MLK Project

 

 

I want to commend Chad Jackson, a fellow Texan who is a black American, for his documentary on Martin Luther King Jr...  https://www.facebook.com/chad.jackson.3910829

When Dr. King was alive and at the height of his popularity, I lived in Atlanta and saw first hand how he was able to manipulate the black community. I never considered myself a racist, but there was something about MLK that just did not seem right. I could never put my finger on it until I ran across Chad's videos on Facebook. A white man could never critique MLK because it would be dismissed as racist. Chad lays it all out in a factual manner.

Everything we thought we knew about Martin Luther King Jr is a lie. Even his birth name... 

Martin Luther King Jr's

birth name was Michael King Jr.; his father, Michael King Sr., changed both their names to Martin Luther King after a trip to Germany where he was inspired by the Protestant reformer Martin Luther. The name change was made official in 1934 when King was five years old, though he was still known as "Mike" to many. 

 

• Born: Michael King Jr..
• Name Change: His father, Michael King Sr., changed their names to Martin Luther King and Martin Luther King Jr. to honor the reformer.
• Official Record: The name change was officially revised on his birth certificate in 1957.

America, and the world at large, has been deceived about religion and politics, however, in God's timing much is being revealed.

 

The key Bible verses about everything hidden being revealed are found in the Gospels, particularly

Mark 4:22, Matthew 10:26, Luke 12:2-3 and Luke 8:17, all stating that nothing secret or hidden will remain so, but will eventually come to light, often with parallel passages emphasizing that what's whispered in secret will be proclaimed publicly. These verses encourage transparency and trust in God's ultimate revelation, reminding believers that all things will be exposed and known. 

 

 

You're cordially invited to share your Christian experience with Renew Your Strength Bible Study Grouphttps://mlf1070.blogspot.com/2021/01/renew.html 

 

 

 

Time To Remember

 

 

When Moses delivered the Ten Commandments to the Israelites camped in the desert at Mount Sinai, the 4th commandment said: Remember the Sabbath day. ~ Exodus 20:8

 

There was no question about which day of the week is the Sabbath Day until organized religion got involved. By the way, there is no such thing as a "Jewish Sabbath" or a "Christian Sabbath." The Sabbath was made for all mankind." ~ Mark 2:27 

Remember is a verb: remember; 3rd person present: remembers; past tense: remembered; past participle: remembered; gerund or present participle: rememberin

g. Have in, or be able to bring to, one's mind an awareness of someone or something that one has seen, known, or experienced in the past.

So what was God telling us to remember in the past? The word "Sabbath" appears around 172 times in the Bible.

The phrase "first day of the week" appears

eight times in the New Testament of the Bible. Yet most of Churchianity can only remember the eight times and totally forget the the 172 times. 

 

Manasseh was a son of Joseph and the grandson of Jacob/Israel. His a Hebrew name means "causing to forget" or "God has made me forget," It seems Churchianity has a lot of Manasseh Christians who have forgotten not only the weekly Sabbath but the annual Sabbaths of the LORD (YHWH). 

The Sabbath day in the Bible is the seventh day of the week (Saturday on the Gregorian calendar), commanded by God as a holy day of rest from work, worship, and spiritual reflection, commemorating His rest after creation (Genesis 2:2-3) and serving as a sign of His covenant with Abraham  (Exodus 20:8-11). While Old Testament law strictly enforced the seventh-day Sabbath, false teachers taught Christians to gather on the first day (Sunday) to honor Jesus' resurrection. 

 

Sunday keepers like to site Acts 20, particularly verse 7, to justify taking communion instead of Passover. They take "upon the first day of the week" and "came to gather to break bread" out of context. The Disciples of Jesus Christ kept the Sabbath on the 7th day as commanded. On Sunday they came together to break bread, a common meal, not the Lord's Supper or "communion," because Paul was leaving the next day on a missionary trip. It was simply a farewell dinner. Farewell dinners are still a custom today. The 4th commandment is not a suggestion, and communion is not Passover.

