Thoughts on Isaiah 24, 1-7

Now the Lord is about to lay waste the earth and make it desolate, and he will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants. And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the slave, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the creditor, so with the debtor. The earth shall be utterly laid waste and utterly despoiled; for the Lord has spoken this word. The earth dries up and withers, the world languishes and withers; the heavens languish together with the earth. The earth lies polluted under its inhabitants; for they have transgressed laws, violated the statutes, broken the everlasting covenant. Therefore a curse devours the earth, and its inhabitants suffer for their guilt; therefore the inhabitants of the earth dwindled, and few people are left. The wine dries up, the vine languishes,

God gives Isaiah in this prophecy insight, into the end times and the coming world court. In verse 2, God explained that neither rank, wealth, nor power, can rescue, of his court. He will judge everyone without discrimination. Isaiah once again underlined the authenticity of this prophecy by the words "the Lord has spoken this word". No one should have doubts about these statements, because what the Lord says, that he will also perform. God makes us realize, that the arrogance and Lust for power of the Authority of the people (governments, church leaders, popes, presidents, etc.) are the basis for his judgment. Because these are they above all, who transgress the laws of God, and changed his commandments. They have by their false teachings seduces the people and so broken the everlasting covenant, because anyone who follows their false teachings is lost, and will be consumed by the fire. There are few People; which are left over.

The seriousness of these prophecies we see from the fact, that today alone millions of people call themselves Christians, and by such a crowd of people may be with certainty not spoken by a few people.

For although be warned throughout the Bible very often before the priests and theologians, who teach the invented gospel of the churches of this world, and there are indeed many, who believe  these worldly church leaders and do not want hear the word of God, the Bible. We find a very significant warning in Hosea 4, 9 - 11: “And it shall be like people, like priest; I will punish them for their ways, and repay them for their deeds. They shall eat, but not be satisfied; they shall play the whore, but not multiply; because they have forsaken the Lord to devote themselves to whoredom. Wine and new wine take away the understanding.”

Would the churches of this world the true gospel, the true God and the true Messiah, Jesus Christ preach, and teach, then would be God's Judgement no longer necessary, especially when the believers let convince themselves of the true doctrine, as to now believe by the worldly teaching. But so has the Lord of this world, which is Satan, in his firm grip the mighty of the world, because he offers to them, in plethora anything as mundane, as prestige, wealth, pomp and splendour. For this reason, the life of this world is getting worse, until it will come the Judgment of God.

Jesus Christ himself, delivers with his statement, that whoever wants to be great in this world, must serve the people, a clear proof, that the churches of this world, who hold on, to their power, their wealth and splendour, with the church of Jesus Christ nothingness have in common.

I am full of hope that Jesus Christ until the Day of Judgement many people will open their eyes and heart. Because that will be necessary for each of God seeks to finally mindful, attentive and with an open heart and prayer, the Bible, the Word of God, study. If you read the Bible, then it must you be clear, how wrong the current teachings of the churches of this world are.

In Ezekiel 16, 59 we read: “Yes, thus says the Lord God: I will deal with you as you have done, you who have despised the oath, breaking the covenant;”

So we should never forget, that the entire Bible, the whole word of God has eternal validity, and only with this assurance in mind, we should study the Bible.

Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised in the city of our God. His holy mountain, beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King. Within its citadels God has shown himself a sure defence. Then the kings assembled, they came on together. As soon as they saw it, they were astounded; they were in panic, they took to flight; trembling took hold of them there, pains as of a woman in labour, as when an east wind shatters the ships of Tarshish. As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God, which God establishes forever. Selah - We ponder your steadfast love, O God, in the midst of your temple. Your name, O God, like your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is filled with victory. Let Mount Zion be glad, let the towns of Judah rejoice because of your judgments. Walk about Zion, go all around it, count its towers, consider well its ramparts; go through its citadels, that you may tell the next generation that this is God, our God forever and ever. He will be our guide forever. Amen (Psalm 48, 1-14)

Thoughts on Isaiah 56, 1-8 (Salvation for the Nations through Sabbath observance)

This is what the Lord says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is close at hand and my righteousness will soon be revealed. Blessed is the man who does this, the man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without desecrating it, and keeps his hand from doing any evil.” Let no foreigner who has bound himself to the Lord say, “The Lord will surely exclude me from his people.” And let not any eunuch complain, “I am only a dry tree.” For this is what the Lord says: “To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, who choose what pleases me and hold fast to my covenant— to them I will give within my temple and its walls a memorial and a name better than sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off. And foreigners who bind themselves to the Lord to serve him, to love the name of the Lord, and to worship him, all who keep the Sabbath without desecrating it and who hold fast to my covenant— these I will bring to my holy mountain and give them joy in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.” The Sovereign Lord declares—he who gathers the exiles of Israel: “I will gather still others to them besides those already gathered.”

