GREAT FIGHT OF AFFLICTIONS

GREAT FIGHT OF AFFLICTIONS

Exodus 32:1-31 

And When The People Saw That Moses Delayed To Come Down Out Of The Mount, The People Gathered Themselves Together Unto Aaron, And Said Unto Him, Up, Make Us Gods, Which Shall Go Before Us; For As For This Moses, The Man That Brought Us Up Out Of The Land Of Egypt, We Wot Not What Is Become Of Him. And Aaron Said Unto Them, Break Off The Golden Earrings, Which Are In The Ears Of Your Wives, Of Your Sons, And Of Your Daughters, And Bring Them Unto Me. And All The People Brake Off The Golden Earrings Which Were In Their Ears, And Brought Them Unto Aaron. And He Received Them At Their Hand, And Fashioned It With A Graving Tool, After He Had Made It A Molten Calf: And They Said, These Be Thy Gods, O Israel, Which Brought Thee Up Out Of The Land Of Egypt. And When Aaron Saw It, He Built An Altar Before It; And Aaron Made Proclamation, And Said, To Morrow Is A Feast To The LORD. And They Rose Up Early On The Morrow, And Offered Burnt Offerings, And Brought Peace Offerings; And The People Sat Down To Eat And To Drink, And Rose Up To Play. And The LORD Said Unto Moses, Go, Get Thee Down; For Thy People, Which Thou Broughtest Out Of The Land Of Egypt, Have Corrupted Themselves: They Have Turned Aside Quickly Out Of The Way Which I Commanded Them: They Have Made Them A Molten Calf, And Have Worshipped It, And Have Sacrificed Thereunto, And Said, These Be Thy Gods, O Israel, Which Have Brought Thee Up Out Of The Land Of Egypt. And The LORD Said Unto Moses, I Have Seen This People, And, Behold, It Is A Stiffnecked People: Now Therefore Let Me Alone, That My Wrath May Wax Hot Against Them, And That I May Consume Them: And I Will Make Of Thee A Great Nation. And Moses Besought The LORD his God, And Said, LORD, Why Doth Thy Wrath Wax Hot Against Thy People, Which Thou Hast Brought Forth Out Of The Land Of Egypt With Great Power, And With A Mighty Hand? Wherefore Should The Egyptians Speak, And Say, For Mischief Did He Bring Them Out, To Slay Them In The Mountains, And To Consume Them From The Face Of The Earth? Turn From Thy Fierce Wrath, And Repent Of This Evil Against Thy People. Remember Abraham, Isaac, And Israel, Thy Servants, To Whom Thou Swarest By Thine Own Self, And Saidst Unto Them, I Will Multiply Your Seed As The Stars Of Heaven, And All This Land That I Have Spoken Of Will I Give Unto Your Seed, And They Shall Inherit It For Ever. And The LORD Repented Of The Evil Which He Thought To Do Unto His People. And Moses Turned, And Went Down From The Mount, And The Two Tables Of The Testimony Were In His Hand: The Tables Were Written On Both Their Sides; On The One Side And On The Other Were They Written. And The Tables Were The Work Of God, And The Writing Was The Writing Of God, Graven Upon The Tables. And When Joshua Heard The Noise Of The People As They Shouted, He Said Unto Moses, There Is A Noise Of War In The Camp. And He Said, It Is Not The Voice Of Them That Shout For Mastery, Neither Is It The Voice Of Them That Cry For Being Overcome: But The Noise Of Them That Sing Do I Hear. And It Came To Pass, As Soon As He Came Nigh Unto The Camp, That He Saw The Calf, And The Dancing: And Moses' Anger Waxed Hot, And He Cast The Tables Out Of His Hands, And Brake Them Beneath The Mount. And He Took The Calf Which They Had Made, And Burnt It In The Fire, And Ground It To Powder, And Strawed It Upon The Water, And Made The Children Of Israel Drink Of It. And Moses Said Unto Aaron, What Did This People Unto Thee, That Thou Hast Brought So Great A Sin Upon Them? And Aaron Said, Let Not The Anger Of My Lord Wax Hot: Thou Knowest The People, That They Are Set On Mischief. For They Said Unto Me, Make Us Gods, Which Shall Go Before Us: For As For This Moses, The Man That Brought Us Up Out Of The Land Of Egypt, We Wot Not What Is Become Of Him. And I Said Unto Them, Whosoever Hath Any Gold, Let Them Break It Off. So They Gave It Me: Then I Cast It Into The Fire, And There Came Out This Calf. And When Moses Saw That The People Were Naked; (For Aaron Had Made Them Naked Unto Their Shame Among Their Enemies:) Then Moses Stood In The Gate Of The Camp, And Said, Who Is On The LORD'S Side? let Him Come Unto Me. And All The Sons Of Levi Gathered Themselves Together Unto Him. And He Said Unto Them, Thus Saith The LORD God Of Israel, Put every Man His Sword By His Side, And Go In And Out From Gate To Gate Throughout The Camp, And Slay Every Man His Brother, And Every Man His Companion, And Every Man His Neighbour. And The Children Of Levi Did According To The Word Of Moses: And There Fell Of The People That Day About Three Thousand Men. For Moses Had Said, Consecrate Yourselves To Day To The LORD, Even Every Man Upon His Son, And Upon His Brother; That He May Bestow Upon You A Blessing This Day. And It Came To Pass On The Morrow, That Moses Said Unto The People, Ye Have Sinned A Great Sin: And Now I Will Go Up Unto The LORD; Peradventure I Shall Make An Atonement For Your Sin. And Moses Returned Unto The LORD, And Said, Oh, This People Have Sinned A Great Sin, And Have Made Them Gods Of Gold.

