“Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.” (Matthew 10:34)

One of the most significant issues Jesus and his followers were dealing with is that the praiseworthy revolt by the priests against the false king Antiochus Epiphenes had turned into a coup d’etat against the true priest-king / Melchizedek.

“The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it;

1. Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne…
2. I will also clothe her priests with salvation:
3. and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.” (Psalm 132:8-18)

So “While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he?” he is exposing their anti-sacral kingship stance. And sure enough, they give a legally passable answer but avoid the spiritual when “They [sulkily] say unto him, The son of David.” “He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord?

Continue reading “154) The Son / Replica Of Warrior King David”

Humanity’s failure to uphold the essence of the covenant of dominion over death by separating from YHVH’s source of life was repeated over and over. And YHVH upheld the original covenant over and over with checks and balances.

“the LORD said unto me / Jeremiah, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant, and do them…in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day…Yet they obeyed not…the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers… Therefore [according to the terms of the covenant] thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape.” (Jeremiah 11:6-11)

This tribulation is not to end the covenantal relationship, but to drive YHVH’s chosen people back to him in order to maintain the covenantal relationship!

Continue reading “155) Fulfilling The Terms Of The Covenant”

“And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem…then sent Jesus two disciples…ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me…All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet:

“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass…and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be…to the ends of the earth.” (Zechariah 9:7-10)

“And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers...And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves. 

And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them…a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way. And…cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest…This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.”  (Matthew 21)

So far, so good, but Jesus is waiting for the rulers to cry “Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.”

Which they didn’t do.

Continue reading “156) Proof Of Life”

“Then led they [the ruler of the Jews] Jesus…unto the [Roman] hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the Passover.”

Understand that “the Jews” who clamored for Jesus’ death were a small fraction of the entire nation, “the rulers” contrasting with “the people” who are ruled, we can avoid the mistake of calling the entire nation – who became known as Jews after the exile from the land of Judea – “Christ killers.”

“Pilate [basically the sheriff responsible for enforcing laws] then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?…Take ye him, and judge him according to your law.” [Why are you bothering me!?]

You can imagine him with a napkin in his hand, brushing toast crumbs from his mouth just like he intends to brush off this annoying interruption on a day that would develop into major turmoil with the Jewish sectarian crowds for the Passover alone, not to mention those zealots against Rome.

Continue reading “157) My Kingdom Is Not Of This World”

From Decision For Christ – Broadcasting Hope across the US and 120 nations around the world:

Whether you have never been the church going type or you dropped out of church, or gave up on church all together, you are welcome here. Our desire is to help you find peace with God by making your personal commitment to Jesus Christ. Coming to Jesus and keeping your commitment is challenging but will bring you peace and purpose to your life. Turn from your life of sin and give your life to Christ today. The Bible says, “Today is the day of salvation.”To receive Christ as your Lord and Savior, we invite you to pray:

Dear God, I know that I am a sinner. I choose to turn away from my sinful ways. I realize your son Jesus died on a cross in my place for my sins. I believe Jesus died for me to pay for the judgment I deserve for my sins. I believe Jesus rose from the dead to insure eternal life for me. I trust Jesus as my Lord and Savior today. Thank you for saving me and making me born again through the presence of Your Holy Spirit Who gives me the power to live a life that pleases you. In Your holy name I pray, Amen.

If you prayed this prayer, please go to our Contact Us page and email us about your salvation. We would like to send you free literature to help you learn how to pray and to understand and know God better. God bless you as you begin your new life with Him.

Uh, no. That’s not how it works. GOD is in charge. WE don’t decide to belong to him, HE decides if we qualify as a son of God.

“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus / YHVH’s Promised Savior, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. the law [intractable authority, power] of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.” (Romans 8:2-3)

“As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord / YHVH’s Appointed Savior who defeated the adversary of sin and death, so walk ye in him / live like you did! Beware lest any man spoil you [like rotted meat] through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men.” (Colossians 2)

Continue reading “159) Making A Decision For The Christ”

As a mother who, during labor pains was convinced that my back was going to break as the baby’s head was crushing it while passing through the birth canal, screamed at my mother who was doing her best to relieve the pressure by pushing as hard as she could against my back, who screamed at my obstetrician husband in the delivery room who was terrified of all that he knew all too well could go wrong to “Shut up or I’m going to kick you out!!, who took one glance at the overhead mirror arranged so the mothers lying on their backs could view the baby emerging, and immediately closed my eyes to avoid the bloody and grossly distorted anatomy between my straddled legs in full view of the assorted friends-of-the family staff all intent on what would be the most private part of my body, I am astounded at the ignorance with which – must be male – pastors and teachers describe the birth experience.

“Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a [hu]man be born again, he cannot see / perceive the [spirit] kingdom of God…Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” (John 3:3-6)

Any comparison to fleshly birth must require tremendous labor and a willingness to die to self, suffer the lost of self-respect and trauma to the new life emerging.

Continue reading “160) The New Birth”

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9) 

Most unfortunately modern Christianity flaunts this verse as membership in the Kingdom of God being simply a “get out of jail free” card. An “easy believism” religion of fire insurance after death with no evidence of spiritual regeneration changing one’s daily routine fulfilling the desires of the flesh is not what the Bible teaches.

“Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.

But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?…And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only…For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead.” (James 2:14-24)

Continue reading “161) Stillborn Faith”

There is a casual attitude about sin among people who trust that the New Testament letters teaching that “by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8) has exempted us from being held responsible for our actions.

This is a gross misunderstanding of what it means to be “saved from sin”. Keep reading the passage in scripture.

“the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,  Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world…our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.” (Titus 2:11-14)

Continue reading “162) Saved From Damnation Is Saved From Domination”