins of the sinner. He cancelled them. He forgave them. Of course, when forgiven, punishment could not be exacted, and He would treat them as pardoned; that is, as His friends.
The regularity of forgiveness continues after being baptized and being washed of the old person. Rather than sacrificial rituals we need only seek after God’s heart in genuine prayer. Even when we ourselves do not feel as tho we deserve His mercy, we must ask for it in order to move on. Else we are overly burdened with guilt.
This is not because we deserve it, or have any claim, or that it would not be right to punish us. Not even primarily to promote our happiness and salvation, but for His own sake; to show the benevolence of His character. To promote His glory by our forgiveness and salvation (Ezekiel 36:22,23)
Our sins shall be forgiven. Hezekiah in Isaiah 38:17 expresses the same idea by saying “Thou hast cast all my sins behind Thy back” We can learn from this verse that it is God the only one who can pardon sin. It is vain for man to attempt it! Its arrogant and wicked for man to claim such a prerogative! And yet it is an essential part of the papal system that the Pope and his false priests have the power of remitting the penalty of transgression.
This is done by God solely for his own sake. It is not because we have any claim to it, for then it would not be pardon, but justice. It is not because we have any power to compel God to forgive, for who can contend with Him, and how could mere power procure pardon? It is not because we have any merit, for then also it would be justice, and we have no merit. Nor is it primarily in order that we may be happy, for our happiness is a matter not worthy to be named, compared with the honor of God. But it is solely for His own sake,to promote His glory, to show His perfections, to reveal the greatness of His mercy and compassion and to show His boundless, eternal love.
Those who are pardoned should live for God’s glory, and not for themselves. For they were forgiven, and it should be the sole purpose of their lives to live as to show the goodness, compassion, and love of the merciful God who has blotted out their sins.
If people are pardoned, they must come to God, and to God alone. They must come, not to justify themselves, but to confess their crimes. And they must come with a willingness that God should pardon them on such terms as He pleases; at the time when He pleases; and solely with a view to promote of God’s glory.
Unless we have this feeling of conviction and genuine remorse for our own transgressions, we can never be forgiven, nor should we be forgiven. Never assume you are an exception …

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Blessings And Actions

“For You, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house.’ Therefore Your servant has found it in his heart to pray this prayer to You. “And now, O Lord GOD, You are God, and Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant. Now therefore, let it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue before You forever; for You, O Lord GOD, have spoken it, and with Your blessing let the house of Your servant be blessed forever.”

2 Samuel 7:27-29

David’s prayer is full of words of devout affection toward God. He had low thoughts of his own merits.

All we have must be looked upon as Divine gifts. David speaks very highly and honorably of the Lord’s favors to him. Considering what the character and condition of man is, we may be amazed that God should deal with us as He does.

Ephesians 3:20 states “The promise of Christ includes all; if the Lord God be ours, what more can we ask, or think of?”

He knows us better than we know ourselves; therefore let us be satisfied with what God has done for us. What more can we say for ourselves in our prayers than God has said for us in His promises?

David attributes all to the free grace of God. Both the great things He had done for him and the great things God had made known to him. All was for His word’s sake, that is, for the sake of Christ the eternal Word.

Prayer which is from the tongue only will not please God; it must be found in the heart, lifted up and poured out before God. Actions as well as words must be taken into account. What good are words if nothing is put into practice?

When Jesus was being corraled and beaten on the way to the hill, a man stepped in to help him despite the gaurds and the many haters. Today we stand by and watch and record and never interfere as people are brutalized by the police or random street thugs.

I love when someone we name a hero says “I just did what anyone else would do” … Wrong! He saved a life from a burning building or an oncoming car while 50 other people just stood around and watched

Another thing people need to understand is that “turn the other cheek” does NOT mean allow yourselves or someone else to be bullied, mistreated or worse. What it does mean is ignoring discord, rumors, malice in the church … drama on Facebook! Calling the law over civil matters usually only accelerates a situation and makes things worse …

Some will say that things such as proper baptism is not necessary because they will claim it makes Christianity a deed based religion. People with minds like that need a good swift kick of conviction from God for such ignorance. Jesus’ entire persona was deed based! He Himself was baptized. How dare you put yourself above that!

