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"Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him." - Romans 5:9

I did not choose that either, then I was not the responsible for this result. If it was not God, I would have done that much earlier. "For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen." - Romans 11:36 It actually is hard for me to know people, if that was easy, I would certainly be just one more victim. Blessings!

It is hard to happen. But there are some who do, obviously. "And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God." - Romans 12:2 By grace, I never had any sexual relation with other people. I do not even know what a kiss is, or how is it to hold hands. You may think I am extraordinarily ugly, dislike women or worse, but that is not the case. I am 27, and I am looking forward to marriage. And the wait becomes much easier in Christ. "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." - Philippians 4:13

I do not know, perhaps they are. I do not look unfriendly, but I understand. Anyway, I do not have any bitterness towards it... I have been learning with the Lord and I do not feel alone anymore. Seeking others well being is very good... And it makes us feel well too. But we have to understand others as well, forgiving one another, loving one another. God bless you in Jesus' name! ?

It depends on the needs of the church as a whole. When rebuke and sharp correction is needed, it will have to be told. "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent." - Revelation 3:19 Especially when the church does not want hear and obey in a lovely way. We are living in hard times, the hearts are very stubborn and provoking the wrath of God. "If you are willing and obedient, You shall eat the good of the land; But if you refuse and rebel, You shall be devoured by the sword For the mouth of the Lord has spoken." - Isaiah 1:19-20 God bless you in Jesus' name!

While we will not be condemned if we sin, we should look forward in being free from sin. "And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness." - Romans 6:18 If we fall, the Lord is there to take us back... He loves us. And then we are up again to do His will, what is pleasing in His sight! "Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock." - Matthew 7:24-25 That is the true grace of God: Godliness, love, forgiveness, mercy, salvation, power over all forces of the enemy... In Him we are victorious overcomers! "For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen." - Romans 11:36 God bless you in Jesus' name!

In the New Testament, when they speak of prophets they are not talking about people who claim to be prophets. They are talking about people who come bringing you doctrines, beliefs, faith, etc... All people are influenced by spirits, and we need to test the spirits. "If anyone teaches otherwise and does not consent to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which accords with godliness, he is proud, knowing nothing, but is obsessed with disputes and arguments over words, from which come envy, strife, reviling, evil suspicions, useless wranglings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. From such withdraw yourself." - 1 Timothy 6:3-5

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Where did I say I was without sin?!

"For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”" - Galatians 5:14 "Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith..." - 1 Timothy 1:5 Because if walk in love we will not fulfill the lust of the flesh: "I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh." - Galatians 5:16 "For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh" - Romans 8:3 But is this possible?! "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." - Matthew 19:26 "Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin... ...Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed." - John 8:34+36

Prophets, in many cases, are just that: spirits. "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves." - Matthew 7:15 "Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world." - 1 John 4:1 False prophets = evil spirits, those who are led by deceitful spirits. Prophets = spirit of truth, those who are led by the Spirit of God. False prophets are master of deceits, they try to offer something that appears nice but inwardly are full of: deceit, death, uncleanness. Why? Because false prophets cannot do the same works the Spirit of God can: sanctification, truth, authentic deliverance, forgiveness, salvation. "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." - 2 Corinthians 5:17

False prophets are all spirits that are not of God. There are many counterfeits of the gospel, there are many people who claim to believe in Christ... But just because they say this does not mean they are indeed His, what will confirm if what they are saying is true are the fruits. "He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked." - 1 John 2:6 False prophets walk in rebellion against Jesus words and instructions. "He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father's who sent Me." - John 14:24 False prophets cannot walk according to the Spirit of God, as this is only possible for those who are His. "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God." - Romans 8:14

False prophets are mostly deceived... They decided to believe a lie, and consequently reject God's truth and love. "But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass by justice and the love of God." - Luke 11:42 "For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome. For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world - our faith." - 1 John 5:3-4 "He who does not love does not know God, for God is love." - 1 John 4:8 "We love Him because He first loved us." - 1 John 4:19 "But if anyone loves God, this one is known by Him." - 1 Corinthians 8:3

If I pick a verse and shows that to an uninformed person for example will he understand the spiritual meaning of it? Obviously, no. And this applies to many prophecies, for example, there are things I do not understand what people are talking about. They claim they are seeing it clearly, but I just cannot understand... And I will continue not to, unless God reveals and confirms it to me. They are not false prophets just because they are understanding what I am not.

