Saturday, January 26, 2013

The War of the Worlds

Is there a war being fought over this planet by beings from another world?

On October 30, 1938  mass panic ensued in the US and Canada when Orson Wells made a radio broadcast of "The War of the Worlds".  This novel by H. G. Wells was formatted for radio as a series of fictional news reports that would interrupt the music that would be playing normally.  Orson had trained the other voice actors by using a recording of the actual news reports from the Hindenburg disaster so they could sound authentic.  The realism of the performance was so overwhelming for many people, that despite the repeated warnings that this was only a radio drama, widespread panic of an alien invasion soon set in.

This panic of an alien invasion spread throughout the United States and Canada like some sort of mind altering virus.  Some people headed to their cellars with shotguns in hand.  Other people got into their cars to flee the cities for the country side.  Still other brave souls went armed to Grover's Mill, New Jersey where the broadcast had reported as the landing site of the aliens to defend the Earth.

The worst panic occurred in the city of Concrete, Washington, where the power had went out half way through the broadcast.  The electrical substation had short circuited and created a flash of brilliant light that was eerily similar to the flash of the Martian death rays that were described in the broadcast.  The town was plunged into darkness with no phone service or other means to communicate with the outside world.  Almost all of the 1,000 residents panicked.  Some people fainted while others armed themselves.  Some men headed up the mountains to hide with their families while others headed to the hills to protect their moonshine stills.  One man even went to the town gas station and demanded gas without paying for it so he could drive 40 miles to receive last rites from his priest.  It took a few days before everyone had been located and convinced that it had only been a radio drama instead of an actual news broadcast.

People from all walks of life had thought that it was literally the end of the world.  The radio broadcast had driven ordinary people into an insane panic because people know instinctively that this world will one day end.  The panic ended when people realized that there was no war between different worlds going on that would end this world forever.

Or is there?

The Man of Truth (Yeshua HaMashiach aka Jesus Christ) has invaded the world of darkness to deliver the human race from death (Isaiah 9:2).  The Man of Truth started his attack against the world of darkness in Israel (Matthew 4:15-17).  The world of darkness cannot prevent the Man of Truth from delivering the human race from death (John 1:4-5).  The Man of Truth will deliver only those who believe that the Father of Truth (YHVH aka God aka THE LORD) sent him to deliver the human race from death and want to live in the world of light (John 3:17-21).  The Children of Truth (those who obey The Father of Truth because they love Him) that follow the Man of Truth have been come into the world of light (John 8:12).  The Children of Truth have left the world of darkness (John 12:46).  The Children of Truth are no longer under the authority of the Father of Lies because they have been delivered from the world of darkness (Acts 26:18).  There is a war between the world of light and the world of darkness over the souls of men (Colossians 1:12-13).  It is the war of the worlds.

The war of the worlds began long ago.  The Father of Lies had lived in the original garden of Eden (Ezekiel 28:13).  The Father of Lies had ruled on the Earth under the clouds but sought to take the place of the Father of Truth above the clouds (Isaiah 14:14).  The Father of Lies attempted to take the throne of the Father of Truth (Isaiah 14:13).  The Father of Lies lead a revolt against the Father of Truth (Ezekiel 28:14-16).  The Father of Lies was cast back down to the Earth (Isaiah 14:12).  The Man of Truth saw the Father of Lies being cast down like lightning (Luke 10:18).  One third of the angels had joined the Father of Lies in the rebellion so they were also cast down to the Earth (Revelation 12:4).

The Angel of Truth Michael came to help the man that had been sent from heaven to fight against the prince of Persia so that Daniel could receive the answer to his prayer (Daniel 10:12-14).  Michael was called the prince over Daniel even though Daniel was serving Cyrus as prime minister of Persia (Daniel 10:21) because these were not human princes that were fighting.  Michael is the prince will stand up to fight for the people of Israel (Daniel 12:1) in the last days.  Michael was the same archangel that fought with the Father of Lies over the body of Moses (Jude 1:9).  This same Michael will lead the Angels of Truth to finally prevail over the Father of Lies with his angels to cast them to the Earth for the last time so that they can never enter Heaven again (Revelation 12:7-9).   The Angels of Truth fight against the angels of darkness in the war of the worlds.

