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Romans 13:8-14, And Agape It Is By Grace Through faith In JESUS CHRIST that GOD Begins and Continues to Fulfill HIS Word in you. Apart from this Relationship nothing is Achieved. "I AM The Vine, you are the branches; he who abides In ME, And I In him, he bears much Fruit; for apart from ME you can do nothing. John 15:5. Do not quench The SPIRIT; do not despise Prophetic Utterances. But examine everything; hold fast to that which is Good; abstain from every form of evil. Now may The GOD Of Peace HIMSELF Sanctify you entirely; and ( indeed ) may your spirit and soul and body be Preserved Complete, without blame at The Coming Of our LORD JESUS CHRIST. Faithful Is HE WHO Calls you, and HE Also Will Bring It To Pass. 1 Thessalonians 5:19-24. By Grace Through faith. This is not what any mere man will state as what means as being 'of faith', but is that which is truly a faith which is to the Preserving of the soul; in accordance with The Truth, holding fast The Faithful Word Which Is In Accordance With The Teaching. There is no similarity between the two. It is not if we ourselves count ourselves and others worthy of the Calling that we are indeed to be Found worthy of our Calling, but Is GOD Alone WHO Counts us worthy; if any are worthy of The Kingdom Of GOD ( 2 Thessalonians 1 ). The Testimony Of JESUS Is The Spirit Of Prophecy ( Revelation 19:7-10 ), and so accordingly the witness will always be in The Will and Way Of GOD; Righteousness, and true repentance when repentance is needed so as to be living in accordance with The Truth. Never listen to anyone who will tell you anything, either in word or deed, that is contrary to The Will and Word Of GOD. Whoever they will say they are and however many will give to them their loyalty and approval, do not believe them; only believe GOD. "You will know them by their fruits." Do not trust in princes, In mortal man, in whom there is no Salvation. His spirit departs, he returns to the earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. Psalm 146:3-4. Only GOD Is True. All men are liars. Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbour has fulfilled The Law. For this, "You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet," and if there is any other Commandment, It Is Summed Up in this Saying, "You Shall love Your Neighbour As Yourself." Love does no wrong to a neighbour; Love therefore is the fulfillment of The Law. And this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now Salvation is nearer to us than when we believed... Romans 13:8-11. Agape ( Love ), is spoken of here in this passage of Scripture only in verse ten, Love does no wrong to a neighbour; Love therefore is the fulfillment of The Law. The other rendering of 'love' in this passage of Scripture is 'agapao'. Agapao is a verb. Verbs are doing words. A verb can express a physical action, a mental action, or a state of being. "He who has MY Commandments and keeps Them, he it is who agapao ME; and he who agapao ME shall be agapao By MY FATHER, and I Will agapao him, and Will Disclose MYSELF To him... ..."If anyone agapao ME, he will keep MY Word; and MY FATHER Will agapao him, and WE Will Come To him, and Make OUR Abode With him. "He who does not agapao ME does not keep MY Words; and The Word which you hear is not MINE, But The FATHER'S WHO Sent ME. John 14:21 & v23-24. Agape is a noun. A noun is a "naming" word. Whatever is not love reciprocated cannot possibly be Agape; And this is Agape, that we walk according to HIS Commandments. This Is The Commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, that you should walk in It. 2 John :6. Beloved, let us agapao one another, for Agape is From GOD; and everyone who agapao is born Of GOD and knows GOD. The one who does not agapao does not know GOD, For GOD Is Agape... 1 John 4:7-8. Agape does no wrong to a neighbour; Agape therefore is the fulfillment of The Law. Romans 13:10. ...But you, Beloved, building yourselves up on your most Holy faith; praying In The HOLY SPIRIT; keep yourselves in The Agape Of GOD, waiting anxiously for The Mercy Of our LORD JESUS CHRIST To Eternal Life. And have mercy on some, who are doubting; save others, snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear, hating even the garments polluted by the flesh... Jude :20-23. There are some that teach that use of the word Agape is meaning, the unconditional Love of GOD. It does not! It does not! Unconditional means, not limited by conditions; absolute. Yes, in relation to GOD Alone, and not in relation to anything in all Creation. Some will maintain with this that as The Love of GOD is unconditional you cannot forfeit Salvation. Their understanding is not right. This is not only a bizarre statement because Scripture actually Speaks the very opposite to this belief, as also does just the true defining of the word, Agape, but it is then used to preach ambiguous teachings, which vary one from another depending on who you will listen to; all absolute lies in distortions of The Truth. Do not believe them and so do not walk with them in futility. The Word Of GOD Is Final; no contradictions. "Know therefore that The LORD your GOD, HE Is GOD, The Faithful GOD, WHO Keeps HIS Covenant And HIS Lovingkindness To a thousandth generation With those who love HIM and keep HIS Commandments; but Repays those who hate HIM To their faces, to Destroy them; HE will not delay with him who hates HIM, HE Will Repay him To his face. "Therefore, you shall keep The Commandment and the Statutes and the Judgments Which I am Commanding you today, to do Them. Deuteronomy 7:9-11. Do we then nullify The Law through faith? May it never be! On the contrary, we Establish The Law. Romans 3:31. O love The LORD, all you HIS Godly ones! The LORD Preserves the faithful, And Fully Recompenses the proud doer ( the arrogant ). Be strong, and let your heart take courage, All you who hope In The LORD. Psalm 31:23-24. Agape without hypocrisy ( Agape Unfeigned. ). Abhor what is evil; cling to what is Good. Be devoted to one another in Philadelphia ( Brotherly love ); give preference to one another in honour; not lagging behind in diligence, fervant in spirit, serving The LORD; rejoicing in Hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer, contributing to the needs of the Saints, practicing hospitality. Bless those who persecute; bless and curse not. Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly ( be as one with the humble ). Do not be wise in your own estimation. Never pay back evil for evil to anyone. Respect what is right in the sight of all men. If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men. Romans 12:9-18. Agape Unfeigned! The warnings of unbelief and its consequences, ( unbelief as Deemed to be unbelief By GOD HIMSELF, HE WHO Is The Blessed And Only SOVEREIGN, The KING Of Kings And LORD Of Lords; WHO Alone Possesses Immortality And Dwells In Unapproachable Light; WHOM no man has seen or can see. To HIM Honour And Eternal Dominion. Amen., This ONE Judges In Righteousness and Will Judge the world In Righteousness, and not man ), are Given throughout Scripture. And Scripture applies to all. No partiality. For there is no partiality with GOD. ( Romans 2 ). The one who does not agapao does not know GOD, for GOD Is Agape. 1 John 4:8 And we have come to know ( to know absolutely )and have believed the Agape which GOD Has For us. GOD Is Agape, and the one who abides in Agape abides In GOD, And GOD Abides In him. 1 John 4:16. In both these verses, 1 John 4:8 & 16, "GOD Is Agape" enjoins the exercise of "love" on the part of the believer. Whereas verses 9 & 10 introduce a declaration of how GOD'S Love has been Manifested; By this The Agape Of GOD was Manifested in us, that GOD Sent HIS Only Begotten SON Into the world so that we might live Through HIM. In This Is Agape, not that we agapao GOD, but that HE agapao us and Sent HIS SON The Propitiation For our sins., in verses 8 & 16 is introduced the Statement of the identification of believers with GOD in character ( 1 Corinthians 11:1, Ephesians 5:1-2 ), and in verse 17, the issue of The Judgment Seat, Which we all shall stand before ( 2 Corinthians 5:10 ), and the identification of true believers represented ideally in, ...because as HE Is, so also are we in this world. And this is Agape, that we walk according to HIS Commandments. This Is The Commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, that you should walk in It. 2 John :6. ...The night is almost gone, and The Day is at hand. Let us therefore lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on The Armor Of Light. Let us behave properly as in The Day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy. But put on The LORD JESUS CHRIST, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to lusts. Romans 13:12-14. Listen and give heed, do not be haughty, For The LORD Has Spoken. Give Glory to The LORD your GOD, Before HE Brings darkness And before your feet stumble On the dusky mountains, And while you are hoping for Light HE makes it into deep darkness, turns into gloom. But if you will not listen to it, my soul will sob in secret for pride; And my eyes will bitterly weep And flow down with tears, Because the flock of The LORD has been taken captive. Jeremiah 13:15-17.

Acts 2:42, Acts 4:12; JESUS CHRIST, And Not Religion ...And they were continually devoting themselves to the Apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Acts 2:42. "And there is Salvation in no one else; for there is no other Name under Heaven that has been Given among men, By Which we must be Saved." Acts 4:12. I cannot believe in religion. Religion, whatever that religion may be, makes GOD to be what that particular religion says, who, what, why, and how GOD is. But whatever a religion will claim it has, it is, in truth, just speaking vanities; hollowness, worthlessness of nothing more than a god. Only GOD HIMSELF; Only I AM ( Exodus 3:13-14 ) Can Declare HIMSELF, and man in the time of his stay upon the earth will do well in determining to find HIM; "For GOD so loved the world, that HE Gave HIS Only Begotten SON, that whoever believes in HIM should nor perish, but have Eternal Life. John 3:16. "The GOD WHO Made the world and all things in it, since HE Is LORD Of Heaven and earth, does not Dwell in temples made with hands; neither is HE served by human hands, as though HE needed anything, since HE HIMSELF Gives To all life and breath and all things; and HE Made from one, every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having Determined Appointed Times, and the boundaries of their habitation, that they should seek GOD, if perhaps they might grope for HIM ( metaphorical of seeking after GOD ) and find HIM, though HE is not far from each one of us; for in HIM we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, 'For we also are HIS offspring.' "Being then the offspring of GOD, we ought not to think of The Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the thought and art of man. "Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, GOD Is now Declaring To men that all everywhere should repent, because HE Has Fixed A Day In Which HE Will Judge the world In Righteousness Through A Man WHOM HE Has Appointed, having Furnished Proof To all men by raising HIM from the dead. Acts 17:24-31. The Word Of faith Which Saves is near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that if you confess with your mouth JESUS as LORD, and believe in your heart that GOD Raised HIM from the dead, you shall be Saved; for with the heart man believes, resulting in Righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in Salvation. For The Scripture Says, "Whoever believes in HIM will not be disappointed." Romans 10:9-11. Acts 17:27-28, If we will set our mind to seek GOD, then we will discover HE is a lot closer than we ever thought. Whoever you are, whatever it is you believe, or however hard you will refuse it, you are not and you cannot yet be totally apart from The LORD GOD, since HE HIMSELF Gives To all life and breath and all things. In The Beginning was The WORD, and The WORD Was With GOD, and The WORD Was GOD. HE Was in The Beginning With GOD. All things came into being By HIM, and apart from HIM nothing came into being that has come into being. In HIM was Life, and The Life was The Light Of men. And The Light Shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend It. John 1:1-5. And in seeking for GOD, seeking for what you yourself want to find and determining to do this in the wisdom of men is not seeking for GOD. Knowing, "The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it? Jeremiah 17:9, seeking for GOD is more clearer when truly seeking for GOD HIMSELF to Reveal HIMSELF To you. "I, The LORD, Search the heart, I Test the mind, Even to Give To each man according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds. Jeremiah 17:10. Of all the many gods that abound in the world and its religions, there is but One True GOD. "Thus Says The LORD, The KING Of Israel And his REDEEMER, The LORD Of Hosts: 'I AM The FIRST And I AM The LAST, And THERE Is no GOD besides ME. 