Jesus Scared and Shocked Nicodemus Into Believing John 3:16......deno......please share freely

        John 3:1-18 is the scene where Jesus is talking to one of the holy men of Israel, Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews, a Pharisee who believed in the strictest adherence to all the Laws God gave to Moses, the 10 you know of and the 600 plus more that you may have never heard of before. He was strict to obey them and he with his clan were strict to shame and stone to death those who did not exalt the Law and keep its holy commandments. 
      This same super Law keeper. This legalistic holy man. This Pharisee. This religious man that all of Israel highly esteemed and highly reverenced for their uncompromising devotion to the Law, the commandments of God. This I will keep all the commandments of God no matter the cost and I will condemn and stone to death all those that do not, Jesus looked him right in his hard headed religious forehead and said, Unless you are born again you will not make it to heaven, and you will not enter into the kingdom of God. Nicodemus, a holy holy man of Israel was in shock.....He had been working religiously hard all his life to please God by strict obedience to all the holy commandments of God and here Jesus is telling him that all that labor will not get you into heaven, into the kingdom of God. Nicodemus is stunned with those words. A portion of fright hits him. For if we the strictest of the strictest Law thumpers and keepers of the commandments will not make it, WHO THEN CAN BE SAVED???. He is now highly concerned and well should he be. For if one misses heaven there is but one other place to go. A place called hell.
      In all the Laws many scriptures, this ruler, this teacher of Israel Nicodemus never heard such words, as being Born Again.... He was stumped with real spiritual ignorance. Why? It had nothing to do with the works of the Law of Moses or the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, nor of the flesh, nor was it words and wisdom of this world but of the spirit. It was a heavenly thing (John3:9-12).  Jesus said to Nicodemus, Are you a teacher of Israel and and know not, (understand not) these things? Jesus told him, if I tell you of earthly things and you don't believe them, how will you believe if I tell you of heavenly things, things of the spirit of man.
      The Laws purpose.  Gods Son was now on the scene to fulfill the Laws main purpose which was to show Nicodemus and the rest of us that we were all together born sinners, guilty before God (Romans 3:19-31)(Romans 4:13-25)(Romans 7:6), and that we needed mercy, and forgiveness, and a REDEEMER AND A SAVIOR. That was the core purpose of the Law to show us the NEED FOR JESUS AND HIS BLOOD. We needed so great a salvation. We needed an abundant pardoning. God would accomplish all this thru the tremendous sufferings, passion, and blood of His Sons Cross that all those animals blood that Israel sacrificed day in and day out on the altars PREACHED & PREACHED & PREACHED but Israel failed to make the REDEEMING  connection.

      The Law written on stone was both ours and Jesus' stepping stones to the Cross of Christ.  Christ went to the Cross because we both had need of it. Yes we and Jesus had need of it. 
      What do I mean in this? We had need of it because of our sins. We needed atonement for our transgressions. A punishment paid so that we would not be punished. We needed a MIGHTY LAMB OF GOD for this and Jesus became that Passover Lamb for us. 
       Jesus had need of the Cross because the mouth of God had said, even from the foundation of the world these words of  His Son, "Thou art slain". When God opens His Holy mouth and says about anything a swearing, or an it shall come to pass Word, Gods throne is on the line. His integrity is on the line. To say one thing and yet do another is A LIE which is a sin. Jesus had to go to the Cross. There was no way around it lest he and God be found liars. A thing Satan was hoping would happen at the Cross. 
     Jesus had to go to and thru the Cross to go back to heaven. Back to heaven from scriptures he fulfilled, just as much as we have to join him at the Cross so that salvational scriptures IN US can be fulfilled. None goes to heaven outside of faith in the Cross, and in the blood, death and resurrection of the Son of God Jesus Christ. So saith the scriptures.

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      And it would be the gospel of Jesus Christ, by Christ incomparable sacrifice that in the day Jesus was talking to Nicodemus was soon to come, and his resurrection; THAT GOOD NEWS, THAT GOSPEL of His blood, and sacrifice, and resurrection would be the heavenly seed which -by the mix of faith-, by those who believed, God would see THEIR FAITH IN HIS SONS BLOOD, DEATH AND RESURRECTION, and God HIMSELF BY THE LIVING SPIRITUAL SEED OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, God would heavenly mark and recreate the spirit of those who  BELIEVED within their heart......It was a heavenly thing. Mans spirit (thru faith in Christ) being recreated-born again- within in the hidden man of the heart (1 Peter 3:4)(Ephesians 4:23-24)(2 Corinthians 5:17-21).