There is a prince over the world of light.  This prince is the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6).  This prince is over the armies of Heaven (Daniel 8:10-11).   This prince shall be able to stand up to defend Israel because he is the ruler over every prince (Daniel 8:25).  This prince is the Prince of Life who overcame death (Acts 3:15).  This prince is the Man of Truth who will rule of over every king on the Earth (Revelation 1:5).

There is a prince over the world of darkness.  This prince is the prince of the Spirits of Lies (devils aka demons aka unclean spirits aka gods) (Matthew 9:34).  This prince is the Lord of the Flies (Beelzebub) because flies collect wherever there is death and filth (Matthew 12:24).  This prince is the Father of Lies (HaShatan aka Satan aka The Devil) (Mark 3:22-23).  This prince is the prince of this world (John 14:30).  This prince is the prince of the power of air that works in the Children of Lies (Ephesians 2:2-3).

These two princes fight each other in the war of the worlds.  The Father of Lies has hurt the Man of Truth but the Man of Truth will destroy the Father of Lies (Genesis 3:15).  The Father of Lies had some of the Angels of Lies have sex with humans to corrupt the human race with giants before the flood (Genesis 6:2).  The Father of Truth destroyed everyone that was corrupted with angel blood with the flood (Genesis 6:9-13).   The Father of Lies had some of his angels have sex with humans to corrupt the human race with giants after the flood as well (Genesis 6:4)  These made men of renown like the giant Goliath (1 Samuel 17:4). The Man of Truth then used men like David to destroy these giants (1 Samuel 21:9).  The Father of Lies has duped men into sacrificing to Spirits of Lies thru idols (Deuteronomy 32:17).  The Man of Truth turned men from worshiping idols (1 Thessalonians 1:9).  The Father of Lies had Spirits of Lies force themselves into people to bring harm to the human race (Matthew 8:28).  The Man of Truth has forced Spirits of Lies out people (Matthew 12:28).   The Father of Lies was behind the crucifixion of the Man of Truth (John 13:2).  The Man of Truth destroyed the power of the Father of Lies when he rose again (Hebrews 2:14-15).  The Father of Lies has blinded those that live in darkness (2 Corinthians 4:4).  The Man of Truth has became a light so men could see (2 Corinthians 4:6).

The Children of Truth also fight against the world of darkness because they belong to the world of light (Ephesians 6:12).  The Father of Lies makes war against the Children of Truth (Revelation 2:10). Those who follow the Father of Lies make war on the Children of Truth (Revelation 13:7). The Children of Truth are part of the world of light that fights against the world of darkness in the war of the worlds.

The war of the worlds will come to an end in the future. The Man of Truth will make war against the Father of Lies at the end of this age (Revelation 19:11-14).  The Man of Truth will cast the Father of Lies into the core of the Earth (Revelation 20:1-3). The Children of Truth will reign with the Man of Truth for a thousand years in the world of light (Revelation 20:4-6).  The Father of Lies will be released after a thousand years so that he can lead anyone that does not want to be in the world of light against the Man of Truth (Revelation 20:7-8).  The Father of Truth will cast the Father of Lies along with everyone and everything that belongs to the world of darkness into the Lake of Fire (Revelation 20:9-15).  The war of the worlds will finally be over.

When the war of the worlds is over, this world shall end and be replaced with a new Heaven and a new Earth (Revelation 21:1).  Only those that have came into the House of Truth will be part of the world of light (Revelation 21:27).

You can come into the House of Truth by making the Man of Truth your king because you believe the Father of Truth has raised him from the dead (Romans 10:9-10).

Come into the House of Truth.





