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Many people in our country, have plans on attending a church service this weekend, in a man-made religious building.

Right now, in America, there are an estimated 400 different religious bodies with multiple congregations.

Major religions include various denominations like Catholics, Methodists, and Baptists (just to name a few) and there are some non-Christian faiths like Judaism, Hinduism and Buddhism.

The above religions are all man-made religious systems. None of the above religions are capable of saving a single person when God determines this world is finished.

There is ONLY One that can save us and that is God.

The God that is found in our Holy Bibles, the Word of God.

For the last two (2) months, Bible sales have gone through the roof. Church attendance has hit new highs. But in most cases, man’s churches and the Bible, are not used correctly or together.

Most of these man-made religions have all printed their own beliefs and prayers that are used every week in their services.

In most of these religions, the Word of God is not even opened during their weekly service and in those religions that do open their Bibles, messages are read that have nothing to do with us today in the 21^st century.

In God’s Word there are two (2) very important verses found and both of them are in the same book.

2Timothy 2:15 ‘…Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth…’ AKJV

2Timothy 3:16 ‘…All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness…’ AKJV

In the first (1^st) verse, we should focus  on the two (2) words that are written in that verse: RIGHTLY DIVIDING.

We are told to STUDY, so we are wise enough to  know what words have been written for us to read and what words have been written for us to follow.

In the second (2^nd) verse, we should put our focus on the word that is not used in that verse.

Nowhere in that verse are we told we are to FOLLOW every word of Scripture.

In one verse we’re told how ALL SCRIPTURE has been given to us by God and in the other verse we’re told we need to STUDY His Word, so we are wise enough to RIGHTLY DIVIDE His Word.

In our Bibles today, God’s Word has been separated by the Old Testament (OT) and the New Testament (NT).

I think the Bible is split up into so many more divisions.

I think from Genesis 1:1 through Genesis 11:32, should be a section all by itself. It is a section where the earth and everything seen has been created and everything is ALL alike. There is only one group of mankind, no separation of Jews and no separation of Gentiles, there was only one group of people … until the tower of Babel.

I think the next section begins in Genesis 12:1 and goes all the way through Acts 8:40 when God gives us the history of His Chosen people, the Jews.

Throughout the Bible (from Genesis 12:1 through Acts 8:40) there is nothing shown but the failure of the Jews to believe what God was telling them.

The Jews had crucified Jesus Christ and had Him killed on a cross. It wasn’t until the death of Stephen, by being stoned to death by the Sanhedrin (Acts 7), that God determined it was a time for a change. God no longer looked solely at the Jewish nation as being the only people that deserved to be saved.

We then come to a section of the Bible that I think we are to live by and FOLLOW today, Acts 9:1 through Philemon 1:25.

There is a verse in Acts 9.

Acts 9:15 ‘…But the Lord said unto him (Ananias), Go thy way: for he (Saul) is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV

The crucified, resurrected and ascended Jesus Christ came back to this earth to announce His CHOSEN VESSEL to teach this entire world what He, God wants for us  to know.

Jesus in a vision, told Ananias to GO to Saul of Tarsus because he (Saul) is who Jesus CHOSE to edify this world.

Churches today have missed this one verse. WHY ?

Ask them … it doesn’t make any sense.

I would conclude the Bible with the last section from Hebrews 1:1 through Revelation 22:21 as being writings for the Kingdom, the future events after the Rapture when Jesus’ Church is removed from this earth.

Over the years, I have tried to emphasize how important it is for each one of us to open up our Bibles and READ the Word of God for ourselves.

I want everyone to have the opportunity to gain what each and every one of us has been offered, the ONLY thing is we MUST BELIEVE.

Our FAITH in God is what is going to trigger our BELIEF for us and the only way our FAITH can grow is by READING the Word of God.

Over the years, I’ve tried to come up with a basic plan, where each one of us could get over the hundreds of excuses as to why we couldn’t READ His Word and just simply OPEN our Bibles and begin to read of His promises to and for us.

We all can get excuses why we can’t read the Bible. The most used excuse of all time, is simply time, people will claim they don’t have the time in their day to read their Bible.

Allow me to help you find the time you need to read your Bible.

Give up sitting in front of your tv for 30 minutes a day, give up being on your computer or your phone on social media for just 30 minutes a day, give up playing your Xbox or your PlayStation for just 30 minutes a day and in less than two weeks, the part of the Bible that is the most significant to each one of us in the 21^st century, is read.

Give it a second two weeks and re-read what you just read … and why not continue.

Thirty minutes a day is NOT going to upset your schedule. Download a Bible app onto your phone and during a coffee break or lunch at work, read a couple of verses from the Bible. Bible apps cost nothing to download on your phone and just about every adult in America carries a phone with them.

I have BibleGateway on my phone, computer and tablet. As of this morning, there were 64 English versions of the Bible available with every download. Now there are many in America that believe the King James version of the Bible is the only Bible that should be read … I disagree but a point that I would voice, there are many times a person needs a different English version of the Bible so they can even understand what has been written in the King James version.

I have included my Bible reading plan in this paper, I hope it will assist that person out there that is looking where to start, and they’ve been asking for help. Here is my suggestion:

Day 1    –     Galatians 1-6, 1Thessalonians 1-5

Day 2    –     2Thessalonians 1-3, 1Corinthians 1-8

Day 3    –     1Corinthians 9-16

Day 4    –     2Corinthians 1-13

Day 5    –     Romans 1-10

Day 6    –     Romans 11-16, Philippians 1-4

Day 7    –     Colossians 1-4, Ephesians 1-6

Day 8    –     Philemon 1, 1 Timothy 1-6, Titus 1-3, 2Timothy 1-4

Day 9    –     Acts 1-7

Day 10  –     Acts 8-13

Day 11  –     Acts 14-20

Day 12  –     Acts 21-28

Allow God to speak to you through His Word.

I hope this helps at least one individual who has never opened a Bible before, but they are seeking to find God.

All of those people that have just bought their Bible for the first time and are unable to figure out where to start, this reading plan is for you.

I love ALL of y’all … but God LOVES you more.

READ His Word so you will be ready when He calls.

I am InHIM. ><)))o>

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You may ask, why did I only post the writings of Paul and the book of Acts, to me, the answer is quite clear, we are told in Acts that Jesus CHOSE Saul of Tarsus (Paul), to be the teacher for the entire population of the world.

Acts 9:15 ‘…But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV

If you are reading from a ‘RED LETTER’ Bible, the above verse is written in red ink, these words are spoken by Jesus, the crucified, resurrected and ascended Jesus Christ. Jesus came back to this earth, by revelation to Saul and vs15 are words spoken by Jesus to Ananias, a Jewish believer living in Damascus.

Paul’s writings are the Doctrine that we are to FOLLOW today in the 21^st century.

I included the book of Acts into this reading plan, so the pivotable change can be seen that was made by God.

There are about just as many people that don’t believe in the writings by Paul as there are those that think we should only read from the KJV. Just so you know, both of these beliefs are nothing but made up, man-made rules that they want other human beings to follow, NONE of their beliefs or words are found in the Word of God.

Many of these people that don’t read the apostle Paul’s writings, they think His epistles should be ripped from our Bibles and thrown away, but Luke, the writer of one of the synoptic gospels wrote the book of Acts telling us that Jesus CHOSE Saul, are we to rip out the book of Acts also?

