Hello folks. Today I'm going to write a bit more about Jesus. I'm responding to someone by the name Rezo Aslan. He makes claims about the Bible & Jesus which simply aren't true. 1st he claims that Jesus never said he is the Messiah. He most certainly did. In John 10:30 nv. He says: "I and My Father are one." Then in John 14:6 nv. He says: "Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." Then again He said in John 12:44, 45, & 46 nv : "Then Jesus cried out and said, "He who believes in Me, believes not in Me but in Him who sent Me." "And he who sees Me sees Him who sent Me." I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness." These are but a few. In the coming days I will show more about how Jesus was prophesied more in the Old Testament. How all this ties up together.
You see the Muslims do not believe in who Jesus is. They believe He existed but only as a prophet. They claim they believe in the Old Testament but some how miss the prophecies. This Aslan guy claims to be a PhD in religion but doesn't seem to know the Bible very well.
So stay tuned folks & have a great day.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Saturday, July 27, 2013
The Father & Morals. Part 1
Good afternoon everybody!!! Today I'm going to talk about questions about the Father & morals. Some say morals not important & others ask, what difference does it make.
Well 1st, we need to try understand just what or who is the Father. The Father or God is a Spirit.
He is not of the flesh. He is the Creator of life. The angels are of the Spirit. We on the other hand are made in the flesh & live in a material reality. The 1st humans He made were of the flesh & the spirit.
The Father gave them, male & female, a paradise. He asked only one thing from them. He created many trees & plants bearing fruit to eat. He asked them to not eat from one tree through out paradise, the tree of knowledge of good & evil. He warned them if they eat from that tree they would surly
die. It was a test of character & it was very true. They had the gift of eternity. Well they both flunked
the test & lost eternity & brought death to all of humanity that follows. But even then He set up a way back to eternity. Like I pointed out in Genesis 3:15 nv.
The Father understood that in the flesh we could not be pure or righteous. So the long road back to redemption, back with the Father & eternity has begun. The story of humanity & his relationship with God. The Father knew we would keep making mistakes & He set up a system to cleanse ourselves & be pure. And because of our nature it would have to be repeated every year. This system was symbolic of what was to come & worked for the time being. See the flesh & the spirit are in conflict all the time. The flesh is carnal & knows only the material world, that which we can see. Our minds are capable of grasping the spiritual world & that which cannot be seen. He also set up the laws for us to live by through Moses. The system was sacrificing a healthy clean animal, eventually being a sheep. By doing that our inequities, our short comings & disobedience to the Fathers law, we would be forgiven. Anything we did wrong could be forgiven.
Iniquities are called sin. Sin separates us from the Father because He is pure. As it says in Isaiah: 59:2 nv, "Your iniquities have separated you from your God; and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear."
Our sin comes from the flesh. The spirit or soul that is part of us is overcome by the flesh. The law that Moses wrote is very difficult to live by. The Father makes it very clear that we are to be spiritually minded as we were intended to be in the 1st place. Here in Romans 8:4 nv it says:
"That the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit." And in Romans 8:5, "For those who live according to the flesh, set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live by the Spirit, the things of the Spirit."
You see folks, everything living in the material world dies. The flesh dies. The grass dies, trees die, every living thing dies except the Spirit.
Ok folks, I must leave now. I will explain more in the coming days. Just hang in there. Have a great & beautiful weekend.
Well 1st, we need to try understand just what or who is the Father. The Father or God is a Spirit.
He is not of the flesh. He is the Creator of life. The angels are of the Spirit. We on the other hand are made in the flesh & live in a material reality. The 1st humans He made were of the flesh & the spirit.
The Father gave them, male & female, a paradise. He asked only one thing from them. He created many trees & plants bearing fruit to eat. He asked them to not eat from one tree through out paradise, the tree of knowledge of good & evil. He warned them if they eat from that tree they would surly
die. It was a test of character & it was very true. They had the gift of eternity. Well they both flunked
the test & lost eternity & brought death to all of humanity that follows. But even then He set up a way back to eternity. Like I pointed out in Genesis 3:15 nv.
