"For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect."
The Law of the Spirit has a body, which is enshrined in the everlasting covenant as the man created 'after our image' and after our likeness." The Law of Moses was merely a shadow of good things to come, signifying Jesus Christ was the fulfilment of the Law. In the Beatitudes he made it clear. "I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil."(Matt.5:17)
The worlds framed by the word of God the slain Lamb was an emblem but would be made to appear 'in the fulness of time.' So the Law of Mose in which animal sacrifices were instituted only pointed to the world made to appear where the earth abides for ever for the reason Jesus Christ was the embodiment of the Law of the Spirit.(Ec.1:4) John the Baptist pointing out the Lamb of God because the Holy Spirit stepped in to identify signalled the coming of the world made to appear. By the same token the throne of the Lamb is a world the new creation shall be glorifed fulfilling the Pauline dictum,"For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren."(Ro.8:20) Glory of the light of the Lamb is the name which is glory of the Law. It is a spiritual body and nothing of the flesh shall be there. This body of evidence is what the world made to appear shall establish. Till such time the law of Moses was the device , a shadow of good things to come.
The Lamb, the body as an emblem in the divine Will connects with the Throne of God so what is the role of faith? It closes the gape between the two thrones so the Word or the voice from heaven announces,"And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people."(Re.21:3)
Please pray for my son, he has small cell lung cancer and it is in his bones. He has a broken neck, a spinal injury and is at this moment being transformed to Bethesda hospital in Cincinnati for a broken femur. Please pray that God will take away his pain and draw him to himself.
"And not as Moses, which put a veil over his face, that the children of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:"
When Moses came down the mount he was not aware that his face shone. His natural face glowed and it is how we respond to the glory of the Law. Plainly speaking God gave glory to His creation since it is what God does. And he does it only according to his Holiness. So glory of the Law takes naturally to a body when it responds as it should. The nation of Israel could not bear looking at it meant they had a problem.
Adam formed of the dust of the ground and glory was such he was not ashamed. So was Moses."But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body."(1 Co.15:38) This seed is the word with which Moses radiated glory which however and the Israelite responded just Adam and Eve hid themselves from the presence of God. As with the fall of man it was a clue that the heart was not right before Him. It is to this lapse that Jesus observed, "And said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up."(Matt.15:13). What St Paul referred in the above mentioned quote was the body is a glorious body but if the seed of the word was not present it could only end up as thistles or thorns only fit for fire. It is tantamount to that God did not plant them.
The Law of Moses was pendent to the Law which Jesus rejected at no point. He was the fulfillment. This we see when he healed the ten lepers, "And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed./ And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God." The Samaritan glorified God while others simply went on with their lives.
How each responds to the glory of the Law is different. (2 Co.3:17-18
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 3:17
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Romans 10:9
"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved."
Revelation 3:5
He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
NOTE: Nowhere in the word of "God" says you have to join a church, to get Saved ! Or join a certain denominations.
Romans 10:13
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. It does not say, if, maybe, could be. It says "Shall" be "Saved".
"PRAISE THE LORD" Question: If you would pass away tonight/today. Do you know you are saved?
Please forgive me as I didn't finish my last response.
I just wanted to say that my daughter is in Heaven with our Lord Jesus and our Father plus all the host of Heaven.
I still find great comfort in our faith because the pain of losing a child never left my heart. I've had crying days since 2009 when my daughter passed away at 2age 29. Her husband was a wonderful man and last heard he is doing ok.
Sorry to take so much time but I miss my parents and many other I know I will be with in Paradise forever.So will your family gentle believer.