What about the gospel that was written by Luke, should that be torn from our Bibles too?

2Peter 3

vs15 ‘…And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you…’

vs16 ‘…as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction…’ AKJV

This man called Peter, from Matthew 16:18, Jesus calls Peter the Rock of the church, in Matthew 4:19 Jesus told Peter that he would be ‘fishers of men,’ Peter was a natural leader in the Jewish Christian community, Peter was an apostle and a pillar in the origins of the early church, because Peter wrote that Paul’s writings were from wisdom, he called his writings SCRIPTURE and those that don’t understand his writings, they don’t  understand other Scripture as well, are we then to rip out Peters 2^nd epistle also … and maybe his 1^st epistle as well?

Where did these so-called christians read where God told us we could pick and choose what books and verses we want to believe in the Bible, and we could simply toss the other ones aside … where is the verse? They can’t because there is no such verse in the Word of God.

Here are those two (2) important verses found in 2Timothy again.

2Timothy 2:15 ‘…Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth…’ NKJV

2Timothy 3:16 ‘…All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness…’ AKJV

In 2:15 we are told of the importance for us to ‘RIGHTLY DIVIDE’ the Word of Truth, the Word of God.

In 3:16, it not as important to notice what is in the verse, as it is to notice WHAT IS NOT IN THE VERSE. The word FOLLOW is not in that verse.

All Scripture has been given to us by God, but we are not told we are to FOLLOW ALL SCRIPTURE … we are to be WISE, so we are able to RIGHTLY DIVIDE the Word of God.

If you are visiting a man-made religion, in their man-made building and what they are preaching cannot be backed up by God’s Word, LEAVE, get out as soon as you can.

Go home and OPEN your Bible and READ the truth that God wants for you to HEAR.

I love y’all.

I am InHIM. ><)))o>

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Acts 9:15 ‘…But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV

Ephesians 2:8 ‘…For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God…’ AKJV

Romans 10:9 ‘…that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved…’ AKJV

Jesus, as we begin this new series, allow the reader the opportunity to search Your Word and find the questions that may have been troubling them for many years. Allow our hunger for Your Word to take over for us and keep us glued to the pages You have set before us. We love You Jesus. Amen.

The Bible verses we’re going to use this morning are:

2 Timothy 2:15; Genesis 6:10, 11:1, 11:9, 12:1; Joshua 24:2; Genesis 35:2.

As I was lying in bed the other night, about to fall off to sleep, the last thought that flashed through my mind was I needed to remember for the next morning, where was the first reference of the word Jew, Jews, Jewish nation or Judaism written in our Bibles.

When I awoke the next morning, I went directly to my laptop and opened it up and searched online, looking for the answer to my question that I had asked myself, the night before.

That question that I has asked myself has turned into this short series, we’re going to begin this morning.

By using a general timeline of biblical history, my intention is to portray the life that God has set forth in front of us, for us ALL to see, written in His Word.

I’m not looking to explain some belief that is celebrated in a man-made religion or practiced in a man-made church, but instead I want to find what God wants from us.

Maybe one of the more powerful verses found in the written Word is found in 2 Timothy.

2 Timothy 2:15 ‘…Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth…’ AKJV

I think the key words in this verse is rightly dividing the word of truth.

Very often in my study, I read and quote from the King James, not because there are those out there in this world, that vocalize that the KJV should be the ONLY version of the English Bible that is read from … my ONLY question to that remark is where did God tell us that? What Book, chapter and verse has that point been made?

And the easy answer is that God never told us anywhere, that we were to only study from the KJV. This is nothing more than a man-made, made up rule that certain people want all people to do to be saved.

The same way that the Orthodox Jews, the Sanhedrin, the Sadducees and the Pharisees wanted ALL Jews to abide by their rules and regulations and not listen to the man known as Jesus.

The same way that the Jews were telling the Gentiles they couldn’t be saved if they didn’t keep the commandments.

These are nothing but man-made rules that some human being wants to impress on you … WHY??? … I cannot speak for these individuals.

All I can say is we are lucky that God is going to judge us for how we abide by His rules and forget about being misled by these ill advised human beings that think they are something important.

Read your Bible and listen to the words that God has given to each one of us, in His Word.

Follow what God wants for us, so we can escape the future of torment and destruction that has been plainly portrayed to us in the Word of God.

I don’t want to act like a magician and magically produce times, dates and events for the reader. I truly hope to show exactly what has been written in the Word of God.

I don’t intend on being flagrant, just copying Bible verses taken from the Word of God, I simply wish to portray what God has given us in His Word.

I believe the Bible is showing us, that it is separated into more divisions than just the OT / NT.

I believe the Bible is showing us, four divisions that it should be sectioned up into.

#1-One people

#2-OT (the history of Israel, the Jewish nation)

#3- NT for the Church of God, the Body of Christ.

#4-Tribulation and the Kingdom.

Now, divisions #2 and #4, are ONLY for the Jewish nation. The seven years of Tribulation are the remaining seven years of punishment that God put on the Jews for their failure to allow the land to rest every seventh year. This is written about in Daniel 9, under Seventy Weeks.

I am going to repeat this belief of mine in all of the upcoming lessons in this series.

I am going to use it as a starting point for each lesson.

This morning, in this lesson, I am going to focus on, #1 – ONE people.

The Creation of Adam and Eve has been given the date of occurring around 4004 BC (A number that is normally ascribed to this time period by many).

Another time, also popular among many, is the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, that occurred around 30 AD (some will quote 33 AD).

Now I am purposely rounding the numbers off because I am not trying to be exact, I  am simply trying to establish a basic timeline.

Around 2500 BC, there was the Great Flood.

Approximately 1500 years after Adam, was the flood.

Noah came out of the ark with his wife and their three sons: Shem, Ham and Japeth (Genesis 6:10 ‘…And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth…’ AKJV), along with each sons wife; a total of eight people.

All that remained from creation, alive and on earth, were these eight individuals. Everything came from them.

Around 2100 BC, the event at the Tower of Babel took place.

From the eight up to the tower of Babel, there was only ONE group of people. There was no Jewish nation, no Gentile nation; there was no individual, separate class of anyone, there was only ONE group of people, mankind.  

Genesis 11:1 ‘…And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech…’ AKJV

It was from the result of what occurred at the tower, that God split mankind up into different groups.

Genesis 11:9 ‘…Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth…’ AKJV

If we continue in Genesis 11:10 through 11:32, the reader is shown the family line of Shem, one of Noah’s sons.

After this episode that occurred at the tower of Babel, there was complete silence between God and those that remained on this earth, that He had scattered throughout the land, until Abram is picked by God in Genesis 12:1.

Genesis 12:1 ‘…Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee…’ AKJV

The makeup of mankind, at this time period when God selected Abram, was very much steeped in idolatry.

Joshua 24:2 ‘…And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods…’ AKJV

But the earliest we hear of idols is in Genesis 35:2, when the first mention of idols are talked about in the Bible.

Genesis 35:2 ‘…Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments…’ AKJV

This first part of this series, which I’ve tried writing on this morning, was still in the old testament, however I hope I have shown the separation of ONE PEOPLE.

