Saved by His blood, mercy and grace alone

One of the most dangerous spirit that can capture a Christian is the spirit of pride.

OXYGEN VOLUME 13 — Jesus of the Bible saves people by His mercy and grace, alone. Praise the Messiah.

That we can be saved by our good works, an a feeling that we are a little bit better than others.

I have many time asked Jesus to rebuke me and discipline me, and rescue me from the danger of walking in to the deception of pride. Since I am one author on a blog that have thousands of daily readers, I can easily start looking on my self as somehow greater than others.

Since I have been set as a caretaker of substantial resources, I can fall pray to the feeling that I am somehow greater than other.

I am a hyper active Christian, who can not wait for the next chance to bless others. Still I might fall into the trap, of thinking that I might be saved by all my good works.

I have to consider my self blessed, that I have been given education. I am able to read the World of God, and have been set free by Him to do the will of the Father.

Still I am not better than any other saved sinner. But I might be more privilege than many, because of the gifts I have have received. I have surrendered everything to Jesus, and I am willing to use everything I have to His glory.

When I read the Bible, The Holy Spirit put everything I read into the right perspectives:

Ephesians 2:7-9
in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.

Romans 3:23-25
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished.

I am a pentecostal, but I have high regards for Martin Luther. He taught all of us:

“Man is saved by faith alone, in Jesus alone, separated from works”.

So, true.

A pentecostal sent me an email, saying:

“For me, Martin Luther was an idiot”:

I was puzzled by this email, and prayed to Jesus: What should be my humble reply?

The I felt some kind of divine inspiration, and I replied:

“I feel you are right, Martin Luther was an idiot. And so am I. And if God could use an idiot like Martin Luther, I hope he also can use an idiot like me”.

There never came any response to my reply.

Written by Ivar

May 3, 2013 37

Serbian Orthodox bishop caught in acts of sodomy

A graphic video of the bishop of Tuzla and Zvornik in Bosnia-Herzegovina show him engaged in sexual activity with young men.

This Bishop lived in sodomy and was caught on tape.

The Serbian Orthodox Church has approved the resignation of a powerful cleric amid sex-scandal claims that culminated this week with the publication of a graphic video appearing to show him engaged in sexual activity with young men.

Vasilije Kacavenda, the bishop of Tuzla and Zvornik in Bosnia-Herzegovina, retreated from his clerical duties months ago as allegations mounted that he had used his position for years to stage frequent orgies and rape underage boys and girls.

Bojan Jovanovic, a former theological student in Bijeljina, the seat of Kacavenda’s diocese, says he observed numerous orgies organized by the 74-year-old bishop and attended by fellow clerics and prominent businessmen.

“They tried on many occasions to put me in a compromising situation myself or to pull me into their circle,” Jovanovic says. “[The bishop] also suggested that I should use the school where I was teaching science to bring him children up to the age of 10, but of course I refused. I was also a witness when abbots from other monasteries would bring theology students who would spend the night with the bishop.

Source: Rferl.org

My comment:

Not to give Roman Catholics any relief. But even inside the Orthodox priesthood there are men who live in sodomy. They appear as “Holy men” in public, but are wolfs in sheep clothing, who cant wait for their next victims.

This kind of bad fruits has it base in doctrines taught by demons.

Those who elevate them selves as “priests”, have not understood the new covenant priesthood of all believers. They operate without authority from Jesus the Messiah, and become ungodly servants of an expired priesthood. The priesthood of Aron.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

What must these men do to get saved?

They must renounce the religious evil they have become a part of, and seek deliverance. Jesus the Messiah has promised to forgive all who are willing to repent. Amen.

Written by Ivar

April 25, 2013 3

The tragic state of the World and the Great Tribulation

I have no problem with other views on the Great Tribulation. Most Evangelical Christians are in agreement, that from here onwards, it can only get worse.

On third of the Worlds population struggle to survive the preset day.

But let me continue to explain what is going on world wide, without media covering it. May be its time to take a deep look.

1. Since 1970, more than 300 million children have been slaughtered in China. Inside the the womb of their mothers. The bloodbath of killing innocent children is global. Many Holocaust’s take place every year, in state sponsored Government hospital and private clinic’s within the so called “western civilization”.

