Fri, Apr 11th - 5:57PM

 1Co 6:20

For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

The error that Christ took our place on the cross as a substitution for us is found nowhere in scripture. Those who teach this error/lie dishonor Christ’s atonement, for God never had anyone else qualified, tested, tried and proven sinless to be accepted by Him as the perfect sacrifice to pay for all of our sins. 

Had Christ not gone to the cross, God would have destroyed the world, because there was no other sinless sacrifice to pay for our sins other than Christ. Without Christ all sinners had was immediate condemnation, death and eternal punishment. The Bible teaches us clearly in Scripture.

Ro. 9:29 And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma,  and been made like unto Gomorrha.

Note: Some in error misinterpret Gen 22: 1-18 to be about God's substitution of the Ram in place of Abraham's son, and wrongly conclude Jesus was a substitution for our sins.

Scripture interprets scripture without contradiction we know a substitution is entirely different from that which is bought outright or purchased. The Bible teaches Jesus purchased, bought and paid for all of our sins forever by His atonement.

Scripture corrects all and any in need of correction showing forth that what is highlighted is the faith and obedience of Abraham as a model for all believers:

Hebrews 11:8-10; Romans 4: 1-25.

1Jo 1:1

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;

 Rev 19:13

And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.

Brothers and sisters, let us the family of God whom He has made priests and kings under His sole anointed Saviour, Mediator and High Priest Jesus Christ God the Son of God, give Him our love, praises, and thanks for He is worthy: Rev 1:6.

Gal 5:1

Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

Dearly beloveds thank God for sending His only begotten Son Jesus who freely gave His life, shed His sinless blood and rose again to life forever, that all who believe in Him shall have the forgiveness of all sins and eternal life. Our forgiveness through the free gift of salvation is permanent and complete: Act 13:38 - Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:

Act 13:39 - And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

Gal 2:21 - I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

As the priests of God under our Saviour, High Priest, Mediator, let us defend our faith from all comers as He Commands. Let us continually out of love and trust in Him rest in His undying love and truth always comforting ourselves with the sure knowledge of the truth that Jesus will never leave nor forsake us. Jesus will never allow anything to separate us from Him.

God commands us to never allow heretics nor the ignorant to undermine our faith and trust in Jesus with error/lies that salvation is temporary and can be lost. This blasphemes the atonement of Jesus denying the everlasting power of His blood and the forgiveness of all sins through it to all who believe in Him.

Holy people, we know the difference between the heretic and the ignorant is evident in that the heretic will never repent or receive the truth no matter how many times he or she hears it, while the ignorant will believe and receive the truth when they are taught it and will hold onto it. 

God does not get angry with the ignorant or unlearned, we do not automatically comprehend the gospel fully when we are first saved. Thank God none of us have to stay ignorant for God has given us the gifts of the church and the body general to help us learn and come to maturity in our knowledge of God.

Brothers and sisters, we see that John the Baptist focuses and speaks in such a loving and intimate level to his disciples and the Jews about the office of Lord Jesus. John knows he is more than just a servant in that he refers to himself as the friend of the bridegroom. One who is so intimate and connected to the bridegroom by a deep lasting friendship and love and trust that he is invited to aid the bridegroom in the marriage ceremony.

Jhn 15:15

Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

Every believer can rest confidently that we are the children of God and also made the friends of Lord Jesus, who is our sufficiency and has made known to us the Word of God by the wisdom and will of God not by the will of man. Feel free, holy brethren, to study further on your own how the saints G40 hagios will have a part in the marriage of the Lamb.

John the Baptist focuses on the eternal and superior office of the Christ to his disciples and the Jews:

Jhn 3:32

And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.

Jesus is the first to fully know the gospel directly from His Father God and therefore is the first to preach it fully during His earthly ministry without error or contradictions, although men still did not understand it fully. Neither John the Baptist nor men knew who the Christ would be when He appeared, although God gave John the Baptist knowledge by which he would know the Christ.  

Even Jesus’ disciples didn’t understand the gospel message fully until after the resurrection of Christ: Luk 24:45 - Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

Paul wrote: Eph 3:4Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) 5Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed…

Heb 2:3

How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;

Heb 2:4 - God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?

