God will keep His promises through "Yeshua in US"

The Gospel /Good News  from the book of Romans:

AD 56-67 Paul, claiming to be appointed by God, wrote to Jews and Gentiles  "called to be holy," throughout the world. He was writing about "The Good news"  which he points out had been promised in the Jewish scriptures that had existed for centuries.  As Paul writes he regularly quotes from these prophecies. Below I explain a little about each scripture quoted to help understanding of the points Paul is making.  Bible Romans 1:1-2

Yeshua Messiah (Western name Jesus) had been widely known as a controversial teacher who the authorities had crucified some 25 years earlier ."The Good News", Paul says, is that Yeshua Messiah having met the conditions laid down in prophecy of direct descent from a famous king called David (through his Mother the Virgin Mary) had been declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead. The Holy Spirit  (Spirit of holiness) declared Yeshua was the son of God and the resurrection proved it. Through Yeshua the source of grace recipients have received grace and the office of emissary for the obedience of faith amongst all the nations for his names sake . (Bible Romans 1:4-5) 

As the recipients of Paul's letter were living in Rome, Christians call the writing preserved today the epistle to the Romans, which forms part of the New Testament - assembled as explained in the section of this website "How God is speaking". Romans has been a major influence in the lives of leading Christians including Augustine 354 to 430AD and Pelagius 360-418AD although these two gentlemen  could not totally agree on how to interpret Paul's teaching! To illustrate his points Paul quotes from Jewish scriptures which had been established in previous centuries in the Hebrew Tanakh and Greek translation the Septuagint, both today translated for  English speaking Christians into "The Old Testament". I do not understand Hebrew or Greek so to aid research I have used "Meta AI" and the "App" www.bible.com to access a Bible translation called "World Messianic Bible British edition." In a letter written AD 48-55 Bible Galatians 1:15,16 and Bible Galatians 2:1, we learn Paul took over 17 years to work out what he believed, which he describes as "A form of teaching " which if believed from the heart delivers Jew or Gentile from the bondservice of sin to becoming bondservants of righteousness Bible Romans 6:16,17,18.

What is Wicked? What is Righteous?

To explain what is wicked  Paul quotes Bible Habakkuk which describes a world of violence similar to the Roman world Paul was experiencing. Bible Habakkuk 1:4"Therefore the law is paralysed, and justice never prevails; for the wicked surround the righteous; therefore justice comes out perverted"   The wicked are those driven by extortion  surrounding  the righteous who want  justice which is perverted by bitter and nasty occupiers- the Roman occupying forces at the time of Paul,  Babylonian Kassim at the time of the prophet Habakkuk. In both worlds  "whose god is their strength,"- but strength that is not upright, strength puffed up by pride, strength needing alcohol/drugs to function  but these sinful people God appointed to execute judgement on his disobedient people.

Habakkuk 2:4 Behold his soul is puffed up . It is not upright in him, but the righteous will live by his faith. 

What is the kind of faith that Habakkuk lives by ?

(i)Habakkuk has faith  that as all seas are covered by water so God will cover the entire world with knowledge of the Lord's glory.  Habakkuk 2:14 The earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lords glory as the waters cover the sea" 

(ii)Habakkuk prays his faith prophetically  Habakkuk 3:1-19 (Quoting only some of the verses) 

Lord  renew your work In wrath remember mercy, His glory covered the heavens, His praise filled the earth, His splendour is like the sunrise Rays shine from his hand where his power is hidden, Plague went before Him Pestilence followed His feet. Even though the fields yield no food, the flocks are cut off from the fold and there is no herd in the stalls yet I will rejoice in the Lord I will be joyful in the God of my salvation! God the Lord is my strength He makes my feet like deer's feet and enables me to go in high places," 

Having explained wickedness and righteousness from Habakkuk Paul's point Bible Romans 1:18-20, It is wicked  supress the truth of God's everlasting power, God's Divinity ,to withhold  the honour and thanks due to God as Creator. It is wicked knowing God but to not glorify Him as God.  Wicked people don't give thanks to God, but become vain and senseless in reasoning, hearts darkened they trade the glory of incorruptible God for an image of corruptible man, birds, animals. They think they are wise but have become fools. When God  gives people over to wickedness Therefore;(Bible Romans 1:24) (the consequences , the symptoms of wickedness - God also gives them over to sorrow trouble and distress to the lusts of their hearts, to uncleanness, dishonouring their bodies with lesbian and gay relationships. Due  to the wickedness of refusing to acknowledge God, God gives them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting, filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, covetousness, malice, full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers, backbiters, hateful to God insolent, arrogant boastful inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, without understanding ,covenant breakers, without natural affection unforgiving unmerciful  Therefore; (Bible Romans 2:1)  We are not to react in judgement when we encounter the symptoms of wickedness in others  we are to judge  lest our hearts have become hard. We are wicked if we despise the forbearance and patience of God not knowing the goodness of God leads us to repentance Romans 2:4. according to our hardness and unrepentant heart we are treasuring up for ourselves wrath  in the day of wrath, revelation and the righteous judgement of God  who will pay back everyone according to their works. God wants us to persevere in well doing. God will pay back according to works (Bible Romans 2:7) To explain this Paul quotes Psalm 62:12 ; my soul can rest in God without striving because ALL real power belongs to God and God acting in loving kindness will reward me in any good work no matter how feeble Paul quotes Proverbs 24:12 Do not envy or desire the company of schemers who plot violence and refuse honest work, do not seek revenge when they wrong you but enjoy the sweetness of careful planning being honest knowing wisdom comes through many advisers not by scheming and that even if you fall unlike the schemer God will raise you back to your feet

