GOD IS FOR YOU, NOT AGAINST YOU
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you are welcome....I liked how he talked about the Holy Spirit being our Advocate ( AMP Bible ) here on earth while Jesus is our Advocate in heaven before the Father.
The Holy Spirit testifies/witnesses to us the things of Jesus ....He is our righteousness!
Hebrews 10:15-18 (NASB)
[SUP]15 [/SUP] And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us; for after saying,
[SUP]16 [/SUP] "THIS IS THE COVENANT THAT I WILL MAKE WITH THEM AFTER THOSE DAYS, SAYS THE LORD: I WILL PUT MY LAWS UPON THEIR HEART, AND ON THEIR MIND I WILL WRITE THEM," He then says,
[SUP]17 [/SUP] "AND THEIR SINS AND THEIR LAWLESS DEEDS I WILL REMEMBER NO MORE."
[SUP]18 [/SUP] Now where there is forgiveness of these things, there is no longer any offering for sin.
The Holy Spirit testifies/witnesses to us the things of Jesus ....He is our righteousness!
Hebrews 10:15-18 (NASB)
[SUP]15 [/SUP] And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us; for after saying,
[SUP]16 [/SUP] "THIS IS THE COVENANT THAT I WILL MAKE WITH THEM AFTER THOSE DAYS, SAYS THE LORD: I WILL PUT MY LAWS UPON THEIR HEART, AND ON THEIR MIND I WILL WRITE THEM," He then says,
[SUP]17 [/SUP] "AND THEIR SINS AND THEIR LAWLESS DEEDS I WILL REMEMBER NO MORE."
[SUP]18 [/SUP] Now where there is forgiveness of these things, there is no longer any offering for sin.
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It's a bit frustrating to keep trying to give someone who is hungry this awesome delicious meal with a gorgeous hunk of tender juicy steak with wonderful perfectly cooked veggies and the best mashed potatoes in the world.,with the most flavorful fresh coffee with cheesecake for dessert.... Only to have them tell you it's not steak.,veggies and mashed potatoes!! it's tofu..........it's ALL TOFU!!! am not eating that junk!!! 
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Oh GACK NO!! Tofu is palatable and sort of the kind of spiritual food I was used to. Just sort of mundane with no flavor, no looking forward to the next meal., no feasting happens with plain tofu. Also, there is no excitement in the telling of how satisfying a plate of tofu is. Who gets excited about tofu?
Weird you are happy to talk about the Holy Spirit not convicting of sin, but not your conscience?
Now when people preach the word, what brings conviction of sin?
It is the common theme of christian conversion. Conviction of sin, repentance and faith.
What is doing the conviction?
And why after being saved should this conviction stop is you are literally sinning?
Most christians experience conviction about issues throughout their lives. But somehow you appear to be saying this is wrong. How? Are they not christians, or is something wrong with the new creation within according to your model?
Now when people preach the word, what brings conviction of sin?
It is the common theme of christian conversion. Conviction of sin, repentance and faith.
What is doing the conviction?
And why after being saved should this conviction stop is you are literally sinning?
Most christians experience conviction about issues throughout their lives. But somehow you appear to be saying this is wrong. How? Are they not christians, or is something wrong with the new creation within according to your model?
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For many years we were taught in church that an "evil conscience" or "seared conscience" meant a person had gone so far in sin that they no longer heard the voice of their conscience. That sin so did a job on us that like a hot iron on flesh, it made thick skin, scare tissue., even proud flesh like on horses.
When in fact for the Christian., the truth of the matter is because of Jesus, our evil conscience has been sprinkled with the blood of Jesus.
It is when we do not hold fast to this truth of what Jesus has done by the blood, the enemy will be able to do what he does best, condemn the believer with accusations that are false as to WHO we are in Christ and WHAT we have in Christ. The enemy will use this condemnation to accuse us and use our conscience to do it.
Hebrews 10:22 Let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
A seared conscience is one that can only condemn it self and not be open to the truth of God's Word due to the lack of knowing who we are in Christ. Our conscience is not what we go by, we go by the new man and the truth of there being no more condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus. Believe that our conscience is sprinkled clean and do not accept condemnation from the enemy of our souls.
When in fact for the Christian., the truth of the matter is because of Jesus, our evil conscience has been sprinkled with the blood of Jesus.
It is when we do not hold fast to this truth of what Jesus has done by the blood, the enemy will be able to do what he does best, condemn the believer with accusations that are false as to WHO we are in Christ and WHAT we have in Christ. The enemy will use this condemnation to accuse us and use our conscience to do it.
