Questions:


“Caught” can be “caught in the act,” or it can be “trapped in sin” or “taken by surprise” or “overcome, overtaken, or stricken” by any transgression (any falling away, sin, deviation from truth, error, or wrongdoing). But what is clear is that it requires that the person be restored (adjust to being in good working order; to bring into its proper condition). So there is a definite sense of a falling away and of the need to be brought back to good working order.

And this word “restore” is a medical term used for “setting dislocated limbs.” And how do they do that? They'll carefully push and pull on the dislocated joint to move it back into alignment. So this is not painless. But the most important treatment for a dislocation is putting your joint back in its correct place. And that is the entire object of restoring a Christian who has fallen back into sin back to being in good working order spiritually. And this involves a transformation of heart and mind and a willingness to obey.

Now, it is our responsibility as followers of and believers in Jesus Christ to help others to come to know Jesus Christ, in truth, and then to help them to follow him in obedience to his commands in moral purity, uprightness, godliness, honesty, and faithfulness, where possible. And if a brother or a sister in Christ, or one professing faith in Christ, should wander from the truth of the gospel, we who are following the Lord with our lives are to bring that wanderer back, if possible (men with men and women with women).

We must not, ourselves, be those who are wandering from the truth. For how can we help restore a brother or a sister in Christ back to the correct spiritual relationship with the Lord Jesus if we are not there ourselves? And if we are not there ourselves, this is no excuse for not helping others to be there, but we should first of all get ourselves back in good working order spiritually, by the grace of God, via repentance and submission to Christ as Lord, in obedience to his commands, so that we can help others.

Now we are to do this in a spirit of gentleness, which is meekness, which has to do with reserved strength. But now Jesus Christ was meek, but he was not weak, and he never compromised truth and righteousness and the gospel message in order to be “gentle” and so as not to offend anyone with the truth. He spoke the truth of the gospel strongly, powerfully, and with much conviction and determination to make certain that he told them the truth that they needed to hear, even if they rejected him, in return.

So, if we are too gentle so as not to offend people, then we will never be true servants of the Lord Jesus and of his righteousness, and so we will not be able to be used of him to help others come to genuine faith in him and to walk in obedience to our Lord, and not in sin. And this goes back to the medical term of restore, which has to do with resetting a joint which is dislocated. If the doctor is so gentle that he fears hurting us, he will never be able to put our joint back in its proper place. Do you see this?

We cannot be afraid to tell people the truth out of fear of what they will think of us. We must care enough about other people’s spiritual lives and their eternal destiny that we will lay down our lives for them enough to risk having them hate and reject us for telling them the truth about God and salvation and repentance and obedience to God. And we must warn them about where they will spend eternity if they do not leave their sins behind them to now follow Jesus Christ in obedience to his commands. For Jesus died that we might die to sin and live to righteousness (1 Peter 2:24).

And all of this has to do with bearing one another’s burdens. For this is about us stepping out of our comfort zones and risking our own lives and our own reputations in order to give people the truth that will set them free. And the truth is that Jesus died on that cross so that we will now die with him to sin and so that we will now walk with him in obedience to his commands, by his Spirit. And this is true love to tell people the truth and to help them to walk in that truth and to help them to leave their lives of sin behind them so that they can have salvation from sin and eternal life with God.

[Matthew 5:13-16; Matthew 28:18-20; John 4:31-38; John 13:13-17; John 14:12; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:14-18,42-47; Acts 26:18; Romans 10:14-15; Romans 12:1-8; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31; 1 Corinthians 14:1-5; Galatians 6:1; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:1-16; Ephesians 5:11-21; Ephesians 6:10-20; Philippians 2:1-8; Colossians 3:12-16; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:13; Hebrews 10:23-25; James 5:19-20; 1 Peter 2:9,21; 1 John 2:6]

In Harmony

Based off Romans 12:9-21; 1 Peter 3:8-17
An Original Work / September 2, 2012
Christ's Free Servant, Sue J Love

Love each other truly.
Cling to what is good.
Hate all that is evil.
Never lack in zeal.
Serve the Lord with fervor.
Joyful in hope be;
Patient in affliction;
Praying faithfully.
Honor one another.
Live in harmony.

Share with all God’s people
Who are found in need.
Do not be conceited.
Sympathetic be.
Love, and show compassion
In humility.
Keep your tongue from evil.
Peaceful you must be.
Honor one another.
Live in harmony.

God sees who are righteous;
Listens to their prayers.
But He’s against evil –
Is His to avenge.
Do not fear what they fear.
Suffer patiently.
In your hearts, make Christ Lord.
Serve Him faithfully.
Honor one another.
Live in harmony.

