GREETINGS AND COMMENDATIONS OF HOW GOD EXPECTS HIS FOLLOWERS AND BELIEVERS IN JESUS TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES IN A LIFE OF HOLINESS

(Titus 1:1-3 NKJV)  “Paul, a servant of Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect and the acknowledgement of the truth which is according to godliness, in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began, but has in due time manifested His Word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Saviour.”

(Titus 3:1-11)  “Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men.

For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another.

But when the kindness and the love of God our Saviour towards man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour, that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works.  These things are good and profitable to men.

But avoid foolish disputes, genealogies, contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and useless.

Reject a divisive man after the first and second admonition, knowing that such a person is warped and sinning, being self-condemned.”

(Acts 17:30)  “Truly these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now He commands all men everywhere to repent.”

(Titus 2:11-14)  “For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.”

Contrary to beliefs of false doctrines that Paul did not preach the obedience to the Law of Moses, which includes the Ten Commandments, is misunderstood to his true teachings: about, “Not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn from the truth.” (Titus 1:14).

Paul’s teaching on the Law of Moses including the Ten Commandments:  Paul writes, “The Law is holy, and the Commandment holy, and just, and good.” (Romans 7:12), and. “I had not known sin, but by the Law:  for I had not known lust, except the Law had said, “You shall not covet.” (Romans 7:7).

From the Old Testament Law people learned that much of what before was not considered sinful, was in fact sin.  The Law opened man’s eyes even wider to his wretched moral state; it roused him to repentance, to an awareness of his weakness in accomplishing good deeds by his own strength.  As a result people recognized the imperative need for a Saviour.

Sin: is missing the mark, and loving oneself more than loving God Almighty.  For we are told in the first Psalm, “Blessed is the man whose will is in the Law of the Lord and who meditates in His Law day and night.”.

Therefore, through (Acts 20:24) Paul speaks of the ministry he had received from the Lord Jesus, “To testify to the Gospel of the Grace of God.”  The word “Gospel” means “Good News,” and “Grace” means unmerited favour; so Paul was given the ministry to proclaim the Good News that God has provided a way of salvation for sinners, through His Son Jesus Christ’s sacrifice on the cross, and that He had done this without requiring merit on the part of sinners.

Paul concludes with this affirmation, “I thank God-- through Jesus Christ our Lord!  So then with the mind I myself serve the Law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin.” (Romans 7:7), “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.” (Romans 8:1-3).

The Holy Spirit convicts us of sin to conform us to Jesus’ likeness.  Sin becomes more apparent in our lives (Galatians 5:16, 18).  This allows us to repent and seek change in Christ, so that we can become more like Jesus.

If you’re a believer, the Holy Spirit lives in you.  Open yourself up to the power of the Holy Spirit.  He is a good friend.  Jesus calls Him the Helper for good reason.  It’s certainly to our advantage that He is in our lives, but ultimately to glorify Jesus was why He was sent to us (John 15:26).”

 

GETTING PEOPLE TO THINK OF THEIR ETERNAL DESTINY

(John 3:16 NKJV) “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”

 

“The Parable of The Sower” (Matthew 13:3-9 NKJV) “Behold, a sower went out to sow.  And as he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them.” 

 

(Matthew 13:19) explains, “When anyone hears the Word of the Kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart.  This is he who received seed by the wayside.”

 

“Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth.  But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away.”

 

(Matthew 13:20-21) explains, “But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the Word and immediately receives it with joy; yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while.  For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the Word, immediately he stumbles.”

 

“And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them” 

 

(Matthew 13:22) explains, “Now he who received seed among thorns is he who hears the Word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the Word, and he becomes unfruitful.”

 

“But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”

 

 (Matthew 13:23) explains, “But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the Word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”

 

“He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

 

(2 Peter 3:8 NKJV) “With the Lord one day is as a thousand years.”