Next week, when we start back up, we will begin in #2-OT (the history of Israel, the Jewish nation).

Until next week, let me suggest to you that you read more about Genesis 1:1 through Genesis 11:32. Study what God wants for us to know, so you are familiar with ‘one people.’

I will be back next Wednesday.

I love ALL of y’all.

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Jesus, keep us all safe and allow our hunger to continue to keep us in Your Word so we can learn more of what You desire for us to know. I love You Jesus. Amen.

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As I was lying in bed the other night, about to go to sleep, the last thought that went through my mind that I remember was what was the first reference in the Bible of a Jew, the Jewish nation or Judaism.

When I awoke the next morning, I opened up my laptop and searched online, looking for the answer to my question that I had asked the night before.

2 Kings 16:6 ‘…At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day…’ AKJV

So, the next question that arose was asking: around what year did the above event happen.

In 2 Kings 16:6, the King of Aram, Rezin, recaptured the city of Elath from Judah. This event is understood to have occurred during the reign of Ahaz, King of Judah. 

Biblical scholars and historians use various methods to estimate the dates of events described in the Bible, including comparing with Assyrian records and other ancient Near Eastern texts. 

According to Edwin R. Thiele’s chronology, Ahaz reigned from approximately 732 to 716 BCE. Other scholars suggest slightly different dates, such as William F. Albright who dates Ahaz’s reign to 744–728 BCE. 

Based on these chronologies, the recapture of Elath by Rezin, as recorded in 2 Kings 16:6, is estimated to have occurred sometime during the reign of King Ahaz, likely in the 8th century BCE. More specifically, some sources relate this event to the period of the Syro-Ephraimite War, which occurred in the mid-730s BCE. ^[1]

With the use of the Word of God (the book of TRUTH), and by using my go-to for most of my daily questions (google.com), I answered the question that I was asking myself the night earlier as I was in bed, lying down, about to go to sleep.

Here is a more detailed description of what I had found on google.com, when I asked my original question, that morning about where was the first occurrence the word Jew, was referenced in the Bible.

The first instance of the word Jew or Jew’s in the Bible is found in 2 Kings 16:6, in the context of the Israelites’ conflict with the Arameans, where it is recorded that the Arameans drove the Jews from Eilat, according to the King James Bible Dictionary. The term Jew in this context refers to the inhabitants of the southern kingdom of Judah, which became the Kingdom of Judah after the division of the Israelite kingdom. The term Jew is later used more broadly to refer to the descendants of Jacob/Israel. ^[2]

I use a timeline for showing the history of this earth for nothing other than helping to see this worlds, past history.

God created this earth and began with Adam and Eve in 4004 BC.

Jesus died on the cross in 33 AD.

Halfway between these two (2) dates, Abram appeared in the Bible, Genesis 12:1, year 2000 BC.

The Old Testament (OT) is an amazing read … for anyone. But be wise, nothing that was written in the OT was written for us today in the 21^st century, or are we to follow any of the earlier writings.

The OT is a history of the Jewish nation, and it shows their continuous failure to obey God.

Maybe one of the more important verses found in the entire Bible, is found in 2Timothy.

2Timothy 2:15 ‘…Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth…’ NKJV

We are told to be wise and RIGHTLY DIVIDE the Word of truth, which is the Word of God, our Holy Bibles.

God gave us His Word so we could FOLLOW in His footsteps.

OPEN your Bible and read the words that God wants for us to HEAR.

From what is written in the Word, God shows us He had plans to ONLY save His Chosen people, but after the many years in the Jewish nations failure to follow God’s demands and with their choice to crucify Jesus Christ, and their final act of stoning to death Stephen (Acts 7), God made a change in Biblical history.

The crucified, resurrected and ascended Jesus Christ, left heaven to confront Saul of Tarsus on his way to Damascus to capture more Jewish believers.

Acts 9:3 ‘…And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven…’ AKJV

That ‘LIGHT’ talked about in verse 3, is Jesus Christ confronting Saul.

This next verse is Jesus speaking to Ananias, telling him that Saul of Tarsus was CHOSEN by Him.

Acts 9:15 ‘…But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV

God knew His Chosen people were going to fail Him from when the earth was created. God knew that He was going to offer His GIFT of Salvation to ALL mankind.

But these were all kept secret by God until the time was right.

Before we go to far, we need to look at another important verse for us in Acts.

Acts 13:9 ‘…But ^[a]Saul, who was also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit and led by Him, looked steadily at Elymas…’ AMP (Amplified Bible)

^FOOTNOTES

^[a] Saul was the apostle Paul’s Jewish (Hebrew) name. As his ministry to Gentiles began he became known by his Roman (Latin) name, Paul.

I used the Amplified version in the above verse because of the ^FOOTNOTES that has been added regarding Paul.

God told His plans of change to the apostle Paul through His MYSTERY.

Ephesians 3

vs3 ‘…how that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words…’

vs4 ‘…whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)…’

vs5 ‘…which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit…’

vs6 ‘…that the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel…’

vs7 ‘…whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power…’ AKJV

We know from reading His Word, that there was a change made by God that ALL of us, especially us today in the 21^st century, need to pay attention to.

God CHOSE Paul to teach ALL of us the words that He wants us to know, all of us, the entire world …

‘…the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’

There is no one left, the above part of the verse include ALL of mankind.

Paul wrote thirteen letters, from Romans to Philemon.

These are the writings we are to focus on. These are the writings that God has given us so we could be saved.

I would like to offer each one of you an invitation to join me in my weekly lessons to help us find and understand what God wants from us today.

Lately I have been writing on Monday’s and Friday’s also, as well as my weekly lesson on Wednesday’s.

Join me and let’s learn what God wants from us.

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Throughout my years of being on social media and online teaching my lessons, I’ve noticed one question that has been repeated every couple of weeks.

The question is:

Once that I have been saved, am I saved forever, or can I lose the saving that I was given?

This question is repeated every few weeks, even by pastors today.

Let’s go to God’s Word and find out what He tells us in His Word.

I am first drawn to a verse found in His Word, where God tells us about being saved.

Ephesians 2:8 ‘…For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God…’ AKJV

We are told in God’s Word that we are saved through FAITH, by the GIFT that God has given to us.

BY HIS GRACE.

Well, if we didn’t do anything to get SAVED … how can we possibly do anything to be UNSAVED?

I would say this may possibly be the shortest lesson I’ve taught over the years.

If we ‘BELIEVE’ that God saved us, we are SAVED.

If we CHOOSE to NOT BELIEVE that God saved us, or if we CHOOSE to BELIEVE that we can lose being saved, we are still SAVED, EXCEPT in our own minds … but according to God, WE ARE SAVED, IT IS HIS GIFT TO US.

In a way, this goes back to the differences in
Salvation and Sanctification. Every one of us human beings are offered Salvation … we attained that forgiveness when Jesus Christ died on the cross for ALL mankind and for ALL sins. We are clean and pure, forever.

Sanctification is what we do throughout our lifetime. Every time we listen to a powerful, gut wrenching Christian song about our FAITH or Jesus, we strengthen our FAITH in Him. Every time we open our Bibles and we READ the words that He has given us, we are strengthening our FAITH. Every time we are in a group of people, and we begin speaking about the powers we have found through God, we are strengthening our FAITH.

