John 14; Verses 5-7; Holy Spiritual Directions to Christ

That moment you missed the street and do a 180 now focusing your attention to...


Where the street has a name, and U2 can travel that street. Right at the "CROSS" section of/at belief and repentance.


(John 14:5-7) "Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?


6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.


7If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him."


Jesus Christ "free" way 


(No bad directions here).


(Isaiah 55:1-3) "Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.


2Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.


(This why Christ said, Matthew 11:28-30) "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.


29Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.


30For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."


(Serving the world/flesh/man and being yoked to it, or Christ, there is no in-between).
Isaiah 55:3,


3Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David."


The sweetest thing


AMEN †

Ecclesiastes 7; Verses 5-6; Bad relationships; Relationships of the (lust) flesh

This study explains the effects. This does not explain why. Please refer to the equally yoked/unequally yoked study and any study under relationship tag(s), (I Corinthians 6:14-18). Genesis 2:21-25 is a great study as well. It is not that Christians are better, bad company of the world joined together in heart and mind takes a Christian down right them. Christians go into help them. I would hope so or they are not being a servant, but a "goodie two shoe." You want the Gospel shoes in that case.


(Ecclesiastes 7:5-6) "It is better to hear the rebuke (reprove, in love) of the wise (skilled, common sense in God's Word), than for a man to hear the song of fools (music to one's ears, telling them what they want to hear).


6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity."


(Kind of like fingernails screeching and scraping down a chalkboard. But it comes and goes quickly is the point here. Noisy, untimely, Which is why the song reference in the previous in context. After the laugh, they are long gone. After this temporary, seemingly, heart-warming experience by the deceived and receiver).

The point is this is a bunch of racket, not in symphonic (if you will) harmony. Everyone can relate to that. Out of rhythm.

No pleasure here at all. Likewise, we should consider what goes in our ears, whether from the LORD or not.

(As we see here not laughing with, but laughing at, and laughing at one's own expense. Is the deceptive twist with that knife).

Therefore, we conclude this relationship is based on co-dependency in fulfillment of the lusts of the flesh/world/sin. No love can be found here.


(Nothing of substance here, nothing to see here)!

A likened end result from the chalkboard analogy:

It all chalks up to...

Use chalkboard eraser for both "parties" = Repentance/blotted out.

Extinguish the flaming madness. Whatever you have to do. Get it done.

The Holy Spirit is the heart-warmer/comforter. No coming and going there.


Finally, a lot better tune:

(Psalm 5:1-12) "{To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David.} Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.

2Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.

3My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

4For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.

5The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

6Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

7But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.

8Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.

9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

10Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.

11But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

12For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield."

AMEN

Living Free vs. Living in Fear/Consequences of/from God; Colossians 2; Romans 8

The way of the world is to do the right thing based off the fear of consequences (punishment from God and man). Not so with a Christian. That is why there is no law with the fruits of the Holy Spirit as well. Christians do the right thing for our Father through Christ to which there is no fear of consequences but we have the Holy Spirit--the Comforter/The Heart warmer. As we no longer live in condemnation. Just as we do not serve God's law on stone but our Father through Christ. Christians do not need a piece of paper/the system to control their life, tell them what to do. The law is there for correction written in the heart and minds, but the Holy Spirit allows us to serve the LORD. And that is freedom from all, bondage and fear of consequences.


Doing right for a person that saved you, or doing right on account of the physical things of the world is not and cannot be freedom. Because of the fear of consequences automatically set in the heart and the conscience of the mind it becomes contingent in what can be gotten out of a situation. For example: Robbing a bank as opposed to finding a million dollars in the desert where no one is watching.


(Colossians 2:20-23) "Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,


21(Touch not; taste not; handle not;


22Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?


23Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh."


(Because you would be fighting and at war with yourself here (Always God first though naturally set in). Morally correct looks good generally speaking, and honorable. But it is not serving our Father through Christ, but serving religion/the law, thus the fear of the consequences will be there).


This is very important to learn for those who are just learning the Bible, or do not know the Bible at all. Essentially, we get busy living not to do, or get busy living to do for our Father through Christ. "Get busy living, or get busy dying."


(Romans 8:1-2) "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.


2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death."
And more Scriptures showing exactly this above:


(Romans 8:12-17) "Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.


13For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.


14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.


15For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.


16The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:


17And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together."

