Truth Ministries Apostolic Faith Church

02/21/2023

JESUS APPEARING BEFORE GOD

There are those who will NEVER acknowledge the truth!

Even after reading it for themselves.

We as Christians are responsible to make the truth available to all.

So “turning a blind eye” to the truth doesn’t make the truth disappear only ignored.

Jesus Appeared Before God (Singular), Not Multiple Gods, & Jesus Did Not Appear Before Himself!

You Could Never TRUTHFULLY Explain Jesus APPEARING BEFORE GOD If You Proclaim Jesus To Be God Himself

(Hebrews 9:24) “For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:”

Note: There are two serious problems in trying to explain how Jesus is God here.

First, this verse indicates that Jesus was not omnipresent for Jesus “entered” “into heaven itself”; and

Second, there are clearly two separate individuals being referenced; as Jesus, now appears “in the presence of God” for us!!

Note: We use the word “omnipresent” and cite Jeremiah 23:24 but is it a literal attribute of God or a figure of speech? If God fills all space “literally” is God in both heaven and hell? How could Jesus ascend to heaven if he is God and fills all space? How was Jesus's soul sent to hell and then removed from hell (Acts 2:31-32) if his spirit fills all space as God?

AS MEDIATOR

You Could Never TRUTHFULLY Explain Jesus As Being The MEDIATOR Between God and Man If You Proclaim Jesus To Be God Himself

(1 Timothy 2:5-7) “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; ….

Note: Finally, what/whose spirit did Jesus place in his Father’s (God’s) hand? Luke 23:46

(Luke 23:46-47) “And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost. 47 Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.”

AS INTERCESSOR

You Could Never TRUTHFULLY Explain Jesus As Being The INTERCESSOR For Man If You Proclaim Jesus To Be God Himself

(Hebrews 7:25) “Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.”

(Romans 8:34) “Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.”

Note: In the above verses, who is reflected as being the intercessor, Jesus or God? In order to have an intercessor in heaven pleading to God, there have to be at least two individuals (not two Gods). One is God and the other individual is identified as Christ (Jesus); Christ who carries the titles "Son of God and Son of Man and Man" and if God said Jesus was His Son (2Peter 1:17) it is better to take your instructions from God rather than from anyone telling you something not found written anywhere as such in the Bible.

08/17/2022

10/10/2021

We honor God's name when we call upon him as Father and live as His children.

Heavenly Father, we thank you for the incredible privilege of being called your child. May we understand more fully what it means to be identified with your son, Jesus Christ. Father God, we ask that you take not your Holy Spirit from us but that you continue to work in us through your Holy Spirit.

When the apostle Paul listed some of God's gifts to the church in Ephesians 4: 11, he did not intend for these to be understood as high-sounding job titles. All the parts of the body are necessary for the body to function properly no one part is better than the other.

Father God, I ask that you use me as your instrument to touch the lives of others. Help me not to be concerned about what title I hold but instead remind me often that you have been exceedingly generous to me. Help me to extend that generosity of spirit towards those around me, so that they may know who you are and rejoice in you.

Father, we ask these things in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Amen.

08/08/2021

GOD and Who Gets COVID-19: (IS LIFE FAIR?)

We all think that life should be fair - but is that reality?

Some people are born black – some are born white. Some are born physically whole – some are born with impairments. Some were born male – some were born female. Some were born tall – some were born short. Some are born in wealth – some in poverty.

In most cases we do not question the justice behind it, we had no control over it. It is the hand which we’ve been dealt from birth, and we accept it. But when the cards are re-shuffled in the middle of our life, and we get a bad hand (an unforeseen terminal illness, the loss of a child, COVID-19, etc.) – it is during those moments in time that our faith in God is both tested and demonstrated.

Scripture lets us know that suffering comes on the just and the unjust. We live in a fallen world and so we all suffer.

Suffering is never easy, that is why it is called suffering, and as far as I know, no one can go through this life untouched (Job and Jesus were examples of two such men).

Job said “Shall we accept good from God and not trouble” (Job 2:9)? Yet we still must trust God. Job was able to say through it all, “Though He slay me yet will I trust Him” (Job 13:11-15).

Without a test, there is no testimony.

How do we handle the fact that God is in control and God is good when things all around us seem to be falling apart?

