REPENT / CHANGE

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REPENT / CHANGE                                         WORTH CONSIDERING              2/19/23

Pride makes is difficult for us to change or repent even when we know we are wrong and need to repent.  We always feel right in our own eyes regardless of the damage we find around us.   “You shall not do according to all we do here [in the camp] this day, every man doing whatever looks right in his own eyes,”  Deut. 12:8.  “Be not wise in your own eyes; reverently fear and worship the Lord and turn [entirely] away from evil, ” Prov. 3:7.   “The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who listens to counsel is wise, Prov.12:15.  “All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirits (the thoughts and intents of the heart).,” Prov.16:2.   “Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs and tries the hearts, Prov. 21:2.   “Do you see a man wise in his own eyes and conceit? There is more hope for a [self-confident] fool than for him,” Prov. 26:12.   “There is a class of people who are pure in their own eyes, and yet are not washed from their own filth,”  Prov. 30:12.    And much more, in your Bible but I think you get the point.   Apostle John says it this way,  “ Do not love or cherish the world or the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh [craving for sensual gratification] and the lust of the eyes [greedy longings of the mind] and the pride of life [assurance in one’s own resources or in the stability of earthly things]—these do not come from the Father but are from the world [itself]. And the world passes away and disappears, and with it the forbidden cravings (the passionate desires, the lust) of it; but he who does the will of God and carries out His purposes in his life abides (remains) forever,”  1 John 2:15-17.     So apostle John points out the the following are diversions from God’s Truth that sets us free.  So these things actually place us in bondage.

1.    Lust of the flesh (physical cravings for sensual gratification)  Our body giving our soul commandments and direction.
2.    Lust of the eyes (greedy longings of the mind)  The lies that stuff can make us happy.
3.    Pride of life (assurance in one’s own resources or in the stability of earthy things.)

John tells us that these are temporary cravings of a temporary body & mind in a temporary world that is passing away.   But only those who find and carry out the eternal purposes of our Creator God will abide for eternity.  (Be given an eternal body)  Life is rather short when compared to eternity so in which world are you investing your time?    The world is getting darker and darker by the hour.   But God’ Truth and Love and Purpose is for eternity.

So assuming some of you would like to change or learn how to help others to change I will make some suggestions.

On my web site:   www.OhanaChurch.Life  at the bottom of the page are some links,  take some time and check them out.
Especially  “Worth Considering” and “Keys To The Kingdom”    If you really want a good book on God’s Truth I can give you a copy on line of a book by Derek Prince,  “Foundations for Christian Living” which is an excellent study of 52 doctrines of the Christian Faith to help you grow up in Christ Jesus rather quickly.   Also under ACTS (Aloha Christian Theological Studies you will find a list of exceptional books that would help you grow up in HIM in all things,  Eph.4:11-16.  If you have not read the Bible start with the Gospel of John and continue through Acts and Romans for a good foundation of the whole Bible.   Also find a fellowship/church that has a balance of Love, Holiness & Power.  2 Tim.3:1-5 to attend.


Yours, in HIS great love and wonderful Grace & Mercy,   Ken<><   www.OhanaChurch.Life

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HOLY SPIRIT POWER

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HOLY    SPIRIT    POWER             “WORTH CONSIDERING”        2/15/23

By the way Originally,  Jesus’ real name, Yeshua, evolved over millennia in many cases of transliteration that took it from Yehōshu’a to Iēsous to Jesus.   As the Holy Spirit knows what we mean, it is not an issue. it is not a matter of what we say but what we mean in what we say.  So in this study, we need to know what we mean when we say Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit in scripture.

G4151 – pneuma – Strong’s Greek Lexicon (kjv)  https://www.blueletterbible.org › lexicon › kjv
the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Word of God who become the Son.  Like Water can be solid, liquid or vapor.  So the Holy Spirit is also Creator God. as also the Word of God now in Christ Jesus and also the Father Almighty.

What is the meaning of Holy Spirit in the original Greek?   Agio Pnevma
Paraclete (Ancient Greek: παράκλητος, Latin: paracletus) means ‘advocate’ or ‘helper’. In Christianity, the term paraclete most commonly refers to the Holy Spirit.
Also: Parakletos in Greek which means COMFORTER
Also: Dynamis in Greek which means Power or Ability, like use in English for Dynamite.  
Also: Pneo in Greek which means to Blow and Pneuma or Breath of God.
In Gen.1:2, the word “moved” really means “Brooded” like a hen with eggs. So it would seem that the Holy Spirit carries the feminine charistics of God?  Like in man as father, mother and son,  Gen.1:26.

What is the nature and character of the Holy Spirit?
The Holy Spirit produces behavior traits that are representative of Jesus. The apostle Paul referred to these characteristics as the fruit of the Spirit. “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control” (Galatians 5:22-23,

It is also interesting that the Word of God in creation breathed on Adam to become a living soul in Gen. 2:7 And in John 20:22, Jesus restored the Breath of Eternal Life that had been lost to humanity through  Adam’s disobedience.  It is also interesting for me that Aloha in Hawaiian  really means I give you my breath or life for your needs.   The Hawaiian as a people are very perceptive.

When does a person receive the Holy Spirit?
Am privileged to give an answer to this question. According to the plan (Will) of God, a person instantly receives the Holy Spirit when he/she genuinely accepts the Lord Jesus Christ as his/her personal Lord and Savior according to Romans 10:9-10. That is, the person must first be convicted/believe in his/her heart and subsequently confesses that Jesus Christ is Lord. At this point, the person is now born of the Spirit (Holy Spirit).  Kindly note that in order to experience the Spirit guidance, the person must begin to walk in Love, study the Bible and talk to GOD.

How do I walk in the Holy Spirit?
First, repent of your sins, your pride and independence from God. Ask God to forgive you and cleanse you of all unrighteousness.  (1 John 1:9.) Invite the Holy Spirit into your heart, to indwell you.  ( Luke 11:9-13.)  Pray often and obey your conscience by asking God for direction. Read the Bible. You don’t have to understand all of it. As you walk on, God will reveal the meanings to you. Forgive others their offenses against you. Ask God to break all curses over you. Be sensitive and seek the Holy Spirit’s guidance. God will not force Himself upon you.  HE never manipulates.