More examples;

Verse 21 Colossians 2: Basically saying what was said in the post. Living not to do, instead of living for our Father through Christ. An example: Touch not = As in don't touch man's another wife, or as in the post robbing a bank. Well, you would love your wife through Christ. As a result you would not want to touch another man's wife. Instead of not robbing a bank trust in the Lord and being content/satisfied. Living not to cheat/adultery on your spouse as opposed to truly loving them through the LORD. You would not cheat on them automatically.

Amen!!!

Matthew 6; Verses 22-23; Ecclesiastes; Worldview/Perspective

Thank you for taking a look †

(Matthew 6:22-23) "The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.

(The light of the body is the eye, that is perception = perspective. The way we view the world. In today's World people are searching for answers, something happens they change their perspective, this is what the world calls a paradigm shift now).


Here is the problem with that: One will become more and more hungry/thirsty over time not finding the answers after each "shift." The problem also is the "shift" happens after something happens or is done to us. Many times after a catastrophic/traumatic event in their life really making more bitter without working on the heart. Now we are speaking here solely on those who's search is not Christ and the Word of God, because Christ is doing exactly that.


Their just wanderers without a home in this wilderness with this "paradigm shift."

A paradigm shift is coming to a greater "enlightenment" defined by that persons all truth is relevant truth. As we see, there is no enlightenment and greater love achieved. It is more selfishness and bitterness. The older we get without finding purpose towards the Lord we only become more bitter. 

What will people find? they have went through many paradigm shifts in life without their relationship to and with God changing, nor the morals derived from their heart. This is a given, but only if they are honest with themselves.


(The word single means sound and whole = complete. Now with the root words you'll "see." From the Greek Alpha (a particle) which is why they used the word single. Because Christ is the first (and the last, Omega). The base root word means to weave together. Of course, we're weaving/knitting together both eyes to see the same thing. Therefore, not being double-minded).


In case one is not sure what that all means; Particle - a minor grammatical function word that has comparatively little meaning and does not inflect, in particular the meaning. In other words, it does not give us the full picture until we put it together.

Let's look at Ecclesiastes 12:1-2,


"Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

2While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain."

Continual doom and gloom and increase of darkness here,

(Getting older in life here. Overall, a gloomy outlook, perspective, and worldview in life. No purpose is found without the Lord in heart and mind--conscience. Now keep in mind this person growing older has had many "paradigm shifts."from the blows in life. But each time obtaining more worldly knowledge without the Lord. And the whole book of Ecclesiastes comes to just that summary early on. Gaining worldly knowledge without the Lord only increases sorrow, and self-pity.

(We see nothing positive in life here. This is the trick of the promising paradigm shift lie. Just be positive, just be positive based on feelings, feeling one's way through by being positive not dealing with negative. See faith is the substance we hold to, the substance of things not seen and what is to come. What is hoped for. Feeling one's way trying to deal with stress and the negative is a disconnect in reality. In the end it is mind control. NO, Christ suffered for us we too look at that and keep positive though Him and for Him because He did us).

The clouds not returning after the rain is another figure of speech. Meaning, there is no end to it. Each storm and gloom in life without the Lord brings more darkness!


This is also out of place. The sun comes out after a good rain and everything green thing (grass from trees) begins to flourish maturing. It cannot happen in this case.

Back to Matthew 6:23,

23But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!


(Either we're in darkness or light, incomplete or complete. Many times some say I need this or that to complete me. Christ does not say that according to the terms we can make up. "Complete love casts out fear." Meaning it throws it away, back to the dust on the ground where satan (the serpent) belongs).


(Complete love for Christ completes us, then we're ready to share that with a mate and others. Before that there will always be the confusing undefined lines love and lust to that person).

Recap:

Now Christ is talking about the love of money and then anything of His creation of the World here and it's idolatry (the things of the world over Him). The goal should be for the Lord to complete you, nothing in this world can complete us until we put Him first.

Therefore, we conclude a "paradigm shift" is the road to achieving greater darkness.

Below, We have two-fold here. Because then ALL their spiritual condition will be revealed to them in the physical at Christ' coming. The most evil of days at satan's coming claiming to be Christ/God.

The persons spiritual condition as in Ecclesiastes 12:1-2, and the literal physical condition. The day of the Lord is a day of darkness. The light they trusted in God's creation without Him is turned off, and they will then realize who is the LIGHT. God uses the symbolism for us to relate in characteristics if your a Christian. It trips them up not understanding because they worship just seeing the physical unable to see the spiritual. Complete backwards.

(Mark 13:24-26) "But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,

25And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.

26And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory."

Amen †