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Blog for Podcast #269 (Come out of her My people) [Inside the mind of a modern-day Pharisee] {The Commandment of Where to Pray}

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Intro

This is Dreamwalker1960. As a reminder you can read the transcripts of all my podcasts at dreamwalker1960.com. You can use most podcast platforms if you wish to listen. All you need to do is do a search for Dreamwalker1960.

Until further notice the messages that accompany this notice will be part of the “Come out of her my people” series. They will be harsh. They will cause people to get upset. This is as it should be. They must question the way they think and live. So, they can seek to follow Christ and not the world.

Discussion

To start today I must turn to John fourteen:

John 14:15 NKJV – “If you love Me, keep My commandments.”

I wish to key in on the last word: “commandments.”

Commandments – G1785 – entolé – command, instructions, orders, requirement; commandment, precept

  1. Precept – a rule for action or behavior, especially obtained from moral thought

Why I start with this definition of the word: “commandment” is I wish to pose a question.

Which has more governance over a person? A direct command given by someone in authority, in this case Jesus Christ who will in time sit upon the Throne of Heaven, or a description of an action of behavior. Please ponder that for a second.

If you say the commandment given by Christ Jesus. That is the response I would say all that call themselves “Christian” would answer. However, I ran into an encounter with a Pharisee upon social media the other day that turned this person into a liar. For they insisted they follow Christ, however they refused and even argued with a command spoken by Jesus Christ Himself. Why, because the verses describing the acts of faith through works on the day of Pentecost were not in agreement with Christ Jesus’s command.

Three times Peter denied Christ the night Jesus Christ was arrested. This is reflected also in Peter’s leadership of the early Christian Body of Christ. The first time on the day of Pentecost. The Second was Peter leading the other apostles to pick another. When they picked Matthias, other than he died a martyr’s death do we know anything about this man? The answer is no. The last time Peter messed up was when he was forcing Gentiles to get circumcised and Paul confronted him about this in Galatians.

Therefore, Peter, having all praying together on the day of Pentecost was again Peter denying His Savior. However, Christ Jesus was not going to hold this against the rest of humanity. For He made a promise to all humanity that He would send them a comforter. Therefore, Pentecost came to be. Any taking Peter’s actions as a way of governing all Christianity as has been shown in the Word of God to be faulty and human and therefore should not be considered.

Especially when God showed His power by have fire descend from heaven and having those in the room speaking multiple languages found throughout the known world.

Within the NT there are only two letters from Peter. Thirteen books are definitely written by Paul. Hebrew’s authorship is questioned.

Paul is the official replacement of Judas Iscariot. Any actions Peter allowed should be questioned for they go against God and glorify humans. Therefore, Peter allowing group prayer at Pentecost was an act allowing human glorification. Once again, God sending flames descending from heaven and making people speak in various human tongues showed glorification of God through the Holy Spirit Whose name is Jesus Christ. Therefore, any who supports and pushing open group prayer. Who is being glorified? Ponder upon that.

Special note: Every time Christ removes Himself from the apostles what is the purpose for this?  The answer: To pray to His Father.

Now we are ready for the commandment given by Christ Jesus. At the Sermon on the Mount Jesus gave out several commandments that we are required to pursue. One of which is how we are to pray.

Matthew 6:5-7 NKJV – “And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words.

Now let me rephrase this so it will be totally understood, by even a  modern-day Pharisee. We are told by the Son of God that when we pray we are to do it in private behind closed doors where no one will hear or see the person praying, just as He did.

He begins with an example of open sin by those that are hypocrites, which He also made clear applies to those that are Pharisees. They are not to pray in public. So those that pray in restaurants, on street corners across from abortions clinics. Those that go into churches and begin and close their services in pray are ALL hypocrites and openly sinning against God by defying a direct command given to them by Christ Jesus. And are even living in defiance of His own example.

I can hear it now. Those that just had their precious toes step upon. The other Pharisees that profess to being “Christian,” however they insist they are right and Jesus Christ, not me, is wrong. Didn’t you just hear the commandment given by Jesus a bit ago? I will restate it just as I had to do with the other Pharisee.

Matthew 6:5-6 NKJV – “And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.”

“When you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites……. that they may be seen by men.”

What promoted this original modern-day Pharisee to argue was a picture of a small group of politicians kneeling in prayer upon the floor of congress. All dressed up in their expensive suits aka mammon in plain view of the cameras and anyone in the gallery. Hypocrites.

When we pray it shall never be in public. Anyone who insists we are to do so in public is seeking to turn those that follow their demand into sinners against God through Jesus Christ.

I have to say this. I have just re-read the thread to see if I can show any other signs of the mentality of a modern-day Pharisee. I was surprised by what I found. Gone were the persons insistence that they will continue to pray in a group. However, the person added another reference to a commentary. Has I have established in the past. Commentaries for the most part just show how men insist their views of the Word of God are greater than the direct commands given by God or His Son our Savior: Jesus Christ.

Additionally, it is adding to or taking away from the Word of God, which is a sin.

What is even more funny was that the person accused me of deleting and changing what I had posted in the thread to this person. Just for the record: I didn’t because I stand upon the Word of God and see no reason to turn it into shifting sand. However, it was they that did all the deleting and changing trying to make themselves look righteous and me to look to be the heathen. When in reality this person was actually trying to turn Jesus Christ into the heathen. I have never felt so blessed. Even though I can no longer visually prove the Truth, because of this Pharisees attempts to conceal the Truth. I know that when the book of this person’s life is opened at the Great White Throne Judgement, Christ Jesus will be vindicated for it is He this Pharisee was and as a matter of fact still is attacking.

Any who place the words of men over that of God shows they follow the traditions of men and not the will of God. This shows they are still religious Pharisees and not True Disciples of Jesus Christ. If you have been reading or listening to these podcasts. You will know that most professing to being “Christian” are to the extreme very religious people, which means these Words spoken by the Glorified Jesus Christ applies to them:

Revelation 3:1-5 NKJV – “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write, ‘These things says He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: “I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead. Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found your works perfect before God. Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you. You have a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me in white, for they are worthy. He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.

“I know you works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead.”

Again let me translate: Those that call themselves “Christian” believe they are alive in Christ, but they have chosen eternal death.

Once again the most important teaching from these verses:

“He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels”

“I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life.”

This shows that they were saved. They had received salvation. Yet their works through faith ended and they stopped abiding in Christ so as well did their salvation. Therefore, Christ Himself removed their names from the Book of Life. This shows that most that now profess to being “Christian” are not worthy to be counted as part of the first resurrection.

I have shown through the Bible that there will be multiple raptures. This is from those that have taught throughout the centuries what is called the “partial rapture theory.” When truly studying the Word of God it will become clear that there will be multiple raptures. The rapture that comes as a thief in the night. This is the pre-tribulation and the smallest of all the raptures. All due to most being religious, most being Pharisees. The second will be the largest rapture which occurs at the midpoint of the tribulation. It will be so large it will be uncountable. Beyond this point there will be no one that calls themselves “Christian.” Why this is, is 1) the Holy Spirit will be removed from the earth, and without the Holy Spirit no one can be saved. 2) all that refuse to take the mark will by this time have already been killed. 3) only those left will have taken the mark of the beast, and those of the tribes of Israel. Then the last rapture occurs, the pre-wrath rapture which removes those of the tribes of Israel. All of these are part of the first and greatest resurrection. Those who will be called to judge and to serve with Christ during the thousand years reign.

