STUDIES FROM BRETHREN IN CHRIST

3/15/2015 ~ All Your Heart, Soul, Mind, and Spirit

AllSoulHeartMind.pptx Darkness hides in the dark as darkness does. God calls all to come into His light of truth with one’s all. "Remember the former things of old, For I am God, ... ~ Isaiah 46:9-10 He has left a treasure trove of knowledge for us to know good from evil. He is larger than any of our pettiness's. Small minded people have always complained impatiently demanding action over caution. The Lord watches and waits to find those in His service holding fast to what He has called out for. As He declares the end from the beginning, it has all been created for His pleasure. In God’s counsel, He finds no pleasure in rebellion or the evils that turn away from the goodness He intended for the autonomous life that He created. God’s plan is for life to live and as such He has begotten His Son, His Spirit, for our redemption, to save us from ourselves that we may grasp eternal life nobly. '... all My heart and with all My soul.' ~ Jeremiah 32:41 ... the mind of the LORD ... ~ 1st Corinthians 2:16 ... the one who loves violence His soul hates. ~ Psalms 11:4-5 "God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." ~ John 4:24 Created in His image, qualities of heart, mind, spirit, and soul are gifts freely given to all who consciously live. Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. ~ 2nd Corinthians 3:17 Freedom is rendered to the deepest reaches of space, both extremely close and vastly distant. Stewardship has gone astray as men have fallen away from the blessings He offers more often engaging in harmful pursuits reaching across suffering generations so detrimental to the meek. For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; ... ~ Galatians 5:13 His truth is not hard to understand as serving each other takes on high precedence. His nature of love renders service, and in His image, He calls us out to do the same. "Behold! My Servant whom I have chosen, ..." ~ Matthew 12:18 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. ~ Romans 5:8 God’s service through Jesus brings us all to know how great His love is for us; That our lives are more important than our deaths. His wisdom remains for all that will have it. Created in God’s Image He asks more of us not less       H e a r t   Mind   GOD   Soul   S p i r i t             H e a r t   Mind   MAN   Soul   S p i r i t       "The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it?" ~ Jeremiah 17:9 ... they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. ... ~ 2nd Thessalonians 2:9-12 "Behold, all souls are Mine; The soul of the father As well as the soul of the son is Mine; The soul who sins shall die." ~ Ezekiel 18:4 Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall. ~ Proverbs 16:18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, ... ~ 1st Peter 3:18 "... sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it." ~ Genesis 4:7 ... since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, ... no longer ... in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God. ~ 1st Peter 4:1-2 ... not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, ...~ Philippians 2:1-5 Once for all God calls to life's return    → Consolation in Christ    → Comfort of love    → Fellowship of the Spirit    → Affection and mercy                    ⭨                      Joy by being                            ⭨                             ● Like-minded                             ● Having the same love                                ● Of one accord                             ● Of one mind                                        ↑                                  Be in you Man in his self-serving demise has turned away from the true God. Does one’s mirror reflect the beast or the man? But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; ... ~ 1st Corinthians 2:14 Thus says the LORD: "Cursed is the man who trusts in man And makes flesh his strength, Whose heart departs from the LORD. ~ Jeremiah 17:5 "... God made man upright, But they have sought out many schemes." ~ Ecclesiastes 7:29 In the depths of the caldron called humanity, dark clouds more often cover the light God would want us to have. He sacrificed that we might live in Him having the knowledge of creation in His battle to regain eternally loyal souls. Purging self reveals the true spirit of God. The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, Searching all the inner depths of his heart. ~ Proverbs 20:27 "... you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul." ~ Deuteronomy 4:29 In liberty, sanctuary is present for each heart to fathom His revealing truth. "You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength." ~ Deuteronomy 6:5 Dedication delivers an honest soul if bias does not cloud ones convictions to serve the master rather than a mere servant of one of man’s many delusional facades. Loving God with one’s all pursues God, not man. ... to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart ... ~ Deuteronomy 10:12-13 He has delivered the keys to enter His vault of truth. To fear Him with great regard, to walk in His ways as announced, to serve Him in this through obedience - as it has all been established for our good. ... to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God? ~ Micah 6:8 "... with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live." ~ Deuteronomy 30:6 God gives us the truth to heal the soul   Keep His Commandments       