TestimonyAround 2000 I felt something was deeply wrong; I did not know it was but it felt like my soul had been crushed: As if a giant anvil had been placed on top of it; and I had no idea how to put it right.
Ephesians 2:2-3
Wherein in time past you walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air: The spirit that now works in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past - in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
And between 2008-2017 I started personal development, Buddhism, enlightenment and the occult: And besides my seeking for God (in all the wrong places): I only had one nagging persistent question: what is the source of all human suffering. And I never found an answer to that until I received, by faith, the atoning sacrifice of Christ Jesus; his shed blood on the cross. And the answer to all suffering was simple “We can do it in our own strength, power, wisdom and knowledge: We don’t need God!”
Genesis 3:4-5
And the serpent said unto Eve: “You surely shall not die: For God knows that in the day you eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and you will be as gods unto yourselves: knowing good and evil.”
And there it is: the source of all human suffering. The first broken covenant with God; caused by temptation of the devil leading to the expulsion from paradise. And upon Adam and Eve and their descendants came the curse of the Law of Sin and Death.
Galatians 3:13
But Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having been made a curse for us: for it is written: "His body shall not remain all night upon the tree: for he that is hanged is accursed of God" (Deu 21:23)
Soon after I gave myself to Christ I came to know Jesus’ great love and sorrow for Israel and the Jewish people. I have been praying for them continually. Since Jacob is the apple of His eye; and Israel His treasured possession.
(Deu 32:9-10; Ps 135:4) Proverbs 30:4
Who has gone up into heaven, and come down? Who has gathered the wind in the palm of His hand? Who has wrapped the waters in a cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name and what is the name of His Son - if you know?
Psalm 2:7
I will declare the decree of Adonai: He said to me: “You are My Son - today I have become Your Father.”
Exodus 3:14-15
And God said unto Moses: “I Am That I Am” and he said, “Thus shall you say unto the children of Israel: ‘I Am has sent me unto you.’” And God said moreover unto Moses: “Thus you shall say unto the children of Israel, Adonai the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me unto you: this is my name forever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.”
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Isaiah 9:6-7
For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
The increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth and forever. The zeal of Adonai-Tzva’ot, the God of Hosts, will perform this. John 1:29-34
The next day John saw Jesus coming unto him, and said: “Behold the Lamb of God, which takes away the sin of the world.” This is he of whom I spoke: “He who comes after me is above me: because he was before me.” And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. And John bare record, saying: “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, ‘Upon whom you shall see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
And I saw, and bare record that this is Ben-Elohim: the Son of God.” Jeremiah 31:30-33 (TLV)
“Behold, days are coming”
it is a declaration of Adonai: “when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah: not like the covenant I made with their fathers in the day I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt. For they broke My covenant even though I was a husband to them.” It is a declaration of Adonai. “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days” it is a declaration of Adonai: “I will put My Torah within them. Yes, I will write it on their heart. I will be their God and they will be My people. No longer will every man teach his neighbour or every man his brother, saying: ‘Know Adonai,’ for they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest.” it is a declaration of Adonai: “For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.” 1 Corinthians 15:1-4
Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also you have received, and wherein you stand;
By which also you are saved, if you keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless you have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received: how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: In his death; his blood was poured out, as of a lamb, as a guilt offering for sin. In his burial; his innocent blood cried out with better words than those of Abel. He was raised from the dead the third day by the power of God: triumphing over evil once and for all time. And by his own blood he entered into the holy place in heaven. To present his blood on the mercy seat in front of his Father as a peace offering. And with the blood of sprinkling: God enjoins us to himself for all eternity. On the final day: The wrath of the Lord of hosts will passover those covered by His blood.
Revelation 1:5
And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood.
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We are Justified by Faith
Romans 3:21-26 + supplementals
Psalm 62:7 In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge is in God.
1:16 I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: It is the power of God unto salvation to all that believe; to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile. 3:21-23 Now the righteousness of God apart from the Torah is manifested, being witnessed by the Torah and the prophets; Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: [Jew or Gentile] there is no difference: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, because all have sinned: 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. 3:24-25 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God has set forth to be a propitiation received through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past. Leviticus 17:11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that makes an atonement for the soul. Hebrews 9:22 And almost all things by the Torah are purged with blood; and without shedding of blood there is no remission of sins. 3:26 And through the forbearance of God; he demonstrates his righteousness: that he is just, and the justifier of the one that puts his trust in Jesus. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. 5:8-9 And God commended his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being justified by his blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through him. 5:11 And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. 4:24-25 [The story of the faith of Abraham is] for us also, to whom [righteousness] shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification. Jeremiah 32:38-41 (TLV)
I will give them one heart and one way.
I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good for them. I will put My fear in their hearts, so that they will not depart from Me. “Yes, I will delight in doing good for them, and with all My heart and all My soul I will in truth plant them in this land. They will be My people, and I will be their God." Psalm 14:7, 53:6
Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when Adonai brings back the captivity of His people: Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
I believe in the living God of Israel, and the Messiah of Israel: Ben-Elohim: Christ Jesus.
Messiah: Hebrew "Anointed One"
Christos: Greek "Anointed One" Psalm 70:5 TLV
May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You. May those who love Your salvation say continually:
Yigdal Elohim - Praise and Glory to God.
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