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Saturday, January 19, 2013

Hostile Takeover

What was the greatest hostile takeover in history?

One of the most famous hostile takeovers in US history was the takeover of the Marland Oil Company.  The story of this hostile takeover teaches a lesson that everyone needs to learn.

E. W. Marland had moved to Ponca City, Oklahoma completely broke in 1908.  That year same year he created the 101 Ranch Oil Company.  By 1920 his assets were worth 85 million dollars which would be the equivalent value of almost 1 billion dollars in 2013.  He then proceeded to consolidate all of his holding into a new oil company called the Marland Oil Company.  The Marland Oil Company grew to control about 10% of the world's oil, approximately the same amount as the country of Saudi Arab in 2012, making E. W. Marland even richer.  He proceeded to build his famous 55 room, 4 story mansion, that had more than 43,000 square feet of living space, called "The Palace of the Prairie" in Ponca City.  He commissioned and paid for the Pioneer Woman statue to commemorate the pioneer women that settled the Great Plains.  E. W. Marland lived in a paradise that few have experienced.

However, in 1928 he lost control of the company that he had built from scratch in a hostile takeover.  He then proceeded to lose his income. Then he lost his home.  Soon he found himself completely broke.  His paradise was lost and is now only remembered as a story from long ago.

How did E.W. Marland lose everything?

First he did not recognize the enemy.  Men like J.P. Morgan Jr. were not oilmen like himself but rather financiers.  While oilmen had been focused on getting oil out of the ground and refined to help people with their transportation needs, the focus of financiers was to gain control of other people by lending them money.  Men like J.P. Morgan Jr. were crafty so he probably did not talk directly to E. W. Marland.  Instead he  probably got control of people that E. W. Marland trusted so that E. W. Marland would not see the danger.

Next he listened to the voice of the enemy.  He had built his oil empire by continuing to keep his debt low.  He was persuaded by those were under the control of J.P. Morgan Jr. to borrow a lot of money so he could experience a rapid expansion in power.

Lastly, he gave control to the enemy.  Since he had kept the debt low, the Marland Oil Company did not have the money for a rapid expansion.  So in 1922, the Marland Oil Company took out a massive loan from J.P Morgan and company to finance a rapid expansion.  It was not immediately apparent to E. W. Marland but he had put himself under the authority of J.P. Morgan Jr. when he took that loan.  The profits of the Marland Oil Company were down during this expansion phase due to all the expenses associated with expansion and paying off the debt.  This drove down the share price of the Marland Oil Company.  When the share price dropped low enough in 1928,  J. P. Morgan and company called in their loans.  They then used the money to buy a controlling interest in the Marland Oil Company which was naturally in the red at this point.  J.P. Morgan Jr. took control of the company that had been created by  E.W. Marland.  This change in control affected every one in the family of E. W. Marland including his descendants.  This change in control affected the entire Marland Oil Company to the point that it was also broken.

This was not the first hostile takeover nor was it the largest.  It pales in comparison to the original hostile takeover.

The Father of Truth (YHVH aka God aka THE LORD), the Man of Truth (Yeshua HaMashiach aka Jesus Christ) and the Spirit of Truth (Ruach HaQodesh aka The Holy Spirit aka The Holy Ghost) worked together to create people to control everything in the Earth (Genesis 1:26-27).  They gave people control of all the Earth (Genesis 1:28).

It happened like this:

The Father of Truth started with just one man (Genesis 2:7). The Father of Truth created a paradise for the man to live in (Genesis 2:8-10).  The Father of Truth gave the man a job and warned him what he needed to avoid so he could stay in paradise (Genesis 2:15-17).  The Father of Truth knew that the man needed a partner to carry out his assignment (Genesis 2:18).  The Father of Truth gave the man a name, Adam, and had Adam examine everyone in his organization so that Adam would understand that he did not have a partner that was suitable to help him to carry out his assignment (Genesis 2:19-20).  The Father of Truth made a partner that was suitable to help Adam carry out his assignment (Genesis 2:21-22).  Adam embraced the partner to form the first partnership and neither partner hid anything from the other (Genesis 2:23-25).  Adam lived in a paradise that no one else has experienced.

