Read Again

Let us not forget that some things that was written in the Scriptures are hard to understand.

2 Peter 3:16 as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures.

So I am urging everyone to read again & again so we may not be deceived by false prophets and teachers who may come to us and preach.

Prophet Balaam the son of Beor said to the messengers whom Balak sent.

Numbers 24:13 ‘If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the word of the LORD, to do good or bad of my own will. What the LORD says, that I must speak’?

Did Balaam did really not go beyond the word of the Lord? In the end, he was revealed by the holy spirit to Peter that indeed he accepted gold and silver.

2 Peter 2:15-16 They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; but he was rebuked for his iniquity: a dumb donkey speaking with a man’s voice restrained the madness of the prophet.

Note that the turn of events happened in the old testament but some hidden things are revealed only in the new testament to the Apostles by the holy spirit.

Is this not a good example for us to read the Scriptures again & again?

Proof

Why do Christians insist on basing their faith entirely on the Bible?

For an online marketer to convince others that his business is legitimate, he needs to show proof of his earnings.

Likewise, to justify our faith, we neither read or hear it from a servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God by quoting to us the written word of God as proof and so we may never contradict nor resist.

Isaiah 34:16 “ Search from the book of the LORD, and read: Not one of these shall fail; Not one shall lack her mate. For My mouth has commanded it, and His Spirit has gathered them.

It is a complete arsenal for the man of God and no other books or references of any source may be used whatsoever .

2 Timothy 3:16-17 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

The word of God is also our basis to test the spirit of prophets who come to us and preach.

1 John 4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Just take note of their doctrines for it is in the teachings that we may know them.

John 7:17-18 If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority. He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and no unrighteousness is in Him.

Looking at the signs above, they ask, where's your God now? I said, It is Him, the dont's , the no's and the prohibitions. Those are the signs I saw when I think of leaving Him because I have nowhere to go.

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is man’s all. For God will bring every work into judgment, Including every secret thing, Whether good or evil.

Dust Of The Ground

Presently, knowledge has really increased as evidenced by the new technologies that we are currently using. Far more advance compared from that day the first man was ever created by God.

Genesis 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.

A word of truth where the Atheist and the Agnostics do not believe.

Atheist is a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings. Agnostic on the other hand is a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience.

Romans 1:19-21 because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened.

If you want to know something today, you will find the answer by a simple search on the computer. But putting ourselves in the shoes of Adam when he was created, do you think that he will not ask God where he came from? Do you think that he will not ask a question regarding those things seen around him? Is it some kind of steam or water in form of vapor or gas coming in the middle of nowhere?

Genesis 1:21 So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters abounded, according to their kind, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

Actually they want to justify their evil deeds escaping their responsibility of doing good but in their hearts, they know where they came from. God formed them from the dust of the ground.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

There is no topic more interesting than reading or listening to what God is saying.

John 8:47 He who is of God hears God’s words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God.

People can spend a lot of time or a night at pubs, casinos, outings, drinking with friends but they can't stand an hour of listening to the word of God. They find God's words not so interesting.

2 Timothy 3:1-4 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

While browsing the internet, people will search & stare at every good business opportunities flashing on their screen but will not read sound doctrines of Scriptures written is this blog. I say this because, this blog features God's words not mine. Well if you are reading this by now, then you are one of the exceptions like Mary the sister of Martha.

Luke 10:38-42 Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.” And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”

Truly, we are troubled about many things because we are looking first of what this world can give. Remember the phrase seek ye first the kingdom of God?

James 1:25 But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.

God's words therefore is like a bridge over troubled water.

Time Management

2 Timothy 4:3-4 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.

No one is so fierce that would dare predict the exact coming of Christ or when this existing world will perish or the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

Acts 1:7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

But it was tried & predicted many times by irresponsible people who don't know what they are talking about destroying themselves.

2 Peter 3:16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

The predictions indeed never came, thus, damaging their credibility. Surprisingly, their members rest on them despite being presumptuous and self-willed

Romans 12:9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good.

Timing is the Father's business not ours.

The Unforgiven Sins

The prayer of the faithful will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

James 5:16 Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.

All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death.

1 John 5:16 If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin which does not lead to death, he will ask, and He will give him life for those who commit sin not leading to death. There is sin leading to death. I do not say that he should pray about that.

If the sins are committed before we come to the knowledge of the truth, the sins can be forgiven.

Hebrews 5:13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe.

For even adults are considered babes in faith if they have no knowledge in the word of righteousness.

Hebrews 5:12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food.

For if anyone who come to the knowledge of the truth and again If we give up and turn our backs on all we've learned, all we've been given, all the truth we now know, we repudiate Christ's sacrifice and are left on our own to face the Judgment

Hebrews 10:26-27 For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries.

Those are the sins leading to death - the unforgiven sins!

Apostles Gone

Apostles sent by God become a spectacle display to humans and angels alike, like prisoners of war at the end of a victor’s parade, condemned to die.

1 Corinthians 4:9 For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men condemned to death; for we have been made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men.

They left a book of legacy for generations to come sealed by David that can only be read by a blessed reader.

Revelation 1:3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near.

Anybody can ask a question or a reason of their hope and he will read the answer straight from the book of the Lord - No reference in any other book whatsoever.

Isaiah 34:16 “ Search from the book of the LORD, and read: Not one of these shall fail; Not one shall lack her mate. For My mouth has commanded it, and His Spirit has gathered them.

1 Peter 3:15 15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;

The blessed reader is the only person who can explain everything to everyone and everywhere in the world the entire gospel of Christ.

Acts 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

By the blessed reader, the Apostles can still preached even unto the uttermost part of the earth up to the end of the world for everything that they have seen and heard was translated and written for us. But, Who will be our Apostle and High Priest when all the Apostles are all dead and gone?

Hebrews 3:1 Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus,

Hebrews 7:24-25 But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.

What we need is a reader, not Apostle or Priest for we have Christ Jesus that continues forever and can not be changed. If there is one claiming to be, then, he is a fake and a liar.

Lyrics:

Where have all the Apostles gone, long time passing?
Where have all the Apostles gone, long time ago?
Where have all the Apostles gone?
Fake Priests pick them, every one
When will they ever learn, when will they ever learn?

The Man of God

With the sprouting of preachers, pastors and priests calling themselves holy, most holy and reverend, knowing who is who is very hard to distinguish. This was prophesied in the scriptures, warning us "the next generation" before hand.

Matthew 7:15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

We have the saying that the fish can be catch by the mouth, the same with preachers, pastors and priests. They are caught by the mouth even without knowing their works in secret.

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

Proverbs 26:12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Our basis of faith is written down for us, that our faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. Logically, any rituals or religious customs not written are from man's invention and definitely not from God.

Psalm 102:18 This will be written for the generation to come, That a people yet to be created may praise the LORD.

Hearing great wonders and marvelous things from anyone to strengthen our faith which are not written, that man is speaking of himself, therefore, he is not the man of God.

Galatians 1:8 But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed.

Open Heart

Listening to the word of God is often times the least of our concern. We mostly gave priorities on things that pertains to this world. When all things went worst, it is the only time that God is called.

Mark 12:30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

God is spirit. He that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit.

Isaiah 55:8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

The reason why I pause and discern every word of God because of a very limited thoughts in a fervent prayer that the Lord will open my heart.

Unless the heart is opened, nobody will ever understand what the Scriptures want to convey.

Acts 16:14 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.

Luke 24:45 Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

For us human who can not search the heart of a man, know only a good man who bringeth forth good things for the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.