Stay poo-free!

This might come as a surprise to some, but there is not even a tiny bit of bad news in the Good News (Gospel).

The Finished Work of Jesus is the All-Good-News-once-and-for-all.

The Gospel is the power of God unto salvation. It only makes sense in terms of the Finished Work of Christ.

The Gospel is the exclusive Good News! It is Jesus. If you try to fit another word in there somehow, it becomes something entirely different.

Think about it.

If the news you are getting has a hint of bad news, it is not God’s News anymore and the origin should immediately be questioned. I must be discarded immediately!

Even the slightest addition of dog poo will corrupt and make the best Swiss chocolate vulgar.

Be ready to check out the next post on the poo-free-Gospel.

God has perfect timing, never early never late

Have you ever heard the expression “God has perfect timing, never early, never late”?

Have you tried googling it? Or look for that exact expression in the Bible?

Have you taken the time to look into when and how it is usually used by those who use it?

Have you applied your mind to something like this said?

Have you questioned it?

Well, in this post we’ll practice some logic discernment and investigate the matter.

Luck and chance

I am always surprised when good Christian people testify how God gave them a second chance …

Sickly people will tell you how that the doctors by chance became aware of a certain condition and how, through this, God gave them a second chance.

Others will testify how they miraculously escaped near death and through this, God gives them a second chance.

Some will tell you that God created some incident in their lives to give them a second chance.

Yet, others will tell you how God gave them three, four or any number of chances in life.

Phew!

I have serious concerns with these kinds of testimony.

Shall we consider our sin?

I have discovered that many Christians still struggle with the issue of sin.

The problem is that we have been brainwashed through the years by the institutional church to believe that sin is a verb and only a verb, speaking to our actions or lack thereof.

In contrast the Greek word used in the New Testament is much more explicit, using it as a noun. Sin is a condition rather than an action.

The problem is our understanding of sin

Sin is a condition, a sickness, a state … (see this post)

Whosoever shall call

Whilst running my afternoon run, The Holy Spirit impressed upon my heart Romans 10:13.

I usually do not quote single verses out of context, but during my run I developed this deep desire to look at what the original words communicate.

This is the verse: For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Simple! 

But loaded.

Yet, easily corruptible by the law-preacher.

Judgment or crisis?

One of my favorite Gospel moments came when the Holy Spirit shared with me the immense love that comes with the finished work of Christ … and John laid it down straight in 1 John 4. Like Paul’s letter to the Romans, there is no second guessing of what John is conveying here … plain simple truth. And if anyone should question the voice of the spirit they are hearing, John also begins this chapter by providing a perfect discerning-tool, so that we can unmistakably identify the spirit that speaks to us. And this can used on a daily basis.

Isn’t that just awesome?

Test the spirit!

Why? Because there are so many. And only one to listen to.

Pulling down of strongholds?

I was recently reminded again how that a stronghold can really be … a stronghold.

It is no strange coincidence that Paul alerts (beseech) us that the purpose of our spiritual fight is for the pulling down of strongholds. 

Paul is specific.

The fight is not carnal.

It is spiritual.

Why?

Tithēmi is also to make one’s own and to appoint for one’s use

We sometimes read and fail to look at the context.

This makes us really stupid.

Reading outside of context is like driving without a steering wheel.

Reading without taking into account the context deceives the pregnable mind.

Why is this important?

An heir with a Gift

A Gift

As heirs in the kingdom of our Father we inherit many, many good gifts, a place of belonging, an sure identity, unmeasurable wealth, perfect heath, security, but also dominion authority. All of this can be summarized as “every good gift and every perfect gift”, just as James wrote in the first couple of verses of his epistle.

 … and good gifts are good gifts!

But what if gifts are, in fact, more and better than what we are generally taught?

To answer this question we have to do a little language and translation exploration. Fancy that!

So, let’s get on with it.

I pray

I pray today

Lord, thank You that even though I thought I found You and gave my heart to You, You found me first and not only gave me Your heart, but all of You.

Thank You Yah’shua that when I thought I gave You my life, You had already given me Yours, completely and unreservedly and that I now stand sanctified and washed in your presence.

Thank You Spirit of God that when I first heard Your voice, You reminded me that it was always there.