STEPPING OUT ... IN FAITH: Jesus Christ Saves!

There's A Notorious, Demonic
Counterfeit Of Faith That Many Of Us Practice 
And 
Don't Even Know It! 

It's Presumption 
And 
It Can Lead To Deadly Consequences! 
Adam And Eve 
Presumed Upon Their Creator's Great Love For Them
To Save Them From Their Great Disobedience: 
It Didn't 
And 
We Are Living Out The Results Of Their Sin! 

Our Faith Claims God's Promises 
And 
Obeys His Word 
And 
Does His Will! 

Our Presumption Claims The Promises
Expects The Gifts
And 
Deliberately Disobeys God 
Daring Him To Protect Us From Our Own Folly!

We Should Not Tempt Almighty God! 

We Need To Be Faithful To Be Blessed! 

Let's Think Straight
To Be Wise ...

If Stepping Out In Faith
Is 
To Step Into The Unknown
And
You Are Sacrificially Loved And Blessed By
And
Personally Know 
And
Are Personally Known By 
The One God Holy Who Makes The Unknown, Known
And
Who Has Promised In His Own Blood
To Never Leave You Nor Forsake You
How Can Your Stepping Out In Faith 
Be Stepping Into The Unknown!?!

He Has Said Via The Inspired Word:

As Christians, We Are Asked, Called
To Live By Faith ... Not By Presumptuous Sight!
We Are Called To Trust 
In The Unseen, Holy, Eternal
Faithful, Just, Kind, Merciful
Giving, Forgiving
Saving, Healing
Sealing, Revealing
Blessing ... All-Knowing
All-Seeing, Ever-Present
All-Feeling Creator, Redeemer, Friend-To-The-End
God Of Grace
Our Provider And Sustainer!

Since Our God Is
And
Is Real
Having Been To See Us
And
To Show Us The Way To Live To Be Blessed
And
Revealed The Right Way To Pray
And
Having Died To Save Us
Still Lives
And
Is Presently Interceding
In The Most Holy Place Of The Heavenly Sanctuary
And
Is Soon To Return ... He Promised
For A People ... His People
Prepared And Ready To Go To His Home
Where He Has, Is Preparing, Places For Them
Why Would We Choose ... It Is A Choice
To Doubt Him At His Living And Preserved Word
Which Is A Transcript Of 
His Holy, Unchanging, Character!?!

His Mercies Showered Upon Us
Are New Every Morning!

The Lord God Almighty
Cares For All Of His Creatures
But
We Are Special:

We Are The Only Ones
Who Are Made In His Image
After His Likeness
And
We Are The Only Ones
Who Have Sinned Against His Holy Name
And
We Are The Only Ones
The Only Created Beings
For Whom ... In Sacrificial Love
He Willingly Bled 
And
Died To Save
Because
His Holy Love
Could Not ... Cannot ... Let Us Go To Damnation!

Soooo, What's With The Doubt Thingie!?!

You Just Made My Point! 

Huh!?! How!?! 

You Clearly Said: "Doubt Thingie! "

That's Like Thingamabob, Thingamajig, A Whatever

Not Worthy Of Its True Handle

It's Real Name! 

I Didn't Mean Anything By It! 

It's Just An Expression! 

Oh, Really!?!

How's About We Don't Call Sin

By Its First And Last Name

And Just Call It Cheese Danish

Chocolate Eclair

Apple Butter!?! 

You Can't Do That! 

And Why Not, Pray Tell!?! 

That Would Be Denigrating

The Holy Word Of God

And Giving Sinners Needing The Savior 
The Foolish Belief That Sin Ain't No Big Deal! 

Just Eat It ... And Get On About

Your Own Business! 

It Ain't No Biggie! 

That's Sliding Down A Slippery Slope! 

Yeah! 

One Gentle Push

And Off To Hell You Go! 

Oh, Dear! 

We Should Be Ashamed Of Ourselves!
We Need To Confess And Repent Of Our Sin!
We Need To Have Contrite Hearts
And
We Need, Now, Today
From Known Sin To Aggressively Depart!
Doubting Damns So From Doubting We Must Depart!

Jesus Christ Saves ... To The Uttermost!

Know The Right ...

By Faith
No Sin Is Too Low To Confess
No Sorrow Too Great For His Comfort!
No Need Is Too Broad For Satisfaction
And
No Hope Is Too Far-Fetched To Fulfil
According To His Will

Because

Jesus Christ Says That

We Are His Own By Creation

And

By Redemption

And

That We Do Not Travel In This Dark World Alone!