By quoting the passages from Psalm 62 and Proverbs 24 Paul is making four points (i)Real power is with God but (ii)when I persevere in good works even though I am doing my best  it is Gods power working yet in loving kindness God will reward me (ii)Careful planning will allow God to work His purposes through me (iv)God will give me a sweetness / a satisfaction from finding His purposes in my planning. However as  below good works do not purchase our righteousness/justification before God

The good news, righteousness/justification its not your family history , Jew, Gentile what counts is if you are in Yeshua Messiah 

Bible Romans 2:16 In the day  God will judge the secrets of men according to my good news by Yeshua Messiah

 Bible Romans 2:17 being righteous is not a matter of being a Jew or Gentile. Paul with sarcasm agrees Jews are advantaged by their heritage but then quotes Isaiah 52 and Ezekiel 36

What is Righteous? 

Romans is written to Jews and Gentiles in that order. Jews were (and are)circumcised as a sign that they are a people set apart to be holy before God, but the name of God is blasphemed because of the Jews way of living(Bible Romans 2:24) Paul quotes Isaiah 52.5. Paul also quotes the Ezekiel 36.22.prophecy to show that what he is teaching about a change in the meaning of the sign of circumcision and being righteous had been prophesised over five centuries earlier

The Bible Isaiah prophecy was written between 700BC and 540BC refers to the citizens of Jerusalem being "sold" for nothing, "redeemed" without money, the captors mocked them and Gods name is blasphemed continually all day long (Bible Isaiah 52 5)  but the prophecy announces a man who will bring good news , proclaim good news and confirm "Your God reigns" (Bible Isaiah 52:7-15) In my opinion the man's description matches Yeshua Messiah "Behold my servant will deal wisely. He will be exalted and lifted up, and will be very high. Just as many were astonished at you -  his appearance was marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men*- so he will cleanse many nations .Kings will shut their mouths at him* ; for they will see that which had not been told them ,and they will understand that which they had not heard . *In my opinion this points to Yeshua being tortured and crucified **the second reference is how world rulers will be speechless when they realise who the man on the cross was and that He died for everybody. Paul quotes this directly in Romans 15:21

The Bible Ezekiel 36 prophecy was written around 585-586 BC  after Jerusalem had been conquered by Babylon. Bible Ezekiel 36:20-27 referring to the captivity "When they came to the nations where they went, they profaned my holy name, in that men said of them ,These are the Lords people and have left his land. But I had respect for my holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned amongst the nations where they went. Therefore tell the house of Israel , The Lord GOD says: I don't do this for your sake, house of Israel, but for my holy name , which you have profaned amongst the nations , which you have profaned amongst them. Then the nations will know that I am the Lord, says the Lord God ,when I am proven holy in you before their eyes  For I will take you from amongst the nations and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land .I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean . I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. I will also give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh. I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, You will keep my ordinances and do them     

 Gods judgement will not be based on whether or not you are circumcised as a Jew because it is not a matter of knowing the law  rather it is a matter of doing the law As prophesised by Ezekiel above

Bible Romans 2:29 but he is a Jew who is one inwardly , and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from men ,but from God 

The Jews have been advantaged with a rich history as a people set apart for God and even if they display lack of faith this does not reduce God's faithfulness   Paul quotes  Bible Psalm 51:4 to show Gods entitlement and insistence on holiness, and God's faithfulness in the life of an important father figure of the Jewish nation and even though David is a paternal father of Yeshua through his descendant Mary there is no one righteous  Bible Romans 3: 10 

Psalm 51 was written by David as he struggled with his conscience in relation to his wicked actions from having made his neighbours wife (Bathsheba) pregnant then seeking to conceal his indiscretion/sin by having Bathsheba's husband  murdered, so David could marry  Bathsheba . David fully acknowledged the awfulness of  his sin is constantly before him but without diminishing his dreadful actions David  realised that the even more important point was it is God that David had sinned against 

Bible Psalm 51:4 Against you , and you only ,I have sinned ,and done that which is evil in your sight, so that you may be proven right when you speak and justified when you judge.

Behold, I was born in iniquity. My Mother conceived me in sin. Behold you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.

Romans 3:12 Paul quotes Bible Psalm 14:1-3   Ecclesiastes 7:20

Bible Psalm 14:1-3 The fool has said in his heart There is no God. They are corrupt. They have done abominable deeds. There is no one who does good. The Lord looked down from heaven on the children of men to ,to see if there were any who understood ,who sought after God . They have all gone aside. They have together become corrupt. There is no one who does good, no, not one

Bible Ecclesiastes 7:20 Surely there is no a righteous man on earth who does good and doesn't sin

Bible Romans 3:13 12Their throat is an open tomb, with their tongues they have used deceit  Paul quotes Psalm 5:9 Psalms 140:3

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. Their heart is destruction. Their throat is an open tomb. They flatter with their tongue

Bible Psalms 140:3  They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent Viper's poison is under their lips 

Bible Romans 3:14 Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness Paul quotes Bible Psalm 10:7

