All Sins Are Forgiven :: By Nathele Graham

Published on: October 4, 2020 by RR7

We all have it. Baggage. Memories of failures in our Christian walk that we lug through life that can weigh us down. These memories stumble us in our walk with Jesus and steal our joy. Sin is a part of human nature, and once we have come to Jesus, sin should be as abominable to us as it is to Him. Quite often we remember past sins, and the guilt of what we did can stop us from serving our Lord. That guilt is not of God. Satan uses our failures to discourage us.

“Do you remember the time you swiped that candy bar?” he whispers. “You can’t be a Christian and steal.” Maybe it’s not a candy bar, but you committed adultery. “You lied to your wife when you were with your secretary instead of going to the business meeting,” he hisses into your memory. Maybe it was murder that you committed. “You had an abortion. God will never forget that sin,” he lies to you. Oh yes, Satan will be sure you remember your sins. Those are all sins, but the good news is if you have given your life to Christ, then all sins are forgiven and God has forgotten them. When you truly accept Christ for salvation, then you’re a new creation in Him.

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17).

Those words should bring joy, relief, and comfort to everyone who has come to Him for salvation. There’s nothing you’ve done that’s so horrendous that the blood of Christ won’t forgive. Praise God! You have been forgiven, but that doesn’t mean it’s okay to keep sinning. Temptation will come your way, but you need to resist the urge to fall back into the sin that separated you from God. You are a new creation in Christ, and you need to live to honor Him.

When Adam sinned, his sin brought a curse upon all of creation. It wasn’t just an “oops” moment that would correct itself in time. Sin comes between humans and God. Adam knew the one rule God gave to him (don’t eat the fruit of knowledge) but chose disobedience by knowingly eating the forbidden fruit. Satan was at the bottom of this plot to destroy all that God had created, and he thought he had won. Don’t be deceived. God never loses. His plan may take time to fulfill, but it is perfect. God’s love is deeper than sin.

“And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to the cross” (Colossians 2:13-14).

In ancient times, when a person owed a debt to society, it was serious. When they were tried for their crime and the judgment went against them, there was an official document stating how much time in prison they would serve in order to pay their debt. Humanity has a sin debt that could only be paid by a blood sacrifice. Animal blood wasn’t sufficient because it was still tainted by sin; animals don’t have human blood, so humans couldn’t be eternally forgiven. Animal sacrifice could only cover sin, not remove it forever. Human blood couldn’t be used because God never requires human blood sacrifice, and it’s still tainted by Adam’s sin. Only God’s pure blood can take sin away and pay the debt which you and I owe. Jesus, God incarnate, paid that debt. His final words from the cross made that clear.

“When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost” (John 19:30).

It is finished. What precious words from our Saviour! The debt was paid, the curse was broken, God won.

Although Jesus paid our debt, it’s a free gift that has to be accepted. The forgiveness of sin is there for anyone who understands that sin has come between them and God. Forgiveness is there for anyone who believes that the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus has paid the sin debt in full.

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life” (John 5:24).

When a person hears God’s truth, there’s a decision to be made. Does that person accept Christ’s free gift of salvation, or reject it? Many people have heard the Gospel and intellectually know it’s true. Unless there’s conviction that moves the knowledge in their head to faith in their heart, there’s no salvation.

“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation” (Romans 10:9-10).

That faith should be evident in a changed life. The sin that had a strong hold upon your life shouldn’t rule any more.

When we have truly accepted Christ’s free gift of salvation, a miraculous rebirth happens. “…old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17b). At that moment, sins are forgiven and the Holy Spirit is sealed within you. That seal cannot be broken. In speaking of faith in Christ, Paul wrote “In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory” (Ephesians 1:13-14).

Your faith is precious to God, and He will never turn you away. If you have placed your eternity in the hands of God, then you are eternally safe from the second death.

Jesus said “And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand. I and my Father are one” (John 10:28-30).

If you think you’re stronger than God, then you’ve got a pride problem. No matter how hard you struggle to escape, if your confession of faith was sincere, then you are sealed forever. You can lose rewards, but your salvation is secure. I can’t imagine why anyone would regret accepting eternal life with Christ. The alternative is to spend eternity in the lake of fire with Satan and his minions. If you’re having second thoughts about giving your life to Jesus, then you need to pray and speak with a mature Christian who can help you through your time of testing.

