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So?
Is Jesus God or son of God.

This is a great controversy in Christianity. So it's important we look into it.

Let's start in old testament,

Proverbs 30:4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?

Consider carefully these words,
It is where you understand the potency of God, in short it's telling us that Almighty has a son, but in this times of old testament, he was not revealed.

In the beginning Gods said

Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

What I need you to focus on is plurality of this statement. He said, 'LET US' which in this context means someone with authority giving out directions. Here it's very important to understand.

Ask yourself, was Jesus brought by Mary, let's see what bible says

Jesus was confessing that

Luke 10:18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.

That HE saw Satan fall like lighting, it's either he saw or he didn't, and if he saw then it must be that he was in heaven for it's written in

Revelation 12:7-8 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.

Also it's written
John 6:62 What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?

Where the son of man was before,

Therefore Jesus was not brought by Mary, but Jesus was from beginning,

So Jesus is the one who was with Moses, Gideon, Abraham, Isaac, King David prophet Samuel, prophet Joel, He's the one visited Ezekiel as it's described in
Ezekiel 1:5-25 Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.
And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.
And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot: and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass.
And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings.
Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.
As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle.
Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.
And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went.
As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.
Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces.
The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.
When they went, they went upon their four sides: and they turned not when they went.
As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about them four.
And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.
Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.
And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.
And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings.
And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings.

So This is Jesus Glory,

The controversy is that He who was with these people is God. This is very true because Jesus is Our God.

Now the big question comes when Jesus kept saying that He's sent from father, also he said on the cross Eloi Eloi which translate to father father why has you forsaken me.

So who is father then?

Do you remember what happened in the beginning, ' LET US CREATE MAN'
As I told you that this verse is a game changer because Jesus is among them for a trinity says It's Father, son and an angel of lord or holy spirit,

But who is son?

John 1:1-4 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
The same was in the beginning with God.
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

If you continue to read in this chapter you'll learn that
John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Now therefore Jesus or it's said the word created us for himself and since he's the one created men he is God to us but in heaven he is a son.

Consider this

John 6:65 And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.

In conclusion to this whether Jesus is God or son of God! It depends on perspective from which side, if it's from earth Then He's our God but if it's from Heaven then He's son of God.

Amen

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Breaking the chains of Fear.

Sun tzu once said.

'one may know how to conquer without being able to.'

You see! One of the most tragic moment in the whole of Gospel was an incident happened in times of the generation of Moses.

It is well described from the book of numbers in chapter 14 and 14.

And it happened that after going out of Egypt (slavery) or after The power of God had already made manifest in lives of Hebrews, and they went out in town of Hebron ( city of the fallen angels) here Moses sent 12 leaders of them all to spy the land of Hebron where sons of (ANAK) lived. These were Giants mighty men.

And After 40 days they brought report back, and they said,

Numbers 13:28, 31 Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there.
But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.

Right there, Is the chain. 'FOR THEY ARE STRONG THAN WE'

this is the attitude they approached their battle, for remember these lands they had to fight for.

But their mind was not in the right place, they were losers in the mind. And so is you.

The way you approach a situation definitely defines how you're going navigate it.

Now this is what called double minded, and double minded is as dangerous as ignorance, and fear is a condition of having double minded.
That's why it's written

James 1:8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
Also

James 4:8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

Now fear is a chain that tie you in a tethered place unable to expand. For this reason God told the people even you included

Now consider this

Numbers 14:22 Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice;

In short just like Hebrew did They ignored the glory of God and didn't put into themselves the power of God into consideration, all they saw was being abandoned, they didn't see God as powerful enough to make them possess the land, just like you don't trust God he can give you those things taking you to adultery or to witchcraft.

And for this reason. God told them something Am regretting to hear.

Numbers 14:23, 27, 29-35 Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it:
How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me.
Your carcases shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, which have murmured against me,
Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have despised.
But as for you, your carcases, they shall fall in this wilderness.
And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness.
After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise.
I the LORD have said, I will surely do it unto all this evil congregation, that are gathered together against me: in this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die.

Something that was fear turned into a curse.

Be careful of how you perceive Gods glory, when you show fear, God takes it personally, for fear means you don't trust that he's powerful enough or that he cares enough to help you, thereby falling short of his glory,

This means staying in one place for a long time. Not progressing, claiming you're bewitched or I don't know what? But real reason you're there is fear

Break chains of Fear, exercise your faith and witness if God is going to disappoint. If he disappointed, imagine how strong can you accuse him of being a liar. That you trusted him and he failed you?

