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Be Born Again

"There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him." John 3:1, 2

"Jesus bent his eyes upon the speaker, as if reading his very soul. In his infinite wisdom He saw before Him a seeker after truth." DA 168

"Jesus . . . said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. " John 3:3

"He was a strict Pharisee, and prided himself on his good works. He was widely esteemed for his benevolence and his liberality in sustaining the temple service, and he felt secure of the favor of God. He was startled at the thought of a kingdom too pure for him to see in his present state. . . . By virtue of his birth as an Israelite he regarded himself as sure of a place in the kingdom of God. He felt that he needed no change. Hence his surprise at the Saviour's words." DA 171

"Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

"Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

"Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?" John 3:4-10

I also had not known what the new birth was or the necessity of it. In my natural nature I, just like Nicodemus, had been trying to obey God.

"There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death." Prov. 14:12

"By nature the heart is evil, and 'who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one.' Job 14:4. No human invention can find a remedy for the sinning soul. 'The carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.' Rom. 8:7. 'Out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.' Math. 15:19. The fountain of the heart must be purified before the streams can become pure. He who is trying to reach heaven by his own works in keeping the law is attempting an impossibility. There is no safety for one who has merely a legal religion, a form of godliness. The Christian's life is not a modification or improvement of the old, but a transformation of nature. There is a death to self and sin, and a new life altogether. This change can be brought about only by the effectual working of the Holy Spirit." DA 172

I also had not known the need of a death to self and sin and the need of the Holy Spirit to regenerate the heart.

"The new birth is a rare experience in this age of the world. This is the reason why there are so many perplexities in the churches. Many, so many, who assume the name of Christ are unsanctified and unholy. They have been baptized, but they are buried alive. Self did not die, and there-fore they did not rise to newness of life in Christ." 6BC 1075

How sad! There are so many problems in churches and homes because people don't know how to die to self and be born again. They do not know how to let God's love control them.

Think a moment; were you taught, before your baptism, to leave the sins of the world? Smoking, drinking, adultery, stealing, and so on?

When I ask this question in our churches, usually almost every hand goes up. But when I ask: How many of you, before your baptism, were taught how to die to self and give up the right to all the heart sins - hatred, anger, bitterness, resentment, impatience, irritation, jealousy, and selfishness? few, if any, hands go up. This is our problem! So few have understood how to surrender the heart with all the heart sins.

I was not taught these things either, and as long as I did not commit exterior sins, I thought I was a good Christian. I made excuses for my defects of character; resentment, impatience, and irritation. But when I surrendered my whole heart to God, then He could cleanse me from all my heart sins.

"The blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. " 1 John 1:7

"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9

"For 'if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.' 2 Cor. 5:17. That which was objectionable in the character is purified from the soul by the love of Jesus. All selfishness is expelled, all envy, all evil-speaking, is rooted out, and a radical transformation is wrought in the heart." RH 7-22-1890

"Many who profess to follow Christ have not genuine religion. They do not reveal in their lives the fruit of true conversion. They are controlled by the same habits, the same spirit of faultfinding and selfishness, which con-trolled them before they accepted Christ.

"No one can enter the city of God who has not a knowledge of genuine conversion. In true conversion the soul is born again. A new spirit takes possession of the temple of the soul. A new life begins. Christ is revealed in the character." RH 7-30-1901

"For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." Rom. 8:3, 4

"While the law is holy, the Jews could not attain righteousness by their own efforts to keep the law. The disciples of Christ must obtain righteousness of a different character from that of the Pharisees, if they would enter the kingdom of heaven. God offered them, in His Son, the perfect righteousness of the law. If they would open their hearts fully to receive Christ, then the very life of God, His love, would dwell in them, transforming them into His own likeness; and thus through God's free gift they would possess the righteousness which the law requires. . . . a reproduction in themselves of the character of Christ. " MB 54, 55

"Nicodemus . . . searched the Scriptures in a new way, not for the discussion of a theory, but in order to receive life for the soul. He began to see the kingdom of heaven as he submitted himself to the leading of the Holy Spirit." DA 175