Jesus clearly states in Matthew 12:8  HE is Lord of the Sabbath, not that HE is our Sabbath, or that HE is Lord of the "first day of the week." 

How can we remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy?

One of the best ways to keep the Sabbath day holy is to devote time to God's word. During the other six days of the week, it's easy to get caught up in all of our responsibilities. On the Sabbath, we need to take time to turn our thoughts and hearts to God. Let God know you are grateful for a day of rest and all His blessings.

The crucifixion of the Savior took place on Wednesday, April 3, 30 AD and He rose the third day after 3 days and 3 nights in the tomb. Most Bible commentaries claim Jesus was crucified on Friday in 33 AD to fit the popular "Good Friday - Easter Sunday" doctrine. Friday crucifixion and Sunday resurrection is false. Jesus rose Saturday night because the tomb was empty early Sunday morning. ~ John 20:1

Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. ~ Luke 24:1-3

Why didn't they find the body of the Lord Jesus?... because HE rose Saturday night at the end of 3 days and 3 nights.

Why then do most Christians observe the 1st day? Answer: The traditions of men, as it is written: For false christs and false prophets (Roman Catholic Popes and harlot protestants preachers - Rev. 17) will arise and show signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. ~ Mark 13:22. Who are the elect of God? The elect are people who obey the commandments of God rather than the commandments of men. For more information about the Sabbath Day, click here

You are cordially invited to share your Christian experience with Renew Your Strength Bible Study Group 

The purpose of this post is to get people to think about what they believe and why they believe it, not debate who's right or wrong. To learn the revealed truth of God we must know and understand the true meaning of the words God inspired to be written. Use Strong's Concordance to check the original word before it was translated. Do your own research, make up your own mind, rely on the Holy Spirit to guide you.

 

 

Ruth

 

 

In the Book of Ruth God shares the story of a woman who did not belong to the "right race, the right religion, or right church."  Ruth said: “ Please don't urge me to leave you, or to turn back from following after you; For wherever you go, I will go; And wherever you lodge, I will lodge; Your people shall be my people, And your God, my God. ~ Ruth 1:16. 

Ruth was a Moabite woman who marries a Judean immigrant named Mahlon (Ruth 1:1–4; 4:10). Upon his death she becomes a childless widow who chooses to accompany her mother-in-law, Naomi, to Judea. She was also hard-working and gracious, a woman of steadfast faith, who had forsaken her home and her relatives in order to follow the Lord, and one who treated her mother-in-law with respect, kindness and love.

The

Book of Ruth is about loyalty, faith, redemption, and God's providence, showing how steadfast love, obedience, and humble service in difficult times can lead to blessing and fulfill divine purposes, even placing Ruth, a foreigner, in the lineage of King David and Jesus Christ. 

Three Truths from the Book of Ruth

• God is concerned about ALL people regardless of what they are, who they are, or where they are from. 
• There is hope even during the most devastating times of your life. 
• God uses unlikely people for His purpose regardless of what "church" they attend.

Denominational Chruchianity competes for members like it's some sort of recruiting contest. They debate who's right and who's wrong forgetting that it is God who chooses who enters the Kingdom. In John 15:9-17, Jesus makes it very clear not to hate or condemn brothers and sister in Christ for we are all one body.

⁹ “As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. ¹⁰ If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.

¹¹ “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. ¹² This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. ¹³ Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. ¹⁴ You are My friends if you do whatever I command you. ¹⁵ No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you. ¹⁶ You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you. ¹⁷ These things I command you, that you love one another.

Denominational Churches will not fellowship with one another, they will not allow other pastors to speak to their congregation, they constantly accuse anyone who is not a member of their church of being a heretic. They all claim to worship the same God and the same Savior, yet said, "Jesus is my friend, but he does not like you because you don't belong to the right church."