Even more clearly than Isaiah wrote down in these verses, God can not disclose, that even the strangers that diligently seek him, must keep his covenant, and have his Sabbaths to hallow. In these verses God clearly says, that he will save all; who the Sabbath hallow and holds his covenant.

Since we all know, that the Bible does not refute itself, we would have to actually know, that we should hallow the Sabbath of the Lord. Not, to thereby obtain our salvation; but because we have received salvation through the grace of Jesus Christ. Everyone, who was actually accepted by Jesus, has the new covenant. The new covenant means, that we have been written in the heart, the commandments and ordinances of God. But anybody, who has the new covenant in his heart is led by the Holy Spirit and can hence fulfil the will of God, because his heart would like obeying.

I cannot understand, why still so many Christians despite knowledge of the Bible, hold on the humanly invented days. These days are invented 360 years after Christ by the Roman Established Church, due power politics considerations. But I can also not understand, then why the Protestant reformers have chosen the days of the Roman heretics and not the God-ordained Sabbath and the feasts of the Lord.

When I read in the Bible and think about it, I cannot even comprehend how people have so many interpretations; which twisting the word of God. The Bible but explains itself for itself. The Word of God is perfect and free of contradictions from the first to the last page. Everything you don’t know, explained you of God, if you serious ask him in prayer about getting. I was able on myself to experience this, on numerous occasions. Thereby I've found, that it usually are the words of Paul, which are not easily understood. To the present day, I was allowed to recognize again and again, that Paul exactly writes from that, which is to be read in the Torah and in the prophets. He explains it, just different.

The new Pharisees and scribes make it advantage of the fact that Paul's words are hard to understand and blinded the people, by their false teachings.

Personally, I have asked in prayer to God for forgiveness and apologized me, that I have let fooled me so long, from the new Pharisees and scribes.

It is God, who also warn the Gentiles through Isaiah, because he granting us a brief glimpse on the new earth. Thus we read in Isaiah 66, 22-24: “As the new heavens and the new earth that I make will endure before me,” declares the Lord, “so will your name and descendants endure. From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come and bow down before me,” says the Lord. “And they will go out and look upon the dead bodies of those who rebelled against me; their worm will not die, nor will their fire be quenched, and they will be loathsome to all mankind.”

We see, then, that the new moon and Sabbath by God are valid for all eternity. How can people seriously claim that the Son of God, Jesus Christ has abolished this. Jesus himself told us that the son does not speak of Himself, but only what the Father gave him. Thus it is clear proof that nothing was overturned by the word of his Father through Jesus Christ. It would be completely absurd if God would contradict himself!

I am often asked whether I was actually aware of how complicated the Sabbath, the dietary laws, and the feasts of the Lord are to be observed. The people who make me this question look it as the Jews in Israel today to deal with these things. But They forget, that Jesus is not the Messiah for the Jews and therefore the Sabbath, the dietary laws, and the feasts of the Lord still celebrate with all of the requirements, which the Pharisees and scribes through misinterpretation of the Torah and the commandments have been added.

Jesus Christ has met and sanctified the Sabbath so as God has commanded. But he was sentenced by the Jews, because he had broken the Sabbath in their view. Thus, the dietary laws are simple and clear in the Torah by God declares and the Jews make a complicated process, because of they believe the interpretations of the Pharisees and scribes.

But Jesus said in Matthew 23, 13 - 15: "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to. “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are."

Wherefore, holy the Sabbath, as it did Jesus Christ sanctified and keep the dietary laws as God has prescribed in the Torah. Celebrates the feasts of the Lord, and believe not unchecked the words of the new Pharisees and scribes. Even today, this look only to their power, their glory and their immense wealth. Is it not a contradiction if a church has untold wealth and in this world children still die of hunger? Should this church not rather stop to want alleviate the plight, until she stands themselves in poverty?

