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Jesus Christ is NOT God, neither is GOD, Jesus Christ!

God is not Jesus Christ

We already know that Jesus Christ is not God. Sure, Jesus Christ is not God, right? You couldn't be fooled into thinking Jesus Christ is God, could you? No, of course not. Well, who exactly is the Lord then? What am I talking about? Brace yourself, for there is some astonishing new light on the way.

First, we need to define our terms. We need to understand exactly and precisely what the word lord means in the bible. In the old testament, the word lord is translated from the Hebrew word adon, while in the new testament it is translated from the Greek word kurios.

The Hebrew word adon means one who has absolute control. It denotes a master, a ruler, a top boss, one who has supreme authority. The Greek word kurios is from kuros meaning supremacy. Kurios is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew word adon and means one with authority, a master, a ruler. To give us a taste for what the word lord means in the bible, let's look at a few examples.

Genesis 24:14
And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master [adon - lord].

Abraham's servant referred to his master as lord because Abraham was his master, his ruler. There may have been many managers under Abraham within his household, but Abraham was the top manager, the chief ruler, the master over his household, the lord. In the following example, Joseph refers to himself as lord of Pharaoh's house.

Genesis 45:8 So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord [adon] of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.

Joseph was not the lord of Egypt, he was only the lord of Pharaoh's house. In other words, he conducted all Pharaoh's personal and business affairs for him, and everyone in Pharaoh's household would have answered to him.

In both of these instances, men are called lords. Adon and kurios simply mean top boss, supreme ruler, chief master. Abraham was his servant's lord because Abraham was a patriarch, the head over all his household. Pharaoh made Joseph lord over all his house. Lord simply means top boss. If you work for a company, the top man at the head of the company is the lord, the top boss. There may be many managers under him, but the top man is the lord over all the employees of that company. There is even an example in Genesis of a married woman calling her husband her lord.

Genesis 18:12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord [adon] being old also?

From this we can see that the word lord does not mean God. It is in fact a very human word as common in the bible as boss is in English. Lord simply refers to the most senior executive, manager or administrator in charge of anything. It is a human title given to men. Adon, lord, is also a very common name in the bible. Adonibezek for example simply means lord of bezek.

Judges 1:6,7 But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.

And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.

Consider this record in Matthew, carefully noting the usage of the word lord, kurios.

Matthew 18:23-35 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.

And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.

But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord [kurios] commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord [kurios], have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

Then the lord [kurios] of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.

But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.

And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.

So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord [kurios] all that was done.

Then his lord [kurios], after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:

Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?

And his lord [kurios] was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.

So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.

It is clear then that the word lord in the bible does not mean God, it means boss. Calling God lord is simply calling him boss, that's all. Lord is a very human word meaning supreme master or ruler.

As an aside, note that this section of scripture implies that unless we forgive others God will not forgive us. This was true in the old testament, of which the four gospels are a part, but it is not true in this Administration of the Mystery, the Age of Grace. Our forgiveness is no longer dependent on anything we do, it is dependent on what Jesus Christ did for us.

Ephesians 1:7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

Colossians 2:13,14 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

This is a good example of how important it is to recognise and interpret scripture according to whom it was written while understanding the differences between administrations. Now, although this doesn't apply directly to us today, can we learn anything from it? Sure, my forgiveness from God and my eternal life may not be dependent on my forgiveness of others, but it is a good way to live and enjoy fellowship with God and my brothers and sisters in Christ.

Ephesians 4:31,32 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

In this Administration of the Mystery we don't forgive in order to be forgiven by God, we forgive because God has already forgiven us.

So, we can safely assume that the word lord, adon in Hebrew and kurios in Greek, is not a specific name of God like elohim and Jehovah. Now, this is where things become a little more interesting. The phrase Lord thy God in the old testament is so common that we hardly notice it when reading the bible, like these two verses for example.

Exodus 20:2 I am the LORD [Jehovah] thy God, [elohim] which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

Deuteronomy 2:7 For the LORD [Jehovah] thy God [elohim] hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD [Jehovah] thy God [elohim] hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.

The funny thing is, the word lord is not adon at all, it is the word Jehovah, God. Elohim, translated God would be more accurately understood as creator. Every time you see LORD in all capitals in the old testament of the King James version it is the word Jehovah, it is absolutely not the word adon. So why was Jehovah translated as lord and not God? Ladies and gentlemen, this is a forgery of breathtaking proportions.

