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Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God= . This is a familiar scripture, that I have heard taugh= t over the years, it is a common scripture on religious tracts and it has been misapplied. This is how it was taught, we have all sinned and come short of God’s holy nature, therefore we must recei= ve Jesus Christ and then start living a moral life by going to church and practicing Christian principles.

What that scripture is saying is we have all sinned in that we didn’t believe God and theref= ore we didn’t give glory to God. In Romans 4:20 it says Abraham was stron= g in faith giving glory to God. God had to bring Abraham’s heart to the pl= ace he could believe God. In John 16:7-9 it says the Comforter (Holy Spirit) wi= ll reprove the world of sin, righteousness, and of judgment: of sin because th= ey believe not on me (Jesus)

Our sin is unbelief an= d that is why we don’t give glory to God. If you read the preceding scriptur= e in Romans 3:22 it says: Even the righteousness of God is by faith of Jesus Chr= ist unto all and upon all that believe: for there is no difference. Now read Romans 3:22 & 23 toge= ther and you will see that is how we came short of the glory of God, we didnR= 17;t believe. Romans 3:23 has been pulled out of context and misapplied and we h= ave been seduced from the faith by witchcraft spirits in the mouths of preachers that say now that you have received Jesus Christ you are a believer, now you need to perfect your morality, be a good person, yet you are walking around= in unbelief which is sin.

First of all for a per= son to continuously walk in the righteousness of God, they will have to continuous= ly believe in the resurrection of Jesus, that is obeying the gospel Romans 10:= 16 that is believing God’s report Isaiah 53:1 spoken by Isaiah the proph= et. When preachers instruct their congregation or their listening audience to practice scriptures without telling them they must believe God and be led by the Spirit then they seduce them from the faith. We are to obey the truth through the Spirit. 1 Peter 1:22 that takes faith, which comes by believing the gospel.

There is no emphasis on continuously believing the gospel nor do you hear most preachers rebuking t= heir congregation for unbelief, like Jesus did, yet the only way into righteousness is to believe. Preachers take a stand against many sins except unbelief, which is the one sin that keeps you from being saved from all your other sins. If you want to deal with sin in your life then you must trust in God’s power that he worked in Jesus when he raised him from the dead. Romans 10:10 For with the heart man believeth un= to righteousness. Believeth what? Well go read Romans 10: 9&10 it is talki= ng about believing that God raised Jesus from the dead, when you believe that report you get into righteousness. God will work in you by his Spirit both = to will and to do of God good pleasure. That is written in Philippians 2:13 an= d it is in the context of believing the gospel.=

In Galatians 3:3 Paul = ask the Galatians this question: Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now made perfect by the flesh? These people went back under the law of Moses and even if you acknowledge that you are = not under the law, yet if you are not being led by the Spirit of God which is by faith through believing the gospel then you are under the law. (read Galatians 5:18)&= nbsp;

So there are thousands= and thousands of people out there who are trying to perfect themselves by the f= lesh and without Jesus you can do nothing, we must take up the cross daily(the gospel-1Corinthians 1:17&18) and follow Jesus. God made it simple: just believe the gospel and God’s power will work in you and you will unde= rstand and you will walk in faith and righteousness will be imputed to you and you will experience the salvation of God! We must get it in our hearts that fai= th is not something we use now and then to receive something from God, but the faith of God is something we live by every day, as it is written the just s= hall live by faith!

A message to the gainsayers

2 Timothy 4:3-4<= /b> For the time will come when they will not en= dure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. [We are living in that time right now.]&nb= sp; Hebrews 12:7 I= f you endure chastening, God dealeth with = you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chastene= th not?

The doctrine of once saved always s= aved and when you receive Jesus you are immediately a new creature in Christ requires no endurance. The Bible teaches us to watch and pray always that y= ou may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass (read Luke 21:6-36) and to stand before t= he son of man, it teaches to continue in the truth and the truth will make you fre= e - John 8:31-32, to run with patience (continuance= ) the race that is set before you – Hebrews 12:1= , to offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually – Hebrews 13:15, and that you are saved if you ke= ep in memory the gospel – 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 <= /span>The scripture teaches that we have to wres= tle with evil spirits Ephesians 6:12 or they will = rule over you, we have fight the good fight of faith to lay hold on etern= al life 1Timothy 6:12 we have to labour to believe on Jesus , this is th= e work of God - John 6:29. The scriptures I = just wrote about, make up or are a part of sound doct= rine and it takes endurance to obey them. =