“I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me; I was found by those who did not seek me. To a nation that did not call on my name, I said, ‘Here am I, here am I.’ All day long I have held out my hands to an obstinate people, who walk in ways not good, pursuing their own imaginations— a people who continually provoke me to my very face, offering sacrifices in gardens and burning incense on altars of brick; who sit among the graves and spend their nights keeping secret vigil; who eat the flesh of pigs, and whose pots hold broth of unclean meat; who say, ‘Keep away; don’t come near me, for I am too sacred for you!’ Such people are smoke in my nostrils, a fire that keeps burning all day. “See, it stands written before me: I will not keep silent but will pay back in full; I will pay it back into their laps— both your sins and the sins of your fathers,” says the Lord. “Because they burned sacrifices on the mountains and defied me on the hills, I will measure into their laps the full payment for their former deeds.” This is what the Lord says: “As when juice is still found in a cluster of grapes and men say, ‘Don’t destroy it, there is yet some good in it, ‘so will I do in behalf of my servants; I will not destroy them all.  I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, and from Judah those who will possess my mountains; my chosen people will inherit them, and there will my servants live. Sharon will become a pasture for flocks, and the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds, for my people who seek me. “But as for you who forsake the Lord and forget my holy mountain, who spread a table for Fortune and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny, I will destine you for the sword, and you will all bend down for the slaughter; for I called but you did not answer, I spoke but you did not listen. You did evil in my sight and chose what displeases me.” Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; my servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; my servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame. My servants will sing out of the joy of their hearts, but you will cry out from anguish of heart and wail in brokenness of spirit. You will leave your name to my chosen ones as a curse; the Sovereign Lord will put you to death, but to his servants he will give another name. Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the God of truth; he who takes an oath in the land will swear by the God of truth. For the past troubles will be forgotten and hidden from my eyes. New Heavens and a New Earth “Behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind. But be glad and rejoice forever in what I will create, for I will create Jerusalem to be a delight and its people a joy." Amen (Isaiah 65, 1 – 18)

Thoughts on Galatians 5, 1-6

The Apostle Paul wrote in Galatians 5, 1-6: "Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availed anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worked by love."

Since these verses are often used, to prove, that by Jesus Christ, were removed Sabbath, the feasts of the Lord, the commandments and ordinances of God, I would myself more intensively deal with these verses.

What exactly does freedom mean? In Wikipedia I found a very good explanation: "Freedom (Latin libertas) is usually understood as the ability to choose without coercion between different options and decide. The term generally designates a state of autonomy of a subject. "

"The young Christianity has indeed taken the ideas of Judaism about freedom, but eschatologized, in a category of" made ​​world to come. "The concept of freedom (Eleutheria) describes mainly a religious quality in the New Testament. Faced with the imminent parousia (return) of their risen Lord Jesus Christ every political change in the world at first seemed pointless. Now it was more about being "inside" the stoic -Hellenistic sense to be free of the constraints of the perishing world. The Apostle Paul Picking up on the Stoic understanding of freedom taught and formulated Christian, the Christian is in the religious sense of free from the law, sin and death (Romans chapters 6-8). In this "inner" sense, is Paul's phrase from the Letter to the Galatians to understand; that all people in Christ are equal and therefore free (Gal 3, 26-28): "For freedom has Christ set us free, therefore ... let you not bring back under a yoke of bondage. "(Gal 5:1)" (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freiheit)

The Galatians was taught by Jewish false teachers, that they must be circumcised, in order to fulfil the whole law. Paul knew that circumcision has nothing to do with the commandments and ordinances of God, since it merely is used, as a sign of the covenant, which God made with Israel. But anyone who is in this covenant, must abide the law of the Lord. Such a person cannot be free, namely in the sense, that he could decide without coercion. So Paul explains in these lines, that just the one who has Jesus Christ, is free to choose for themselves without coercion his spiritual journey. That Paul speaks of spiritual freedom, we understand in reading the next few lines, where Paul writes in Galatians 5, 13-15: "For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another."

Paul knows full well, that no one who lives under the law, which means nothing else, than the laws and commandments of God need to comply, to be saved thereby, may do so, on its own initiative. But who accepts Jesus Christ as Lord, those will guide from the Holy Spirit, so that those comply sooner or later through the lived charity, the commandments and statutes of God. Therefore will truly save people, if they love God, keep His Sabbath and its feasts. Not because they are under the law, but because they love God. Everyone who loves his neighbor will not just steal, lie, covet, murder, cheat, etc., and thereby thus has fulfilled the law and the commandments. Paul knows, that spiritual life is absolutely necessary, to be able to do these, he writes in Galatians 5, 16-18: "This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusted against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.  But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law."

