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Part 8: Faith in Jesus, or is it Faith in Something else?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
We mentioned some of the following in these podcasts. Here we write it down for your study.
And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment (John 16:8 NASB).
“He” is the Holy Spirit in this context. Look at this word “convict.” It means the Holy Spirit will expose, reprove, rebuke, and Thayer’s adds: reprehend severely, correct, call to account, show one his fault. In Greek (Strong’s #1651), it is elegcho.
The same word is found in John 3:20; 2 Timothy 4:2; 1Timothy 5:20, 1 Corinthians 14:24 (this verse sounds a lot like what Felix experienced as Paul preached); Titus 1:13, 2:15; Hebrews 12:5; Ephesians 5:11. I highly recommend that you look up all these verses. 
Some Christian circles teach that correction and rebuke is NEVER love. Some teach that the Lord NEVER convicts the Christian of sin. Let’s bust that moronic bubble of absolute nonsense right now because those ideas are big lies.
Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; therefore be zealous and repent (Revelation 3:19 NASB).
The Lord loves us and commands the churches to repent. Because He loves us, He rebukes, and disciplines us. It’s that same word elegcho in all the verses above, but notice the connection I am making between John 16:8 and Revelation 3:19. You cannot say the Lord stopped rebuking or bringing conviction to Christians after His sacrifice. If He did stop bringing this conviction-correction-rebuke to the believer, He would have to stop loving us. He will never do that!
Love does this rebuking, correcting, and calling to account (see also Heb. 12:5). Get this truth in your heart. Rebuking, correcting, and calling to account can certainly be “speaking the truth in love” as in Ephesians 4:15! At times, love will reprehend severely and that is love all the way. To rebuke is love when done because you do not seek your own but for the benefit of the hearers. (1 Cor. 13:4-9) If you correct or rebuke someone to prove YOU are right, because you want to manipulate or insist that things be your own way alone, or you want revenge because you are hurt, offended, or it makes you feel superior (inflated with pride)—then it is VERY WRONG and not walking in love. Get that straight! 
How can one be kind and yet reprehend severely and show one his fault? Kind to the person and rough on sin! You don’t grab them by the hair and throw them on the floor, though you may be tempted to! It is kindness that you can come and sit in church, hear the rebuke, apply it, and go home! Just look straight ahead and don’t squirm. Sometimes conviction will make you sweat, squirm, rattle, and shake you. Nobody will know it was for you unless the Lord reveals it! If He exposes your sin publicly, be thankful because it may have been necessary to keep you from going to a devil's hell!
Above is Part 8 in this series. Listen to all these messages and get these truths from the holy Word of God into your spirit. Be abundantly blessed!
 

Is Jesus the Friend of Sinners?

