What Did HE+ Come Here TO DO ?
The LORD JESUS CHRIST came here to WARN US !
HE+ came
here to warn us NOT to go into HELL .
. . . where their worm dieth not and the GEHENNA fire is not quenched.
8/15/2019
HE+ CAME to WARN Us NOT, NOT, NOT to go into HELL ~ ADVENT # 18
HIS EYES Are upon Us From CONCEPTION ! ~ ADVENT #21
What Did He+ Come Here TO DO ?
The LORD JESUS came to show us
the WILL of HIS+ FATHER.
HE+ CAME to Taste Death . . . for EVERY Man ! ~ ADVENT #19
What Did HE+ Come Here TO
DO ?
TO DIE !
HE+ came to die .
The LORD JESUS was born in order to DIE.
HE+ Became the LAST ADAM+ ~ ADVENT #20
What
Did HE+ Come Here TO DO ?
HE+
came here to UN-DO the cunning works of
the devil.
HE+ CAME, A BABE ~ HE+ LEFT, A SAVIOR+
HE+ came, a Babe
~ HE+ left, a SAVIOR+
~ HE+ left, a SAVIOR+
KOREAN CAROLERS' CAVE in Bethlehem, courtesy of
http://baumersabroad.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmas-eve-in-bethlehem.html
ADVENT #7 -- Embodied in The SON+
In the beginning, was The WORD+
And The WORD+ was with GOD
And The WORD+ was GOD.
John 1:1
We could equally state:
GOD was The WORD+.
Literally, then:
GOD was continuously being The WORD+.
ADVENT 8 ~ NOT LOCKED INTO TIME
Where was HE+ when HE+ was talking to
Nicodemus ?
John 3:13 And no man hath ascended up to Heaven, but HE+ that came down from Heaven, even the SON+ of Man Who+ is in Heaven ~ Words of The LORD to
Nicodemus.
HE+ Came to Keep us from FALLING ! ~ ADVENT #22
What Did HE+ Come Here TO DO ?
The LORD JESUS came to keep us from FALLING !
8/14/2019
HE+ Did NOT Come Here to LOSE ! ~ ADVENT #23
What Did The LORD JESUS not
come here to do ?
HE+ did not come
here . . .TO
LOSE !
8/13/2019
The CHRISTIAN'S THANKSGIVING . . . Our Tears are Special to HIM+
How We Christians
Celebrate
our Day of GREAT
Thanksgiving
Have we thanked HIM+ for the times HE+ has NOT given us our heart’s desire . . . that later would have landed us into heart-ache and deep regrets for a life-time ?
8/12/2019
ONLY ONE LIFE . . .
Only one life . . .
'twill soon be passed.
Only what's done for CHRIST
will last.
HE+ CAME to SHOW Us How to FEAR GOD ~ ADVENT #17
Though HE+ were a SON+,
yet learned HE+ obedience
by the things which HE+ suffered;
Hebrews 5:8
Hebrews 5:8
8/11/2019
ADVENT #13 ~ WHO MADE HIM+ MANIFEST in order to DESTROY the works of the devil ?
For this purpose The SON+ OF GOD was manifested, that HE+ might destroy the works of the devil.
ADVENT #14 ~ TO DESTROY the Strongholds !
1 John 3:8
He that committeth sin is of the
devil;
for the devil sinneth from the
beginning.
For this purpose the SON OF GOD was
manifested,
that HE+ might destroy the works of the devil.
HE+ came to destroy the works of the devil !HE+ came to destroy the works of demons !
We CANNOT “counsel” away demons.
8/04/2019
ADVENT # 1 -- Remembering the ENTRANCE of The LORD JESUS CHRIST into Human History
The 24 Days of the Advent Season
WE ARE . . .
~ Built upon the
Foundation of the Apostles and Prophets ~
with CHRIST being the Chief Cornerstone+
For through HIM+ we both have access
in one SPIRIT unto The FATHER.
Ephesians 2:18
Christmas ~ CHRIST’S mass, from the
Latin church ~ is NOT about a holiday time of gift-giving and parties
with friends and families.
