True Church: 2nd edition

It is plainly understandable that Jesus Christ is the founder of the Church. First of all Jesus Christ is the founder of the church ever since He came here on earth to be the perfect example to us the human race, and secondly when He created us in His Image out of love which is His Principality as foretold in creation within the book of Genesis (God created mankind or our great ancestors Adam and Eve in His Image: God The Father, God The Son, and God The Holy Spirit). The Church can be defined as the people who choose to be Jesus Christ’s followers or disciples here in this planet we call earth after accepting His love prior to learning and understanding Jesus Christ, God or Love (which is God). The true Church can be defined as the people who 100% fully and truly follow (obey) Jesus Christ’s example as stated in The Holy Bible during their unknown duration of time here on planet earth. Meaning following every aspects: from keeping the Sabbath Day on the right day as stated within The Holy Bible, how to be baptize by water and the Holy Spirit as stated within The Holy Bible, Body temperance since our Body is the temple of God as stated within The Holy Bible, etc… A denomination is a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith. Today we have many denominations within the barriers of Christianity (The Seventh Day Adventist Church, Catholic Church, Lutheran Church, Baptist Church, Assembly of God, etc…)

Firstly, we must understand that due to the wages of sin we ourselves cannot have life (eternal life) on our own accept through Jesus Christ our perfect example. Jesus Christ is The Way, The Truth and The Life as stated in John 14:6 within The Holy Bible. Or in other words simply speaking, His way is The truth because it leads to Life which is Himself (The source: The Creator). Thus simply saying we ourselves cannot 100% fully and truly follow Jesus Christ’s example except through Him. John 15:5 reads, “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.” When Jesus Christ abides in us (our body which is His temple) when we allow Him to, then we can follow Him 100% fully and truly. Let’s not forget the fact that Jesus Christ ascended to heaven but He gave us the comforter The Holy Spirit. So if we have The Holy Spirit within us (God’s temple: our body or soul) then we could follow Jesus Christ 100% fully and truly. Furthermore simply explaining, having The Holy Spirit within us “is” in fact having God The Son Jesus Christ and God The Father within us because our Trinity God Heads are one (united in perfect righteous love: which is their-God’s principality).

Having The Holy Spirit within us should be an everyday thing if we have the deep desire to follow Jesus Christ 100% fully and truly. One sentence best describes it all, “Growing in Christ.” Knowing that Jesus Christ would reestablish our relationship (the purpose of The Church before the Fall of Man) with Him that was broken due to the Fall of Man, we can hold on to Jesus Christ strongly till that day by growing in Christ if we deeply desire that to happen-which leads to life: eternal life. We hold on to Jesus Christ (Grow in Christ everyday) in order to have The Holy Spirit (which is also having God The Father and God The Son) within us (our body which is God’s temple) so that we could follow Jesus Christ 100% fully and truly. This relationship is as important as life simply because it leads to life: which is Jesus Christ. Or in other words, this relationship or commonly referred to as growing in Christ (which should be an everyday thing since it’s our new life in Christ: when we accept Him or become His followers) determine whether we follow Jesus Christ 100% fully and truly since we can do nothing without Jesus Christ which is The Way, The Truth and The Life.

The most valuable thing in life is actually life itself. Not even gold, silver, $1,000,000, sex, power, talent, etc… Due to the wages of sin which is death, mankind or humanity had previously been cut off from the tree of life-which is God’s principality of love or God Himself. But thanks to our Savior Jesus Christ, humanity or mankind can avoid the wages of sin and have eternal life (like how we were first created to have before The Fall of Man). All we have to do is to accept His gift as stated in John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son that who so ever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” See if we really accept His gift and believe, than we would really want to follow Him (be a Church, follower or Christian). And if we really have the desire to 100% fully and truly follow Him (His example as stated in The Holy Bible), than we would “Grow in Christ” every day because only through Jesus Christ we could 100% follow Him fully and truly during our unknown duration of time here on earth. Remember, “Eternal life is real, Jesus Christ is coming again, the power of choice is yours and time is something we all don’t have…”

