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God’s Journey, Plan, and
Purpose for Humankind
Through Eternity Future
If
a person will understand the points below, spirituality
and philosophy will become a sensible and simple path to him or her ...
leading to true happiness, love, peace, sense & meaning to life,
abundance, sanity, health, and security. God’s plan does not
include religiosity. The
plan of God does not include religiosity, self-righteousness, and especially not hypocrisy. God is love. And
God’s love is best defined as: The
perfectly pure, immaculate and complete selfless
disposition to do good; good will; kindness; charitableness; benevolence; the
love of humanity, accompanied with a selfless desire to promote our
happiness, and in eternity. And it is properly,
whole, entire or perfect, and just in a moral
sense. Note that ‘selfless’
needs nothing in return. God’s love is patient and
kind. It is not jealous or boastful or proud or
rude. God’s love does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it
keeps no record of when it has been wronged. It is never glad about injustice
but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. God’s love never gives up, never
loses faith in itself, is always hopeful, and
endures through every circumstance. God’s
primary personality traits are: Love, joy, peace,
patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and fervor with poise. God is love (1
John 4:7-8,16; 1 Corinthians 13; Leviticus 19:18; Galatians 5:14, 22-23).
Included are related Bible Scripture references. “Everything
we know about God's Word, the Bible, is summed up in a single sentence: ‘Love
others as you love yourself.’” God is love. But not all love is God. Just
as God’s love is far greater than humanity’s self-serving version, God
notifies us that: Just as the heavens soar high above the earth, so is the
way God works surpasses the way we humans work (Isaiah 55:9; Proverbs
3:5; 1 Corinthians 2:14; 1:26-31). Please notice that even science confirms
that there is a measureless gap between the earth and the heavens; God
selflessly communicates to us that there is a measureless gap between His
ways and our human ways. Therefore, naturally, many expressions of God’s plan and ways may seem very
strange to any human being without instruction. Most of us
humans reject or criticize things that we know little about academically,
spiritually, or experientially. The soul who does not yet know God is not
used to the ways God thinks and works and every one of God’s ways could seem
foolish to an individual until s/he becomes open enough to investigate what
is written about them in the Bible. The owner of this website is stating this
from personal experience, as I did not know God for most of my life. The purpose of God is
about God’s kingdom – God’s government system – administering
the affairs of the universe, ensuring it free of evil and suffering in the
eternal future. It is about the Kingdom of Love
administering the affairs of the heavens and earth. And please note that a
‘kingdom’ is simply a system of government, and a non-democracy system of
government. The plain truth is that God’s journey and
plan is a true love story – God’s unconditional love for you and each
person. God loves you one hundred
percent—no matter what. There is nothing you can do that would make God love
you more. There is also nothing you can do that would make God love you less.
God loves you one hundred percent, one hundred percent of the time. His love
is unchanging. God loves you all the way, all the time, regardless of your
past, present, and future.
God is love (1 John 4:7-8,16; 1 Corinthians 13:4-7). God loves you outrageously! The Bible includes God’s
Kingdom (government)
charter (2 Peter 1:21; 1 Corinthians 2:12-16;
14:30; Acts 3:21; Daniel 12:8-9; John 20:30-31). The Bible becomes a plain
and simple book of truth when it is correctly divided (2
Timothy 2:15) and we can count on it to be complete (Revelation 22:18-19). The following is God’s
documented chronological journey with and plan for humanity. Understand it and spirituality and philosophy really do
become a sensible and simple path ... leading to true happiness, love, peace,
sense & meaning to life, abundance, sanity, health, and security. 1.
God in the eternal past
(Psalm 90:2; 93:2; Micah 5:2;
Hebrews 9:14). 2.
The drafting of God's plan (Ephesians 3:11; Hebrews
1:1-3; 11:3; 1 Peter 1:20). a.
