Belief in/on Christ (one’s salvation): unbelief & falling away

Janet Lynn
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Belief in/on Christ (one’s salvation):

Unbelief (apistia) & Falling Away (apostasia)

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I began to speak with the Lord this morning concerning faith and belief— which was sparked in me a day or so back (but was a different message entirely than the one currently being brought forth at that time); which I felt prompted to pursue with him this morning. And if truth be told to you now, candidly— I needed to hear from him about… belief and faith in him… in encouragement to my heart, mind, soul— and spiritual alignment with his person.

He pours over belief and faith to me in this, and I bring it to you all. He also gives a quoted word in this— of what he meant in scripture, and with expounding and clarification of the Word of God unto us. I pray it blesses you— as we will see the difference between zero faith and a little faith— in the Son of God given unto us as the Son of man who is the Lamb of God.

Many corrections were made during and after the making of the video. White was used as the background for the first time in a long, long time, per the Lord's desire; that the purity of Christ be exemplified in the rare use of the color of purity itself: white light. (This was to be on the blog, for on screen, it's hard on the eyes)

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Matthew 13:55-58

“Is this not the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brethren, James (Jacob), and Joses (Joseph), and Simon, and Judas (Judah)? And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things (Where then did this man get all these things (speaking of the parable knowledge of the seeds sown on types of ground)? And they were offended [G4624: skandalizō: scandalize(d), entrapped and tripping up or stumbling over in apostasy] in him.

But Jesus said unto them— A prophet [G4396: prophētēs: an inspired speaker] is not without honor [G820: atimos: not despised or dishonored], save [G1508: eimē: except] in his own country [G3968: patris: home town], and in his own house [G3614: oikia: family residence].

And he did not [G4160: poieō: provide, perform, purpose, work, or yield] many mighty works [G1411: dunamis: miraculous power (demonstrations), miracles themselves] there —because of [G1223: dia: by occasion of, by reason of, for the sake of, or for this cause] —their unbelief [G570: apistia: faithlessness, disbelief (lack of Christian faith), unfaithfulness (disobedience)].”

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Have you ever noticed in Matthew chapter 13, at the very end, around verses 55-58 what it really says about unbelief or faith— and how it pertains to the very chosen people not having eyes that see or ears that hear (spiritually) the living God in spirit and truth?

In this teaching and expounding (as well as a quoted word from the Lord) we will explore how the great falling away from God (in general) has happened for eons; and what the Lord would like to speak to us about lack of faith, or little faith: because there is a difference.

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Apistia and apostasia (often spelled apostisia in variation) are related in the context of New Testament Greek, in that both are used to describe a departure from, or lack of —faith; but they represent different nuances of that concept.

1. Apistia (Unbelief/Faithlessness)

Definition: Means unbelief, faithlessness, disobedience, or a lack of trust.

Root: It comes from a- (a negative prefix, like "un-") + pistis (faith).

Context: Refers to a state of mind or heart that distrusts or rejects God.

For example, Hebrews 3:12 warns against an "evil heart of unbelief" (apistias).

2. Apostasia (Apostasy/Rebellion)

Definition: Refers to a formal and/or willful, or total abandonment of a former position, authority, or faith.

Root: Derived from aphistēmi, meaning to depart, leave, or fall away.

Context: It is often translated as "falling away" or "rebellion" (e.g., 2 Thess. 2:3), indicating an active defection or revolt from Christianity.

How They Are Related: Root Cause: Apistia (unbelief) is frequently the root cause that leads to apostasia (the act of walking away).

The Concept: Both are used to describe a spiritual departure from God, though apostasia is more intense, representing a complete, public, or definitive rejection of what was once believed.

Intertwined: A "wicked heart of unbelief" (apistias) is what causes people to depart (apostēnai) from the living God, according to Hebrews 3:12.

In summary, apistia is the condition of unbelief, while apostasia is the action of abandoning the faith.

Ok…

Essentially, we see that apostasy happens (the actions of departing the faith), when apistia happens first— a falling away in the heart from God: no belief in God, rejection of who he is. Note— it does not say small belief or small faith, but a lack of faith in his person; meaning— devoid of, not small belief— none.

And also note that this falling away of the faith; which means— G4102: pistis: persuasion and credence in moral conviction of religious truth or the truthfulness of God— or the religious teacher; especially reliance upon Christ himself for salvation; and with a constancy in such profession: the gospel itself, the truth itself— with fidelity in belief and assurance.

It is a direct action of revolt of/from Christianity— as referenced in apostasia’s definition, and noted in 2 Thessalonians 2:3— as it was indicating an active defection or revolt from Christianity.

And Christ means— G5547: Christos: the anointed Messiah— epithet of Jesus: the quality characteristic of Jesus (the Christ). The root definition is of late 16th century: from French épithète, or via Latin from Greek epitheton, neuter of epithetos ‘attributed’, from epitithenai ‘add’, from epi ‘upon’ + tithenai ‘to place’.

