Knowing That You Know

Have you ever been so sure of yourself that you were willing to bet, something of value, with another person, to prove that you were right? Whenever you go that far in your convictions, then it can be said of you that “You know that you know.”

I’m not encouraging anyone to gamble, because that is engaging in a game of chance. However, it is an incredible feeling of security “knowing that you know”, of a certainty about something of importance.

The next line of poetry encourages the reader to enter that state of knowing, with regard to their salvation.  It is possible, if they are willing to lay everything at the feet of Jesus and ask Him to take away their sin and vices.

Let’s look at the next line:

Line 22: Will you leave behind your life of sin, knowing that with Jesus, you are destined to win?

When a person does what is encouraged in line 22, he/she is assured of salvation. Here is what the Scriptures have to say about it.

“He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. 11 And this is the record that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. 13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.” I John 5:10-13

Don’t you just love verse 13? That’s the verse that insures that you “know that you know!” Then verse 12 states that, “He that hath the son hath life.” Again, ample assurance that if you turn away from your sins, accept Jesus, the Messiah as your Saviour, you will have eternal life – salvation is yours! Whoo-hoo!

Then in the same chapter, in the next two verses, we read some of the most confidence building verses that you will ever want to read in the Bible. Check out the following, to see what I mean.

^"And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: ¹⁵ And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him."

These verses assure us that if it is in the will of God, whatsoever we ask of Him, will be granted.  And the Scriptures assure me that God wills that all men be saved.  1 Timothy 2:3-5.  Therefore, if we will simply comply with the requirements of confessing and forsaking our sins, then asking Jesus Christ/ Yashua to be our Saviour, God will forgive and save us. 

I have learned that some things in life don’t have to be complicated. If I just exhibit the faith required, I can receive the assurance and the blessings that are mine to have; so can you!

I’ll meet you in the clouds! Be sure to RSVP

All Scriptures are taken from the KJV – King James Version Bible

First posted on the Internet 12/16/16

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The Alternative

If you read yesterday's blog post, you are familiar with the two words that I defined and contrasted: "Nescience" and "Ignorance".  If you’re not familiar, please read the last post before reading this one, it will clarify a great deal of what I’m about to say. Consider this as a continuation from the last post, because the next line in the poem, draws a contrast between whether people wish to continue to “ignore the truth” of the matter or do something different?

We always wish to leave you with an alternative; that’s what God does, and we seek to be like Him. Therefore, let us analyze line 21 – the alternative.

Line 20: Will you on purpose continue being deceived? Listening to Satan like our Mother Eve?

Line 21: Or will you today earnestly seek, to worship the Savior – bow at His feet?

Only you can answer that question: will you, even today earnestly seek to worship the Savior? Well, you might ask, “Why should I worship Him? Who is this Savior that I should worship? And why on earth, do I need to bow at His feet?”

Allow me to answer you with the best tool I have available to me: the Holy Bible.

1. Perhaps the first answer should be directed to question #2, for points of clarity. “Who is this Savior that I should worship?” This Savior is Jesus (Matthew 1:21); the creator of heaven and earth (Colossians 1:14-17); the one who was with the Father God, in the beginning, before this world was created (John 1:1-3). Jesus, the one who was in counsel with God the Father and the Holy Spirit, when they decided to create you in their image (Genesis 1:26-27).

2. Now question #1, “Why should I worship Him?”  You should worship Him, because He is worthy of worship as the Creator of mankind and all things (Revelation 4:11; I John 5:3-5).  Also, Jesus is the designated Creator God, who would die on your behalf, after sin entered the world (Isaiah 53:10-12; Galatians 4:4-5), you see, the Law of God had been broken; the divine law (I John 3:4).

3. Question #3, “Why do I need to bow at His feet?” You need to bow at His feet because of the marvelous and loving sacrifice He made on your behalf. Therefore, God the Father has commanded that every knee should bow (Philippians 2:9-11).

 Consequently, I’ve learned that everyone has been given choices (Deuteronomy 30:19); this privilege was granted to us, at creation, by the one whom we have been discussing. Each of us will do well, if we seek to make the right choices (Joshua 24:15): the right choice is to forever and always freely worship the Creator!

           

All Scriptures are taken from the KJV – King James Version Bible

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First posted on the Internet 12/14/16

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Feigning Nescience

“What are you talking about?” I can hear you saying. “Here you go again, being a wordsmith.” Stick with me, you might enjoy it and you might just get a bonus.

Nescience (Latin = Nesciere): “The context of not knowing; to not know because knowledge was absent or unattainable.” This isn’t the worse thing in the world. As a matter of fact the bible gives us a break regarding this condition:

“The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.”  Deuteronomy 29:29 KJV

“God, our God, will take care of the hidden things but the revealed things are our business. It’s up to us and our children to attend to all the terms in this Revelation.” Deuteronomy 29:29 MSG=Message Bible

Did you catch that? There are some things that we will never know, because they are not ours to know; it’s God’s business. However, many people wish to use this word in an improper context. They wish to call it ‘ignorance’; however, let’s define that word as well.

Ignorance (Latin = Ignorare): “To not know even though necessary information is present, because that information has been willfully refused or disregarded.” The Scripture has a verse for that one, too.

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.”   Hosea 4:6 KJV

Many people assume the attitude of “rejected knowledge”, when it comes to facing the truth about the state of the dead. They feign/fake/pretend as though there is no ‘truth’ about the matter, or reason that if a pastor, rabbi, priest or other spiritual leader said that their loved one was still alive somewhere, after the medical profession had pronounced them to be dead, (as we all understand death), then they should just accept it and not question otherwise. They willingly close their eyes and pretend that truth doesn’t exist, which explains the next line in the poem:

Line 20: Will you on purpose continue being deceived? Listening to Satan like our Mother Eve?

Again, they act as if there is no definitive knowledge, when in reality they just want to “ignore” the knowledge that is available and bask in the lies of the enemy. They wish to believe that there is an immortal soul somewhere, where their loved one continues to exist – and take note, that it is “always” in a wonderful place, a “better place”. I am not trying to be insensitive; I’m merely trying to bring home a very harsh reality, which exists in our psyche, not in reality and perhaps someone will get a “breakthrough”!

Scripture tells us clearly where this deception began – in the Garden of Eden.

“And the serpent said unto the woman, ‘Ye shall not surely die:  For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil’.” Gen. 3:4-5 KJV

Well, if you will not ‘surely’ die, then it must mean that life will continue somewhere, doesn’t it? But, hold on! Stop the presses! Who is saying this? Who is it that is implying that life will continue somewhere else after death? Not God! It’s THE SERPENT! THE DECEIVER! #LIAR! THE ENEMY OF GOD! THE ONE THAT GOT THEM KICKED OUT OF THE PERFECT GARDEN!

I’ve learned, over the years that these truths found in Scripture impact our salvation whether we believe/accept them or not. We are bound by or held accountable for these truths, for they are outlined in the Holy Bible – they are not a part of the “secret things” that belong unto God, but rather among those things that have been revealed unto us and our children forever; and we will be judged accordingly.

First posted on the Internet 12/12/16

All Scriptures are taken from the KJV – King James Version Bible

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