Confusion is not from the Bible but mankind

Be Not Deceived

Why do some Christians not understand the truths of the Bible? Why are there so many different beliefs about the Bible?

The answers are in the next verse:

John 16: (Jesus speaking)

12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.

13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

Verse 12 can be likened to children in school is as much as teachers do not attempt to teach trigonometry to first graders, they have to be taught as they can understand, absorb and comprehend the information given them. Even then children are different as to when they are ready for deeper study.

Verse 13 can also be equated with children in a classroom. They all hear the same teacher (Holy Spirit) but because of free will and each individual’s ability to comprehend they do not all give the same answers on the same test. Only those that open their minds and hearts to the truth and hear and understand and hold the truth tightly receive the %100 mark.

If you will forget everything except listening to the Holy Spirit with an open mind then the Holy Spirit can guide you to the truth, otherwise you will hold to false traditions and teachings. We all have free will and the Holy Spirit will never force you to hear and learn.

This is where all the false teachers, preachers and churches come from.

Pride, false traditions, ignorance, stubbornness and NOT listening to the Holy Spirit causes these confusions. Lies and false teachings are rampant in today’s world so beware. It is your choice to listen to the Holy Spirit or mankind.

The Law

All nations of earth have laws and corresponding punishments for those that break the laws. The laws and punishments vary greatly from country to country and sometimes state to state or province to province.

On earth some can be pardoned for their crimes and some not. Punishments are sometimes not the same for the same crimes. On earth some that are innocent are found guilty and vice versa. On earth some are never caught. On earth, especially in the United States, there are loopholes and circumstances that can set the guilty free, in other words judgments and punishments are not always fair or equal or even intelligent. On earth even if someone has never committed a crime they will still die.

Laws and punishments exist to insure society does not enter into total chaos. Punishments range from a beating, amputation up through confinement and all the way to death.

We all die eventually but mankind has ruled that governments can take a life at a time of their choosing. All this is a fact of life on earth.

God’s Law

God has laws also but there are huge differences. Everyone is guilty in God’s law and there is only one punishment for defying any of God’s laws; death. All are guilty and all are caught. Do you think this is terrible news? Yes it is but wait, there is fantastic news! Even though you suffer death on the earth you do not have to suffer death ever again. No one ever has to face the punishment if they so desire. God, in his love, grace and caring allowed someone else to suffer this death for us all and everyone can be pardoned. Yes, there are a few qualifications to meet but they are so simple and easy anyone can qualify.

I am betting you are asking yourself: What or who gives God the right to take lives. God created the life and it is His to take if He so wills. That trumps the claim of governments, they did not create you. God has every right to make the laws He chooses and besides, He has all the power. Deal with it. God knows man cannot keep from being guilty and that is why He made sure you are given a way to avoid punishment. Don’t you think you should praise and love Him for that blessing?

Are there conditions to this promise? Yes, but anyone can meet these conditions, no one is excluded. What are the conditions?
Believe Jesus was the only begotten Son of God and that He was born on the earth in a flesh body to die for our sins.

Love God with all your heart, mind, strength and soul, love your neighbors as you do yourself, ask forgiveness from God, offer forgiveness to those around you and stop doing the sins that you know are sins, hate the sins.

God knows your heart and your mind so never attempt to fool Him; all this has to be genuine. Yes your flesh body will pass away but after that you can live forever. These are the basics but there is more and you can learn the rest from your widely available King James Version of the Holy Bible or your local truth teaching church, beware of phonies. God gives you the tools, knowledge and power to defeat your enemies and see eternity but you must study to understand.

Follow the Bible and I’ll see you in forever.

All Christians Should Understand the Same Truths

If we believe the Holy Bible (and I do) every one has access to a source of truth. This source is not by man or by colleges or by deep studies by highly educated teachers. This source is the Holy Spirit.

The proof of this is in John 16: Jesus says:
12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.
13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

God has so much to teach us we cannot take it all in quickly but when we receive the Holy Spirit He will guide us to the truth as we are able to understand and accept it. The gift of the Holy Spirit is given freely to all true Christians so why do so many Christian individuals and Christian denominations disagree on many of God’s truths? This should not be. The Holy Spirit will not bring some to one truth and others to another truth because there can only be one set of truths.

There can only be one reason for so many different beliefs and that is the imperfection of mankind. Every human has freewill and that includes the freewill to listen to the Holy Spirit or to ourselves or to Satan. The Holy Spirit will guide us but He will not force us to listen and many do not listen to anything except traditions, our own pride, because we think we already know the truth, and what other men teach us. Is there other proof that those listening to the Holy Sprit should hold the same truths? For this answer we will look in Acts 2: 42-44
42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.
44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common
They believed together and had all things common, they understood the same truths.

I know that many will read this and never change what they believe no matter how much proof is placed before them on any subject, this is the pride God hates so much. Do I know all the truth? No and I never will in this flesh body. Part of being humble means to accept the fact we may be wrong and search for the Holy Spirit and the truth no matter how much we think we know or how many traditions we have held onto.

