Hello scattered family and friends in Messiah! I hope you all are doing well. I hope you had a : blessed, reflective and repentant Yom Kippur/Day of Atonement. This blog post ties in nicely with repentance and reflection. Temptation/desire/sin (lawlessness) Well, well.... But each one is tempted when he is dragged away and enticed by his own desire. Then when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is full grown, it brings forth death. James 1:14-15
Temptation cannot exist where desire does not first exist. Scripture teaches that desire brings temptation. The issue here is the desires of the heart. When does temptation occur? After one is -dragged away and enticed by his OWN DESIRE- James 1:15 All temptation can do is point out the opportunity to fulfill a PRE-existing desire. The only way to transform your desires is: Yeshua. Therefore submit to God. But resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded! Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into gloom. Humble yourselves in the sight of Adonai, and He shall lift you up. James 4: 7-10 Until next time: May Adonai bless and keep you as you: press on pursuing the goal for the reward of the upward calling of God in Messiah Yeshua. Phil 4:13 * THE GOSPEL Pursuing the upward call of God in Messiah Yeshua- Phil 3:14 - The Gospel * For our Statement of Faith: Statement of Faith - Pursuing the upward call of God in Messiah Yeshua- Phil 3:14 YOU CAN NOW CONNECT WITH US ON FACEBOOK HERE! : (1) Pursuing the upward call | Facebook This is a public "personal blog" pg via Facebook to make it easier for readers to connect and share. Stop in for a visit, invite a friend. Hope to see you all there!
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Hello friends and scattered family in Messiah! I hope all of you are well. In our fellowship the last month or so we have been diving deep into the application of scripture in day to day life. A lot of these verses are read and acknowledged to be wise but with minimal effort to "walk it out," so-to-speak. But the fruit of the Ruach is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control—against such things there is no law. Now those who belong to Messiah have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Gal 5:22-24 Gentleness and meekness in this verse tend to be used interchangeably as synonyms. But they are slightly different. Gentleness has to do with actions and meekness with attitude. Meekness in attitude can develop gentleness in actions. This is one reason why meekness is one of the beatitudes in MT 5:5 Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Strong's Concordance G3115 Original Word: μακροθυμία Transliteration: makrothymía Phonetic Spelling: mak-roth-oo-mee'-ah [μακροθυμία] from the same as G3116; longanimity, i.e. (objectively) forbearance or (subjectively) fortitude Strong's Concordance G4236 Original Word: πρᾳότης Transliteration: praiótēs Phonetic Spelling: prah-ot'-ace [πρᾳότης] from G4235; gentleness, by implication, humility We are to be meek ( teachable, responsive) first of all in our relationship with YHWH, and secondly meek (humble, gentle, respectful) in our relationships with people. Many people consider meekness, weakness. But it is not, in fact, it takes a great deal of strength and self-control to maintain a meek presence of mind and attitude. Likewise, in action, to be gentle... If you or a loved one is gravely injured you need someone to gently attend to you or them. IE: a firefighter can gently carry an adult from a burning building; in which a few minutes prior he had to use his strength to break down barriers. That same strength, tamed, is gentle, loving, and helpful. Consider Abba YHWH and how gentle He is with us. Yeshua Messiah while holding infinite power was and is: approachable, kind, and loving.
To keep your attitudes and actions meek and gentle, you will need to swim upstream against American culture and the current of rudeness and roughness. Paul foretold that "in the last days . . . men will be lovers of themselves . . . unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal" (2 Timothy 3:1-3). Doesn't that describe much of the content on tv, media, music, and in movies? YHWH has called us His chosen people, to come OUT from among them and be separated unto His ways. We are to be a people out of darkness to be "the light of the world"— (Matthew 5:14). We are not of this country. We are: ambassadors, foreigners, and strangers here to represent our KING.