However Adam lost control of the company that he started from scratch, the human race, in a hostile takeover (Romans 5:12-14).  Adam lost his income (Genesis 3:18-19).  Adam lost his home (Genesis 3:23-24).  Soon Adam found himself completely broken (Genesis 5:5).  His paradise was lost and is now only remembered as a story from long ago.

How did Adam lose everything?

First he did not recognize the enemy.  While Adam was focused on tending the garden, the Father of Lies (HaShatan aka Satan aka The Devil) was focused on gaining control over people by getting them to disobey the Father of Truth (1 Corinthians 7:2-5).  The Father of Lies is crafty so he did not talk directly to Adam (Genesis 3:1-5).  Instead he got control of someone that Adam trusted so that Adam would not see the danger (1 Timothy 2:14).

Next, he listened to the voice of the enemy.  Adam had kept control of the entire world by obeying the Father of Truth (Genesis 5:2).  Adam was persuaded by his partner who was under the control of the Father of Lies to disobey the Father of Truth (Genesis 3:17) so he could experience a rapid expansion in power.

Lastly, he gave control to the enemy.  Adam disobeyed the Father of Truth (Genesis 3:9-12).  It was not immediately apparent to Adam but he had put himself under the authority of the Father of Lies when he disobeyed the Father of Truth (Romans 6:16).  The Father of Lies took control of the world had been created for Adam (2 Corinthians 4:4). This change in control affected every one in the family of Adam including his descendants (1 Corinthians 15:22).  This change in control affected the entire creation to the point that it was also broken (Romans 8:20-22).

However, for the human race, the story did not end there.  The Father of Truth promised to send a man to take back the human race from the Father of Lies (Genesis 3:15).  The Father of Truth had his own plan to buy back that which was stolen by the Father of Lies through the seed of Abraham (Genesis 28:14). The Father of Lies unwittingly gave control to the Man of Truth when he had the Man of Truth crucified (1 Corinthians 2:7-8).  The Man of Truth was able to pay for the disobedience of the human race because he was never disobedient to the Father of Truth (2 Corinthians 5:21).  The Man of Truth paid the price to redeem the human race when he was crucified by becoming cursed by the Father of Truth in their place (Galatians 3:13).  The Man of Truth had became a man that obeyed the Father of Truth in all things even to the point being crucified (Philippians 2:7-8).  When the Man of Truth became a man he was able to destroy the power of the Father of Lies so the human race could be restored (Hebrews 2:14-15).  The Man of Truth was the Seed of Abraham that made it possible for all people, Jew and Gentile, to be blessed (Hebrews 2:16).  You could say that the Father of Truth used the Man of Truth to pull off His own hostile takeover.  It was the greatest hostile takeover in history!

The Father of Truth does not go back on his word so every man still has to choose to obey Him.  Those that obey His commandments come to live with Him in the House of Truth (John 14:23).  Those that do not obey His commandments do not live with Him in the House of Truth (John 14:24).  Those that want to be saved by coming into the House of Truth must hear the Word of Truth and obey the Gospel (Romans 10:12-17).  Those that do not obey the Gospel will be destroyed by the Father of Truth (2 Thessalonians 1:8-9).  Those that want to be saved must be willing to suffer for obeying the Gospel so they remain in the House of Truth (1 Peter 4:16-19).

When you come into the House of Truth you will receive the free gift of righteousness that the Man of Truth purchased for you (Romans 5:16-18).  You first step into the House of Truth when you make a commitment to obey the Man of Truth in all things because you believe in your heart that the Father of Truth raised him from the dead after he was crucified (Romans 10:9-10).

Come into the House of Truth.



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Saturday, January 12, 2013

Alien Infiltration!