Was Jesus the friend of sinners? Was He always at their parties and their social meetings? People have very strange ideas about Jesus that are unfounded, skewed, or simply twisted.
Are we to be friends with the world? Some deceived Christians go so far as to act, dress, get tattoos, sing, gyrate, dance, and speak the foul language of the world. Is that what we are supposed to do?
Jesus said His followers are supposed to be salt and light in this world (Matthew 5:13, 14). Instead, many have become fluff and cotton candy! Many are more interested in political and religious correctness than in being salt and light. Many churches are looking for social, government, or media acceptance.
Are you looking for the glory of God or for the glory of men? What do you want?
What are the followers of Jesus supposed to be? We are supposed to be a preservative in this world (like salt) and not a contributor to its rot or decomposition! Salt is supposed to sting and make you very uncomfortable! Have you ever put salt in a wound on purpose? Taking a bath in the ocean with a few scrapes and cuts will make them sting but it will help to speed up the healing process. Sea salt is a natural anti-inflammatory and antibiotic. It’s been used for thousands of years. For the sin infection on this planet, we are the salt of the earth!
Are you being salty or just annoying? There is a difference between beating someone on the head with Bible verses out of frustration, hurt, anger, or hatred, and being salty by the power of the Spirit through the Word. The salt Jesus is talking about flows from the Spirit. It is something Jesus displays through you to those around you as you take an uncompromising stand against evil, darkness, lawlessness, and sin.
Paul did that before Governor Felix and it made him tremble with fear (Acts 24:24, 25). The conviction of the Holy Spirit against sin and unrighteousness made Felix tremble (John 16:9-11). When this convicting and revealing power of the Holy Spirit comes through, the naysayers want to stick their fingers in their ears because they can’t stand it (Acts 7:54, 57)!
We are supposed to expose the darkness through the light of Christ shining through us. We are not to fellowship with the darkness! (See 2 Cor. 6:14; Ephesians 5:6-14; John 3:20, 21.) 
In 1984, a little old lady made us listen to her aggravation with hamburger joints that had little beef patties inside their huge bread buns. She was a part of a promotional campaign by Wendy’s hamburger restaurants against their competitors, Burger King and McDonald’s. Her name was Clara Peller, a little old Jewish lady with a gutsy voice and a no nonsense question. She would look straight into the camera and say with a stern face and angry tone, “Where’s the beef?!” Her, “Where’s the beef?” became famous. Remember her?
Jesus in effect said something to the effect of: “Where’s the salt and where’s the light?” Frankly, it has been missing on many fronts in Christianity. There is plenty of fluff and cotton candy, but little beef!
Some quote out of context verses to uphold a sugarcoated Christianity that assuages the world. They use them as an excuse to participate with the world and go to their banquets and parties. Some Christians use it to act like the world in song and dance.
One pastor’s wife turned into a singing and dancing sensation. She gyrated, pumped her behind, wore skimpy dance attire, and sensually gyrated into frenzy. Is that the way a Holy Spirit-filled woman should act? Is that the way a worship leader on Sundays should act the rest of the week? Should a married Christian woman be doing lustful videos with gangster music stars? Does that represent Jesus in any way? If you believe that is good or OK, you have been fooled and deceived.
That being stated, here is a verse some use as an excuse to be like the world.
The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ʻLook at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!ʼ But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds (Matthew 11:19 NET).
Note that Jesus did not say He was a friend to sinners. Read it again. People that wanted to hurt His ministry said that about Him. He did not say that about Himself, His staff, or His ministry! Jesus objected to their assessment of His ministry and lifestyle. Jesus moved by divine guidance and wisdom as demonstrated by what He did. The results were evident in His life and ministry. His vindication against the accusations of those that were jealous and wanted to destroy Him was that His deeds proved to whom He belonged and whom He served. The actions of wisdom demonstrated throughout His ministry vindicated Him from the accusers! Those that hated Him and His ministry were made dumb and stupid before the demonstrations of God in His life.
Let’s read some more in this vein of thought. This issue needs to be settled in the hearts of believers.
As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow me,” he said to him. And he got up and followed him. As Jesus was having a meal in Matthewʼs house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Jesus and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” When Jesus heard this he said, “Those who are healthy donʼt need a physician, but those who are sick do. Go and learn what this saying means: ʻI want mercy and not sacrifice.ʼ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners” (Matthew 9:9-13 NET).
Notice the word "call". Jesus came to call sinners- to what? Look at Mark 1:14,15.
Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God. He said, “The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the gospel!” (NET)
He came to call sinners to repentance, to seek and save that which is lost (Luke 19:10)!  Jesus did not come to buddy around with sinners and to go to all their ungodly activities. 
Although He was eating at Matthew’s house, He was there because He had called Matthew to be a part of His group of apostles. Jesus was interested in the call of God and in repentance. If He sat with sinners for a meal it was not to buddy with them and “hang out” with ungodly folk, but to call them to repent of their sins and turn to God. This is a VERY important distinction.
Jesus never ever compromised the truth of God or the holiness of God over a meal or party. He was ever mindful of the word of His Father and would never lay aside His righteousness. Jesus hated lawlessness and loved righteousness (Hebrews 1:9). All sin is lawlessness (1 John 3:4) so Jesus hated ALL sin!
Did you know that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? 
You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God (James 4:4 NASB).
There is a prevailing deception roaming among a large group of Christians today. Many think we have to be like the world in its social activities and agendas. Some agree with the world and its antichrist ideas and philosophy, even accepting the LGBTQ agenda. Some churches have become country clubs or socialite centers. Others have become self-help centers promoting a selfish, self-centered ‘gospelette’. What they teach and preach is a far cry from the faith that was delivered once and for all to the saints (those separated unto God by living a holy life- Jude 1:3, 4.)
Jesus, the apostles, and the early church would be disgusted at all the trash many teach today as ‘the gospel’! They would look at it and say, “Blasphemy!” Many would be turned over to Satan so that they would learn not to blaspheme (1 Timothy 1:20).
If you read the book of Acts objectively, you will see some glaring dissimilarities between what the apostles called the Church of the living God and what many today call the church. It takes no rocket science to observe the stark differences! Today most churches are puny and powerless. Many have hype, hoopla, media presentations, and a good show, but little to no power from heaven. That must and will have to change the closer we get to the coming of the Lord! I believe the change is already under way, but there is much that must change before we can be presented to the as a church without spot, wrinkle, or any such thing. The church the Lord Jesus will present unto Himself at His appearing will be glorious, holy, and without blemish. (Ephesians 5:26, 27)
Sorry to burst your bubble (not really), but the Lord Jesus will not be presenting to Himself a whoring church that practices witchcraft, fornication, drunkenness, lasciviousness, and love for the lawlessness, sin, and darkness of the world. God won’t be presenting to Jesus a church full of murderers that agree with the murder of the unborn, nor will He allow those that accept or practice the LGBTQ lifestyle.
Fuss all you want, but the New Testament lists of those that will not be inheriting the kingdom (rule or reign) of God are extremely clear. See Galatians 5:19-21; 1 Corinthians 6:9, 10; Ephesians 5:3-5, 18; Colossians 3:5, 6; and Revelation 21:9 (NKJV, NET, AMP). Look at the verses in a few translations like the ones I suggest. The people that practice the sins mentioned in those lists will not get a “welcome to heaven and have a great eternity”. Those that practice lawlessness (“sin is lawlessness”- 1 John 3:4) will be rejected by the Lord and told, “I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!” (Matthew 7:23 NKJV) That will be a day of surprise and extreme horror for many that thought they would make heaven regardless of the sin they practiced upon the earth.
When was the last time you heard a demon scream out in a service and saw the pastor cast it out?
When was the last time you saw someone in a church service baptized in the Holy Spirit and speaking with tongues?
How many people are healed every week at your church? Recently, have any cripples walked off healed?
When was the last time Ananias and Sapphira died at your church?
When was the last time they brought out the sick and demon possessed to the street by your church so you could pray for them, and they would be healed and delivered?
When was the last time your church had miracles, signs and wonders, and people fell down on their faces and cried out to God saying that He was truly in your midst?
Church it is time to repent and get back to doing the works of Jesus and greater than those He did! (John 14:12)
Can you hear the Master saying today what He said to the churches in Asia Minor in Revelation chapters two and three? The Lord Jesus is rebuking the churches today and saying, “REPENT!” (See Revelation 2:5, 16, 21, 3:3, 19.) Are you ready for a repentance revolution and a supernatural awakening that will open the door to a manifestation of God’s Spirit like this world has not seen?
Bad company and good morals
Do not be deceived: Bad company corrupts good morals. Sober up as you should, and stop sinning! For some have no knowledge of God - I say this to your shame (1 Corinthians 15:33-34 NET)!
Who are you spending your time with? Godly or ungodly folks? Based on this scriptural truth some sayings have come from it.
A proverbial saying in Spanish is: "Dime con quien andas y yo te diré quien tu eres." Translated it states: "Show me who you walk with, and I will tell you who you are". Don't tell me you spend time with drunks and drug addicts and you are walking differently. You lie! Who you walk with will be a determining factor of who you are! 
We are not to walk in the way of sinners, nor sit with the scornful, nor follow the counsel of the ungodly! Our delight MUST be in the Word (or law-Torah) of the Lord! (See Psalms 1:1-3.) That is where the blessing of the Lord is!
The more time you spend rubbing shoulders with the world in acceptance, the more of the world that will rub off on you. It’s unavoidable. Your morals will eventually suffer. You will begin to ease off of a righteous position in Christ and begin to slide into complacency, tolerance of evil, and finally acceptance of evil and evil ways.
One way that Satan is effectively using to lull Christians into acceptance of evil is through sitcoms and programming that indulges in evil and darkness. Spend time watching whoredom, fornication, adultery, same-sex marriage, lesbianism, homosexuality, murder, hatred, lust, covetousness, crime, and injustice, and what do you think will happen to you? Many Christians feed on this trash for hours every week and feed their hearts one good Christian meal a week at some churches! Well, at least in some churches who actually teach the Bible! Who do you think will prevail when you need to take a stand? You are being softened up for the kill by the devil and demons as you spend mindless hours watching sitcoms and other programming that exalts sin, carnality, lust, and darkness.
Here are some Scripture references to further establish these points. If you think about it, you can probably come up with another dozen more.
Romans 12:2
Prov. 13:30
1Cor. 5:11
Pro. 14:7
Ps. 26:4-5
Ps. 1:1-4
Pro. 4:14-15
Pro. 28:7
1Cor. 5:6
2 Cor. 6:14-15
Eph. 5:6-7
Rev. 18:4
Cp. 1Cor. 15:33 and Joshua 23:1-16
Heb. 12:1- entanglement of sin
The recorded message is a way to supernaturally enter into the anointing and power of God. It is the POWER of praying in supernatural tongues! Be mightily blessed with the anointed Word in this podcast!