YOU CAN NOW CONNECT WITH US ON FACEBOOK HERE! : (1) Pursuing the upward call | Facebook This is a public "personal blog" pg via Facebook to make it easier for readers to connect and share. Stop in for a visit, invite a friend. Hope to see you all there! Until next time: May Adonai bless and keep you as you: press on pursuing the goal for the reward of the upward calling of God in Messiah Yeshua. Phil 4:13 Well hi there friends and readers! I hope you are refreshed after a restful Shabbat with fellowship and family and a nice weekend. Well this is a long one- so let's dive right in...Grab your favorite drink: coffee, tea, sparkling water--get your fuzzy blanket or comfy slippers... and join me! 1 Cor 12:27 Now you are the body of Messiah, and members individually. The model of "church" in the west is very fractured and broken. But what many people think of when they hear the word -church- is a building, a location. But scripture tells us believers, "are the body of Messiah." Furthermore, ----do not neglect our own meetings, as is the habit of some, but encourage one another—and all the more so as you see the Day approaching.- Heb 10:25 So growth and accountability happen when believers gather. It doesn't need be in a "church building." Preferably, not a 501c3 that has government overlords because the body of Messiah does not belong in bondage to a government tax code/system where the government can attempt to constrain what can be preached. As a believer and follower of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, I am grafted into Israel by the blood of the Messiah Yeshua. I’m no longer a gentile.
I did not learn this in "church" There are twelve gates into the New Jerusalem (what the church calls heaven), each one named for one of the 12 Tribes of Jacob. There is no "gentile" or "Christian gate". Messiah Yeshua says He came only for the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
I did not learn this in "church" The church teaches the law is done away and abolished at the cross. Messiah Yeshua said He did not come to do away with the law.
I did not learn this in "church" SIN is LAWLESSNESS. Sin is the breaking of the Law or Torah. To be without the Law is to be lawless. Lawlessness means not having the Law, Torah - and it means to be against YHWH. The Torah is good, perfect, just, right, pure, etc. Psalm 119. The Bible teaches against being lawless.
I did not learn this in "church". Scripture repeatedly says: If you love YHWH you will keep His commandments
I did not learn this is "church". What was nailed to the cross was the CURSE of the law NOT YHWH’s just, pure, perfect, good Law and Will/Torah.
I did not learn this in "church." While keeping/guarding Torah and the moedim is not going to save anyone.... it is a joy to be pleasing to Adonai and there is a blessed peace and rest that comes in doing those things that are pleasing to Him. It is not a struggle or hardship. It certainly is not bondage as most of the western church would have people confused into believing. Through belief in Yeshua, the Indwelling Set-apart Spirit gives the believer the "want to" and the "power to" be obedient. This is the "Good News" we are commanded to tell all people. (Eze. 36:25-27, Jer. 31:31-34, Rom. 7:18-8:4, Mark 16:15-16) Moreover I will give you a new heart. I will put a new spirit within you. I will remove the stony heart from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Ruach within you. Then I will cause you to walk in My laws, so you will keep My rulings and do them. - Ezek 36:26 TLV I did not learn this in "church." Exodus 20:8-11 is YHWH’s command to remember the 7th day Sabbath and to keep it holy --- it does not change, and it is the only one of the 10 commandments He specifically said, "REMEMBER, the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work.... I did not learn this in "church." In Leviticus chapter 23 (and other places), YHWH gave His people feasts and holy days and commanded they be kept yearly. They are memorials and rehearsals for future events that teach all about Messiah. HalleluYah! I did not learn this in "church." YHWH commands that I worship Him: His way, keep His commands and His Holy Days, not the world’s. In fact, He tells me NOT to worship Him the way the world worships their gods, with worldly holidays and events like Christmas, Easter, Lent, Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday, Valentines Day, abortion, materialism, sexual debauchery, and so many other worldly practices. These are things YHWH calls sins and abominations. Jeremiah 10, Deuteronomy 12:4, 12:31 The Torah, indeed, sets us apart, in covenant to Yah as His people. Set apart, from all other people, because we choose to obey/guard His commands, His Holy Moedim, and walk in His ways separate from the world. For this is the will of God—your sanctification- 1 Thess 4:3 TLV Therefore, come out from among them, and be separate, says Adonai. Touch no unclean thing. Then I will take you in. I will be a father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says Adonai-Tzva’ot.”2 Cor 6;17-18 TLV I did not learn this in "church." YHWH lays out plainly what He considers food and not food for His people. Clean and unclean. Leviticus 11, Acts 10 I did not learn this in "church." If I read and study my Bible and endeavor to follow what it says, this *IS* the Will of YHWH, NOT legalism. Obedience is the fruit of my salvation, and sanctification, not the root. Obedience pleases Abba Yah; it does not trample on the cross or blood of Messiah.