'And who is like ME? Let him proclaim and declare it; Yes, let him recount it to ME in order, From The Time I Established The Ancient Nation. And let them declare to them the things that are coming And the events that are going to take place. Isaiah 44:6-7. "Ask and it shall be Given To you; seek, and you shall Find; knock, and it shall be Opened To you. "For everyone who asks Receives, and he who seeks Finds, and To him who knocks it shall be Opened... Matthew 7:7-8. And there is also religion men will make for themselves from Christianity. They begin to adhere to their own ordinances in their own wisdom by their own precepts through their own interpretations of Scripture and with their own ceremonial observances and standards, and self, and then GOD is forgotten in all but Name. "You shall not take The Name Of The LORD your GOD in vain, for The LORD will not leave him Unpunished who takes HIS Name in vain. Exodus 20:7. For even though they knew ( had a knowledge of, become acquainted with ) GOD, they did not honour HIM as GOD, or give thanks; but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged The Glory Of The Incoruptible GOD for an image in the form of corruptible man... Romans 1:21-23a He feeds on ashes ( He pastures worthlessness ); a deceived heart has turned aside. And he cannot deliver himself, nor say, "Is there not a lie in my right hand?" Isaiah 44:20. What they have failed to understand, or have forgotten, is that Pure Religion comes only one Way; By Grace Through faith. From faith towards faith. Pure Religion is The Work Of GOD Alone; By Grace through The faith in the believer in that the believer is truly Of The faith. Through faith towards faith. "I AM The Way And The Truth And The Life; no one comes to The FATHER, but Through ME." John 14:6. For I am not ashamed of The Gospel, for It Is The Power Of GOD For Salvation To everyone who believes, To the Jew first and also To the Greek ( Gentile ). For In It Righteousness Of GOD Is Revealed From faith to faith; As It Is Written, "But the Righteous shall live by faith." Romans 1:16-17. True Christianity will Produce Pure Religion, and it is not found in anything whatsoever of what man has made of it himself in the name of a Christian. This is because what man can offer, even his very best, it can only ever come short of The Presence Of GOD. For all of us have become like one who is unclean, And all our righteous deeds are like a filthy garment; And all of us wither like a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, take us away... Isaiah 64:6. And this for The Grace to Come In HIS SON, The WORD Of GOD, The Only Begotten From The FATHER, Full Of Grace And Truth, that we may come to The Throne Of Grace that we may Receive Mercy and have Help in time of need. 'the sun being obscured; and the veil of the temple was torn in two.' Luke 23:45 JESUS CHRIST. That each, whoever they may be, may now come into The Presence Of GOD; to The Throne Of Grace, because of The Grace Of GOD In CHRIST JESUS and their access into this Grace in which they now stand, by faith in HIM Alone. For there is One GOD, One Mediator also between GOD and men, The Man CHRIST JESUS, WHO Gave HIMSELF As A Ransom For all, The Testimony At The Proper Time. 1 Timothy 2:5-6. No man can by any means redeem his brother, Or give to GOD a ransom for him - for the Redemption Of his soul is Costly, and he should cease trying forever - that he should live on Eternally; That he should not undergo decay. For he sees that wise men die; The stupid and the sensless alike perish, And leave their Wealth to others. Their inner thought is, their houses are forever, their dwelling places to all generations; They have called their lands after their own names. But man in pomp will not endure; He is like the beasts that perish. This is the way of those who are foolish, And of those after them who approve their words. [ Selah. Psalm 49:7-13. "I AM The Way, And The Truth, And The Life; no one comes to The FATHER, but Through ME." John 14:6. "And this is Eternal Life, that they may know THEE, The Only True GOD, And JESUS CHRIST WHOM THOU Hast Sent. John 17:3. Not religion and man made man focused ritual observances. Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have walked in my integrity; And I have trusted in The LORD without wavering. Examine me, O LORD, and Try me; Test my mind and my heart. For THY Lovingkindness is before my eyes, And I have walked in THY Truth. I do not sit with deceitful men, Nor will I go with pretenders. I hate the assembly of evil doers, And I will not sit with the wicked. I shall wash my hands in innocence, And I will go about THINE Altar, O LORD, That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving, And declare all THY Wonders. O LORD, I love The Habitation Of THY House, And The Place where THY Glory Dwells. Do not Take my soul away with sinners, Nor my life with men of bloodshed, In whose hands is a wicked scheme, And whose right hand is full of bribes. But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity; Redeem me, and be Gracious To me. My foot stands on a level place; In the congregations I shall bless The LORD. Psalm 26 The world has it that your religion is your faith. Not so as a follower Of CHRIST. It is to always be mindful and not to forget that the Truth of Pure Religion is the very opposite of how the world and mere religion sees it; The faith; The Gift Of GOD ( Ephesians 2:8-10 ) Produces Pure Religion; Predestined By The MOST HIGH ( Romans 8:29 ) through The HOLY SPIRIT Only By And Through faith in JESUS CHRIST ( James 2:20, 1 Peter 1:2 ). Pure Religion cannot be realised apart from The LORD JESUS CHRIST. Without HIM, Pure Religion is impossible to attain to; to know to do in word and deed, free from hypocrisy yet being with complete freedom of will and in accordance with and for furthering of The Administration Of GOD. "This Is The Work Of GOD, that you believe in HIM WHOM HE Has Sent." John 6:29. Because anything we will do ourselves ( works ) amounts to nought, 'all our righteous deeds are like a filthy garment.' The LORD JESUS CHRIST Is The LORD our Righteousness. The Righteousness Of GOD is not found in the sons of Adam ( man ). However, the Spiritual is not first, but the natural; then the Spiritual. The first man is from the earth, earthy; the second man is From Heaven ( John 3:3-8 ). As is the earthy, so also are those who are earthy; and as Is The Heavenly, so also are those who are Heavenly. And just as we have borne the image of the earthy, let us also bear The Image Of The Heavenly ( 1 Corinthians 11:1, 1 John 2:3-6 ). 