RESPECT & KINDNESS

As I go to sleep each night I try to remember to turn on my CD player on to the Bible, mostly the New Testament.   It seems you still can record much of what is around you even when you sleep.  I woke up to my computer being on?  I had already turned it off in gong to bed.  I turned it off again.  Sort of what we have to do with our carnal nature.  And the thing I am noticing at this time is how respectful and kind the people where who had been with Jesus had become.  The woman at the well, the woman taken in adultery, Even the thief on the cross.  Sure He had heavy words for the religious leaders of His day.  But, He loved honesty and truth, He loved simplicity and people.  And it seems that the real people of His day enjoyed His company as well and invited Him to their feasts and gatherings and enjoyed His stories and parables.  The thing that we seem to miss today is our Creator sent Jesus to set the example of how He wanted us to change to become.  We are challenged, in our life time, to actually put on the mind of Christ Jesus.  We are challenged to grow into the humility and obedience that is like Jesus.  And we have a world full of Biblical teachings on exactly what that would look like.  It is not a question of knowing, it is more about wanting to know and to do or to not do.

A verse that really has helped me head in the right direction is 1 John 4:16-17.  “And we know (understand, recognize, are conscious of, by observation and by experience) and believe (adhere to and put faith in and rely on) the love God cherishes for us. God is love, and he who dwells and continues in love dwells and continues in God, and God dwells and continues in him.  In this [union and communion with Him] love is brought to completion and attains perfection with us, that we may have confidence for the day of judgment [with assurance and boldness to face Him], because as He is, so are we in this world.  Notice that perfection is expected in this world, prior to the next.  Often the theology of today leave us with the understanding that our vision for perfection in this world is not possible.  So we tend to procrastinate and allow our carnal nature to have a recess from time to time.  We have the idea that there are minor and major sins and if we don’t kill anyone that God really understands and turns a blind eye and that we are OK as we are.  Of course I have yet to find any scriptures that will support that concept?  In fact I find just the opposite from Jesus.

We have a lifetime in which to find our Creator and allow Him to train us to be able to become a part of His Eternal Family.  It seems to me that Adam was the fist of a new physical species with an eternal soul.  Of course Adam was seduced and got into pride and rebellion and gave the planet to lucifer, now the god of this world.  And that God Himself became a part of His Physical Creation in Christ Jesus to show us how to be victorious.  Of course our Body is only temporary so our future is undecided.  But we can see an open door to be awarded an eternal body and to become a joint heir with Christ Jesus in the Eternal family of God, if we elect to walk in His victory.  Jesus told us that in His Father’s House were many places to live and that He was going to prepare a place for all who decided to followed His example.   That He left us with all that we need to gain the absolute victory over our Adamic Carnal Nature and to follow in His footsteps.  Paul carefully tells us in Rom.8:13 that if we don’t secure the victory through Christ Jesus, we don’t make it.

I had a near death experience on 11/31/23 with the Holy Spirit and that is what I came away with this understanding.  I learned that our Creator God will allow -0- Nada, None of our Adamic Carnal Nature to invade HIS Eternal Holy Righteous Kingdom that we call heaven, none.   Our Creator God totally respects our freewill.  But He will do nothing to help us without our 100% permission.  He can give us His Grace to help us put to death our Adamic Carnal Nature that we were born with, but we must 100% want His help or we can keep it, (Rom.8:13).  However the only place in the Bible where we can keep it is called hell.  Jude puts it this way: “These (People living in their Carnal Nature) are hidden reefs (elements of danger) in your love feasts, where they boldly feast sumptuously [carousing together in your midst], without scruples providing for themselves [alone]. They are clouds without water, swept along by the winds; trees, without fruit at the late autumn gathering time—twice (doubly) dead, [lifeless and] plucked up by the roots;  Wild waves of the sea, flinging up the foam of their own shame and disgrace; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of eternal darkness has been reserved forever. It was of these people, moreover, that Enoch in the seventh [generation] from Adam prophesied when he said, Behold, the Lord comes with His myriads of holy ones (ten thousands of His saints.)  To execute judgment upon all and to convict all the impious (unholy ones) of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed [in such an] ungodly [way], and of all the severe (abusive, jarring) things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.  These are inveterate murmurers (grumblers) who complain [of their lot in life], going after their own desires [controlled by their passions]; their talk is boastful and arrogant, [and they claim to] admire men’s persons and pay people flattering compliments to gain advantage.  But you must remember, beloved, the predictions which were made by the apostles (the special messengers) of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One).  They told you beforehand, In the last days (in the end time) there will be scoffers [who seek to gratify their own unholy desires], following after their own ungodly passions.  It is these who are [agitators] setting up distinctions and causing divisions—merely sensual [creatures, carnal, worldly-minded people], devoid of the [Holy] Spirit and destitute of any higher spiritual life.  But you, beloved, build yourselves up [founded] on your most holy faith [[d]make progress, rise like an edifice higher and higher], praying in the Holy Spirit (tongues); Guard and keep yourselves in the love of God; expect and patiently wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah)—[which will bring you] unto life eternal.”

I often share with people that the only reason I am nearing 93 in Sept. is due to the fact that I do want to learn and change but there was so much in my life that needed to be sorted out and changed that He needed to give me more time.  Also I have prayed to experience the Rapture, our Lord’s victory over death, hell and the grave.   I would really enjoy experiencing that flight to light speed with my LORD.  Some believers think it will happen on 9/23/25.  As for me, My Lord, just tells me to be lit up, full of Holy Spirit Oil and Ready to go.  That it will happen so fast that no one will be able to change their direction.  I don’t believe we go though the Great Tribulation of God’s Wrath but no big thing as half of the Christian world is under extreme persecution even now.  But if you are procrastinating you might want to carefully read 2 Thess. 2:1-12 as to being Left Behind.

There is but ONE Church of Christ Jesus as LORD (Master.)
All who Love, Honor & Obey Christ Jesus as Lord are Eternal Members.