His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity

Bible Romans 3:17 The way of peace they haven't known quotes Bible Isaiah 59:7-8 Their feet run to evil, and they hurry to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity. Desolation and destruction are in their paths. They don't know the way of peace; and there is no justice in their  ways. They have made crooked paths for themselves; whoever goes in them doesn't know peace  The prophecy goes on to speak of the consequences; looking for light but seeing darkness, groping like a blind person, looking for justice but finding none, BUT the Lord sees, "therefore his own arm brought salvation to him Bible Isaiah 59:16  "He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head, He put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a mantle." Bible Isaiah 59:17 "A Redeemer will come to Zion, and to those who turn from disobedience in Jacob, say the LORD Bible Isaiah 59:20

Bible Romans 3:18 There is no fear of God before their eyes quotes Psalm 36:1 A revelation is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes . He cannot detect never mind hate his sin because of his overinflated pride in himself. Yet the loving kindness of the LORD is in the heavens- in the atmosphere all around us. The love of the Lord directed to those who know the LORD  

A law of faith- As explained above God in loving kindness rewards our works even though works enabled by God 

Works of the law do not justify us before God, failing to keep the law provides knowledge of sin (BibleRomans3:20) 

If God rewards our works but our works do not justify us how can we attain A Righteousness from God?

Bible  Romans 3:21 A Righteousness from God as testified in the Torah and the Prophets . Pauls reference to story of Abram Bible Genesis 15:16 below is an example of what Paul is referring to.

Bible Romans 3:22  the righteousness of God through faith in Yeshua the Messiah  to all and on all who believe GOD

The law establishes that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Bible Romans 3:23,24,25,26,27,28,29,39,31 but by God's grace Justice/Righteousness  comes freely because of the redemption that is in Messiah Yeshua .By God's grace Gods law of faith (according to Paul) is that a man is justified by his faith in the blood of Yeshua which has been offered as an atoning sacrifice. This Justification is totally apart from works of the law. Under the law of faith  God demonstrates God's righteousness because  sins prior to Yeshua shedding his blood as an atoning sacrifice which in forbearance God had previously overlooked  were atoned by the sacrifice of Yeshua. When Yeshua was crucified,- so God is totally just . God is the justifier of him who has faith in Yeshua;

Bible Romans 4 Paul quotes Bible Genesis 15::6 to prove Abraham was not justified by his works

Before dealing with Genesis 15  it is helpful  to be aware that in the Bible names have meanings and these names are changed in the "timeline"  as a technique to explain that God is doing something different from what happened before. In referring to Genesis 15:6 Paul is drawing attention to the first person written about in the Bible whose name was changed, Abram-meaning "Exalted Father" whose name God changed to Abraham.-meaning "Father of many"  Subsequently God changes the name of Abraham's grandson from Jacob- means "schemer" to "Israel"- originally meant God strives/contends- the one who wrestles with God, the one who meets God face to face and God blesses.

In subsequent generations God speaks to "Israel" as a Nation,

Throughout scripture there are including a wordplays on  "Ark" - place of safety, Noah's Ark, Moses Ark, Ark of the Covenant.

The resurrection of Jesus changed the meaning of Jew, Jew originally meant being part of the family of Judah, one of initially twelve tribes making up Israel who God had called as His special family . Conditional promises -covenants, made initially to Adam (garden of Eden) are expanded to Abram with further promises as set out below.. Ultimately the timeline changes family of Israel has to a "remnant" of  Israel being amalgamated into  the family today known by a Greek word the "Ecclesia" Assembly of those called. God has widened the meaning of Israel to Ecclesia/Church made up of people from all nations who testify  they are called by Yeshua into membership of the kingdom of God, hence Romans is written to Jews and Gentiles . Those who are called to the Ecclesia are the Temple of the Holy Spirit

When God expanded speaking through a man called Israel to speaking through the family of Israel the original man Israel was still part of the family of Israel. When the family of Israel /Jew was expanded to the family of Ecclesia a remnant of the  family of Israel is still included as part of the Ecclesia. Jew meant being part of a family who God had called and made conditional promises -covenants. Ecclesia means "Assembly of those called to follow God. The intention behind the conditions of the new covenant introduced by Yeshua are the same as the intentions of old covenant. Israel/Jew failed to keep the conditions of the Old Covenant but the same intentions behind the conditions of the New Covenant are ALL fulfilled by Yeshua Messiah .So onto the Genesis passage quoted by Paul 

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Under the Abrahanic covenant Abraham was placed in a deep sleep whilst God represented by fire and smoke passed through sacrificed animals cut in two This is a unilatral contract God is swearing by Himself God is taking responsibility

In the ancient Near East when two kings made a treaty they would cut animals in half and walk between the pieces Meanonig may this happen to me if i break the covenant

v 17 when the sun had gone down a smoking fire pot and flaming torch passed between the piecese

Gal3:17-19 THe law which came 430 years afterward, does not annul a covenant previously ratified by God. Why then the law ? It was added because of transgression. God had not failed , one man had grown to millions Bible Exodus 1:7. Bible Joshua21:43 not one of the good promises had failed God wanted men to be aware of His standards 

Romans 5:20 the law exposed how far short people fell short- it was Gods tutor

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In Bible Romans 10 Paul makes reference to the Covenant of Moab which explains  the background from which Paul as a leading Jewish scholar was writing.Bible Deuteronomy 29:1 Covenant of Moab;  These are the words of the covenant which the Lord commanded Moses to make with the "children of Israel" in the land of Moab , in addition to the covenant which he made with them in Horeb.

