Joel 2:28,   “And you shall know [without any doubt] that I am in the midst of Israel [to protect and bless you],   And that I am the Lord your God,   And there is no other;  My people will never be put to shame.  “It shall come about after this That I shall pour out My Spirit on all mankind;
And your sons and your daughters will prophesy, Your old men will dream dreams, Your young men will see visions. “Even on the male and female servants I will pour out My Spirit in those days.

Eph. 3:19-21,   ““And you shall know [without any doubt] that I am in the midst of Israel [to protect and bless you], And that I am the Lord your God, And there is no other;  My people will never be put to shame.

Eph. 3:19, “ and [that you may come] to know [practically, through personal experience] the love of Christ which far surpasses [mere] knowledge [without experience], that you may be filled up [throughout your being] to all the fullness of God [so that you may have the richest experience of God’s presence in your lives, completely filled and flooded with God Himself].  20 Now to Him who is able to [carry out His purpose and] do super-abundantly more than all that we dare ask or think [infinitely beyond our greatest prayers, hopes, or dreams], according to His power that is at work within us, 21 to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations forever and ever. Amen.

VISIONS:
Numbers 12:5-7, “5 The Lord came down in a pillar of cloud and stood at the doorway of the tabernacle, and He called Aaron and Miriam, and they came forward. 6 And He said,   “Hear now My words:   If there is a prophet among you,  I the Lord will make Myself known to him in a vision And I will speak to him in a dream.  7 “But it is not so with My servant Moses;   He is entrusted and faithful in all My house.”
Job 33:15,   “In a dream, a vision of the night [one may hear God’s voice], When deep sleep falls on men While slumbering upon the bed,
Proverbs 29:18.  “Where there is no vision [no revelation of God and His word], the people are unrestrained; But happy and blessed is he who keeps the law [of God].”
Jeremiah 23:16,   “Thus says the Lord of hosts, “Do not listen to the words of the [false] prophets who prophesy to you. They are teaching you worthless things and are leading you into futility; They speak a vision of their own mind and imagination And not [truth] from the mouth of the Lord.”  Colossians 2:17-19 “ Such things are only a shadow of what is to come and they have only symbolic value; but the substance [the reality of what is foreshadowed] belongs to Christ. 18 Let no one defraud you of your prize [your freedom in Christ and your salvation] by insisting on mock humility and the worship of angels, going into detail about visions [he claims] he has seen [to justify his authority], puffed up [in conceit] by his nonspiritual mind, 19 and not holding fast to the head [of the body, Jesus Christ], from whom the entire body, supplied and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows with the growth [that can come only] from God.”

Proverbs 29:17-19,  “Correct your son, and he will give you comfort;  Yes, he will delight your soul.  Where there is no vision [no revelation of God and His word], the people are unrestrained;  But happy and blessed is he who keeps the law [of God].  

EXAMPLE,   How it sometimes works: Acts 9:5-23, “3 And as Saul/Paul journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:  And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?  And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the  pricks.  And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.  And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.  And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.  And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.  And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.  And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,  And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.  Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:   And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.  

But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:  For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake.  And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.  And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.  And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.  And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.  But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?  But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.  And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him:

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

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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

Asbury Awakening:
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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

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<><