REDEEMED! Are You?

Do you really understand the price that was paid for our Salvation and what Jesus Christ did for all of us?Are you Redeemed by the Blood?

Ps 26:11 ​​​​​​​​But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity; redeem me, and be gracious to me.
 Ps 44:26 ​​​​​​​​Rise up; come to our help! Redeem us for the sake of your steadfast love!

Ps 69:18 ​​​​​​​​Draw near to my soul, redeem me; ransom me because of my enemies!

 Ps 103:4 ​​​​​​​​who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, 

Ps 119:134 ​​​​​​​​Redeem me from man's oppression, that I may keep your precepts. 

Ps 119:154 ​​​​​​​​Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life according to your promise!

We are redeemed from the Wrath of God and we are redeemed from the fires of hell,we have done nothing to deserve this Grace.......But as you and I know(hopefully know) that God is in control and He has things all set in place for when Jesus returns. If you don't know this email me @ jeremiah156@live.com and I will try to help you receive the Joy,Love,Grace and Mercy of Jesus into your soul.
When we look around and see,hear all the negative and awful events occurring in our world and we sometimes get caught up in the worries and concerns that consume many.Know this and cling to  it that Jesus saves and to follow Him is not difficult but it is Life-Changing!
Jesus Christ has paid with His Blood the price that NONE of us could have paid! So why did you flounder in the mess and garbage that we hear,the gossip around the office,workplace and the shortsightedness,self centered way of living that many have embraced.

Look to Christ ,the Messiah, the One and Only perfect sacrifice who willingly gave His Life and who picked it up again to draw all men to Him!
John 12:32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.”

Here is the breakdown of the meanings of REDEEM in the Hebrew; Redeem/Strong's reference numbers are  H6299 ,H1350 so you can look them up.The words that are BOLD are the Hebrew meanings
Jesus is our Kinsman,Jesus is our Redeemer,Jesus is our Avenger,Jesus is our Deliver,Jesus has Purchased our Salvation and He paid the Ransom to Preserve us and Jesus Christ has Rescued those who follow Him from Eternal Separation from God the Father!

Here are the words to one of my favourite Hymns of old.

Redeemed, how I love to proclaim it!
Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb;
Redeemed through His infinite mercy,
His child and forever I am.

Refrain

Redeemed, redeemed,
Redeemed by the Blood of the Lamb;
Redeemed, redeemed,
His child and forever I am.

Redeemed, and so happy in Jesus,
No language my rapture can tell;
I know that the light of His presence
With me doth continually dwell.

Refrain

I think of my blessèd Redeemer,
I think of Him all the day long:
I sing, for I cannot be silent;
His love is the theme of my song.

Refrain

I know there’s a crown that is waiting,
In yonder bright mansion for me,
And soon, with the spirits made perfect,
At home with the Lord I shall be.

I stand in Awe!

Today was another big day for me. Lately I have been dealing with more back pain in my lumbar region and I have been getting frustrated in how my body is  the reacting to the weather and to age. So decided that there has to be an end to this. So when I was up last night with pain I started to listen after praying about what does Father God want or in better words.How is this moment been brought into my life Answer By God. Now do I ask the next question? Yes! What am I to  understand or learn from this? Answer a bit harder to hear. My Grace and My Mercy! I am Your God Who had sent His Son to paid for your sins and the sins of all Mankind and by His Blood You now have Life eternal with Me Forever. 

Salvation By Faith share and comment

This is for those who may be seeing the changes in our churches and hearing strange or odd doctrine coming from once were solid bible pastors and teachers. I would like to hear from as many of you that are comfortable in answering this question for me. Your answer can be public or you can send me a Private message.
The Question; How many of you have seen or are currently seeing a spiritual shift away from God's Word being preached from the pulpit? And if you could give an example/or examples that would help me understand something which God has placed before me. Or email me with your reply jeremiah156@live.com

Remember that getting into God's Word every day and every chance you can will help you see the false doctrines that are flooding the Body of Christ today. Pax Carl

Salvation By Faith

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The Old Testament prophet Habakkuk saw the deteriorating spiritual condition of his nation, which frustrated Habakkuk so he let God know. “God, things are horrible and getting worse. You can’t trust the leadership. They’re 

As Jesus is as you shall be.

