Wholeness/Thy Lovingkindness /#1

October 25, 2007 Paul Leave a comment

Not to us O Lord, not to us but to Thy Name give Glory because of thy Lovingkindness, because of thy truth.

When I am praying and can find nothing to be in prayer about, when ever I am at a loose end and draw a blank, while wanting for the Spirit of God to guide me I draw near to . I just make statements like the sun is shining or I hear a bird chirping. Even little things like that can draw me to God because I can follow those simple line with the cantor of , Thy Lovingkindness endures forever. These words give a reason to praise God and to give to Him all Glory. Here is the truth of the Word. This is the single purpose of Christ. God’s Lovingkindness endures forever. God did not need to save us from our sins or our nature. He did not need to make covenants with Abraham, Moses, David or Isaiah. He chose to shower us with His Lovingkindness. His Grace is a free gift because He created us to be his children.

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For us as a people to fail to see that we are to shower Him with our love is a travesty. Where do we as a people of God see a need to or have a desire to down cast others who share the need to love God as much as we do? Is there no room in our hearts to simply focus our love on God and rejoice in the opportunities to share in the Fellowship of Christ?

If nothing else is understood in what I write, let it be this:Christ came so that we might know the Lovingkindness of God and we foolishly take His gift and waste it by rejecting those who also share in the Gift. For what God has given, surly, He can take away. Oh I know that “Once saved, always saved,” is a constant in our faith but sometimes I think that our definition of “saved” is suspect. In the book of Mark Jesus said:”But anyone who is an obstacle to bring down one of these little ones who have faith, it would be better to be thrown into the sea with a great millstone around his neck.” Yet we do just that by mocking the faith of others. Jesus wants us to come to Him as we are. He will give us the contrite heart. He will continually make changes in us as we grow in Faith, Love and the Passion of Hope for Him. We are not to take away from the faith of God but add to it by the lovingkindness given to us.

Paul reminds us often that we are one body, equal in Christ. See the Lovingkindness of God in the hearts of those who theology differs from you. Try to understand how they came to that Faith and maybe you can add to yours. Seek to hear their purpose and sense their passion and will to serve God. I am sure we will all find errors in some areas but God in His mercy will guide us in the common Love of Jesus. I know there are areas in my faith that many find hard to justify because of their Doctrines and Dogmas, but I am always searching for an increase in my Faith of God’s Lovingkindness. I seek His compassion and mercy. I have to walk a fine line in some areas because I have had to learn to forgive first. Only then can I see clearly where I needed to be forgiven. Even those who have caused me great suffering, pain and anguish needed to forgiven. I am mandated by Christ to show the same compassion that He showed me. No man has grieved me as much as I have grieved God. Christ said to love the sinners just as he loved us. Are we not all sinners and fall short of Glory of God? We are not to judge them but to show Christ’s grace so that they might be reconciled with Him. When we reject those who need Him the most then our churches will empty. Let us offer a contrite heart so that they may find contrition in theirs. When we condemn those who try to walk in right living because they find Christ elsewhere, we give the victory not to Christ but to Satan. Even so, God’s Lovingkindness will prevail. It will endure forever and the Body of Christ will remain and will once again raise up an army and flourish in His will.

But why wait? Why allow Satan even a single victory? Seek out what is good in the brethren and build on it. No one led me in my walk in Jesus by casting me down, in fact those who sought to condemn me in my lack of faith when I sought Truth only drove me further away from the Lord. It was those that cleared a path by their kindness and mercy that made it possible for me to finally come into the Light of Jesus. Each lifted me up through the hard places, clearing the path of misunderstandings and showed me compassion that made it possible for me to see the Lovingkindness of God.

There is an old saying that you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. This is true with sinners as well. As a sinner equal to Paul, I would have never been able to come to Jesus as long as I was greeted with the bitterness that I dished out. It was the persistent love of one man who would not give up on me that made it possible to even get me inside a church. Because of this man, I was able to give my life over to Jesus even though it took two years for it to happen. THAT is LOVINKINDNESS! That is what God wants us to offer each other, sinners and redeemed alike.

