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All Shall Know the Lord

November 24, 2025November 24, 2025 Rohnel

Being Taught of the LORD

Rohnel, and my beloved husband, Peter, angels and servants of God And Christ, unto the twelve tribes scattered in the world beloved of God, called to be saints, to the little children and to the faithful: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Psa 66:8 O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:

Psa 66:9 Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.

Keep my Commandments and Live

Joh 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.

Joh 14:21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

Newborn Children are Taught of God

No matter one’s circumstances on the road towards salvation, we are learning a deeper appreciation and understanding of just how sovereign Christ, the Lord, is in every aspect of our lives. All is being fulfilled according to the Lord’s plan and purpose.

Isa 45:11 Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.

Isa 45:12 I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.

Isa 45:13 I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the LORD of hosts.

Mat 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

The Lord wastes nothing in our lives in orchestrating all things according to the predetermined will of God. The sons of God possess all things, read 2 Cor 6:4-10.

Eph 1:11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

Eph 1:12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.

Eph 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,

2Co 6:10 As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

It is the Day of the Lord. Christ is now making known His mighty Power to us, that is to say His Holy Commandments within us and through the many things we suffer as we are taught of God. The Commandments, which is the Spirit of Grace, tries us and we come forth as gold tried in the fire.

Rom 9:22 What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:

Rom 9:23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,

1Pe 1:7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

Wrath to the natural man within is the greatest blessing we receive, as this is the Truth and Grace of God that saves us through much tribulation and anguish, which manifests His holiness and righteousness within us. To be holy is to have the mind of Christ, and to be righteous is to obey the mind of Christ.

Tit 2:11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

Tit 2:12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

Tit 2:13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing [Within us] of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

Rom 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Our being is in Christ, and there is nothing done under the sun outside of Christ that is not already written in our books of life. We live and move in Him.

Act 17:26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

Act 17:27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:

Act 17:28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

Col 1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

Col 1:17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

Our spiritual upbringing from entering Orthodoxy [a shadow of the real], to being taught the Law and the Prophets, making us spiritual rich young rulers, to eventually being born again in our spiritual mother, Eve’s womb, is all part of our predestinated journey in becoming sons of God.

Psa 71:6 By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother’s bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.

Rev 12:5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.

As we grow in Christ, we see how the Lord is orchestrating our spiritual birth from within the people of God and then our separation when He IS COME to lead us into the third spiritual day, the Day of the Lord. We are being born in spiritual Jerusalem, that is to say, the place where Christ chooses to place His Name, His Commandments.

Luk 24:49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.

Joh 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

Joh 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Joh 3:7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

Joh 3:8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

Henceforth, after we are born again, we are being taught, not by sermons or studies prepared by men, but by the Living Christ, that is to say His Commandments within us. When Christ first appears, He appears to some in the breaking of Bread and to some by direct revelation [Apostles]. It is only in the breaking of Bread [Christ] that others recognize the risen Christ in His disciples and angels.

Luk 24:30 And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.

Luk 24:31 And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.

Luk 24:32 And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?

Luk 24:33 And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,

Luk 24:34 Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.

Luk 24:35 And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.

Gal 1:11 But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.

Gal 1:12 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ

On the third day, the Day of the Lord, after the Comforter IS COME, no man [lie] is our teacher as we are taught obedience by the chastening of our heavenly Father. This is the way all men will intimately come to know the Lord in their appointed times. Before Faith comes, we are still children and need to be taught by those appointed by the Lord. The Comforter, the holy Commandments are His Truth and Grace, and the Spirit of righteousness.

Joh 1:16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.

Joh 1:17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

Joh 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Eph 2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

This is the promise of the New Covenant as we are led by the Spirit and grow by the manifest trials the Lord orchestrates every day.

Heb 8:10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

Heb 8:11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.

Rom 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

Rom 8:15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

Rom 8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

Henceforth, the anointing, which is the Spirit of God, is now leading us in all things and teaching us the way of life. Sons of God is a type and shadow of Aaron. The Lord opens our eyes and anoints us when He comes and shows mercy to us in our latter end.

Lev 8:12 And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron’s head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.

Rev 3:18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

It is only those who have been delivered from the law of Moses and the Law of the Gentiles accusing and excusing within ourselves, that are the true sons of God.

Rom 2:14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:

Rom 2:15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another

Rom 8:19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.

We live through our spiritual days one and two to get to the third day. All of it is needed and useful in preparing us for what lies ahead. When Christ IS COME to save us, we are freed from the law for the ungodly and sinners. When the Faith of Christ is imparted, everything changes, and we are no longer bound by the Law that was used for a season to bring us to Christ.

Gal 3:23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

Gal 3:24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

Gal 3:25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.

Gal 3:26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

1Ti 1:9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

It is a fiery and slow process to grow into the knowledge of Truth and Grace and being made perfect as mature sons and daughters of God. All that we do, is the work of the Potter who has made a marred vessel purposefully to then destroy it and by this process making us anew to bring salvation to our souls. This is the wonderful works of God to the children of men when we are given mercy to see and understand these things. The Lord’s Commandments is the salvation that we need.

Jer 18:3 Then I went down to the potter’s house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.

Jer 18:4 And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.

Psa 35:9 And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.

Christ coming to His sons the first time, hearing the true Gospel of God, is the beginning of the rebirth process in Spirit, that is to say, His Commandments. Christ coming to His sons the second time unto salvation completes our birth. As newborn babes in Christ, we preach the Gospel mightily within and without and go forward to be perfected on the third Day. Our youth is not despised as Christ and His and our Father work mightily in us.

1Co 9:16 For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!

