by Elmerswork
I have two eyes, the left and the right
Computers, T.V are all fine and bright
But I always find my two eyes, reading the bible, felt so tired,
I’m too sleepy, it‘s hard to fight
I have two hands the left and the right
Remote control and cellphones are easy to hold tight
But grabbing the bible, I take it, if I feel like
Yes, I have two eyes the left and right
To pray with two hands fold in secret is not my delight
Lust of the eyes, desires of the flesh I find rest
O‘ Lord hold me, and put me to the test
Monday, June 29, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
Take the Test
At this time, being a Christian, let each of us look into the mirror of the Ten Commandments and we must do it as often everyday. With all honesty face to that mirror and answer within yourself the following question yes or no:
• Do you have some sort of feeling or pattern of thought of bitterness, grudges, and hatred toward others? Do you easily get angry or quick to loose temper?
• Do you have an irresistible look with a lust to an opposite sex?
• Do you still tell a lie or speak with exaggeration?
• Do you steal something even if it is small of value?
Chances are in some form or another you are guilty of breaking the Law, which is the Law “Now I tell you...” that Jesus have been told in the New Testament and further explain and exhort and establish (Rom 3:31) by the Apostles throughout in their Epistles.
And now, concerning the members of your body, the body as a whole which is the flesh, it is better to remind yourself always with the scriptures below:
• And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. (Mar 9:43-48)
• Not 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. Many 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? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. (Mat 7:21-23)
• Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. (Mat 5:17-20)
What is the will of the Father? His will for you and me are not to be get angry, not to look with a lust, not to tell a lie and exaggerates and not to steal something. Of course, the whole of the Ten Commandments is the Father’s will for all of us because it is perfect to renew the mind. Therefore, the Ten Commandments are the perfect will of God for us.
And lastly, you must identify yourself which of the seven churches you belong as what identified by the Apostle John in the book of Revelation. For sure there is one or two and maybe in all of them where you can identify yourself with. Then after you pinpoint which church you belong (perhaps you are belong to a lukewarm church and therefore you yourself are lukewarm too) take note of the single word mentioned. The word “Overcome” was mentioned seven times in the book of Revelation Chapter 2 and 3 indicating the real condition of the seven churches. Notice that all of the seven churches of course with all of its members are come fall short of the glory of God.
In Rev 21:7 there again for the eight times, the word “overcomes” “He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son”. But then, what will happen to those who will not overcome? Those who will not overcome “might be” in danger of the fire of hell. See the proceeding verse, “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death”.(Rev 21:8)
For each of us to be sure enough of not and never be in danger of the fire of hell, we must do individually and corporately to overcome all that must be overcome, in particular are the worldly and “fleshly” works of the members of the body -the eyes, hands and the tongue.
• Do you have some sort of feeling or pattern of thought of bitterness, grudges, and hatred toward others? Do you easily get angry or quick to loose temper?
• Do you have an irresistible look with a lust to an opposite sex?
• Do you still tell a lie or speak with exaggeration?
• Do you steal something even if it is small of value?
Chances are in some form or another you are guilty of breaking the Law, which is the Law “Now I tell you...” that Jesus have been told in the New Testament and further explain and exhort and establish (Rom 3:31) by the Apostles throughout in their Epistles.
And now, concerning the members of your body, the body as a whole which is the flesh, it is better to remind yourself always with the scriptures below:
• And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. (Mar 9:43-48)
• Not 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. Many 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? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. (Mat 7:21-23)
• Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. (Mat 5:17-20)
What is the will of the Father? His will for you and me are not to be get angry, not to look with a lust, not to tell a lie and exaggerates and not to steal something. Of course, the whole of the Ten Commandments is the Father’s will for all of us because it is perfect to renew the mind. Therefore, the Ten Commandments are the perfect will of God for us.
And lastly, you must identify yourself which of the seven churches you belong as what identified by the Apostle John in the book of Revelation. For sure there is one or two and maybe in all of them where you can identify yourself with. Then after you pinpoint which church you belong (perhaps you are belong to a lukewarm church and therefore you yourself are lukewarm too) take note of the single word mentioned. The word “Overcome” was mentioned seven times in the book of Revelation Chapter 2 and 3 indicating the real condition of the seven churches. Notice that all of the seven churches of course with all of its members are come fall short of the glory of God.
In Rev 21:7 there again for the eight times, the word “overcomes” “He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son”. But then, what will happen to those who will not overcome? Those who will not overcome “might be” in danger of the fire of hell. See the proceeding verse, “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death”.(Rev 21:8)
For each of us to be sure enough of not and never be in danger of the fire of hell, we must do individually and corporately to overcome all that must be overcome, in particular are the worldly and “fleshly” works of the members of the body -the eyes, hands and the tongue.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Who is Liar?
Who is liar? The bible told it so.
He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his (Ten)Commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. (1Jn 2:4)
Therefore, those who said they know God must keep the Ten Commandments by way of surpassing them.
