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Love Is The Opposite of Control and Dependency-2a

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 We have the “assurance” of salvation when we “trust” Jesus with our lives, that’s it.  Once we trust Jesus, He, our great Heavenly Physician, will perfectly heal and restore us, thus our assurance is in Jesus, not in ourselves or our future. Salvation is Now!!  1John 5:11-13,   1 John 3:2,   John 17:3

Celebrate  by asking Jesus to come into your heart this very moment!

Today is the day of Salvation!  1John 5:11-13

Jesus will make you just like Him.

Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.  1John 3:2, 2 Corinthians 3:18.

And what is Jesus like?

Jesus  is Steadfast unfailing Love, a Love that will hold you together and never forsake you!!

When I thought, “My foot slips,”
your steadfast love, O LORD, held me up. Psalms 94:18

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 1John 4:7-8

The facts are that everyone will know that we are disciples of Jesus by the way we love one another!

By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”John 13:35

His love is The Gospel! That unfailing Love will draw me to Him and Save me!   John 12:32,  Romans 1:16-17.

We have the “assurance” of salvation when we “trust” Jesus with our lives, that’s it.  Once we trust Jesus, He, our great Heavenly Physician, will perfectly heal and restore us, thus our assurance is in Jesus, not in ourselves or our future. Salvation is Now!!  1John 5:11-13,   1 John 3:2,   John 17:3

 

 When I thought, “My foot slips,”
   your steadfast love, O LORD, held me up. 

Psalms 94:18 

  And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

Colossians 1:17  

For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died;

  2 Corinthians 5:14

When healthy love does not successfully emerge and instead selfishness dominates, dependency is frequently the result.

Love is doing what is good regardless of how one feels. Love is doing what is in the best interest of another and giving of oneself for another. Love is selfless. When we love, we live. When we stop loving, we die. Of course it is the infection of selfishness that is the complete opposite of true love.

Unfortunately all nature is infected with the virus of selfishness. This includes each one of us!! Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23.

Selfishness is the principle of taking, while love is the principle of giving.

And Love Is Other Centered!!  Philippians 2:1-4, 1John 4:8, John 3:16, 1Corinthians 13:5. Matthew 5:43-48, Philippians 2:5-8,12-13.

 

Love heals, while dependency destroys.

Love liberates, while dependency always seeks to control.

Love gives, while dependency constantly takes.

Love is fearless, while dependency is fear-ridden.

Love is interested in another, while dependency focuses on self.

Love is stable, while dependency wavers.

Love is orderly and reliable, while dependency is chaotic and unreliable.

Love is based on principle, while dependency is based on feelings.

Love is consistent, while dependency is inconsistent.

Love is honest and truthful, while dependency is dishonest and deceitful.

Love is patient, while dependency is impulsive.

Love is kind, while dependency is cruel.

Love is forgiving, while dependency is resentful.

Love protects, while dependency exploits.

Love sacrifices self, while dependency sacrifices others.

Love never ends, while dependency never lasts.

Love never fails, while dependency never succeeds.

“Courtesy Dr. Tim Jennings and ComeAndReason.com”

 

We have the “assurance” of salvation when we “trust” Jesus with our lives, that’s it.  Once we trust Jesus, He, our great Heavenly Physician, will perfectly heal and restore us, thus our assurance is in Jesus, not in ourselves or our future. Salvation is Now!!  1John 5:11-13, 1John 3:2, John 17:3

 

The Rest Of The Sabbath Is God’s Love-3a

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  The very foundation of Salvation is grounded in the realization that God’s unmerited love toward us is greater than any other power–Including Death!!

Romans 8:35-39, Ephesians 3:14-21, 1John 4:8

 

What would lead God to set a limit to His creative activity and mark the occasion by hallowing the seventh day?

Clearly by ceasing His creation, the Creator stoops to the level of His creatures because God’s heart desire is to be with His creation. The relation marker becomes clear! This is true because God is love! And God’s love “does not seek its own” 1Corinthians 13:5, NKJV “is not self-seeking” 1Corinthians 13:5, NIV or “never seeks its own advantage” 1Corinthians 13:5.