Remember Saul the king that was before David... Saul was chosen according to the flesh (appearance, people), and David according to the Spirit (heart, God). God bless you in Jesus' name!

Are they preaching evil?! Are they recommending people to sin instead of repenting and coming closer to God?! "This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all." - 1 John 1:5 "...Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God." - Mark 10:18 "A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit." - Matthew 7:18 "Therefore by their fruits you will know them." - Matthew 7:20

It is spiritually discerned. If you are not seeing it, ask it from God. "...how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!" - Matthew 7:11

Spiritually, prophets are all those who walk professing a faith. Spiritually, they are all people (e.g. you, myself, my neighbor, etc). "Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world." - 1 John 4:1 All people can prophesy... But not all will prophesy from the Holy Spirit. "You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles?" - Matthew 7:16 None. They may speak truth, but they cannot add it to the Bible. On the other hand, today prophets can speak revelation, knowledge and this with agreement with Scriptures. As the truth cannot contradict itself. "But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men." - 1 Corinthians 14:3 "...for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come." - John 16:13 "He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you." - John 16:14

I'm talking about prophets in the spiritual sense, not about Old Testament prophets. Today prophets just speak revelation and knowledge for edification of the church. "But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an uninformed person comes in, he is convinced by all, he is convicted by all." - 1 Corinthians 14:24 And yet many people still refuse to hear them, all because they do not love Him. "And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers..." - Ephesians 4:11 In short, today prophets just echo what the Lord Jesus has said: Repent, walk holy, love one another, fear the Lord, and consequently love Him. "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!" - Matthew 23:37

Are you sure?! "Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you." - Matthew 5:12 "And it shall be that every soul who will not hear that Prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people." - Acts 3:23 "So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.”" - John 20:21

Jesus already said how we would recognize false prophets. "You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles?" - Matthew 7:16 Yes, by their fruits! "Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous." - 1 John 3:7 "Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me." - John 15:4 If a prophet is true, he will preach and practice the truth. And consequently, they will bear fruits from the truth. "He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked." - 1 John 2:6 "But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin." - 1 John 1:7 In the spiritual sense we are all prophets, some are true and others are false... Most are false, and by their fruits we shall know them. "If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth." - 1 John 1:6 "Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world." - 1 John 4:1 Most false prophets do not know they are false because they walk in darkness. "Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch." - Matthew 15:14 Keep watching, praying and testing the spirits. "And we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him." - Acts 5:32

And do not forget that David always repented sincerely when God showed him his iniquity. "But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin." - 1 John 1:7 Not like many people today who keep resisting and ignoring God's calling to repentance. "If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth." - 1 John 1:6 It is so sad... It is like people have no love for God - The Father and Jesus Christ whom He has sent. "So I swore in My wrath, ‘They shall not enter My rest.’" - Hebrews 3:11 "So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief." - Hebrews 3:19 "For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed." - John 3:20