Is the Holy Ghost the Holy Spirit?
Older English translations of the Bible, hymns, and catechisms will often refer to the Holy Ghost rather than Holy Spirit. In the Latin texts, Spiritus, Pneuma in Greek. Spirit is a good translation; while in more ancient times, Ghost was a perfectly acceptable synonym for Spirit. But by the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the term Ghost became increasingly associated with spirits of deceased people in a usually frightening context.

As for the Gifts of the Holy Spirit: 1 Cor.12: Wisdom, Knowledge, Miracles, Prophecy, Discernment of Spirits, Unknown Tongues, Interpretation of Tongues.  And ministries are also assigned by the Holy Spirit as in Eph.4:11-16: Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors & Teachers

The Holy Spirit was sent by Christ Jesus to build HIS Church on Pentecost, Acts 2 and when completed will be taken to be with Christ Jesus in Heaven.  I call it the jump to Light Speed and seems we are getting close now.  The Holy Spirit was a Supernatural event in the lives of the Disciples of Christ Jesus.   Jesus came to save us, to seal us and to empower us to help HIM fulfill the prophesy of Isa. 61.  HIS desire is for HIS disciples to  become an extension of HIS loving ministry to the lost.  The 11 disciples became Christians upon Jesus returning to earth after HIS death, .John 20:22-23.    But they were not empowered until Pentecost.  Paul was saved on the road but was empowered 3 days later, Acts 9:17, Philip brought salvation to Samaria in Acts 8:5 but they were empowered only after Peter and John came much later, Acts 8:15-25.  In Acts 19: we see that Paul is still concerned that Christians also receive the baptism in the Holy Spirit for power in their lives, Acts. 19:2, “ And he asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed [on Jesus as the Christ]?”  And they said, No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit. 3 And he asked, Into what [baptism] then were you baptized? They said, Into John’s baptism.”  

Over 13 years from 1955 I attended a main line Evangelical Church without knowing any thing about the empowering of the Holy Spirit.  In God’s Kingdom faith comes first then the results, Heb.11. To have God’s salvation we must first take the step of faith in making Jesus our LORD (master, boss) Rom. 10:9-10,   Then to be empowered by the Holy Spirit we must be walking in obedience and have faith for that supernatural experience as well.  Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God.  Christ Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to teach, comfort, correct, remind, speak through us, help us pray, learn to love, and give us the fruit, gifts and ministries of God for ourselves and others in the building of HIS Church and Kingdom of Eternity.

Yours, in HIS great love and wonderful Grace and Mercy,   Ken<><   www.OhanaChurch.Life

There is but ONE Church of Christ Jesus as LORD;
All who Love, Honor & Obey HIM are eternal members.

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GREAT QUOTES

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“Preaching truth without the anointing of the Holy Ghost is helping
the devil to damn souls. There’s nothing on earth today so
deadening as preaching without heaven’s anointing. Refrain from
preaching unless you know that the dew of heaven is on your soul.”

IDENTITY

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IDENTITY            “WORTH CONSIDERING”           2/8/23

When a boy of about 10 in Kentucky I was sent to a summer camp at Booneburough Kentucky to have an out door experience of camping and learn about Daniel Boone who was the frontersman who led a group of settlers through the Cumberland Gap and established Fort Boonesborough  Although the old fort had been restored where we stayed I don’t remember much about that.  But they took a bunch of us boys out to the cave where Daniel had shot the Bear or Baar in Kentucky talk.  And of course with the tall tails he become our hero and we took on his identity for a while.  It was a difficult thing to do, to kill a bear with the one shot from a Kentucky mussel loader.  And if you did not get the baar dead, you would probable be dead trying.   In telling the story they turned off the Lights in the cave and one of the Camp Leaders pretended to be a bear.   Still a vivid memory.  One year for Halloween my mother made me a devil costume complete with tail, bad  idea, cried most of the night at the party trying to get my tail back from the other kids, bad identity.   Next year my mother made me an Uncle Sam suit, complete with hat, that was a good identity and I ended up leading and marching in the parade on July 4th through the State Capital of Frankfort, KY from the new Capital building to the old.   What a day that was…   Seems we all pick up some kind of identity in life.   I was an Oregon red neck logger for a while,   An assessor for Lane County Or. for a while.   A successful general contractor for a while.   Kahu Ken, for a while.   All with my Celtic, Nordic, German roots back to the War of Independence.   I have one kid who has a very strong identity as a Marine.   Another as a Nurse and another as a Gospel Entertainer.  But our Creator God has another Identity in mind for us all.   Jesus got top drawer, our Heavenly Father would like us to be like Him.

Apostle John taught this.   “So when Jesus had risen from the dead, His disciples remembered what He had said. And they believed and trusted in and relied on the Scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken.   Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover feast, many believed in His name [identifying themselves with Him] after seeing His signs (attesting miracles) which He was doing.  But Jesus, for His part, did not entrust Himself to them, because He knew all people [and understood the [a] superficiality and fickleness of human nature], John 2:22-24

Apostle Paul taught;  “And this I pray, that your love may abound more and more [displaying itself in greater depth] in real knowledge and in practical insight, 10 so that you may learn to recognize and treasure what is excellent [identifying the best, and distinguishing moral differences], and that you may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ [actually living lives that lead others away from sin]; 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God [so that His glory may be both revealed and recognized].  Phil. 1:9-11

As most so called  big churches today preach what will keep the membership of a congregation going in support of the buildings,  property and minister, much of what is preached has been edited so as to not hurt anyone’s feelings.   I know of one big financially successful ministry that only teaches and supports a positive Gospel message.   The little church across the street from me even teaches an all inclusive,  “Progressive Gospel.”  The Truth of God comes to us in Love, Holiness and Power as a balance that draws us up into the identity of Christ Jesus as LORD.   If there is no love, it is a false gospel as God is LOVE.   If there is no Holiness, then God is not there either.   And if there is no power, Apostle Paul teaches us to go someplace else, 2 Tim.3:5 as it is only a form of godliness.  Jesus came to us in all of the above,   Love, Holiness & Power to draw us up unto HIM.

