Showing posts with label DISCIPLINE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DISCIPLINE. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

The REAL target

 Job 33:4

King James Version

4 The spirit of God hath made me, 

and the breath of the Almighty 

hath given me life.


Noticed anything?

About what's really being attacked by the left?

It's a demonic spirit that has taken over people.

Wherein they defile the young.

They promote gender change in kids.

They promote all kinds of gender rights.

They promote same-gender marriage.

They promote abortion, adultery, and fornication.

They promote transhumanism.


Anything that is fake, filthy, and ferocious.

Anything that is debased, deplorable, and destructive.

Anything that happens to be an abomination to GOD.

Wouldn't you call that "demonic"?


As they attack our bodies, it becomes an outright attack on GOD.

Particularly against His HOLY SPIRIT.

You can imagine such boldness from the enemy.

And blindness on man's part.

For our bodies are the TEMPLE of the HOLY SPIRIT.

1 Corinthians 3:16-17

King James Version

16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, 

and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

17 If any man defile the temple of God, 

him shall God destroy; 

for the temple of God is holy, 

which temple ye are.


1 Corinthians 6:19-20

King James Version

19 What? 

know ye not that your body is the temple

 of the Holy Ghost which is in you, 

which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

20 For ye are bought with a price: 

therefore glorify God in your body, 

and in your spirit, which are God's.


Thus said, the real target is upon the HOLY SPIRIT of GOD.

Defying everything the LORD commanded.

Destroying the temple meant for SPIRIT.

Defiling the very house of GOD in us.

Satan knows our bodies need to be pure, if it is to be SPIRIT's temple.

Our bodies need to be holy, for SPIRIT's use.

Romans 12:1

King James Version

12 I beseech you therefore, brethren, 

by the mercies of God, 

that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, 

holy, acceptable unto God, 

which is your reasonable service.


1 Corinthians 6:18

King James Version

18 Flee fornication. 

Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; 

but he that committeth fornication 

sinneth against his own body.


2 Corinthians 7:1

King James Version

7 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, 

let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness 

of the flesh and spirit, 

perfecting holiness in the fear of God.


We are truly in the end times.

The temple of GOD in us is being attacked on all fronts.

All these rebellion against GOD is proof.

But know this --

GOD's New JERUSALEM cannot allow such filth and defilement:

Revelation 21:27

King James Version

27 And there shall in no wise enter into it 

any thing that defileth, 

neither whatsoever worketh abomination, 

or maketh a lie:

but they which are written 

in the Lamb's book of life.


Revelation 22:14-15

King James Version

14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, 

that they may have right to the tree of life, 

and may enter in through the gates into the city.

15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, 

and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, 

and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.


For those who continue to defy the LORD, the LAST chapter, of the LAST book in the Bible, gives this warning:

Revelation 22:11-12

King James Version

11 He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: 

and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: 

and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: 

and he that is holy, let him be holy still.

12 And, behold, 

I come quickly; 

and my reward is with me, 

to give every man according 

as his work shall be.


Be PURE for the LORD now.

Be HOLY in your ways.

Be PERFECT for GOD.

Be BORN AGAIN now.

That SPIRIT may dwell in you.

The Rapture is imminent.

After which, the Tribulation will occur.

Have nothing to do with the ways of the world.

Turn to JESUS now.

He is purity, holiness, and perfection Himself.

All that is SALVATION.


Related material:

The TEMPLE of the HOLY SPIRIT

What are ABOMINATIONS to GOD?

HOW do WE KNOW we have GOD's SPIRIT in us?

Who Shall DWELL in GOD's Holy Hill?

We Shall ALL Be CHANGED

HOLINESS

WORD of GOD

SINS of the FLESH

BORN AGAIN articles


Thursday, March 9, 2023

FRUIT of the SPIRIT

 

Galatians 5:22-23

King James Version

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, 

longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

23 Meekness, temperance: 

against such there is no law.


Why do many born again don't act as true born again?

Why do many mislead others?

Why won't they accept correction?

Why do many seem "blind"?

Why are many too proud?


Those questions roamed in my heart all afternoon yesterday.

And I was stumped for an answer.

Even as the answers were hovering somewhere.

But I couldn't grasp it.

Just yet.

So I prayed, slept, and rested.

Come morning, SPIRIT led me to the answer.

It was a set of verses I had on my desk, all along

I had copied it from the Bible.

For it reminded me of my beloved baby sister's nature.

