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The above quote is the mantra of cult leaders. The sheep will ignore that voice because it is not the voice of their Shepherd, Jesus Christ.

Only the Sheep will hear. Others will think they know better and be deceived. That too is Bible. ;)
 

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If you understood the context you would see how terribly wrong you are.

Thankfully I DO understand the context very well, and with the bulk of Scripture to back me up, I'm completely confident in what God has given me to reveal to encourage the saints. :)

To ignore the multitude of passages and entire books of the Bible which confirm the things I teach is pure foolishness.

Will you continue to hijack my threads? It is interesting that you cannot stay away from reading my posts. If I'm such a heretic just ignore me. It really is that simple. :D
 

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Since "context" has been mentioned several times in this thread, I felt to share another short video I did discussing how context in vitally important to understanding the Word of God.

Peace & Blessings, Wisdom & Understanding to us all.

https://youtu.be/DyuWFL3_bAI
 

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Only the Sheep will hear. Others will think they know better and be deceived. That too is Bible. ;)
God chooses the sheep. He speaks and they hear him.
Your deception is obvious to us whom God has chosen.
You are living in fear for your soul and telling others to live in fear with you.
Jesus tells us to not fear and to know that he will never leave us nor forsake us.
It's very clear that your message isn't Jesus message. "Oh foolish Galatian..."
 

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God chooses the sheep. He speaks and they hear him.
Your deception is obvious to us whom God has chosen.
You are living in fear for your soul and telling others to live in fear with you.
Jesus tells us to not fear and to know that he will never leave us nor forsake us.
It's very clear that your message isn't Jesus message. "Oh foolish Galatian..."

Wow, you couldn't be further from the Truth.
And honestly, inspired by your comments, I'm working on a teaching now on Galatians chapter 3. For that portion of Scripture easily supports what I teach. Without a doubt.
God alone in my Judge. I KNOW I am sharing faithfully His Word.
"He who has ears to hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches" will hear.

Again, thanks for watching and following along. Hope you're taking notes! ;) Seeds have been planted. If it is His will God will bring the increase in His time.
Peace to you young man. May you & I stay the course, endure til the end and be found faithful in that Day.
 

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Wow, you couldn't be further from the Truth.
And honestly, inspired by your comments, I'm working on a teaching now on Galatians chapter 3. For that portion of Scripture easily supports what I teach. Without a doubt.
God alone in my Judge. I KNOW I am sharing faithfully His Word.
"He who has ears to hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches" will hear.

Again, thanks for watching and following along. Hope you're taking notes! ;) Seeds have been planted. If it is His will God will bring the increase in His time.
Peace to you young man. May you & I stay the course, endure til the end and be found faithful in that Day.
Joseph Smith said the same thing you say about yourself.
 

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Joseph Smith said the same thing you say about yourself.

Nah. I've spoken in depth with the Latter Day Saints. I don't agree with them on the Joseph Smith thing. The fruit of that mans life proved he was off.
But they do have some insight in the "royal priesthood" of God, which IS entirely Biblical.

Don't suppose you will receive anything I say. But keep tracking along... perhaps God is planting seeds of Truth in your spirit.

Are you & I "bearing fruit worthy of repentance"? Are we "proving to be His disciples" by our "love for one another"? Or are we attacking God's messengers that make us feel uncomfortable?
We must ask ourselves these questions...

For if you or I or any are to reach that GOAL set before us... we must indeed be found bearing good fruit, walking worthy and loving the saints.
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God certainly is planting truth in me. It's just not coming from you, Michael. What you are preaching is a false gospel, originally taught by a female false teacher in the early 1900s.
 

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God certainly is planting truth in me. It's just not coming from you, Michael. What you are preaching is a false gospel, originally taught by a female false teacher in the early 1900s.

Haha! Had to chuckle at that one!
And you are correct, the Truth comes by the Spirit; He just uses men, such as I & others to speak it through. ;)

And although I've been involved with and ministered in the Foursquare Denomination for many years, I am not ordained by them (or any church). I honestly don't agree with at least half of their beliefs in their denominational Statement of Faith. The heads of the Foursquare might actually freak out if they knew what I taught. But by God's grace, there have been those who agreed with much of what God has given me to share from the Word, and have asked me to teach, which I've done quite often.

Remember too, that Jesus was called a false teacher, and so were the Apostles. So again, I find myself in good company with Christ & His closest disciples. :)

"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches."

Peace & Blessings to you as you walk the Way of the Cross.
 