In Romans 13:11-12, Apostle Paul, reminds us,   “Do this, knowing that this is a critical time. It is already the hour for you to awaken from your sleep [of spiritual complacency]; for our salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed [in Christ]. 12 The night [this present evil age] is almost gone and the day [of Christ’s return] is almost here. So let us fling away the works of darkness and put on the [full] armor of light. 13 Let us conduct ourselves properly and honorably as in the [light of] day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and irresponsibility, not in quarreling and jealousy.”   (It is certainly much closer now than then.)

And in Col.3:1,   “Therefore if you have been raised with Christ [to a new life, sharing in His resurrection from the dead], keep seeking the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your mind and keep focused habitually on the things above [the heavenly things], not on things that are on the earth [which have only temporal value]. 3 For you died [to this world], and your [new, real] life is hidden with Christ in God.”

Apostle John puts it this way:   “We have come to know [by personal observation and experience], and have believed [with deep, consistent faith] the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides continually in him. 17 In this [union and fellowship with Him], love is completed and perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment [with assurance and boldness to face Him]; because as He is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love [dread does not exist]. But perfect (complete, full-grown) love drives out fear, because fear involves [the expectation of divine] punishment, so the one who is afraid [of God’s judgment] is not perfected in love [has not grown into a sufficient understanding of God’s love].”    John 4:16-18.

So it is up to us to decide to change our identity or citizenship in this world into an identity of being in Christ Jesus as LORD (Master, Boss.)    As we come into humility to serve rather than to be served and to find deep submission and obedience to God’s Commandments.  And as we do this then God’s Power will help us find our way to HIM.  But our Creator God is not going to allow the pride, rebellion and destruction that is now in this world loose into the next.    HIS eternal Kingdom of LIGHT and RIGHTEOUSNESS that Christ is now building for us will be a place of PEACE.

Yours, in HIS great love and wonderful Grace and Mercy,   Ken<><   www.OhanaChurch.Life

There is but ONE Church of Christ Jesus on planet earth;
All who Love, Honor and Obey HIM are eternal members.

STRANGERS

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STRANGERS,          “WORTH   CONSIDERING”          2/6/23

When a little boy growing up until about 5 or 6, I mostly lived on my Grandfather’s100 acre farm.  in Kentucky.   This was during the Great Depression of 1929 when people were having a very difficult time.   Seems we may be heading again into this kind of a national bump in the road or WW III or both.     But on the farm we all worked hard, even at my age I would get the water from the well with a bucket and shuck the corn and grind it for the chickens, collect eggs and do what I could.  And because we helped each other we never missed a meal and there was always plenty of food for strangers.   It was not so  much talked about, it was more of a learning by observing but there was a southern attitude of kindness and helping folks that went with the turf of being from the South.  Of course some call it the Bible Belt and it seems for all of the starch and hard work hearts was still tender towards the stranger.  We never locked a door.   Of course things are much different now but I wonder if we might be missing out on something in not having time to entertain angels (God’s Messengers) without knowing about it?   So I took the time to deal with the fear that we sometimes have concerning strangers.  How is the Gospel of Christ Jesus going to find root in our crazy world if no one can see the Love of God in action?  This generation is totally turned off to playing church where there is no power of the Holy Spirit.  It was not the church that got me saved in 1955 but a young man who was believing the Bible and allowing it to totally change his life.   I got to see the words of Jesus alive and in action,   I had never seen that before, it got my attention..  I followed Floyd around and was born from above.

Let love of your fellow believers continue. 2 Do not neglect to extend hospitality to strangers [especially among the family of believers—being friendly, cordial, and gracious, sharing the comforts of your home and doing your part generously], for by this some have entertained angels (Messengers) without knowing it. 3 Remember those who are in prison, as if you were their fellow prisoner, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in a body [and subject to physical suffering. Heb. 13:1-3,     But the stranger who resides with you shall be to you like someone native-born among you; and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt; I am the Lord your God.  Lev. 19:34.     Therefore, show your love for the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.  Deut. 10:19,     The Lord protects the strangers; He supports the fatherless and the widow; But He makes crooked the way of the wicked.  Psalm 146:9    God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.  Psalm 68:6,     There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.  1 John 4:18,      “ For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.  25 For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.  26 I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.” Job 3:24-26.    For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”  2 Timothy 1:7.      Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.  Hebrews 13:17.   Need to find an Eph. 4:11-16 Elder and become submitted.  In the Kingdom of God all are to learn to serve and be submitted to someone,   Humility and Obedience training is very difficult to find today.  And  if we do,  there is no long line at the door.   “The [reverent] fear of the Lord [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome] is the instruction for wisdom [its starting point and its essence]; And before honor comes humility.”  Prov.  15:33.    So find an Elder who loves Jesus and knows more than you do, and learn to repent and to submit.

Eph. 4:11-16,    “And [His gifts to the church were varied and] He Himself appointed some as apostles [special messengers, representatives], some as prophets [who speak a new message from God to the people], some as evangelists [who spread the good news of salvation], and some as pastors and teachers [to shepherd and guide and instruct], 12 [and He did this] to fully equip and perfect the saints (God’s people) for works of service, to build up the body of Christ [the church]; 13 until we all reach oneness in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, [growing spiritually] to become a mature believer, reaching to the measure of the fullness of Christ [manifesting His spiritual completeness and exercising our spiritual gifts in unity]. 14 So that we are no longer children [spiritually immature], tossed back and forth [like ships on a stormy sea] and carried about by every wind of [shifting] doctrine, by the cunning and trickery of [unscrupulous] men, by the deceitful scheming of people ready to do anything [for personal profit]. 15 But speaking the truth in love [in all things—both our speech and our lives expressing His truth], let us grow up in all things into Him [following His example] who is the Head—Christ. 16 From Him the whole body [the church, in all its various parts], joined and knitted firmly together by what every joint supplies, when each part is working properly, causes the body to grow and mature, building itself up [a] in [unselfish] love.