Deuteronomy 29:19 to destroy the moist with the dry  = Hebrew way of sayimg  from top to bottom

Bible Exodus 19-25;to Leviticus 27 1446 BC Covenant at Horeb This is also known as the Mount Sinai covenant, preceeding the covenant at Moab by 40 years . At Horeb/Sinai.  the 10 commandments were given, the Book of the Covenant -Civil Criminal and worship laws, also the "Tabernacle" the Priesthood and the sacrifices.  Taken together they provided a framework  to approach God. (The sign associated with the covenant are the Sabbath Bible Ex 31:13-17  Circumcision of males had been introduced to Abram after his name was changed to Abraham,means father of a multitude,Bible Genesis 17 Circumcision was affirmed in Bible Leviticus !2:3 )The Horeb covenant was Ratified with blood Bible Ex 24:8 The covenant promised that if fully obeyed there would be blessing,-happy and healthy life  but if disobeyed a curse

The Covenant of of Horeb had applied exclusively to the Children of Israel , but they failed to keep their obligations under the covenant terms. 

Bible Ex 19 Horeb :Now therefore , if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, then you shall be my own possession from amongst all peoples ; for all the earth is mine . The people had responded Bible Ex 19:8 And all the people answered together and said All that Jehovah has spoken we will do. And Moses reported the words of the people unto Jehovah

The Covenant of Horeb made changes to Bible Genesis 17 Abraham covenant 

The Covenant of Moab made changes to the Covenant of Horeb

The Covenant of Moab to which Paul refers promised the Horeb covenant would be extended to include others not present at that time. 

Bible Deut 29:14,15 Moab Neither do I make this covenant and this oath with you only ,but with those who stand here with us today before  the LORD our God and also with those who are not here with us today    

Deut 29 goes on to explain how The children of Israel had been redeemed from and passed through pagan cultures with  abominations,  idols but and if any secretly turns from the living God to serve the pagan gods this will be a root that produces bitter poison. Even aware of the curse that would accompany turning from God to serve idols  they pretend they will have peace even though walking in the stuborness of his heart "to destroy the moist with the dry (Hebew expression takin the good with the bad)In consequence The future generation will find the land is sick and not able to grow grass   

Deut 30 When "you and your children" return to the Lord and obey His voice the LORD will relese from captivity, return and gather you from all peoples 

Today in Israel we see Jews from all nations returning to Israel  but this prophecy at Moab has even deeper significance

Bible  Deut 30:6 The Lord your God will circumcise your heart, and the heart of your offspring, to love the LORD your GOD with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live 

The prophecy goes on to explain the blessing from obedience and that this truth /this word is very near , in your mouth and in your heart.  In Romans 10 Paul explains the word.In particfular how this applies the children who have not known. (the word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart" that is the message concerning faith we proclaim  Bible" Romans 10:8)   

 The message of Romans is the Good news that Yeshua Messiah (western name Jesus) is the power of God for salvation . 

As  per the Covenant of Moab (above) the message is first to Jews (the people present when the covenant was announced) and then those whose hearts would be circumcised by the Lord (Deuteronomy 30:6) At the time the letter was written there were very few Jews who had not been evicted from Rome by Emperor Claudius AD49 but Paul makes sure they are mentioned and as per the promise of the covenant of Moab those whose hearts were circumcised by the Holy Spirit - Gentiles. In any event later in the letter Paul clarifies that the definition of a Jew had been expanded, physical circumcision replaced by circumcision of the heart. at this point he writes that In the good news Gods righteousness is revealed "from faith to faith" - from Jewish faith  to Jew and Gentile faith (initiated by the Lord circumcising the heart.)

Paul quotes Bible Habakkuk 2:4  But the righteous shall live by faith  (look also at Deuteronomy 33)   Around  AD50 as in the time of Habakkuk the law was paralysed justice never prevailed  the wicked surrounded the righteous. Nero had become emperor Judges took bribes, justice depended on citizenship provinces were unjustly taxed, slaves had zero rights,poor had little recourse to justice, Caesaer is Lord, idolatry, sexual immortality , Rome worshipped power, quoting Habakkuk "their strength is their god" 

The ruling classes  were puffed up with  pride dont look to them for salvation the righteous will live by the righteousness of Messiah . Habakkuk had queried how God was using more wicked Babyon to judge less wicked Israel .  God has allready judged the world at the cross so live in faith now

Iis the power of God srael is defeated, currently under Roman occupation because they are cursed as warned above The Good News of God, a call to belong to Yeshua Messiah, a call for ongoing obedience notto the letter of the law but obedience  to Yeshua Messiah. 

Yeshua's credentials In fulfillment of prophecy 

Yeshua Messiah (western name Jesus) was a son of man, son of David. He was born a direct descendant of one of the most successful kings in Jewish history, King David. King David was a real person, a Judean, who ruled Israel for 40 years around 1000BC. David's descendant Yeshua was also a real person, a  man like us.

 Yeshua Messiah was declared to be the Son of God because of his resurrection from the dead. 