Hebrews 10:26-32 

For If We Sin Wilfully After That We Have Received The Knowledge Of The Truth, There Remaineth No More Sacrifice For Sins, But A Certain Fearful Looking For Of Judgment And Fiery Indignation, Which Shall Devour The Adversaries. He That Despised Moses' Law Died Without Mercy Under Two Or Three Witnesses: OF HOW MUCH SORER PUNISHMENT, SUPPOSE YE, SHALL HE BE THOUGHT WORTHY, WHO HATH TRODDEN UNDER FOOT THE SON Of GOD, AND HATH COUNTED THE BLOOD OF THE COVENANT, WHEREWITH HE WAS SANCTIFIED, AN UNHOLY THING, AND HATH DONE DESPITE UNTO THE SPIRIT OF GRACE? For We Know Him That Hath Said, Vengeance Belongeth Unto Me, I Will Recompense, Saith The Lord. And Again, The Lord Shall Judge His People. It Is A Fearful Thing To Fall Into The Hands Of The Living God. But Call To Remembrance The Former Days, In Which, After Ye Were Illuminated, Ye Endured A GREAT FIGHT OF AFFLICTIONS;

2 Peter 3:1-10 

This Second Epistle, Beloved, I now Write Unto You; In Both Which I Stir Up Your Pure Minds By Way Of Remembrance: That Ye May Be Mindful Of The Words Which Were Spoken Before By The Holy Prophets, And Of The Commandment Of Us The Apostles Of The Lord And Saviour: Knowing This First, That There Shall Come In The Last Days Scoffers, Walking After Their Own Lusts, And Saying, Where Is The Promise Of His Coming? For Since The Fathers Fell Asleep, All Things Continue As They Were From The Beginning Of The Creation. For This They Willingly Are Ignorant Of, That By The Word Of God The Heavens Were Of Old, And The Earth Standing Out Of The Water And In The Water: Whereby The World That Then Was, Being Overflowed With Water, Perished: But The Heavens And The Earth, Which Are Now, By The Same Word Are Kept In Store, Reserved Unto Fire Against The Day Of Judgment And Perdition Of Ungodly Men. BUT, BELOVED, BE NOT IGNORANT OF THIS ONE THING, THAT ONE DAY IS WITH THE LORD AS A THOUSAND YEARS, AND A THOUSAND YEARS AS ONE DAY. THE LORD IS NOT SLACK CONCERNING HIS PROMISE, AS SOME MEN COUNT SLACKNESS; BUT IS LONGSUFFERING TO US-WARD, NOT WILLING THAT ANY SHOULD PERISH, BUT THAT ALL SHOULD COME TO REPENTANCE. BUT THE DAY OF THE LORD WILL COME AS A THIEF IN THE NIGHT; IN THE WHICH THE HEAVENS SHALL PASS AWAY WITH A GREAT NOISE, AND THE ELEMENTS SHALL MELT WITH FERVENT HEAT, THE EARTH ALSO AND THE WORKS THAT ARE THEREIN SHALL BE BURNED UP.

Hebrews 3:6-19 

But Christ As A Son Over His Own House; Whose House Are We, If We Hold Fast The Confidence And The Rejoicing Of The Hope Firm Unto The End. Wherefore (As The Holy Ghost Saith, To day If Ye Will Hear His Voice, Harden Not Your Hearts, As In The Provocation, In The Day Of Temptation In The Wilderness: When Your Fathers Tempted Me, Proved Me, And Saw My Works Forty Years. Wherefore I Was Grieved With That Generation, And Said, They Do Alway Err In Their Heart; And They Have Not Known My Ways. So I Sware In My Wrath, They Shall Not Enter Into My Rest.) Take Heed, Brethren, Lest There Be In Any Of You An Evil Heart Of Unbelief, In Departing From The Living God. But Exhort One Another Daily, While It is Called To Day; Lest Any Of You Be Hardened Through The Deceitfulness Of Sin. For We Are Made Partakers Of Christ, If We Hold The Beginning Of Our Confidence Stedfast Unto The End; While It Is Said, To day If Ye Will Hear His Voice, Harden Not Your Hearts, As In The Provocation. For Some, When They Had Heard, Did Provoke: Howbeit Not All That Came Out Of Egypt By Moses. But With Whom Was He Grieved Forty Years? Was It Not With Them That Had Sinned, Whose Carcases Fell In The Wilderness? And To Whom Sware He That They Should Not Enter Into His Rest, But To Them That Believed Not? So We See That They Could Not Enter In Because Of Unbelief.