True Church

The word defines and describes it all, Christianity. Followers of Jesus Christ here on earth. Disciples of Jesus Christ here on earth. People who acknowledge that Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the light-life and follow His every footsteps as portrayed by the Holy Bible. Attaching this blog to my previous blogs title: "Meaning Church Portraying Remnant Illuminating Love which is God, Are you an Original or a fake-processed-earthly, and Virgin or Prostitute," there's an understanding that can add on further into answering the following question. Today we have a lot of denominations within the barriers of Christianity. Seventh Day Adventist, Catholic, Lutheran, etc... So the question here would be, how can we define the term "True Church"? What do we mean when we say "The true Church"? And who is/are "The true Church"?

First of all straight to the point simply speaking, Jesus Christ is the founder of the Church. Jesus stated in John 15: 5 "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing."Or in other words, the true Church follows Jesus Christ fully and truly every step of the way. In simple explanation, these are people who follow Jesus Christ's example as portrayed in the Holy Bible fully and truly within their unknown duration of time allocated for them by God here in this planet we call earth (since only God controls time). Also adding further weight as described above in John 15:5, the true Church are the people that are in a relationship with Jesus Christ or Spiritually alive-growing in Christ everyday which results in God's Holy Spirit dwelling within them. Thus upholding the very purpose of the Church. Thus explaining what a Christian should be like.

Only God is the true judge, meaning He is righteous, perfect and just. God see's our hearts and minds. At the end of the day, let us not forget that only Jesus is the way, the truth and the light, and only through Him, we could have life and avoid the wages of sin which is death. He is a perfect example of "the" true church. He is our perfect example. We could only be a true church (meaning follow His example as portrayed by The Holy Bible fully and truly) through Him-is comforter The Holy Spirit by growing in Christ everyday. And mind you, the Holy Bible did not say Seventh Day Adventist is the true church, Catholic is the true Church, Lutheran is the true church, etc... If so, then please feel free to share the Bible text with me. Else for more information, please read my other blog titles mentioned above in the introduction paragraph for further understanding, while comparing what you read with The Holy Bible verses stated.

Are you an Original or a fake-processed-earthly?

 Come to think of it, there’s a difference between something original and something processed or not so original. Since time is something we don’t have, jumping into reality’s huge bowl of questionable and answerable soup within the Holy Bible is our best alternative for an understandable and acceptable solution, metaphorically speaking.  Differentiating between The Original and the not-so original is something we all should understand in order to determine which ground we’re standing on. So is there an original race and a fake race (since we have, White Caucasian, African American, Latin American, Asian, European, African, Pacific Islander, etc…)? Is there an original culture and a fake culture? Is there an original language and a fake language? Is there a true original church and a fake church? Which “is” in fact the Original and which “is” the fake-processed or not so original? Before we answer the above questions, we have to first understand the fact that God is the source to all origins because He is in fact “The Original”: meaning He was the beginning, present and future simply because He is everlasting.  John chapter 1:1-3 reads, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. “Thus saying that God is the Original: meaning He, His Principality of Love, His Community of love, His Character, His Culture and His reign “is” the one and only true “ORIGINAL” within the entire Universe. He created man original: meaning righteous in His Image-with His Characteristics, principle and nature of love. Mankind lost “his” originality or righteousness when Adam and Eve sinned (when sin first entered this world). Or in other words, the introduction of the knowledge of good and evil to Adam and Eve allowed them to be influenced by “that” which is not original or fake: evil.  1 John 2:15 reads, “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the father is not in him.”