Psa 144:12 That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:

1Ti 4:12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

The first two spiritual days of our upbringing is our time of bondage under tutors and governors. This includes our time in spiritual Egypt and then in Assyria and spiritual Babylon, where we remain, unknowingly, under bondage to the carnal mind and the reasoning of men. A day, only known by the Father, eventually comes, the fullness of times to every man, when we hear the true Gospel of Christ, and as such, it is the end of the age of the natural man within us. We are now being set free from the man of sin, who sits in the temple of God. Henceforth, we are led by the Spirit of God. Think spiritually when you read Scriptures.

Gal 4:1 Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;

Gal 4:2 But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.

Gal 4:3 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:

Gal 4:4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

Gal 4:5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

Mat 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

Mat 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

When the Spirit of Christ comes to us, we are being freed from our bondage to this law of carnal reasoning that held us in bondage. This is the difference and the separation, the big divide between the true sons of God from those still bound in bondage their carnal minds.

Rom 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

Luk 12:51 Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:

Isa 40:3 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

Isa 40:4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:

Isa 40:5 And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

The sons of God are separated from their spiritual father, the devil, and from their spiritual mother, that great harlot, for the Lord to receive them as children. The Lord separates His chosen few, chosen from before the foundation of the world, and causes them to be faithful. Christ now teaches His own.

Psa 27:10 When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.

Psa 27:11 Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.

Psa 45:10 Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house;

Psa 45:11 So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.

Joh 6:45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

It is the Holy Spirit of Christ and the Father, who are ONE Spirit, abiding in us who are doing the works within us that bring salvation.

Joh 14:10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.

This is the Lord’s salvation and our entering into the third day where Christ is teaching us and causing us to rest in Him. This is the true Sabbath of the Lord, which was made for Him.

Eze 34:13 And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.

Eze 34:14 I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.

Eze 34:15 I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD.

Eze 34:16 I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.

Mat 12:7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

Mat 12:8 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.

It is through our sufferings and tribulations that we are being saved. We learn obedience through suffering. We learn not to have confidence in any flesh, that is to say, we do not judge by appearance anymore, but we judge righteous judgment, that is to say, we judge according to the Commandments of Christ. The Lord, the righteous Teacher, is our Teacher of righteousness.

Heb 12:25 See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:

Heb 12:26 Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.

Heb 12:27 And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.

Heb 12:28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:

Heb 12:29 For our God is a consuming fire.

Isa 28:5 In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people,

Isa 28:6 And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.

Isa 30:20 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:

Isa 30:21 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 old [the letter] is vanishing away and is rolled up as a scroll. The Living Commandments now abide within us and are directing us into the righteousness of Christ. Abiding in Christ, His anointing within us remains.

1Jn 2:27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

Gal 3:27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

Gal 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

Gal 3:29 And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

Now being fed judgment by the fiery Word of God living within us, the old things in our lives are passing away as they are consumed in the fiery trials the Lord brings to us in the Day of the Lord. We dwell in the fire of God’s Holy Commandments. All that defiles within and without is cast into the fire.

1Pe 4:12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

1Pe 4:13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

Rev 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

We now receive the end of our Faith, which is the salvation of our souls. Suffering is how we are being made holy and taught the righteousness of Jesus Christ.

Psa 119:71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.

Psa 94:12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;

Isa 48:17 Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.

Heb 2:10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

This is the only way we enter into the Temple that is Christ, the Tree of Life, and find the peace of God that transcends all understanding. Knowing the Lord is having His mind, and we are becoming more like Him as we endure and see Him face to face.

Jas 1:12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

2Co 3:18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

Rev 15:8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.

Our precious Faith and the Hope of things to come, not yet revealed, get us through the times of suffering and anguish of souls. Paul admonishes us to stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free and not to fall back.

Gal 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Gal 5:2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.

We remember the Commandments of Christ, we know them and strive to obey them, so we may be counted worthy to stand before the Son of God in our latter end. Go to the truthinscripture.com website and visit the heading Commandments.

We say with Solomon: My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

Receive ye the Gospel, receive ye the Holy Spirit.

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Principles to Rightly Divide the Word

October 4, 2025October 6, 2025 Rohnel

Rightly dividing the Word of Truth

Rohnel, and my beloved husband, Peter, servants of God and Christ, unto the twelve tribes scattered in the world beloved of God, called to be saints, to the little children and to the faithful: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

1Co 8:6 But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

Psa 112:1 Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.

Psa 112:2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

Psa 112:3 Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.

Keep My Commandments

Lev 22:31 Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the LORD.

Lev 22:32 Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD which hallow you

Deu 6:25 And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us.

Joh 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.

1Jn 2:4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

Foundational Principles

Here are twelve principles for rightly dividing the Word of Truth and a final overarching principle we must never forget. When one deviates from these principles, they can be led into error and depart from the truth. Those chosen of the Lord take heed and apply these principles as they study the Scriptures to show themselves approved.

The Word of God is, was, and will be

The Word of God existing from the beginning shall never pass away and has a present, past, and future fulfilment, that is to say, the Word is, was, and will be:

Rev 1:8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

Rev 4:8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.

Mat 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

The is, was, and will be applies both to ourselves and to all of God’s creation as every man fulfills the Word of God in their appointed time.

The Word is a two-edged sword

The Word is God, a two-edged sword, speaking about the natural man and the new man, being created in Christ’s image. The Word is a two-edged sword because it brings salvation to the new man and death to the natural man within us. The Commandments of the Lord are the two-edged sword, giving life and ministering death, within. The Commandments in us is Life, and to the carnal thoughts within us is death. Satan, the prince of the air, drives the carnal thoughts within us.

Heb 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Heb 4:13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

Psa 149:5 Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.