1John 4:16 And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has in us. God is love, and the one who resides in love resides in God, and God resides in him.
1John 4:17 By this love is perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment, because just as Jesus is, so also are we in this world.
1John 4:18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears punishment has not been perfected in love.
1John 4:19 We love because he loved us first. 
1John 4:20 If anyone says “I love God” and yet hates his fellow Christian, he is a liar, because the one who does not love his fellow Christian whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.
1John 4:21 And the commandment we have from him is this: that the one who loves God should love his fellow Christian too.

Forgiveness

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5 WAYS WE SHOULD FORGIVE

Mike Wilkerson » Counseling Sin Atonement Community Sexual Assault

Some in our culture advocate forgiveness, but it is not biblical forgiveness. Why do we really forgive, and how do we put Christlike forgiveness into practice in real life?

There are many benefits of forgiveness, such as release from anger, bitterness, and resentment. For some, forgiveness is motivated by nothing more than these personal benefits. Dr. Phil, for example,says: “Forgiveness is a choice you make to release yourself from anger, hatred, and resentment. [It] is not about [your wrongdoers]. It is about you.” This so-called therapeutic forgiveness emphasizes the “benefits for the forgiver as she transforms negative emotions and motivations into positive emotions and motivations.” It is not biblical forgiveness at all; biblical forgiveness is a gift given to someone else, not a favor to oneself.

WHY SHOULD WE FORGIVE?

First and foremost, we should forgive because God forgives, because we are moved by gratitude and compelled by the love of Christ to love others the way God has loved us (2 Cor. 5:14).

Second, we should forgive because we were created to reflect God’s glory, to declare his greatness, to show how good he is. These gifts, flowing through us, ultimately point to the greater Giver of such gifts. To tell someone, “I forgive you because God has forgiven me,” is to tell God’s story with our lives.

Biblical forgiveness is a gift given to someone else, not a favor to oneself.

Finally, we should forgive because God tells us to: “As the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive” (Col. 3:13).

HOW SHOULD WE FORGIVE?

We should forgive “as God in Christ forgave [us]” (Eph. 4:32). Let’s look at five implications of this command.

1. WE SHOULD FORGIVE GENUINE DEBT

God knows exactly what sins he forgives. There is no turning of a blind eye, no shrugging it off, no naïveté. He knew you were a sinner when he sent his Son to the cross for you. He knew exactly what sin to place on Jesus to pay your debt (2 Cor. 5:21). When we forgive, it is fitting that we name the sin and the sinner, and we condemn the sin as wrong.

2. WE SHOULD EXPECT FORGIVENESS TO BE COSTLY

The fact that God has given forgiveness freely doesn’t mean it was cheap. It cost him his Son, worth more than the whole world. And before it cost Jesus the pain and agony of crucifixion, it cost him a life of humility. He descended from perfect fellowship with the Father and Spirit to the earth, where he would endure every humiliation and pain you’ve ever known, including mockery, temptation, betrayal, slander, social rejection, physical harm, separation from his Father, and ultimately death (Phil. 2:6–8).

3. WE SHOULD FORGIVE GENEROUSLY

This should be obvious from the very nature of forgiveness as a gift; God gives gifts generously. We see in the Passover, a foreshadowing of Christ’s work on the cross, that God is an exceedingly generous giver of forgiveness. He has spared no expense to reconcile the world to himself (2 Cor. 5:19). You might think, “I’ll forgive the person who hurt me, but he doesn’t deserve my friendship, so that’s where I draw the line.” Or you might force the words “I forgive you” out of your mouth but resist actually granting them from the heart. But “to forgive is to give people more than their due.” It is a gift from the heart (Matt. 18:35).

