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AVINU
Living Church Ministries
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Imagine, being all packed and ready to travel and then, the immigration agent at the airport says, “This VISA certificate isn’t signed.”The lesson learned here is to check and double-check to make sure everything is in place and that your documents are readily accessible to you before leaving for the airport.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Don’t be Ashamed
(CWSB Dictionary) 1791. ἐντροπή entropḗ; gen. entropḗs, (G0152),
shame from a sense of one’s wrong action or motive having been made manifest. Entropḗ is the withdrawal which is the result of exposure of wrongdoing. Entropḗ becomes aidṓs when the change becomes part of one’s character.
(CWSB Dictionary) (I) Subjectively meaning a sense of shame resulting from exposure of one’s weaknesses or sins. It is that feeling which leads one to shun what is unworthy out of the prospect and anticipation of dishonor, fear of disgrace (Luke 14:9).
(II) Objectively meaning disgrace, reproach (Heb. 12:2; Sept.: Job 8:22; Ps. 69:20; Is. 50:6).
(CWSB Dictionary) (III) Cause of shame, i.e., a shameful thing or action, disgraceful conduct. Hidden things of shame, clandestine conduct of which the disciples of Christ should be ashamed (2 Cor. 4:2). See also Phil. 3:19; Heb. 12:2; Jude 1:13. “Shameful nakedness” (Rev. 3:18[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Romans 3:4
(CWSB) 4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
My wife, Pauline has written a book regarding the unforeseen challenges of overseas travel. The travel-checklist is a helpful guide for missionaries and first-time travelers.
Moreover, Adonai, God of Israel, wrote a collection of writings, called the Bible for those who are expected to travel in what Christianity refers to as the “Rapture.”
The term “Rapture”
(CWSB Dictionary) 425. ἄνεσις ánesis; gen. anéseōs, fem. noun from aníēmi (G0447), to loose. Liberty, rest.
In 2 Thess. 1:7, Paul is speaking about the revelation of the Lord Jesus Christ from heaven, which is the same event described by him in 1 Thess. 4:13-18. This event is commonly known as the rapture of the resurrected believers and the changed living ones are provided as a basis for not sorrowing (1 Thess. 4:13) and providing comfort (1 Thess. 4:18).[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
(Complete Jewish Bible)
13 Now, brothers, we want you to know the truth about those who have died; otherwise, you might become sad the way other people
14 do who have nothing to hope for. For since we believe that Yeshua died and rose again, we also believe that in the same way God, through Yeshua, will take with him those who have died.
15 When we say this, we base it on the Lord’s own word: we who remain alive when the Lord comes will certainly not take precedence over those who have died.
16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a rousing cry, with a call from one of the ruling angels, and with God’s shofar; those who died united with the Messiah will be the first to rise;
17 then we who are left still alive will be caught up with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and thus we will always be with the Lord. 18 So encourage each other with these words.
Therefore, in 2 Thess. 1:7, the word ánesis must be viewed as the loosening from the earth which believers will experience, whether under the ground as their bodies will be if they are dead, or on the ground if they are alive. They will be taken up and thus loosed from their affliction and tribulation. This rest or relaxation through ascent to be with Christ is what is meant by the Day of Christ or “the day of the Lord Jesus” (1 Cor. 1:8; 5:5; 2 Cor. 1:14; Phil. 1:6, 10; 2:16; 2 Thess. 2:2).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”The Believer’s Checklist before arriving at the Departure Gate” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:24|text_align:left|color:%23822a14″][vc_column_text]For example, a believer is standing in line at the boarding gate, and suddenly he drops his suitcase. All the shameful things fall out on the floor. Feelings of being “judged” by what was once carefully tucked and hidden away in his luggage immediately surface in the believer’s behavior while trying to gather up his belongings. It is too late to offer some lame excuse to those standing around.
The problem with this scenario that this is the same thing that will happen to a half-stepping believer when Jesus comes in the Cloud. I want you to know that this plane is a Kingdom flight, headed to Heaven! And, some people who say they are going to Heaven might be frightfully surprised. Although a “form of godliness” may have given someone a pseudo-covering in the past; Pop-Culture Doctrine won’t be able to get this person on board.
The only Boarding Passes available are for those whose reservations have been ordered and signed by GOD, through the POWER of the HOLY SPIRIT, who was sent to transform us from dead works into works that contribute to the Glorification of Him (Adonai) and in the face of Yeshua (Jesus), the King of Righteousness.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]James 1:20-22
(Complete Jewish Bible)
20 for a person’s anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness!