Psa 149:6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand;

Psa 149:7 To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;

Joh 5:29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

Rom 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

Rom 8:7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

One example, but there could be thousands. The word fire as an example is both positive and negative depending on the subject at hand. The word for fire spiritually represents the Living Word, the Commandments that save us from our sins and burn out all things that defile. In the negative, fire destroys the old man and wreaks havoc on the works of the flesh when the Lord brings judgment through the Commandments upon us. This is just one of the ways the Lord hides His truths from the world.

The Sum of the Word is the Truth

All the Scriptures, the whole counsel of God, is the truth. Take the whole Word into consideration to arrive at the Truth of the matter. All Scripture is profitable, the old and the new. The truth of any matter is always established on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Psa 119:160 The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever. [ESV].

2Ti 3:16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

2Ti 3:17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

2Co 13:1 This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.

Many err by taking single verses to the exclusion of others to create false doctrines, which have led many astray. The following principle is closely related.

No Scripture is of man’s own private interpretation

No prophecy of Scripture is of man’s own private explanation, but all true prophecy is from God. Holy men of God were and are being moved by the Holy Spirit to prophesy. The Comforter was not in the holy men of old because Christ had not come to them yet, but these men were moved to speak what Christ told them to speak. We know it to be so, because all the prophecies these holy men of old spoke have been fulfilled and are being fulfilled as it is this Day. If a prophecy does not come true, it is a lie. All of the prophecies in Scripture have been fulfilled and are being fulfilled. All prophecies of Scripture are inspired by God, the Father, Christ speaking.

2Pe 1:19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:

2Pe 1:20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

2Pe 1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

Below is an example of a true prophecy that Isaiah spoke and was quoted again by Christ, His Christ, Paul, and John. True prophecy, like in the example below, will always be in every man’s life. The prophecy below is about man waxing fat in spiritual knowledge without Christ, without His Commandments.

Isa 6:10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

Mat 13:14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:

Mat 13:15 For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

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

Joh 12:39 Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,

Joh 12:40 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

Joh 12:41 These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.

Christ speaks of things that are not as if they were

Christ speaks of things that are not, as if they already are. He has already declared what shall be and brings it to pass in the Father’s appointed times.

Rom 4:17 (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

Isa 46:9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,

Isa 46:10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

Time is in God’s hand and part of all things He is working. It was many years before Abram became the father of many nations by Christ’s coming and the giving of His living faith for salvation. Yet Christ spoke as if it had already come to pass.

Gen 17:5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.

Our faith of Christ is imputed unto us for righteousness long before we overcome and actually become righteous by our obedience to the Gospel. Our faith in the Promises of God, yet to be revealed in us, makes us righteous in the Lord’s eyes, who brings all He has declared to pass in the appointed times.

Rom 4:20 He [Abram] staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

Rom 4:21 And being fully persuaded that, what he [Christ] had promised, he was able also to perform.

Rom 4:22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

Rom 4:23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;

Rom 4:24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;

We are to be like Christ, and even while we wait or tarry for the Promise, we reckon ourselves dead to sin and alive to His Commandments. We are saved by the Hope of our faith and in the substance of things not yet seen.

Christ’s Words are Spirit

Christ’s Words are Spirit, and they are Life, not to be taken by the letter. The natural man in us does not see behind the letter. Only through mercy shown us by the Father and His Son are we able to understand spiritual things. Mercy shown to us is the opening of blind eyes and deaf ears.

Joh 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

Joh 6:64 But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.

Joh 6:65 And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.

Mat 16:13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

Mat 16:14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

Mat 16:15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

Mat 16:16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

Mat 16:17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

2Co 4:3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:

2Co 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

It is helpful to remember that the things in the natural world show us how things work in the spiritual.

Rom 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

For example, using fire again, we know fire burns up the wood or substance, and then the fire goes out; it does not burn forever. So it is with the Word of God that judges us, so the lie of eternal torment is easily refuted on principle alone.

The Holy Spirit teaches comparing spiritual to spiritual

Truth is found by comparing spiritual to spiritual. When we compare natural or physical with spiritual to arrive at the Truth, we are snared and taken. He that is spiritual judges/discerns all things. When we depend on knowledge of the Scriptures, without Christ’s Commands, to save us, we fail miserably. Only Christ saves us from our sins. He that is spiritual, that is to say, having the Spirit of Christ, compares spiritual with spiritual. Christ’s Spirit is the Commandments.

1Co 2:12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

1Co 2:13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Spirit teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

1Co 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

1Co 2:15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.

Isa 28:9 Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts [mature].

Isa 28:10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:

Isa 28:11 For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.

Isa 28:12 To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing[Christ’s Commandments]: yet they would not hear.

Isa 28:13 But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

One Event for all mankind

There is one event coming alike to all, which is fulfilling the Word of God and experiencing the salvation of the Lord.

1Co 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

Ecc 9:2 All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.

The one event we live out has a conclusion, which is every man’s salvation from sin. The whole of man is the keeping of God’s Commandments.

Ecc 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole of man.

The one event by which every man lives proceeds out of the mouth of God, meaning the Living Word that saves every man in their appointed time. Thus, a related principle follows.

Man lives by every Word God Spoke

The Word of God teaches us that every man lives or experiences inwardly every Word that comes out of the mouth of God in the appointed times for that man. We live the good and the evil, before we come to the Tree of Life [Christ].

Deu 8:3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.

Mat 4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Luk 4:4 And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

All things written and done in Scripture are parables

All things are done in parables to hide the meaning of the letter. Everyone moved by the Spirit of God speaks in parables. Below is an example of Ezekiel speaking in parables. Christ and His Christ speak in parables. Paul spoke in parables more than the other disciples. Speaking in parables is speaking in tongues.