       Read Ephesians 4:24) And learn to let the NEW MAN in you rule who is now BORN AGAIN & CREATED IN CHRIST JESUS in His image, in righteousness and true holiness...Let the NEW MAN on the inside of you that God has recreated in His righteous image and holiness lead you now along with the Holy Spirit who reveals all these spiritual things and spiritual truths to us and teaches us of HEAVENLY THINGS....Go and read John 3:1-18).......Comparing spiritual things with spiritual..... 1st Corinthians 2:1-16).......

      I close with this note......In Christ, do not labor for what you ALREADY ARE IN CHRIST, but LET BE what is already on the inside of you. Let the NEW MAN created in righteousness and true holiness ( like Paul preached and revealed in Ephesians 4: 23-24) with God your heavenly Fathers Holy Spirit more and more be your leader and your guide. When we have finally learned to really WALK IN THE NEW BORN AGAIN RECREATED IN CHRIST JESUS SPIRIT, the flesh loses and the NEW MAN wins and God is more and more pleased with us.....deno .

TAKE AWAY THE STONE......deno.....please share freely.

      We must roll away the stone which is the old way and the old covenant of the Law so that we can be made alive with Christ as RISEN WITH CHRIST (Colossians 3:1-4). We must role away the stone in order to walk in newness of spirit and then in newness of life in oneness with Jesus in the better NEW COVENANT of grace which gives us a Heart in heart, Spirit in spirit, Mind in mind, Father in son relationship with Jesus and the Father. So take away the Stone.The curse of the Law must go.
       To see yourself born again by faith in Jesus Christ blood, death and resurrection; to see yourself a NEW CREATION in the inner man; to see yourself raised up together and made to sit together with Christ in heavenly places (Ephesians 2:1-10) in the new covenant of endless peace that his blood established; and to see yourself  RISEN WITH CHRIST, dead to the Law but alive unto God in the Spirit, YOUR MIND MUST BE RENEWED. IT HAS TO BE RENEWED. It must be or that old way of the Law thinker will keep your thoughts and thinking processes in chains of religious legalism bondages and that old mind set will rob you of the glorious life, fellowship and liberty that Christ paid for you to have for a peace filled, love filled relationship and walk with God as your Abba, Father, Daddy. 
       Christ has redeemed us from the Curse of the Law.....Why? Well for one, Peter said none of us could keep it as perfect as was demanded so the Jews and you and I were far more cursed by it instead of blessed by it.. Another reason Christ redeemed us from the Law that cursed us was so that we as believers could be justified by faith instead of by the deeds of the Law that cursed us due to admitted weaknesses....And so that we could be born of God, made NEW CREATURES in Christ in our spirits, and filled with His Spirit as two in spiritual love become one. 
        Those two things in themselves are INCREDIBLE SPIRITUAL MIRACLES that when really understood makes one stand in awe. Folks the place you long for called Heaven, it's Maker is IN YOU by Christ in you..... Which is worthy of more honor? The building or he that built the building? Which is a greater connection? You in heaven or He that created heaven, HE HIMSELF LIVING IN YOU. God in you and you in God is the greatest connection of all EVER. 
       Christ thru the blood of his cross established a covenant of peace so great and so reconciling, and so redeeming powerful that the Holiest of all that Israel feared because He was so unapproachable in the OLD COVENANT, now has come out from behind that curtain of the holy of holies, and now thru our faith in Christ blood, the God of Israel has now come to us boldly thru the incredible peace making power of the blood of His Son and resides, lives, and dwells in our hearts. That in itself is a redemption miracle. Our hearts He created in Christ to be His Brand New God Made Living Thrones for His sitting with us and reigning with us from within the heavenly place of our own hearts. 
       When all of heaven and earth pass away for the new to be born, when all of it melts with fervent heat, the great connection of Christ in us and us in Christ will still endure. You in the Father and the Father in you in loving inner fellowship in your heart will remain and we will watch together as HIS WORD as it erases the old and amazingly births the new heavens and the new earth....In Christ your connection with God and His connection in your heart will never pass away as long as we believe and belong to Jesus....
      The Father and Jesus inside us, living in our hearts, when really understood and walked in is greater than our feet in heaven. Jesus was full of God and His Joy in heaven and Jesus was full of His Father and His Joy when on earth and  in both places life to him was inwardly WONDERFUL, DELICIOUS, & BEAUTIFUL because of the great connection that can endure and be every where in every place. The difference is Jesus never sinned, or doubted, or did anything to hinder or quench or grieve the Spirit of God. But Us, well we die daily. We daily must submit to God, resist the devil, fight off the world and the will of the sinful flesh as we press on to more and more please and obey God.
       Let us worship the Lord with praise, love, and obedience ever the more.......deno.

To Give Us Hope and the Brightest Future......deno......please share freely.