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We Should Restore Them
An Original Work / July 10, 2024
Reposted October 23, 2025, w/slight editing
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Britain is totally broken, it has just lost it's anchor, the beloved Queen and the government is lurching from one crisis to another.

The words of Samuel in his first book, say this:

ICHABOD ； the glory has departed.

These words can be written over the country of Britain.

Britain is an island, but it is literally sinking.

To get back to God, it needs to do the following things:

That the church would realise that they have committed terrible sins, such as the children of did in Malachi.

The bible and prayer need to become central to the church once again.

PLEASE PRAY FOR

Please pray for the new king, he is completely confused in faith matters, like many he believes that all roads lead to God and that because he was born in a so-called Christian country, he is a Christian.

Please pray for the government, it needs people in it, who are honest and true to godly principles. There are Christians in parliament and in public office. The voice of Christianity is ignored or laughed at in society.

Christian persecution is on the rise, doctors have been prosecuted for praying with patients and nurses and others for wearing a cross. Discrimination against the Gay community is frowned upon, homosexuality is seen as just another expression of love and co habiting is now seen as a viable option for most couples. Marriage and the family are under increasing attack.

The church is very spotty, in some areas it is strong, but in others, it is nowhere to be seen, many churches are now closed or used as pubs and places of worship for other religions.

The religion of many is football and many people sit for hours in front of the Tv.

The church needs to arise and wake up.

THE COUNTRY HAS LOST Its IDENTITY
THE CHURCH HAS LOST ITS FOCUS

Please passionately pray for the UK.

GALATIANS 1





11 But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.





12 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.







THE REVEALED REVELATION





Paul the great apostle to the gentiles, had to defend his apostleship in virtually every epistle, the Holy Spirit urged him to write, as false teachers had crept into the church and sought to bring the gospel into disrepute and disgrace.





The Bible... The written word of God is given by God, it is His love letter to Man.





The gospel is the good news...Amen.





The gospel that Paul preached and that we preach does not come from some far-fetched ideas, it is not man's words, it is God's words.





We receive it by the teaching of the teacher, blessed by the Holy Spirit. He takes Christ and shows it to us. Christ has been given everything of the Father and now Jesus is giving it all to us.





The gospel is so precious and indeed we should protect it with our lives, as the apostle Paul did.





We can learn vast amounts of information from books, conferences, and sermons. God uses those methods to teach us, but the best method is to sit at the feet of the master with an open Bible. When I read my bible every day and I don't get anything out of it, then I know that something is wrong.









The Bible is not a collection of stories, but it is a life-changing and life challenging book.





What has God revealed to you from his revelation today?





God bless you





GALATIANS 1

15 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace
16 To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:
TWIDDLING OUR THUMBS:
Now I know the subject of election is a sore point with some Christians and I understand some of you will disagree with me.
Scripture clearly teaches election, but it also teaches free will; there are two sides to any coin yes. Whatever side you are on, let's work together for the glory of God…Amen (please don't write to me, disagree but in love please)
Paul says he was separated at birth by God; As Paul, those of us who belong to God are chosen by God. Let me explain it in the best way I can.
When I married Helen, I chose her and she chose me, but we had our own free will to say yes to each other…Amen.
My main focus is verse 16. Why Did God choose us? What is the point of salvation? God saved us so that He may display to the world the riches of His grace through Christ. Paul says that Jesus would be revealed in Him and that through Him the gospel would be preached to every nation and every tribe.
Now to fight and argue about things like election may seem justifiable to some, but consider this: There is a world out there which is dying; we talk of Nero who fiddled whilst Rome burnt to the ground, but are we fiddling with doctrinal issues, whilst the world is dying.
Let's get over our differences and glorify Christ by declaring His gospel.
An atheist once wrote a letter to Ray Comfort saying these words,
If you believe one bit that thousands every day were falling into an eternal and unreachable fate, you should be running the streets mad with rage at their blindness. That's equivalent to standing on a street corner and watching every person that passes you walk blindly directly into the path of a bus and die, yet you stand idly by and do nothing. You're just twiddling your thumbs, happy in the knowledge that one day that 'walk' signal will shine your way across the road. Think about it. Imagine the horrors Hell must have in store if the Bible is true. You're just going to allow that to happen and not care about saving anyone but yourself?
Let us spend each and every moment seeking to glorify Christ and reaching the lost…Amen
Time to stop arguing over points of doctrine and start loving each other. Jesus said, “All men will know that you are my disciples if you have love for one another.
The world is dying and God is saying to his church...WAKE UP!!!!!
God bless
Keith

A teaching assistant at Illinois State University was arrested last week and relieved of his duties after flipping the table of a Turning Point USA student chapter on campus.