Hebrews 10:22 Let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
A seared conscience is one that can only condemn it self and not be open to the truth of God's Word due to the lack of knowing who we are in Christ. Our conscience is not what we go by, we go by the new man and the truth of there being no more condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus. Believe that our conscience is sprinkled clean and do not accept condemnation from the enemy of our souls.
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Amen...and in having that conscience purged ..we have a good conscience..established in faith in the finished work of Christ
Hebrews 9:14 (KJV)
[SUP]14 [/SUP] How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
Now we have a good conscience...
1 Timothy 1:5 (NASB)
[SUP]5 [/SUP] But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
1 Timothy 3:9 (KJV)
[SUP]9[/SUP] Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
2 Corinthians 1:12 (NASB)
[SUP]12 [/SUP] For our proud confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you.
Hebrews 9:14 (KJV)
[SUP]14 [/SUP] How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
Now we have a good conscience...
1 Timothy 1:5 (NASB)
[SUP]5 [/SUP] But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
1 Timothy 3:9 (KJV)
[SUP]9[/SUP] Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
2 Corinthians 1:12 (NASB)
[SUP]12 [/SUP] For our proud confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you.
Ladylynn - you worry me. Your conscience is merely a balancing part of your soul that says here you are, you have done this and said that and it is inconsistent. It helps you remember your loyalties, that the person you care about here is feeling bad or that should not have been said.
What worries me is you feel the enemy can use your conscience against you. Imagine if what your conscience is saying is true. It does not mean you are guilty of sin, rather there is something you need to work through. Once you have worked through it, you know you are standing in a good place.
It sounds to me like you are searing your conscience on the premise it is evil. This leads you into spiritual blindness and a cold heart. It is why Jesus criticised the phrarisees because they had gone cold. We walk in a relationship. Now if you were saying walking in the Spirit meant was your conscience is clear you would be talking as Paul talked.
My conscience is clear. I do not know or understand the spiritual reality you are walking in, but it does not match the Lord and His work. I know you are telling me the truth, because of the way you share, but this is not what Jesus meant.
Now you are talking to someone who has a very sensitive conscience. For me joking about the kids being hurt to joke with the wife causes me issues, but it also is about care. So I do not understand this, at all.
What I do know is people who loose morality references and shut down their conscience calling it of satan, you have already blinded the population. Muslims do this are part of their indoctrination. It is why these issues matter, one on one.
What worries me is you feel the enemy can use your conscience against you. Imagine if what your conscience is saying is true. It does not mean you are guilty of sin, rather there is something you need to work through. Once you have worked through it, you know you are standing in a good place.
It sounds to me like you are searing your conscience on the premise it is evil. This leads you into spiritual blindness and a cold heart. It is why Jesus criticised the phrarisees because they had gone cold. We walk in a relationship. Now if you were saying walking in the Spirit meant was your conscience is clear you would be talking as Paul talked.
My conscience is clear. I do not know or understand the spiritual reality you are walking in, but it does not match the Lord and His work. I know you are telling me the truth, because of the way you share, but this is not what Jesus meant.
Now you are talking to someone who has a very sensitive conscience. For me joking about the kids being hurt to joke with the wife causes me issues, but it also is about care. So I do not understand this, at all.
What I do know is people who loose morality references and shut down their conscience calling it of satan, you have already blinded the population. Muslims do this are part of their indoctrination. It is why these issues matter, one on one.
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[TD="colspan: 3, align: left"] Are you faced with challenges in your life right now? Are you having marital problems and financial woes? Maybe your child is going astray or an old illness has returned. What then will you say to all these things?
Do you know what God wants you to say? He wants you to say, “If God is for me, who can be against me?”
If you knew that the President or the Prime Minister was for you, you might believe that everything will be okay. But you have an even better backing! The Bible tells us that God, the Almighty, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, is for you! What problem can fasten its grip on you when the Almighty God is for you? Can the devil come successfully against you with God on your side?
If God is for you today, if God is for you right now, you don’t have to moan, “If only I had this…If only I didn’t say that…” And you don’t have to worry about the future: “What if this happens…What if we don’t have enough…” My friend, regretting the past and worrying about the future won’t change anything.
Look to your heavenly Father, instead. Because He is for you at this present moment, you can be confident that He will help you and provide for you.
Beloved, God sent His Son to die for you. And Jesus gave you a blood-bought right to an abundant life full of meaning and purpose! He gave you a blood-bought right to walk in divine health all the days of your life! He gave you a blood-bought right to His supply even when the economy goes down!