Do not be deceived, there are only two possible states: Belief or Unbelief. "For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes." - Romans 10:4 The Scriptures are clear of the existence of these two states, and depending on what people are believing in it will be reflected in their lives. "You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles?" - Matthew 7:16 One cannot believe in the truth and do works from deceit, for example. "You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe - and tremble!" - James 2:19 "If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth." - 1 John 1:6 There is only one source of absolute truth: God (The Father, The Word, and The Holy Spirit). "For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one." - 1 John 5:7 If people believe in the truth, they will naturally produce fruits from the truth. "Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me." - John 15:4 If you are questioning: "You said Word, where is the Son Jesus Christ?!" "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth." - John 1:14 There are only two types of fruits: Bad or Good. Also there is another type of fruit, the one that appears beautiful outwardly, but inside is full of death, deceit, and all uncleanness. "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness." - Matthew 23:27 People in this group includes those who say "Lord, Lord", profess faith in Him but does not care in doing what is pleasing in His sight: To believe and to practice the truth. "Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth." - John 17:17 "For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ." - John 1:17 Such people are living in deceit, as they do not submit themselves to the Lord. And prefer to believe in the lie: Walk in darkness, practice willful sins and justify themselves instead of repenting and to seek a holier life and truly walk in love and truth. "I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh." - Galatians 5:16 These are the fruits of unbelief, as they do not believe the Lord can sanctify them, and prefer to live as they please. "Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." - John 14:6 When the Word of God clearly states that such is possible for those who believe in The Son: "Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth." - John 17:17 "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32 "Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin... ...Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed." - John 8:34+36 Another common thing that is discussed is when someone who once professed faith in Christ but now lives in sin. They are in unbelief, and this is a fact. If they were founded in Him they would not fall in such state. "Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock." - Matthew 7:24-25 The Lord commanded us to watch and pray... "And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!" - Mark 13:37 "Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation..." - Mark 14:38 If we fall, He is there to take us back... If we believe. "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." - 1 John 1:9 Another common thing that is discussed is when someone simply says: "I will put an end to my life". To commit suicide is not an idea that is coming from the Spirit of God... And those who believe in Him would never do such a thing. "This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all." - 1 John 1:5 But what indeed happened and the reasons: by accident, murder or by willful rebellion against the truth. "For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways." - Psalm 91:11 It is not up to me to judge... But if it was willful rebellion against truth then it means the person died an unbeliever. "Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the Lord delivers him out of them all." - Psalm 34:19 "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." - Romans 12:21 "...Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life." - Revelation 2:10 And another common thing that is discussed is when someone claims to believe in Him, but lives in rebellion against Him. No one who believes in Him, in truth, sincerely... Will seek to practice evil. If they do, they repent, and sincerely seek not to next time. If they can... "If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin which does not lead to death, he will ask, and He will give him life for those who commit sin not leading to death..." - 1 John 5:16 "...There is sin leading to death. I do not say that he should pray about that." - 1 John 5:16 "All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death." - 1 John 5:17 Do not seek to practice evil, and flee from it... This pattern is one of obedience to the truth. When the person says: "I will just sin and do whatever I want... I am sinner and cannot stop sinning!" This clearly is willful rebellion against the truth, pride of their sinfulness is preventing them to receive the words from The Truth. "Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth." - John 17:17 "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32 "Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin... ...Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed." - John 8:34+36 This is one of the reasons why the Lord Jesus said why it will be so hard for "the rich" to enter heaven. "...How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!" - Mark 10:23 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven." - Matthew 5:3 "for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit." - Romans 14:17 Because it is too hard for them to accept, believe and consequently be obedient to the truth. "You are My friends if you do whatever I command you." - John 15:14 Unless they stop justifying themselves and repent indeed instead of insisting in their evil ways, they will all perish. "Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God..." - Hebrews 3:12 "For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth." - 2 Corinthians 13:8 "...unless you repent you will all likewise perish." - Luke 13:5 And to die in unbelief is never a good option... The elect, the true believer will keep believing in God till the end; and consequently through all eternity. But there are three types of believers: Those who believe in the truth, and consequently practice it. "But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin." - 1 John 1:7 Those who say they believe in the truth, but do not want to practice the truth. "If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth." - 1 John 1:6 "Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world." - 1 John 4:1 Those who openly believe in the lie. "Now “If the righteous one is scarcely saved, Where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?”" - 1 Peter 4:18 What kind of believer you are is up to you to choose. And we all know that walking in unbelief or deceit is never a good option. "Thus says the Lord: Cursed is the man who trusts in man And makes flesh his strength, Whose heart departs from the Lord." - Jeremiah 17:5 And the Lord desires that we believe in Him, His Words, and consequently do them. "...not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance." - 2 Peter 3:9 "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning." - James 1:17 Or do we think we have something better to do?! "And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve... ...But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." - Joshua 24:15 As the Lord Jesus said: "...Take heed that no one deceives you." - Matthew 24:4 Yes, and this includes ourselves; our evil flesh that is full of deceit and all uncleanness. God bless you all in Jesus' name! Amen.

