Monthly Archives: March 2016

Baptism at Pentecost

Eschatology

Most people think that the apostles immediately became the temple of the Holy Spirit after the cross. They didn’t. They became baptised with the Spirit at Pentecost.

They are also many think the apostles knew the Law was obsolete from Acts 1. No they only got that idea in Acts 15. 10 years after resurrection.

Hence I can’t understand why believers can’t accept the fact that not all believers were made the new temple of God until 40 years after the cross.

The bible speaks about the gathering of the 144,000 and the multitudes. It speaks about the destruction of the 1st temple before the coming of the new one.

Hebrews 9:8
By this the Holy Spirit indicates that the way into the holy places is not yet opened as long as the first section is still standing.

The new spiritual Israel was being formed. It took them 40 years for an old generation to phase out and a new one to come in.
Simon Yap

Is suffering necessary?

Application of Scriptures

I’M HAVING A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING WHY PEOPLE ARGUE SO VEHEMENTLY IN FAVOR OF SUFFERING. THEY CITE THE FOLLOWING SCRIPTURE:
1 Peter 4:1 KJV
Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;

WHEN PUSHED TO THE LIMIT TO ACCEPT A FRIEND’S THEOLOGY RE. SUFFERING, I GOT TO DOING SOME DEEP SOUL-SEARCHING IN ORDER TO RE-EVALUATE THE TOPIC IN MY OWN LIFE. HERE’S WHAT I FOUND:

Okay, whenever I learned anything new about God that usurped my former understanding, I suffered. I suffered by reading copious volumes on the subject. I suffered when I felt overwhelmingly compelled to give up some of my long-standing notions. There was intense mental suffering because I was absolutely committed to getting it right before I try to tell anyone else what I had encountered. Yes, I suffered. If that’s what you mean by suffering then yes I suffered. But when I got ahold of the undeniable fact that Jesus didn’t take off before his mission was entirely finished – every fathomable aspect of it – forever finished, then that was the end of my agony and suffering. I can’t imagine doing anything … anything at all … that would grieve my Papa. He is everything to me – my very life! I know I don’t need to suffer anymore for Him or myself because it wasn’t the suffering that brought me to Him: that was my own obstinacy. But now I know how to listen to Him, and you know what? He’s always ready to talk to me anytime, anyplace, anywhere. Sin and suffering have become a distant memory to me and resting in his finished work is my constant companion.

Do you believe it?

Letter for YOU

Remembering Andrew Wommack’s account of being at one with God (as if in heaven) for 3 solid months, I asked God again if I could ….
He told me (again) “not 3 months only, but forever . . . ”
He told me to go into the Spirit (the kingdom) and stay there.
He said there was no reason this spiritual living and blessedness EVER had to end.
Do you believe it?

Notes to stir you

God-centered Life

A . W . A . R . E . N . E . S . S
WHEN YOU’RE IN CHRIST,
-E -V -E -R -Y -T -H -I -N -G-
BECOMES BRAND NEW !!!
( 2 Corinthians 5:16 . KJV )
Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.
..
CAN YOU IMAGINE ?
(Hint: use your God-given imagination)
Revelation 1:14-15 KJV
His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; [15] And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
..
THE TRUE JESUS
THE SAME ‘JOHN’ WHO LEANED ON JESUS’ CHEST AT DINNER WAS SHOCKED BEYOND BELIEF AT THE SPECTRE OF JESUS IN THE SPIRIT !!
AT ONE TIME THE DISCIPLES ONLY KNEW JESUS AS A HUMAN BEING.
THANK GOD HE DIDN’T STAY THAT WAY !!
..
NOT EVEN THAT !!
WE DON’T EVEN NEED TO KNOW OURSELVES AFTER THE FLESH !!
WEEELLLLL???
WHAT DO YOU LOOK LIKE IN THE SPIRIT REALM ? (THE SPIRIT PART OF YOU IS, IN FACT, THE REAL YOU !!)
..
YOU DO !!
DO YOU HAVE THE POWER OF GOD LIVING ON THE INSIDE OF YOU? IT’S NOT “OUT THERE” SOMEWHERE !!
WE’RE ALL IN CHRIST
ALL THAT JUNK IS O-V-E-R !! Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV
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A L L . G L O R I O U S !!
WHERE THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS

Where the Spirit of the Lord is
Where the Spirit of the Lord is

About me

The English School

I received a Master’s Degree in linguistics in 1973 from New York University and set up my private school “The English School,” hired a number of teachers and assistants. Then I was awarded a Ph.D. also in linguistics in 1988 at New York University. Taught English and trained teachers at New York University, Hunter College, Brooklyn College and The City University of New York.