Eze 20:48 And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.

Eze 20:49 Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?

Mar 4:11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:

Mat 13:35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

Mar 4:33 And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.

Luk 8:10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

1Co 14:18 I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:

Prove all things, try every Spirit

We are commanded to prove all things, try the spirits, and see if things are so. To be a Berean is to receive the Word with all readiness of mind and search the Scriptures daily, whether these things are so. We are warned of many deceivers sent into the world to try us and have many Commandments to test all things, and do not be led astray.

1Jn 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

1Ti 4:16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.

2Co 11:3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity [living by every word, one event, etc] that is in Christ.

Act 17:10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.

Act 17:11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

The fulfilment of Scripture is inward, in the Kingdom of God

The true people [the Israel] of God, live all words inwardly fulfilling the IS part of ‘is, was, and will be’. Where is the kingdom of God, and where is the Lord working to bring about Christ in us? When the Comforter comes to us, that is to say, the Father and Christ have come to us, the Kingdom of God has come to us, within. When we begin to hear the Gospel preached, the Kingdom is near, at the door.

Luk 17:20 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:

Luk 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

Mat 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Joh 14:20 At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.

Joh 14:21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

An example of living the Word inwardly is the story of Noah’s flood. We do not go through the flood of Noah outwardly, but we do go through the flood inwardly. The flood inwardly is our Baptism of John [Baptism of repentance] experience. We live all Scriptures inwardly through our own experiences, or we live these experiences through the Body of Christ. Note that only eight souls were saved by water in Noah’s days. This is a very small remnant, and it is symbolic of the remnant that escapes and is saved through the Baptism of John, and through the Baptism of Fire, doing the Gospel.

Gen 7:23 And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.

Gen 7:24 And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.

Only a small remnant escapes the clutches of spiritual Babylon and is born again by the two Baptisms of John and Christ.

Isa 10:20 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth

Many of the prophecies we fulfil inwardly are lived in our day of the Lord, which is the third spiritual day in which we are being perfected.

Joe 2:32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.

Hearing and receiving the Gospel, the Living Christ, the Commandments is our fulfilling of these Scriptures in our hearts and minds and in our earth, meaning our walk.

1Pe 3:20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

1Pe 3:21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

The 1,000-year reign with Christ is a significant example of living every word inwardly. One day is as a thousand years to the Lord. The so-called millennium reign is the thousand-year reign spoken of in Revelation, which is just another symbol for the Day of the Lord, the third and final day of God’s plan to rebuild His Holy Temple. It is our day of resurrection, where we are now seated with Christ in the heavens. We reign with Christ in His Kingdom, which is within us; we do not reign in the outward world.

Joh 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him

All men fulfil this in the process of being saved from their sins when the Living Christ, the Comforter, the Promise, the Holy Spirit, and the Living Commandments, called by many names, come and dwell within. In the Kingdom of God, rulership does not operate like in the outward world, where the Gentiles exercise dominion over one another. In the Lord’s Kingdom, rulership is about reigning over our sins by keeping our minds and walking in subjection to the commandments of Christ. The greatest in God’s Kingdom are those who obey and teach the Commandments, which is the ministry of the Gospel and our reasonable service to the Lord’s flock.

Mat 20:25 But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.

Mat 20:26 But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;

Mat 20:27 And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:

The Overarching Principle:

The most essential principle to rightly divide the Word of Truth starts and ends with keeping the Lord’s Commandments. Nothing else matters but a new creation. The more excellent way is the love of God, which means to obey the Lord’s Commandments. Rightly dividing the Word is knowledge and is a means to the end, which is our salvation, having been perfected and remade into the image of God.

1Jn 5:2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

1Jn 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

1Jn 5:4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

We can rightly divide the Word and have all the knowledge and understanding of God’s deep things, but if we do not have love, which is obedience, we have nothing.

1Co 13:2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

Our study to show ourselves approved and rightly divide the Word leads us to know and be focused on God’s Commandments. We are to shun profane and vain babblings and arguments over knowledge, which some turn into idols, and forget the most important thing.

2Ti 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

2Ti 2:16 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

1Ti 1:4 Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.

1Ti 1:5 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:

Conclusion

This short letter explains some key principles of how to rightly divide the Word of Truth. Many know these principles; nevertheless, this letter was primarily written to those who do not yet know this. Whether this is new to us or simply a reminder, we never forget to learn and keep the Commandments of Christ. The Commandments of Christ can be found on the truthinscripture.com website under the heading Commandments or this link: The Commandments Menu

Here are a few Commandments in the Gospels to conclude this letter. These are chosen in a nonspecific way but serve as a reminder not to forget the Lord when we feast on His Word:

Joh 13:34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

Joh 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

Mat 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Mat 5:4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

Mat 5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Mat 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

Mat 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

Mat 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

Mat 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Mat 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Mat 5:23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;

Mat 5:24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

Mat 5:36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

Mat 5:37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

Mat 5:39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

Mat 5:40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.

Mat 5:41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.

Luk 6:35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

Luk 6:36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

Luk 6:38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

Mat 6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Mat 6:20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

Mat 11:6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.

Mat 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Mat 7:2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

Joh 7:24 Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

Luk 12:29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

Luk 12:30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.

Luk 12:31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Mar 1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

Mar 8:34 And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Luk 11:9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

Luk 8:18 Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.

Mat 22:21 They say unto him, Caesar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.

Mat 7:6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

Joh 8:31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;

Mat 10:32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.

Mat 10:33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.