And also that unbelief— as mentioned in Matthew 13 in the very last verse— is also stating it is attributed to ‘disobedience;’ but disobedience in what way?

“...because of [by occasion of, by reason of, for the sake of, or for this cause] —their unbelief [G570: apistia: faithlessness, disbelief (lack of Christian faith), unfaithfulness (disobedience)].”

Because of their disobedience to Christ: they did not regard ‘Christ.’ They did not regard him as Messiah. They did not regard him as the Son of God who came as the Son of man to be the sacrifice. They did not believe he was their Messiah, nor anointed by God: they did not believe on/in him— as Messiah or the Christ: these were not of them who knew God the Father— as Jesus said in these verses in John 14:6-9.

John 14:6-9

“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes unto the Father, but by (through) me. If you had known me, you should have known my Father also: and from henceforth you know him, and have seen him. Philip said unto him— Lord, show us the Father, and it shall suffice (satisfy) us. Jesus saith unto him— Have I been so long a time with you, and yet you have not known me, Philip? He that has seen me —has seen the Father; and (so) how do you then say— Show us the Father?”

These were, in earthly genealogies, God’s chosen people— but these were also they who did not ‘know God;’ and to ‘know God,’ meant— G1097: ginōskō: perceived and understood: that if they had perceived, already, the Father God of all creation, and understood him (been aware of who he is spiritually); then— all who come in contact with the Son— would know he is the Son of God, not just a son of man (regular human), but exceptional, extraordinary— and would have met the Father in a body (within the life of Jesus incarnate); because they understood (spiritually), and had already perceived the Father (spiritually) inside of themselves: and thus— ‘knew God,’ already, spiritually; and thus recognized him in a vessel.

I believe we ought to consider this when dealing with human beings: for it is what Jesus was stating: “If you knew God well— you would discern him in a human person vessel that carries his very Spirit.” And NO ONE did that like Jesus the Christ or Messiah. And yet— the chosen— discerned this not, discerned him not— when he stood before them. And thus— he goes to ‘choose’ others who would come to the wedding of the King’s Son (if you have ears that hear what the Spirit of the Lord is saying: graftings in who believe: free-will-honor and belief of any who would come to believe on him).

Being chosen for something by God— does not mean it will be fulfilled: that is determined in heart posture toward God. And in this— we see that they did not ‘affiliate him’ with God, would not perceive nor know him as God’s Son (the Christ); and thus— were denouncers, non-believers in Messiah or Christ— and in that: they were apostate, or— disbelievers in heart. Not a little bit of doubt and belief, or mixture— but full on disbelief, complete with offence, which meant— they believed him to be scandalous, scandalizing; or rather— they stumbled in their spiritual blindness— right over the Cornerstone.

Isaiah 8:14

“And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.”

1 Peter 2:8

“And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.”

Matthew 21:44

“And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.”

But I love how it is said in John 14, following after verse 9 that…

“(Phillip) Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me— and that the words that I speak unto you I speak not of/from myself? But the Father (rather) who dwells in me— that it is he who does the works? Believe me— I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else— believe me for the very works' sake (themselves). Verily, verily, I say unto you— He that believes on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.”

The next section is what he asked me to quote him on— where he begins to elaborate upon, to expound upon, of this teaching today to the body of believers in Messiah/Christ.

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The Lord Jesus said…

And if you had perceived, spiritually, in essence, the Father— you should know who stands before you today— and demonstrates the Father to you in flesh. Do you, in truth, not believe that the Father part of God is inside my very person doing all I do, saying all I say, demonstrating God unto men in this human-suit-body, even now? Do you not believe that all along the Son was in the bosom of the Father, the one true God; and that He would come forth unto men, witness himself to men, incarnate, the Word of God unto men in the form of the Messiah and Christ, the Lamb of God given to make atonement for His creation that went astray like lambs with no Shepherd? For the Son’s life and mission was always in the bosom of the Father, and the bosom of the Father (his heart), always in the life of the Son— incarnated in the earthen realm unto men. Do you believe this? Do you believe you are witnessing the Father of lights (you all) unto you even now— in/of my very person— for what you see and perceive before you in the characteristic quality of God himself in Me?

Believe me— I am in the bosom of the heart of the Father of lights, and the heart of the Father is erect and alive in me: and the works of the Father do witness of these truths: believe in the witness (works manifest) that the Father has come unto you— in Me.

Because, truly, TRULY, I say unto you— he that shall not stumble over me, trip up entirely, missing and not perceiving the Spirit of the living God in and upon Me— as the Christ, the anointed one in whom has the Spirit of the living God upon me, added to, and placed within— leading me in all things… He who shall not stumble spiritually in this…. He who recognizes God the Father before him, spiritually, in Me…

This man who shall receive me as the Christ, or the anointed and appointed Messiah, who is the Son of God… this man shall do all that I do, and even greater workings of the Father— than even what I have demonstrated to you already: because I shall go in unto the Father of lights, the Father Creator of your very lives, intercede, and advocate on behalf of those who ‘believe on’ my life— ‘as Messiah/Christ.’