1 Corinthians 15:46-49. Test yourselves if you are in The faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognise this about yourselves, that JESUS CHRIST Is In you - unless indeed you fail the test? 2 Corinthians 13:5. This Is Pure and undefiled Religion In The Sight Of GOD And FATHER, to visit orphans and widows in their distress, to keep oneself unstained by the world. James 1:27. 'Do not tremble and do not be afraid; Have I not long since Announced It To you and Declared It? And you are MY witnesses. Is there any GOD besides ME, Or is there any ROCK? I Know of none.' " Isaiah 44:8. The Testimony Of JESUS Is The Spirit of Prophecy ( Revelation 19:7-10 ), this means the Witness Of JESUS in the believer Is the Disposition/Influence Of Divine Inspiration; The Mind And Counsel Of GOD. Nothing of man whatsoever evidences the Christian faith, save obedience of The faith; The Gift Of GOD. "You will know them by their fruits." "Truly, truly, I Say To you, he who hears MY Word, and believes HIM WHO Sent ME, has Eternal Life, and does not come into Judgment, but has passed out of death Into Life..." John 5:24. In John 5:24, 'He who hears MY Word' means, 'he who perceives, understands MY Word'. Then, The LORD States also as a continuance of this statement, 'indeed believes HIM WHO Sent ME', which means, 'indeed is persuaded of so as to place confidence in, in the sense of complete reliance upon ( not mere credence ) in HIM WHO Sent ME.' So, "Truly, truly, I Say To you, he who understands MY Word, and has complete reliance upon HIM WHO Sent ME, has Eternal Life, and does not come into Judgment, but has passed out of death Into Life..." John 5:24. Faith in The Glorious Gospel Of The Blessed GOD, not religion. ...Little children, guard yourelves from idols. 1 John 5:21. idols: the Greek, eidolon: primarily a phantom or likeness ( from eidos, an appearance, literaly, that which is seen ), or an idea, fancy, denotes in The New Testament, (a) an idol, an image to represent a false god, Acts 7:41; 1 Corinthians 12:2; Revelation 9:20-21; (b) the false god worshipped in an image, Acts 15:19-20; Romans 2:21-24; 2 Corinthians 6:16 - 7:1; 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10. We are to know to not make idols for ourselves ( 1 Corinthians 9:24 - 10:15 ), which can come in many forms, even of men and of our own selves in our own beliefs, practices, etc. Acts 14:8-18. The corresponding Hebrew word denotes 'vanity,' Are there any among the idols of the nations ( Gentiles; Romans 11:15-22 ) who give rain? Or can the heavens grant showers? Is it not THOU, O LORD our GOD? Therefore we hope In THEE, For THOU Art The ONE WHO Hast Done All These Things. Jeremiah 14:22. 'For MY people have forgotten ME, They burn incense to worthless gods And they have stumbled from their ways, From the Ancient Paths, to walk in bypaths, Not on A Highway,... Jeremiah 18:15. The corresponding Hebrew word in Leviticus 19:4 denotes 'thing of nought,' "Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods; I AM The LORD your GOD. Leviticus 19:4. ( Matthew 5:17-20, Ephesians 4:17-24 ). "For rebellion is as the sin of divination, And insubordination is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected The Word Of The LORD, HE Has Rejected you from king." 1 Samuel 15:23. All should hear the warning in the words spoken to Saul. Let a man regard us in this manner, as servants Of CHRIST, and stewards Of The Mysteries Of GOD. In this case, moreover, it is Required of stewards that one be found trustworthy. But to me it is a very small thing that I should be examined by you, or by human court; in fact, I do not even examine myself. I am conscious of nothing against myself ( 1 John 3:18-24 ), yet I am not by this acquitted; but The ONE WHO Examines me Is The LORD. Therefore do not go on passing judgement before The Time ( Romans 12:9-21, 2 Thessalonians 1:6-12 ), until The LORD Comes WHO Will Both Bring To Light the things hidden in the darkness and Disclose the motives of hearts; and then each man's Praise will Come To him From GOD ( Romans 2:6-11, 2 Corinthians 5:10 ). Now these things, Brethren, I have figuratively applied to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that in us you might learn not to exceed what Is Written, in order that no one of you may become arrogant in behalf of one against the other. For who regards you as superior? And what do you have that you did not Receive? But if you did Receive it, why do you boast as if you had not Received it? You are already Filled ( you are Satisfied in Spiritual Things ), you have already become Rich ( Proverbs 8:18-21, Proverbs 10:19-22, Isaiah 33:6, Luke 12:31-40 ), you have become kings without us; and would indeed that you had become kings so that we might reign with you. 1 Corinthians 4:1-8. ...you have become kings without us; and would indeed that you had become kings so that we might reign with you. GOD'S Work apart from the ways and wisdom of man. What then is such as Saint Valentines Day and whatever else there might be? What then is the Catholic faith's devotion to Mary being that which is alongside The CREATOR, WHO Is Blessed Forever. Amen. And the Pope? Where in Scripture do men Of GOD maintain such as the pomp and adoration the man receives and accepts from those who are actually Called to worship GOD Alone? "It Is Written, 'You