No one steals from our Jesus, the blood of Jesus, and God’s power and Glory! No one can penetrate and interfere with God’s Holy Almighty Spirit and take from His Glory! Only God is God, no matter human pride’s insistence that they and their rules and ways of doing things have become God! God’s presence of Glory is everlasting to the past and everlasting to the future, a timeless, still, and unmovable state!
No one can earn justification – and compromise the significance of Jesus, His sacrifice, and His blood! Enlightenment of how justification comes about for God’s children reveals the only way and source possible – a gift – from the righteousness of our Holy eternal Father’s love in Jesus!
The Bible is very clear throughout – that no one can work their way into being righteous and God’s Heavenly Kingdom! Being declared righteous for a restored eternal relationship with God and salvation, is of unmerited grace, from and for Glory only through Jesus!
The humility of the truth and love of Jesus finished Glory’s work at the cross for His children’s justification. But a portion of humans and their arrogant pride and thievery – thinks themselves grandiose, that their works, and or staying within the law, contributes to being able to ascend to Jesus and Heaven!
Some human vanity has the audacity to claim to be justified by being perfectly within the law, fulfilling the Covenant of the Law – which is an impossibility and defies God’s entire Word, the purpose of a Savior, the absolute need for the Covenant of Grace, and GOD’S LOVE, including its mercy! God’s Word reveals that it is the love of Holy sinless Jesus that fulfills the prophets and the law!
A child of God is guided to keep the commands and applicable laws of God to their best sincere ability – forefront as a Spiritual vessel from and for love – which glorifies deserving God. But no one has ever been able to do so flawlessly for their entire lives, hence everyone comes up short of Glory!
God’s grace is already in place and available by the perfect sacrifice and will of God! Therefore, grace and the gift of faith ‘are saving grace’ through God’s power, not of human works of the flesh. No one can even have faith in Jesus – but as a gift of the Holy Spirit testifying of Jesus within them.
When someone is saved and justified by the power and grace of the righteous Spirit, they are from, of, and within the righteous Spirit of God. However, their title is never God, suddenly having power to tangibly contribute and transition toward ascending salvation and sustaining life – but a forgiven child of God only through love’s grace, mercy, and blood of Jesus!
The Bible reveals that, ‘faith without works is dead,’ which is not a revelation that Jesus, the blood of Jesus, and the sacrifice of Jesus were not enough – God forbid – and humans need to make up the difference by working their way to Heaven! ‘Faith without works is dead,’ enlightens that works are some of the evidence ‘of’ faith!
Someone having faith, truly giving their life to Jesus, and having respect to Jesus, would simply want to conduct works and be within the guidance, commands, and will of God’s Spirit and Word – to the best of their sincere ability – and accountable with a good conscience, repenting if needed.
God’s Word discloses that someone who truly knows God – could be evident by the love and works that they show – someone in awe and respect of God’s Holy Word and Spirit, selflessly glorifying His presence!
Three people of faith – repenting and coming to Jesus, and thereafter – one person passes away the next day, one lives a brief life with little works, and the other lives a long life with many works – and according to Scripture – none have a consequence that would stop them from entering the Kingdom of God. Two people of faith – living the same amount of time – and one person conducts a multitude of works and the other much less – and according to Scripture, neither have a consequence that would stop them from entering the Kingdom of God.
However, faith has love, including love’s gratitude. And a fruit of gratitude is desire. Without gratitude’s desire – is the loss of more than a human can imagine in life. God’s Word reveals that Jesus conducts judgment and gives rewards that ‘include’ a basis of – a reflection of His righteous Spirit and Word – to someone’s thoughts, words, actions, intent, works, and how well that they had conducted the ‘explicit will’ of God that is designed to benefit themselves, loved ones, and others – and glorify God past human capacity!
With has respect and reverence for God. This includes that God is a Sovereign righteous judge whose power and love can convert an ungodly sinner to righteousness and His Kingdom. The term justificationis a one-time permanent occurrence from the Lord’s grace – ‘at the moment of’ someone’s faith in Jesus!