Romans 13:11-14 

And That, Knowing The Time, That Now It Is High Time To Awake Out Of Sleep: For Now Is Our Salvation Nearer Than When We Believed. The Night Is Far Spent, The Day Is At Hand: Let Us Therefore Cast Off The Works Of Darkness, And Let Us Put On The Armour Of Light. Let Us Walk Honestly, As In The Day; Not In Rioting And Drunkenness, Not In Chambering And Wantonness, Not In Strife And Envying. But Put Ye On The Lord Jesus Christ, And Make Not Provision For The Flesh, To Fulfil The Lusts Thereof.

Galatians 3:26-27 

For Ye Are All The Children Of God By Faith In Christ Jesus. For As Many Of You As Have Been Baptized Into Christ Have Put On Christ.

Ephesians 4:23-24 

And Be Renewed In The Spirit Of Your Mind; And That Ye Put On The New Man, Which After God Is Created In Righteousness And True Holiness.

Colossians 3:9-10 

Lie Not One To Another, Seeing That Ye Have Put Off The Old Man With His Deeds; And Have Put On The New Man, Which Is Renewed In Knowledge After The Image Of Him That Created Him:

Ephesians 6:10-18 

Finally, My Brethren, Be Strong In The Lord, And In The Power Of His Might. Put On The Whole Armour Of God, That Ye May Be Able To Stand Against The Wiles Of The Devil. For We Wrestle Not Against Flesh And Blood, But Against Principalities, Against Powers, Against The Rulers Of The Darkness Of This World, Against Spiritual Wickedness In High Places. Wherefore Take Unto You The Whole Armour Of God, That Ye May Be Able To Withstand In The Evil Day, And Having Done All, To Stand. Stand Therefore, Having Your Loins Girt About With Truth, And Having On The Breastplate Of Righteousness; And Your Feet Shod With The Preparation Of The Gospel Of Peace; Above All, Taking The Shield Of Faith, Wherewith Ye Shall Be Able To Quench All The Fiery Darts Of The Wicked. And Take The Helmet Of Salvation, And The Sword Of The Spirit, Which Is The Word Of God: Praying Always With All Prayer And Supplication In The Spirit, And Watching Thereunto With All Perseverance And Supplication For All Saints;

Ephesians 2:10 

For We Are His Workmanship, Created In Christ Jesus Unto Good Works, Which God Hath Before Ordained That We Should Walk In Them.

Jude 1:24-25 

Now Unto Him That Is Able To Keep You From Falling, And To Present You Faultless Before The Presence Of His Glory With Exceeding Joy, To The Only Wise God Our Saviour, Be Glory And Majesty, Dominion And Power, Both Now And Ever. Amen.

Donna K Purifoy 

5/31/2025

SPEAKING THE TRUTH

SPEAKING THE TRUTH 

Matthew 12:34-37 

O Generation Of Vipers, How Can Ye, Being Evil, Speak Good Things? For Out Of The Abundance Of The Heart The Mouth Speaketh. A Good Man Out Of The Good Treasure Of The Heart Bringeth Forth Good Things: And An Evil Man Out Of The Evil Treasure Bringeth Forth Evil Things. But I Say Unto You, That Every Idle Word That Men Shall Speak, They Shall Give Account Thereof In The Day Of Judgment. For By Thy Words Thou Shalt Be Justified, And By Thy Words Thou Shalt Be Condemned.

Ephesians 4:29-32 

Let No Corrupt Communication Proceed Out Of Your Mouth, But That Which Is Good To The Use Of Edifying, That It May Minister Grace Unto The Hearers. And Grieve Not The Holy Spirit Of God, Whereby Ye Are Sealed Unto The Day Of Redemption. Let All Bitterness, And Wrath, And Anger, And Clamour, And Evil Speaking, Be Put Away From You, With All Malice: And Be Ye Kind One To Another, Tenderhearted, Forgiving One Another, Even As God For Christ's Sake Hath Forgiven You.