As Christ is the divine example of Lovingkindness, we must attempt to imitate Him in every way we can. Lovingkindness is sincere, it does offer emptiness but fullness. It must come from the heart and it has no boundaries. It loves without cause, respond or purpose other than to enfold others in Christ and His Love. It seeks not to build churches or expound theology but just allow Christ’s Presence to be enjoined with the hearts of man. It seeks to bring the lost to Christ and to draw closer those who love his holiness. The Wholeness of Christ is being able to have the Spirit ability to present lovingkindness in all things.

clearly reads:”Therefore you are to be perfect, as your Heavenly Father is perfect.” It is in this Lovingkindness Jesus was talking about. We seek to be one in Christ, as the body of Christ and to be in union with the Father and the Holy Spirit yet we still fail to perfect ourselves in this area of true compassion to others. states:’It is enough for the disciple that he becomes as his teacher.” It is my dream that I can become as Christ. I will rejoice if I could be as my teacher, but I am still but a frail and weak mortal. Like Paul the more I try to be “good” the worst I see myself. There are so many areas of my life that need work but each day a try to be as Jesus would have me. Like Mother Teresa, I seek to empty myself for the Lord that He may fill me. It is only then that I can speak with His confidence and each day I work in my quest for the Wholeness of Christ and His Lovingkindness.

To seek the Lovingkindness and the Wholeness of Christ in our lives, we first need to empty ourselves of the world and allow Christ to fill us. We need to know that we can receive God’s grace and have the intent to give as Christ gave us. When we truly believe in the purity of God’s love for us, then we can move into other areas of Faith that lead us toward the Wholeness that we seek.

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115:1 Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory,
for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness! (ESV)

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136:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
2 Give thanks to the God of gods,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords,
for his steadfast love endures forever;

4 to him who alone does great wonders,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
5 to him who by understanding made the heavens,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
6 to him who spread out the earth above the waters,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
7 to him who made the great lights,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
8 the sun to rule over the day,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
9 the moon and stars to rule over the night,
for his steadfast love endures forever;

10 to him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
11 and brought Israel out from among them,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
12 with a strong hand and an outstretched arm,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
13 to him who divided the Red Sea in two,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
14 and made Israel pass through the midst of it,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
15 but overthrew [1] Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
16 to him who led his people through the wilderness,
for his steadfast love endures forever;

17 to him who struck down great kings,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
18 and killed mighty kings,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
19 Sihon, king of the Amorites,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
20 and Og, king of Bashan,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
21 and gave their land as a heritage,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
22 a heritage to Israel his servant,
for his steadfast love endures forever.

23 It is he who remembered us in our low estate,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
24 and rescued us from our foes,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
25 he who gives food to all flesh,
for his steadfast love endures forever.

26 Give thanks to the God of heaven,
for his steadfast love endures forever. (ESV)

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[1] 136:15 Hebrew shook off

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26 Give thanks to the God of heaven,
for his steadfast love endures forever. (ESV)

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[1] 136:15 Hebrew shook off

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48 You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. (ESV)

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25 It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign [1] those of his household. (ESV)

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[1] 10:25 Greek lacks will they malign

Psalm thoughts

Psalm 133

October 25, 2007 Paul Leave a comment

How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Arron’s beard. down on the collar of his robes. It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there the LORD bestows his blessing, even life forever. (NIV)

I dream of the day when all who claim Jesus as their God and Redeemer can stand together without fear or condemnation. Martin Luther King had a dream. My dream is that all Christians can live with peach and love for each other. When I heard a pastor of a Holiness church mock the theology of a Calvinist church that was destroyed in a recent fire, I was sickened. This was not the brotherly unity that David cried for. This is not the Holiness that Christ called us to. This was and will forever been the voice of Satan dividing us so as to lead us into false expectations of self righteousness.

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Quotable

October 24, 2007 Paul Leave a comment

. Your attitude should the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who being in the very nature of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself NOTHING, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in the appearance as a man, humbled himself and became obedient to death – even death on a cross. (NIV)

“It is only when we realize our nothingness, our emptiness, that god can fill us with Himself. When we become full of God, then we can give God to others, for from the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.” – Teresa of Calcutta

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5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, [1] 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, [2] being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. (ESV)

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[1] 2:5 Or which was also in Christ Jesus
[2] 2:7 Greek bondservant

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Malachian observation

October 24, 2007 Paul Leave a comment

While reading Malachi this week I made a couple observations I want to share. Although they are not directly connected with the message of the prophet, they do reflect on my views of Wholeness Witnessing.

. “I wish that some among you would shut the Temple doors so that these worthless sacrifices could not be offered! I am not at all pleased with you.” says the Lord Almighty, “and I will not accept your offerings. But My name is honored by people of other nations from morning to night. All around the world they offer me sweet incense and pure offerings in honor of My Name,” says the Lord Almighty. (NLT)

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2:10. Have we not one Father? Did not God create us? Why then do we break faith with one another, profaning the covenant of our ancestors?(TJB)

2:17. You weary Yahweh with your talk. You ask, “How do we weary Him?” When you say “Any evil-doer is good as far as Yahweh is concerned; indeed He likes them best”; or when you say “Where is the God of justice now?” 3:1. Look, I am going to send my messenger to prepare a way for me.(TJB)

I know that God was foretelling of the coming of John the Baptist, but the conditions today are not that much different today. Churches are justifying divorce, immorality, same sex marriage and homosexuality even though scripture speaks strongly against these things. And while they seemingly approve, or at least condone, these sinful natures, they criticize those who Pray to Jesus or worship in ways other than their own. They call them legalistic or even cults because they want to follow “the Law” or because they have traditions that are centuries old.

