WHICH ONE SINNED?
John 9:1 Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth.
John 9:2 And His disciples asked Him, saying, "Rabbi, who sinned, this
man or his parents, that he was born blind?"
John 9:3 Jesus answered, "Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but
that the works of God should be revealed in him.
John 9:4 "I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the
night is coming when no one can work.
John 9:5 "As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world."
THE TOWER FELL
Luke 12:57 "Yes, and why, even of yourselves, do you not judge what is
right?
Luke 12:58 "When you go with your adversary to the magistrate, make
every effort along the way to settle with him, lest he drag you to the
judge, the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you
into prison.
Luke 12:59 "I tell you, you shall not depart from there till you have
paid the very last mite."
Luke 13:1 There were present at that season some who told Him about the
Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
Luke 13:2 And Jesus answered and said to them, "Do you suppose that
these Galileans were worse sinners than all other Galileans, because
they suffered such things?
Luke 13:3 "I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise
perish.
Luke 13:4 "Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and
killed them, do you think that they were worse sinners than all other
men who dwelt in Jerusalem?
Luke 13:5 "I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise
perish."
Luke 13:6 He also spoke this parable: "A certain man had a fig tree
planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.
Luke 13:7 "Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, 'Look, for three
years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it
down; why does it use up the ground?'
Luke 13:8 "But he answered and said to him, 'Sir, let it alone this
year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.
Luke 13:9 'And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can
cut it down.'"
Many have said that the attack on the World Trade Center buildings and
Pentagon building were the judgment of God. Even I said it. Because in
my spirit, I have known for a long time that the measure of sin was
rising up in this nation and that God would have to judge it (make
course corrections). God judges nations and individuals and ultimately
the world. He doesn't take our vote.
Many things open the door to evil. As a nation, we have opened the door
to evil in MANY ways, and forsaken the safety of God that we have had by
the knowledge of the Holy One. We as a nation have sinned
(collectively) and God is judging us because He is a God of Life.
Were the individuals who died in the World Trade Center building worse
than the rest of us? No. But they died that the works of God might be
seen.
God is not good only and at the same time blind to sin. He knows what it
takes to make the Universe and earth function. He is an eternal Judge
and could not rule if He allowed sin and evil and death to take over the
earth.
God gave us choice. When we choose to honor and serve Him, having fear
for Him - a reverent respect for who He is and His power to create and
destroy - then we will be blessed and even go through tragedies with
faith and compensations. Because He overcame the world, even death.
Below here, is a picture someone sent me of Jesus
receiving the victims of that terrible explosion. I find it a very healing picture. Many lives were hurt
and damaged and forever changed. But He is still the Light and Hope of
the world.
Did He allow it? Yes, in His grief, He did. But the reason is because
we are not just individuals but collective members of the human race and
One Body in Him. His breath birthed us from the mud He created in a
Universe He designed for us to live in.
We cannot truly love if we cannot truly choose. He chose to love us.
He gave up Heaven and totally emptied Himself as the Son of God and Son
of Man. But in faith, Jesus trusted the power of God to raise Him up
again, and so for us, He died. We cannot do this in ourselves and
overcome evil.
So yes, unless we repent, we will all likewise perish, but in Him is
life everlasting and life abundantly, if we will choose to actively live
for Him. Let us get back to our faith of appreciation and right living
and the joys of worship.
He will not have a polluted Bride.
WHICH ONE SINNED?
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John 9:1 Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth.
John 9:2 And His disciples asked Him, saying, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?"
John 9:3 Jesus answered, "Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him.
John 9:4 "I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.
John 9:5 "As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world."
Luke 12:57 "Yes, and why, even of yourselves, do you not judge what is
right?
Luke 12:58 "When you go with your adversary to the magistrate, make
every effort along the way to settle with him, lest he drag you to the
judge, the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you
into prison.
Luke 12:59 "I tell you, you shall not depart from there till you have
paid the very last mite."
Luke 13:1 There were present at that season some who told Him about the
Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
Luke 13:2 And Jesus answered and said to them, "Do you suppose that
these Galileans were worse sinners than all other Galileans, because
they suffered such things?
Luke 13:3 "I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise
perish.
Luke 13:4 "Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and
killed them, do you think that they were worse sinners than all other
men who dwelt in Jerusalem?
Luke 13:5 "I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise
perish."
Luke 13:6 He also spoke this parable: "A certain man had a fig tree
planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.
Luke 13:7 "Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, 'Look, for three
years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it
down; why does it use up the ground?'
Luke 13:8 "But he answered and said to him, 'Sir, let it alone this
year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.
Luke 13:9 'And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can
cut it down.'"
Many things open the door to evil. As a nation, we have opened the door to evil in MANY ways, and forsaken the safety of God that we have had by the knowledge of the Holy One. We as a nation have sinned (collectively) and God is judging us because He is a God of Life.
Were the individuals who died in the World Trade Center building worse than the rest of us? No. But they died that the works of God might be seen.
God is not good only and at the same time blind to sin. He knows what it takes to make the Universe and earth function. He is an eternal Judge and could not rule if He allowed sin and evil and death to take over the earth.
God gave us choice. When we choose to honor and serve Him, having fear for Him - a reverent respect for who He is and His power to create and destroy - then we will be blessed and even go through tragedies with faith and compensations. Because He overcame the world, even death.
Below here, is a picture someone sent me of Jesus receiving the victims of that terrible explosion. I find it a very healing picture. Many lives were hurt and damaged and forever changed. But He is still the Light and Hope of the world.
Did He allow it? Yes, in His grief, He did. But the reason is because we are not just individuals but collective members of the human race and One Body in Him. His breath birthed us from the mud He created in a Universe He designed for us to live in.
We cannot truly love if we cannot truly choose. He chose to love us. He gave up Heaven and totally emptied Himself as the Son of God and Son of Man. But in faith, Jesus trusted the power of God to raise Him up again, and so for us, He died. We cannot do this in ourselves and overcome evil.
So yes, unless we repent, we will all likewise perish, but in Him is life everlasting and life abundantly, if we will choose to actively live for Him. Let us get back to our faith of appreciation and right living and the joys of worship.
He will not have a polluted Bride.