Scriptures and Exhortation

Scriptures and Exhortations

In every generation, from all nations, there is an unspecified number of people that believe (or will believe) in Jesus Christ, the Son of God-the Saviour of all mankind. These individuals (Christians-in word and in deed) are a true family (God knows who they are) and, over time (some have been raised to hate or to despise certain people) and by exposure to God's "laser-light", they don't care about where people come from or what they look like. They are "not of this world" and they will strive not to bow to anything or anyone that is against God, the Lord (Jesus Christ) or against the Hebrew scriptures. A Christian, that is walking in God's light, will not consider violence as a useful tool and will shun criminal behaviour. Remember....Moses (a Prince of Egypt) was raised by Pharaoh's daughter. God can call or save anyone, for His own reasons, and He does not have to provide a detailed analysis of His decision-making-He does not answer to anyone. God is a King and the only Sovereign Lord-the only One that matters. Every universe, every sphere of existence and all living beings serve His purpose (suddenly and specifically or collectively). He is the Creator and we are the created "thing". No one can even "hope" to prevail against the Almighty because He has already won-we're all (like a distant memory) speeding to His total victory. (Revelations 5:9-14, Colossians 3:11, Acts 13:1, Acts 2:7-12, John 17:14,23)

There is a dangerous, unexplained, violent arrogance that erupts in people when they begin to believe that they are superior to others-a doctrine to be shunned and avoided. Every person on the planet is mortal and capable of all kinds of error and sin. (Proverbs 6:16-19)

Romans 12:17-21

For a long and extended season, I wrestled with the "beasts of Ephesus" (I am the "husband of one wife" and that status has never changed; I am completely content with my first and only choice [I married a "loving deer and a graceful doe" on a beautiful, bright and sunny day that did not have a cloud in the sky-outside, in the country, before God, family and many friends] that I made at a very young age).

Every race or nation has the poor among them but they are not the enemy of society. The (natural) enemy is the criminal or the criminal element. For some unknown or undefined reason, some modern societies do not make a distinction between the two. The poor may, at times, be a tax burden but they are not the enemy. Despite our wild or even evil suspicions, if someone does not have a criminal record (or if they have never committed a crime) then they are not, formally, a criminal. If we actually view a crime "being committed" by someone (or considerable evidence is clearly uncovered) than we can consider that person as a suspect in a crime. Most nations have minorities-they are not the enemy either. I remember the day when certain individuals began to declare that unpoliced, high crime (invaded by gang members) communities were the "new problem" and that racial profiling (define a minority group by gang and violent criminal stats) was the only solution. It is a grave error to deploy blanket, racial profiling against any racial or minority group. Some countries believe that this is an effective strategy against crime involving minorities but never (or rarely) use these methods against the dominant people in society; they would be sued until they suffered financial implosion. We will always have individuals (from all nationalities or races) that will commit crimes (law enforcement should respond like the fire department) but the imminent danger (society's nemesis) appears to be groups that form (band together) to commit multiple or violent crimes: gangs, mafias, drug cartels, triads, hackers, organized crime groups, large waves of illegal immigrants and terrorist organizations. These groups should be identified, by government or citizens, and be arrested, dispersed, challenged, deported or criminalized. They should not be left unpoliced to build massive crime stats and endanger neighbourhoods. Most people just want to work and be free to live and be at peace. If someone lives in a bad (determined by crime stats and geography) neighbourhood, will anyone (a law-abiding citizen) complain about a heavy police presence (24/7, frequent patrols, raids, military assistance) that does not have a racial (or minority) focus? Does anyone complain about local R.I.D.E. programs? It should be noted that the concept of Collective Punishment is contrary to the Geneva Conventions (Profiling by geography...if a handful of criminals move into middleclass neighbourhoods, what takes more resources? Monitoring millions or those few?). I am not a "cop" and I do not carry a badge; I am not a part of the "woke" movement. I have never broken the law-I have never been arrested or indicted for anything at any time. (It is a shameful and cowardly act to refer to someone as a criminal when they are not-something that I would never do. In my country, that act, within itself, is a crime [Public Mischief]). It is my desire that individuals would be "awakened" to the truth, to Christ and to God. (Romans 13:1-6, Luke 23:41-42, Matthew 7:1-3)

God is "not a man, neither a son of man" who patiently works to build and complete His purpose through His "all-probing", all-knowing and all-wise mind. When necessary, He carefully selects "vessels" for His own reasons and if we don't agree with His choices, He is not concerned at all. He never makes mistakes (we do) and foresees everything (we can't). This is one of the endless reasons why I stand in total awe of Him. (Romans 11:33-36, 2 Timothy 2:19-21, Daniel 6:25-28)

