an human in blessing .....

I love going for walks to experience Holy Spirit.
A time to pray, in silence, in wonder, in the Spirit.
A time to bless a stranger with a smile, with a G'day.
Sometimes to listen, sometimes to speak.
A time to give out, a time to take in.
To give material blessing, to receive material blessing.
To encourage, to receive encouragement.
To speak of Jesus' Love;
To demonstrate Jesus' Love through a healing prayer.
And I'm thinking:
It IS like this, all the time.

This week a man turned around at an adjoining table;
"Do I know you?"
By the time our conversation had finished,
he and his mature son knew more of a freeing Jesus;
he was asking me to write down the name of a book,
I had mentioned.

Yesterday, I said to a woman waiting to pay for coffee;
"Do you know a friend of mine?"
She burst forth with how she sees my wife and I
out together and it fills her with so much hope
that marriages can be happy! and acknowledged that
a man of God was making a difference in the life
of her palsied son.

Last week, I spoke to a man suffering
depression,  I said :
"It would be good to get that dirty demon depression off you."
He tried to spook me with :
"yeh, but i got schizophrenia too ! "
He seemed stirred when I said "That one too"
He broke interaction, so I shook his hand and wished him well.

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.... halfway through 2012
..... my new year reso :

"It is the Gospel of Grace with many facets;
not the gospel with a facet of grace."

is allowing me even more reva than i ever dreamed of .....

(phonetic greek)
"dzo-ay  per-is-os .....
yoo-ang-ghel-ee-on  khar-ece  Theh-os !!!!!"

(very rough greek =)

..... extraordinary life
 ..... WOW news ..... the Grace of God .....

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"Extra Virgin Grace" by Ryan Rufus .... good read

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" .... the key to solving many difficult scriptures
is about knowing how to discern between self-righteousness
and the gift of righteousness."

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Adam and Eve were created as spirit beings.
The fall relegated them to mind beings.
Christ has anakainosed (renewed) us to spirit beings.
Now we are led by the Spirit for true interactions.

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Surrender your mind to the Spirit of Truth,
then God's will is manifest through you.
(R12)

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Christ is the cause of our predestined adoption,
- not us !

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Self-qualifying actually is the only thing that will keep you out.
Jesus hasn't called the qualified.
He calls those that know they are incapable of qualifying themselves.

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Israel under Moses should have said,
we already have a grace covenant in Abraham.
Instead they said to Moses,
Yes, we can keep those terms !

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The religious think that
"even if you look with lust .. "
is the new standard for the "church".
No, it was always the standard under OT law,
no one can live it, we need grace !

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The pharisees made it look like they could live the law.
But the law was fault finding, even in the miniscule.
It was brutal, violent, crushing and totally against us.
Under law, there was no possibility of intimacy with God.

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Self-righteousness is always exposed when one has a covenant
that is reliant on mankind, to succeed.
The law was supposed to show us that.
Instead the religious, incorporate it today.

But your fluctuating performance and righteousness
is nullified by Christ.

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The law says "Perform"; Grace says "Trust".
Performance is self-focused; Trust is Jesus focused.
Self is never enough; Jesus is more than enough.

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In Gal.5

[ Flesh represents
works, self-righteousness, legalism,
performance, the "safety" of law
and the unworkability of Grace.

Spirit represents
trust, gifted righteousness, Jesus qualifying us,
and the necessity of Grace to endure,
in all things, forever. ]

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Power to live free comes from Grace .....

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"When the flesh hears "radical grace" being taught 
it always hears "license to sin"..
When the spirit hears radical grace being taught 
it always hears "power to live sin free"...
Have you been listening to the message of radical grace 
with the flesh or with the spirit?? 
God wants us to live sin free. 
The question is very simple, 
will you attempt to do it by 
your flesh power or 
His grace power?? 
Flesh work or 
grace rest, 
YOUR CALL..

Don Keathley"


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Elohim's custodians .....

"It always has been,
always will be,
Jarowair land.

We don't own it.

We belong to it.

Every living thing on it, is part of it.

People are custodians of the land.

They are entitled to the spiritual content,

but not to own it.

We had native title from the word go.

We were denied to it.

