THIS IS THE CONFIDENCE OF MY COMMITMENT TO BELIEVE IN GOD
Family & Friends and others who find & take the time to read this writing. I am using a “Family Tradition” of “Storytelling” that is passed down from Eddie, Sr & Annie Mae Marshall. This is from my sense of belonging―a connection to family and the world. This “Cautionary Tale” for previous writing titled “I Am “In Christ” And Not Ashamed Of The “Gospel Of Christ” which tells of my sincerity in a moral message “Highlighting” the consequences of certain actions of committing to the Power of God to my life.
My Natural urge to share about Our Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20) is Heartfelt because of the command that Jesus set out for us to be the catalyst for eternal heart change in our neighbors and throughout the world as we share God’s Word. Most importantly; there are no apologies for my rightfully dividing the Word of Truth. I say to each of you; “You will always matter to me. Much love and compassion are sent to each and every person who may read this: Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, you have to believe what you feel. And if you are ever going to have other people trust you, you must feel that you can trust them, too – even when you’re in the dark. Even when you’re falling.”
I am so “Affectionate about the Word of God” that instead of just sharing off the pages of the Bible, this is another “Crossover” to share it out of the experiences in my life. I Depend on Jesus because I Believe in Him. I know the Power of God. Nothing is going to take place within my Life that Jesus has not already taken care of; the “Grace of God” is already done; the “Finished Works of Jesus Christ at the Cross.” I Believe this; I Receive this into my Heart.
My Belief System is directly attributed to my “Commitment” to Jesus Christ as my Lord & Savior. The gear tooth of this Commitment is steeped in my ability to be “Brainwashed” from my military days in “Boot Camp” where the U.S. military was very adept at taking a raw Seaman Recruit and transforming him within a matter of weeks into a sailor. My brain was trained through “Mental-preparedness Exercises” to react impulsively to survive and endure any life-threatening situation. This condition allows my conscious mind to cease controlling my thoughts and the subconscious mind takes over and dictates my actions. The “Sub-Conscious Mind” impacts my thoughts of “Feelings of Trust” and reinforces its abstract mental attitude of confidence. Their Reactions are with “Profound Convictions in Humility” which enhances my “Self-Efficacy,” which is the ability to produce powerful and important attributes of growth and to build trust and facilitates learning. This reflects confidence in my ability to exert control over my (FAITH) in God and shall not doubt in my heart but shall believe that those things which God says shall come to pass.
As a “Born-again Believer,” my personal Philosophy (Belief System); (what I believe, my ideals, and my values) that I’ve learned over the years of living makes me view the World through the lens of the viewpoint by which I live and what I know. My Self-Efficacy confirms that the (Faith) by which I live by is truly the “Righteousness of God,” whereas it is God’s “Will” to have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. My Righteousness of God is in the foundation of the Word of God (the integrity of God) for Dependency And Trust In Him. This “Word Of God” is deeply implanted within the “Core Beliefs Of My Sub-conscious Mind” where my experiences and knowledge are “Reconstructed” to align with the Books of the Holy Bible. Grace does not Cover Sin It Changed Me and Delivered me from the Condemnation of Sin. The Grace-Given Power to Change my Life boosted my Wholehearted Trust In The Lord with everlasting acknowledgment unto God (Proverbs 3:5) in Humility of Jesus and in God’s measure of Faith (Romans 12:3), my salvation teaches me to live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world through the denying of ungodliness and worldly lusts (TITUS 2:11-13). I am a “New Creature In Christ” (my Lord & Savior) who is crucified with Christ. In Him I have shared His crucifixion; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in this body I live by the faith of Jesus Christ whereas; adhering to, relying on, and completely trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me (GALATIANS 2:20). I committed my existing Body as a living sacrifice to the glory of God and the Spirit of God Transformed me into Himself. My “Conversion” (re-creation) is perfect and complete (in the spirit) lacking nothing and needing nothing. This “New Creature” (2 CORINTHIANS 5:17) is the “Spirit of God” himself who is leading my “Soul” (my Mind, my Will, and my Emotions) in its “Transformation” into the renewal of my mind for the proof of the good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God (Romans 12:1-3).
God is Sovereign and will never go back on His Word, (REVELATION 1:3), Now is the time to Show the Divine Power of God at work in my Earthly Body (Human). This Power contains everything necessary for a forceful Spiritual Life and holiness to carry out the Promises Of Deliverance, live by faith of future grace, He will supply my every need. God’s “Riches In Glory” are inexhaustible. He really means for me not to worry about my future. Promises Of Healing, it’s already done. “By His Stripes, I Was Healed” (1 Peter 2:24) or “I Have The Same Power That Raised Jesus From The Dead Living In Me” (Ephesians 1:19-20), moving toward victory instead of coming from victory! And Promises Of Prosperity, simply another word for well-being, often financial but also including health, happiness, or spiritual well-being. God has spelled out through the pages of Scripture exactly how he wants me to prosper. The way to enduring prosperity begins with a true love for God and obedience to what He commands through Scripture. God’s Word (Bible) is the true and personal knowledge of Him who called me for His own glory and excellence. God bequeathed His precious and magnificent promises on me to escape from the immoral freedom that is in the world because of disreputable desire. I shall become a sharer of this divine nature.
