Depressed?

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Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy-laden and overburdened, and I will cause you to rest. [I will ease and relieve and refresh your souls.] Matthew 11:28

But the fruit of the [Holy] Spirit [the work which His presence within accomplishes] is love, joy (gladness), peace, patience (an even temper, forbearance), kindness, goodness (benevolence), faithfulness, Galatians 5:22

There seems to me right now to be an awful lot of people that I know who are depressed. People with good jobs, wealth, health, good marriages, and people who have great families. The last couple of months I have never seen so much heaviness over such a vast group of friends and family. I have spoken to several other people this year who tell me the same thing.

Relax, if you are feeling depressed you are not alone at all. It doesn’t mean that you aren’t saved or that you have sinned. It also doesn't mean that our Father hasn’t forsaken you. Actually what your feeling is our Father at work within you. You heard me right, it is our Father at work within you. It has to be, because our Father never leaves us or forsakes us and greater is He that is us than he that is in this world. What so many are feeling is our Father causing them to hate the things of this world. He is growing in us a spirit that will bring us completely out of Babylon. You have to hate something to truly come out of it and never look back! This is what this feeling of depression is causing us to do.

I then heard another voice from heaven saying, Come out from her, my people, so that you may not share in her sins, neither participate in her plagues. Revelation 18:4

I truly believe that the depression that is being felt is actually our Father changing our attitudes towards this world. I do not believe that we are in the end times, the last 3 1/2 years of this earth. But I do believe that we are being prepared to usher in the end times. To do this we have to totally come out of Babylon, or the world. We have to come out of our jobs. We have to come out from relying on money, food, pensions, insurance, doctors, medicines, and clothes for survival. Our Father is allowing us to actually get depressed when we think of these earthly things. Because the people who I am talking about here are usually people who most of the world would say are abundantly blessed with physical things.

Our Father is taking us to the exact same place that Jesus was when He was here on the earth as a man. We are being groomed by the Holy Spirit to supply food when we have no food. To give when we have nothing to give. To take us to this place of miraculous service our Father has to cause us to hate the world and all that it has. We have to hate Babylon. So the depression that so many are feeling is actually leading them to loose all faith and trust in the world. This is a good thing. Because it will lead us to placing all of our trust and hope in our Father and then we can truly serve those who are in the world.

I know the heaviness that so many are feeling. I can honestly tell you that every time that our Father has lead me there, He brings me out stronger and better. He uses the experience to cause me to serve others more and trust in Him more. I loose more trust in the world, in money, and possessions. I actually become happier and more at peace. Everything works out for our good, even depression. So once again relax, all that is happening is that you are being taken to a greater place of service. Look at Jesus right before He was crucified and you will see that He was depressed and yet He was about to be taken by our Father to a greater place of service.

Christ Notes Older Posts

Over the last several months our Father has been leading a lot of people to read the older posts on Christ Notes. The Holy Spirit has begun to have me go back and read them as well and He has lead to change basically three things in them.

The first thing is that I wrote God far more than I ever did Father in the older posts. So I am in the process of changing the word God to Father in many areas of the older posts.

Secondly, I am changing when I wrote that we accepted Jesus, to when we were empowered to accept Jesus.

And Finally, I am changing when I would write that we need to allow our Father to do things, to the Holy Spirit is causing us to do them.

The way that you will know that these older posts have been edited is when you see that I have tagged them with a label. Our Father has shown me so much more than when He first had me begin to write this blog and I am excited that He is having people read it, even the older posts. I am being led to edit all of them to show you all what I have been shown. And my prayer is that He will lead me to ever change these posts because we are constantly being shown more and more Truth. I am never convicted because our Father has taught me something new. Even if I was flat out wrong in the past, praise God, He was using it to bring me into the full glory of His salvation in Christ. Never be ashamed or condemned at learning something new that may contradict what you thought was Truth. And never be shy at sharing what you believe is the Truth, our Father knows our hearts and even if we are flat out wrong, He will glorify it!

Be blessed and thank you so much for reading this blog.