God
creates a family, a council. God doesn’t need a council; God is so
relational that He creates a council of spirit beings; a ‘heavenly host’ (Psalm 82:1, 6;
89:5-7; Job 1:6; 2:1; 38:7; Deuteronomy 4:19-20; 17:3; 29:26, Daniel 7:10; 1
Kings 22:19-23). Bible
translations identify this council as ‘gods’ (with a little ‘g’), ‘holy
ones,’ and ‘watchers.’ They are called “sons of the Most
High [God]” at Psalm 82:6, Job 1:6, and Job 2:1. The Bible is clear
that the Most High God utilizes these lesser spirit beings—divine council—to
participate with Him in love. And it’s
also important to know that God creates free moral agents in love with a free
choice. b.
God’s
drafted, eternal plan is to have creations of free moral agents who have been
thoroughly tested and freed from all possibility of rebellion, so that God
can show the exceeding riches of His grace toward them in love in all ages to
come without negativity of eternal rebellions, their evil, and suffering (Eph. 3:11;
Heb. 1:1-3; 11:3; 1 Pet. 1:20). c.
God
takes great pleasure in conceiving—foreseeing—each of us human beings in
love, and each of our endowment with destiny—identity, inherent value,
special talents (gift sets), and an empowered meaningful purpose in
love—walking in specific accomplishments, and participating with Him
administering the affairs of the universe in the eternal future (John 3:15-17; 14:12-15; 15:16; Eph. 1:4-9,
11, 14; 2:10; 4:11-16; Rom. 8:15, 29; 12:6-8; 1 Corinthians 12:1, 4-11;
Galatians 4:5; 1 Timothy 2:4; Ps. 34:9-10; 84:11). 3.
The kingdom of God is unmeasured and immeasurable – God is the
Supreme Moral Governor, and flawlessly all in harmony with Him (Job 38; Daniel 4:17, 25, 32, 35). God is love (1 John 4:7-8,16). 4. Creation of the heavens,
the unseen spirit world (including ‘angels’), the earth, plants, living
creatures, and two people (Adam, then Eve) and it is very good
(Genesis 1; 2:2; Exodus 20:11; Colossians 1:15-18; Psalms 8:3; 95:5; 102:25;
Isaiah 40:12, 18, 26; 45:12; 48:13; Hebrews 11:3). See also link to “creation or
evolution” following Point 21 below. God creates free moral agents in love with a free choice. 5. THE FIRST PROBATIONARY
PERIOD – Dispensation of Innocence (Genesis 2:15 —
3:24) 6. One of God’s divine
council members (of Point 2a above) attempts to put himself
in the place of God through pride (Isaiah 14:12-14). As a result, he is banished
to earth; he becomes known as the serpent in the Garden of Eden (Ezekiel
28:14-16; Gen. 3:1). (In a most literal translation, Isaiah
14:12 states, “How are you fallen from heaven, O helel,
son of the morning! How are you cut down to the ground…” That original
language, Hebrew, word helel is from the
original Hebrew root word, Halal, meaning “to bear light,” or the
name, “Day
Star.” When Day Star gets cut down to the ground, he loses
that name, and becomes known as Satan. (Satan later “came with the sons of God”
recorded at Job 1:6 and 2:1.) Satan is also known as the devil or adversary of God and
humankind (1 John 3:8; Luke
10:18; 11:18; John 8:44; Eph. 2:1-3; 6:10-18; 2 Corinthians 4:4;
11:14-15; 1 Peter 5:8; Revelation 12:7-12). God creates free moral
agents in love with a free choice. 7. Rebellion is begun on the earth—by its former ruler, Adam. Because
of this, humanity becomes separated from God, the earth is cursed, and it
enters its sinful career with all creatures being brought under the bondage
of sin—separateness, unacceptable-ness, condemnation and corruption, inclined to evil. (Gen. 3; Romans 5:12-21; 8:19-23; 2
Cor. 4:4; 1 Cor. 13:12). a.
”Normal” is no longer ‘very good’ (Points 4 &
5), but bound by corruption and inclination to evil (Rom. 1:21;
Jeremiah 17:9; Mark 7:21-22). b.
Out of God’s pure, complete love for the highest
good of humanity comes God’s justice, and His wrath. His wrath is His holy
and just indignation against sin, because sin is
what separates humanity from Him, His love, and His benefits (Exodus 12:13,
23; Rom. 1:18-32; 5:9-11; 11:22; 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10; 1 John 1:5). c.