He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his (Ten)Commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. (1Jn 2:4)
Therefore, those who said they know God must keep the Ten Commandments by way of surpassing them.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Apostle Law #2
“In spiritual realm, we are righteous, holy, perfect, justified, new creation and so on, it is because of the sacrificial works of Christ but in the natural realm or in reality, we are slave to the sin living in the parts of our body (hands, eyes and tongue as well as in the whole body) wherein we must overcome all of it completely”.
Our whole being is consisting of the unseen and that can be seen. One is the spiritual being which cannot be seen. We have no problem in our spiritual being because it was already given complete solution through Christ. By his sacrificial works our spiritual position remained the same, we are holy and righteous in God’s sight even though we sin many times. All of our sin from the past, present and in the future was already paid by Jesus blood.
While on the other side of our being which can be seen problem is not yet resolve. Our physical being or the so called our physical being- the body which is also called the flesh is something a Christian should give himself with much concerns. Because there in the body dwelling sin is actively manifest by the eye, hand and tongue. In those parts of the body sin is alive and kicking. Sin of omission (sin that we should not do such as murder -anger adultery -lustful look, stealing -robbing God , lying -exaggeration is also a form of lying and others sin prohibits by the Ten Commandments) and also the sin of commission (such as not reading the bible, praying and others that we should do but we neglect to do) are the sin dwelling in the parts of the body that must be overcome completely.
Like the Apostle Paul, anyone who is in Christ will experience an inward struggling with sin. He said,” For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good. Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. (Rom 7:15-20)
And the Lord Jesus warns that if the eyes and hand causes you to sin it is better to pluck it out or to cut it out that part from your body. It is better, Jesus said, to throw it out those parts of the body so that not your whole body be thrown in hell (Mat 5:29-30). In general, the whole body itself causes us to sin, it makes us lazy to do the things of God and makes us to crave more on its desires such as the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh and the pride of life.
Keep in mind, no “Flesh” and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God (1 Cor 15:50). It really means that our body has nothing good lives in there as what Apostle Paul had seen (Rom 7:18).
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. (Rom 6:12-13)
In order that the sin will not reign in our mortal body, we must keep on practicing the Law that Jesus said, “But now I tell you…” (Mat 5:28,32,34,39,44). By keep on practicing the (spiritual) Law which is the Ten Commandments it will form a new pattern in your brain. Once the pattern is formed, it becomes an automatic behavioral response. As you develop new spiritual habits, they will begin to replace worldly and lustful habits that basically of long ago was formed in the mind.
It is all about the Ten Commandments the Lord told and establish by the Apostles in the New Testament which is the only way to transform the mind into the mind of Christ. It is the perfect way because the Law is perfect to renew the mind that will certainly put to death the misdeeds of the members of body.
The body (desires) which is the “flesh” must put to death.
Our whole being is consisting of the unseen and that can be seen. One is the spiritual being which cannot be seen. We have no problem in our spiritual being because it was already given complete solution through Christ. By his sacrificial works our spiritual position remained the same, we are holy and righteous in God’s sight even though we sin many times. All of our sin from the past, present and in the future was already paid by Jesus blood.
While on the other side of our being which can be seen problem is not yet resolve. Our physical being or the so called our physical being- the body which is also called the flesh is something a Christian should give himself with much concerns. Because there in the body dwelling sin is actively manifest by the eye, hand and tongue. In those parts of the body sin is alive and kicking. Sin of omission (sin that we should not do such as murder -anger adultery -lustful look, stealing -robbing God , lying -exaggeration is also a form of lying and others sin prohibits by the Ten Commandments) and also the sin of commission (such as not reading the bible, praying and others that we should do but we neglect to do) are the sin dwelling in the parts of the body that must be overcome completely.
Like the Apostle Paul, anyone who is in Christ will experience an inward struggling with sin. He said,” For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good. Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. (Rom 7:15-20)
And the Lord Jesus warns that if the eyes and hand causes you to sin it is better to pluck it out or to cut it out that part from your body. It is better, Jesus said, to throw it out those parts of the body so that not your whole body be thrown in hell (Mat 5:29-30). In general, the whole body itself causes us to sin, it makes us lazy to do the things of God and makes us to crave more on its desires such as the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh and the pride of life.
Keep in mind, no “Flesh” and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God (1 Cor 15:50). It really means that our body has nothing good lives in there as what Apostle Paul had seen (Rom 7:18).
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. (Rom 6:12-13)
In order that the sin will not reign in our mortal body, we must keep on practicing the Law that Jesus said, “But now I tell you…” (Mat 5:28,32,34,39,44). By keep on practicing the (spiritual) Law which is the Ten Commandments it will form a new pattern in your brain. Once the pattern is formed, it becomes an automatic behavioral response. As you develop new spiritual habits, they will begin to replace worldly and lustful habits that basically of long ago was formed in the mind.
It is all about the Ten Commandments the Lord told and establish by the Apostles in the New Testament which is the only way to transform the mind into the mind of Christ. It is the perfect way because the Law is perfect to renew the mind that will certainly put to death the misdeeds of the members of body.
The body (desires) which is the “flesh” must put to death.
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