Joh 14:1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

Mat 5:25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

Mat 12:32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

Mat 12:36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

Mat 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

Mat 16:6 Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

Mat 23:8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.

Mat 23:9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.

Mat 23:10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.

Mat 6:1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

Mat 18:15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

Mat 18:16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

Mat 18:17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.

Mat 18:21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?

Mat 18:22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.

Luk 12:15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

Luk 14:8 When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;

Joh 6:27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

Mar 6:11 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

Luk 14:12 Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.

Luk 14:13 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:

Luk 13:24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

Mat 19:14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

Receive ye the Gospel, receive ye the Holy Spirit.

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Losing our Lives For Christ

September 27, 2025September 29, 2025 Rohnel

Losing our Lives to save our Lives

Psa 16:7 I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.

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

Psa 16:9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.

Psa 16:10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

Psa 16:11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

1Ch 16:34 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

1Ch 16:35 And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, and glory in thy praise.

Keep my Commandments and Live

Joh 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.

Joh 14:21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

Rev 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

Our Lives are Becoming New

Jesus Christ, the Lord, spoke some profound yet simple truths about our journey to salvation. One such saying includes these verses from the Gospels.

Mat 16:25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

Mat 10:39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

Note the qualifier in the Gospel of Matthew that the loss of life is for the Lord’s sake. Our suffering is our filling up what is behind in the afflictions of Christ Jesus, for His Body’s sake. These sufferings, trials, temptations, and tribulations, and the losing of our lives are for the Lord’s sake because it is for “His Body” of which we are an active and living part.

Col 1:24 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church:

Joh 12:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.

Joh 12:25 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

Joh 12:26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.

The Lord gave us the example we are following. We are to love one another as He loved us, which means giving up the wants of our flesh and instead serving others. This is laying down our lives in Spirit. Laying down our lives in Spirit, is to stop accusing and excusing within ourselves and instead do the Commandments of Christ.

Joh 15:12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
Joh 15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Rom 2:14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:

Rom 2:15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)

This is the mark of maturity when we begin to do this in deed and in truth, going on to perfection. The natural man within and without cannot receive this, but only the spiritual man receives this saying. The Comforter, who is perfect, IS come, and we are not under the law anymore but under Grace that lives in our hearts and minds. The Lord speaks of those things that are not as if they are for those still waiting for the Holy Spirit of Promise.

1Jn 3:16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

Mat 19:21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.

1Co 2:6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:

1Co 13:10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

1Co 13:11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

Joh 1:17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

We have been prepared all of our lives to do the greater works of Christ, and that is to lose our lives, loving our brethren.

Joh 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

Joh 15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Joh 15:14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

Joh 15:15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

Joh 15:16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

Joh 15:17 These things I command you, that ye love one another.

How Does Physical Death Fit In?

Shedding these clay bodies is a certainty at the appointed times [dust to dust]. Yet, losing our lives for Christ is not speaking about physical death. These losing our life verses, like all Scriptures, are spiritual statements and how the Scriptures should be rightly divided [John 6:63]. Losing our lives is losing our old way of life, and it comes down to us being separated from the world and the world being separated from us within and without. It is to stop our carnal reasonings, our idols of the heart, the lies we tell ourselves, and what others tell us, and to do Christ. To do Christ is to obey Him [to be made holy]. This verse from Paul in the NLT translation states this very well.

Gal 6:14 As for me, may I never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of that cross, my interest in this world has been crucified, and the world’s interest in me has also died.

1Pe 1:15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

Nonetheless, to reap the fullness of our new life in Christ versus the earnest deposit, we ultimately shed our bodies of clay and will be given a glorified spiritual body in the age to come. Thus, physical death is needed to complete the Lord’s journey. However, we have already obtained this in the form of a down payment while still alive.

1Co 15:35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?

1Co 15:36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:

1Co 15:37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:

1Co 15:38 But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.

1Co 15:39 All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.

1Co 15:40 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.

1Co 15:41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.

1Co 15:45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

We continue to groan, awaiting the fullness to come. Now, are we the sons of God, if we continue in the Faith of Christ. We are being raised spiritually in this, our Day of the Lord.

Rom 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the [full] redemption of our body.

1Co 15:43 It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:

1Co 15:44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

Isa 45:11 Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.

Isa 45:12 I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.

Isa 45:13 I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the LORD of hosts.

If we receive the Promise, the Comforter, also called the Holy Spirit we shall never taste of physical death. When our time in clay vessels is up, we are immediately translated to be with the Lord, as He is the God of the Living and not of the dead.

Mat 16:28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

Those who have Christ living in them now in down payment form shall always be with Christ. Departing these clay vessels is not an obstacle. The Lord promised that when He went to prepare a place for us, where He is, we are also. We are forever alive and with the Lord.

2Co 5:8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, is to be present with the Lord.

Joh 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

New Life Comes from the Loss of the Old

When the Lord comes to establish His Temple within us, our life’s purpose begins to change from seeking and accumulating “worldly” things, that is to say, carnally minded thoughts and desires, to seeking treasures in heaven. Our loss of earthly and spiritual treasures is replaced over time with treasures in heaven. When we labor to store possessions or treasures [physical or spiritual], we cannot be rich towards God. Read the parable of the rich young fool in Luke 12:15-21.

Luk 12:15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

Luk 12:19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

Luk 12:20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

Luk 12:21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

Losing what we value most in the carnal and spiritual world fundamentally changes our identity and previous priorities for living. We now belong to Christ, and we lose much to create room for the Lord in our inward heavens. The void of what is lost is filled by the increase of Christ in us, the Hope of Glory. Attaining the prize of Christ becomes the dominant driver of our lives. Paul wrote about losing all so that he may win Christ. We now have the true knowledge and intimacy with Christ Jesus. Intimacy with Christ is having and knowing His Commandments.