James 3:5-18 

Even So The Tongue Is A Little Member, And Boasteth Great Things. Behold, How Great A Matter A Little Fire Kindleth! And The Tongue Is A Fire, A World Of Iniquity: So Is The Tongue Among Our Members, That It Defileth The Whole Body, And Setteth On Fire The Course Of Nature; And It Is Set On Fire Of Hell. For Every Kind Of Beasts, And Of Birds, And Of Serpents, And Of Things In The Sea, Is Tamed, And Hath Been Tamed Of Mankind: But The Tongue Can No Man Tame; It Is An Unruly Evil, Full Of Deadly Poison. Therewith Bless We God, Even The Father; And Therewith Curse We Men, Which Are Made After The Similitude Of God. Out Of The Same Mouth Proceedeth Blessing And Cursing. My Brethren, These Things Ought Not So To Be. Doth A Fountain Send Forth At The Same Place Sweet Water And Bitter? Can The Fig Tree, My Brethren, Bear Olive Berries? Either A Vine, Figs? So Can No Fountain Both Yield Salt Water And Fresh. Who Is A Wise Man And Endued With Knowledge Among You? Let Him Shew Out Of A Good Conversation His Works With Meekness Of Wisdom. But If Ye Have Bitter Envying And Strife In Your Hearts, Glory Not, And Lie Not Against The Truth. This Wisdom Descendeth Not From Above, But Is Earthly, Sensual, Devilish. For Where Envying And Strife Is, There Is Confusion And Every Evil Work. But The Wisdom That Is From Above Is First Pure, Then Peaceable, Gentle, And Easy To Be Intreated, Full Of Mercy And Good Fruits, Without Partiality, And Without Hypocrisy. And The Fruit Of Righteousness Is Sown In Peace Of Them That Make Peace.

Ephesians 5:1-20 

Be Ye Therefore Followers Of God, As Dear Children; And Walk In Love, As Christ Also Hath Loved Us, And Hath Given Himself For Us An Offering And A Sacrifice To God For A Sweetsmelling Savour. But Fornication, And All Uncleanness, Or Covetousness, Let It Not Be Once Named Among You, As Becometh Saints; Neither Filthiness, Nor Foolish Talking, Nor Jesting, Which Are Not Convenient: But Rather Giving Of Thanks. For This Ye Know, That No Whoremonger, Nor Unclean Person, Nor Covetous Man, Who Is An Idolater, Hath Any Inheritance In The Kingdom Of Christ And Of God. Let No Man Deceive You With Vain Words: For Because Of These Things Cometh The Wrath Of God Upon The Children Of Disobedience. Be Not Ye Therefore Partakers With Them. For Ye Were Sometimes Darkness, But Now Are Ye Light In The Lord: Walk As Children Of Light: (For The Fruit Of The Spirit Is In All Goodness And Righteousness And Truth;) Proving What Is Acceptable Unto The Lord. And Have No Fellowship With The Unfruitful Works Of Darkness, But Rather Reprove Them. For It Is A Shame Even To Speak Of Those Things Which Are Done Of Them In Secret. But All Things That Are Reproved Are Made Manifest By The Light: For Whatsoever Doth Make Manifest Is Light. Wherefore He Saith, Awake Thou That Sleepest, And Arise From The Dead, And Christ Shall Give Thee Light. See Then That Ye Walk Circumspectly, Not As Fools, But As Wise, Redeeming The Time, Because The Days Are Evil. Wherefore Be Ye Not Unwise, But Understanding What The Will Of The Lord Is. And Be Not Drunk With Wine, Wherein Is Excess; But Be Filled With The Spirit; Speaking To Yourselves In Psalms And Hymns And Spiritual Songs, Singing And Making Melody In Your Heart To The Lord; Giving Thanks Always For All Things Unto God And The Father In The Name Of Our Lord Jesus Christ;

1 Peter 2:12 

Having Your Conversation Honest Among The Gentiles: That, Whereas They Speak Against You As Evildoers, They May By Your Good Works, Which They Shall Behold, Glorify God In The Day Of Visitation.

1 Peter 4:11 

If Any Man Speak, Let Him Speak As The Oracles Of God; If Any Man Minister, Let Him Do It As Of The Ability Which God Giveth: That God In All Things May Be Glorified Through Jesus Christ, To Whom Be Praise And Dominion For Ever And Ever. Amen.

BEFORE WE SPEAK OR ACT WE SHOULD SAY TO OURSELVES, WOULD JESUS CHRIST SAY OR DO THIS? WE ARE TO LIVE LIKE JESUS CHRIST! WE ARE TO HONOR AND GLORIFY OUR FATHER, GOD!!! WE HAVE THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST IN US TO HELP US IN OUR TIME OF NEED, WE NEED TO BE HONEST AND ASK HIM TO HELP US. REMEMBER, IF WE LIE ALL OF THE TIME, NO ONE WILL EVER BELIEVE THE TRUTH WHEN YOU SPEAK IT!!

Romans 8:6-9 

For To Be Carnally Minded Is Death; But To Be Spiritually Minded Is Life And Peace. Because The Carnal Mind Is Enmity Against God: For It Is Not Subject To The Law Of God, Neither Indeed Can Be. So Then They That Are In The Flesh Cannot Please God. But Ye Are Not In The Flesh, But In The Spirit, If So Be That The Spirit Of God Dwell In You. Now If Any Man Have Not The Spirit Of Christ, He Is None Of His.