Jesus Christ The King Calls!
Jesus Christ The Righteous Answers!
Jesus Christ The Redeemer ... Saves!

The Holy Spirit Guides And Chides And Comforts

And

The Holy Angels Surround And Protect

And

Influence Us To Do The Good And The Right! 

We Should Dare To Be Bold

On This Pilgrim Journey! 

Our God Is Real, Reigning, And Returning! 

Our Savior Is Righteous And Redeeming! 

Our Redeemer Is Revealing And Sealing! 

Our Creator Is Providing And Sustaining! 

Our Shepherd Is Leading And Feeding! 

The Lord Christ ... Prince Shiloh

Is 

Our Perfect Peace! 

Brethren,

Salvation By Faith Is Personal
So I Speak For Myself

And 
With The Attitude Of The Saints

Who Have Gone To Their Rest:

My God Is Real! 

Though He Slay Me, Yet Will I Trust Him! 

I Know That My Redeemer Lives

And 

If Almighty God Is For Me

Who Could Be Against Me!?! 

Before His Glorious Throne Of Grace
Let Us, In Working, Waiting, Watching, Faith
Humbly, Expectantly, Enduringly
Kneel Before Our Maker And Our God Eternal!

Jesus Christ Promised Me A Home In His Father's House

And

By His Grace

I Intend To Collect My Deed! 

We Have Choices To Make:

Feed On Foolishness From The Fiend And Fry

Or

Eat From The Hand Of The Shepherd Of Rest

And

In The Appointed Day ... With Him Leading

To Hill Zion Fly! 

Believe And Live! 

Doubt And Die! 

I'm Heading To The Sweet By And By! 

Common Good ... For Whom!?!

Truth, Beauty, Goodness
Gifts To Man ... From The Eternal God
Unguarded, Unprotected, Ignored
Become Weapons In The Arsenal Of Wicked Satan
He Who Desires Our Worship
He Who Desires To Be Our One God!

Interreligious Dialog Was Boasting
Boasting Of His Goodness To All Men
And
Boldly Denying That His Real Character
Is 
Ecumenism
And
Not As The Bible Requires:

Separation Of Light And Darkness
No Idolatry Aka Image Worship
No Man Worship
And
No Cooperation Aka Fellowship
With The Unfruitful Works Of Darkness
As Found In Ephesians Chapter 5 Verse 11!

Interreligious Dialog 
Is
A Sneak Thief
Promising Always The Common Good
A Known Catholic Social Teaching
Having Always A Fallen Man Leading
Demanding To Stand In Our Hearts
Where Our Lord Jesus Should Ever Be
Working To Bless Us Spiritually
Working To Bless Us
For Our Eternal Good!
Was It He Who On The Cross Of Stood!?!

No Man Can Do Good In Place Of Christ Jesus!
No Man Can Make Man A God In Jesus Christ's Stead!
No Man Can Do For Man What The Holy Spirit Of Truth
Is
Plainly Stated By The Word Of The Lord To Do
And
No Man Saying That He Is God On Earth
Can Do Anything Close To Good To Bless
Or To Prosper And Eternally Save Me Or You!

Truth ... Is!
Man Is ... A Liar!
Satan Is ... The Father Of Lies!
There Is No Light In Satan!
Jesus Christ Blesses!
Jesus Christ Is The Light Of The World!
Jesus Christ Is Truth!
Jesus Christ Is Almighty God!
And
Satan Is The God-Fraud!

Truth Blesses
Lies Blight
And
All Of The Commingling 
The Mixing Of Light And Darkness
Truth And Lies
Blessing And Blight
Cannot The God Of Glory Delight!

Satan Laughs At Our Folly!
Satan Delights In Our Fleeing True Light!
Satan Loves That He Has Us Doubting
And
Doing Those Things
Which Will See Us Being Cast Into Outer Darkness
Where There Is Never, Ever, Heavenly Light!

Truth Is Beautiful!
Truth Is Good!
Good Is Beautiful
And, Truth Is
Our God Holy Is Truth
And
Beautifully, Truthfully, Always Good!

Any "Good" That Requires Man To Give Man
His Personal Will 
And 
His God-Given Personal, Free, Choice
By Coercion
By Force
By Denying His Right To Live
Is
The Work Of The Devil
As Evidenced Through Religious History
And
As Warned About In The Good New Gospel Story!

The Lord God Almighty
Has Already Given Into Our Hands
That That Is For The Common Good:

Do Good

Love God

And

Serve Your Fellow Man

But

Never Under Duress
Never Under Stress!