Php 3:7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.

Php 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,

Mat 7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

Mat 7:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

Son 1:2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.

We are commanded to seek the Kingdom of God first. We are told not to be anxious and worry about any aspect of tomorrow. All things are being provided for us, so says the Lord. We have a place to lay our weary heads, and we have food and clothing. These are spiritual words. The Lord did not have a place to lay his head, yet his carnal disciples could not receive Him. They had to receive the Comforter, the Promise, before Christ could live in them. Lying down our lives is entering into the Promised Land; it is to rest from our enemies within, that is to say, to rest from our carnal minds, the law of the Gentiles [Rom 2:14-15].

Luk 12:31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Luk 12:32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

Luk 9:58 And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

Jos 1:13 Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, The LORD your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land.

Isa 14:7 The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.

To get to a mature place of fearing not and trusting the Lord, our faith is tested many times, and we suffer the loss of all things. This is our dying to the natural man, which is our flesh and carnal mind, the law of sin in our members. The Apostles wrote about the suffering and tribulations, and the old life being sacrificed to enter into the Kingdom of God. Here is one of Peter’s oft-cited Scriptures. The end purpose is always our salvation, which comes only after we have suffered much in the flesh, becoming more like Christ. Christ was made perfect through suffering.

1Pe 4:1 Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;

Heb 2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.

Heb 2:10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

Heb 2:11 For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

Paul writes of the Lord’s people becoming a living sacrifice, and this too is our appointment to fulfil, to be saved from our sins. Our reasonable service is to God, the Father, and to Christ, our Redeemer, as unworthy servants to perform our duties to Them out of a thankful heart.

Luk 17:10 So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.

Rom 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

Rom 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

All the required sacrifices under the law of Moses are mere shadows of the sacrifices we are now making. Becoming a living sacrifice in the wilderness becomes our living experience in our latter days. Our latter days are after we have heard the true Gospel, that is to say, after we hear Christ’s Commandments and judgment has come on our house. The rituals in Leviticus under the law of Moses spoke of this prophecy that we are fulfilling in Christ. One goat is sacrificed [the Lord], and the second goat [His Christ] is released into the wilderness to bear the sins of Israel today and every day. The prince of the world is judged, that is to say, Satan in us, and in others, is judged.

Lev 16:10 But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.

1Pe 4:17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?

1Pe 4:18 And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?

Joh 16:7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

Joh 16:8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

Joh 16:9 Of sin, because they believe not on me;

Joh 16:10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;

Joh 16:11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.

In the day of the Lord, it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the Living God who is now living within us. A time is upon us, during our tribulations, when we awaken to the heavy hand of the Lord upon us, and then our progress toward salvation [overcoming] that had stalled continues in earnest. We have to see the man of sin within us first, before the Lord comes to us.

Heb 10:31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

2Th 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

2Th 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

Heb 10:12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

Heb 10:13 From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.

At the appointed time, Almighty God gets what He desires, which is every man’s sanctification, each man in his own order. Christ is teaching us through the fear of the Lord, and this is how His Commandments are written in our hearts and minds.

Eze 36:27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

Heb 12:6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

Psa 119:71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.

Christ brings the fire of His living and active Word into our lives, His chastening Grace teaching and correcting us by killing off the fading carnal ways of life, naturally and spiritually. It is only through death that Satan and the carnal mind, which is defined as death, are destroyed [Rom 8:6]. This happens on the cross as we follow the Lord, dying daily. When we die, keeping Christ’s Commandments, Satan within us falls from heaven.

Heb 2:14 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;

Luk 10:18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.

Luk 10:19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

Luk 10:20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

To finish our race, we are enduring ongoing temptations and are becoming the true outcasts of the world. They esteemed not our Lord when He walked in the flesh, and they are not esteeming His people, either. To the carnally minded, we become a gazing stock by those who scoff and mock the Lord.

Heb 10:32 But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;

Heb 10:33 Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used.

2Co 2:15 For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:

2Co 2:16 To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

Losing our lives is likened to the shedding of blood in Spirit. Blood is the life force that supplies and sustains life in a body by bringing the needed oxygen and nutrients. The loss of blood in the physical brings certain death. So it is in the Spirit, as we cannot be saved unless that life force that sustains the carnal mind is shed. Our thought life is being changed as we lose the old way and take on the mind of Jesus Christ. The types and shadows of the Old Testament regarding all the sacrifices foretold of this mystery. Christ speaks in parables.

Heb 9:15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

Heb 9:16 For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.

Heb 9:17 For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.

Heb 9:18 Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood.

Heb 9:19 For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,

Heb 9:20 Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.

Heb 9:21 Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry.

Heb 9:22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

Paul writes of us following Christ in death in order to be given new life and reap salvation. This is how we lose our lives; we are being baptized into His death every day.

Rom 6:3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?

Rom 6:4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

Rom 6:5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:

Rom 6:6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

Rom 6:7 For he that is dead is freed from sin.

1Co 15:31 I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

When we are dead, we no longer respond to our carnal minds or engage in the same activities we once did. Thus, our old way of life dying is the other side of the same sword that is bringing forth eternal life. We are now children of the holy and blessed First Resurrection, being raised with Christ. We strive for the prize of the high calling in Christ.

Gal 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Php 3:10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

Php 3:11 If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.