If we really want to experience in full what Christ Jesus came to give us we will need to humble ourselves and follow HIS directions and commandments to the letter.  It all starts with us leaning to love one another as God loves us.   In that great love we want to please HIM and follow HIS directions and example in Christ Jesus.   And out of that loving obedience will come the power of the Holy Spirit to confirm HIS TRUTH.   We are experiencing a powerless church today due to following vain (vanity, prideful) religious traditions rather than the Word of God.  God’s Church is a messy forum, but we have made it into a powerless polished theater and many have quit going at all.  The Church of Christ Jesus is dangerous as you never know what the Holy Spirit is going to do.   But Man’s Church is totally safe and even has a script to follow.  And mostly you know exactly what is going to happen. God’s Church is a balance of Love, Holiness and Power, Just like Jesus.   Man’s church tends to be indulgent or sanctimonious or a carnival.   A Jesus Church is like:  Psalm 126:6   “He who goes back and forth weeping, carrying his bag of seed [for planting],  Will indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves (increase) with him..”

So here is what we example for: 1 Cor. 26-33,    “What then is the right course, believers? When you meet together, each one has a psalm, a teaching, a revelation (disclosure of special knowledge), a tongue, or an interpretation. Let everything be constructive and edifying and done for the good of all the church. 27 If anyone speaks in a tongue, it should be limited to two or at the most three, and each one speaking in turn, and one must interpret [what is said]. 28 But if there is no one to interpret, the one [who wishes to speak in a tongue] must keep silent in church; let him speak to himself and to God. 29 Let two or three prophets speak [as inspired by the Holy Spirit], while the rest pay attention and judge carefully what is said. 30 But if an inspired revelation is made to another who is seated, then the first one must be silent. 31 For [in this way] you can all prophesy one by one, so that everyone may be instructed and everyone may be encouraged; 32 for the spirits of prophets are subject to the prophets [the prophecy is under the speaker’s control, and he can stop speaking]; 33 for God [who is the source of their prophesying] is not a God of confusion and disorder but of peace and order.  As [is the practice] in all the churches of the saints (God’s people),” St.  Paul

Yours, in HIS great Love and wonderful Grace & Mercy,   Ken<><   www.OhanaChurch.Life

COMMANDMENTS

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Commandments                 “Worth Considering”          2/3/23

In the Bible the word Commandments is used directly 168 time and indirectly much more.

Jesus taught:   “1If you ask Me anything in My name [as My representative], I will do it. “If you [really] love Me, you will keep and obey My commandments.  And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another [a] Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), to be with you forever—   The person who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who [really] loves Me; and whoever [really] loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him [I will make Myself real to him].”  If you keep My commandments and obey My teaching, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.

So of the about one thousand commandments that Jesus gave us to do, how are you doing?  Of course this also includes what the Holy Spirit gave to the apostles to share with us as well.

One of the ones that got hold of me early in my early Christian walk was: “And these things give in charge, (as a commandment) that they may be blameless.  But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.  1 Tim. 5:7-9,   I ended up with 8 kids, this one got me going early in the morning and up late at night to make sure that I covered all of the bases for my big family.   We never missed a meal, kept warm all winter and never an unpaid bill as it was a good partnership in the LORD and HE did keep His end.   “But my God shall supply all your needs according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Phil.  4:19.  So if your not covering your bases, something is wrong in the Commandment area.

Making Jesus LORD, Master/Boss is the process of Sanctification (to make holy) many of us thought that when we made Jesus our Savior, we had it made.   But actually that was only the beginning of the walk on the straight and narrow road to being changed to be like Jesus.   “ Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.  1 John 4:17.   Even at 90 now, most every day, I take inventory to see if I got off the straight and narrow way and need to repent and ask forgiveness for thoughts and deeds that were not like Jesus.  Of course I am walking close to eternity now,  that makes it a bit easier..

Jesus warned us: “Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.   Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?   And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.   Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:” Matt.7:20-24

So being a Christian is more than even keeping the Commandments of Christ Jesus but also entering into a real spiritual relationship with HIM like the Holy Spirit was taking to me this morning and I was trying to remember it all, but had to say, to HIM, you got to help me later when I need to write this down as I can not remember it all.  My little container is overflowing.

In Considering Commandments we are also considering Truth and Obedience.   We have a built in resistance to change.   Our ego/pride factor that we got from Adam is still in good working order.   So the concept of repenting and change goes against our very nature.  And even if it is good for us.    “or they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.  Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.  Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; Heb. 12:10-12.    By this we know [without any doubt] that we love the children of God: [expressing that love] when we love God and obey His commandments. 3 For the [true] love of God is this: that we habitually keep His commandments and remain focused on His precepts. And His commandments and His precepts are not difficult [to obey]. 4 For [a] everyone born of God is victorious and overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has conquered and overcome the world—our [continuing, persistent] faith [in Jesus the Son of God].  1John 5:3   “ And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.”  1 Jn. 1:6

In Matt. 6 Christ Jesus our LORD gives us a lot of HIS commandments including a sample of how to pray.   “Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.  Give us this day our daily bread.   And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.   And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.  For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:  But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”   Be a good idea to brush up on the Holy Commandments that we are to follow if we really have made Christ Jesus or LORD.   It is a real relationship through the Holy Spirit, it is not just a piece of paper on the wall that looks official.   Our Creator God of making a family to which you have been invited in love.  But He also wants a house of loving unity and righteousness.   He will not allow those who have abused this world to bring their trash into HIS world.   All trash and those who love to make trash will all end up at the dump for eternity.    Yours, In HIS great LOVE.   Ken<><   www.OhanaChurch.Life

I get these QUORA questions in my email just about every day now,  this was a good one.
QUORA 1/28/23   What are two principles in ecologism that reject each other?   ANSWER:
Atheism/Evolution  /  God/Creation….  As a Bible Christian I believe that the world was created to do exactly what is is doing and that the resources will last as long as needed to complete the vision for the purpose of the creation.  So I have no concern about ecologism.  From a Biblical perspective we were created in a temporary time dimension with a temporary body for the purpose of giving our eternal souls an opportunity to learn to use our freewill in a positive and loving manor.  We need to learn to live with our Creator as a family and to become like HIM.  And in 7,000 yrs that temporary dimension will close.  From Adam we are about 6,000 years into the process like a 7 day week of 1,000 years.  In the process our Creator will have given us every opportunity to seek, knock and ask for HIS help in finding HIS needed grace to make the jump to His light speed.  Most are not interested as Jesus taught that only a few would find the WAY…  Only the those who seek and find the way will be given a new eternal body for their eternal souls.  The Creator will have no use for those who in pride and rebellion have turned this temporary time world in to dump heap.  And there is no second chance on the other side of death.  That is what the prophets of GOD say to me in the Holy Scriptures.   Ken<><

CHURCH, Homeward Bound

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CHURCH, Homeward Bound         “WORTH CONSIDERING              2/1/23

On the web and in the news much is happening in the world as it heats up in selfish contentions to fight over power and stuff.   The Bible has a lot to tell us about today.   St. Paul writes about it from his day in 2 Tim.3:1-5.  And our Creator God tells us that what ever He is up to He is going to tell us about it prior to doing it.  Amos 3:7, “ Surely the Lord God does nothing [a] Without revealing His secret plan [of the judgment to come] To His servants the prophets.