Indeed, the reason why He refrains from further activity on the seventh day is that He has found the object of His love and has no need for any further works!

This is a staggering thought. On the one hand, God’s love thus magnifies human value, showing forth in bold print the worth of human beings to God! On the other hand, the seventh day thus understood brings God’s love into focus at Creation, placing love at the front and center of God’s character and activity from the very beginning.

In the New Testament John makes love the centerpiece of his description of God. “Whoever does not love, does not know God, for God is love. 1John 4:8. Love is God’s defining attribute from the beginning. From first to last love is the wellspring from which all other actions radiate and around all else unites.

What is most important about God at Creation is that God is love. God ceases from working on the seventh to enjoy the company of the person God has created. It is as if we hear God speaking, “I am ceasing on the seventh day not only that you may acknowledge and love me, but in order to make it known that I recognize and love you.

I pray that the lost meaning of The Sabbath will come alive in your life right now and cause you to have an intimate relationship with God.

Thanks to Sigev K. Tonstad.

 

 

     We have the “assurance” of salvation when we “trust” Jesus with our lives, that’s it.  Once we trust Jesus, He, our great Heavenly Physician, will perfectly heal and restore us, thus our assurance is in Jesus, not in ourselves or our future. Salvation is Now!!  1John 5:11-13,   1 John 3:2,   John 17:3

 

Is Sabbath Rest An End Time Issue?-3

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I personally believe we are living at the very end of time and Jesus my Savior is about to come to deliver those who believe in Jesus, Daniel 12:1, Romans 3:26, Revelation 14:12.

The Last Testing Truth For The World

I firmly believe that the testing truth for the world in the final crisis is centered on the issue of proper worship. (Just count the times worship is mentioned in Revelation Chapters 13 and 14, it is very revealing). Please do not attack individuals or denominations over this issue but rather call the Christian church back to The Bible Gospel! The Bible is our only rule of belief and practice! Period!

 

First, Sabbath Rest is about Relationship. Hebrews 4:4, “And God rested on the seventh day from all His works.”  The phrase ‘rested from His works’ is a direct quote from Genesis 2:2.  Resting, too often, will convey an idea of passivity.  A better fit is the word “desisted or ceased”.  A good mental picture of “cease is that of a ship gliding into harbor after a long voyage or a train coming to a halt at the train station.  It is the anticipation of being with someone you love!  Ceasing points to the joy of being with that someone very special.  This is exactly what I believe is meant in Hebrews 4:10.  “God ceased from His works” which is to say God had eager anticipation of being with His creation.  The Sabbath is about an intimate personal relationship with my Creator (Genesis 2:1-3) and His power to save me and make me like Jesus.  1 John 3:2.  The Sabbath is about relationship and resulting loyalty to Jesus Christ.

 

Next the Prophet Ezekiel plainly says that The Sabbath is a relational marker—a sign. Exodus 31:13, 17. Ezekiel 20:12, 20.  Interestingly Paul says that a sign and seal are identical. See Romans 4:11.  Let me emphasize, “The Sabbath is a special time to enjoy more intimacy with The Creator, Jesus.  As a result of this time we become more and more loving and more and more like Jesus and ready for His appearing”  Praise God!  Mark 2:27, 1 John 3:2.

 

Finally, Sabbath Rest is a “ceasing” from all activity of trying to save myself and anticipating an intimate saving relationship with Jesus. Jesus is the only source for true rest and Salvation.  He wants us to “cease” completely trying to save ourselves.  And if we would only come to Him He then will justify us, sanctify us, and make us Holy just like Jesus.  John 17:3, Hebrews 4:4, 10, Matthew 11:28-30, 1 John 3:2,  1 Corinthians 1:29-31, and 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24.