Come judgment day, Jesus Christ will separate the sheep from the goats, the wheat from the tares. As Christians, we may not all agree on doctrine or certain practices for we cannot see another brother or sister's heart as Jesus does. No Church has a franchise on God or a monopoly on the truth. 

A Bible believing follower of Jesus Christ will change when the Holy Spirit reveals new truth. An indoctrinated follower of denominational Churchianity will not change when presented with Biblical facts, nor will they search the Scriptures to see if it is true.

 

If you would like to learn more about a genuine relationship with Jesus, You Are Cordially Invited to Renew Your Strength Bible Study Group... https://mlf1070.blogspot.com/2021/01/renew.html

The purpose of Renew Your Strength Bible Study Group is to get people to think about what they believe and why they believe it, not debate who's right or wrong. Over the years, as Renew Your Strength has continued to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ, we have recognized that some of the things we once held as true, in fact, are not; and therefore we will not “cast in stone” a statement of our beliefs. We reserve the right to be wrong and to repent of such error when we discover it. To learn the revealed truth of God we must know and understand the true meaning of the words God inspired to be written. Use Strong's Concordance to check the original word before it was translated. Do your own research, make up your own mind, rely on the Holy Spirit to guide you.

 

Miracles of Jesus

 

 

John 2:11 describes Jesus' first miracle at the wedding in Cana, where He turned water into wine, revealing His glory and causing His disciples to believe in Him as the Messiah, marking the beginning of His public ministry signs. This event showed His divine power, confirming His identity to His followers and demonstrating God's abundant provision, a significant step from His private interactions. 

Key Points of John 2:11:

 

• "This, the first of His signs...": Jesus' action wasn't just a good deed but a deliberate "sign" (Greek: *semeion), pointing to His divine nature, not just a miracle.
• "...did Jesus in Cana of Galilee...": The location, Cana, was a small town, highlighting that God's glory could be revealed in ordinary places.
• "...and manifested His glory...": This miracle displayed His inherent divine power and deity, affirming who He is.
• "...and His disciples believed in Him.": Witnessing this sign solidified the disciples' faith, leading them to trust and rely on Him as the promised Messiah - Yahshua (Yah's Salvation). 

According to rabbinic law, stone jars could not become ritually impure; that’s why they were used for ceremonial water. The procedure required immersing them in a mikveh (a bath in which certain Jewish ritual purifications are performed) to sanctify them. But Jesus commanded that they be filled directly to the brim—without the mikveh.

Then He said: “Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the banquet.” The water became wine without the ritual required by the Pharisees. The servants knew what had happened.

If a rabbi had found out, he would have considered it a deliberate defilement of the purification jars. Each miracle Jesus performed was more than a display of power— it was a judgment against man-made traditions that invalidated the Law of God.

From turning water into wine, to healing on Sabbath, to making mud with saliva, Jesus exposed a religious system that added burdens to the instructions established by Yahweh the Creator.

“This beginning of signs Jesus did... and manifested His glory (doxa – judgment). And His disciples believed in Him.” 

"His glory (doxa – judgment)"

links the Greek word doxa (glory, honor, splendor) with the concept of judgment, often seen in the New Testament where God's glory is revealed in judgment or where believers experience a refining judgment, signifying divine presence, majesty, and ultimate authority, as seen in passages like 2 Thessalonians 1:9-10, which speaks of the glory of His power in judgment. 

Mainstream Christianity has drifted so far from the Bible that truth sounds strange to them. Like the Pharisees, Churchianity has added so many false doctrines to the Word of God that truth has become almost unrecognizable. When anyone questions a false doctrine, they are accused of "causing division." Instead of searching the Scriptures to see if these things are true, they are quick to quote Romans 16:17 and Jude 1:19.

An indoctrinated denominational Christian will not change when presented with new revealed information. This has been true of human nature as far back the Garden of Eden. Eve sinned because she did not respect God's word. Cain's offering was rejected because he did not respect God's word.