"And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires." - Galatians 5:24 "For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain." - Philippians 1:21 "as it is written, “He who glories, let him glory in the Lord.”" - 1 Corinthians 1:31 Glory to God! Amen.

Why we all should be slaves of Christ?! "Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one's slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?" - Romans 6:16 Even if you think you have something better to do on this world, the answer is: “You are being deceived. Because there is nothing better ” Because I do not find anything better to do with my life in this evil world than to seek the kingdom of God and His righteousness. "for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit." - Romans 14:17 And nothing of that can be found in this evil world, people are just too busy loving themselves, practicing evil and such things. When I found the gospel of Jesus Christ I thought: My life is over. This world and myself are evil anyway. After I knew the Lord was not pleased with my style of living, it was shocking, and I thought: I am making Him sad... He does not deserve it. I will just obey Him and do whatever He says. I know He wants my best and He is good... And He suffered so much without guilt. So I am without excuse. Just forgive and save me, Lord! "We love Him because He first loved us." - 1 John 4:19 I knew I had to say goodbye to all my evil habits and pleasures, they were useless anyway. At the start it seemed like I was losing my life, but as I had no excuse to go back I just decided to continue. Obviously, this was not by my own effort as the Holy Spirit encouraged me so much... He gave me faith! Because one cannot simply fight against what is written in the Word of God... It is pure light and truth. "This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all." - 1 John 1:5 Then I was learning, and learning with the Lord... That I actually was not losing my life... I was finding life. "For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it." - Matthew 16:25 Then I started to grow in faith even more and said: My life in this evil world indeed came to an end. I decided: “I do not want to be friend with this world anymore... To live according to His Word is much better.” Then I decided with all faith: “Lord, I want to be yours! Please, have mercy and save me from this evil world and myself.” "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service." - Romans 12:1 "And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent." - John 17:3 It is just amazing, I thought, I will live much better and I still will go to heaven. As He promised. "The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly." - John 10:10 It is true I will face tribulation, persecution, and be hated for loving what is good. But if that is the price I have to pay for this... Then, so be it! "strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, “We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.” - Acts 14:22 As it is written: “For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.” I do not understand the people who say things like: “You are working to be saved” “You are trusting in yourself” “You are just a hypocritical” Well, according to the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ: I forgive them, in Jesus' name. "...Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do..." - Luke 23:34 I just wish they could experience the amazing thing that is to live according to His will. "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven." - Matthew 5:16 If I say that God is powerful and He will give you all the faith to live according to His will and practice His Word... "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you." - Matthew 7:7 It may seem impossible, and people may think I am being hypocritical... But it is just the truth: With God you can achieve the impossible. "...If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes." - Mark 9:23 As it is written: "...With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." - Matthew 19:26 And all by grace, through faith... It indeed is an amazing gift from God - The Father! "For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved." - John 3:17 And if there are still people who say I will be condemned for living like this... Then all I can say is: "Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us." - Romans 8:34 If obeying the gospel of Jesus Christ can take one to hell... Then I do not even want to try otherwise. "...even the winds and the sea obey Him..." - Matthew 8:27 "If the righteous one is scarcely saved, Where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?" - 1 Peter 4:18 If to love the Lord can make one go to hell, then I do not want to try to do otherwise. "There is one Lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy..." - James 4:12 If to love the Lord can make one be told by Him: I never knew you... "He who does not love does not know God, for God is love." - 1 John 4:8 Then I do not want to stop loving Him. "But if anyone loves God, this one is known by Him." - 1 Corinthians 8:3 Yes, if you want to have life indeed then I strongly suggest you to obey the gospel of Jesus Christ; and to love Him, as without love it will be impossible. There is power of God there, it will sanctify you completely... And I mean COMPLETELY... There is nothing impossible. "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek." - Romans 1:16 For those who know Him, they will joyfully say: We are slaves of Christ! And we believe and do whatever He says. And all we want is: Mercy! "Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy." - Matthew 5:7 We are all sinners, and we are sorry for it!