"But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:/Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." ( John 1:12-13)
Mode of inversion sets their salvation according to the Law of the Spirit. This unseen world made to appear in a believer can only be settled by his faith. "Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear." How did a believer bridged the gap? They died to the flesh and to the law of sin."For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live./For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God./For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father./The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God."(Ro.8:13-16)
The Law was God in the beginning which shall explain the mode of inversion as a spiritual template for the two worlds framed by the word of God. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Law of the Spirit explain the unseen aspect of God which was made to appear. The Word was with God sets the seen aspects in the emblem of the slain Lamb as well as the Word made flesh, contemporaneous with the everlasting covenant. ( John 1:1;Ge.1:1) In the fulness of time has nothing to do with the Law of the Spirit or the holiness of God but fulness of time is the seen aspects of the Word become flesh that is 'After our likeness' shall manifest. The Holy Spirit in expressing the sovereignty of God from both aspects of the Word, eternally settled in the heavens and also the world made appear, organises both divine Will and its fulfilment as a mode. As with command numbers and phrases, 'unto this day' and 'in that day' is given a chiastic structure. "So the last shall be first, and the first last." (Matt.20:16a)
God called into the fellowship of God with Man for whom after the human likeness allots time. For this reason Jesus as his time for departing from the world says, "For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end."( Luke 22:37). As after our likness God has given him authority. "All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out."( John 6:37-39) This resonates with those who received him. His simplicity so he came to do the will of his Father than of his own, is a virtue but for the proud in spirit they shall detest self abnegation. So St Paul says, "And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:/That no flesh should glory in his presence. "(1 Co.1:28-29)
Prayer for a protected Blessed day today for me and all of my family that I pray for often and my loved ones and that The Lord Jesus will cover us under his Wings and Bless me to get out of debt in Lord Jesus Christ Name, amen.
"On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets".
Jesus meant the Law of the Spirit, which given that the Word was God with can be written in terms of God, the Son. This is implied in the covenant so the Father Son relationship has its bearing upon it; The Law is also delineated on the basis that the Word was with God. Here it is 'after our likeness" and it signifies the Word become flesh.
All the law mentioned in the key verse refers to the Law of Moses and laws of nature. We shall mention that the withering of the fig tree pertains to the law of nature being subservient to the Law that Jesus signified. The Law of Moses specify that cursed is anyone who hangs upon a tree but Jesus Christ was not just any man but represented the fulfilment of the Law. He was the Man component in the everlasting covenant. (Matt.21:18-20)
Now what does the first commandment refer to? "Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind." The Law of the Spirit honoured God which was what we saw the four beasts as doing. "( "and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy,LordGod Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come./And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever," Re.6:8-9)
Without the whole heart the law observed by the nation of Israel was inadequate.
The second commandment applied to himself. No greater love has anyone than one who give his life for his friends. It is what Jesus demonstrated with his life. "And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." The second is like unto it. It connects with the Law 'after our likeness." Israel kept Us vs. Them but Jesus spares no effort to show such division showed their blindness. The Parable of the Good Samaritan for instance. (Matt.23:15)
She is beginning to improve. Just praying that she does not get a secondary infection such as bronchitis or pneumonia which are common complications of RSV for such young ones.
I agree that we should pray for the upcoming U.S. election. It is a crucial and pivotal time in this nation and citizens should be well informed and exercise their constitutional right to vote. We can pray that God will prevent people ineligible to vote from voting, that there is an historic turnout for the vote this November, that poll workers process ballots honestly and with diligence to do so accurately and without bias.
We can pray that God changes the hearts of candidates towards repentance and faith. We can pray that God will help citizens to be respectful of others regardless of the outcome of the vote. We can pray that any violence and illegal acts chosen by anyone concerning the outcome of the vote will be stopped quickly.
And we can continue to pray against terrorist attacks from our enemies at this vulnerable time.
I would appreciate prayers for me as I go to my appointment to have cataract surgery this morning. Both eyes are going to be done today, so I pray that all goes well. Thanks to all who will pray for me.
Rose is improving some. Tylenol is helping her feel better and her cough is not as frequent as the other night. But when the Tylenol wears off she gives us the "I am sick" whining cry. We wish we could just take it all away from her, but she is in God's hand and we can trust Him to help her.
"Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word./With my whole heart have I sought thee"
Whatever you do do it with whole heart is a very simple and powerful principle, in secular as well as in our spiritual context. Of the latter is our focus here. "And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;/ Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ."(Col.3:23-24) St Paul wrote these in a pagan world in which the early church was made up of the oppressed class and proselytes from the Jews or the Gentiles. The question of slavery has been present where the Law of sin made those who lived after the flesh were servants while the Law made man free. "For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live."(Ro.8:13). So slavery is actually a question of perspective. "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."( John 8:32). In the same time there were Judaizers among the early church who sowed heresy, "And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage."(Gal.2:4;Ac.15:1,24). These are the sons of Belial who serves Satan to trouble the pure conscience of those who follow Law of the Spirit. "Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known."(De.13:13) In the modern context slavery is abolished by laws of nations but do we not see it yet very much encouraged when false ministers invoke Christian nationalism? Christian parents who ought to inculcate their children to follow this freedom should first set the example:"With my whole heart have I sought thee"" Will all those who have, please take a bow.