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Greatest Gift excerpt

Since we've been looking at the GOAL here, which includes the Elect becoming the counterpart with Christ Jesus, I'm sharing an excerpt from a teaching I did on the Inheritance of Creation, The Greatest Gift.
This is from the Word alone, and no imagination of man. And once we begin to see it in the Scripture, it becomes harder & harder to refute it. For this IS God's goal for the Church and Creation.
Peace & Blessings to all,
Michael

(an excerpt)

PROMISED TO MAN

Dominion over God’s creation, rulership of the earth was given to man way back in Genesis Chapter 1:28. As we shall discover, God created the physical realm to even have dominion over the spiritual as well.

When God brought forth Adam from the dust and breathed His life into him, Adam had no sin nature. He was made in the “likeness of God” (Gen 5:1). In the NT Adam is called the “son of God” (Luke 3:38), and a "type of Him who was to come." (Rom 5:14). God created everything and called it all “good”. Then He created man, called it “very good” and then presented His creation to Adam to rule over. It was a gift.4

"When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,
4 What is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of man that You visit him?
5 For You have made him a little lower than God,
And You have crowned him with glory and honor.
6 You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands;
You have put all things under his feet."

- Psalm 8:3-6 NKJV Heb

This was the purpose for which God created Adam, in the “likeness” of God (Gen 5:2). If Adam would have eaten of the Tree of Life, he would have become fully in the “image” of God. Partaking only of the “good” Adam would have come to recognize “evil” as soon as it presented itself before him, and he would have rejected it. This is how bankers learn to detect counterfeit bills: by handling only the “good” and real ones. Then when something other than the real thing appears, they can notice the difference right away.

But Adam fell to the temptation of a shortcut, and ate of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, when he was not able to distinguish between good and evil by use of practice.

After Adams fall and following the dispersion of man at the tower of Babel, the promise came to Abram -

“I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. 7 And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you. 8 Also I give to you and your descendants after you the land in which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.”
– Gen 17:6-8 NKJV

This “everlasting covenant” continued to David -

“I will not violate My covenant
or alter what My lips have uttered.
35 Once for all, I have sworn by My holiness—
and I will not lie to David—
36 that his line will continue forever
and his throne endure before Me like the sun;
37 it will be established forever like the moon,
the faithful witness in the sky.”

- Psalm 89:34-37 NIV

God created man to have dominion over all His creation. Adam failed. And in doing so, forfeited that right to rule, and infected mankind with sin. For the next 4000 or so years mankind continued to fail. Yet our Heavenly Fathers desire still is to have man rule over all the works of His hands. That fiat never changed. In the Book of Hebrews, we read –

“And there is a place where someone has given this solemn testimony:
“What is mere man, that You concern yourself with him?
or the son of man, that You watch over him with such care?
7 You made him a little lower than the angels,
You crowned him with glory and honor,
8 You put everything in subjection under his feet.”
In subjecting everything to him, He left nothing unsubjected to him.
However, at present, we don’t see everything subjected to him — at least, not yet.”

- Heb 2:6-8 CJB

“Not yet.” Something has caused Gods plan to be postponed. And that something is sin.


Full essay can be found here - http://to-him-who-overcomes.com/greatest-gift
 

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Haha! Had to chuckle at that one!
And you are correct, the Truth comes by the Spirit; He just uses men, such as I & others to speak it through. ;)

And although I've been involved with and ministered in the Foursquare Denomination for many years, I am not ordained by them (or any church). I honestly don't agree with at least half of their beliefs in their denominational Statement of Faith. The heads of the Foursquare might actually freak out if they knew what I taught. But by God's grace, there have been those who agreed with much of what God has given me to share from the Word, and have asked me to teach, which I've done quite often.

Remember too, that Jesus was called a false teacher, and so were the Apostles. So again, I find myself in good company with Christ & His closest disciples. :)

"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches."

Peace & Blessings to you as you walk the Way of the Cross.
You are not Jesus, nor are you an Apostle. It seems you think highly of yourself, yet your theology is not biblically sound.
 

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You are not Jesus, nor are you an Apostle. It seems you think highly of yourself, yet your theology is not biblically sound.

Son, if you don't like the Bible Truth I share concerning the Kingdom of God and His GOAL for His creation, then you don't have to read what I write or watch my videos.
I've not hijacked any of your threads. And while I may not agree with what you or others believe, I don't attack or mock anyone. That is definitely not the sign of someone who is truly following Jesus.
Remember, God is judging us on our behavior and how we treat and interact with others.