But this brings me to something else that occurred within my confrontation with the modern-day Pharisee. This Pharisee accused me of judging them. What does the Word of God say:

1 Corinthians 2:13-16 NLT – When we tell you these things, we do not use words that come from human wisdom. Instead, we speak words given to us by the Spirit, using the Spirit’s words to explain spiritual truths. But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means. Those who are spiritual can evaluate all things, but they themselves cannot be evaluated by others. For, “Who can know the LORD’s thoughts? Who knows enough to teach him?” But we understand these things, for we have the mind of Christ.

1 Corinthians 6:1-3 NLT – When one of you has a dispute with another believer, how dare you file a lawsuit and ask a secular court to decide the matter instead of taking it to other believers! Don’t you realize that someday we believers will judge the world? And since you are going to judge the world, can’t you decide even these little things among yourselves? Don’t you realize that we will judge angels? So you should surely be able to resolve ordinary disputes in this life.

This means that we have the right to judge those that sin against and even attack our Savior that call themselves members of the Body of Christ. If we stay within the Word of God and not our own vain pride we may actually be worthy of being included within the first and greatest resurrection when we will be given a throne to set upon and given the power to judge all within our assigned province by Jesus Christ Himself. This also includes pointing out those that call themselves “Christian,” when their works shows them to be religious Pharisees. Only being worthy of being called frauds, phonies, hypocrites. May there be enough heavenly treasures to outweigh their earthly chaff. For if the latter is all that is left they will find themselves where the worm does not die and the fire that burns their skin is never quenched, for their names would have been blotted from the Book of Life.

To make it simple. Just because that’s the way everyone has done it for centuries, doesn’t mean it is right with God. Jesus makes it very simple.

John 14:15 NLT  “If you love me, obey my commandments.”

If you profess to love God don’t pray where ANYONE can see you especially in the buildings called “churches.”

God Bless

Blog for Podcast #268 (Come out of her My people) [The Blindness of the Damned]

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Intro

This is Dreamwalker1960. As a reminder you can read the transcripts of all my podcasts at dreamwalker1960.com. You can use most podcast platforms if you wish to listen. All you need to do is do a search for Dreamwalker1960.

Until further notice the messages that accompany this notice will be part of the “Come out of her my people” series. They will be harsh. They will cause people to get upset. This is as it should be. They must question the way they think and live. So, they can seek to follow Christ and not the world.

Discussion

One of the greatest sorrows of being a follower of Christ is seeing the Truth.

Now there will be those that are now confused and bewildered by these words. However, they are the Truth. It is a sorrow that God Himself feels for His lost children, and coming to feel it and understand why it exists can be overwhelming. Therefore, to address it I must use my Spiritual gift given to me through the Holy Spirit to make others aware of why it exists.

In the first chapter of Romans the Holy Spirit gave Paul the building blocks of this understanding that leads to this sorrow. For once you understand the Truth the sorrow should fill those that wish to follow Christ as well. If you doubt, If you question. If you deny. You actually deny Jesus Christ who then denies you to His Father, our Creator: God.

Let us now look to the verses of the first chapter of Romans:

Romans 1:18-32 NKJV – For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things. Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.

The Key elements of these verses are as follows:

“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened.”

God has shown Himself to every single human that has ever been born. However, they chose to worship themselves instead of God. They turn themselves over to their own wants and lusts.

“Professing to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things. Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator.”

Therefore, they turn to unnatural lusts:

“For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.”

It is made clear. The reason we have lesbians. The reason we have homosexuals is because at their core their own lusts govern them. They deny the True God and His Son Jesus Christ. No matter what other actions they do. They may go to buildings called “churches.” They may even stand upon the dais and give teachings they say comes from God. However, as long as the woman lusts for a woman, and a man lusts for a man. They are not welcome in heaven.

1 Corinthians 6:9-11 NKJV – Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.

But we must continue with the verses of Romans right now. For what is said next:

“And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.”

Now before I make my next statement. I need to make a declaration. I believe all humanity sins, including myself. The Bible states that all sins are equal. However, true this may be. Those described just a moment ago are the worst of imaginable sins. Those that will actually never truly accept God through the Son of God: Jesus Christ.

When someone professes to follow God yet mentions and degrades another group because of their political beliefs. In addition they look down upon those they just named as being lesser than themselves has just in that moment denied Jesus Christ publicly.

We are to look to their behavior. We look to their actions, their works. Are their works of the Spirit, or are their works of the flesh? They may say they follow God. They say they feed those in need. However, if they or those they support live in the sins listed earlier, including homosexuality as well as human sacrifice in the guise of the term “abortion,” they in no way follow the Creator, nor His Son Jesus Christ.

There as been an uptick in violence in the United States. There have been those that side with and encourage this violence. Let’s hear this list of sins once again:

“And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.”

And again, the last sentence:

“That those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.”

They have chosen eternal death in the lake of fire.

Now does this excuse those that do not behave like this yet they refuse to follow the commandments? They refuse to follow the teachings from Jesus Christ who said to stop sinning. To live a needs-only lifestyle, to choose God over mammon, yet do they? No. Then they too have chosen eternal death in the lake of fire. They may sin less violently, however, they still live in sin.

However, those that are violent and behavior in ways that would sicken even the normal sinner may think themselves righteous in their own minds. This shows how truly and completely blind they are, and will remain. For there are those that will willingly embrace the mark of the beast. All the time thinking they are destined to happiness. However, in their minds their happiness can and will only be achieved in this short one hundreds years of earthly life. Which for them will be true.

As Dostoevsky stated: “If there is no God, everything is permitted.” Those of Romans chapter one, believes there is no God so they do anything. Behavior that would make most  of the average people want to vomit. However, they do it anyway. All because they are righteous and better than anyone else, especially those that truly believe in the One True God and His Son Jesus Christ.

It is truly sad. Because they deny eternity. They say we only have this short life, yet even then, they ignore what is required to truly be wise and truly live a righteous existence. Opting instead to think themselves as those that must govern those that are lesser than themselves.

They won’t realize until it is too late. For God Himself has now blinded them and they will never awaken to the Truth until they enter into the lake of fire for billions upon billions upon billions of years. Where the worm that eats their flesh does not die, nor is the fire quenched that will burn their skin for all eternity.

If you awaken to the Truth. You must act quickly. You must downsize and live a needs-only lifestyle and then use your excess money to help those in need and spread the Holy Gospel.

God Bless

Blog for Podcast #267 (Come out of her My people) [Religious Damnation] Part 2 – Conclusion

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Intro

This is Dreamwalker1960. As a reminder you can read the transcripts of all my podcasts at dreamwalker1960.com. You can use most podcast platforms if you wish to listen. All you need to do is do a search for Dreamwalker1960.

Until further notice the messages that accompany this notice will be part of the “Come out of her my people” series. They will be harsh. They will cause people to get upset. This is as it should be. They must question the way they think and live. So, they can seek to follow Christ and not the world.

Discussion

In last week’s podcast. I began to answer the question someone asked. Let me restate their question once again.

“Your words raise a serious theological concern: Are many within the church today unaware of which judgment they are headed for?

