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The book of Luke

Chapter 12

****Luke.12:1 Meanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his disciples first of all, "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Let us be certain having no doubt what hypocrisy is? Hypocrisy is a putting on of an act, a cloak, presenting oneself as something they are not. The word hypocrisy originated from ancient word used in the Greek theater for acting, and/or actors.

Many Christian's have this idea that only the Pharisees were hypocrites, that is, an actor of righteousness, instead of being made righteousness, why? Because they like so many since Christ stated these words believe because of their own good works done in sincerity they could not be a hypocrite, and actor, putting on a show of righteousness.

But in this thinking the complete context of the bible? Moreover are Christ words here mistaken by us for a religious teachings from a group or a person; let us explain? The context Christ spoke to here was righteousness did not come by the works of the law, but instead the blood under the law. The Pharisee's like so many since them thought because of their knowledge and practices of the law made them righteous having a better standing with God, that is, better than the blood.

Romans 2:21 You therefore who teach another, don't you teach yourself? You who preach that a man shouldn't steal, do you steal?

1 Timothy 1:7 desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor about what they strongly affirm.

This deception caused yeast, why yeast? Because they were not made right, and/or righteous before God by purchase of the blood! One must be made right by God's power which power was found in the blood allowing a person to be free of sin, that is, sins that causes yeast teaching of more sins by human righteousness. If one thinks their teaching of God's word makes them righteous like so many whom foolishly believe they make themselves righteous by defending and debating the truths of the bible they have missed God's righteousness, did you know that?

1 Corinthians 5:7 Purge out the old yeast, that you may be a new lump, even as you are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, has been sacrificed in our place.

1 John 3:9 Whoever is born of God doesn't commit sin, because his seed remains in him; and he can't sin, because he is born of God.

Without redemption of our sins, we are a sinner, if we think defending the truths of the bible makes us right, or righteous - better than others sinners we are teaching yeast a polluted version of true righteousness.

James 3:14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast and don't lie against the truth.

Romans 5:19 For as through the one man's disobedience many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one, many will be made righteous.

Galatians 3:11 Now that no man is justified by the law before God is evident, for, "The righteous will live by faith."{Habakkuk 2:4}

In other words, truth must come from a person freed of sin by the power of Christ blood. Such a person is than made righteous by the life of Christ, and not their own.

1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 2:29 If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of him.

The Pharisee's believed sincerely their good works in teaching and making others obey the scriptures made them cleaner, in a better position forgetting they had the truth of God given them freely by the precious life of an innocent victim which redeemed them out of their sins. Hence, they acted righteous, instead of being made righteous by the blood. Subsequently, their sins remained causing their teaching to be yeast from sins, sins not atone for by blood, thus, polluting the truth of God's righteousness trading if for human false righteousness.

Rom.1:21 Because, knowing God, they didn't glorify him as God, neither gave thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened. 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 1:23 and traded the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed animals, and creeping things.

1Cor.1:30 But of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption: 1:31 that, according as it is written, "He who boasts, let him boast in the Lord."{Jeremiah 9:24}

****Luke.12:2 But there is nothing covered up, that will not be revealed, nor hidden, that will not be known.

Christ speaks here of a truth we must all accept what is that truth?
It is simply, nothing is hidden from YHWH eyes, not one word or thought. Many think living in the flesh as we all do on earth that words not said our safe word, that is, as long as not spoken this is the standard of the sinful flesh, living a lie!

Matthew 12:36 I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.

The only secrets Jehovah God loves is the ones we do out of love for others and God we do not bragged about. However, the time will come on this earth everything said, written, or built by mankind minds and hand will be exposed as being in harmony with God or not. There is no hiding place from the truth.

1Cor.3:10 According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another builds on it. But let each man be careful how he builds on it. 3:11 For no one can lay any other foundation than that which has been laid, which is Jesus Christ. 3:12 But if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or stubble; 3:13 each man's work will be revealed. For the Day will declare it, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself will test what sort of work each man's work is. 3:14 If any man's work remains which he built on it, he will receive a reward. 3:15 If any man's work is burned, he will suffer loss, but he himself will be saved, but as through fire.
3:16 Don't you know that you are a temple of God, and that God's Spirit lives in you?

It is important each Christian's understand we coming willingly to the light, we are reproved by the light, we do not hid the light, and/or justify are darkness by uses of God's word the bible. Many hate the light, why? Because they want to feel good – worship their good works in the flesh refusing to see nothing good dwell in our fallen flesh. Let us understand exactly what it means that nothing good dwells in our fallen flesh? It means nothing in our sinful fallen flesh is good enough to redeem us from sin and death which is worthless to God, the God of the living. Nothing in our sinful flesh from Adam gives us merit with God, so we can say: “I am good, I deserve eternal life by my action done through my fallen flesh has redeemed me!”.

John 6:63 It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.

Romans 3:20 Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

It is the light, the Christ that redeems us because we could not come up with enough good in our sinful flesh to stand righteous before God. Subsequently, Christ stood righteous in his sinless flesh for us. Now our old flesh is accounted dead, “in Christ” as of having no value at all we are a new creation in Christ. If we live, we live because of Christ life in us, if we die we die to live fully with Christ. We are new, a new creation created from a new heavens where only Christ righteous dwells for us.

1 Corinthians 4:5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.

2 Corinthians 4:6 seeing it is God who said, "Light will shine out of darkness,"{Genesis 1:3} who has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 5:13 But all things, when they are reproved, are revealed by the light, for everything that reveals is light.

1 John 1:5 This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.

Christ is our righteousness, his righteous life gives us righteousness. Now in context, when God gives the command to Christ and his holy angels to bring a new earth in, having Christ righteousness, the light, what will happen to the things built by mankind mind and hands, that is, the fleshly mind dead to God and Christ? Everything will hiss, it will be exposed as corrupt, shaken it to the core! Such insecurity among the nations will be felt, as plagues fear will created darkness where light of mankind institutions fail, causing what in mankind? Hate, violence, subsequently, God's own wrath comes, so some flesh may be saved!

1Pet.3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. 3:11 Therefore since all these things will be destroyed like this, what kind of people ought you to be in holy living and godliness.

We must believe as Christian's there is no hiding place for sin and darkness, we are happily exposed welcoming a new creation, a new personality created by God's love. We understand, nothing in this world was built by God, or his love. Let us than come to the light, for there is no fear in God's love, he has stop judging our fallen flesh when giving us Christ righteousness undeservedly. Boldness in the day of judgment is not boldness in our flesh, our flesh is judged and dead to God, boldness is our accepting what Christ merit has brought us through God's love, our redemption, our salvation, our being made new, our standing in Christ, knowing we are in the light, and in the light there is no darkness of sin, because they have been once for all times forgiven!

1 John 5:19 We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

Titus.3:3 For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. 3:4 But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love toward mankind appeared, 3:5 not by works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, 3:6 whom he poured out on us richly, through Jesus Christ our Savior; 3:7 that, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Romans 6:22 But now, being made free from sin, and having become servants of God, you have your fruit of sanctification, and the result of eternal life.

1 John 5:20 We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

****Luke.12:3 Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light. What you have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers will be proclaimed on the housetops.

Why do people speak in darkness or wispier into another ear? Whom are they hiding from, whom are they afraid of? Here Christ continues his thoughts above, where he states all thing covered up must come into the light. Yes, the wisdom of this world is to hold power over other by secretive information, human practice this subsequently, human band together creating governments, religion, and commerce from secret knowledge, the glue that binds the bundle.

2Pet. 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. 3:11 Therefore since all these things will be destroyed like this, what kind of people ought you to be in holy living and godliness,

The practice of man is to hid the truth, keep it safe so other can't uses it against them, or they can use it against others, fearful things, evil things, power comes from Intel does it not? Soon the world of Christ time would murder Christ Jesus and try as they did to cover it up, but something they did not consider happen, and what was that? They murder the Son of God, the light, the Son of God who's Father is dynamic power whom is the light, the almighty God Jehovah whom knows the hearts of mankind.

Isa. 40:21 Haven't you known? Haven't you heard, yet? Haven't you been told from the beginning? Haven't you understood from the foundations of the earth?
40:22 It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in;
40:23 who brings princes to nothing; who makes the judges of the earth like meaningless. 40:24 They are planted scarcely. They are sown scarcely. Their stock has scarcely taken root in the ground. He merely blows on them, and they wither, and the whirlwind takes them away as stubble. 40:25 "To whom then will you liken me? Who is my equal?" says the Holy One.

How could man cover up what God was exposing that is the question each of us as Christian's need to consider? Can we come to the light and be surprise that our own weakness of our flesh God exposes? Should we be surprise the king of eternity Christ Jesus exposes the evil of human wisdom? Should we think Christ is sitting ideally by doing nothing in his kingdom since taking rulership? Today world leadership is failing being expose just as Christ said would happen, nothing covered up will not be know at some point.

Heb.4:12 For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 4:13 There is no creature that is hidden from his sight, but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

Human do as they always do braggingly taking credit for exposing the lie, the cover up, but sadly as they glee in their flesh to other flesh, soon all flesh will be shown up as evil, and a lie living in darkness, until God must intervene, or no flesh will be saved. Flesh judging flesh can only expect one thing, and what is that, the same judgment. Human love exposing the lie of others and nations, but at the same time, so will come the judgment of their own lives and their governments, religion, and commerce this is the truth of the light.

Matt.7:1 "Don't judge, so that you won't be judged.
7:2 For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.

It is the nature of the fallen flesh, and it cannot stop this is why those in Christ, God has put their judgment of their flesh to death. Let us not ever be fooled when judgment is the king of the day, soon will come the truth of hearts making those judgments brought painfully to the light. No group, no government, no person is an exception to this rule of law.

Romans 2:1 Therefore you are without excuse, O man, whoever you are who judge. For in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself. For you who judge practice the same things.

Romans 14:10 But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

When we as Christian's compare ourselves against fallen flesh judged by God as death, we only fall into the same judgment with no way out until we accept the truth, we do not measure up to Christ, we cannot come up to his perfect standard of no sin. Instead do we unrighteously find our power in the darkness of seeing evil in others? The question then remains can a free gift of life be accepted by holding the debts of others?

Romans 4:4 Now to him who works, the reward is not counted as grace, but as debt.

Matt. 18:32 Then his lord called him in, and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt, because you begged me.
18:33 Shouldn't you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?' 18:34 His lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors, until he should pay all that was due to him.
18:35 So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don't each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds."

****Luke.12:4 "I tell you, my friends, don't be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
12:5 But I will warn you whom you should fear. Fear him, who after he has killed, has power to cast into Gehenna.{or, Hell} Yes, I tell you, fear him.

Jesus has in this conversation in the verses above told those listening to watch out for the leaven of the Pharisee's then he warns that nothing will be hid all things done in the darkness by teachers good or bad will come to the light, for he is the light!

1Cor.3:11 For no one can lay any other foundation than that which has been laid, which is Jesus Christ. 3:12 But if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or stubble; 3:13 each man's work will be revealed. For the Day will declare it, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself will test what sort of work each man's work is

Now he address the power of false religion why it draws so many people into compromise and blindness, and what is that? Fear of man! Yes the fear of rejection, the soil of weed Christianity. Weed Christian's are fleshly planted by the wisdom of man into a field where God's children are planted from heaven. The power of false religion is the fleshly mind that justifies itself by works done to get glory from men.

Romans 1:23 and traded the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed animals, and creeping things.

John 5:44 How can you believe, who receive glory from one another, and you don't seek the glory that comes from the only God?

John 7:18 He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory, but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

The fear of rejection from a religious group of individual is so great that weed Christian's reject the Christ, the Spirit and truth from above for approval of men in power. This yeast, which is corruption to the Spirit of truth which Christ warned would corrupts the kingdom of God upon earth until Christ comes back with God's holy angels to remove the weed from the wheat.

Luke 13:21 It is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures{literally, three sata. 3 sata is about 39 litres or a bit more than a bushel} of flour, until it was all leavened."