Are there beings, who belong to another world, living in this world? 

Have you ever wondered, if there are aliens living on the Earth?  It is a common theme in science fiction to have beings from another planet or another dimension living among ordinary people.  Sometimes these beings look human but have some sort of extraordinary powers that are theirs by virtue of belonging to another world, like Superman for example.  Sometimes these beings take on a human form so they can interact with human society to influence it.  These beings typically go on undetected for years until some crisis forces them to reveal their other worldly nature.   Sometimes these beings enter a human host as some sort of internal implant that cannot be seen from the outside and then the being slowly starts replacing parts of the host until eventually the host has become something completely different.  These beings usually start by effecting the thinking and the behavior of the host but end up replacing the body of the host with a body that is better suited for the beings than a human body.  Often the appearance and most of the personality of the host will be maintained so that end result is a version of the human host that is suitable for living in another world.

These are all the work of the imagination of science fiction writers that have no basis in reality.  Or do they?  If this really occurred then there should be some sort of evidence but there is none.  Or is there?  The impact of this alien infiltration should be easily seen but it is not.  Or is it?

Are there beings that belong to another world living among those that belong to this world?

The truth to this question like all questions can be found in the Book of Truth (The Bible).  What does the Book of Truth tell us about alien infiltrations?

The Man of Truth (Yeshua HaMashiach aka Jesus Christ) made this world with the Father of Truth (YHVH aka God aka THE LORD) as the very essence of life and light (John 1:1-4).  The Man of Truth came into this world but the world did not know him because he belonged to another world (John 1:9-10).   The Father of Truth had prepared a race of people to receive the Man of Truth as one of their own for centuries but they did not accept him as being from the Father of Truth (John 1:11).  The Man of Truth took on human form so he could dwell among us (John 1:14).  Even though the Man of Truth took on human form he was still not of this world (John 8:23).

The Man of Truth came into this world by being born to a human mother (Matthew 1:16).  The Man of Truth came into this world by the Spirit of Truth (Ruach HaQodesh aka The Holy Spirit aka The Holy Ghost) implanting him in a human mother instead of being begotten by a human father (Luke 1:34-35). 

When the Man of Truth took on human form he started out as helpless as any other baby (Luke 2:7).   When the Man of Truth took on human form he had to grow up like any other man (Luke 2:40).  When the Man of Truth took on human form he learn to be wise like any other man (Luke 2:52).  When the Man of Truth took on human form he had to be lead by the Spirit of Truth like any other man (Luke 4:1). When the Man of Truth took on human form he had to depend upon the Spirit of Truth to operate in extraordinary power like other man (Luke 4:14).  When the Man of Truth took on human form he had laid aside all of his extraordinary powers that were his by virtue of belonging to another world (Philippians 2:5-7). When the Man of Truth took on human form he was able to understand by experience what it feels like to be tempted as a human being (Hebrews 2:16-18).  When the Man of Truth took on human form he was able to understand by experience our weaknesses (Hebrews 4:14-15).

The Man of Truth took on human form so he could show us the power of the Father of Truth (John 5:19-20).  The Man of Truth took on human form so we could understand what the Father of Truth is like (John 14:8-10).  The Man of Truth took on human form so we could approach the Father of Truth boldly in our time of need (Hebrews 4:16).

The Man of Truth took on human form so he could die in our place (1 Peter 3:18).  The Man of Truth took on human form so he could demonstrate true obedience to the Father of Truth by dying for our disobedience to the Father of Truth (Philippians 2:8).  The Man of Truth took on human form so to rescue us from the Father of Lies (HaShatan aka Satan aka The Devil) by dying for our disobedience to the Father of Truth (Hebrews 2:14-15).

The Man of Truth took on human form so that his human form could be replaced by another form (Romans 1:3-4).  The Man of Truth replaced his human form with a form that was made for another world. (1 Corinthians 15:42-44)

The Man of Truth became like us so we could become Children of Truth (John 1:12-13).  The Man of Truth is replicating himself in the Children of Truth (Romans 8:29). The Man of Truth became like us so we could become like him (1 John 3:2)!