 

Worship is The Final Issue

 

Let me toss Jacob’s Trouble into the mix! The “time” of Jacobs’ trouble (See Jeremiah 30:7, Daniel 12:1-2, Matthew 24:21, Revelation 13:15-18) is specifically centered on the issue of worship and is connected with the enforcement of the image to the beast with a death decree. The pressures will be extreme but God’s power to deliver His people is so much greater!!  And God will deliver all who believe in Jesus Daniel 12:1, Romans 3:26, (Compare Daniel 3:4-13, with Revelation 13:11-18).  So people living at the end of time will fall into one of two groups:  The worshipers of the True God having God’s Seal on their forehead (Revelation 7:3, 14:1) or the worshipers of the satanic trinity (The Dragon, The Beast, and the False Prophet Revelation 16:13-14) who have a mark on their right hand or on their forehead (Revelation 13:16-17, 14:11).

 

So how do I enter God’s rest?

 

We enter God’s rest by believing fully in Jesus!  Hebrews 4:3.

 

And the converse is also true; we don’t enter God’s rest because of unbelief.  Hebrews 3:19.

 

In other words, we have the “assurance” of entering God’s rest when we “trust” Jesus with our lives, that’s it.  It is all about Jesus!  He is the only one who can save us.  Romans 3:26, 5:10.  The truth is we need to stop all efforts of trying to save ourselves!  Jeremiah 13:23, John 15:5.

 

We enter His rest when we consider Jesus Hebrews 3:1.

 

We enter His rest when we listen to His voice Hebrews 3:7, 15, 4:7.

 

We enter His rest when we cease completely from our own efforts to earn Salvation     Hebrews 4:10.

All of these admonitions are saying the same thing, so let me say it again, we have the “assurance” of entering God’s rest and obtaining salvation when we “trust” Jesus with our lives, that’s it.

Let me say it again: I strongly believe that the last testing truth for the world in the final crisis is centered on the issue of proper worship.

Revelation 13:15-17, 14:6-7

 

Hold firmly to Jesus my friend and never ever let go of your grip!

 

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.  Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.  And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.  Hebrews 10:22-25.

 

So What Is Your Conclusion? Is Sabbath Rest An End Time Issue?

Revelation 14:6-7,12

Please post your comments!!

 

He Is Able To Do Beyond All That We Ask or Think Ephesians 3:20-21

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Exciting Thoughts on Ephesians 3:20

 

GOD IS ABLE TO PROVIDE HYPER ABUNDANCE FOR YOU!!

 1. He is able to do or work, for He is neither idle, nor inactive, nor dead!

2. He is able to do what we ask, for He hears and answers prayer!

3. He is able to do what we ask or think, for He reads our thoughts, and sometimes we imagine things for which we dare not and therefore do not ask.

4. He is able to do all that we ask or think, for He knows it all and can perform it all!

5. He is able to do more…. Than (hyper, beyond) all that we ask or think, for His expectations are higher than ours.

6. He is able to do much more, or more abundantly, than all that we ask or think, for He does not give His grace by calculated measure.

7. He is able to do very much more, far more abundantly, than all that we ask or think, for He is the only God of super-abundance.. There are no limits to what God can do!!

 

What a God!!!! Paul is excited about Him!! His soul and heart seem to be bursting with a desire to praise, and to thank, and to glorify, the God who has creative power and has made such things possible for us!!

 

And our hearts will be also when we begin to grasp the magnitude of God’s everlasting love and what God has done for each one of us!!

PRAISE GOD FOR HIS STEADFAST NEVER-FAILING LOVE!!

Jeremiah 31:3, Psalm 94:18

The Truth About Our Heavenly Father! A Powerful Message From Graham Maxwell-2b

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Speaking Well of God

 


I believe that the most important of all Christian beliefs is the one that brings joy and assurance to God’s friends everywhere — the truth about our Heavenly Father that was confirmed at such cost by the life and death of His Son.