1 Corinthians 5:6 Your boasting is not good. Don't you know that a little yeast leavens the whole lump?

Jesus warns all those loving their flesh, and its thinking more than God that false religion can kill only the body, but God has the power to kill both the body and our eternal life. False religion is fierce it is like a dog that will attack you, or swine that eats up all spiritual truth and than turn on you devour what is left of the flesh mind promoting false religion. None of us can change a dog or a pig into another specie, neither can we make weed into wheat by association or putting our pearls before swine. We must accept the truth which is we are saved by Christ giving us a new personality from above, a regeneration in the power from the eternal life found in Christ that indwells us not by our good works, or anything we have done good or bad. But simply as truth states by the love of God.

1 Corinthians 6:11 Such were some of you, but you were washed. But you were sanctified. But you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.

Hebrews 10:22 let's draw near with a true heart in fullness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having our body washed with pure water.

Titus 3:5 not by works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

If we could not change ourselves by the power of our flesh, why should we imagine false religion can help us when it is fleshly, born of this world, and its power that comes from laws and rules enforced upon its members? Religion can improve what it is created from flesh, it can control with fear our flesh and makes some improvement upon our character, but God is not reforming our flesh or perfecting it.

John 1:13 who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

John 6:63 It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.

Romans 8:6 For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace;

God has dealt with the flesh condemning it, killing it for us, and we have been raised with Christ seated with him in Spirit and truth. God is perfecting our faith. We have received eternal life, the life of Christ given us by God's Spirit, it is his life that sanctifies us, washes us clean giving us a clean conscience before God; it is not the perfecting of our flesh that makes us clean or righteous. Let us not trade the glory of God for the corruptible things of false religion.

1 Peter 3:21 This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you--not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Revelation 5:12 saying with a loud voice, "Worthy is the Lamb who has been killed to receive the power, wealth, wisdom, strength, honor, glory, and blessing!"

****Luke.12:6 "Aren't five sparrows sold for two assaria coins{An assarion was a small copper coin worth about an hour's wages for an agricultural laborer.}? Not one of them is forgotten by God.
12:7 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Therefore don't be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.

Jesus has just stated above that a time would come were every hid thing in man's hearts would be exposed, and those things would be preached from the house tops such things that would get a person killed. He also warn whom we should fear, not man, but God whom can take both this life and next eternally! Moreover, below Christ will tell his disciple that message would not be of fearful man, but directed through them by Holy Spirit.

Isaiah 40:26 Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these, who brings out their army by number. He calls them all by name. by the greatness of his might, and because he is strong in power, Not one is lacking.

Now he tells them what real faith believes that the same God the creator of life small and great is not like man, he does not crush a little bird as though it life is nothing. Yet, each day they are sold for food to sustain human life at the market, God is not enraged at the destruction of their lives at mankind for food, but he know each bird that falls, they are precious life to the creator of them.

Matthew 10:42 Whoever gives one of these little ones just a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, most certainly I tell you he will in no way lose his reward."

Matthew 18:6 but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him that a huge millstone should be hung around his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depths of the sea.

In other words, if man is allowed to kill and eat those birds, he should have enough good sense to realize his own life must be precious to God? In fact Christ continues and tells them God knows each hair of their heads are numbered there is nothing to fear that God cannot change or fixes.

Matthew 18:10 See that you don't despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

Matthew 18:14 Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

Faith is trust, which Christ tells his disciple in other places that the birds of heavens don't worry if there food for them, and yet our Heavenly Father takes care of them. In other words, here soon each member of Christ disciples were to be anointed by God's Holy Spirit adopted as his own children, not made from a earthly religion where men can discard with little or no thought the precious lives of his children, as they did Christ. Yes, fearful time would face God's children upon earth, laws, rules brought against them convicting them of crimes against religious institution dogma, but none of it changed the love of God for them.

Rom.8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Could oppression, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 8:36 Even as it is written, "For your sake we are killed all day long. We were accounted as sheep for the slaughter."{Psalm 44:22} 8:37 No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 8:38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,
8:39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The test was trust, that is, faith in what? Not man, for as stated everything they have built up that is considered noble and righteous was going to be exposed as lies, and corrupt this it the truth of Satan world, it is in darkness no matter how much power any man has, his power is equally corrupt when measured against the heavens where Christ Jesus is seat as king of eternity.

James 4:4 You adulterers and adulteresses, don't you know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

2 Peter 1:4 by which he has granted to us his precious and exceedingly great promises; that through these you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust.

Where flesh is short and forgets the lowly, God remembers each bird that falls to the ground. Where mankind aborts human life like sport for material gains, God counts the very hair of our head. The nations are sick, they are glutted with there own ways, they cloak evil , wickedness, and moral sickness in human intellect thinking they are wise!

Isaiah 55:8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, says Yahweh. 55:9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Isaiah 66:3 He who kills an ox is as he who kills a man; he who sacrifices a lamb, as he who breaks a dog's neck; he who offers an offering, [as he who offers] pig's blood; he who burns frankincense, as he who blesses an idol. Yes, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their abominations:

But the truth will be preached from the house tops under the power of a Holy Spirit which will bring all nations to nothing. Every evil element of this world will become white hot and melt with a hissing sound, and every work done by mankind as righteous, as good will be shown that it falls short of the glory of God. God will glorify his name among the nations, not by the hand of corrupted politician, religion or commerce but by Christ through the power of the creator of all life from heaven!

Psalms 97:5 The mountains melt like wax at the presence of Yahweh, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

Psalms 112:10 The wicked will see it, and be grieved. He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away. The desire of the wicked will perish.

Isaiah 13:7 Therefore all hands will be feeble, and everyone's heart will melt.

Ezekiel 21:7 It shall be, when they tell you, Why do you sigh? that you shall say, Because of the news, for it comes; and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it comes, and it shall be done, says the Lord Yahweh.

Micah 1:4 The mountains melt under him, and the valleys split apart, like wax before the fire, like waters that are poured down a steep place.

1Pet.3:9 The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
3:11 Therefore since all these things will be destroyed like this, what kind of people ought you to be in holy living and godliness,
3:12 looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, which will cause the burning heavens to be dissolved, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?
3:13 But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.
3:14 Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent to be found in peace, without blemish and blameless in his sight.

****Luke.12:8 "I tell you, everyone who confesses me before men, him will the Son of Man also confess before the angels of God; 12:9 but he who denies me in the presence of men will be denied in the presence of the angels of God.

The denying of Christ is a serious matter for a Christian's, yet, we find 52-thousands Christian's sects of religion in todays world, most if not all would says they don't deny Christ. However, that can't be true, why? Because Christ made it clear that there is a vast majority of weed Christian's on earth when he comes that aren't of the Father and Son!

Matt.7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, lord, have we not in thy name prophesied? and in thy name cast out demons? and in thy name done many mighty things? 7:23 and then I will acknowledge to them, that -- I never knew you, depart from me ye who are working lawlessness.

What is a weed Christian's? Well, they are not planted by YHWH our Father, but how does God planted them? By being born again through His Holy Spirit into the life of Christ - that is the planting of God. Not even Israel that had thousand's of years of law, the prophets, judges, and temple service proved to God's wheat only a very few most tried to enter by works of law denying the faith in Christ.

Rom.9:27 Isaiah cries concerning Israel, "If the number of the children of Israel are as the sand of the sea, it is the remnant who will be saved;

1 Corinthians 15:56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.

Yes, Israel was mislead into self-righteousness teaching it was by keeping the rules of Israel one obtain righteousness, but that was a lie! Righteous came to all Israel by God's mercy in the pouring out of innocent blood for their sins against his righteous law, washing away their sins; works of laws did not wash away sins, it did just the opposite, it created sin and condemned all Israel as being unrighteous sinner without the righteousness of blood. Today, we have a yeast kingdom of false Christian's trying to enter into the heavenly kingdom by works of law. They will tell you, if you are preaching you are saved, if you go to their group you are saved, if you do certain good works you are saved, the list is endless as are the works of lawlessness being done in Christ name!

John 5:34 But the testimony which I receive is not from man. However, I say these things that you may be saved.

Acts 2:21 It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'{Joel 2:28-32}

Acts 15:11 But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus,{TR adds "Christ"} just as they are."

Romans 5:9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we will be saved from God's wrath through him.

This is why Christ told those doing powerful works in his name that they were worker of lawlessness, to you understand his statement? When a person is not saved by the blood of Christ they are a worker of lawlessness. You see its real simple, one cannot be saved by works, even if they thinking the laws they obey are God's righteousness. If they do, and teach that, they are a law breaker, a sinner, and all sin is lawlessness. Being made sinless, one must have their sins atoned for by innocent blood than because they have been made righteous, not by their own righteousness, but the righteousness of the blood given them for their sins, they are accounted sinless, not a worker of lawlessness!

2 Thessalonians 2:7 For the mystery of lawlessness already works. Only there is one who restrains now, until he is taken out of the way.

Titus 3:5 not by works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

1 John 3:4 Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.

1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.

1 John 3:5 You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and in him is no sin.

Here we find the truth, so those that teach there is a pure religion upon earth you can be saved through by doing certain works they are unwittingly teaching lawlessness away from Christ, doing works not from the body of Christ (sinless works), that is, from Christ righteousness, but their own. Subsequently, they have deny the power of God for Christian's, do you understand what the power of God is? It is Christ life indwelling a Christian's, a force for good, a force for producing good works, the works of Holy Spirit and not of man, which are only found in Christ our life, that is the good news of kingdom, Christ, not some preaching of works of laws for membership in false religion.

2 Peter 1:16 For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

Ephesians 3:7 of which I was made a servant, according to the gift of that grace of God which was given me according to the working of his power.

2 Timothy 3:5 holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof. Turn away from these, also.

1 Corinthians 4:20 For the Kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.

1 Corinthians 2:5 that your faith wouldn't stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

1 Corinthians 1:24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.

1Cor.1:29 that no flesh should boast before God.
1:30 But of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption: 1:31 that, according as it is written, "He who boasts, let him boast in the Lord."{Jeremiah 9:24}

****Luke.12:10 Everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but those who blaspheme against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

Christ words spoken here has without doubt troubled peoples conscience for thousand's of years, many word games are used to avoid blaspheme of the Holy Spirit. Yet, Christ makes a clear demarcation between himself, and the Holy Spirit a profound point each Christian should consider when preaching to others about blaspheme of Holy Spirit?

John 3:21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in God."

Christ made clear in his ministry these point 1.) that he was not God, and 2.) that the works he did was from his Father. This is why he stated only one was good, and that one was his Father when called good teacher.

John 7:7 The world can't hate you, but it hates me, because I testify about it, that its works are evil.

John 10:32 Jesus answered them, "I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of those works do you stone me?"

Matthew 19:16 Behold, one came to him and said, "Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?"

Matthew 19:17 He said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but one, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments."

The works Jesus did on earth was by his Father will, a perfect work without any mistakes that man make every day in fighting over the scriptures. The fruit, that is, God's works were performed through Christ Jesus were undeniably from God. Those doubting, were doubted because of false teachings. However, many not only doubted, which we all do, but fought against the power of God working through the Son of God.

Acts 5:39 But if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow it, and you would be found even to be fighting against God!"

Christ separated himself from those works, as not coming from his goodness, but from the Fathers, stating only one is good, God! He understood as a man upon earth he could fail, but more than that he was the last Adam, not a god, like Eve was deceived into believing. Christ was fully human anointed, that is, indwelt with the Holy Spirit as a servant of God not yet proved faithful unto death.

Heb.5:5 So also Christ didn't glorify himself to be made a high priest, but it was he who said to him, "You are my Son. Today I have become your father."{Psalm 2:7} 5:6 As he says also in another place, "You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek."{Psalm 110:4} 5:7 He, in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear, 5:8 though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered. 5:9 Having been made perfect, he became to all of those who obey him the author of eternal salvation,

He did not like some call down evil on his enemies in his flesh because he was chosen of God. He instead did God's works by Holy Spirit allowing God to make the judgment of whom sinned against the power of the Holy Spirit. Few people today has actually seen Holy Spirit working, many have seen false prophets using the power of Devil to perform mighty works, however, Christ stated by the fruit you will know whom is of God and not. Yet, once more, thousand's of year removed from Christ words most have no idea how to test the spirits to see if they are from God or not?

