Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Musing – Are You Simply a Christian? Or Are You an Overcomer?

 

Hebraic Musing – Are You Simply a Christian?   Or Are You an Overcomer?

"Right and wrong" - truth and righteousness - do not matter to any other species on Earth except us humans, because the ability to choose is for decision making – RIGHT(eousness) vs WRONG.  This is an important matter for us because we will be judged and our place in eternity determined because we are made in God's Image.  We don’t want to rely on the counterfeit “social justice” being demanded by the “world.”  We want the personal responsibility required biblically.

Unfortunately all too many Christians have been led to believe that Christianity is just a behavior modification system of morals.  No wonder the “world”, and many Christians, see no difference between Christianity and "the many other paths to God."  People want to believe that if something FEELS good, then it IS GOOD.  So "we are good" preaching emanates from pulpits motivated by the fact that to make the mortgage payments, pastors have to avoid offending the “nickels and noses.” 

Thus in the last year especially, a numbness is overtaking Christianity in America.  America’s leadership is boldly declaring “we do not want or need God.”  It is not surprising that God has taken His righteousness and departing, leaving us with "might makes right."  BLM and ANTIFA supported by some big businesses and media have become the dominant "might makes right" force with full support passive media support.  No wonder they want to defund police.  Police are the only possible opposition to their extortion racket. 

American Christians are COWERING!  We wanted and expected own bully called Trump to do the dirty work of politics while we prayed and complained and prayed some more.  But now that Trump is gone we can begin to see the irrelevance, cowardice and persecution of American Christianity being revealed.

Do Christians pay attention to the importance of ALL the “overcomer” verses in the Bible?  Who gets eternal life?  Why does the challenge to be an “Overcomer” appears over 30 times in our Bible!!! 

Here are some rewards promised to “he who overcomes”:

Enthronement – Rev. 3:21  To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne,
             just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne
.”  NIV

Eternal Inheritance – Rev. 21:7  He who overcomes will inherit all this, I will be his God, he will be my son.”

New Name – Rev. 2:17  To him who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden manna.
             I will also give him a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to him who receives it
.”

Authority – Rev. 2:26   To him who overcomes and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations

Robe of Righteousness – Rev. 3:5  He who overcomes will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out
            his name from the book of life, but will acknowledge his name before my Father and his angels
.”

Spiritual Food – Rev. 2:7  To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life,
            which is in the paradise of God
.”

No Second Death – Rev. 2:11   He who overcomes will not be hurt at all by the second death.”

And here’s some homework – John 16:33;  1 John 5:4-5;  1 John 2:13

Points to ponder

Since only the overcomers get an eternal reward, what happens to NON-overcomers?
   If a pastor points this out will he lose “nickels & noses”?

Is God allowing these social pressures, these Satanic originated challenges,
so that we and HE can see who is overcoming and who is NOT!!!!

The media has taken control of the narrative.  Hmmm…
Jesus was convicted and crucified not by the evidence, but by the world’s narrative.

 You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them,
              because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
” 1 John 4:4 NIV

Yosef   a.k.a.  Joe Brusherd                                      April 27, 2021
Author: “Hebraic Insights – Messages exploring the Hebrew roots of our faith”
“Biblical Marriage (by Yosef)”  Weekly “Hebraic Musings   insightsbyyosef.blogspot.com/
Note – Inspired and excerpted from Steve Hulett’s – “Quora” via John Robinson April 16, 2021 email.

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