You have all these things not because you deserve them, but because Jesus shed His blood and gave you the right to have them. All these blessings are yours today because God is for you! And if God is for you, who can be against you!
Psalm 103:2-5 (NASB)
[SUP]2 [/SUP] Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget none of His benefits;
[SUP]3 [/SUP] Who pardons all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases;
[SUP]4 [/SUP] Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion;
[SUP]5 [/SUP] Who satisfies your years with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle.
Some of us live in a relatively safe countries and we are blessed to live out our lives here in peace so that we can be a blessing to others around the world.
1 Timothy 2:1-4 (KJV)
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I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
[SUP]2 [/SUP] For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
[SUP]3 [/SUP] For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior;
[SUP]4 [/SUP] Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 3, align: left"] Are you faced with challenges in your life right now? Are you having marital problems and financial woes? Maybe your child is going astray or an old illness has returned. What then will you say to all these things?
Do you know what God wants you to say? He wants you to say, “If God is for me, who can be against me?”
If you knew that the President or the Prime Minister was for you, you might believe that everything will be okay. But you have an even better backing! The Bible tells us that God, the Almighty, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, is for you! What problem can fasten its grip on you when the Almighty God is for you? Can the devil come successfully against you with God on your side?
If God is for you today, if God is for you right now, you don’t have to moan, “If only I had this…If only I didn’t say that…” And you don’t have to worry about the future: “What if this happens…What if we don’t have enough…” My friend, regretting the past and worrying about the future won’t change anything.
Look to your heavenly Father, instead. Because He is for you at this present moment, you can be confident that He will help you and provide for you.
Beloved, God sent His Son to die for you. And Jesus gave you a blood-bought right to an abundant life full of meaning and purpose! He gave you a blood-bought right to walk in divine health all the days of your life! He gave you a blood-bought right to His supply even when the economy goes down!
You have all these things not because you deserve them, but because Jesus shed His blood and gave you the right to have them. All these blessings are yours today because God is for you! And if God is for you, who can be against you!
Psalm 103:2-5 (NASB)
[SUP]2 [/SUP] Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget none of His benefits;
[SUP]3 [/SUP] Who pardons all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases;
[SUP]4 [/SUP] Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion;
[SUP]5 [/SUP] Who satisfies your years with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle.
Some of us live in a relatively safe countries and we are blessed to live out our lives here in peace so that we can be a blessing to others around the world.
1 Timothy 2:1-4 (KJV)
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I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
[SUP]2 [/SUP] For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
[SUP]3 [/SUP] For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior;
[SUP]4 [/SUP] Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.[/TD]
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James 4:4
Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
1 John 2:15
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
John 15:19
If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
John 12:25
Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
That feeling that you don't belong to this world? It's because you don't belong to this world. The fact that you suffer in it says you must be doing something right. If instead you feel comfy and at home here in this world... that's when you really need to start worrying.
Amen!.......we are not OF this world...just IN it until we leave...good point....we will occupy under His Lordship until He comes..
Galatians 6:14 (NASB)
[SUP]14 [/SUP] But may it never be that I would boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
Galatians 6:14 (NASB)
[SUP]14 [/SUP] But may it never be that I would boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
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And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
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[TD="colspan: 3, align: left"] Are you facing a lack in any area of your life, be it finances, health or relationships? Know that in that very same area, God has already prepared His superabundant supply which will abound toward you, and on top of that, His grace and more of His grace!
In John 6:1–13, Jesus was with a large crowd of people who were hungry. The problem then was a lack of food. But Jesus knew that where there is lack, there is superabundant supply in His Father’s kingdom to overcome that lack.
His disciples, however, did not know that. They did not think the same way as Jesus did. They told Him that there was a boy with five loaves and two small fish, but they did not think that that would amount to anything. They said, “What are the five loaves and two fish among so many?” (John 6:9)
They saw only the problem, the lack. But Jesus took the little, lifted it up as He looked to heaven and gave thanks to His Father, whose supply is so much more than we can ever ask for.
When Jesus started distributing the little that was in His hands, a miracle happened. Five thousand men, not counting women and children, ate as much as they wanted and for as long as they were hungry!
The supply kept flowing as long as the need was there. And after they were so filled, there were 12 baskets full of leftovers! That is God’s superabundant supply. In God’s kingdom, there is no such thing as the Father not having enough or not wanting to give abundantly to His children. No, He promises that He will supply all our needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus!
My friend, God wants us to always be conscious of His grace abounding toward us and enveloping us. So let us, like Jesus, acknowledge God’s superabundant supply by thanking Him for it and for whatever is in our hands. Let us believe that His superabundant supply will flow and multiply the little that we have, and fill us up to overflowing!