 

6,000 years, and 1,000 years = represents the six days of creation in which God worked, and then one day rest on the seventh day, amounts to this – (1 John 5:11-12) “And this is the testimony; that God has given us eternal life and this life is in His Son.  He who has the Son has eternal life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.”

 

From Adam to Christ 4,000 years.

 

From Christ to the Nation of Israel re-integrated back to their promised land of Israel as a nation according to God’s promises in (Hosea 6:1-3 & 6 NKJV).

 

Therefore as the number seven is the rest time of the Lord, we are presently in the second millennium, which is proceeding to the seventh year of rest for the Lord, for all His workings in the harvest of souls for His glory, which is representative of the seven days of the week in God’s journal “The Bible.”   Therefore after this rest period coming to the close of the 7,000 years of God’s work with humankind from Adam to the end of time when Jesus comes to claim His glory on the earth, for (Genesis 8:22 NKJV) tells us that, “While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and winter and summer, and day and night, shall not cease.”

 

This revelation was given to me by the Holy Spirit’s inspiration, to excel our beliefs to know that Christ is coming to claim all His people in righteousness and truth, “Remember therefore how you have received and heard.  Hold fast and repent.  Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.” (Revelation 3:3 NKJV).  And, “In the twinkling of an eye” (1 Corinthians 15:52), will receive their full inheritance from this world to the next, Amen!

 

(Revelation 22:17 NKJV) “And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!”  And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come.  And whoever desires let him take the water of life freely.”

 

 

THE ANTAGONISTICALLY CURSED LIFESTYLE

“Antagonistically Cursed, is a term for people who are constantly criticized for what they are doing against the approval of others’ opinions.  Jesus was constantly disapproved of His method of caretaking for the disciples and His followers.  Jesus would go through the towns and be led to the needy people who were flocking around Him to hear the Good News of His acclamation of freedom for all who chose to be freed.

 

Look at the story of the man who had spent the last thirty-eight years of his life by the pool, (John 5:2-13 NKJV) “Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches.  In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralysed, waiting for the moving of the water.  For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had.  Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years.  When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?”  The sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me.”  Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.”  And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed and walked.  And that day was the Sabbath.  The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, “It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.”  He answered them, “He who made me well said to me, ‘Take up your bed and walk.’   Then they asked him, “Who is the man who said to you, ‘Take up your bed and walk’?”  But the one who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a multitude being in that place.”

 

The Jewish authorities were jealous of Jesus, and picked on Him for everything they could pick out.  In the case of the above story, the Pharisees labelled Jesus as a lawbreaker of their traditions – but Jesus was not going to give into traditions for the sake of healing a man who could not help himself.  God helps those who cannot help themselves, God provided for him.   Just being on the side of the pool for thirty-eight years, showed his faith was strong to be healed and to receive his miracle of prosperity, and was in the right place at the right time for the right season for Jesus’ passing through that way at that particular time, meant that he was in the right place at the right time for God’s blessings to prevail for all his needs to be met.  God is never too late, or never too early – His time is always appropriate to get the job completed – whether it be a healing, or work issues – if you are in the right place, at the right time He has prompted you to move out from the death you’re into, to a place of life and prosperity, and dignity, and honour, and trustworthy.  Trustworthy - meaning always the same.

Jesus was always the same, and came to bless with goodness and not to curse us.  Curses are inflicted when the person chooses to remain in a hopeless situation for their self-interests alone, without any care to prosper and to better themselves.  Jesus always taught to speak to His Father and ask Him for forgiveness, and to forgive others as in (Matthew 6:9-13) “The Lord’s Prayer,” which allows us to forgive others as well as be forgiven for all our sins, gives ability in times when a person has stepped out from a stagnate situation from darkness into the light of transformation, to acknowledge the good of every man, women and children, on the contrary to the antagonist’s outlays of problems through spoken words against a person’s credibility of why, and for what reasons they do a task?