ADVENT # 3 -- Continuously Being CLOSE to The FATHER
In the beginning was The WORD+
John 1:1
In the
beginning was . . .
but this WAS is not the English “was”, as an action which took place in the
past and ended there.
In English, the corresponding verb – in meaning -- would be translated as “was continuously BEING.”
ADVENT #4 -- WHO faithfully reveals the CHARACTER of GOD our FATHER ?
In the beginning was The WORD+
John 1:1
THE WORD+ . . . not just “a” word, but a definite,
specific WORD+ is in focus here. This WORD+, this LOGOS+, was continuously BEING , continually existing at
the first of all time, TIME as we know it.
ADVENT #5 -- The BRIGHTNESS of HIS Glory . . . The EXPRESS IMAGE of HIS ESSENCE
Who+ being the brightness of HIS Glory, and the express
image of HIS person, and upholding all things by the word of HIS power, when HE+
had by HIMSELF+ purged our sins, sat down on the Right hand of the MAJESTY on High: HEBREWS
1:1-3, excerpts
Advent #6 -- The Warning from the LIGHT-HOUSE
In the beginning, was The WORD+
And The WORD+ was with GOD
And The WORD+ was GOD.
John 1:1
BECAUSE The LORD JESUS has the same identical character as Our Heavenly FATHER, we have this confidence:
BECAUSE The LORD JESUS has the same identical character as Our Heavenly FATHER, we have this confidence:
HE+ will never leave us nor forsake us, as Scripture tells us.
ADVENT # 10 ~ NO CESSATION OF LIFE !
In HIM+ was Life; and the Life was the Light of men.
John 1:4
ἐν αὐτῷ
ζωὴ
ἦν καὶ ἡ ζωὴ
ἦν τὸ φῶς τῶν ἀνθρώπων
Translated literally:
In HIM+, LIFE was
continuously being, and furthermore,
the LIFE was continuously being the LIGHT of men.
What an astounding ABSOLUTE !
What an absolute
JOY, as well !
ADVENT #11 ~ The UNCONQUERED LIGHT+ of The World
And the light shineth in darkness;
and the darkness comprehended it not. John 1:5
The
Literal rendition of this verse:
And The LIGHT in the
darkness SHINES
and the darkness did
not overpower it.
WHERE was this darkness ?
ADVENT # 12 ~ WHY Did HE+ Come ? ~ 1 John 3:8
He that committeth sin is of the devil;for the devil sinneth from the beginning.
For this purpose the SON+ OF GOD was manifested, that HE+ might destroy the works of the devil.
1 John 3:8
7/31/2019
SISTER YUEN of SHANGHAI PAID THE PRICE TO FOLLOW CHRIST
Sister Yuen of Shanghai
“If anyone comes to ME+ and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters – yes, even his own life – he cannot be MY+ disciple.”
Luke 14:26
7/28/2019
ADVENT #2 -- Back to Our Heavenly FATHER
In The Beginning . . . John 1:1
In the beginning . . . of WHAT ? of the earth ? of the heavens ? of man ? of time ?
Our minds can hardly conceive of a world without “time”.
In the beginning . . . of WHAT ? of the earth ? of the heavens ? of man ? of time ?
Our minds can hardly conceive of a world without “time”.
ADVENT 9 ~ The DIVINE CHARACTER of The FATHER and HIS SON+
OUR FATHER’S CHARACTER
[ YES . . . it is in the GREEK ! ]
Advent # 9
The Greek word “charactAr” is only used ONE TIME in Scripture . . . in Hebrews 1:3.
( Can you guess the English word derived from this Greek Word ? )
The Greek word “charactAr” is only used ONE TIME in Scripture . . . in Hebrews 1:3.
( Can you guess the English word derived from this Greek Word ? )
7/11/2019
SHOES are for WEARING .... not for showing
An Example of Christian Training in Humbleness and Humility
Little
Katie was sorely disappointed . . .
7/02/2019
The FIRST LIE . . .
BRONZE SERPENT ON A POLE
OVER-LOOKING THE WILDERNESS
Numbers 21:9
. . . The SERPENT said unto the woman,
Ye shall not surely DIE .
Genesis 3:4
KJV
KJV
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