For an example of holding to traditions let’s look at Acts 15: 1-10
I am not going to include the entire Bible text here so please read it to confirm for yourself what is said. Certain men of the brethren said the gentiles should need to be circumcised after the manner of Moses to be saved. These men were holding onto tradition and the teachings of Moses and ADDING to the qualifications Jesus put in place for our salvation. Jesus never said that man had to hold onto traditions in order to be saved. Circumcision was an ordinance from God, not a law, and it was also a blood sacrifice. The necessity for blood sacrifices ended when Jesus died on the cross.

I would like to move to a modern day example of people believing the Holy Spirit is speaking to them but may not be.
There are many Christians who are guided by the Holy Spirit to speak in tongues at which time the Holy Spirit speaks to another and gives that second person the translation of what was said. Is this the Holy Spirit guiding them? I don’t know, but I do know that the references to speaking in tongues in the Bible tell me a different story. When the Holy Spirit came upon the apostles on Pentecost they spoke in tongues that everyone present heard and completely understood in his or her own language and dialect. Paul mentioned that if a person was visiting a church that did not speak his or her own language (tongue) that person should bring a translator so what the visitor said could be interpreted so all could understand.

Since I do not know the entire Bible if a person can point out that I have missed where the Bible mentions this other “speaking in tongues” it would greatly increase my knowledge and I would gladly accept it. Until then I can only go by what I believe the Holy Spirit seems to be telling me and what I read in the Holy Bible. If I am correct where did the other belief come from? Regardless, these people believe the Holy Spirit is what is guiding them. Are they right or wrong?

The next big question we all need to ask ourselves is: Are we correct in our beliefs and how sure are we? It is a dangerous thing to go through life believing a lie about the Holy Spirit and God’s Word. Are we guided by the Holy Spirit or what traditions, mankind and perhaps even Satan are telling us? Beware; the great deceiver is in the churches, schools and even in some great teachers. Are we deceived? Are we too proud to believe we can be deceived?

May God bless the reader with understanding.

Ned Adams.
ned.adams@gmail.com OR:
www.truthanswers.blogspot.com

The Truth About the Rapture Part 1

Firstly, what is the rapture? I am going to define it here as when Jesus returns and Christians are changed “in the twinkling of an eye” and we are with Him forever. I know is not a complete or totally accurate description but let’s leave it as that for now. The reality of this will be explained in full later.

If this is the rapture then the important things to consider are: When will it happen and exactly what will happen leading up to this event. I will start with the when. Bible verses are in Red and comments are in Black.

1 Corinthians 15:
50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption
51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
By the way, this is also when we will meet Jesus in the air.
Flesh and Blood cannot enter Heaven; we can only enter there in our Spiritual Bodies. When will it happen? At the LAST trump. Satan will be cast onto the earth BEFORE Christ returns.

What happens at the seventh (last) trump? Revelation 11:
15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
The Seventh Angel has sounded. Now we go to Revelation 12:
7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
Satan and his followers are cast out of Heaven. Jesus is yet to return for His Bride.
Has anyone been taken off the earth at this time? I know many will say yes because of some verses as in Luke 17:
34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Many read these verses and point out this is an example of the rapture thinking the ones taken are taken by Jesus before the tribulations. What does Jesus say about this? The definite and uncompromising answer is in the next verse.
37And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.
The apostles ask Jesus where these people are taken. They are taken by death which is another name for Satan, they are dead to God. These people followed the anti Christ. The eagles here are vultures. This does not sound like rapture to me.

What proof is there that Christians are still on the earth? Let’s pick up again in Revelation 12:
10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Note: verse 10 says the accuser of our brethren is cast down. This refers to Christians and Christians are the subject of verse 11, ergo; THEY (Christians) over came him (Satan) by the blood of the Lamb. Christians are still on the earth.

I know everyone needs more proof that these are not people who became Christians during the tribulations; proof is on the way in part 2.

Do you really desire the truth or would you rather cling to the traditions of man? Read on and prove me wrong. If I am wrong I truly desire the truth. I am not perfect and if I am wrong I would love to be corrected.

May God bless every reader.

Truth About The Rapture Part 2

THE TRUTH
About the Rapture Part 2

As we begin part 2 of this study I need to refer to some chapters and verses in the Bible that some believe show that Christians will not be exposed to the tribulations. In order to do this we need to separate what constitutes the hour of temptation, the tribulations and what is the wrath of God.

Firstly, the hour of temptation is when Christians are delivered up before the anti-Christ to testify for Christ Jesus, this does not refer to the tribulations. This is the time for a Christian to decide to stand up for Jesus or fear death (of the flesh body) at the hands of Satan and deny Christ. This is why it is called temptation. Remember the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness by Satan.

Secondly, the wrath of God is NOT directed toward Christians but only toward unbelievers or those that follow Satan. When the children of Israel were in bondage to Egypt and God’s wrath came upon Egypt in the form of plagues and the angel of death the children of Israel were not affected by this. They were “protected from the wrath of God” but NOT removed from Egypt DURING the plagues (tribulations). This same theme is described in many books of the Bible.