Every time someone disagrees with a teaching in a church, they go off and form another church that we teach what they want to believe. Look, I’ve left only two churches because I didn’t agree with the teachings. One because Scripture did not support the rules they set down as law and the other because the leadership would not bring accountability to the pastor. I left all other churches because I could not learn anything more from them or because God led me to SERVE somewhere else. In these cases I asked the pastors to release me from the church so that I could go forward in good standing and in faith.

Even in the church that I serve God now, I will not be in total agreement with and that is OK. I have that right. The one thing I see in the place I fellowship in is that we recognize Christ in each other and we see each other as family, from the weakest to the strongest.

It no wonder that the nations will bring pleasing offerings to God, those who live to serve and love the LORD Almighty in what they do, please HIM! And we who live in a “Christian Nation” should proclaim our obedience to Him in ALL our doings, keeping ALL his commandments, not just those that serve our desires.

So when a church says that “Sin is good,” we do not accept that teaching but protest it. When a church says that we must shun believers from another walk of Faith, we will not obey. Jesus said, “Where two or three are gathered in My Name, I WILL BE THERE!” So I will, like John Wesley, gather with the workers of Faith where ever they may assemble. I will not separate myself from Catholics, Calvinists , Pentecostals or Adventist. We have one thing in common. We are all Children of Yahweh.

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10 Oh that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord of hosts, and I will not accept an offering from your hand.

Malachi 1:11 (Listen
10 Oh that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord of hosts, and I will not accept an offering from your hand.
Malachi 1:11 (Listen)
11 For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be [1] great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts. (ESV)
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[1] 1:11 Or is (three times in verse 11; also verse 14)

Wholeness/Christ

Wholeness of Christ (the preface)

October 22, 2007 Paul Leave a comment

It took many years to come to an understanding of Christian living. While I still am searching after twenty-six years, I am still baffled by the continual disharmony between the churches. I mean, there have been wars over this! Even after all this time I still see the churches offering Grace, understanding and the message of Salvation. But because they are locked into “Theology” and “Dogma” they limit themselves to certain areas of Spiritual growth and much of the Wholeness of Christ is lost.

What I want to do in this forum, and as what I see as the call of Jesus in my life, is to help bridge the gaps by building on the common ground that all churches that proclaim Jesus as God, One in the same with the Father and the Holy Spirit. In this way perhaps Jesus will be presented in a common light that allows for a unification of Spiritual Worship so we can be Whole in the Body of Christ.

When we read the Gospel, we should become aware that the Good News is for everyone, and as we are each different in our desires of life, so are we different in our Spiritual needs. reads (NLT):The LORD says, “People who never before inquired about Me are now asking about Me. I am being found by people who were not looking for Me. To them I have said, ‘here I am!’ ” We need to allow the difference and rely on the equality that reigns in each of us. As Paul said: We are all of Christ, we are the Body of Christ! What good does it do to be spiritually flogging fellow Christians just because they have found strength through scriptures differently than we have? That makes about as much sense as beating yourself up. All it does is bring pleasure to Satan, allowing him to move in the church and divide us further. I refuse give him a break. Jesus said that a house divided cannot stand. It is our Godly responsibility to drive contention our of the church and foil Satan, as long as we build wall between the churches, divide and separate ourselves from each other, Satan is the victor.

Teaching the Wholeness of Christ is to gather up the remnants of the Body of Christ and bring them together so that while each church has its own identity and unique Spiritual Walk, and can worship and give Praise in the manner it chooses, they become One in the Will of the Lord. I am not saying that there should be a One World Church, I’m trying to convey that all Churches that proclaim Christ as Lord and Savior worship God as one people in Faith, Love and be assured of the Hope Promised.

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65:1 I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me;
I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me.
I said, “Here am I, here am I,”
to a nation that was not called by [1] my name. (ESV)

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[1] 65:1 Or that did not call upon

Psalm thoughts

Psalm 32

October 21, 2007 Paul Leave a comment

This is the most important Psalm in my life. When Christ reveled His purpose in my life, it was this Psalm as repeated by Paul in that allowed me to accept Jesus as my redeemer.