From
this moment on, the ultimate purpose of God in all His dealings with people
is to bring each of us back to the place where we were before the fall
(beloved personal fellowship & harmony, in abundance, participating in
His divine council) and free us of all possibility of failing in the future (Genesis 3:15;
John 3:16-17; 10:10; Romans 8:28, 29; 1 Timothy 1:5; Revelation 21-22). d.
Instead
of permitting Adam & Eve (humanity) to die physically, God promises a
forthcoming redeemer who will come and rescue and restore humanity (Genesis
3:15-21; cp. Isaiah 53; Matthew. 1:21; 26:28; Ephesians 1:7). e.
God
compassionately and mercifully gives corrupted humanity a chance to continue
faith in the coming redeemer: Instead of permitting Adam & Eve to die
physically, God sacrifices animals in their place; God covers Adam and
Eve with tunics of skin from the first animal (blood) sacrifice – required
for God to participate with corrupted people. And this was a foreshadowing of
Messiah – Christ the Redeemer. (Genesis 3:21; Leviticus 17:11; Hebrews
9:26). 8. Satan and his spirit
rebels who are at large in the heavenlies, possess the right to further God's plan by testing people in
the probationary periods of the human race
(Point 6; Job 1:6; 2:1; Ephesians 2:1-3; 6:10-18;
Revelation 12:7-12). Satan and his spirit rebels are not part of the visible
Earth & heavens; not visible to us humans (Job 4:15-16; 2
Corinthians 12:2; Ephesians 6:12; Colossians 1:16; Hebrews 4:13). 9. The heavens and the earth
await the time of the renovation and the second ethical state, called the New
Heavens and the New Earth (Point 20 below).
(Reference 2 Peter 3:5-13; Romans 8:19-23; Hebrews 1:10-12; 12:24-28;
Revelation 21-22.) 10. THE SECOND PROBATIONARY
PERIOD – Dispensation of Conscience (Genesis 3:22 —
8:14). So-called because humans were tested to see if they would obey their
own conscience regarding right and wrong (Gen. 6:1-7; Rom. 2:12-16). There
were no written laws. Adam’s only law was not to eat the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil; after being driven out of the garden he didn’t
even have that law (Rom. 5:12-14). The Ten Commandments weren’t given to Adam
in the previous dispensation. This dispensation could be called the Age of
Freedom, for humans were free to do as they pleased until it became necessary
for God to interfere. Length of this period: 1,656 years (Genesis 5:1
- 29; 7:11) – from the fall of humanity (Point 8) to the worldwide flood,
which was the consequence for evil during this dispensation
(Gen. 6:8 - 8:14; Matthew 24:37-39; 1 Peter 3:18-21). During this
probationary period, God observes the progress of the people's wickedness,
and sees that all their thoughts become consistently and totally evil (Gen.
6:5). After the first 1,536 years, God mercifully gives humanity a 120-year
forewarning (grace-period) to turn away from evil before justice is
fulfilled. Noah is the only person found blameless, and therefore his whole
family receives salvation (is saved) from the destruction. (Genesis 6:5-19) a.
God compassionately and mercifully gives corrupted
humanity a chance to continue faith in the coming Redeemer: animal (blood)
sacrifice – required for God to participate with corrupted people (Genesis
4:4; Leviticus 17:11; Hebrews 7:21; 9:26) (A foreshadowing of Messiah –
Christ the Redeemer.) 11. THE THIRD PROBATIONARY
PERIOD – Dispensation of Human Government
(Genesis 8:15 — 11:32). Length of this period: 427 years (Genesis 11: 10 -
12:9). See more about this
dispensation a.
God compassionately and mercifully gives corrupted
humanity a chance to continue faith in the coming Redeemer: animal (blood)
sacrifice – required for God to participate with corrupted people (Genesis 8:20-21;
Leviticus 17:11; Hebrews 7:21; 9:26) (A foreshadowing of Messiah – Christ the
Redeemer.) 12. THE FOURTH PROBATIONARY
PERIOD – Dispensation of Promise (Genesis 12:1 —
Exodus 12:37). Length of this period: 430 years (Exodus 12:40; Galatians
4:30). See more about this dispensation a.