That’s a vital question. It goes to the core of what the Gospel is—not just moral improvement or church attendance, but actual spiritual rebirth (John 3), and a living faith that aligns with Christ’s resurrection (Romans 6, Philippians 3:10–11)”

Last week I started my response with John 3. Within this chapter we found Jesus Christ’s response which actually answered the very question poised by the person asking the question. Today we will continue on to at least the next Biblical reference. That being Romans chapter six. Before we look to this chapter though. We must come to an understanding. The full context of what is shown in Romans six begins in Romans 4 and chapter six is the climax of this teaching. From chapter four of Romans we see that faith is a major teaching. However, when you look at what transpires you also see works. Not works of the law, but works of faith in Jesus Christ and God. However, let us now look to Romans 6:

Romans 6:1-23 NKJV – What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. For he who has died has been freed from sin. Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him. For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace. What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not! Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness. For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

A key statement found in these verses:

“Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace. What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not! Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?”

Let’s focus in further:

“Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?”

As pointed out in the last podcast those that are religious have made mammon their master. Therefore, the majority that goes into the buildings called “churches” continue to live in sin. Making their salvation void. For these verses make it abundantly clear that those that continue in sin reject their grace of salvation for their worldly comforts.

The Holy Spirit also brings into play the bearing of Holy fruit, which is also known as works through faith:

“And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness. For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Since fruits have been given in these verses. Let us look to the original time “fruits” were talked about by Jesus Christ Himself:

John 15:1-6 NKJV – “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. “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. If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.

What are the True Fruits?

Galatians 5:22-23 NKJV – But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.

Additionally, we are told to do this:

Mark 10:21 NKJV – Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me.”

These are the True fruits as well as following all the commandments both old and new that were not removed by the cross. For Christ makes it very clear that the laws of the Moses and the prophets were not ended.

Matthew 5:17-20 NKJV – “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.

Now again, a key statement is made:

“For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.”

Those that go to the buildings called “churches” are on par aka equal to the scribes and Pharisees. Therefore they “will buy no means enter the kingdom of heaven.”

But to get back on track. Fruits are living a needs-only lifestyle as well as following those laws not removed by the cross. Just so there is no misunderstanding. The only laws that ended were those about sacrifices, no others. Therefore as shown here:

Romans 12:1-2 NKJV – I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

This shows that this law:

Leviticus 19:28 NKJV – You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the LORD.

In fact, this verse is surrounded by verses that are still in effect:

Leviticus 19:26-32 NKJV – ‘You shall not eat anything with the blood, nor shall you practice divination or soothsaying. You shall not shave around the sides of your head, nor shall you disfigure the edges of your beard. You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the LORD. ‘Do not prostitute your daughter, to cause her to be a harlot, lest the land fall into harlotry, and the land become full of wickedness. ‘You shall keep My Sabbaths and reverence My sanctuary: I am the LORD. ‘Give no regard to mediums and familiar spirits; do not seek after them, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God. ‘You shall rise before the gray headed and honor the presence of an old man, and fear your God: I am the LORD.

Actually, there are several throughout Exodus, Deuteronomy and Leviticus, which are still in effect. Most of which most are not even given a second though these days leaving many living in sin. Including myself.

As has been established and these verses verify most that now profess to being “Christian” don’t follow the commands given by God through Jesus Christ.

Most believe all they need do is go to church and they will be saved. As have been shown, and especially verified by how they go into those buildings called “churches.” Also, in how they participate within these buildings. Many of the actions actually considered sins like praying within these buildings. They also have stopped teaching their children about God and delegated to others to accomplish, which is also sin.

As for the Philippians reference. It doesn’t seem to have any context to this discussion since the verses listed are not in full context. Accept per chance with “by faith alone” once again which as established there must be fruits which is works through faith.

Therefore, we come to an end of this teaching. Which firmly shows that most that now call themselves “Christian.“ Especially those that go into the buildings called “churches” are actually not welcome in the first and blessed resurrection. That they must endure standing before the Great White Throne Judgement. That they must pray that they have treasure enough in heaven to offset their earthly chaff. However, most will hear this from Jesus Christ:

“I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!”

Then they will go into the lake of fire:

Revelation 20:15 NKJV – And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.

Before I go I wish to make a final clear point. In the persons question they say:

“Are many within the church today unaware of which judgment they are headed for?”

As was stated in last weeks podcast if not outright made clear. There is only ONE judgment. That being the Great White Throne Judgement. In the first resurrection none are judged, but become judges and serve with Christ Jesus for one thousand years. Therefore, this person’s question actually shows a true ignorance of the Word of God and God’s promises to those that strive to live as Jesus did in a needs-only lifestyle as well as spreading the Word of God and helping those in need.

God Bless

Blog for Podcast #266 (Come out of her My people) [Religious Damnation] Part 1

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Intro

This is Dreamwalker1960. As a reminder you can read the transcripts of all my podcasts at dreamwalker1960.com. You can use most podcast platforms if you wish to listen. All you need to do is do a search for Dreamwalker1960.

Until further notice the messages that accompany this notice will be part of the “Come out of her my people” series. They will be harsh. They will cause people to get upset. This is as it should be. They must question the way they think and live. So, they can seek to follow Christ and not the world.

Discussion

The other day I made a simple statement on social media. It was actually the last paragraph from one of my previous messages reworded. However, slightly reworded to make it legible for that moment in time. Therefore, I will restate it here and then get into the discussion it caused from a source I didn’t expect. Here it is:

When someone on a dais in a building called a “church” say the words: “When you stand before God on Judgement Day.” That is the only time they speak the Truth. For they are admitting to all that they are damning those that listen to them as well as themselves to have to stand before the Great White Throne Judgement. This is something to weep over, not to celebrate. For they will have missed the first and greatest resurrection and are willingly joining the second resurrection which will lead most likely to the lake of fire. Where their worm will not die and the fire is not quenched.

This caused someone I never expected to respond with this:

Your words raise a serious theological concern: Are many within the church today unaware of which judgment they are headed for?

That’s a vital question. It goes to the core of what the Gospel is—not just moral improvement or church attendance, but actual spiritual rebirth (John 3), and a living faith that aligns with Christ’s resurrection (Romans 6, Philippians 3:10–11)

Well let’s look at these verses referred to here:

John 3:1-21 NKJV – There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” Nicodemus answered and said to Him, “How can these things be?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not know these things? Most assuredly, I say to you, We speak what We know and testify what We have seen, and you do not receive Our witness. If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things? No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.”

Within these verses is the very answer to this person’s question. Christ spells it out and yet he was blind to the Truth. Jesus poised this to Nicodemus:

“Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not know these things? Most assuredly, I say to you, We speak what We know and testify what We have seen, and you do not receive Our witness. If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things? No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.”

How does this conversation end though? We see the verses of promise, but then Christ says this:

“He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.”

In my statement that started this discussion I made this statement:

“When someone on a dais in a building called a “church” say the words: “When you stand before God on Judgement Day.” That is the only time they speak the Truth. For they are admitting to all that they are damning those that listen to them as well as themselves to have to stand before the Great White Throne Judgement.”

Now let’s remember the word’s spoken by Jesus in John about those that are evil?

“And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.”

How best to hide then in plain sight. In churches they pray yet Christ made it clear:

Matthew 6:5-6 NKJV – “And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.”

They encourage all to seek after mammon and to seek after what those of the world esteem and seek after. When Jesus said this clearly about seeking after mammon and what is esteemed by the world:

Luke 16:13-15 NKJV – “No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.” Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they derided Him. And He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

Churches encourage people to dress in their finest. This is sin. This is darkness

Churches do not tell you downsize and to live off the least of your income and to use the most to spread the gospel and help those in need. This is sin. This is darkness.

Those that seek after what is highly esteemed by the world. The luxury vehicles. The huge house. Possessions, possessions and even more possessions. Sin, sin, sin and darkness.