While we live on this side of Heaven, we will stumble. It’s those stumbles that cause us to question our salvation and steal our joy. The sin in our life needs to be confessed to Jesus and dealt with, because it hurts our fellowship with other Christians and our fellowship with Christ.

“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin” (1 John 1:7).

Too often we justify our own sin and tweak Scripture in order to make our sin seem acceptable. Pride, anger, jealousy, even thinking wrong thoughts are all sins. These attitudes cause us to be out of fellowship, and usually one sin leads to another. If you’re not walking in the Light of God, then you’re walking in the darkness of Satan. You need to recognize the sin in your life, confess it to God, and ask Him to forgive you.

“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned we make him a liar, and his word is not in us” (1 John 1:8-10).

All sin, past, present, and future, was forgiven the moment you truly recognized that you needed forgiveness and salvation that only comes from faith in Jesus. We still sin and need to take those sins before Jesus and ask Him to forgive.

“Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: for all have sinned, and come short of the Glory of God; being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus” (Romans 3:22-24).

Take your sin to Him. He will help you overcome it. Study Scripture and apply it to your life. God doesn’t change, so what was written so long ago still applies today.

Faith in Jesus should have changed your life. Although we can always find forgiveness, we aren’t to continue to embrace our sin. When a prostitute was brought before Jesus for condemnation, she found forgiveness instead. “…And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go and sin no more” (John 8:11b). He forgave her, but He also told her to move away from the sin she embraced.

There are many “secret” ways to sin today, what with the internet that can bring much perversion into our homes. Remember, you may be able to hide sin from your spouse, your parents, or your friends, but you can’t hide it from God. Make life choices based upon Scripture and not on what the world says is acceptable. Music, movies, and video games can allow evil thoughts into our minds and hearts.

“For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace” (Romans 8:5-6).

Fill your life with songs of praise and other activities that glorify Christ.

God has forgiven all your sins. Now, forgive yourself and move forward in a closer walk with Jesus.

God bless you all,

Nathele Graham

twotug@embarqmail.com

www.straitandnarrowministry.com

ron@straitandnarrowministry.com

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Closer by the Day :: By Daymond Duck

Published on: October 4, 2020 by RR7

One, following the signing of the normalization agreement between the UAE and Israel, it was reported that the U.S. will sell F-35 stealth jets to the UAE.

Critics contend that this will endanger Israel by reducing its military edge over its enemies.

It has been reported that the U.S. has not signed an agreement to sell the jets to the UAE, but there is a plan to sign an agreement with the UAE on Dec. 2, 2020.

It is impossible to predict what will be in that agreement, but because the U.S. has signed contracts to sell the F-35 Jets to other nations (Israel and Poland), the U.S. expects it to take a 6-7 years to get the UAE planes off the production lines.

The idea of a potential agreement tied to a peace treaty with a 7-year timetable is stirring speculation about the future 7-year covenant with many.

Two, concerning world government, on Sept. 22, 2020, French Pres. Macron told the UN General Assembly that France wants “a new era of globalization.”

He said, “We must together lay the foundations for a fairer, more balanced, more equitable, more sustainable globalization.”

Three, On Sept. 23, 2020, Roman Catholic Archbishop Carlo Vigano offered a letter to the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast that said the outcome of the presidential elections in November “will be decisive not only for the United States of America but for the whole world.”

The Archbishop believes the election is a war between American citizens and the demonic forces of the deep state and against the New World Order” (world government; people like French Pres. Macron; Henry Kissinger and George Soros).

Four, last week my article mentioned that Elon Musk has been authorized to put 12,000 satellites (and he wants to up it to 40,000) into orbit to make high-speed Internet and TV service available everywhere on earth.

The article pointed out that this will allow the Antichrist and False Prophet to track all buying and selling, for everyone on earth to see the bodies of the Two Witnesses laying in the street and to see them raised from the dead (Rev. 11).

An astute reader reminded me that this will also allow everyone on earth to see the Second Coming of Jesus (Rev. 1:7).

The writer said, “As I understand it, global satellite internet access will be available in the US to the northern states this year, and it will be available globally by 2025.”

Here is a link to some interesting information about these satellite launches.

www.spacex.com/launch.

Five, Amazon has installed hand scanners at two of its Seattle, WA. stores that reads palms, lets people enter, and allows customers to buy products by scanning their hand.

Amazon believes their hand scan technology will allow people to make purchases in other places, and they expect to install scanners at some of their other stores in the coming months.