God chooses many times to not give us answers because He doesn’t owe us an explanation.

Often, we tend to forget that all things are either God allowed, or God arranged. There is no pain or tragedy for the child of God that is pointless, by accident, or without purpose.

What that means is that whatever the affliction is, it is serving a purpose that is entirely different than the exact same pain or tragedy in the life of someone who does not know God.
For the non-Christian it may be their consequences, reaping what you sow. For you and I that know God it is a sanctified affliction. For the child of God, the affliction is serving a higher purpose (Job and Jesus were examples of two such men).

Many teach that God’s main concern is to make us happy, healthy, and wealthy. Yes, those are benefits God can bestow upon his children, God’s main concern, however, is not to make us happy but to make us HOLY.

Father help us to be mindful that even during this pandemic season, which has spread so much death across the world, we are comforted in knowing your word “But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.” (Psa 37:39)

06/14/2021

More Than Meets The Eye

Often in the church, there are those members who are often less visible, and frequently are the less vocal members who experience a feeling less important than other members of the church. (1Corinthians 12:21). Usually, this is avoidance is by unspoken words, but there are times when it said allowed.

God calls us to have equal concern and respect for one another (v25). Each and every one of us is a part of Christ's body (v27), regardless of the gifting we’ve received, and we need each other. Some of us are eyes and ears, and some of us are the feet, but each of us plays a vital role in the Church body of Christ, sometimes more than what meets the eye.

If you were an eye what’s one way you could encourage someone who was a toe? And if you think you’re a lesser member I’ll remind you and would encourage you to read the following scriptures which contain a very important spiritual truth.

1Corinthians 12:20-24

1Cor 12:18 But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.

1Cor 11:3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God.

Rom 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

Rom 8:17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

Gal 3:29 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

Father, forgive us for our failure to remember that no matter our current position in life we are more than what meets the eye. For we are your children and as we are led by your Spirit, the Spirit of God, we are heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ. We are the members (as you have chosen us), and You and You alone are the head.

Father helps us to remember that each day, regardless of our circumstances, was a blessing that only you and you alone bestowed upon us because you loved us so. I thank you for allowing me another opportunity to speak a word of encouragement and to be a blessing, in a meaningful way, to someone in need today. Amen

03/14/2021

Guidance through Scripture:
The cheers and guidance from our parents, coaches, and colleagues seem to help us endure difficulty and steer us toward success. Similarly, when we face trials, the Bible can bring us encouragement equipping us to bear up under even the most unthinkable circumstances. Heavenly Father help me to remember that you're still at work in my life shaping me and helping me. Thank you for your guidance through scripture. Help us to desire more and more to hear from you in all the ways you speak.

02/15/2021

The Countless Reminders Of God's Endless And Life-Transforming Love

Psalms 37:4-5
4 Delight thyself also in the LORD, and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him, and he shall bring it to pass.

He That Dwells In Love, Dwells In God
1John 4:15 KJV
15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love, and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

We can rejoice because we have experienced the same love and no matter what we're facing, the one who made us remains with us and strengthens us by his love for us, which is unconditional and complete. God, please help us to love you and others, as we become more confident in your never-ending love for us.

Thank you, God, for the countless reminders of your endless and life-transforming love.

02/07/2021

NOT ALL STORMS
DISRUPT YOUR JOURNEY
SOME COME TO
CLEAR THE PATH!

01/10/2021

This Sunday morning I was lead by God to share this Powerful Prayer and I know it will reach someone who is standing in the need of prayer, so I start with myself.

"When you are DOWN to nothing ..God is UP to something"

Father, in the Name of Jesus, bless me even while I'm reading this prayer and bless the one that sent this to me in a special way. Open supernatural doors in our lives today. Save and set free! Give us a double portion of your Spirit as we take back everything that the Devil has stolen:

Emotional Health, Physical Health, Finances,
Relationships, Children, Jobs, Homes, Marriages.

I cancel every plot, plan, and scheme the enemy has devised against us in the MATCHLESS NAME OF JESUS.

And I declare:
NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST US WILL PROSPER.