Obedience to the intent of Gods law  God is  empowered by faith in Yeshua Messiah. Faith is a spiritual gift, given by God, "Redemption" was executed by the atoning sacrifice of Yeshua Messiah. God by faith in the blood of Yeshua  Messiah demonstrates Gods righteousness, that God is just, and the justifier, "of him who has faith in Yeshua" by whom we receive the Righteousness of Yeshua Messiah. The Righteousness of Yeshua Messiah in us   creates in our hearts a desire/hunger  for God in our hearts 

Bible Psalm 32 :1,5 "Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven,whose sin is covered."  "I acknowledged my sin to you,I didn't hide my iniquity.I said,I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,and you forgave the iniquity of my sin Romans points that Psalm 32 confirms  God  was pronouncing people as "Blessed" apart from their works. Romans points out Abraham the father of the nation was not circumcised until after righteousness was accredited to him by God. The point being that Righteousness was accredited to Abraham because he believed God. Abraham was circumcised not because he was born Jewish or because of anything he achieved, Abraham was circumcised as a seal of the righteousness of the faith he had received while in uncircumcision Bible Romans 4:11 "that he might be the father of all those who believe though they might be in uncircumcision.that righteousness might also be accounted to them" 

Romans 4:12 "He is the father of the circumcision (those with a physical seal of the righteousness of the faith they had received)to but not only of the circumcision, but who also of those walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had in uncircumcision" 

Yeshua achieved the intent behind the written code of the law which neither Jew or Gentile could or can keep. The law  was established by what Yeshua  achieved but our desires for God are not changed by attempting to follow a written code. Our desires are changed by "Circumcision of the heart" by the Spirit of God,  fulfilling  a prophecy given in Bible Ezekiel 36. 585 to572 BC at the time of the Babylonian exile, a national disaster caused by a Military invasion centuries   before Yeshua Messiah was a travelling teacher in th country we know as Israel and Palestine.

Ezekiel 36::5 Therefore the Lord God says "Surely in the fire of my jealousy I have spoken against the residue of the nations, and against all Edom, that have appointed my land to themselves for a possession with the joy of all their heart, with despite of soul , to cast it out for a prey" 

At the time this was written Israel had been overrun by neighbouring countries including Edom. Edom were descendants of Esau brother of Jacob. Edomites and Israel were all distant cousins but also  bitter enemies.

Against this background God promises to set His name apart in His people

Bible Ezekiel 36:23 I will sanctify my great name , which has been profaned amongst the nations, which you have profaned amongst them.Then the nations will know that I am the Lord,says the Lord God when I am proven holy in you before their eyes 

The Ezekiel quote above tells of  God promising to intervene into history to provide a righteousness that is not dependant on our success at strict adherence to the letter of the law but when people see God is proven holy in us. Romans explains this as a righteousness initiated by the Holy Spirit,activated as we exercise faith enabling the holy power of God to show through Us in the midst of any troubles, 

Ezekiel 36:25,26,27 I will sprinkle clean water on you,and you will be clean.I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. I will also give you a new heart,and I will put a new spirit within you.I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh. I will put my Spirit within you,and cause you to walk in my statutes

 The above tells us the power of God can only flow if we have the righteousness of Yeshua which depends on us not supressing the truth of living by faith in God.  It is  unrighteous to ,exchange the glory of God for an  image of corruptible man, whether a political leader, entertainment star, or an influncer. Following  images of  corruptible men and women supresses the truth of living by faith in God. Any processes aiming to provide good luck through the use of charms, spells,  images from nature,  birds,animals,reptiles,or insects lead our minds into futile thinking .

The result of not being righteous, of  supressing the truth of living by faith in God is to shut out Gods power so  that God gives us over to futile thinking and sexual lusts. Sexual lusts debase our bodies and we debase others coveting,acting with malice,full of envy,murder,strife,deceit,evil habits secret slanderering, backbiters,hateful to God,insolent,arrogant,boastful,inventors of evil things,disobedient to parents, without understanding.When God in goodness and patience forbears immediate judgement of sin  this is  to allow us  to repent but if we remain  hardened and unrepentant   the wrong done  will be revealed in God's day of wrath.resulting in God's wrath,and indignation leading to oppression and anguish on every soul of man.In fairness God's wrath and indignation dealt out will be tempered by our knowledge of the law -the requirements of the 10 commandments Exodus 21-23, and our knowledge of the requirement to make sacrifice for sin.  Where we do not know the law we are judged on our conscience.

God will give glory honour and peace to all those who persevere   in welldoing  -who do the good intended by the law. In fairness Justice will be applied through Yeshua Messiah who has fully experienced what it is like to live in this world.

Bible Ezekiel 36:22 pointed out;Therefore tell the house of Israel  "The Lord GOD says "I don't do this for your sake, house of Israel, but for my holy name,which you have profaned amongst the nations where you went".. 

Israel/the Jew had failed to represent God so circumcision of the flesh  which was supposed to symbolise a people who are a guiide to the blind a light to the Gentile Nations  as predicted in Ezekiel 36 circumcision of the flesh was replaced by circumcision of the heart and the meaning of Jew was changed

What has changed is that as prophesised in the Jewish scripture for all people including you and I admission to the family is not physical birth but according to the terms of a new covenant, a new heart as spoken of in Ezekiel and  also as in the book of Jeremiah

Bible Jeremiah 2:13 For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the spring of living waters,and cut out cisterns for them selves : broken cisterns  that can't hold water

Bible Jeremiah 30

 No  longer by genetic birthright but by God changing our hearts, not trying to live to the letter of the law but by the spirit of the law. Not doing good works to earn my salvation and what I did not understand most of my life is the purpose is so that I can have the power to carry out the works God has prepared for me to do , not as I erronously thought so I could live as I pleased because Jesus had died for me. 

The works are towards claiming our inheritance as promised to Abraham. Not just the land of Israel but the world. Ultimately Yeshua will return to lead his church of men and women with changed hearts to totally fulfil the prayer "thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." 