We were not considered as people."

Giabal/Jarowair descendant,

Paddy Jerome (2004)

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Expressing the social Darwinist attitudes of the times,
Robert Ramsay MLA (1869) said :

"I believe that the inferior must give way 
to the superior race and if this be so and
it be once conceded that for the spread of
christianity [sic] or of civilisation [sic] or
for any other reason [sick] , it is desirable
that the white man should occupy the country,
the subjugation - and I very much fear [sick], 
the extermination -
of the black fellow, must follow."

Dispossession and dispersals (code for massacres)
reduced an estimated 3000 Darling Downs indigenes
to 0 full descent indigenous by ~1900.


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[ .. flawed hypotheses give evil results .. ay!! ]


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lukewarmness .....

this will be a precis of article in :

http://hischarisisenough.wordpress.com/2012/06/14/70-myths-on-losing-salvation-7-spat-out-for-being-lukewarm-5-2/

is R3:14 talking about slackness? 


is it saying you're not at an adequate performance level?


why does He say I know your works?


does coldness mean non-doer of the gospel?


does hotness mean a hot doer?


Now lukewarmness is attained by mixing, too.
Cold mixed with hot.
Cold tablets of law mixed with crazy hot grace.

"your works" are human works to establish self-righteousness.
a people doing their form of righteousness,
thinking they are world beaters for Jesus.
spat out !

go back under cold law and be brought again to Christ, (cold)
or
ask for a dream and vision of crazy Hot Grace !

Trusting "the done work of Jesus"
is the only work in town .....

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are you friends only if i agree with your "church" ..

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i tweeted :


.. gee whiz, i wanna be liked 'cos Jesus likes me, 
not 'cos you like me 'cos i like the rhetoric you like !!


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free-believers network (facebook):


A friendship that is based solely on doctrinal agreements 
is no friendship at all. 
In this case, the allegiance is only towards the doctrine 
and not the person, 
because the moment one of the parties in this relationship 
starts to think differently, 
the true color of the said "friendship" emerges.

When that happens, 
don't be surprised when 'friends' get offended or leave you. 
It's actually a blessing in disguise. 
Life is too beautiful to be wasted by playing religious games.
~ Daniel Alexander


comment: 
the Church was, is and always will be, One. 
Not to confuse with man made denominations 
based on doctrine and beliefs. 
The Church has been the same always and has always thrived... 
mostly unseen... 
and across many denominations with no boundaries.


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[ I have found not being aligned with a "church",
since leaving a cultish organisation,
has encouraged me to explore all flavours 
from the gospel of Grace.
I have been a "loyal" member of a "church",
I  have been cautioned by "well meaning" members,
to not move 
too fast,
too far,
too radical,
(code, used to stop development, and remain a normal churcher).


This was an emotional decision for me to cut reliance on "normalcy"!
One has few "normal church" friends after a decision like this.


Amazingly, it has led me into the only thing that lasts.
An interaction of love and healing from the Spirit of Jesus.


".. after the religious cast him out,
Jesus found him ....."


yay!!! Jesus .....  


His Mystery is kneaded into the whole lump.


I Love Grace. ]


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pie girl healed .....

In a pie shop at the end of a health walk.
Got my pie then noticed the shop attendant
limped back to scrape carbon off a baking tray.
There was an urge to pray for her.

She said she had wrecked her ankle out on the town.
She had been in medical care for the last few months.
There had been no improvement.

I said Jesus wanted to heal her,
would she like to have prayer.
She came closer, and gave an uncertain "huh ah".

Prayed and I could see she was surprised with the result.
"Do you want to test it."
"I just did, it should hurt when I stand like this."
She was happy.
I said that Jesus thought she was a princess.
I left her with no directions.

I went back just recently.
She said it was definitely better.
I left her with a card that said
"Trust in Jesus ...."
and read the Message Bible.

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my yoke is easy .....

Apparently, a rabbi would have a specific teaching,
nicknamed a yoke.
Yokes were based on the law of the Old Testament.

Jesus says :
Take my yoke upon you, 
and learn of me; 
for I am meek and lowly in heart: 
and you shall find rest unto your souls.
For my yoke is easy, 
and my burden is light.(M11)


... Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. 
I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you.(MSG)


The main theme here is :
Jesus is changing the idea of yokes.