Part 7: Faith in Jesus, or is it Faith in Something else?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A denial of the eternal importance of living righteously is running rampant in many churches, but don’t be fooled! In these podcasts, we look at these truths with the Scripture. We give you many verses so you will not be deceived and drink the false “grace” Kool-Aid!
Paul taught the exact opposite of what is heard in the hyper and pseudo grace books and by the ministers that promote it, and there are a smorgasbord of them! Many deny the words of Jesus, and some reject the doctrine of repentance from dead works as a foundational teaching of the church (Hebrews 6:1. 2) Some deny eternal judgment, and others reject the book of Revelation. Others think they are strictly living by Paul’s epistles, but they are not. They actually read only selected verses that appear to support their crazy and unsubstantiated doctrines, but worse than that, they reinterpret them in the light of their wrong ideas about grace. Repentance, confession of sins, and walking in holiness and righteousness are NEW TESTAMENT teachings, and never considered “works of the law” or as being “in the flesh” as many in the hyper-grace movement consider them.   
Should we go on sinning because we are under grace?  
What shall we say [to all this]? Should we continue in sin and practice sin as a habit so that [God’s gift of] grace may increase and overflow? … What then [are we to conclude]? Shall we sin because we are not under Law, but under [God’s] grace? Certainly not! (Romans 6:1, 15 Amplified Bible) 
How should we live under grace? Again, Paul taught us exactly how we should live under grace. 
That is the way we should live, because [For] God’s grace that can save everyone has ·come [appeared; been revealed]. It ·teaches [trains; disciplines] us to ·turn away from [reject; deny] ungodly living and ·the evil things the world wants to do [or worldly desires; sinful pleasures]. Instead, that grace teaches us to live in the present age in a ·wise [self-controlled] and ·right [upright; just] way and in a ·way that shows we serve God [godly manner](Titus 2:11, 12 Expanded Bible). 
Many deny the significance of godly and righteous living, and some churches reject it vehemently even with verses like the above. Yet, they have no answer for the numerous Scriptures in the NEW Testament that command godliness, holiness, and living in righteousness. They have no answer for the numerous verses in Paul, Peter, James, Jude, and John that insist Christians MUST live in godly and righteous behavior.
Here is one good example out of many verses that teach that responsibility of the believer to live holy and righteous before God:
Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance, but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; because it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”If you address as Father the One who impartially judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your stay on earth; knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ (1 Peter 1:13-19 NASB). 
Some have embraced the sinful ways of the world and downplayed the sins of homosexuality and lesbianism, and some churches have accepted same-sex marriage. They are like Sodom and Gomorrah. Some refer to a Christian man and woman sharing the same bed (living together without marriage) as a “problem” or something unimportant instead of calling it what it is: sin, sexual immorality, or fornication! The “s” word (sin) is almost forbidden in some churches. The same can be said about living in self-control and any teaching about eternal judgment of the wicked in the lake of fire (Revelation 20:11-15, 21:7). Many will not address these issues. 
It's time to check up on ourselves (2 Corinthians 13:5). We should judge ourselves so that we are not judged (1 Corinthians 11:31). This message goes down a path less traveled by modern churchianity. This is the path of the Lord, though unconventional, and we are doing our part to make His paths straight.
Be blessed with Part 7! 
Get A Call to Return: Restoring The Roots of Our Relationship With Jesus as an ebook, softcover, or hardcover book from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Christianbook, Westbow Press, or order it through your favorite bookstore.
From the Back Cover:
A Call to Return—Restoring the Roots of Our Relationship with Jesus explores the depths of the Scriptures to excavate, refine, and lift up its words of power, revealing deep truths that will radically change the lives of believers. By tapping into this rich vein of biblical insight, Dan Alan Rodriguez offers Christians the insights to enable them to set out upon paths of discipleship that follow Jesus closely and that lead to profound experiences of His presence and power.
Drawing upon the author’s study of first-century Judaism and Christianity and resting upon a diverse array of sources steeped in the foundational texts of these traditions, the twelve chapters of A Call to Return address a series of interlocking topics: a prophetic call to return; the revival of lawlessness; the revival, purpose, and preexistence of God’s commandments; the church’s commandments and their connections to faith, grace, and good works; the association of works of the law to Jewish tradition and ceremony; holiness; the fear of the Lord; each believer as a temple of the holy; and the meaning of loving the Lord Jesus.
If you have a sense that Jesus’s message and ministry are calling you to embark upon a walk with Him that might take you away from all in Christianity that requires no accountability or responsibility before God, then A Call to Return—Restoring the Roots of Our Relationship with Jesus is the right book for you to read. It will give you the keys for understanding and responding to the Lord’s call to return to Him and to follow where He leads.
“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches” (Rev. 2:29 NASB).
The PDF of the entire book is free of charge! Use this link to go to the page and download it. Be mightily blessed!
 