I speak LIFE into every dead situation. And I thank you that nothing is over until YOU say it's over! I speak prophetically into our lives and to our situations:

Our households are blessed;
Our health is blessed;
Our marriages are blessed;
Our finances are blessed;
Our business is blessed;
Our jobs are blessed;
Our children are blessed;
Our grandchildren are blessed;
Our parents are blessed;
Our siblings are blessed;
Our ministries are blessed;
and, Our decisions are blessed.
Husbands are on the way; Wives are on the way;
Mortgages are paid and debts canceled;
Our hearts' desires are on the way; according to
YOUR perfect will and plan for our lives.
IN JESUS NAME! AMEN!

12/27/2020

Video Series: (The Relationship Between God and Christ)
Pastor Kevin M. Gregg (Identifies & Separates Truth from Tradition)
"There Is One God And One Mediator Between God And Men, The Man Christ Jesus"
1 Timothy (2:5)

First and foremost, Jesus was BIRTHED into existence, and because of his “birth” Jesus was human (man/flesh)!!!
From the creation of Adam and Eve (The initial parents of all humanity), EVERYTHING that is BIRTHED through flesh is flesh. (is classified as FLESH!)
The Bible is clear on this one fact;
(John 3:6) “That which is born of the flesh is FLESH!!!!!!
Mat 1:18 Now the BIRTH of Jesus Christ…..
Mat 1:16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary (flesh), of whom was BORN Jesus, who is called Christ.
Mat 2:1 Now when Jesus was BORN…..

The soul /spirit of Christ; (Jesus human spirit or Jesus human soul); Did Jesus even have a human soul/spirit? Regardless of how we word it or phrase it, these are all vitally important issues. We, therefore, need to explore it, understand it, acknowledge it, and address it. Here’s why:

If we say Jesus has a human SOUL and/or SPIRIT as you and I (regardless if his spirit/soul is called his mind, his will, his resurrected or glorified body, whatever that part of man is that must give account or subject himself unto God – 1Cor 15:28) we invalidate Jesus being “totally” God or God incarnate. For this reason, both TRINITARIANS and our own ONENESS church leaders entirely shun this question and do not want to answer it.

We know that in order for Jesus to be truly human (See: What Is a Genuine human? ) it is essential that he had an accountable human spirit/soul as is true with all men. And because we have a record that this mortal man (as you or I) obtained Eternal Life for his obedience to God (Romans 5:19 – wherein lies our faith in Christ), Jesus human spirit/soul, the soul of this man Jesus must reside somewhere (Hebrews 10:12) in heaven at the right hand of God (Acts 7:55-56; Romans 8:34; Ephesians 1:20; Colossians 3:1; Hebrews 1:3, Hebrews 8:1, Hebrews 12:2; 1 Peter 3:22). That means that the indwelling of God’s Spirit was not the only spirit inside the human body of Jesus.

That is why Jesus said:
(John 14:10) “the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me.”
The apostle Paul clearly distinguishes who the two are in heaven and how they relate to each other; one person is God the other person is Jesus and Jesus is without question called the man, NOT God.

(1 Timothy 2:5) “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus”

The Oneness of God   (Part 2) …

12/20/2020

The Bravest Person Alive (The Gift that Keeps Us Giving)

He was called, one of the bravest persons alive, but he wasn't what others expected. Scripture tells us that Jesus was greatly misunderstood. While the crowd in John 12 anticipated an earthly King to save them from Rome, Jesus was much more, He was sent to save that which was lost (the opportunity to obtain eternal life).

Mat 18:11 For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost. (the opportunity to have everlasting life)
Heb 1:5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I “begotten” (made of a woman, Gal 4.4) thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?
Luke 10:22 All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.
John 12:49 For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. (John 5:30, 7:16, 14:10 and 17:8)
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only “begotten” Son (made of a woman, Gal 4.4), that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Gal 4:7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

Jesus described his reconciling work in similar terms. “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” (John 15: 13).

John 15:14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
John 15:15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
John 15:16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
John 15:17 These things I command you, that ye love one another.

The theme of giving from God's bounty pulsates throughout the Bible. God instructed the Israelites how to live in the promised land, he told them to give back to God first and take care of those in need - the foreigners, orphans, and widows, because they were delivered unto a land flowing with milk and honey (v.12), a land of plenty, they were to express God's love to the needy.

We too are to spread God's love through sharing our time and material goods with others, whether big or small.

I want to thank you God for caring for those in need. Open my eyes to the material and spiritual needs of those near and far to me and help me to know how to respond.