Bible says “if ye believe” Believing is an action. Just as Love is an action.

Then they say “well then we should all be crucified” … To be a true person of faith we will suffer thru persecution and trials. Not necessarily killed for it, but it can happen. One thing I have learned the hard way is that people don’t need to know what you believe in. the devil knows, and he will set them against you to hurt you.

Just as deeds alone will not get you into Heaven …

With God, saying and doing are not two different things as they often are with men; God will do as He has said. The promises of God are not made to us by name, as to David, but they belong to all who believe in Jesus Christ and plead them in His name.

We are not necessarily entitled to anything God gives us. What we are entitled to is using our gifts and blessings for His Kingdom. I know that can be difficult in a society of people who have lost all perspective or who just stopped caring. So we must plant seeds. Sometimes all we can do is water them with prayer, but that is what God expects of us …

 

Buy The Truth

“Buy the truth, and do not sell it, Also wisdom and instruction and understanding”

Proverbs 23:23

Truth is that by which the heart must be guided and governed, for without truth there is no goodness; no regular practices without right principles. It is by the power of truth, known and believed, that we must be kept back from sin and constrained to spiritual duty. The understanding must be well informed with wisdom and instruction, and therefore, we must buy it, that is, be willing to part with any thing for it.

He does not say at what rate we must buy it, because we cannot buy it too dear, but must have it at any rate; whatever it costs us, we shall not repent the bargain. When we are at expense for the means of knowledge, and resolved not to starve so good a cause, then we buy the truth. Riches should be employed for the pursuit of knowledge, rather than knowledge for the gain of riches.

“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth”

2 Timothy 2:15

When we are at pains in searching after truth, that we may come to the knowledge of it and may distinguish between it and error, then we buy it.

“Dii laboribus omnia vendunt” – Heaven concedes every thing to the laborious.

When we choose rather to suffer loss in our temporal interest than to deny or neglect the truth they we buy it; and it is a pearl of such great price that we must be willing to part with all to purchase it, must make shipwreck of estate, trade, preferment, rather than of faith and a good conscience.

We must not sell it. Do not part with it for pleasures, honours, riches, any things in this world. Do not neglect the study of it, nor throw off the profession of it, nor revolt from under the dominion of it, for the getting or saving of any secular interest whatsoever. Hold fast the form of sound words, and never let it go upon any terms.

Many of us will study and research truth, history, government deception and only go so far before they decide thats enough. Then they begin to deny when they are given new knowledge instead of embracing it. I know this feeling of not wanting to know any more all too well. However I cannot simply ignore truth or logic, or turn off my discernment the way many seem so easily able to do.

When you seek the truth with a genuine heart for it and also attempt to share it, you find trial, struggle and persecution (most especially from the church) even if you’re not willing or expecting it. It simply comes with the territory …

Now I know for myself that I’ve always wanted to have some wealth to be able to help people in a world where money talks. Of course I also wanted the ability to be prepared for what life threw at me. Instead I have lived a life of much failure and loss, I suppose in part as a test of my own resolve. Persecution comes in all shapes and sizes. being financially well off does not mean you will be happy or escape suffering.

Jesus said He came with a sword. Knowing that division would be the result of bringing truth to man. We are His sword bearers. His warriors carrying the light, the torch. This is why so few are chosen among the many who are called. Being chosen is not meant to be pretty or glorious. Most of the prophets in the Bible were not wealthy or they gave up their wealth.

He calls to everyone, but so many ignore. People … Lucifer hates us. He hates that God created us, and he will do anything and everything to cause us to fall. Think about how special that means we are to God.

Pick up your Father’s sword …

 

Apostolic Apostate

The Apostolic doctrine is based entirely around one idea, Jesus name baptism. And these people claim to follow the whole truth …

Yeah, alright … how many more of you deny everything else you ignore in God’s word. Like divorce, pagan holidays, seeker friendly methods. Clowns and puppet shows. Churches full of materialism, idolatry and entertainment. So much of this is demonic in it’s origins. But you all blindly accept it, tolerate or just plain ignore it for your own convenient pleasure …

Then in your self absorbed arrogance you persecute those trying to pray or speak out against these deceptions. You spread rumors and malice and gossip. Just like a tool of the devil!