"A tree is known by it's fruit."
 

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Correcting a fellow believer is not attacking or mocking. It's in fact, the most loving action that can be taken. So stop with your little threats of what you think Jesus is going to do to anyone who dares to disagree with your heretical teachings.

Matthew 18:15-16 (NASB)

15) “If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother. 16) But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every fact may be confirmed.
 

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More on the GOAL (excerpt from my personal Hope & Testimony)

Looking at another aspect of the GOAL of God for creation in this excerpt from my personal Hope & Testimony that I've shared in the past.
The full article can be found here - https://pressingintomaturity.blogspot.com/2019/03/a-disciples-hope.html

Dear friends, what I find the Holy Scriptures teach is that it is the physical realm, not too different from what we are living in today, that will ultimately be inhabited by the fullness (the righteousness, holiness and goodness) of God. There ultimately will be peace on earth, and hearts will be filled with love and joy.

“Justice will dwell in the wilderness,
and righteousness abide in the fruitful field.
17 And the effect of righteousness will be peace,
and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever.
18 My people will abide in a peaceful habitation,
in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.”

– Isaiah 32:16-18 RSV

“Nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
Neither shall they learn war anymore.
4 But everyone shall sit under his vine and under his fig tree,
And no one shall make them afraid;
For the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken.”

- Micah 4:3-4 NKJV

We’ve probably all read these, and similar, passages many times as we’ve read through our Bible. Do they stir your heart as they do mine? I pray we would see the great promises in these and many other passages that speak of God’s plan for eternity. When I looked past, and set aside, the oversimplified, and somewhat misleading, modern teaching of heaven & hell and really looked at what the Scripture says, seeking God’s wisdom on these things, He began to open up such verses to me. His Holy Spirit is leading me into all Truth, and revealing the understanding of things that Jesus taught concerning the Kingdom of God.

“The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb,
The leopard shall lie down with the young goat,
The calf and the young lion and the fatling together;
And a little child shall lead them.
7 The cow and the bear shall graze;
Their young ones shall lie down together;
And the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
8 The nursing child shall play by the cobra’s hole,
And the weaned child shall put his hand in the viper’s den.
9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain,
For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord
As the waters cover the sea."

– Isaiah 11:6-9 NKJV

“They will hunger no more, and thirst no more;
the sun will not strike them,
nor any scorching heat;
17 for the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their Shepherd,
and He will guide them to springs of the water of life,
and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

- Rev 7:16-17 NRSV

Amen. I love these verses. In these passages we catch a glimpse of what God has in store for the physical creation He began long ago in Eden.

I am a disciple, a follower of Christ, because I want to be a part of that new world. I want to experience forever the wonder of God’s creation in a peaceful, pain-free environment. I want to help usher in the Kingdom of God: that new world of righteousness that is coming.

In my short 53 years on this earth, I have traveled all over this country and seen some of the beauty of God's creation; from Niagara Falls to Multnomah Falls; from the Adirondacks to the Rockies; from the Atlantic to the Pacific (visiting with many of you along the way). And I’ve seen the glory of God - in the birth of my son; in the salvation of loved ones; and in the agape love of God in many people, whose acts of selfless kindness and compassion reveal a taste of our Creator’s intent for the behavior of mankind that will one day come to fruition in Christ.

And sadly I've also seen the destruction that man can do: to God’s creation in the name of progress; and to people: physically, emotionally and spiritually. My heart grieves for the 3000+ babies murdered each day here in America, for abused and neglected children, and for the innocent victims of many other senseless acts of violence and selfish manipulation. Families torn apart by divorce, as couples who once loved each other find themselves at odds because one or both have allowed lust or pride to reign in their heart instead of Christ. I've experienced the consequences of sin - both my own and the sins of others. And I've felt the sorrow that pain and suffering and death bring.

The government cannot fix these problems. In many cases it actually facilitates them. Man-made laws legalize many activities and behaviors that God calls abominations. The growing antichrist Liberal mindset, with its hatred of the moral laws of God, can be disheartening. Political correctness nonsense has infiltrated both major parties. And believe me, the increasing corruption going on in our government really gets me worked up sometimes. Injustice, division and apathy grows daily.

Religion is not a solution. In an attempt to make people happy and feel loved & accepted, the church at large has compromised the Word of God. In many ways, enabling people to remain in their sin instead of setting them free. There is discord and disharmony in every church, with which I am increasingly disappointed. Many seem more concerned with sticking by their particular denominations beliefs and statements of faith than they do with looking to God’s Spirit to teach us all things and lead us into all Truth.
 

