The Mystery of Iniquity

Christianity loves to talk about the mystery of Iniquity when it comes to the pre-tribulationr rapture.

But just what is the “Mystery of Iniquity” that was going on at the time of the Apostles and that will culminate in these last days.

Shaul was the one who wrote of these things, and Shaul was also the one who called the Anti-Messiah, the Lawless one, or the Torahless one!
The word Iniquity is the exact same word as lawlessness.  ANOMIA.  A meaning without, Nomia meaning TORAH.
Even in Shaul’s time the early start of the Roman church had begun, hence the need for the Apostle’s letters to correct the teachings going around at that time.   This Torahlessness had begun in the days of the Apostles, and has culminated in these last days with mainstream christianity teaching that obeying God or the Messiah is “legalism”.

7For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.

Here we have the mystery of Torahlessness, that Shaul warned about, it was already at work in his day.  When Shaul says “Until he be taken out of the way”, he is not speaking about the “Holy Spirit” (Holy meaning Set-Apart), Shaul is speaking of Satan himself, who has the right and authority to go before the Throne of the Creator and accuse the saints

8And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

This next verse is further proof, and THEN the wicked one shall be revealed!  When?  When Satan is authority to go before the throne of God is revoked and he is cast down onto the earth.  Satan is the one that will be destroyed with the coming of the Messiah.

9Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

The very definition of a False Prophet is given in the Torah.  It is a person empowered to perform signs, wonders, and miracles, for the express purpose of testing the people of Elohim to see if they will Keep the Commandments!
10And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

What is unrighteousness?  SIN.  What is Sin?  Sin as defined by the New Covenant is transgression of the law!  What group on earth in direct opposition to the teachings of the Messiah, teaches that the “Law is abolished, and obeying the Creator and the Messiah is legalism?   These people perish as a direct result of the mystery of Torahlessness, because instead of obeying the Messiah and DOING AND TEACHING THE LEAST OF THE TORAH, they chose instead to play religion.  What is the truth?  Two things in the Scriptures are defined as “Truth”, the Torah, and the Messiah!  These people instead choose to reject the truth of the Torah and the teachings of the Messiah, choosing to believe the mystery of Iniquity the religious leaders and gurus teach!

11And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

Because the people chose to not obey the Creator and the Messiah, they are sent a strong delusions that they should believe this lie.  What is the lie?  The mystery of Torahlessness!  The very same people who teach keeping a feast of Yahuwah is legalism, yet keeping a satanic holiday like Christmas or Easter is ok!  They do not want to know the truth!  They want to play religion, have their traditions.  Instead of obeying Elohim they love to say cute things like “God knows my heart”   Yes folks, he does know your heart.  He knows you would rather play religion then obey him!

12That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

These people had pleasure in Sin.  Sin is transgression of the law.  They loved the soothing sayings of their religious leaders that they no longer had to obey God or the Messiah!  They loved the false doctrines and teachings of the Babylonian religious systems!  What happens to those who believe not the Torah or the Messiah?  Just as the Torah and the Messiah himself said in Matthew Chapter 7, THEY ARE DAMNED.

Folks, do you love the truth?  No matter what that truth is, do you love it?  If it conflicts with your religious beliefs, do you make the truth fit your beliefs, or do you change your beliefs to conform to the truth!

The problem with people on this planet is they view THE TRUTH, through the lens of their belief systems!

WHEN IN REALITY YOU MUST VIEW YOUR BELIEFS SYSTEMS THROUGH THE LIGHT OF THE TRUTH!

RELIGION IS A ATTEMPT TO VIEW TRUTH THROUGH A RELIGIOUS SYSTEM.  LEAVE YOUR MAN MADE RELIGION BEHIND, GET RID OF ALL THE PAGAN BABLYONIAN SUN GOD WORSHIP, GET OFF THAT PEW OF YOUR RELIGIOUS DOG AND PONY SHOW CHURCHES, AND START OBEYING GOD AND THE MESSIAH!

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31 jan 2010 - matched

i wrote a post abt a major mismatch in my life… this morning i woke up thinking abt some of the good matches… and as i reflect upon the good matches i hv found or rather who hv found me (as i dont really go out and make friends on my own volition, somehow they just ‘friend’ me), i realise the good matches outnumber the bad… i kw, i m far more lucky than many many frustrated aspies that i read abt, or hear from, around the world, who share one common problem – making friends…

my five years away from my mix-matched girlfriend… i went away for undergraduate studies… and, like many many aspies, i m no different not special from them, i did not hv many friends… but just two kids at university… who, more than twenty years later, are still my friends and who care for and support me in ways that hv never condemned me for who i am, even when i didnt know who i really was!…

one, now a happily married man, lives in another city, but he and his wife keep in touch with me and check in on me every now and then just to see how i m doing here on my own… his wife is a sweet gentle person, and no she doesnt slam doors or shout loudly… and the other, now married with two delightful girls and a very nice husband, i still meet up with regularly once a month for our ‘catch up’ dates… quick lunches stolen in the middle of her very busy day, near her workplace, albeit too fleeting, but these are gems in my little box of treasures… and no, i hv never heard her raise her voice ever, except when we laugh together! then we get as noisy as all women can get…