Now this is what happens when people act disrespectful and untruthful, they coincide with an untruthful danger of an outcast lifestyle – where the person feels comfortable out of sight, and mindless.  This is the pattern which can erupt down the track of one’s life if it’s not dealt with appropriately.  Rather than – to criticize and complain about them, which means they can only remain in their unrewarding place for their losses, instead of complaining about them, we are to praise God for them, so that He can raise them from the position of stagnation, like the man beside the pool for thirty-eight years, and when he encountered Jesus in the right place of obedience, knowing he could be blessed there by that pool and not stay in the comfort of his home – where he would have missed out on his healing being obtained.  Jesus heals today just like yesterday in the Old and New Testament.  He can heal people of all problems – but unless you obey Him to go where He advises, you can miss out on the blessings He can provide.  Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life, and He is able to provide whatever your needs are – He can bless you with prosperity, just like Abraham was told by God to leave his father’s house and go to the promised land of fertile fields, trusting the leadings of God to bring about what He had promised Abraham for his obedience.

 

When we are obedient God also blesses us, but it’s only when we complain and bicker and disregard God’s promptings to move out and into His blessings that the antagonistic lifestyle turns around to be curses.  Believing they are OK where they are and have no desires to move and change for the better.

 

Antagonistic people curse others for not heeding the laws when they don’t keep the laws themselves in the company of like-minded people – so that when they talk about a particular matter, they have a like-minded agreement together to pick on people – who are improving their lives through hard work and sacrifices for their own lives – in comparison, they believe that due to their circumstances are lacking as a result of undue misfortunes.  No, this is not misfortune, but cursed by themselves with their own tongues criticizing others for what they are doing good.   So they make fun, of how good those people are who are doing everything right, and they cannot understand why they are not blessed too.  Yes, they are being punished for their sins of antagonistically viewing others whom they see are doing well, and their only excuse, is because they have lack, they can’t get ahead.

 

It’s not how much money you have, but the most important factor being the attitude of the successful, opposed to the hypocritical complainer who by his own standards fails because of lack of honour and respect for themselves and others.  When a person does well we should celebrate with them, not just tolerate as the Jews tolerated Jesus as He walked everywhere, feeding and healing the people who chose to follow Him and by being in the right place at the right time – they were healed for the better.

 

People who cannot show appraisal to someone who is successful becomes antagonistically cursed into a lifestyle of continuous dilemmas, and disapproval reeks, havoc through the antagonistic lifestyle unleashed upon themselves.  This lifestyle cannot profit much, but yet they choose to stay put and not move out when God tells them, and then complain about others who are doing well and are well balanced in all their family matters in comparison to their little desert of staying in the place God told them to move out from, into His favourable choices at the place He has provided for them.

 

So my dear friends – heed the voice of the Lord, and when He asks you to move out and go where He tells you – you can be sure it will be in your best interests to do so – or else, “Whoever does not love the Lord (to obey Him) – A curse on him.” (1 Corinthians 16:22 GNT).

 

This is the pattern of God’s love – obey, or remain as you are with no growth – whereas – do as He requests and bring Him honour as our Father – “So that all may go well with you,” and you will prosper and dwell in the place where Jesus can bless and prosper you and not be antagonistically cursed by a lifestyle of uncharacterized deportment of greed, jealousy, and mal-intent towards those who are doing well, and you are not.

 

So please, help Jesus to bless you with all the prosperity of wealth, in health and abundance of the Kingdom come living here on earth as it is in heaven, by obeying and not giving your justifications for doing this or that to remain in the place where God has given you His marching orders to leave, and dwell elsewhere.

 

Nobody in their right mind would give up an opportunity to live and work in a better environment with appreciation, rather than an environment of depreciation and losses, any longer.

 

This is to say to you all out there, who are not working to improve their lifestyles and living standards – wake up!  Before the years pass and regret becomes the only factor to live by.  This is not God’s will, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” (2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV).

 

(2 Timothy 1:7 GNT) “For the Spirit that God has given us does not make us timid; instead, His Spirit fills us with power and self-control.”