The Father understood that in the flesh we could not be pure or righteous. So the long road back to redemption, back with the Father & eternity has begun. The story of humanity & his relationship with God. The Father knew we would keep making mistakes & He set up a system to cleanse ourselves & be pure. And because of our nature it would have to be repeated every year. This system was symbolic of what was to come & worked for the time being. See the flesh & the spirit are in conflict all the time. The flesh is carnal & knows only the material world, that which we can see. Our minds are capable of grasping the spiritual world & that which cannot be seen. He also set up the laws for us to live by through Moses. The system was sacrificing a healthy clean animal, eventually being a sheep. By doing that our inequities, our short comings & disobedience to the Fathers law, we would be forgiven. Anything we did wrong could be forgiven.
Iniquities are called sin. Sin separates us from the Father because He is pure. As it says in Isaiah: 59:2 nv, "Your iniquities have separated you from your God; and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear."
Our sin comes from the flesh. The spirit or soul that is part of us is overcome by the flesh. The law that Moses wrote is very difficult to live by. The Father makes it very clear that we are to be spiritually minded as we were intended to be in the 1st place. Here in Romans 8:4 nv it says:
"That the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit." And in Romans 8:5, "For those who live according to the flesh, set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live by the Spirit, the things of the Spirit."
You see folks, everything living in the material world dies. The flesh dies. The grass dies, trees die, every living thing dies except the Spirit.
Ok folks, I must leave now. I will explain more in the coming days. Just hang in there. Have a great & beautiful weekend.
Friday, July 26, 2013
Bibles & Translations.
Good morning folks. I've learned there are 3 English Bibles. The original King James version, The New Version King James & The New International King James. The original King James which I will call...King James, has matched the Dead Sea Scrolls to the letter, This was translated from The Greek & ancient Hebrew languages. The translation matches word for word with the Dead Sea Scrolls. Science has shown us the Scrolls to be written long before Jesus & the Apostles walked & taught. The New Version is translated from King James & does not match up with the Scrolls. Same with the New International version.
I will be using the King James version as much as possible. The other versions different slightly, so I will use if necessary . When using these different Bibles there will be at the end of the chapter & verse some letters. When you see NV at the end that will stand for new version, when you see NIV, that's for the new international version. The original has no letters at the end but I will use KJ so you will know it's the original. So bear with me & may the Father bless you all.
I will be using the King James version as much as possible. The other versions different slightly, so I will use if necessary . When using these different Bibles there will be at the end of the chapter & verse some letters. When you see NV at the end that will stand for new version, when you see NIV, that's for the new international version. The original has no letters at the end but I will use KJ so you will know it's the original. So bear with me & may the Father bless you all.
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Who Is Jesus part 3
Okay folks, those where just some Old Testament chapters referring to Jesus the Messiah. Here is a chapter in Matthew where Jesus brings up about who He is. Matthew 13...all versus:
When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, "Who do the people say the Son of Man is?" They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; & still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets." "Who do you say I am?" Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by My Father which is in heaven.
Now I will go back to the 1st book of the Bible. In Genesis we are told of the beginning of creation & when man disobeyed God & ate the forbidden fruit. The Father was furious with Adam, Eve & the serpent. He punished the serpent & this is where the 1st reference to Jesus, in Genesis, chapter 3:15:
"And I will put enmity you & the woman, & between your seed & her Seed; He shall bruise your head, & you will bruise His heel."
I will explain more about this as the days come.
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Who Is Jesus?
I believe everyone has heard of Jesus the Christ walked the earth some 2000 years ago. He taught people things of the Father for about 3 years. Billions of people since he was here see him as the Messiah, the Anointed savior of humanity. They are His followers. There are many references of Him in the Old Testament. And many talks from Jesus Himself saying He is The One. I will show some from the Old Testament & one from the New Testament. In Isaiah chapter 42, verse 1 it says: "Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put My Spirit on Him and He will bring justice to the nations, He will not shout or cry out, or raise His voice in the streets. A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not snuff out. He will bring forth justice for truth. He will not fail nor be discouraged, till He has established justice in the earth; & the coast lands shall wait for His law." Thus says God the Lord, who created the heavens & stretched them out, who spread forth the earth & that which comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it, & the spirit to those who walk on it: "I, the LORD, have called You in righteousness, & will hold Your hand; I will keep You & give You as covenant to the people, as a light to the Gentiles.
This is awesome, centuries before He walked the planet we are
told about Him & His mission!!!
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