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The Decision is Yours and An Alternative Keto Brunch!

What is brother Dan doing talking about his eating and food? No Martha Stewart or Rachel Ray type cooking show going on here. No, this is not something I plan to continue doing, but I have had some sweet victory in this area of weight loss, and wanted to share the "secrets" others charge a lot of money for, and do it completely free of charge. No sales pitch, no buying supplements, and no fad diets. Just a lifestyle change, one that actually gets results.
Is that OK?
I know many people struggle with their weight as I did, especially as you get older. I found what worked for me when exercise and regular lo carb stopped working for me. I was a 270 lb. weight lifter with rolls of fat over my muscles. Just very chunky! That all changed when I started doing what I am telling you about here. I went from a muscular fat ball of 270 to a fit and trim 215, and I plan to go a little lower to about 205. So, here is me having fun talking about all this stuff. 
 
My alternate and ULTIMATE brunch recipe:
Pour a little olive oil in the pan.  
I used minced garlic for this recipe, even though fresh garlic tastes better. Fresh garlic takes a little longer to peel. I know some people have ways to make the peeling easier, but I am a “traditionalist” and do it by hand if I use it. I’m generous with the garlic in the pan.
I chopped a medium yellow onion and put it all in the pan. Then, I added a generous serving of baby spinach, and lo and behold, I dropped some Sambal Oelek chili paste in the pan. Sometimes I will use jalapeños or other hot peppers. In this particular case, I also added some bacon bits. 
At the church I attend, they have 5 acres dedicated to growing organic whole foods, and hot peppers are a part of it. I’ve used several different hot peppers from that farm. I particularly like some small round ones that I don’t know their name, but they were HOT!!! Ghost peppers? Loved them for cooking. They also had the smaller red chili peppers like my grandmother had in her back yard in Puerto Rico. These were super-hot. I can’t write what country folks call them here because many of my Latin brothers and sisters in Christ would get offended. They are called by using a foul-mouthed phrase to refer to them. If you put them in your mouth, you might wind up cussing! Hopefully not, but they are that hot! AY!  
As you can see, I am a hot pepper fanatic.
Set heat on a little higher than mid-range.
Let all that cook until the spinach wilts well. Then sprinkle some parmesan and add three whole eggs. Top off with provolone cheese, lower temp to medium heat, cover the pan and let cook until eggs are done to your liking.
Often, I scramble the eggs and put them in after the garlic, onion, and spinach have sizzled for a bit. Sometimes I will also chop up some vegetables like broccoli and cauliflower and add it to the mix. I make a nice omelet out of it. I let the eggs cook until it’s a little crispy on the bottom, put cheese on top with meat or chicken (no breading of any kind). I add some Alfredo sauce and season to taste. I use sea salt, crushed red pepper, cayenne, or black pepper. I fold it like an omelet and enjoy!
 