 Jhn 3:33

He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.

Because scripture interprets scripture, without error nor contradiction, brethren, we understand that John the Baptist in the above verse is not referring to those who will believe on Jesus after His resurrection whom He will seal with the Holy Spirit: Jhn 7: 38He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. 39(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

What John is declaring here is the absolute inerrant supremacy of the witness and office of Christ- that Jesus the Son of God has received the testimony of the gospel without error nor contradiction because He is sinless, utterly holy and God the Son equal and one with God the Father, of the same mind and spirit in total communion with the Father and it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, He has set His seal, i.e. Jesus has absolutely guaranteed to the whole world forever, the everlasting absolute truth authority, and inerrancy of the gospel so that all who hear and believe can be absolutely certain that they will receive permanent salvation and all of the promises of God:  2Co 1:20

For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.

Sat, Apr 5th - 8:22PM

Brothers and sisters, as the family of God who has made us all one in Christ in God let us priests under our High Priest/Saviour, Mediator and Head of the church Jesus Christ pour out liberal libations of love, worship, thanks and praise to God our Father, God the Son of God our Saviour Jesus Christ and God our Holy Spirit who live and shall reign forever and ever world without end, Amen.

Over and over again, Jesus expresses His love so freely for the Father and all men. Jesus commands us to love our Father in this manner:  Mat 22:37

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.

 Mat 22:38

This is the first and great commandment.

 Mat 22:39

And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

1Jo 4:19

We love him, because he first loved us.

In our private lives, and when we are out in the world, dearly beloveds, let us remember who we represent, and who we- are- priests of our Saviour, ambassadors of Christ:  1Jo 4:17

Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

 Brothers and sisters, we know the Bible warns us: Ti 3:1

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

 2Ti 3:2

For men shall be lovers of their own selves…

 2Ti 3:4

Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

 2Ti 3:5

Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

Dearly beloveds we can appreciate the faithfulness of John the Baptist so much. His disciples along with the Jews wanted to make much of him, however, John’s full and continual humble desire was to make nothing of himself, and much- even everything of Jesus Christ which we understand so clearly in his declaration:

Jhn 3:31

He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.

Jesus is equal with God: Phl 2:6; is above all men, all prophets, all apostles all disciples, all angels, all creatures, all principalities and all powers in heaven and earth. God used to speak by the prophets, but now God is speaking by Jesus Christ alone:

Heb 1:1God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

Heb 1:2

Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

Jesus is above all and is to be equally worshipped with God the Father: Jhn 5:23

“that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

1Jo 2:23

Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.

What this means is that no one can accuse or claim that John the Baptist taught men to call themselves Baptist and or to be water baptized to be saved. John the Baptist has made it absolutely clear to all men to believe on the name of Jesus Christ for salvation for no other name including John the Baptist name can save men.

 Let us apply the Word to our hearts and put Jesus first above all for He is worthy.

Fri, Apr 4th - 1:19AM

Jhn 6:55

For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.

 Jhn 6:56

He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.

 Jhn 6:57

As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.

 Jhn 6:58

This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.

Brothers and sisters, we know that NO CHURCH CAN BE BUILT UP WITHOUT THE WORD OF GOD. No church, no Christian can grow to maturity without learning, studying, living and sharing the Word of God, we need all of the gifts from God to the church to accomplish this. Praise Jesus for the many flourishing churches teaching the word, ministering to the saints G40 hagios, and sharing the gospel in the world.

Unfortunately, we find some churches, whether large or small, having existed a long or short time closed/closing, their buildings like abandoned husks on the land, because they loved, and placed more value on their own personal programs/agendas, physical buildings than the word of God, and neglected to feed their starving sheep-the true and only church who in desperation fled/flee to other servant officers desperately seeking the spiritual food of the word of God and that unmixed, without additions nor subtractions.

Holy brethren, let us feed ourselves and not neglect our own spiritual need for the spiritual food of the gospel-unmixed without additions nor subtractions as God commands.