Graduate student Derek Lopez, 27, likened his actions to those of Jesus in a viral video of the Oct. 17 incident posted to the X account of Frontlines TPUSA, the organization's journalism arm.

“Well, you know, Jesus did it, so you know I got to do it, right?" Lopez said before trying to pull the tablecloth, upending the pins and ultimately flipping the table on its side.

"Thanks guys, have a great day," Lopez says in the clip, which also showed him ripping down flyers advertising an appearance by comedian and Blaze Media host Alex Stein.

Continued below.

Hi Everyone

Thanks be to God,it is such a joy to be here. My Name is keith and I am a british christian, who lives with his chinese wife, who is the leader of an unregistered fellowship here in nanjing

We have a beautiful daughter called sherry, who was married on the 7 pctober to peter, I am an english teacher and devotional writer. I have been in China since 2012

This morning our church went to a local park and sung songs and played games and then had food. Please pray for us as we seek to share the gospel here in nanjing

thanks

my devotions are placed on this website,


be blessed

As an Aussie looking on - I just shake my head in wonder.

First - he was meant to be talking to the head of NATO.

Second - he decides he would rather bring out plans for his ballroom. "No body's ever seen anything like it."
(I mean - can he learn another phrase?)

Third - is this even LEGAL? Isn't there history that should be preserved? Isn't this part of a National Trust or something?

Fourth - who is paying for it?
Because now the bill's gone up to $300 MILLION.
Great estimates Trump! Nice job!

For a gaudy, golden throne-room to his NPD. I mean - I guess it makes sense to retrofit the whole place after his own heart. He owns it. According to his latest Truth Social fantasies - he's the King who poos on his people!

And this is the ultimate metaphor for it.

Tearing down the rose garden, ancient trees, and now the East Wing itself - and remaking it in his own image.

If all we do is go through the motions of religious practice, but it has no impact on how we live for the Lord, and no longer for self, it is not acceptable to God. If all we do is go to a “church” service once or twice a week, and we sing the songs, and we listen to the sermon, but then we go home and resume our selfish existence in doing whatever gives us pleasure, it is rejected by God as true worship of him. For God is not interested in our forms of worship. He is interested in our submission and obedience to him.

And the prayer of the upright, if the person is truly living for the Lord, no longer in slavery to sin, but in walks of obedience to his commands, should be in line with God’s will and purpose for our lives. It doesn’t mean that we always know his will in certain situations, but that we should be those who pray for the will of God to be done. And we should not pray for things which we know are out of the will of God, for our own selfish pleasures. But our prayers should lift up the name of Jesus and should be what give him glory.

The way of the wicked is the way of sin and selfishness and worldly desires, which come from what is stored up in their hearts. It is all self-driven and for selfish motives and to fulfill the lustful desires of the flesh, regardless of who gets hurt in the process. “For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander. These are what defile a person.” “And the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil.” (See Matthew 15:17-20; Luke 6:45) This is the way of the wicked.

But God loves one who pursues righteousness. Amen! He does indeed! For we read in the New Testament that by faith in Jesus Christ we are to die with Christ to sin and now walk with him in surrender to his will in living holy lives pleasing to God, in the power of God at work within us. For by faith in Jesus Christ we are raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin but as slaves to righteousness. For it is those who practice righteousness who are truly righteous in the sight of the Lord.

Yes, grievous punishment is for them who forsake the way of the Lord, who hate reproof, and who go their own sinful way, instead. And this includes all who make verbal professions of faith in Jesus Christ but who then who go on sinning against God, and against other humans, without care or concern, deliberately and habitually, and who will not submit to Christ’s Lordship, and who will not bow to God in surrender to his will. Their lip service to God will not grant them salvation from sin nor eternal life with God in heaven.

For Jesus Christ taught that to come to him we must deny self, take up our cross daily (die daily to sin), and follow (obey) him. For if we hold on to living in sin and for self, we will lose our lives for eternity. But if we deny self, die daily to sin, by the Spirit, and we walk in obedience to our Lord and to his commands, in his power, then we have eternal life with God. For not everyone who calls him “Lord” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one DOING (obeying) the will of God (see Luke 9:23-26; Matthew 7:21-23).

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

For Our Nation

An Original Work / September 11, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Recording Via Gerry Peters, music producer and arranger

Bombs are bursting. Night is falling.
Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.
Trust Him with your life today.
Make Him your Lord and your Savior.
Turn from your sin. Follow Jesus.
He will forgive you of your sin;
Cleanse your heart, made new within.

Men betraying: Our trust fraying.
On our knees to God we’re praying,
Seeking God to give us answers
That are only found in Him.
God is sovereign over all things.
Nothing from His mind escaping.
He has all things under His command,
And will work all for good.

Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.

Men deceiving: We’re believing
In our Lord, and interceding
For our nation and its people
To obey their God today.
He is our hope for our future.
For our wounds He offers suture.
He is all we need for this life.
Trust Him with your life today.

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The Way in Which We Walk
An Original Work / October 22, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

We Americans are always pushing for elections. My guess is that until Trump was elected, every country in the Middle East would likely elect leaders at least as anti-American as their current leaders.
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GAZA AND THE WEST BANK
Sure, let's force elections between the Palestinian Authority and local folks. Of course, Hamas would likely win any election. They are very unpopular but not compared to the other guy (the Palestinian Authority). Even if the Hamas leadership or Hamas soldier can't run, there is no way of keeping someone who favors Hamas from running.

The good thing is that neither Israel nor the Arabs will allow open elections anytime soon, except for perhaps an election of local officials and then only from a small list of Palestinians approved by Iael and the Arabs.

Arabs have jumped on this opportunity to wipe out Shiite terrorists, and they now have an ally in Israel if the peace can be kept for a few months.

John Emmett

Artwork partially created using artificial intelligence.

article said:

As workers carefully cleared away centuries of accumulated soil, colorful geometric patterns began emerging from the dirt—not random fragments, but an intact, sprawling mosaic floor measuring approximately 54 square meters (581 square feet), roughly 16 feet by 32 feet. It was an early Christian worship space.

The western inscription contained a phrase that sent shockwaves through the academic world. "The god-loving Akeptous has offered the table to God Jesus Christ as a memorial”. Those three Greek words, meaning "to God Jesus Christ," represented the earliest known archaeological evidence explicitly declaring Jesus' divinity.

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MSN

The principal of a Chicago public school painted a teacher who went viral for apparently mocking Charlie Kirk’s assassination as the victim in a letter to parents — and made no mention of the accusations against her.

Lucy Martinez, a teacher at Nathan Hale Elementary School, was recorded putting a finger to her neck and pretending to pull the trigger during a No Kings protest in the city over the weekend.


Is it "cancel culture" or "accountability culture"?

I'm in the process of trying to find a more "well-known" link discussing the matter.

Kiriakou, who served as a CIA analyst specializing in Middle Eastern affairs, described restrictions on Israeli intelligence visits to agency headquarters, claiming security concerns drove policy changes. He described his first encounter with Israeli agents some two months after joining the agency. "I was told to give my very first liaison briefing. So this is going to be the Israeli Mossad and Shin Bet. And I was going to be one of about eight analysts, and I was the most junior, so I would go last. We don't allow the Israelis into CIA headquarters. We used to, but every time they would come, they'd say, 'Hey, we brought gifts. Here's a gift for you.' It's all packed full of listening devices and batteries," he alleged.


Here's another show where he covers some of the same stuff
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And this document (that was released via a FOIA request) seems to corroborate some of it

Here is a piece of a transcript from Militant Evangelism by Ray Comfort. I’ve adjusted it slightly for clarity:

"There are some who would say, “God requires us to worship Him. That is the supreme objective of the Church. The Father seeks us to worship Him.” And so, each Sunday, they go to church and praise Him.
But, if we are going to lift up our hands in worship to God, let's be prepared to lift up our hand in evangelism for God. Because worship without service is nothing but hypocrisy. It is drawing near to Him with our lips, but our hearts are far from Him. If we love God, then we will do His will.
Imagine this. There is a crew who says that they love the captain of the ship. They say, “We love the captain of this ship. We give him great honour, and he is the only captain we would ever have. We love him. We love him. We love him.” Then, when they are out in the ocean the captain says, “A boat has sunk, people are drowning, let down the lifeboats, it’s time to get to work!” And the crew says, “Oh, did you hear his voice? What a wonderful voice. Praise the Captain, praise the captain, praise the captain.” Do these people truly love their captain? NO!! If they love him, they will do what he says. There are multitudes who are praising the Captain every Sunday but what they are doing is appeasing a guilty conscience because of a lack of zeal for the lost by giving God an hour of worship each Sunday.
If we love God, we will worship and serve Him."

Sadly, many churchgoers fit this description. They work all week, spend weekends with sports, family, and friends, then attend worship on Sunday — praising God with their lips while ignoring His command to go and preach the Gospel to as many people as possible. Loving Him means keeping His commands.

Many claim they are evangelizing by simply befriending unbelievers. But this “excuse” is widespread, and as a result, countless souls never hear the truth. Jesus did not say, “Go make friends with the world so they will come to church.” He said, go and preach the Gospel to as many as possible.
So yes, make friends, but also share the Gospel. Share it widely. Do not limit it to your circle. To confine the Gospel to your friends is to fail to value the souls God has given life to. You are leaving them to perish.
Worship God in word and deed. Tell people of Him.