Every time we publically post a word mentioning Jesus, we are strengthening our Faith and every time we have a Bible study with others, we are strengthening our FAITH.

We are strengthening our FAITH, we are sanctifying our BELIEF In Him, but we haven’t affected our SAVING one way or the other.

Here is some OT Scripture for you:

Isaiah 14:27 ‘…Yes, the Lord Almighty has decided what he will do. Nobody can change it. He is ready to show his power. Nobody can stop it…’ EASY

Isaiah 46:10 ‘…From the beginning, I say what will happen at the end. Long ago, I spoke about future things that have not yet happened. I say this: My purpose will not change. I will do everything that I want to do…’ EASY

Proverbs 16:9 ‘…People make plans for what they will do, but it is the Lord who leads them in the right way…’ EASY

Proverbs 19:21 ‘…You may have lots of ideas about what you want to do. But it is the Lord’s plans that are important…’ EASY

Numbers 23:19 ‘…God is not human. He does not tell lies. He does not change his thoughts. If he promises to do something, it happens…’ EASY

Mankind changes our minds, but God on the other hand, He never changes His mind. What He says, WILL happen, ALWAYS.

God offered each one of us a GIFT, we have a choice, we can accept His GIFT, or we can turn it down … but the fact will always remain, that God offered us that GIFT.

He is NEVER going to take His GIFT back from us once we’ve accepted it.

Once SAVED … always SAVED.

Now, what we do with that saving, is up to us.

I love ALL of y’all.

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Wednesday 110525

Acts 9:15 ‘…But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV

Ephesians 2:8 ‘…For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God…’ AKJV

Romans 10:9 ‘…that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved…’ AKJV

Jesus, as we finish this group of lessons, I want to thank You for what is written in Your Word. I ask that more people would find the hunger to just open their Bibles and read for themselves the truth that You  have given us. I love You Jesus. Amen.

The Bible verses we’re going to use this morning are:

Acts 9:15, 13:46-47, 13:9, 14:27, 15:2, 15:12, 21:19, 22:21, 26:16-18; Romans 1:13, 11:13, 15:16; Galatians 2:2, 2:7-8; Ephesians 3:1; 1 Timothy 2:7; 2 Timothy 1:11, 4:17; Romans 10:9; Ephesians 2:8.

We ended our lesson last Wednesday talking how we are shown the very moment when God made a pivotable change and He decided to offer Salvation to the Gentile nation, the entire world.

Pick up your Bible and from Genesis 12:1 through Acts 8:40, nearly three quarters of the Bible, was written about ONE God trying to convince ONE people to love Him, and that group of people never fully believed in the power of the Triune God, they never fully relied on Him.

In Acts 9, Jesus brought Himself down to this earth and He confronted a man on his way to Damascus to capture Jewish believers who were members of the group called, the Way.

At that moment, God CHOSE, He made a CHOICE.

God CHOSE Saul of Tarsus who was later recognized as the apostle Paul, to teach us what He wanted for us to know.

The apostle Paul wrote thirteen (13) epistles, that our man-made churches today, don’t use very often, if at all.

I myself, I am going to make the choice to choose and believe what these pastors, priests, churches and their denominations have forgot to teach us.

I’m going to choose to follow Jesus’ CHOICE.

I am going to choose NOT to listen to what these man-made religions, all predetermined by Satan himself, because Satan doesn’t want us to know the truth that God wants us to HEAR.

So rather than focus on what Satan wants us to hear, let’s search the Word of God and look for what He wants for us to HEAR.

We HEAR, beginning in Acts 9, of a change made by God.

To me, the most powerful verse in the entire Bible, the  Word of God.

Acts 9:15 ‘…But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV

Acts 9:15 is Jesus speaking to Ananias, a Jewish believer living in Damascus. Jesus was telling Ananias to go to Saul of Tarsus and baptize him because he (Saul) was the CHOSEN vessel that He was going to use to spread the name of God to the entire world …

‘…Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’

That includes everyone on the face of the planet.

The majority of Christendom today celebrates Easter Sunday, the moment Jesus was resurrected from His tomb and before most of those churches empty from that Easter morning service, they will preach from the four synoptic gospels (MMLJ), the book of Psalms or from the book of Proverbs.

They leave Jesus’ death and return back to the stable to repeat everything all over again, instead of moving forward and following God’s steps they return and follow their own misinformed trap keeping them from attaining God’s Glory of Everlasting Life in His Presence.

Thousands of people today won’t read or believe the words written by the apostle Paul, but instead they will read and believe words written to a different nation.

Rather than believe in the words of God, so many have formed their own interpretation, and they spread the lies onto the ears of hundreds of thousands of individuals that cannot blame anyone but themselves because these people won’t open the Word of God for themselves and HEAR what God is wanting to offer to each one of us.

The book of Acts was written by Luke, the same Luke that wrote one of the gospels that so many in this world hold dear to themselves.

We can read in the book of Acts, so many places that show  how God CHOSE Saul / Paul to teach us.

Acts 13

vs46 ‘…Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles…’

vs47 ‘…For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth…’ AKJV

Maybe just as important is another verse found in Acts 13.

 Acts 13:9 ‘…But ^[a]Saul, who was also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit and led by Him, looked steadily at Elymas…’ AMP (Amplified Bible)

^FOOTNOTE

^[a] Saul was the apostle Paul’s Jewish (Hebrew) name. As his ministry to Gentiles began he became known by his Roman (Latin) name, Paul.

I am going to list six entries found in Acts stating how Paul was chosen to teach the Gentiles.

Acts 14:27 ‘…And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles…’ AKJV

Acts 15:2 ‘…When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question…’ AKJV

Acts 15:12 ‘…Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them…’ AKJV

Acts 21:19 ‘…And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry…’ AKJV

Acts 22:21 ‘…And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles…’ AKJV

Acts 26

vs16 ‘…But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee…’

vs17 ‘…delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee…’

vs18 ‘…to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me…’ AKJV

Paul wrote in several different verses and several different books where he had been chosen to teach the Gentile nation.

Romans 1:13 ‘…Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles…’ AKJV

Romans 11:13 ‘…For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office…’ AKJV

Romans 15:16 ‘…that I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost…’ AKJV

Galatians 2:2 ‘…And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain…’ AKJV

Galatians 2

vs7 ‘…but contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter…’

vs8 ‘…(for he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)…’ AKJV

Ephesians 3:1 ‘…For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles…’ AKJV

1 Timothy 2:7 ‘…Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity…’ AKJV

2 Timothy 1:11 ‘…whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles…’ AKJV

2 Timothy 4:17 ‘…Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion…’ AKJV

Rather than many following God’s lead, they have instead decided to follow their religion and break their own, new trail.

Jesus came to this earth, and He hated the man-made religion of that day … what do you think God would feel towards how religions today have taken so many souls hostage?

An important verse that I use at the beginning of every lesson is Romans 10:9.

Romans 10:9 ‘…that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved…’ AKJV

Repeat the words that we can find in the Word of God.

Abandon the words your church is pushing onto you. Read your Bible and find the words that God wants you to HEAR.

Share your findings with those around you so others can also find the correct path to Salvation and not the false lies that are spread by man-made churches.

Our promise is found in Ephesians 2:8.