So the question really concerns the CHURCH which began to be constructed by the Holy Spirit on Pentecost in Acts 2 and the Church began to be built in Love, Holiness & Power and looked like Jesus.   It began with a 120 disciples who were like Jesus and thousands game to Christ Jesus as LORD as the Love, Holiness and Power was so obvious.  So this began the building of one of the families of God.   The is an O.T. family that was like Enoch and another family in Noah, and another in Abraham, and another in Christ Jesus as HIS Bride/Wife and another from the Great Tribulation and the last to Bless Abraham in all of God’s Promises to be fulfilled as promised.  And there may be more that I don’t know about as the Prophets of the Bible focus on what we need to know to find our way into the Kingdom of God.   John the Baptist noted this in John 3:29, “He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands by and listens to him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. So this pleasure and joy of mine is now complete.   Note here the John considers himself to by the friend of the bridegroom and not the bride.  In Gen 12:3, “And I will bless (do good for, benefit) those who bless you, And I will curse [that is, subject to My wrath and judgment] the one who curses (despises, dishonors, has contempt for) you (Israel). And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed. (Jesus)”   Israel as also noted in Rev. 12 as the woman with 12 stars, tribes.  Also as noted by Moses in Gen.28:14. So my understanding is that the unique Church was conceived  at Pentecost and is born at the 1st resurrection ( 1 Cor.  15;20-57)  and prior to the beginning of the Great 7 year Tribulation.  And notice that this happens in the “twinkling” of an eye, or very quickly.

So there is no question as to as to the Church being resurrected very quickly but what about the time line.   Jesus warns us to be ready as we only get to go if we are ready and have our light on and shining bright, Matt.25.  But He told us that certain things would be in place and we would know when we are getting close.  So what are the signs of his return for HIS Church?

Apostle Paul tells us that the judgement starts as a time when the world is saying peace and safety.  So the snatching away of the Church as in the days of Noah, Matt.24:37-44 will be at a time of false peace and safety, 1 Thess. 5:3.   No time during the Great Tribulation of 7 yrs. will the world be peaceful.  In Rev. 4 & 5 apostle John is caught up into to heaven, like above, and views  the beauty and glory of Christ Jesus, this is  after the church age ending in 3 and it seems that Chapter 6 starts the Great Tribulation from a position of false peace, (White Horse.) And this begins the 7 years of the Wrath of God. But Matt 19:25, Mark 10:26, Rom. 5:9, & 1 Thess. 2:16 tell us that Jesus saves us from that Wrath.  So seems to me that the Church must be snatched away into heaven prior to the Great Tribulation.   And other scriptures to support that position as well.

In 2 Thess.2:5-9 St Paul writes: “5 Do you not remember that when I was still with you, I was telling you these things? 6 And you know what restrains him (antichrist) now [from being revealed]; it is so that he will be revealed at his own [appointed] time. For the mystery of lawlessness [rebellion against divine authority and the coming reign of lawlessness] is already at work; [but it is restrained] only until he (Must be the Holy Spirit) who now restrains it is taken out of the way. Then the lawless one [the Antichrist] will be revealed and the Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of His mouth and bring him to an end by the appearance of His coming.  The coming of the [Antichrist, the lawless] one is through the activity of Satan, [attended] with great power [all kinds of counterfeit miracles] and [deceptive] signs and false wonders [all of them lies].  So when the Holy Spirit is to be removed from earth then we as Christians go with HIM.  Eph. 4:30-31.  So the Holy Spirit came to conceive the church on Pentecost and when born it goes home in the first Resurrection, Rev. 20:6.. “Blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) and holy is the person who takes part in the first resurrection; over these the second death [which is eternal separation from God, the lake of fire] has no power or authority, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and they will reign with Him a thousand years.”  But those who miss this first Resurrection will fine themselves in 2 Thess.2:9, “ The coming of the [Antichrist, the lawless] one is through the activity of Satan, [attended] with great power [all kinds of counterfeit miracles] and [deceptive] signs and false wonders [all of them lies], 10 and by unlimited seduction to evil and with all the deception of wickedness for those who are perishing, because they did not welcome the love of the truth [of the gospel] so as to be saved [they were spiritually blind, and rejected the truth that would have saved them]. 11 Because of this God will send upon them a misleading influence, [an activity of error and deception] so they will believe the lie, 12 in order that all may be judged and condemned who did not believe the truth [about their sin, and the need for salvation through Christ], but instead took pleasure in unrighteousness.”  So here we are to understand that those who know and have rejected the Truth of God, will not get a second chance to change their position.

Also Rev. 12 heads in that same direction,  if I understand it correctly: 12:1 Like Joseph’s dream,  the woman is Israel,   the child is Jesus, Verse 5, Jesus is caught up with the rod of iron (which is the Church).  And in verse 6 after 3 ½ yrs, then in 12:11, the Church, Rod of Iron, boots lucifer/satan and his minions out of the heaves to earth.  And in verse 14 we have the last half of the Great Tribulation of 3 ½ years and Armageddon  Rev. 12:17,  Rev.20:6  with the return of Jesus with the Church to create, on earth, the Kingdom of Christ Jesus as Lord for a thousand years.

