“These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off and were persuaded of them and embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.”
Hebrews 11:13
Although we can’t know what lies around the next bend—what obstacles or pitfalls await us—we’re always confident of Whose we are and where we’re end up.
“Where ‘ya headed?”
Such a question is not uncommon when you’re traveling somewhere, particularly if it’s to a far-off land. It may come from someone sitting next to you in an airport waiting room or across the aisle from on a bus or train. And, without hesitation—unless you’re leery of talking to strangers—you’ll usually tell them your destination and ask them theirs.
Yet, for some reason, we become tongue-tied or mealy-mouthed when it comes to our Final Destination after our sojourn here on earth. Maybe it’s because of our being uncertain; or, it could be we’re embarrassed to talk about such things to those we don’t know.
But, such shouldn’t be, Pilgrim—especially if we’ve “received the promises. . .seen them afar off (envisioned what they look like). . .are persuaded (convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt) of them. . .and have embraced them (as our own).”
Truly, “pleasing faith” (Heb. 11:6) should always be a bold, vocal faith (Heb. 4:16; 10:19).
And, it should be a faith that “confesses that ‘this world is not my home, I’m just a-travelin’ through; My treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blue. The angels beckon me from Heaven’s open Door, And I can’t feel at home in this world anymore’.” Hallelujah!!
Yes, by faith we declare in no uncertain terms that we are “strangers and pilgrims on this earth.”
To do so, we must understand the difference between the two.
Someone once put it this way: “A vagabond (wandering homeless person) is someone who has no home. A criminal is someone who’s running from home. A stranger is someone who’s away from home. But, a Pilgrim is someone who’s headed toward Home.”
So, again, the question is appropriate:
“Where ‘ya headed, Pilgrim?!?”
And, without hesitation, you ought to declare “To Heaven—that Place prepared for me!!” (Jn. 14:1-3; II Cor. 4:16-5:8). Glory!!
That’s why you never feel at “home” in this world, weary one. This old, sinful, fallen world was never intended to be the final abode of the Redeemed; we’ll always feel like “the odd man out” or a square peg in a round hole—simply because our views and values are diametrically opposite of this world’s (Phil. 3:17-21).
Therefore, always keep your eyes upon the Lord Jesus, knowing that He is both “the Author and Finisher/Perfecter of your faith” (Heb. 12:2). And, even though He’s still finishing up that beautiful Bridal Chamber even now, He’s still with you each step of the Journey there. Amen!
By Tom Smith Morning Manna Dated March 28, 2011
I think you need to speak the Hebrew language. It’s the language of the chosen people. This is really the main flaw of your argument, because you speak English, yet cannot accept English transliterations.
I could adhere of your arguments, but you have been very picky on what you want to be transliterated. You don’t maintain it as your overall standard. Should I call the truth that you profess is “substandard”???
Sometimes, when I met people like you (you are not the only one that I met who are like this), I really can compare you with Muslims. Muslims speak, wear and maintain traditions that of Biblical times because that’s was they were thought. But you insists to go back to the original texts and forget about transliterations, but what about their culture, the way they dress, the way they worship, the way the temple should look like?
If you have done those things and have been very consistent in following the book of Torah, then please tell me about it. But I guess you are not even following all of the Torah. Be careful my friend in falling as hypocrites as what pharisees are. They proclaim this and that, but was never consistent to what they proclaim.
I could have believe you, but speaking to me in English and not in Hebrew is rough glitch of your argument. Furthermore, you have some statements like “Faith is FAMILY” which are unbliblical.
Funny, but I already heard it from lots of cultic movements:
“Of course you would not understand the above for as yet you do not have your portion with The Faithful, those who have their portion in Our Father’s Family both in Heaven and on earth! ”
– So I really would have to believe you to understand it???
It’s not by works that we have been saved, but by Grace through Faith (Ephesians 2:8-10). Faith that is believing to Y’shua (as you prefer it) and not with the transliteration of their names. I really felt like you are adding something to the simple formula of salvation.
Then again, I think for now only G’d (as you prefer it) will settle our cases when we face him. I am not really forcing you to believe what I believe for obviously, we believe in two different things where we will stand by it. Debating with you will only produce godless chatter which is a sin. So please, don’t make me sin by debating with me. Read the Holy Scriptures (the original if you prefer it), pray and meditate, that’s the way to grow your spiritual life.