These were underhand swipes at the Law, and now it is full blown frontal assault so Apostle John is referring to the apostate church. Recently there was a statement in a Christian journal, "We take orders from Mt. Zion and not from Mar-a-Lago." Who are the ungodly but the lawbreakers? Instead of the Spirit they follow the flesh. "For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit."(Ro.8:5)
Blessed are those who are led by the Spirit. As with Paul we must well knowas to what is the purpose of the Law? It is the same as the everlasting covenant for which the Law holds an emblem, the slain Lamb and our fellowship with God in following the word of God entrusted with us. When God fashioned all hearts alike it ought to tell us that everyone of us is equal befor God and his Law of the Spirit."Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,/I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus."(Phi.3:13-14)
"Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord./ Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart."
"Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful./But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night."The first Psalm more or less tells us the same. "Undefiled in the way" are those who follow the Law. God a Spirit has his Law which is the Law of the Spirit. Elymas the sorcerer seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith counselled in a way which fits exactly what the ungodly does. So Paul filled with the Holy Ghost calls him out," thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?"(Ac.13:8-10). Instantly as he had warned the fellow was struck blind. "Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord."(v.12) This doctrine is what the word of God and it is given to every man profit withal. Heart is not an anatomical part but a spiritual space so when you follow God with your whole heart it is as though you are led by the Spirit. "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."(Matt.6:21)Those who do that shall know time is not to be be wasted running after the fads of the day or engage in the trivial pursuits of the ungodly. They may argue with verve what they have read in the web but they cannot distinguish the good from bad so why get saddled with disinformation of the sons of Belial? We have a definition of them "They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us".( 1 John 2:19) Heresies were in the time of the Apostles.
Please pray for my return to The LORD. Please pray that He softens my heart towards Him in humility, repentance and faith. Please pray for healing for my backsliding and body. Please pray The LORD helps me through the trials I am going through. Please pray that He protects me and delivers me from the devil and my enemies. Please pray for my deliverance from any bondages and strongholds and for The LORD to provide for all of my needs. Thank you.
"For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect."
The Law of the Spirit has a body, which is enshrined in the everlasting covenant as the man created 'after our image' and after our likeness." The Law of Moses was merely a shadow of good things to come, signifying Jesus Christ was the fulfilment of the Law. In the Beatitudes he made it clear. "I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil."(Matt.5:17)
The worlds framed by the word of God the slain Lamb was an emblem but would be made to appear 'in the fulness of time.' So the Law of Mose in which animal sacrifices were instituted only pointed to the world made to appear where the earth abides for ever for the reason Jesus Christ was the embodiment of the Law of the Spirit.(Ec.1:4) John the Baptist pointing out the Lamb of God because the Holy Spirit stepped in to identify signalled the coming of the world made to appear. By the same token the throne of the Lamb is a world the new creation shall be glorifed fulfilling the Pauline dictum,"For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren."(Ro.8:20) Glory of the light of the Lamb is the name which is glory of the Law. It is a spiritual body and nothing of the flesh shall be there. This body of evidence is what the world made to appear shall establish. Till such time the law of Moses was the device , a shadow of good things to come.
The Lamb, the body as an emblem in the divine Will connects with the Throne of God so what is the role of faith? It closes the gape between the two thrones so the Word or the voice from heaven announces,"And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people."(Re.21:3)
"And not as Moses, which put a veil over his face, that the children of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:"
When Moses came down the mount he was not aware that his face shone. His natural face glowed and it is how we respond to the glory of the Law. Plainly speaking God gave glory to His creation since it is what God does. And he does it only according to his Holiness. So glory of the Law takes naturally to a body when it responds as it should. The nation of Israel could not bear looking at it meant they had a problem.