There is no love for God. There is no focus upon God. There is only the world. The darkness.

Those that stand upon the dais are giving you encouragement and try to make you feel comfortable in your own way of life are teaching a people pleasing message, which is so much darkness that those that teach it are twice cursed to damnation (Galatians 1:6-10).

Most live their lives in darkness and believe it is the light just as Christ made mention:

Matthew 6:19-24 NKJV – “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness! “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”

Most of the people have made their choice. They have chosen mammon. Just for clarity I will describe what mammon is once again:

Riches (jewelry, and fancy clothes), money (seeking after and hording earthly wealth beyond what is needed to make it to the next day), possessions (those objects that gather dust all over your houses and as well as luxury vehicles and any vehicle that goes beyond the basic need of transport to places you need to get to) and then property (huge house beyond the basic need for shelter and/or multiple houses as well as empty land filled with nothing to help those in need.

That is mammon and that is what the majority in this world seeks after. Especially those that go into churches. The Glorified Christ described those that call themselves “Christian” and seek after mammon.

Revelation 3:15-17 NKJV – “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked—

“I will vomit you out of My mouth.”

This means they have been quickly and violently removed from the Body of Christ. They are not welcome in the first resurrection and MUST stand before God when the Great White Throne Judgement occurs.

This is how most have chosen to live their earthly lives. Thinking they are going to heaven, while all the time they refuse to stop living in sin. They refuse to follow Christ and God’s commandments which Christ made very clear we are to follow if we place God at the center of our existence.

Yet who is the true center of their existence? They themselves and how they wish to live their earthly lives. Their way, their rules with a dash of morality that they call “Christianity” when it is really just being religious.

Being religious is being equal to the Pharisees and the Scribes. Who Christ made it clear are the hypocrites.

Matthew 23:27-28 NKJV – “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness. Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

Know this full well. Most that now call themselves “Christian” are NOT making it to the first resurrection, which is where they should be striving to achieve. They are, however, going to make it to the second resurrection.

Revelation 20:4-6 NKJV – And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.

Revelation 20:11-15 NKJV – Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.

Like I stated at the beginning. Every single time you hear: “When you stand before God on Judgement Day.” This is the Great White Throne Judgement and it occurs in the second resurrection and none are blessed to be part of it. It is a time to weep and cry for most likely Christ will deny you and you will not be found in the Book of Life and then sent into the lake of fire. Where the worm that eats your flesh does not die and the flames that burn your skin are never quenched.

God Bless

Blog for Podcast #265 (Come out of her My people) [The lie of “Miss America” and those that worship mammon]

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Intro

This is Dreamwalker1960. As a reminder you can read the transcripts of all my podcasts at dreamwalker1960.com. You can use most podcast platforms if you wish to listen. All you need to do is do a search for Dreamwalker1960.

Until further notice the messages that accompany this notice will be part of the “Come out of her my people” series. They will be harsh. They will cause people to get upset. This is as it should be. They must question the way they think and live. So, they can seek to follow Christ and not the world.

Discussion

Part of coming out of her per:

Revelation 18:2-5 NKJV – And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying, “Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird! For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury.” And I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues. For her sins have reached to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.

Is the awakening to verse 3 so I will repeat it:

Revelation 18:3 NKJV – For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury.”

“Through the abundance of her luxury.”

Jesus Christ Himself made reference to this mentality in Luke:

Luke 16:13-15 NKJV – “No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.” Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they derided Him. And He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

I had an encounter with someone in social media the other day. An article appeared stating that to paraphrase – Miss America praised God for her success.

I made a statement that she actually showed everything opposite the teachings of the Bible, which is the Truth. For the Bible states what I just read in Luke, but also this:

 1 John 2:15-16 NLT – Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world.

Since becoming “Miss America” is an achievement and she took pride in receiving it. Then per the Word of God it is of the world and not of the Father and thus sin. Therefore “Miss America” making this statement:

“I think our world is broken. I think it is polarized and divided, and I want to be a light. I want to be an inspiration, and I want to make every single person feel seen and valued and appreciated because that is who the Lord is.”

This statement is actually the most self-focused, self-aggrandizing, self-worshipping statement I have ever encountered.

Therefore, we can quickly identify who her “lord” is per the Word of God.

Luke 4:5-7 NKJV – Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said to Him, “All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. Therefore, if You will worship before me, all will be Yours.”

When following Jesus Christ, we are to what?

Matthew 22:37-40 NKJV – Jesus said to him, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.’ On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”

In her statement she stated the word “I” five time. Her “lord” once and we have identified him as not God, but Satan due to that fact that she is covered in mammon. Seeks after mammon and glorifies herself and not God through Jesus Christ.

As has been shown. To truly worship God, we are to focus solely upon God through Jesus Christ. We are to choose between God or mammon; we cannot have both. It has been shown that what the world esteems like crowns upon heads and fancy shiny clothing is an abomination in the sight of God. Therefore, if she truly sought after glorifying God. She would never have even entered the “Miss America” pageant but instead sought after anonymity and every “I” in her statement would have been the Words “God” and “Jesus,” and “I” would have never crossed her lips once.  

Not once did “Miss America” state the name Jesus Christ. She did say things to glorify herself and to have herself worshipped as a goddess.

Therefore, this statement that was made in the comments section was the Truth:

Miss America depicts everything opposite the teachings of Jesus Christ and thus is Satanic. Saying this gives honor to God through Christ shows just how far people have fallen away from God and are not destined to a place in heaven, but the lake of fire in eternal damnation.

In reply a person said this in response:

“Even if you think this is true, she is bold enough to speak of the Lord’s love to all who will listen. What are you doing to spread God’s word? It is easy to criticize.”

My response was to give a link to my latest message at that time. In addition, I also stated this:

Talking about God while wearing expensive clothes equals:

Revelation 3:14-16 NKJV – “And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, ‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God: “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.

“I will vomit you out of my mouth.”

Which means violently removed from the Body of Christ QUICKLY and sentenced to damnation.

Because the next verse says this:

Revelation 3:17 NKJV – Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked—

Other things occurred, but are not necessary  to talk about and deal specifically to the person I was having that interchange with so is of no consequence to this podcast at this time.

What is of import is what has been shown here. However, we can expand upon this. It is not only this poor misguided woman that has reached the earthly achievement of “Miss America.” This also goes to those others in places of fame and popularity that point to the sky or make basically the same statements as this young woman have done.

Giving glory to their god who has rewarded them richly with earthly rewards. Rewards we have shown in 1 John do not come from God in any way shape or form. Encouraging millions to seek after wealth and luxuries. All of which is a sin against God. For it is made clear that if we truly seek to follow God we are to live a needs-only lifestyle:

1 Timothy 6:6-19 NKJV – Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content. But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. I urge you in the sight of God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who witnessed the good confession before Pontius Pilate, that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ’s appearing, which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen. Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

“That you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ’s appearing.”

Which commandment was given?

“Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content.”

In Miss America’s statement she said: “I want to be a light.”

This was a direct rejection of Jesus Christ who states:

John 8:12 NKJV – Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”

She stated she is the light not Jesus Christ.

Later Paul was inspired by the Holy Spirit to write this:

Ephesians 5:1-13 NKJV – Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma. But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks. For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not be partakers with them. For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light.

“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.”

Participating in the Miss America pageant IS having “fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness.”

She has embraced it for if her light were truly the light of Christ she would expose it not followship with it.

