Indwelling Helper

 

    The Holy Spirit is the indwelling helper for all true Christians.  He is the Spirit of Truth.  He blinds the minds of the unbelievers since they are follower of Satan.  If you are a true believer, then you helps you understand the truth. True believers know him because he lives within you. 

    The Holy Spirit is the indwelling helper because he lives within you.  He lives in you to help you remember the truth in times of need.  He helps you see the truth clearly.  He convicts you to see the reality of sin and your need for Jesus.  He empowers you to be able to follow God's design for your life.  Our power comes from God, not ourselves.  The Holy Spirit lets that power shine in our hearts like a great treasure.

    When sin entered the world it tarnished the ability for people to have a relationship with God.  People have had glimpses of His presence, but nothing like when Jesus came into the world.  The Holy Spirit remains unseen by people, but he is the one that is always with believers.

    The indwelling helper gives us redemption.  He is our moral compass.  He opens our eyes to God's hope and why we need it.  He changes every aspect our lives.  He transforms us by helping us prepare for eternity.

    The Holy Spirit transforms us by putting us in right standing with God.  We are a work in progress.  We will not become perfection until we get home (Heaven).  He helps us learn and do better.  He makes life full with his presence.  

    The more we submit to God, the more we trust Him.  It is the most serious relationship you have, so allow the Holy Spirit to give you what you need in that relationship Because he is loyal.  It is a pure love relationship.  Hold onto your joy, prayer life, and thankful heart, so that the Holy Spirit can help you live a good and full life of love that abstains from all evil.

Psalms 51:7-11, John 14:15-21, 2 Corinthians 4:7, Philippians 4:10-20, & 1 Thessalonians 5:16-22

Why Jesus Left

 

    Jesus had to leave this world, so that the Holy Spirit could come.  The Bible never explains why one one can be here at a time.  We can speculate a lot of things, but God knows the reason.  Jesus and the Holy Spirit obey God without question because they work perfectly together.  We have to trust God in the same way.

    Jesus said that he would leave, but promised that the Holy Spirit would be here for all that follow him.  Jesus told his disciples to wait.  Waiting is hard, but there is value in it.  They waited on the the Holy Spirit and he rewarded them with supernatural power.  He convicts people of righteousness, judgment, and truth.  He proves the truth by taking us back to Jesus.  Jesus could not lie because God cannot lie.  Jesus' words and actions are truth.

    Righteousness is where through faith the Holy Spirit makes a person worthy.  It is to be made right with God.  When a person understands what sin is and their need for Jesus, then that person starts to understand Jesus' complete work.  Jesus is sufficient to grant you salvation and righteousness.  He is the only way to true salvation.  

    Upon salvation, the Holy Spirit moves in and starts cleaning house.  He will convict you of your continued sin.  He will allow judgment now, to avoid eternal judgment later.  Eternal judgment belongs to Satan and all that follow him.

    The Holy Spirit gives Christians hope.  Our hope is rooted in the fact that Jesus is our victory.  He gave us salvation.  He is eternal and he will never leave his followers.  Salvation is only the beginning.  It allows the Good News to live in you through faith.  The Holy Spirit seals your salvation.  What God seals can't be unbroken.  Our hope is that guarantee.  Once you are saved, you will never loose your salvation.  It is perfect and locked in.

Matthew 16:24-28, John 14:15-121, 16:5-11,  Acts 1:4-8, & Ephesians 1:12-14

Believe in the Holy Spirit

 

    The Holy Spirit is the Help of the Trinity.  He is eternal. He was the one that hovered over the world before it had form.  He is the one given to believers to live in our heart since Jesus ascended to continue his work.  He is the conscience that speaks to our heart to love instead of hate or being self-serving.  He prepares us for Heaven.  

    Jesus ask each and every person to follow him.  He wants you.  He is your advocate.  That is why he sent the Holy Spirit to us.  Jesus did not want us living in a dark world alone without hope or an internal light.  The Holy Spirit is always in your corner while Jesus fights for you.  If you follow him, then no sin can be found in you.

    The Holy Spirit is your counselor.  As you read your Bible he reveals truth to you as you need to hear it.  He provides you comfort when you need it.  If he leaves you feeling uncomfortable, then you need to seek out why.  It is to move you somewhere else.  

    Jesus is the original helper by giving us the opportunity to have salvation.  The Holy Spirit is the helper that can live in every person that accepts the gift of salvation.  He seals your salvation by living in your soul.  He helps transform you into the person that can live in Heaven, while still living life on Earth.  How can a person not believe in the Holy Spirit?

John 14:15-21, Acts 2:38-41, 1 Corinthians 6:18-20, & Galatians 5:22-23

Judgment Part 4

 

    Jesus is the judge over all people.  We all will be transformed from their mortal body to their immortal body.  One the transformation is complete, we will face judgment.  God's people will be separated from those who went their own way.  Jesus will lead his people into Heaven and escort everyone else into the place of eternal torment.

    God wants everyone to live with him in Heaven, but it is our choice.  We are born into our sinful nature naturally.  It doesn't take work.  Left alone we will live life and go straight to hell.  Following Jesus takes more effort.  It requires change, but the change is not too hard.  It starts in the heart and spills out into the rest of our life aspects.

    Here is the thing, you are with Jesus or you are not.  That is the final deciding factor on facing God's judgment.  If you are with Jesus, then you name is in the Book of Life.  If not, then you will be reaped away from those who are followers of Jesus.  