Today, respect for God's word is at an all time low. There are tens of thousands of people who follow their Pastor instead of following Jesus Christ. They go along to get alone and to be accepted.

I remember a time one of our brethren brought a Messianic Rabbi to our meeting to "enlighten" us on the proper way to observe Passover. This Rabbi told the congregation that a lamb must be slain according to the Bible. When the floor was opened for discussion, I stood up and said, "If we go back to animal sacrifice, we will be spitting on the blood of Jesus Christ." The room fell silence and the Rabbi left our meeting. 

Most Churches substitute communion for Passover because they have been taught that Passover is for Jews. They miss the whole point of the sacrifice of Christ and why he told us to "remember his death." So what does Churchianity do? They remember his birthday when they don't even what date it is. They hold Easter services and hunt colored eggs. Churchianity is like Cain - God, here is my offering - I'll do my way.

Judgment begins at the house of God. Christians are that "house." ~ 1 Peter 4:17

 

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The purpose of this post is to get people to think about what they believe and why they believe it, not debate who's right or wrong. To learn the revealed truth of God we must know and understand the true meaning of the words God inspired to be written. Use Strong's Concordance to check the original word before it was translated. Do your own research, make up your own mind, rely on the Holy Spirit to guide you. 

 

 

Joel 1:4

 

Career politicians were sent by God. Why? Was He out of locusts?

Joel 1:4 That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpillar eaten. 

The four stages of locusts—sometimes translated as the palmerworm, locust, cankerworm, and caterpillar—ensure that no green leaf, stalk of grain, or fruit survived. While scholars debate if these were different species or the same insect at different stages of its life cycle (larva to adult), the point remains the same: a relentless, unstoppable cycle of loss.

Palmerworm symbolizes divine judgment, and the consequences of sin. (Abortion, Government Lies and Theft)

Locust symbolize divine judgment, destruction, and punishment. (Illegal aliens invasion)

Cankerworm symbolizes spiritual decay. (Lack of Faith in God)

Caterpillars are associated with good fortune and new birth. (The Kingdom of Heaven)

 

Joel 2:12-25: Following repentance and turning back to God (mentioned in verses 12-18), God promises to reverse the devastation, restoring not just the lost harvests but also blessing the land and people abundantly.  

Although God sends divine judgments to correct and discipline His children, He stays true to His promise to establish His Kingdom... https://mlf1070.blogspot.com/2024/11/gospel.html

The purpose of Renew Your Strength Bible Study Group is to get people to think about what they believe and why they believe it, not debate who's right or wrong.

 

The Baker

 

 

”The children gather wood, the fathers kindle fire, and the women knead dough, to make cakes for the queen of heaven; and they pour out drink offerings to other gods, to provoke me to anger.” (Jeremiah 7:18)

Churchianity is like cakes that provoke God to anger. It has many ingredients (denominations) that taken separately are not very tasty. A raw egg, a spoonful of dry flour, and a little salt does not taste very good.

When you get the Chief Baker/Head Chef (Jesus Christ) involved who knows the recipe and how to blend all ingredients together you have the real deal (Christianity) - not an earthly organization - a Body of Believers who follow the Recipe (Word of God) and seek first the Kingdom of Heaven... https://mlf1070.blogspot.com/2023/05/gospel.html

 

"Body of Christ" Believers who have the Holy Spirit are fully able to discern what the scriptures teach, as the Spirit shows them. It plainly tells us "the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things..." (1 John 2:27).

 

Christ is our Mediator, we don't need to go to a priest, or anyone else, to be able to understand the truth. When we seek God with our whole heart, the Holy Spirit will reveal the truth to us.

You Are Cordially Invited to share your Christian experience with Renew Your Strength Bible Study Group... https://mlf1070.blogspot.com/2021/01/renew.html