Anyone, who has truly accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord, will be led by the Holy Spirit. Since we know, that the Holy Spirit will teach us the truth, we can understand now, what Jesus Christ has caused for us, by his sacrifice. He has fulfilled, what God through the prophets has told. Jesus Christ has written the commandments and ordinances of God in the hearts of true believers, and as a result they redeemed!

Paul, who has that also recognized, therefore writes in Galatians 5, 19-26: "Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envying’s, murders, drunkenness, revelling’s, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another."

Thus, we see that these verses on closer studying are not suitable, to prove that Jesus Christ would have repealed the law and the commandments. On the contrary, these verses prove, the entire word of God has eternal validity; and that Jesus Christ has actually changed no letters of the alphabet or point of it. Therefore no one should be deceived, those who continue to live according to the preference of the world, will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Jesus Christ gave us the freedom to choose without coercion, whether we want to redeem ourselves, by keeping the law and but so thus be lost; or by his grace be able to comply the law, and to be saved by him.

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. Amen (Galatians 6, 7-10)

Thoughts about obedient life

The ninth and final proof of my series about real and true faith is obedient life.

God wants from His true believers absolute obedience. So everyone who was accepted by God, will result an obedient life. Not in order to meet the law, but out of gratitude and yes, because the Holy Spirit is in every true believer, these cannot be disobedient.

What is an obedient life? In Wikipedia we find the following definition of obedience: "Obedience is principally, to obey the commandments or prohibitions of by appropriate actions or omissions. The word is derived (similar as obedience) from heard, listening, hearken, and can range, from a purely external act, to an inner attitude.

Obedience means subordination to the will of an authority, obeying a command, the fulfilment of a claim, or abstention doing something forbidden. This authority is usually a person or a community, but can also be a compelling idea, a God or their own conscience. One can distinguish between voluntary and forced obedience." (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gehorsam)

This definition shows us, that there are also absolutely, a voluntary obedience. What in this statement is referred as their own conscience, is in a true believer the Holy Spirit, which was sent to him by Jesus Christ. Because the Holy Spirit does nothing from themselves, but through Jesus Christ, a true believer will not be disobedient.

Jesus Christ himself has told us in Matthew 7, 21: "Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven."

These words tell us clearly that it is not enough to confess Jesus Christ, but then continue the old, familiar life in sin and disobedience to live. Our Lord commanded, that everyone who follows him, obeys the will of God. What the eternal and immutable will of God is, we find in the Torah (Old Testament).

The Torah is it that Jesus was teaching all, and referred as his gospel. Jesus Christ has not changed the Torah, he had removed only, what the Pharisees and scribes (humans) have added to the Torah.

Clearly and unequivocally declares Jesus Christ in John 15, 14: "You are my friends if you do what I command."

However due to the knowledge of these words of our Lord, I am very surprised, that so many people today prefer obedience to churches and false prophets, than to the Word of God!

I personally think that why so many people go the broad way of the crowd, because they know the will of God too little. It is more convenient believing the words of new Pharisees and scribes, instead of themselves of intensive research in the Bible to dedicate. Then there is this thinking that there always have been the Sunday, Christmas, Easter, etc., was, what were adhered by the Christians.

But that this is not true. The first Christians in reality kept the Sabbath and the feasts of the Lord, what you can read in the Bible. Which in turn leads me to the question: "How read people today in the Word of God?"

The Apostle Paul writes in his letter, Romans 16, 26: "but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all nations might believe and obey him"

Yet today exactly these writings and the words of Jesus Christ, from very many people will be ignored. Most modern people already into security, when they visit a church on Sundays, and at times to donate something. But this is a false security, just as the Bible teaches us and Jesus Christ.

The Apostle John is often referred to than the disciple whom Jesus loved. It is this John who writes very clearly in the 1.John 2:3-5: "We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. The man who says, “I know him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But if anyone obeys his word, God’s love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him:"

More clearly you simply cannot be warned! So now I pray that as many people finally wake up and realize the true will of God and His Son Jesus Christ, and be saved!

No church, no pope, and yes no human can save us! It is solely the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ that can save us!