4. WE SHOULD FORGIVE WHETHER OR NOT THE WRONGDOER REPENTS

We should forgive even before the wrongdoer repents, and even if the wrongdoer never repents. “While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Rom. 5:8). God did not wait for us to repent before expressing his love toward us. Likewise, we can and should grant forgiveness to others, regardless of their repentance.

God is an exceedingly generous giver of forgiveness.

This will lead some to ask, “But if they never repent, isn’t that like letting them get away with it?” Remember: when someone sins against you, he also sins against God. In your forgiveness, you turn him over to God, not primarily hoping that he will be punished by God but first with the hope that he will eventually repent and receive God’s forgiveness. Every wrong will be made right in the end, one way or another (Rom. 12:19). Ultimately, nobody gets away with anything.

5. AFTER FORGIVING, WE SHOULD ALLOW FOR APPROPRIATE CONSEQUENCES

Sin causes damage that cannot always be undone and sets things in motion that cannot always be stopped. In God’s world, human choices have natural consequences. We reap what we sow (Gal. 6:7–8). When we forgive someone, it is not always wise—if it is even possible—to spare them the consequences of their sin.

WE CAN AND SHOULD GRANT FORGIVENESS TO OTHERS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR REPENTANCE.

A year ago, my home was burglarized. To my surprise, the burglars were caught—a man and a woman—and I attended the woman’s sentencing hearing. She’d burglarized several houses in the neighborhood for drug money. In court, I saw her face and her cuffed hands behind her back. In my heart, I forgave her. Yet there were still consequences: prison time and the obligation to make restitution.

In cases of abuse, the consequences of the abuser’s sin may include limited or no access to the victim. There are evildoers whose presence is always threatening. In such cases, we should not be naïve but seek protection. Love calls us to forgive even while wisdom warns us to keep our distance.

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This post is adapted from Redemption: Freed by Jesus from the Idols We Worship and the Wounds We Carry, by Mike Wilkerson. Copyright © 2011.

My sense of urgency or why I write the way I do!

Why I have a sense of Urgency
Of those of you who may read my writings and thoughts may find some of them a bit harsh or in your face kind of stuff. Well I write in such a manner due to a sense of urgency that God has placed in my soul about the way this nation and in fact the way this world seems to headed faster and faster into of what God's Word tells us how,what and why things are going the way and it also tells us of how God sent His Son Jesus Christ to bring Salvation and Hope to the whole human race.

So today I will tell you why I needed Jesus Christ and how He has changed my life.

I was a sinner in a big way.I decided that I knew best and that I was safe from judgement or hell itself because I had followed a path that was spiritual but it wasn't Godly. I was involved in things that I felt that I controlled but in fact I had no control at all. For in my teen years I jumped into drugs and when I joined the Army I found out that I could immerse myself into more drugs,porn,and drinking and then I embraced the occult in a way that eventually consumed me body,mind but not my soul. Little did I know then but I know now God had a plan and He waited for me and many times over my youth from time to time Christian folks would speak into my life asking me "The Question" "Do you know Jesus?" I would say yes but when they asked me deeper questions I would make excuses or mumble something but most times I ran. Yes I ran. I look back now and laugh about it but at the time inside me I was in turmoil. When I found Jesus I still kept a part of me away from Him. I figured that I knew best. Yes I studied God's Word and I changed my ways and I embraced Jesus and learned much but I knew a part of me wasn't totally committed for Christ Jesus. God had a plan,His Holy Spirit worked with me and as the Master Potter worked the clay that was me I begin to understand,grow in Christ and as life moved forward and as I reached my deepest,lowest point I cried out to Jesus, in fact the song by Third Day "Cry Out for Jesus" touched my soul and made me realize that that part of me that I kept from God was now broken and ready for the Potter to mold into His plan. So I told Jesus in my prayers that I was done with my life and that if He didn't have something for me to do that I wanted to go home to Heaven. As I prayed on the third night I knew my prayers had been heard because everything changed that night because since that night in Nov.2010 I surrendered my whole life to Jesus and I told Him that I was His till my last breath was breathed and I now have a sense of urgency about Jesus Christ and with the Holy Spirit's Guidance I have in me a passion in me to shake up the ones that read my stuff and to tell as many as possible that this world is being deceived and many Christians are not getting it right. The devil has convinced many that Jesus is coming back to "Rapture" His church and that many more doctrines that are wrong. So that's why I write the way I do because none of us know when Jesus Christ will return for Judgement and when He returns the door will be closed for anyone else to be Saved. Jesus has given each of us some gift that He wants us to share and to spread why He came to this world and that He is the Giver of Life and the Life Jesus gives is Everlasting. So if you have read this it is a short version of how Awesome the Love of Jesus is and how much He wants all mankind to be saved, Give your life to Jesus Christ and surrender yourself  to the One who made you. Time IS short so don't waste it!