God compassionately and mercifully gives corrupted
humanity a chance to continue faith in the coming Redeemer: animal (blood)
sacrifice – required for God to participate with corrupted people
(Exodus12:3-14; Leviticus 16:6, 11‑12; 17:11; Hebrews 7:21; 9:26) (A
foreshadowing of Messiah – Christ the Redeemer.) 13. THE FIFTH PROBATIONARY
PERIOD – Dispensation of Law (Exodus 12:38 — Matthew. 2:23; 11:11;
Luke 16:16). Length of this period: over 1,700 years–from Moses to the
Messiah (the Christ).
See more about this
dispensation a.
God compassionately and mercifully gives corrupted
humanity a chance to continue faith in the coming Redeemer: animal (blood)
sacrifice – required for God to participate with corrupted people
(Exodus12:3-14; Leviticus 16:6, 11‑12; 17:11; Hebrews 7:21; 9:26;
10:1-14; 13:12) (A foreshadowing of Messiah – Christ the Redeemer.) 14. THE SIXTH PROBATIONARY
PERIOD – Dispensation of Grace (Matthew 3:1 — Revelation 19:10; John 1:17).
Length of this period: from the first to the second arrival of Jesus the
Christ (Y’shua Messiah) and the binding of Satan in the abyss at the end of
this (present) age. It has already lasted nearly 2,000 years. X You Are Here. Adam’s
disobedience was terrible in its consequences (Points 6-7), but
it brought to light an aspect of God’s nature that would otherwise never have
been fully revealed: the unfathomable depth of His love. God has never given up on Adam and his
descendants. He longs to bring humanity—each of us—back to Himself. This is
beautifully expressed in the Bible at James 4:5: “God jealously desires the
Spirit which He has made to dwell in us”—the Spirit that was breathed into
Adam at his creation. Incredible though it may seem, God continues to long
for the personal fellowship which He once enjoyed with Adam (Point 4). This
relationship was broken by Adam’s rebellion, a rebellion that has been
perpetuated in every one of Adam’s descendants (Points 6-7). Furthermore, at
infinite cost, God has made a way for us to be restored to Himself. He sent
His own Son Jesus “to seek and to save those who were lost” (Luke 19:10). By
His substitutionary sacrifice on the cross, Jesus has made it possible for
each of us to be forgiven and cleansed from sin and to become members of
God’s own family—citizens
in the Kingdom of Love. a.
As
promised, God sent His own Son, Jesus the Christ (Y’shua Messiah), to take the
place of all persons in death, so that everyone who would trust in, rely
(believe) on Him might be fully rescued and restored citizens of the Kingdom of
Love forever and ever. …When
Jesus Christ came and offered Himself as a sacrifice on the cross, a divinely
ordained exchange took place. The nature of which was this: All the evil due by justice to descendants of Adam (each of us) came on Jesus,
that all the good due to Jesus, because of His sinless obedience, might be
made available to descendants of Adam (us). Or, more briefly: All the evil came on
Jesus that all the good might be made available to us (Isaiah 61;
53:4-6; 1 Peter 3:18; 2:24; John 14:6). See also the links following Point 21 below. “...For
God so greatly loved people that He gave His only Son, that everyone who believes [trusts in,
relies] on Him should not
perish, but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to
condemn people, but that people, through Him, might be saved [rescued, made
safe & sound, sane, prosperous, and healed/whole]. Everyone who believes on Him is [forgiven,] not
guilty nor rejected, and everyone who does not believe [trust in, rely
on] is guilty already for refusing to
let their trust rest in the only Son of God” (reference point 7; the
Kingdom of Love is God’s escape hatch for people, and His plan to end evil
and suffering, to ensure the universe free of rebellion in the eternal
future; John
3:16-18, 36; Psalm 8; Galatians 3:13: Ephesians 2:11-18; Hebrews 2:9-18; 1
Peter 1:18-23; 1 John 5:19). It’s a LOVE thing and citizenship in the Kingdom
of Love. b.