“How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,

How blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit.” NAS

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These Words were personalize to me and let it be known that God could, would and in fact did forgive me of all the wrongs that I had done against Him. Let me tell you that there were many times that I caused grief to God and to those who were called Christians.

“When I kept quite about my sin, my body wasted away through my groaning all day long.

For day and night Thy hand was heavy upon me.

My vitality was drained away as with the fever of summer.”

Have you ever wondered why you feel so down when you do all those “fun” things of the world? When you got drunk, cheated others, worked the system or stepped over others to gain a job position, didn’t you also feel empty and void? That was God’s heavy hand working on you. Let me tell you, God’s hand was holding me down so much that my marriage was almost destroyed. That was His plan though, He knew that the only thing I cared about in my miserable life was my family. In order to save that, I finally chose to go to God, to accept Jesus as my sole option and because of that I was able to hear Him and acknowledge Him as my God.

I acknowledged my sin to Thee and my iniquity I did not hide;

I said ” I will confess my transgressions to the LORD”;

And thou didst forgive the guilt of my sin.

It is the knowledge that our sins are forgiven that akes it possible to feel guilt free. The problem that faces us who are always seeking a closer walk with God is that we tend to cling to the guilt just a little bit longer. Satan does not want us to have a free Spirit with Salvation but wants us to always feel unworthy. David knew his guilt. God released him from it. David confessed it and it was pardoned. As great a sinner I was, David was even greater yet God chose to forgive because David took ownership of the sin. and yet, the great sin of Adam still claimed him as it claims each of us. Only Christ Jesus could atone for that sin.

Therefore let the godly confess their rebellion to you while there is time, that they may not drown in the floodwaters of judgement.

For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory. NLT

Admitting that we are sinners even as we profess to be saved is being of a contrite heart. How are we to be saved from the floodwaters of God’s wrath? It is not by our own during but of God’s Mercy. Without confession of our wrong doing, their can not be mercy. Where do we hide in our sin? We can not hide from God, we can only hide in God. The Holy Spirit protects us from temptation, from our weakness and our worldly desires. In Him is our protection, He is our Life Song!

The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathways for your life. I will advise and watch over you.

Do not be like a horse or a mule that needs a bit and bridle to keep it under control

You don’t know how many times I have been mule-headed about serving God. Before I experienced Jesus, I was a stubborn, thick headed and dogmatic fool. It was believe MY WAY or no way. Christ took me gently, compassionately and mercifully and said that I was his love. Do what you do because of My love for you and for no other reason. Jesus has been my guide in all things. (Sometimes I don’t listen very well and mess up – but I’m still trying the best I know how.) God does advise me, helps me and even scolds me. I know that He will watch over me all the days of my life.

Many sorrows come to to the wicked, but unfailing love surrounds those who trust the LORD.

So rejoice in the LORD and be glad, all you who obey Him! Shout for joy, all you whose hearts are pure!

Yes shout for Joy! God’s everlasting kindness endures forever! It surrounds us like a blanket, a suit of armour, a fortress or strong wall. When we strive to obey God in all the ways of our lives, we are protected from doing what is evil in His sight!

God made us to be holy and blameless before Him. He called us to be Holy Children, as Jesus is Holy. So let us seek all that is pure. Let us give ourselves to God.

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4:1 What then shall we say was gained by [1] Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. 3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.” 4 Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. 5 And to the one who does not work but believes in [2] him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, 6 just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:

7 “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven,
and whose sins are covered;
8 blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin.”

9 Is this blessing then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? We say that faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness. 10 How then was it counted to him? Was it before or after he had been circumcised? It was not after, but before he was circumcised. 11 He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well, 12 and to make him the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

13 For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith. 14 For if it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. 15 For the law brings wrath, but where there is no law there is no transgression.

16 That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his offspring—not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, 17 as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations”—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist. 18 In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” 19 He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah’s womb. 20 No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, 21 fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. 22 That is why his faith was “counted to him as righteousness.” 23 But the words “it was counted to him” were not written for his sake alone, 24 but for ours also. It will be counted to us who believe in him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord, 25 who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification. (ESV)

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[1] 4:1 Some manuscripts say about
[2] 4:5 Or but trusts; compare verse 24

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Extra-demoninational works

October 20, 2007 Paul Leave a comment

While I was with the United Methodist Church, I took part in many outreach programs. Most of these programs where started by the UMC but not limited to their church. This gave me the opportunity to see the work of God through others. While I left that church because I was not pleased with the direction they where going and I needed to expand my faith, I never forgot that it was there that Christ Jesus and I were joined.