Thankfully, the all capitals are still there in the old testament of the KJV so we can readily see this. Where the translators employed LORD it does not mean lord at all, it means God. Jehovah is God in relationship to his creation, while elohim is God as the creator. This is fundamentally important. The phrase LORD thy God would be better understood as God thy creator. Okay, now check with care this verse from Luke.

Luke 4:8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord [kurios] thy God [theos], and him only shalt thou serve.

Here the Greek clearly uses the words kurios and theos for Lord thy God. This is actually a quote from the old testament, so let's compare them.

Deuteronomy 6:13a Thou shalt fear [worship] the LORD [Jehovah] thy God [elohim], and serve him,

Now isn't this remarkable. The quote in Luke 4:8 contradicts the verse in the old testament from which it came. The old testament scripture states in the Hebrew thousands of years before Luke was written that we are to serve the LORD [Jehovah] our God [elohim]. So the word kurios in Luke is a forgery because adon does not exist in the original scripture. The original texts read thou shalt worship the Jehovah thy elohim and him only shalt thou serve. Kurioser and kurioser, so how did kurios get into Luke? I don't know. Nor is this an isolated case. Check out these usages of kurios as lord in regards to angels.

Matthew 1:24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord [kurios] had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:

Matthew 2:19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord [kurios] appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

Luke 1:11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord [kurios] standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

Acts 5:19 But the angel of the Lord [kurios] by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,

These verses all clearly state that these were angels of the kurios, angels of the lord. Now compare the verses with a few from the old testament.

Genesis 16:7 And the angel of the LORD [Jehovah] found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

Genesis 22:11 And the angel of the LORD [Jehovah] called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.

Numbers 22:25 And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD [Jehovah], she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall: and he smote her again.

Judges 2:1 And an angel of the LORD [Jehovah] came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you.

In the old testament, an angel is always called an angel of Jehovah, an angel of God, never an angel of adon, an angel of the lord. As the old testament scriptures predate those of the new by thousands of years in some cases, we must understand that the word kurios in the Greek when applied to angels is a forgery. Angels are angels of God, not angels of the lord. Translating Jehovah as LORD is a forgery. Jehovah means God. Let's consider a few other similar examples.

John 12:38 That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord [kurios], who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord [kurios] been revealed?

John 12 quotes Isaiah and uses kurios twice. Let's look at the scripture in Isaiah and compare them.

Isaiah 53:1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD [Jehovah] revealed?

Well, will you look at that? No sign of the Hebrew word adon at the start of the verse, and the word LORD is Jehovah. It would appear that both occurrences of the words lord in John 12 were simply not there in the original Hebrew texts of the old testament. To further corroborate this discovery, let's look at a prophecy from the book of Joel which is quoted in the book of Acts.

Acts 2:20,21 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord [kurios] come:

And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord [kurios] shall be saved.

Now compare them with the originals from Joel.

Joel 2:31,32 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD [Jehovah] come.

And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD [Jehovah] shall be delivered:

Although the Greek word kurios is employed in Acts, the original word when the bible was first written was Jehovah not adon. Simply put, the bible has been massively and criminally tampered with to fool us into thinking that God is our lord when he is no such thing. Let's compare a few more scriptures, just to satisfy ourselves that these are not a few isolated or coincidental occurrences.

Acts 2:25 For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord [kurios] always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:

Psalm 16:8 I have set the LORD [Jehovah] always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Acts 3:22 For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord [kurios] your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.

Deuteronomy 18:15 The LORD [Jehovah] thy God [elohim] will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;

Acts 4:26 The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord [kurios], and against his Christ.

Psalm 2:2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD [Jehovah], and against his anointed,

Acts 7:31 When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord [kurios] came unto him,

Exodus 3:4 And when the LORD [Jehovah] saw that he turned aside to see, God [elohim] called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I

It is abundantly clear that God was not called lord in the old testament, he was most commonly called God, Jehovah, and the creator, elohim. As if that wasn't enough, compare the following verse in Mark with the original scripture in Deuteronomy.