You wrote: “Well Francis, if you are sad for me, all the more I am sad for you. You are deeply engulfed by your judgmental self-righteous attitude…. If transliteration really matters to you a lot, perhaps blame it to the apostles who wrote the NT. The name Jesus did not even originated in Greek language, but from Hebrew language to what you know as Joshua (or perhaps you still have a problem with that).”
Truth matters for those who have received “the love of The Truth”!
My how braindirtyed you are ;-( And Truth matters not one iota to the religious liken unto you ;-(
You even publish Truth and then deny the very Truth you publish ;-(
Yes, in modern day english “J’shua” could be a right and proper transliterated Hebrew birth name of The Messiah for those of this world and it’s religions. Yet who gave a church of this wicked, evil world, “the church OF england”, the right to change Y’shua to J’shua less than 600 years ago?
Your wrote: “I will rest my case. I really don’t have to debate you with all these transliterations. Truth was made simple for us to understand, but you are making it too complicated.”
“your case”! a sad case indeed ;-(
Truth is simple, for those who have received “the love of The Truth”, yet for those who call upon the name of one of this world’s god’s, Truth is but a foreign language ;-(
Simply, The Messiah, Immanuel, is The Son of The ONE and Only True Living GOD, Father(Creator) of ALL!
You wrote: “I just wonder where in the world that you get the definition FAITH is FAMILY.”
You can not comprehend english so your greek? Pagan as pagan can be, and incomprehensible to you as well ;-(
You do offer up positive proof that “the natural man can not receive that which is of The Spirit of GOD, for such is foolishness unto him and neither can he know them, for they needs be spiritually discerned”!
i had testified, “Faith will not create a religion, for Faith IS Family!”
Of course you would not understand the above for as yet you do not have your portion with The Faithful, those who have their portion in Our Father’s Family both in Heaven and on earth!
Simply, “would not “Our Father” be indicative of a Family”?
Hope is you would receive “the love of The Truth” for only then will you “Come Out” from among the systems of religion, all of which are of this world and but carry on the legacy of the pharisee’s!
Truth IS, a lie never was and is not…….
Abide in Truth……. francis
Sadly, for those liken unto you who have never experienced The Miracle that is receiving “the love of The Truth”, Truth just doesn’t matter and so it is you are bound up in the chains of strong delusion that is pagan catholic/christian folklore ;-(
And for such as you The GOD given birth name of The Messiah means nothing, for why would you have anything to do with The Truth when you’ve already sworn allegiance to one head of the three headed pagan catholic/christian god whom they named ‘jesus’ some 600 years ago ;-(
Unless it happens that one day you would receive “the love of The Truth”, you will be of the multititdes who will hear those woe-filled words, “Depart from Me, i never knew you”!
Simply sad for you ;-(
Well Francis, if you are sad for me, all the more I am sad for you. You are deeply engulfed by your judgmental self-righteous attitude…. If transliteration really matters to you a lot, perhaps blame it to the apostles who wrote the NT. The name Jesus did not even originated in Greek language, but from Hebrew language to what you know as Joshua (or perhaps you still have a problem with that).
I will rest my case. I really don’t have to debate you with all these transliterations. Truth was made simple for us to understand, but you are making it too complicated.
Piece of advice, move on with what you are doing and I will continue mine… at the end of times, the G-d (as you prefer it) will reveal more truths to you and to me. There are only three things that might happen, one of us will go to hell, or both of us will go to hell, or both of us will go to heaven.
But as for me, I will continue preaching and teaching the gospel of Christ. I was saved by grace through faith. And that’s it, nothing more, nothing less.
I just wonder where in the world that you get the definition FAITH is FAMILY. I think you need to read more about the book of Hebrews so that you’ll get the exact definition of faith. And may I suggest that you read the original Greek so that you’ll get the exact words and not just the transliterations that you hated the most.
Appreciated your responding.
However, it seems, after reviewing “the disciplers” pages, that you are of those yet held captive by pagan catholic/christian folklore.
Simply, religion but carries on the legacy of the pharisee’s and is anti-messiah!
Faith will not create a religion, for Faith IS Family!
Father Help! and HE does…….
And how was that? First, I am not a Catholic… and I am not a fan of folklores…. Perhaps if you read it well you will be clarified before giving a judgmental self-righteous statements. I am a simple Christian like you who believes and put my faith on Jesus. It’s not a folklore. And I am not an anti-Messiah. No anti-Messiah will try its best to lift up and put the name of Jesus as the central theme of the site.