The Lie Of Free Will

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Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive the glory and the honor and dominion, for You created all things; by Your will they were [brought into being] and were created. Revelation 4:11

For it was in Him that all things were created, in heaven and on earth, things seen and things unseen, whether thrones, dominions, rulers, or authorities; all things were created and exist through Him [by His service, intervention] and in and for Him. Colossians 1:16

There are a lot of people who want to talk about our free will. They will say that our Father loves us so much, that He gave us a will of our own and that He leaves it up to us to decide the paths that we are to take. There is a problem with this thinking though and it is that the Word contradicts it. The Word actually teaches us that all things exist through our Father. The Word tells us that all things are for our Father’s service. So according to the Bible, the only free will that is causing things to happen is our Father’s free will. He created everything and everything exist through Him.

Jesus also tells us to come to him as little children, Matthew 18:3. He does not tell us to come to Him as adults, or teenagers, He tells us to come to Him as little children. Jesus goes on to say that if we do not come to Him as a little child, then we can in no way enter the Kingdom of God. So with that Truth in mind ask yourself this question, does any responsible parent allow a little child to live by their own free will? I have two children and let me tell you that when they were little, Beth and I in no way allowed them to solely act or live by their own will. It was our will that they lived by. They ate what we gave them to eat. They wore what we bought them to wear. They went where we allowed them to go and we were always watching over them. Beth and I loved our kids far too much to leave their life’s and their safety up to them. Now how much more does our Father love us? How much more is our Father able to keep us? How much greater control does God have then man?

Plain and simple free will is a lie. It is a lie that is intended to keep the focus on man and not on our Father. The lie of free will allows us to boast about what we have chosen and it allows us to condemn when we fail and in Christ there is neither. Jesus is our Shepherd and we are His sheep. Jesus is our Head and we are His body. Our Father is the Potter and we are the clay. These are the examples that Jesus gave to us that describe our relationship with Him and none of them describe us as having a free will. It is our Father’s will that is in action and it is His will that will allow us to have an abundant life.

Just for fun go and try to find the scriptures that say that we have a free will. Here is a clue for you in finding them, it will be a very challenging task.

Abundance

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The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows). John 10:10

Jesus came that we might have life and have it more abundantly. The Greek Word that abundance was translated from is perissos, Strong’s 4053. Perissos means exceeding, over and above, more than necessary, supremely, extraordinary, surpassing, uncommon, more remarkable, and more excellent.

Jesus also came so that we could have faith. He is the Author and Finisher of our faith, Hebrews 12:2. Now because we have an abundant life through Jesus, we also now have abundant faith because of Jesus. So the Truth for us is that in Christ we have exceeding faith, more than necessary faith, supreme faith, surpassing and uncommon faith, and excellent faith. Through Christ our faith goes above and beyond what we need. Jesus is responsible for bringing this to pass to fulfill His role in causing us to have an abundant life. It is impossible to please our Father without faith, Hebrews 11:6, so to insure that never happens, Jesus causes us to have abundant faith.

The Truth is also that by Jesus’ stripes we are healed, 1 Peter 2:24. So in Christ we now have health in abundance. In Christ we should have extraordinary health, remarkable health, excellent health, and more than necessary health. Faith comes from hearing the Truth and the Truth sets us free.

Our Father also tells us that all of our needs are met by His riches and glory in Christ Jesus, Philippians 4:19. So the Truth is that all of our needs are supremely met, exceedingly met, remarkably met, excellently met, and provided for us with an abundance that is more than is necessary. Once again this is Jesus’ responsibility. He is our Shepherd, He is our Head, He is our Master, our Lord, and our Savior. Jesus owns us and He has been assigned the task of causing us to have everything in abundance. Whatever is required for us to serve the Kingdom is provided in abundance for us through Jesus. This is our peace that passes all understanding.

No Law For You And I

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[To be sure] sin was in the world before ever the Law was given, but sin is not charged to men's account where there is no law [to transgress]. Romans 5:13

But now we are discharged from the Law and have terminated all intercourse with it, having died to what once restrained and held us captive. So now we serve not under [obedience to] the old code of written regulations, but [under obedience to the promptings] of the Spirit in newness [of life]. Romans 7:6

I was driving back from vacation yesterday and I saw a sign on a church that said: the Ten Commandments aren’t multiple choice! I wanted to stop and rearrange the sign to read the Truth which is: We Have Been Discharged From All Relationship To The Ten Commandments! But there were not enough letters and I would probably be arrested because I was in the back country of North Carolina and they probably frown on doing things like that. The funny thing is that they have made them multiple choice, because they fail to keep Saturday Holy, they have moved the Sabbath to Sunday.