Adam formed of the dust of the ground and glory was such he was not ashamed. So was Moses."But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body."(1 Co.15:38) This seed is the word with which Moses radiated glory which however and the Israelite responded just Adam and Eve hid themselves from the presence of God. As with the fall of man it was a clue that the heart was not right before Him. It is to this lapse that Jesus observed, "And said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up."(Matt.15:13). What St Paul referred in the above mentioned quote was the body is a glorious body but if the seed of the word was not present it could only end up as thistles or thorns only fit for fire. It is tantamount to that God did not plant them.
The Law of Moses was pendent to the Law which Jesus rejected at no point. He was the fulfillment. This we see when he healed the ten lepers, "And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed./ And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God." The Samaritan glorified God while others simply went on with their lives.
How each responds to the glory of the Law is different. (2 Co.3:17-18
God bless you GiGi.
Lord Heavenly Father, I ask for angels to surround Susan's house.
Jesus Christ is with you Susan. I will continue praying for you.
Thank You Heavenly Father.
Thank You Jesus Christ.
Thank You Holy Spirit.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 3:17
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Romans 10:9
"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved."
Revelation 3:5
He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
NOTE: Nowhere in the word of "God" says you have to join a church, to get Saved ! Or join a certain denominations.
Romans 10:13
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. It does not say, if, maybe, could be. It says "Shall" be "Saved".
"PRAISE THE LORD" Question: If you would pass away tonight/today. Do you know you are saved?
All the honor and glory be given unto our Lord God Almighty. Amen
I just wanted to say that my daughter is in Heaven with our Lord Jesus and our Father plus all the host of Heaven.
I still find great comfort in our faith because the pain of losing a child never left my heart. I've had crying days since 2009 when my daughter passed away at 2age 29. Her husband was a wonderful man and last heard he is doing ok.
Sorry to take so much time but I miss my parents and many other I know I will be with in Paradise forever.So will your family gentle believer.
I just want to encourage you in believing for healing for your daughter.
My daughter acquired an auto immune disease called "anti-phosphose lipid syndrome." It's
Surgery went well. Have a few days of recover ahead.
"But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:/Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." ( John 1:12-13)
Mode of inversion sets their salvation according to the Law of the Spirit. This unseen world made to appear in a believer can only be settled by his faith. "Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear." How did a believer bridged the gap? They died to the flesh and to the law of sin."For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live./For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God./For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father./The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God."(Ro.8:13-16)
The Law was God in the beginning which shall explain the mode of inversion as a spiritual template for the two worlds framed by the word of God. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Law of the Spirit explain the unseen aspect of God which was made to appear. The Word was with God sets the seen aspects in the emblem of the slain Lamb as well as the Word made flesh, contemporaneous with the everlasting covenant. ( John 1:1;Ge.1:1) In the fulness of time has nothing to do with the Law of the Spirit or the holiness of God but fulness of time is the seen aspects of the Word become flesh that is 'After our likeness' shall manifest. The Holy Spirit in expressing the sovereignty of God from both aspects of the Word, eternally settled in the heavens and also the world made appear, organises both divine Will and its fulfilment as a mode. As with command numbers and phrases, 'unto this day' and 'in that day' is given a chiastic structure. "So the last shall be first, and the first last." (Matt.20:16a)
God called into the fellowship of God with Man for whom after the human likeness allots time. For this reason Jesus as his time for departing from the world says, "For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end."( Luke 22:37). As after our likness God has given him authority. "All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out."( John 6:37-39) This resonates with those who received him. His simplicity so he came to do the will of his Father than of his own, is a virtue but for the proud in spirit they shall detest self abnegation. So St Paul says, "And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:/That no flesh should glory in his presence. "(1 Co.1:28-29)
God bless
RLW.
"On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets".
Jesus meant the Law of the Spirit, which given that the Word was God with can be written in terms of God, the Son. This is implied in the covenant so the Father Son relationship has its bearing upon it; The Law is also delineated on the basis that the Word was with God. Here it is 'after our likeness" and it signifies the Word become flesh.
All the law mentioned in the key verse refers to the Law of Moses and laws of nature. We shall mention that the withering of the fig tree pertains to the law of nature being subservient to the Law that Jesus signified. The Law of Moses specify that cursed is anyone who hangs upon a tree but Jesus Christ was not just any man but represented the fulfilment of the Law. He was the Man component in the everlasting covenant. (Matt.21:18-20)
Now what does the first commandment refer to? "Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind." The Law of the Spirit honoured God which was what we saw the four beasts as doing. "( "and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy,LordGod Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come./And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever," Re.6:8-9)
Without the whole heart the law observed by the nation of Israel was inadequate.