1Pet.2:21 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you{TR reads "us" instead of "you"} an example, that you should follow his steps, 2:22 who did not sin, "neither was deceit found in his mouth."{Isaiah 53:9} 2:23 Who, when he was cursed, didn't curse back. When he suffered, didn't threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously;
2:24 who his own self bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed. 2:25 For you were going astray like sheep; but now have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer{"Overseer" is from the Greek episkopon, which can mean overseer, curator, guardian, or superintendent.} of your souls.

The key Christ left us was that God's works are perfect without sin, they do not have both good and bad fruit at the same time upon the branches. In other word, like Christ a servant of God the works he did was not his, nor did he boast in himself as good. He rather humbled himself and did God's works giving all glory to God, and not himself.

John 8:50 But I don't seek my own glory. There is one who seeks and judges.

John 8:54 Jesus answered, "If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say that he is our God.

Playing word games with the scriptures quoting a verse behind a works we do as coming from Holy Spirit might just be blaspheming the working of Holy Spirit. Many are quick to justify evil, that is, sin by using the bible written by Holy Spirit. Man is not justified by verses of the bible, its not a tool to defeat others by self-righteousness, works of law, and/or religious righteousness. The bible justifies no sinner it rather condemn them as needing justification by the power of God Holy Spirit through Christ Jesus.

Romans 3:10 As it is written, "There is no one righteous; no, not one.
Romans 3:23 for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

1 Corinthians 4:7 For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn't receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

Not one is righteous, no not one! That is the first step, to not blaspheming the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit does not glorify our fallen flesh or flatter it, it glorifies God, which takes away the power of our flesh and its lust. In other words, it takes the fun out of the flesh and sober it up, to truth and righteousness of God.

1Cor. 4:1 So let a man think of us as Christ's servants, and stewards of God's mysteries. 4:2 Here, moreover, it is required of stewards, that they be found faithful. 4:3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by man's judgment. Yes, I don't judge my own self. 4:4 For I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges me is the Lord.
4:5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.

1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn't the Father's, but is the world's.

****Luke. 12:11 When they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, don't be anxious how or what you will answer, or what you will say; 12:12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that same hour what you must say."

We never find in the Hebrew writings of the old testament to anyone Christ statements here made to his disciples, and to all those becoming God's children about Holy Spirit teaching and speaking through them. We find previews of prophets and kings of Israel under the power of God's Spirit, but not all in Israel, but why?

Jeremiah 23:16 Thus says Yahweh of Armies, Don't listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you: they teach you vanity; they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of Yahweh.

Jeremiah 31:34 and they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know Yahweh; for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says Yahweh: for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin will I remember no more.

The laws of God given to Israel was inculcated into each member of Israel starting at birth, it was not a matter of choice, but a command from God that each member of the nation of Israel be taught the law by parents and teachers of Israel. Such training was, and is, through human teaching , and training of the fleshly mind. It was, if you believe your bibles, just a shadow of the reality, a picture, of a time when God would personally teach each one his words, by Holy Spirit.

1 John 2:27 As for you, the anointing which you received from him remains in you, and you don't need for anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, you will remain in him.

1 John 5:6 This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.

The physical nation of Israel stayed with the human teaching of God's word through their teachers, empowering them with authority, Christ on the other hand stripped such power and authority by his Kingdom. No longer were God's sheep to wander, being led astray by various whims of teaching from human wisdom and emotions, based upon their fears at the moment within the teacher. None would have to doubt if the teaching was from God, or man any longer.

2 Peter 1:21 For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke, being moved by the Holy Spirit.

2 Corinthians 3:17 Now the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the Spirit.

Ezekiel 34:10 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my sheep at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the sheep; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; and I will deliver my sheep from their mouth, that they may not be food for them

Sadly, the condition of spiritual Israel did not last long, soon weeds choked out the wheat, and yeast corrupted the kingdom of God on earth. This corruption lead right back into direction and inculcating of God's word by men empowered by human authority to teach the word of God to their flocks. Massive institution of religion spring up, and central power was used to enslave millions into false religion removing the idea, or even the thought of God teaching his children personally from his Holy Spirit.
John 6:63 It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.

John 7:39 But he said this about the Spirit, which those believing in him were to receive. For the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus wasn't yet glorified.

John 14:17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world can't receive; for it doesn't see him, neither knows him. You know him, for he lives with you, and will be in you.

John 16:13 However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he hears, he will speak. He will declare to you things that are coming.

Many of these religious organization have boldly claimed to be God's kingdom upon earth, oppressing and demanding obedience to their teachers boasting as speaking for God. In other words, boasting in the flesh, a sin, for those worshiping in Spirit and truth. In fact, the entire scriptures have been put into the hands of fleshly minded men acting like the attorney's of Christ day the Scribes and Pharisee's. Each word is legalized, codified into a doctrine of belief's created by the power of the fleshly mind. Hence, God's children are found in a great field of weeds, corrupted by these yeast teachings of fleshly mind men.

1 Corinthians 3:21 Therefore let no one boast in men. For all things are yours.

Romans 4:2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not toward God.

James 3:14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast and don't lie against the truth.

The thought that Jesus stated as a truth, no longer exist, which is, the Holy Spirit speaks through us, and directs our messages and teachings any longer. Research, education, and a constant inculcation of biblical words has stolen the position of the Holy Spirit. Moreover, the message from the fleshly mind is self-salvation by works of law. The idea of grace, and unmerited kindness, and/or undeserved kindness is but words having no real meaning to those educated by fleshly mind teachers. Works are mandated and enforced by repetitious preaching demanding self-merit be earned through mundane deeds of our flesh.

Romans 3:20 Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

Romans 8:8 Those who are in the flesh can't please God.

Romans 8:9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if it is so that the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if any man doesn't have the Spirit of Christ, he is not his.

Romans 8:12 So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.

These seeds have spread from group to group for two thousand's years now teaching that it is self-effort to enter into the kingdom of God and it will be their efforts that restore pure religion upon earth. All such teaching fade away when there is a turning to God, the Spirit, who demands exclusive devotion. One should not flatter the power of flesh, that is, dead to God because of sin. One should not contradict the power of Holy Spirit when Christ died to set us free from such enslavement of the flesh.

1 Corinthians 6:16 Or don't you know that he who is joined to a prostitute is one body? For, "The two," says he, "will become one flesh."{Genesis 2:24}
2 Corinthians 3:17 Now the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 3:18 But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the Spirit.

Galatians 3:3 Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now completed in the flesh?

Galatians 3:5 He therefore who supplies the Spirit to you, and works miracles among you, does he do it by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?

****Luke.12:13 One of the multitude said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me." 12:14 But he said to him, "Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?"
12:15 He said to them, "Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man's life doesn't consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses."

“A man's life doesn't consist of his possesses”? How many of us agree with Christ words here? Now lets change the question, how many of us can live up to his words here? Frankly, in our world what we possess is everything from education, where we live, what we drive whom we work for, and the list is endless of the things we strive for, all of which is what we possess.

Revelation 21:5 He who sits on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new." He said, "Write, for these words of God are faithful and true."

In other words, the man wanted Christ whom people were looking to as a king to fix a problem between him and his brother over inheritance. In Israel kings settled difference and made many judgments over possession, but why not Christ if he was the Son of God, the soon to be king of eternity? Here is the surprising answer that so many of us don't really get, and what is that? Christ did not come to fix our world!

1 John 4:9 By this God's love was revealed in us, that God has sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.

1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn't the Father's, but is the world's.

John 17:16 They are not of the world even as I am not of the world.

Did you know that? In fact, he did not come to patch us up so we could be better citizens for this world. For thousand's of years that precisely what false religion has done, the very opposite of Christ, who would not allow anyone to pull him into politics, fights over issues of the day, or even making himself an arbitrator of this man's inheritance. The spirit of the world did not exist in Christ, and what spirit is that? The spirit of making oneself into an authority over others people business, and/or lives.

Luke.4:5 The devil, leading him up on a high mountain, showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
4:6 The devil said to him, "I will give you all this authority, and their glory, for it has been delivered to me; and I give it to whomever I want. 4:7 If you therefore will worship before me, it will all be yours." 4:8 Jesus answered him, "Get behind me Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.'"{Deuteronomy 6:13}

James.3:14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast and don't lie against the truth. 3:15 This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic. 3:16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.

Yes, the possessing of power to make decision, judgments, rules, laws over others as being superior. The flesh lust for such recognition does it not? The greater the power the greater the respect, the more influence the more we possess. Christ on the other hand, was a servant to all, a slave to all, and not yet in power as king, he did not come to change the world but to do his Fathers will, and just what was his Father's will for this world?

John 5:19 Jesus therefore answered them, "Most certainly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father doing. For whatever things he does, these the Son also does likewise.

John 5:21 For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom he desires.

It was and still is to create all things new, in heaven and on earth through the power of Christ kingdom. Did you notice, it was not to reform it into better government, or commerce, not even better religion, but to make it new, not some old, and some new, but completely new, why? What value was the fallen flesh to God? Christ stated it was of no profit at all, so anything it possesses is of no value at all for God's kingdom, correct?

Matthew 9:17 Neither do people put new wine into old wineskins, or else the skins would burst, and the wine be spilled, and the skins ruined. No, they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved."

2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.

All things from the fallen flesh is dead works, of no value to sinless life, which life cannot be gotten without the blood of Christ. What possession had one done or would do that God sent his son so we might have life? None! The anxious concerns we all have in making a living, rising families, and just living are common problems of this life, they will never go away as long as we are in this world. But the value God is making new, is us, in Spirit and truth, the inward man in perfecting faith, Clothing us not from this world, but clothing us with the Christ.

2 Corinthians 4:16 Therefore we don't faint, but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.

Ephesians 3:16 that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man;

We are promised that all matters of this life will be taken care of,, and that we need not be anxious over daily living, the things the nation pursue, but rather be transformed into the likeness of Christ knowing God love us more than the birds of the heavens, and the Lilly of the field. Let us remember, all things are new, we are given new life, and the gifts of God freely, how can he not feed and take care of us?

Psalms 34:10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh shall not lack any good thing.

Luke.6:24 "No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can't serve both God and Mammon.
6:25 Therefore, I tell you, don't be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn't life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
6:26 See the birds of the sky, that they don't sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren't you of much more value than they?
6:27 "Which of you, by being anxious, can add one moment{literally, cubit} to his lifespan?
6:28 Why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They don't toil, neither do they spin,
6:29 yet I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like one of these.
6:30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today exists, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, won't he much more clothe you, you of little faith?
6:31 "Therefore don't be anxious, saying, 'What will we eat?', 'What will we drink?' or, 'With what will we be clothed?'
6:32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
6:33 But seek first God's Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.
6:34 Therefore don't be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day's own evil is sufficient.

Tonight Your Soul is Required

****Luke.12:16 He spoke a parable to them, saying, "The ground of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly. 12:17 He reasoned within himself, saying, 'What will I do, because I don't have room to store my crops?' 12:18 He said, 'This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns, and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 12:19 I will tell my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry."' 12:20 "But God said to him, 'You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared--whose will they be?' 12:21 So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."

God and Christ exposes our hearts, while men may praise us, our religion may speak highly of our accomplishments, God and Christ speak the plain painful truth of our hearts lust for security.

James 2:5 Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn't God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?

James 2:6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Don't the rich oppress you, and personally drag you before the courts?

Why did this man want more, the man Christ spoke of here? It was because that is who he was at his core. Moreover, that is why he was wealthy in the first place. He knew how to run and operate a business, it wasn't luck as some would have you believe it was just like all successful people are, they get that way from hard works, and all consuming effort. When this man reached his goal, he could not stop, he had developed a pattern of work habits throughout his life, he could not just stop and rest, he must push to feel normal and gain more for that is what he had done his whole life!

Luke 18:25 For it is easier for a camel to enter in through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God."

Luke 14:12 He also said to the one who had invited him, "When you make a dinner or a supper, don't call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors, or perhaps they might also return the favor, and pay you back.

Ecclesiastes 5:12 The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.

How are such pattern changed? It can be done, but such change for the physical man is only transferred into yet another endeavor, and it will become one more compulsion even if its religion, the bible. This is our sinful nature, we trade compulsion, but not the inward man. Who changes the inward man, now we are not talking about trading lustful greed for wealth into a lustful greed of doing a good work through a religion, no!