The Lord Christ Forces No Man To Love Him!
The Lord Christ Forces No Man His Word To Obey!
The Lord Christ Gives Unto Each Man
Free Will
And 
Free Choice
And
The Lord God Almighty
- Creator, Redeemer, Savior, Provider
Hope, Help, Sustainer -
Abides With Man's Free Choice:

Man Has In His Hand

The Right ... From Soul Salvation

To Walk Away

No Matter What Those Indulging

Lying Priest-Craft

Emotionally, Grand-Fatherly Say! 

Common Good Does Not With A Full Deck
Nor An Honest Deck
Choose Ever To Play!
Common Good Takes From Man 
What Almighty God Says Cannot Be Given Away

And

Ignores Boldly, Brazenly That 

Soon Comes The Unmissable Judgment Day

When For Things Done In The Flesh

Every, Single Man ... Individually
Must Give An Accounting!

Man Unrepentant Must, At That Time
And
For Himself
For His Own Personal Sin
With Full Cost ... No Discount
Pay!

For The Saved

The Redeemed Of Christ And God

It Will Be A Grand And Glorious Day! 

Brethren,

For The Common Good
Is
What Jesus Christ ... Not Known To Stutter ... Says!

Have You Considered ...?!

Have We Considered
Carefully

- Honestly -
That Jesus Christ Is
Creator
Savior
Shepherd
Redeemer
Anchor
Rock
Covert
Healer
Sealer
Revealer
Sustainer
Lord
King
Friend
Hope
Help
Way
Truth
Light
Door
Wonderful Counsellor
Mighty God
Everlasting Father
Prince Of Peace
Surety
And
Security?!

Have You Considered
Carefully
That He Who Holds The World
In His Hand

Also Holds Your Hand In His Hand ... Gently?! 

Have You Considered

Carefully

That He Who Hears All The Prayers

Of Every Single Faithful Soul

Knows Your Name Personally

And 
Listens Personally To Your Prayers Avidly?! 

Have You Considered

Carefully

That As A True Believer

- Trusting Obedient enduring And Faithful -

Regenerated By The Holy Spirit Of The Eternal God

That The Eternal God Has To Take Care Of You

And 
Cannot Let You Fail?! 

Have You Considered

Carefully

That If Letting You Die Suddenly

Or Permitting You To Languish In Illness

Will Save Your Soul

That That Is What Will Happen To You?! 

You Can't Prove That!

Where Are Your Two Or Three Witnesses?!

Can, Too!

Almighty God's Servant, Job: 

Apostle Paul:

King David:

John The Revelator:

Oh! Never Mind!

Whatever Happens To Us In This Flesh
Jesus Christ Is Our Certain Hope
Our Sure Help
Our Only True Way Of Escape
And
Our Perfect Solace
So We May Rest Easy And In Peace In His Love!

So, What You Are Saying Is
Look Up And Not In!

In A Nutshell, Yes!

Jesus Christ's Death Is Our Reconciliation
And

Jesus Christ's Life Is Our Salvation

So, Bless The Ever-Living God

Ye Peoples Of The Nations

And

Praise The God Of Creation! 

Dwell Not Upon What You Carnal Eyes See

Your Carnal Ears Hearing

And

Your Carnal Body Is Feeling And Experiencing

In The Here And The Now

But, Instead

Dwell Upon What The Living God Has Done

And

Is Doing For Your Purchased Soul

And

Is Making Ready

For

Your Eternal Blessing

In The Land Where We Shall Never Grow Old!

HAPPY SABBATH: When Doubt Meets Faith!?!

Well, Sister
I Am Very Sorry To Hear You Say That!
Personally, I Have Temporary Problems
Because
Praise The Living God For Present Grace
And
Soon To Come Glory
I Have The Almighty God Holy And True
In The Person Of The Lord Jesus Christ Who Is Also God Eternal

Who Bought Me And Paid The Infinite Price

To Assure Me Of Peace And Rest

Forgiveness Salvation

Daily Grace

Daily Faith

And

Always Free Mercy!

As Long As I Can See My Jesus

I Can Be At Peace

Because

I Know That That Immense Gift

- The Holy Spirit Of Truth -

Will Comfort Me In Difficulties

Guide Me On Right Paths

Chide Me When I Am Not Walking Right

And

My Being Willing

Get Me Safely Home

To The Mansions Of Heavenly Rest

In Beulah Land

The Eternal Home Of The Enduring-All-Things

Through-The-Faith-Of-Jesus Believers Blessed! 

I Can't Beat Almighty's God Giving!
I Can't Beat Back Almighty God's Blessings
And
I Won't Send Back Almighty God's Love For Me
Because
I Intend To Bask In His Love For All Eternity!