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Son, if you don't like the Bible Truth I share concerning the Kingdom of God and His GOAL for His creation, then you don't have to read what I write or watch my videos.
I've not hijacked any of your threads. And while I may not agree with what you or others believe, I don't attack or mock anyone. That is definitely not the sign of someone who is truly following Jesus.
Remember, God is judging us on our behavior and how we treat and interact with others.

"A tree is known by it's fruit."
My boy, I love biblical truth, which is precisely why I stand in opposition to your teaching. What you teach is not biblical truth. This is evidenced by the very fact that no denomination supports you. Such lack of support from any church should be a huge red flag for you, but it's not. Instead you continue on, arrogantly claiming you speak truth while the rest of the church speaks lies.
My boy, you are missing the goal that comes from resting in God's gracious choice to redeem you, despite your dirt and sin.
 

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My boy, I love biblical truth, which is precisely why I stand in opposition to your teaching. What you teach is not biblical truth. This is evidenced by the very fact that no denomination supports you. Such lack of support from any church should be a huge red flag for you, but it's not. Instead you continue on, arrogantly claiming you speak truth while the rest of the church speaks lies.
My boy, you are missing the goal that comes from resting in God's gracious choice to redeem you, despite your dirt and sin.

Again, son, you cannot stay away from me. Thanks for following along. :) I know you are gleaning Truth. The Lord is planting seeds.
And He is watching. You are showing Him where your heart truly lies. Envy has no place in the Kingdom of God. Be very careful, young man. For you may very well be "touching the Lord's anointed" and "fighting against God."
 

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Again, son, you cannot stay away from me. Thanks for following along. :) I know you are gleaning Truth. The Lord is planting seeds.
And He is watching. You are showing Him where your heart truly lies. Envy has no place in the Kingdom of God. Be very careful, young man. For you may very well be "touching the Lord's anointed" and "fighting against God."
Michael, God is sanctifying me because he adopted me (Ephesians 1:3-5).
Of course God is watching. I am in Christ. My life exchanged for Christ's life. I live in the joy of Christ every moment of my life because God has graciously redeemed me.
I wish you could rest in Christ instead of thinking you have to perform in order to be kept in Christ.
Instead you share quotes about yourself, which show an arrogance of superiority, imagining your works save you. That arrogance reveals your master, which is why the elect do not listen to your call.
 

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One with Christ Jesus and God (The GOAL)

I find it interesting that a few here absolutely cannot accept what Jesus said the Goal is for His True followers, and which I merely commented on in our opening video as the Spirit led me.
Honestly, if anyone else had said this was the goal other than Jesus Himself, I probably would have a hard time accepting it as well. But it was no man who declared this Word, but the Firstborn Son of God. In His prayer to God on the eve of His sacrifice, Jesus uttered these incredible words of Truth that cannot be altered -

“I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. 7 Now they have known that all things which You have given Me are from You. 8 For I have given to them the words which You have given Me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came forth from You; and they have believed that You sent Me.

9 “I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. 10 And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them. 11 Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are. 12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and none of them is lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. 13 But now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves. 14 I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 15 I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 17 Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth. 18 As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. 19 And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth.

20 “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; 21 that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. 22 And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: 23 I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.

24 “Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. 25 O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me. 26 And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”

- John 17:6-26

Thus saith the Lord.
Amen.
 

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What a great passage, showing God's election and His keeping the elect for himself.
Michael, how can you not see God's hand in keeping His children unto Himself?
God has His goal and He ensures that it is accomplished.
John 17:6-10,17,20-26
“I have manifested your name to the people whom you gave me out of the world. Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything that you have given me is from you. For I have given them the words that you gave me, and they have received them and have come to know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me. I am praying for them. I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours. All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them. Sanctify themin the truth; your word is truth. “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me. Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me. I made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.”
 

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Correcting a fellow believer is not attacking or mocking. It's in fact, the most loving action that can be taken. So stop with your little threats of what you think Jesus is going to do to anyone who dares to disagree with your heretical teachings.

Matthew 18:15-16 (NASB)

15) “If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother. 16) But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every fact may be confirmed.

I speak only what the Word of God declares. These is the WORD of Jesus, and the Spirit confirms. Two witnesses. I truly find it amazing that you & another young man on here can actually read the multitude of Scripture I post, and the outright reject it. Wow! Nothing more to say.

"a tree will be known by it's fruit."
 
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