2 Corinthians 4:16 Therefore we don't faint, but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.

Ephesians 3:16 that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man;

We are speaking about God changing us by being a new creation where the old man is put into the grave! This is the real change Christ was look for, not the fact the man stopped building wealth to make a deal with God: “I will stop building and put time into the ministry if its a good investment for eternal life”? No! Christ own apostles tried that when Christ spoke to another rich man, they immediately said: “We have given up every thing to follow you, shouldn't we get more?'”

Luke 19:26 'For I tell you that to everyone who has, will more be given; but from him who doesn't have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.

Luke 8:10 He said, "To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God, but to the rest in parables; that 'seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.'{Isaiah 6:9}

Proverbs 28:11 The rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the poor who has understanding sees through him.

James 1:11 For the sun arises with the scorching wind, and withers the grass, and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in his pursuits.

Christ stated: “You have not given up anything for me that you will not receive a hundred times more”. Yes, this is our thinking, but soon these disciples would understand the full meaning of Christ words, when anointed and raised up with Christ receiving the treasures of heaven in the eternal life of the Son of God. The treasures of Holy Spirit, and its fruit, the fruit of peace, the fruit of love and joy despite the power of our own flesh to demand security through riches, it not real, its is an illusion. There is no easy life for God's children upon this earth, there is giving, and serving others, and unfortunately for now suffering in our rebellious flesh that demand security through money.

2 Corinthians 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich.

Ephesians 2:4 But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us.

Revelation 3:17 Because you say, 'I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing;' and don't know that you are the wretched one, miserable, poor, blind, and naked;

Many Christian's never come to understand, God knows our heart, but he also understands no matter what we say or do we cannot make ourselves righteous by what have, do, or possess. That is why he sent us his son's righteousness, so we might become rich, what kind of riches? The kind we all need if we are honest, that is, honest like Christ is, the truth; examining our every action against his life proves we all fall short of the glory of God, we all worry too much about making a living, thus, we must have the greatest riches ever given to mankind undeserved kindness, because we have all done the same as this rich man if not physically, in our hearts!

Romans 10:12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich to all who call on him.

John 1:14 The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.

Romans 4:4 Now to him who works, the reward is not counted as grace, but as debt.

2 Corinthians 8:7 But as you abound in everything, in faith, utterance, knowledge, all earnestness, and in your love to us, see that you also abound in this grace.

****Luke 12:22 He said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, don't be anxious for your life, what you will eat, nor yet for your body, what you will wear. 12:23 Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.

The world we live in food and what we wear is often more important than person. From birth to the grave, humans relentlessly pursue material things for self-identification. If a person is going to be successful in this world they must dress, eat, and act a certain way, it is demanded and expected.

1 John 4:4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world.

1 Peter 5:9 Withstand him steadfast in your faith, knowing that your brothers who are in the world are undergoing the same sufferings.

But God wants us to understand our life, it of far greater value than what we eat or wear. This thought Christ told his disciples, however, such thinking is not an easy road, it is a hard road going against the flow of society and our being accept in this world. Many of us knowing the scriptures plan and punishes ourselves because we are not as shrew as we could be when it comes to planning for the future.

Luke.18:18 A certain ruler asked him, saying, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" 18:19 Jesus asked him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good, except one--God.
18:20 You know the commandments: 'Don't commit adultery,' 'Don't murder,' 'Don't steal,' 'Don't give false testimony,' 'Honor your father and your mother.'"{Exodus 20:12-16; Deuteronomy 5:16-20}
18:21 He said, "I have observed all these things from my youth up."
18:22 When Jesus heard these things, he said to him, "You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have, and distribute it to the poor. You will have treasure in heaven. Come, follow me." 18:23 But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was very rich.

Yet, Christ in context never told his disciples to be shrewd and plan ahead for future financial problems. Nor did he have them build a lasting legacy for their children, why such a contrast? The hard road few find leading into life is 180 degrees opposite of this world, its wisdom and distrust. The course is set out throughout the entire bible that we must put complete faith in God's love.

1 Timothy 6:8 But having food and clothing, we will be content with that.

The hardest times to put faith in God is when we want something, that is, we believe we need certain things and demand them, Israel was taught this lesson time and again, some of them learned the lesson that man does not live on bread alone but every utterance coming from God's mouth. Here Christ makes a point are we a new creation from God? Are we his children? Is God love? Should we not connect the dots that God will take care of us, if we put faith in him? No, not really, why? It is because of our flesh, the lust of our flesh that is against God is in a war. The flesh drives us not to trust anyone including God.

1Kings 17:8 The word of Yahweh came to him, saying,
17:9 Arise, get you to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain you.
17:10 So he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks: and he called to her, and said, Please get me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
17:11 As she was going to get it, he called to her, and said, Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand. 17:12 She said, As Yahweh your God lives, I don't have a cake, but a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the jar: and behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and bake it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die. 17:13 Elijah said to her, Don't be afraid; go and do as you have said; but make me of it a little cake first, and bring it forth to me, and afterward make for you and for your son. 17:14 For thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, The jar of meal shall not empty, neither shall the jar of oil fail, until the day that Yahweh sends rain on the earth.

Our flesh is based upon a rule of law, merit, we gain merit by what we perform, without performance we deserve nothing. If we trust and do nothing we get nothing, hence, Christ words are than meaningless, a lie! We then believe our eternal life is gained by getting merit with God, so much for all the scriptures the teach otherwise.

Rom.9:8 That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as a seed.
9:9 For this is a word of promise, "At the appointed time I will come, and Sarah will have a son."{Genesis 18:10,14}
9:10 Not only so, but Rebecca also conceived by one, by our father Isaac. 9:11 For being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him who calls, 9:12 it was said to her, "The elder will serve the younger."{Genesis 25:23}

Faith is complete trust in God as our provider for everything in life. The Israelites wandered from watering hole to water hole, not knowing the way or when they'd reach the next one? They gather manna each day, no more then oneday at a time. The apostles were shown after toiling all night fishing and not catching even one fish when Christ told them to cast the net in a specific place they caught fish.

Hebrews 13:6 So that with good courage we say, "The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?"{Psalm 118:6-7}

Hebrews 4:1 Let us fear therefore, lest perhaps anyone of you should seem to have come short of a promise of entering into his rest.

Yes, those belonging to God, his children are directed not by man's will but from above by Holy Spirit, God's will for them. This directing is truth, which is the life of Christ indwelling us. Nothing can be lacking or will not be taken care of, we are created not by man's will but God's. We are not of this world, not the lust of this world, we have been translated out of this world into the Son's Kingdom. We are not given the spirit of cowardice in Christ, we are not given a spirit lacking faith.

2 Timothy 1:7 For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.

We know God cannot deny Christ, how can we be Christ body members and God deny us when asking for a fish? No, God does not lie. It is our flesh that lies, it is our flesh that deceives us not God. We must walk in faith, we must fill up the measure of Christ body upon earth and conquer this world, by the love of God. Faith folks not in ourselves, our worth, or in our goodness, but faith in God, his love found in Christ Jesus that why we can walk on water. Its not about being deserving, it about Christ worth and his merit God has given us because he loves us, and is love. We cannot earn enough to trust God, we cannot do enough good to earn God's love, we must trust God cannot and will not leave us that is faith in God, and that all his promises are already done for us if we believe!
1 John 5:4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith.

Jude 1:20 But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.

Hebrews 12:2 looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Hebrews 11:3 By faith, we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible.

****Luke.12:24 Consider the ravens: they don't sow, they don't reap, they have no warehouse or barn, and God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds! 12:25 Which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his height? 12:26 If then you aren't able to do even the least things, why are you anxious about the rest?

God reasons with mankind, here Christ explains to us the Father, not in rules, laws, and judgments but in truth and Spirit, that is, the truth of our Father love, which is Spirit.

John 4:23 But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such to be his worshipers.

What are the least of these things we cannot do? For us to stop being anxious about our existence as to what we eat, and put on? Everything within our human experience it to be wise, build, store up, plan ahead for our lives so we can take care of ourselves, and those we love. This conduct is what normal people do, anything less is foolish.

Matt.7:8 For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened. 7:9 Or who is there among you, who, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? 7:10 Or if he asks for a fish, who will give him a serpent? 7:11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

Can we stop? Are we honest? We can lie, we can put on a pretense? But no we cannot stop! Please don't take offense, Christ is the truth and he states many truths that expose our sinful nature, not that he like some, the unrighteous, who delights in exposing us, no, rather, he tells us the truth, so we can appreciate God's great love for us, his unmerited kindness.

John 8:15 You judge according to the flesh. I judge no one.

Rom.8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don't walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.{NU omits "who don't walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit"}

Many have tried to live without worry of making a living, many others have come up with some sort of a explanation to dummy down Christ words above, and some have went into a religion a ministry to be taken care of. Let us remember Christ often spoke about things we as sinners could not do, like the law, we could try, we could hope, but it required faith not in our goodness but God's.

Romans 8:28 We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

Romans 7:18 For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwells no good thing. For desire is present with me, but I don't find it doing that which is good.

This demarcation effect the humble those loving truth one way, while the proud completely another way. The proud refuse to admit they can't do what the scriptures say so they build up white washed walls to protect themselves behind, they infuse the scriptures with yeast to justify their own inability to live up to the word of God. In other words, the truth becomes a lie, moreover, they judge and persecuted anyone that speaks truth. Hence, by this process the weeds are separated from the wheat.

Matt. 7:1 "Don't judge, so that you won't be judged.
7:2 For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you. 7:3 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but don't consider the beam that is in your own eye?
7:4 Or how will you tell your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye;' and behold, the beam is in your own eye?

The humble learn the truth of God, the most powerful lesson anyone can learn about God that he is love, he is kindness, and not proud, he humbles himself to deal with us sinners. He does not lie, he does not justify our sins. God deals with us, in moderation, and kindness, removing our sins at great cost to himself. From that conduct towards us in real terms, if we love truth, and we compare ourselves against the truth, Christ Jesus, we should be compelled to treat others the way we have been treated.

Matt.7:11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
7:12 Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

The proud do just the opposite in completing with Christ, they think they can be Christ on earth, and they do this by trying to be better than other people. They look to expose the weakness in others so they can gain merit for not breaking a law, keeping a commandments, some rule of their religion, but yet, Christ ask us the most important question if we love truth, and what is that?

James 4:5 Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, "The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously"? 4:6 But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."{Proverbs 3:34}

If we cannot do the least, why are we so anxious? Have we gotten it? If we can't do the simple things God ask us to do, the basics, then why would we think we can do anything by our own self-righteousness? Why would we trust our judgments? Why would we judge others so harshly if we cannot do the least things, why?

James 2:8 However, if you fulfill the royal law, according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself,"{Leviticus 19:18} you do well. 2:9 But if you show partiality, you commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors. 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole law, and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all. 2:11 For he who said, "Do not commit adultery,"{Exodus 20:14; Deuteronomy 5:18} also said, "Do not commit murder."{Exodus 10:13; Deuteronomy 5:17} Now if you do not commit adultery, but murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. 2:12 So speak, and so do, as men who are to be judged by a law of freedom.
2:13 For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

****Luke.12:27 Consider the lilies, how they grow. They don't toil, neither do they spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 12:28 But if this is how God clothes the grass in the field, which today exists, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith?

All of us have been born into a world of getting blessing, rewards, and promotion by our good actions. The problem is when we read Christ words above beautiful as they are knowing that we have both good and bad in each one of us we can't imagine that we can trust God's loves us that much to take care of our every need.

Rom. 7:19 For the good which I desire, I don't do; but the evil which I don't desire, that I practice. 7:20 But if what I don't desire, that I do, it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwells in me.

We have some good days and some bad ones, we do God's will sometime and many times not! So how could Christ tells us that God promises us he will take care of the things we need in this world? First, if it were about our personal worth Christ would not have had to give his life for us. In other words, no human on earth had enough worth to redeem a brother, let alone the human race if they put faith in Christ.

Romans 8:18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us.

1 Timothy 1:15 The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

Psalms 49:7 none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.