But before accusing him check if you're under any of these chains they are
Greed
Poverty
Fear
Pride
Ignorance

Three words that describe the image of God.

These are.
1 Holy
2 Righteousness.
3 faithful

Today let's see what it means to say that God is Righteous.

Righteousness is justification by faith

Righteousness, this is a judicial terminology. It means choosing to do the upright judgement.
Now righteousness is interchangeably used with justification.

Here I know I have lost you.

Let get deep.
God, is truth irregardless of your opinion. Now him being God takes responsibilities and accountabilities of him being God.
Therefore for him to be accountable, he had to set a creteria on which his accountability had to take effect.

Therefore he introduced the LAW. But for a law to have a meaning then he gave a FREE WILL as the measure of OBEDIENCE.

now justification lies in these three aspects that is law, free will and obedience. Justification is merited innocence, therefore the law, Free Will and obedience had to be brought in one common good as the guidance to the will of Him The Almighty. This guidance is what we calls FAITH.

For faith is to believe in his LAW and use your FREE WILL to OBEY.

Now righteousness works in imputing or crediting a believer a freedom to chose and to exercise his will. Either in wickedness or in Godliness.

Therefore when you decide to visit a witch doctor, there you're liable to to conformed into the ways of darkness, so as if you decide to follow Jesus Christ you're liable to be conformed into the ways of light. This is what world calls the balance. This balance is Prove of God's righteousness.

The only way this justification is accredited is by faith through Jesus Christ.

Listen carefully

Faith is called a 'condition' not because it possesses any merit/ advantage. But because it is the only way given on which a soul must be saved.

Now the acts of faith secures our justifications with Christ in which through loving what Jesus said, we get conformed into his counsel therefore deemed righteous.

Righteousness therefore is the acknowledgment of the upright ways, and having the courage to separate between wickedness and Godliness. And call Godliness Good and wickedness evil. And Judge according to that what is acceptable.

Therefore there are two ways, Condemnation and salvation. And the way to salvation is faith and the way to condemnation is Ignorance.

Matthew 5:10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

This verse has a great meaning.

Blessing is the understanding of what you need. Now Jesus here said that if you want to inherit the kingdom of Heaven then you have to get justified by faith which is called righteousness. And determination of you wanting to inherit the kingdom of God, you must be willing to go through persecution

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Three words.

These are words that labour to explain who God is.
These words Carry the whole image of God.

These are:
1. Holy
2. Righteousness
3. Faithful

Today let's consider HOLY

Holiness,
I once though that holiness meant to have no sins, but it's not true

What is sin?
Is sin not breaking the law of God? And the law of God is his words that he speaks.
In short knowing God is living by the words he said.

One of the law says THOU SHALL NOT KILL .
now if Killing is breaking the law, does that makes God above the law.
All am asking is simple? How can God gives us law but himself breaks that law. And then when we break that same law he punish us.

Let me show you what I mean
Genesis 38:8-10 And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.
And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.
And God Killed Onan and Er his brother the sons of Judah.

Now if God is holy it means he is with no sin. But murder is a sin and God Killed Onan.

Therefore sin is not about breaking the law, but sin is intentions of breaking the law.

In our case Onan did intentionally refused to raise his brother's name but also committed fornication and adultery. In which this was his sin. Now God killed him for this.

Therefore holiness is not only distancing yourself from sins, but also putting your minds away from sins.

Jesus told us something in

Matthew 5:27-28 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

This verse means if all you think is thinking of s*x when you see a woman, it's only the opportunity you don't have. If you had an opportunity you would have committed adultery, and for this reason you're already an adulterer.

Therefore holiness is not imagining evil, and also hating wickedness.

Same in all law.
Therefore
not imagining to steal or to fornicate or witchcraft, or murder, or envy.

But it doesn't mean that that you haven't stolen at all or committed fornication or not had gone to idolatry. If you have done one among these abomination, Jesus is calling you and willing to give you mercy, for He understand it was not your intention to do these things but was done in ignorance or in deceit. For understanding comes from him.

That's why we're told
1 Peter 1:15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

Holiness is distancing yourself from sin. Holiness is that reason that stops you from sinning. But if you're breaking the law for the sake of Godliness then mercy will be upon you for mercy is forgiveness of sins. Remember
God is also faithful and righteous

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The prince of Hell.

Matthew 12:24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.

Today let's understand the prince's of Hell.

Your job is to understand under who's hand are you under.