Ephesians 2:8 ‘…For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God…’ AKJV

Today’s pastors, priests, churches or their denominations will NEVER be able to save you, ONLY God can give us Life.

Accept God’s GIFT and LIVE.

I love ALL of y’all.

I’ll be back next Wednesday.

I am InHIM.><)))o>

Jesus, we love You Father. Keep us ALL safe and protected in Your arms. Amen.

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So, over the past months since the election, here in the United States of America, this world has been through quite a lot.

Without me getting out the old newspapers and writing down what has happened, I’m going to just list a few things that I remember.

First, a man, running to be the president of this country, had attempts on His life, twice.

Second, we found out about the use of the ‘autopen’ by the previous administration was used to sign very important papers. As of yet, there has not been a conclusion as to who exactly was running this great country of ours and about the only thing we do know for sure, the ‘autopen’ was very frequently used instead of the man that was elected to be our previous president.

And third, Charlie Kirk was assassinated while debating at a university in Utah. From his death, thousands of individuals bought and read a Bible for the first time in their lives. People began going to churches searching for God.

This is what this posting today is going to focus on, maybe my own opinion, but maybe it is shared.

My opinion, is that very few of the people rushing to these man-made religions in America today, are ever going to hear anything other than, where the offering basket is located in the building they’re attending.

To continue, very few of these man-made religions, themselves know how to find God. They’ll preach on Sunday mornings how God loves them, and He is looking out for them but the actual  words that God gave us, from inside our Bibles, His Word, they’ll never be addressed or even looked at by most of these churches today.

And even if a Bible is opened, the message that will be read will be words that were written for earlier generations of people. The words that Jesus CHOSE for us to learn from, the words beginning in Acts 9, will never even be mentioned in these services.

Jesus was crucified and killed for the forgiveness of OUR sins … ALL mankind and ALL of his sins. God in heaven did this for you and me.

Ephesians 2:8 ‘…For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God…’ AKJV

Here is an easier English version of this same verse:

Ephesians 2:8 ‘…When you believed in Jesus, God saved you because he is very kind. You could not save yourselves, but that is God’s gift to you…’ EASY

To those people that just bought themselves copies of the Holy Bible so they could find Jesus, you don’t need a man-made religion or a man-made building holding a weekly service, to find God.

All you need is the Bible that you purchased. Your Bible is the Word of God. Your Bible has been given to you so that you could learn what God wants from you.

I tell people, you don’t need to spend your money and purchase a Bible either, Bible apps are available online for free.

The app I use is Biblegateway … you can download it on your phone, computer or tablet, by typing in: biblegateway.com into the search engine you use on the internet.

As of this morning, there are 64 different versions of the Bible in English on Biblegateway.

I have 2 favorites that I use every day.

AKJV (Authorized King James Version)

EASY (EasyEnglish Bible)

I very often have to use the EASY version so I can understand what has been written in the AKJV. The AKJV is written using very old English words, but I enjoy hearing God speak to me in the AKJV.

I tell people, open up any verse found in the Bible that you feel comfortable with the most, then keep changing through the different English versions of that verse. Eventually you will find a version that is perfectly written the way that you speak. Use that version when you read and study God’s Word.

Now there are those that will claim the Bible must only be read in the King James Version … I simply ask  these people (I call them the ‘Bible police’), where they find that written in God Word where He tells us to only read the King James Versions. They can’t tell me that because it’s not in the Bible, in fact it isn’t even found in any King James version either, it’s a man-made rule; apparently, God didn’t see the importance in such a rule for us today.

The verse I always use to prove my point on this matter, is found in 2Timothy.

2Timothy 2:15 ‘…Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth…’ AKJV

Almost always, one of these ‘Bible Police’ will read this verse as follows:

Study to show yourself approved to God.

Correct interpretation, but that isn’t what is written in God’s Word. These so-called Bible Police are changing the words to fit how they talk … actually, that is the same thing that these other 60 versions in English are doing.

They use different English words to help the reader understand what has been written from the original Greek.

To return back to an earlier thought I touched on, a few paragraphs back, Jesus WAS crucified, He WAS resurrected from His tomb and after forty days and nights, He WAS ascended back up into heaven to be with His Father.

In Acts 9, we are shown a change in God’s plan for mankind. From Genesis 12:1 up to Acts 9, God had only focused on His Chosen people, the Israelites (the Jewish nation).

After the Jews refusal to believe that Jesus was the Son of God, God made the largest CHANGE found in the entire Bible.

God decided that He would offer His Salvation to ALL mankind, Jews and Gentiles (non-Jews).

Acts 9:3 ‘…And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven…’ AKJV

That LIGHT was Jesus Christ confronting Saul of Tarsus, as he traveled to Damascus to capture believing Jews, that the Orthodox Jews hated.

God CHOSE Saul of Tarsus to teach the entire world what He wanted us to know.

Acts 9:15 ‘…But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV

This is Jesus speaking to Ananias in a dream about how He wanted Ananias to Go to whom He, Jesus had CHOSEN.

The book of Acts is not doctrine.

But the book of Acts allows us to see and recognize the change that was made by God.

Another valuable verse found in the book of Acts is:

Acts 13:9 ‘…But ^[a]Saul, who was also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit and led by Him, looked steadily at Elymas…’ AMP (Amplified Bible)

Footnote

^[a] Saul was the apostle Paul’s Jewish (Hebrew) name. As his ministry to Gentiles began he became known by his Roman (Latin) name, Paul.

I used the Amplified version because of the ^FOOTNOTE that is found attached with the verse.

Jesus CHOSE Paul to teach mankind what God wants us ALL to know.

Paul wrote thirteen (13) letters … from Romans through Philemon. These thirteen books are for us  today, in the 21^st century.

To LEARN from and to FOLLOW.

You are welcome to follow me in my weekly lessons on what God wants from us to have Everlasting Life in the presence of Jesus Christ in heaven.

I post a lesson every Wednesday, and some weeks, (like today), I post a short lesson on Monday’s and Friday’s.

You don’t need a man-made religion to teach you what God wants you to know; you simply need to READ what God has already given to us in His Word.

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Acts 9:15 ‘…But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV

Ephesians 2:8 ‘…For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God…’ AKJV

Romans 10:9 ‘…that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved…’ AKJV

Jesus, as we continue studying Your Word, allow us to see the words You want us to HEAR. I love You Jesus. Amen.

The Bible verses we’re going to use this morning are:

Matthew 1:5-6; Jonah 1:1-2; Jeremiah 1:18-19; Ezra 1:1-3; Malachi 1:1; Matthew 15:24, 10:5-6; Mark 6:2; Luke 18:34; John 12:16; Matthew 28:19; Acts 1:8, 8:1, 9:15, 13:9; Romans 11:11.

If we were to continue looking at the books in the OT, we can see who the books were originally written to.

So, in our last lesson, I used three (3) OT books, Deuteronomy, Joshua and Judges. The next book in the OT is the book of Ruth.

Ruth was a Moabite woman that married a Jewish man. Her husband died and she lived with her mother-in-law, Naomi. Ruth remarried Boaz, a Jewish man from Bethlehem.

Ruth and Boaz were ancestors in the family lineage of king David and Jesus.