This is the point of Christ words, and this was who he was speaking to those putting faith in him as the son of God. Secondly, Christ life is so precious it redeems us into eternal life, and that is not a play on words, it is the truth. Christ is eternal life with all the promises that support eternal life. Hence, if we are a part of Christ life, his body as members we have eternal life.

Psalms 49:8 For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough.

John 6:47 Most certainly, I tell you, he who believes in me has eternal life.

Now the question despite our being acutely aware of how far we fall short, can God deny Christ? Can God deny himself, if so, than he could deny Christ the. Lastly, if Christ died for us, who can stand against us? The beauty God expressed in the flowers of the field is breathtaking, has he express less in the son of God? The love Christ has for his own body should be easy for us to understand the creation testifies about it each day in us.

Psalms 139:14 I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.

Rom.8:31 What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 8:32 He who didn't spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things?

Yes, we have fear we are not good enough, but we must stop being conqueror by fear let us remove our individual worth, and thank God for our worth in Christ Jesus, we are not being presumptuous we are speaking truth in humility knowing that God cannot lie, he cannot play favorites, he has made a great sacrifice to redeem us, certainly he does not make mistake. Let us walk in faith, let us trust forgetting the fears of our flesh and trust in the power of God's Spirit that will have certain success and conqueror this world in love!

Ephesians 1:19 and what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might,

Ephesians 3:16 that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man;

Ephesians 3:20 Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.

1 John 4:17 In this love has been made perfect among us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, because as he is, even so are we in this world.

1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.

****Luke.12:29 Don't seek what you will eat or what you will drink; neither be anxious. 12:30 For the nations of the world seek after all of these things, but your Father knows that you need these things. 12:31 But seek God's Kingdom, and all these things will be added to you. 12:32 Don't be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.

Set before us is a narrow cramped road this road God set before us leading into his everlasting Kingdom. To be upon this road take all of our attention it not an easy way. The road is fraught with many problems and dangers, and few find it.

Revelation 3:8 "I know your works (behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one can shut), that you have a little power, and kept my word, and didn't deny my name.

What are we seeking? Some think they can seek others roads to success and give little or no attention to the narrow road that few are upon. Yes, they have been convinced by sight putting faith in religion, people, peer pressure, and the pleasure of this life pushing them to living a lie!

James 4:13 Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow let's go into this city, and spend a year there, trade, and make a profit." 4:14 Whereas you don't know what your life will be like tomorrow. For what is your life? For you are a vapor, that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away. 4:15 For you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will both live, and do this or that." 4:16 But now you glory in your boasting. All such boasting is evil. 4:17 To him therefore who knows to do good, and doesn't do it, to him it is sin.

What lie? That one does not have to seek the kingdom first that its a secondary thought they can do as the status quo, that is, what is accepted by false religion as the standard of seeking the kingdom. Yet, is that God's standard? Is he saying the road is easy and wide, after we seek our life first than we claim that life is the things God wanted us to do? Hence, we label those things God's things because we did them with the idea of helping others?

Matthew 11:12 From the days of John the Baptizer until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.{or, plunder it.}

John 15:18 If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you.

John 15:24 If I hadn't done among them the works which no one else did, they wouldn't have had sin. But now have they seen and also hated both me and my Father.

1Cor.4:7 For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn't receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it? 4:8 You are already filled. You have already become rich. You have come to reign without us. Yes, and I wish that you did reign, that we also might reign with you. 4:9 For, I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last of all, like men sentenced to death. For we are made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and men. 4:10 We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You have honor, but we have dishonor. 4:11 Even to this present hour we hunger, thirst, are naked, are beaten, and have no certain dwelling place. 4:12 We toil, working with our own hands. When people curse us, we bless. Being persecuted, we endure. 4:13 Being defamed, we entreat. We are made as the filth of the world, the dirt wiped off by all, even until now. 4:14 I don't write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.

No! Seeking is not, not seeking, narrow is not wide and spacious, cramped is not easy. We have been told by the truth, Christ Jesus our truth what it takes to enter into the Kingdom of God. We are not born of this world, we are born of God, and our world is above in a Kingdom that cannot be shaken by the things of the flesh below. You see, faith is the road into life, without faith one cannot be on the road of life. Did you note? That our entire life, our food, or shelter, our clothing all things we posses on earth must also be by faith, and supplied too us from above?

Hebrews 10:22 let's draw near with a true heart in fullness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having our body washed with pure water,

Hebrews 10:38 But the righteous will live by faith. If he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him."{Habakkuk 2:3-4}

Hebrews 10:39 But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the saving of the soul.

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.

We are born again by faith, we were created new by faith, and we must live and walk in faith to be on the road into life. Christ was flatly rejected by this world, this world will not like what him and his Father has planned for this system of things. Christ would not be accepted by this world in the flesh anymore than he was two-thousands years ago. The rest is a polluted worship of what human reasoning think Christ was, and is?

James.4:1 Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don't they come from your pleasures that war in your members? 4:2 You lust, and don't have. You kill, covet, and can't obtain. You fight and make war. You don't have, because you don't ask.
4:3 You ask, and don't receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it for your pleasures. 4:4 You adulterers and adulteresses, don't you know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

Let us remember to walk upon the road into life, one must listen to the Spirit that guilds every step and thought through Christ our head, it not a joke, a part time job, it must be conqueror, in faith, in perseverance, and in love for our Father, we must endure to the end of this course, our life in the flesh to be saved in the Spirit. God cannot lie, the flesh always lies and changes as the wind blows upon a wicked sea of humanity.

Isaiah 50:2 Why, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it can't redeem? or have I no power to deliver? Behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stink, because there is no water, and die for thirst.

Isaiah 57:20 But the wicked are like the troubled sea; for it can't rest, and its waters cast up mire and dirt.

Christ calm the sea, he walked upon the sea, faith, not of ourselves, but by the power of God, trusting in his power, not ours, nothing will lack for those loving our Father, the lack is in us, not Jehovah God, but let us remember if we cannot be faithful in what is least? God supplying our daily needs, than what of the rest?

Isa.40:9 You who tell good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who tell good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with strength. Lift it up. Don't be afraid. Say to the cities of Judah, "Behold, your God!" 40:10 Behold, the Lord Yahweh will come as a mighty one, and his arm will rule for him. Behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him. 40:11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead those who have their young.
40:12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and marked off the sky with his span, and calculated the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance? 40:13 Who has directed the Spirit of Yahweh, or has taught him as his counselor?

****Luke.12:33 Sell that which you have, and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don't grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn't fail, where no thief approaches, neither moth destroys. 12:34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Here is a basic fundamental question for all of us Christian's, where is our treasures? We have all been taught to say “in heaven”, but do we really understand the depth of Christ statement? Christ had just spoken above about not being anxious over are material things that we should not act like the nations whom concern is from birth to death in pursuing thing they will lose at their death. Their belonging, and themselves will perish.

Luke 9:58 Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."

Luke 21:18 And not a hair of your head will perish.

For example, did Christ while on earth seek to have a good name enshrined by this world? Many would say yes, look how will known Christ in today's world! But actually no he did not, he sought to glorify his Fathers name, he did not seek to get his Father's name accepted by the world, Christ treasure was in heaven, his Father, and all that his Father was, was the treasure Christ sought. You see, Christ just spoke as if his Father is always with us; we can rest in our faith in him and he will take care of our every need, not even a small bird can fall to the earth that YHWH does not known of it?

Matthew 16:8 Jesus, perceiving it, said, "Why do you reason among yourselves, you of little faith, 'because you have brought no bread?'

Matthew 17:20 He said to them, "Because of your unbelief. For most certainly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.
In other words, Christ words are true, and if his words are true than why would Christ compromise the truth to get people to accept the truth? If the truth cannot fail and the Father has everything under control then all anyone of us must do is have faith. The seeking of making a name for ourselves essentially is painting a picture that is perfect, in other words, a lie, placing ones treasures in ourselves upon earth instead of heaven where the truth is!

Luke 4:6 The devil said to him, "I will give you all this authority, and their glory, for it has been delivered to me; and I give it to whomever I want.

Luke 12:27 Consider the lilies, how they grow. They don't toil, neither do they spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

John 5:44 How can you believe, who receive glory from one another, and you don't seek the glory that comes from the only God?

This flawed thinking Christian's often use in everything they build upon earth including religious buildings, dress, even to what they drive claiming they are making a lasting impression for non-believer. However, Christ did none of that as a faithful slave, the one known and proven faithful slaved told us by God. When a person is born again they have a position and assignment no question about it, the question is do they have faith in God leading them and directing them while they stay free of the love and glory of this world? When Christian's fret that others won't be saved or know enough through their exploits. whom are they glorifying? Christ in heaven whom promises not one sheep will be lost that our father knows every hairs of head? In other words, how were we saved, by a religion efforts by some person that just would not give up, and/or by Christ coming into our hearts when we open to him by asking God?

John6:17 and they entered into the boat, and were going over the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not come to them.
6:18 The sea was tossed by a great wind blowing.
6:19 When therefore they had rowed about twenty-five or thirty stadia,{25 to 30 stadia is about 5 to 6 kilometers or about 3 to 4 miles} they saw Jesus walking on the sea,{see Job 9:8} and drawing near to the boat; and they were afraid. 6:20 But he said to them, "It is I”. Don't be afraid." 6:21 They were willing therefore to receive him into the boat. Immediately the boat was at the land where they were going.

Daily in this world companies, governments, and religions recruit they have much success, when we recruit for Christ whom have we brought into our company? But when we trust Christ as our head that he loves his sheep more than we, divine appointments will happen, we don't question those appointments, we are instead given the message from our hearts and the Spirit will do the teaching perfectly for God's will.

1Cor.3:1 Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, as do some, letters of commendation to you or from you?
3:2 You are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men; 3:3 being revealed that you are a letter of Christ, served by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tablets of stone, but in tablets that are hearts of flesh.
3:4 Such confidence we have through Christ toward God;
3:5 not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God; 3:6 who also made us sufficient as servants of a new covenant; not of the letter, but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

But next Christ ask us the question who is actually a faithful servant, not a faithful leader, a faithful preacher, a faithful elder, but a faithful slave when he comes? You see our treasure are tied up with Christ our head, his kingdom, not ours kingdom upon earth, or what we can justify as doing for Christ, but our waiting in everything upon the master hand to justify, teach, glorify, give good gifts too us, we simply must believe acting when we are sent.

Romans 10:15 And how will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the Good News of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!"{Isaiah 52:7}

1 John 3:24 He who keeps his commandments remains in him, and he in him. By this we know that he remains in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.

Christ our Lord was not known by this world don't be fool, we have many that know a false Christ, he was not a glowing success financially, he was not given honor among religious people, he did not build lasting foundation to his name, or instruct his followers to do so. He suffered being rejected by his own generation, he was despised, by all accounts we considered him plagued of God. When we judge the truth by religious Christianity it is an absolute failure in the eyes of false religion, that is, the world.

1 Corinthians 2:6 We speak wisdom, however, among those who are full grown; yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nothing.

1 Corinthians 2:12 But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, that we might know the things that were freely given to us by God.

1 Corinthians 3:18 Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

Isa.53:3 He was despised, and rejected by men; a man of suffering, and acquainted with disease. He was despised as one from whom men hide their face; and we didn't respect him. 53:4 Surely he has borne our sickness, and carried our suffering; yet we considered him plagued, struck by God, and afflicted.
****Luke.12:35 "Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning. 12:36 Be like men watching for their lord, when he returns from the marriage feast; that, when he comes and knocks, they may immediately open to him. 12:37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord will find watching when he comes. Most certainly I tell you, that he will dress himself, and make them recline, and will come and serve them.

Christ has just spoken extensively about our putting faith in our heavenly Father to take care of our needs, but should we not ask, how is being ready for Christ return tied so closes to our trusting God will provide for us in every circumstance on earth in our flesh?

Habakkuk 2:4 Behold, his soul is puffed up. It is not upright in him, but the righteous will live by his faith.

Luke 18:8 I tell you that he will avenge them quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"

First, Christ wants us to watch, and serve, but also he makes the point of waiting in the position of a servant. How can a servant serve two masters? Nor can a bride have two masters and be faithful to the bridegroom. Waiting in joy is not easy, most people today can't wait to get in front of some-else. Where is our minds and hearts is the real question in love with our master, or in fear of not making enough money to make ends meet?