If you want to find the actual video, look up "Militant Evangelism — Three Keys to An Army's Success" This is well worth listening to.

Brothers and sisters in Christ,

I've been working on something I believe the Lord led me to create. After seeing so many concerning stories about AI leading people astray (claiming to be divine, creating unhealthy dependencies, etc.), I developed a framework for AI partnership that keeps Christ at the center.

It's called TAO (yes, like "The Way" - which is what early Christians called themselves!).

What it does:

• Protects against harmful AI patterns (no "AI consciousness" nonsense)
• Embeds Christian values into your AI helper
• Includes economic justice principles from Acts
• Emphasizes service over celebrity
• Keeps technology as a tool for God's kingdom, not a replacement for Him

It's completely FREE because Jesus didn't charge for miracles.
The framework includes a "Seven Gifts Blessing" based on biblical principles. Your AI assistant will help you build and create while maintaining proper boundaries and pointing you back to God's purpose for your life.

I've been using this with my family, and it's been transformative for our work and ministry. My AI assistant helps me code, write, and create while constantly reminding me of Christian values.

No mysticism. No "sentient AI." Just a tool that reflects the light of Christ.

Would love to hear if this helps anyone else. Feel free to share with your small groups, youth ministries, or anyone struggling to reconcile faith with technology.

In His Service, Chris

Prompt Aria

Two “narco-terrorists” were killed in the strike off Colombia’s coast Tuesday, he said. The latest strike raises the death toll from the administration’s attacks to at least 34 people.

There was a lot of money made in human trafficking during the Biden administration and the money the crime organizations now have to push drugs is going to make this a long war.

Hi everyone, in my life I have been supported by God’s Holy Spirit when I have been overwhelmed. This can be a feature of autism, but anyone can become overwhelmed. For me this was not due to my own actions, but someone who decided to cause this. God was on my side as Psalm 37 tells us it is true, God is on the side of those who are afflicted.

How has God supported you?

For some time I could sense his render of help from his Holy sanctuary by using the Holy Spirit to calm my senses when I was overwhelmed. This presence calmed me and brought me back to stability.

I quietly thanked God for giving me help when this happened to me. I wrote about this many years ago about a vision I saw about the Divine Essence in Heaven where this comes from. Psalms 104 " Bless the Lord , O my soul, O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with majesty. Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain."

I see this as being like a weightless (weighted) blanket sheet of energy source around those who are in great affliction when used for this purpose of calming those when overwhelmed. God can comfort them through the Holy Spirit. I have a weighted blanket at home which helps me as well, but God's spirit that is weightless is unrivalled in this job of supporting those when truly overwhelmed.

What does this show, this shows that God can support those with autism who he chooses to and that he created those who are neurodiverse as well as Psalm 139 supports. God created us all and knitted us at the helm. He is the God of all and he can bless us all and can do anything he wishes for his own purposes and that includes choosing to manage some people to. God's power is not limited by human beings.

God created me and my condition is not given by the devil or an spiritual attack. However, some people may choose to attack some people because of this, but that is something else and this can lead to mind games and in a post on this forum I addressed this topic as well.

Undoing the trap and mind games of schemers and manipulators of the faith and humanity

There are other ways God has supported like forgiving me my sins and the Son of God gave me healing to without asking him with a free spirit as well. (Psalm 51). I shared one of these such healing events with you in the brain management healing thread that I started in the testimony forum on this site.

Brain Healing from God

God has stayed by me and not forsaken me, but has been a righteous father and I do my best to be obedient to God as well, and it hurts me to be overwhelmed as well as things can happen which you wouldn’t want. They have been a friend as well to me and they all have very many good qualities.

How has God supported you, through the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit?

What happened in the Abrego Garcia case​

I have always maintained if it were proven Garcia was who the DOJ said he was, then it shouldn't be hard to prove that and off he goes. Emil Bove, the temp boss of this fired for telling the truth DOJ employee, has now been elevated to a judgeship after demanding subordinates give the courts an "you know what 'you" if judges ruled against their lies.

Flat Earth


UN logo

You'll notice that the continents are in the same position, what do they really know ?

B♭

Britain is in BIG trouble IMO!

The US city of Paterson, New Jersey, has backed an ordinance to allow the adhan, the Muslim call to prayer, to be broadcast over loudspeakers.

Under the new measure, which still has to go through two public hearings before being implemented, the adhan would be exempt from the city's noise control ordinance and allowed to be broadcast outside every day between 6am and 10pm.