         I am so thankful that Jesus did not come into our world to condemn us, or to oppress us, nor did he come into our world to plant us like thorn bushes down on depression street. In John 10:10 He said He came into this world that we could have life and have life more abundantly thru faith in Him. He said, He came to save us thru His cross, His blood, thru His death, and thru His resurrection and light.  He came to bless us tremendously by turning our hearts to believing and trusting in Him confidently, and by repentance of sins, and to give us an endless incredible living hope, and the BRIGHTEST FUTURE in all of Gods creation. Remember His Promise, I go to prepare a place for you. Not just a place friend, but included in those words is THE MOST BLESSED AND  MOST BEAUTIFUL GOD FILLED, JESUS FILLED, HOLY GHOST FILLED, HEAVEN FILLED GRAND LIFE with all Gods loving kindness trimmings...read Ephesians 2:4-7...wow
       In Christ, we have so many blessings to partake of in this life and infinite ones in Glory......As Christ flesh and bone, which we are, (and there is a huge blessing in being that...HUGE ONES), we have so much to look forward to FOR ALL ETERNITY....

         So in closing this one I write in Jesus Name, Stay In Christ Love. Stay in Christ Light.  Believe in Him. Trust in His Blood and Obey His words and Love Rules. Serve Him with gladness and delight.....Sweet is the soul that does these things faithfully. Just like Jesus told us in Johns gospel. He said, "All these things have I spoken unto you SO THAT My Joy could be in you and your Joy MADE FULL"....Let us all keep learning those things Jesus spoke, believe them, and do them. That is the joy filled winning ticket.....deno.....please share freely.

When the Law Giver died, so died the Law.....Redemption Insight........deno......please share freely

        When the Law giver died on the Cross, so died the power of the Law that He gave. Its condemning powers were all swallowed up by Christ taste of death on the Cross. The strength of sin was the Law, but where there is no Law, there is no accounted transgressions. That is how he took away the sin of the  world. He took away the Laws powers and dominance which gave sin its record keeping and dominion over all. This is part of the liberty blessing that we have in Christ. Not under the Law, but under grace. 
       When the Law Giver died the Law didn't have a prayer. When the Law giver died the strength of sin, which was the Law, was destroyed so that all people could come to God by a new and living way which God Himself made and consecrated for our entrance into life, by faith, hope, and ever remaining trust in Jesus Christ and him crucified and risen from the dead. This would be the new ticket. Faith in Christ blood the NEW WAY.
          God gave the Law to show us our guilt and so that ALL THE WORLD would become guilty before God and would see their need of a Savior. Then God sent the world THE SAVIOR. This was all together His Plan and Purpose for the Law even before  He carved the first Law in stone. He was going to send Jesus  who was  known in God as slain from the foundation of the world. He sent him into the world to die for our guilt's removal. God gave the world Christ His Son. 
       He sent us Jesus the Law giver to take away the Law HE GAVE which gave Him every right to fulfill the Laws purpose and he would do so thru the ERASING power of his death and take away our sins with his own redeeming blood. In him we are free to love God, serve God, believe God, trust God, obey God as our Father and we as His born again dear children in Christ Jesus, not under the stoning, condemning weight of the old, but under the yoke that is easy and under the burden that is lite in THE NEW AND LIVING WAY in a love relationship with Jesus Christ who loved us and gave himself for us......deno.

We Were The Reason....This Song Speaks For Itself.....We Should Listen To This Song Often......deno.......please share to inspire others.

Lord Jesus, Thank You So Much. We Were Your Reason and I Pray That You Lord Jesus Will Each and Everyday Be More and More Our Reason.....Amen.

The Blood Of Christ Speaks.....deno.....please share freely

       Jesus himself converted and called the apostle Paul to set him apart to reveal to him all the power, and the benefits and blessings that God has given us in the blood, death, resurrection and far above all exaltation of Jesus Christ. The writer of Hebrews tells us that blood of Jesus Christ speaks unto us BETTER THINGS than the blood of bulls, better things than the blood of goats, and better things than the blood of heifers and better things than what Abel's blood spoke. He wrote that the blood of Christ speaks and that it speaks unto us GOOD THINGS. 
       Jesus sat Paul aside to show him all this. Reveal to him all these GOOD THINGS and then he sent Paul to tell us all, even the whole world of this GOOD NEWS. He called them in Ephesians 3:6-8 the infinite, incredible, no end to, boundless, unsearchable riches of Christ  and that God has made all of us who believe and belong to Christ joint heirs with Jesus of all these GOOD THINGS (these incredible, boundless, no end to, infinite riches).....Truly Jesus came into this world to SAVE US and to BLESS US, by teaching us in love to turn from our sins, believe and trust in Him, his blood, death, and resurrection and GREAT NAME, and learn more and more how to please him with faith and obedience to His love light and gospel......deno.

