Life Lessons from God's Word
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
JoAnn's Spiritual Lessons: Names of God (continuing study).
JoAnn's Spiritual Lessons: Names of God (continuing study).: Exodus 31:13 , New King James Version (NKJV) The Holy Bible, New King James Version Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. 13 “Sp...
Names of God (continuing study).
13 “Speak also to the children of Israel
(My Note: Though Christians are not commanded to follow the
Ten Commandments as the nation of Israel
was, we are to lovingly follow them even though Christ Has paid the blood
sacrifice for us because of our sin. Christ has given us two to follow because
we love and we love God above all and others or neighbors because of His love
for us. This verse was used to show you the “I Am.,” meaning
Jehovah-Maccaddeshem which means “The Lord Thy Sanctifier.”)
Exodus 15:26, (NKJV)
26 and said,
“If you diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God and
do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His
statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the
Egyptians. For I am the Lord who heals
you.”
(Note: this “I Am” is Jehovah-Rapha
which means “the Lord our Healer.”)
Exodus 17:15, (NKJV)
Footnotes:
- Exodus 17:15 Hebrew YHWH
Nissi (Note: The Jewish do not use
vowels in the name of God because they deem it wrong. We know we may as we
are adopted Sons and Daughters of our Abba Father so this is how we would
write it. Jehovah-Nissi meaning “The Lord our Banner.”)
Exodus 3:14, (NKJV)
14 And God said
to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel
John 8:58, (NKJV)
58 Jesus said to
them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before
Abraham was, I AM.”
John 14:6, (NKJV)
6 Jesus said to
him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through Me.
John 14:26, (NKJV)
26 But the Helper, the
Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all
things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.
John 8:12, (NKJV)
12 Then Jesus
spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who
follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”
1 Timothy 6:15, (NKJV)
15 which He will
manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed
and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords,
1 Timothy 1:17, (NKJV)
17 Now to the
King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and
glory forever and ever. Amen.
Isaiah 9:6, (NKJV)
6 For unto us a Child is born, unto
us a Son is given; and the government will be
upon His shoulder. And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Romans 8:15, (NKJV)
15 For you did
not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of
adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.”
Job 19:25, (NKJV)
25 For I know that my Redeemer lives, and He
shall stand at last on the earth;
Revelation 22:13, (NKJV)
13 I am the Alpha and the
Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the
Last.”
My Comments: There is nothing I can add to the Word of God
ever yet as God has laid on my heart to do this study I will attempt to make my
comments. Please forgive me if I do not touch on all that you would think I
should from these passages. Also, feel free to comment and add to the knowledge
of the Bible and the verses we study I only ask that you keep to the study we
are doing and the Word of God not folk lore or myth. God’s word is rich in
meaning and His knowledge enriches us all.
I have a study sheet with the names of God on it and have
been working from it. The names used today are evident in the verses though
some are not and those I have placed the meanings in quick notes below the
verses. I am not a Greek or Hebrew student so as with most of us I rely on the
knowledge God has placed in others to impart here. I hope it encourages many of
you to study deeper into the Scripture and the meaning of His names.
One thing of note is we serve the Living God the only True
God who was from the Beginning, who is and ever shall be. Because He is Living
His names are Living. I think I understand this from my Alaskan Native
perspective this way. When I was born I was given a name, then because of
things I did I was given Rebishka (Little Fish) from my Grandfather, then I
grew up and people called me at different times in my life by different names
(Springboard, Goldilocks, Smiley and
various versions of my first name). Even my last name changed as I married.
Now these are changes that many of us go through yet with
Abba Father, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit there are names to do with what
they did/do or attributes and some are given to us by them some by others who
received from them certain gifts, names that tell us how they took care of us
and still take care of us. Studying the Scripture tells us many of His names
and His names tell us much of what He is to us, does for us and even His
promises to us.
I love to pray with His names, especially the names that
show so much about Him like “Abba Father, Beginning and the End, First and
Last, Alpha and Omega, I Am, Holy Wind, Redeemer, God Almighty, Blessed and
Holy Ruler, Counselor, Truth, Way, Light, Lord of Lords, Mighty God and Prince
of Peace.” One could go on but for this study I believe this to be enough. I
will endeavor to add more to this study as time goes on and interest is
evident.
Abba Father, You have shown Yourself in Your Word and in
Your names. Help us to understand all You say about Yourself in Your Word and
in Your Holy names. Open our hearts to hear Your heart through the Holy Spirit
who seeks to teach us about Your Son Jesus and Your truth.
Jesus Redeemer and Friend, create in us a new heart that
seeks to know You more and desires all that You desire for us. You are Lord of
Lords and true God of true God the Lord of Righteousness. Through You we come
to Abba Father relying on Your Light to show us the Way.