God is not the kind of person His enemies have made Him out to be — arbitrary, unforgiving and severe. Jesus said, “If you have seen Me, you have seen the Father.” God is just as loving and trustworthy as His Son, just as willing to forgive and heal. Though infinite in majesty and power, our Creator is an equally gracious Person who values nothing higher than the freedom, dignity, and individuality of His intelligent creatures — that their love, their faith, their willingness to listen and obey may be freely given. He even prefers to regard us not as servants but as friends.

This is the truth revealed through all the books of Scripture. This is the everlasting Good News that wins the trust and admiration of God’s loyal children throughout the universe.

Like Abraham and Moses — the ones God spoke of as His trusted friends — God’s friends today want to speak well and truly of our Heavenly Father. We covet as the highest of all commendations the words of God about Job: “He has said of Me what is right.” Job 42:7,8

Jeremiah 31:3, John 17:23-24,26

Speaking Well of God

A. Graham Maxwell, born July 18, 1921 and passed to his rest November 28, 2010. Graham, as he liked to be called, was a husband, father, consummate gentleman, Bible scholar, expert in Biblical languages who wrote the SDA commentary on Romans and beloved teacher. He spent the majority of his life sharing  the truth about God, that God is just as Jesus revealed Him to be, with all who would listen. And because of his steadfast loyalty to revealing God’s character of love with such clarity, he came under constant attack from those who didn’t appreciate his view of God. The most common attack was in the form of spreading rumors about his teaching, claiming he taught things contrary to Scripture.

In 1996, after suffering from long standing misrepresentation regarding his beliefs and what he taught, Graham wrote a short paper entitled, “The Scourge of Theological Gossip.” As was typical for Graham he gently exposed the dangers of this insidious practice and directed us back to safe paths.

“Courtesy Dr. Tim Jennings and ComeAndReason.com”

 

 

Issues In The Final Crisis- Comprehending God’s Everlasting Love-2

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The Apostle Paul challenges us to Comprehend God’s Unfailing Love Ephesians 3:18!

I pray that this Bible Study will guide you into a rich comprehension of God and His Love for you!! Jeremiah 31:3, Psalm 86:5,13,15

 

When the Everlasting Gospel is proclaimed to the entire world then the end will come and we will see Jesus!! Matthew 24:14, Revelation 22:4.

 

The everlasting Gospel is the creative power of God’s love to save every one of us!! Romans 1:16-17,20. Psalm 33: 6-9, 2Peter 3:9.

 

Think About It:

What is your view of God? What is your picture of Him?

1John 4:7-11,16

 

All of Jesus’ life was a demonstration of His love and a revelation of the character of God, His loving Father; that Father, full of love and compassion, is also our Father!    1John 4:8,16. All that Jesus did and still does for us flows through His Everlasting Love!!  Jeremiah 31:3, after all God Is Love!!

Think About It:

The one thing above all others that Christ is desirous that we should know is that the Father has loved us even as He loves His Son Jesus! John 17:20-26.

 

 

Revelation 14:6-7. The final message to this world is full of hope and is absolutely astounding: That message is one of atonement/reconciliation 2Corinthains 5:18-20.

In the final crisis the central issue is worship! Who has my loyalties?

 

Think about it!

 

What is the significance of the word “consist” in Colossians 1:17 and the word “compels” NKJV “constrains” KJV in 2Corinthians 5:14?

 

God Is Love! 1John 4:8,16! It’s God’s love that holds us together! What does that mean to you?

 

Once again, the one thing above all others that Christ is desirous that we should know is that the Father has loved us even as He loves His Son Jesus! John 17:20-26.

Think About It!

GOD’S LOVE IS ALWAYS OTHER CENTERED!!

1. God’s Love is Universal and other centered. He loves His entire Creation. John 3:16, 1Corinthains 13:5.

2. God’s Love is Personal. God knows me and desires an intimate relationship with me. He desires to save me so He can be with me! Thank God I don’t have to save myself!! Matthew 1:21, Jeremiah 31:3, Isaiah 49:14-16.