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And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
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[TD="colspan: 3, align: left"] Are you facing a lack in any area of your life, be it finances, health or relationships? Know that in that very same area, God has already prepared His superabundant supply which will abound toward you, and on top of that, His grace and more of His grace!
In John 6:1–13, Jesus was with a large crowd of people who were hungry. The problem then was a lack of food. But Jesus knew that where there is lack, there is superabundant supply in His Father’s kingdom to overcome that lack.
His disciples, however, did not know that. They did not think the same way as Jesus did. They told Him that there was a boy with five loaves and two small fish, but they did not think that that would amount to anything. They said, “What are the five loaves and two fish among so many?” (John 6:9)
They saw only the problem, the lack. But Jesus took the little, lifted it up as He looked to heaven and gave thanks to His Father, whose supply is so much more than we can ever ask for.
When Jesus started distributing the little that was in His hands, a miracle happened. Five thousand men, not counting women and children, ate as much as they wanted and for as long as they were hungry!
The supply kept flowing as long as the need was there. And after they were so filled, there were 12 baskets full of leftovers! That is God’s superabundant supply. In God’s kingdom, there is no such thing as the Father not having enough or not wanting to give abundantly to His children. No, He promises that He will supply all our needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus!
My friend, God wants us to always be conscious of His grace abounding toward us and enveloping us. So let us, like Jesus, acknowledge God’s superabundant supply by thanking Him for it and for whatever is in our hands. Let us believe that His superabundant supply will flow and multiply the little that we have, and fill us up to overflowing!
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[TD="colspan: 3, align: left"] Are you facing a lack in any area of your life, be it finances, health or relationships? Know that in that very same area, God has already prepared His superabundant supply which will abound toward you, and on top of that, His grace and more of His grace!
In John 6:1–13, Jesus was with a large crowd of people who were hungry. The problem then was a lack of food. But Jesus knew that where there is lack, there is superabundant supply in His Father’s kingdom to overcome that lack.
His disciples, however, did not know that. They did not think the same way as Jesus did. They told Him that there was a boy with five loaves and two small fish, but they did not think that that would amount to anything. They said, “What are the five loaves and two fish among so many?” (John 6:9)
They saw only the problem, the lack. But Jesus took the little, lifted it up as He looked to heaven and gave thanks to His Father, whose supply is so much more than we can ever ask for.
When Jesus started distributing the little that was in His hands, a miracle happened. Five thousand men, not counting women and children, ate as much as they wanted and for as long as they were hungry!
The supply kept flowing as long as the need was there. And after they were so filled, there were 12 baskets full of leftovers! That is God’s superabundant supply. In God’s kingdom, there is no such thing as the Father not having enough or not wanting to give abundantly to His children. No, He promises that He will supply all our needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus!
My friend, God wants us to always be conscious of His grace abounding toward us and enveloping us. So let us, like Jesus, acknowledge God’s superabundant supply by thanking Him for it and for whatever is in our hands. Let us believe that His superabundant supply will flow and multiply the little that we have, and fill us up to overflowing!
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[TD="colspan: 3, align: left"] Are you facing a lack in any area of your life, be it finances, health or relationships? Know that in that very same area, God has already prepared His superabundant supply which will abound toward you, and on top of that, His grace and more of His grace!
In John 6:1–13, Jesus was with a large crowd of people who were hungry. The problem then was a lack of food. But Jesus knew that where there is lack, there is superabundant supply in His Father’s kingdom to overcome that lack.
His disciples, however, did not know that. They did not think the same way as Jesus did. They told Him that there was a boy with five loaves and two small fish, but they did not think that that would amount to anything. They said, “What are the five loaves and two fish among so many?” (John 6:9)
They saw only the problem, the lack. But Jesus took the little, lifted it up as He looked to heaven and gave thanks to His Father, whose supply is so much more than we can ever ask for.
When Jesus started distributing the little that was in His hands, a miracle happened. Five thousand men, not counting women and children, ate as much as they wanted and for as long as they were hungry!
The supply kept flowing as long as the need was there. And after they were so filled, there were 12 baskets full of leftovers! That is God’s superabundant supply. In God’s kingdom, there is no such thing as the Father not having enough or not wanting to give abundantly to His children. No, He promises that He will supply all our needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus!
My friend, God wants us to always be conscious of His grace abounding toward us and enveloping us. So let us, like Jesus, acknowledge God’s superabundant supply by thanking Him for it and for whatever is in our hands. Let us believe that His superabundant supply will flow and multiply the little that we have, and fill us up to overflowing!
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