But seriously this is a real problem with a lot of Christians, they want to stay with works. They want to keep people bound by the Law: do this, don’t do that. We couldn’t keep any of these things and our Father knew it. So He did away with the Law that convicted us. Through Christ our Father has terminated all of our relationship to the Ten Commandments. Now we serve our Father through faith that is Authored and Finished for us by Jesus Himself.

The wage of keeping Sunday Holy instead of Saturday Holy no longer means death for us. We now serve under the Law of Freedom and Liberty in Christ. We can now actually not sin, because there is now no law that convicts us of sin. Because Jesus removed any law that would hinder our relationship to our Father, He can now cause us to walk in the perfection that He walks in. If the Law of Ten Commandments were still in affect, then there would be sin and that would mean that we could not have unbroken fellowship with our Father. And that would mean that our Father could not be the power within us causing us to walk uprightly and that would mean sin and death for us.

So if you want the Ten Commandments, then that means that you want failure and you want death. As for me I want life and that only comes through totally being terminated from all relationship to the Law of the Ten Commandments. Then here is the really powerful kicker, now Jesus can truly cause me to keep them!

Grace Causes Us To Be Holy

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For the grace of God (His unmerited favor and blessing) has come forward (appeared) for the deliverance from sin and the eternal salvation for all mankind. It has trained us to reject and renounce all ungodliness (irreligion) and worldly (passionate) desires, to live discreet (temperate, self-controlled), upright, devout (spiritually whole) lives in this present world, Awaiting and looking for the [fulfillment, the realization of our] blessed hope, even the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Christ Jesus (the Messiah, the Anointed One), Who gave Himself on our behalf that He might redeem us (purchase our freedom) from all iniquity and purify for Himself a people [to be peculiarly His own, people who are] eager and enthusiastic about [living a life that is good and filled with] beneficial deeds.Titus 2:11-14

I want to ask you a question, when you think about grace, do you think that it trains you? I was always taught that grace is the totally unmerited favor that our Father gives us; that we just receive it from Him. I never was really taught that grace actually effects and controls our behavior. I was told that we should act righteous out of gratitude and service to our Father for Him giving grace, but never that His grace actually caused us to act with self-control, or caused us to be devout and upright. But that is exactly what grace does for us. Grace is not just our Father saying I will accept you despite of all that you have done. Grace is our Father exerting His Holy influence on our souls, causing us to increase in Christian virtues and power.

Grace not only redeems us from sin, it causes us to be pure and not to do the sin. Our Father is the One in control of causing us to act the way that we should act. He influences us and He empowers us. Our Father doesn’t tell us what is right and then leave us on our own to act in the right way. He actually causes us to act in the right way. This is why there is now no condemnation for us, Romans 8:1.

Also ask yourself another question, why does the Holy Spirit have Paul write salvation for all mankind?????? Paul told Titus to encourage everyone with what grace actually is. I hope this Truth gives you peace and joy and encourages you, because there is so much freedom in this.

All Things Are Easily Possible For Us

And Jesus said, [You say to Me], If You can do anything? [Why,] all things can be (are possible) to him who believes! Mark 9:23

Our glorious hope isn't that we have to believe. Our glorious hope is that Jesus has to believe. My whole life I heard it preached that I had to believe, but thank God we have not been given such a great burden. Our Father wanted so much more for us, so He gave us Jesus. He gave us Jesus to Author and Finish our faith and now all things are possible for us because Jesus believes.

Looking away [from all that will distract] to Jesus, Who is the Leader and the Source of our faith [giving the first incentive for our belief] and is also its Finisher [bringing it to maturity and perfection]. He, for the joy [of obtaining the prize] that was set before Him, endured the cross, despising and ignoring the shame, and is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2

Jesus is God in the flesh and He believes all of the Truth that has set us free. Jesus is our source for faith. He is our ability to believe. So all things are possible for us because Jesus believes. All things are possible for our Father Who causes us to believe.