1 Corinthians 4:5

The Spirit of God is like a metal detection system, He will detect people that have come into the kingdom (or a church assembly) with hate or racism (a terrible spiritual disease that only God can heal). Racism is usually spawned or encouraged by parents, family members, friends, associates, cultural concepts of racial or national "purity", "racial" incidents, individuals or organizations in society, pseudoscience (such as racial profiling or irrelevant biological distinctions), "super-sized" personal pride or by a bad experience (or a series of bad experiences) with minorities. I know, by revelation, that the Lord will never justify hate-for any reason. I was never raised to hate. Racism is usually deployed by the dominant people or culture in a country but hate can flow both ways. Racism should be criminalized (by governments) to bring balance. It is a direct contradiction to "reality" to attempt to seek racial or national "purity" within a multicultural society. Some of our children, relatives or friends will experience "reciprocal attraction" to someone who is "different" in appearance or nationality. It has been this way for thousands of years. The pendulum of world dominance, "knowledge and technology" is always swinging. A millennium could completely reverse "the world as we know it" (With the Lord...who knows? "A day is like a thousand years and a thousand years is like a day"). We should not live our lives in a limited bottle of local events and recent history. (When I was young [lived an innocent life of bliss, fun, family, friends, faith and studies in a middle-upperclass environment-eventually met and married a special, young woman from a place that was "far away"] I used to wonder why someone would want to punish or mistreat someone that was clean-living and had committed no crime-at any time. Now I know.) If a "non-minority" walked in a minority's shoes (let's say by professional disguise, in an unknown city-this is legal in some countries, states or provinces) for about 12 months, I think that individual's opinion, about racism, would be altered tremendously. (Leviticus 19:34, Colossians 3:11, Revelations 11:15)

Our generation has grown accustomed to pastors, teachers and evangelists as the only (leadership) ambassadors of Christ and of God. In the time of Rome, Apostles and Prophets (spoke "the whole truth and nothing but the truth") turned the world upside down because they had a power (a greater measure of the Spirit) that was beyond men. God is love but He is also light, truth, justice and judgement, indeed, He is all things at the proper time. The Holy Ghost has been given to men. If Christian leaders are "in the Spirit", they are all on the same team. (John 3:16-21, John 16:7-16, Ephesians 4:11-16)

My concern is the devil's scheme-not skirmishes among men. (Ephesians 6:12, Matthew 12:26, 2 Corinthians 10:4-5)

Although we are living in the last days, many Christians cling to the delusion that the world is a "safe and friendly" place-it is not. Ocean life has taught us that it has its "killers"-so does society. Be watchful and don't swim with an "open cut" or just "stay out of the water". Predators don't obey or adhere to any laws, corporate rules/policies or cultural "norms" that stand in their way!

1 Corinthians 15:32-33

Matthew 5:17, Romans 7:7, Luke 4:16-32, Luke 16:16, Luke 24:25, Acts 6:8- 7:60, Acts 28:22-24, 1 John 2:20, Revelations 4:8-11

When the Lord spoke to Moses about unlawful sexual activity, in Leviticus 18, he classified them as cultural customs and practices-nothing to do with DNA or anything His hand has made. The Bible declares that God made human beings (both male and female and the ability for them to reproduce-through sexual passion between the opposite sex)-He also made the nations and the races*. As I have stated before, we are forged by how we choose to act with, interact with or react to our personal environment (during childhood, teen years and as we grow old). There is no generation that will ever "outgrow" the Bible because God's word is alive in the past, the present and the future. (Revelations 1:8) *As a part of His amazing creation (mankind) He placed within them (we call it DNA) the ability to adapt to geographical environment under the raw elements. Mankind was given the capacity to develop (over extended periods of time and generations) hair colour (or style), eye colour, facial features, skin colour, bone and muscular structure that would be suitable for the region they lived in. It appears that man originated in the African-Middle Eastern region of the world and then spread out across the globe. If there was any true distinction between the nations, originally, it would be cultural focus (such as farming, fishing, education and philosophy, war [conquest] and military, isolation, trade [and commerce], celebration and leisure, engineering and invention due to harsh climate and deadly weather patterns, building and construction, government and laws, hunting, sports, exploration, the "gods" and the night sky, environmentalism, food and gathering...etc), generational customs, language and various types of "development".