Thirdly, the tribulations are a mixture of God’s wrath on the un-Godly and Satan’s attempts to deceive and seduce God’s children. The only tribulation a true Christian may suffer would be death to the flesh body or failing God by not standing firm for Christ. Jesus gave His life for mine so my life is His to take; therefore I hope I am worthy enough and strong enough to take that stand.

In Part one of this study I offered more proofs that the Christians spoken of were not people who became Christians during the tribulations. Now I will continue with that subject.

Matthew 24:
3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
This is the subject matter of this Chapter. Christ is about to explain occurrences that lead up to the Millennial Reign, ergo His return.

Matthew 24 continued: 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
Beginning of sorrows is the beginning of tribulations. To shorten this study it is necessary to skip some verses but please read the entire chapter with an open mind. I’m just setting up the time frame and the FACT that Jesus is speaking to the apostles about the tribulations, the end times.
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. Notice you and ye in this verse, Christians will suffer this in the tribulations.
Remember Jesus is talking to His apostles (Christians) about the end times, this is important. Who shall do the evil Jesus is talking about? In this verse it is the non-believers. Christians are alive and on the earth. No rapture has happened.
10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. Jesus still talking to Christians, this time about what Christians will do to one another.
Many Christians will be offended and betray one another. Why would this happen? This would happen because Christians have been taught they will escape the tribulations by the rapture. With this belief in their minds and the power of Satan to seduce and confuse people Christians will argue and even betray other Christians to the anti-Christ because the anti-Christ will convince MANY that he is truly Christ. Family members will hope that (anti) “Christ” will help save a loved one.
11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
There are many false prophets (teachers) today. Whether these teachers have been fooled and are teaching falsely because of ignorance or they are following Satan does not matter. We are talking about life and death here, this is serious business. These are teachers and preachers who teach that Christians will escape the tribulations.
12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
Satan will cause many to follow him. This brings on iniquity.
13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Endure to the end. This means the end of your physical life or the return of Jesus. To endure is to refuse to follow Satan or believe Satan is Christ.
14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
The abomination of desolation, what does this mean? Satan is the desolator and the abomination is Satan standing in the temple proclaiming to be Christ Jesus. Christ is still speaking to Christians. How can Christians SEE this take place if the rapture has occurred?

Hold on, more truth is about to be revealed. Part 3 is next.

The Truth About the Rapture Part 3

In Matthew 24 we have come to the great tribulation and Jesus is still talking to Christians about what they WILL face. How do I know they are Christians who were Christians before tribulations? That is answered in Matthew 24 verse 22. Who are the elect? The elect are those that God has chosen, they are those that God knows He can count on. God will not call someone elect unless He knows they will stand for Him. Since this is true why were the elect NOT taken off the earth before the tribulations? Because God wants us to stand firm for Him and prove we are willing to give up our flesh life so that we can live forever with Him.

Matthew 24:
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
The great tribulation was to be three and a half years but God is going to shorten that time. The elect will be here and so will Christians. If the elect can be fooled so can everyone else.
23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
25 Behold, I have told you before.
26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
Verse 26 is very important to this study. Jesus is telling the apostles that when He returns there will not be enough time to even mention that Christ has returned. Why? The reason for this is so that when the anti-Christ arrives everyone will KNOW he is not Christ if he or she understands this verse. God knows all and He knew that a pre tribulation rapture theory would be taught by false teachers and that Christians would see the anti-Christ. As in Matthew 24:27
For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. It will be a sudden and final appearance.
Jesus will not become known to the world slowly as the false Christ probably will. Jesus will arrive and when He does NO ONE will doubt it is Christ.

For an example of God not wanting Christians to desire escape from the tribulations let’s look at:
EZE 13:
4 O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts.
Foxes are cunning and sneaky, are these lying or false prophets? Yes!
5 Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD. The day of the Lord is the beginning of the Millennial Reign of Christ.
Verse 5: “not gone up into the gaps” and “made up the hedge” indicates not protecting a place from attack or battle. This shows a desire to escape the hardships of the tribulations. A military man would call these people deserters in the face of the enemy, an offense worthy of death. The false prophets are teaching that Christians will not be on earth to stand against the son of perdition, the dragon. They are teaching escape. Would you really want to escape the chance to stand firm for the Lord Jesus?
If we expect to escape the tribulations then we will not be prepared to do battle when we are delivered up to the antichrist. We would think this is the true Christ we are facing. This is what Satan would want to happen, thus Christians betraying Christians. If we are not expecting to do battle then we could be seduced into thinking that what we face when we are delivered up to the antichrist is the real Christ and for that reason we may not allow the Holy Spirit to speak through us. The antichrist will probably claim he is holding back the rapture until more people can be saved. If there is a chance Satan can fool the very elect he can fool YOU.
For a final few verses from the Bible proving Christians will remain on the earth and the wicked removed from the earth read the truth for yourself.