John 14:23-26 

Jesus Answered And Said Unto Him, If A Man Love Me, He Will Keep My Words: And My Father Will Love Him, And We Will Come Unto Him, And Make Our Abode With Him. He That Loveth Me Not Keepeth Not My Sayings: And The Word Which Ye Hear Is Not Mine, But The Father's Which Sent Me. These Things Have I Spoken Unto You, Being Yet Present With You. But The Comforter, Which Is The Holy Ghost, Whom The Father Will Send In My Name, He Shall Teach You All Things, And Bring All Things To Your Remembrance, Whatsoever I Have Said Unto You.

Ephesians 4:15 

But SPEAKING THE TRUTH In Love, May Grow Up Into Him In All Things, Which Is The Head, Even Christ:

Donna K Purifoy 

5/30/2025

NEW AND OLD

NEW AND OLD

Matthew 13:52 

Then Said He Unto Them, Therefore Every Scribe Which Is Instructed Unto The Kingdom Of Heaven Is Like Unto A Man That Is An Householder, Which Bringeth Forth Out Of His Treasure Things NEW AND OLD.

2 Corinthians 3:3-18 

Forasmuch As Ye Are Manifestly Declared To Be The Epistle Of Christ Ministered By Us, Written Not With Ink, But With The Spirit Of The Living God; Not In Tables Of Stone, But In Fleshy Tables Of The Heart. And Such Trust Have We Through Christ To God-Ward: Not That We Are Sufficient Of Ourselves To Think Any Thing As Of Ourselves; But Our Sufficiency Is Of God; Who Also Hath Made Us Able Ministers Of THE NEW TESTAMENT; Not Of The Letter, But Of The Spirit: For The Letter Killeth, But The Spirit Giveth Life. But If The Ministration Of Death, Written And Engraven In Stones, Was Glorious, So That The Children Of Israel Could Not Stedfastly Behold The Face Of Moses For The Glory Of His Countenance; Which Glory Was To Be Done Away: How Shall Not The Ministration Of The Spirit Be Rather Glorious? For If The Ministration Of Condemnation Be Glory, Much More Doth The Ministration Of Righteousness Exceed In Glory. For Even That Which Was Made Glorious Had No Glory In This Respect, By Reason Of The Glory That Excelleth. For If That Which Is Done Away Was Glorious, Much More That Which Remaineth Is Glorious. Seeing Then That We Have Such Hope, We Use Great Plainness Of Speech: And Not As Moses, Which Put A Vail Over His Face, That The Children Of Israel Could Not Stedfastly Look To The End Of That Which Is Abolished: But Their Minds Were Blinded: For Until This Day Remaineth The Same Vail Untaken Away In The Reading Of THE OLD TESTAMENT; Which Vail Is Done Away In Christ. But Even Unto This Day, When Moses Is Read, The Vail Is Upon Their Heart. Nevertheless When It Shall Turn To The Lord, The Vail Shall Be Taken Away. Now The Lord Is That Spirit: And Where The Spirit Of The Lord Is, There Is Liberty. But We All, With Open Face Beholding As In A Glass The Glory Of The Lord, Are Changed Into The Same Image From Glory To Glory, Even As By The Spirit Of The Lord.

Matthew 26:28 

For This Is My Blood Of THE NEW TESTAMENT, Which Is Shed For Many For The Remission Of Sins.

Galatians 3:23-25 

But Before Faith came, We Were Kept Under The Law, Shut Up Unto The Faith Which Should Afterwards Be Revealed. Wherefore The Law Was Our Schoolmaster To Bring Us Unto Christ, That We Might Be Justified By Faith. But After That Faith Is Come, We Are No Longer Under A Schoolmaster.

Look what The Holy Scriptures say about the reading of Moses,

Even Unto This Day, When Moses Is Read, The Vail Is Upon Their Heart. Nevertheless When It Shall Turn To The Lord, The Vail Shall Be Taken Away. 

When we read Moses, The Law A Vail comes between us and God. When our hearts turn from The Law To Jesus Christ For Our Righteousness, The Vail Is Taken Away.

 Read again what The Holy Scriptures say,

For Until This Day Remaineth The Same Vail Untaken Away In The Reading Of THE OLD TESTAMENT; Which Vail Is Done Away In Christ.

This is exactly why I say that I am a New Testament Christian In Christ Jesus. I absolutely love The Old Testament and The Law Of God, But I Am So Thankful For Christ Jesus Fulfilling The Law For Me.

Galatians 4:4-7

But When The Fulness Of The Time Was Come, God Sent Forth His Son, Made Of A Woman, Made Under The Law, To Redeem Them That Were Under The Law, That We Might Receive The Adoption Of Sons. And Because Ye Are Sons, GOD HATH SENT FORTH THE SPIRIT OF HIS SON INTO YOUR HEARTS, Crying, Abba, Father. Wherefore Thou Art No More A Servant, But A Son; And If A Son, Then An Heir Of God Through Christ.