She had rejoined JESUS over 16 months ago.

The answers were literally in front of me.

I thank SPIRIT for the answer.

Which turned out to be just TWO words.

Those who did not act as true born again have set aside TWO particular fruit of the SPIRIT:

Galatians 5:22-23

King James Version

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, 

longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

23 Meekness, temperance

against such there is no law.


"Meekness" and "temperance".

Without these, people would keep making excuses.

You see, everything comes from the SPIRIT of GOD.

Without guidance from SPIRIT, people did these:

Galatians 5:19-21

King James Version

19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, 

which are these; 

Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, 

emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness,

 revellings, 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.


How did other Bible versions define "meekness" and "temperance"?


Galatians 5:22-23

American Standard Version

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 meekness, self-control; against such there is no law.


Galatians 5:22-23

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

22 But the fruit of the [Holy] Spirit [the work which His presence within accomplishes] is love, joy (gladness), peace, patience (an even temper, forbearance), kindness, goodness (benevolence), faithfulness,

23 Gentleness (meekness, humility), self-control (self-restraint, continence). Against such things there is no law [[a]that can bring a charge].


Galatians 5:22-23

Contemporary English Version

22 God's Spirit makes us loving, happy, peaceful, patient, kind, good, faithful, 23 gentle, and self-controlled. There is no law against behaving in any of these ways.


Galatians 5:22-23

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is, charity, joy, peace, patience, benignity, goodness, longanimity,

23 Mildness, faith, modesty, continency, chastity. Against such there is no law.


Galatians 5:22-23

1599 Geneva Bible

22 But the [a]fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

23 Meekness, temperancy: [b]against such there is no law.


Galatians 5:22-23

New International Reader's Version

22 But the fruit the Holy Spirit produces is love, joy and peace. It is being patient, kind and good. It is being faithful 23 and gentle and having control of oneself. There is no law against things of that kind.


Galatians 5:22-23

New Life Version

22 But the fruit that comes from having the Holy Spirit in our lives is: love, joy, peace, not giving up, being kind, being good, having faith, 23 being gentle, and being the boss over our own desires. The Law is not against these things.


Kehillah in Galatia 5:22-23

Orthodox Jewish Bible

22 But the p’ri of the Ruach HaKodesh is ahavah (agape), simcha (joy), shalom (peace), zitzfleisch (patience), nedivut (generosity, kindness), chesed (loving-kindness), ne’emanut (faithfulness),

23 Anavah (meekness, shiflut, lowliness), shlitah atzmi (self-control)...would you not agree?—against these things there is no isser (proscription in the Torah).


Galatians 5:22

Worldwide English (New Testament)

22 But these are the things which the Spirit wants you to show: love, joy, peace, patience, being kind, being good, being true, being gentle, and keeping the body under control. There is no law that says, `These things are wrong.


Galatians 5:22-23

Wycliffe Bible

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is charity, joy, peace, patience, long abiding, benignity [benignity, or good will], goodness, mildness, faith,

23 temperance, continence, chastity; against such things is no law.


In SUMMARY, "meekness" means:

Gentleness (meekness, humility)

gentle

Mildness

being gentle

Anavah (meekness, shiflut, lowliness)


In SUMMARY, "temperance" means:

self-control

self-control (self-restraint, continence)

self-controlled

faith, modesty, continency, chastity

temperancy

having control of oneself

being the boss over our own desires

shlitah atzmi (self-control)

keeping the body under control

temperance, continence, chastity


Without "meekness" and "temperance", man would not be teachable.

Only the HOLY SPIRIT can teach us perfectly.

Through the life lived by JESUS.

A living example of simplicity, humility, holiness, focus, faith, and obedience.

Philippians 2:7-10

King James Version

7 But made himself of no reputation, 

and took upon him the form of a servant, 

and was made in the likeness of men:

8 And being found in fashion as a man, 

he humbled himself, 

and became obedient unto death, 

even the death of the cross.

9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, 

and given him a name which is above every name:

10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, 

of things in heaven, 

and things in earth, 

and things under the earth;


By ourselves, we don't have the power to be meek, and disciplined.

We need SPIRIT.

For He is a GIFT from GOD.

John 14:26

King James Version

26 But the Comforter, 

which is the Holy Ghost, 

whom the Father will send in my name, 

he shall teach you all things, 

and bring all things to your remembrance, 

whatsoever I have said unto you.


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