God’s Word reveals that sanctification, the term and reference of the entire ‘growth process’ of a believer’s life after they come to Jesus – begins immediately at the moment of justification. Sanctification is related to justification. But it has its own separate and distinct definitions and functions. Sanctification includes ‘personal’ growth to become more Christ-like – and serving in the righteousness and will of the Spirit and Word.
The Holy Spirit and Word enlighten and guide in all things, including in Christian sanctification. The process of cleansing and growth through the Spirit and Word is a life-long progression in the elements of Holy righteousness – learning and adapting to conduct the manner and multitude of aspects, facets, traits, and characteristics of Holy Jesus – giving love forefront for Glory!
Prayers of self-examination to seek cleansing and growth through Spiritual enlightenment, correction, reproof, and guidance, can align one’s own essence to the righteousness of the Spirit and Word. This process includes reciprocating Holy love to God and others – in a Christ-like Holy manner of words, actions, motions, emotions, good will, and sincere intent, etc.
Due to faith, reverence, and respect placing only God as God – Joseph was open as a vessel of God’s power and Glory to help save and prosper his family and a multitude of others – Daniel’s life was spared and he was exalted – and by God’s grace through Abraham’s faith is a bearing of much of what is going on in the world and our lives today!
Both justification and sanctification are gifts from grace, mercy, and the blood of Jesus. They are not founded and produced by humans and their works, but are blessings rooted from the love of Jesus that create a beautiful synergy effect of much elation and glorification in the Kingdom of Heaven! Faith’s divine respect, humbleness, gratitude, and worship – reflect to the Lord’s Sovereignty, dominion, rule, supreme authority, and instructions – someone praying to obediently conduct the precise works and will of righteous God to the best of their sincere ability – greatly benefitting themselves, others, and glorifying our Father!
A sinner would not want to come to Jesus for the wrong reasons – or to not commit to a fair, just, sincere, and faithful eternal relationship with love and respect for God. The more that children of God grow as a vessel of the Spirit and Word to become more Christ-like – is a society blossoming into magnificent splendid pleasures of love and joy within the one true church – The Eternal Spiritual Church of Holy Jesus! God’s living Spirit of power sustains life in the Heavenly Kingdom of God – all as a gift of loving grace from and for our Father’s deserving Glory in Jesus – who gave us life itself and loves us without end!
A prophesy pertaining to Jesus is recorded in Isaiah 53:4-6 Surely he {Jesus} has borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions {sin’s actual act and violation of God’s will, law, and Word}, he was bruised for our iniquities {to continue in sin and a filthy conscience without repentance}: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. 1st Peter 2:24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on a tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2nd Corinthians 5:21 For he has made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
Romans 3:21-26 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; 22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: 23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 25 Whom God has set forth to be a propitiation {to satisfy, appeasement} through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; 26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believes in Jesus.
Romans 5:1,9 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God though our Lord Jesus Christ: 9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
Romans 4:5-8,13,25 But to him that works not, but believes on him that justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. 6 Even as David also describes the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputes righteousness without works, 7 Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. 8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. 13 For the promise, that he should be heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. 25 Who {Jesus} was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
James 2:17-18,26 Even so faith, if it has not works, is dead, being alone. 18 Yes, a man may say, Thou has faith, and I have works: show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works. 26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
2nd Timothy 1:9,10 Who has saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, 10 But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death, and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:
Titus 3:7,14 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. 14 And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.
2nd Corinthians 8:8 I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love. 2nd Thessalonians 2:13 But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God has from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and {your} belief in truth. Hebrews 13:12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.
Galatians 2:16-21 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. 17 But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid. 18 For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. 19 For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God. 20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives 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. 21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.
Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Galatians 3:3,24 Are ye so foolish? Having begun in the spirit, are ye now made perfect in the flesh? 24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
No one steals from our Jesus! Written by James Rathman: Deliverance Ministry: Evangelist: BlessedInternational.com