3. God’s Love is Pursuing. He actually allures us! Hosea 2:14-16,19-23, Ezekiel 16:1-14.

4. God’s Love is Changeless and Everlasting.  Jeremiah 31:3, God’s Love never changes, Malachi 3:6, Psalm 40:11.

5. God’s Love is non-condemning. John 3:16-17. God is greater than our heart  1John 3:20,4:4. Praise God that He knows everything about me and still loves me! In fact He loves deeply enough to die for me! His desire is to reconcile us and make us like Him. Reconciliation is the process that God uses to reestablish broken relationships. Reconciliation is to exchange hostility for a friendly relationship. We are not active in this process. This is the work of God alone in our behalf. That’s why it’s said we receive the reconciliation. Romans 5:11, 2Corinthains 5:14-21, 1John 3:2. Our part is to simply accept God’s free gift of reconciliation!! John 3:16, Romans 10:9.

6. God’s Love is Selfless. His mission: Save all of mankind. It’s like God said “I can’t live with out them so I will die for them”!! Luke 23:36,39. He loved us so much that He died for us while we were still sinners. Amazing! Romans 5:6-11, 1John 4:10,John 15:16

7. God’s Love Holds me Together and Sustains me! Colossians 1:17, 2Corinthians 5:14. Word Meaning: To consist and to compel is to hold together, to sustain, to urge on, to manage, direct, to control, and to guide.

It’s God’s unfailing love that holds us together and gives us His victory. John 16:33, Romans 8:3-4, Psalm 94:18.

Our part is to overcome (Revelation 2:7 etc) which simply means we will never let go of our hold on Jesus, even in the face of death. Jesus is saving us right now! Genesis 32:24-30, Jeremiah 30:5-7 (Jacob’s Trouble), Daniel 12:1, Matthew 24:21, Revelation 13:15,

8. When can I have assurance then of my Salvation?                             We have the “assurance” of salvation when we “trust” Jesus with our life, and never let go of Him, and that’s it. Once we trust Jesus, He, our great Heavenly Physician, will perfectly heal and restore us, thus our assurance is in Jesus, not in our future or ourselves. “This is life eternal that they might know you the only true God and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” (John 17:3). When we “know” God as Jesus revealed Him to be and trust Him, then we have confidence, faith, or trust in Jesus’ ability to “save” (salvage) us! Our assurance or confidence is in our Savior alone! Hosea 6:1-3.

Here is really great news!! When it becomes the habit of the soul to converse with God, the power of the evil one is broken, for Satan cannot abide near the soul that draws nigh unto God. John 17:3

 

 

 

When it becomes the habit of the soul to converse with God, the power of the evil one is broken, for Satan cannot abide near the soul that draws nigh unto God. John 17:3

Salvation’s Vital Concepts-1a

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What follows are Five Vital Salvation Concepts. Please Post your comments and views. Are these concepts sufficient for Salvation? Or is there more to it? What’s missing?

The Gospel of Jesus

The Gospel is Christ dwelling inside us by faith ALONE and the Preaching of The Gospel is making known to others of the possibility of Christ dwelling inside them!  Jesus ALONE saves, you believe—that’s it!! 1Thessalonians 5:23-24,2Corinthians 3:18.

Colossians 1:27, Romans 1:16-17,8:3-4,11,10:9, John 14:15-18, 1John 4:8,16,

 

 

God’s Love Is Other Centered and Extravagant

God himself is love. 1John 4:8,16, Hosea 11:1-2. He designed everything to function in harmony with His law of love which is all things freely giving to others. The law of love is the law of giving —- the law of life. Love always involves doing what is good regardless of how one feels. Doing what is in the best interest of another, love is selfless. When we love we live. When we stop loving, we die. It is this other centered love that God wants us to comprehend, Ephesians 3:18-19, Ephesians 5:25, 2Thessalonians 3:5.