 Let us come boldly to Jesus for His undying eternal love, drink freely of His abundant truth knowing no power in heaven nor earth can take you, me, us, from Him. 

Fully fed, healthy sheep have the strength to feed one another, strengthen the weak and sharpen the strong. These are the last hours, God will sustain us with His word.

 THE NEED FOR THE CHURCH TO BE ESTABLISHED IN THE GOSPEL IS MORE URGENT NOW THAN EVER! You, me, us, can do nothing without Jesus, but stumble, fall prey to wolves in sheep’s clothing, get in trouble, and suffer needlessly, perhaps even suffering injury or death trying to do God all by ourselves:

God commands no  degrees or being fluent in other langues to know the word of God. Serving officers of the church along with mature brothers and sisters in the gospel will teach you for free. 

God the Father tested, tried and proved Jesus on every point like no other man, therefore Jesus having experienced the severest of testing knows how to help every believer in their tests and trials. Yes, so every believer will be tested, tried, and proven by God.  

Again, Jesus is always in us and with us, to help us in all our tests and trials and will never let us fail: 1Co 1:8

Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The people of God will never be judged with the world. Christ’s people will never be condemned and will appear separately unmixed with the wicked before the judgment seat of Christ, never for condemnation but judgment of the quality of our works done in the body as to their value for rewards or not. Feel free to study this on your own, brethren. We know, dearly beloveds, that without faith it is impossible to please God. Therefore, all who love and trust Him can rest in full assurances that everything we do for Him in love and trust resting on the truth of the gospel will be pleasing to Him showing evidence of our faith.  

We have the real Jesus, who is ever faithful and keeps His people by His love and power. Of course, there are those heretics who create a false Jesus who saves men and abandons them because the salvation of their false Christ is only temporary, meaning men can lose it and be sent to hell. All heretics are condemned already choosing to believe a lie rather than the everlasting truth of the Bible.

Don't allow the wicked heretics to gaslight you with the lie that the atonement of Christ only gives temporary salvation. Stay on the truth which is that when our great Saviour Jesus Christ died for the sins of the world and rose again forever he  forgives all sins forever to all who believe on Him.

Brothers and sisters, I love you all so much and give our Lord Jesus thanks for you. I remain absolutely convicted, convinced and fully persuaded that: Php 1:6Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus

 Christ.   

Let us with our Bibles open and with patience go to learn of Christ and rest in His presence. What comes to my mind in this study is how is John the Baptist seemingly not concerned with his disciples close and running around with the Jews in the first place? Note he does not reprimand his disciples; he makes no distinguishment in his answer to them: what is going on here!!!

 Had this mixed group been subtly looking for a champion to save their respective ministries from becoming obsolete they were never going to find it in John the Baptist who confirmed that indeed his ministry was closing as God had predetermined upon the coming of the Christ as he answered them.

 Jhn 3:30

He must increase, but I must decrease.

John was never playing around. He held his ministry with a loose hand, staying ready to turn over the reins to the revealed Messiah, the rightful owner of him and his ministry.  Earlier John had witnessed of Christ to two of his disciples and they both turned to follow Jesus. One of these disciples was Andrew the brother of Simon Peter: Jhn 1:35-41. However, John’s witness did not and could not elevate him above Jesus.

While it is true that John witnessed of Christ, Christ needed no testimony from any man to validate Him, for He declared: Jhn 5:33

Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.

 Jhn 5:34

But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.

Jhn 5:36

But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.

 Jhn 5:37

And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.

John speaks the same message to these two very different groups the Jews, and his own disciples, which is this: The witness of God the Father regarding Jesus Christ His Son is greater and more than sufficient to cause all men to abandon all other ministry types/doctrines and their leaders and cling to the gospel of Christ alone as God commands. This was the command of God not only to John the Baptist, but to the Levitical priesthood as well.

The work of every ministry is to be lovingly, trusting thankful/obedient to God who has made us and given us the right to partnership in the ministry of the gospel of Jesus Christ God the Son of God, and never to operate as though the ministry belongs to us and is the product of human effort or power. is it any wonder that any ministry which fails to put Jesus first, out of love and trust in Him ends up failing and in disgrace?