"We may have flattered ourselves, as did Nicodemus, that our life has been upright, that our moral character is correct, and think that we need not humble the heart before God, like the common sinner; but when the light from Christ shines into our souls, we shall discern the selfishness of motive, the enmity against God, that has defiled every act of life. Then we shall know that our righteousness is indeed as filthy rags, and that the blood of Christ alone can cleanse us from the defilement of sin, and renew our hearts in His own likeness." SC 28

"The great burden of every soul should be, Is my heart renewed? Is my soul transformed? Are my sins pardoned through faith in Christ? Have I been born again?" 2SM 117

Did Jesus tell us about others who had the same misunderstanding? What were the foolish virgins needing?

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From America 2 Babylon

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KNOW THE TRUTH

 

                                         SUCCESS AGAINST SIN

Prayer Is Heaven's Plan for Success Against Sin—There are many who, though striving to obey God's commandments, have little peace or joy. This lack in their experience is the result of a failure to exercise faith. They walk as it were in a salt land, a parched  wilderness. They claim little, when they might claim much; for there is no limit to the promises of God. Such ones do not correctly represent the sanctification that comes through obedience to the truth. The Lord would have all His sons and daughters happy, peaceful, and obedient. Through the exercise of faith the believer comes into possession of these blessings. Through faith, every deficiency of character may be supplied, every defilement cleansed, every fault corrected, every excellence developed.

Prayer is heaven's ordained means of success in the conflict with sin and the development of Christian character. The divine influences that come in answer to the prayer of faith will accomplish in the soul of the suppliant all for which he pleads. For the pardon of sin, for the Holy Spirit, for a Christlike temper, for wisdom and strength to do His work, for any gift He has promised, we may ask; and the promise is, "Ye shall receive."( Pr 64.4 - Pr 65.1 

It's important that we allow God to work in us and to have His Spirit be our ever guide less we be as a people without hope and purpose.

Our success depends a lot on how we pray and as the word of God written by Paul states we should pray without ceasing. We ask God for strength to be able to overcome our trials and all that the enemy sets before us, if we depend on ourselves and past mercies we will fail, we need everyday to be covered by the Spirit of God or we will be at the mercy of the enemy.

I thank God for victory that is promised to everyone who believes...Thank you God. 

 FROM BABYLON TO AMERICA

But who or what is Sanat Kumara?

 Sanat Kumara is The Head of The Spiritual Hierarchy for Planet Earth. He rules over the entire earth from The Buddhas and Masters of Wisdom down to the basic atom.  

He is also called The Ancient of Days (in the Bible), The Lord of the World, The One Initiator. He is The Father we pray to in the Lord’s Prayer: “Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name....”

Before coming to this planet, Sanat Kumara had lived millions of lives throughout the universe, many of them as the leader of planetary civilizations or as a planetary savior. Approximately 18 million years ago, The Solar Logos, The Creator of our solar system of planets, was considering the dissolution of Planet Earth because the evolutionary progress of the planet and her life-forms was going so poorly; the planned advancements were not occurring.

Sanat Kumara, who was The Spiritual Leader and Lord of the World for the Planet Venus, agreed to come to this planet to place it on an evolutionary path more in line with the plan of The Solar Logos. The very advanced civilization on Venus was at a much higher level than Earth’s. Out of loving compassion, Sanat Kumara came to this dark, laggard planet, along with an entourage of 104 Great Beings Who are called The Lords of the Flame.

The above mentioned is in answer to a question asked in my previous post on the dangers of yoga.

The above answer as to who really is sanat kumara demonstrates that yoga is about false worship of a false god.

YOGA IS POWERFUL--BUT IS IT REALLY BAD FOR YOU?

 Despite its popularity amongst all walks of life, the power of Yoga (eastern meditation) remains one of the mysteries in life that boggles the mind.

Today Yoga is taught in schools, practiced in business environments, and prescribed by the medical community as a means of calming the mind and dealing with the ever increasing number of stress-related illnesses. However, the author of this book shows, with irrefutable proofs, backed by science and confessions from yoga gurus, that “Yoga is the progressive elimination of consciousness" in order to secure what is alleged to be "pure Self-awareness”.

