“Strongholds – 401”…Blog. [4/4]
*** (2Corinthians 10:3-to-6) For though walking about in flesh, we ‘do not’ war according to flesh.
(2Cor 10:4) For the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but ‘mighty’ through God; to the pulling down of strongholds,
(2Cor 10:5) casting down imaginations and ‘every’ high thing that exalts itself ‘against’ the knowledge of God, and bringing ‘into captivity’ every thought into the ‘obedience’ of Christ;
(2Cor 10:6) and having ‘readiness’ to avenge all disobedience [Proverbs 28:13 & 1John 1:5-to-10], ‘when’ your obedience [James 1:22] is fulfilled.
Continuing with this “Strongholds”… discussion; do ‘You’; ever remember your past “SIN/SINS”…? If you do, then that has become a ‘Stronghold’; in your ‘mind & heart’ that “Satan” will use that; to keep you off of the ‘Straight & Narrow’… “Path of Obedience”… to the Holy Word of God! But on the other hand; if you keep a “Hall of Shame”… You will use that as a defense ‘against’ those ‘fiery darts of remembrance.’ Satan accuses us of our past SIN/SINS… but the “Precious Blood of Christ”… will cleanse our ‘consciences’… from those ‘Dead Works!’ When Christ has set you “Free”… why then, turn again… to those ‘Dead Works?’ IF you have stolen then you “Repay” and: “Count the Cost for your Forgiveness”… and ‘do not’ steal anymore! Remember it was “OUR SIN”… that crucified Him… to that cross! And it was “His Love for US”… that kept Him there…! [Luke 22:41-42]
*** (Ephesians 6:16) Above ‘ALL’, take the shield of faith, with which you shall be able to ‘quench’, “ALL” the fiery darts of the wicked.
*** (Revelation 12:10) And I heard a great voice saying in Heaven, Now has come the salvation and power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the ‘accuser’ of our brothers is cast down, who ‘accused’ them before our God day and night.
*** (Hebrews 9:14) how much ‘more’, will the blood of Christ, Who through the eternal Spirit, offered himself unblemished to God, ‘Cleanse’ our consciences from ‘dead works’, so that we may serve the living God!
Forgiveness – 101 …Blog.
Our ‘Flesh’, and this ‘Corrupt World’… ‘Continually’ sends us their ‘Worldly’ message; “You only go around Once”… get “All” you can this time! ‘He that dies… with the most Toys; Wins!” “You know people ‘Like You’… when you do things… just like: ‘everyone’ else!” The TV, Videos, Science and yes, even “The News”… uses ‘Sublimation’ or ‘Brain Washing’… by repeating their message of… “No God & No Accountability!” That keeps you… “Loving the World” and its ‘Things!’ Say it isn’t So…? This current Financial Crisis came about by PEOPLE… buying houses they could ‘NOT’ Afford… with ‘Borrowed’ Monies [Debt], they could ‘Not’ possibly repay! Being approved by mortgage companies, backed ‘WRONGLY’ by… “Government = BORROWED MONEY = Bail Outs!” No one even ‘realized’… that future “Taxes would ‘have’ to be Raised”… to Repay those; “Borrowed Government Monies!”
*** (1John 2:15-16-17) Do ‘not’ love the world, ‘nor’ the things in the world. If ‘anyone’ loves the world, the love of the Father is ‘not’ in him,
(1Jn 2:16) because ‘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.
(1Jn 2:17) And the world passes away, ‘and’ the lust of it, but he who ‘does’ the will [Word] of God, abides forever.
*** (Luke 6:26) ‘Woe’ to you. when all men shall speak well of you! For so their fathers did to the ‘false prophets’.
*** (Ecclesiastes 1:2) Vanity of vanities, says the preacher, vanity of vanities! ‘All is vanity’.
*** (1Timothy 6:6-to-9) Of course, godliness with contentment ‘does’ bring a great profit.
(1Ti 6:7) For we did not, bring ‘anything’ into the world, and surely we ‘cannot’ take anything ‘out of it’.
(1Ti 6:8) So as long as we have food and clothes, we will be satisfied with these.
(1Ti 6:9) But people who ‘want’ to get rich, keep ‘toppling’ into temptation and are ‘trapped’ by many ‘stupid and harmful’ desires, that plunge them into ‘destruction and ruin’.
It is the “Same”… in most churches! Churches too, have ‘borrowed’ Monies… to build their “Mega Churches & Ministries”…! The ‘True Gospel Message’; has been “Diluted & Replaced”… with ‘Church Entertainment’… Now ‘Wrongly Called–Worship!’ A missionary friend told me that in a certain foreign country… ‘Believers’ will walk up to two hours each way; there and back… to hear, Bible Preaching! They ‘expect’ to hear at least ‘4-hours’ of “Preaching & Teaching!” How many ‘western’ Church members… would sit and hear such messages…? No, they have to go out to lunch; or watch sports’ or visit with friends. What “Strongholds” have been formed in ‘your’ mind… to keep you ‘Away’; from the Holy Word of God…? Did you ‘meet’ with Him… in “His Holy Word”… before… You turned on your: Computer, TV or Cell Phone…? Just “WHO”… comes first in Your Life…? The Word… or Your Toys…?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R23HXIz5jrk&playnext=1&videos=Iwr6BkP_FNw*** (Luke 16:13) "No servant ‘can’ serve two masters. For either he will ‘hate’ one and ‘love’ the other, or be ‘loyal’ to one and ‘despise’ the other. You ‘cannot’ serve God and riches!"