John 17:15 (JESUS praying to The Father) "I pray NOT that thou shouldest TAKE THEM OUT OF THE WORLD, but that thou should keep them from evil."
Verse 20 - Neither pray I for these alone but for them also which shall believe on me through their word. (True Christians.)
Proverbs 2:21, 22 For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect (Christians) shall REMAIN in it, but THE WICKED shall be cut off (taken/destroyed) from the earth and the transgressors shall be rooted OUT of it.
Proverbs 10:30 The righteous (Christians) shall NEVER be REMOVED; but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
Psalm 37:29 The righteous shall inherit the land (earth) and dwell therein FOREVER.
Psalm 37:9 For evildoers (WICKED) shall be cut off (destroyed); but those that wait upon the Lord shall inherit the earth.
It is our destiny, our honor and our duty to stand against the false Christ and stand for the glory of the true Christ Jesus who gave His life so that we could have everlasting life.
Not convinced yet, please let me know. There is MUCH more.

May God bless the reader with understanding, knowledge and Truth of his Word. Amen

Being Born, The Reason for Mankind

Did you know you chose to be born?

God created the Heaven and the earth and sometime after that He created all the spiritual beings.

Satan (one of the spiritual beings) revolted and tried to take the place of God and Satan also fooled one third of the spiritual beings into following him.

God destroyed the earth with water (NOT the flood of Noah) then God renewed the earth for the habitation of mankind and then He created man. Man was created for the purpose of giving every spiritual being a new chance to decide who to follow, God or Satan.

God does this by sending ALL the spiritual beings (who choose to obey Him on this) to earth by being born through woman with little or no knowledge of where they stood in the revolt. (Yes even some in the revolt are given this chance). Special note: Being born of woman is also stated as being born of water or born from above.
Since these beings have free will it is up to them to choose if they want to come through this world being born of woman and get that chance or refuse and be condemned.

In Genesis chapter 3 Satan appears and he was not born of woman because to date no one had been born.

In Genesis 6:4 some spiritual beings, fallen angels just like Satan, came to earth without being born of woman and these beings attempted to corrupt the bloodline through which Christ Jesus would be born (thus the flood of Noah). These chose to NOT be born of woman. This is why Satan and those that decide to KEEP following Satan will be CAST down to earth. Every spiritual being will come here one way or another. Just like in this life we only have so much time to choose. If you die before choosing to give your life to Jesus you may have already made your choice. There is no middle ground, it is God or Satan.

In John3:13 Jesus says: And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. All spiritual beings have to come down from heaven before they can return to heaven. Those that choose to be born of woman have a chance to return to heaven and remain there. Those that choose the other way will return to Heaven only to be judged.
This shows even God obeyed His own law. Jesus (God) came down by being born of woman.

In Jude 1: 6 it says: And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. These angels left Heaven, they were not sent by God.

If God sends angels to earth it is to either do His will or be born of woman. These angels were NOT born of woman.

There is a finite number of spiritual beings and that is what will determine when Jesus returns. When the last spiritual being makes the decision to be born of woman or not then that is when Jesus will return (simply stated). This is why God said “be fruitful and multiply”. The faster the children (spiritual beings) are born the quicker Jesus will return. This is also one reason God hates the act of homosexuality, because it cannot conceive children and thus it delays the return of Christ Jesus and this is also the reason Satan promotes homosexuality. Homosexuality is also an abomination against nature and God knows because He created nature.

If you were born of woman you have made that choice and you have a chance therefore congratulations!

This is the truth in a nutshell but of course there is more. If anyone desires more clarity on the please ask.

May God bless the reader with understanding.

Ned Adams: Po Box 932 Bristol Tn , 37621 OR:

ned.adams@gmail.com OR:

www.truthanswers.blogspot.com

False Teachings and Beliefs

The most common False Teachings and Beliefs.

Chapter and verse will not be quoted here because these truths require multiple quotations and in depth study from the Bible to be completely understood. More information can be found in the studies on this site.

1: Christians living before the tribulations begin will not face the anti-Christ. False. Christians will be on the earth until Christ Jesus returns which will not happen until after the anti-Christ is revealed. Remember the anti-Christ will arrive at the sixth trump BEFORE Christ Jesus who arrives at the seventh trump.

2: You can sin and do whatever you please because the Blood of Jesus covers your sins. False. Once you have given your life to the Lord you will desire to do the will of God and the will of God is for us to be as much like Christ as humanly possible. Once you know what a sin is and you willingly commit that sin there is no more forgiveness (see Hebrews 10: 26-29 for proof and better understanding). Forgiveness here will be up to God.

3: God changes with the times. False. God is the same from eternity past into eternity future.

4: Prayer does not change anything. False. God would not mention prayer if it were not useful and beneficial or could not effect change. Many verses cover this subject. One example: Matthew 21:22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

5: God wants people to handle snakes and drink poison to show their faith. False.

6: The Holy Spirit leads people to speak in tongues that are no known language. False.

7: A person can gain Heaven by good works: False

8: Only 144,000 people will gain Heaven. False

9: The earth is only 7,000 -12,000 years old. False

10: We all are predestined to Hell or Heaven. False. God is not willing that any should perish but all come to repentance. Christ died on the cross for forgiveness of everyone’s sins.