At this point in time, it seems to me that the prophesies for the birth pains for the Church to jump to light speed are really on the head lines of our local news today.   I counted 15 prophesies that Jesus told us to watch for and they all seems to be happening at this time.  In fact in Matt. 24:22, Jesus tells us:  And if those days had not been cut short, no human life would be saved; but for the sake of the elect (God’s chosen ones) those days will be shortened. So you just might not wake up in your bed tomorrow?????  Just like today with all of the world destruction Nuke talk.  Seem we have made about 15,000 very powerful nuke’s that we are sitting on,  world wide.  Enough to kill all humanity many times over.   “So no human life left”, is a reality today like never before.

Yours, in HIS great love and wonderful Grace & Mercy,   Ken<>< www.OhanaChurch.Life

There is but ONE Church of Christ Jesus as LORD on planet earth;
And all who Love, Honor & Obey HIM are eternal members.

TRUTH, HUMILITY & OBEDIENCE

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TRUTH, HUMILITY & OBEDIENCE   “WORTH CONSIDERING”   1/27/23

The Holy Spirit has been encouraging me to do some exercise each day and listen to a CD of the Old Testament.   I don’t like my little exercise bike and the O.T. for me, seems a little boring but today the Holy Spirit told me, it was not an option.   That I know the Truth and in humility I  need to become obedient so HE can bless me.   So I have been fighting about it and keeping busy with other things, but it just does not go away.   So today I got on the bike, it was really not that bad and tonight will listen to the O.T. before I go to sleep.   Already starting to feel lighter.   So I thought about tonight’s Bible Fellowship?   I wonder how many of you go through the same thing and find out that what God want’s you to do is really not as difficult as it is made out to be.  Seems the enemy has his foot on the scales and tries to make what ever the Holy Sprite is encouraging us to do for our own Spiritual Growth and development.  What does that add to me? A very needed OBEDIENCE FACTOR.    You think our Creator God is going to turn a lot of self centered, what about me, disobedient folks into HIS perfect Kingdom of Heaven????   Think Again. God’s Heaven is secure,  Nevo hapin,   as my Japanese friend use to say to me in 1950 in Japan.   He was a little short on English, but got his point across.  He was great in taking me to unique places in Japan.  Obedience in the AMP comes up 45 times in the O.T. and 32 times in the N.T. so rather important.  Starts off with Able, goes through Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and many others in bringing us to Jesus who gives us the absolute perfect example concerning obedience even to a very painful death on a cross of Rome.   And our Creator God, sets Jesus before us as to how HE wants us to become.

In Hebrews, the writer (Paul, I think) shares with us:   “Although He was a Son [who had never been disobedient to the Father], He learned [active, special] obedience through what He suffered.” Heb. 5:8 and again, “Then He said, “Behold, I have come to do Your will.” [And so] He does away with the first [covenant as a means of atoning for sin based on animal sacrifices] so that He may inaugurate and establish the second [covenant by means of obedience].  Heb. 10:9
And share about the obedience of Abraham in Heb. 11:10 and of Moses in Heb 11:26.   So we see that Faith, Humility and Obedience as being a major part of our Sanctification process of being made in the image and likeness of God, Gen.1:26.   So our will is either a part of the problem or part of the cure.   And as for me personally, even when I deeply know the Truth I also deeply need the help of the Grace (power) of God in the Holy Spirit to get the changes done.   Paul really nails it in Romans 8, the whole chapter but especially Rom. 8:10-18,   “If Christ lives in you, though your [natural] body is dead because of sin, your spirit is alive because of righteousness [which He provides]. 11 And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.  12 So then, [a] brothers and sisters, we have an obligation, but not to our flesh [our human nature, our worldliness, our sinful capacity], to live according to the [impulses of the] flesh [our nature without the Holy Spirit]— 13 for if you are living according to the [impulses of the] flesh, you are going to die. But if [you are living] by the [power of the Holy] Spirit you are habitually putting to death the sinful deeds of the body, you will [really] live forever. 14 For all who are allowing themselves to be led by the Spirit of God are children of God. 15 For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading again to fear [of God’s judgment], but you have received the Spirit of adoption as children [the Spirit producing adoption] by which we [joyfully] cry, “[b] Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit Himself testifies and confirms together with our spirit [assuring us] that we [believers] are children of God. 17 And if [we are His] children, [then we are His] heirs also: heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ [sharing His spiritual blessing and inheritance], if indeed we share in His suffering so that we may also share in His glory.  18 For I consider [from the standpoint of faith] that the sufferings of the present life are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is about to be revealed to us and in us!”

According to Jesus, our placement in eternal life is based upon believing in God’s Truth. God’s Truth is everywhere, Romans 1:17–22. Isaiah 28: 9–20 tells us that God’s Truth is line upon line and precept upon precept. So in order find and know God’s Truth we need to search through HIS prophets, in context and grow in HIS truth and become sanctified and like HIM. The big problem is not in finding HIS truth but in avoiding the lies and the poisons of this world. So pure faith is a growth in God’s Truth in humility and obedience. But if you find God’s Truth and don’t walk it out you may become stuck in the mud of this world so badly that you could easily miss the next. God is creating an eternal family that loves HIM and each other and that wants to be like HIM. All others, need not apply. Interested? Read John, Acts & Romans, especially Romans 10:9–10 in the Amplified Bible

Quora, Question:   What is the predestination controversy?   
Some folks believe they are the way they are as God made them that way,  like homosexuals and as do many Christians.  But they edit out the word foreknowledge in Romans 8:29.  In other words,  from GOD’S dimension HE foreknew the future before it happened in our dimension.  HE knew that I would be writing this note at this time before the first bit of HIS energy became an atom.  But all through the Bible man is totally responsible in Free Will for his actions and will be judged accordingly.  It is obvious that we were not created to be a bunch of robots and what kind of a family would that make.  And True Love would not even exist as love must have Free Will to be valid.  And Revelation 22:14–23 would be invalid if we were predestined without God’s foreknowledge only confirming our personal decisions.  If alive, you have the right to decide to live in God’s Light in Christ Jesus with a new body or deepest darkness for eternity without a body.  Your soul is eternal either way.  To not believe in the Bible is also a personal choice.  As for me,  I believe it to be valid for faith and practice.