All Your Soul   Love One Another     All Your Mind                 Fear Him       All Your Strength                             Do Justly      J  u s t i c e Declares  J  u s t i c e MIND OF  CHRIST  Declares       Reject Falsehoods     All Your Understanding       Serve Him                                           Walk Carefully        All One’s Spirit         Love Mercy        Walk Humbly with God     Walk in All His Ways     Hold Fast   To Live   God desires a heart full of passion in seeking His truth. Those indifferent or actually cold will literally have hell to pay in their avoidance of the All Mighty Supreme Creator of All. All reduces back to the one and only true God where all will bow. "... the LORD your God is testing you to know whether you love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul." ~ Deuteronomy 13:3 Many religions divide the truth of God delusionally choosing fantasy over reality. Even atheism has a god of disbelief. To worship in truth is a pursuit in discovering His will as laid forth for all to witness through His Son, given to us, so that we may know God Himself and not just a mere construction of man. Many well intended maintain the goodness He calls out for but if done absent in regarding His will for return, vanity delivers nothing. Swinging a rifle praising God does little for the betterment He calls out for in each of us. Written on the heart where no gun can pierce, truth can be known by those willing to know. "... to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul." ~ Joshua 22:5 He instructs us as individuals to carefully heed His word as to what drives our lives. ... those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. ... ~ Titus 3:8 "And to love Him with all the heart, with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, ... ~ Mark 12:33 In the gymnasium of emotions, our fitness in loving Him and others forms the character He Himself searches for in us. ... 'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' ... ~ Matthew 22:37-40 Jesus himself proclaimed that fundamental to all truth is loving God supremely, along with loving all others including self within His creation. Peace is a moment often passed by within the recklessness of man and the oppression we all bear. The LORD preserves all who love Him, But all the wicked He will destroy. ~ Psalm 145:20 Commitment to God surpasses the evils shed to the past as one awakens in Him. ... Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him. ~ 1st Corinthians 2:9 More than the imaginations dust of no more, heaven sparkles truths unrevealed beyond splendor. ... when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. ~ James 1:12 We do not have to wait until arriving in heaven to find blessings in the promise the crown of life holds, as it delivers eternally, which includes now. We love Him because He first loved us. ~ 1st John 4:19 God’s love extends much further than the earth where He seeks for each one of us across all the ages of man. This humbling beyond imaginable love is why so many hear His steadfast call. His love remains as He calls to us. "He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. ... ~ John 14:21 The brightness of love beholds the reflection of God. As two way streets intersect, it is mutual love that is nurtured and cherished by God. ... "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him." ~ John 14:23 One’s life becomes an open book as He refreshes life that can be had, as no mortal friend could provide. Loving God is where the light of man ignites to become the child He loves. But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. ~ 1st John 2:5 Our own test of obedience reveals our spiritual heath and unity in Him. ... For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome. ~ 1st John 5:1-3 Love contains all of the colors of light both visible and invisible. His truth remains over the mere babblings of man. "If you love Me, keep My commandments." ~ John 14:15 Knowing good and evil is essential in obeying the will of God over the whims of man. Regret heals the penitent heart to stand strong. "... for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me, and have believed that I came forth from God." ~ John 16:27 Belief in God and His Son is God’s choice to deliver truth to those who live upon the earth. ... And let him who hears say, "Come!" And let him who thirsts come. ... ~ Revelation 22:17 God’s call to return with knowledge of Him is universal. The spokes of His truth remain exposed for the discerning heart. ♥ He desires that we all drink freely in the life He offers. No force can persuade a man that has already decided one way or another. His law has been given. It is our decisions that guide our actions that we will account to God for. For those that love Him embrace His truth ● Through love serve one another ● To seek Him with all one’s heart and soul ● To love Him with all one’s heart, soul, and strength ● To fear the Lord ● To walk in all His ways ● To serve Him ● To keep the commandments ● To do justly – stand on honesty ● To love mercy – hold a forgiving heart ● To walk humbly with your God ● To not listen to the words of falsehoods ● To hold fast to Him ● Take careful heed to do ● To love God with all one’s mind and understanding ● To love one's neighbor as oneself Love can only work if it meets in the middle. God’s way Has been declared by God. In His light we live. Darkness, somewhere below empty, has less than nothing.