His yoke will be :
from a position 
of gentleness,
of humbleness of heart,
of lightness,
that only results in soul restfulness,
grace and peace.


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Ok, ask yourself,
Have my teachers had these qualities?;
better still,
Does my church actually encourage this mission? 

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..be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage...
... whosoever of you are justified by the law; 
you are fallen from grace !! (G5)


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[Pharisees at least wanted circumcision!? 
Ha! .. sounds so reasonable!?]


..... why tempt you God, to put a yoke 
upon the neck of the disciples, 
which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?


[obviously talking about laws in general]


we believe that through the 
grace of the Lord Jesus Christ 
we shall be saved, even as they.(A15)


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Please meditate upon the preceding
before continuing.....


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Be you not 
unequally yoked together with unbelievers: 
for what fellowship 
has righteousness with unrighteousness? 
(2C6)


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..going about to establish their own righteousness, 
have not submitted themselves 
unto the righteousness of God.(R10)


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..if righteousness come by the law, 
then Christ is dead in vain.(G2)


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So "unequally yoked to unbelievers"
should truly be defined as
grouping together with those who
do not believe in
"righteousness by Grace from Jesus";
those that keep wanting to put rules
and yokes upon people
that define what it means
to be part of their group.


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There are many christian "yokes",
some call them anointings 
or are likened to flavours, or families.


This is where the religious spirit
keeps warping things.
Having started in the Grace of the Spirit
to bog down in the works of the flesh.


Some groups have "unbelieving yokes"
based upon the argued righteousness.


These groups eventually result in
"churches" that look like :


service clubs that emphasise "charity";
choirs that emphasise certain ways of worship;
militants that combine the political with scripture;
the elite that must pray in tongues;
the decent that are locked into liturgy; 
 or some other emphasis.


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These "churches" are the unbelievers of grace.
Perversely, they use 
"unequally yoked to unbelievers",
to prevent their members from seeking nothing
but their particular "doctrines".


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Jesus will keep you easy,
light, free, loved, healed,
included, joyed, blessed,
blissed, gifted and graced;
otherwise it is not His yoke.


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Lazarus as a pre-quel .....

Picture this ...

Jesus is on the the run for home by now.
He is coming to terms with
that which He will do, to death.

He has said this to His disciples a few times.
They don't get it.
They are enraptured to the notion
of a "right handed" "winning" Messiah.
They even fight about claiming their throne seats !

So the following is an acted parable.
(It actually occurred, but can be viewed as a parable, ok)

Martha and Mary send word :
He whom you love, is sick.

Jesus (strangely) says
that this sickness won't kill him,
but it will show a lot of Glory.

John again emphasises how much Jesus
loved Lazarus, Martha and Mary.
(Mary, the 1 who anointed Jesus,
then wiped his feet with her hair).

After a couple of days Jesus says :
"Let's go back to Judaea."
Disciples say He's crazy,
they are itchin to stone you!

"Got to wake Lazarus up."
"Well, no need to if he's sleepin, ay"
"He's dead, ok?"

By the time Jesus gets there,
Lazarus has been dead 4 days.
Totally dead,
Totally buried.
Totally stinking!

Martha gives Jesus the learned response of
"One day, some day, we all get to live again."
But Jesus wants her to get this acted parable.
"I AM the resurrection and the life ...
believe Me, though you die, yet shall you relive."

Mary comes out to him, now,
as do mourning Jews.
Jesus is getting tired of all this
displayed hopelessness.

He is gonna get on with this Glory.
"Where is he laid"
"Come and see."

Now, this is where Jesus cries.
Misinterpreted as a love response
by the Jews, who then try to
blame Him for being late !

When Jesus sees where he is laid,
He weeps.
A tomb.
A stone to remove.
Grave clothes.
The smell of herbs and death.
He sees His own death.

Then He speaks : His own Resurrection.

"LAZARUS RISE UP."

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wow, wow, wow, wow, wow !