But I can see and as I scanned your blog, you seems to be an intellectual person. However, forgive me if my impression now on you has deviated a little different when I read your first comment in comparison to your reply. Seems like you are living a self-righteous living who still sits on the “I” issue.
You should not be judging people the way you have judge me brother! You should read well what’s The Disciplers is about. It’s not an “I” centered…. but it’s all about reaching people, and helping people find their way to Jesus. That’s not anti-Messiah… It’s a pro-Messiah.
Simply, Faith will not create a religion!
For Faith IS Family!
Religion is anti-messiah and you are of the religious ;-(
DISCLAIMER: The following testimony is given regarding the religious systems of this wicked world. Submitted for revelation, not condemnation of individuals held captive by the religious systems of this world. Hope is there would be those who would “see” and “hear”, for all who do so will take heed unto The Call of The ONE and Only True G-D to “Come Out of her, MY people”! Those who “see” and “hear” will “Come Out” of this evil world and it’s systems of religion. No longer will they be of this wicked world(babylon) and it’s systems of religion, for they have “set their affections on Heavenly things” because they realize their “citizenship(Life) is in Heaven” and that they are but “strangers and pilgrims while on this earth” indeed and Truth…….
Who is this catholic/christian “jesus”?
Truth is that the name “jesus” is the transliteration of a name into english from the latin “iesus”, latin being the language of pagan catholicism! And so it is that all biblical translations from pagan greek manuscripts are prejudiced in accordance with the will of christianity’s pagan latin catholic mother and use her latin word for The Messiah’s name in their translations from pagan greek manuscripts?
Consider, those ‘bibles’ translated from the pagan greek manuscripts. Why is it that most all of those ‘bibles’ transliterate The Name of The Messiah as “jesus”? That question needs be asked because as stated previously the name “jesus” is the transliteration of The Messiah’s G-D given birth name from the pagan catholic latin word “iesus”, not the pagan greek “iesous”! The correct and proper transliteration of The Messiah’s G-D given birth name from the pagan greek manuscripts would be “jesous” in modern day english, which still would be in error because ‘jesous’ is a transliteration of the pagan greek version of The Messiah’s G-D given Hebrew birth name…….
So it was that the name “iesous”, pronounced (ee-aa-sous[yeah-zeus]), became the name of catholicism’s “imag”ined three-headed pagan g-d which in latin was “iesus”, and that bastardized name later became the name of her harlot christian daughter’s g-d as well ;-( And who, or what, gave the translators the liberty, or the authority to use the pagan latin ‘iesus’, rather than the pagan greek ‘iesous’ in the transliteration of The Messiah’s G-D given birth Name into the english language from pagan greek manuscripts?
Truth IS the name ‘jesus’ was first “imag”ined some six hundred years past! Truth IS there was no ‘j’ sound in the english language prior to that time! Truth IS the name ‘jesus’ was not spoken for more than 1400 years after The Messiah ascended unto HIS HIS G-D and Father!
And The Messiah’s G-D is The G-D of His Brethren and The Messiah’s Father is The Father of His Brethren. The Messiah, “ascended to His G-D and Father” and was the “first-born of many Brethren”…….
The Only True G-D spoke The Word into being, “”Let There Be Light” and there was Light”!
LIGHT Begot Light…….
The Messiah, “The Light which enlightens every man born into the world……”
The Messiah, “The Beginning of The Creation of The Only True G-D”…….
The Messiah was “the mediator between The Only True G-D and man”, yet “THY Kingdom” HAS “Come” and so it is that we, the brethren of The Messiah, can now commune with Our Father for our “citizenship(Life) is in Heaven!
Father Help! and HE does…….
The Messiah’s G-D given Hebrew birth Name when transliterated into today’s english would be J’shua……. The greek word “iesous” used for the Name of The Messiah is the same pagan greek word used in the greek septuagint translation of The Old Covenant for “J’shua(joshua), the son of Nun”. Should not The Son of The Only True G-D be called by The Name given to Him by His Father and G-D? The Messiah was, and is “The Son of The ONE and Only True Living G-D”, and as there is Only ONE True G-D, so also there is only One True Messiah. And His name is Y’shua (J’shua in modern day english) The Son of The ONE and Only True Living G-D, Father(Creator) of ALL!
And it was, and is as The Messiah testified, “I ascend to My G-D and your G-D, to My Father and your Father”!
Truth also testifies that the name ‘jesus’ was “imag”ined during a time “the g-d of this world”(he who is “the father of lies”) and his ‘catholic/christian’ systems of religion declared to be the “reformation”. Prior to the “reformation” there was no ‘j’ sound in the english language and there never has been a ‘j’ sound or letter in the pagan greek or Hebrew language!
