Challenge ~ (I Corinthians 13 :) Do you represent, Do you resemble a God of Love?
~ Walking in our saviours shoes . xo
Confession Quote From Pastor Eileen Brown ~ ("Iam Love, Because He Is Love)
It is impossible to read the bible and not be taken to higher ground. The bible is a constant life challenge from the moment that you open up the book.
It gives you a higher view, a broader perspective and it seems to put your life under a microscope.
but for as much as the word of God judges the thoughts inner motivations and the content of our heart, It Judges mankind, humanity in the new testement through the life and death, and ressurection of Jesus Christ
As Christians, and Believers this is our strength and we should be FOUND in the LOVE OF GOD.
For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Hebrews 4 :12
Often "we" can make a mistake, when we feel it is our job to enlighten each other of ones downfalls and mistakes.
Mathew 7 :5 tells us to have a humble open heart sharing our isssues from an equal possition rather from a higher, high minded position.
otherwise we are hypocrites, who will do more harm than good. ~ "Thou hypocrite, first cast out the LOG out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the speck out of thy brother's eye.
This scripture does not say not to help your struggling brother or sister in christ, it just means,to check your self first; and my tip is that you allow people to see how God has helped you overcome.~ That's testimony!
~ Who can meassure sin? Who can meassure the love and Forgiveness of God? What man can look into the heart and mind of man and judge His heart or his Sin?
A beautiful promise of God's love was when Jesus said " If i be lifted up i will draw all men unto me." John 12 :32
I remember brother Ed Elliot from (Word of Life World Outreach) preaching on, the love of God ~being lifted up_ drawing all men and all judgment unto Jesus through the finished work of the cross~
There are two judgements mentioned in the bible~ the judgment of the world, and the judgment of sin.
Jesus came for the judgement of sin,~ to take the sins of humanity, to take our sins upon himself.
That through living a life of faith in salvation by His Blood, you are able to outwalk your salvation, by faith in and by the Love, grace, mercy and forgiveness of God.
It you are a born again believer then it is the Blood of Jesus that has washed your sins away.
For God so LOVED the WORLD that sent his only begotton son,that whosoever believes in Him would not perish but have eternal life. John3 :16
Being judgmental is not spiritual discernment.
There is no judgement found in the love of God~ JUST FORGIVENESS
If we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us and to cleans us of all unrighteouness.
There are countless warnings in the bible against passing judgment that is DISCOURAGING.
We as brothers and sisters in christ are called to uphold God's Love, and His forgiveness of sins that fulfills the law ~ Romans 13:8
Was Jesus Blood enough?
When you start walking into works, you start neglecting the price that Jesus paid to forgive you of all unrighteousness, and simply wash you with His love.
Salvation is not works, it is a life lived, by grace through the power of the Jesus blood.
We are in a new time and a new age for the church. We as belivers are biblically in the age of His Love And Grace.
Discerning Judgment is found in the love and the mercy and forgiveness of God~ To whom and what for, did Jesus rebuke the religious pharisees.
(Matt 12:34; 23:23) ~ A lack of MERCY
THE LAW OF THE PHROPHETS IS LOVE
Matthew 7
1Judge not, that ye be not judged.
2For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
3And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
4Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
5Thou hypocrite, first cast out the speck out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the PLANK out of thy brother's eye.
6Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
7Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
8For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
9Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
10Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
11If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
12Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
13Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
15Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
16Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20Wherefore by their fruits( of love, joy peace,gentleness,hope, healing...) ye shall know them.
21Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
24Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
25And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
26And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
27And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
28And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
29For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
1 Corinthians 13
1 If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. 11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. 12 For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
Be strengthened in His Love
Romans 14 1-23 ~ Romans 15 ~ 33
Romans 14:1-23 (New International Version, ©2011)
The Weak and the Strong 1 Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters. 2 One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. 3 The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted them. 4 Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall. And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make them stand.
5 One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind. 6 Whoever regards one day as special does so to the Lord. Whoever eats meat does so to the Lord, for they give thanks to God; and whoever abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God. 7 For none of us lives for ourselves alone, and none of us dies for ourselves alone. 8 If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. 9 For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.
10 You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. 11 It is written:
“‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord,
‘every knee will bow before me;
every tongue will acknowledge God.’”
12 So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.
13 Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister. 14 I am convinced, being fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for that person it is unclean. 15 If your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy someone for whom Christ died. 16 Therefore do not let what you know is good be spoken of as evil. 17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, 18 because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and receives human approval.
19 Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. 20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a person to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble. 21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother or sister to fall.
22 So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves. 23 But whoever has doubts is condemned if they eat, because their eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.
Romans 15 (English Standard Version)
Romans 15
The Example of Christ 1 We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2) Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. 3For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, "The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me." 4For whatever was written in former days was written for our) instruction, that through endurance and through( the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. 5May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you) to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, 6that together you may with one voice glorify) the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 7Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.
Christ the Hope of Jews and Gentiles 8For I tell you that Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God’s truthfulness, in order to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs, 9and in order that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,
"Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles,
and sing to your name."
10And again it is said,
"Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people."
11And again,
"Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles,
and let all the peoples extol him."
12And again Isaiah says,
"The root of Jesse will come,
even he who arises to rule the Gentiles;
in him will the Gentiles hope."
13May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
Paul the Minister to the Gentiles
14 I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers,[a] that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able to instruct one another. 15But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder, because of the grace given me by God 16to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. 17In Christ Jesus, then, I have reason to be proud of my work for God. 18For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to bring the Gentiles to obedience—by word and deed, 19by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God—so that from Jerusalem and all the way around to Illyricum I have fulfilled the ministry of the gospel of Christ; 20and thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else’s foundation, 21but as it is written,
"Those who have never been told of him will see,
and those who have never heard will understand."
Paul’s Plan to Visit Rome
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