11: The first sin was eating a fruit. False

Living Forever, The Simple Truth

Fact 1: The punishment for any sin is death, not death of the flesh body but death of the spiritual body, the final death. (Romans 6:23)

Fact 2: Every person sins and every person deserves death; even just one single sin of lying is punishable by death (spiritual death). (Romans 3:23)

Fact 3: Good deeds or works do NOT erase the sin or relieve anyone from the justice due to each of us. The punishment of death has to be endured. We cannot balance out the sin no matter how many “good deeds” we do. (Ephesians 2:8-9) (Romans 11:6)

Fact 4: Christ Jesus died in the flesh body and received the punishment for everyone that accepts Him as their personal Savior. He endured the punishment that was due us all. (John 3:16)
His blood was the sacrifice that was needed for justice to be satisfied for the sins we all have committed. Our only hope for life is to believe and follow this truth: Jesus gave His life so that we may live and if we believe that He was the Son of God born in a flesh body and sacrificed for our sins and we repent of our sins we will be saved from spiritual death. The only other stipulation is that we love God with all our hearts, minds, strength and souls.
The rest will take care of it’s self.
Other that this there is nothing we can do that will give us life. This is a free gift. This is what is meant by God’s grace: unearned favor, an unearned gift, and unmerited Love from God.
We do not have the promise of another breath in this life so the offer of this free gift can be lost at any time. Satan will whisper in your ear telling you that there is plenty of time to give your life to Christ but that is a lie.
A word of caution here: God knows our hearts and minds and therefore if we do not genuinely love God or give our life to Christ he will know.

Question: how do we know we are truly saved?
Answer: When a person gives his or her life to Christ that person will truly want to do the will of God and to please God. You will begin to hunger for the Word of God. Thoughts and actions will change and outlook on life will finally be clear and your understanding of God will grow day by day. You will notice God working in your life.
Although good works will not get you to heaven once you have true faith in Jesus and a Godly love you will begin to show good works because faith without works is dead. (John 10:37)
It is that simple. It is your choice to reach out and accept the free gift of a truly great and glorious carefree, trouble free, disease free, death free and pain free unending life after this one is over or face true death at the hands of Satan. God will not force His gift on you. May God bless you all with understanding. Pass this along to anyone you love that may not know or understand the truth.

Parables and Metaphors

Truth and the Holy Ghost

I want to speak about truth and the Holy Ghost.
Why are there so many denominations, beliefs and churches in the world today? There are a few reasons but four reasons stand out as the biggest. These are: false teachers, lack of God’s truth, compromise and tradition.
We all have access to the same Bible so why do beliefs differ?
The answer is in the Holy Bible

All Christians have access to the truth if we listen. What stops us from listening? If we are proud, arrogant or self centered that is a problem but sometimes we just truly don’t want to hear the truth.

Here is where the Bible shows all Christians have access to the truth, John 16:13
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. The Holy Spirit comes upon every true Christian. This does not say the Spirit of truth will force you to hear all truth. Christians will be guided if they allow it. All men have free will and God did not take that away from Christians. Even after we are saved it is our free will that causes our problems. Since we will be guided to all truth then every Christian should have the same beliefs and all Christians should be united in their traditions as well. Dispute this and you dispute God’s word. Here is an example of Christians blocking the Holy Spirit:

Acts: 15: 1-10
1And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved. Circumcision of course was one of God’s decrees in the Old Testament.
2When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question. Paul and Barnabas disagreed with this rule.
3And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.
4And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.
5But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, (the Gentiles) and to command them to keep the law of Moses.
The Pharisees here believed in Christ Jesus but also believed that gentiles needed to be circumcised to be saved.
6And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.
7And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.
8And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us; The gentiles had the Holy Ghost so they were saved. The Holy Ghost does not come upon the unsaved.
9And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. Peter is saying the hearts of the gentiles was purified by faith and the gentiles had the Holy Ghost. If God purifies us nothing else need be done. There can be no higher purification so circumcision is not required.

What does all this mean? The Pharisees mentioned here were holding onto a traditional law but they did not hear some of God’s truth. Circumcision was a blood sacrifice and after Jesus shed His blood for all sins that put an end to all sacrifices. These Pharisees had the Holy Spirit but their own minds blocked the Holy Spirit from leading them to the truth. They wanted to hold onto tradition.

Sometimes we think a teaching is a new teaching because we have never heard it before but in reality if it is the truth it is a teaching from the beginning. Sometimes what we consider old teachings only came about in this century.

I want to bring forth a teaching many may not have heard because it is rarely taught. Many believe that if a person claims to be saved they can sin all week long and be forgiven every Sunday. This is not entirely true. Let’s go to Hebrews 10:26-29
26For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, No more sacrifice for sins means these sins are not covered, perhaps not forgiven.
27But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
28He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
29Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
If you know that a sin is a sin and you commit that sin anyway you need to prepare for judgment and fiery indignation from God.
When you commit a sin that you truthfully know is a sin that is acting as though the sacrifice Jesus made for us was no more than a get out of hell free card. You are trampling on that sacrifice as if it were a doormat! This does not make God happy because you have received the Spirit of truth.

