http://www.reformationireland.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl? http://www.eblah.com en http://www.reformationireland.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1173799113/ http://www.reformationireland.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1173799113/#num1 [5] Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
[6] Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
[7] But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
[8] And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
[9] Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him,
ANDD GIVEN HIM A NAME WHICH IS ABOVE EVERY NAME.
[10] That at the NAME OF JESUS EVERY KNEE SHOULD BOW, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

Note:  AT he name of Jesus, every knee shall bow.  We do not bow and worship men.  We are told in the scriptures not to BOW down before men as, all they are, ARE MEN. We are not revere men as "holy men", as there is no such thing.  We are all sinners in God's sight, no matter how much good we think we do, as in the sight of God it is not good so that we may be justified before Him.

Rev.19
[10] And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

Note:  He has the "testimony of Jesus"

Rev. 22:
[8] And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.
[9] Then saith he unto me, SEE THOU DO IT NOT: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.

Even PETER states to Cornelius:
Acts 10:
24] And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.
[25] And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.
[26] But Peter took him up, saying, STAND UP I MYSELF AM ALSO A MAN
Acts 1:
7] And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
[8] But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
[9] And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
[10] And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
[11] Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

NOW RECONCILE THIS SCRIPTURE  WITH BOWING TO THE GROUND AND KISSING THE POPE'S TOE. 


RaynaRenee



]]> Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:18:33 RaynaRenee http://www.reformationireland.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1171378260/ http://www.reformationireland.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1171378260/#num1 10] And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
[13] Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
[34] All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
[35] That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

Jesus would explain the parables and sayings hard to understand to his disciples, after he spoke them to the people.  And why?  Because seeing they may not see and hearing they do not hear or understand.

Here is another instance when Jesus spoke to people in words they could not understand, but He explained them to His disciples.

John 6:
53] Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
[54] Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
[55] For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
[56] He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
[57] As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.
[58] This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
[59] These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.

Here is is explanation:
60] Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
[61] When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?
[62] What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?
[63] It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
[64] But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.
[65] And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
[66] From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

The people that left did not hear, or understand, so they walked with Him no more.

the explanation is this:
Jesus did not literally expect them to drink His blood and eat His flesh, but to study the scriptures, as they testify of Him. 
"Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God."

The flesh profiteth nothing, the words I speak unto you are spirit and they are life."

Another instance:

32] The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.
[33] Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me.
[34] Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.
[35] Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?

John 7:
37] In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
[38] He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
[39] (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

Certainly Jesus did not mean that water shall pour out of someone's belly because he believes in Jesus?  No,  Jesus spake of the Spirit, which they that believe on Him should receive. 

There are many other instances where Jesus spoke things for the people to understand but God reveals them to His people by His spirit.

I Corinthians 2:
[7] But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
[8] Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
[9] But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
[10] But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
[11] For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
[12] Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
[13] Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
[14] But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
[15] But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
[16] For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

The Holy Sprit reveal to us things freely given us of God.  Spiritual things are spiritually discerned.

RaynaRenee

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We are all hopeless lost sinners in this world, but God has his mercy and grace upon us when He gave us Jesus.  As Jesus is our Righteousness, sanctification, and redemption before Him.  He is the Lamb of God slain from the foundation of the world. 

Here is scripture to support what I am saying.

2Tim.3
[16] All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

John.5
[39] Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

This is Jesus answer to the woman at the well:
[25] The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
[26] Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.

1Cor.15
[1] Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
[2] By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
[3] For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
[4] And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

2Cor.5
[21] For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

John.15
[26] But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:

Gal.3
[11] But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.

Jas.2
[23] And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.

Rom.4
[11] And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:
[22] And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.
[23] Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;
[24] But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that
raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;

Habb. 2:
...but the just shall live by his faith.

Heb.1
[1] God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
[2] Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
[3] Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

Heb.9
[12] Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.

Rom.3
[24] Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

Romans 3:
[19] Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
[20] Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
[21] But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
[22] Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
[23] For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
[24] Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
[25] Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
[26] To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
[27] Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

The law is holy and just and good, but the purpose of the law is to condemn us, that we may look to Jesus as our Saviour, our Righteousness, sanctification and redemption before the Father.  We live by the law of faith.

Phil 3:
[9] And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
Luke 16:
[15] And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

Phil:
5] Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
[6] Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
[7] But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
[8] And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
[9] Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
[10] That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

At the name of Jesus every knee shall bow.  We are not to worship any man, only Jesus.  Even Peter said:
Acts 10:
[25] And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.
[26] But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.