God’s complete provision is also for the here and now: Not only does God promise eternal life to any person who believes
on His Son but He also promises a genuinely sublime parent-child personal relationship
with Him, full of true happiness, love, peace, sense & meaning to life,
abundance, sanity, health, and security. God is the perfect father; God is
the perfect king; God and His Holy Spirit are the perfect parents (John 10:10;
14:26; Romans 8:13-16; Galatians 4:4-7; 2 Peter 1:2-11) … and God promises resolution in all life problems to any who trusts in, relies on His Son
(Mark 11:22-24; 2 Corinthians 9:8; Ephesians 3:20; 1 Peter 2:24; 3 John 1:2).
Since the person has been made right in God's sight by the blood of Christ
(Messiah), God shall certainly save them from His wrath of Point 7b above
(Romans 5:9): c.
The life, death, and resurrection of Jesus the
Christ (Y’shua Messiah) fulfilled
all 333 documented predictions, most of which were documented
hundreds of years prior, in what is now known as the Old Testament (1
Corinthians 15:3-4). And according to laws of simple and compound
probability, the 333 prophecies of Jesus the Christ could have only one
chance in one and ninety-seven ciphers of fulfillment. God is
perfectly trustworthy. d.
500 EYEWITNESSES OF JESUS ALIVE AFTER
DEATH e.
Satan and his spirit rebels darken the minds of the
unbelieving—those citizens outside God’s Kingdom of Love (2 Corinthians 4:3,
4; John 8:44; 12:31; 14:30; 16:11; 1 John 5:18; See also link to “Reality of
Evil” following Point 22 below). f.
Satan and his spirit rebels are permitted to
further God's plan by putting the believing citizens to-the-test, akin
to a probationary period or a dispensation (the Kingdom of Love is the plan of God to ensure the universe free of
rebellion, ending evil and suffering; Ephesians 2:1-3; 6:10-18; 2
Corinthians 11:13-15; 2 Timothy 1:7; Romans 7:23; Revelation 12:7-12; 2
Corinthians 7:1). Also reference Point 7c above. g.
God's
provision of a new life in His Kingdom of Love: The provision for this
present probationary time period and every other
one, in fact, is the sacrificial death of the Christ (Messiah) on the cross (1 Corinthians
1:18- 24; Colossians 1:12-20; 2:14-17; Hebrews 7:21; 1 Peter 2:24). Persons
in previous dispensations had to look forward to it by faith, in order to receive the benefits of the cross. Persons now have to look back to it in faith to receive its benefits (Romans
3:24-25; 5:1; Ephesians 2:8-9; Hebrews 11). See Point 21 below. h.
God promises resolution in all
life problems to
any
who trusts in, relies on His Son, as the person has been made right in God's
sight by the blood of Messiah (Christ). For greater understanding of this
good news, consider
this inspired picture and explanation. i.
At John 3:36, we’re informed, “...And whoever does
not believe on God’s Son shall not see (comprehend) life...” This explained much to the owner of this
website who remained a citizen of the opposing kingdom—did not believe on
God’s Son—for most of my life. If this is where you are, please be encouraged
to seriously consider Point 21 below. Understand more about this present
dispensation 15. THE SEVENTH PROBATIONARY PERIOD
– Dispensation of Divine Government, or Millennium (Revelation
19:11 — 20:15). This age will cover the period from the second coming of Christ
(Y’shua Messiah) to the last rebellion of Satan and humanity on the Earth. Length
of this period: 1,000 years (Revelation 20:1-10). It will begin with the
so-called “rapture:” Jesus’ committed followers will be “caught up” out of
the earth with Jesus (Y’shua Messiah) while Jesus quickly purges any residual
evil from the earth. Then Jesus will immediately bring His followers down to
earth with Him, in His second coming, to set up a kingdom in the world
forever (Revelation 19:1-21; Jude 14-15; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10; 2
Thessalonians 2:7-8; 1 Corinthians 15:24-28; Matthew. 16:27; 24:29-31;
25:31-46; Zechariah 14:1-5; Daniel 2:44-45; 7:9-14,18,22,27). 16. The final test: Satan
loosed from the abyss after the Millennium (Point 15). Satan will attempt one
last coup by gathering many to himself so they can rebel against Jesus the
Christ (Y’shua Messiah). This will simply result in identifying those who are
against Jesus. They will then be quickly destroyed by fire coming out of
heaven. (Revelation 20:7-10, 15). 17. The second resurrection
and final judgment at the end of the Millennium