Luke 16:13 No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You aren't able to serve God and mammon{"Mammon" refers to riches or a false god of wealth.}."

John 14:23 Jesus answered him, "If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him.

Distrust cannot be legislated out of us by laws of religion, it can be condemned in us, but not made free from by the love of God. Christ knows our hearts, he is not fooled, time delays, waiting, and serving others cannot be a job we are made to do, why? Simply put, love owes no one a single thing but love. There is no law against love, no time frame, and it is the oil of light Christ gives us freely because he himself in full of love for the Father.

John 14:24 He who doesn't love me doesn't keep my words. The word which you hear isn't mine, but the Father's who sent me.

John 14:31 But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father commanded me, even so I do. Arise, let us go from here.

John 15:12 "This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.

Many have struggled with Christ words here over the centuries since Christ spoke them. Much evil has been wrought by religion upon others by driving, forcing members to be waiting for the Lords return. Thousand's of prediction have been made since Christ spoke here about the end of our world, yet none have come truth. Many have given out after beating others like an evil slave proving they were not of the Christ.

Matthew 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.

Luke 1:52 He has put down princes from their thrones. And has exalted the lowly.

The life, and future life of a bride centers on her bridegroom, if she loves him, she longs for his return in excitement and anticipation, love grows not lessen. She is not imputing evil to his late return, she trust there is a reason. Such is the attitude of a good servant, one of faithfulness. Those born again, having the token of the Spirit bearing witness in their hearts, and are transferred into the kingdom of Son's love, love for his Father.

Song of Soloman.8:6 Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm; for love is strong as death. Jealousy is as cruel as Sheol. Its flashes are flashes of fire, a very flame of Yahweh. 8:7 Many waters can't quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man would give all the wealth of his house for love, he would be utterly scorned.

Love cannot flourish in law, or distrust, and/or dates, God's love is timeless and it cannot fail. If we are in faith, we are walking in God's love. And if we are walking in love it puts all fear outside, we rest in the unfailing promises of our Father, nothing can lack for us, nothing can trick us, and nothing can separated us from the love of Christ.

Those putting trust in the flesh, are in a constant stated of fear, judgment, and distrust for God and his promises. Clinging to the side of a pool will not save us, screaming for help, and being devastated that what we want is denied, is not faith or love for our master. Trusting in ourselves, our wit, and strengthen is not walking on water, when the master says come! Facing our fears, that is, our lack of love in trusting our God, one must let go!

Luke 21:26 men fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world: for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Matthew 14:26 When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, "It's a ghost!" and they cried out for fear.

1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.

****Luke.12:38 They will be blessed if he comes in the second or third watch, and finds them so. 12:39 But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not allowed his house to be broken into. 12:40 Therefore be ready also, for the Son of Man is coming in an hour that you don't expect him."

How can a person be ready spiritually for Christ coming? Now, wait a minute aren't we to be ready physically also? No! Christ is speaking specifically to the future spiritual temple of God on earth, not to physical Israel that got caught off guard by the Roman Empire, just as Christ said they would.

1Cor.3:16 Don't you know that you are a temple of God, and that God's Spirit lives in you?

Where does the spiritual temple of God run too for survival? What religion, what cave, what place in the wilderness? How do they save this life is it by the fleshes power as a spirit person? Here is the rest of the story that false religion hasn't talked about for thousand's of years. It is when a person is out of Christ into themselves or false religion they get caught off guard by Christ coming. If one is in Christ, as the temple of God, God is not going to destroy Christ, is he?

1Cor.3:17 If anyone destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him; for God's temple is holy, which you are.
3:18 Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

That's the real issue, not if a person is smart, religious, preaching each day, going to meetings at some religion, but if a person is humble enough to stay where God created them to stay. When we are out of Christ we are going some where not good, into the wilderness, following the latest greatest prophesy from someone saying Christ told the to tell it.

Matthew 10:19 But when they deliver you up, don't be anxious how or what you will say, for it will be given you in that hour what you will say.

Matthew 24:36 But no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

You see the holy bread of life we are being taught to eat, learning man does not live by bread alone, but every utterance from Jehovah's God's mouth now found in Christ Jesus mouth as the word of God. Where is the holy bread found? In the temple of God, the body of Christ. So the question is, who will be found faithful as a servant in the body of Christ, not who would be the leader in the body of Christ, or who would find the Christ in the wilderness, or who would have the day and hour of Christ coming, no!

1Cor.4:1 So let a man think of us as Christ's servants, and stewards of God's mysteries. 4:2 Here, moreover, it is required of stewards, that they be found faithful.

Christ was in God, God was in him on earth, Christ was a servant of God, and stayed faithful to what God was leading him to do in Spirit and truth. Christ took nothing from the Fathers glory he did not set himself up as the king on earth, he did not Lord it over others, he did not beat his fellow man with judgments. He did not take God's position eventhough he had much authority placed upon him. Christ suffered in humiliation by mankind hand, he did not lash out, returning evil for evil, he set a perfect example for us. The question is can any of us get around undeserved kindness, Christ did not need unmerited kindness, he had not sinned, he did not sin on earth, he actually had merit in his righteousness, his life before God.

Hebrews 5:8 though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered.

1 Peter 2:21 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you{TR reads "us" instead of "you"} an example, that you should follow his steps,

1 Peter 2:23 Who, when he was cursed, didn't curse back. When he suffered, didn't threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously;

1 Peter 3:18 Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;

1 Peter 4:1 Forasmuch then as Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind; for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin;

1 Peter 5:10 But may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.

But still he humbled himself. You see the evil slave can't humble themselves because they think they are better, superior, having a legal right to discipline the body of Christ. They make false accusations by the power of sins laws, excusing, and accusing them of evil, fearing without their strong judgments the body of Christ will not make it. In other words, where Christ lived in faith fearing nothing would not be known and done by God to save him and Christ sheep the evil slave thinks God cannot do it without their help, they are the master, not the Christ, so ones should be faithful to them, and if so they are faithful to God and Christ.

Philip.,2:1 If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassion, 2:2 make my joy full, by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;
2:3 doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;
2:4 each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others. 2:5 Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus, 2:6 who, existing in the form of God, didn't consider equality with God a thing to be grasped,
2:7 but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men. 2:8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, yes, the death of the cross.

That's why the evil slave has for two thousand's years tried to predict Christ coming so they can prove their position is righteous by special knowledge given them by God, so others will look up too them, instead of the proper headship Christ. Still Christ did not lie, he said the day will take us by surprise, hence, one should remain in Christ trusting in his Father.

Colossians 3:3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

Colossians 3:4 When Christ, our life, is revealed, then you will also be revealed with him in glory.

Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.
"Who is the Faithful and Wise Steward?

****Luke.12:41 Peter said to him, "Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everybody?" 12:42 The Lord said, "Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the right times?
12:43 Blessed is that servant whom his lord will find doing so when he comes. 12:44 Truly I tell you, that he will set him over all that he has.

Please pay special attention here at Christ words, note, he did not tell Peter that because he was one of the apostles to take the other apostles and appoint themselves as the faithful servant over his belongings, or his household! In fact, years later the apostle Paul hand pick by Christ, under the same headship of Christ, having the Holy Spirit directing him as an apostle, stated: not to judge anything before its time, until the Lord comes. Moreover, even his own judgment for or against himself was meaningless in Christ!

1Cor.4:1 So let a man think of us as Christ's servants, and stewards of God's mysteries. 4:2 Here, moreover, it is required of stewards, that they be found faithful. 4:3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by man's judgment. Yes, I don't judge my own self. 4:4 For I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges me is the Lord. 4:5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.

Yet, false religion is founded upon declaring its leaders faithful servants of Christ, appointing members from within to be that servant and/or servants over the rest of their brothers and sisters, as feeding them spiritually. In other words, unlike the apostles of Christ they are self-appointed, or man appointed. We need not ask why because Christ gives us the answer? They cannot wait upon the masters glorification of them. They unlike Christ glorifies themselves while living in their corrupt flesh upon this earth.

Romans 8:8 Those who are in the flesh can't please God.

Philip.2:5 Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus,
2:6 who, existing in the form of God, didn't consider equality with God a thing to be grasped, 2:7 but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men. 2:8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, yes, the death of the cross. 2:9 Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name;

This declaration of declaring themselves righteous before men, make them evil, not righteous. They assume legal right over the lives of others and demand compliance to their judgments upon earth. When ones rebel against their authority, they use the power of their position to destroy their opponents lives, and/or reputation. They seat themselves in the temple of Christ, as kings ruling, declaring their declaration are from the mouth of Christ.

Romans 12:17 Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.

2Tim.3:1 But know this, that in the last days, grievous times will come. 3:2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3:3 without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good, 3:4 traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God; 3:5 holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof. Turn away from these, also. 3:6 For of these are those who creep into houses, and take captive gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts, 3:7 always learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. 3:8 Even as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so do these also oppose the truth; men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith.

They create massive fleshly religious governments on earth and wheel power over their subjects. Many believe in false religion that Christ has returned unseen by human eye and appointed them as master over his belongings to do his work by pronouncing his judgments. Just as they have appointed themselves kings upon earth by self-approval, so they have appointed dates of Christ return, but why? Simply put, they would have no power if they did not appoint dates of the Christ invisible return. How convenient?

Ecclesiastes 5:1 Guard your steps when you go to God's house; for to draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they don't know that they do evil.

Ecclesiastes 12:14 For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.

Matthew 6:23 But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

Let it be noted, Christ has not told any of us, who is faithful or not? Who has been exulted into his kingdom, and who is our faithful slave? The rest, all the teachings, are made up from mankind's logic by those claiming such authority to know such matters. The point we must understand Christ did not seek mankind's glory, or the devil's exultation of him on earth. Christ sought his Father's approval unto the death of all mankind's disapproval.

Isaiah 53:3 He was despised, and rejected by men; a man of suffering, and acquainted with disease. He was despised as one from whom men hide their face; and we didn't respect him.

Matthew 21:42 Jesus said to them, "Did you never read in the Scriptures, 'The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the head of the corner. This was from the Lord. It is marvelous in our eyes?'{Psalm 118:22-23}

Luke 9:22 saying, "The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up."

Christ suffered in his flesh, he was rejected by false religion, that is, get the point, man made religion calling itself God's religion, he was hated by this world, and yet, remained a faithful servant of God. Once proven faithful, God exulted him over all that was his, sound familiar? Making Christ the head of the body, meaning the person speaking for God, Christ, not men who self-appoint themselves over other members.

John 8:54 Jesus answered, "If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say that he is our God.

The order of headship was set by God himself, those of the flesh disrespect headship, they cannot know divine headship, they take, then rebel, and fight against the things of the Spirit just as we are told. Weeds have built many false kingdom upon earth labeling them Christ Kingdom. They have used the laws Christ abolished over his body members to keep control of their power, property holding, and/or riches. This man-made servant enslaves Christ servants, destroys them, hence, the blood of God's holy ones is found in every fiber of false religions kingdom.

Rev.17:5 And on her forehead a name was written, "MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH." 17:6 I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. When I saw her, I wondered with great amazement.

2 Peter 2:11 whereas angels, though greater in might and power, don't bring a railing judgment against them before the Lord.

But still God's judgment is not placed in the hands of men, it waits upon the master return, with God's holy angels, to remove his wheat from the weed, then those faithful will be exulted, but not until!

Romans 12:16 Be of the same mind one toward another. Don't set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don't be wise in your own conceits.

James 4:6 But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."{Proverbs 3:34}

James 4:10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.

Mark 13:27 Then he will send out his angels, and will gather together his chosen ones from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the sky.

Matthew 13:38 the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the children of the Kingdom; and the darnel weeds are the children of the evil one.

Matthew 13:40 As therefore the darnel weeds are gathered up and burned with fire; so will it be at the end of this age.

"My Lord Delays His Coming!"

****Luke.12:45 But if that servant says in his heart, 'My lord delays his coming,' and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken, 12:46 then the lord of that servant will come in a day when he isn't expecting him, and in an hour that he doesn't know, and will cut him in two, and place his portion with the unfaithful.