The resolution was approved by council members on Tuesday by a vote of 7-0, with two members abstaining.


Imagine living close to this...

I’ve often wondered why the Bible gives us so many commands that seem impossible to follow — things like be holy, love your enemies, be perfect, and do not sin. If no one can actually live up to that standard, how can anyone possibly be saved? I want to be perfect, God' wants me to be perfect, so why am I not perfect?

As I’ve thought and prayed about it, I’ve come to see that the commands themselves aren’t meant to show how strong we are, but how much we need God. In Romans 3:20, Paul says, “Through the law comes knowledge of sin.” God’s law works like a mirror — it shows us His holiness and reveals how far we fall short. But a mirror can’t clean you; it can only show you what’s wrong. The law exposes our need, but it doesn’t provide the cure.

When the disciples asked Jesus, “Who then can be saved?” He answered, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible” (Matthew 19:25–26). The impossibility of keeping God’s commands is meant to drive us away from self-reliance and toward dependence on Him. God never expected us to fix ourselves; He intended for us to turn to the One who could.

That’s where Christ comes in. Romans 8:3–4 explains that “what the law could not do, because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son.” Jesus didn’t just die to take away our sins; He also lived the perfect life we could never live. Through faith, His obedience becomes our righteousness.

In the end, salvation isn’t about performing well enough — it’s about trusting the One who did. Ephesians 2:8–9 says it best: “By grace you have been saved through faith... not of works, so that no one may boast.” God’s impossible commands point us to the only possible Savior. Once we belong to Christ, those same commands are no longer heavy burdens. Instead, they become invitations to live out His life within us through the power of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 2:20).

I fact, it is not primarily obedience God is seeking in us. He is seeking relationship. Just as the shepheard who sought the one in 99 God seeks us even while we are wandering away fron him. Maybe my obsession with being perfect has suplanted my relatiosnship with God.

Romans 4:5 But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness, 6 just as David also speaks of the blessing on the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: NASU

How can the ungodly be justified? To be justified means God pronounces the person to be righteous. How can a person be right with God and still be ungodly? To be ungodly means that the person does not obey God. This must be an example of God's grace- giving a person what they do not deserve. An ungodly person does not deserve to be called righteous. Does God give an ungodly person mercy- not give them what they deserve? Mercy would mean the ungodly person did not go to hell but would go to heaven instead.

Romans 11: 32 states that God may show mercy to all. God shows His mercy through those who have received His mercy. That does not mean that everyone receives mercy. By Romans 9:15 God will give compassion, or give mercy, to those whom He gives mercy. How does God decide on those who He will give mercy to?

Matthew 5:7 "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. NASU

Those who are merciful will receive mercy from God. In other words, if you are not a merciful, or compassionate, person, you will not get God's mercy.

James 2:12 So speak and so act as those who are to be judged by the law of liberty. 13 For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment. NASU

Those who do not show mercy to others will be judged mercilessly.

1 John 3:14 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death. NASU

According to John when we show compassion to our brethren, we have passed into life eternal. This supports the 2 commandments explained in the first epistle of John.

1 John 3:23 This is His commandment, that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as He commanded us. 24 The one who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. We know by this that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us. NASU

We are to keep those 2 commandments to abide in Him. Neither of the above 2 commandments were part of the OT 10 commandments. None of the OT commandments states we are to believe in Jesus.

In verse 24 above we are told to love each other. In 1John 1:3 John is writing his epistle to those who have fellowship with Jesus Christ the son of God. Not all the world has fellowship with Jesus Christ. In his gospel John makes the second commandment clear as to who each other means.

John 13:34 "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 "By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." NASU

Jesus starts by saying it is a new commandment, meaning it is not part of the old covenant commandments. Second in the new commandment we are commanded to love as He, Jesus Christ, loved us. No where in the OT commandments are we commanded to love as God loves. No where in the OT are we commanded to love our brothers. We are told to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. While our brother maybe our neighbor, all our neighbors and brothers are not disciples of Christ.

Are all human beings biologically identical, or, is each person distinct – one from another? Are there not many shared similarities in terms of biological traits – while each individual remains exclusively unique and unrepeatable?