Matthew 6:22-24 NKJV – “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness! “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”

Her “lord” is wrapped in mammon and therefore is not God through Jesus Christ.

God Bless

Blog for Podcast #264 (Come out of her My people) [Studying the Word of God] Part 2 – Conclusion

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Intro

This is Dreamwalker1960. As a reminder you can read the transcripts of all my podcasts at dreamwalker1960.com. You can use most podcast platforms if you wish to listen. All you need to do is do a search for Dreamwalker1960.

Until further notice the messages that accompany this notice will be part of the “Come out of her my people” series. They will be harsh. They will cause people to get upset. This is as it should be. They must question the way they think and live. So, they can seek to follow Christ and not the world.

Discussion

In the last Podcast I made mention that people need to avoid commentaries and to actually STUDY the Word of God for themselves.

Most in their busy lives actually don’t even take the time to read the Bible let alone study it. However, studying the Bible is mandatory. Because if people actually studied, they would be surprised by what they have gotten wrong and why they may still live in sin. Most of these actually thinking they aren’t sinning, which is actually worse off for them.

In today’s study I will actually take one verse and show how it can be misinterpreted. The verse of choice:

Matthew 7:23 NKJV – And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’

Now let us look at it in the KJV:

Matthew 7:23 KJV – And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Now the NLT:

Matthew 7:23 NLT – But I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God’s laws.’

Then the NIV.

Matthew 7:23 NIV – Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’

Well, Let us look at the word “iniquity” from the KJV.

Iniquity from the dictionary – the Marrion Webster – 1: gross injustice : wickedness; 2: a wicked act or thing : sin.

From the Cambridge Dictionary – a very wrong and unfair action or situation.

From Dictionary.com – gross injustice or wickedness. Synonyms: evildoing, knavery, depravity, infamy.     a violation of right or duty; wicked act; sin.

So, from how people now interpret the word “iniquity:” We come to this meaning those that practice evil and live in sin.

Now let us look at how the word is translated when related to the Bible.

Iniquity – In Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance this word is identified as “G458” or Greek 458. The Strong’s definition is worded this way:

“Illegality, that is, violation of the law or (generally) wickedness, iniquity X transgress ( -ion of) the law, unrighteousness.”

From a website called “Bible Hub.” This is the information we glean from it:

“anomia” – Lawlessness, iniquity, transgression, disobedience, sin.

There seem to be some difference between the modern meaning and the Biblical meaning. So, therefore, let’s dig a bit deeper.

For this I will look to the Theological Dictionary of the New Testament:

In the NT ἀνομία has the same range of use as elsewhere. In the plur. (found only in quotations) it is the “sinful act,” though the connection with the Law, measured by which the act in question is shown to be sin, is not directly in view….

ἀνομία may have a stronger connection with the Law and its transgression in Mt; this at least appears to be true in 23:28, where the words ἔσωθεν δέ ἐστε μεστοὶ ὑποκρίσεως καὶ ἀνομίας are addressed specifically to the pious who strictly observe the Law. The connection is less close, however, in 7:23.

Matthew 23:28 KJV – Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

Matthew 23:28 NKJV – Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

So, per the Bible’s original meaning of the word “iniquity” is not “evildoers” but those that disobey God’s laws, the commandments. Yes, they are evildoers, however as emphasized by Matthew 23:28 they are those that appear to be righteous and loyal to God when they are loyal to only themselves. Thus, making them lawless. Which also corresponds with the way the verses of Matthew 7:21-23 are presented.

Therefore, those that made the NIV have created a lie, thus they follow the father of all lies. To show this point let us study a different part of the Bible:

Mark 9:38-50 NKJV – Now John answered Him, saying, “Teacher, we saw someone who does not follow us casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow us.” But Jesus said, “Do not forbid him, for no one who works a miracle in My name can soon afterward speak evil of Me. For he who is not against us is on our side. For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in My name, because you belong to Christ, assuredly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward. “But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea. If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having two hands, to go to hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched— where ‘THEIR WORM DOES NOT DIE AND THE FIRE IS NOT QUENCHED.’ And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame, rather than having two feet, to be cast into hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched— where ‘THEIR WORM DOES NOT DIE AND THE FIRE IS NOT QUENCHED.’ And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire— where ‘THEIR WORM DOES NOT DIE AND THE FIRE IS NOT QUENCHED.’ “For everyone will be seasoned with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt. Salt is good, but if the salt loses its flavor, how will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace with one another.”

Missing from the NIV is verses Mark 9:44 and 46.

“Where ‘THEIR WORM DOES NOT DIE AND THE FIRE IS NOT QUENCHED.’”

Did they remove them because they thought they were too repetitive? I don’t know. One of the main issues is that it reinforces that if you sin you shall suffer damnation in the lake of fire per Isaiah:

Isaiah 66:24 NKJV – “And they shall go forth and look Upon the corpses of the men Who have transgressed against Me. For their worm does not die, And their fire is not quenched. They shall be an abhorrence to all flesh.

Christ’s point of being repetitive is that it is made three times. When something is stated three times in the Word of God is it something that cannot be revoked or overturned.

2 Corinthians 13:1 NKJV – This will be the third time I am coming to you. “BY THE MOUTH OF TWO OR THREE WITNESSES EVERY WORD SHALL BE ESTABLISHED.”

This is why Christ said it three times. So, deleting this diminishes Jesus Christ and in turn diminishes God.

This is also why the story of the young rich man is repeated in three gospels. Because we are to consider this interaction between Christ and this young man as what it is intended to be for all that desire to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. Something that is mandatory for all to pursue. Yet most will respond as the young rich man did and Christ knew this even then.

Mark 10:17-22 NKJV – Now as He was going out on the road, one came running, knelt before Him, and asked Him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?” So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. You know the commandments: ‘DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY,’ ‘DO NOT MURDER,’ ‘DO NOT STEAL,’ ‘DO NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS,’ ‘Do not defraud,’ ‘HONOR YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER.'” And he answered and said to Him, “Teacher, all these things I have kept from my youth.” Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me.” But he was sad at this word, and went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

So, therefore, once again we note that those that made the NIV try to diminish God, to weaken the teachings of Jesus Christ. Therefore, those that made this book are twice cursed to where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.

Throw the NIV in the garbage and get a real Bible. Then use it to STUDY the Word of God. This means not to take the words printed there verbatim, but use it to guide you to the Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic. Understanding the Bible as written down originally gives you the Ture Gospel.

Knowing the True Gospel then makes you understand why you must be a bondservant to God and teach it without seeking compensation. For that is what being a bondservant means. Because you will come to realize that most have never heard the real Gospel, which is why they live in sin and are not going to heaven, but to that place where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.

All because they listen to others. They read commentaries that give men’s opinions and don’t reflect what is truly taught in the Word of God.

I say once again, as I have said many times before. STUDY the Word of God for yourself. DO not take my word, do not take any man’s word. You MUST learn it for yourselves in the Greek. In the Hebrew. In the Aramaic. For only then will you know the Truth.

Many times, people say I have misinterpreted the Word of God. In reality it is they that listen to lies. Lies from the commentaries. Lies from those that stand before them on the dais.

Lies that have blinded them as well as most others to the Truth. When they say the words: “When you stand before God on Judgement Day.” That is the only time they speak the Truth. For they are admitting to all that they are damning those that listen to them as well as themselves to have to stand before the Great White Throne Judgement. This is something to weep over not to celebrate. For they will have missed the first and greatest resurrection, and are willingly joining the second resurrection which will lead most likely to the lake of fire. Where their worm will not die and the fire is not quenched.