When we become Children of Truth (those who obey The Father of Truth because they love Him) then the world will hate us because we no longer belong to this world (John 15:19). When we become Children of Truth then the world will hate us because it hated the Man of Truth (John 17:14).  When we become Children of Truth then we also do not belong to this world even though we are still in this world (John 17:15-16).  When we become Children of Truth then the world does not know us because it did know the Man of Truth (1 John 3:1).

The Children of Truth were born the first time thru a human mother into this world (John 3:4). The Children of Truth came to belong to another world when they were born a second time through the Spirit of Truth (John 3:6-8).  The Children of Truth came to belong to another world when they were implanted with the Spirit of Truth (Romans 8:9).

The Spirit of Truth will write the Law of Truth (Torah aka The Law) on the heart of the Children of Truth when after implantation so that no one will need to teach them (Hebrews 8:10-12).  The Spirit of Truth will write the Law of Truth on the heart of the Children of Truth after implantation so there will be no more disobedience to the Father of Truth (Hebrews 10:16-18).  The Children of Truth have become like the Man of Truth in the core of their being (2 Peter 1:4).

The Spirit of Truth that is implanted in the Children of Truth begins by changing the thinking of the Children of Truth (Romans 8:5-7). The Children of Truth are lead by the Spirit of Truth that is implanted in them (Romans 8:14).  The Spirit of Truth that is implanted in the Children of Truth shows them things from the other world that they belong to (1 Corinthians 2:9-14).  The Spirit of Truth that is implanted in the Children of Truth begins to change their behavior as well as their thinking (Ephesians 4:22-24). The Spirit of Truth that is implanted in the Children of Truth makes it possible for them to obey the Father of Truth (1 John 3:23-24).

The Children of Truth are not conformed to the pattern of this world because their mind is being renewed (Romans 12:2). The Children of Truth no longer act like they belong to this world (Ephesians 2:1-3).  The Children of Truth do not base their world view on the worthless philosophies of this world (Colossians 2:8).  The Children of Truth are not subject to the expectations of this world (Colossians 2:20-23).  The Children of Truth live differently because they are looking for the return of the Man of Truth to this world. (Titus 2:11-13).  The Children of Truth keep themselves from being spotted by the things of this world (James 1:27).  The Children of Truth are not friends with this world because it is an enemy to the Father of Truth (James 4:4).  The Children of Truth do not love the things of this world because those things are not from the Father of Truth (1 John 2:15-17)  The Children of Truth operate like the Man of Truth in this world (John 4:17).

The Children of Truth operate in power from another world as evidence that they do not belong to this world (Mark 16:17-18).  The Children of Truth can use the same other worldly powers as the Man of Truth when they ask the Father of Truth  (John 14:11-13).  The Spirit of Truth that is implanted in them causes the Children of Truth to operate in other worldly powers like the Man of Truth (1 Corinthians 12:7-11). 

The Children of Truth will also have their human form replaced with another form (Philippians 3:20-21).  The Children of Truth will also live in another world with the Man of Truth after this world is destroyed (2 Peter 3:11-13).

Perhaps you still belong to this world but want to belong to that other world where the Man of Truth is from.  You can do so by coming into the House of Truth and receiving the implant of the Spirit of Truth (John 14:16-17).  The implant is given when you make the Man of Truth your boss in every area of your life and tell others about the Man of Truth (Romans 10:9-10).

Come into the House of Truth.

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Saturday, January 5, 2013

Why can't I do what those kids do?

Why do the Children of Truth (those who obey The Father of Truth because they love Him) seem strange to everyone else?

"Why can't I do what those kids do?"  Every generation of children in every land throughout every age has asked this question.  In every household parents have had the same stock answer: "I do not care what their parents allow them to do in their house. You are part of my family.  You are not part of their family. You live in my house so I will decide what is allowed in my house."  What a child is allowed to do is determined by who their parents are.  The parents have a right to expect their children to be different than other children.