No, eggs are not unhealthy. People that only eat the egg whites are shortchanging themselves. The white protein of the egg needs the fats in the yolk to get the best nutrition into the body. As you age whole eggs are an awesome food. They are super healthy and excellent nutrition. Don’t fall for the old wife fable that egg yolks are bad for you. Wrong!
Often, I start my eating with a big, beautiful salad. Avocados are a great source of food during keto. I will write about salads some more below.
For real keto you must eliminate all bread products, potatoes, carrots, sugary drinks, pasta, and even the diet sodas! Forget anything with sugar! Drink tea, some coffee, and water when you are thirsty. I drink a lot of tea, but I despise hot tea. Give it to me ICE cold only. Leave the hot stuff at home for the sick and dying! Oops! I know many countries have hot tea as a part of their daily consumption, so go right ahead. I just like tea very cold.
Get rid of the carrots, tomatoes, and ALL fruits. No bananas, apples, pears, grapes, etc. Forget fruit juices or dried fruit. As for me, I quit eating all cheese products for about 60 days when I started. That is optional, but I chose to do it. It worked for me. 
If you are a believer in Christ Jesus, you probably already removed all alcohol, but if you are not convicted that you need to refrain from wine and stuff like it, listen up: alcohol of any kind will wreak havoc on a ketogenic lifestyle. Get rid of it! Alcohol breaks down in the body into sugars, increases insulin, produces excess cortisol, and winds up helping fat storage. Alcohol cannot contribute anything positive to my life, so "von voyage" and stay away from me! 
Eat meat with some of its fat (cow, sheep, goat, and for the adventurous there is bison, deer, etc.), and don’t forget fatty fish like salmon. I also eat wild caught tuna and sardines in olive oil. 
There is is so much to tell you about concerning food options. Ever heard of cauliflower pizza crust made with Alfredo sauce and mozzarella cheese? What a treat! Very keto acceptable. Somebody, and I don't remember the name of the company, started making cauliflower pizza crust. They are made with zero flour. The gluten free stuff is gross to me and not helpful for keto at all. Most of it tastes like cardboard to me. I'd rather eat a leather shoe sole than eat the gluten free stuff. Hey, I have my standards and my own tastes. 
Those that tell you to stay away from marriage and/or meats are involved in doctrines of demons! Vegetarianism is a doctrine of demons! Did you know that? 
But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons, through the hypocrisy of men that speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron; forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by them that believe and know the truth. For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it be received with thanksgiving: for it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer. (1Timothy 4:1-4 ASV)
Animals are creatures. Plants are not creatures! The apostle was speaking of meats and not plants. Thought I would bring out these clear Biblical truths. God created MEATS to be received with thanksgiving.
I eat ground beef (no lean stuff) or steak. Even though acceptable as a meat during a keto lifestyle, I stay away from pork products. I despise the taste of baked or sliced ham, and just about pork products of any kind. There are some exceptions like baby back ribs from Texas Road House, slow roasted pork in a pit (Caribbean style), and “chicharones” (pork rinds), I may eat these occasionally. No pig's feet or ears. No cow tongue, liver, brain, and no other "exotic" parts for me except the meat! Some people like cow liver and chicken gizzards. These are extremely disgusting to me. Sorry for all you lovers of weird animal parts. 
The above being said, my triglyceride levels, blood pressure, and glucose levels are excellent, and I feel good! Some people think that eating fats will increase triglycerides and lead to hardening of the arteries and possible heart trouble. Wrong! I was shocked when I first learned about this. I ate too much fat free stuff and it was contributing to my weight gain! Big mistake. Eating some fat with a protein and sticking to a keto lifestyle will bring your blood levels and pressure back into a normal or better range. Believe it because it is a fact!
The goal of keto is to get the body to begin consuming the excess fat as energy, instead of depending on carbohydrates-sugars. There are all kinds of scientific studies done on all this, and people make the mistake of listening to fad pushers when weight loss is easy as can be if these things are followed consistently.
Let me say something to you over 55 crowd. I am 66 going on 67 January of 2023. Get into lifting weights. Walking is good, but not enough. Bicycling is good also, but not enough. Gardening is great during the summers, but it will not be nearly as good as weight training. Swimming is great, but we over 55 folks need some weight training on a consistent basis. Quit being a lazy cuss and get busy with the weights. 3 times a week would do you a lot of good, and frankly, it will change you physical life for the better.
Every once in a while I hear Christiaan people excuse themselves from any exercise by using a verse in the writings of the Apostle Paul. 
For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come. (1Timothy 4:8 NKJV)
"See Brother Dan, exercise profits only a little! So, I am majoring on godliness and don't do any exercise." Yep, said the fatso preacher! Look, bodily exercise profiting a little doesn't mean that it is useless, but that compared to spiritual things it is of less value. That should be obvious, but nowhere does it say that it has no value. The old KJV and the NKJV use the word "little," but it is better translated as "for a little while." Natural exercise does not get permanent results. That is the emphasis here. EVERYONE and their mama knows that! Exercise must be engaged in continually. If you exercise today and forget about it, your body will reap no benefit from it. Consistency is what works. 
Here is another translation of 1 Timothy 4:8:
Physical exercise has some value, but spiritual exercise is valuable in every way, because it promises life both for the present and for the future. (GNT)
A number of other translations point this out. Physical exercise has some value, and it is best to get out of it all the value you can without neglecting the greater value of spiritual training. 
You don't have to get fanatical and lift 300 lbs. at your age (unless you want to compete), but any weight lifting program would be greatly beneficial for anyone, especially as you approach 55 or over. I train consistently with weights and it has great health benefits. Older folks should stay away from crazy aerobics classes and go anaerobic. Your body and joints will thank you.
One more truth. Even if you have never trained with weights and are 75, you can start on a program today. It will not only strengthen your muscles, but it will make your bones, joints, and ligaments (connective tissues) grow healthier. Your skin will begin to look better and tighter, and many other benefits will follow.   
Then comes the fun part.
Don’t eat breakfast! Wait a few hours before eating anything. Eat after 10 am and cut off food by 5 pm. That is to start. I usually train with my workouts before I eat breakfast. Other people train in the afternoons. 
The key is to get your body to initially be without food for 17 to 18 hours before eating. As your body adapts, you can wait and eat by 12 noon and cut off all food by 4pm. A four-hour window for keto friendly food means you will be without food for 20 hours, that is what you want to accomplish until you reach your ideal weight. Even just getting close to 20 hours without food will have excellent results. I initially learned much of this from Dr. Eric Berg on his YouTube channel. What I like about him is that he consistently posts under the videos the scientific studies that back up his presentations. Very useful. No fad diets there! 
It may take you a month to reach a 4 hour window for eating keto friendly foods. I was radical, and after my first week, I pushed myself into the 4-hour food window. It was difficult, and I had some tiredness in the afternoons for a week. I started using MCT oil in the huge green salads I like to make. That helped me with the energy levels. Watch it with the MCT oil. Too much and you will have the runs. Don't ask me how I know. 
You must watch it with salad dressings. Stick with olive oil, MCT oil, vinegar (organic apple cider vinegar is best) and seasonings. Often, I've added fresh cilantro, parsley, or oregano to my salads. Most commercial dressings, steak sauces, gravies, ketchup, all are a NO-NO and they can be high in carbs or have unhealthy oils like soyabean, corn, and vegetable oils.
Most low carb or sugar free dressings use the wrong kinds of sweetener and defeat their purpose. READ every label and stay away from anything with sugars like cane sugar, maltodextrin, honey, high fructose corn syrup, fructose, glucose, dextrose, sucrose, and everything you can’t pronounce. Look at the list of 56 sugars and learn them: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/56-different-names-for-sugar. You need to stay away from all added sugars of any kind. These are very damaging. 
I know this all can be difficult at times, especially if you travel for work or ministry. You have to watch closer than ever on the road what you eat and at what time you eat it. NEVER eat after your cut off time come hell or high water! No late night eating! I used to fight to get to the kitchen and eat something before my 4 or 5 PM cut off time because I knew I was not having anymore food until the next day around 11am or 12noon. That was hard at first, but became easier and easier as I pushed through the bad eating habits of the past.  
There are only four sugar substitutes that are even worth mentioning, and they are xylitol, erythritol, stevia, and Monk fruit. Xylitol info is a little harder to come to a definitive answer on whether it helps or interferes. It seems the jury is still out on it, though leaning towards useful. Not so with erythritol, stevia, or Monk fruit. Those don’t spike insulin and don’t increase cortisol, which are found to be major contributors for fat gain and fat storage, but that is another subject. Saccharin and aspartame are bad news. Stay away from them. Even though Monk fruit is OK for keto, I don't like it because I have to use a much larger quantity to get the sweetness I want. It's really not as sweet as the other acceptable sweeteners.
Look, if you really want to lose the weight FAST, you must get your carbohydrate consumption down to as close to zero as possible and do intermittent fasting. That is what I have done. Now that I have gone under my target weight, I add 20 to 30 carbs a day- sometimes. I said- sometimes. Not often. I still watch very closely what I eat and at what time. 
The other day, I took my sons to Texas Roadhouse. It was our Christmas dinner! I hadn’t eaten all day and it was 2 pm! So, I ate everything I ordered and even ate… wait for it… their bread rolls! Uh! So, so good with that doggone cinnamon butter! It was a first for me in almost 6 months. It was weird. I felt so stuffed when I was done that I wound up not enjoying it much. My body did not see it with kindness. I ate nothing after that indulgence until the next day at 12 noon. See what I did? It was a VERY special allowance, but immediately I got back on the bandwagon. The next day, I ate as close to zero carbs as possible and continued on that for a few more days.
Men and boys should stay away from ALL soy products, that is unless you want to grow some feminine parts. Ha! Soy products consumed consistently can contribute to a feminized male body. Yuk man! Get at least some muscularity on that frame! Soy has the tendency to increase the production of estrogen, and that is bad news for boys and men. Boys, stop the soy lattes and all soy products!
Drink real coffee! I am from Puerto Rico and enjoy a big mug (not a cup) of piping hot coffee in the morning. No soy milk ever! I use half and half or light whipping cream for my coffee. They are very low to zero carbs. I rarely use whole milk, but I say no to coconut milk, almond, or rice milk! How can you possibly get "milk" from almonds and rice?? Those are not good for weight loss.  
Occasionally (once a month or so), I will get a sugar free chocolate bar sweetened ONLY with stevia. Have you heard of Lilly’s chocolate bars? Love the stuff, but it is not something to indulge in too often, but it makes a nice treat. I REALLY like chocolate. Anything chocolate!
One woman said pointing at and caressing herself, “I have all this dark chocolate here and it’s available”. Her lustful smile was dripping with the wrong spirit. It was Fornication 101. She was a very curvaceous, dark-skinned woman. Very nice to look at, BUT not for a lingering look. I’ve learned to turn my eyes and my head away from dwelling on the wrong thing. I mean, literally turn my head, and look at something else. The offer was rejected by not commenting and simply walking away. Don't engage a wrong spirit like that at all unless you are going to cast it out or you are doing a Jesse Duplantis. A what? 
Evangelist Jesse Duplantis was on an airplane and one voluptuous woman offered herself to him. He asked her to step back some so he could stand up. She obliged. He got up, pointed his finger at her and began to yell so everyone in the airplane could hear him, "Whore of Babylon!! She is a whore of Babylon!!" He said it a few times until the woman ducked her head in shame and ran off. Jesse stated, "If you don't embarrass sin, sin will embarrass you." That is the right spirit. 
Well, I am 100% male and as heterosexual as they come, but I am not on the market for the kind of chocolate that woman was offering! I’ll take Lilly’s, thank you very much. Lilly’s can’t hurt me, but the other is on the road to death and hell, whether she had dark chocolate skin, a rich white appearance, or anything in between! No way!
Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body. Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your bodies. (1Corinthians 6:18-20 NIV)
See also Romans 13:13; 1 Corinthians 10:8; Galatians 5:19; Ephesians 5:3; Colossians 3:5; 1 Thessalonians 4:3, Jude 1:7; Revelation 2:14, 2:20, 9:21.  
Now the body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. (1Corinthians 6:13b NKJV)
The decision is in your hands. You have a choice and only YOU can choose between what is right and wrong.
I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; that you may love the Lord your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days; and that you may dwell in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them. (Deuteronomy 30:19, 20 NKJV) 
There is so much in those two verses that I could preach and teach on them for at least an hour! Oh, wait a minute. I did preach on that very subject in Spanish at a church in Puerto Rico back in 2005. It's the podcast message attached to this post. If you can understand Spanish, you will receive tremendously from the anointing there that day. The recording is powerful! God did special miracles that day at that church. Be blessed!
 

