If the LORD is God, follow HIM

1Ki 18:21 And Elijah came near to all the people and said, "How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the LORD is God, follow HIM; but if baal, then follow him." And the people did not answer him a word.
THIS STILL RINGS LOUD AND CLEAR TODAY! The ONE TRUE GOD IS SOVEREIGN, MIGHTY, JUST, and GLORIOUS! Don't mistake HIM for a jennie in a bottle, that comes to your whims. I want the God who sends down power from on high! The Mighty God who causes' men to fall upon there knees when they are in His presence and God begans to purge us of our sins to cleanse us of unrighteousness, to make His people ready! It is the Holy Spirit's work to show us our sin to conform us unto Christ; then He empowers us in boldness to proclaim the Gospel!!

Biblical Womanhood Voddie Baucham

This is a sermon that has ben such a great blessing to me. May the Lord use it to His honor and Glory!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6uNj7lauhA

The Gospel of Jesus Christ

The Gospel of Jesus Christ

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The Gospel of Jesus Christ

The Character of God
The Holiness of God
Your eyes are too pure to approve evil, and you cannot look on wickedness with favor. Habakkuk 1:13But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that He does not hear.
Isaiah 59:2

The Justice of God
For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness; the upright will behold His face. Psalms 11:7
But the Lord of Host will be exalted in judgment, and the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness. Isaiah 5:16
God is a righteous judge, and a God who has indignation every day. If a man does not repent, He will sharpen His sword; He has bent His bow and made it ready.
Psalms 7:11-12

The Depravity and Condemnation of Man
For all has sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23
For all of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like filthy garment. Isaiah 64:6
For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse; for it is written
cursed is everyone who does not abide, by all things written in the book of the law, to perform them. Galatians 3:10

The Great Dilemma:
He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord. Proverbs 17:15
"Far be it from You to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are {treated} alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth deal justly?" Genesis 18:25

　
God’s Action
The Cross of Christ
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith. {This was} to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed;
for the demonstration, {I say,} of His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. Romans 3:23-26

The Resurrection


He who was delivered over because of our transgressions, and was raised because of our justification. Romans 4:25

Man’s ResponseRepentance
begins with a recognition and confession that what God says about us is true- we have sinned.

For I know my transgressions, And my sin is ever before me.
Against You, You only, I have sinned And done what is evil in Your sight, So that
You are justified when You speak And blameless when You judge.
Psalms 51:3

A genuine recognition of our sinfulness and guilt will also lead to a genuine sorrow, and hatred for what we’ve done.
For what I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I {would} like to {do,} but I am doing the very thing I hate. Romans 7:15
Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death? Romans 7:24
Apparent sincerity of confession alone is never definite evidence of true repentance. It must be a turning away from sin.
Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Remove the evil of your deeds from My sight. Cease to do evil, Isaiah 1:16
"The axe is already laid at the root of the trees; therefore every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Matthew 3:10

Faith Defined
Now faith is the assurance of {things} hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:1
….and being fully assured that what God had promised, He was able also to perform.
Romans 4:21

　
Faith is Based on the Promise of God:
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:16
Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved. Acts 16:31


Example of a Believer

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The Basis of Genuine Assurance
True conversion: A true Christian is a new creation and will live a life that reflects God’s radical work in their life.
… if anyone is in Christ he is a new creature the old things passed away; behold new things have come. 2 Corinthians 5:17
You will know them by their fruits….. Matthew 7:16
Genuine Assurance is based upon Self-Examination in the light of Scripture

Test yourselves {to see} if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you--unless indeed you fail the test? 2 Corinthians 13:5
These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life. 1 John 5:13
Test of Biblical Assurance:

1 John 1:5-7 (Walking in the Light)
1 John 1:8-10 (Confession of Sin)
1 John 2:3-4 (Obedience)
1 John 2:9-11 (Love for the Brethren)
1 John 2:15-17 (Hatred for the World)
1 John 2:24-25 (Perseverance of Doctrine)
1 John 3:10 (Righteousness)
1 John 4:13 (Spirit’s Testimony)
Hebrews 12:5-8 (Discipline)
Worship in the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh…. Philippians

False Religions and Justification

I am reading “Justification and Regeneration” By Charles Leiter

I am so amazed of what Justification really is!!!!!

