Party time in The Safe Place

".... Home is not a heavenly mansion in the afterlife
but a safe place right in the midst of our anxious world."
Abba and Emanuelle live in me. J14

Jesus has freed "ALL those held in slavery
all their lives by the fear of death." H2
[our entertainment mostly feeds off, and reinforces, this fear].

The gospel of Freedom proclaims that death is an illusion,
a phantom, the bogeyman of little children.
Death is simply a transition into the one experience
worthy of the name Life.

Here is the root of our Joy and Mirth.

"We ought to be celebrating constantly.
We ought to be preoccupied with
parties, banquets, feasts, and merriment.
We ought to give ourselves over
to veritable orgies of Joy because we have been liberated
from the fear of Life and the fear of death.
We ought to attract people to the church quite literally
by the fun there is in being [Abba's children]." - Robert Hotchkins"

from "The Ragamuffin Gospel" by Brennan Manning.

IT IS A JOYFUL GRACE SAME * Jesus Christ the same forever *

the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. R13 

He has chosen us in him before the foundation of the world,
that we should be holy and without blame [His Grace performs this] 
before him in love [to be made whole and holy by His Love (MT)]. E4

If your leaders don't appreciate the finished work of Grace,
please, don't encourage their rule over you by appreciating them !

"Appreciate your pastoral leaders who gave you the Word of God.
Take a good look at the way they live,
and let their faithfulness instruct you, as well as their truthfulness.
There should be a consistency that runs through us all.
For Jesus doesn't change—
yesterday, today, tomorrow, he's always totally himself.
Don't be lured away from him by the latest speculations about him.
The Grace of Christ is the only good ground for life." H13:7-9

Now, I never think of that short time period of Israel under the Law
as anywhere near indicative of Jehovah!
Israel left Moses to it saying "anything He wants we will do it!"
then went and worshiped a golden calf.
Jesus Christ "the same yesterday, today, forever"
means we have BEEN MADE righteous
by His Gracious Sacrifice on the Cross
so He can be in Love, be at Peace and be Overjoyed with us.


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John Crowder - It IS Him not you .....

"You are perfect in Him
 

You are chosen in Him, 

you are predestined from the foundation of the world in Him.

Just remind your neighbor – you’re a sign and you’re a wonder.
Altogether lovely, there is no flaw in you.
...
You’re beautiful, you’ve been baptized into his beauty.
You’ve been baptized into his fullness and his power.
You’re not seeking him anymore, He is your Siamese twin.
You’re not chasing him anymore, he’s chased you down.
You’re not pressing in anymore, you’ve been pressed into.
You’re not contending anymore, you’ve been contended for.
You’re not wrestling anymore, you’ve been roped and hog-tied, bagged and dragged.

You are one with the Trinity – you have been woven into the Trinitarian life. 

You have been wrapped into that centrifuge of other-giving love of the Trinity. 

You have been woven forever in him.

Did you know there is no God apart from humanity? 

Did you know that?
He has forever identified himself as the Incarnate one.
There is forever a human being sitting in the middle of the Trinity.
 

He has woven himself together with you and humanity, 

you have been grafted into the Godhead, 

He could not give you anything more or you’d be a threat to the Trinity!
Do you realize what you’ve got here?

You’re wacking a lot of ding dong, youre packing a lotta glory, 

you’re packing the fullllllneesssss!

Aren’t you glad it’s not up to us to press into the fullness? 

Aren’t you glad the fullness does not come progressively? 

Aren’t you glad that time and effort doesn’t give you the fullness, 

but the broken body of Jesus does?"

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Salvation Assured in Jesus Christ and His Finished Work on the Cross

Jesus IS my salvation. J10:9;A4:12
In His Mercy, He gave me a future. T3:5
His Immense Love is shown for me. J3:16
Jesus on The Cross is the Power of God to the redeemed me. 1C1:18
Christ's Blood justifies me. R5:9
Jesus' Resurrection gives me Life. R5:10 
The Grace of Jesus qualifies me by His Faithfulness. E2:18;T2:11
Trust Jesus (The Word made flesh). A16:31;E1:13
Believe Jesus and be baptised. M16
Confess that Jesus Christ is the Supreme Authority. R10:9
Call upon His Reputation that He is my champion. A2:21;R10:13
God appointed me to salvation through Jesus Christ. 1T5:9
He has sanctified me through His Spirit. R8:15;2T2:13
Jesus influences me to the end. H5:9;M10:22 
God my Saviour's will IS to include me in His Family. 1Ti2:4

My Salvation is completely Qualified for and Guaranteed by my Christ.
I now continually enjoy being empowered and blessed by ALL
He has for me to experience, in His Liberty.