Matthew 1

vs5 ‘…Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab, Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth, and Obed fathered Jesse…’

vs6 ‘…Jesse fathered David the king…’ NASB

King David is the author of most of the book of Psalms which precedes the book of Proverbs which was written by David’s son, Solomon.

The Book of Psalms was written for the congregation of Israel, primarily for use in public worship. It served as a hymnbook for the nation, particularly during the reigns of David and Solomon, where Levites would lead the people in praise. While many psalms were written by individuals, like David, the collection as a whole was intended for communal use in expressing praise, lament, and other emotions to God. ^[1]

After the book of Proverbs, God sent prophets to the earth to warn the nation of Israel how they were disobeying His commands.

An old story in the Bible, Jonah was sent by God to Ninevah to warn them how bad they were against Him.

Jonah 1

vs1 ‘…The word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying…’

vs2 ‘…Arise, go to Nineveh, the great city, and cry out against it, because their wickedness has come up before Me…’ NASB

But Jonah, being a Jew, was taught from childhood to stay away from the Gentile nation because they were nothing but evil.

Jonah fled and bought a ticket to sail on a ship going to Spain so he could stay away from the people of Ninevah as well as God.

I’m sure you know the story of Jonah. He ended up in the belly of a great fish for three (3) days and nights, representing Jesus being buried after His death on the cross.

Two (2) books after Jonah is the book of Nahum who God also sent to the land of Ninevah.

God sent Jeremiah to warn His Chosen people of a people that were coming to defeat them.

Jeremiah 1

vs18 ‘…For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land…’

vs19 ‘…And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee…’ AKJV

But the Jews did not listen to the warnings by Jeremiah and the other prophets. In fact, the Jews took Jeremiah prisoner and put him in a cell under the castle walls where he was discovered by the Babylonian soldiers when they captured their city. King Nebuchadnezzar and Babylonians defeated and took captive, God’s Chosen people because they wouldn’t obey God’s commands.

Over the years, the original generation taken by the Babylonians had all died out, king Cyrus the great, a Persian king, freed the remaining Jews from Babylonian captivity and allowed them to go back to their homeland.

Ezra 1

vs1 ‘…Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying…’

vs2 ‘…Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah…’

vs3 ‘…Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the Lord God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem…’ AKJV

The book of Ezra was written for the Jews to remember their past; it was meant to remind them of their history. Nothing was written for the Gentile in these OT books.

The last book in our Bibles found in the OT, is Malachi.

Malachi 1:1 ‘…The burden of the word of the Lord to Israel by Malachi…’ AKJV

The book of Malachi is just another book written for the Jewish people. After the book of Malachi, God remains quiet with His Chosen people for 400 years until the beginning of Jesus,’ earthly ministry.

Jesus earthly ministry is recorded in the gospels of MMLJ. Even though in our Bibles, the gospels are considered the beginning of the New Testament (NT), Jesus and the apostles only spoke to the Jewish people.

The four (4) gospels (MMLJ) are not intended for the 21^st century Gentile.

Jesus tells us Himself He ONLY came for the House of Israel:

Matthew 15:24 ‘…But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel…’ AKJV

When Jesus sent His twelve disciples out to practice teaching His lessons, He instructed them to ONLY go to the house of Israel (the Jews).

Matthew 10

vs5 ‘…These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not…’

vs6 ‘…but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel…’ AKJV

Many times, when Jesus taught, He went and taught at the synagogues. Gentiles were NOT admitted to even enter the gates meant ONLY for the Jews and their worship.

Mark 6:2 ‘…And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands…’ AKJV

Our man-made churches and their religions have done a great injustice to ALL mankind, teaching them lies and beliefs they want the people to believe in, but they could simply preach what has been written in the Word of God and itself would show each one of us the truth that God wants us to HEAR.

Jesus, at the last supper meal with His disciples, before He was taken prisoner to be crucified, Jesus told us what we needed to HEAR.

Matthew 26

vs27 ‘…And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it…’

vs28 ‘…for this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins…’ AKJV

Jesus was telling His disciples that He was giving His blood up so that sins would be forgiven.

Jesus was saying to His disciples that He was going to leave them.

On three different occasions, Jesus told His disciples and the followers that were following Him, that He was going to be killed and three days later He would be brought back to life.

These three occurrences are recorded in three of the different gospels, but in Luke there is a verse written how the apostles, they did not understand what Jesus was telling them.

Luke 18:34 ‘…And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken…’ AKJV

And in John, it is written how they did not understand at first, until Jesus had been crucified and after His resurrection before they clearly understood.

John 12:16 ‘…These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him…’ AKJV

MMLJ couldn’t teach of Salvation because they never understood these things themselves.

After Jesus left His disciples, they were without a leader, they didn’t know what to do. Jesus after His crucifixion on the cross told the apostles to go into the entire world and preach about His life, but the apostles didn’t leave Jerusalem.

Matthew 28:19 ‘…Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost…’ AKJV

Just before Jesus ascended up into heaven, He told His disciples to wait for the Helper that His Father would send for them, and then they should go to the entire world, Jews and Gentiles and teach them the things that they had learned from and about Jesus.

Acts 1:8 ‘…But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.…’ AKJV

But the apostles had lost their leader, and they never left Jerusalem.

Acts 8:1 ‘…And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judæa and Samaria, except the apostles…’ AKJV

In Acts 7 we can read of the stoning death of Stephen by the Sanhedrin. This was the final chance that God gave to the Jewish people, to be His Chosen people that He desired to be saved for eternity. But His people never fully accepted and trusted God.

In Acts 9, God made the most pivotable change found in the entire Bible.

Acts 9:15 ‘…But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV

And our man-made churches today in the 21^st century, they never read us this verse in Acts 9.

We could easily shift the blame onto these churches, onto the pastors, priests and thousands of different denominations throughout this world, but the problem is within each one of us.

People will just not open their Bibles today and read for themselves what the Word of God actually says.

God gave this world Saul of Tarsus, to teach every individual what God wanted us to know.

Here is another valuable verse found in Acts.

Acts 13:9 ‘…But ^[a]Saul, who was also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit and led by Him, looked steadily at Elymas…’ AMP (Amplified Bible)

^FOOTNOTE

^[a] Saul was the apostle Paul’s Jewish (Hebrew) name. As his ministry to Gentiles began he became known by his Roman (Latin) name, Paul.

The apostle Paul, CHOSEN by Jesus Christ after he had been crucified, resurrected and ascended; He didn’t want us Gentiles to replace the Jews and become God’s chosen people, to take over their customs and insert their beliefs into our lives. Jesus CHOSE for ALL mankind to be given the opportunity of Salvation, if we simply believed.

Romans 11:11 ‘…I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy…’ AKJV

Here is the verse taken from the Amplified Bible.

Romans 11:11 ‘…So I say, have they stumbled so as to fall [to spiritual ruin]? Certainly not! But by their transgression [their rejection of the Messiah] salvation has come to the Gentiles, to make Israel jealous [when they realize what they have forfeited]…’ AMP (Amplified Bible)

The ONLY way any individual will be saved from a future of Torment and Destruction is for each one of us to open our own Bibles and READ the truth that God wants us to know from His Word.

Man-made churches and religions are not going to save  us when God determines that this earth is complete. Their pastors and priest are without power.

Only God can save us.

Keep your Bibles open and continue to read the words He wants for each one of us to know.