For those who cannot see— though having eyes… and those who cannot hear… though having ears… They stumble over the truth, are offended in Me (or believe me to be a liar and an offense or scandalous), and are ensnared of the Fowler spirit, the truth is not in them, they are disrespectful to the living God in spirit and truth— disobey and dishonor the living Truth and his Spirit— whereunto they were appointed to come to know and abide with within; and in this— they are pulverized into powder, crushed— under the weight of all that was given them in the Father, Spirit, and Son— come unto them: they did not believe— at all. They could not see, could not hear, could not discern— for their hearts were wicked, endarkened, and did believe a lie; for their hearts were not given to know the living God in spirit and truth.

Do you perceive the living Father, even now, Phillip (and all humans) when he stands before you, speaks, and exemplifies the exceptionally moral, righteous, character of God the Father and Spirit— in Me?

Do you fall upon my life— and are broken up, coming through reformation, reforming your interior man— spiritually, and in the truth, even now— but are not being pulverized to powder entirely? Do you fall upon me in belief, even now, and are transformed by the way, truth, and life in me— of the Father and Spirit?

Do you, dear children— perceive God incarnate before you, in word, truth, Spirit, and demonstrations of his actions and deeds/works?

For I tell you of a truth— believe me— I AM in the Father, and the Father in me; and all who come to believe (exalt, love, and obey) me in this: these shall be the children of God, chosen, disallowed of men (dishonored of men), but honored of God, and chosen to be grafted into my very life: for these— are the children of God, who honor, believe, and obey the living God— in Me.”

—The Son of God and Christ

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Recap

(thus far)

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Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? A reference to not even exalting Mary (Miriam) or Joseph in/as the people God described them as by Gabriel— ‘chosen’ people to raise the Messiah in the earth, the Word incarnate. But instead— these people only saw carnally every day— normal, average, not special, people— not only in YahShua/Jesus, but his mother as not chosen and appointed, or his father Joseph (not biological but chosen to raise him) as chosen and appointed of God; and thus— did not receive Jesus as such: and hence— proved, long before Jesus came maturely to demonstrate the Father unto them, and the Spirit upon him— that they were unbelievers in God with them (Emmanuel), because they truly knew not, nor abided with the living Father of all lights themselves, within their hearts, minds, or souls.

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. (Matthew 22:37-38); as well as Deuteronomy 6:5, which they had all along unto them. They failed to yoke with God the Creator and Father of us in his Spirit among men in the earth: and thus— knew not God, and could not know the Son of God— as Messiah/Christ unto them— when he came as Son of man to lay his life down to them.

He who has spiritual ears that hear the Spirit and Truth— let him hear.

He was more than ‘some carpenter’s’ son. And the carpenter himself— was more than an average man— he was chosen to raise the Messiah/Christ, and his mother Miriam the same: this was a ‘chosen’ family. But the carnal men and women— only saw superficially— not deeply inside that the Creator and Father of them all— had come unto men, Emmanuel, in Jesus: the greatest blindness of all time— that carries eternal consequence.

May we all see the anointed, chosen, life of Jesus the Christ as Son of man AND as Son of God— Messiah, Christ, Lamb of God; and in this— begin in little faith that builds and builds and builds— until it is a full-blown mature knowledge of God with us and ‘within’ us: Emmanuel.

Let us BELIEVE— and thus honor, fight doubt, revere him in spirit and truth, and abide with him in both— and in his love: for this is the Bread of Life unto all who shall come unto belief in/on him: for these are the children of God— for they obey the living God in who he is— as they reverence him as such.

Let us learn these lessons from those who failed to receive the way, truth, and life of Jesus— in his day. Let us not scandalize him— count him to be not who he says, exemplifies, and proves himself to be— thus tripping over him and stumbling. Though if we do, or if we have— let him break us up and reform us in belief, image and likeness, and reform us entirely within our structure of person within— in belief and faith to him/on him. Let us kill apostasy or falling away from belief in him— and let us fall into reliance, trust, and belief in/on him: and in this— kill apistia— heart posture apart from God, as we come into belief in/on him within our hearts.

G4100: pisteuō (believe): have faith (respect to God), giving him credit, entrusting your spiritual well-being to him— Christ: commit to putting trust in him, entrust yourself to him. Literally— that is the Strong’s definition of belief.

For he can work with a little faith. 😉

BUT— those who know the Lord Jesus only as the ‘carpenter’s son,’ will not come to believe on/in him, entrusting themselves to him in spirit and truth as ‘the Messiah/Christ’ given to all men: for these men are carnal, having their consciences seared with a hot iron; and do not perceive— even though they have eyes; and cannot hear— though they have ears; for their hearts are darkened in affiliation with darkness: and these not only stumble, but are crushed under the weight of the Truth who has come unto them— but who was not believed in the hearts of them.