Quora Question:    What is the best way to respond to someone who says they will never waver in their faith, no matter what happens?   Good, if built on stone, but if on sand it will wash away when God’s flood of Truth find it.  Isa. 28: 9–20,  Matthew 7:24–26,  1 Cor.3:11–15.  Even many so called Christians are living on sand as they have a selected emotional truths for themselves as a “Progressive Gospel” and their faith is built on an edited edition of God’s truth.  Our Creator God is seeking to invest HIS Love, Holiness & Power into our lives if we are truly the disciples of Christ Jesus.  St. Paul tells us that if there is no power,  we are building on sand,  2 Tim.3:5.   But it is up to us to want God’s Truth and to seek God’s help in securing it for our lives.  Romans 1:18-20

Yours, in HIS great love and wonderful Grace & Mercy,    Ken<><    www.OhanaChurch.Life

There is but ONE CHURCH of Christ Jesus as LORD on earth;
And all who Love, Honor and Obey HIM are eternal members.

WORD OF GOD

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WORD OF GOD         “WORTH CONSIDERING            1/26/23

“Do not love the world [of sin that opposes God and His precepts], nor the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—the lust and sensual craving of the flesh and the lust and longing of the eyes and the boastful pride of life [pretentious confidence in one’s resources or in the stability of earthly things]—these do not come from the Father, but are from the world. 17 The world is passing away, and with it its lusts [the shameful pursuits and ungodly longings]; but the one who does the will of God and carries out His purposes lives forever.   1 John 2:15-17

SO HOW DO WE KNOW THE WILL OF GOD>?
The Bible,   Hebrews 11,   Faith or Fear (as both the same) brings to pass what you have faith or fear for. Our Creator God holds all creation together by HIS faith. It is HIS faith that holds the electron to the neutron and proton in an atom as the electron travels far to fast to be held otherwise. Our Creator God is intent in teaching us how to live by faith as well, if we will allow HIM to. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. Want more faith, spend more time learning about faith from the Prophets of God. Be blessed in your quest and be it unto you according to your faith IN THE WORD OF GOD.  (It is in the context that we find His Truth.)

We are now living in a world full of fear, and like Job noted in Job: ““For the thing which I greatly fear comes upon me,  And that of which I am afraid has come upon me. “I am not at ease, nor am I quiet, And I am not at rest, and yet trouble still comes [upon me].”  (In other words Job was doing all he knew to do to prevent it in fear but it happened anyway,  Job 3:25.)

Look at today’s NEWS:
Finland Ponders Joining NATO Without Sweden After Koran Burning Angers Turkey
Finland says it may join the NATO military alliance without Sweden as Turkey blocks Swedish membership, citing a Koran burning by far-right activists and pro-Kurdish protests in Stockholm.
US Sending 31 Tanks To Ukraine; Germany Over 100   U.S. President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the United States would send 31 powerful Abrams tanks – the equivalent of one battalion – to Ukraine.  Chinese military jets and naval vessels enter Taiwanese space amid concerns of invasion in 2027 Days after Taiwan’s foreign minister said he believes China may invade Taiwan in 2027, the country’s Ministry of Defense announced that Chinese military aircraft and naval vessels again trespassed into Taiwanese air and sea space early on Wednesday.
Russian frigate tests hypersonic missiles with nearly 600-mile strike capacity Russia’s Defense Ministry announced Wednesday that its frigate Admiral Gorshkov has successfully tested Zircon anti-ship hypersonic missiles that have a range of over 560 miles, i24NEWS reports. Much harder to track and intercept than traditional projectiles, hypersonic missiles can travel more than five times the speed of sound and maneuver in mid-flight.  Scotland: Convicted male rapist may serve time in women’s jail after claims he is transitioning to female A 31 year-old Scottish man convicted yesterday of raping two women may serve his sentence in a women’s prison because he claims that, since being charged with the sex attacks in Glasgow, Scotland, he has become a trans woman, the Daily Mail reports.

So not much faith for our future in the World’s News Today  
So if we are interested in seeing a move of the Holy Spirit it will be because we fill our hearts and minds with positive faith as Jesus Taught and not as the world or the so called church teaches today, 2 Tim. 3:5.  So lets take time here to consider what Christ Jesus taught.  There are 598 verses of scripture in the Holy Bible on Faith, so plenty of context and 418 of them in the New Testament.  So let us consider a few of what Jesus taught: When we have it right, we will see Jesus in His great love healing the sick, raising the dead and casting out demons as usual.

“For I also am a man subject to authority [of a higher rank], with soldiers subject to me; and I say to one, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.” 10 When Jesus heard this, He was amazed and said to those who were following Him, “I tell you truthfully, I have not found such great faith [as this] with anyone in Israel. 11 I say to you that many [Gentiles] will come from east and west, and will sit down [to feast at the table, and enjoy God’s promises] with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven [because they accepted Me as Lord], Matt. 8:9-11.   Read the whole account from Matt.8:5,
“But Jesus turning and seeing her said, “Take courage, daughter; your [personal trust and confident] faith [in Me] has made you well.” And at once the woman was [completely] healed.”
Matt. 9:22
“And he who does not take his cross [expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come] and follow Me [believing in Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me] is not worthy of Me.”  Matt. 10:38,   Matt. 16:24
“Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, your faith [your personal trust and confidence in My power] is great; it will be done for you as you wish.” And her daughter was healed from that moment.”
Matt. 15:28
“He answered, “Because of your little faith [your lack of trust and confidence in the power of God]; for I assure you and most solemnly say to you, if you have [living] faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and [if it is God’s will] it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.” Matt.17:20
“So be alert [give strict attention, be cautious and active in faith], for you do not know which day [whether near or far] your Lord is coming.”  Matt. 24:42
“His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful and trustworthy over a little, I will put you in charge of many things; share in the joy of your master.’
Matt. 25:21
“Now faith is the assurance (title deed, confirmation) of things hoped for (divinely guaranteed), and the evidence of things not seen [the conviction of their reality—faith comprehends as fact what cannot be experienced by the physical senses]. 2 For by this [kind of] faith the [a] men of old gained [divine] approval.   By faith [that is, with an inherent trust and enduring confidence in the power, wisdom and goodness of God ] we understand that the worlds (universe, ages) were framed and created [formed, put in order, and equipped for their intended purpose] by the Word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.   Heb. 11:1-3

Yours, in HIS great Love and wonderful Grace & Mercy,    Ken<><   www.OhanaChurch.Life

There is but ONE Church of Christ Jesus as LORD on earth;
All who Love, Honor & Obey HIM are eternal members.