Part 6: Faith in Jesus, or is it Faith in Something else?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yes, my statements fly contrary to centuries of traditional Christianity, but the truth is found in Scripture. What will you believe, what you believe or what the Scripture actually says. 
Let’s break the tradition-o-meter right now.
Jesus does not continue to live in those that practice sin without repentance. 
Ouch!
Is that Biblical? We’ve read it every time on these podcasts. 
Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed youare disqualified(2 Corinthians 13:5 NKJV).
A person could be disqualified from having Jesus in their life through an insistence to live sinfully, and by a refusal to re-apply the blood of Jesus to their lives through confession of their sins to God (1 John 1:7-9). The practice of sin, or living a sinful lifestyle is what disqualifies a born again Christian from having Jesus in them. 
The disqualification spoken of here is not that one was a pagan that never knew Jesus, and therefore has never had Jesus in their lives. No, the context of Paul’s statement here is geared specifically towards Christians that have drifted back into sin and have not repented. 
For I fear lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I wish, and that I shall be found by you such as you do not wish; lest there be contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, backbitings, whisperings, conceits, tumults; lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and I shall mourn for many who have sinned before and have not repentedof the uncleanness, fornication,and lewdness which they have practiced (2 Cor. 12:20, 21).
We also look at the two parts of righteousness in the New Testament. Specifically, we mention righteousness as the gift of God when we came to Jesus. Then we reiterate that we are told to live righteously, or that we are to practice righteousness. That speaks of keeping moral behavior in line with God’s Word and commandments. 
All that and a bag of chips, just for you! Sorry, no bag of chips and no bonbons. That’s right. No cotton candy, and no popcorn as you watch a movie. Only the pure and unadulterated Word of God here! That is what will make you grow up in Him. 
Be blessed with this anointed podcast!
Get A Call to Return: Restoring The Roots of Our Relationship With Jesus as an ebook, softcover, or hardcover book from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Christianbook, Westbow Press, or order it through your favorite bookstore.
From the Back Cover:
A Call to Return—Restoring the Roots of Our Relationship with Jesus explores the depths of the Scriptures to excavate, refine, and lift up its words of power, revealing deep truths that will radically change the lives of believers. By tapping into this rich vein of biblical insight, Dan Alan Rodriguez offers Christians the insights to enable them to set out upon paths of discipleship that follow Jesus closely and that lead to profound experiences of His presence and power.
Drawing upon the author’s study of first-century Judaism and Christianity and resting upon a diverse array of sources steeped in the foundational texts of these traditions, the twelve chapters of A Call to Return address a series of interlocking topics: a prophetic call to return; the revival of lawlessness; the revival, purpose, and preexistence of God’s commandments; the church’s commandments and their connections to faith, grace, and good works; the association of works of the law to Jewish tradition and ceremony; holiness; the fear of the Lord; each believer as a temple of the holy; and the meaning of loving the Lord Jesus.
If you have a sense that Jesus’s message and ministry are calling you to embark upon a walk with Him that might take you away from all in Christianity that requires no accountability or responsibility before God, then A Call to Return—Restoring the Roots of Our Relationship with Jesus is the right book for you to read. It will give you the keys for understanding and responding to the Lord’s call to return to Him and to follow where He leads.
“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches” (Rev. 2:29 NASB).
The PDF of the entire book is free of charge! Use this link to go to the page and download it. Be mightily blessed!
 