Mark 12:29,30 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord [kurios] our God is one Lord [kurios]:

And thou shalt love the Lord [kurios] thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

Deuteronomy  6:4,5
Hear, O Israel: The LORD [Jehovah] our God is one LORD [Jehovah]:

And thou shalt love the LORD [Jehovah] thy God [elohim] with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

Jesus Christ knew who God was and he would not have made the simple mistake of misquoting scripture. I do not believe Jesus Christ misquoted those scriptures, therefore these usages of kurios in Mark must be more recent forgeries. Is it any wonder the Vatican locks away the oldest manuscripts in its vaults so we can't see what they've been up to?

Before we move on, check this verse in Acts quoting Psalms which unbelievably capitalises kurios.

Acts 2:34 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD [kurios] said unto my Lord [kurios], Sit thou on my right hand,

Psalm 110:1 The LORD [Jehovah] said unto my Lord [adon], Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

Amazingly the King James translators knew there was a problem with this verse and capitalised this usage of kurios knowing full well it should have been translated as God, not lord. This is remarkable and really quite shocking. Can you see just how deeply the devil has rooted this forgery into the thinking of God's people?

Now, what do you suppose the translators would have done had they came across adon and Jehovah in the same verse and both usages referred to God? Well, we can easily find out because there are a number of such verses. Here is one in Ezekiel.

Ezekiel 33:11
Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord [adonai] GOD [Jehovah], I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

Isn't that something? Here they translated Jehovah correctly as God because they couldn't possibly get away with translating the verse as the Lord LORD.

I suppose most would say it doesn't matter. Well, the accuracy of the word does matter, it is the opinions of men that don't matter. God is not our lord. He is our God, he is our father, he is our creator, he is the almighty, he is many things, but he is not our lord. Nowhere in Paul's epistles is God specifically called our lord. Yet all over the world people pray to the lord, they bow to the lord, they worship the lord, they do everything to the lord, but God is not our lord. So who is our lord then? Let's go see.

Acts 2:36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

Romans 1:3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;

Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

Romans 15:6 That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 15:57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 1:2 Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 3:11 According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:

Ephesians 3:14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Ephesians 5:20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Philippians 2:11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Philippians 3:8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,

1 Thessalonians 5:9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

2 Peter 3:18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

2 John 3 Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

Revelation 19:16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

It is clear in scripture that Jesus Christ is not God. It is now also clear in scripture that God is not Jesus Christ either. If people all over the world have been conditioned to worship the lord, they have been conditioned to worship a man. This is rather important, as we shall soon see.

Fellowship with God as our Father!

Fellowship with the Father

1 John 1:3

That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

The epistle of 1st John is written to born again believers regarding fellowship with the Father, with His son, Jesus Christ, and with other like minded believers in His family.

The Greek word translated "fellowship" is "koinonia." Although almost always translated as "fellowship," "koinonia" is also translated as "communion," "contribution," "distribution," and "communicate or communication." The basic meaning of the word koinonia is to "SHARE one with another."

You cannot have a family (Father and son) sharing relationship with God until you first have "sonship."

Romans 10:9-10

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

A person who confesses Jesus as Lord and believes God raised him from the dead receives holy spirit from God making him or her a child of God. This begins a family relationship and starts a person out in a perfect, full sharing, fellowship with God.

1 John 3:1-2a

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

Beloved, now are we the sons of God, . . .

As a son of God, a person is made righteous in Christ Jesus. Sonship is eternal. It is God's seed in you. You are His child and He is your Father forever. This wonderful family relationship is made available through the accomplished work of the Lord Jesus Christ who bridged the spiritual gap between God and man.

Just as sonship is available through the work of Christ, continued fellowship with God requires the continuing work of Christ as he intercedes for us at the right hand of the Father.

1 John 1:4

And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.

Fellowship with God as our Father is the secret to spiritual happiness and power in our day-by-day walk. Fellowship makes the family life a happy one. Sustained fellowship depends upon renewing our minds to the truth of God's Word and walking in light of that Word. God's Word is God's Will. If you are going to have a full sharing relationship with the Father you must walk according to His Word.

When we fail to walk according to God's Word we are no longer in a full sharing relationship with the Father.

1 John 1:6-7

If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

Failure to walk in fellowship with our Father, God, is sin. It does not break the family relationship any more than if you as a son or daughter are not on good terms with your earthly father. If a son does not obey his father he is still his father's son; but the joy is taken out of the relationship. God's will is that our joy and fellowship with Him be FULL. 1st John is written that we might better sustain our relationship with God and share fully with Him at all times.