Jesus Christ Said,

Luke 16:16

THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS WERE UNTIL JOHN: SINCE THAT TIME THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS PREACHED, And Every Man Presseth Into It.

Matthew 5:17-18 

Think Not That I am Come To Destroy The Law, Or The Prophets: I Am Not Come To Destroy, But To FULFIL. For Verily I say Unto You, Till Heaven And Earth Pass, One Jot Or One Tittle Shall In No Wise Pass From The Law, TILL ALL BE FULFILLED. 

John 19:30 

When Jesus Therefore Had Received The Vinegar, HE SAID, IT IS FINISHED: And He Bowed His Head, And Gave Up The Ghost.

Matthew 27:50-51 

Jesus, When He Had Cried Again With A Loud Voice, Yielded Up The Ghost. And, Behold, THE VEIL OF THE TEMPLE WAS RENT IN TWAIN FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM; And The Earth Did Quake, And The Rocks Rent;

Jesus Christ Done Away With The Veil!!! ALL IS FULFILLED!!!

Donna K Purifoy 

5/19/2025

CORE BELIEFS ABOUT THE TRUE GOD OF CHRISTIANITY

CORE BELIEFS ABOUT THE TRUE GOD OF CHRISTIANITY 

and the god of Hinduism.

Christianity: believing in one God who exists as a Trinity: Father, Son (Jesus Christ), and Holy Spirit.

Hinduism: recognizing one supreme god (Brahman) while also acknowledging other deities as manifestations or forms of Brahman. Some Hindus are polytheistic, worshipping multiple gods and goddesses. 

2. Salvation:

Christianity: Salvation Is Achieved Only Through Faith In Jesus Christ As The Only Begotten Son OF The One True God, Jehovah, And His Atoning Sacrifice For The Sins Of All Humanity.

Hinduism: salvation (Moksha) is achieved through good deeds, adherence to dharma (righteous conduct), and spiritual practices, ultimately breaking free from the cycle of reincarnation. 

3. The Nature of Reality:

Christianity: Believes in a created world with a beginning and an end, and an Eternal Heaven or hell.

Hinduism: Often sees the universe as cyclical and eternal, with no clear beginning or end. 

4. The Afterlife:

Christianity: Believes in an Eternal Afterlife, typically in Heaven or hell, based on one's Faith IN Christ Jesus As Their Atonement.

Hinduism: Believes in reincarnation, where souls are reborn into different lives based on their karma, with the ultimate goal of achieving Moksha (liberation) and escaping this cycle. 

5. Scriptures:

Christianity: The Bible, consisting of the Old and New Testaments, Is The Inspired Word Of God.

Hinduism: Has a wide range of sacred texts, including the Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, and others. 

6. Founders:

Christianity: Founded By Jehovah God The Eternal God, Through Jesus Christ His Only Begotten Son.

Hinduism: Has no single founder but evolved over centuries, incorporating diverse beliefs and practices. 

7. Sin and Karma:

Christianity: Sin is seen as an offense against God, and forgiveness is received only through Faith In Christ.

Hinduism: Actions (karma) have consequences, influencing one's future lives and rebirths. Wrongdoing is seen as part of the cosmic law of karma that individuals must work through over lifetimes. 

(Important Note:

Hinduism is a very diverse religion with a wide range of beliefs and practices, so these points might not apply universally to all Hindus.

These are generalizations, and individual beliefs within both religions can vary significantly.)

Key Differences:

Nature of God:

Hinduism views Brahman as the underlying reality, with various deities as manifestations of it. 

Christianity, on the other hand, believe in The Single, Eternal, All-Powerful God, The Father, Who Is Also Jesus Christ And the Holy Spirit, forming The Trinity. 

Concept of Salvation:

Hinduism emphasizes moksha (liberation), achieved through spiritual practices Of yoga and the understanding of karma and reincarnation. 

Here's a more detailed breakdown:

Yoga as a Path to Moksha:

The core concept is that yoga practices, whether physical or spiritual, are tools to help individuals break free from the cycle of birth and rebirth (samsara) and achieve moksha, which is liberation or salvation. 

Jnana Yoga:

This path emphasizes self-realization through knowledge and understanding. By studying scriptures, engaging in introspection, and cultivating wisdom, individuals can understand the nature of reality and their own true selves, leading to liberation. 

Karma Yoga:

This path focuses on performing selfless actions without attachment to the results. By dedicating oneself to work without personal gain, individuals can purify their minds and cultivate a sense of detachment from worldly desires, eventually leading to spiritual liberation. 

Bhakti Yoga:

This path involves devotion and love for a chosen deity. Through worship, prayer, and acts of service, individuals can cultivate a strong connection with the divine and experience a sense of oneness with the divine, leading to salvation. 