Six, on Sept. 24, 2020, it was reported that Arab contributions to the PA have been zero since March and foreign aid contributions have been half of what they were last year.

Overall, Arab gifts and Foreign Aid to the PA are down 85%.

The PA is borrowing money and seeking funding from other sources.

This could ultimately lead to war and/or the worthless 7-year covenant.

Seven, concerning the days of Noah (specifically wickedness or lawlessness), on Sept. 20, 2020, US Att. Gen. William Barr designated NY City, Portland, Ore. and Seattle, Wash. as “Anarchist Jurisdictions” that will lose federal funding for impeding law enforcement, defunding the police, tolerating violence, endangering innocent citizens, etc.

These cities are expected to fight this in court.

Eight, on Sept. 22, 2020, it was reported that billionaire Michael Bloomberg, former candidate for the Democrat nomination for Pres. of the U.S., is likely to be the subject of a potential criminal investigation for paying the fines and restitutions of about 32,000 felons who are mostly black in Florida so they can vote in the upcoming election.

Data shows that 90-95% of the black voters in Florida vote for Democrats, and there is concern that Bloomberg has raised more than $16 million to illegally buy black votes in Florida.

Bloomberg is calling this a political ploy.

This comes on top of earlier reports that NY Democrat Mayor de Blasio’s daughter was arrested with people that rioted there and that 13 members of Democrat Pres. nominee Joe Biden’s staff took up an offering to bail out protesters.

It has also been reported that Chelsea Clinton Mezvinsky (Bill and Hillary’s daughter) has bragged about bailing out protesters.

And in the late of night on Sept. 24, 2020, 24 people, including Democrat State Representative Attica Scott, were arrested in Louisville, Ky (where 2 police were shot) for unlawful assembly, failure to disperse, and rioting in the first degree by allegedly breaking windows, damaging busses and trying to set fires.

At least one bailed out criminal is already being accused of committing murder.

If our nation elects leaders that tolerate or participate in illegal or corrupt activity, our nation will reap the consequences of their leadership.

Nine, on Sept. 23, 2020, two U.S. Senate committees (the Homeland Security Committee and the Senate Finance Committee) issued a joint report titled “Hunter Biden, Burisma and Corruption.”

The most damning evidence came from the files of Pres. Obama, Vice-Pres Joe Biden, the U.S. Treasury Dept., and e-mails sent by John Kerry whose stepson was one of Hunter Biden’s business partners.

According to the report, Hunter Biden and another business partner, Devon Archer, received more than $4 million dollars from a corrupt energy company in Ukraine named Burisma – plus Biden, his family and Archer received millions more from foreign nationals of questionable character.

The report shows potential criminal activity; possible ties to sex-traffickers and Russians; silencing of concerned government officials; a major coverup by Obama, Biden, and Kerry; and that the House impeachment of Pres. Trump and charges of Russian collusion were part of the effort to keep this information from the public.

It has been reported that these things are in addition to Biden’s China connections, this was just a partial report, and more is coming.

Ten, Los Angeles, County Cal. is trying to send Dr. John MacArthur to prison on contempt of court charges for defying an order to limit worship services at Grace Community Church.

The judge presiding over the case has ruled that the case can go to trial.

This could well wind up in the U.S. Supreme Court, and the beliefs of the U.S. Supreme Court Judges and the importance of the U.S. Constitution could very well impact religious freedom in the U.S.

Eleven, Pres. Trump has nominated Amy Coney Barrett to replace justice Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Barrett has a long history of supporting the U.S. Constitution.

Democrats are calling her a threat to the U.S.

As far as I am concerned, Amy Coney Barrett is not the real threat to the U.S.

The real threat to the U.S. includes trying to remove all mentions of God from our society; trying to lockdown churches; trying to force the LGBTQ agenda on everyone; abortion; bailing arsonists, looters and killers out of jail; defunding the police; including the Muslim terrorist group CAIR in the U.S. government (as Obama and Biden did and Biden seems to be supporting again); disarming U.S. citizens; transforming the U.S. into a socialist nation; surrendering the sovereignty of the U.S. to a world government and an anti-Christ world religion; and more.

I expect things to get worse by the day as the Tribulation Period nears, but it never occurred to me that politicians would openly support things like this.

There is no doubt that we are getting closer to the Rapture by the day.

God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believe that Jesus is the virgin born, sinless Son of God, who died for the sins of the world, was buried and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this.

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