Bible. Romans 3:25 Paul explains that the requirement of an altar has been met in Yeshua Paul explains that God has offered Christ Jesus as a sacrifice of atonement.

Bible Romans 3:26 Paul infers even God has faith in the blood of Jesus such that justice was not compromised when the sins of people under the Old Covenant were not punished. The men like Abraham believed GOD without knowing the detail of how GOD was going to offer a sacrifice of atonement. "To demonstrate his justice at the present time to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus

The promise Abraham and his offspring to be heir of the world  is of faith that it may be according to grace

 Bible Genesis 2:7 in the first toledoth The Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life;

and man became a living soul 

Bible Genesis 2:16 The Lord God commanded the man, saying, you may freely eat of every tree in the garden ;

but you shall not eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil; for in the day you eat of it you will surely die 

This was unconditional blessing Adam was permitted to  eat of any tree including the tree of life. Adam was instructed not to eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil God had created utopia for man and as long as man did not eat from the tree of good and evl he would not know the difference between the fruit of good and evil  

 In Romans it is explained when Adam nd Eve disobeyed God and choose the fruit of the knowledge good and evil sin entered the world  and death through sin. Eve was included in the instruction to Adam as representing mankind because Eve had yet to be made from a rib taken out of Adam when God gave the instruction.. 

Bible Romans5:9 Since we have now been justified by his blood, we shall be saved from Gods wrath through him"

Bible Romans 5:11 "Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in GOD through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation

Bible Romans 6:10-18

"The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives he lives to God In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore, do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer your selves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness. For sin shall not be your master because you are not under law but under grace.

What then shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Don't you know that when you offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, you are slaves to the one whom you obey – whether you are slaves to sin which leads to death, or to obedience which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God that though you used to be slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were entrusted You have been set free from sin and have become slaves of righteousness

Bible Romans 7 :13 But in order that sin might be recognised as sin, it produced death in me

Society does not recognise that people are sinful. Society says look at the good that is in you/me. Yes, we are made in the image of God but we die, that is why we our bodies become weaker in our seventies, as our bodies begin to wind down for the great transition.

Bible Romans 8:4 And so he condemned sin in sinful man, in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the SpiritBible Romans 8:9 You, however, are not controlled by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you and if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ but if Christ is in you your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness

Bible Romans 8:14 because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God

Bible Romans 8:19 The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed for the creation was subjected to frustration, not of its own choice but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God

Bible Romans 9:17 "For the scripture says to Pharaoh, I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth" This shows me that God is directing world leaders today so that the name of Jesus might be proclaimed everywhere

Bible Romans 10 Paul quotes from Deuteronomy 30:10 which says

If you obey the Lord your God and keep His commands and decrees that are written in the book of the law and turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. It is not up in heaven, so that you must ask, who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so that we may obey it. No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so that you may obey it. See I set before you today life and prosperity death and destruction. For I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess. But if your heart turns ay and you are not obedient, and if you are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them , I declare to you this day that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess. This day I call *heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings, and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the Lord your God, listen to His voice and hold fast to Him.

Bible Romans 10 :6 The righteousness that is by faith says "Do not say in your heart Who will ascend to heaven?(that is to bring Christ down)or who will descend into the deep (that is to bring Christ up from the dead)But what does it say The word is near you ; it is in your mouth and in your heart , that is the word of faith we are proclaiming : That if you confess with your mouth "Jesus is Lord" and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead you will be saved

In the above Romans 10 quote Paul tells us the requirements first set out in Deuteronomy 30 are met by believing and confessing Jesus. The word is near, ie God is close. See also Bible Psalm 145 If the Television news today is depressing you reflect that God is King- and consider the promises contained in psalm 1

The psalm starts with exalting God as "the King" , not the president of America or any other world leader.

.As you read the psalm please note His name (God) is praised forever and ever , His name is praised every day. Gods greatness is unseaqrchable , one generation will commend Gods works to the next. His tender mercies are over all His works. The works David refers to would include the marvels of creation and how God had intervened in the history of the Jewish Nation.

I believe many people worry whether they have enough belief. Dont worry if your faith is weak God's strength is provided in our weakness Romans 6:25 precedes the Romans 10 quote "who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification" My understanding therefore is that if Jesus had not been raised from the dead I would not be justified. My confession is that I believe Jesus died for my trespasses, and Jesus was raised because I was justified! Therefore, it is not about my extent of belief, it is about God being satisfied that my trespasses are paid for and raising Jesus from death. 

To be part of fulfilling this great vision we need to learn to respond as the Holy Spirit offers to give us new hearts  leading us to take notice of how the spirit world is revealed in scripture,Angels,Demons,Satan,Lucifer,Devil,Cherubim,Seraphim (example Bible Genesis3 :15-24) and  pray intelligently for transformed minds open to discern what mischief evil spirits are causing  today. 

The timeline records; National captivity by Pharoh in Egypt, illustrating capture of mankind by Satan. National rescue led by Moses 1446BC (Bible the Exodus:1-15), illustrates rescue by Yeshua Messiah . Capturing land in present day Israel, illustrates the battles of Jesus followers to lay captive of every sin Bible 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 "For though we walk in the flesh;we dont wage war according to the flesh;for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds,throwing down imaginations and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God and bringing every thought into captivity to the obediencee of Messiah  "spiritual" capture of things holding people back like drug addiction and/or pornography or people can be held back if "safeguarding issues" are not being correctly executed in our local churches.