shall worship The LORD your GOD and serve HIM only." worship: the Greek word, proskuneo: to make obeisance; a movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy; do reverence to (from pros, towards, and kuneo, to kiss), is the most frequent word rendered 'worship', and is used here in Luke 4:8. For an example of religion; Mary, the Created being, humbly in her own words rightfully considered herself, "HIS bondslave" ( Luke 1:46-55 ). She is not the Mother of GOD to 'proskuneo' as such because Scripture states Elizabeth's words, "And how has it to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?" Luke 1:43. Elizabeth's words here spoken can only be her stating of Mary being one who has taken the place of a mother and yes, she was indeed a mother to JESUS, WHO, although HE Existed In The Form Of GOD, did not regard equallity with GOD a thing to be grasped ( counted it not a prize that HE was Equal With GOD: CHRIST Set Forth as The Supreme Example of Humility and Self-Renunciation ), but Emptied HIMSELF, taking The Form of a bond-servant, being Made in the likeness of men ( Philippians 2:5-11 ). So it is impossible she was Blessed By GOD in this to then be worshiped as the mother of GOD by those Called to worship GOD Alone. "It Is Written, 'You shall worship The LORD your GOD and serve HIM only." But it was that Mary found Favour with GOD. "For HE Has Had Regard for the humble state of HIS bond-slave; for behold, from this time on all generations will count me Blessed. "For The MIGHTY ONE Has Done Great Things For me; And HOLY Is HIS Name. "And HIS Mercy Is Upon generation after generation Toward those who fear HIM... Luke 1:46-50. ...for behold, from this time on all generations will count me Blessed. Blessed, not, count me worthy to be worshiped. There is the coming to a man, calling him, 'father', and then confessing sins to him. To which he himself states what is required to be made right before GOD and also 'gives' forgivness. Who can forgive sins but GOD Alone? Matthew 23:9, 1 Timothy 2:5-6, Hebrews 4:14-16, Hebrews 5:5-14, Hebrews 7:17-25, 1 John 1:9, 1 John 2:1-2. "Man shall not live on bread alone but on every Word That Proceeds Out Of The Mouth Of GOD." Answer me when I call, O GOD Of my Righteousness! THOU Hast Relieved me in my distress; Be Gracious To me and hear my prayer. O sons of men, how long will my honour become a reproach? Will you love what is worthless and aim at deception? [ Selah. But know that The LORD Has Set Apart the Godly man for HIMSELF; The LORD Hears when I call to HIM. Tremble, and do not sin; Meditate in your heart upon your bed, and be still. [ Selah. Offer the sacrifices of Righteousness, And trust In The LORD. Many are saying, "Who will show us good?" Lift Up The Light Of THY Countenance Upon us, O LORD! THOU Hast Put gladness in my heart, More than when their grain and new wine abound. In Peace I will both lie down and sleep, For THOU Alone, O LORD, Dost Make me to dwell in Safety. Psalm 4.

Christianity, The World And Valentine's Day I learned today that, 'Saint Valentine's Day is an official feast day in the Anglican Communion, as well as in the Lutheran Church. Many parts of the Eastern Orthodox Church also celebrate Saint Valentine's Day, albeit on July 6 and July 30, the former date in honour of the Roman presbyter Saint Valentine, and the latter date in honour of Hieromartyr Valentine, the Bishop of Interamna (modern Terni).' (Taken from wikipedea). Though beginning as a man ordained 'Christian festival' and much later manifesting itself to eventually becoming as it is known and celebrated in the world today, depending on who you are or what you follow, as a profesing Christian, Why celebrate in the partaking of such a thing that amounts to being no more than the worldly standard and morals of love, and all stemming from the sentiment of making money in material 'evidences' of 'love'? Or, as a Christian, why is it we cannot understand that celebrating such man made festivals focusing on mere men, and maintaining it to be as honouring GOD in our partaking of in the celebrations of such a day, is of no benefit to any Spiritually to the preserving of the soul? And what of the one who has lived or lives to celebrate any or all of the 'Christian festivals', yet never really knew or knows to do justice, to love kindness and to walk humbly with GOD? Alas, you who are longing for The Day Of The LORD, For what purpose The Day Of The LORD to you? It will be darkness and not Light; As when a man fless from a lion, And a bear meets him, Or goes home, leans his hand against a wall, And a snake bites him. Will not The Day Of The LORD be darkness instead of Light, Even gloom with no brightness in it? "I Hate, I Reject your festivals, Nor do I Delight in your solemn assemblies. "Even though you offer up to ME burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I will not Accept; And I will not Look at the peace offerings of your fatlings. "Take away from ME the noise of your songs; I will not even Listen to the sound of your harps. "But let Justice roll down like waters And Righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. Amos 5:18-24. A Saint is, according to Scripture and so according to GOD, a physically and morally pure one. Saints as being Saints according to Scripture, are as such according to GOD and not man; HIS Work in their hearts according to their faith. If religion will make saints of people itself then it makes them no more truly a Saint because of it. GOD Knows, and GOD Alone Is Just And The Justifier Of the one who has faith In JESUS. Men Of GOD such as the Apostle Paul would not agree with those, such as he was in the days of his flesh; servants Of GOD, to then be the focus of Christians in anything in matters Pertaining to GOD. I believe he would say it is not for a follower Of CHRIST; a Christian, to do so. In the first epistle of Paul to The Church at Corinth, in 1:10-17 Paul writes, In The SPIRIT, correcting them in their focusing on mere men rather than on CHRIST Alone. And he starts by exhorting them, By The Name Of our LORD JESUS CHRIST, that they all agree, and there be no divisions among them, but that they be Made Complete in the same mind and in the same judgment. And this of course, as a Christian, is meant to