Hatha Yoga:

While often associated with physical postures and breath control, hatha yoga also has a spiritual dimension. It can be used as a tool for physical and mental discipline, helping to purify the body and mind, making it easier to engage in other yoga paths and spiritual practices. 

In India's religions, particularly within Hinduism, Yoga is a multifaceted practice encompassing physical, mental, and spiritual disciplines aimed at achieving salvation (moksha). It's not a single "yoga," but rather a collection of paths or "margans" that lead to liberation from the cycle of rebirth (samsara). These include Bhakti Yoga (path of devotion), Jnana Yoga (path of knowledge), and Karma Yoga (path of selfless action)

Christianity Focuses On Salvation Through Faith In Jesus Christ, Who Atoned For The Sins Of Humanity. 

Cosmology:

Hinduism sees the universe as a continuous cycle of creation and destruction, While Christianity Views The Universe As Having A Beginning, A Divine Purpose, And A Holy Ordained Destiny. 

Scriptures and Authority:

As stated before,

Hinduism has a vast collection of scriptures including the Vedas, Upanishads, and Bhagavad Gita, which are seen as revelations, but not necessarily divinely inspired. 

Christianity Centers Its Authority On The Bible, Which Is Seen As The Inspired Word Of God. 

Rituals and Practices:

Hinduism involves various rituals and practices such as puja, yoga, and meditation.

Christianity emphasizes Faith IN The Fact That The Eternal God Sent His Only Begotten Son To Die For The Sins Of Every Person. Baptism, Prayer, Worship, and Bible study Are All By Faith In The One True Eternal Living God. God Is Spirit And Those Who Worship HIM Are To Worship HIM In Spirit And In Truth 

Hinduism is unique in that it's not a single religion but a compilation of many traditions and philosophies: Hindus worship a number of different gods and minor deities, honor a range of symbols, respect several different holy books and celebrate with a wide variety of traditions, holidays and customs. Hinduism, with its diverse and inclusive nature, does not have a single, universal view of Jesus. Many Hindus see Jesus as an avatar (incarnation) of God, a highly evolved spiritual being, or a great teacher and moral exemplar. Some even consider him a prophet or a realized Bodhisattva. 

Here's a more detailed look at different perspectives: 

Avatar:

Some Hindus, including those who are also Christians, view Jesus as an avatar, a divine incarnation of God sent to fulfill a specific purpose. 

Great Teacher:

Many Hindus see Jesus as a highly respected teacher, a yogi, or a mystic, emphasizing his teachings on love, compassion, and non-violence. 

Prophet/Enlightened One:

Some Hindus also consider Jesus as a prophet or an enlightened person, recognizing His Spiritual significance and wisdom. 

Inclusive View:

Hinduism's accommodating nature allows for the inclusion of various figures from different traditions, including Jesus, as revered beings. 

No Universal Consensus:

Unlike some religions with a clear, defined view of Jesus, Hinduism doesn't have a universally agreed-upon belief about Him. 

In essence, while there's no single Hindu viewpoint on Jesus, his teachings and example are widely appreciated and respected by many. 

(Most All Religions Acknowledge Jesus As A Holy Man)

CHRISTIANITY RECONIZES ONLY JEHOVAH GOD AND HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON. CHRISTIANS BELIEVE THERE ARE NO OTHER NAMES OR WAYS OF SALVATION.

CHRISTIANS KNOW SALVATION IS BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH AND NOT OF OUR WORKS.

Acts 4:12 

NEITHER IS THERE SALVATION IN ANY OTHER: FOR THERE IS NONE OTHER NAME UNDER HEAVEN GIVEN AMONG MEN, WHEREBY WE MUST BE SAVED.

Ephesians 2:8-10 

FOR BY GRACE ARE YE SAVED THROUGH FAITH; AND THAT NOT OF YOURSELVES: IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD: NOT OF WORKS, LEST ANY MAN SHOULD BOAST. FOR WE ARE HIS WORKMANSHIP, CREATED IN CHRIST JESUS UNTO GOOD WORKS, WHICH GOD HATH BEFORE ORDAINED THAT WE SHOULD WALK IN THEM.

Romans 10:8-10 

But What Saith It? THE WORD Is Nigh Thee, Even In Thy Mouth, AND IN THY HEART: That Is, THE WORD OF FAITH, Which We Preach; THAT IF THOU SHALT CONFESS WITH THY MOUTH THE LORD JESUS, AND SHALT BELIEVE IN THINE HEART THAT GOD HATH RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD, THOU SHALT BE SAVED. FOR WITH THE HEART MAN BELIEVETH UNTO RIGHTEOUSNESS; AND WITH THE MOUTH CONFESSION IS MADE UNTO SALVATION.