Isa 58:14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

The Cost of Our New Life in Christ

Salvation is very costly, and we are only made willing to pay the price by the hand of the Lord. Eventually, we are learning that, as the Scriptures show, it is costing us everything to follow the Lord and find our new life. The pulls and bondage to our flesh and a carnal world run much deeper than we first understood. We vastly underestimate the costs to be paid and the fiery trials needed to be experienced to become a disciple of Christ and to be counted faithful. The rich young ruler, that is all of us at first, clings to the spiritual riches accumulated before his encounter with the Living Christ, that is the Gospel. Our true treasure in heaven is having and walking out the mind of Christ, the Holy Commandments of the Father. The Lord changes us through His Grace, His indwelling Spirit within our hearts and minds. Without Christ, we can do nothing.

Luk 18:22 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

Luk 18:23 And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.

Luk 18:24 And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

Joh 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

The poor in Spirit are the blessed. We do not serve two tables; the Spirit of Christ, the Comforter alone, is exalted in this Day of the Lord. The man of sin within is destroyed by the brightness of Christ’s coming. A poor man in Spirit has sold, lost, or given away all of their spiritual riches to follow Christ. It is impossible in our strength to let go and sell everything. Yet thankfully, with God, all things are possible. Even a rich man can enter the Kingdom of God when we are caused to pick up our cross and follow Christ. We receive a hundredfold following Christ, that is to say, when we obey Him.

Luk 6:20 Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said: “Blessed be ye poor, For yours is the kingdom of God.

Mar 10:21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.

Mar 10:26 And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?

Mar 10:27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.

Mar 10:28 Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.

Mar 10:29 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s,

Mar 10:30 But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.

1Co 3:15 If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

The more we mature in following Christ, the higher the bar and the greater our understanding of these costs. The Lord’s way is not to show us all of these costs upfront, when we are young, but rather to show us in our latter end, after the Faith of Christ is come. The angels of the Lord, those that preach the Gospel, open the seals of the Book and make known the mystery of the Gospel, which are His Commandments. Walking out Christ’s Commandments brings about the fire, and that is how we lose our lives.

Joh 16:12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.

Dan 12:4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.

Rev 5:9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

Rev 5:10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

Mar 4:11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:

Christ gave up everything on the cross, and we are following after Him in losing our lives, because as He is, so are we. The simplicity of losing our lives is clouded at first by our failure to grasp just how high the cost is. This is every man’s cross to carry, those who are called by His Name. We are told to count the cost. We are being raised up on our third spiritual day, and everything is made new through the latter rain, which is the Father and Christ coming into our hearts and minds. Christ causes us to count the cost and makes us worthy to give it all up.

Luk 14:27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

Luk 14:28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?

Luk 14:29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,

Luk 14:30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

Luk 14:31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

Luk 14:32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.

Luk 14:33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

Hos 6:2 After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.

Hos 6:3 Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.

The symbols of eating Christ’s flesh and drinking His blood are spiritual and speak to us of losing our lives. For many in this age, these costs are too much to bear, and they do not continue walking with the Lord. They have not been chosen before the foundation of the world.

Joh 6:66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

Joh 6:67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?

Joh 6:68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

2Ti 2:19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

2Ti 2:20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.

Those who mind worldly things think the Lord’s true people strange and speak evil of us, just as they did to Christ. Enduring this rejection and persecution is part of losing our lives.

1Pe 4:4 Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:

Joh 15:19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

Nothing is happenstance in the lives of God’s people. The Lord has declared every day and every event in advance, and we are just living them out [Psa 139:16, Isa 46:10]. These afflictions we suffer are light when considering the eternal weight of glory that is being produced within us. We have the Lord’s Commandments; this is the crown of the anointing oil. Always think spiritually when you read the Scriptures.

2Co 4:15 For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.

2Co 4:16 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

2Co 4:17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

Lev 21:12 Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the LORD.

The increasing isolation from the world within and without is well known to the Lord’s true disciples, as we are set apart to the Lord. We are not surprised by this isolation, as our inheritance is in the Lord and not in the world within and without. Christ told us beforehand that this would be the case.

Luk 12:51 Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:

1Co 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

Deu 10:9 Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD is his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God promised him.

Those who oppose the Lord’s true people [within and without] are those of our own household. This includes both physical family and spiritual fathers and mothers who nursed us early on. To be worthy of Christ, we are being made to suffer these things. The Lord was rejected and sent to be crucified by the Jews, His own people, and by all.

Mat 5:11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

Mat 10:36 And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.

Mat 27:22 Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.

2Ti 3:12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

Elijah and Paul both write of this isolation and rejection by their brethren. There remains a remnant in every generation set apart for His purposes. We have escaped as we have the Testimony of Christ.

Mic 4:7 And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever.

Rom 11:5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.

Rev 12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

In Closing

We encourage all to continue and stand strong in the Faith of Christ, keeping the Commandments of God. We learn to take negative and carnal thoughts captive and look for the salvation the Lord is working out in our lives, saving us from death. We are being saved in this age, and these truths are the true knowledge and Power of God and Christ at work in our lives today and every day as long as we are here, Lord willing. We obtain wisdom and understanding, and we bless the Father and the Son for their loving kindness bestowed on us. We are the household of David in type and shadow.

1Co 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

1Co 1:19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

Psa 119:34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

Psa 119:35 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.

Psa 119:36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.

1Ki 3:6 And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

Do not forget to do the Commandments of Christ. It is the saving of our souls.

Receive ye the Gospel, receive ye the Holy Spirit.

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The Living Grace of God that Saves

September 16, 2025February 15, 2026 Peter

What is the Grace of God?

To the scattered saints and faithful brethren in Christ. Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the Lord and Father of all mercies. We salute those the Lord has drawn near and who wait for the Promise to come and the appearing of our Saviour in all their works.

