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	<title>The Beauty of God's Unconditional Love &#187; Obedience</title>
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		<title>In Christ &#8211; You are a Master in bearing fruits</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matthew 13:3-9
3 Then he told them many things in parables, saying: &#8220;A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Matthew 13:3-9</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">3 Then he told them many things in parables, saying: &#8220;A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. 8 Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. 9 Whoever has ears, let them hear.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Thank you Jesus!!! we have now become the <strong>good soil</strong> because of what Jesus has done on our behalf! The seed (the message of the Kingdom which is the Gospel of God&#8217;s Grace) that has been planted in us is producing a crop &#8211; a hundred, sixty or thirty times that was sown. I mean talking about a success rate, that is very successful, don&#8217;t you think? If you are an investor, wouldn&#8217;t you be looking for something that in return will bring you big profit? What amazing is that, Gos as the Investor, He has invested Jesus in us and we are now one with Him! That in itself is GLORIOUS &#8211; let&#8217;s forget about how much fruits will Jesus bear through us! Think about it, we are one with Him! What Jesus is so are we in this world <strong>(I John 4:17) &#8211; How can we not be a Master in bearing fruits for God has planted His best Fruit Bearer in us and we are made one in Him?</strong> oh man&#8230;. this is too good! Praise God! <img src='http://www.ilovethegospel.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> <strong><br />
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<p style="text-align: justify;">NOW watch this, God has chosen us (that is you and me and millions other believers in this world) and knowing FULLY that Jesus will do the perfect job through us! In other words, we only have 1 OPTION and 1 OPTION ONLY which is to let the Best Fruit Bearer to bear fruits through us whether that is going to be sixty or thirty times or more&#8230; The point is, we cannot even run away from NOT bearing fruit anymore. I hope this brings excitement to your bones! <img src='http://www.ilovethegospel.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  &#8211; because it gives us a sense of peace and the best thing is that it has got nothing to do with our works and our obedience! In Christ &#8211; You are a Master in bearing fruits! I am sorry to tell you that &#8211; there is nothing you can do about it <img src='http://www.ilovethegospel.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Imagine that you are on a taxi ride in a foreign country and you are going somewhere that you have never been before, the worst thing you can do is to swap your place with the taxi driver. Why? Because you would be LOST! Relax and trust the taxi driver and once you have reached the destination, then do what you are led to do. So many times, we force believers to bear fruits or we try SO HARD to bear fruits by our will power and our own strength. Let&#8217;s relax and let the taxi driver drives you to the right destination that God has prepared for you! <img src='http://www.ilovethegospel.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  &#8211; For this Taxi Driver knows where He is going because He was before the beginning of the world (Behold I speak in parables &#8211; <img src='http://www.ilovethegospel.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  )</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Thank God we have been made a new creation in Christ! <img src='http://www.ilovethegospel.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  and we are NO LONGER the &#8216;rocky places&#8217;,  We NO LONGER have &#8217;shallow soil&#8217;, We now have been deeply rooted in Christ, We NO LONGER put our trust on the worldly things for We (that is you) all have been established in the God&#8217;s Grace.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Let&#8217;s see what Jesus said about the parable:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Matthew 13:18-23</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">18 &#8220;Listen then to what the parable of the sower means: 19 When people hear the message about the kingdom and do not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their hearts. This is the seed sown along the path. 20 The seed falling on rocky ground refers to people who hear the word and at once receive it with joy. 21 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. 22 The seed falling among the thorns refers to people who hear the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful. 23 But the seed falling on good soil refers to people who hear the word and understand it. They produce a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I believe that the key is to be established in God&#8217;s Grace and <strong>be only that!</strong> We do not want to be tossed around by circumstances or by old-testament teachings that bring guilt and condemnation which do not produce a crop but produce death!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Shalom <img src='http://www.ilovethegospel.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>His righteousness nature is in You.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Our old sinful nature has been buried in Christ and now We have been resurrected in Him and have been given His righteousness nature! This is our NEW identity and now, we can boldly say I am holy and blameless in God&#8217;s eyes not because of my works but because of  what Jesus has [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">For <strong><span><span>Our old sinful nature has been buried in Christ and now We have been resurrected in Him and have been given His righteousness nature!</span></span></strong> This is our NEW identity and now, we can boldly say <strong>I am holy and blameless in God&#8217;s eyes</strong> not because of my works but because of  what Jesus has done on my behalf! I am just a victim of His perfect work!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The word blameless means <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>free</em></span></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em> of guilt or not subject to blame<br />
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<p style="text-align: justify;">For God to call us holy and blameless is just mind-blowing and yet this our new reality in Christ!! Thank God you all believe in this new reality! Now, God no longer sees us as unrighteous or unholy or full of disobedience instead He sees us as the opposite! Hallelujah! I could seriously end the sentence here and smile for the rest of the day! <img src='http://www.ilovethegospel.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>2 Corinthians 5:17 says</strong><sup> <strong>17</strong></sup><strong> Therefore, if anyone <em>is</em> in Christ, <em>he is</em> a <span style="text-decoration: underline;">new creation</span>; <span style="text-decoration: underline;">old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">No longer we call our self a sinner anymore for our <strong>old things</strong> <strong>have passes away</strong> and <strong>all things have become new</strong>!! A believer is not a sinner anymore but they are the righteousness of God in Christ! Once we believe in Jesus, our old sinful nature has been buried in Christ on the cross and now we have inherited the nature of Christ in us! Amen &#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>2 Corinthians 5:21 says</strong> <strong><sup>21</sup>God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">For Christians, calling themselves a sinner is like telling a Lion, a Cat. A lion might act like a cat, speak like a cat, jump like a cat, tamed like a cat, and have the same behaviour like normal cats, but the lion&#8217;s true identity has not and cannot be changed! One day that lion will wake up to himself and realize that he is a lion and not a ca and yes he could kill you! <img src='http://www.ilovethegospel.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  His actions will be determined by his true nature which is the nature of lion (wild and untamed).</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The same with us, if we believe that we are still a sinner, then our actions will be determined by what we believe and because of that we are trapped in sin. Although we try our best to not to sin, we often end up breaking our own laws and boundaries. The truth is that our identity has not changed, we still are the righteousness of God in Christ! Let&#8217;s stop trying to not sin (let&#8217;s be righteousness -conscious) and start living in your NEW righteousness nature and thank God you are the living proof of this new reality and can testify to this truth in your life. Your New nature is bearing fruits wherever you go for you have become the branches on a GOOD vine tree.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>John 15:5 says<sup> 5</sup>&#8220;I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Let&#8217;s start watching what Jesus is doing in your life and see Him bearing fruits in and through you!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">God bless</p>
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