One Drop of Blood

God hates sin but loves the sinner.  Noteable words aren't they? But oh so true!

What is sin? The dictionary defines sin as:

–noun

1. transgression of divine law: the sin of Adam.

2. any act regarded as such a transgression, especially a willful or deliberate violation of some religious or moral principle.

3. any reprehensible or regrettable action, behavior, lapse, etc.; great fault or offense: It's a sin to waste time. 

  –verb (used without object)

4. to commit a sinful  act.

5. to offend against a principle, standard, etc.

–verb (used with object)

6. to commit or perform sinfully: He sinned his crimes without compunction.

7. to bring, drive, etc., by sinning: He sinned his soul to perdition.

So where does sin come from?

Let's go back to the Ten Commandments (previous blog entry).  God orginally created the commandments (law) and gave them to Moses to give to the Israelites (and now the Gentiles--you and me, through Jesus Christ),

Once an individual breaks from these commandments (principles, standards) to God's expressed will, the act of the break becomes sin.  

What about evil ideas?  Ideas populating in the mind come from either God, You, or even Satan.

The Bible, specifically, in the Book of John, Jesus states: 

John 10:10

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

And in this passage, the Bible states:

2 Timothy 1:7
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of  love, and of a sound mind.

In John 10:10 Satan is the thief, and in 2 Timothy 1:7 Satan is originator of the spirit of fear. So when ideas become confused or convoluted/twisted, then Satan is at work.

Wrong ideas can sometimes filter into our thoughts but it's the entertaining of these ideas and then carrying out these thought out sinful ideas, that an individual falls. 

I say all of this because I, today, read an article regarding christian musician Ray Boltz and his divorce from his wife. His announcement of coming out as a homosexual.  I'd had this man of  God in my spirit lately but I didn't know why.  Now I understand.  I was so confused over this situation that I had to write down my own thoughts on the subject.

God's will uses scriptures to set up boundaries regarding human sexual expression.  There are restrictions that limit sexual activity.

I sincerely admire Ray Boltz and his God given gift of music.  I sincerely believe he was and continues to be intensely annointed to sing gospel.   However, I also, believe he is in a fierce battle over his professed lifestyle.

Here's a clip of one of his most famous songs:

I Pledge Allegiance to the Lamb

I do not believe that someone who is this spiritually gifted is now no longer a christian?? No. However, Mr.Boltz has chosen to walk down a path that he deems fit for him at this stage of his life. 



About homosexuality...the bible states:

Leviticus 18:
²²Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. 

Leviticus 20:
¹³If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. 

1 Corinthians 6:

 ⁹Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind...

I do not condone homosexuality.  I also believe in the Word of the Lord that states: 


John 13:34
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.

It's because I care about Ray Boltz and his music that I write to say PRAY for RAY BOLTZ that the Lord opens his blind eyes and delivers him from homosexuality.


Mr. Boltz cannot do it on his own.  He needs the Blood of the Lamb to cover him and his mind. 

One Drop of Blood

Revelation 12:

¹¹And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Wild, isn't it?  Both videos were created by Mr. Boltz based on the Word of  the Lord.  Very prophetic!  Now Mr. Boltz needs powerful intercessors on his behalf even if he doesn't know it for himself!

Revelation 1
⁵And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

¹⁶And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.  ¹⁷And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
 ¹⁸I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. 

I am unwilling to allow Mr. Boltz' soul and spirit be bound by the enemy!

Do you have a relationship with Jesus Christ?  If not, pray this prayer of salvation:

******************Prayer of Salvation**********************

Heavenly Father:  I come to your throne of  Grace, Splendor, and Majesty  in the name of Jesus Christ.  Your Word says that "whosoever shall call on the name of  the Lord, shall be saved" and "if thou shall confess with thy mouth, the name of  the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in thy heart, that He died and that God has raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved."

You said that my salvation would be the result of  the Holy Spirit giving me new birth by coming to live in me and that if I would ask, you would fill me with your Spirit and give me the ability to speak in other tongues.

I take you at your word:  I confess that Jesus Christ is your son and is Lord.  I believe that He died and you raised him from the dead.  Father God, please forgive me of my sins from the past--I'm sorry.  Thank you for coming into my heart, for giving me your Holy Spirit, as you promised, and for being Lord over my life. Amen.


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Scriptures courtesy: Biblegateway
Reference: Abide In Me
Article courtesy: Corpus Christi Website Designs

God Knows

Recently I saw an individual post in Facebook, "God Knows", nothing else.  I pondered on this very simple phrase for a few days, unsure of  it's intent or meaning.

I had finished studying the Book of Jeremiah and  had begun the Book of Ezekiel.  Much of these books reveal the character of God.  I've read the Bible several times over and each time I read an already read book, I get new deeper meanings from them.

This time, these two books back to back, revealed to me that God has repeated so many times not to sin.  In fact, I actually got tired of Him repeating it over and over, then...it hit me! People must be told over and over again not to sin!  People don't get it! Sin brings God's judgment which involves destruction.  God, himself, doesn't want to do it but He must! 

God simply wants to protect the innocent and bring understanding to the stiff necked (rebellious) person.  I actually felt sorry for God because people don't obey.

 

Ezekiel 11:5    

⁵And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the LORD; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them.

God speaking to Ezekiel (the Prophet):

Ezekiel 8:

⁷And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall.   

⁹And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here.

 ¹⁰So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, portrayed upon the wall round about.

 ¹²Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, the LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth. 

¹⁴Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD's house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz*. 

¹⁵Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these. 

¹⁶And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD's house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.  

¹⁷Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.

 ¹⁸Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.

The Wicked are Slain

Ezekiel 9: 

¹He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near, even every man with his destroying weapon in his hand.

²And, behold, six men** came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar.
 
³And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer's inkhorn by his side;

⁴And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.

⁵And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite (kill): let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity:
 ⁶Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.

⁷And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city.

 ⁸And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem?

 ⁹Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not.

 ¹⁰And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will recompense their way upon their head.

 ¹¹And, behold, the man clothed with linen, which had the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me.

The Bible does provide a turnaround in attitude. In other words, repent.  Pray to God, by and through Jesus Christ, ask for forgiveness and he will determine the state of your heart. He will forgive you and grant you Salvation.

Even now as this article is read, you can turn your life around.  You can't do this on your own!

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 *Tammuz: In pagan practices he was a Sumerian shepherd who married the goddess Ishtar. When he

died, fertility ceased on Earth. Since he was a vegetarian deity, the women of Judah were weeping for   him (probably in the spring) in order to restore fertility by bringing him back from the dead.

     **Six Men: Angel-Warriors who carry out God's judgment.

Scriptures Courtesy Biblegateway.com
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