📜

The Sword in the Stone, also known as Destiny I, from the Arthurian legend, was enchanted with the stone for a magical test of destiny and worthiness, which determined that only a worthy and destined leader could pull the sword from its stone.

Much like Arthur, each individual is endowed with a divine destiny and purpose under heaven, which is matched to their talents and gifts.

Each person is expected to demonstrate their love of the Lord and prove their worthiness through acts of good deeds.

We draw out our Sword of Spirit, a sword of light, from an inert state of grace to carry out acts of bravery in defense of all that is good and holy (Ephesians 6:10-18).

Each time the sword of light is drawn, it becomes a test of worthiness and bravery.

Upon completing the test, regardless of the outcome – win or lose, we meet at that moment in time our destiny—success in bravery or failure in cowardice.

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven (Ecclesiastes 3:1).”

Either we rise to meet the Lord’s purpose and command, or we fail in disgrace.

The good news is that every day is a new day to reaffirm our commitment to the Lord, demonstrate our love and purpose, and draw from the Light of Love.

🕊

 

✝️📜

“See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil.  

If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you today, by loving the Lord your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules, then you shall live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to take possession of it.  

But if your heart turns away, and you will not hear, but are drawn away to worship other gods and serve them, I declare to you today, that you shall surely perish. 

You shall not live long in the land that you are going over the Jordan to enter and possess.

 

I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. 

Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live, loving the Lord your God, obeying his voice and holding fast to him, for he is your life and length of days, that you may dwell in the land that the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”

                               - Deuteronomy 30:15-20

🪞⚖️

 

✝️

Can we all or anyone be sinners after Jesus Christ just washed away all our sins?  

At the time of Christ's birth, sacrifice, death and resurrection, where it is stated (1 John 2:2) that Christ's suffering was for all the sins of the world.* 

From then, all the sins, including original sin, were washed away.  

A person cannot be both saved and a sinner at the same time. Christ washed away our sins.  

However, since that time, any sins an individual commits and accumulates, is then a sinner made.  

In order to return home, if we sin (as we are not all sinners nor liars), we must make peace with the Lord through the process of redemption where we confess, repent, atone for our crimes against the injured, humanity, and the Lord.  

Without completion of the redemption process (much like that of the twelve-step program in AA), there is no possibility of reconciliation with the Lord or any possibility of intercession from Jesus Christ.

There is no such thing as automatic forgiveness from Jesus Christ simply from believing in him.  

For Christ has stated to believers before in Matthew 7:21-23,““Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.  

On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’

And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’”

Therefore, sinners need to come clean, cleanse themselves, and redeem themselves in the eyes of the Lord to have purity of hearts to see and receive the Lord which includes Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, to be able to receive salvation and return home.

🕊

*1 John 2:2 "He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world".

 

✝️

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

                                 - Matthew 28:19-20

Before baptizing and spreading the teachings of Christ, let us reflect upon this biblical passage known as the Great Commission.

From this point, Christ's command forms the core of the trinitarian framework, the heart and soul of Christian belief, along with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

The Trinity exists and co-exists together and distinct, much like an individual who exists with distinct states of mind, body, and soul.

The Lord, our Father, is the Creator of everything and everyone, and is both Love and the Law, the Judge of Salvation, and the Determinator.

The Son, Jesus Christ, is the Teacher, the Redeemer, and Savior, who became incarnate to live, to die, to be resurrected for the forgiveness of original sin and to be the guide and bridge of everlasting light for the redemption of sins and the everlasting life to come.

Jesus Christ redeems in three ways.

First, through Christ's incarnation, death, sacrifice, and resurrection, original sin was redeemed through Christ; therefore, we do not begin life as sinners, but as children of God in grace.

Second, if we sin, we are again redeemed through the redemptive teachings of Christ to confess, repent, and atone.

We are instructed to “repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand" (Matthew 4:17). To repent, the sinner must first identify and confess their sin.

James 5:16: "Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed".

And because sin causes harmful separation from the Lord, Christ, and the Holy Spirit, atonement is necessary to see the Lord with a pure heart and enter heaven, and reconcile fully with the Lord, Christ, and the Holy Spirit.

Third, Jesus Christ redeems through intercession. Hebrews 7:25 reads, "Consequently, he can save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them."

Take careful note where Christ is only able to save those that can draw near God through him, meaning they can receive him fully through grace, and if a sinner, have fully cleansed themselves through the redemptive process of confessing, repenting, and atoning.

And again take careful note of what is unforgivable (Matthew 12:31-32) according to Christ where he would be unlikely to forgive.

The Holy Spirit is the Witness, the Comforter, the Connector, the Enlightened, the holy spirit is the love and peace that dwells within us that connects us to all that is holy, humanity, the Lord above, the Son, and is what makes the formation of the church on earth possible; "for where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among you” (Matthew 18:20).  

Understanding the Trinity is vital if you want to develop deeper connections with the Lord and receive salvation.   

Before you go preaching and spreading inaccurate interpretations and misunderstandings, which will only further remove or divide or lead astray their flock from the Lord, take the time to discern and comprehend the teachings of Jesus Christ, pray for understanding from the Lord and enlightenment from the Holy Spirit.

🕊

 

✝️

Did you know that lying is a sin? 

Persistent lying, which makes someone a liar, is a serious and condemnable sin.

Why is it so wrong to become a liar?

Revelation 21:8 describes the final judgment, stating that liars, along with cowards, the faithless, murderers, the sexually immoral, and idolaters, will be cast into the “lake of fire,” also called the second death.

Those lacking positive traits and good character will be excluded from the Lamb's Book of Life and separated from the Lord and eternal life forever.

Continuous lying causes a person to become dishonest with themselves and breaks the commandment not to bear false witness against their neighbor (Exodus 20:16).

Furthermore, Jesus identifies Satan as a liar from the beginning, with no truth in him. Those who lie reflect Satan's nature, not the Lord's (John 8:44).

Similarly, those corrupted into using lies and game cheats to gain power, like Caesar, fail to see that building empires on quicksand—lies, cheating, theft, and incompetence—is like constructing a foundation on Ponzi schemes, which initially seem promising but ultimately collapse, leaving only ongoing expenses, liabilities, and fraud.

Building a world on speculation, filled with empty promises and dreams, will not produce genuine prosperity or peace.

Speculation is not innovation, nor does it generate real earnings.

Once those corrupted believe that success in life, especially in gaining power, depends on lies and cheating rather than credible truth and intelligence, those sinners fall into the trap of thinking they can get away with taking without regard.

Those liars fail to realize that lies and fraud are unsustainable, eroding credibility and assets. Since there are no real earnings to begin with, those sinners create increasingly fragile facades to fool others, leaving behind an empty shell devoid of progress and resources.

The truth will out in time, and as time passes, more will be revealed, and liars will have less and less credibility and sustainability of those lies, much like the sinner falls further and further from grace.

As the world advances, lying systems fall further behind, especially in technological and innovative progress.

How far behind will be tested in real-life situations, altercations, conflicts, and especially in economic realities.

The way to salvation is life lived with truth through Christ.

Without truth, there is no Life.

🕊