Is this the master you serve? But of far more interest, why did this servant say in his heart his master delays? Moreover, why did this seeming delay cause a beating of other menservants and maidservants?

First, we can unequivocally state this servant did not appreciate and/or did not understand unmerited kindness. This servant thought something was owed him by God and man, he was not redeemed and was not walking in love. He had forgotten his own cleansing thinking he had earned it by some religious effort he had put forth. One does not beat another unless they believe they have authority over them. But what authority?

Rom.13:8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

Matthew 18:32 Then his lord called him in, and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt, because you begged me.

Romans 8:12 So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.

Religious authority which is "flesh"; the power of religion rest in fleshly thinking in disciplining the flesh. In controlling the flesh, in reforming the flesh, in dressing the flesh up by painting on makeup on a dead body and then calling it Christ on earth. This servant was ruling over what was dead in Christ, the good for nothing sinful flesh which cannot be made clean by any works of law! Here he had made himself king, a ruling dictator through the power of laws condemning the fleshes sins, holding it for payment by guilt and judgment giving himself power, and authority.

Romans 7:18 For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwells no good thing. For desire is present with me, but I don't find it doing that which is good.

Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don't walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.{NU omits "who don't walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit"}

But how had his master delayed? What made him think the masters return had past, which delay meant he wasn't coming at all, causing this slaves hate for his fellow servants? The servant had deceived himself with false authority by power over his fellow slaves sinful flesh, he ruled by the power of the flesh, but not the Spirit. His authority came from teaching of the scriptures, the unraveling of the mystery of God, which impresses the fleshly mind with awe. His predictions, and seeming wisdom gave him great power as a prophet, like Christ over others. He was no longer a servant as the rest, but the Christ, seating himself in the judgment throne of Christ in the flesh upon earth, for that was his kingdom, (a kingdom of corruption; sins of the flesh) his glory, his pride, his power was making the flesh obey! Certainly Christ would uphold him in making the flesh righteous, in his self-appointed cleansing of the flesh, in his self importance. But he didn't! The time had past, and people, and fellow servants was questioning his authority.

Romans 8:5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.

Romans 8:6 For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace;

1 John 3:4 Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.

1 John 3:5 You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and in him is no sin.

The other slaves wondered had themselves been deceived, were they taken in, just as Christ had warned not to be? His power was eroding, distrust set in, (fear of judgment found in the flesh) and with that came a complete collapse of the wicked servant kingdom he had been ruling over. Now without the atoning sacrifice of Christ because the evil servant had put his faith in works of law, that is, the power of reforming the flesh on earth by religious structures; he was not washed clean and sanctified by Christ righteousness through the gift of undeserved kindness, just like all that are not redeemed, whom think, they are not so bad, but practices sins in the flesh, hiding them in their hearts with religious works and words for the feeling of self-righteous.

Rom.7:24 What a wretched man I am! Who will deliver me out of the body of this death? 7:25 I thank God through Jesus Christ, our Lord! So then with the mind, I myself serve God's law, but with the flesh, the sin's law.

The unfaithful slave avoided the truth of all flesh, for the truth of exposing other slaves sins by uses of God's righteous laws. The real truth he had avoided and missed was unmerited kindness, which must be found in us in true repentance that we don't deserve God's love, and freedom from judgments because we know what dwells in our fallen flesh. This is the beating this evil slave had been measuring out long before his master arrived, at an hour, he did not plan on by works of the flesh.

Matt.7:1 "Don't judge, so that you won't be judged.
7:2 For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you. 7:3 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but don't consider the beam that is in your own eye? 7:4 Or how will you tell your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye;' and behold, the beam is in your own eye? 7:5 You hypocrite! First remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother's eye.

He had flatter himself thinking he was good and righteous in his flesh, that he had put away the filth of his flesh by he strong judgments of the flesh in his religious practices. But his works landed him in the filth of his own flesh, he measured out his own judgment, instead of unmerited kindness. Thus, Christ words of truth became his truth, his real condition, what he thought he had gain by the power of his flesh, was dead to Christ. What he had taken for power and authority was measured back to him. He was never worthy, never better, and certainly not ever cleaner in his flesh before Christ than others. He had missed the whole truth, of Spirit, for pride in battles with the flesh, in debates over words, beating his opponents with cleaver legal arguments string them together from the scriptures, but none of that had anything to do with Spirit and truth.

Colossians 3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.

Philippians 1:11 being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

Philippians 3:9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;

Titus 3:5 not by works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit.

Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

Beaten With Many Stripes

****Luke.12:47 That servant, who knew his lord's will, and didn't prepare, nor do what he wanted, will be beaten with many stripes, 12:48 but he who didn't know, and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few stripes. To whoever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom much was entrusted, of him more will be asked.

Here is an important question? When does God beat these slaves with stripes? We are clearly told Christ would come in a hour which his servant would not know, and if they were doing what they had been assigned the reward of all his belongings would be rewarded them!

Rom. 8:33 Who could bring a charge against God's chosen ones? It is God who justifies. 8:34 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, yes rather, who was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. 8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Could oppression, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
8:36 Even as it is written, "For your sake we are killed all day long. We were accounted as sheep for the slaughter."{Psalm 44:22}
8:37 No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 8:38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 8:39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

We know for certain that Christ himself was a faithful slave, and/or servant of God, his death came at God's prescribed time and he was rewarded all of God's belongings upon his resurrection but not before. The apostle Paul speak of a time that God's temple, which is the body of Christ would be tested as if by fire, and anything not built upon Christ the foundations would be consumed by fire? In other words, anything of the flesh, the will of the flesh, and works of our flesh not created by the Holy Spirit cannot be added to Christ, instead it would be rejected as faulty material and consumed by fire of Spirit as not of Christ, it would be shown up, to all, and even the slaves of Christ as not the truth, that is, not for the building of God's temple, the house of God Christ was entrusted with as a faithful Son of God.

Hebrews 3:6 but Christ is faithful as a Son over his house; whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the glorying of our hope firm to the end.

Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

This would causes much suffering and shame, stripes as it were, a beating by humiliation of all that we have worked so hard for in the name of Christ on earth only to be shown up as a lie! But let us note, we are told the person themselves would be saved, and not consumed by the fire. In Luke chapter twelve Christ also speaks of a baptism by fire, what does that mean? It means the houses of God under goes a judgment, but why? Simply because Spirit consumes fallen flesh, flesh cannot stand in the power of Holy Spirit, subsequently, let none of us forget we are the temple of God, so what is going to happen to are fleshly thoughts?

1Cor.11:27 Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks the Lord's cup in a manner unworthy of the Lord will be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord. 11:28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup. 11:29 For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, if he doesn't discern the Lord's body. 11:30 For this cause many among you are weak and sickly, and not a few sleep.
11:31 For if we discerned ourselves, we wouldn't be judged.
11:32 But when we are judged, we are punished by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.

Those fleshly thoughts are coming into judgment if we are truly his, Christ Jesus, but the question remains when does the master appear and discipline his servants, so that they are not lost, but saved although they under go judgment, and/or discipline of having their works tested as if by fire? The judgment of God's house started upon the out pouring of Holy Spirit, that is, the baptism by fire, under going the sanctification of Holy Spirit the putting to death of the flesh, where the flesh lust against the Spirit, which is Christ righteousness, not our personal righteousness, but the life of Christ in us.

Romans 8:9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if it is so that the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if any man doesn't have the Spirit of Christ, he is not his.

Romans 8:7 because the mind of the flesh is hostile towards God; for it is not subject to God's law, neither indeed can it be.

An entire nation of God's people were brought down, how, by accusing a sinless man of sin. In other words, here is the point, a sinner cannot judge a sinless person without their own judgment coming upon them. One can look into a mirror and judge the person looking back at them only to find out they have judged themselves worthy of death. Sin imputed to Christ a sinless person is unwittingly killing Christ, at least in our judgment of him, which means we have judged ourselves because Christ cannot be judged being he is sinless, he is life for that reason without sin. We have judged from what? Sin, in our own fallen flesh, we are not qualified to judge sinlessness, at all, because we are tainted by sin, we cannot know the truth of a sinless person. Because the truth of Christ can have no accusation of any kind leveled against him without it killing us the accuser, that is, bouncing off the perfect mirror back onto us as a sinner deserving of the judgment of sin, death!

James.1:23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a mirror; 1:24 for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. 1:25 But he who looks into the perfect law of freedom, and continues, not being a hearer who forgets, but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in what he does.

1Cor. 4:1 So let a man think of us as Christ's servants, and stewards of God's mysteries. 4:2 Here, moreover, it is required of stewards, that they be found faithful. 4:3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by man's judgment. Yes, I don't judge my own self. 4:4 For I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges me is the Lord. 4:5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.

Hence, those in Christ are under judgment while left in a vessel of sinful flesh upon earth, which vessel has the life, holy life, righteous life, of Christ indwell them. A war of fleshly daily lust against the life of Christ, such is a fire of refinement, the judgment of God's house, the discipline of our Fathers a scourging at times, a constant consuming of our works not found in Christ. We cannot bring such things into the house of God without the immediate death to our fleshly thoughts/works putting us into a death state alienated from Christ until God undeserved kindness resurrects us back into the life of Christ.

1 Corinthians 4:9 For, I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last of all, like men sentenced to death. For we are made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and men.
2 Corinthians 1:9 Yes, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead.

2 Corinthians 4:10 always carrying in the body the putting to death of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.

2 Corinthians 4:11 For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus may be revealed in our mortal flesh.

2 Corinthians 4:12 So then death works in us, but life in you.

Those in Christ under go this sanctification their entire life, the judgment does not end until God calls them into Son everlasting kingdom declared before angles they are apart of the first and only faithful slave Christ Jesus, their judgment all the days of their flesh has been for life in view, their own life, not only theirs, but the setting free of the whole creation in to life, setting it free of the judgment upon sin. At that time the reward of Christ in Spirit and truth will become theirs as well because they are the body, the temple of God, as Christ is God's, so we are Christ, not many faiths, not many seeds, but one, one hope, one faith, one baptism, one anointing, one God, one Christ, and us a part of them as one.

Romans 8:28 We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

Romans 11:36 For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things. To him be the glory for ever! Amen.

1 Corinthians 8:6 yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we live through him.

The beating cannot start after the first resurrection, once God's children are glorified, it must happen before they received incorruptibility of Christ life as theirs. It happens, while in their flesh, each day, as the baptism by fire, causing division with everyone they come into contact who walk in their flesh, they are no part of the flesh of this world. The flesh lust against the Spirit of righteousness indwelling them by the life of Christ. We should not be puzzled at the this burning among us, as if a strange thing is happening if we belong to Christ. We should understand this is the fire Christ started that his very soul was distress with it, the fire he threw to earth in anointing his disciple with his own anointing. It is our endurance to the end of this tent, this vessel made into the likeness of sin we walk in faith to over come this world. Than as Christ himself experienced God declaration of calling him faithful assigning him all things in heaven and upon earth as his inheritances. But note not until he finished his course, until than he suffered in his flesh mightily, let us not be fooled if we belong to him we have suffered in the war of flesh against Spirit, but not beyond what is common practice of the sinful flesh among mankind that is our position and future job to be made into vessels of mercy for God's glory.

Hebrews 5:7 He, in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear.

Hebrews 12:9 Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live?

Acts 8:33 In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth."{Isaiah 53:7,8}

Philippians 3:21 who will change the body of our humiliation to be conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working by which he is able even to subject all things to himself.

Heb.1:1 God, having in the past spoken to the fathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 1:2 has at the end of these days spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds. 1:3 His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself made purification for our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; 1:4 having become so much better than the angels, as he has inherited a more excellent name than they have. 1:5 For to which of the angels did he say at any time, "You are my Son. Today have I become your father?"{Psalm 2:7} and again, "I will be to him a Father, and he will be to me a Son?"{2 Samuel 7:14; 1 Chronicles 17:13} 1:6 Again, when he brings in the firstborn into the world he says, "Let all the angels of God worship him."

****Luke.12:49 "I came to throw fire on the earth. I wish it were already kindled. 12:50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished! 12:51 Do you think that I have come to give peace in the earth? I tell you, no, but rather division. 12:52 For from now on, there will be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
12:53 They will be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."