Holy Spirit, Comforter, Spirit of God, Teacher, create in
us a burning desire to know the Word, give us clear understanding of the Word
and come Holy Wind to clean out of us all that separates us from the union Abba
Father desires with all of His creation.
Thank You, Father, Son and Holy Spirit for this study and
all of them You have placed on this site. May they all bring You glory and
praise and be instruments to bring many to the knowledge and understanding and
relationship all were created to have. In Jesus name in union with the Holy
Spirit I pray, Amen.
Rebishka
Friday, September 19, 2014
JoAnn's Spiritual Lessons: We who were created and given much.
JoAnn's Spiritual Lessons: We who were created and given much.: Romans 12:3, American Standard Version (ASV) 3 For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man that is among you, not to thin...
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
JoAnn's Spiritual Lessons: A study on the Chapter of Romans 8.
JoAnn's Spiritual Lessons: A study on the Chapter of Romans 8.: Romans 8:1 8-39, New King James Version (NKJV) There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk...
JoAnn's Spiritual Lessons: Forgive as you are forgiven
JoAnn's Spiritual Lessons: Forgive as you are forgiven: Genesis 50:17, English Standard Version (ESV) 17 ‘Say to Joseph, “Please forgive the transgression of your brothers and their sin, because...
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
JoAnn's Spiritual Lessons: Separated From God By Sin
JoAnn's Spiritual Lessons: Separated From God By Sin: James 2:10, New King James Version (NKJV) The Holy Bible, New King James Version Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. 10 For w...
Separated From God By Sin
10 For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is
guilty of all.
Romans 3:10, (NKJV)
10 As it is
written: “There is none righteous, no, not
one;
Romans 3:23, (NKJV)
23 for all have
sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Romans 6:23, (NKJV)
23 For the wages
of sin is death, but the
gift of God is eternal life
in Christ Jesus our Lord.
John 8:34, (NKJV)
34 Jesus
answered them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever
commits sin is a slave of sin.
John 8:36, (NKJV)
36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.
Galatians 3:10, (NKJV)
10 For as many as
are of the works of the law are under the curse; for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who does
not continue in all things which are written in the book of the law, to do
them.”
Galatians 6:7, (NKJV)
7 Do not be
deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
1 John 5:16-17, (NKJV)
16 If anyone
sees his brother sinning a sin which
does not lead to death, he
will ask, and He will give him life for those who commit sin not leading to death.
There is sin leading to death. I
do not say that he should pray about that. 17 All unrighteousness is sin, and there
is sin not leading to death.
1 John 5:16-17American Standard Version (ASV) (to give you another
version with the same meaning yet helps to understand this passage.)
16 If any man
see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and God will give
him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: not
concerning this do I say that he should make request.
17 All
unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
1 John 3:15, (NKJV)
15 Whoever
hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life
abiding in him.
9 After this manner therefore pray ye. Our Father who art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil
one.
14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will
also forgive you.
15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your
Father forgive your trespasses.
Matthew 6:9-15 (NKJV)
Our Father in heaven, hallowed
be Your name. 10 Your kingdom come.
Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. 14 “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. 14 “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Matthew 7:1-5, (NKJV)
7 “Judge not, that you be
not judged. 2 For with what judgment you judge, you
will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. 3 And why do you look at the speck in
your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother,
‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye? 5 Hypocrite! First remove the plank from
your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your
brother’s eye.
Matthew 12:31, (NKJV)
31 “Therefore I say to
you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be
forgiven men.
John 3:16, (NKJV)
16 For God so loved the
world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should
not perish but have everlasting life.
John 3:17, (NKJV)
17 For God did not send
His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him
might be saved.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8, (NKJV)
4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed
up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks
no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things,
hopes all things, endures all things.
8 Love never
fails. …
Romans 3:25, (NKJV)
25 whom God set
forth as propitiation
by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance
God had passed over the sins that were previously committed,
John 3:3-7, (NKJV)
3 Jesus answered
and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless
one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God
4 Nicodemus said
to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into
his mother’s womb and be born?”
5 Jesus
answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless
one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God
1 Peter 1:3, (NKJV)
3 Blessed be the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has
begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ
from the dead,
1 Peter 1:23, (NKJV)
23 having been
born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God
which lives and abides forever,
1 Peter 3:18, (NKJV)
For Christ also suffered once for sins,
the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in
the flesh but made alive by the Spirit.
Subject: all sins are equal and
forgiveness when “Christians” say or do something unrighteous.
My Comments: This study was asked of me by a young man who came
into my Hubby and my life when we were in college. His path was strewn with
thorns and his feet were on a wayward path yet my heart was drawn to him and he
became as an adopted Son.
We are adopted into the family of God when we accept Jesus as our
Savior and believe He died on the Cross and was buried and rose again on the
third day as He promised He would and as was prophesied in the Old Testament
that He would. He did and it all was so we could be saved from sin to life
eternal.