And truly— this only happens (when God has been given to us all from the beginning or foundation— as he laid himself down to this service to us from the beginning) —when a man’s heart is not given to desiring ‘to know’ the living God and Father of them.

To every man who desires to know, he is bid to come— the Spirit of the Father draws them to the Son— for a spiritual alignment is established; and this type of man comes to ‘know’ the Father of them in the life of Messiah because they were seeking to know him and be reconnected; and in this— they were given the life of the Son and Spirit to help them to come into all of this: reformation and salvation through turning to his face again.

Let he who has ears hear what the Spirit is saying. For only does a prophet (any prophet, inspired speaker of God himself in the way, truth, and life of God), but especially Jesus— become disrespected for who he is (the I AM) in a place where people could only see him as some man who lived a common life: when there was NOTHING common or normal about him: he was EXTRAORDINARY, or EXCEPTIONAL: but these were blind to the exception, only magnetized to the normal or common.

The children of God are to be peculiar, righteous (priestly), uncommon (common being that of carnality and secular or pagan and estranged), exceptional in their morality and conduct, becoming of the Lord God himself— by his handiwork construction and building of them in his temple or vessel…. Who are anything but ordinary, normal, or common… Who are instead— the children of God, called, chosen, and set-apart from all that is common or normal.

And yet— these people who had the longest, closest knowledge and experience with this family (Jesus’ family), could not discern spiritual matters, and only saw what their ignorant, endarkened, and estranged from God the Father hearts— showed, told, and convinced them of: for these were seared toward the Spirit and Truth of God within them.

Let us learn of their examples. Because it was this way with Jesus— the people who had the most time and exposure to his life— failed to see God in a vessel moving this man. Do we do the same in the lives of God in vessels now? Do we not see the Spirit of the living God in them, where he is, bringing forth his substance, essence, truth, spirit, fruit, ways, teachings, words, righteousness, and love?

Let us learn from the error of a blind, adulterous (yoking with other spirits and pride) generation— who sought outward signs (and those were actually given in Christ’s workings), but failed at heart alignment with God; because their heart was actually not aligned in its motives to honor and exalt God, to know him interiorly, and to worship him; but instead— were given to worshiping their humanity (right to align and govern self in exaltation of).

And so— it was not that God ‘could not’ do, or perform, provide, work, or yield many mighty works among them (for he had demonstrated that he had done mighty works in the chapters before this chapter 13 of Matthew when he says this— as he chided the Pharisees, the blind, before this chapter saying— Sodom and Gomorrah would have still remained if a witness like mine had come unto them, as I came unto you in Spirit works to your towns)... but that he would not do many mighty works, not that he could not, he would not be doing many… because of, due to, in relationship to, with reason given, by occasion of, and for this cause…

Their apistia, their faithless (not a little faith, none), lack of believing he was/is the Christ/Messiah (which means in those other towns— people were given to believing him ‘as’ Messiah/Christ… but these had no Christian faith), and their being was unfaithful to the Father and Spirit of— in their disobedience, which is disrespect— not under his person or Spirit: not abiding with God, Emmanuel.

I pray we will understand— by the end of this— that the Lord is saying ‘zero’ respect, zero belief in him as the anointed and appointed one, zero reliance/assurance upon him being who he claimed or even demonstrated elsewhere— or even the wisdom he taught, zero obedience to him: they were devoid of ‘any’ belief/obedience to his person for being the I AM: which is different than a little belief that we can be reformed of, and matured of— as we overcome in him. But God will flesh this out a bit more in this post, a little later on.

Both apistia and apostasia are a departure from (estrangement, not alignment), and it is a lack of— which is an emptiness or devoid of— faith. One is a state of heart, and the other is the result of this estranged state of heart— that carries forth actions/deeds in the earth (or soul, mind, and heart of man).

Apistia— unbelief, faithlessness, disobedience, and lack of trust— it is a state of mind, heart, soul, understanding and alignment that— distrusts or rejects God (as exemplified in the life of the Word of God incarnate— in Jesus, when he stood before them, taught of the Father, exemplified the Father God and Spirit to them— of the fruit of his person).

Apostasia— is the rebellion that comes to be of one’s life toward God, in/of one’s behaviors, mindset, words, beliefs, reasoning, heart posture, spiritual alignments, and actions— in a willful and total abandonment of a former position… (even former as in once a called and chosen people of God, who once lived under Mosaic and Levitical law and regulation with God— but who now reject and refuse direct connection with the way, truth, and life of God, incarnate unto men, by the Spirit of God— in Jesus Christ, or YahShua Ha Mashiach/Messiah) —in unbelief, disrespect, and rejection of his Spirit and Truth given unto them.

And in this— they have fallen away or out from union with God, due to disrespectful, disobedient, heart posture, endarkened in mind, soul, and heart— due to a lack (devoid of) a desire to respect, exalt, come close to (turn to God’s face again in spiritual alignment, joining), and embrace or unify with God in his righteousness, truth, and Spirit— within them.