apply in all things In HIS Body; The Church. ...One Body And One SPIRIT, just as also you were Called in One Hope of your Calling; One LORD, One Faith. One Baptism, One GOD And FATHER Of All WHO Is Over All And Through All And In All... Ephesians 4:4-6. Back to how the world knows Valentine's Day; Love is to be 24/7, not just excessively shown for 24 hours once in every 8,760 or so hours because the world says such as this shows whether you love or are loved, or how much you love or are loved, or even that you're not really 'loved' at all. A worldly definition in judgement of such a view may be something along the lines of, 'you're an unromantic cheapskate', or worse. But the truth of love is that love is the inward disposition, comes from within and is evidenced in the outward showing; And by this we know that we have come to know HIM, if we keep HIS Commandments. The one who says, "I have come to know HIM," and does not keep HIS Commandments, is a liar, and The Truth is not in him; but whoever keeps HIS Word, in him The Love Of GOD has truly been Perfected. By this we know that we are In HIM: the one who says he abides In HIM ought himself to walk in the same Manner as HE Walked. 1 John 2:3-6. And this love that is Love indeed is a constant in both word and deed; Therefore, gird your minds for action, keep sober, fix your hope completely on The Grace to be Brought To you At The Revelation Of JESUS CHRIST. As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts in your ignorance, but like The HOLY ONE WHO Called you, be Holy yourselves also in all behaviour; because It Is Written, "You shall be Holy, For I AM Holy." And if you address as FATHER The ONE WHO Impartially Judges according to each man's work, conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your stay; knowing that you were not Redeemed with perishable things like silver and gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, but With Precious Blood, As Of A LAMB Unblemished And Spotless, Of CHRIST. For HE was Foreknown before The Foundation Of the world, but has Appeared in these last times for the sake of you who Through HIM are believers In GOD, WHO Raised HIM from the dead and Gave HIM Glory, so that your faith and hope are In GOD. Since you have in obedience to The Truth Purified your souls for a sincere Love of the Brethren, fervently love one another from the heart, for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but Imperishable, Through The Living And Abiding Word Of GOD. For, "All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls off, but The Word Of The LORD Abides Forever." And this is The Word Which was preached to you. 1 Peter 1:13-25. And it is this Love alone that is the fulfilment of The Law; Do we then nullify The Law through faith? May it never be! On the contrary, we establish The Law. ...Love Is Patient, Love Is Kind, is not jealous; Love does not brag, is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; It does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with The Truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fail... 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a. The world and its ways does not and cannot define Love. The world and its ways does not know and cannot show True Love as True Love Truly Is. "Many waters cannot quench love, Nor will rivers overflow it; If a man were to give all the riches of his house for love, It would be utterly despised." Song of Solomon 8:7.

A Short On The Gift Of GOD …But The Free Gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression of the one ( Adam ) the many died, much more did The Grace Of GOD And The Gift By The Grace Of The One Man, JESUS CHRIST, Abound To the many. And The Gift is not like through the one who sinned; for on the one hand the Judgement from one resulting in condemnation, but on the other hand The Free Gift from many transgressions resulting in Justification. For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one ( Adam ), much more those who Receive The Abundance Of Grace And Of The Gift Of Righteousness will reign in life through The One, JESUS CHRIST... Romans 5:15-17. The Free Gift resulting in Justification is faith. This Is Given By GOD'S Grace. We are The Righteousness Of GOD In our LORD JESUS CHRIST; Full Of Grace And Truth. GOD Is Just and The Justifier Of the one who has faith in JESUS ( Romans 3:21-28 ). The Gifts Given in The Church, HIS Body, are Given according to The Grace that is Given to each one of us; just as HE Wills ( 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, Ephesians 4:7-16 ). Of this, it is to discern who is truly what they will claim to be. It will be either as GOD Wills or merely appointed by men and/or operating in the flesh as opposed to being Led By The HOLY SPIRIT. We are told not to believe every spirit, but to test the spirits to see whether they are from GOD ( 1 John 4:1-6 ). For through The Grace Given To me I say to every man among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgement, as GOD has Allotted To each a measure of faith... ...And since we have Gifts that differ according to The Grace Given To us,... Romans 12: 3 & 6a. So when Paul writes In The SPIRIT of those In CHRIST JESUS being Built together into A Dwelling Of GOD In The SPIRIT ( through faith ); For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner Of CHRIST JESUS for the sake of you Gentiles - if indeed you have heard of The Stewardship Of GOD'S Grace Which was Given To me for you; that by Revelation there was Made Known To me The Mystery, as I wrote before in brief. And by referring to This, when you read you can understand my Insight into The Mystery Of CHRIST, Which in other generations was not Made Known To the sons of men, as It has now been Revealed To HIS Holy Apostles and Prophets In The SPIRIT; that the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of The Body, and fellow partakers of The Promise In CHRIST JESUS Through The Gospel, of Which I was Made a minister, According to The Gift Of GOD'S Grace Which Was Given To me According To The Working Of HIS Power... Ephesians 3:1-7, 'The Gift Of GOD'S Grace' is in reference to Paul's Gifting Given To him ( 1 Timothy 2:7, 2 Timothy 1:11 ). Whereas in relation to Salvation that to any who will call