Does the “Spirit” mix with our fallen flesh? Does the Spirit consort with darkness, or does it cause a fire, and division among flesh? These are the stunning words Christ spoke, where many thought of peace, the Prince of Peace, Christ stated fire would be thrown to the earth causing division?

Exodus 24:17 The appearance of the glory of Yahweh was like devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel.

Revelation 20:9 They went up over the breadth of the earth, and surrounded the camp of the saints, and the beloved city. Fire came down out of heaven from God, and devoured them.

Not only did Christ warn us that beating were to be given out by him the master in Luke Twelve, but now division also? Moreover, right in a person own home, what would cause such turmoil on earth? Well, lets put it this way, if the Sun, a ball of hot gas was incrementally moved towards our earth what would happen? The destruction of the human race, but the getting there would be most horrific!

Revelation 14:18 Another angel came out from the altar, he who has power over fire, and he called with a great voice to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, "Send forth your sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for the earth's grapes are fully ripe!"

Revelation 14:10 he also will drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is prepared unmixed in the cup of his anger. He will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb.

Revelation 8:5 The angel took the censer, and he filled it with the fire of the altar, and threw it on the earth. There followed thunders, sounds, lightnings, and an earthquake.

2 Peter 3:7 But the heavens that now are, and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

First, Christ death, and subsequent resurrection would cause a massive change in mankind relationship with God, how? The Holy Spirit would be pour out, the fire that does not mix with fallen flesh, such would start a fire in those receiving it, but also those they associated with. Division and hate would occur; the hot gases of the Sun are not compatible with human flesh, the normal bonds of mankind would not help, for the flesh is against the Spirit it cannot come into subject to the Spirit.

Galatians 5:17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you may not do the things that you desire.

Isa.6:5 Then I said, "Woe is me! For I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for my eyes have seen the King, Yahweh of Armies!"
6:6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar.
6:7 He touched my mouth with it, and said, "Behold, this has touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away, and your sin forgiven."

The world has no uses to bring the Sun to our earth, it has no uses for God's Holy Spirit, flesh is opposed by its very nature to Spirit it truth, which is the Christ, it must fight like a dog against the Spirit refusing to subject itself to it. That fire started with the baptism of Holy Spirit and will end in a field of weed at Christ coming. The restrain of Holy Spirit being removed cut short those days, but when Christ comes, with God's holy angels to take out his wheat from the weeds he does it by fire and all the works of unrighteous flesh will be revealed in division and wrath unparalleled in human history the nation will become wrathful and God's own wrath will come we are warned.

Matt.13:49 So will it be in the end of the world. The angels will come forth, and separate the wicked from among the righteous,
13:50 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth." 13:51 Jesus said to them, "Have you understood all these things?" They answered him, "Yes, Lord."

Those born again created in Spirit and truth will put off the earthly tent being engulfed in the Spirit, but the rest, will be consumed, none can stand in the present of our Lord without being made holy by Christ Jesus ransom touching their lips like a hot coal, like the fire of lye, with out being discipline of the baptism by fire.

Jeremiah 2:22 For though you wash yourself with lye, and use much soap, yet your iniquity is marked before me, says the Lord Yahweh.

2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.

Hebrews 6:1 Therefore leaving the doctrine of the first principles of Christ, let us press on to perfection--not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God, 9:14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

****Luke.12:54 He said to the multitudes also, "When you see a cloud rising from the west, immediately you say, 'A shower is coming,' and so it happens. 12:55 When a south wind blows, you say, 'There will be a scorching heat,' and it happens. 12:56 You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you don't interpret this time? 12:57 Why don't you judge for yourselves what is right?

In a farming community, and fishing, life, limb, and daily provision are gained by knowing the times and seasons, reading the sky, knowing the weather, all things effecting the community fleshly life on earth is determined by seasons, and the weather. People become masters at reading the signs, yet, here Christ dealt with people hand picked and trained by God for thousand's years but they could not read spiritual times and season at all!

Psalms 104:19 He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set.

1 Thessalonians 5:1 But concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need that anything be written to you.

Psalms 16:7 I will bless Yahweh, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.

Most had no clue God's Son was among them, most could not hear or understand his words, later they were to take his life by imputing evil into a sinless innocent man. Their lives were not centered around their eternal life, they had not learned that it not by bread alone man lives but by every utterance coming from God YHWH mouth!

****Luke 12:24 Consider the ravens: they don't sow, they don't reap, they have no warehouse or barn, and God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds!

How does one know a Spirit God without faith? How does one know the seasons and times, how God is working in our life if we have no eyes and ears to see and hear the Spirit? From birth to death flesh flows like a giant river into a sea of muddy waters churning up wickedness it cannot settle down, it not the flesh of man that knows God it is the spirit that we stop churning up badness in our flesh and hear the voice of God.

Mark 4:39 He awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" The wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

Mark 4:41 They were greatly afraid, and said to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"

Run, run, run, to make a living, to entertain ourselves, fight, fight, fight to have our way, but we cannot in our flesh and its push in this life hear the Spirit of God. Do we know the times and season of how God is working in us for our spiritual development, be honest speak truth at least to ourselves? Many Christian's read Christ words here and create one more mystery that they in their own efforts by their flesh mind must unlock by human intellect, but stop and reason please. Christ compares what? The creation weather to God working in us spiritually, both are out of our control rather we understand them or not! They happen despite us, those going to sea simply read the signs, they don't make the weather by personal intellect, yet, Christian's want credit for what is out of their control so they can teach others putting themselves in a position of power and control.

Deuteronomy 13:1 If there arise in the midst of you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and he give you a sign or a wonder,
13:2 and the sign or the wonder come to pass, of which he spoke to you, saying, Let us go after other gods, which you have not known, and let us serve them; 13:3 you shall not listen to the words of that prophet, or to that dreamer of dreams: for Yahweh your God proves you, to know whether you love Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

Even the simplest person can dress for bad weather without the instruction of some scholar of the bible! The weather effect all humans it part of this life, but do we see that truth of God and his Spirit working in our life? God effect all human life just as importantly as the weather we live with each day. Do we listen, or preach? Do we listen or cram feed ourselves what some religion it telling us is God's will for us? Do we listen, or do we hear only those preaching a season of storms, constant destruction by their prophecy so we cannot live in peace and calmly hear the Spirit speaking too us?

1 Kings 19:12 and after the earthquake a fire; but Yahweh was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice. 19:13 It was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. Behold, there came a voice to him, and said, What are you doing here, Elijah?

Spiritual food depends upon reading the signs of God's Spirit, real food not known by the flesh and its wants and desires. Faith requires as simple basic step and without it, we can never hear God's voice, resting, trusting God that our spiritual life is vastly more important than the needs of this one, do we honestly believe that, do we think God is doing nothing, dropping the ball?

Luke 12:7 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Therefore don't be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.

Luke.10:39 She had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word. 10:40 But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she came up to him, and said, "Lord, don't you care that my sister left me to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me."
10:41 Jesus answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, 10:42 but one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the good part, which will not be taken away from her."

The Relentless Adversary

Luke.12:58 For when you are going with your adversary before the magistrate, try diligently on the way to be released from him, lest perhaps he drag you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison. 12:59 I tell you, you will by no means get out of there, until you have paid the very last penny.{literally, lepton. A lepton is a very small brass Jewish coin worth half a Roman quadrans each, which is worth a quarter of the copper assarion. Lepta are worth less than 1% of an agricultural worker's daily wages.}"

At the end of chapter twelve Christ words have presented his listener with many opposing thoughts throughout this chapter, or has he? To the reader it seem that Christ presented a juxtaposition, different facts side by side?

Matt.18:3 and said, "Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn, and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. 18:4 Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.

But in reality Christ has stated the position of human under sin having no way out without faith in him. Each circumstance seems, if honest, impossible for a human to do? Subsequently, that is the point, a people found under law with a relentless accuser of sin in them pointing out how far we all fall short of God's glory expressed upon earth in the Son of God Christ Jesus and his perfect sterling example of faith without sin.

Rom.7:12 Therefore the law indeed is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good. 7:13 Did then that which is good become death to me? May it never be! But sin, that it might be shown to be sin, by working death to me through that which is good; that through the commandment sin might become exceeding sinful.

How do we free ourselves of this adversary when going to court against us? We fall short in faith, we fail short in direction in life lose sight of God more times than not, we brag, and boast in our accomplishment unlike Christ, the list is endless. It seems on every sore spot we are condemned, how do we not pay out our last coin in this rebellious flesh upon earth when headed to court?

Proverbs 25:8 Don't be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?

Proverbs 29:9 If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, the fool rages or scoffs, and there is no peace.

By faith, once again this is the thread throughout Christ words in chapter twelve although his thoughts seemingly disconnected we are forced time and again if we are honest to realize without faith we don't have a chance. Now we are faced with Christ final thoughts in chapter twelve once more, who has the power to free themselves of an adversary when headed to court without compromising everything one believes in to sell themselves to the adversary or just lay down and take whatever he is accusing us of, how many of us can do that?

Mark 13:11 When they lead you away and deliver you up, don't be anxious beforehand, or premeditate what you will say, but say whatever will be given you in that hour. For it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.

Mark 3:29 but whoever may blaspheme against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin"

Christ didn't connect the dots, the Holy Spirit would, without a doubt Holy Spirit would connect the dots for his apostles once it was pour out. Without the Holy Spirit one would take a fleshly approach to Christ words and spout many seeds of weeds, that is, a legal minded approach by degrees of sin, faith, justifying self while condemning others. But those connect by faith from the Holy Spirit would soon realize God was giving them the solution to every human problem under sin, and what was that a new life, in Christ Jesus that freed them of sin, and the accuser of us, the law for condemning sin in a wicked person, and that would be all of us in the old person of sin.

1Tim.1:8 But we know that the law is good, if a man uses it lawfully,
1:9 as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, 1:10 for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave-traders, for liars, for perjurers, and for any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine;

In other words, how can we stop sinning? We can't! So how could we do the things required of us by God's standards? Its impossible without faith in Christ. Here was the truth, the problem facing Israel would they continue to go to court one against another by the law which could not be overcame before God by a sinner, or would they truly forgive each one his brother as God was doing for them, no longer condemning them by giving them Christ Jesus his own glory upon earth purchasing them from sin and its condemnation?

Romans 9:30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who didn't follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;

Romans 9:32 Why? Because they didn't seek it by faith, but as it were by works of the law. They stumbled over the stumbling stone;

The freedom came when they released others of the debt owed for sinning; death! Yes, release and you with be released. Wittingly or on unwittingly proving someone sins is a given, it been done proven in a court of law long before any of us were born, going to court and proving we sin can't release us, it simple, it instead condemns us back into death.

Romans 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.

Romans 7:10 The commandment, which was for life, this I found to be for death;

But giving a person the life of Christ that is releasing them from their deserved judgment is what God does for us gives them what? Life, the eternal life of Christ indwelling them freeing them from the adversary sins law.

Matt.7:1 "Don't judge, so that you won't be judged. 7:2 For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.

Matt.18:23 Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who wanted to reconcile accounts with his servants. 18:24 When he had begun to reconcile, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.{Ten thousand talents represents an extremely large sum of money, equivalent to about 60,000,000 denarii, where one denarius was typical of one day's wages for agricultural labor.} 18:25 But because he couldn't pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
18:26 The servant therefore fell down and kneeled before him, saying, 'Lord, have patience with me, and I will repay you all!'
18:27 The lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.
18:28 "But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow servants, who owed him one hundred denarii,{100 denarii was about one sixtieth of a talent.} and he grabbed him, and took him by the throat, saying, 'Pay me what you owe!'
18:29 "So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, 'Have patience with me, and I will repay you!'
18:30 He would not, but went and cast him into prison, until he should pay back that which was due.
18:31 So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were exceedingly sorry, and came and told to their lord all that was done.
18:32 Then his lord called him in, and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt, because you begged me.
18:33 Shouldn't you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?'
18:34 His lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors, until he should pay all that was due to him.
18:35 So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don't each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds."

Completed: May 09, 2016

by: Daniel a Slave of Christ Jesus

May 9, 2016 |

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