The second commandment applied to himself. No greater love has anyone than one who give his life for his friends. It is what Jesus demonstrated with his life. "And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." The second is like unto it. It connects with the Law 'after our likeness." Israel kept Us vs. Them but Jesus spares no effort to show such division showed their blindness. The Parable of the Good Samaritan for instance. (Matt.23:15)
She is beginning to improve. Just praying that she does not get a secondary infection such as bronchitis or pneumonia which are common complications of RSV for such young ones.
We can pray that God changes the hearts of candidates towards repentance and faith. We can pray that God will help citizens to be respectful of others regardless of the outcome of the vote. We can pray that any violence and illegal acts chosen by anyone concerning the outcome of the vote will be stopped quickly.
And we can continue to pray against terrorist attacks from our enemies at this vulnerable time.
I would appreciate prayers for me as I go to my appointment to have cataract surgery this morning. Both eyes are going to be done today, so I pray that all goes well. Thanks to all who will pray for me.
Rose is improving some. Tylenol is helping her feel better and her cough is not as frequent as the other night. But when the Tylenol wears off she gives us the "I am sick" whining cry. We wish we could just take it all away from her, but she is in God's hand and we can trust Him to help her.
"Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word./With my whole heart have I sought thee"
Whatever you do do it with whole heart is a very simple and powerful principle, in secular as well as in our spiritual context. Of the latter is our focus here. "And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;/ Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ."(Col.3:23-24) St Paul wrote these in a pagan world in which the early church was made up of the oppressed class and proselytes from the Jews or the Gentiles. The question of slavery has been present where the Law of sin made those who lived after the flesh were servants while the Law made man free. "For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live."(Ro.8:13). So slavery is actually a question of perspective. "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."( John 8:32). In the same time there were Judaizers among the early church who sowed heresy, "And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage."(Gal.2:4;Ac.15:1,24). These are the sons of Belial who serves Satan to trouble the pure conscience of those who follow Law of the Spirit. "Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known."(De.13:13) In the modern context slavery is abolished by laws of nations but do we not see it yet very much encouraged when false ministers invoke Christian nationalism? Christian parents who ought to inculcate their children to follow this freedom should first set the example:"With my whole heart have I sought thee"" Will all those who have, please take a bow.
These were underhand swipes at the Law, and now it is full blown frontal assault so Apostle John is referring to the apostate church. Recently there was a statement in a Christian journal, "We take orders from Mt. Zion and not from Mar-a-Lago." Who are the ungodly but the lawbreakers? Instead of the Spirit they follow the flesh. "For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit."(Ro.8:5)
Blessed are those who are led by the Spirit. As with Paul we must well knowas to what is the purpose of the Law? It is the same as the everlasting covenant for which the Law holds an emblem, the slain Lamb and our fellowship with God in following the word of God entrusted with us. When God fashioned all hearts alike it ought to tell us that everyone of us is equal befor God and his Law of the Spirit."Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,/I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus."(Phi.3:13-14)
"Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord./ Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart."
"Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful./But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night."The first Psalm more or less tells us the same. "Undefiled in the way" are those who follow the Law. God a Spirit has his Law which is the Law of the Spirit. Elymas the sorcerer seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith counselled in a way which fits exactly what the ungodly does. So Paul filled with the Holy Ghost calls him out," thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?"(Ac.13:8-10). Instantly as he had warned the fellow was struck blind. "Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord."(v.12) This doctrine is what the word of God and it is given to every man profit withal. Heart is not an anatomical part but a spiritual space so when you follow God with your whole heart it is as though you are led by the Spirit. "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."(Matt.6:21)Those who do that shall know time is not to be be wasted running after the fads of the day or engage in the trivial pursuits of the ungodly. They may argue with verve what they have read in the web but they cannot distinguish the good from bad so why get saddled with disinformation of the sons of Belial? We have a definition of them "They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us".( 1 John 2:19) Heresies were in the time of the Apostles.
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I will be praying for Rose to have a full recovery.
God bless you and the family.