on The Name of our LORD JESUS CHRIST, In Truth, shall be Saved; For By Grace you have been Saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, The Gift Of GOD; not as a result of works, that no one should boast. For we are HIS Workmanship, Created In CHRIST JESUS for Good Works Which GOD Prepared Beforehand, that we should walk in Them. Ephesians 2:8-10, The Gift is faith. By Good-Will, Lovingkindness, Favour, The Divine Influence on the heart, you are Delivered and Protected by the means of faith. Faith being conviction of The Truth based on hearing: So faith comes from hearing, and hearing By The Word Of CHRIST. Romans 10:17 This then with humility, as Of JESUS CHRIST ( John 12:48-50, Matthew 11:28-30 ), in the effectual doing of according to The Will Of GOD: Therefore putting aside all filthiness and that remains of wickedness, in humility Receive The Word Implanted, Which is able to save your souls. But prove yourselves doers of The Word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves. For if anyone is a hearer of The Word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror; for he has looked at himself and gone away, he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was. But the one who looks intently at The Perfect Law, The Law of Liberty, and abides by It, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man shall be Blessed in what he does… James 1:21-25 …for we through The SPIRIT, by faith, are waiting for The Hope Of Righteousness, Galatians 5:5. It is The Gift Of GOD, that no man should boast. It is the one who lives by faith in The SON Of GOD who shall not come into Judgement for sin. It is a continual walk. It is blood by reason of the life that makes atonement for sin ( Leviticus 17:11 ), and In The LAMB Of GOD HIS Blood Is The Sacrifice Once For all; For those who will live their lives believing in HIM; In HIM, you also, after listening to The Message Of Truth, The Gospel Of your Salvation - having also believed, you were Sealed In HIM with The HOLY SPIRIT Of Promise, WHO Is Given As A Pledge Of our Inheritance, with a view to The Redemption Of Possession, To The Praise Of HIS Glory... Ephesians 1:13-14. Here it is not correct to say 'after you believed' as some translations will have it. But it is 'having also believed'. It is a constant. The word in the Greek used here is 'Pisteuo': to believe, also to be persuaded of, and hence, to place confidence in, to trust, signifies in this sense of the word, reliance upon, not mere credence. This is why The Holy Scriptures Speak, such as; Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has Great Reward. For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done The Will Of GOD, you may Receive what was Promised. For yet in a very little while, HE WHO Is Coming Will Come, and will not delay. But MY Righteous one shall live by faith; And if he shrinks back, MY Soul has no Pleasure in him. But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to The Preserving of the soul. Hebrews 10:35-39. Abraham believed GOD and it was Reckoned To him as Righteousness. Therefore, be sure that it is those who are of faith who are sons of Abraham. And The Scripture, foreseeing that GOD Would Justify the Gentiles by faith, Preached The Gospel beforehand To Abraham, "All the nations shall be Blessed in you." So then those who are Of faith are Blessed with Abraham, the believer. Galatians 3:6-9. Apart from faith in The Truth, allowing faith to lay idle, Grace is made void ( 1 Corinthians 15:1-2, 2 Corinthians 6:1 - 7:1 ). But we should always give thanks to GOD for you, Brethren Beloved By The LORD, because GOD Has Chosen you from the beginning for Salvation through Sanctification By The SPIRIT And faith In The Truth. And it was for This HE Called you through our Gospel, that you may Gain The Glory Of our LORD JESUS CHRIST. So then, Brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions Which you were taught, whether by word or by letter from us. Salvation is through Sanctification By The SPIRIT and faith in The Truth; Truth just as GOD Speaks HIS Truth and not how any mere man may choose to interpret The Holy Scriptures ( 2 Peter 1:20-21, 2 Peter 3:14-18 ). Now may our LORD JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF And GOD our FATHER, WHO Has loved us and Given us Eternal Comfort And Good Hope By Grace, Comfort And Strengthen your hearts in every Good Work And Word. 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17.

Philemon :6 ‘…that the fellowship of your faith may become effective through ( in ) The Knowledge of every Good Thing which is in us for CHRIST’S Sake.’ Philemon :6. ‘Fellowship’ is a sharing in common. It is communion; the act of sharing, or holding in common; participation: What was from the beginning, What we have heard, What we have seen with our eyes, What we beheld and our hands handled, concerning The Word Of Life- and The Life was Manifested, and we have seen and bear witness and proclaim to you The Eternal Life, Which Was With The FATHER and was Manifested To us- What we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, that you also may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with The FATHER, and with HIS SON JESUS CHRIST. And these things we write, so that our joy may be made complete. And this is The Message we have heard From HIM and announce to you, that GOD Is Light, and In HIM there is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship With HIM and walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice The Truth; but if we walk In The Light As HE HIMSELF Is In The Light, we have fellowship with one another, and The Blood Of JESUS HIS SON Cleanses us from all sin… 1 John 1:1-7. ‘Faith’ is firm persuasion, a conviction of The Truth based upon hearing: …However, they did not all heed The Glad Tidings; for Isaiah says, “LORD, who has believed our report?” So faith comes from hearing, and hearing By The Word Of CHRIST. Romans 10:16-17. Faith is not reposed ‘in’ The Blood; The Death of CHRIST, but ‘In’ The Risen LORD JESUS CHRIST. …“It Is Finished!”