I worked with the Salvation Army, Walk to Emmaus, Lay Witness Mission and Kairos Prison Ministries. While there I came to Christ (or He came to me) at United Christian Ashram Camp. I learned how to use the gifts of the Holy Spirit and lost my desire to dominate others by Scripture but learned to serve others instead.

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It is hard to imagine how I survived without Jesus in My Life, but God’s grace went with me even before I knew Him. I am a firm believer in that Christ called me to serve and love Him and because of that I was able to accept Him. Here is where Calvin and Wesley are both right. Christ chose me, so I was able to choose Him. My Salvation was justified by Christ, but I still had to (by free will) agree to accept the covenant offered by Christ. If I had not accepted Christ, I would still be lost. Remember this, Adam was chosen yet he still chose not to abide in God and because of that NONE are acceptable to God. That is the reason Christ had to come. F. W. Farrar wrote in his book The Life and Works of St. Paul, “His (Jesus’) mission had been to found a kingdom, not to promulate a theology; He had died not to formulate a system but to redeem a race. His work has been not to construct the Dogma of Creeds, but to purify the Soul of Man, by placing him in the immediate relation with the Father in Heaven.”

In my search for completed purification in Christ, I can understand many things that seem to be conflictive in the nature of scripture. This means that I will still seek Christ in all churches and religious thought because I will still grow in MY WALK with God as I go forward. To deny Christ in others, is to deny Christ in myself. When given the choice to share my faith with others, it does no good to condemn the faith of other walks.

I may find it hard to deal with the errors that seem to have invaded some of the churches today, but God has grace enough to bring correction in His time. No church is wholly right with God, no matter what they might proclaim. Only Christ can bring true righteousness to man. Collective worship is there to guide us, not rule us. But, before you start cleaning out the temples, clean up your own heart. Before you start looking for the specks in the eye of others. are you sure there are no beams in your eye?

Pray for the correction to come in the churches that have condoned sin and justified false living, but also pray that there be no sin in your beliefs. Seek the Wholeness of Christ in your church and in your life.

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Share Christ in Commomality

October 19, 2007 Paul Leave a comment

I was born and raised in a Roman Catholic family, but as I reached adulthood I was torn by the knowledge that throughout history, christians constantly warred against each other. Because of this I felt that Jesus had failed in His call and therefore could not be the savior that we sought.

It took me sixteen years and much soul searching to finally come to the understanding that Jesus did not fail, we did. We are still failing today. We still condemn and reject Christians that do not see the scriptures as we do, and the ones who do the most condemning are those who speak from the pulpits and stages of our churches.

It is my contention that God has called me to be a voice against this. When I searched for the true God, it was not a church or a dogma that brought me an understanding of God, but Christ working though my life. When I accepted that Jesus was the answer that I had sought, I then searched for a church to fellowship with. I started with the church I had left, Roman Catholic but did not stay. I tried Calvinist, but also was not in agreement with them in many areas. Next it was Baptist, then Methodist and here was where my personal relationship with Christ took fruit. Yet I was not complete by any means. So I explored Pentecostalism and non denominational teachings.

From each of these Christian backgrounds, I gleamed knowledge. From each understanding, I grew in my faith, trust and most importantly, my Love in Jesus. Although I will never say that I am completed, I am well onto my way of perfected Love.

I lean heavily on Holiness Sanctification but still hold onto teaching from Calvin, Fox and other reformers. I read many pre-reformation works of the early Church and am influenced by Thomas a’Kempis, Augustine, Francis and many others. From all this I see the work of God. Most of all, I have Heard God calling me to reconcile those who Love Him to quit the infighting. His words to me were: “Stop My children from hurting each other for they are hurting Me!”

There may never be a “One Church” because as each child is different from its siblings we will always have different personalities. What we are is “One Family” under Christ God. My mission then is to help all those who know that Jesus is God and have accepted that They are chosen to Love, Serve and Obey God in all aspects of their lives, respect all others who also believe. Is this to much to ask?

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Introduction

October 17, 2007 Paul Leave a comment

This site is for those who believe in living wholy for Christ and are NOT locked in criteria of dogma set down by others. While being involved in the structure of common belief as accepted by believers, they are open to hear and even share Christian understandings expressed by other churches.

Wholy4Christ

Wholeness/Thy Lovingkindness /#1

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Psalm 133

Quotable

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Malachian observation

Malachi 1:11 (Listen)

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Wholeness of Christ (the preface)

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Psalm 32

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Extra-demoninational works

Share Christ in Commomality

Introduction

R.E.S.T. in the Lord