Don’t you people get it? You are the reason this nation is become a Babylon! Your church is not of God, but of the devil!

You continue conforming to greed and a false prosperity gospel. You continue to allow government tyranny and militaristic mass murder to spread across the planet. We continue let the law force us into sending our children to school to be transformed into slaves while being slaves ourselves! You ignore the genuinely needy while giving handouts to frauds …

I fear most of you will accept the chip, and I’m appalled by how you all waited until gay marriage was legalized to finally draw the line. As if you’re suddenly afraid of being fried like Soddom and Gomorrah. Do you somehow figure if you draw the line their that justifies the rest if your unholiness … ?

Acts 2:38 isn’t the only Scripture in the Bible people. It was used as a means to make you feel separate from the rest. Ironically you’re no better than the Catholics or any other false denomination claiming righteousness.

Many of your Pastors are satanic low level Freemasons, or they work for them, and the lot of you are so lost or too afraid to let yourselves be truly changed …

I remember nearly every manipulated, slipped in little line spoken by the Pastors I followed in my younger Apostolic days …

One was about Jeremiah 10 and the idolatry it refers to, including the Solstice trees an their true meaning. he said “we don’t do it for that reason”

Another was “God wants you to have nice things” …

Idolatry is idolatry no matter how many ways you try to excuse it. And where in the Bible does it say anything about God entitling us to anything nice or materialistic?

When you’re arguing or debating something that’s clearly being pointed out to you, you are not upholding truth, you’re adding confusion. You’re justifying your own opinion or false interpretation.  One of the worst lines ever to be spread is “that’s you interpretation” or even people saying “I don’t feel convicted by that” …

You should be convicted to follow what God’s word says! Not what you believe for your personal convenience!

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Playing Both Sides

So you support Trump, or any fake puppet in politics an call yourself a Christian person of God?

 

Despite various place sin the bible you people need to realize we have rulers and dictators. Not leaders of men, and certainly not appointed by God.

 

The Word says to trust in God to defend our rights. Of course there are also examples of defending one’s own home and cities from tyrants …

 

However, our “rights” are all taken away because we have removed God from EVERYTHING and have allowed the system to lead us astray. We depend on ourselves or the system to take care of our needs. We depend on money and self serving agendas to survive.

 

Only time we seek after God is when those methods fail. Or we seek Him to provide what WE see as our needs or someone else’s needs. No one is seeking after His will anymore.

 

The discernment to know the difference between good and evil has been washed away by our own personal baptism of greed and wanting. there is no heart for God anymore. Its all about having a heart of gold now.

 

We have blindly or lazily given over our trust and our integrity to those who would openly destroy us. We care more about sports and entertainment than anything else. We allow the medical and pharmaceutical companies to keep us sick and dependent on them. We send our children off to be re-educated and reprogrammed for financial slavery, and when any child cannot keep up they are treated like test subjects for all sorts of scientific practices that only messes them up even more.

 

Some of our worst crimes against God are the acceptance and willful act of celebrating paganism, divorcing without cause, buying into false wars, and most of all just sitting idly by shaking our heads at the atrocities surrounding us everyday. Yet we finally draw the line at the homosexual controversy … which in the end is what got Soddom and Gomorrah fried!

 

Its time to do more than just wake up folks. Its time to move and prepare. You think God is just going to waltz in and sweep you away when you have done NOTHING for His Kingdom? Your blind arrogance sickens me.

 

God doesn’t need talkers, He doesn’t need you to attract more crowds with popularized worldly methods. He needs you to both seek and tell THE TRUTH! he need doers of His word as much as speakers of it. The church has become a mockery of the Holy Ghost!

 

Now I understand in this society we are plagued by that we can be very limited by the regulations of constant disabling set backs. A lot of which we caused ourselves. Others laid down by government law and protection racket rule. I know form personal experience just how little effect holding up any moral standards can have. I also know too well the negative reactions it brings and the persecution that follows.

 

Fine, great so they don’t want the truth, they don’t want to hear it. Guess what? All God wants is for you to have tried! You cannot have a burden for souls or feel the anguish of God’s heart if you don’t see the reality of humanity at it’ worst. That would mean have no real conscious.

 

God calls many, many do not listen. Only few are chosen for a reason. What if that reason is because we ignored the call … ?

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