The timeline records Civil war after the death of Solomon leading to division into two nations. 

 After the division of Israel and Judah 930BC the northern tribes Israel were conquered and the population absorbed into non-Jewish (Gentile) Nations to this day. The southern tribes (Judah) were conquered by Assyria. Assyria subsequently merged into Babylon (present day Iran) Unlike the Northern tribes the Southern tribes retained their "JEW" identity despite events like the Holocaust so horrifically documented in various museums today including those located at Auschwitz, Berlin, and Jerusalem

Israel/Palestine so bitterly contested today came into Byzantine control after the Jews were evicted by the Roman emperor Hadrian AD 135. Readers from the UK please note the Hadrian who evicted the Jews from Jerusalem-builder of Hadrian's wall still standing between England and Scotland today. Jerusalem was renamed Aelia Capitolina, in honour of the family of Hadrian's family "Aelia" and Jupiter "Capitolinus" the chief Roman god.

Byzantine control was replaced by Arab Caliphate, followed by the Crusaders, then the Mamluks, after which the Ottoman empire 1517 until British control in 1917. The Balfour Declaration 1917 proposed the establishment of a National home for the Jewish people with equal rights for the existing non-Jewish population. In 1947 the United Nations proposed dividing land between Jewish and Arab states. Since 1948 wars have been fought, many thousands of Palestinians have been displaced whilst Jews throughout the world have been returning and building Israel as a Jewish State.

The Bible reveals God's intention of through Yeshua Messiah moving from the Spirit world to physical men and women in the image of Yeshua perfectly managing new heavens and a new earth. Today the Spirit world is only seperated by a "veil" but as Yeshua has taught us to pray "thy kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven" THe Bible provides glimpses behind the veil show dazzling glory but also spirits whose intention is to thwart Gods intentions by surplanting our destiny to rule with Yeshua, surplanting values of righteousness justice and fairness underpinned by love, values demonstrated through the timeline of a family which today has expanded to include "Us!"

Bible Ephesians: 3:8,9 the purpose of the church, (the "called" of God)

"To preach to the gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in GOD, who created all things. His intent was that now through the church, the manifold wisdom of GOD should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, according to His eternal purpose which He accomplished in CHRIST JESUS our LORD. In HIM and through HIM we may approach GOD with freedom and confidence.

Paul further explains Romans16:25,26,27 "the proclamation of JESUS CHRIST, according to the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past, but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal GOD, so that all nations might believe and obey HIM- to the only wise GOD be glory for ever through JESUS CHRIST AMEN

Persuading mankind to disobey God was and is Lucifer's strategy to rule in our world today, but God has declared war - see below. Lucifer's scheme works by seperating mankind from an awareness of the presence of God and the vision for good God has for each of us.

Lucifer continued to have access not to worship God but as an accuser of mankind.This is explained in Bible Job providing a "behind the scenes" look at the spirit world and Satan's hatred of mankind which led to  horrendous tragedies showing Satan's aim to destroy family, wealth , and health to further his purposes.

God created Satan , Lucifer, Serpent, Devil. beautiful in appearance , super intelligent , super strong but perhaps entrapped by "love of possessions" and pride he became a master of deception. 

Lucifer/Serpent persuaded Eve to disobey God. In Bible Genesis 1:27 it was emphasised  how man and woman were equally made in Gods image , together reflecting Father Son and Holy Spirit . In Bible Genesis 2 the emphasis changes to show that Eve had not been with Adam when the LORD God said  Genesis 2:16 The LORD God commanded the man saying "You may freely eat of every tree in the garden;but you shall not eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil; for in the day you eat of it you shall surely die" 

Satans tactics to oppose God and steal power over mankind

(i)Misquote God Bible Genesis 3:1 "Has God really said you shall not eat of any tree of the garden?" Framed as a question designed to lead the woman away from God. The woman correctly quotes as Adam must have told her, but adds to what God had said.

Genesis 3:2 "We may eat from the trees of the garden, but not of the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden . God has said "You shall not eat of it . You shall not touch it, lest you die"    Was Satan gently stroking the fruit and mocking God with a self confident smile as he spoke prompting the lady to add her comment to not touch the fruit. 

(ii)Creating doubt about the trustworthiness of God. Genesis 3:4 The serpent said to the woman, "You won't really die,For God knows that in the day you eat it , your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil" 

(iii)Satan twists truth. He told the woman she would not die and her eyes would be open to discern good and evil but he blinded her thinking by deceived her into not realising she had  allready been made in God's image.  She did not need to know the difference between good and evil to be like God - God had allready made her in the image of God, and Satan  did not explain that knowing  the difference between good and evil would make mankind responsible for their evil actions, which God would have to put to death

(iv)The woman then trusted her own judgement rather than rely on the trustworthiness of God 

-She saw the tree was good for food

-She saw the food was a delight to the eyes

-She saw that the tree was desired to make one wise

-She deliberately disobeyed God and took the fruit.. 

Gods Declaration of War;

4000 years before Yeshua Messiah was crucified God made the following promise.

Bible Genesis 3:15 I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring.He (the future offspring who would be called Yeshua Messiah ) will bruise your head, (Satan's authority was greatly weakened when after being crucified Yeshua  rose from the dead) and you will bruise his heel (Satan damages men and women, example Cain see below.) but was unable to mortally defeat Yeshua. 