    Your life will be judged.  You will be judged for your good works based on faith or you will be judged as an enemy of God.  If you are an enemy of God, then you will spend eternity in the Lake of Fire in a body that will never be consumed by the flames, but feel every aspect of that agony.

    We all deserve death.  However, if you turn to Jesus in faith, then he will take your brokenness and give you a new life.  The false Christians will discover on that day of Judgement that they did not fool God.  You either live a life of obedience out of love now, or you will be removed from God's presence on that day.

    Today is the day that we can search our hearts and see where we stand with God.  Has your heart been changed by God?  What motivates your deeds, attitude, and thoughts?  Are you ready to dwell with God and His people or do you need to accept and proclaim Jesus?

Matthew 7:15-23, John 3:16-17, 5:25-30, 2 Corinthians 5:6-10, & Revelations 20:11-15, 21:1-21

Jesus' Judgment

 

    Jesus' Judgment will come when all your opportunities to have a relationship are done.  We all have had infinite opportunities.  The door closes at the moment of death or end of time.  Either way we don't know when that day will be, but we can't say that we never had the opportunity.

    Judgment will fall on everyone who did not believe in Jesus.  It is not that he doesn't love us.  It is that we chose our sinful life over him.  We all fall short, but Jesus paid the price so that we could have salvation and be made holy.  All you have to do is accept and believe.

    If God will judge angels, then why would he not judge people?  On the day of rapture, it will begin with the angels, then the dean, then the living saints.  As the last trumpet bows, we will enter our new bodies.  These bodies will not die, deteriorate, or diminish.  They are eternal as they are given to us.

    Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead after four days.  He was already rotting, but Jesus brought him back to fullness of life with a few words.  When Jesus died, the power behind it rose many Christians from the dead.  However, each resurrection was only for a time.  Every human body dies eventually.  Jesus resurrected and ascended to Heaven in his body making it immortal.  He is the only one with that power. 

    Jesus has the power to raise the dead.  That means he also has the power to take life and judge all life.  Your mortal body will transform into an immortal body.  It doesn't matter if you are a Christian or not.  This will happen.  The only difference is that Christians will go live in eternal peace while unbelievers will go to experience eternal anguish.  Jesus is the only one with the authority to judge anyone in this manner.

Matthew 7:1-6, John 5:19-29, 11:39-50, 1 Corinthians 15:1-2, & 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18

The Judge

 

    When Jesus returns to Earth again, it will be as our judge.  He holds the authority to judge every person, living and dead.  We know that he will return because he said he would.  Like God, Jesus can't lie.  It is not a part of their character.  We know what to expect, so what are we doing today to prepare?

    Jesus is the only true judge over people.  His return is to bring his saints home, but also initiate the final judgment.  It is hard to comprehend because we have a beginning and an end.  Our mind move linearly.  Jesus, is not bound by time.  Time is what God invented for us.  So when he said he was coming back soon, he meant it.  

    The thing is that his soon does not look like our soon.  Hundreds of years have past, but he will be back soon.  He is being patient.  He is giving us time.  The wait is for our benefit.  He wants all people to understand his love.  He is offering us time to have a real relationship with him.  We are meant to really live and the best way to do that is with him.

    Jesus is the son of God.  His first time on earth was completed so we can be a part of his family.  He became son of man to connect with us.  His perfection makes it where one day we will be perfect too.  His mission was to rescue and save those that want to be saved.  Our job now is to follow and spend time with him.  We get salvation through true repentance and following him in faith.

    Jesus came to to us as the first and biggest step to intercede on our behalf.  He became the final sacrifice, so that we could stop sinning.  He has given us every opportunity.  He even sent the Holy Spirit to live in us and seal our soul for the rapture.  If we reject him, then we deserve his judgment.  Faithfully following him is the only option to avoid judgment from God.  Until you accept that, you are already under judgment.  God's judgment is just.  It is what we deserve.

Isaiah 22:19-24, John 5:19-30, 2 Corinthians 5:6-10, & 2 Peter 3:8-13

Authority of Christ

 

    There are many questions about Jesus' time after the resurrection.  One of the most common questions is why did he have to leave again after 40 days?  It must have been hard for his friends to be left behind and not fully understanding what was really happening.  Jesus had said that it was good for them if he left because then the Holy Spirit could live in them.  They just didn't understand yet.  

    Jesus had accomplished what he had come to do.  His job on earth was done for the time being.  He went back home to sit beside God and prepare saints a place in Heaven.  He is not taking a vacation or being lazy.  He never stopped working for the good of all people.

    Jesus is the sacrifice for everyone.  Anyone can accept the truth and follow him, but most will not.  Too many people will not accept the authority of Jesus as an extension of God.  He hold the authority to judge every nation and every person throughout time.  He has authority over heaven and earth.  He is highly exalted.  He is not to be ignored.

    Jesus is the intercessor for all Christians.  He is our advocate.  He is the bridge from a life of slavery to a life with God.  He is our mediator.  He is fully man and fully God, so that he could be our substitute.  He took all our sins on as his own and stood in our place to receive the verdict we deserved.  

    The only way we can be close to God or have any relationship with Him is through Jesus.  He is the only way to have salvation.  He is our hope in life.  His love and existence is eternal.  We are a work in progress, but Jesus is our example.  He gives us authority to live like him in life.

Matthew 20:24-28, Romans 8:31-39, Philippians 2:5-11, 1 Timothy 2:1-7, & Hebrews 7:23-25