If your mind and heart are truly open to the Holy Spirit once you hear the truth you will know it is the truth. No man “translates” the Bible; the Holy Spirit does that for mankind. The gift of preaching and teaching Bible studies are from God and if these people have truly been called by God they will preach and teach the truth.
It is every Christian’s responsibility to study, keep an open heart and follow the true word from God. If you love God you will not listen to the lies from Satan and mankind but if you block the Holy Sprit from leading you then you will be guilty of denying the truth and God’s word.

I mentioned at the beginning that one reason the Holy Sprit is blocked is because of compromise. When someone that admits he or she is a homosexual and a church allows that person to be a priest or pastor that church has compromised the word of God. The Holy Spirit could not lead that church to that action. If that person is a reformed homosexual and shows they have the Holy Spirit then I do not believe God would have a problem with that. There are thousands of other compromises that occur in churches all over the world and in our personal lives but do not fall into that trap. Never compromise, change, reword, or in any way twist the word of God to suit your feelings or the feelings of this world. Satan already has that job.

May God bless the reader with understanding, love and patience.

The Serpent

Why did God use the serpent as a representation of Satan?
In the mouth of a serpent is poison which causes death of the flesh and in the mouth of Satan we find lies which causes spiritual death. There are serpents that are non- poisonous but these also attack and hold with the mouth.
A serpent has no hands, arms, shoulders, feet or legs. Hands represent work and helping. Arms represent love, comfort and security.
A serpent has none of this and the only way a serpent embraces means death. Jesus however can comfort, protect, love protect and embrace His Children both physically and spiritually.

When reading the Bible think about what the stories mean in the spiritual realm. Jesus often spoke in parables and these stories were told of the flesh world but they were about the spiritual world.

Satan does not care about your flesh body and he is not out to kill your flesh body. Satan desires to confuse your spiritual mind and seduce you away from God. If Satan can use your flesh body as a way to seduce your spiritual mind he will attack your flesh body and mind. Satan cannot destroy your soul but with his lies he can cause you follow him instead of God.

Remember this example so that as you read the Bible you may be able to understand more.

Truth and Pride

Biblical Truth. A Parable. Very Important!

There are two things in this world and in God’s world that are very important to understand and they are Truth and Pride. I know that the situation you will read in this parable is not likely to happen in today’s world but bear with me, it has great relevance to the Bible and the Truth therein.
One truth that is evident in all things is that a person can never know if he has the full truth because it is the truth he has never heard that keeps him blind. In the same manner it is hard for humans to know that they are proud if they are too proud to see the truth about themselves and their pride. Now for the parable:
A man named Joe begins work at a new shop assembling a machine. His foreman instructs him on how to assemble the machine in great detail. Joe works for a couple of years happily assembling the machine and has no idea that what the foreman had told him was wrong.
Now we have no idea why the foreman did this. Perhaps the foreman had been taught wrong in the first place or perhaps he was evil and wanted vengeance on the company, either way what is important is that all these machines were faulty either because a part had been assembled wrong or a part had been left out and this fault had been killing hundreds of people.
A few months later another man named Peter working in the shop noticed the incorrect assemblage and mentioned to Joe how the machine should be assembled properly. Now Joe had been trained by his foreman and had been doing the work for over two years AND had trained others as he had been trained and therefore Joe decided Peter was wrong and never changed how he assembled the machine or taught others about the mistake. One day the faulty machine also took Joe’s life.
In this parable the foreman is a preacher, teacher, neighbor or anyone that tells a story about the Bible. Joe is an ordinary person hearing the Bible story. Peter could be a preacher, teacher, neighbor or even the Holy Spirit that knows the truth and tries to correct Joe. Joe’s pride and his belief in his foreman kept him from recognizing the truth and he kept killing people. Joe did not recognize his pride and refused to hear anything that contradicted what he had been taught. This is a thoroughly dangerous state of mind. It is also how many are misled about the Bible.

Here is the point to this story: How do you know what you have been taught is the full truth of the Bible if you have never heard the full truth? You don’t. How do you recognize if you are proud in some way if your pride is hidden from you because of that pride? You don’t.
What is the solution? First, never be so bold (or proud) as to keep a closed mind to new teachings. Once you open your mind and heart you have taken the first step in defeating your pride. This will also be the first step in hearing the truth. How do we recognize the truth? As your pride leaves you and you begin to open your heart and mind to the Holy Spirit that is who will guide you to all truth. This is not always a quick thing and in fact hidden pride is hard to destroy simply because it is hidden from us because of our pride and free will. Another thing that will help is common sense. God gave it to us so use it instead of relying on what you hear from man, and I include myself in that statement.
God gave us all free will and that free will combined with the very tiniest amount of pride will keep us from listening to the Holy Spirit and therefore we will not allow ourselves to be blessed with the truth. In today’s world there are many teachings of the Bible that are either twisted (which is to say assembled wrong) or have left something out. Any of these can cause our spiritual death. It is God’s Will we need to follow, not our own.
The first test for you will be from the first chapter and verses from the Bible. Find out for yourselves if there is pride in you or if you are listening to the Holy Spirit guiding you. Open your eyes, ears, hearts and minds for a truth you have probably never heard. Let’s start a new adventure in God’s word.