Well diving down further into this tasty bowl of answerable soup within The Holy Bible metaphorically speaking, which race within humanity today (Caucasian, African American, Latin American, Asian, Indian, Pacific Islander, etc…) is in fact “The” original race? Or in other words simplified from another perspective, are Israelites “The Original” race created by God since The Holy Bible (The Holy Scriptures) originated from their race? First of all, God did not mentioned in the Holy Bible that He created African Americans, Caucasians, Latin American, The Islanders, Asians or even Pacific Islanders but rather He created “man” in His own Image from dust and His own breath!  Genesis chapter 2:7 reads, “And the Lord God formed the man out of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. That would lead to the question, how could we all seem to “differ” when we all are in fact descendants of Noah’s sons: when his sons descended from his very own seed? We have to understand that after the flood in Noah’s time, everyone spoke the same language (Genesis 11:1 reads, “Now the whole earth had one language and one speech.”) but they all choose to live their lives accordingly to their own choices since God gave mankind the power of choice because He is Love (after the Fall of Man). Thus implementing a definition to their diverse culture as you can find in Genesis chapter 10. Some choose to live within the coast lines and adapt themselves to their environment (meaning their skin to the climate, their ways for acquiring food, their clothing), some choose to live within the mountains and adapt themselves to their environment (meaning their skin to the climate, their ways for acquiring food, their clothing), etc… Also, when they tried to unite and form one standard culture (thus making it their original: which is earthly) God came down and changed their language. So when they no longer understand each other accurately, they were scattered all over the face of this earth with their fellowman where understanding lingers.

Digging deeper for a real taste of flavor within this bowl of soup within the Holy Bible metaphorically speaking, God changed their language in order to teach them “the” original: which is Him and not them. Genesis chapter 11: 4 reads; And they said to one another, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, least we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.” Meaning, selfishness ruled their minds which is satan’s principality. As we all know, language is the means to understanding, while understanding determines choices, and with choices an idea original becomes acceptable… They were united in selfishness and not in love (which is God’s principality) like they were created to be: God’s Community, His Church (Genesis chapter 11: 6 reads; And the Lord said, “Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing they propose will withheld from them.”)

See my friends, God’s way, principality, and characteristic is in fact the original way or direction that illuminates our Creator God Himself. Jesus in fact concluded Himself in John 14:6 (Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through me.”)  He is our origin because He is life: through Him we have life. Everything else that seemed acceptable today (our earthly cultures such as: money talks, sex and fornication is pleasure, our specific race is the original and special, I’m always right, etc…) but not according to God’s original way, principality or characteristics is in fact the counterfeit to original-which can be defined as fake, processed, and earthly. Remember God in fact mentioned the outcome of this in 1 John 2:15, “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the father is not in him.” And if the love of the father is not found within you and me (by accepting the cultures and fake origins and principles of this earth) than how can we have eternal life? Because only through Him, Jesus Christ (which is love) can we have eternal life (become one or original-connected to His Community of love: The Church. None of us, Caucasians, African Americans, Latin Americans, Asians, Islanders, Pacific Islanders, Indians, etc.., are in fact the originals (in righteousness which is God’s Characteristic and principality) due to the ‘Fall of Man” previously. Only God is the true judge! Only God can determine whether you and I are in fact original or earthly fake on the second coming when Jesus Christ returns. All we have to do is “BE HIS FAITHFUL FOLLOWER: TRUE CHRISTIAN”, in order to gain our originality which was lost previously (which should be the greatest desire of us Christians: the desire and need to become original again). Nobody said it would be easy. John 15:18 reads, “If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you.” And so this is not a message to you my friend but also to myself, May we keep the faith until Jesus Christ returns. Remember, “ORIGINALITY-ETERNAL LIFE IS REAL, THE POWER OF CHOICE IS YOURS, AND TIME IS SOMETHING WE DON’T HAVE!”

Virgin or Prostitute?

Additionally we now dig further deeper into my Andrews Study Bible, gazing inward and expanding from my previous blog "Meaning Church Portraying Remnant Illuminating Love which is God!" So with that which was previously stated in mind, now you and I can determine which "is" the true Church within the context of Christianity here on earth today. But before we even get to that, let us not forget that the Church is unified in Jesus Christ, God or Love: His Principality and Character. I know that doesn't make any sense, due to the fact that we now have more than one denomination within the context of Christianity itself. So that probably got you thinking by now, "Which is the true Church?"