It is no different for the Children of Truth.

The Father of Truth (YHVH aka God aka THE LORD) does not care what the Father of Lies (HaShatan aka Satan aka The Devil) allows in his family. The Children of Truth are not to do what the Children of Lies do (Leviticus 18:24-26).  The Father of Truth does not want the Children of Truth to suffer with the Children of Lies for their rebellion against Him (Revelation 18:4).

The Children of Truth are part of the family of the Father of Truth.  The Children of Truth are born a second time into the family of the Father of Truth (John 3:6-8).  The Children of Truth follow the Man of Truth (Yeshua HaMashiach aka Jesus Christ) (John 8:12).  The Children of Truth have been adopted into the family of the Father of Truth by the Spirit of Truth (Ruach HaQodesh aka The Holy Spirit aka The Holy Ghost) (Romans 8:14-16).  The Children of Truth have an inheritance in the kingdom of their father (Colossians 1:12).

The Children of Truth are no longer part of the family of the Father of Lies (Colossians 1:13).  Abraham was called to leave the house of his father that he was born into and to leave the people that he was once belonged to (Genesis 12:1).  The Children of Abraham are those that do what Abraham did (John 8:39).  The Children of Truth was been called to leave the house of the Father of Lies that they were born into as well as to leave the Children of Lies that they once belonged to just like Abraham (2 Corinthians 6:16-18).

The Children of Truth live in the House of Truth that belongs to the Father of Truth so the Father of Truth decides what is allowed in the House of Truth.  The Children of Truth can only remain in the House of Truth by obeying the Father of Truth (Leviticus 18:27-29).  The Children of Truth trust the Father of Truth instead of relying on their own understanding (Proverbs 3:5).  The Children of Truth seek to do the will of the Father of Truth (Matthew 12:50).

What you are allowed to do is determined by who your father is.  The Children of Lies act like the Father of Lies because he is their father (John 8:44).  The Children of Truth act like the Father of Truth because He is their father (John 14:23-24).  The Children of Truth seek to do everything different from the Children of Lies because they want to live a life that reflects the holiness of their father (1 Peter 1:14-17).

The Father of Truth has a right to expect the Children of Truth to be different than everyone else.  The Children of Truth are to live a life that everyone can see is different. (Matthew 5:13-16)  The Children of Truth are to respond to persecution differently than everyone else (Matthew 5:44-48). The Children of Truth are to give to the poor differently than everyone else (Matthew 6:1-4).  The Children of Truth are to tell everyone about the Man of Truth (Matthew 10:32-33).  The Children of Truth are to no longer live like the Children of Lies (Ephesians 5:6-8).  The Children of Truth should seem strange to everyone else because they no longer live like everyone else (1 Peter 2:9).  The Children of Truth should live differently because they know that this world is temporary (2 Peter 3:10-12).   The Children of Truth should live differently because they are looking forward to an everlasting world (2 Peter 3:13-15).  The Children of Truth should not love the things of this world because those things do not belong to the Father of Truth (1 John 2:15-17). The Children of Truth are to have a pure religion by not only taking care of widows and orphans but also by living a life that is different from everyone else (James 1:27).

The Man of Truth died so the Children of Truth could be different than everyone else by living in the House of Truth (Ephesians 5:25-27).  Perhaps you realize that there is no remarkable difference between how you live and how everyone else lives.  If you have never been born again, then you can come into the House of Truth to live differently from everyone else by making the Man of Truth your boss in every area of your life because you believe that the Father of Truth raised him from the dead (Romans 10:9).  If you have been born again but have allowed the world to draw you out of the House of Truth, then it is time for you to come back into the House of Truth.  If you will confess your waywardness, then you can come back into the House of Truth and begin to live differently from everyone else (1 John 1:9).

Come into the House of Truth.

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