Satan's only answer to the resurrection of Yeshua is to deceive us to thinking it is not true that Yeshua as a man conquered death. Jesus rose from the dead. In the prophecy God warns of Lucifer's hostility particularly against women. Gods plan is that the womans offspring (US, male and female) will jointly rule the creation with our Lord Jesus the Christ.

God's will is opposed by Lucifer's offspring, those who disrespect Women , who murder, who lie, who steal,are sexually immoral, who proudly promote themselves to the detriment of others, who pursue revenge - basically those who break God's law. 

 God loves us intensely but His holiness justice righteousness and fairness means God will not compromise/overlook the smallest lie. God will not overlook sin. When people sin God gives them over to their lusts, their anger, their fears.Whilst mankind might discern good from evil their actions prove that man does not have the power to choose good over evil, so disrupting God's plan to rule through US as a holy people. Lucifer is expert at tripping us up. Cain was deceived to not accepting Gods requirement that an innocent lamb was sacrificed but rather offering what Cain thought was his best, - his garden produce .Lucifer after defeating Adam and Eve through his proxy Cain scored another victory .Cain's brother Abel took advantage of Gods method of atonement for sin but Cain devised his own offering which was rejected. We see in Bible Genesis 4:8 Cain as an agent of Satan committing a murder. Abel was seeking to obey God by offering worship in the manner God required  combining justice and mercy. Cain as an agent of Lucifer seeks to eliminate true worship of God in the murder.of Abel The prophecy that Yeshua would bruise Lucifers head would not be fulfilled for a further 4,000 years. 

God seeing Cain was angry reminded Cain of mans calling to rule and gave a warning;Bible Genesis 4:4 God advised Cain "If you do well, wont it be lifted up? Speaking prophetically of giving the best to God (fat) the lamb a shadow of Yeshua an innocent man as a substitute accepted by God. Refer also Bible Hebrews 11:4 By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had testimony given to him that he was righteous,God testifying with respect to his gifts;and through it he,being dead,still speaks 

Bible Genesis 4:7 If you dont do well , sin crouches at the door . Its desire is for you but you are to rule oved it. If Cain did the right thing, offered a pure first born lamb and its fat a picture of Yeshua Messiah who would be sacrificed, Cain could be happy. Cain rejected the advice and the first murder was committed. Sin and Satan are synomonous with unhappiness - crouching at the door what a frightening picture

The timeline shows how people can act as agents of Satan Bible John 8 :44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn't stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him . When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own;for he is a liar, and the father of lies. 

Yeshua Messiah was with God the Father in the beginning  as the Word before war was declared.

Bible John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God.

Bible 1 John 1:1 That which was from from the beginning which we have heard which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched - this we proclaim concerning the Word of Life

Having been crucified ,placed dead in a tomb and after three days rising from the dead , today Yeshua is with the Father until He brings into being new heavens and a new earth. 

Bible Revelation 1: 1-2 The Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John who testifies to everything he saw that is the Word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Each Sunday we pray Bible Matthew 6:10 "Your kingdom come,your will be done on earth as it is in heaven " We are told how this is to be fufilled Bible Revelation 19: 11-13 I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war. His eyes are like blazing fire , and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that nobody knows bur he himself. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood (His life blood shed at the cross)and his name is the Word.  The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in linen white and clean.

Promises through Yeshua

The psalm tells us "The Lord is gracious, merciful,slow to anger and of great loving kindness " In my opinion the change of the word for God to Lord is speaking of that part of the Holy Trinity Jewish name Yeshua Messiah or the westernised translation used in Ireland as Jesus

Yeshua in US

The psalm confirms the closeness of "the LORD"

The Lord is near to all those who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth He will fulfil the desire of those who fear him (respect Him as God) He also will hear their cry, and will save them

However the psalm also confirms a warning which is repeated many times in a timeline

The Lord preserves all those who love Him, but He will destroy the wicked

Small Faith and Repentance

Large grace and forgiveness

JESUS;Redemption,Righteousness freely given

Ungodly justified, because Jesus risen.

Large Faith and denial

Grace is not availed

Redemption shunned ;No mercy for Sin is given

Ungodly judged

 Society rejoices in our youth and their sporting abilities  demonstrated in activities such as football, athletics,motor racing  and other sporting activites in them selves  an "escape" mostly wholesome teaching values of self discipline and  team spirit. However in my opinion sport has always been overhyped. 

The purpose of life has become distorted by over emphasis of  protecting my rights including the right to  assisted death.. Many seek to avoid the evidence  that as we age it is unavoidable we begin to fail  physically and mentally. Medicine continues to make great strides and drugs of all types are used as an "escape" but  those who survive into their nineties will require nursing care,  ultimately our bodies totally decay.  The Good News, the Amazing News is prepared new bodies for when our current bodies are no longer fit for purpose, and that God who made us wants to provide living water NOW

This concept of living water was mentioned by the prophet Jeremiah many centuries before Jesus 

Bible Jeremiah 2:13 For my people have committed two evils:they have forsaken me, the spring of living waters, and cut out cisterns for them selves: broken cisterns that can't hold water. 

If you are doing your best to live life to the full but sense the cisterns are broken  read on about the good news which Jesus brought centuries later to a social outcast. 

Jesus existed as God from the beginning. At the point when Jesus was born from the blessed virgin Mary God became His father . (Psalm 2:7) Acts 13:33 2 Samuel 7:14

God raised Jesus from death "no more to return to corruption (Acts 13:34) Fufilling Psalm 16:10 For you will not leave my soul in Sheol neither will you allow your holy one to see corruption