Documento portátil (PDF) es completamente gratis.
 
 
More books have been published and they will become available again in the process of time.  

In Spanish: ”Redeemed From the Curse” book, and Recorded Message, ”The Name of Jesus”

This anointed recording on the Name of Jesus IN SPANISH, was recorded in 2017. The Hands in Motion Studio (Brandon, Florida) under the brother and anointed Latin Music Grammy winner, Lannie Battistini, who was in the studio recording this as I preached and taught the Word. Lannie is my brother in law and like the blood brother I never had! He was gracious and gave some studio time at his music and production facilities for this recording. There were a few people present but it was mostly a closed session. 
The book "Redimidos de la Maldición" was first published in 1983. I found the copy of the book today and decided to publish it now. 
Para mis hermanos Latinos. Sean ricamente bendecidos con esta grabación ungida y libro. 
Redimidos de La Maldición 
Este libro fue primero publicado en el 1983, pero es tan bueno el mensaje hoy para TODO creyente como lo fue entonces. Si nunca has oído este mensaje, no te lo pierdas. Incluye un capitulo sobre Job. Es super necesario porque hay mucha mala interpretación entre muchos en el Cristianismo. 
Descarga el libro entero gratuitamente aquí con este eslabón. 
 
 

Keto Friendly and Healthy but Anointed With Power!

Yes, it's a weird title, but here we go. What is that stuff in the pan? Above is a pic of my excellent and very spicy keto friendly brunch at 10:40 AM this morning. While my sons were on break from homeschool, I got to cooking. The food in the pic is raw. I usually don't eat till around 11am and sometimes after 12 noon, and I cut off all food consumption by 4 or 5pm. I made that recipe myself. Let me tell you about it.  
 
My recipe:
 
Put butter on frying pan. I made a smaller homemade waffle (yes, it has some carbs) surrounded by sliced pepperoni, topped with pepper jack and baby Swiss cheese, three whole eggs, with a finishing touch of a generous amount of the tasty Sambal Oelek (oriental) ground and fresh chili paste. Put a lid on the pan because the chili paste will splatter some as it cooks. Also, the lid helps the eggs cook without having to turn them over. Let it cook a bit. I like to crisp the bottom for a little while. 
 
I love ALL the hot stuff from just about everywhere on planet Earth! I evangelically baptize (not sprinkle like Catholics) everything with hot sauces, chilis, and hot peppers. Yes, it was a joke but a real thing. 
 
Here is the bottom line. My recipe was awesomely delicious, filling, and very satisfying! Period! Wow! 
 
Pic of the finished product before I chowed it all down:
 
 
Yep, I am a good cook, and I have a lot of interesting recipes in my head that I have used over the years. I have a Latin background together with growing up in my dad's and mom's chain of Italian restaurants in Puerto Rico, and it gave me a rich and varied food experience. Dad was of the Olivieri family of Italians that migrated to Puerto Rico in the mid 1800's. So, it's in my blood. My parents traveled often with my sister and I, and we were exposed to cuisine from many quarters of the globe.  
 
I am 66 years old going on 67 in January of 2023. Keto alone quit working for me some years ago. I couldn't control my weight. I had to change my approach and some of my eating habits. I was praying for over a year on what to do about my weight. The Lord first impressed my spirit with a starting point, so I began by cutting off some unnecessary food items. I added keto friendly stuff, but with little weight loss results. Something was missing, and then I found my answer. I needed a combination of healthy and VERY strict keto (as close to zero carbs as possible) together with intermittent fasting. That was my breakthrough moment, and within a week, I started seeing results. It hasn't stopped working, so I will stay with very low carb and be very strict for a little longer. 
 
Yesterday, for the first time since I started my healthy keto and intermittent fasting plan in June of this year 2022, I weighed myself and was shocked! In the picture of myself that appears with this podcast, I was weighing about 230. Needless to say but probably important here is the fact that I have triplet 10-year-old boys at 66 years of age! So, a massive increase in stamina and strength were needed when I weighed 270. Now, thank God, I have increased stamina and strength! I lost a lot of weight after the triplets were born. You try it some time. You will get it. Not so easy to deal with three babies at once, and especially because you get very little sleep. 
 
When I started my lifestyle change, I was aiming for 225 or 230, about 45 lbs. of fat loss. I started at a muscular 270 pounds, BUT covered in a lot of excess and UGLY fat! My apologies to all of you struggling with weight loss. Not really. You have to get off your fat behind and do something about it. Nothing will change until you change what you are doing. I am giving you a body-altering solution here. The recorded message will be rich for your spirit and soul, but this here is for the body. Our bodies must be under subjection to our spirit and soul. We cannot allow it to get away from us. It is not to do its own thing in sin or bad habits. (See 1 Corinthians 9:25-27.)
 
Now, I am ab-showing and muscular and slightly under 215 lbs.! I haven't weighed that since the 90's. Don't be concerned. I am not selling anything. There is nothing for you to buy. I don't sell supplements or anything like that. I don't even have a subscription for a fee thing going on. It's all free of charge.
 