Trouble brewing?

How many of you can look around and marvel at the leaps and bounds that we as mankind have come from since the Wright Brothers launch into aviation history to now. It makes me sad to observe the current ways  of those followers of Jesus Christ who are wandering in spiritual dryness,and those same folks how they latch on to anything that comes down the pike that even remotely has a bit of spiritual to it.
This has and is leading many away from the real,solid truth that is available to all of us via God's Word. I say this because Laura and I are witnessing many churches and denominations going away from the bible and embracing other doctrines. It grieves us and I hope it grieves others.
We as the Body of Christ must stop this abandonment from the Way and the Truth and the Life Jesus Christ who has spoken,taught and died so we can have Life...Eternal Life with Him someday. What am I speaking of? What I am speaking about is the infection of books written by people who are deceiving Christians with stories of  false hope,false peace and false ideas like we as Christians are not going to be here when Jesus comes back to judge,that we will be "taken up" before all that happens.
Read Matthew 24 verse 29-30
Matt 24:29 “Immediately after the suffering of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken.
Matt 24:30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

 Look at the first word in this verse. Immediately/at once after tribulation not a day or even a hour but right away.

Read 1 Thess 4:16-17 

1Thess 4:16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.

1Thess 4:17 Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.

Jesus doesn't return quietly or secretly but in a way that ALL the earth's people will see Him and the sound of the trump gives us a time frame.

Read Rev 11:15-19 

Rev 11:15 Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.”

Rev 11:16 And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,

Rev 11:17 saying, “We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, who is and who was, for you have taken your great power and begun to reign. 

Rev 11:18 ​​​​​​​​The nations raged, but your wrath came, and the time for the dead to be judged, and for rewarding your servants, the prophets and saints, and those who fear your name, both small and great, and for destroying the destroyers of the earth.” 

Rev 11:19 Then God's temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail. 

At the last trump Jesus returns with all His Glory and Power and Jesus comes to judge.

Now look at 2 Peter 3:10-12

2Pet 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; when it comes, the heavens will disappear with a horrific noise, and the celestial bodies will melt away in a blaze, and the earth and every deed done on it will be laid bare.

2Pet 3:11 Since all these things are to melt away in this manner, what sort of people must we be, conducting our lives in holiness and godliness,

2Pet 3:12 while waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God? Because of this day, the heavens will be burned up and dissolve, and the celestial bodies will melt away in a blaze!

Now the Day of the Lord will come upon the righteous and the wicked just as the rain falls on both of them now.I know that many have been taught for years that Rapture will happen yes it will right before Jesus Christ returns to judge all nations and all people.  And as long as the devil can keep this lie going that rapture will happen and then everyone will have a second chance to become a follower of Jesus,all I can say is dig and study with the Holy Spirit by your side and be as the Bereans. Learn the Truth and understand the depth of this and get yourself right with Jesus Christ because once He returns your chance is over with and when Jesus comes you or I haven't got a clue so as you can still breath ask Jesus into your life and get yourself to a Bible and start reading the Gospel of John it is a great place to start and it explains very well Who,what and why Jesus did what He did for all of mankind.Also let someone know about your decision for Christ.