( We can not grow in completeness... 
We can only grow in knowledge ...
we are already complete in Christ. - du Toit )

wait for the gift my Father promised .....

Holy Spirit IS The Gift. He is the Empower-er. 

wait for the gift my Father promised, ......

John baptized with water, but in only a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.” .....

you shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you... Acts1

And when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in the same place. And suddenly a sound like a violent rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 

Before their eyes appeared tongues like flames which separated off and settled above the head of each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability to speak out. Acts2

[power (abilities) from Holy Spirit to speak His Word of Grace to liberate people, heal the sick, work miracles, overcome evil, be filled with love, joy, courage, peace and much more by His Grace.] 

[This post : Your spiritual language is an important indicator and establishes you in your journey with The Comforter.]:-

And these signs will follow those who believe: .......  they will speak with new tongues ..... Mark 16:17 

... amazed that the gift of the Holy Spirit was being poured out on Gentiles also; for they heard them speaking in foreign tongues and glorifying God.  Acts10

“Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”                                                                                                                              “No”, they replied, “we have never even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”...... 

when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them and they began to speak with tongues and with the inspiration of prophets. Acts19 

For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prays, ......

I thank my God I speak with tongues more than you all; ......

What is the conclusion then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding.

He who speaks in an (unknown to self) tongue edifies himself, ......... 1Cor14

[when you come together] :-

... the Holy Spirit, inspires these abilities to each person individually [exactly] as He chooses.

... to another various kinds of [unknown] tongues,

For the spirits of the prophets (the speakers in tongues) are under the speaker's control [and subject to being silenced as may be necessary],

Thus [unknown] tongues are meant for a [supernatural] sign, .... 

..... do not forbid or hinder speaking in [unknown] tongues.

1Cor12+14

But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, Jude 1:20 

[Purity of communication speaking in the language given by Holy Spirit ..... ] :-

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AgooPao - Mirror Translation

Love is who you are!

1Cor13:
:1 Speaking in tongues is not the [centre]; Love is. 

It is neither angelic eloquence 

nor mastery of human language that persuades; 

it doesn't matter how poetic, 

prophetic or profound I may sound; 

my conversation... is reduced to the hollow sound 

of clanging brass cymbals if love’s echo is absent. 

(The Greek word for the love of God is, agape, from agoo, 

to lead like a shepherd guides his sheep, and pao, to rest; 

"he leads me beside still waters" Ps 23. 

By the waters of reflection my soul remembers who I am.)

:2 I could predict the future in detail 

and have a word of knowledge for everyone. 

I could possess amazing faith, 

and prove it by moving mountains! 

It doesn’t make me any more important than anyone else. 

Love is who you are! 

You are not defined by your gift or deeds.

:3 Love is not about defending a point of view; 

even if I am prepared to give away everything I have 

and die a martyr’s death; 

love does not have to prove itself 
by acts of supreme devotion or self sacrifice!

:4 Love is large in being passionate about life 

and relentlessly patient in bearing 

the offenses and injuries of others with kindness. 

Love is completely content and strives for nothing. 

Love has no desire to make others feel inferior 

and has no need to sing its own praises.

:5 Love is predictable and does not behave out of character. 

Love is not ambitious. 

Love is not spiteful 

(Greek, it has no sharp or edges) 

and takes no inventory of evil. 

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Brennan Manning - All is Grace

"Some have labeled by my message one of "cheap grace". 

In my younger days, their accusations were a gauntlet thrown down, a challenge. 

But I'm an old man now and I don't care...