We Are Already Unblemished

Now to Him Who is able to keep you without stumbling or slipping or falling, and to present [you] unblemished (blameless and faultless) before the presence of His glory in triumphant joy and exultation [with unspeakable, ecstatic delight]-- To the one only God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory (splendor), majesty, might and dominion, and power and authority, before all time and now and forever (unto all the ages of eternity). Amen (so be it). Jude 24-25

We are not just kind of saved, we are completely and utterly saved. Jesus keeps us from stumbling and He presents us unblemished. He saves us to the uttermost.

Therefore He is able also to save to the uttermost (completely, perfectly, finally, and for all time and eternity) those who come to God through Him, since He is always living to make petition to God and intercede with Him and intervene for them. Hebrews 7:25

So many times we look to ourselves, as if we are alone, as if we are responsible for ourselves. We talk about what we have to do in our walk with the Lord. We believe that we have to pray more, study more, serve more, give more, whatever more. It is preached to us the steps that we need to take as Christians. All of that is wrong. The Truth is that it is what Jesus needs to do through us and for us. Jesus is our Head. He is our Shepherd. Jesus is responsible for keeping us unblemished and saved to the uttermost.

Notice how He does it to. Jesus intercedes for us and intervenes for us. We think that we messed up, yet Jesus has already interceded for us and there is no blemish on our permanent records. We think that we are walking the wrong path, yet Jesus has already intervened and the trouble is removed and now all things work out for our good. Whether we understand this Truth or not, does not for one second diminish the glorious Truth: that because of Jesus, we have no blemishes and we are saved to the uttermost!

How Will You Judge On Judgment Day?

Then I saw thrones, and sitting on them were those to whom authority to act as judges and to pass sentence was entrusted. Also I saw the souls of those who had been slain with axes [beheaded] for their witnessing to Jesus and [for preaching and testifying] for the Word of God, and who had refused to pay homage to the beast or his statue and had not accepted his mark or permitted it to be stamped on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived again and ruled with Christ (the Messiah) a thousand years. Revelation 20:4

Even the Father judges no one, for He has given all judgment (the last judgment and the whole business of judging) entirely into the hands of the Son, John 5:22 (Remember that we are now one with Jesus. We are His Body)

Do you not know that the saints (the believers) will [one day] judge and govern the world? And if the world [itself] is to be judged and ruled by you, are you unworthy and incompetent to try [such petty matters] of the smallest courts of justice? 1 Corinthians 6:2

I just want you to think for a moment on how you will judge on the day that the dead are raised at the end of the Millennial Reign of Christ? When there are people standing before you and there is either eternal life as a guest in our Kingdom or there is destruction in the Lake of Fire? Do you really believe that you will condemn people to the Lake of Fire after they have just been raised up from being punished in Hades? Do you really believe that you will condemn a person to be destroyed in the Lake of Fire when you are sitting there solely based on grace and not on any works that you did? Forgiveness will abound on that day and we will be empowered by our Father to be the ones who are giving it!

Adam Was Not Stronger Than Jesus

For if because of one man's trespass (lapse, offense) death reigned through that one, much more surely will those who receive [God's] overflowing grace (unmerited favor) and the free gift of righteousness [putting them into right standing with Himself] reign as kings in life through the one Man Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One). Romans 5:17

How many people want to talk about the sin that is in this world because of what Adam did? When the glorious Truth is that Jesus came and did something far more powerful than what Adam ever did. Our Father knew that Adam, and man, were weak. He knew that Adam was going to mess up. Our Father always had a plan that included Jesus. Our Father knew that Jesus would come and override what Adam did.

Our Father wanted grace and He came and succeeded in giving us grace. Adam was past tense, Jesus is present and future tense. Our righteousness is all unmerited and it is all a free gift. Too many times we dwell on sin and human weakness, when Jesus came and gave us grace. We can’t earn it and we can’t work for it, it has just been given to us. We are right with our Father now and we now reign as Kings.