God Bless

Blog of Podcast #263 (Come out oh her My people) [Studying the Word of God] Part 1

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Intro

This is Dreamwalker1960. As a reminder you can read the transcripts of all my podcasts at dreamwalker1960.com. You can use most podcast platforms if you wish to listen. All you need to do is do a search for Dreamwalker1960.

Until further notice the messages that accompany this notice will be part of the “Come out of her my people” series. They will be harsh. They will cause people to get upset. This is as it should be. They must question the way they think and live. So, they can seek to follow Christ and not the world.

Discussion

The Bible tells us this:

Matthew 22:37-40 NKJV – Jesus said to him, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.’ On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”

I wish to focus upon the first commandment:

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.”

“With all your mind.”

The only way to focus our minds upon God is to actually STUDY the Word of God. Just after Jesus Christ received the Holy Spirit and then Satan tried to temped Him. Jesus’ very first response to being tempted was this:

Matthew 4:4 NKJV – But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE, BUT BY EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS FROM THE MOUTH OF GOD.’ “

This came from Deuteronomy 8:3. In full context:

Deuteronomy 8:1-3 NKJV – “Every commandment which I command you today you must be careful to observe, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land of which the LORD swore to your fathers. And you shall remember that the LORD your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the LORD.

This is the direct teaching that the Bible. The Word of God is to be our focus. Throughout the centuries though people have drifted away from the Bible as the center. Instead, they turn to what as been called commentaries. People turn to commentaries like the Matthew Henry commentary, The New Interpreter’s Bible, The Expositor’s Bible commentary to name a few.

I have found that that adds to or takes away from the Word of God, which means they are sin and a turning away from the Word of God, but to the word’s of men.

To be upfront and honest, I have and still use a commentary series. However, I take it with a grain of salt and do my best to weed out the corruption of man with the series. It is the John Walvoord Prophecy Commentaries. They have a clear and visible Baptist leaning to them. However, when you weed out this aspect of them, I found them very informative. Why? Because they give you multiple views, from several scholars throughout the centuries.

Unlike most commentaries, which basically force the reader into thinking as the writer of the commentary believes. The Walvoord books show and teach multiple insights that have been established throughout the centuries.

As an example. This being that there are multiple rapture theories that are taught and listened to. The no rapture theory, the pre-tribulation rapture theory. The pre-wrath rapture theory. The partial-rapture theory.

This is not how we are told to study the Word of God. Not just reading but studying. To truly Study the Word of God. Each and every person must break down the words as they were first written down upon parchment.

It is this lack of study that caused many of these commentaries to become the core of false teachings and false doctrine that has led millions down the wrong path.

Time and again I run into those that say to me, that I have misread the Word of God. However, since they refuse to listen and to continue to live in and of the world it is obvious that it is they that have misread the Word of God. Why? Because they have not broken down the words to their original meanings.

Many words do not carry the same meaning they did two thousand years ago and so give a false meaning, which is why it is so important to STUDY the Word of God.

Then there are words like “mammon,” which one woman who professed to being a “Christian” said I was speaking gibberish.

Plus, when studying we come to learn that at times like once again the word “mammon” words have multiple meanings that apply all at the same time. Therefore, so you can understand I will break down the word “mammon” once again.

This word that shows up as a choice of either God or mammon. A choice of one or the other is defined as this:

Riches, which is jewelry and fancy clothes. It is the accumulation of money. It is possessions, like for example all the objects that people collect and hang on their walls and place them around their houses. As well as vehicles that go beyond a need to get from one place to another. It is property that goes beyond our basic protection from the weather, like a huge house and/or multiple houses. As well as unused land for selfish self-pleasing usage.

All of that is mammon and most seek after it and refuse to get rid of it. Which is why this is taught within three gospels:

Mark 10:17-31 NKJV – Now as He was going out on the road, one came running, knelt before Him, and asked Him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?” So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. You know the commandments: ‘DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY,’ ‘DO NOT MURDER,’ ‘DO NOT STEAL,’ ‘DO NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS,’ ‘Do not defraud,’ ‘HONOR YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER.'” And he answered and said to Him, “Teacher, all these things I have kept from my youth.” Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me.” But he was sad at this word, and went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!” And the disciples were astonished at His words. But Jesus answered again and said to them, “Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” And they were greatly astonished, saying among themselves, “Who then can be saved?” But Jesus looked at them and said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.” Then Peter began to say to Him, “See, we have left all and followed You.” So Jesus answered and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel’s, who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”

Now, don’t get confused. The houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands is not promised in this life, but our eternal life that is to come.

Matthew 16:24-27 NKJV – Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works.

“For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father and His angels. AND THEN HE WILL REWARD EACH ACCORDING TO HIS WORKS!”

Anything, houses, or vehicles and any other earthly rewards NEVER come from God. This is made very clear in the Bible:

1 John 2:15-16 NLT – Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world.

“Pride in our achievements and POSSESSIONS! These are not from the Father, but are from this world.”

Meaning we are to do without them.

1 Timothy 6:6-8 NKJV – Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content.

Now I want people to take notice. In the last two groups of verses, I used two different versions of the Bible. In 1 John I used the New Living Translation and in the 1 Timothy I used the New King James. This is because I studied the Word of God and found the that NTL of 1 John is more accurate and true to the original meaning of the words as they were placed upon parchment nearly two thousand years ago.

However, this is not true for all of the NLT, which is why I use the NKJV when sharing the Word of God for the most part. It is also through studying the Word of God that I found the NIV “bible” is actually a people pleaser book and so needs to be thrown in the garbage ASAP. I really feel sorry for those folks that wrote that book for they have cursed themselves to damnation. Truly sad. But that book actually makes these verses make sense when you think about how they changed the Word of God and even removed important verses all to make people feel good.

Galatians 1:6-10 NKJV – I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed. For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.

“I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is not another.”

“To a different gospel, which is not another.” That is the NIV. Something that is twice cursed and has led millions not to salvation, but damnation. Very sad.

All because they refused to STDUY the Word of God for themselves. Breaking down the word as they were written two thousand years ago with the aid of a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance as well as the Theological dictionaries of both the OT and the NT. These are not commentaries especially the dictionary. Even though there is some paragraphs to read. It is mainly an explanation of what the words meant when they were written down not only in the Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic, but their actual meanings when the were placed upon parchment.

Again, STUDY the Word of God for yourselves. Don’t take my word for anything I actually challenge you to prove me wrong and thus a false teacher. I dare you too.

God Bless

Blog for Podcast #262 (Come out of her My people) [Faith AND Works] Part 4 – Conclusion

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Intro

This is Dreamwalker1960. As a reminder you can read the transcripts of all my podcasts at dreamwalker1960.com. You can use most podcast platforms if you wish to listen. All you need to do is do a search for Dreamwalker1960.

Until further notice the messages that accompany this notice will be part of the “Come out of her my people” series. They will be harsh. They will cause people to get upset. This is as it should be. They must question the way they think and live. So, they can seek to follow Christ and not the world.

Discussion

Most that now call themselves “Christian” at this time, live under a false imagery about their existence within the community that are followers of Jesus Christ.

Why? Because they have a misconception of what is required of them. Mainly due to not being told the real Truth. Nor, reading the Scriptures for themselves. So, they only have themselves to blame. But blame for what? Well, we’ll get to that.

