Before you read this study understand that we do not teach, we share and then ask all who read the following take it to God and verify it with Him. We believe a lot of the world is misled by the church of the world and religion vs the one true church. And to know the truth can only come from knowing, not just knowing of God, John 14:26, I John 2:27, Rev 3:19-22.
Many are called but few are chosen because many are misled by false teachers Matthew 7:13-15 so we help all who wants to know the truth how to find and know the truth of and by God and not of and by man.



Confidence


Pastor J. R. Wilhite, author   Close Window


Isaiah 10 (KJV)

27. And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.

This is too important just to read and go on - the anointing removes our burden and destroys the yoke.

Q. What is a burden and a yoke?

- A Yoke is that which chains you to another such as debt to another

Q. What is the anointing?

To better understand what the anointing is, imagine a sponge dripping with water. That sponge is anointed with water. To be anointed is to have whatever you are anointed with in you, on you, and all the way throughout your entire being.

Q. Where is the anointing and how do we get it?

"Christos" is a Greek word, which in Hebrew means "Messiah", and in English it means "anointed" or "Christ". So if you are of Christ you are of the anointing.

What anointing; what are we anointed with?

Luke 4 (KJV)

18. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

{Based on what Jesus said, the anointing is the Spirit of the Lord. Since He is the Christ, He would know.}

How does the anointing remove burdens and destroy yokes?

1 Corinthians 1 (KJV)

24. But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

The power and wisdom of God could destroy any yoke and remove any burden. Some may wonder how through the Spirit we get the power and wisdom of God? First of all, never forget the Spirit and God is one and the same.

John 4 (KJV)

24. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

Strong's Ref. # 5547

Romanized Christos

Pronounced khris-tos'

from GSN5548; anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus:

KJV--Christ.

So many do not know or understand is that the word of God has two sides to it, a spiritual and a physical. If you are open and honest with yourself, you can see this and understand it. Think about it - God is a Spirit (John 4:24) and we are physical. God did not send Jesus here to die just so we could have the next life with Him, but to have Him in this one as well.

Q. What did Adam give up when he sinned?

A. He gave up a one-on-one relationship with God by loosing the Spirit. Remember, in Genesis 2:17, God told Adam he would die when he ate of the fruit. We know Adam did not die physically; so it was spiritual death.

Why so many fight the idea that the Spirit is alive and well today for us is totally beyond me. The only thing I can figure out is they have done as many and bought a lie sold by the world (Satan) as the truth.

Matthew 7 (KJV)

14. Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

Yes, there are those who say they hear from God and may not be. But that is not what is important. What is important - are you hearing from God? There are some visitors to "godsgifttoyou.com", who continually try to prove we cannot hear from God; and that the Bible is the end all. Their latest argument was about a man of God that stated that he could hear from God, and what he said proved to them that we are not able to hear from God. The truth is - this only proves why we should and must hear from God on a one-on-one basis, so we can know what is true, and what is not. Who better to tell us than God Himself. The one sure way for a person to know the truth is from the source.

Imagine that two men read a book and walk away with two totally different meanings. Then, one day they meet the author of the book and find out they were missing a key component in understanding. Upon having that missing component, they learned the truth, and found they both were wrong. The key component in the Bible is the Spirit; there is a spiritual side and a physical side to every verse...and who better to explain than God.

John 14 (KJV)

26. 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.

We are to be "Taught all things" not just that of God, but all things by the Spirit.

Romans 8 (KJV)

16. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

Our own confidence in our salvation is by hearing. Why would John tell us what to ask when we hear from God (to verify it is God and not Satan) if it were not possible?

1 John 4 (KJV)

1. Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

2. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

  1. And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

There are those who want to stop people from hearing from God or advance false teachings. This leads people to live short of what God wants. I am convinced that this is due to one of two things:

Matthew 23 (KJV)

13. But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.

14. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.

15. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

16. Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!

17. Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

What makes you think it is any different today than 2000 years ago when Jesus said what He said above? Is it because we are of Grace, and they were of the Law? Remember that they had Jesus in the flesh. How many of you have thought that had you been with Jesus at that time, it would have been different? You profess that you would not have been like the apostles. Think about this:

TODAY 2000 YEARS AGO

- Men and women go to church once a week Men and women go to church once a

week

- Men and women give of their tithes Men and women give of their tithes

(even more did this than do so today)

- Men and women listen to a man of God Men and women listen to a man of

God

Look again at the passage above to see what Jesus said about the men of God.

Furthermore, read Revelation 1-4, and see what Jesus thinks of the church today. One and only one out of the seven does He find to be true. Are you sure you are of the right church? In 1992, I was not; but today I am. This is because I now belong to the one true Church - the one Jesus calls church, not man.

Matthew 16 (KJV)

15. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

16. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

17. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

In matthew16: 16, the name Peter in Greek is "Petros". Petros means Peter, but mostly they both mean a "piece of the rock". The word rock is "Petras" or bedrock. In matthew16: 16, Jesus tells Peter it was REVEALED knowledge of the Father about Who Jesus is as the Christ and Son of God that made Peter, Petros.

When God reveals to you Who Jesus is as the Christ and The Son of God, you are then a piece of the rock or church.

The point is of this study" - Faith, true faith, and it can only come from one source.

Romans 10 (KJV)

17. So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Before you assume that Romans 10:17 proves that the word of God, the Bible, is the end all, look again at what it says.