He drives home the all-important point often overlooked by western Yoga enthusiasts, that Yoga “is not just a physical exercise, but has a strong psychic component as well." He says, 'You cannot remove the psychic, or occult aspects from Yoga. All Yoga, no matter what 'school' or how is has been Westernised, is a form of worship and spiritual exercise that puts the practitioner/participant in contact with the gods or deities of Yoga.' Every asana (yoga pose) is a posture of worship and an invitation, or invocation to one of these deities. Yoga poses are offerings to Hindu gods, says Dr. George P. Alexander, a Sri Lankan who grew up in India.

Yoga is prayer, Yoga is worship.... It matters not whether you are a believer or an Atheist, when you practice Yoga, you are engaged in worship, you are channelling to the gods of the eastern religions and opening yourself to powerful occult forces that have been shown in a scientific study to cause mild to serious psychiatric illnesses, including suicidal tendencies, and schizophrenia.

In fact, many individuals have suffered serious psychiatric Illnesses due to practicing Yoga, as a wide-ranging scientific study, supported by a Court finding, confirmed to be true. Yet, most practitioners and even Yoga teachers seem unaware of this potential danger. Indeed, most of you reading this will doubt it can be true.

That's what Annabel (not her real name), a 20-something year French woman thought. Just over five years ago, Annabel went on a silent meditation retreat in a large city in the North of England, for just 10 days. She says that everything was going OK until the seventh day, when she suddenly developed a panic attack. “It just felt like my brain literally exploded,” she told BBC reporter Jolyon Jenkins: “Then I felt like I was completely separated from my own body.” Her Yoga teachers did not know what to do or how to help her, and simply told her to carry on with the meditation. At the end of the course, when she somehow managed to make her way back to France, she "collapsed" in her mother’s house. Annabel told Jolyon Jenkins, “I tried to go on with my life but it was impossible. I could not get out of bed anymore, I could not eat. I was having symptoms of terror and panic. I had a lot of fear and I had ‘depersonalization’ - Jenkins explains, "that’s basically when you look at yourself in the mirror and you’re unable to recognize yourself". Annabel also suffered ‘derealization’, which as Jenkins says, "is when you look at the world around you and it seems unreal.” Annabel was admitted to a psychiatric hospital and had to be treated with anti-psychotic medication for her meditation. Jenkins reports that even "A year later, she is still on the drugs" and  “still have a long road ahead" of her.

You may think Annabel’s case is extreme but is is not as unusual at all. Most Yoga practitioners who suffer psychiatric illnesses will likely never associated it with Yoga. They and others will almost always attribute the cause to something else.  In writing this book, the author not only read research on the dangers of Yoga, but also spoke to a few people who had sound mental health until they got involved in Yoga, or meditation. In fact, in one case, a young woman, never quite made the connection, until she was told what many years of research had uncovered about Yoga's potential to cause psychiatric illnesses. Only then did the young British woman explain to the author that she never had any mental health issues all her life, but after taking up Yoga, she developed mental health problems that required long-term psychiatric intervention.

Apart from the main study mentioned earlier (details of which are in the book), a recent scientific report published in an academic paper cited individuals engaged in part-time meditation, found that a quarter of them had encountered “substantial difficulties”, including “challenging experiences of the self” and a “frightening dissolution of identity”.

In this concise and powerful book, "Yoga is Powerful - But is it Really Bad for You?", you will discover how Yoga works. What is the energy, or forces behind Yoga and meditation, as well as the occult powers that Yoga is meant to give to the practitioner.

You will learn details a major scientific study that proves Yoga very bad for your spiritually, and psychological well-being, including serious psychiatric illnesses!

You will understand the true reason Yoga has been called the “highest path to God-realization” and the means by which this most dangerous occult tool or method is subtly able to yoke you with the 'transcended Masters' or higher reincarnated beings, as well as the "Universal Soul" also called the Atman, or Sanat Kumara... But who or what is Sanat Kumara?

By P.D. Moore