I certainly did not learn this in "church." When Messiah ascended into heaven after his death, burial, and resurrection, He sent the Holy Spirit/Ruach Ha Kodesh back, whose purpose is to teach YHWH’s people and enable us to walk out the Father’s commands in our daily life. Walking in the Spirit means to follow the Law of YHWH, the Torah, through the leading and enabling of the Holy Spirit. I did not learn any of this in "church." In general, the church claims to be leading souls to Messiah, preparing the body of Messiah to be the bride of Messiah, and that it is THE representative of Messiah to the lost, but the church teaches nearly everything except the Word of the as Messiah taught it and lived it. Instead the church, in general, is turning many away from truth, leading them into spiritual adultery and apostasy, therefore denying the Father, His Word, and His character. The church is appeasing the world, modern culture, and bowing down to secular culture instead of, "coming out from among them." In some cases the "church" is not even distinguishable from the rest of society. The church teaches that we don’t need to regard the First Testament, because it’s history and doesn’t apply today. The church teaches that God changed from the Old Testament to the New Testament.
Please read your Bible. You need your own relationship with YHWH and understanding of what His word says. Coming out from the traditions of men and the "roman rooted" traditions in the church that are not Biblical in precedent. Until next time: May Adonai bless and keep you as you: press on pursuing the goal for the reward of the upward calling of God in Messiah Yeshua. Phil 4:13 Hello friends and readers! What a blessed prep day! I hope this finds you well today. Well this life Lesson from an old memory came up on my timeline from 9/2013 (now I know about what was going on during this time... stretch of 5-6 years were some of the most difficult for me) ~~But here is what Yah spoke to me through some of those difficulties....Some of the hurts that were caused left lasting physical issues that will not go away. The emotional strife of the time, and the complexity of the situation that came with it were extremely challenging. Even so, Yah, took what looked to be a very depressing and sad situation and brought about: resolution, restoration, and forgiveness in some interesting and blessed ways. His ways are not our ways. He has restored everything to me that would have otherwise been lost. Including, the shalom & growth that comes with forgiveness. 1) The beginning of strife is like letting out water-- so stop a quarrel before it breaks out. Prov 17:14 TLV 2.) Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves in tender compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience-- bearing with one another and forgiving each other, if anyone has a grievance against another. Just as the Lord pardoned you, so also you must pardon others. Col 3:12-13 TLV
3.) Through when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect work, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. James 1: 2-5
4.) But the fruit of the Ruach is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control—against such things there is no law. Gal 65:22-23 TLV 5.) A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. Prov 15: 1 TLV 6.) Know this, my dear brothers and sisters: let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger. James 1:19 TLV 7.) "Confess your tresspasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed." James 5:16 TLV We all fall short of the glory of God- Rom 3:23 Now that situation got resolved and I grew through it and Yah did some marvelous things for me and our family. A lot of growing is still left to be done! I mess up too and my tongue is often my downfall- BUT "Though a righteous man falls seven times, he will get up" Prov 24:16 TLV Amen & Amen!! Rise up, repent, and keep marching after Messiah! Grow, mature, do better. Everyday is a new opportunity and we can continue to grow into the likeness of Messiah. "This I recall to my heart-- therefore I have hope: Because of the mercies of Adonai we will not be consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning! Great is Your faithfulness. “Adonai is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.” Lam 3: 21-24 TLV Until next time: May Adonai bless and keep you as you: press on pursuing the goal for the reward of the upward calling of God in Messiah Yeshua. Phil 4:13 Hello everyone! I wanted to give you all a little boost to get your week started and remind you what our purpose is and the direction we are going. This is a marathon, not a sprint.... stamina, and perseverance to the end is what the journey requires. We are here as "ambassadors" of a King and Kingdom not of this world. Every time you walk out your front door you are in the "mission field." We are therefore {ambassadors} for Messiah, as though God were making His appeal through us. We beg you on behalf of Messiah, be reconciled to God. II Corinthians 5:20 TLV "Therefore leaving the basic teaching of the Messiah, let us move on toward maturity"-- HEBREWS 6: 1 TLV * BEWARE SPIRITUAL IMMATURITY: " For although you ought to be teachers by this time, again you need someone to teach you the basics of God's sayings. You have come to need milk, no solid food. For anyone living on milk is inexperienced with the teaching about righteousness--he is an infant. But solid food is for the mature, who through proactive have their senses trained to discern both good and evil." HEBREWS 5:12-14 TLV Proactive: controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than responding to it after it has happened.
Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself as having taken hold of this. But this one thing I do: forgetting what is behind and STRAINING TOWARD WHAT IS AHEAD. I PRESS TOWARD THE GOAL for the reward of the upward calling of God in Messiah Yeshua. Phil 3:14 TLV Settle on the integrity of the Word Integrity: the state of being whole and undivided. (complete, upright, perfection) Identity of the Word: In the beginning was the Word. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. All things were made through Him, and apart from Him nothing was made that has come into being. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. John 1:1-4 TLV (The Word= Yeshua Messiah) * You have: Personal responsibility in being in the Word (Bible) and seeking Adonai *Berean mindset: Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, because they received the message with goodwill, searching the Scriptures each day to see whether these things were true. Acts 17:11 TLV
This journey is unique to each individual and it is a long and often jostling one.... ups, downs, tears, laughter, joy, utter sadness, despair, peace beyond measure...... challenges and growth. He changes you, molds you, challenges you...BUT HE WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU. related blog posts :
Hello friends and readers! I hope you are doing well. My husband recently bought me this sign for the front door and I love it! Most of you know that we have a house church (read more here: Pursuing the upward call of God in Messiah Yeshua- Phil 3:14 - Pursuing the upward call of God in Messiah Yeshua- Phil 3:14 House Fellowship....Let's talk about it) I thought this would be an excellent reminder to our fellowship every Shabbat when they go to leave this is the message they all leave with. It is something for each of us to remember every time we step out of our homes and into society. We are "entering the mission field" as ambassadors for our KING. Be encouraged believers in Messiah and keep your eyes fixed on Yeshua the author and perfector of our faith.- Heb 12:2 TLV The times we live in have left many in a high state of anxiety, despair or hopelessness. BE THE LIGHT, friends. Walk in the joy of our KING and share the gospel and hope that we have! 1. Pursuing the upward call of God in Messiah Yeshua- Phil 3:14 - Pursuing the upward call of God in Messiah Yeshua- Phil 3:14 Ambassador for the King part 1 2. Pursuing the upward call of God in Messiah Yeshua- Phil 3:14 - Pursuing the upward call of God in Messiah Yeshua- Phil 3:14 Ambassador for the King part 2 HalleluYah! Until next time: May Adonai bless and keep you as you: press on pursuing the goal for the reward of the upward calling of God in Messiah Yeshua. Phil 4:13 "Make it your aim to cling to Messiah. Abide in Him. Go to Him as your source of strength and the One your thoughts need to obey. Read Adonai's Word. Listen to sermons. Worship Him. Set aside distractions and claim time for Him. Understand that if anything good comes into your life, he will be the conduit. The dominant duty of the disciple is to cling to Yeshua. And when you cling to Yeshua, you fill your mind with Adonai's truth. You disarm the enemy and keep anxiety at bay. You receive Adonai's truth. And that truth sets you free—free from fear, free from dread, and, yes, free from anxiety.-Max Lucado, Anxious for nothing 2017* Phil. 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy--think on these things.