But instead— choosing to ‘depart from the faith,’ or hence— the great falling away from union/joining, in/with respect to his person, obeying his person, with a clean heart toward his person, walking and abiding in the light— in heart, mind, and soul, due to a pure heart’s desire to know God and be known of God in his truth, righteousness, image, likeness, and person once again.

But instead— to walk apart from all of that, and him— in rebellion: which is to remain in the spiritual location of estrangement, the fall of mankind, disunion with God, and thus— remain where satan does and shall remain eternally; and not be returned to God— because one’s heart did not truly desire to be— ‘at all,’ not a little bit, not struggling at union— not at all putting belief or effort into returning to be reconciled with God in the way, truth, and life of God (found and given all men in Christ Jesus: Emmanuel— God with men).

Matthew 13:13-15

"This is why I speak to them in parables: Though seeing— they do not see (perceive); though hearing— they do not hear or understand.”

Mark 8:17-18 (toward his disciples)

"Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?"

If one is not looking (searching, seeing, perceiving— actively) for God— one will not find God, see God, or perceive God— in his Spirit, a vessel, or in word or deed.

Apistia— which leads to Apostasia (apostasy)— is a direct action of revolt of/from Christianity, as noted in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 —indicating an active defection or revolt from Christianity: the great falling away, apostasia, and the son of perdition or perishing come forward or out and about (revealed or manifest) —because of lack of belief and respect and obedience to Jesus ‘as’ the Christ or Messiah of God.

He who has ears let him hear and perceive the Spirit and truth.

Because truly, Christ had upon him, was placed upon him, added to his life incarnate— the Spirit of the living God’s presence, truth, way, conduct, character, words, and actions of the Father working in and through him (and his laid down life unto union of God and man again, in service to doing the will of the Father as the Lamb— was always in the Father): but these— did not have ears or eyes to hear or see the truth before them, or presented to them: for they knew not, or were acquainted not, joined not— to the living Father, Word, and Spirit— within their hearts, minds, or souls: and their hearts were estranged— or had fallen away.

They did not regard him— as Messiah.

These were, in earthly genealogies, God’s chosen people— but these were also they who did not ‘know God;’ and to ‘know God,’ which meant— they did not perceive him, nor understand God (were not spiritually aware of who he is in spirit and truth). It doesn’t matter who we were born unto of earthly mothers and fathers— but he who is able to father us (or not) within the interior structure and faculties of man (mind, heart, soul, beliefs, reasoning, judgments, conduct, character, and interior substance). If we knew God well— we would discern him in a human person vessel that carries his very Spirit. And we would be grafted into his life— the Vine, from which he springs of the life of Father (the root); to which all people (branches) that do shoot forth of his very life— shall be cultivated in him (pruned to bring forth more fruit, suckers cut off that are depleting the fruitfulness, trimming, a little here, a little there— to become more fruitful, more aligned with God, more works, words, understanding, and ways of God— that shall come forward in us all— as he fulfills his hand’s work (handiwork/workmanship) in us all: erecting his very life and person in structure, way, truth, and maturity— in us— as he leads us in/of all his life.

And thus— he shall go into the highways, and the byways, and call all who will come to wed him: to the wedding (a process, to join, wed) of the Lamb: the sacrificial one, the Messiah, the Christ: for all who will not— shall perish: for only in the life of the Sacrificial one— is life found, established, and eternal: and it’s all in belief, respect, union, obedience and proper form— unto Christ/Messiah.

Without belief in Christ/Messiah, in Jesus— one shall remain estranged, fallen away, in heart, soul, and mind posture of apistia— which shall lead all to apostasia: the great falling away and apart from God— not joined and wed to him: Emmanuel.

Being chosen for something by God— does not mean it will be fulfilled: that is determined in heart posture toward God. A little bit of faith— can be cultivated: zero faith— cannot have life breathed into it to strengthen it in union with God— for union with God is not believed in/on in the life of Messiah/Christ Jesus: and no one comes back into union with the Father, lest he come through the Door; and that begins with belief in the Door/life of Jesus the Christ, YahShua Ha Mashiach: the Son of man, who is the Son of God, who is the Lamb and one to wed oneself to: for in a wedding to him via wedding his Spirit— does one come into direct union with our Father, Creator, and Maker of us: who is our husband.

Isaiah 54:5

“For your Maker is your husband; the Lord of hosts is his name; and your Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth— shall he be called.”

We cannot scandalize his person. We cannot stumble so hard, so long, that we are crushed under the weight of the witness of the Cornerstone— his life and all he came to demonstrate, teach, say, do, and exemplify— as Emmanuel has come unto us: we must reverence, respect, humble ourselves to him, desire to know him, believe him who he is, obey his command in our lives, his love in our hearts, his truth to our interior man— and join him: in this— our little faith shall grow, our doubts, fade away, our distance from him be brought close in proximity, and our form and likeness be returned to his, as we wed him and his Spirit— who is calling all others to do so as well, all who will come: and in this— our faith shall grow and be established as we stumble over him a bit— but are also healed in him, reformed, saved to the utmost— as his person reproves us, corrects us, aligns us, designs us again (reforms us), and joins inside of us to us— to walk his Spirit out in and unto us, and to bring us into the knowledge of our Father once again: to know God, walk with God, and join God in exaltation of him, worship of him— in Spirit and truth.