Do not expect a future reward.

God-centered Life

Dear Robin,
You have been telling Me
For a very long time now
That you want to serve only Me.
You say it fervently
In all honesty
And I know you truly mean it.
But you must remember
I never said it would be easy.
People will misconstrue
But only for a time.
They will misrepresent
Especially in their silence.
No matter.
There is SOMETHING URGENT
That I need you to understand
At this juncture
DO NOT EXPECT A REWARD !!
Sounds cruel?
You misunderstand.
Your reward is right here
Right now
With Me.

What’s all this ‘Jesus’ stuff?

Heal Yourself

ARE YOU IN TROUBLE ? . IS THERE SOMETHING YOU NEED ? . ARE YOU – NOT – OKAY ?
BUT YOU DON’T WANT ANY OF THIS JESUS STUFF, RIGHT ? . WELL, NOBODY’S GONNA KNOW NOTHIN’ IF YOU DO A LITTLE EXPERIMENT, OKAY ? . . JUST TAKE YOUR NEED TO HIM IN A HUMBLE, HEARTFELT PRAYER AND LEAVE IT THERE. . THEN – ASK – IF HE REALLY IS ALIVE AND AWARE AND INTERESTED . . FORGET ABOUT THE NEED AND FOCUS ON THE POSSIBILITIES . . THEY WILL BLOW YOU AWAY !!

Dealing with recurring negative thoughts?

Religion No More!!

DEALING WITH RECURRING NEGATIVE THOUGHTS ?
[written in thought-to-speech mode]

you know the issues perfectly well, right? and you know all the good advice available and even some not so good advice. you worked it all through and you know what you “Should do” and you know various alternatives and how they might affect you, and you know that you mustn’t ruminate and regurgitate but you just can’t help it, right?

there’s a disconnect, isn’t there, between what you know you can and should do and what you always wind up doing mentally, right?

let’s assume for the moment that you do have all the right answers from God but you’re just not plugging them in. you need some behavior modification, but you don’t want to delve into the world of psychology and therapy and analyzing the heck out of everything. Try this: the moment that one of the ‘issues’ pops up in your mind seemingly with a voice of its own, instantaneously recognize simply that it is an issue that you already have done all the legwork on and you know the answer. simply declare “got it!” (with a hand gesture to boot) and acccept your instantaneous healing! remember the work is done it’s been done for years and you are finally simply getting it, instituting it and claiming it. Guess what? It is finished!!!

Sometimes you’ve got to be tough!

Letter for YOU

Hug ‘im tough!

Dear Georges –
You asked me why you weren’t seeing any healing in a very sensitive area of your life. Well I do have good news for you if you can get over the fact that it sounds exactly the opposite, i.e., like bad news! You wondered why Jesus hasn’t answered your prayer and given you the blessing that you crave – a green light in your career path like your other friends have. The worst answer that one could give you is “I don’t know.” But that would not be my answer nor would it be the answer of any other believer! It’s so clear what’s going on (Or, not going on!)

You give God a grocery list of all the things that you feel you have a perfect right to have and you are most adamant about this list; but you don’t care one iota about God’s plan for you – you just want to issue demands and then blame God when these demands are not met. You’re very passionate about the things that you want and the things that you need. The issue here could actually be made very clear in a mathematical equation: your passion for everything else is about 98% and your passion for Jesus barely reaches 2%. These two items need to be switched!! This is not me getting on my soapbox and preaching at you: this is hard, cold fact! You shouldn’t even say or think that you trust Jesus when you also trust other gods that are diametrically opposite to Him.

The good news that I alluded to earlier is that you haven’t failed – you haven’t ever even tried! Therefore if you ever choose to trust Jesus, you can expect a very wonderful result, unlike anything you’ve ever experienced before!

To be with God…

Letter for YOU

You don’t have to wait a moment
to be with Me.
You don’t have to do anything
whatsoever
to hear my voice.
You are in Me.
And I in you.
I am at once everywhere.
You don’t need to get up.
Nor to sit down.
You don’t have to close a book.
Nor open one.
Your ability to hear My voice
in your spirit
is growing by leaps and bounds.
After all,
I am speaking to you right now,
aren’t I?
(RJStarbuck)