Through Yeshua then, let us continually offer up to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips giving thanks to His name. - Heb 13:15 TLV The -sacrifice of praise- Interesting words.... When you feel broken and decide to pray and worship re-focusing your attention on Adonai.... things shift. You may not "feel" immediate relief, we also should not be guided by what we "feel" either. We keep pressing into Him. Because He is everything. He is the solution to any tribulation we may face.... He is worthy ALL THE TIME. Let me share a snippet from a social media post of mine from 2017 which is where that picture above came from... "I've been through 'hell and back,' over the past 15+ years (a lot of that simply from holding on to past hurts, and more recently how life has unfolded) with the roughest yrs being 2015-2016 I've felt and been utterly abandoned and depressed, crushed even.. I've prayed: angry prayers, questioning prayers, gave God the silent treatment while I muddled in the muck of my situation and emotions. I've been angry, sad, depressed, filled with anxiety/fearful. Satan and whatever forces of darkness follow him have pressed on my buttons too many times to count...It has taken years of: recovery, emotional healing, hard work, prayer, therapy etc to rise from the pit of despair. I AM BACK! I am the woman of Adonai that was buried and is now risen to stand in the gap for: friends, family, enemies, unbelievers, a corrupt nation and government.... my posts have changed bc the of Spirit of Adoani that is raging within! My burdens, my tribulations are my own to bear they are not the worst case scenario that could have unfolded and there are those and always will be whose story is far more challenging than mine. That stands true in 99% of life situations though for anyone. In a fight of faith, a literal fight for life...when darkness presumed victory. The will and Word of Adonai inside me, said, "No, rest here...be still and wait...wait on the Lord" I did. I am walking in: forgiveness, healing, intercession, and with the love of my life, my husband, and the blessings Adonai has entrusted to us. I am a living testament to the Power of Adonai in the lives of the broken. For that I cannot help but: share, praise, pray and refuse to be silenced or bullied into submission by a culture that rages against Him. No. His love is too great. His presence too awesome, His healing and forgiveness too marvelous to stay quiet. PRAISE MY LORD AND MY GOD. I stand. I am a survivor. Not of my own strength or power but His; even in my stubborn insistence on doing life 'my way' God protected and shielded me from death. Every bomb the enemy dropped in effort to depress and destroy my: hope, joy, strength has been tackled and triumphed. Fireworks of joy and celebration are now the testimony of victory that Adonai has won for His own! That is the GOD I SERVE! My hope is in Him."- ME That was just to share a testimony..... I know from experience and science can tell/show us that: depression and anxiety have very negative effects on the: heart, blood pressure, body, sleep cycle, emotions, will, and in some cases even the desire to live.
As believers in Messiah we are here on ASSIGNMENT as AMBASSADORS of a kingdom and on behalf of the KING : We are therefore {ambassadors} for Messiah, as though God were making His appeal through us. We beg you on behalf of Messiah, be reconciled to God. II Corinthians 5:20 TLV Is there a time for sadness and grief? Of course... A Time For Everything 3 For everything there is a season and a time for every activity under heaven: 2 a time to give birth and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted; 3 a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build up; 4 a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance; 5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing; 6 a time to seek and a time to lose, a time to keep and a time to discard; 7 a time to tear apart and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak; 8 a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.- ECC 3:1-9 TLV But we are not of those who fall back....we are of those who, "press on pursuing the goal for the reward of the upward calling of God in Messiah Yeshua." Phil 4:13 click link for music: Zach Williams - Survivor (Live from Harding Prison) - YouTube So also faith, if it does not have works, is dead by itself. But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith without works and I will show you faith by my works. James 2:17-18TLV You see that a man is proved righteous by works and not by faith alone. James 2:24 TLV For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead. James 2:26 TLV The Merry-go-round that never stops in the larger "Christian" discussion ring "Faith and Works"! So above there we have several scriptures from James but let's see what Yeshua says on the topic in Matthew: Even so, every good tree produces good fruit, but the rotten tree produces bad fruit. A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a rotten tree produce good fruit. Every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire. So then, you will recognize them by their fruit. “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord!’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, >>but he who does the will of My Father <<in heaven. Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in Your name, and drive out demons in Your name, and perform many miracles in Your name?’ Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you. Get away from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’”- Matt. 7: 17-23 TLV Wow! So much depth in only a few paragraphs! Let's dig in y'all!