Close your eyes and walk in the Spirit to Calvary. Look at the cross of Jesus! Look at you this bruised, bleeding body and look into this tormented face. Then remember, that Jesus Christ took these torments for us people voluntarily and then ask yourself, why you're not volunteered to be him obedient, the Lord, which hallowed the Sabbath and lived the Torah.

Your statutes are wonderful; therefore I obey them. The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple. I open my mouth and pant, longing for your commands. Turn to me and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name. Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me. Redeem me from the oppression of men, that I may obey your precepts. Make your face shine upon your servant and teach me your decrees. Streams of tears flow from my eyes, for your law is not obeyed. Righteous are you, O Lord, and your laws are right. The statutes you have laid down are righteous; they are fully trustworthy. My zeal wears me out, for my enemies ignore your words. Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them. Though I am lowly and despised, I do not forget your precepts. Your righteousness is everlasting and your law is true. Trouble and distress have come upon me, but your commands are my delight. Your statutes are forever right; give me understanding that I may live. Amen  (Psalm 119,129-144)

Thoughts on separation from the world

The seventh proof for genuine and true faith is the separation from the world.

In Wiktionary we find defined for separation: Is the intent or the result of the decision, to stay away from something or someone. (http://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Absonderung)

Thus it follows that a true believer has made ​​the decision for themselves, to stay away from worldly things. That would mean, that the true believer no longer wants to possess, this luxury items touted from the world and according to advertising as essential for perfectly in this world live. A believer who is led by the Holy Spirit, has realized that all these luxuries is completely useless to attain, true happiness and peace of God.

This is a reason why the Apostle Paul writes in 1.Corinthians 2, 12: "We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us."

This sentence confirms that a true believer, this is someone who has received the Holy Spirit, themselves without compulsion and of pure love for Jesus Christ, will abide the commandments and the statutes of God. That will be his entire efforts and he will no longer align his whole strength and his thoughts, how he can finance an even bigger house, a more luxurious car, even more travel, more expensive watches, etc.

Before this warns us the Apostle John in 1.John 2.15-17 very clearly with the words: "Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever."

Considering this more than clear words I cannot understand, why so many purported Christians himself permanently refuse to do the will of God! Is it possible, that false doctrine over centuries has made ​​people blind and deaf?

The will of God, are his commandments and his statutes, which he hath given unto Moses. His will has never changed, because he applies forever. Even Jesus Christ obeyed his father's will, and made clear more than once, that he would save only those who believe in him, and do his will.

The result is automatically, that the Torah (five books of Moses) have eternal validity. Therefore keep true believer the Sabbath and the feasts of God and not those from humans established Sunday and the festivals which people have invented! The Sunday and the festivals of the people are from this world, but the Shabbat, the feasts of the Lord and the Torah are from God!

That is why the Apostle John wrote in 1.John 5, 5: "Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God."

I beg you, to ask you these question; why the world do not hate you. Examine yourself at the Word of God (the bible), and also check everything what you hear or read about these things. But let you just help from the Holy Spirit! Read the Bible and ask God in prayer for help. This will bring you much closer to your salvation, than any Christian teaching from human made.

May God bless you and bring you on the right path! Shalom

Why do you boast of evil, you mighty man? Why do you boast all day long, you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God? Your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor, you who practice deceit. You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth. Selah. You love every harmful word, O you deceitful tongue! Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah. The righteous will see and fear; they will laugh at him, saying, here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold but trusted in his great wealth and grew strong by destroying others!” But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever. I will praise you forever for what you have done; in your name I will hope, for your name is good. I will praise you in the presence of your saints.  Amen

(Psalm 52)

Thoughts about selfless love

The sixth proof for true and genuine faith is selfless love.

The Wiki dictionary says - selfless is: “too put the welfare of others above your own” (http://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/selbstlos)

In Wikipedia is explains love: “Is the term for the strongest affection and esteem, which a human being to be able, to give someone else. It is not necessary that this is reciprocated. It is a more potent sentiment than a simple liking for another.” (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebe)

It thus follows from these definitions, that for everyone who loves selflessly, is first intent cares about the welfare of his fellow men and give his strongest affection and esteem too his fellow. The selflessly loving needed no reciprocate and certainly not he thinks of his own advantage.

Just this love describes the apostle John in 1 John 2, 9: "Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates his brother is still in the darkness." and also in the 1.John 3, 14: "We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. Anyone who does not love remains in death." And last but not least in 1.John 4, 7: "Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God."