“Reformation” is a right word indeed for ‘catholicism’ was re-formed, in the sense of being restructured and made to appear differently outwardly. The various “re-formed” systems of religion were, and are, her offspring! And they all bear the mark of catholicism’s g-d’ ‘jesus’! Either they name one head of their three headed pagan g-d ‘jesus’, or they make the one they call ‘jesus’ their g-d, or declare their ‘jesus’ to be but an angel or prophet ;-( All of pagan catholicism’s so-called christian daughters are but harlot systems of religion fornicating with “the g-d of this world”, he who is “the father of lies”, he who is “the author of confusion” and “every evil work”!
‘catholicism’ and her harlot ‘christian’ daughters but fornicate with “the g-d of this world” because “they love his world and, it’s things”, and “they love their own lives in and of his evil, wicked world” ;-(
The Messiah testified that “the world was evil”, and that His brethren were “in, yet not of, this world”.
And The Messiah ascended to His G-D and Father…….
And The Messiah’s G-D and Father is also The G-D and Father of The Messiah’s Brethren.
And The Messiah’s G-D and Father IS “The ONLY TRUE G-D”, HE WHO has no ‘g-d’ or ‘father’, for HE IS “The ONE and Only True Living G-D, Father(Creator) of ALL”!
Sadly, catholic/christian folklore has bound multitudes in the chains of strong delusion for they have not received “the love of The Truth” ;-(
“Truth” Testifies: “The Messiah is The Son of The Living G-D!”
“catholic/christian” folklore: ‘jesus’ is ‘g-d’ or 1/3 of a ‘g-d’ or an angel or ????
“Truth” Testifies: “Love your enemies! Turn the other cheek”!
“catholic/christian” folklore: alright to fight fleshly wars ;-( kill the heretics ;-(
“Truth” Testifies: “The world is evil”! “Come Out of her, MY people”!
“catholic/christian” folklore: we can change this world and make it a ‘better’ place ;-(
“Truth” Testifies: “The WHOLE world is under the control of the evil one”!
“catholic/christian” folklore: there are righteous nations, the usa and others. ;-(
“Truth” Testifies: “Love not the world or the things of this world”!
“catholic/christian” folklore: love this world and thank their ‘g-d’ for it’s things ;-(
“Truth” Testifies: Pagans “observe days, months and years”!
“catholic/christian” folklore: observe christmas, easter, halloween, ‘good’ friday, etc.
“Truth” Testifies: “Serve The Only True G-D and HIM alone”!
“catholic/christian” folklore: serve family, country and their “imag”ined g-d ;-(
“Truth” Testifies: G-D asks, “What building will you build unto ME”?
“catholic/christian” folklore: various buildings dedicated to their “imag”ined ‘g-d’ ;-(
“Truth” Testifies: “As The Messiah suffered so His brethren will suffer”!”
“catholic/christian” folklore: eat, drink, be merry, especially during x-mass season.
“Truth” Testifies: “G-D helps those who cry unto HIM for help”!
“catholic/christian” folklore: ‘g-d’ helps those who help themselves ;-(
“Truth Testifies”: “i can do nothing of mine own self”!
‘catholic/christian” folklore: “i do my best and leave the rest to g-d” ;-(
“Truth” Testifies: “NO man has seen The Only True G-D”!
“catholic/christian” folklore: many saw their “imag”ined ‘g-d’ ‘jesus’ ;-(
“Truth” Testifies: “G-D is Spirit and a Spirit has not flesh and bones”!
“catholic/christian” folklore: except for their “imag”ined ‘g-d’ ‘jesus’ that is 🙁
“Truth” Testifies: “When you pray do so in private”!
“catholic/christian” folklore: pray aloud so that others might hear ;-(
“Truth” Testifies: “Swear not! Let your yes, be yes, your no, no”!
“catholic/christian” folklore: put your hand on their ‘bible’ and swear to their ‘g-d’ ;-(
“Truth” Testifies: “Believers are translated into The Kingdom”!
“catholic/christian” folklore: after death they sleep till their “imag”ined ‘jesus’ comes ;-(
The Messiah testified, “That they might know YOU, The ONLY TRUE G-D, and The Messiah, Whom YOU have sent”!
And The Messiah testified, “Love Your Enemies”!
islam, judaism, catholicism, christianity,,, etc.