What a wonderful gift of assurance from The Lord!! Justification is in the words of Charles Leiter, a supernatural event that takes place in Heaven. Where God makes a declaration on behalf of wicked sinful man and legally declares him right before His eyes on behalf of what Christ has done. We broke God's law. We deserve hell. So He imputes (on behalf of another) Christ’s' righteousness on the one HE justifies. As I pondered these wonderful truths, a thought that only can come from the Lord downloaded in my brain. All false religions have a common denominator. They are all asking themselves "I know I have sinned, so "How can I be right in God's eyes?" Which is a GREAT and CONCERNING question that we will or have all asked our self. But the question in itself is not the heresy. It is, what can I do to make myself right that is the "Great Heresy" that dooms so many to an everlasting place in hell. False Religions' do not and can not understand Justification. Why? Because justification is a work that takes place in heaven; in the court room of God; done by the One True God. Ok let's identify the common denominator in these false religions':
Mormons- “good” works
Muslims - “good” works following what the Quran says.
Christ of Christ- “good” works or loss of their salvation.
Jehovah Witness - “good” works
Seventh Day- “good” works
Some Baptist- “good” works
Some Methodist- “good” works
Buddhist- works
Pentecostalism- works
Hinduism- works
Catholic- good works
Amish The list goes on and on. A Religion + THEIR works= False belief. One of the reasons these false religions and the world can not reconciled that God does the work of Justification is because man thinks he has to earn something or even have the thought that they deserve better. This is called works righteousness, thinking that some how if they can have a “good morality check list or certain actions will deem them ok.” They do not recognize they are dead in their sins. It is the pride of sinful men with the attitude of; “Don’t tell me what to do, I’ll do it myself.” So you see people of the world who recognize that real people of the faith do change, they once were as Tts 3:3 For we also once were foolish ourselves, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another. Now they are really New People! Sin no longer has dominion over the believer, not to say a believer will sin, but there will be discipline of the Lord, as said in Hebrews 12. The world sees the work of regeneration, where a man is now a New Creature that is being sanctified through Christ. Justification is God taking care of the bad record, we broke His commands, HIS Law, we deserve hell, He declares us legally right before His eyes. God imputes (charge to the account)Christ’s righteousness upon a sinful man(Christ stood in our law place) . Regeneration happens here on earth. This is where God takes care of the bad heart changing us more and more into the image of His Son. The world sees this and says, “Ah, look at that, they are very different they do not do the things they use to do.” It actually pains them with the thought of doing what they once did, it is the law written on their hearts and He will put the fear of Him on their hearts found in Jer. 31 and Jer 32 Luk 15:7 "I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner (he has eyes to see that he can’t do anything, he is solely dependant on Christ) who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons (this one is dependant on his works, ie. I can do it myself) who need no repentance. Do you see the difference? One is humble before the Lord and the other is prideful.

For example, the world sees true Christians that “they no longer are drunks, liars, hateful etc….. They no longer make a habitual practice of the deeds of the flesh. So the world tries to condition themselves by “cleaning” there own lives up, only to fail over and over again. Because they can’t understand what happens when a man is justified. They have to make up rules to try to keep up with; changing a little doctrine here and there. All the while sinking lower and lower into legalism and pride that sears their conscience, henceforth, leaving them with the fate of destruction. We can’t do anything out side of the hand work of God. We can’t work for our salvation. We are spiritually dead, unless God does the work of salvation giving us life through His Son.

Eph 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;
Eph 2:9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.
Eph 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.

Rom 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

God says in Isa 66:2 "For My hand made all these things, thus all these things came into being," declares the LORD. "But to this one I will look, to him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at My word.

Has God justified you?