Let’s take a journey though. Not a trip through the countryside. However, a trip through those that have made their church their social focal point. To go through this journey, I will call upon my experiences throughout the last 57 years of my life in which I spent in many buildings called “churches” that I have entered into.

First let us look at the behavior of many that call themselves parents. Most become stern and strict. The thing is they impose their own rules and regulations. No TV and no movies are two examples. You will listen to this and not that. This is adding to the Word of God. Now don’t get me wrong. One command must be followed.

 Proverbs 13:24 NKJV – He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him promptly.

Spanking a child when they do wrong is mandatory. They must come to know that doing wrong can cause pain.  However, making them do wrong by having rules that are overly stern is wrong as well. I have known many within the religious community that act like this. They end up driving their children away from God. In some cases, they even cause them to enter into sin. Sin they would have avoided if not to help save the social imagery of their parents within the church community. I know many that now live in sin due to this very mentality coming from their parents.

What does the Bible teach?

1 Timothy 3:1-5 NKJV – This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a bishop, he desires a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach; not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous; one who rules his own house well, having his children in submission with all reverence (for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?);

Yes, this is about those that seek after leadership of a religious group. However, are parents not the leaders of their household? The answer is yes. Therefore, this applies to them as well. How can any be a good parent if they drive away their children from God?

Here I wish to give an anecdote.

I once encountered the written testimony of someone. About his coming to follow Christ. The first part was wonderful and perfect. It showed a true understanding of sin and the decision to turn away from it.  Then the speed bumps occurred. The man’s wife had gone through it and corrected his grammar and spelling. Why? I don’t know.

Then I saw the last two parts of this man’s testimony. The first part threw me for a loop. The second part made my jaw drop. To paraphrase. In the first part he said: “So I have decided not to fully commit myself to God.” The second statement: “I will seek fellowship with those in the church and be happy with them.”

I have my suspicions where these comments came from. But without concrete evidence I will not speak on what caused this 180-degree turn away from the wonderful words spoken in the first part of the testimony.

The Bible makes it clear.

Matthew 22:37-40 NKJV – Jesus said to him, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.’ On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”

God is first. Not the community, building or group. Most have this mentality that if they do wonders within the group, the community, the building. They are blessed and going to heaven. Again, this is the furthest thing from the Truth.

James 1:19-27 NKJV – So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God. Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does. If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

“Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.”

“Visit orphans and widows in their trouble.” This means to help those in need.

More importantly is this part of the verse:

“To keep oneself unspotted from the world.”

Let’s explore the word: “unspotted.”

Unspotted – G748 – aspilos – Unblemished, spotless, without stain, unstained, undefiled, spotless, pure.

How is this accomplished? Well let’s look at this from another teaching within the Bible.

1 Timothy 6:6-10 NKJV – Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content. But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Also, there is one lesson in three different gospels that also fit, so I will show one of these.

Mark 10:17-21 NKJV – Now as He was going out on the road, one came running, knelt before Him, and asked Him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?” So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. You know the commandments: ‘DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY,’ ‘DO NOT MURDER,’ ‘DO NOT STEAL,’ ‘DO NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS,’ ‘Do not defraud,’ ‘HONOR YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER.'” And he answered and said to Him, “Teacher, all these things I have kept from my youth.” Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me.”

And just for icing on the cake We have this teaching:

1 John 2:15-17 NLT – Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.

Most that go to the buildings called “churches.” That join the choir. That sit in the pews and sing their songs say a prayer or two and listen to and/or give a sermon do one major thing wrong. Even though I just listed several sins in the description I gave. However, what is this one major thing which makes them not really “Christian” but lukewarm and thus vomited out of the Body of Christ long ago? Thus meaning no longer saved.

Matthew 6:19-24 NKJV – “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness! “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

“You cannot serve God AND mammon. Yet that is exactly what they do. They prove this by what the word “mammon” means.

It is defined as riches which is jewelry and fancy clothes. It is also defined as money. The accumulation of money beyond our needs. It also mean possessions. Those objects throughout their houses. On the walls on their furniture, as well as the furniture itself. It is also their cars and trucks and motorcycles that are again beyond what is needed. Especially if they are “luxury vehicles.” It is also property. The huge houses and\or multiple houses. By the way an RV counts as a house. As well as land filled with nothing to help those in the need.

They worship mammon and that is where their heart is. They all condemn themselves, because that is the way it is and has been for decades, for centuries.  I have heard this and seen this first hand from people close to me. Even they refuse to accept that they are not welcome into heaven. That they will not even be considered for the first resurrection. They will however, be considered for the Great White Throne Judgement, which fits in with those that stand on the dais and say: “When you stand before God on Judgement Day.”

For those that are True to God and live a needs-only lifestyle as well as spread the Word of God and use the excess of their earthly wealth to help those in need. These WILL be part of the first resurrection and  will not be judged, but will judge.

Revelation 20:4-6 NKJV – And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.

This is what most that call themselves “Christian” think will happen and occur to them. However, as has just been shown. This is the furthest thing from the Truth. For they WILL awaken to the second resurrection and more the pity for them. All because they are right and the Bible, the Word of God. The Holy Spirit who uses people as His tools are wrong.

Why say this? Because they are all talk and no action. They show faith without works. Instead of faith AND works.

James 2:26 NKJV – For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

Therefore, understand. Just because you live a religious life doesn’t mean you are welcome in heaven. All you’ve done is live by faith alone. Never even attempting to live a needs-only lifestyle. Truly spread the REAL WORD of God. For if you did you would teach to live a needs-only lifestyle. Also, you never truly help those in need. Because if you did you would be living off the least of you earthly income not most of it.

Plain and simple. Yes, You will be standing before God on Judgement Day. You will weep and cry when that occurs for you will have missed the thousand year reign and not be considered worthy to be a priest of God and of Christ.

Pray that your faith alone allowed you to have your names written in the Book of Life. But don’t count on it.

Revelation 20:15 NKJV – And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.

God Bless.

Blog for Podcast #261 (Come out of her My people) [Faith AND Works] Part 3

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Intro

This is Dreamwalker1960. As a reminder you can read the transcripts of all my podcasts at dreamwalker1960.com. You can use most podcast platforms if you wish to listen. All you need to do is do a search for Dreamwalker1960.

Until further notice the messages that accompany this notice will be part of the “Come out of her my people” series. They will be harsh. They will cause people to get upset. This is as it should be. They must question the way they think and live. So, they can seek to follow Christ and not the world.

Discussion

Faith AND works.

James 2:26 NKJV – For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

As I mentioned in one of the earlier podcasts, the Spirit being referred to here is the Holy Ghost, which conforms to this verse:

John 3:5 NKJV – Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

Why I center on this is to show the importance of seeking to truly follow the commandments.

Following Christ’s teachings and the commandments is an act, an action, works.

This is why we are called to separate ourselves from the world. Again an act, an action, works.

The Bible time and again shows works. But, so many want to deny this Truth. Especially those that want to have mammon and God. Those that wish to live by faith alone, just so they can live their lives the way they want to.

During an encounter with someone that wishes to insist that it is by faith alone threw out the typical one or two verses.

This person used these verses:

Ephesians 2:8-9 NKJV – For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.

Yet, let’s look at these verses in full context, which is required when reading the Bible.

Ephesians 1:15-2:10 NKJV – Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others. But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.”

The key configuration of this sentence shows we are to focus our faith in Jesus Christ and know that because of Christ we were brought into this world to do works for the glory of God and His glory alone.