Religious systems of this world and all alike they are,
for they have fought, killed and died both near and far;
And then once a week or multiples times a day they pray,
yet then as hypocrites they begin each new day;
Days that are filled with deceit and lies,
for in their religious systems Truth cannot abide;
And so the fruit of death is born of their religious ways,
because life is but a pawn in the wicked game they play!
“Pure religion and undefiled before G-D The Father is this, to visit the fatherless(children who know not Their Father[Creator]) and widows(those not joined together as One with Our Father and HIS Son[natural jews rejected and yet reject HIS Son]) in their affliction and to keep oneself uncontaminated by the world…….” (James 1:27)
Simply, all other religion is impure and defiled…….
And notice that “pure and undefiled” religion is personal(“oneself”), a Brother or Sister doing The Will of Our Father, led of The Holy, Set Apart, Spirit…….
And “Brothers and Sisters” is not “religion”, for what are Brothers and Sisters if not Family?
Would not The Family of The Only True G-D, Father(Creator) of ALL, which is “The Body of The Messiah”, be much closer than a natural, fleshly family?
What is declared to be “religion” today is truly the devil’s playground…….
The multitudes have been seduced by ” the commandments and doctrines of men” created by the devil’s theo’ry’logical advocates whose self-made systems of religion but carry on the legacy of the pharisee’s ;-(
Sucg theo’ry’logical systems of religion have bound the common people in the chains of “strong delusion” and so it is that they but serve ‘time’ in the prison that is this world ;-(
The Only True G-D has given HIS Call to “Come Out of her, MY people” unto all who are held captive by this wicked, evil world(babylon) and it’s seductive religious systems, and especially the ones known as “catholicism” and “christianity” for they are of the “many anti-messiah’s” testified too in 1 John 2:18…….
And because of catholicism and her christian daughters, “The Way of Truth is evil spoken of” ;-( (2 Peter 2:2)
“The mother of harlots”, “catholicism”, and her “protesting” “christian” daughters, as well as today’s “judaism” and “islam”, are but seductive harlots fornicating with ‘the g-d of this world’!
They believe in, and are authors of, death!
The Messiah testified, “Whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die!”
And then He qestioned, “Do you believe this?”
YES! And you? Do you believe?
The Only True G-D, Father of ALL, would have us “set our affections on things above”, Heavenly things, just as The Messiah did…….
“Our Father’s” children have quit serving ‘time’ in the prison that is this wicked world, for their desires are no longer are for that which is temporal, for they have been translated into HIS Kingdom!
So it is that they desire that which The Messiah desired above all else:
“Father, not my will. But THY Will Be Done”…….
The children of The ONE and Only True G-D, Father(Creator) of ALL have taken heed unto HIS Call to “Come Out of her, MY people!”
They have “Come Out” of the systems which are of this wicked, evil world and expecially it’s systems of religion for they realize that “the WHOLE(not just a portion) world is under the control of the evil one”……. (I John 5:19)
Sadly, a wicked, worldly “christianity” and “catholicism” are reasons why “The Way of Truth is evil spoken of”! (2 Peter 2:2)
Yet there is Hope!
For Miracles do happen!
Hope is there would be those who would “set their affections on things above”, Heavenly things, for all who do so will quit serving ‘time’ in the prison that is this world!
Worldly systems but feed “the lust of the eye, the lust of the flesh and the pride of life” and all such systems are of mankind’s “imag”ination, and mankind’s “imag”ination is under the dominion of “the father of lies”, he who is “the g-d of this world”, he who is “d”evil spirit of darkness that genders but death, destruction, perversion, fear, greed, lust, lies,,,,,”confusion and every evil work” ;-(
Sadly, mankind’s “imag”ination is destroying Creation(land, air, water, vegetation, creatures) and perverting that which is Spirit(Truth, Light, Life, Love, Peace, Mercy, Faith, Grace,,,,,, All that is truly GOOD) ;-(
Please take heed unto The Only True G-D’s Call to “Come Out of her, MY people”!
Come out of the perverse, destructive, evil systems that are of this world and expecially it’s systems of religion!
Once again, “Pure religion and undefiled before G-D The Father is this, to visit the fatherless(children who know not Their Father[Creator]) and widows(those not joined together as One with Our Father and HIS Son[jews rejected and yet reject HIS Son]) in their affliction and to keep oneself uncontaminated by the world…….” (James 1:27)
Simply, all other religion is impure and defiled!
So heed The Call of The Only True G-D and “Come Out”!