REVIVAL

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REVIVAL    “WORTH CONSIDERING”          1/23/23

This Morning from George Baltimore:
Walk in His righteousness! Romans 5:17-19 For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ. Therefore, as through one man’s offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man’s righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life. For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous.

Are you righteous? If you are truly a believer in the Lord, then you HAVE received His gift of righteousness! Righteousness is a gift we receive when we come into saving faith. Righteousness is not something we earn, but rather it’s a gift to be received from our Messiah! According to this passage, you have received the gift of righteousness through Him. Not because we have kept the “law” or lived a holy life. It can’t be bought with money, or earned through self-effort, or by doing “religious” works. It’s a gift!   And in His free gift of righteousness, we have right standing with God! When you walk in His righteousness and make Jesus your LORD (Master), then you can approach His throne boldly – expecting the Lord to answer! The devil would love to bring up your sins and keep you bound thinking you can’t come to the Lord, however the Scripture is clear, “if we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to CLEANSE US FROM ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS!” [1 John 1:9]    Don’t let the enemy bind you in sin – but claim fresh and anew today His gift of righteousness, approach His throne with boldness, and expect the Lord to answer – because you are walking in His gift of righteousness!

Your family in the Lord with much agape love,
From:  George Baltimore, Worthy Brief <worthybrief@worthynetwork.com&gt;        1/16/23 <b94ae97bb66e693a4850359ec.0f484aa80e.20230116101446.97c157f546.acd93a9f@mail129.sea71.mcsv.net&gt;    (World  news from a Christian view point.)    More concerning “Blackout Day.”
https://darkagedefender.com/watch/taliban?id=97824061&affid=333&cid=1107&s1=rickdarkage0118&s2=&s3=&s4=&s5=

Ken’s Notes: The understanding of God’s gift of righteousness  brought me into salvation  4/28/55 as being guided through 1 Cor.3:11-15 with Floyd  Ayers when I was at 23 working in the Eng. Dept. of the City of Long Beach in Long Beach, CA. and supporting a wife and 1 & ½ kids.  The truth of that message totally changed my life, which deeply needed changing.  But the predestination concept can make  us into robots.  Our Creator’s absolute foreknowledge needs to also  be considered in the equation. (Rom.8:29.)  Love can not exist outside of free will.  Our loving Creator God has invited us to join HIM in HIS eternal Kingdom as HIS elect, ( Rev. 22:17)  , if we are up for it,  and are willing to repent and to make the needed changes to become like HIM,  Rom. 8:13.)   So predestination is totally illogical,  how could a just and loving God ever judge for doing what was programed by HIM to do?  Atheism is also illogical as you must know all about everything we were to KNOW that something does not exist.  Our eternal soul, at the present time,  is locked into a temporary body in a temporary time dimension and we only know about in part,  1 Cor. 13:12.  Our Creator is not going to allow the puss of rebellion and pride on earth loose to mess up the rest of HIS creation.  Look what pride and rebellion has done to this planet.

Hindrances To Revival
We cannot emphasize too strongly our conviction that all hindrances to revival in the Church are due to sin! The appalling fact is that every sin found without the Church is found also within the Church although perhaps to a lesser degree.   It is sin in individual Church members, whether at home or on the foreign field, which grieves and quenches the Holy Spirit! I imagine that we would lose much of our self-righteousness if we were to find that pride, jealousy, envy, greed, bad temper, backbiting, gossip, talebearing, and all their kindred are just as heinous in God’s sight as the so-called grosser sins.     All sin in the believer, of whatever kind, mars the redemptive work of Christ. The filth and blood guiltiness of the churches can only be swept away by the Spirit of Judgment, and the Spirit of Burning.     In view of the prominence that is given to confession of sin in this article, perhaps I ought to make plain my own views on the subject.   We have a strong feeling that sins committed before conversion are under the blood of God’s Son and never should be confessed.  To do so is to bring dishonor upon Christ’s Calvary sacrifice.     We believe that as regards secret sin, that is sin which is only known to the individual soul and God, to confess it at the private altar is, as a rule, sufficient to ensure pardon and cleansing. Yet there are times when secret acknowledgment of secret sin is not sufficient and public confession is the only way to secure relief…   As to sin against an individual, the Scriptures are quite plain.  “Therefore, if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift” (Matt. 5:22,24).     It is vain for us to pray while conscious that we have injured another. Let us first make amends to the injured one before we dare approach God at either private or public altar.   I am confident revival would break out in most churches if this was done. Then again, as regards public sins, experience has shown us that those can only be swept away by public confession.  True, this amounts to crucifixion; but by our willful disobedience,  we have put the Lord of Glory to open shame, and it is the price we must be willing to pay if we are to see revival sweeping through our churches.  ~Jonathan Goforth.

So if we really want to see the Holy Spirit bring a full revival it will need to start some where.  Why not with you?   Like to experience God’s supernatural Joy?  Then we are going to need to go by HIS rules and commandments for it to happen.  The Holy Spirit can not confirm traditional lies of vanity, hypocrisy nor lies of any kind and bring a powerful revival into existence as it would only end in becoming a basket of rotten fruit in no time at all.  Sometimes sin is obvious and sometimes sin is traditional vanity (pride) and not clearly seen.   Sometimes it is just being stupid and untrained.   But sin always ends in pain.   It never deliverers the Love, Joy & Peace as promised.  We are being given the opportunity to get ready to jump to light speed and to live with our Creator.  But we need to be willing to make Jesus LORD and change to become like HIM, it is up to us.  But the decision that we make while on earth is eternal to live in Light with our Creator or to live in absolute darkness for eternity as an eternal soul without a body.  Think about it, no body for eternity but with a perfect recording of every thing done or said and opportunities lost to replay for eternity. As for me,  I want to enjoy a full on God Powerful, Holy Spirit Revival one more time prior to graduating.

Yours, in HIS great Love and Wonderful Grace and Mercy, Ken<>< www.OhanaChurch.Life

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