He said what He said. *mic drop* And in life this is just an obvious practical observation. We make such observations daily in recognition of the character of others. You see either "good fruit" or "bad fruit." The problem lies in the fact that people by and large do not see "themselves" as the problem. It is everyone else who should be judged. When you realize that He died and made the sacrifice for YOU because of YOUR LAWLESSNESS (sin). Then you begin to understand and have a new appreciation for the justice of Yah. As always let's recap what is "lawlessness" ie (sin)? Everyone who keeps sinning is violating Torah — indeed, sin is violation of Torah. 1 JN 3:4 Quite simply: put your faith in action -> where your mouth is. If you have faith there will be "fruit" or proof to substantiate that faith. You will produce either good fruit of faith=OBEDIENCE or bad fruit of LAWLESSNESS. Those are the only 2 options. Yeshua Messiah said so. Thus those who desire to pick a fight can take it up with Him. On that day after Yeshua left the house, He was sitting by the sea. And large crowds gathered around Him; so He got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd stood on the shore. And He told them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a sower went out to spread some seed. As he was scattering the seed, some seeds fell by the road; and the birds came and ate them up. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they didn’t have much soil. They sprang up immediately, because the soil wasn’t deep. But when the sun came up, they were scorched; and because they had no roots, they withered away. Other seeds fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew and choked them out. But others fell on good soil and were producing fruit. They yielded a crop—some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. He who has ears,let him hear.” Matt 13: 1-9 TLV If you love Me, you will keep My commandments- Yeshua (JN 14:15) TLV
He says, IF you love Me YOU WILL KEEP My commandments. LOVE=OBEDIENCE. Yah also knows the motives of the heart so producing the fruit in of itself doesn't earn brownie points. IF the motive of the heart is for selfish ambitions than those "works" are useless other than whatever earthly value they hold. And whenever you fast, do not become sad-faced like the hypocrites, for they neglect their faces to make their fasting evident to men. Amen, I tell you, they have their reward in full! But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that your fasting won’t be evident to men, but to your Father who is in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you. “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in or steal. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Matt 6: 16-21 TLV Now I make known to you, brothers and sisters, the Good News which I proclaimed to you. You also received it, and you took your stand on it, and by it you are being saved if you hold firm to the word I proclaimed to you—unless you believed without proper consideration. For I also passed on to you first of all what I also received-- that Messiah died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that He appeared to Kefa, then to the Twelve. 6 Then He appeared to over five hundred brothers and sisters at one time-- most of them are still alive, though some have died. 7 Then He appeared to Jacob, then to all the emissaries, 8 and last of all, as to one untimely born, He also appeared to me. 1 Cor 15: 1-8 TLV Now for this very reason, making every effort, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; 6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, patience; and to patience, godliness; 7 and to godliness, brotherly love; and to brotherly love, love. 8 For if these qualities are in you and increasing, they keep you from becoming idle and unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah. 9 But anyone who lacks these qualities is blind—nearsighted because he has forgotten his cleansing from past sins. 10 Therefore, brothers and sisters, make all the more effort to make your calling and election certain—for if you keep doing these things, you will never stumble. 11 For in this way entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Messiah Yeshua, will be richly provided for you. 2 Pet 1: 5-10 TLV How do we do this? Yeshua taught as the living Word/Torah that the action of obedience to GOD is equivalent to LOVE. Because we do sin and transgress the Torah/law God again made provision to help us in our weaknesses: "Everyone who keeps sinning is violating Torah — indeed, sin is violation of Torah." 1 JN 3:4 God in His great mercy and compassion gave says: Ezekiel 36:26-27 Moreover I will give you a new heart. I will put a new spirit within you. I will remove the stony heart from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Ruach (Spirit) within you. >>>>then I will cause you to walk in My laws, so you will KEEP My rulings and DO them. <<<<<
YHWH! {HalleluYah!!} Some may produce more than others, "a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty..." Bottom line is you will produce fruit from your faith.
No. It never says anywhere in there that they save you. But it DOES say numerous ways that if you have faith you will produce fruit/evidence of that faith in action and you are 'proved righteous by works and not by faith alone'-James 2:24 TLV: walk in His rulings, keep His Laws and DO THEM-Ezekiel 36:26. Straight quotation from scripture. “Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one Love Adonai your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These words, which I am commanding you today, are to be on your heart. You are to teach them diligently to your children, and speak of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down and when you rise up." Deut 6:4-7 TLV AMEN! Blessings and Shalom as you continue to "pursue the upward calling of God in Messiah Yeshua"-Phil 4:13 He is still doing the heavy lifting! |
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