Experience Peace in Truth, in spite of the dis-ease(no-peace) that is of this wicked world and it’s systems of religion, for “the WHOLE world is under the control of the evil one” indeed and Truth…….
Truth IS, a lie never was and is not…….
Abide in Truth……. francis
Oh, well… Now I am beginning to see what you are… Is that why you are not putting the “O” between “G-D”??? Why not use the unspoken Tetragramaton????
The truth that you profess becomes a complicated truth brother.
If it is indeed a simple truth, then a simple truth is this: “For we have been saved by grace through faith, not by works lest no one can boast.”
That is a very simple truth where I will stand. Not is the silly legalistic views of whether or not it is “iesous” or “isus”. It is only a transliteration and that is no big deal to me. If it will, then I will be more and more legalistic where I can no longer live by grace .
God looks at the heart, not by the sacrifices. Obedience to His words is more important, than focusing yourself to what others have been doing.
You have lots of good points. However, some are really flawed by legalistic and judgmental viewpoint. And for that, it becomes harder to swallow the one that you claim “simple truths”. For it has now become complicated truth. We can discuss all day long about transliteration, the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek languages… but what’s the point of all these? Will it really save us? We are saved by “Grace” through “Faith”. Simple truth….
The brethren of The Messiah have taken heed unto The Call to “Come Out of her, MY people!”! And no longer have their portion with those who follow “the broad way that leads to destruction”! (Revelation 18:4, Matthew 7:13)
Thankfully they are but “aliens and pilgrims while on the earth” for their “citizenship is in Heaven”! (Hebrews 11:13, 1Peter 2:11, Philippians 3:20)
They have “Come Out” of the systems that are of this wicked world, especially it’s systems of religion, and they have taken heed unto the exhortation to:
“Love Not The World”
”For the WHOLE(not just a portion) world is under the control of the evil one”……. (I John5:19)
John testified, “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world will pass away, and the lust thereof: but he that does the will of The Only True GOD will abide for ever.”(IJohn2:15-17)
The Messiah testified, “If you were of the world, the world would love it’s own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said unto you, the servant is not greater than his Master. If they have persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept My saying, they will keep yours also.” (John15:19-20)
James testified, “Where do wars and fighting among you come from? Do they not come of your lusts that war in your members? You lust, and have not: you kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: you fight and war yet you have not, because you ask not. You ask, and receive not, because you ask amiss, that you may consume it upon your lusts. You adulterers and adulteresses, don’t you know that friendship with the world is to be at enmity with The Only True GOD? Therefore whoever will be a friend of the world is the enemy of The Only True GOD.” (James 4:1-4)
The Messiah testified, “The world cannot hate you; but the world hates Me, because I testify that the works of this world are evil.” (John 7:7)” And Paul testified, “The Messiah gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of The Only True God, Our Father.”(Gal 1:4)
The Messiah testified: “If the world hates you know that it hated Me before it hated you.”(John 5:18) Truly, Truly, I say unto you, except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abides alone: but if it die it brings forth much fruit. He that loves his life in this world shall lose it; and he that hates his life in this world shall have it unto life eternal.” (John 12:24-25)
John testified: “Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hates you.” (I John 3:13)
James testified, “Whoever would be a friend of this world is the enemy of GOD!” (James4:4)
“Come Out of her, MY people”!
“Come Out” of the systems that are of this wicked world, especially it’s systems of religion for they but carry on the legacy of the pharisee’s ;-(
Global warming, polluted air, land and waters; toxic wastes, sexual perversion, evil inventions of destruction, systems of religion, lies, deception, delusion, greed, hate, carnal warfare, dis-ease(no-peace),,etc,, are all destructive processes that have their root in “the lust of the eye, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life” which caused Eve to fall victim to ‘d’evil, and which continue to fuel the fires of mankind’s “imag”ination ;-(
“Come out from among them and be separate”!
Do not have your portion with those who are destroying Creation(air, water, land, vegetation, creatures) and perverting that which is Spirit(Truth, Light, Life, Love, Peace, Grace, Faith,,,, All that is Truly Good)!
Peace, in spite of the dis-ease(no-peace) that is of this world and it’s systems of religion, for “the WHOLE(not just a portion) world is under the control of the evil one” indeed and Truth……(1 John 5:19)
Truth IS, a lie never was and is not…….
Abide in Truth……. francis
Amen Francis! The verses you quoted are really beautiful, direct and powerful. 🙂 May the name of the Lord Jesus Christ be glorified now and forevermore!!!