Romans 10 (LIT)

17.

|0686| Then

|4102| faith

|9999| {is}

|1537| of

|0189| hearing,

|3588| the

|1161| and

|0189| hearing

|1223| through

|4487| a word

|2316| of Christ.

Strong's Ref. # 189

Romanized akoe

Pronounced ak-o-ay'

from GSN0191; hearing (the act, the sense or the thing heard):

KJV--audience, ear, fame, which ye heard, hearing, preached, report, rumor.

That is hearing, not reading. OK, it can be preached; but who do you think first preached the word of God? It was Jesus. That is right; and who is the word? Jesus!

John 1 (KJV)

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.

What did Jesus say for us to do? Did He say read a Bible or listen to the Spirit?

Of course, He said listen to the Spirit, God, and God only.

John 14 (KJV)

26. 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.

Now that you understand you are to hear from God; you are to have a one-on-one relationship with God; you can truly learn, as you never have before. This is not by or because of man, but by and because of God. Therefore, the glory goes only to God and not man.

Is there an overpowering reason for continuing with this study?

None at all except to save time.

By reading studies written as an instrument of God by others that hear from God, you can learn even faster. You can read this study and verify it with God within a matter of an hour or so. On the other hand, you can research it for yourself, and learn it in a matter of months. That is the only reason to read this or any other story. Perhaps another reason - until you are very strong in the word, you need to take advantage of every possible way to grow. That is because your enemy, Satan, will try and stop you in every possible way.

Mark 11 (KJV)

22. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.

23. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.

24. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

25. And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

26. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

In its entirety, Mark 11:22-26 deals with faith and forgiveness.

Faith is believing without any doubt and being totally confident in what you read of God is real and true.

Forgiveness is one of the main keys to salvation and growth; without it you can have neither.

Hebrews 10 (KJV)

  1. Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.

{This verse is vital to learning about faith}

It is unfortunate that people read the Bible, which includes man-added chapters and verses, not the way it should be read as one word of God with no separations at all. When reading Hebrews 10:35, you should continue reading Hebrews 11 in its entirety as well. Without Confidence, you cannot have faith. To have faith in anything, especially God, you have to be confident.

Hebrews 10 (LIT)

35.

|3361| not

|0577| throw away,

|3767| therefore,

|3588| the

|3954| confidence

|5216| of you

|3748| which

|2192| has

|3405| reward

|3173| great.

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Strong's Ref. # 3954

Romanized parrhesia

Pronounced par-rhay-see'-ah

from GSN3956 and a derivative of GSN4483; all out-spokenness, i.e. frankness, bluntness, publicity; by implication, assurance:

KJV--bold (X -ly, -ness, -ness of speech), confidence, X freely, X openly, X plainly(-ness).

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Strong's Ref. # 3405

Romanized misthapodosia

Pronounced mis-thap-od-os-ee'-ah

from GSN3406; requital (good or bad):

KJV--recompence of reward.

Hebrews 10 (KJV)

36. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

37. For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.

38. Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

39. But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.

{You need patience and confidence to have faith. Patience is needed to be able to wait on faith; and confidence is needed to power faith.}

Hebrews 11 (KJV)

  1. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

In the Bible, "hope" is not the same as hope in the world. The world sees hope as a wish however, in the Bible, it is expectancy.

Hebrews 11 (LIT)

1.

|2076| is

|1161| Now

|4102| faith

|1679| of things being hoped

|9999| {the}

|5287| substance,

|4229| of things

|9999| {the}

|1650| evidence

|3756| not

|0991| being seen,

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Strong's Ref. # 1679

Romanized elpizo

Pronounced el-pid'-zo

from GSN1680; to expect or confide:

KJV--(have, thing) hope(-d) (for), trust.

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Strong's Ref. # 5287

Romanized hupostasis

Pronounced hoop-os'-tas-is

from a compound of GSN5259 and GSN2476; a setting under (support), i.e. (figuratively) concretely, essence, or abstractly, assurance (objectively or subjectively):

KJV--confidence, confident, person, substance.

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Strong's Ref. # 1650

Romanized elegchos

Pronounced el'-eng-khos

from GSN1651; proof, conviction:

KJV--evidence, reproof.

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Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Now believing without doubt is the confidence of things expected for, the proof, conviction of things not seen.

Hebrews 11 (KJV)

2. For by it the elders obtained a good report.

3. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

4. By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.

5. By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

6. But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Two key points from two key verses:

Hebrew 11:6 - God is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.

Hebrews 10:35 - your confidence has great reward.

Hebrews 10 (KJV)

35. Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.

Having confidence in God can bring great rewards:

1 Peter 2 (KJV)

24. Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

1 Peter 5 (KJV)

  1. Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

The word "care" above means concerns, problems, health issues, etc.

To cast all your cares upon Him (God) requires faith, because to cast them on Him means you walk away from them and leave them with Him.

{If that is not a reward, I do not know what is}

Because I hear from God or believe in God, there are those who are seeking some type of signs and wonders; they are like dogs chasing their own tails.

Mark 16 (KJV)

17. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

If you are seeking signs, you are following the signs, which are to follow the believers.

Some are afraid to let them follow them, some are afraid due to a lack of faith, they have cast down their confidence.

The idea that anything we do that is of us is good…is wrong! All we alone can do is fail. However, when we are of God, then we can overcome. To be of God does not mean at a distance and reading His word alone. It means time spent with Him on our knees as well as on our feet.

It is time to put traditions and differences behind us and go forward in the Spirit, in God, in the name of Jesus.

God Bless You as you hear His words and follow His leading.

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