1 John 2:1

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

And he is the propitiation [payment] for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

When we fail to walk according to God's Word, Jesus Christ acts as our advocate to bring us back to a full sharing relationship with our Father. He is the payment for the sins of the whole world making sonship available. He is also the payment for our failure to walk in fellowship as sons of God. He pleads our case before the Father and brings us back into that sweet Father and son fellowship that God so desires.

1 John 3:20-22

For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.

And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

When a son fails to walk in fellowship with God, he is not able to get prayers answered. God is not unwilling to answer His son's prayer, but the failed relationship on the part of the son leaves his confidence in God shaky and uncertain. When we do those things that are pleasing in our Father's sight with a heart locked in fellowship with God, we receive of him whatsoever we ask because we have confidence that we are walking according to His Word.

1 John 5:14-15

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us:

And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

When the Word of God dwells richly in us, we have a full sharing relationship with the Father. As we believe and act according to God's Word, our joy is full and our lives are rich and abundant because our fellowship with the Father is strong. When our fellowship with God is strong we have confidence toward Him and receive whatsoever we ask because we know His will and we are living according to His Word.

Predestination - Freewill:

Truth and Error:  
There’s a lot of misconceptions that get people to the point of blaming God for all the evil that happens in the world. First of all, I John 1:5 says that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. When God’s Word says” no darkness” that should be enough but to emphasis the point “at all” is added. People getting killed is darkness; murder is darkness. Hebrews 2:14 says the devil has the power of death. So, why does God always get the blame.
 Well, people say, “If God is all powerful and all knowing how can He allow this to happen.” True, God is all powerful and all knowing. But, when God gave other beings freedom of will He limited His interaction with man. When he gave free will, the potential to make wrong decisions and do the wrong thing becomes available. Why freewill? Because, God wanted fellowship. God is love. His desire is not only to love but to have that love to experience and share with others. You can’t program someone to love. Love can only be had when an individual by his freedom of will decides to love. So, in order for Him to have fellowship with others, who could love Him in return, He had to give us freedom of will. Consequently, God has no hands with which to show His love but our hands.
 Also, people don’t realize that the devil is the god of this world. 2 Corinthians 4:4 says that the god of this world has blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ should shine unto them. Adam originally had God-given dominion of the world. But, in Luke 4:5 & 6 it says the devil showed Jesus all the kingdoms of the world and said, “All this power will I give you, and the glory of them; for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.” Well, who delivered it to him It wasn’t God. God gave it to Adam. Adam delivered it to him. That’s how cataclysmic Adam’s sin was. Now, the devil has control of the powers that be in this world. Except for those who are saved - because it says we were bought back with a price. Bought back from who? The power of Satan and all his devil spirits. Jesus Christ paid the price and the devil has no more dominion over us.
 Another point, because of freedom of will God can do nothing unless His Word is believed. When an individual sees a promise in God’s Word and believes, God has to bring it to pass. He has to keep His Word. God will never deny His Word. But, without believing His hands are tied because of freedom of will. He can’t control you or possess you. You have to believe. Isaiah 55:17 says, “No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper.” Believe that and God will bring it to pass. Romans 8:31 says, “If God be for us who can be against us.” That’s where our believing has to be.
 God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. God wants the very best for us. The devil has the power of death and has dominion of the world. So, let’s take that dominion away by believing God’s Word and enabling God’s power to be evident in our lives.
 Never blame God! God is light and in Him is NO darkness AT ALL. None. Job lost all his children and his business in one day. After that, he had boils from head to toe for approximately 6 months. Yet, he never charged God foolishly. God is all good and the devil is all bad.  
God gets the blame when people die. They say God took them. Hebrews 2:14 says the devil has the power of death.  
When bad happens to a person. They say God is testing them. James 1:13 says God cannot be tempted neither does He tempt any man. To test someone is to tempt them to do evil. If He were testing people that would be darkness.  
People get sick and they say it's God's will. III John 2 says God wishes above all things that we be in health and prosper. Why did Jesus go around healing every one. I haven't seen one record where he made someone sick. If it was God's will to get sick then we ought to do God's will and do our best to get sick. Get's silly when you think about it logically.  
When people start thinking God is doing these things many times they turn away from God. Romans 2:4 says the goodness of God leads men to repentance. It's the devil that does these things and he's tricked people into blaming God for it. Stop letting the devil win and start seeing how good, loving and merciful our God really is. When you do this you will be like Job and never charge God foolishly. Your love for God will flourish!!!
 The decisions we make determine our successes and our failures. If we fail, it is our fault, not Gods.