(Revelation 20:11-15). The purpose of God: to put
down rebellion on earth; fulfill the everlasting covenants of the past;
vindicate and avenge Christ and His committed followers (“saints”); exalt
resurrected saints of all ages to a kingly and priestly position; judge the
nations in righteousness and restore the earth to its rightful owners;
restore Israel as the head of all nations; and to put all enemies under the
feet of Christ so as to bring back the perfect conditions that existed before
the fall of Day Star, the Satan, and Adam. This is the purpose of God in the
dispensation of divine government or the millennium. 18. Earth's sinful career
ended with renovation of the immediate heavens and the Earth by fire, and
removal of all the curse (Point 7), and its effects
at
the end of the Millennium (Romans 8:19-23; Hebrews 1:10- 12;
12:24-28; 2 Peter 3:10-13). 19. Confinement of all spirit
and human rebels of all ages (evil) in the lake of fire forever at the end of
the Millennium (Isaiah 66:22-24;
Matthew. 25:41, 46; Revelation 14:9-11; 20:10-15). God's dealings with people in holiness and
absolute justice to all alike is God’s loving sound
basis of punishing rebels who refuse to conform to the plan, and of blessing
those who do conform. God can still be just and holy in the judgment and
confinement of rebels to everlasting punishment, since
they have refused all merciful dealings.
They have hardened themselves against all that is holy and good. There will be nothing else for God’s love
to do but mete out justice according to deeds committed, for the continued
good of society, forever. God must make examples of both cases, the
good and the bad, for the sake of all generations who come into existence in
eternity future. God cannot excuse
rebels and bless them, contrary to His revealed plan, or there would be no
end to the breaking of His eternal laws (God’s steadfast principles of how He
works). He would have to continually excuse all wrongdoing forever if He
should start such a program, and under such circumstances people would have
no true restraint. If God’s love
excused some and not others, and had any degree of prejudice, then we would
lose proper respect for Him as the Moral Governor. If He failed to reward for
obedience or punish for disobedience, or in any degree carried on government
contrary to prescribed laws and common justice to all and for the best good
of all, there would be no true incentive for people in all eternity to
conform to the eternal plan. The Bible plainly reveals that rebels in
everlasting Hell will be an eternal monument of God's wrath toward continued
sin, in order to cause coming generations to conform to the highest good of
their own being and of the universe (Isa. 66:22-24; Rev. 14:9-11; 21:1—22:21;
see also Ex. 34:6-7; Ps. 34:15-16; Pr. 1:24-33; Rom. 6:16-23; 8:12-13;
11:11-29; 1 Cor. 15:24-28; 2 Cor. 3:16-17; 6:9-11; Gal. 5:19-21; 6:7-8; Heb.
6:4-9; 10:26-29; 2 Pet. 2:20-21; Rev. 21—22). 20.
The New Heavens and the New Earth, when the earth is perfect the
second time – the eternal perfect state with God all-in-all again (I Cor. 15:24-28), as before rebellion in the universe
headed by Adam (Isaiah 65:17; 66:22-24; 2 Pet. 3:13; Revelation
21-22). The citizens of the
Kingdom of Love – righteous natural people left on Earth after the rebellion
of Rev. 20:7-10 (Point 16 above) will multiply and replenish the new Earth forever,
carrying out God's original program for Adam, as would have been done if man
had not sinned (Point 7 above) (2 Peter 3:13; Genesis 1:26-31; 8:22; 9:12; Isaiah
9:6-7; 59:20; Daniel 2:44-45; 7:13-14, 27; Matthew 25:34, 46; Luke 1:32-33;
Revelation 11:15; 21:1-22:5). God will move His
capital city from the planet heaven to the planet Earth to dwell with people
forever and administer the affairs of the universe from the earth (2 Peter 3:13;
Revelation 21:1-22:5). The resurrected
committed believers saved from Abel to the Millennium, will be heirs of God
and joint heirs with Christ and will reign as kings and priests on the New
Earth participating with God administering the affairs of the universe
forever (2 Peter 3:13; Psalms 149:5-9; Daniel 7:18-27; Matthew 19:28;
Romans 8:17; 1 Corinthians 4:8; 6:2; Ephesians 2:7; 2 Timothy 2:12; 2
Thessalonians 1:4-10; Revelation 1:6; 2:26-27; 5:9-10; 11:15; 12:5; 20:4-6;
22:5). The Kingdom of
Love is the plan of God to ensure the universe free of rebellion, ending evil
and suffering. 21.