My life is a witness to vulgar grace-

a grace that amazes as it offends." -Brennan Manning

 

I just did a search for Brennan Manning in itunes. There are 9 podcasts and 16 lectures available to download for FREE. His lecture series at our church has really blessed me and his voice makes his words come to life. His passion cannot come through the written page like it does through his voice. I just wanted to pass that along. - Jill Sonnek(Facebook)

"We should be astonished at the goodness of God, stunned that He should bother to call us by name, our mouths wide open at His love, bewildered that at this very moment we are standing on holy ground." — Brennan Manning (The Ragamuffin Gospel)

 Author of :

All is Grace

Lion and Lamb: The Relentless Tenderness of Jesus

The Ragamuffin Gospel 

The Importance of Being Foolish 

The Furious Longing of God

+++ " I wish for you the awakening I experienced many years ago during a spiritual sojourn in the Saragossa Desert in Spain. One night I went to the chapel to pray. The world was asleep, but my heart was awake to the Lord and I stood at the crucifix for a long time.  Then in faith, I heard Jesus Christ say, "For love of you,  I left my Father's side and I came to you, who ran from Me, who fled Me, who did not want to hear My Name. For love of you, I was covered with spit and punched and beaten and fixed to the wood of the cross." I figuratively saw blood streaming from every wound and every pore in Christ's body. And I heard the cry of His Blood, "This isn't a joke. It is not a laughing matter to Me that I Loved you." The longer I looked, the more I realized that no man has ever loved me, and no woman could ever love me, as He DOES. I went out into the darkness and shouted into the night, "Jesus, are You crazy? Are You out of Your Mind to have loved me so much?"" (from The Ragamuffin Gospel) http://brennanmanning.com/

Close your Eyes Drop into the Centre of your Grace Being Make a profound act of faith in the indwelling presence of Jesus within your heart and now simply let yourself be Loved as you ARE and not as you should be. +++

 

"He Loves Me" by Wayne Jacobsen ... good read for men and everyone else !

"Church!
Why would I ever go there ?
I was already feeling terrible about my self.
They'd just make me feel worse."

By giving humans freedom of will
the Creator has chosen to limit His own power.

Humans independently chose to have a go
at judging "right and wrong"
encouraged by satan who said it would make them more God-like!
(devil will always give you "noble" reasons for your self)

Elohim (lacking nothing, and secure in His Love Community)
does not want the forced obedience of slaves.
He desires the voluntary love and unity
with those that Love Him only for Him.

God knows that love can flourish only where trust does,
and real trust emerges where people are free to reject it.

Sin and its nature relates to grabbing for ourselves
what God thinks would be best left alone.
Complete Joy, Happiness, Laughter, Mirth, Fun for us, is in His Love.
His Grace has made the way in His Desire for us to re-engage Him.

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Quicks

"Great minds discuss ideas;
Average minds discuss events;
Small minds discuss people." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

"Every time you criticize someone, you condemn yourself." ... R2

God is not disillusioned with you. He had no illusions about you in the first place. - Gerald Coates

Grace exists not to make us successful. God's Grace exists to point people to a Love like no love they have known. Love outside the lines. ~Yaconelli

Your Universe is expanding faster and faster ..............
(from experiment by Aus Astronomer Nobel Laureate)

"The Lesson Plan", a doco where Ron Jones does a ~3 day experiment on his 1967 History class to show how dictators could rise up - self-interest, the need to belong, gossip and punishment were keys - the results surprised them all.

weltschmerz \VELT-shmerts\: - Sentimental pessimism; sorrow that 1 feels and accepts as one's necessary portion in life.................. hahe! not in True Jesus

His intrigue goes on - scientists have found particles that are faster than light .....

coming to an end of one's religious self-sufficiency is the start of one's "process" to an understanding of true Grace .....

been told there are ~4,000 living languages (used today) and an estimated ~29,000 dead languages ... i am fluent in ~2 live ones, one is much Livelier than the other.... hahe

The focus is on     **Living in Christ*** ..... not dieing to self ...... that is where the Bliss abides ... yes

"Unbelieving" intellectuals and politicians use "spiritual" descriptors often,  especially when they can't understand what's going on !

Religious control turns blessing to obligation, turns encouragement to expectation, turns love to fear. ....................... Only Blessing, Encouragement, Love in Jesus

Now is a good time to stop turning the Love Language of Jesus 

into demonic threats about our performance and our worthiness - 

He has absolutely settled it, He is our Betrothed and He Loves Us  ... Yes

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