The grace of God is not at all what we first learn. Understanding the true grace of God is understanding the Gospel, and it is what we grow into to complete the journey of being saved from our sins. The grace of God is indeed God’s loving favor toward those He loves and has chosen for salvation. All humanity being saved is the most fundamental truth, and it comes to pass in every man’s appointed time, determined by God the Father.

1Co 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

1Co 15:23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.

Definition: The grace of God is the eternal Living Commandments of the Father that come to live inside of us. The grace of God is also called the Gospel; it is the good news that lives in us and saves us from our sins. Grace is the coming of Jesus Christ, the Living Word of the Holy Commandments of the Father.

Joh 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Joh 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God.

Joh 12:49 For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.

Joh 12:50 And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.

The grace of God is the laws of God, the Holy Commandments, which are promised to dwell within us and be written into our minds and our hearts. Grace is not a thing; it is the living God, the lively hope, now dwelling in us and saving us.

The grace that lives in us is the power of God unto salvation. It is the Gospel, it is the Commandments, the Living Spirit of Christ now dwelling in us. Peter called it a lively hope, and when it is in us, we are resurrected from spiritual death and walk out our walk, knowing the salvation that is promised and reserved in heaven for us.

1Pe 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1Pe 1:4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
1Pe 1:5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

The Word of God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit is also the Spirit of Grace. The Spirit of Grace works righteousness and holiness into all our being and behaviour through many tribulations. The Lord promises to pour out the Spirit of Grace upon those of the seed of David, the inhabitants of heavenly Jerusalem who hear the call and come out of Babylon.

Zec 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

When the living Spirit of Grace has come, the stakes are raised, and we are severely punished if we willfully disobey the commandments that live in our hearts. The Spirit of Grace teaches us the fear of the Lord.

Heb 10:29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

The word quicken or quickening is the same as living or alive. The Lord Jesus Christ is the living Spirit that quickens us to newness of life in the Spirit, saving us from our sins in the appointed time.

1Co 15:45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

Psa 119:50 This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.

The function of the Living Word, or God’s grace, is turning us from abiding in death, being carnally minded, into eternal life, being spiritually minded. Romans 8 speaks well of this transition from death unto life.

Rom 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

Rom 8:7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

Rom 8:8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

Rom 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

Rom 8:10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

Rom 8:11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

The living grace of God, which quickens us to life, is foretold throughout the Old Testament, especially in the Psalms.

Psa 119:88 Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.

Psa 119:107 I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word.

The living Christ is the glory of the Father and is the mechanism by which we are glorified for His name’s sake in our appointed time. This is the appearing of Jesus Christ in us, the hope of glory. The Elect of God are being saved now in this generation by the coming of the Living Christ, the grace of God, to make His abode within us.

Eph 1:4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

Eph 1:5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

Eph 1:6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

When Christ comes the second time to every man for salvation, He comes as the Holy Spirit, also known by scores of other names, including the Promise, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, and the Spirit of Grace. This study, The Hidden Mystery of the Promise, reviewed many different terms for the Living Grace of God. The true grace of God is part of the hidden mystery of the Gospel now being revealed to the saints.

The coming of Christ to dwell inside of us is how the throne of grace is established in our hearts and minds. When salvation comes to us, the Lord dwells in heaven, meaning our mind as our high priest, and we have access to Him at any time of need.

Heb 4:14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.

Heb 4:15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

Heb 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

The grace of God, that is, the Spirit of Christ and the living commandments, chastens us and teaches us righteousness. Grace causes us to obey the Lord, which is how salvation from sin and perfection are accomplished.

Joh 16:7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

Joh 16:8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

Eze 36:27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

The Living Christ and the living commandments teach us how to walk and bring the right way to our memory.

Joh 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

The negative side of grace is the judgment and the chastening that result when we disobey the Lord. The chastening and scourging of our heavenly Father, now dwelling in our heavens, now judges us and brings the necessary corrections, the result being salvation from all sin.

Tit 2:11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

Tit 2:12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

The grace of God is the Living Word, the same as the two-edged sword now living in those in whom Christ has come into their flesh.

Until the Spirit of Grace, the Holy Spirit, comes when the Promise comes, we are not yet the sons of God. We await being born again and tarry with the saints. The Lord comes to those He loves, and the result is our chastening by the living grace, the commandments that now live in our hearts and minds.

Heb 12:6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

Heb 12:7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

Heb 12:8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

Like Christ, we declare things that are not yet as if they already are and thus hasten the coming of the Lord, looking for a new heaven and new earth being established within us.

2Pe 3:11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
2Pe 3:12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
2Pe 3:13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

When the grace of God lives in us, we overcome our sin. Where sin abounds, grace abounds even more, as the Lord does not fail to finish His work and save those so chosen for salvation from their sins.

Rom 5:20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

Rom 5:21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

Grace is a Gift

We are saved from our sins by the grace we receive through the gift of the Lord’s faith. We receive a measure of Christ’s faith, and the Spirit of grace planted in us is what burns our sins out of our lives in time. Salvation is none of ourselves. Our faith is not our faith but a measure of His faith. There is no boasting as salvation is all the Lord and none of man’s effort.

Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Eph 2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

Carnal minds pervert the grace of God to justify the continuation of living and practicing sin. Jesus Christ is not a minister for sin, and we deceive ourselves when we turn His grace into a lascivious attitude, also known as a license to sin. Do not do this; the Lord brings harsher judgments upon those who willfully disobey the leadings of His Holy Spirit of Grace. Once in the true faith, we earnestly contend for the faith and are beware the many false teachers and antichrists already in the world. Do not be deceived.

Jud 1:3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.

Jud 1:4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

Jud 1:5 I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.

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Php 4:23 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

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