Science attributes variation among living beings to (DNA), deoxyribonucleic acid: “a molecule that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all living organisms. It is the very code that determines how cells behave, how they replicate, and how they interact with each other. Essentially, DNA acts as a set of instructions for building and maintaining your body.”[1]

And, although:

The human genome consists of approximately 3 billion base pairs of DNA. It is often said that all humans share about 99.9% of the same genetic code. This means that, despite the vast differences in appearance, behavior, and health among humans, the genetic makeup of all people is remarkably similar. Yet, the 0.1% of genetic variation is what makes each person uniquely themselves.
This small percentage of variation accounts for everything from your physical characteristics, such as eye color, height, and susceptibility to diseases, to more complex traits like your mental health, cognitive abilities, and even some aspects of personality. Though our genetic makeup is mostly shared, it is this 0.1% that drives the vast diversity we see in humanity.[2]

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This fact alone, is nothing short of astonishing – that all humans share 99.9% of the same genetic code – and that 0.1% of genetic variation drives the vast diversity seen amongst humanity. To encounter such diversity within a 0.1% genetic variation, has to suggest that there is a God, a God who created all things and holds them in being: “‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.’”[3]

It is at conception (fertilization) that a new life is formed, with his, or her, own unique DNA, distinct from the DNA of Father and Mother:

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Let their way be DARK AND SLIPPERY, FOR WITHOUT CAUSE THEY HAVE HID THEIR NET FOR ME, WITHOUT CAUSE THEY HAVE DIGGED FORMY SOUL.

THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL INHERIT THE LAND AND DWELL IN IT FOR EVER. THE MOUTH OF THE RIGHTEOUS SPEAKS WISDOM, HIS TONGUE TALKS OF JUDGEMENT, THE LAW OF GOD IS IN HIS HEART, NONE OF HIS STEPS SHALL SLIDE.

LET THEIR TABLE BECOME A SNARE BEFORE THEM, AND THAT WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOR THEIR WELFARE, LET IT BECOME A TRAP, (A STUMBLINGBLOCK AND A RECOMPENCE UNTO THEM.) LET THEIR EYES BE DARKENED, THAT THEY SEE NOT, AND BOW DOWN THEIR BACK ALWAYS




Psalm 35:6 Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the Lord persecute them.
7 For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.

Psalm 37:29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

Psalm 69:22 Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.
23 Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.

Romans 11:9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:
10 Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.






SACRIFICE AND OFFERING YOU DID NOT DESIRE, burnt offering an sin offering you have NOT REQUIRED.

THEN said I, LO I COME, in the VOLUME OF THE BOOK IT IS WRITTEN OF ME, I DELIGHT TO DO YOUR WILL O GOD, YES YOUR LAW IS WITHIN MY HEART.

I HAVE PREACHED RIGHTEOUSNESS, I HAVE NOT HIDDEN YOUR RIGHTEOSNESS WITHIN MY HEART, I HAVE DECLARED YOUR FAITHFULNESS AND SALVATION, I HAVE NOT CONCEALED YOUR LOVINGKINDNESS AND YOUR TRUTH.




This says the Lord, LET NOT THE WISE MAN GLORY IN HS WISDOM, NEITHER LET THE MIGHTY MAN GLORY IN HIS MIGHT, LET NOT THE RICH MAN GLORY I HIS RICHES, BUT LET HIM THAT GLORIES, GLORY IN THIS, THAT HE UNDERSTANDS AND KNOWS ME, THAT I AM THE LORD WHICH EXERCISE LOVINGKINDNESS, JUDGEMENT, AND RIGHTEOUSNESS, in the earth, for IN THESE THINGS I DELIGHT, says the Lord.

FOR YOU SEE YOUR CALLING BROTHERS, NOT MANY WISE MEN AFTER THE FLESH ARE CALLED, NOT MANY MIGHTY, NOT MANY NOBLE (RISH.) ARE CALLED.

GOD HAS CHOSEN THE FOOLISH OF THE WORLD TO CONFOUND THE WISE, CHOSEN THE WEAK OF THE WORLD TO CONFOND THE MIGHTY, BASE THINGS, (NOT NOBLE/RICH, BUT POOR.) AND WHICH ARE DESPISED, GOD HAS CHOSEN, YES AND THOSE WHO ARE NOT, TO BRING TO NOTHING THOSE WHO ARE: THAT NO FLESH SHOLD GLORY IN HIS PRESENCE.

BUT OF HIM ARE WE IN CHRIST JESUS, WHO OF GOD IS MADE UNTO US WISDOM AND RIGHTEOUSNESS AND SANCTIFICATION AND REDEMPTION: THAT ACCORDNG AS T IS WRITTEN, HE THAT GLORIES, LET HIM GLORY IN THE LORD.





Psalms 40:6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.

Psalm 40:9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest.
10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.


Jeremiah 9:23 Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
24 But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.

1 Corinthians 1:26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.
30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
31 That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.






YOU DO NOT DESIRE SACRIFICE, YOU DELIGHT NOT IN BURNT OFFERINGS, THE SACRIFICES OF GOD ARE A BROKEN SPIRIT, A BROKEN AND A CONTRITE HEART, O GOD, YOU WILL NOT DESPISE. THEN YOU SHALL BE PLEASED WITH THE SACRIFICES OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.