First of all, let us not forget the fact that Jesus Christ is in fact the true Church. Or in other words, His life previously here on earth (born as a man) portrayed the real meaning and purpose of the Church. Yes, He was born into this sinful world but was found without sin or iniquity till the day He died on Calvary. Which simply means, He had maintained strong relationship with God (which Adam and Eve were created for: the purpose of the Church) which was connection-less or endless till He died on Calvary. He even said Himself that He was the true Church (an example to us mankind) as clearly stated in John 15: 5 "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing." Furthermore simplifying and simply speaking, Jesus Christ was "our" perfect example of being "Church" since the Fall of mankind (Adam and Eve sinned).

The Virgin woman

Digging further down into our search of treasure within the Holy Bible, the true Church are the followers of Jesus Christ. Which simply means, the true Church here on earth would not only reflect but have God's character and principality (which is explained to us simply as His Laws) and keep His character, Principality and Law within their lives to their deaths as clearly stated in Revelation 12: 11 (And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death). That would mean that they are the true Church. Yes, the Bible did not mentioned anything about being in a particular  denomination of religion (whether Catholic, Seventh Day Adventist, or Baptist) guarantees a one-way ticket to heaven! There may be differences in identifying the truth within these Churches to come to a conclusion and certainty that they are in fact teaching and following what Christ thought and done thousands of years earlier, by observing their teachings, The Holy Bible and their "fruits" (whether it be fruits of The Holy Spirit or the unclean spirit).

The Prostitute woman

There is a difference between a virgin and a prostitute. Within the book of Revelation, the virgin woman symbolizes the true Church as stated in Revelation 12. The prostitute symbolizes the counterfeit Church as clearly stated in Revelation 17. Well turn your eyes  North gazing from my perspective, the virgin symbolizes those who analyze the teachings, The Holy Bible and the fruits of the various denominations we have today and choose to follow the truth: which are then in fact in an established strong relationship with God (without sin through Jesus Christ till their deaths: following His example). That would mean the Christians and non-Christians who heard and knew the truth but refused to follow the truth, are in fact the prostitute here within this scenario. Thus saying that the gospel must be preached to all the world before Jesus Christ returns as clearly stated in Mathew 24: 14 (And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.)  Furthermore, it doesn't mean belonging to a particular denomination within the context of Christianity (like Seventh Day Adventist for instance) is a guarantee to eternal life: simply because there has to be a maintained strong endless never ceasing relationship with God through Jesus Christ until one dies here on earth as clearly stated in Revelation 12: 11 and Revelation 14: 4.




Furthermore in conclusion to our last hole of treasure searching within the Holy Bible, there is no "middle". Thus saying that there is only "Love" and "Selfishness" (God's principality and the devil's). Thank goodness God is love. He gave the gift of eternal life as clearly stated in John 3:16. Remember, "JESUS CHRIST IS COMING SOON, THE POWER OF CHOICE IS YOURS, AND TIME IS SOMETHING WE DON'T HAVE..."

HE PROVED LOVE

Sitting down here in this quiet echoic room got me thinking… Thinking, “thinking and thinking!” Does it ever cross your mind, the question, “did Jesus Christ came into this world to pay a debt to satan or to add-on that debt to Himself (God: God The Father, God The Son, and God The Holy Spirit)?” Or in other words simply speaking, since humanity was caught in the bondage of sin, Jesus Christ came and died to set us, humanity free from the bondage and wages of sin in order to re-establish that “relationship” which was previously broken. So by doing so, did He pay a debt to satan or to Himself? Well, judging from a time oriented-management perspective, “let’s get straight to the point in order to save time it self since time is something we don’t have.”   

Firstly, man, mankind or humanity are in fact caught within the bondage of sin since the fall of Adam and Eve. The fall of man! Before that as we all know, God created man, Adam to be a steward over planet earth. Thus saying, God gave the authority to Adam in order to rule, manage and be a steward to His creation on earth. Genesis 2: 15 reads, “Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to tend and keep it. “Further down bear in mind that, Adam named all the beast/ cattle of the field and birds of the air as stated in Genesis chapter 2: 19 and 20. Remember Adam was righteous, meaning He was “in” (connected or in an established eternal relationship with God) Love: which is God Himself. He had the nature and characteristics of Love (because He was created in the Image of God, as stated in Genesis 2:7). So what about Eve? Well Eve was made to be Adam’s helper and companion. Or in today’s understandable simpler terms, “assistant manager.” Genesis 2: 19 reads, And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” But when Adam and Eve ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they gave or handed over the authority over to the devil. Or in other words simply speaking, their strong established eternal relationship to God was broken when they accepted and ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. You see my friends, God’s principality is based on love because He is Love. Satan’s principality is based on selfishness because he is selfishness (as stated in Isaiah 14: 13 and 14, “For you have said in your heart: I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my thrown above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of congregation. On the farthest sides of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High”). Therefore when Adam and Eve accepted the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, the authority over planet earth was given to satan. Or in other words, with selfishness only satan has the authority since he “is” selfishness-everything else under his hierarchy of power. Thus capturing and enslaving mankind under selfishness’ influence.