 

John 3:16, 1Corinthians 13:5, 1John 4:11-12, Isaiah 43:1, Isaiah 49:15-16, Psalm 36:5, Psalm 37:4, Psalm 103:1-14, Isaiah 53:4-7,Isaiah 61:1-3

 

 

Connection In Relationship Is Our Prime Reality

 

Our connection with relationship is prime reality and experience for all of us.

On the other hand, separation is the most horrific experience of reality that a human will ever encounter.

 

Jesus cried out My God My God why have you forsaken me?

Paul states the remedy for separation in Romans 8:38-39. Jesus says that “knowing me intimately is essential in order to have eternal life”,John 17:3.

 

 

God’s Love Heals Separation While Reconciling Us To Himself.

 

The one thing above all others that Jesus desires us to know is that The Father has loved us even as He loved Him.

Knowing Jesus intimately comes only through the daily presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Romans 8:9-11,14, 2Corinthians 3:18,4:16,Ephesians 5:18.

 

John 17:26, Romans 8:38-39, Jeremiah 31:3, 1John 4:8,, Hosea 11:1-2, Psalm 94:18, 2Corinthians 5:14, 1John 4:10, 2Corinthians 5:14-21, Galatians 5:22-23.

 

 

Reconciliation Is Our Final Message Of Hope To The World.

Revelation 14:6-12, 2Corinthians 5:14-20.

Jesus Our Great Heavenly Physician, Will Perfectly Heal, Restore And Save Us!!

This Is The Gospel!! Praise God!!!!

 

Issues In The Final Crisis- The Gospel-1

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Jesus says that when the Gospel is proclaimed in all the world, the end will come and Jesus will return to receive us , “thus we shall always be with the Lord”! Jesus further says “to comfort each other with this hope”!! 1Thessalonians 4:15-18,  Matthew 24:14, Acts 1:9-11, Revelation 1:7, 6:12-17.

So this final message of Hope and Salvation is the proclamation of the Everlasting Gospel, Revelation 14:6-7. Jesus The Blessed Hope Is About To Appear!! Titus 2:13

This post is part 1 of a three part campmeeting series. Parts 2 & 3 will be appear in the category “Seminars”  soon!

In the mean time please leave your comments!

 

Now Just What Is The Gospel?

 

The Gospel is that Christ died for our sins, that He was buried and that He rose again. 1Corinthains 16:1-4.

 

The Gospel is God’s Creative Power of His love to save us from sin! Ephesians 3:17-19, Romans 1:16-17,19-20, Psalm 33:6-9, John 17:26, Romans 8:38-39.

 

The Gospel declares that Christ is the power of God 1Corinthaians 1:23-24, therefore Jesus is the Gospel who is everything to us!  And Jesus says to believe in the Gospel (Jesus). Mark 1:15,  1Corinthians 1:29-31

 

Christ’s Salvation comes only through the cross  of Jesus by faith alone.  1Corinthains 1:18

 

The Gospel is a mystery that has now been revealed, and Jesus Himself will complete The Gospel “in us”, Praise God!! Ephesians 6:19; 3:3-9, Colossians 1:19-23,27, Revelation 10:7,14:14-16, 1John 3:2,5:11-13. Jesus , Himself, will complete The Gospel “in us”!

 

The mystery of the Gospel is God manifest in us. So Christ dwelling inside us by faith is all the fullness of God in us. The fullness of God is His transforming love for “God is love” 1 John 4:8 Colossians 1:19-23,27, Ephesians 3:17-19.

So here is a great working definition of the Gospel of Jesus:

The Gospel is Christ dwelling inside us by faith, in His transforming- reconciling love and the Preaching of The Gospel is making known to others of the possibility of Christ dwelling inside them!