Just like the way God has seven great archangels, or as we know them as virtues or spirit of the lord.
These are
Faith
Wisdom
Humility
Discipline
Innocence
Diligence
Charity

Also hell has seven arch demon opposite of God's work.
They are
Beelzebub AKA Satan he's responsible for deceit

Lucifer is prince of pride

Asmodeus is prince of lust

Belfaghor is prince of Greed.

Wrath the prince of violence

Sloth is prince of laziness

Death is prince of ignorance

Yes death is his name. That's why Jesus told us in the book of revelation that Death and he'll shall be cast into the lake of fire.

Now let me show you the contrast

Faith if frustrated by ignorance or death
Wisdom is frustrated by deceit or Beelzebub
Humility is frustrated by pride or lucifer
Discipline is frustrated by lust or Asmodeus
Innocence is frustrated by wrath
Diligence is frustrated by sloth
Charity is frustrated by belfaghor or greed.

Now when you're a born male but you find yourself turning yourself into a woman then it means deceit has taken yourself and is reigning in your life, that means that you have given up your will to collaborate with Beelzebub,
That's why Paul in the book of Roman seven from verse fourteen.
He is explaining to us how the evil work,

Romans 7:14-25 For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.
Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.
Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.
For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

When you give your life to Jesus Christ then Jesus Christ frees you from the hand of these demons, for adultery or fornication is not your work for it add no value to your life, that's why the commandments of Jesus Christ are very important.

For when you're obeying the law you're distancing yourself from hands of demons, but life is not about following the law but it's about reasons why you break the law.

Yes mercy is powerful witness before the lord, but mercy is forgiveness of sin. For the world is a battlefield of ideology between good and evil. Therefore in this war if you're coward you can't do anything, even Habakkuk witnessed when he said to God

Habakkuk 1:2-4 O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!
Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.
Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.

Wisdom is greatest of all and am thankful for the little wisdom God has given me. And am here sharing with you for I know death is not forgiving. Once you're dead there is no redemption, and for this reason am convincing you to come to Jesus with one heart for my question is simple

If you found yourself in hell? Will you complain and say Jesus this is not fair?
Imagine burning in hell for fornication or theft in ignorance,

Now being burnt with with a homos*xual who sold their soul and became rich?
Why not sell yourself too so that your stay in hell would be worth it.

But you're here saying you can't be homos*xual or you can't visit witch doctor or you say you can't kill but you're a deceiver and fornicator and adulterer.

If you're for Jesus then the law is superior than your feeling or your desires.

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God's way

It's one of mystery that is greatly hidden from us. In short God's way is one of majorly hidden secrets.

Let's start here.
Most of people in Society don't believe in God. Or higher power,
But if you consider carefully the structure of world you'll notice that the whole world is worshipping.

For people in India they worship god Laxmi in an image of monkey or something close to that.

For a person in Iran he strongly believe in Allah

Someone in Mexico is a Catholic,

Someone in Japan believes in Buddha or something close to those teaching.

In our homeland for example in Kikuyu our ancestors believed in 'Mwene nyaga'
Maasai had enkai
Luhya had mulungu
Luos had .....

But let's dig deep.

In Kikuyu tribe, there was once a great seer his name 'mugo wa kibiru' he's famously known for his 21 prophesies.

These prophesies have been passed down to us. But my question is?

By whose or which wisdom or power did he know the Future.

Now Mugo told us that white man was to come, and he did came, but in these times people would worship God and call him by name 'Mwene nyaga'

The point am trying to make here is that this God we called Mwene nyaga' who inspired 'mugo wa kibiru' knew that someone is being brought either God bigger than him or Himself in another form. For why Call him Our God if he's not able to protect us, or was Jesus bigger God than 'Mwene nyaga'

Therefore Introduction of Jesus Christ to our Kikuyu people was spiritual, it was something that had been planned either buy Mwene nyaga' himself or A bigger God than him who is Jesus Christ.

But about acceptance is another ground we should consider, because when we were introduced to Jesus Christ, for example my grandfather Solomon gichatha was one of pioneers who accepted Christianity and started churches, for example my parish ACK mananga church is 100 years old. Therefore did not only Jesus conquer physical realm but also our spirit for I was born when my grandfather had already died, Yet Am preaching same Jesus Christ. My question is if my grandfather was brainwashed And my brain is washed too by influence of Jesus Christ, why not call him bigger God then.

For this reason Jesus Chris became my God.