      

Updated:....The Offense of the Cross of Christ....It So Offends The Devil.........deno......please share freely

         Did you know that of all the words Jesus spoke, it was not until He spoke of His Cross that Satan himself rose up and said thru Peter, yes even thru Peter, BE THIS FAR FROM YOU....You can be talking about every other Word or Subject in the Scriptures, but when you begin to talk about the Cross of Christ where the redeeming blood flowed, where the Power of God unto Salvation is, GET READY...the devil is going to show up and try to offend you, throw you off, and shout in some way or form, even maybe thru people you love, He will scream something very similar to these words again. BE IT FAR FROM YOU......BE THE CROSS AND ITS MESSAGE FAR FROM YOU.

        Satan prefers that we Talk about tithing. Talk about the loaves and fishes miracle. Talk about Peters fishing trip and that coin in that fishes mouth. Talk about the Law of Moses and Circumcision. Talk about the Sabbath day. The New Moon. Talk about Daniel in the lions den. Talk about David and Goliath. Talk about the Ten Commandments. Talk about prayer. Talk about Praise. From all these and from other topics and subjects we all know there is light in those truths and subjects of great edifying value to us, but NOTHING is more valuable to us and to all the world above the preaching of Jesus Christ and him crucified and risen from the dead... And nothing else so offends the devils spirit more. He said thru Peter after Jesus preached his death on the Cross, Satan thru Peter said to Jesus, BE THIS FAR FROM YOU. The devil wants the sermons of the Cross of Christ, of Jesus Christ and him crucified and risen from the dead, far from all preachers and from all pulpits. For it is the power of God to save both sinner and saint.

       The preaching of the Cross of Christ agitates and angers the devils spirit. Without this, the Cross of Christ and His resurrection, which is the very heart and heart beat of the gospel of our salvation and eternal life, and the very place where Satan lost his power over us and was guaranteed his destruction and doom, without Jesus Christ and him crucified and risen from the dead, the rest are but conversation pieces that cannot redeem or save. It may make you feel good for a while playing upon the comforts of the five physical senses and with mental images sensationalism, but hell is full of people that laughed a lot on the earth and sang the song I FEEL GOOD, THE WAY THAT I SHOULD.

        If the spiritually dead are not raised from the dead, BORN AGAIN, then all you have are dead people walking about full of religion and artificial religious fruit,  but not eternal life. This is Israels present situation in those who rejected Jesus Christ and him crucified and risen from the dead. They have the ten commandments. They pray at the whaling wall. They quote the old testament scriptures. They teach about obeying God and the Law that He gave them thru Moses, but the bible says they are still dead in their trespasses and sins and Jesus said that they would die in their sins if they do not accept and received him and believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. Even to this day the cross of Christ is an offense to Israel, but it is not to God. It was there, AT THE CROSS, where Emmanuel that became a man, just as He foretold Israel, tasted death, even the death of the Cross for them and for every man. The Cross is the most sensitive subject to God to bless mankind with, but it is also the most sensitive subject to Satan's ears and when he hears it he roars to devour it if possible from all conversations and sermons from the pulpit up, to the pulpit down.

       Why? He knows the Cross of Christ is Gods saving Power and Constant Redeeming Might on earth. The Cross of Christ is certainly Gods saving power but it is also Satan's most hated subject in the Word of God. By the Cross Jesus destroyed him who had the power of death which was the devil. The message of the Cross gets the lion roaring mad. Put on the whole armor of God.

       Jesus Christ and him crucified and risen from the dead is the center of the Evangelist soul winning light and it is the everyday eternal life heartbeat of all who believe and belong to Christ. If Satan can offend you or deceive you as to get you to some how religiously or not, to move away from this truth, you will suffer loss and could end up having a spiritual heart attack. You could end up having a form of religion but denying the power. What Power? Gods redeeming power and might in the message of Jesus Christ and him crucified and risen from the dead. 

         As in the days of Noah right before the end of world in those days, the Ark of Noah became heaven and earths main sermon, main focus, and center of attention and for good reason. In Gods eyes the Ark was for salvation. In the lost peoples eyes is was grounds for mocking. Even so in these last days, in similarity, the Cross of Christ is heavens main focus and center of attention for this dying world entering into the dispensation of the wrath of God. The end is nearing for sin is so abounding.  It is the only true hope for all both sinner and saints.. It is the New Covenant Ark of Salvation and eternal refuge from the wrath of God that is soon to come. Where ever the message of the Cross of Christ is being highly exalted and magnified there also for a surety is Jesus Christ.and so should we all be in the day and in the hour we are living in on earth.......deno.....please share freely.