Why do the leaders of the "left" believe that removing a church's tax status is of any significance? Bring it on! It will simply free men and women of God to live and preach in the power of the Spirit and make true financial sacrifices. By the way...the seat at the "right hand of God" is already taken by Jesus Christ-there's no room for anyone else. The "left" is attempting to "redefine" reality (contrary to what God, the Almighty, has made clearly evident-a spiritual crime that He will pronounce sentence upon) and initiate (I am speaking figuratively) "magnetic pole reversal"; they have become obsessed with planetary engineering ("terraforming"). This is a fool's errand. Present your platform, stop (violently) threatening people of faith (who don't agree with your "interstellar" values, personal lifestyle choices and your "alien" concepts) and if people like what you say, they may vote for you. I hope they don't. If people, in North America, choose not to serve (or embrace) Christ, are they under violent threat (physical violence, blacklisting, public isolation, loss of employment, slander, false reports, false and railing accusation)? As Christ said, a tree is known by its fruit. (Leviticus 18:1-5, Acts 5:29)

My "political views"....I am definitely not a "liberal", and I am not, in any way, "left-leaning". I "lean" towards the truth. I am not a formal "Conservative" or a "Republican" but most of my views tend to agree with the "right" side of the political spectrum. I may suddenly go "right" or "left", about a particular issue, after consulting the Lord. The Spirit of God is like the wind and He may suddenly shift directions for an unspecified period of time for His own reasons. I don't believe in anything that is contrary to the Hebrew scriptures (the Bible) or the Spirit of God (They are one). Jesus said "judge not lest ye be judged". This is a fearful and true statement and yet the Apostle Paul taught that we can obtain the "mind of Christ", through prayer, to understand people and matters in our world-an awesome privilege (beyond measure) that is not just theoretical or "allegorical". It is a great "mystery" because we are all mortal (flesh and blood). During the "Age of Enlightenment", mankind believed that they gained so much (knowledge) but it was at a steep price. Each individual will answer to God twice-first, while we live (His word is not something just preached in a church building, it actually governs (or "controls") what we know (or perceive) as "time and space" and, second, at a horrific and emotionally explosive judgement if God, Christ and forgiveness of sins were never important to you. For those that "dared" to believe in Christ, the second judgement will be something similar to a "rewards ceremony"-the Lord will be the Judge. (Do men have judges? God is the Supreme Judge. Do men have prisons? God has prisons [for those who rebel and refuse to obey]. Do men have police officers? God has a policing force.) (Colossians 1:26, Acts 17:30-31, Revelations 12:7-8)

Luke 5:16 and Ecclesiates 3:5-7

The enemy has locked his weapons onto the "Genesis Order"...He is attempting to do what he did before we "were". These evil weapons are spiritual in nature and the reply must be spiritual (we dare not fight like common men).

The people "of the world" do not understand what spiritual knowledge is all about. The "fathers" of the modern educational system (I have passed through 4 years of post-secondary education and taken several IT courses-I hold various types of certification) have laid down certain foundation stones pertaining to learning and knowledge (these building materials are rigid, earthly, sensual [of the 5 senses] limitations based on carnal [natural] concepts and standards born of men). Therefore, the purveyors of education will bypass spiritual diamonds such as revelation, the will of God, the call of God, seasons and times, spiritual doors (that open and close), spiritual perception, the heavenly court, the angels of God, knowledge of the enemy and the knowledge of God...etc. Most people seeking spiritual knowledge (for the sake of knowledge) may end up in a terrible state (knowledge without the will to repent)-thus the word, "cult", has become very familiar. If an individual serves and seeks Christ, with discipline, purity, patience and restraint, the Lord may visit that person with greater understanding. The Lord does not give out revelation like a degree, diploma or a prize. He weighs/tests an individual, very carefully, and judges you as "worthy" (suitable/the right fit for His purposes), or not, or "as the right vessel for the right time" (I am not the one who decides). God's foreordination may also be an element that is at work. The arrogant and the proud will always be turned away empty-handed. The Lord (Himself and not I or any man) will punish anyone that mishandles revelation or "partakes" of the Holy Ghost and then "walks" (returns to what they were or has acted fraudulently). (Acts 13:1-3, Isaiah 6:1-8, Revelations 5:1-3,Hebrews 10:26-31)

1 Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God, 2 instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. (Hebrews 6)

In answer to a specific question, the Lord is perfection and cannot do anything wrong...when the Bible says that "It 'repenteth' the Lord", it means that a certain 'phase', 'season', dispensation, age, epoch or 'judgement' has come to (or arrived at) a certain point and God is now choosing (by His infinite wisdom, foreknowledge and counsel) to 'act' or 'move' differently towards a person, a set of people or a particular matter. The Lord is not "sorry" as we would define it...but is choosing (by His infinite mind) to 'act' in a new or different way. This is just one element of the glorious, divine nature of God-"to the praise of His glorious grace".

A new mode of transport (for the individual) is on the horizon. Man started with the horse, then the car and now--flying cars. Like the microchip, it will change everything (I am not promoting or speaking of any particular brand name or model)

Philippians 3:12-14

By Him, for Him, through Him....

6 "But at the beginning of creation God ‘made them male and female.' 7 ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, 8 and the two will become one flesh.' So they are no longer two, but one. 9 Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate." (Mark 10)

31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”33 They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?”34 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. 35 Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. (John 8)

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. (Ephesians 6)