READ THE WORD OF GOD.

I love ALL of y’all.

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Jesus, bless the person that has taken the time to find You. Bless them Jesus with ALL of Your Glory. Allow them to speak the TRUTH so others might be able to find what You have been trying to offer us for a very long time. I love You Jesus. We ALL love You. Amen.

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I woke up yesterday morning, and posted a lesson on my thirteen (13) sites and then I began watching some videos online.

I found a video of Charlie Kirk and a pastor Jack Hibbs … this video began speaking of the Rapture and how the word Rapture is NOT in our English Bibles, however the words ‘caught up,’ are.

You all, every one of you need to listen to these words.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16yFMEmNnN

I hope everyone is able to get on to this site and watch the video so they will be able to edify themselves this morning.

OPEN your Bible and READ for yourselves what God has given us, that we are supposed to be relying on.

God wants us to know His Word, and not just rely on the words preached by man-made religions.

God’s Word will save us; and mankind’s words can only confuse the conversation.

God’s Word wants us to be in His Presence … man’s words just want us to give them money each week, it’s their job people, don’t be fooled.

OPEN your Bible and allow God into your life so that you can LIVE.

Edify yourself so that others will be able to see.

We love You Jesus. Amen. I am InHIM. ><)))o>

This morning, we are going to try and define the difference between Salvation and Sanctification.

So, right from the beginning, we know that Salvation is a one time thing, it happened as soon as Jesus died on the cross for our sins, ALL mankind throughout ALL time and for ALL of our sins, every one of them.

And then Sanctification is a lifelong process that occurs after the fact that we have already received Salvation.

Salvation is secured … Sanctification is what follows throughout our lives.

So, as I am sitting here at my desk, I have two (2) physical ‘red letter’ Bibles opened so I can find the exact words that came from Jesus’ mouth.

I have a HCSB (Holman Christian Standard Bible) and a NKJV (New King James Version) opened as I write this lesson.

So, let’s begin by defining the word Salvation, in our dictionary there is the typical definition of the word Salvation and then there is the Theology definition.

According to the normal, everyday definition of Salvation is: the preservation or deliverance from harm, ruin, or loss.

And in Theology, the definition is: deliverance from sin and its consequences, believed by Christians to be brought about by faith in Christ.

Jesus, in His willingness, He gave up His life for you and me, He willingly died on the cross for the forgiveness of our sins.

Not Jesus’ sins … but rather, yours and mine, our sins, us human beings are the ones that sinned. Jesus died on the cross for you and me, for ALL of us.

In the Word, Jesus tells us that He chose to give up His life so we could be forgiven for our sins.

Matthew 20:28 ‘…even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many…’ AKJV

Matthew 26:28 ‘…for this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins…’ AKJV

Jesus died on the cross for us, so we could attain everlasting life.

Just for a moment, think of all the different religions today that claim you need to do something so your sins are forgiven … these people should really open and read their Bibles because in His Word we are told that ALL of our sins have already been forgiven.

Our Salvation is attained through our FAITH, our FAITH in Jesus Christ.

This next verse was not found written with ‘red letters.’

Ephesians 2:8

‘…For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God…’ AKJV

‘…When you believed in Jesus, God saved you because he is very kind. You could not save yourselves, but that is God’s gift to you…’ EASY

For myself, I don’t need the above verse to be written in ‘red letters’ for me to believe … the verse alone gives me the strength that I believe it because it is in God’s Word.

Sanctification is everything that follows our Salvation, and since Salvation was by the death of Jesus Christ, Sanctification is everything in our walk with Jesus.

So, let’s begin by finding the definition of Sanctification.

The definition of Sanctification is: the action of making or declaring that something is holy.

According to google.com: Biblically, Sanctification is the process of being set apart for God’s purpose, becoming holy, and growing more like Christ.

This is the ongoing, lifelong process of growing more like Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit. It involves the renewing of our minds and understanding the Bible … allowing Scripture’s convictions to shape your life … and increasing our love for God’s Word.

Every time we OPEN up our Bibles and read we are increasing our love for Him.

Every time we OPEN up our mouths, and we speak about Him to others, we are growing.

Every time we publically preach behind a pulpit, or we post on a social media site a lesson or we exhibit on Facebook and go LIVE with a Bible study we are renewing our minds and understanding His Word, we are growing the way that God wants for us to grow so we can help and edify those that may not be as well off as they could be.

We are working the way that Jesus has shown us to reach out to others and assist them so they to can find and grow in Jesus.

In the book of Hebrews, we are told that us followers of Christ, we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ, we are shown of the importance when we teach what He wants for this world to know.

Hebrews 10:10

‘…By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all…’ AKJV

‘…Because Jesus Christ did what God wanted him to do, we are all purified from sin by the offering that he made of his own body once and for all…’ GNT (Good News Translation)

For our sins to be forgiven, we must have FAITH and BELIEVE what we are told in the Word of God.

Jesus spoke these words Himself, words from His own mouth about being sanctified.

John 17:19 ‘…And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth…’ AKJV

Jesus asked God the Father, to give us a helper to assist us in this human life that we live in. Jesus came to this earth to live this same life as us. He knows the difficulties that we each face each and every day.

But like I said, Jesus asked that we would be given a helper to help us make it through this life we have in front of us.

The Holy Spirit is here to be with us, every day, all we have to do is ask for Him to stay with us.

The Holy Spirit can be with us all the time, if we let Him in. All we have to do is take down our defensive walls that we have built up around us to protect us and keep us safe, and if we BELIEVE and allow Him in, He can protect us with the walls of protection that He has for us.

We gain our strength in Him when we pray aloud to Him.

We gain our strength in Him when we OPEN our Bibles, and we seek His Message that He has given us.

We gain our strength in Him when we OPEN our mouths, and we share His Message with others that we meet. When we are not afraid of what stands in front of us, when we are not ashamed of the words we are about to voice aloud to others.

Salvation we have already been given. Jesus made our Salvation possible when He died on the cross for our sins.

Sanctification is what us as individuals are going to work at for the entirety of our lives.

When we wake up in the morning and we thank God for another day, when we ask that He’d USE us for the betterment of other human beings that are around us.

When we allow the Holy Spirit to dwell among our daily lives we grow in the environment that He has  put in front of us.

The only thing we can do is allow Him to direct us in our walk with Him.

Spend time throughout your day in His presence and allow Him to expand your ability to edify that individual that He wants for you to reach out and touch.

I love ALL of y’all.

I am InHIM.><)))o>

Jesus, thank You for a powerful message this morning. Thank You for allowing me to have friends that point me in the direction to find these messages that might need be emphasized differently. Jesus thank You for allowing me to have Your Words that You desire for us all to know and understand. I love You Jesus. Amen.

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Acts 9:15 ‘…But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV

Ephesians 2:8 ‘…For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God…’ AKJV

Romans 10:9 ‘…that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved…’ AKJV

Jesus, I am about to embark on a group of lessons that I am taking from Your Word. Help those Father that read these lessons, that they might be able to see ONLY the words that You have given us to see, and they can attain the strength to leave the beliefs of this world, alone and left as the lie that they are. Use me Jesus so I can keep my focus on ONLY what You want for me to portray. I love You Jesus. Amen.