Religious pastors who have been ra= ised up by the lust of the people teach doctrines that require little to no endurance and self righteousness which is of the law. People say well I am doing the best that I can, that is self righteousness which is of the law, Jesus said repent and believe the gospel – Mark 1:15 so God can work in you = both to will and do of his good pleasure – Philippians 2:13 which also should be no surpri= se why they reject the truth about Jesus emptying himself of all his authority and power and being made a man just like us, because if they accept this truth = they would have to admit they don’t believe God like Jesus did, and they a= re in sin, and their heart is hard and full of their own desires and they don’t want to change. They say Jesus did those works because he was a= Godman or God in the flesh, but Jesus said in John 14:12 Verily I say unto you, He that be= lieveth on me, the works that I do shall he do also, and greater w= orks shall he do; because I go unto my Father. To those who will accept the truth and believe the gospel you will be made strong and w= alk in the righteousness of faith, and you will do the works Jesus did, because it was the Father working through him.=

I have heard religious people say = I just want to be like Jesus and you should, he is our example and he is also the = standard by which we will be judged – Acts 17:31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the worl= d in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained –(to mark out), whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him fr= om the dead. General Motors used to say their automobiles were the mark of excellence, they were saying their automobiles were the standard of excelle= nce, well Jesus is the standard of a perfect man and we are to press toward that mark. Ephesians 4:13 Till we all come<= /u> in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the son of God, unto a perf= ect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. Going back = to Ephesians 4:12 & 13 it talks about perfecti= ng of the saints, till we are made in the fullness of Christ, this is brought abo= ut as the power of God works in you through God’s ministers and you c= ontinue to believe in the power of his resurrection and continue to pray and= continue to obey the mind of the Spirit.

Don’t be so foolish to make = up or hold to a doctrine that suits your heart, In 2 T= imothy 2:15 it says Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that= needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth, but I will tell you right now, you won’t= be able to do this, unless God gives you understanding and he only gives understanding to his disciples (read Mark 4:10-1= 2) and you will have to lay down your life to become a disciple of the Lord Je= sus Christ, otherwise you will never be able to rightly divide the word of trut= h. The Spirit of God has to guide you into all truth (John 16:13) and he won’t do it, unless you submit your life to the = Lordship of Jesus Christ. So to all you gainsayers I would say, you need to give your life to the Lord and repent and believe the gospel and stop opposing yourse= lf. There are very serious consequences if you don’t repent.

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   I have known for years that Jesus was God and that he emptied himself = Philippians 2:6-8 and became a man, was = born of a woman, but I thought that after his resurrection that he went back to hea= ven and took his place as God at the right hand of God the Father, but the Bible doesn’t teach that. It Says in 1Timothy 2:5 he is presently a man. It w= as God the Father that did all the miracles and healings through Jesus when he was= on the earth. John 14:10 <= /b>

Updated 1-12-2008 In = Hebrews 2:17 it says Wherefore in all things it behooved-(due, must need be) him (Jesus) to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a faithful high priest in things pertaining to God to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. Simply put Jesus had to be made = just like us, in all things. There was no difference in his (Jesus) spiri= t, soul, and body than any other man, and this was necessary in order f= or him to be a faithful high priest to God and make reconciliation for the sin= s of the people. Romans 8:3 it says God sent his own son in the likeness of sinful flesh. In Heb. 2:18 Jesus suffered being tempted to sin, because he had sinful flesh like us, he never committed a sin because he li= ved his life by the faith of God, therefore he could die for our sins as a just= man dying for the unjust. 1Peter 3:18 and the justification comes to each person’s life when they believe in his resurrection.

Jesus lived his life the way we should have (sin= less) as a man, walking by faith, if he had accomplished this, as some sor= t of Godman his sacrifice would have been no good, b= ecause we couldn’t have walked that way, but   1= John 2:6 says He that sait= h he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk= , even as he walked. We have no excuse, there is only one thing to do and that is,= let God lead us to repentance and believe the gospel. Repentance can be a lo= ng and painful process, but I refuse to turn away from the truth unto lying vanities , as I have watched religious people do for years and forsake their own mercy Jonah 2:8, don’t do it, h= old fast to the gospel and see the salvation of God. Habakkuk 2:3,4 For the Vision is yet for an appointed time ,but at the end it shall speak, and not lie; though it tarry, wait for it; because it will sur= ely come, it will not tarry. Behold his (Jesus) soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.

A man= 217;s wife

Matthew 19:3-6

Jesus refers to a man’s wife as a woman wh= om God has joined together with that man. A ceremony means nothing; a marriage certificate means nothing, a commitment to one another means nothing likewise. A husband and wife are defined in the preceding scripture as a man and woman whom God has joined together by his Spirit. Consider the word of God instead of the tradition of men and the Lord will give you understanding.

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