Making a Difference in your Life, in the Parts that are for Keeps!
How could the church hold people hostage for a thousand years, until Martin Luther rediscovered “faith alone” right there in the Bible all the time?
Answer—the church held the Bible FROM the people.
And we are so thankful that we can never make that mistake again. (?)
Down on your luck ?
Time for
Down on your knees !
Repentance cannot be easy, and forgiveness cannot be free.
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The emphasis in recent decades on forgiving yourself so you’ll feel better, and forgiving others who are not repentant, has cheapened the meaning of forgiveness.
Jesus clearly tells us to forgive someone who wrongs us and repents, even if it happens over and over, and He even declares that a prerequisite to God forgiving us.
But arbitrarily forgiving others without repentance, simply for our benefit, and working on forgiving ourselves after God has forgiven us, are recent man-made additions to theology, without Biblical basis.
This leads to multiple meanings for forgiveness, and confusion about our forgiveness before God.
+ One, as people are constantly told to forgive others unilaterally, many will think of God universally forgiving them likewise, without their specific, personal repentance.
Forgiveness is not forgiveness then—the two are not the same—it is something else, as shown by the numerous creative ways that modern psychologists and theologians each present their unique paraphrases, and call it forgiveness.
+ Two, forgiving ourselves is not in the Bible.
If we could forgive ourselves, then Jesus did not have to die for our sins.
If Jesus forgives us, then adding ‘forgiving ourselves’ means Jesus’ forgiveness wasn’t complete, which is really blasphemy.
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Forgiveness is not a mental activity or psychological maneuver—it is a spiritual transaction of the heart between two persons—one confessing a wrong done to the other (the sacrifice of humility), and the second accepting the cost of the wrong and no longer holding the wrong against the first.
Likewise, forgiveness before God requires humbly confessing to Him my spiritual bankruptcy, and accepting the extreme price Jesus paid for my sin, because He loved me so I can love Him—complete, finished, done, no additions, deletions, or corrections, ever, by me or anybody else.
That calls for shouting HALLELUJAH, THANK YOU, JESUS ! ! !
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Repentance cannot be easy, and forgiveness cannot be free.
Gas Chambers 2.0.21
Gas Chambers 2021
The forced covid ‘vaccine’ to destroy Americans through fear and economics and illness and death, is simply the 21st century version of the nazi gas chambers.
Many are terrified.
Many have complied.
Many have died.
Many have serious illness.
Many have lost their jobs.
Many are threatened.
And, the relentless rampage of the government to rapidly use ever greater force to further cripple the entire country—which will soon impact every American—shows no signs of abating.
Maybe this graphic comparison to the gas chambers will wake up more people to the reality of the dictatorship, and how far it has already taken over. And, mark my word, it has only begun!
I don’t know if we are approaching—or have already passed—the point of no return.
What should we do?
What can we do?
Can we do anything?
I don’t know all the answers, so I ask God for wisdom for this time.
Then, “Lord, what will You have me to do?”
After you finish a meal, do your digestive system a huge favor.
Give your tummy and the rest of the system complete priority for awhile—three or four minutes.
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Our blood supply carrying fuel is channeled to three basic areas of our body—the muscles, the brain, and the digestive system—and prioritized according to the need of each area at any given moment.
Everyone understands the need for energy for muscles, supplied by the blood flow.
Fewer people realize how much energy, supplied by the blood flow, the brain uses when it is active.
Very few people stop to consider how the digestive system requires a lot of blood flow to supply energy to its job.
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There is a limit to the total amount of energy the blood can supply to the whole body.
Applying this means that we can perform greater physical work if we do not have to use our brain a lot at the same time.
Likewise we can perform greater mental work if we do not have to use our physical muscles a lot at the same time.
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Now, focus on the digestive system and its need (demand) for energy from the blood supply.
Immediately after eating, the digestive system must be given priority by reducing as much as possible the demand for energy (blood flow) to the muscles and the brain.