There is only one who can re-established that relationship between God and mankind which was broken, and He is God himself: because He is love. You know, when Adam and Eve sinned, someone had to pay the price of sin. The wages of sin was death as stated in Genesis 2: 16 (And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day you eat of it you shall surely die.”) Someone meaning, mankind or man who had sinned had to pay the price of sinning. You see, if God had destroyed or killed Adam and Eve (mankind) from the moment they sinned, than that would mean He is not Love. And if God had allowed Adam and Eve (mankind) to still have access to the tree of life (God Himself) which gives eternal life after they had sinned, than God is not just and righteous according to His own Word (as stated in Genesis 2:17). And if He’s not just and righteous, than that would mean He’s not eternal (and that would mean He’s not Life: and that would mean He’s not God: and that would mean He’s not love. But thankfully He is!) Through incarnation, Jesus Christ proved that God is love, just, righteous and paid that price of sin which Adam and Eve committed (He was born a man to save His people from their sins as stated in Mathew 1:19-21).  Nor did He, Jesus Christ “EVER” paid a debt to the devil to set us (mankind) free from the bondage and wages of sin but He “PROVED” that Love is “GREATER” than anything: even selfishness! Because He is love, he had to take man’s place and died on Calvary. Because He is love, He re-established the relationship between God and mankind, and offered the gift of eternal life once again to mankind (as stated in Mathew 27: 51 and 52, “Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, and the graves were opened; and the many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;) The most significant thing about this scenario is that, God even told Adam and Eve (mankind) plus satan what would happened before it ever happened (as stated in Genesis 3:15).

He came to "PROVE"... How great, indescribable and awesome is God. Thank goodness He is Love. Because He is love, mankind is free from the wages and bondage of sin. All we have to do is accept His gift of eternal life as clearly stated in John 3:16. Remember, “JESUS CHRIST IS COMING SOON, THE POWER OF CHOICE IS YOURS, AND TIME IS SOMETHING WE DON’T HAVE…”

Thank goodness, He Kept His Word alright...

Let’s take a trip back down history's exciting road of tales that our sights may be clearer. Sometimes there's more to what our "eye" can see... Yes, understanding of "The" Word needs the Word for interpreting understanding itself: that enables a clear sight and urges decision to stray in "The" right direction in terms of our power of choice. Today something of most interest as ponder upon our context of understanding the Word even much more. Genesis 3:24 reads, "So He drove out the man: and He placed cherubim at the East of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword that turns every way, to guard the way to the tree of life." What does that mean? Literally did God place a flaming sword that turned every way? Was the sword literally spinning or turning from every direction preventing mankind (Adam and Eve) to the tree of life? Did He meant something else metaphorically speaking? Well to better understand this passage, while opening and drawing out a much clearer conclusion, let us consider the terms "cherubim  and sword" very consciously but carefully. 