But, Wait
Lemme Ask You Something:
How Come We Go To The Same Church
Sit Under The Same Pastor
Read From The Holy Bible
And Have Such Different Outcomes!?!

It Seems To Me That 
You Know Some Things That I Don't Know!?! 

Are You A Hearer Or A Doer
Or A Hearer And A Doer Of The Living Word!?!

I Didn't Know There Was A Difference!

Are You A Believer Who Indulges Sinful Doubt
Or
A Sinner Who Chooses

- Despite The World's Enunciated Promulgated Doubts - 
To Be A Humble Faithful Willing Believer!?!

Oh, Dear! Ohhhhh, Dear!

Do You Live By Faith
Or
Do You, Like The Deceitful World
Choose To, Against All The Evidence To The Contrary
Live By Lying Eye-Sight!?!

Oh, Lord! Ohhhhh, Lord!

Do You Believe A Dying Man's Word
Or
Do You Believe The Living God-Man Who Is The Word!?!

Dear, Lord And Father Of My Kind!!!
Forgive Me My Foolish Ways!
I've Always Trusted My Eyes, My Ears, My Deceitful Heart
And I Am Listing In The Sea Of Sin
And Can't Seem To Find The Way The Ocean Of Doubt To Get Out!
Please Hear Me And Please Help Me!
This Is My Contrite Heart's Pray!

Sister,

Please Have Faith: It's Free!

Savor The Living Word: Choose To Believe! 

If You Are Seeking To Have Every Doubt Set Aside

Rest Assured

You Will Find Many More Reasons To Doubt The Living God

Walking Boldly By Your Side

Staring You Insolently In Your Face

Opening Your Front Door

Fighting You For A Seat In Your Best Comfy Chair

Taking You Favorite Dinner Right Out Of Your Hand

Sprawling Out On Your Sweet-Smelling Bed

Nailed Down On Your Porcelain Princess ...!

But, Wait!?!

How Come You So Nosy Getting All Up In My Life So!?!

Girl, I Lived Your Life!

The Difference Between Conflict And Courage Is Having

A Nice Comfortable Tasty Slice Of Jesus Christ's Daily-Faith Cake

Or

Engorging Your Sinful Self On A 12-Inch Round Pan Of 
Sight-Of-The-Eyes Doubter's Delight Cake

Which

- Surprise, Surprise -

Has No Known End ...! 

... I Know That For A Fact!

There's Always One, One, One. Slice. More!

The Word Says:

Have Faith... !!!

(Don't Look Back)! 

Trust God ...!!!

(Walk In Faith)! 

Believe ... And Live ... With God!!!

(Hold On To The High And Holy Hand

Extended Lovingly Toward You!) 

Hon, 

The God We Believe In

Will Never, Ever, Grab Your Hand

Tune Your Ears

Set Your Feet

Nor Fix Your Eyes

Until

You Grab Hold Of His Already Extended-To-You Hand
And

Turn Your Ears

Point Your Feet

And

Lift Up Your Eyes To Him! 

Almighty God

- Through Jesus Christ Our Savior Lord And King -

Has Made The First And The Last(ING) Move!

Our Task

Should We CHOOSE To Accept It

Is 
To Hear The Word And Choose To Believe It

Believe The Word Of God And Walk In Faith

Accept The Blessing Of Daily Receipts Of Faith

And

Faithfully Look To AKA Depend Upon OUR Jesus

The Author And Finisher Of OUR Faith

Who Has Made The Way Clear For Us!

Think Of Water ... Which Finds Its Own Level

And

Think Of Terra Firma Rock ... Moved And Or Marked By The Water's Action! 

Let's Call Jesus, The Water ... Of Life!

Let's Call You, Sister, Terra Firma Rock

Able To Be Impacted By The Water Of Life!

Life Of Sin Is A River Bed Where You Reside! 

Water Of Life Touches Terra Firm Rock Constantly!

You Have, By God-Given Right

Choices Chances

Free Will And Free Way!

You Are Self-Aware!

You Are, Also, By Nature Of Sin, Selfish! 

You Can Let The Water Of Life Permeate Your Hard Shell

And

Make A Mark

Mark You Out

Cut You Away

Move You Onward And Upward

From Sin Draw You, Not Push You, Away

OR

You Can Be Impacted By The Water Of Life

Hear Where It Will Lead

See What It Can

Enjoy The Present Perks Of Daily Interaction

But

Stubbornly Remain Unmoved! 

What About If I Didn't Make A Decision!?! 

Sweetie, Let Me Tell You What My King James Tell's Me:

If You're Not Planting With Jesus Christ

You Are Against Him! 