 

Faith Is Trusting Jesus With Our Life—-Period!!! Jesus Alone Saves Us!! Romans 4:20-25, Hebrews 11:8-10

The Gospel proclaims that we have the “assurance” of salvation when we “trust” Jesus with our life, that’s it. Once we trust Jesus, He, our great Heavenly Physician, will perfectly heal and restore us, thus our assurance is in Jesus, not in our future or ourselves. “This is life eternal that they might know you the only true God and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” (John 17:3). When we “know” God as Jesus revealed Him to be and trust Him, then we have confidence, faith, or trust in Jesus’ ability to “save” (salvage) us! Our assurance or confidence is in our Savior. Romans 3:26, Romans 4:19-25, 1John 5:11-13, Matthew 1:21.

 

 

 

How does Christ dwell inside us?

Jesus lives inside us through the Holy Spirit. Praise God!!  Romans 8:8-11, John 14:16-18, John 16:7, John 17:20-26.

 

How do I know if Jesus is dwelling inside me?

The greatest demonstration of the fruit of the Spirit is love!! In other words God’s love dominates you and makes you more and more like Jesus!!

 

Here is how Pastor Lloyd Grolimund putts it:

“What happens when you receive the Holy Spirit?

 

  1. Christ comes to live inside you.
  2. You become loving, gentile, patient, peaceful and kind!!
  3. You become Jesus’ mouth, hands, and feet—preaching, teaching, healing, and casting out demons.
  4. This is what the world is crying out for—a manifestation of Christ in full power in the lives of believers!!” Praise God!!

Galatians 5:22-23, 1Corinthains 13:4-8, John 3:16-17.

 

Once Christ is inside us what happens then?

 

Again, Once we trust Jesus with our lives, He, our great Heavenly Physician, will perfectly heal and restore us, thus our assurance is in Jesus, not in our future or ourselves. This is reconciliation/atonement.  2Corinthains 5:17-18, 1John 3:1-3.

 

He literally lives out His life of victory inside us. Romans 8.: 3-4,8-11,Romans 5:10-11. All of this is accomplished in me because God is love. 1John 4:8, Jeremiah 31:3, 1Thessalonians 5:23-24 , Ezekiel 36:26-27.

 

Everything God does flows through His love to us!! This is why Paul says that we must comprehend God’s love, Ephesians 3:18.

 

This process is called Sanctification. Sanctification is nothing less than the process by which Christians become progressively more loving. Let me repeat that, Sanctification is the process by which we become more and more loving, making us more and more “just like Jesus!!” This is true Sanctification. 1John 3:2, Romans 3:26.

 

My part is to simply believe in Jesus with all of my heart and open the door and let Jesus in!! Revelation 3:20 Romans 4:19-21, Romans 10:9, Mark 12:28-31, John 17:20-26

 

God wants us to sit down and enjoy all the blessings we have in Christ.  He wants us to enjoy what He has done for us and realize that we are not to try to work at attaining these blessings.  They are ours by faith.  We are forgiven by faith, we are righteous by faith, we have eternal life by faith, and we are to be victorious over temptation and sin by faith. The truth is that Christ wants to literally live out His life in us; not simply add His power to our feeble efforts. 1Corinthians 1:30-31

 

Once more, we have the “assurance” of salvation when we “trust” Jesus with our life, that’s it. Once we trust Jesus, He, our great Heavenly Physician, will perfectly heal and restore us, thus our assurance is in Jesus, not in our future or ourselves. “This is life eternal that they might know you the only true God and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” (John 17:3). When we “know” God as Jesus revealed Him to be and trust Him, then we have confidence, faith, or trust in Jesus’ ability to “save” (salvage) us! Our assurance or confidence is in our Savior alone. 1John 5:11-13.

The one thing above all others that Christ is desirous that we should know is that the Father has loved us even as He loves Jesus!! John 17:26

Truly this is righteousness by faith alone in Jesus!! Romans 3:26, Romans 4:21-25.

 

Jesus Our Great Heavenly Physician, Will Perfectly Heal, Restore And Save Us!!

This Is The Gospel!! Praise God!!!!

All of God’s Creative Power Is Available To Save Us!! Psalm 33:6-9, Romans 1:16-17, Titus 2:3-7