Tuesday, September 24, 2024

CALL to HOLINESS

 2 Corinthians 6:18

King James Version

18 And will be a Father unto you, 

and ye shall be my sons and daughters, 

saith the Lord Almighty.


We are called to be holy.

We are called to be perfect.

We are called to be blameless.

We are called to be born again.

Why?

For what reason?

For what purpose?

Why the urgency?


We are in the end times.

The Rapture is imminent.

The day of the LORD is at hand.

Now is not the time to be lazy.

Skeptical.

Belligerent.

Indifferent.

Or wicked.

That will be at our own peril.


Everyday is pure grace from GOD.

We cannot thank GOD enough for His patience.

We cannot fathom His love for us.

He sent His Son to die in our place.

JESUS spoke of the urgency of the times.

That's why He said:

Mark 1:15

King James Version

15 And saying, 

The time is fulfilled, 

and the kingdom of God is at hand: 

repent ye, 

and believe the gospel.


We are called to repent of our sins.

To reconcile with GOD.

To be refreshed of our sins.

Through the precious blood of the LAMB.

Which happens to be JESUS, the sin offering.


If you are born again, you'd know the urgency of the times.

You'd see the signs all around you.

There's chaos, confusion, and cruelty.

As well as deception, deviation, and demolition.

When will you wake up?

When will you acknowledge the LORDSHIP of JESUS?

When will you acknowledge your sins?

When will you repent?


Will you keep going around in circles, as most people do?

Will you buy the lies Satan has imprinted upon man's hearts?

Will you rely on yourself, or others, to save you from destruction?

Will your money save you, when GOD decides "It's time!"

Do you think you, or anyone else, have any power at all?

SALVATION only comes through JESUS.

Acts 4:12

King James Version

12 Neither is there salvation in any other: 

for there is none other name under heaven 

given among men, whereby we must be saved.


All our blogs call you to "holiness".

To purity, praise, and perfection.

To healing, humility, and the HOLY SPIRIT.

To wholeness, worship, and the WORD.

To justice, joy, and JESUS.

To grace, good, and GOD.

To do RIGHT work.


All our blogs tell you where Satan attacks.

Who he likes to attack.

How he attacks.

How to avoid such attacks.

How to survive such attacks.

How DEEP his infiltration is.

How VAST his "network" is.

How ASLEEP most people are.


We can survive Satan's multi-pronged attacks.

But only THROUGH JESUS.

He gives us VICTORY over sin and death.

All these we comprehend only by being born again.

We need to be holy, for we are in the end times.

Apart from that, we need to know this:

Our bodies are the

temple of the HOLY SPIRIT.


A sacred place where He can govern.

A place where JESUS can live.

A place where GOD is loved.

This is the call for all of us:

2 Corinthians 7:1

King James Version

7 Having therefore these promises, 

dearly beloved, 

let us cleanse ourselves 

from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, 

perfecting holiness in the fear of God.


How to achieve "holiness"?

These articles tell you how:

The IMPORTANT articles

FEAR the LORD verses

LIVE by the BIBLE

SINS of the FLESH

Sin AWARENESS

REPENTANCE

HOLINESS

FULL ARMOR

WAKE UP series

GOD's GLORY blogs

BORN AGAIN classics

Born again SLOGAN

RIGHT work


Thursday, September 5, 2024

Who JESUS is

 Mark 8:29

King James Version

29 And he saith unto them, 

But whom say ye that I am? 

And Peter answereth and saith unto him, 

Thou art the Christ.


Who is JESUS?

Who does He say He is?

What does the Bible say?

What have the apostles written?

This post was inspired by an R.C. Sproul sermon we listened to today.

From that, we dug deeper into Scripture, and found much.

This is what JESUS says He is.

The "I AM" statements:

Mark 14:61-62

King James Version

61 But he held his peace, and answered nothing. 

Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, 

Art thou the Christ, 

the Son of the Blessed?

62 And Jesus said, I am

and ye shall see the Son of man 

sitting on the right hand of power, 

and coming in the clouds of heaven.


John 6:35

King James Version

35 And Jesus said unto them, 

I am the bread of life

he that cometh to me shall never hunger; 

and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.


John 6:48-50

King James Version

48 I am that bread of life.

49 Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, 

and are dead.

50 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, 

that a man may eat thereof, and not die.


John 6:51

King James Version

51 I am the living bread 

which came down from heaven

if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: 

and the bread that I will give is my flesh, 

which I will give for the life of the world.


John 8:12

King James Version

12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, 

I am the light of the world

he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, 

but shall have the light of life.


John 8:58

King James Version

58 Jesus said unto them, 

Verily, verily, I say unto you, 

Before Abraham was, I am*.


John 10:7

King James Version

7 Then said Jesus unto them again, 

Verily, verily, I say unto you, 

I am the door of the sheep.


John 10:9

King James Version

9 I am the door

by me if any man enter in, 

he shall be saved, 

and shall go in and out, 

and find pasture.


John 10:11

King James Version

11 I am the good shepherd

the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.


John 10:14

King James Version

14 I am the good shepherd

and know my sheep, 

and am known of mine.


John 11:25-26

King James Version

25 Jesus said unto her, 

I am the resurrection, 

and the life

he that believeth in me, 

though he were dead, yet shall he live:

26 And whosoever liveth 

and believeth in me shall never die. 

Believest thou this?


John 14:6-7

King James Version

6 Jesus saith unto him, 

I am the way, the truth, and the life: 

no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: 

and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.


John 15:1-2

King James Version

15 I am the true vine, 

and my Father is the husbandman.

2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: 

and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, 

that it may bring forth more fruit.


John 15:5

King James Version

5 I am the vine, 

ye are the branches

He that abideth in me, and I in him, 

the same bringeth forth much fruit: 

for without me ye can do nothing.


Lastly, not a statement of Who He Is, but where He wants us to be:

John 17:24

King James Version

24 Father, 

I will that they also, 

whom thou hast given me, 

be with me where I am

that they may behold my glory, 

which thou hast given me: 

for thou lovedst me 

before the foundation of the world.


And where is JESUS now?

Where does He want us to be?

Apostle Peter declares:

1 Peter 3:22

King James Version

22 Who is gone into heaven, 

and is on the right hand of God; 

angels and authorities and powers 

being made subject unto him.


Such is the LORD's love for us.

Dying for us.

Taking on our sins.

Offering us salvation.

Giving  us eternal life.

Teaching us about GOD.

Wanting us to be with Him.

The very things CHRIST's enemy doesn't want you to know.

2 Corinthians 4:4

King James Version

4 In whom the god of this world 

hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, 

lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, 

who is the image of God, 

should shine unto them.


That's why it's time to believe.

Wake up to GOD's TRUTH now!

JESUS is the SON.

Psalm 2:12

King James Version

12 Kiss the Son, 

lest he be angry, 

and ye perish from the way, 

when his wrath is kindled but a little. 

Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.


*NOTE:

JESUS echoed GOD's statement:

Exodus 3:14

King James Version

14 And God said unto Moses, 

I Am That I Am

and he said, 

Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, 

I Am hath sent me unto you.


Related material:

Bible DISCOVERY 1: God and Jesus are ONE

JESUS is CHRIST

SON of GOD

JESUS as BREAD of LIFE

PRIEST from JUDA

The LAST emissary

JESUS


Additional verse source:

Jesus’ Seven “I Am” Statements


Related videos:

Before Abraham Was, I AM: Knowing Christ - The “I AM” Sayings of Jesus with R.C. Sproul

The Bread of Life: Knowing Christ - The I AM Sayings of Jesus with R.C. Sproul


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