… John 19:30. For example, the A.V., as in the KJV has translated as Romans 3:25, ...WHOM GOD Hath Set Forth to be A Propitiation through faith in HIS Blood, to Declare HIS Righteousness for the Remission of sins that are past, through The Forebearance Of GOD;... This wrongly links "faith" with "in HIS Blood" as if faith is reposed in The Blood ( i.e., the Death ) Of CHRIST. Faith rests in The Living Person. The Greek word, en, translated here as 'in' is instrumental; faith rests in The Living Person; hence the R.V. rightly puts a comma after "through faith," and renders the next phrase "By HIS Blood," which is to be connected with "A Propitiation" CHRIST Became The Propitiation Through HIS Blood ( i.e. HIS Death in Expiatory Sacrifice For sin ). The ERV has this same verse translated as, ...WHOM GOD Set Forth to be A Propitiation, through faith, By HIS Blood, to Shew HIS Righteousness, because of the passing over of the sins done aforetime, in The Forebearance Of GOD;... ...Much more then, having now been Justified By HIS Blood, we shall be Saved from The Wrath Through HIM... Romans 5:9. ...In HIM we have Redemption Through HIS Blood, the Forgiveness of our trespasses, according to The Riches Of HIS Grace... Ephesians 1:7. ...who are Chosen according to The Foreknowledge Of GOD The FATHER, By The Sanctifying Work Of The SPIRIT, that you may obey JESUS CHRIST and be Sprinkled with HIS Blood: May Grace and Peace be yours in Fullest Measure. 1 Peter 1:1-2. ...but if we walk In The Light As HE HIMSELF Is In The Light, we have fellowship with one another, and The Blood Of JESUS HIS SON Cleanses us from all sin… 1 John 1:7. ."I have been crucified with CHRIST; and it is no longer I who live, but CHRIST Lives In me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith In The SON Of GOD, WHO loved me, and Delivered HIMSELF Up For me..." Galatians 2:20. “Come to ME, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I Will Give you Rest. “Take MY Yoke upon you, and learn from ME, for I AM Gentle And Humble In Heart; and you shall Find Rest for your souls. “For MY Yoke Is Easy, And MY Load Is Light.” Matthew 11:28-30. We are to subject ourselves to The Righteousness Of GOD; WHO Is JESUS CHRIST; The LORD our Righteousness ( Jeremiah 23:5-6 ): …But By HIS Doing you are In CHRIST JESUS, WHO Became To us Wisdom From GOD, And Righteousness And Sanctification, And Redemption, that, just as It Is Written, “Let him who boasts, boast In The LORD.” 1 Corinthians 1:30-31. …But The Righteousness based on faith Speaks thus, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into Heaven?’ ( that is, to bring CHRIST down ), or, ‘Who will descend into the Abyss?’ ( that is, to bring CHRIST up from the dead ).” But what does It Say? “The Word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” – that is The Word Of faith which we are preaching, that if you confess with your mouth JESUS, LORD, and believe in your heart that GOD Raised HIM From the dead, you shall be Saved; for with the heart man believes, resulting in Righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in Salvation. For The Scripture Says, “Whoever believes In HIM will not be disappointed.” For there is no distinction between Jew or Greek ( Gentile ); for The Same Is LORD Of all, Abounding in Riches For all who call upon HIM; for “Whoever will call upon The Name Of The LORD will be Saved.”… Romans 10:6-13 ( Deuteronomy 30:11-14 ). It is Saved By Grace through faith, “By HIS Blood”: “A Propitiation”. …”And no one has ascended into Heaven, but HE WHO Descended From Heaven, The SON Of MAN. “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must The SON Of MAN be lifted up; that whoever believes may In HIM 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 The SON Into the world to Judge the world, but that the world should be Saved Through HIM. “He who believes In HIM is not Judged; he who does not believe has been Judged already, because he has not believed In The Name Of The Only Begotten SON Of GOD. “And This Is The Judgement, that The Light Has Come Into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than The Light; for their deeds were evil. “For everyone who does evil hates The Light, lest his deeds should be exposed. “But he who practices The Truth comes to The Light, that his deeds may be manifested as having been Wrought In GOD.” John 3:13-21. CHRIST Became The Propitiation Through HIS Blood; The Unblemished Sacrifice Once For All; HIS Death The Only Means By Which Reparation, Restoration to ‘Good Condition’ since the fall ( Genesis 3 ) is possible; that we might die to sin and live to Righteousness: ...and HE HIMSELF Bore our sins In HIS Body on the cross, that we might die to sin and live to Righteousness; for By HIS Wounds you were Healed. 1 Peter 2:24. Hence, it is a continual walk all the days of our life, with no place for the heretical teaching of ‘Once saved always saved’ or 'unconditional eternal security'. Heretical because it is at variance with Sound Doctrine: “I AM The Resurrection And The Life; he who believes In ME shall Live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes In ME shall never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:25-26. …But all things become visible ( uncovered, laid bare, revealed ) when they are exposed by The Light, for everything that becomes visible is light. For this reason It Says, “Awake, sleeper, And arise from the dead, And CHRIST Will Shine On you.” Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men, but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil. So then do not be foolish, but understand what The Will Of The LORD Is. Ephesians 5:13-17. ‘My little children, I am writing these things to you that you may not sin. And if anyone sins we have An ADVOCATE With The FATHER, JESUS CHRIST The Righteous; and HE HIMSELF Is The Propitiation For our sins; and not For ours only, but also For the whole world…’ 1 John 2:1-2. ...How much severer punishment do you think he will deserve who has trampled under foot The SON Of GOD, and has regarded as unclean The Blood Of The Covenant By Which he was Sanctified, and has insulted The SPIRIT Of Grace?... Hebrews 10:29. “He who believes in The SON has Eternal Life; but he who does not obey The SON shall not see Life, but The Wrath Of GOD Abides On him.” John 3:36. ...that the fellowship of your faith may become effective through ( in ) The Knowledge of every Good Thing Which is in us for CHRIST'S Sake... Philemon :6.