The more I think about these verses, the more I am amazed, that today there are many people who argue, to be a Christian and to have the Holy Spirit; thereby however treat their fellow badly, opinionated, quarrelsome, jealous, envious, and insulting. Either, these people have no idea who their fellow man, or they follow a false doctrine.

Anyone who has in yourself the real and true faith must however know, that Jesus Christ will never be accepted such persons!

Just today in our computer age, abound on the platforms of social media very many people, which claim, they are God's beloved children, but every posted contribution, that does not fit into their worldview, to comment with abusive, inhumane and worst accusations. But such comments are the best witness for somebody does not know God. Because such comments lacks all that Jesus Christ ever taught about patience, kindness, morality and charity. Many people obvious forgot the theorem: - So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! –

We are now in spite of the many Christian religions exactly in this situation, Jesus Christ has warned us: The people are heartless and the love is grown cold!

I think, it is high time to let the false doctrines of humans behind us and to seek with all of our strength, the authentic and truthful Jesus Christ. Therefore let us finally to stop, thinking that the Bible must be interpreted. Let us also stop to believe, the many of different interpretations from the Bible of the Pharisees and scribes.

You think, the Pharisees and scribes are extinct? But I tell you, they are not extinct, they call themselves just different!

If you are in relation to statements in the Bible a little bit unsure, then pray to God and the Holy Spirit will teach you everything!

So, now you can check yourself and think about, how you treat your fellow men. Are you so far, that the welfare from your fellow man is for you much more important as your own? Do not lose heart, still seeking more than ever before a fellowship with God and his Son Jesus Christ our Redeemer. Remember, Jesus Christ gives us salvation, but not at any price. Most certainly he will not redeem those which show by their behaviour, that they do not want redemption. How should someone who here and now loves himself most and seeks only to his advantage, in eternity where the laws and commandments of God have validity, May suddenly have community with the people in love?

I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever. Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever.  Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom. One generation will commend your works to another; they will tell of your mighty acts. They will speak of the glorious splendour of your majesty, and I will meditate on your wonderful works. They will tell of the power of your awesome works, and I will proclaim your great deeds. They will celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness. The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made. All you have made will praise you, O Lord; your saints will extol you. They will tell of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might, so that all men may know of your mighty acts and the glorious splendour of your kingdom. Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. The Lord is faithful to all his promises and loving toward all he has made. The Lord upholds all those who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down. The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time. You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing. The Lord is righteous in all his ways and loving toward all he has made. The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them. The Lord watches over all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy. My mouth will speak in praise of the Lord. Let every creature praise his holy name for ever and ever. Amen

(Psalm 145,1-21)

Thoughts about constant prayer

The fifth proof for real and true faith is constant prayer.

According to wiki dictionary means constant: continuously, persistently, persevering, changeless! (http://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/beständig)

Constant prayer means for us, that we are to have persistently and persevering communion with God. In a time as today, where everything should go so fast, is this a very big challenge. But real faith also makes this possible, as Jesus Christ in Luke 18, 1 explains: "Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up."

The Holy Spirit helps true believers, to pray persevering. This prayer takes place in the spirit, therefore nobody needs to pray persistently and audible. The Apostle Paul writes in Ephesians 6,18: "And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints."

Anyone who has true faith, has recognized that we must have no worries about anything, because the will of God always happens. Believe means also, the words of God to believe and the certainty to have in your heart, that God complies his promises. So you have the mind freely and be able constantly pray in the spirit for God.

Also, remember the worries and stress are of this world. True believers but are not of this world. So Paul writes in 1 Timothy 2, 1 - 4: "I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone—  for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Saviour, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth."

Examine yourself now, pray you already constantly, or are you still prisoner of the worries and needs of this world! To be in worry always means, to give too little or no faith in the words of God. Please God, he should let you grow in faith and always stay in His Word. Jesus Christ himself explains, how futile it is to be in worry, if you cannot even such a simple thing to be able to count as his own hair on the head.

In our modern world with all the luxury goods, which are extolled also through advertising, it is very hard to believe the words of God. Most people do not even know how useless these things are and that you none of these things needs to live. Just think, that all this luxury is only required, so that the world loves you.

Yet listen, to the words of the Apostle James, which he in James 5, 16 - 18 wrote: "Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.  Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.  Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops."