Well starting from the base of the matter itself, a cherub (singular, also cherubim: plural) is a winged angelic being who is considered to attend on the Abrahamic God in biblical tradition. Or in other words, within the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic literature, a cherub is a celestial winged being with human, animal, or birdlike characteristics who functions as a throne bearer “The” Deity or God’s Deity… To be simple as possible, a cherub is an angle of the second highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy. Here within this scenario of the passage, we see the Bible using “cherubim” which is plural. Or in other words, God placed cherubim (more than one cherub) in the East of the Garden of Eden (to guard the way to the tree of life). Yes as you can see above, there is a difference between ordinary angles and cherubim. Psalm 80:1 reads, “Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock; You who dwell between the cherubim.” Here the writer referred to God dwelling between the cherubim in His heavenly century. To better understand this passage, we turn few pages back when God instructed Moses and the children of Israel to build His earthly Sanctuary as found in Exodus 25:18 (And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work you shall make them at two ends of the mercy seat.) To fully understand the story, read Exodus chapter 25-31. Thus testifying that cherubim are in fact different from angels in their own nature.

Cherubim illustrated on a prototype version of The Ark of The Covenant. 

Climbing back out from our first hole of perspective, we now take a closer look at the term “sword”. During creation and after the fall of mankind, swords were not physically created yet. Thus saying Adam and Eve’s understanding of the term “sword” to be very narrow (since sword is a weapon used for slaughter or to pierce or cut). However, within the Holy Bible metaphorically speaking, the word “sword” is described as God’s Word. Hebrews 4:12 reads, “For the Word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” Also Ephesians 6:17 reads, “And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God;” Flame or flaming symbolizes how God’s Word is Holy, Just, Righteous, Eternal, Omnipotent, and perfect. Exodus 3:2 reads, “And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed.” Here Moses expressed God’s holiness… The flaming sword turning every way symbolize how God’s Word is just, final and righteous. I mean, even if God forgave Adam and Eve if they had owned up (which they did not: Adam blamed Eve, and Eve blamed the serpent) and continue to allow them access to the tree of life, than God would not be love. Simply because love is just, righteous, eternal, the beginning and the end, etc… Simplified to a much simpler stream of sentences, “God would not be fair or love because He would not have kept His own Word as described in Genesis 2:14, that from the moment they ate the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil they will surely die. Thus saying that God is not righteous or love (but thankfully He is).”

Finally out of our second hole of treasure digging within The Holy Bible, I would say our sight toward the direction of our perspective is now clearer compared to the beginning of our adventure. Yes, God placed the cherubim with His Most Holy and righteous Word guarding the way to the tree of life. You see my friends, God is the tree of life: He is love: His Church or community is based and unified by Him which is Love. John 15:5 reads, “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.” Yes from the moment Adam and Eve ate the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, they lost their true relationship with God which is the tree of life. Or in other words decoding the metaphorical sight to this road leading toward our conclusion, when Eve first initiated a contact with satan (the serpent in the tree of knowledge of good and evil) and accepted to “KNOW” his sinful ideas, doctrines and principality (eating the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil), and shared all that she knew with Adam (gave a fruit to Adam), their true relationship to God was broken (access to the tree of life which is God. God is life, love and truth). Or in other words, God’s righteous Word (which is God who created them: John 1:1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God”) with the Cherubim prevented mankind to life: which is God (John 14:6 Jesus said to Him, “I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”) Or in other words, only with an established and strong maintained relationship with God can humanity have eternal life. But then again, God offers eternal life to mankind once again (as illustrated in John 3:16) as a gift simply because He is love. Are you willing to receive this gift? Remember, “JESUS IS COMING SOON, THE POWER OF CHOICE IS YOURS, AND TIME IS SOMETHING WE DON’T HAVE…”

Reference:

Wikipedia.com Cherubim. Retrieved from  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherub

          

Freewill vs Possession

Huge difference but yet with exchangeable association… Does that make any sense? Well, let’s take a ride down explanation’s glamorous road that leads toward understanding. Let’s take a look at an illustration that might help come to a conclusion toward what we’re looking for: within Mark 5 especially verses 2, and 6-7. Did the man who was with the unclean spirit ran to Jesus or did the unclean spirit (many), Legion ran to meet Jesus? Or in other words, who “made the decision” or “choose” to meet Jesus, did the man or the unclean spirit within him? Directing our point of views back toward the main idea, when a human being has been possessed by a spirit in particular (whether it be good or evil), does he or she still have the power of choice (under possession)? In order to come to a much clearer understanding within this context, we must first examine the terms, “human being (the state of being alive), spirit and possession.”