Now let me ask you this question, as a King aren’t you going to give the same grace to others that you and I have been given? Through the power of the Holy Spirit we sure are going to give grace. So do you really think that all of these people who haven’t been called and chosen to be a king with us, will have to suffer eternally for their sins when we didn’t? People we are going to give the gift that we have been given, forgiveness apart from our works. Jesus tells us that we are going to sit as judges on Judgement Day, Revelation 20:4. I know that anyone who comes before me is going to receive what I received, freedom from all of their sins. I can boldly and happily tell you that anyone who I am asked to judge will be forgiven. How could I do anything less? Jesus came and saved me from what Adam did and what I did, and praise God, I will freely give the same gift. These people will not be Kings as we are, but they sure are not going to Hell to suffer for eternity. Not when I have been permitted to be a judge. I freely received grace and I will freely give grace!

Salvation: We Can't Lose It

For God's gifts and His call are irrevocable. [He never withdraws them when once they are given, and He does not change His mind about those to whom He gives His grace or to whom He sends His call.] Romans 11:29

The Truth is short and it is sweet, once saved, always saved! Salvation is a gift from our Father, Ephesians 2:8. He choses who receives it and who doesn’t. Many are called, but only a few are chosen to be the Bride, Matthew 20:16. Our Father knows the beginning and He knows the end, nothing catches our Father off guard. He knew us before we ever were, Psalm 139:16.

Our Father knew what we would do right and wrong before He ever created the earth and He still chose us. He still gave us the gift of becoming one with Him. And amen, He never takes it back. There is no such thing as backsliding, to where we lose our salvation. Sure we may mess up. But even in our weakness, even at our worst, our Father is still right here in us. He never leaves us and He never forsakes us, Hebrews 13:5. Not only doesn’t He leave us when we mess up, or take away our salvation, He causes the situation to work out for our good.

We are assured and know that [ God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose. Romans 8:28

The Truth causes us to be assured and the Truth sets us free!

Our Father's Will Is That We Suffer??????

Therefore, those who are ill-treated and suffer in accordance with God's will must do right and commit their souls [in charge as a deposit] to the One Who created [them] and will never fail [them]. 1 Peter 4:19

I know how that sounds, but the glorious Truth is that the will of our Father is that we are to suffer. The question is why?

Moreover [let us also be full of joy now!] let us exult and triumph in our troubles and rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that pressure and affliction and hardship produce patient and unswerving endurance. And endurance (fortitude) develops maturity of character (approved faith and [d]tried integrity). And character [of this sort] produces [the habit of] joyful and confident hope of eternal salvation. Such hope never disappoints or deludes or shames us, for God's love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit Who has been given to us. Romans 5:3-5

We suffer because troubles cause us to be mature. When we suffer we look to our Father in very powerful ways and He grows stronger within us. This allows us to have confidence that we are one with Him and it allows the world to know that He is in us. Trials and tribulations will never end for us while we are in these bodies. But the Truth is that each trial makes our Father stronger within us. So we are constantly growing stronger in the power of His might. So rejoice, things are getting better for us as they get worse for us.

I thank God that the more He uses me the more I see this Truth. Our Father is causing me to do more for Him than He ever has before and the trials are still right here. He is causing me to have more and more peace though in the trials. I am far better than I was five years ago and amen if Jesus isn’t here in five more years and I still am, our Father will make me even stronger. Trials aren’t going to stop. We cannot pray them away, tithe them away, or serve them away. Actually the more our Father has us do these things the greater the trials will become, because the greater He will become to us.

It Is Certain That During The Last Days That We WIll Not Suffer

Therefore, since we are now justified (acquitted, made righteous, and brought into right relationship with God) by Christ's blood, how much more [certain is it that] we shall be saved by Him from the indignation and wrath of God. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, it is much more [certain], now that we are reconciled, that we shall be saved (daily delivered from sin's dominion) through His [resurrection] life. Not only so, but we also rejoice and exultingly glory in God [in His love and perfection] through our Lord Jesus Christ, through Whom we have now received and enjoy [our] reconciliation. Romans 5:9-11

Our Father clearly tells us that during the last 3 1/2 years of this earths history that we will not have to endure the events of His wrath. We will be here, but the events of that time will not come upon us. There will be massive worldwide famines and most of the worlds water supply will be ruined, yet we will be giving both away from the surplus that our Father will miraculously supply us with.