Now Now, Now Is The Of Salvation! 

Tomorrow Is Promised To No Man, Woman Or Child ... Look Around You! 

Faith Is The Victory That Overcomes The World!

Nothing, Absolutely Nothing, Can Separate Us From Jesus!

Jesus Christ Loves Me, Personally, Sacrificially! 

Jesus Died To Save Us All

But

He Can Only Save One Person Aka

The One Person Who CHOOSES To Believe That 
Jesus Christ Saves!

Jesus Christ Only Saves Individuals!

He Can't Save A Family

A Country

A City

A Town

A Church

A Congregation

But

He Will Save The Individuals In Those Settings

Who Individually Set Aside Self Sin Doubt

And

Choose Jesus Christ's Love
His Freely-Available Gift Of Daily Faith 
And
His Free-To-All Salvation! 

You Make It Sound So Easy! 

It Is! 

If It Is So, Why Is There Plaguing Doubt!?!

Do You Remember 
The Tree Of The Knowledge Of Good And Evil!?!

Yes, I Do!

Do You Also Remember The Tree Of Life!?! 

I Sure Do!

Do You Remember Jesus Christ's Charge To Adam And Eve!?! 

Stay Away From The Tree Of The Knowledge Of Good And Evil 

Or You Will Die!

What I Don't Understand Is
If They Had The Tree Of Life

Why Did He Have To Put The Tree Of
The Knowledge Of Good And Evil There As Well!?! 

It Was For A Test Of Faith! 

Don't Forget That There Had Already Been 
A Rebellion In Heaven 
And 
It Was Necessary For This New Creature

- Made A Little Lower Than The Angels -

To Prove His Allegiance!

The Same Is True For Today! 

The Difference Is The Trees Are Called 
Faith And Doubt!

Adam And Eve Were Never Meant To Have 
The Knowledge Of Evil!

The Tree Of Life Gives Unto Us

Every Good And Perfect Gift

Which Comes Down From The Father Of Lights 

In Whom Is No Variableness

Neither Shadow Of Turning ...! 

... I Just Remembered That He Said:

I Am The Lord: I Change Not!

The Lord: The Same Yesterday, Today And Forever ...!

... Call On Me AND ...! 

... I Will Show You Great And Glorious Things

Which Thou Knowest Not! 

I Am The Lord: Is There Anything Too Hard For Me!?! 

The Lord Is My Shepherd: I Shall Not Want! 

The Lord Is Our Refuge And Strength: 
A Very Present Help In Times Of Trouble! 

... But Thou, Oh, Lord, Art A Shield For Me: 
My Glory And The Lifter Up Of My Head! 

Whom Seekest Thou!?!

Jesus Christ The Righteous Lord

The Holy God:

My Creator

My God 

My King 

My Salvation 

My Redeemer

My Only Savior

My True Friend!?! 

What Doest Thou!?! 

As For Me And My House

We Will Serve The Lord! 

What Your Doubt!?! 

It Is No Longer My Doubt! 

Doubt - Like Satan - Is Damned!

I Have Made My Choice! 

I'll No Longer Be A Wave Of The Sea

Driven And Tossed By Every Storm Wind!

My Soul Is Anchored In The Lord

And I Stand Against Satan The Fraud! 

I'm Now Truly Aware Of His Devices 

And I'm Giving To The Lord

My Self

My Will

My Way

My Choices

I've Invested In Him All My Chances! 

Jesus Christ IS Now Totally Responsible For Me

Because From Here On In

I've Divested My Soul Of

Lying Doubts' Destructive Debilitating

Good-For-Nothing Coming! 

I've Learnt Something Today!

It Pays To Converse With The True People Of The Book! 

Give The Lord His Glory! 

He IS The Book! 

What In Earth Do You Mean!?! 

The Preserved Word Of Our King James Bible

Is

The Transcript Of The Eternal Holy God's Character! 

If You Take Away From The Good Book

You Minimize Almighty God And Curse Your Self!

If You Add To The Good Book

You Elevate What Has No Elevator 

And You Are Found To Be A Liar

And You Curse Yourself

And You Lose All Your Blessings!

Father, 

In The Name Of The Beloved Jesus

Have Mercy, Please, On All Of Us!

AMEN!!!

I'm Glad We Had This Time To Talk! 

If You Want To Talk Some More

Come And Have Dinner At My House! 

Will Our Jesus Be There!?!

In Spirit, My Dear! In Spirit!

Where Two Or Three Or Gathered Together In My Name!?! 

Indeed! 

Let's Go!