 If the god of this world can get us to just accept defeat because we think it was meant to be, then he wins and we lose.
 Here is the Word of God! Take it or leave it, yet please choose wisely:  
Believing UNTO salvation! 
  Romans 10:9,10 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved [sōzō]. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.  
Confessing with our mouths and believing in our hearts are decisions we make. Without believing and confessing as stipulated in Romans 10:9, we would not receive the gift of holy spirit, we would not be clothed with power from on high. 
The receiving of the gift of holy spirit is entirely conditional on us carrying out the instruction given in Romans 10:9. When we confess with our mouths Jesus as Lord and believe in our hearts that God raised him from the dead, we are saved (Greek sōzō), made whole, referring to once again being complete, being whole, with body, soul and spirit. Does God force us to believe? No. God never forces anyone to do anything. He gave us freedom of will and it is up to us whether we choose to believe God and his word or not.  
There are a number of important keys to the word's interpretation, and one of them is that a scripture must be in harmony with all the other scriptures relating to the same subject. If we have many clear verses on a subject and one apparently contradictory verse, do we ignore the many clear verses and focus solely on the unclear verse? Not if we are interested in an honest handling of the word of God, we don't. Here are a few scriptures that clearly teach that God is no respecter of persons.  
Romans 2:11 For there is no respect of persons with God.  
Ephesians 6:9 ...neither is there respect of persons with him.  
1 Timothy 2:3,4 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.  
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.  
Titus 2:11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,  
Without labouring the point, God isn't fussy about whom he chooses.  
In short, predestination as it is understood today destroys people. It gives people excuses for their failures. Instead of taking responsibility for their failed marriages, businesses, families, health, and everything else in their lives, they come up with all sorts of excuses and blame it all on God. It was predestined and they had nothing to do with it. Folks are taught they have no control, that everything is meant to be. So they blame their failed marriages on God, they blame their failed businesses on God, they blame their failed health on God, because it was all meant to be. Put your noses into this dogshit of predestination and take a good sniff. It is a stinking lie. 
Sure, God will light our path so we can see where we are going, but we have control of our own lives and over which paths we walk. The decisions we make determine our successes and our failures. If we fail, it is our fault, not Gods. God never made a failure. When the devil attacks, he likes nothing more than to watch people lie down and die. That is why he weakens us with such lies. He doesn't like it when people stand up and fight back, it defeats his purposes. If he can get us to just accept defeat because we think it was meant to be, then he wins and we lose.  
This lie has the power to destroy entire races and civilisations. Your life is yours to live so be careful with what you think was meant to be. We all grow up in the devil's world and grow up exposed to his filthy language, but that's no excuse for your thoughts to be contrary to God's word. Put your televisions and newspapers and religious mythology aside, open your bibles again and put your hearts into the word.  
Romans 10:17 So then faith [believing] cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.  
Be watchful, because predestination is the language of extinction.  
2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Aside from the new birth; freewill is the greatest thing that God has ever given! The adversary's ministry is to blind, first and foremost; then it is all downhill from there. That opens one up to many lies; the counterfeit, unto many sorrows and regrets. This is how the adversary cleverly tricked Adam and Eve. It all started with doubt after they ignorantly engage with the damned bird! By the way folk; spiritually dead, yet NOT brain dead, hopefully now!! Take it or leave it, yet please choose wisely: Ephesians 1:13 in whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, Predestination: 
 God knows ahead of time who is going to believe His Word. Therefore, God calls them according to His eternal purpose (to have a family). God knew ahead of time (foreknowledge) that you and I would believe. Consequently, God predestinated us to be conformed to the image of his Son. Predestination is a very misunderstood concept. God does not pre-arrange what you and I are going to do!!! God pre-arranged or predestinated that which HE was going to do as a result of our believing. God decided (according to HIS purpose) that HE WOULD GIVE US holy spirit making us His children. Predestination in the Word of God is God deciding ahead of time what He is going to do - not what we are going to do. Again, God does not pre-arrange what you and I are going to do!!!
 In the beginning, as we have stated, God decided to "allow" or "permit" the possibility of evil in order to make possible an unforced response of genuine goodness and love. If something contrary to His will happens, it is because God cannot at that moment stop it without going against His own nature. How could that be? We believe there are three very good reasons. First, because although He is the most powerful One in the war, His righteous nature requires Him to act justly toward His formidable foe, the Devil. Second, He cannot usurp anyone's personal freedom of will. Third, His justice requires Him to allow people to experience the consequences of disobedience.
 Lucifer has NO rights to God's word, hence he is trespassing in promoting his junk of counterfeit lies, using the script of God, to administer the darkness, masquerading as if to be light. We need to tell him to get your own fucking word, and promote, your own fucking word, therefore. Again, NO trespassing, sure!