You also must be ready therefore, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not expect Him. Who then is the faithful, thoughtful, and wise servant, whom his master has put in charge of his household to give to the others the food and supplies at the proper time? Blessed (happy, fortunate, and [a]to be envied) is that servant whom, when his master comes, he will find so doing. Matthew 24:44-46

The world will say that we cannot buy or sell without taking the mark of the beast. We will not take it, yet we will be giving food and supplies away when our Lord returns. Our Father will be allowing the earths water supply and crops to be destroyed and yet we will be giving food and water away. It is certain that we are saved from these events. Jesus has insured it for us.

Jesus Is Here With Us, So We Now Have Complete Freedom

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty (emancipation from bondage, freedom). 2 Corinthians 3:17

You ask most Christians and they will tell you that they cannot wait to get to Heaven so that they can finally be set free. When the glorious Truth is that we have already been set free. Where Jesus’ Spirit is, there is liberty and freedom. We are now free from the power of sin, the presence of sin, the penalty of sin, and the pleasure of sin. Jesus has completely liberated us from the bondage of sin.

She will bear a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus [the Greek form of the Hebrew Joshua, which means Savior], for He will save His people from their sins [that is, prevent them from failing and missing the true end and scope of life, which is God]. Matthew 1:21

It is Jesus’ responsibility to keep you and I from failing. Jesus has taken on the servants towel and He alone washes the dirt from us. Jesus is with us right now and right now we have and enjoy all of the freedom that Christ has to offer. There is no more freedom from sin for us in Heaven then there is for us on this earth. We will be no more saved when Jesus returns then we are right now. Jesus’ Blood is not weakened by the earth or our flesh. It provides the same level of redemption whether we are here with flesh or in heaven with only our spirits. In Christ there is complete and total freedom and liberty. Faith comes for us by hearing this Truth and this Truth sets us free!

Right Now We Are Holy

But now since you have been set free from sin and have become the slaves of God, you have your present reward in holiness and its end is eternal life. For the wages which sin pays is death, but the [bountiful] free gift of God is eternal life through (in union with) Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 6:22-23

How many times have you heard someone say that: the wage of sin is death? I hear it all of the time, people are fixated on this confession. They have tremendous faith in it. Preachers and congregations both quote it with fervor and enthusiasm. Yet in the verse right before it, our Father clearly tells us that we have been set free from sin and that presently we are holy. Now ask yourself how many times have you heard it preached with equal enthusiasm and fervor that we are now free from sin and that we are presently holy?

This should be the powerful sermon and testimony that we are giving. We are free from sin and presently holy because our Father gave us the gift of being in Christ. We are now one with Jesus and as He is, so are we, even while we are in this world. We have been sanctified by Christ. We have been given Jesus’ glory and because our Father has given us all of these wonderful gifts, we have eternal life. The wage of sin does not apply to us, we have been freed from it, the gift of God however does apply to us. Now, in Christ, we have been set free from sin. There is now no more condemnation for us, because now is the day of our salvation.

Pass this Truth on. Sow this seed and watch the freedom grow. Watch people actually begin to live as they should, because the Truth will set them free.

The World Wants Everything Now! And We Actually Have It Now

For He says, In the time of favor (of an assured welcome) I have listened to and heeded your call, and I have helped you on the day of deliverance (the day of salvation). Behold, now is truly the time for a gracious welcome and acceptance [of you from God]; behold, now is the day of salvation! 2 Corinthians 6:2

The Greek word used in the Bible for salvation is soteria {so-tay-ree'ah}. Its meaning can be found in a Strong's Concordance, number 4991. Soteria means: deliverer, health, rescue, and safety. Fourfold salvation: saved from the penalty, power, presence and most importantly the pleasure of sin. Deliverance from the molestation of enemies, future salvation: the sum of benefits and blessings which the Christians, redeemed from all earthly ills, will enjoy after the visible return of Christ from heaven in the consummated and eternal kingdom of God.