The Old Earth

The Truth of The REAL Beginning

Only for those that truly seek God’s Truth.

Scripture is in Red, Comments are in black.

Many things took place in eternity past before the earth, as we know it, was formed. A lot of these activities are not talked about in the Bible and many that are mentioned have been misread, misunderstood or corrupted by mankind or Satan.

We know God is eternity past, present and future. What is left out of the Bible about eternity past? For one thing, the Bible does not relate a time frame as to when the angels and other heavenly beings were created. Also, I have not yet found a time reference when Satan and one third of the angels rebelled and were cast out of heaven, nor how long it was between their creation and this event.

Why are there gaps in the Bible? There are many reasons but I think the most important one is brevity. If everything were included in the Bible no man could possibly get past the first chapter, as it is no man can read and discern the entire meaning of the Bible in a lifetime. Another reason is the Bible was written for the salvation of man. This is the primary importance of the Bible. To put it in very brief terms if something in the past (heavenly or earthly) does not concern the salvation of man or Jesus in which case God left it out. For example: If you recall (or search it out), between the time of the death of Joseph and the coming of Moses there is about a four hundred year gap when nothing is mentioned about the Children of Israel during their captivity by the Egyptians. This is because any activity during this time was not relevant to Christ or the salvation of mankind. God did not include it because it was irrelevant to His Plan.

Food for thought: that is why the great pyramids and many other great historical findings and events are not mentioned in the Bible; they are not important to God’s plan. However there are hundreds of historical and scientific findings that ARE mentioned in the Bible, but that is another study.

This study is intended to shed new light on an old misconception about the creation of the earth. The earth as we know it now is a “reborn or renewed” earth, not the first creation of the earth. Yes Genesis IS about the creation of man and the fauna and flora but not the creation OF the earth itself. The first creation of the earth was totally flooded and destroyed which left nothing alive. If you desire the truth of God’s word please read on and don’t discount this out of hand, you may be amazed. If not you will at least have the opportunity to prove me wrong.

Keep in mind that in Genesis; Satan and his followers has already been cast out of heaven but to where, the earth perhaps? Allow God to guide you to the truth. Do not allow your own prejudices and traditions that were taught to you blind you to God’s truth. Let’s begin.

Genesis 1

1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

This sounds so simple and uninteresting. Many people never see what is hidden behind these words. In order to learn that which is hidden we need to open our eyes and minds to understanding and perception. Having said that let’s continue:

God is eternal, that is eternal past, present and future. The beginning mentioned in Genesis 1:1 is the beginning of the history of man, not God or the universe or even the earth. God does not mention precisely what happened before this world was formed (remember God is eternal past) but He reveals some parts of this mystery in many parts of the Holy Bible and we will get to those in due time. For now we need to discern what is said here and what is left out. For instance; one thing left out is: when in history past did God create the angels, cherubim, and other heavenly beings? This is not stated in Genesis but we know they were created before the book of Genesis begins. Why? Because Satan meets Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and he is already a fallen angel.

As you may know, the original manuscripts were written without punctuation marks or chapter and verses. The translators put in punctuation marks, verses and chapters. Lets read Genesis verses one and two a bit differently while remembering God is eternal past:

1. In the beginning (at an unknown time in eternity past) God created the heaven and the earth.
Verse 2 says: And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

There are several things a person needs to notice here: The first is to understand that the word “was”: in the original manuscript is the Hebrew word “hayah” which has the definition of: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. This description says nothing about the earth being created this way. This word means became without form and void. The next thing to notice is the word “deep” which in the Hebrew manuscripts is the word “tĕhowm”. According to the Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance this means: deep, depths, deep places, abyss, the deep, sea. So at this time (and because the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters) we know the earth is completely covered in water meaning it was flooded. This will be reinforced later. The next thing to notice is that the earth is without form and is void. Void here means: emptiness, void, waste. Now we can begin to understand what is said here more clearly. Bear with me on this please.

The next proof of the earth being flooded in Genesis is in: Genesis 1:9

And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. There was no dry land before this time, all water, ergo, flooded.

At this time the earth is obviously created but is flooded and a wasteland (it is empty) and there is no light (although “darkness upon the face of the deep” could refer to Satan, the prince of darkness).

I have heard some people respond to this by saying this was God beginning His work and it was not yet finished. That has a small bit of logic to it but if this were true, earth would have been completely empty, no water, nothing there ergo, waste. Everything else God does in the next few chapters and verses is a step‑by‑step explanation of what happened and what He created in what sequence. When God creates something like animals, plants and man it is a complete and perfect creation, there are no “steps” involved, also, there would be no reason for God to eliminate the mention of the creation of water; it is a VERY important element even to God as the Bible proves.