John 3:3-8 

Jesus Answered And Said Unto Him, VERILY, VERILY, I SAY UNTO THEE, EXCEPT A MAN BE BORN AGAIN, HE CANNOT SEE THE KINGDOM OF GOD. Nicodemus Saith Unto Him, How Can A Man Be Born When He Is Old? Can He Enter The Second Time Into His Mother's Womb, And Be Born? Jesus Answered, VERILY, VERILY, I SAY UNTO THEE, EXCEPT A MAN BE BORN OF WATER AND OF THE SPIRIT, HE CANNOT ENTER INTO THE KINGDOM OF GOD. That Which Is Born Of The Flesh Is Flesh; AND THAT WHICH IS BORN OF THE SPIRIT IS SPIRIT. Marvel Not That I Said Unto Thee, Ye Must Be Born Again. The Wind Bloweth Where It Listeth, And Thou Hearest The Sound Thereof, But Canst Not Tell Whence It Cometh, And Whither It Goeth: SO IS EVERY ONE THAT IS BORN OF THE SPIRIT.

John 4:23-24 

BUT THE HOUR COMETH, AND NOW IS, WHEN THE TRUE WORSHIPPERS SHALL WORSHIP THE FATHER IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH: FOR THE FATHER SEEKETH SUCH TO WORSHIP HIM. GOD IS A SPIRIT: AND THEY THAT WORSHIP HIM MUST WORSHIP HIM IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH.

John 3:11-12 

Verily, Verily, I Say Unto Thee, We Speak That We Do Know, And Testify That We Have Seen; And Ye Receive Not Our Witness. If I Have Told You Earthly Things, And Ye Believe Not, How Shall Ye Believe, If I Tell You Of Heavenly Things?

2 Corinthians 6:14-18 

Be Ye Not Unequally Yoked Together With Unbelievers: For What Fellowship Hath Righteousness With Unrighteousness? And What Communion Hath Light With Darkness? And What Concord Hath Christ With Belial? Or What Part Hath He That Believeth With An Infidel? And What Agreement Hath The Temple Of God With Idols? For Ye Are The Temple Of The Living God; As God Hath Said, I Will Dwell In Them, And Walk In Them; And I Will Be Their God, And They Shall Be My People. Wherefore Come Out From Among Them, And Be Ye Separate, Saith The Lord, And Touch Not The Unclean Thing; And I will Receive You, And Will Be A Father Unto You, And Ye Shall Be My Sons And Daughters, Saith The Lord Almighty.

Ephesians 5:8-11 

For Ye Were Sometimes Darkness, But Now Are Ye Light In The Lord: Walk As Children Of Light: (For The Fruit Of The Spirit Is In All Goodness And Righteousness And Truth;) Proving What Is Acceptable Unto The Lord. And HAVE NO FELLOWSHIP WITH THE UNFRUITFUL WORKS OF DARKNESS, BUT RATHER REPROVE THEM.

1 John 1:4-7 

And These Things Write We Unto You, That Your Joy May Be Full. This Then Is The Message Which We Have Heard Of Him, And Declare Unto You, That God Is Light, And In Him Is No Darkness At All. If We Say That We Have Fellowship With Him, And Walk In Darkness, We Lie, And Do Not The Truth: BUT IF WE WALK IN THE LIGHT, AS HE IS IN THE LIGHT, WE HAVE FELLOWSHIP ONE WITH ANOTHER, AND THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST HIS SON CLEANSETH US FROM ALL SIN.

Donna K Purifoy 

5/16/2025

ABBA, FATHER

ABBA, FATHER

Mark 14:36 

And He Said, ABBA, FATHER, All Things Are Possible Unto Thee; Take Away This Cup From Me: Nevertheless Not What I Will, But What Thou Wilt.

Romans 8:14-17 

For As Many As Are Led By The Spirit Of God, They Are The Sons Of God. For Ye Have Not Received The Spirit Of Bondage Again To Fear; BUT YE HAVE RECEIVED THE SPIRIT OF ADOPTION, Whereby We Cry, ABBA, FATHER. The Spirit Itself Beareth Witness With Our Spirit, That We Are The Children Of God: 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.

Galatians 4:1-7 

Now I Say, That The Heir, As Long As He Is A Child, Differeth Nothing From A Servant, Though He Be Lord Of All; But Is Under Tutors And Governors Until The Time Appointed Of The Father. Even So We, When We Were Children, Were In Bondage Under The Elements Of The World: But When The Fulness Of The Time Was Come, God Sent Forth His Son, Made Of A Woman, Made Under The Law, To Redeem Them That Were Under The Law, That We Might Receive The Adoption Of Sons. And Because Ye Are Sons, GOD HATH SENT FORTH THE SPIRIT OF HIS SON INTO YOUR HEARTS, CRYING, ABBA, FATHER. Wherefore Thou Art No More A Servant, But A Son; And If A Son, Then An Heir Of God Through Christ.

Only A Child Can Call The Father Of Jesus Christ, ABBA, FATHER.

We Can Only Call Upon Our ABBA, FATHER By The Spirit Of Christ Jesus Within Us. 

Donna K Purifoy 

5/11/2025