Again I say, that the purpose of scripture is not to make man righteous in himself before the Father, but to reveal his lost hopeless condition, so that he may rejoice in the gospel of Jesus, who is our righteousness, sanctification and redemption before Him.  We are "Accepted in the Beloved", while we remain sinners in ourselves on earth.  He respresents every man before the Father that comes to Him, recognizing his hopelessness. the Holy Spirit will reveal Jesus to him. 

Col.1
[28] Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:

Blessed be the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who is His gift to our lost and dying word, that we may have help in this life, peace, mercy, grace, and justification by His imputed righeousness and forgiveness of all our sins by His death through his intercession before the Father in heaven,  and the assurance of eternal life to come.  I am also grateful for the Holy Spirit which comforts us, guides ,leads us into all truth and will be with us forever.  We walk by faith and not by sight.

RaynaRenee








]]> Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:55:16 RaynaRenee http://www.reformationireland.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1167238873/ http://www.reformationireland.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1167238873/#num1
"Stone of Stumbling"
"a Rock of Offense"

But the scriptures state that regardless even of the "unbeliever"


Matt.1
[23] Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
[30] And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.

Luke 1:
[31] And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
[32] He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
[33] And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

Phil.2
[10] That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
God is with us in Jesus, even though the unbeliever recognizes this fact or not. 

He is coming again in the clouds of heaven:
Matt.26
[64] Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

Acts.1
[11] Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

To the unbeliever:
Isaiah 2:
[10] Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty.
[11] The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
[12] For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:
[13] And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,
[14] And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,
[15] And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,
[16] And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.
[17] And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
[18] And the idols he shall utterly abolish.
[19] And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
[20] In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;
[21] To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

To the believer:
Isa.25
[9] And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

2Tim.4
[8] Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

Rev.21
[1] And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
[2] And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
[3] And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
[4] And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
[5] And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.

The unbeliever does not believe in Jesus, God's only Son, in whom is eternal life.

1John.5
[11] And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
[13] These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
[20] And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

Jesus is our only hope now, and in eternal life to come.  He is our righteousness, sanctification and redemption, and justification before the Father.  He is also the promise of eternal life by faith to the believer. 

2Cor.6
[2] (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)

When we accept Jesus by faith in God's word, we have eternal life, forgivenss of all our sins, we are accepted in the Beloved, justified and accounted righteous for the sake of Jesus.

Without Him is nothing but separation from God and eternal death.  May we remain faithful in believing and be ambassadors of God and testify of the truth of the gospel which is in Jesus.

RaynaRenee
]]> Wed, 27 Dec 2006 17:01:13 RaynaRenee http://www.reformationireland.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1162217405/ http://www.reformationireland.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1162217405/#num1
NO!!  What do the scriptures say?

Mattthew 24:
[23] Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
[24] For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
[25] Behold, I have told you before.
[26] Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
[27] For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

Jesus said, "Believe it not" because when He comes again the SECOND TIME:
Matthew 25:
31] When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:

Rev.1
[7] Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

Jesus suffered ONCE!
1Pet.3
[18] For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

He offered Himself ONCE
Hebrews 9:
[24] For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:
[25] Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others;
[26] For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

Jesus in not lying the  hands of man to be crucified continually in the mass by the priests, a mere sinful man, , but He died ONCE!!  He is now in heaven itself to appear in the PRSENCE OF GOD FOR US.  He is no longer suffering but is reigning as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.  Read verse 25 again!!

[25] Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others;


Jesus is at the right hand of God in Heaven:
Mark.16
[19] So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

Rom.8
[34] Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

Col.3
[1] If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

Heb.10
[12] But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

1Pet.3
[22] Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

It is the spirit of antichrist that wants Jesus reduced to a piece of bread to be sacrificed  and suffer by the hands of man, continually!!!!   He wants to take the place of Christ and to be worshipped, have power over God, reign over all the earth, live in a palace, have people kiss his feet, wear the royal robes, and have a hiearchy he rule over, and to KILL GOD, which they do continually.  

Not only that he will treaten all that do not worship him with death.   Today, like in the dark ages, the pope is not in civil and ecclesiastical power over all the earth, but he is laying his plans, as a hunter would lay his snares to entrap all those he can deceive.  He believes or thinks, when he rules over the earth then GOD WILL BE DEAD, he will rule in his place,  and he will rule with an iron hand!!  He thinks his kingdom will be in this world and he will take the place of God.

But the Roman church. the pope, his hiearchy, and all who worship him are deceived, as Jesus is not crucified continually today, or ever.  This HE DID ONCE, a never to be repeated act again. 

The end of antichrist and all that are deceived is sure!!

RaynaRenee




 


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