Post by beloved on Sept 5, 2006 16:19:32 GMT -5
by Rev. T.L. Bench
God is not mad at you for not being perfect. His is longsuffering toward us and his mercies are new every morning.
Isaiah 53: 1-12
Who has believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? For he shall grow up before him a a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he has no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. He is depised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows and aquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he has born our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 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. He was opressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth. He was taken from prison and from judgement: and who shall declare his generation? For he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken. And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he has put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. He shall see of the trevail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he has poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
Isaiah 54: 7-8
For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer.
Isaiah 54: 9- 10
For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so I have sworn that I would not be wroth with you, nor rebuke you. For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, says the Lord that has mercy on you.
Isaiah 40: 2
Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she has received of the Lord's hand double for all her sins.
Luke 2: 10- 14
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; You shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
John 12: 48- 50
He that rejecteth me, and receives not my words, has one that judges him: the word that I have spoken , the same shall judge him in the last day. 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. And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.
God commanded Jesus to speak of life everlasting for believing on him. (Trusting in Him as your Savior). That message will judge us. Did we receive life everlasting through the Son or not?
John 5: 24
Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that heareth my word and believeth on him that sent me, has everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
Romans 10: 1- 4
Bretheren, my hearts desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believeth.
My own righteous works will get me nowhere with God. Christ was the end of the law for me.
There are two judgements:
1. The Great White Thrown Judgement for unbelievers:
Revelation 20: 11- 15
And I saw a great white thrown, and Him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
2. The Judgement Seat of Christ for Believers:
II. Corinthians 5: 10
For we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ; that everyone may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
Believers do not face the white thrown judgement because they are under a New Covenant through Jesus their redeemer. We will receive rewards for things done good in the body and the bad things we have done will be burned up yet we shall be saved. (See also II. Corinthians)
II. Corinthians 3: 10 - 16
For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth. For if that which is done away was glorious (old covenant), much more that which remaineth is glorious (new covenant). Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainess of speach: and not as Moses, which put a veil over his face, that the children of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of that which is abolished (the old covenant): but their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same veil untaken away in the reading of the Old Covenant; which the veil is done away in Christ. But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the veil is upon their heart. Nevertheless when it (your heart) shall turn to the Lord, the veil shall be taken away.
The Old Covenant was never to last but was temporary until Jesus came and created a new and final covenant for us to enter into by His blood.
Isaiah 54: 17
No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgement thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, sayeth the Lord.
Our righteousness is of the Lord not ourselves. Thank God.
God is not mad at you for not being perfect. His is longsuffering toward us and his mercies are new every morning.
Isaiah 53: 1-12
Who has believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? For he shall grow up before him a a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he has no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. He is depised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows and aquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he has born our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 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. He was opressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth. He was taken from prison and from judgement: and who shall declare his generation? For he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken. And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he has put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. He shall see of the trevail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he has poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
Isaiah 54: 7-8
For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer.
Isaiah 54: 9- 10
For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so I have sworn that I would not be wroth with you, nor rebuke you. For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, says the Lord that has mercy on you.
Isaiah 40: 2
Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she has received of the Lord's hand double for all her sins.
Luke 2: 10- 14
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; You shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
John 12: 48- 50
He that rejecteth me, and receives not my words, has one that judges him: the word that I have spoken , the same shall judge him in the last day. 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. And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.
God commanded Jesus to speak of life everlasting for believing on him. (Trusting in Him as your Savior). That message will judge us. Did we receive life everlasting through the Son or not?
John 5: 24
Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that heareth my word and believeth on him that sent me, has everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
Romans 10: 1- 4
Bretheren, my hearts desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believeth.
My own righteous works will get me nowhere with God. Christ was the end of the law for me.
There are two judgements:
1. The Great White Thrown Judgement for unbelievers:
Revelation 20: 11- 15
And I saw a great white thrown, and Him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
2. The Judgement Seat of Christ for Believers:
II. Corinthians 5: 10
For we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ; that everyone may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
Believers do not face the white thrown judgement because they are under a New Covenant through Jesus their redeemer. We will receive rewards for things done good in the body and the bad things we have done will be burned up yet we shall be saved. (See also II. Corinthians)
II. Corinthians 3: 10 - 16
For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth. For if that which is done away was glorious (old covenant), much more that which remaineth is glorious (new covenant). Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainess of speach: and not as Moses, which put a veil over his face, that the children of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of that which is abolished (the old covenant): but their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same veil untaken away in the reading of the Old Covenant; which the veil is done away in Christ. But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the veil is upon their heart. Nevertheless when it (your heart) shall turn to the Lord, the veil shall be taken away.
The Old Covenant was never to last but was temporary until Jesus came and created a new and final covenant for us to enter into by His blood.
Isaiah 54: 17
No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgement thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, sayeth the Lord.
Our righteousness is of the Lord not ourselves. Thank God.