Stay in the Word of God and you will realize that the New Testament removes nothing from the Old Testament, and vice versa. If you read the Bible, do not use any interpretations of the Pharisees (Priest) and scribes (theologians), because these are only thoughts from people, are brought to paper. Jesus Christ also warned us about them.

Now check everything you hear and read, with the word of God in the Bible and retain the truth! May the Lord bless and keep you. Shalom

As at Thy word the universe arose, so you were the king appointed. And when the world disintegrates, then Thou rules alone in splendour. You were and are since eternity and you will be in glory. You united - The only without second, nobody can standing on your sides. Without end and beginning in time, yours is the power, the glory. You are the lives eternally, my God, my salvation. In danger and distress you're my strength, my saviour! You are my refuge, my banner, my shield, my helper, call I to You. In your hand I always put my soul, whether I'm sleep or awake. And I trust you my body.  I am not afraid, God is with me! Blessed are You Lord our God, Master of the Universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us, that we focus us to the words of the doctrine of God (Torah). Amen

Thinking about knowledge of sin

Knowledge of sin is the fifth point of the signs that genuine faith is neither prove nor disprove.

The knowledge of sin alone may actually not be used as evidence to prove or disprove genuine faith. To recognize the sin does not necessarily means that you regret this, do penance and leave sin. A nice example gives us the Apostle Luke in Acts 24, 25: "As Paul discoursed on righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and said, “That’s enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you."

Yes, there are people who through the Word of God  know their sin exactly, but they love this bad habit so much that they does not want to leave this sin. It is not so long ago, because such people were taken into church discipline. But today we live dangerous  if we just mention that there is the possibility of church discipline. The poor sinner who says, he wants to leave his sin,  but he can not make it, is cared for and comforted in many parishes,  while even if it was the Apostle Paul personally; everyone who speaks of church discipline and explains if you really and heartily do penance,   you leave also the sin. However any that have the true faith, is the Holy Spirit to the side and helps.

But everyone itself should think about that, and conduct research in the Word of God. It must be remembered that the will of God has eternal validity and you should also know, that a wrong decision leads to the loss of Eternity.

On this subject, the apostle Paul wrote in Romans 6, 16: "Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, you are slaves to the one whom you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness?"

The Bible tells us in many places that the sacrifice of Jesus Christ is not a carte blanche to remain in sin. If you confess him your sins, they repent from your heart and doing penitence in tears, he will be graciously to you. Or as Jesus himself often emphasizes: "Your sins are forgave, now go and sin no more!"

Remember also, if you have genuine faith, then you will hate sin as God hates sin.

O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. For your arrows have pierced me, and your hand has come down upon me. Because of your wrath there is no health in my body; my bones have no soundness because of my sin. My guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden too heavy to bear. My wounds fester and are loathsome because of my sinful folly. I am bowed down and brought very low; all day long I go about mourning. My back is filled with searing pain; there is no health in my body. I am feeble and utterly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart. All my longings lie open before you, O Lord; my sighing is not hidden from you. My heart pounds, my strength fails me; even the light has gone from my eyes. My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds; my neighbors stay far away. Those who seek my life set their traps, those who would harm me talk of my ruin; all day long they plot deception. I am like a deaf man, who cannot hear, like a mute, who cannot open his mouth; I have become like a man who does not hear, whose mouth can offer no reply. I wait for you, O Lord; you will answer, O Lord my God. For I said, “Do not let them gloat or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips.” For I am about to fall, and my pain is ever with me. I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin. Many are those who are my vigorous enemies; those who hate me without reason are numerous. Those who repay my good with evil slander me when I pursue what is good. O Lord, do not forsake me; be not far from me, O my God. Come quickly to help me, O Lord my Savior. Amen

(Psalm 38,1-22)

Thinking about religious commitment

The third point of the signs that genuine faith is neither prove nor disprove is religious commitment. Here we should first inform about the importance from the words religious and commitment.

I found in the dictionary: "religiosity refers to the different types of beliefs and their expression."
And the declaration to commitment: "intense personal commitment to a cause."

Religious commitment is the intense personal commitment of a person belonging to his attitude of faith and his rituals to this attitude of faith include.

It is clear, that this can give the genuine faith neither prove nor disprove. As we all know, there are exist in all faiths  People with an intense personal commitment, to occur for their beliefs. But any true follower of Jesus Christ also know, there is only one true faith - the faith in Jesus Christ.