All because we have one thing: a pure heart desire to do so, and join him in his Spirit and Truth inside of our being: body, soul, spirit, mind, and heart: leading to our beliefs, reasoning, perceptions, inclinations, words, actions, and wills.

It is always about who is being exalted within the man vessel, heart, mind, and soul. The Pharisees and those who were carnal— only saw an average, normal, common man before them— not the living God in a personal vessel. And it will be the same among men abroad throughout time— and has been since the beginning: who has eyes and ears to both perceive and hear the living God? It is he who has a clean heart (pure motives toward God and godliness, or the way, truth and life of God in us), who has not lifted up his soul to worthlessness, emptiness, vanity, nor walked and abided deceitfully (in the dark); but one who shall receive the blessing of the Lord and righteousness from the God of his salvation (Jesus, and his righteousness that comes with him)... is one who also, in addition to pure heart motives toward God in Christ Jesus— has clean hands (actions he puts himself to in the realm of soul, mind, and heart) in the earthen life: these are they who SEEK HIM, HIS FACE: they are Jacob, or the ones who wrestle with God, the people of God— who are reformed of his hand, blessed by his presence, corrected by his person/Spirit— who are the children of the one true God— and his Father.

Psalm 24:4-6

“He that has clean hands, and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.”

All others shall be crushed under the spiritual weight and truth of the life of Messiah/Christ who was rejected and denied union with; because their hearts were endarkened toward him and his righteousness (this is the life of Christ), and yet were illuminated in the dark light of the heart— where man exalts himself as god, and his self-righteousness as good— when it is actually evil and darkness: for these are blind and deaf: apistia and apostasia— is the result: rebellion to God, and blindness (an inability) to see him, and deafness— and inability to hear his Spirit: all coming from heart posture and alignment with his way, truth, and life— in Jesus Christ: being crushed or pulverized to powder (dust, ruin, perishing).

(Again) The Lord Jesus said…

“People of mine… I have been with you a long time now. You have seen and even heard of all that I AM, all that I do of who I am. You have been my witness of my person. And you were to know the person of the Lord God in spiritual understanding— even before Me who has come unto you in the flesh— in that you were given the essence of my Father to know in all your Torah and Tanakh given you (in scrolls); and his Spirit to abide with you— to go before you as the spiritual presence, by cloud and by column of fire. And if you had perceived, spiritually, in essence, the Father— you should know who stands before you today— and demonstrates the Father to you in flesh. Do you, in truth, not believe that the Father part of God is inside my very person doing all I do, saying all I say, demonstrating God unto men in this human-suit-body, even now? Do you not believe that all along the Son was in the bosom of the Father, the one true God? And that He would come forth unto men, witness himself to men, incarnate, the Word of God unto men in the form of the Messiah and Christ, the Lamb of God given to make atonement for His creation that went astray like lambs with no Shepherd? For the Son’s life and mission was always in the bosom of the Father, and the bosom of the Father (his heart), always in the life of the Son— incarnated in the earthen realm unto men. Do you believe this? Do you believe you are witnessing the Father of lights (you all) unto you even now— in/of my very person— for what you see and perceive before you in the characteristic quality of God himself in Me?

This man who shall receive me as the Christ, or the anointed and appointed Messiah, who is the Son of God… this man shall do all that I do, and even greater workings of the Father— than even what I have demonstrated to you already: because I shall go in unto the Father of lights, the Father Creator of your very lives, intercede, and advocate on behalf of those who ‘believe on’ my life— ‘as Messiah/Christ.’

Do you, dear children— perceive God incarnate before you, in word, truth, Spirit, and demonstrations of his actions and deeds/works?

—The Son of God and Christ

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Little faith— not zero (or lack of) faith

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Ok…

So let’s now take heart in Christ Jesus, little one— there is a difference between NO faith, and LITTLE faith: no faith— cannot be breathed into of life abundantly, or strengthened in feebleness, or restructured and reinforced to hold up in more, or cultivated to bring forth more— faith: BUT— little faith— CAN!!!

“Oh you of little faith,” is often regarded only as the rebuke; but I challenge you to pay close attention to what is truly said, and what Jesus demonstrates EACH TIME he says this statement— to the ‘invitation’ extended each time.

In Matthew 23 and Luke 11, truly is there a strong chiding by the Lord Jesus, a strong rebuke and warning unto the Pharisees or unbelieving (disrespectful to him) —and that is actually Love expressed to the unbelievers of Christ Jesus, the way, truth, or life of the Spirit of God unto men to couple with: as the Father desired to be with men: Emmanuel.