Good and Evil, Never Blame God!

The Idiom of Permission

By Phillip Varady Sr.

There is a basic premise that the bible teaches that must be observed: God is good and He is good always. This doctrine may not have been plainly stated in the Old Testament but the abundance of God's love and mercy were never in question.

1 John 1:5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

The word 'no' in the above verse is the Greek word oudemia which has the force of 'no, not even one, or, no, not at all'. Used in another place it emphasizes the absoluteness of the exclusion.

Acts 27:22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship.

Verse 44 of this chapter confirms that they all were saved. Therefore if we accept this concept as a biblical truth we must also accept that God is not capable of evil nor is He a source of it, nor is it a means that He employs to bring His will to fruition. We must also accept that God will always be thus, that there never was a time nor will there ever be a time that this is not the nature of God.

James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

The word used in the Greek for variableness is from the root parallassein from which also the English word parallax derives. Parallax is the apparent displacement or change in position of an object when viewed from different points. God says that He will never change no matter how He is observed. The shadow of turning is similar to the practice that aerial photographers use, knowing that if they photograph objects on the ground near midday they will cast the least shadow, thus revealing the fewest details of its size and shape. As the Earth rotates a larger shadow begins to form because the relative position of the object and the sun has changed. God says that He does not change; His position, His love for us, is always the same without even a hint or shadow of difference. Then, as if to disprove this basic premise, the Word of God gives us this verse to ponder:

Isaiah 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.

E.W. Bullinger in his Companion Bible states that the conjugation used for the verb create 'requires the rendering "bring about"'. Even so, there is an apparent contradiction which some resolve using the following:

Isaiah 55:9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

The argument is often made that we mere mortals cannot comprehend the ways of God and that when tragedy occurs in our lives there is probably some good reason that God brought it about although at the moment we remain ignorant of the future blessing. If this is so then the evil that we think we are experiencing is actually a blessing; we need only to wait to see how God makes lemonade out of lemons. This teaching contradicts the Word of God and anything that may be experientially known of God. It is a blatant lie promoted by the Devil because the underlying premise is that 'It's God's will that we suffer.' It must be remembered that, referring back to Isaiah 45:7, darkness is the absence of light and evil is the absence of good.

2 Corinthians 6:18 And (I) will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

Would any sane parent inflict pain and sickness on their children? Would they kill them because of disobedience? There is no opportunity for a future blessing if the tragedy is death; and death itself cannot be the blessing because God calls it an enemy:

1 Corinthians 15:26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

When language is twisted to make it mean its opposite, the bible uses the word 'froward' which is little used today but has the connotation of being an habitual type of disobedience through opposition. God declares that He does not use this type of language.

Proverbs 8:8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.

A warning is given which addresses this subject directly. There is no foundation on which one may base the argument that evil may somehow be a means to good after all has been said and done.

Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

The apostle Peter writing of his fellow apostle Paul's epistles says this:

2 Peter 3:16-17 in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest [twist, distort], as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. ¹⁷ Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.

If we thus eliminate the solution to the contradiction that evil is really good, we are left with two choices: God either lied when He said that He is good always or there is a misunderstanding on our part of the true meaning of the language used. The answer is that God uses figures of speech to heighten the meaning of certain scripture to catch our eye and to make a deeper impression of the lesson that He would have us learn from it. One such figure is an idiom, which is defined by Merriam-Webster's Tenth Edition of the Collegiate Dictionary: 'an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself grammatically, or in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements.' In this case it is called the 'idiom of permission.' In the work that has become a standard for biblical students "Figures of Speech Used in the Bible" by E. W. Bullinger, this explanation is given: 'Active verbs were used by the Hebrews to express, not the doing of the thing, but the permission of the thing which the agent is said to do.' He offers a very good example:

Matthew 6:13 And lead us not (i.e., suffer us not to be led) into temptation . . .