Within these verses in full context we see works time and again, Works in sin and works in faith. Works given to glorify God through Jesus Christ alone. Never taking personal credit or self-glory.

When people take just two verses out of nineteen to press their point of view, their opinion. That makes them false teachers and in turn not only damn themselves, but those that listen to their people-pleasing message of lies.

Nitpicking the Bible is sin. Choosing which verses make you happy and comfortable leads to damnation. It allows people to create a narrative that enables them to live as they want not how Christ commands.

Galatians 1:6-10 NKJV – I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed. For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.

Key elements of these verses that are important to today’s study.

“I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is not another.”

And

“For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.”

People turn quickly away because they start to nitpick the Word of God to glean out what will allow them to be what they have always been, but covered in the “holy” shroud of Jesus Christ. Thus, making their “Savior” themselves or more accurately Satan who rewards them with earthly treasures.

 Luke 4:5-6 NKJV – Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said to Him, “All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.

This is why the world is coming ever nearer to Christ Jesus’ soon return. All because of people pleasers. Those nitpicking the sweetness from the Bible. Forgetting that the Bible is actually salt. Bitter, harsh. Something that makes those hearing it doubt themselves. Why? Because they aren’t to have faith in themselves, but God through Jesus Christ.

This brings us to the other verse, so let’s hear it once again.

“For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.”

Let’s look at the word “bondservant.”

Bondservant – servant – G1401 – doulos – Servant, Slave, Bondservant

Of the 141 times the word is used. 34 times, nearly one quarter of the times it is used, the word means bondservant.

What does it mean to be a bondservant?

Bondservant – a person bound to service without wages.

  1. Bound – having a moral or legal duty to do something.

What we learn from this word is that all that profess to being True Disciples of Jesus Christ are called to spread to Word of God without compensation.

Therefore, those that seek after and receive earthly rewards do not server God through Jesus Christ. They receive their rewards from the great deceiver who gladly rewards those that follow him. Because the Bible makes it very clear that nothing of this earth comes from God.

1 John 2:15-16 NLT – Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world.

Which, brings us full circle back to reading Ephesians in context:

Ephesians 2:1-3 NKJV – And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.

“Who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.”

“The prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience.”

Understand. Any who seek after. Any who receive earthly rewards of any type. Receive these rewards as a friend of the world.

James 4:4 NKJV – Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

An enemy of God. I don’t understand how people, especially those that call themselves “Christian” don’t grasp the full context of this.

But, wait. What I am saying. They call themselves “Christian.” In their eyes they are not God’s enemy. Even though they seek after mammon. When the Bible makes it clear. It is God OR mammon. Those that have both are called the lukewarm.

Revelation 3:15-16 NKJV – “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.

“Because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.”

They ARE His enemies, and He had vigorously removed them from His Body. His Church. Even though they go to a building called a “church.” Wearing their sins for all to see as drive their sins about town. Living in their sin. Filled with nothing but more sin. Damning themselves even more and more everyday. Gathering nothing but chaff which will burn away upon the day they stand before the Great White Throne Judgement. Just as promised to them by the false prophets and teachers that stand upon the daises. Guaranteeing their place in the second resurrection. Showing they welcome and desire to go into the lake of fire. All because they want and desire their earthly rewards and do not desire to do as they were commanded.

Mark 10:21 NKJV – Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me.”

“Sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come , take up the cross and follow Me.”

God Bless

Blog for Podcast #259 (Come out of her My people) [Faith AND Works] Part 1

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Intro

This is Dreamwalker1960. As a reminder you can read the transcripts of all my podcasts at dreamwalker1960.com. You can use most podcast platforms if you wish to listen. All you need to do is do a search for Dreamwalker1960.

Until further notice the messages that accompany this notice will be part of the “Come out of her my people” series. They will be harsh. They will cause people to get upset. This is as it should be. They must question the way they think and live. So, they can seek to follow Christ and not the world.

Discussion

Of the greatest false teachings that now persists is the “faith alone”, “grace alone”, “Once Saved Always Saved” teachings. Teachings that are leading millions not to eternal life but eternal agony.

In James 2 this is taught:

James 2:14-26 NKJV – What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS ACCOUNTED TO HIM FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS.” And he was called the friend of God. You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only. Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way? For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

This last verse is so powerful that I will restate it.

“For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.”

“For as the body without the spirit is dead.”

The Spirit is not our souls, but the Holy Spirit. This brings Truth to this:

John 3:5 NKJV – Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.”

This is how “faith with works” operates. Our faith, believe and love in hope that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior in conjunction with serving Him through keeping the commandments and helping others to come to know our Lord Jesus as we are commanded to do. This is why this is explained to us in Hebrews 11:

Hebrews 11:1-40 NKJV – Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible. By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks. By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, “AND WAS NOT FOUND, BECAUSE GOD HAD TAKEN HIM”; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God. But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith. By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God. By faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised. Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born as many as the stars of the sky in multitude—innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore. These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. For those who say such things declare plainly that they seek a homeland. And truly if they had called to mind that country from which they had come out, they would have had opportunity to return. But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them. By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, of whom it was said, “IN ISAAC YOUR SEED SHALL BE CALLED,” concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense. By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff. By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions concerning his bones. By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king’s command. By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward. By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible. By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them. By faith they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so, were drowned. By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days. By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, when she had received the spies with peace. And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets: who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. Women received their dead raised to life again. Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented— of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth. And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise, God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us.

This chapter shows how faith with works coexist. That we must have both. It shows how those that first interacted with God used both. With faith as the cornerstone.

Without both, we are not welcome into heaven. If any say otherwise, they are teaching a false gospel and are subject to what that will incur.

 Galatians 1:6-10 NKJV – I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed. For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.

They become twice cursed.

Now since we are in Galatians, I wish to point out the encounter between Paul and Peter, which many that cling to their false teachings of faith alone use as evidence that it is faith alone.

What is the key element of this encounter?

Galatians 2:11-14 NKJV – Now when Peter had come to Antioch, I withstood him to his face, because he was to be blamed; for before certain men came from James, he would eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision. And the rest of the Jews also played the hypocrite with him, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy. But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all, “If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of Gentiles and not as the Jews, why do you compel Gentiles to live as Jews?

“If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of the Gentiles and not as the Jews, why do you compel Gentiles to live as Jews.”

This is the core element of this argument between Paul and once again Peter denying Christ by imploring Gentiles to live as the Jews do. What follows in this exchange?

The key element of this issue is addressed in the next two verses:

Galatians 2:15-16 NKJV – We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles, knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.

This clearly shows that living by the laws alone without faith is wrong. This confirms that works without faith is dead.

We don’t get to the Truth of this letter until we get to chapter five which states this:

Galatians 5:16-26 NKJV – I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness,  idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

When living within the Holy Spirit we become separated from the law by going through the personal agony and pain of our own crucifixion of the flesh. Turning from sin, which is an action, which is works.

The main thesis of this letter to the Galatians is a Spiritual level teaching for the most part. We see through faithful actions how to overcome earthly temptations.

Any who see only “faith alone” blinds themselves to the command to action through abstaining, refraining and turning away from sin. Anytime you encounter an act, an action. That is works through faith.

Any who say that all you need is faith and you are required to do nothing else says that Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Joseph, Sarah, and Issac. That all these people acted in vain and for no purpose. Thus, calling the Word of God useless and a lie.

James 1:19-27 NKJV – So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God. Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does. If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.

“but a doer of the work.” Equals an action, an activity, WORKS.

God Bless