Luke 11:28, 35, 39

“Blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it (guard him in them). Take heed therefore that the light which is in you be not darkness. You Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.”

Matthew 17:17

“Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse [G1294: diastrephō: distorted, misinterpreting, corrupted] generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.”

And here, in Matthew 17:17 (which is the number that has to do with victory: 17), we see that the only victory over unclean spirits and spiritual alignments with— is conquered in alignment with God' s Spirit and truth, as well as belief in God in their faculties, hearts, souls, and minds: his students were being addressed here for ‘zero’ faith, faithlessness— not little faith, none: and in that— the demons could not be cast out— for God was not being yoked with in heart, mind, soul, and with all strength to align with him in his authority and power.

Matthew 17:19-20

“Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said— Why could we not cast him out? And Jesus said unto them— Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you— If you have faith as (small as) a grain of mustard seed, you shall say unto this mountain (this problem and adversity) —(be) Removed hence to yonder place; and it shall be removed; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.”

A babe ‘in’ Christ (belief, respect, and obedience to him, the truth, and his power and authority exalted in them) can cast out demons by His hand (Spirit and authority); but his disciples at this time— were ‘without,’ not with ‘a little,’ Jesus was saying they were devoid of belief in him— even as he stood before them: this was shown over and again in biblical stories of people’s lives— their unbelief.

We hear then— ‘Help thou me out of my unbelief Lord,’ in Mark 9:24, and the Lord Jesus truly will… but we must have a little for that, not zero. And Jesus was teaching them right there… but they were desirous to learn of him, be corrected and reformed, and come into union with him in all his person and ways (righteousness): and that is why they go forward in scripture to do great exploits with him, and to PROVE, as signs, miracles, and wonder, followed them wherever they went— in being the children of God, who are led of his Spirit, in union and belief, in reverence/respect, and obedience to his command… those in faith to him: and thus— you shall know his children by what produce comes off of the Vine’s branches (off shoots of his life in them), of whom he cultivates (cuts unprofitable areas off and out from— sucker buddings [those in gardening understand this reference— like the fig tree with only leaves— no fruit bearing (this must be done away with)], and this cutting back and away from— produces more of his life in and from them in demonstration of word, conduct, character, actions, and the will of God the Father coming forth of them: more fruitful).

Matthew 6:30

“Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, Oh, you of little faith?

He shows them they have some faith… as they are following after him, learning of him, and have yet a need to be cultivated, cut back on, pruned, reformed, corrected, and come into alignment with him and his Spirit a bit more— in the truth, when he states in Matthew 6:30 that they have a little faith in him for provision— but it could use some cultivation (building up and more exercise of what they have already, to build a spiritual muscle growth in faith/belief in him to care for them of his person).

Matthew 14:28-31

“And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. And he said— Come. And when Peter came down out of the ship— he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying— Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?”

I’d like to point a few things out in the life of JESUS— not just Peter here in scripture.

One thing I’d like to point out, as we have explained— is that Jesus CAN work with a little faith; but he cannot work with ‘zero’ faith: there must be something in a man, where he exalts, believes, honors and worships God in truth and righteousness, believing him to be who he is— as the I Am; but if a man shall even a little, have just a modicum of faith at all— Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and in the Father— can ‘grow’ a man in faith, in maturity in reliance upon him, in knowing his person well— and having faith in his person, reliance AND assurance in him. And Jesus is desiring we would all understand this truth today: a little faith— CAN BE GROWN AND CULTIVATED— with a little snip snip here, and cutting off of— over there, as he reforms us, and gathers us unto himself— on his Vine, or in him.

Two— his heart for us: he desires to save us, work with us, conquer and defeat satan in our lives— and demonstrate his person to us all IN TRUTH: but we have to partner with him in this— to cast down everything that exalts itself above the knowledge of him in our minds, and to take all thoughts and reasoning, inclinations and beliefs, attitudes and conduct, words and actions— into obedience of Christ Jesus: reverent honoring of his person as ‘the Christ,’ the anointed and appointed one who is the Lamb and Great I AM unto all of us to yoke with: and when we will do this, our reasonable service unto exaltation of him: then shall we be saved to the utmost, and empowered in his life: truth, righteousness, authority, character, fruit proofs of his person: as children of God.

Thirdly, that a perverse generation needs true belief and assurance in their belief (confidence in him) to come through the conversion, which begins in a pure heart motive to know and respect him again; as we come and place ourselves under him to learn of him (take this yoke upon you and learn of me). When a generation of people shall come into this with him— within their inner man faculties of heart, mind, soul, and spiritual alignment with him: then shall this generation be known as the blessed generation, or people of God, who are the children of God, in exaltation of the one true God— in truth, Spirit, way, and the life of Jesus the Christ (it’s always about believing him to be the Christ/Messiah, who is now, and always: the King over all sovereigns, and the Lord over all individuals— who is their bridegroom and life in whom they move, live, and find their being, alive within.