I Believe the Word Of God with all my heart and Soul and now lives in this body (Flesh) inside of Jesus Christ; to live by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God (MATTHEW 4:4 KJV). The Holiness Of God works in me (Philippians 2:12-13) owing to my Trust In The Finished Works Of Jesus. My Faith keeps the Blessings Of The Finished Works in the Forefront of my Trust that Jesus has already made them come to pass.
The Holy Spirit (John 16:7-11) guides me in the Truth of the Word of God. My Works Of The Spirit Of God (Hebrews 4:8-12) are required to Labour To Enter Into God’s Rest (ceased from my own works). This Rest is my Obedience To God Toward The Finished Works Of Jesus where my Faith Is The Good Fight Of Faith where I have grabbed hold of my Eternal Life For Which I Am Called. This Is my Victory!
This Good Fight Of Faith is; my Confessions, Meditations, and Praises to God. This Labour. Faith is the substance and the title deed of things hoped for, the evidence of unseen things. It is proof of what we do not see and the conviction of its reality (Hebrews 11:1). I will not let the devil talk me out of my title deed. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God (Romans 10:17). When I can comprehend what the following Word says, then faith results from this Word.
History reveals the Holy Books first appeared sometime in the Middle Ages. The earliest—uses of “The Holy Bible” appeared in 1611; the Authorized Version known in the U.S. as the King James Version. Jesus is called the “Word” because he is the Son of God sent to earth to reveal his Father’s mind to the world and should be understood as proof that Jesus is God; that Jesus has the same essence as God and existed with God the Father from the very beginning, the Word was with God, and the Word was God (John 1:14).
The writer of John is identified as “The Disciple Jesus Loved,” the apostle John. It was probably written sometime between A.D. 85 and A.D. 90. John centers on the teachings of Christ and their applicability to all men. Subsequent to the “Resurrection of Jesus Christ” in an appearance before the Disciples, when Thomas, one of the twelve, and the other disciples wanted ”Proof that Jesus had Risen” and asked Jesus to let him see the print of the nails in his hands when Jesus told Thomas to put his finger into the print of the nails, and thrust his hand into his side and told Thomas “to be not faithless but believing.” And John wrote on the Book of John Chapter 20, verses 30 through 31 “And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book: But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name” and also in the Book of John Chapter 21, verse 25, “And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.” Additionally, John focuses on the humanity of Christ while never losing sight of Christ’s divine nature. In the latter chapters, John provides information concerning the arrest, trial, and crucifixion of Jesus that the other gospels do not contain. John contains the shortest verse in the Bible, John 11:35, and the most often quoted verse, John 3:16.
The Bible is Holy because it was written by men under the direction and influence of the Holy Spirit. God cannot be mistaken in His ability to communicate Divine revelation as told in Hebrews chapter 4, verse 12, For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Our Holy God, in the person of the Holy Spirit, literally breathed the holy words of Scripture into the writers of each of the books through supernatural means. The divine Writer is holy; therefore, what He writes is holy, as spoken in 2 Timothy Chapter 3, verse 16, All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works. God gave us the Bible as evidence and illustration of His love for us. The term “revelation” simply means that God communicated to mankind what He is like and how we can have a right relationship with Him. The men who wrote the New Testament and many hundreds of other believers (1 Corinthians 15:6) knew the truth of their message because they had seen and spent time with Jesus Christ after He had risen from the dead. Their lives and deaths affirm that the Bible truly is God’s Word. The divine origin of God’s Word is seen in its unity; sixty-six individual books, written on three continents, in three different languages, over a period of approximately 1500 years, by more than 40 authors who came from many walks of life, the Bible remains one unified book from beginning to end without contradiction. This unity is unique from all other books and is evidence of the divine origin of the words which God moved men to record as told in 2 Peter chapter 1, verses 20 through 21, Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. “We Christians Are Set Apart” from unbelievers who walk in darkness and must know that It is the only book written by God Himself, the only book that has the power to set men free (John 8:32), to change their lives and make them wise (Psalm 19:7), to sanctify them and make them holy (John 17:17). It is the only book that gives life, comfort, and hope (Psalm 119:50), and it is the only book that will endure until the end of time (Matthew 5:18). Scripture tells us that every word of God is flawless and is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Do not add to his words or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.
When Believers do not read and meditate on God’s Word for themselves, they fall prey to the “Philosophy” of the World which disregards what they don’t like and keep what they do like. Any Philosophy that does not derive from the Word of God is wrong as spoken in Colossians chapter 2, verse 8, Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. Apostle Paul’s warns against mixing law (Before the Cross when we acted when God commanded) and the Gospel (After the Death of Jesus Christ on the Cross where we run the race set before us) to attain justification. Paul tells us that trying to be justified by law which therefore alienated us from Christ; you have fallen away from grace as in Galatians chapter 5, verse 4, Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. Thus, we set aside the grace that comes from Christ and nullify, or run away from, the grace that comes through His blood and attempted instead to justify themselves by the works of the Law. This the origin of “Fear, doubt, and unbelief.” This is “Hindrance,” and is an interruption to our visions being realized onto God. Although these are separate entities, they are often closely associated. Just like faith, hope and love are attributes of God, fear, doubt, and unbelief often run in the same circle and are inspired by the devil.