Do the math. I've lost at least 55 pounds of fat !! There has been NO muscle loss and I increased my workout with weights substantially. Maybe I'll continue till I get to 205 or 210. We will see. 
 
I don't do aerobics! Yuk! I like long walks, leisurely outdoor bicycling, swimming, and practice with the Jo (Japanese style staff of approx. 4 feet) and the forms associated with it, BUT I do this with weighted bars and not a wood stick. As of a few weeks ago, I do these forms with a 42 lb. hybrid bar I made from two other bars. 
 
 
They don't make 42 or 45 pound bars that are also 4 feet long. A six foot bar or longer is VERY uncomfortable. I was using a 36 pound bar before using this hybrid I put together, but it was 6 feet long. I smashed my toes with it twice. Not any fun and highly painful for a few days. My toes screamed at me, "Ok, Dan, raise your arms a little more when twirling the stupid 36 pound bar!" In the pictures above you can see the main 30lb. bar. I've used that one for a very long time before I upgraded to the 36 pounder. Recently, I added a 12 lb. bar to the 30 lb. bar and then attached them with some glorious duck tape. Who knows. I may post a short video of what I do. For now, know that I started doing the forms with 5 pounds back in 1996. I didn't get to 42 pounds overnight! There were a few breaks in there over the years for other reasons, but mostly I kept doing the forms, and kept increasing the amount of weight. I first learned all the forms and got pretty good with my custom made wood Jo. I still have that jo. 
 
Sometimes I put a 12 lb. wrap on each leg and do leg lifts and kicks, though not too fast. I don't want to injure anything "down under". I have gone from a tight fitting pant size 44 (big as the side of a barn) to a loose fitting size 36. I won't post a picture of my fat former self. It is too embarrassing and super awkward. I know people like posting before and after pics, but I don't want a picture of that fat dude in my head or floating around for posterity. The fat guy (and I don't mean Santa Claus) is long gone and won't be back in Jesus' Name.
 
Losing all this weight did a number on my wardrobe. I went from a closet full to a handful, and no suits to boot. It's become a great opportunity for an upgrade, overhaul, and makeover, but not a radical one. I still won't wear printed stuff with too many colors like my pastor does. He looks good in that stuff. He wears it well, but I would feel out of my own skin dressed like that. I also dislike flannel or country style stuff. Keep your boots and big cowboy hats to yourself. I won't wear them. I tried and my feet felt suffocated and my head wasn't any better. I like wide and airy shoes and beach sandals. I like the beach and I like sunshine. If I have my way, I prefer no shoes at all. Surprise! I wonder what would happen if I preached barefoot with my size 11 to 12 Flintstone toes (as my sister calls them) out in the open? Haha!
 
This was a really different kind of testimony. Hope you enjoyed it. Now to the Word.
 
Love all of you,
 
Dan A. Rodriguez
 
***The recorded message attached to this post was one I preached at a church on St. Thomas (USVI) in 2000. The service started with a wonderful move of the Holy Spirit. Many fell out and were all over the floor under the powerful anointing present there. It was a glorious meeting where Jesus showed up in a demonstration of His holy presence! Listen to the 30 minute message preached AFTER the power fell in that place. The message title is, "Anointed with Power."
Be mightily and supernaturally blessed!

Part 5: Faith in Jesus, or is it Faith in Something else?

Let’s talk about living righteous. This is a part of faith in Christ as Paul taught Felix and Drusilla.
But some days later Felix arrived with Drusilla, his wife who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul and heard him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.  But as he was discussing righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix became frightened and said, “Go away for the present, and when I find time I will summon you.” (Acts 24:24, 25 NASB) 
If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been fathered by Him (1 John 2:29 NET). 
Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Jesus is righteous. The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning (1 John 3:7, 8 NET). 
It is deception to believe that if you practice sin as a Christian you are righteous. NO! ONLY those that practice righteousness are righteous just as Jesus is righteous. Did you get that? According to these verses, the one who practices sin is of the devil. There is no such thing as practicing sin and being righteous at the same time. 
This next verse will cause traditional ideas to burst like a balloon.
In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother(1 John 3:10 NKJV)
Can the phrase, “whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God” be any clearer? I don’t think so, but many still fuss with these truths. Believe the Word of God and reject erroneous theology that espouses that you can be righteous and practice sin.
Hear this message! Be blessed with these short 15 to 20 minute podcasts! You are loved!
____________________
 
 
Get it as an ebook, softcover, or hardcover book from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Christianbook, Westbow Press, or order it through your favorite bookstore.
From the Back Cover:
A Call to Return—Restoring the Roots of Our Relationship with Jesus explores the depths of the Scriptures to excavate, refine, and lift up its words of power, revealing deep truths that will radically change the lives of believers. By tapping into this rich vein of biblical insight, Dan Alan Rodriguez offers Christians the insights to enable them to set out upon paths of discipleship that follow Jesus closely and that lead to profound experiences of His presence and power.
Drawing upon the author’s study of first-century Judaism and Christianity and resting upon a diverse array of sources steeped in the foundational texts of these traditions, the twelve chapters of A Call to Return address a series of interlocking topics: a prophetic call to return; the revival of lawlessness; the revival, purpose, and preexistence of God’s commandments; the church’s commandments and their connections to faith, grace, and good works; the association of works of the law to Jewish tradition and ceremony; holiness; the fear of the Lord; each believer as a temple of the holy; and the meaning of loving the Lord Jesus.
If you have a sense that Jesus’s message and ministry are calling you to embark upon a walk with Him that might take you away from all in Christianity that requires no accountability or responsibility before God, then A Call to Return—Restoring the Roots of Our Relationship with Jesus is the right book for you to read. It will give you the keys for understanding and responding to the Lord’s call to return to Him and to follow where He leads.
“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches” (Rev. 2:29 NASB).
The PDF of the entire book is free of charge! Use this link to go to the page and download it. Be mightily blessed!
 
Documento portátil (PDF) es completamente gratis.