Another example which is not included in this work occurs in the book of Deuteronomy. It is extraordinary for its severity.

Deuteronomy 28:14-15 And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them. ¹⁵ But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:

What follows for the next forty-three verses is every ill that ever befell mankind, and God claims to be the cause of every one of them. Verse 61 is especially direct.

Deuteronomy 28:61 Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, them will the LORD bring upon thee, until thou be destroyed.

The application of the idiom in verse 61 above would have it read thus: '…them will the LORD allow your adversary, the Devil to bring upon thee, until thou be destroyed by him.' This result would of course be dependant on the condition given, namely, 'if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God,' The lesson that God is instilling in His people is this: obey and prosper or disobey and suffer.

Romans 6:16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

Another way of showing the source of evil can be seen in the historical books of the Old Testament. The four books of Kings (I & II Samuel and I & II Kings) were written from man's point of view. The books I & II Chronicles were written from God's point of view. When an event appears in both, a true picture may be drawn from the use of this idiom.

2 Samuel 24:1 And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.

1 Chronicles 21:1 And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.

Several reasons may be given to explain why God claims to be the author of both good and evil. If He had revealed the true source of evil He would have had to mention the Devil in hundreds if not thousands of verses. The pagan concept of appeasing gods from whom they feared destruction was known in Israel because they were surrounded by such practices. Israel had an appalling reputation for 'whoring after' the gods and customs of their neighbors and would have sought to placate the Devil to avoid the evil that he brought. In effect this would have raised the status of the Devil and given him grandeur that was undeserved. His name would have been often mentioned in spite of God's command to the contrary.

Exodus 23:13 And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.

Without a full explanation of the Devil and his methods the knowledge of his existence would not have been a blessing to Israel. Without the knowledge of how to deal with and defeat him, Israel would have become fearful, thus playing into the Devil's hand. It was not until Jesus Christ that this information was fully revealed.

Luke 10:21-24 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight. ²² All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him. ²³ And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see: ²⁴ For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

How exciting and wondrous it must have been for the twelve to hear Jesus Christ tell them what was now revealed.

Luke 9:1-2 Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. ² And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.

There are very few examples of the use of the idiom of permission in the gospels or the epistles because the truth was being revealed as to the true nature of the Devil and the unfathomable goodness of God. In all of his teachings Jesus Christ never attributed evil, death or sickness to God the Father yet to this day many people, including Christians, still want to cling to the doctrine that whatever happens is because God wills it. They continue to put a spin on tragedy in an attempt to make it a blessing and they still believe that God is making them a better Christian, person, husband or wife, father or mother, ad nauseam. There is no ambiguity in the following verses; the Word is plain.

John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

John 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

Acts 10:38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

Hebrews 2:14-15 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil.

God had long ago declared that we had to make a choice. If we turn away from God we remove ourselves from His blessings and in the absence of blessing is the curse of death in all its degrees.

Deuteronomy 30:15-19 See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil; ¹⁶ In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it. ¹⁷ But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them; ¹⁸ I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it. ¹⁹ I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:

It was never God's intention or desire to bring harm to us but as the above verses show the choice is ours. God cannot violate our choice, our free will.

Ezekiel 33:11 Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

Isaiah 59:1-2 Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: ² But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.

Years ago when the home that we lived in was heated by a wood stove, I taught a lesson to every one of my grandchildren before they were old enough to be allowed to roam around the house unattended. I would open the cast iron doors and show them the pretty flames. Then I would close the stove and, holding the child securely, bring one of their hands closer and closer to the stove until it became uncomfortable. When the child drew back its hand I would warn it saying 'Hot!' and 'Don't touch!'. Only once in fifteen years did any one of them ever touch the stove. That child came to me for help and even at that tender age had enough sense not to blame me for the pain that it was experiencing. When I reminded the child that I had warned about touching the stove, the reply was 'I know Grandpa, I forgot. I'm sorry.' I did my best to ease the pain and to comfort the child. God is a better father than I am. Verse 20 below is another example of the idiom of permission.

Isaiah 30:18-21 And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him. ¹⁹ For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee. ²⁰ And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers: ²¹ And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

The bible teaches that there are consequences when we act contrary to God's will but it is obvious once we understand the idiom of permission that it is unscriptural and improper to assign the pain and suffering to our loving heavenly Father.

Further insight:
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