Christianity came through slavery,

Now you may look this from point of exploitation, but you cannot fathom the real power hidden inside,

Consider carefully,
Roman empire had just fallen, and British aristocrat ruled the world. But the whole empire of British empire was laid upon corruption, and murder, and deceit and idol worshipping. Just opposite what the bible say. And this is controversy we have in our society, that those brought bible to us live different from the bible.

Yes!
This is one of God's way. His mystery is hidden, now God has a special target he focuses on, this group is called the "dispersed" of his children for he promised himself he will gather them from four corners of the earth.

Jesus Christ is not for everybody, but for few who are called by his name.

The only way you can know Jesus Christ is only by himself revealing himself to you. And the only way he reveal himself to you is by Giving you a desire to know him, and when that desire arise on you then you start by reading the bible, and when you read the bible you agree with the bible because this desire are not by themselves but by holy spirit.

When you have enough conviction then you confess that Jesus Christ is God. This is truth.

When you make this confessions then you're sealed by a crown of salvation and you're given hope, a hope of eternity, That is to say to live in holiness, for the promise of this covenant say in Corinthians 6: that no adulterer, or fornicators or a thief or idolatrous or murderers etc shall inherit the eternity.

Therefore, salvation is not words,, but the way of living. Therefore if Jesus is your God too then the law is in forefront, for in law you're confirmed obedience to God. That is all what matters obedience to God.

What can we say?

Some atheist says there is no God. But we mock them for their follies, because I know Am better than atheism for I don't say there is God without proof, but he says there is no God for he is denied the spirit.

But me and you we're given the spirit, same spirit who empowered 'mugo wa kibiru' same spirit is giving you hope, hope for eternity, the only labour you have is to obey the commandments of our lord Jesus Christ

Mathew 5, 6and 7 contains the law and completes the law.

Jesus is the only way to eternity. But if your potion is fire and worms then am sorry there is nothing I can do.

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The calvary/ cross/ crucifixion.

Jesus was hanged on a cross, Jesus is our God. Therefore crucifixion was an act of hanging God on a cross.

Many people believe that, Jesus was hanged for our sins. But part of sins was smallest issue on the docket.

To those who believe that Jesus died because of our sins, what happened to King David or king ASA, or all people who ware under the law of Moses. Therefore crucifixion of God was not necessarily of sins but something greater.

Let's focus on this today.

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.

The last word of Jesus our God, before Death was 'it's Finished'.

What did he finish?

John 17:4 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

Jesus confessed and said He brought the glory of creator of heaven and earth, the authority, the kingdom of God on earth, for from beginning he started his work and said.

Mark 1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

REPENT AND BELIEVE THE GOSPEL.

now how could we believe the gospel? The labour of Jesus Christ was to lay a foundation to us for a strong case that we believe the gospel. And that's why he healed the sick, drove out demon, raised the dead, and many more. This was just a platform for us to find conviction.

Now here was the real work.

Jesus came and fought the enemy from his stronghold.

What is stronghold of enemy?

Ignorance.
Jesus came to fight ignorance for from beginning the sin of eve was not to eat of tree, but she ate from point of ignorance, without considering the consequences. This is what God calls ignorance a trespass sin.

Leviticus 4:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them: ....

Look at crucifixion closely
His tomb was sealed and guarded? Why
So that no man can claim he raised Jesus from dead, but by the power of God creator of heaven and earth.

Ignorance is your enemy, and ignorance shall not be justified that's why Paul said

Romans 2:12 For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;

Think carefully what that says?

Crucifixion of Jesus Christ served 3 purposes
1. It rooted out Ignorance this was most important

2. It offered the ransom for sin, God promised and said, After sin is Death. His death was fulfillment of that promise.

3. It showed us the image of our God, the length He went to show true love for those who calls him God. Also he did set it as a sign and path to all those who chose salvation. To enter to salvation you have to to accept affliction, and pain. Willingly and with joy.

Therefore Crucifixion is the most important part of human history for by it man is offered true freedom to chose between, condemnation or salvation.

Therefore stop hiding your iniquity hoping you're not seen, make a choice and stick to your choice with pride. If it's Jesus Christ then hold firm onto the law of Jesus Christ as he said them in Mathew 5,6and 7.

But, if you have choosen to Go to hell, well how fair is it you'll burn in hell for fornication, while you'll burn with homos*xual or a sorcerer. If you have made hell your destination is it not worth to make that trip worth it?

The Kingdom of Jesus Christ is established on rules and law and principles.

Following Jesus Christ is not easy but I know for sure it's worth it.

To us who Hold Jesus first? We are going to be obedient till death with joy because we have no otherwise. We're not Going to hell.
Amen

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