Fourth, when God, in Christ Jesus and his Spirit, begins to convince in the heart, mind, and soul of a man (in spiritual alignment) of his very person… who the I AM is… and unto them in his love and desire to be united with them in the truth… then shall a man defeat diastrephō, or the distorted, misinterpreting of God and the truth, which leaves a man corrupted in the truth. And as the Lord begins to do this in a man— he starts with a mustard seeds size of faith given him of Jesus— but it begins to grow with all the time, experience, knowledge understanding of him— as we spend time with him, as he cultivates our minds, hearts, souls, and spiritual alignments— as he cultivates us: or— as the Lord Jesus prunes and cuts things off that are sucking the ‘Life’ (him and his way, truth and life) out of us— while we abide on his Vine/Life: he will grow us in him and upon his very life. For outside of life on/in him and his Vine—we are cut off from the source of life itself, and from union to the Father which is through him (the Vine) who is connected at the root— the Father himself: the foundation of all life. But if we shall abide in his truth and love, and his righteousness be formed in us and fulfilled in us— we shall grow in faith, belief, trust, and confidence of him unto us; as well as who he is over all other entities— and in this relationship, this testimony, and his very victorious life— in that we shall crush satan under foot, and annihilate the dragon toward us— in victorious union, exaltation, belief, and confidence in Christ Jesus.

Fifthly— when we begin to have our little, and established faith in him begin— it shall grow, and grow, and grow, as the Lord abides with us, brings his love, truth, and positions (Lord of Lord’s, King of Kings) unto us; and in that— any problem can be overcome— even devils and their adversity, and it can be removed— and nothing be impossible to us in his life: it’s all about how Christ is exalted in the truth, his ways, and life within our hearts, minds, and souls— in spiritual alignment with the truth established in us (a foundation of our lives in that truth).

I pray we join him confidently more and more in the truth within us— exalting him, reverent to him, worshiping him in the place of the truth— and in that— see ourselves come forth as the overcomers of God, in whom are the promises of God— promised to— in this life.

And 5 (the number of points here) is the number representative of God’s Grace unto us: which is Jesus the Christ, the Lamb of God, the Word and totality of the godhead given unto us to make reconciliation.

1 John 5:4-5

“For whatsoever is born of God overcomes the world: and this is the victory that overcomes the world— our faith. Who is he that overcomes the world— he that believes that Jesus is the Son of God.”

It is always about the people who believe he is the Son of God, not just a son of man, but that of God: and the unbelieving of his chosen people— Pharisees and Hebrews— could not discern this truth, or see him as Son of God (Messiah/Christ/Lamb of God). If, and when, we as humans, come ‘into’ that… then it is that we become overcomers— who begin to overcome all adversity to the relationship with God— in his truth, person, and positions of being— the Great I AM— in our hearts, minds, souls— and spiritual alignments.

He who has spiritual ears unto the Spirit of the living God— let him hear what the Word is saying.

He who has spiritual eyes unto the Spirit of the living God— let him see what the Word is showing.

But some… some men and women… Gentile and Jew alike… DID… come to know the Son of man as the Son of God— and thus were saved to the utmost in his life: we too shall have this accomplished… if we shall believe in/upon the Son of GOD— in the life of Jesus the Christ.

Matthew 15:28

“Then Jesus answered and said unto her— O woman, great is your faith (in who he is): be it unto you even as you willed (let it to be so). And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.”

Matthew 8:9-10

“For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man— Go, and he goes; and to another— Come, and he comes; and to my servant— Do this, and he does it. When Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to them that followed— Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith— no— not in Israel.”

Both Jew and Gentile— all men— are bidden now…. To BELIEVE on the Son of Man, who is the Son of God, who is the Lamb Messiah— Jesus the Christ. And if we will, he will save us, reform us, correct us, lead us, and we will get to know him and have a chance to align with him and respect him— as we come under him, learn of him, and begin to obey him and his Word. This shall grow our knowledge of him, and our faith unto him and in him: and we shall grow, and grow, and become more and more fruitful— mature… and do more things (exploits) of faith with him; and signs, miracles, and people in wonder— shall come to the rising of our light within us: him. And in this— all are bidden to come, and all shall be united in his life, way, and truth.

No one is removed or exempt— but he who removes or exempts himself: withdraws himself, turns back, or rejects God in the Messiah, or in the life of the Son of man, who is the Son of God— unto our Father— in Christ Jesus, the Lamb of God: and thus shall abide in rebellion to union and exaltation of God within them— in the Word of God incarnate, in belief of Jesus being who he ‘is,’ as the Great I AM.

John 18:4-6

“Jesus therefore— knowing all things that should come upon him— went forth, and said unto them— Whom do you seek? They answered him— Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus said unto them— I AM— he. And Judas also, who betrayed him, stood with them. And as soon as he had said unto them— I AM HE —they went backward, and fell to the ground.”

He is who he said he was. And he is eternal, never changing, the self-existent eternal one— Jehovah God. Do we believe??

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