Jesus the Christ (Y’shua Messiah) is alive and well, and wants to
help you in all your life problems, so take Him as your partner in
life from now on. The ultimate
purpose of God in all His present dealings with us is to bring each of us
back to the place where we were before the Fall (beloved personal fellowship
& harmony, in abundance) and free us of all possibility of failing in the
future. The
Kingdom of Love is the Plan of God (Exodus 20:5-6; 34:6-7;
Numbers 14:18-20; Deuteronomy 5:9-10; Jeremiah 32:18; Isa. 66:22-24; Psalm 34:15-16; Proverbs 1:24-33; Ezekiel 18:21-23; Matthew 5:44;
John 3:16, 17; Romans 6:16-23; 8:12-13; 11:11-29; 12:14; 1 Corinthians
6:9-11; 15:24-28; 2 Corinthians 3:16-17; 6:9-11; Galatians 5:16-24; 6:7-8;
Hebrews 6:4-9; 10:26-29; 2 Peter 2:9, 20-21; Revelation 21—22) Links Understand
more about the drafting of God's
plan by the Godhead (Point 2
above) We humans were
designed for and therefore have a true inner desire for moral government.
Understand more about moral
government (Point 3 above) Understand
more about creation or
evolution (Point 4 above) God created free moral agents in
love with a free choice (Points 2 – 16) Understand
more about the Bible is the
authentic inspired revelation of God See The Tri-unity of
Man (Points 4 – 21) Some links require Adobe Acrobat Reader “Our battle
is not with people. It is against the unseen, spiritual leaders, powers, and the spirits of darkness
in this world. It is against the unseen demon world that works in the
heavens” (Ephesians 6:12). Understand the reality of evil;
Satan, or the devil (Points 5 – 19) Understand
the bondage of corruption,
inclined to evil. (Points 7 – 18) “And God is able to make all grace abound toward
you; that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.” (2 Corinthians 9:8) Understand God’s grace (Point 14) God’s (New)
Covenant has given us the power to succeed in every task and fulfill every
dream He has put in our hearts. Our Blood
Covenant with God 101 For greater
biblically-based and history-based understanding of Points 15 – 20 (“end
times prophecy”), be strongly encouraged to enjoy this
comprehensive study. “Beloved, I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in health, even as your
soul prospers” (3 John 1:2). (Points 7 – 18) There are 750 promises of God
(benefits) in the New Testament alone (Points 14 – 21) One of the most outspoken believers in evolutionism, the late
Carl Sagan, admitted, “This [evolution] is still a statement of faith.”