A very nice example of this provides us Jesus Christ in Matthew 25: 1 - 10 with the following parable: “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise. The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. The wise, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep. “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’ “Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’ “ ‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’ “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.“

All ten virgins were with intense personal involvement in the matter of their faith. However, five of them believed the oil in the lamps would be enough, while the other five had faith even to require additional oil for the lamps. But only the five virgins, who give their intense personal commitment to the true faith, reached in the end their aim and were allowed to enter with Jesus Christ in the kingdom of heaven.

We see again how important it is to know the Bible, and study God's Word itself and with much prayer. Check everything you hear in your religious community on the everlasting Word of God. Only then can you decide the right path for you. Always remember that Satan as the Lord of this world not openly fighting against religions and churches. Satan changed the gospel of Christ, because even as he tempted Jesus in the desert, he just twisted God's word.

 

Hear me, O God, as I voice my complaint; protect my life from the threat of the enemy. Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from that noisy crowd of evildoers. They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their words like deadly arrows. They shoot from ambush at the innocent man; they shoot at him suddenly, without fear. They encourage each other in evil plans, they talk about hiding their snares; they say, “Who will see thema?” They plot injustice and say, “We have devised a perfect plan!” Surely the mind and heart of man are cunning. But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be struck down. He will turn their own tongues against them and bring them to ruin; all who see them will shake their heads in scorn. All mankind will fear; they will proclaim the works of God and ponder what he has done. Let the righteous rejoice in the Lord and take refuge in him; let all the upright in heart praise him! Amen
(Psalm 64,1-10)

 

Think about intellectual knowledge

As announced in my last post I would write my thoughts on another sign, that can genuine faith neither prove nor disprove. Today it is the intellectual knowledge. At this point also applies, if there has someone the fruit (evidence) for real and true faith in itself, he has also intellectual knowledge.

But let's look first, what actually means intellect. Wikipedia provides once again a statement: "The intellect (from Latin intellectus" cognition "," insight "," mind ") is a philosophical concept. It refers to the ability to grasp something mentally, and the instance in humans, which is responsible for recognizing and thinking. "Intellect" is often used interchangeably with "mind", but also the meanings of "reason", "consciousness" or "spirit" can have. "

This means a person who Jesus Christ  professes does this in the knowledge that the testimony of Jesus Christ is true. And, that Jesus Christ itself is truth. His spirit and his mind have not doubt the truth of Jesus Christ.

So we see there is much more than just lip service. The assertion to believe in Jesus Christ is pronounced very fast, but as we see here is the assertion alone far too little. Your mind must believe that Jesus Christ lives, your Redeemer and the Son of God is.

A nice example give us the Apostle Paul in Romans 1, 21 - 22: "for though they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their senseless minds were darkened. 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools;"

There are many people who claim to know God, but their thoughts speak something else. Slightly more pronounced it Paul says in Ephesians 4, 18: "They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of their ignorance and hardness of heart."

It is Ignorance what brings people in danger to eclipse his mind. Best combating this ignorance is when you learn the Bible from God. Only we ourselves should study the Word of God, because as we know Jesus Christ has warned us from the many false prophets and false teachers that are today in this world. Only if we know the Bible exactly, it is possible not to believe on their lies, and to increase in our intellectual knowledge about God and Jesus Christ.

Again: Check yourself and be honest. But look only onto you. Because it is only God the knows the thoughts and the mind of all people.

Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock! You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh. Stir up your might, and come to save us! Restore us, O God; let your face shine, that we may be saved. O Lord God of hosts, how long will you be angry with your people’s prayers? You have fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in full measure. You make us the scorna of our neighbors; our enemies laugh among themselves. Restore us, O God of hosts; let your face shine, that we may be saved. You brought a vine out of Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it. You cleared the ground for it; it took deep root and filled the land. The mountains were covered with its shade, the mighty cedars with its branches; it sent out its branches to the sea, and its shoots to the River. Why then have you broken down its walls, so that all who pass along the way pluck its fruit? The boar from the forest ravages it, and all that move in the field feed on it. Turn again, O God of hosts; look down from heaven, and see; have regard for this vine, the stock that your right hand planted. They have burned it with fire, they have cut it down; may they perish at the rebuke of your countenance. But let your hand be upon the one at your right hand, the one whom you made strong for yourself. Then we will never turn back from you; give us life, and we will call on your name. Restore us, O Lord God of hosts; let your face shine, that we may be saved. Amen

(Psalm 80,1-19)