The Bible verses we’re going to use this morning are:

2 Timothy 2:15; Romans 2:14-16; 1 Corinthians 15:1-4; Deuteronomy 1:1; Joshua 1:1-2; Judges 1:1; Acts 9:15.

I  began writing this group of lessons back in July of 2025; here in the United States, we were very near to celebrate Independence Day.

There are people in this world, all around this globe, that had better begin to realize, that God has told us in His Word, that life as we know it, one day is going to come to an end. This earth is going to be made new and the old dirt and evil ways that are so prevalent today in our lives, are one day going to be done away with.

People of this world have got to open up their Bibles and read the words that God has given us and forget about man-made religions and man-made beliefs that have been taught to us for generations.

These man-made religions and beliefs are never going to save any one of us from Everlasting Torment. It is ONLY through the promise made by God, our Father in heaven, that is capable of making such a promise to us and keeping that promise that He made.

We are able to read of His promise in His Word that we have been given by Him.

So, let’s begin our study this morning and ONLY focus on the words that God has given to us and forget about what has been made up by mankind, okay?

In ALL Bible studies, the participant should study the words that have been written in the Word of God, not simply playing with the beliefs from pastors and priests, their churches or their denominations.

It is either going to be God’s Word that is going to save us, or it is going to be our own misinterpretation of what God has actually said for us to listen to in His Word.

Here is a very basic, explanation of what I am trying to say.

There are many people that call themselves Christians, and in their own minds, the ONLY version of the English Bible that should be read is the King James Version (KJV).

I have to ask the question, where does God tell us that in His Word?

Where is it written that we are to only read from the KJV translation?

I haven’t been able to find it written anywhere in the Word of God, written in any version, in fact it’s not even in the KJV version itself.

The majority of the time, I’ll call these people, ‘the Bible police,’ they don’t read exactly what has been written in the Word.

They instead prioritize what they believe should be written and they believe what they want to believe in.

In fact, the Bible, when it was first assembled it was in three different languages, Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic.

The very original Bible was translated from these three (3) original languages, written in the Greek language and found on Jewish scrolls.

I hate it, especially when one of these ‘Bible police,’ start reading from the Bible, aloud to a group of people.

Here is just ONE example:

2 Timothy 2:15 ‘…Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth…’ AKJV (Authorized King James Version)

Most times, these self-proclaimed Bible police, change the words as they read …

‘…study to show that you’re approved to God…’

Interpreted correctly, but those are not the words that are written in the original translated script.

Another words, they are translating the original translation into their own translation.

That is exactly what is done in the other English versions found in print today that they so demonically criticize.

Here are just a few other versions of 2 Timothy 2:15 in English.

‘…Do your best to win full approval in God’s sight, as a worker who is not ashamed of his work, one who correctly teaches the message of God’s truth…’ GNT (Good News Translation)

‘…Study and do your best to present yourself to God approved, a workman [tested by trial] who has no reason to be ashamed, accurately handling and skillfully teaching the word of truth…’ AMP (Amplified Bible)

‘…Do your best to win God’s approval as a worker who doesn’t need to be ashamed and who teaches only the true message…’ CEV (Contemporary English Version)

But rather than us finding ourselves tied up and strangled over the correct version interpreted, let’s set our focus on just what God has given us in this one verse found in His Word.

In this verse in 2 Timothy, Paul wrote that God is telling us to study the Word, so we don’t have to be ashamed of what we are teaching.

The apostle Paul is writing warning us to be sure we are teaching what is correct and directly from the Word of God.

Not our interpretation of the Word of God, but rather, what are the words that are found in the Word of God.

For too long, generation to generation, this world has been taught the words that were meant for ONLY the Jewish Israelite, the Old Testament (OT) individual.

People, for generations, have been taught that the words, ALL the words found in our Bibles are meant for us to obey.

This is simply not true.

For generations, people obeyed and fought for their right to portray the ten commandments. People fought and argued the ten commandments needed to be kept in our courthouses. Some people wanted the ten commandments hung up in our public schools throughout the country.

Here is writings that are found, exactly written in the Word of God.

Romans 2

vs14 ‘…For when Gentiles who do not have the Law instinctively perform the requirements of the Law, these, though not having the Law, are a law to themselves…’

vs15 ‘…in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience testifying and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them…’

vs16 ‘…on the day when, according to my Gospel, God will judge the secrets of mankind through Christ Jesus…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

In vs16, when the apostle Paul writes: ‘my Gospel,’ he is wanting us to not look at the gospels that were written by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John (MMLJ), but rather, he wanted us to keep our focus and look at the Gospel that he was given by Jesus Christ, Himself (1COR 15:1-4).

1 Corinthians 15

vs1 ‘…Now I make known to you, brothers and sisters, the gospel which I preached to you, which you also received, in which you also stand…’

vs2 ‘…by which you also are saved, if you hold firmly to the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain…’

vs3 ‘…For I handed down to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures…’

vs4 ‘…and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures…’ AKJV (Authorized King James Version)

If we read our Bibles, with our minds closed and not open to HEAR God’s Message, we are studying an interpretation instead  of studying the Word of God.

This has been going on for too long, too many generations of people have been incorrectly taught how to HEAR and BELIEVE, God’s Word.

When God emphasizes in His Word, who He is talking too, He is not telling us to insert our own interpretation, or fill in the space with a desired people we intentionally want to include into the conversation.

God is telling us His Word. 

Deuteronomy 1:1 ‘…These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab…’ AKJV

Moses spoke to Israel (to the Jews), not to the Gentiles in the 21^st century.

Joshua 1

vs1 ‘…Now after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord it came to pass, that the Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying…’

vs2 ‘…Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel…’ AKJV

God chose Joshua to go to the children of Israel, not the Gentiles in the 21^st century.

Judges 1:1 ‘…Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them…’ AKJV

After Joshua died, the children of Israel asked their God for advice, the Gentiles didn’t ask.

These are just three (3) consecutive books found in the OT, showing the children of Israel and their God. Nothing is written how the Gentile nation was included or how they could be accepted in, it was strictly God and His Chosen people (Israel, the Jews).

As we continue reading in our Bibles, the Word of God, the entire OT plus the four gospels written by MMLJ and the 1^st eight chapters in Acts, have ALL been written to and ONLY for the Jewish people.

Nothing was written to the Gentile person, especially in the 21^st century.

After Jesus death on the cross, after His resurrection and ascension into heaven, the Jewish nations failure to still believe in ‘their’ God, God made the most pivotable change found in the entire Bible.

In Acts 9:15, God decided to offer His Salvation to the entire world, every man, woman and child walking on the planet earth.

Acts 9:15 ‘…But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV

This is the crucified, resurrected and ascended Jesus speaking to Ananias, a Jewish believer living in Damascus, where Jesus is telling Ananias to go to Saul of Tarsus because he (Saul), is God’s CHOSEN vessel to teach this entire world what He (God), wants this world to know.

Why is this Message not preached every Sunday morning?

We are going to conclude this morning’s lesson; I’ll be back here in a couple of days to get back on schedule  (Wednesday), where we will pick back up where we left off.

I love ALL of y’all.

I am InHIM.><)))o>

Jesus, keep the hunger in Your people, so they will return next week. Keep Your Message on ALL of our minds and keep us always thinking of You. We love You Jesus. Amen.

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