Link to the story about abortion in China.

2. After Hiroshima and Nagasaki, terminal cancer have become a global pandemic. If you take a look in a 100 years perspective, the number of cancer goes towards the sky after 1960. The nuclear tests in the atmosphere in the 1950 and 1960 polluted the air, and eventually the gens of mankind, beyond repair.

3. Children are perishing is their tens of millions every year, because of diarrhea. The drinking water in almost all of Africa and Asia is polluted. One third of the population of the World have hardly one day stock of food. They live in fear of starvation. Others goes to sleep hungry. They will rise in the morning, and spend the day desperately searching for something to eat.

4. In 2009, more than 165.000 thousand Christians were martyred. The large majority of them in the Islamic World. How many who were crippled, only the Holy Spirit knows.

Link to the story about martyred Christians.

Few, is any, cared for them, nor do people care for persecuted Christians. This genocide took place while Christians in Europe and the USA, enjoy living in a culture and societies spending 90 per cent of the resources of the World. They watch rubbish on TV, live in indulgences and sin, and goes to Church on Sunday.

5. 99 per cent of the Globe is covered by regime’s who are members of the United Nation. (UN). This assembly of gangsters, use hundreds of million of dollars every year, to support Islamic terrorism against a small state in the Middle East. The state of Israel. This global movement take pleasure in those who cripple and kill Jews, and would like to see the Mountains of Zion being re-occupied by Islam. And eventually see the whole Jewish homeland being destroyed.

So now you tell me, if you are a part of this global deception?

If you are lukewarm, why do you feel you should be taken away in a rapture? Why you should escape all this?

2 Timothy 3:1-5

But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.

Written by Ivar

April 21, 2013 66

False Christians support Islam in New York city

After “anti-Muslim ads” hit NYC subways last month, Jewish and Christian groups respond with a “message of love”.

subway-united-methodist-women — Two messages on the subway. One who tell the truth about Islam, and one who compromise.

Rabbis for Human Rights – North America and the Sojourners Christian group will place their adverts right next to the anti-jihad messages that were released by pro-Israel group, the American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI).

The organization covered 10 Manhattan stations, despite strong objection by the city’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

The original text by the AFDI declared “In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel. Defeat Jihad.”

The ad by Rabbis for Human Rights- North America will say “In the choice between love and hate, choose love. Help stop bigotry against our Muslim neighbors.”

“Love your Muslim neighbors,” is the message on the Sojourners’ ad.

“Our subway platforms and buses should not be the platform for messages of hate that divide friends, neighbors, and colleagues,” read a message on the Rabbis for Human Rights – North America’s website.

Last week the United Methodist Women Church unveiled its response to the AFDI posters with an ad saying “Hate speech is not civilized. Support peace in word and deed.”

“We needed to be present with a counter voice, we need to stand for the work of peace, and to say that free speech should not be used recklessly or in an inflammatory way,” United Methodist Women General Secretary, Harriett J. Olson, said during an interfaith press conference on Sept. 25th.

These disturbing and misguided ads are not meant to educate; they are meant to increase hatred and discrimination against New York City’s Muslims, and to drive a wedge between Muslims and Jews.

The subway ads demonize Islam and ignore the positive contributions that our Muslim friends, neighbors and colleagues make to our country every day,” says a petition on its website.

Source: Rt.com

My comment:

It is possible to have two thoughts in the head at the same time.

It is possible to love a sinner, but hate sin.

Likewise it is possible to hate Islam, but to love all Muslims.

To say that Islam is a false revelation, not from God, is a true and correct statement. Those who call Islam for “holy” and a message from God are liars.

The basic error of Islam is that Jesus is presented as a mortal man, a prophet. His divinity as the eternal God the Son is rejected.

We who say Islam is not from God, are the true lovers of Muslims. We love them enough to tell them that they have been deceived to follow the message from a false prophet. When they face people who tell them the truth, they get a chance to repent.

First published: October 8th, 2012.

Written by Ivar

April 17, 2013 18