We each live with faith (believing) in
something. Faith in God is a gift from God given to each
and every person, regardless. And, it can be
rejected. Understand more about faith. See How to interpret the Bible –
literally? “Have you forgotten that when we were joined with
Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined Him in His death? For we died and were
buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by
the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives!” (Romans
6:3-4) What is so extraordinary about water baptism? Acts 8:5-19
states, “Philip went to the city of Samaria and told the people there about
Jesus the Messiah. Crowds listened intently to Philip…The people believed
Philip's message of Good News concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of
Jesus Christ. As a result, many men and women were water baptized. “When the
apostles in Jerusalem heard that the people of Samaria had accepted God's
message, they sent Peter and John there. As soon as they arrived, they prayed
for these new [water] baptized believers to receive the Holy Spirit. The Holy
Spirit had not yet come upon any of them, for they had only been water
baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then Peter and John laid their hands
upon these believers, and they received the Holy Spirit.” Notice that
the people of Samaria received the word of God, believed, were water-baptized
in the name of the Lord Jesus. And then there was something else so
significant that the apostles in Jerusalem sent Peter and John to pray for
them specifically. Yet what else was so crucial for the new water-baptized
believers to receive? The baptism
with the Holy Spirit. “Have you received the Holy
Spirit since you believed?” –Acts 19:2 Isaiah 9:6 promised this about Messiah
(Jesus): “Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given. And
the government shall rest upon his shoulder…
an ever expanding, peaceful, never ending, fair, and
just…kingdom.” Understand
more about human government here. P.S. Merely Refining
the Outward Life is Not Part of God’s Plan Jesus
the Christ (Y’shua Messiah) taught that a person "Must be born
again" and "Except a person be born again, s/he cannot see the
kingdom of God .... Except a person be born of water and of the Spirit, s/he
cannot enter into the The new birth is a necessity to being saved and to
having the right relationship to God so that one can claim the benefits of
the Bible. The new birth is not confirmation, church membership, water
baptism, taking the sacrament, observing religious duties, an intellectual reception
of Christianity, orthodoxy of faith, going to church, saying prayers, reading
the Bible, memorizing creeds, being moral, being cultured or refined, doing
good deeds or doing your best, being as good as the next person, or any of
the other things that people are trusting in to save them. Neither is the new birth brought about by these
things. Nicodemus, whom Jesus addressed concerning the new birth, had most of
these qualifications, but Jesus said to him "You must be born
again" (John 3) The thief on the cross and many others whom Jesus
forgave while on earth were saved without these things. They simply did the
one necessary thing—became "converted" and "born again"
by accepting Jesus Christ (Y’shua Messiah) as a personal Savior and by
repenting (changing direction and attitude) and turning to God with the whole
heart as a little child, as proved in Matthew. 9:1-7; Luke 7:48-50; 18:9-14;
23:43; John 8:1-10; Acts 3:19; 8:36-37; 16:31. Every person who is born again will automatically
have the above external evidences of a good life by
virtue of the new birth, but there are millions, it is sad to say, who are
trusting these things to save them, and they really believe that these things
are the evidences of a right relationship with God. Millions will die and be
lost without the new birth because they have been misled concerning the
experience of being born again. There is no excuse for people being deceived
if they will read their own Bibles instead of listening to some religious
teachers. It is all-important that we pay personal attention
to our eternal welfare and not trust the best of
people. If we permit people to mislead us in eternal matters and are lost, it
will be too late then personally to see after our
welfare; so let us do it now. Don't take the
attitude that you cannot be deceived and that your church is the only right
one and cannot mislead you. This may be true, but it would be wise for you to
make sure of it by going to the Bible yourself and seeing with your own eyes
and knowing from your own heart that you are right with God and that you have
had the real new birth and that you are living right with God every day. There is no use fooling yourself. That will not get
you anywhere. You are either born again or you are not. You are either
really saved, or you are being deceived into thinking that you are, and you
are lost. If you are not getting answers to your prayers, it is either
that you are not saved, or you are doubting God. If your
obstacle is doubt, then you should quit it. If it is not doubt, then it will
benefit you to examine yourself and see if you are really
right with God. He is obligated to answer you if you are His child. If
you have once been saved, it may be that you have become cold in your
experience and need re-consecration to God. You know your own life and true
relationship to God; so get the fact settled that
you are a genuinely saved person and in present contact with God, and then
you will be in the right position to get what God has promised. Culture, refinement, and outward correctness of
life in the church or out of it will not take the place of the new birth. The
trouble is in the heart (Jeremiah 17:9-10: Mark 7:18-23), and merely to
reform the outward life will not save you. An artist could put a coating of wax and the most beautiful colors on
the outside of a rotten apple, but it would still be rotten at heart. One
bite into it would be a bite into decay. The fact is that out of Christ every
person is rotten in the heart, and mere culture, refinement, outward
respectability, morality, and outward correctness of life are simply
artificial and the practice of hypocrites who, like whited sepulchers [graves
for people], make clean the outside; but within are full of extortion and
excess - "dead men's bones, and all uncleanness" (Matthew 23:25-28). The Bottom
Line “The object and purpose of our instruction and
charge is that all believers would be filled with love that comes from a pure
heart, and a clear conscience, and genuine trust (faith).” —1 Timothy 1:5 Thank you Answers in Genesis, Michael
S. Heiser, Finis Jennings
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