So what does all of this means? It means that right now, this very moment, today and every day, we are delivered from the power, penalty, presence, and pleasure of sin. Every moment of our life’s we are kept safe by our Shepherd. There is not one second that Jesus does not deliver us from our enemies. It means that because of Christ, all things always work out for our good, Romans 8:28. This stuff is all now, present tense, these things are not waiting for us in Heaven, our Father has given them to us right now. Jesus has all of these things and enjoys all of these things right now. He is not waiting on them to come to Him and we are one with Him right now, so we also have all of these things right now. We have been raised up with our Lord and we are now new creatures in Him, old things and old conditions have passed away for us, 2 Corinthians 5:17.

Faith comes from hearing this Truth and this Truth sets us free. We cannot talk about our freedom in Christ enough. Pass the Truth on. There is no copy rights on it. We don’t need to have written permission before we do. We also have the Holy Spirit causing us to be the mouth pieces of righteousness right now.

Strength For All Things

I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ's sufficiency]. Philippians 4:13

We have strength for poverty, as well as for riches. Through Christ’s sufficiency we can handle both. Through Christ we can be strong in sickness, as well as in health. Jesus has made us ready for anything. He empowers us to believe and accept all of our Father’s Truth. Jesus infuses us with His very Own strength to insure that we do. Notice that we are not just given strength, we are given the exact same strength that our Father has. We are able to love all, just in the same power of agape love that our Father loves all, those who hate us and even those who love us. There is not on thing in this world or one situation that may arise in this world that we are not just as strong as Jesus is. We are this glorious, because it is Jesus in us giving us the strength to be glorious, John 17:22.

We are more than conquerors through Christ, Romans 8:37. Jesus is greater in us, than anything that is in this world and we can do all things because the power of Christ is in us, 1 John 4:4. When I am used to talk about being strong in this world, there are many who say to me this: “yeah, He was able to do that because He was Jesus though.” No, Jesus was able to do whatever He did, because it was the power of our Father within Him, John 14:10.

This is the Truth, we have become one with Jesus and we are now as He is, even though we are in this world, 1 John 4:17. You may think I am crazy, but that is exactly what our Father had written. You may think, but we are not being used in power and demonstration of the Spirit like Jesus was used. But the Truth is, we are. We are all being used by our Father to do exactly what He wants done. I used to say the same thing until the Holy Spirit told me this: Jesus was 30 when He was empowered to act in power and demonstration of the Spirit. Did that mean that He was not being used by our Father before hand? Just because our Father does not have us raise the dead or heal the sick does not mean that we are not being used and that we do not possess the full strength of our Lord and Savior, we do. It just means that each of us is used differently, yet all of us are used exactly how our Father wants to use us.

Jesus Led A Train Of Vanquished Foes

Therefore it is said, When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive [He led a train of vanquished foes] and He bestowed gifts on men. Ephesians 4:8

When exactly did Jesus ascend back to Heaven? Was it when He gave up the Ghost on the Cross or was it when He was risen from Hades after three days? John 20:17 tells us that Jesus had not yet risen to Heaven when He appeared to Marry on the third day at His grave site. For three days Jesus was in Hades preaching to the souls who were there.

In which He went and preached to the spirits in prison, 1Peter 3:19.

When Jesus ascended back to Heaven, we are told that He led a train of vanquished foes. The question is where did He lead these vanquished foes? Did He lead them back to Hades or to Heaven with Him? The Truth is that Jesus went down to Hades and saved those people from the penalty of death. They were held captive by what they had done on this earth and Jesus went and set them free by what He did. Jesus did not go down to Hades just to show the lost what they could have had. He went down there and He set the captives free and led them right up to Heaven to be with Him. Jesus gave them a gift and the gift was freedom from Hades. They did not earn it, it was free gift, just as it is a free gift to us, it’s called grace. And our Father’s grace is not limited to us just when we have flesh. Our Father’s grace is for us wether we have flesh or we don’t have flesh. Our Father is not a respecter of persons, so if He did it for these souls, He has to do it for all souls.

Now the cool thing is that there are people in Hades right now. They will be raised again at the end of the Millennial Reign of our Lord, Revelation 20:13. So they will be given the same opportunity to be forgiven by our Lord. They may not be the Bride, but that does not mean that they are going to be thrown into the Lake of Fire either. They are going to be our guests, just as Matthew 22:11 teaches us. All who have not committed Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit will be forgiven and they will be forgiven and saved from the Lake of Fire.