21 So rid yourselves of all vulgarity and obvious evil, and receive meekly the Word implanted in you that can save your lives. 22 Don’t deceive yourselves by only hearing what the Word says, but do it!
The Believing Body of Christ must surrender to the Holy Spirit’s leading, for the human heart has no power over Satanic personalities. When a believer yields to that kind of influence, it afflicts the Holy Spirit with sorrow. Having the Holy Spirit inside of a Christian is like having the “Elohim” the God who lives inside Torah, Adonai the God of Hebrew Prayers, or Yahweh. Every ancestor is one people, the God Who adopts anyone who believes in Yeshua (Jesus Christ of Nazareth.)
Exodus 3:15
Yahweh, the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.
We don’t want to insult the God of our soul with the artifacts of Satan’s behavior. We don’t want to bring sorrow to the God of our Salvation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Sorrow; λυπέω” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:27|text_align:left|color:%23822a14″][vc_column_text](Complete Jewish Bible)
Philippians 2:7 On the contrary, he emptied himself,
in that, he took the form of a slave
by becoming like human beings are.
Sorrow; λυπέω om lúpē (G3077), sorrow.
Trans. to grieve, afflict with sorrow; mid. or pass., to be grieved, sad, sorrowful.
Ephesians 4:30-32
(Complete Jewish Bible)
30 Don’t cause grief to God’s Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit), for he has stamped you as his property until the day of final redemption. 31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, violent assertiveness and slander, along with all spitefulness.
32 Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted; and forgive each other, just as in the Messiah God has also forgiven you.
The believer must remember that Satan can even operate within the Church; in the hearts of the lukewarm, where the spirits of darkness will try to twist the Words of Power and Transformation into psychological pampering. Satan’s only intentions are to get as many people to share Hell for eternity with him, and he often does this by utilizing arrows of deception and distortion.
2 Thessalonians 2:3-4
(Complete Jewish Bible)
For the Day will not come until after the Apostasy has come, and the man who separates himself from Torah has been revealed, the one destined for doom.
4 He will oppose himself to everything that people call a god or make an object of worship; he will put himself above them all, so that he will sit in the Temple of God and proclaim that he himself is God.
The Book of James exposes the lie that teaches we can serve both Yeshua and Satan at the same time because Grace keeps Yeshua from judging our sins.
This lie that we do not have to give an account for current transgressions is a godless person’s paradise. On the contrary, those who are born of God longs for His instructions for eternal life.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”11269″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d”][vc_column_text]James 1:12-14
(Complete Jewish Bible)
12 How blessed is the man who perseveres through temptation! For after he has passed the test, he will receive as his crown the Life which God has promised to those who love him.
13 No one being tempted should say, “I am being tempted by God.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, and God himself tempts no one. 14 Rather, each person is being tempted whenever he is being dragged off and enticed by the bait of his own desire.
2 Corinthians 4:1-6
(Complete Jewish Bible)
1 God has shown us such mercy that we do not lose courage as we do the work he has given us. 2 Indeed, we refuse to make use of shameful underhanded methods, employing deception or distorting God’s message. On the contrary, by making very clear what the truth is, we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.
3 So if indeed our Good News is veiled, it is veiled only to those in the process of being lost.
4 They do not come to trust because the god of the ‘olam hazeh (the god of this world) has blinded their minds, in order to prevent them from seeing the light shining from the Good News about the glory of the Messiah, who is the image of God.
Revelation 20:6
(CWSB) 6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
Believers must remember that the Word of God is so Powerful that when the Lord created the Cosmos, He did it with Sentences!
Philippians 2:5-7
(Complete Jewish Bible)
5 Let your attitude toward one another be governed by your being in union with the Messiah Yeshua:
6 Though he was in the form of God,
he did not regard equality with God
something to be possessed by force.
7 On the contrary, he emptied himself,
in that he took the form of a slave
by becoming like human beings are.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”11271″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]1 Thessalonians 1:2-6
(Complete Word Study Bible)
2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
4 Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.
5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
6 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:
7 On the contrary, he emptied himself,
in that he took the form of a slave
by becoming like human beings are.
The lost will not perceive their fate, and sadly, there is no protection for those who are outside the family of Christ. They do not have the Mind of Christ. True Believers love the idea of being Yeshua’s possession or being the Lord’s purchased property.
Hallelujah!
3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
1 Thessalonians 1:2-6
(Complete Word Study Bible)
2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
4 Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.
5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
6 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]