Firstly, God created man in His own image. Genesis chapter 1:27 reads, “God created man in His own Image, in the Image of God He created him; male and female He created them.” The term image can be defined as: a visual representation (of an object, scene, person or abstraction) on a surface, language used in a figurative and nonliteral sense, a representation of a person, and a standard typical and perfect example (see reference below). So what makes a human being a human being? Well, Genesis chapter 2:7 reads, “And the Lord God formed man out of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his norstrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” So here we see that man was formed from the dust of this earth and the breath of God which initiates life: in which man became a living soul. Soul is described as the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life and human being (see reference below). So the “Spirit” of God (which is God Himself) created man with His own “breath”, with the dust from this earth initiating life itself within mankind: when that breath that giveth life to man is from the source of life itself, which is God. Jesus also mentioned in John 14:6 that He (Our Trinity God) is the way, the truth and the “life”. Or in other simpler words, life only exist by God, through God, and with God.

Spiritus… The breath of life from the Spirit of God initiates life within a human being. Thus saying that any human being under the state of being alive: a soul is made up of God’s breath and dust from this earth. When there’s separation from the two, there’s no life: mankind’s state of being dead. Does that describe God’s breath as part of His own Spirit within us when He is life? Yes! Or in other words, God is within every human being within this planet earth, thus amplifying the fact that He is omnipresent within creation in general because He is life: He gives life: He is within life. Job 12:10 reads, “In His hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind.” Also Job 32:8 states, “But it is the spirit in a person, the breath of the Almighty, that gives them understanding.” Yes indeed, the breath of God within us human beings “is” categorized as a “spirit” from God. Does that mean that God could just control or manipulate us like puppets or robots to His will? Yes He could, “but”, if He did than He would be going against Himself: His principality, His Characteristics: which is love. Or in other words, because God loves us all, He gave us all the power of choice or freewill to choose between His principality and satan’s.

God's breath is within us: that gives us life...

 Possessed can be described as having some degree of control over something else. It also can be described as being influenced or controlled by a powerful force… Like mentioned above, the power of choice is ours as individuals since “The only” true creator, our Trinity God is love. Thus saying that our souls are like a shelter or a house: because of the fact that we know the difference between good and evil due to “The Fall of Man” back in the Garden of Eden. Our choice determines who abide within us every single moment we’re alive here on planet earth. Revelation 3:20 states, “Behold I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come into him, and will sup with him, and he with me.” Wow, it all depends on our choice. Whether to choose to allow Jesus Christ (the rightful owner) or satan (the lying deceiving guest seeking ownership: due to his principality, selfishness), it all depends on our choices. Yes let us not forget that! Let us not forget the real purpose of this illustrated shelter that is found within 1 Corinthians 6:19 “Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? And ye are not your own;”  

Yes, it is your power of choice! Like the man with the unclean spirit in Mark chapter five, When Jesus commanded these unclean spirits to leave, they begged Him to send them into the pigs simply because they knew Jesus had authority over them because He is God: The Creator. But before that, even when that man allowed these spirits to abide within him (through his choices), he himself choose to meet Jesus (simply because he had the power of choice!). I mean, common sense would tell us that if we mankind or “souls” are in fact situated within this Great Controversy (The Battle between God’s principality and satan’s), than why would satan, demons or these evil spirits run to meet Jesus when they knew He had the power to remove them from the very “soul” in which they possess: when “the” battle is for “souls” here on earth? Yes, the power of choice is ours! Whether you and I will be like the four men who believed and had faith in Jesus within Mark 1:3,4; or the paralytic that believed and had faith in Jesus and stood up and walked after so many years (as found in Mark 1:12), it all depends on our power of choice. Or in other words, do you believe Him? Do you trust Him? Do you see Him? Completely? Completely hundred percent fully and thoroughly? Yes it’s my question and your question to bear… But eternal life is real, given as a gift from God who is life (as stated in John 3:16) simply because He is love. As a friend to a friend under God’s community of love and followers/ Church, “THE POWER OF CHOICE IS YOURS BUT TIME IS SOMETHING WE DON’T HAVE…”

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