*** (Luke 6:46) And why do you call Me [Jesus] Lord, Lord, and “Do–Not – Do” what I [Jesus] say?
*** (James 1:22) Keep on being Doers of the Word, and “NOT” merely hearers, who Deceive themselves.
*** (Hebrews 5:11-to-14) We have ‘much’ to say about this, but it is ‘difficult’ to explain ‘because’ you have become, too lazy to understand.
(Heb 5:12) In fact, though by ‘now’, you should be teachers, you still need ‘someone’ to teach you the basic truths of God's word. You have ‘become’ people who need ‘milk’, instead of solid food.
(Heb 5:13) For ‘everyone’ who lives on milk, is still a ‘baby’ and is ‘inexperienced’ in the message of righteousness.
(Heb 5:14) But solid food is for ‘mature’ people, whose minds are ‘trained’ by practice to distinguish, good from evil.
*** (Revelation 2:4-5) But I have against you, that you left your first love.
(Rev 2:5) Therefore ‘remember’ from where you have ‘fallen’, and ‘repent’, and ‘do’ the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and will ‘remove’ your lamp stand [witness] out of its place unless you ‘repent’.
Isn’t it about Time – 101 ?
“GI-GO”… is a computer term: “Garbage In = Garbage Out”…! You can ‘only’ get out of your computer; what you ‘Put’ into it. Unknowingly download a ‘Virus’, ‘Trojan’ or ‘Worm’… and you will get out Corrupted files. The human mind, is the ‘Same!’ How can ‘one’ watch hours of ‘Worldly Filth’… and then be expected, to “Speak & Witness” for… Christ Jesus…? In the NT believers are called… “Kings & Priests!” But do you know the “Requirement Word Picture”… for a King…? Perhaps, open your Bible, and read out loud… “Deuteronomy 17: 14-to-20”…?
*** (Rev 5:10) And You made us ‘kings and priests’ to our God, and we will reign over the earth.
*** (1Co 14:38) But if any is ignorant, let him be ignorant.
*** (2Corinthians 2:11) so that we may not, be outsmarted by Satan. After all, we are not unaware of his intentions.
*** (2Co 4:16) For this cause we do not faint; but though our outward man perishes, yet the inward man is being renewed, ‘day by day’.
*** (Philippians 2:5) Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
*** (Luke 17:10) So likewise you, when you shall have done, all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our ‘duty’ to do.
*** (Ephesians 2:10) For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God has before ordained, that we ‘should’ walk in them.
May I simply ‘ASK’…? If you have been reading this blog series… have you “Dissected”… “2Corinthians 10:3-to-6”… posted at the ‘start’ of each of these…? Perhaps read it first, and then tie it into; the other Bible verses found in these blogs on… “Strongholds”…? Your Heart, Mind, Soul and Being… are ‘All’… “EITHER”… “A Stronghold for the Holy Spirit and Truth”… “OR”… it is a “Stronghold for the World and its Passing, Temporary, Pleasures!” Remember your ‘Human Free Will… “YOU–Choose”… ‘Whom or What’… “YOU will Serve”…!
*** (2Corinthians 10:3-to-6) For though walking about in flesh, we ‘do not’ war according to flesh.
(2Cor 10:4) For the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but ‘mighty’ through God; to the pulling down of strongholds,
(2Cor 10:5) casting down imaginations and ‘every’ high thing that exalts itself ‘against’ the knowledge of God, and bringing ‘into captivity’ every thought into the ‘obedience’ of Christ;
(2Cor 10:6) and having ‘readiness’ to avenge all disobedience [Proverbs 28:13 & 1John 1:5-to-10], ‘when’ your obedience [James 1:22] is fulfilled.
*** (Mark 12:28-to-32) And coming up one of the scribes heard them reasoning, knowing that He had answered them well, he asked Him, Which is the first commandment of all?
(Mar 12:29) And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, "Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord;
(Mar 12:30) and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength." This is the first commandment.
(Mar 12:31) And the second is like this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.
(Mar 12:32) And the scribe said to Him, Right, Teacher, according to Truth You have spoken, that God is one, and there is ‘no’ other besides Him.
*** (John 1:14) And the Word [Christ Jesus] became flesh, and tabernacled among us. And we beheld His glory, the glory as of the ‘only’ begotten of the Father, ‘full’ of grace and of Truth.
“Do ‘YOU’ = Love ‘Jesus’ – 101” …Blog.
May I ask You… “IF”, ‘You’ say, ‘You’ Love Jesus… “THEN” do ‘You’ “Also”… “Love His Holy Word”…? You ‘Cannot’… Truly Love Jesus… and then: ‘NOT’… Love His Holy Word! “NO ONE”… Truly Born Again by the Holy Spirit of God… “Lives & Grows” in Christ; “Without His Holy Word!” It is the… “Only Spiritual Food”… for our Hearts, Minds and Souls… so that we may with a “Clear Conscience”… Acceptably Serve Him… The King of King and the Lord of Lords…!
Love, in Christ, Roger / Jeremiah 20:9.
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