There is a simple three-word suggestion for anyone to do for a few minutes (at least three or four) right after eating.
Remain seated in a comfortable position that you can maintain—then . . .
MOTIONLESS
Become aware of every muscle, and consciously relax—focus on one muscle at a time if necessary, flexing and releasing. Then remain motionless.
TALKLESS
Do not talk or otherwise communicate with anyone or anything.
THOUGHTLESS
Spend this time without thinking about anything. Take each thought that comes and imagine setting it on a shelf immediately. If necessary focus on your physical tummy. This may be a bit challenging to successfully let go of every thought—just do the best you can, but focus on relaxing your body, your interacting with others, and your thoughts.
Send as little blood as possible to your muscles.
Send as little blood as possible to your brain.
Send as much blood as possible to your digestive system, and within a minute or two you will experience movement in your gut (your tummy saying ‘thank you’)—mission accomplished !
If you are really successful, you may find yourself dozing—extra mission accomplished ! !
When you decide to stop, be sure to transition slowly back into physical activity and mental activity and personal interaction.
Remember the three words:
MOTIONLESS—TALKLESS—THOUGHTLESS
Parallels between church control and government control.
The underlying premise for both—We know what’s good for you, better than you do.
Promises, promises, promises.
Promises made (many).
Promises kept (few).
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Government promises the people free stuff, in exchange for reduced freedom—and greater government control.
Church promises the people eternal spiritual security, in exchange for increased theological and financial submission—and greater church control.
When God says NO, when does He say YES again?
God always has a remnant, praying—praying for revival, praying for repentance, praying for a return of God’s favor.
But WHEN?
So it becomes a matter of God’s perspective of time, versus our perspective of time.
After God’s people in the Bible turned away from following Him for too long, He said NO to them, and sent them into captivity.
For sure, there would have been the remnant praying faithfully, before and during the horrible trek to Babylon, to see God’s blessing and mercy again.
But it would be seventy long years before God’s NO would change to His YES, and His chosen people returned to their promised land.
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In America today, God said NO on November 3, 2020.
Many Christians, myself included, prayed faithfully and fervently for a reversal from God, because we knew the Babylon tyranny that was sure to follow, here.
Now a year later it is clear that God is not ready to change His NO to America, to a YES.
Persecution and martyrdom is common experience for Christians living under evil tyranny, without divine deliverance.
The Bible says the martyrs cry from under God’s throne, “How long?”
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In light of America’s long-term trust in God, and God’s responding blessing beyond measure on America—the current wholescale turn away from God nationwide, and open hostility toward Christianity by the leadership—we can expect severe and prolonged judgment.
The judgment will continue until everyone can see it is from God.
Who was in your mommy’s tummy before you were born?
Can you imagine a mother—any mother, anytime, anywhere—giving birth and saying, “I had no idea it was a baby in there for these nine months.”?
Everyone matters.
It’s not ‘what,’ it’s ‘who.’
(Expanded, from LEVEL IS NOT A RANGE)
Be sure to check out the footnotes.
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Level is not a range.
Obedience is not a range.
God’s Time is not a range.*
Time to Praise The Lord is not a range.**
Time to live is not a range.***
Time to die is not a range.****
Too soon to act is not a range.
Too late to act is not a range.
Time to repent is not a range.
How to get to heaven is not a range.
Time to accept Jesus is not a range.*
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* Be sure to notice this—“Now is the acceptable time—today is the day of salvation.” (His Book)
** “Don’t you know it’s time to praise the Lord, in the sanctuary of His Holy Spirit (your body)! So set your mind on Him, and let the praise begin. And the glory of the Lord will fill this place.” (online, by Kids Praise)
*** “Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw near, when you will say, ‘I have no pleasure in them.’ ” (His Book)
**** “It is appointed unto man once to die, and then the judgment.” (His Book)
In the impending, imminent World War III, America will not be a contestant—America will be the prize.
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