To understand sin we look first at the first Adam who sinned in
the Garden and brought death upon all generations and that is why the atonement
of blood through animals sacrificed yearly and then the Lord Jesus the Lamb of
God came and willingly sacrificed Himself on the Cross as the fulfillment of
the Law so that He was the propitiation for our sin. Then He was buried and
rose on the third day to fulfill the Scripture and His Word and rising into
Heaven on the fortieth day He made it so we too can go to Heaven when
the time comes.
This is the love and forgiveness of the Father for His Children
who come to Him through His Son Jesus. When Jesus was here He taught the
Apostles how to pray and in that teaching He also showed them and us how
important it is to forgive as we are forgiven by our Abba Father. Christ Jesus
did not differentiate who He would die for or forgive. He chose to die and
offered forgiveness for “All” people for “All” time until He comes again. As
His followers we do not have a choice who we will or if we will love or
forgive.
We are commanded to Love and forgive. One cannot Love truly if one
does not forgive those who have harmed or slighted us or someone else.
Forgiveness does not retaliate (Deuteronomy 32:35; Vengeance is mine, and
recompense is what the Lord said towards Israel
Many times we see people who say they are “Followers of Jesus” or
call themselves Christians yet live or speak in a way that belies what they
proclaim. Some may not be saved or “Born Again” (John 3:3, 6, 1 Peter 1:23 ) yet they may be “baby Christians”
even if they have been a Christian for many years. Some remain a “baby” and
never grow because they do not stay in fellowship or read the Word with
understanding. They probably do not have a hunger or thirst for the Word
because, I can tell you, if one does hunger and thirst for the Lord then the
Lord will bring understanding through His Word, into ones life.
When one claims to be a Sister or Brother in Christ then we who
are the Sister or Brother in Christ are told in the Word to talk to them
lovingly about their behavior that is wrong and not of God. Then if they do not
change or will not hear we are told to bring another Brother or Sister with us
to talk with them. If that fails, as a last resort, we do as Paul told the
Corinthians to do. We put them out of the body (not we personally but the
Leadership of the body yet we can lovingly say to them we will not be a part of
their lives if they choose to continue the path they are on). Not as punishment
but to help them to realize what they are doing and to keep them from damaging
the body of believers, as well. If they repent they are welcomed back into the
body and forgiven. I have seen this process done. It is a joy to see those who
repent and seek the will of God in their lives and come back into the body.
This I have seen and rejoiced in watching them grow in the Lord.
Those who are not true believers will not repent, will not listen
to being told they are sinning against the Lord. It is their choice. We are not
to harbor ill will towards them either way. We are commanded to Love and let
God take care of everything. What a relief. He is God and I/we am/are not.
There are so many verses and even whole Chapters upon Chapters in
the Old and New Testament that speak to the question the young man asked for
this study. It would take many, many postings to the blog to deal with them.
The Book of Romans is full of answers and shows us our sin and the forgiveness
of the Father by sending His Son Jesus and the Love of Jesus by willingly
dieing for us (Romans 5:8) because of our sin, so that we may become Righteous
through His Righteousness (Romans 3:10-12). For without Him giving us this gift
of Eternal Life through His Blood shed for us, we would still be under the Law
(Romans 3:31, 7:4-8) which brings death. Yet the Law is the guidepost (Romans
8:1-4) of our lives as our goal is to become Holy as He is Holy.
Abba Father, this study was asked for and I pray it answered or
was of some small help to he who sought Your wisdom. I pray I have listened to
the Holy Spirit and he as well as any others needing Your guidance, have been
fed and enlightened by Your truth. May they and all of us rely on You through
Your Word to guide and fill us with Your understanding through Your Holy Spirit
who brings us Your truth. May we look Abba at the life of Your Son Jesus, the
Lamb of God, and know how our lives should look if our eyes, hearts, and minds
are focused on Him and Your Word to guide us. May all who do not know You, seek
You through Your Son Jesus and may all seek Your forgiveness from their sin
through Him who died for their sin. Help their unbelief. Open their eyes, ears
and hearts to the truth that Jesus died that they might live and all they have
to do is confess and call on the name of Jesus to be saved. Thank You Abba for
Your love and Your forgiveness through Your Son. We praise and glorify Your
Holy Name and lift our hearts to You.
Jesus, please help us to Love as You love, forgive and lead all to the
Father through You by how we are loving and forgiving and how we live our lives
for You to the glory of Abba Father. Fill all who come to You with Your Holy
Spirit and feed them with Your Word.
Holy Spirit, open the hearts of all seeking the truth of God. Open
the Scripture to their understanding. Remove the motes from our eyes so we will
see through the Love of Jesus and show mercy and grace through the love and
forgiveness of Jesus the Christ, The Lamb of God.
In Jesus name in union with the Holy Spirit we pray. Amen.
Rebishka
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