Now let’s read Genesis 1:1 as it should have been translated and read and understood:

1 In the beginning (at an unspecified time in eternity past) God created the heaven and the earth, (stop) (and after an unspecified amount of time)) The earth was (became) without form, and void; and darkness was (came to pass or happened) upon the face of the deep. (Stop), (again after an unspecified amount of time) And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Notice the word “was” also means to fall out. Who had a falling out? Satan rebelled and “fell” from heaven or at least from the grace of God. Some of Satan’s names are: prince of darkness, death, destruction and the desolator. Who do you think may have corrupted the earth and caused it’s original destruction or corruption or desolation? To fall out can also be thought of as an ending as in “the end of the old earth”. There are lots of meanings to that word “hayah”, think about that.

This tells us that God created the Heaven and Earth in perfection but the earth became imperfect or became corrupted. Everything God creates is perfect but many things God created became corrupt (man and Satan for instance). Something caused the earth to become corrupt and I believe God destroyed it with water because of that corruption. I am speaking about a total destruction here, not Noah’s flood, ergo: the “deep” and “void” (nothing on the earth), everything removed. How does man prove he is changed and no longer corrupt? By Baptism in water, ergo being reborn. Where else does the ritual of baptism come from? The earth was baptized by God Himself.

Why do I believe this is a renewal of the earth? Let’s read Genesis 9:1 which takes place after the flood of Noah and compare it to Genesis 1:27-28.

Genesis 9

¹And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
Now go backwards and look at: Genesis 1:27-28:

²⁷ So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

²⁸And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Notice the similarities? After the flood of Noah the earth needed to be replenished and it is the exact same wording when God “renewed” the earth after the earth had been so corrupted God had to destroy it in the FIRST TOTAL flood. The only difference being NOTHING survived the first flood and Noah and his family survived the second flood (briefly stated).

I know that is not enough to convince everyone so here is the next proof from:

2 Peter 3:5-7

5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: Note that: “They willingly are ignorant of”, in other words they refuse to hear or believe the truth from God’s own word (false or under-educated teachers). By the word of God the heavens were of old (different, not the same as now, changed afterwards, no longer old, reborn) and “the earth standing out of water and in water” speaks of a total global flood. No one is ignorant of Noah’s flood so this is not the flood of Noah. Read on:

6 Whereby (by water) the world that then was (the world, eon or earth age that existed at that time), being overflowed with water (flooded), perished: In the original text perished here is the Greek word “apollymi”. The Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance defines this word as: to destroy, to put out of the way entirely, abolish, put an end to, ruin, render useless, to kill. If it is rendered useless nothing can live there again (unless God renews it) and nothing or no one can use it. This is a pretty serious and final end and the reason God would need to “renew” the earth. “The world that then was”…perished. There could not have been a world that was then if it had not passed away or been destroyed and a new (or renewed) one now exists. To continue:

7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, (no longer the same, new) by the same word (Word of God) are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment (the final judgment) and perdition of ungodly men. Why does this say: “But the heavens and EARTH which are NOW” unless it means there was an old earth or earth age and a new one that now exists and the one now existing is reserved unto fire?

Fire is the testing and purification used by God in many places in the Bible and when we combine this with God’s judgment, this indicates a third earth age coming when the earth will be cleansed again, this time by fire and for eternity. Remember three is the number of completion and this will be the third and final earth age.

There are thousands of false teachings, traditions from man and historical or theological mistakes and lies that attempt to destroy the truth the Bible teaches. Jesus warned us of those and this is why we need to search out the truth.

Why is this important to everyone on earth? Here is that answer:

We are speaking about something most people cannot comprehend which is choosing eternal life or eternal suffering. These flesh bodies are only vessels to carry the spirit body through this life with the hopes that our flesh and spirit minds wake up and choose to follow God. Most people do not want to admit there is a God because they do not want to have to answer to anyone for their misdeeds. We are no longer children where we can hide our heads under our blankets and the boogey man will go away. Satan and Hell are real. As an adult we all know we have to answer for our crimes and mistakes. On earth our crimes may go undetected and unpunished, but be aware, God KNOWS our sins and our hearts and there will be no escaping the Judge in eternity. For this reason everyone needs to know and understand the ENTIRE truth and reality of God’s Holy Word.

This study took many pages to teach the truth of just the first thirty-nine words of The Holy Bible. Why? Because the traditions of man, the lies of Satan and the resistance to the truth is so ingrained in mankind that sometimes it takes more proof to change a false way of thinking than it should. The devices and lies of Satan and the ignorance and false traditions of man has corrupted and confused and robbed us all of the truth. Relearning the truth is what is difficult. It is for this reason I am writing this: To end the lies of Satan and the misconceptions of man.

Ask yourself this: if the beginning of God’s word has been so corrupted by false teachings and lies how many more teachings are wrong? The truth is there if you search, believe, have true faith and trust and ask God for guidance. The Holy Spirit will guide you to the truth if you are truly saved.

Although I feel I am led by the Holy Spirit in this truth, I am by no means overly intelligent or perfect. So I gladly welcome any insight or questions or comments that may lead me to the perfect truth. My only goal is God’s true word and that should be yours as well.

May God bless everyone with knowledge and understanding.