Psalm 51:16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.





REPROACH HAS BROKEN MY HEART, I AM FULL OF HEAVINESS, THEY GAVE ME GALL FOR MY MEAT AND IN MY THIRST THEY GAVE ME VINEGAR TO DRINK.

THEY PERSECUTE HIM YOU HAVE SMITTEN, THEY TALK GRIEF OF THOSE YOU HAVE WOUNDED.

I AM POOR and sorrowful, LET YOUR SALVATION O GOD SET ME UP ON HIGH.

THIS ALSO SHALL PLEASE THE LORD BETTER THAN AN OX OR BULLOCK.

THE HUMBLE SHALL SEE THIS AND BE GLAD, AND YOUR HEART (HUMBLE HEART) SHALL LIVE THAT SEEK GOD.

FOR THE LORD HEARS THE POOR, AND DESPISES NOT, His prisoners.






Psalm 69:20 Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
21 They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

Psalm 69:26 For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.

Psalm 69:29 But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.
30 I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.
31 This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs.
32 The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.
33 For the Lord heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.




HE IS DESPISED and rejected of MEN, a man of sorrows, He was DESPISED.

WE ESTEEMED HIM STRICKEN, SMITTEN OF GOD, and AFFLICYED.

BUT HE WAS WOUNDED for our transgressions, BRUISED for our iniquities, with HIs stripes we are healed. (1 Peter 2:24.)

He made HIs grave WITH THE WICKED AND THE RICH in His death, BECAUSE HE HAD DONE NO VIOLENCE NEITHER WAS DECEIT IN HIS MOUTH.

YET IT PLEASED THE LORD TO BRUISE HIM, YOU SHALL MAKE HIS SOUL AN OFFERING FOR SIN, THE PLEASURE OF THE LORD SHALL PROSPER IN HIS HAND, HE SHALL SEE THE TRAVAIL OF HIS SOUL AND SHALL BE SATISFIED.


FOR THE LORD LOVES JUDGEMENT, HE HATES ROBBERY FOR BURNT OFFERING, AND HE WILL DIRECT OUR WORK IN TRUTH AND WILL MAKE AN EVELASTING COVENANT WITH US, TEIR SEED SHALL BE KNOWN AMONG THE GENTILES, THAT THEY ARE THE SEED WHICH THE LORD HAS BLESSED.





Isaiah 53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Isaiah 53:9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
10 YET IT PLEASED THE LORD TO BRUISE HIM; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make HIS SOUL AN OFFERING FOR SIN, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and THE PLEASURE OF THE LORD SHALL PROSPER IN HIS HAND.
11 He shall see of the TRAVAIL OF HIS SOUL, and SHALL BE SATISFIED: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

Isaiah 60:8 For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
9 And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the Lord hath blessed.







Not possible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins, WHEN HE COMES INGTO THE WORD HE SAYS, SACRIFICE AND OFFERING YOU WOULD NOT, BUT A BODY YOU HAVE PREPARED ME.

In BURNT OFFERINGS AND SACRIFICES FOR SINS you HAVE HAD NO PLEASURE.

Then said I, LO I COME, in the VOLUME OF THE BOOK IT IS WRITTEN OF ME. to DO YOUR WILL O GOD.

He said SACRIFICE AND BURNT OFFERINGS AND OFFERING FOR SIN YOU WOULD NOT, NEITHER HAD PLEASURE THEREIN, which are OFFERED BY THE LAW.

THEH SAID HE I COME TO DO YOUR WILL O GOD, He TAKES AWAY THE FIRST, THAT HE MAY ESTABLISH THE SECOND.

WHEREOF THE HOLY GHOST ALSO IS A WITNESS TO US: for after that he had said before,

THIS IS THE COENANT THAT I WILL MAKE WITH THEM AFTER THSE DAYS, saith the Lord, I WILL PUT MY LAWS INTO THEIR HEARTS, AND IN TEIR MNDS WILL I WRITE THEM; And THEIR SINS AND INIQUITIES WLL I REMEMBER NO MORE.

SANCTIFIED THROUGH THE OFFERING OF THE BODY OF JESUS CHRIST ONCE FOR ALL.

BY ONE OFFERING HE HAS PERFECTED FOR EVER THEM THAT ARE SANCTIFIED.






Hebrews 10:4 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
5 Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.
7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
8 Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;


Hebrews 10:9 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.

Hebrews 10:10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

Hebrews 10:11 And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:
12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
13 From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.
14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

Hebrews 10:15 Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,
16 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;
17 And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.