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Some Grits from Bertie Brits

The carnal mind (works mind) is enmity against God 
for it is not subject to the LAW of God 
(law of God = the principle of JESUS 
as your high priest and righteousness). 
We live by the LAW of life. (principle of Jesus as my life)


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Thanks be to God 
that we don't have to try and create our own perfect world 
by confession sessions and envision missions. 
We have a FATHER that knows what we need. 
We don't believe FOR stuff but IN someone. ... 


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Grace = the influence of God in Jesus on mankind - 
what a powerful influence! 
Who He is - 
is the WORD about you.


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The Holiness of God is not defined 
in God pointing out sin 
but forgiving sin. 
His holiness is defined in 
how good He is to us.


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It is very difficult to hear His voice 
regarding direction in your life 
with guilt in your heart. 
Guilt fabricates many voices 
and you get confused about which one is God's voice. 
You are not guilty anymore!!! 
Heb 10. (the lamb of God)


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God does not prune "things" out of our lives 
but wrong doctrine (wrong belief).

John 15: 3 Now ye are clean (pruned) 
through the word which I have spoken unto you.


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It is wonderful to know you are loved, 

what a wonderful peace....


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God believed so much in man that he became a human. 
I am sure He is not sorry for what He has done.


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I believe in SOWING AND REAPING - 

Jesus was sown and we reap the harvest.

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I think one of the best translations of Eph 2:8 would be the following. 
"for by reason of Grace, salvation is yours by faith... " 
God restored the platform where man has the quality
of HIS life to a platform of belief. 
When we understand the dynamics in the trinity 
and the importance of belief (trust) 
Eph 2:8 seen in this way is marvelous in our eyes.

It is impossible for God to have you experience eternal life 
without BELIEF in your heart. 
This is all because of our design... 
So so much to say about this. 
In this, HIS LOVE is clearly revealed. 
Belief is your yielding to the faith that rises as you hear the word. 
God is not threatened by our design, 
for it is of Him.... 
Even more to say about this. Lol


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This is what I have come to understand after many years in GRACE.

Jesus came to restore many things 
of which I think the greatest was our ability to BELIEVE and live by faith. 
Being JUST does not give life. 
The JUST shall LIVE by FAITH. 
This is what Adam lost and Jesus restored. 
Adam started to believe wrong and from there implemented a wrong system. 
Jesus ended that system and our contract with that system 
(the system is called the law of being defined by ability), 
He revealed the Father and now we can believe IN HIM again. 
This belief forms who and what we believe in, in our lives. 
(read this sentence again). 
This is what it means to be BORN FROM GOD. 
Without belief you cannot be born from God. 
This is one of the most beautiful truths there can ever be. 
It spells LOVE, EQUALITY, RELATIONSHIP, 
it even spells of sovereignty and so so much more.

Sorry if this might bring a bit confusion 
but it is at least 20 hours of preaching condensed into a short FB post.


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Some are willing to SACRIFICE the peace 
that comes from knowing UNCONDITIONAL provision 
in the heart of their congregation, 
for what they think is financial stability. 
This is done by teaching tithing and giving, to be blessed.

I have seen some people that were radical in GRACE 
slowly falling back into the old system. 
I think it is because they could not let go of tithing as sowing and reaping.

And some seed fell amongst the thorns...


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The LAW is much more than 10 commandments. 
It is a belief or principle. 
It is the belief/principle/law that defines identity or being in ability. 
Satan did not attack Jesus with the 10 commandments, 
although it is the ministration of death in stone. 
The attack of satan on Jesus was much more subtle. 
Satan wanted Jesus to use the ability which He had 
to do miracles as the foundation for defining His being. 
That would make WORKS the foundation in Jesus's life. 
The end would be death. 
There is so much to say about this...


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Under the LAW I walked from spiritual experience to spiritual experience, 
being obsessed with the supernatural, 
seeking what was still missing in my heart. 
Now that I am under GRACE I don't need anything more than what I have 
and where I am, I am satisfied with the continual unending emotion 
of peace, love and joy that is in me. 
This is a fruit of the true Gospel. 
No miracle can produce what the revelation of GRACE can.

(I am not against the supernatural and pray for people always. 
Lets not abuse the supernatural by finding our joy, peace and spiritual state in it)


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