then another friend, a brilliant lawyer, he saw me thru the darkest moments of my life… he offered me financial help when i was desperately poor – which meant so much to me, tho i never took up his offer… he wrote me emails every single day, and those email exchanges kept me alive, i poured out my crazed ramblings onto him and he never once complained or derided me or called me weak or stupid or a coward (which my mismatch girlfriend did)… he was the one who told me point blank when i was in the depths of self doubt and despair during the abuse that i put myself thru with that ugly blue frog and his pet skank : “do not insult the people who love u by thinking so poorly of urself, we r not idiots without ability to discern and choose who we wish to love and care about, u hv something in u which is valuable to us and that is what u should wake up to… instead of always looking at the ones who reject u for the negatives u r, start looking at the ones who love u for the positives u r… the goodness that u bring into our lives… “

and today, i will hv brunch with yet another friend, someone i became close with only recently, well, 3 years ago… we met thru a mutual friend, and he works in the same city where i live… we meet almost every weekend that we r able to meet, for good food and company… he pays 90% of the time, becos he knows i cannot afford the luxury, but i do try to chip in, by asking him over sometimes for a homecooked meal… he too saw me thru the recent hell i hv just come out of… i rambled at him, sometimes we even argued, but he was and is always there, like a dependable rock for my anchor… he has none of the diva glamour flair of my lawyer friend, but this relationship has taught me a lot abt patience, perseverance, and goodness of a different kind…

one more… a new friend too… a fantastic jazz musician and composer… we had initial arguments over my asperger’s and behcet’s becos he didnt understand these, but becos he truly cares, he has come to see my struggles and validate them… in our last conversation over dinner, after going thru a piano piece i m writing for him to play, i was telling him my dreams of finding a way to be useful to others like me, to children like me who need someone who has been there before to help them develop their talents and gifts in ways that perhaps neurotypical teachers or therapists cannot becos they just dont kw what it is like to be autistic… well, he told me something that brought tears to my eyes : “u have so many dreams, but yet u r so limited by ur different mind and ur physical condition… knowing who u r, i know how much u hv achieved, how much more than other ‘normal’ people, how much u hv struggled thru and triumphed over just to stay alive, and how much u hv overcome in order to develop ur gifts… ” … his words were an encouragement to me to keep going, they gave me strength for my hopes and wings for my dreams, that even tho i may never achieve the kind of ’success’ that other people achieve, even tho i m still poor, not independent at middle age, even tho my abilities far outweigh my superficial achievements, even tho i struggle so hard with so little obvious returns, i will not give up – i owe it to myself and i owe it to those who see who i m and who are here cheering me on!

then of course, my baby sister… not a baby anymore, she is also middle aged now, but she will always be my most beloved sister… she loves me so unconditionally… no questions asked… no remarks or comments abt my choices and often bad choices in life… she is there, she will share whatever little she may have at any point of time with me if i need it… she will take care of me if i fail, she will be there, and she will be there if i succeed to applaud me… yes we do hv our meltdowns with each other, but with her, there is always no condemnation, no stupid ignorant suggestions, no religious nonsense… just love…

and they all share one thing in common – NONE of them hv EVER sneered at my quirks, nor raised their voices at me, nor debased my inner yearnings, nor were ever jealous of my talents and gifts, and NONE of them are domineering, manipulative and crude… they are all gentle to me… and becos they love me so much, i hv learnt to love them and yes for them, it is worth learning to step out of my little bubble into their realm as far as i possibly can (tho i m sadly so limited) to try to show them i appreciate and embrace their love for me, and i love them back with depth and intensity!

today, and every single day of my life, i will give thanks with deep gratitude for the good matches in my life, becos they r my inspiration to reach for all that i m and can be, and becos i want them to be proud of me too!

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"... in Truth."

To worship on that mountain.
To dance in Zion’s street,
To worship in Jerusalem,
To hear GOD! in bare feet. A time is coming and now is,
When worship will not be,
In or on, with or without,
But IN Truth, and spiritually. God is worthy, any-where
Our
Souls
Should ever-see
And walk ever without sandals, for
All its ground,
Hallowed, be. “… in Truth,” He said, As if’t were a place,
That one might enter its gates,
Climb its lofty heights,
Cherish its intricate architecture!
Or,
Reverently enjoy its sand between the toes! This, is where I will worship my God! In Spirit, and… in Truth!

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vinegar, pistachios, scales, and baby carrots a.k.a. "chicken nuggets".

well, i am getting more and more into foodie experiments. this week, eating week 2 has been an interesting change. i am in love with balsamic vinegar, and if you don’t already put this on everything you eat, you should start. i cannot get enough pistachios and was able to find a 4lb. bag of them at sam’s- they are still expensive compared to most of what we eat but tad and i love them. we are going to start buying peanuts with shells on them too, just because it’s so much fun to crack things open. 

one warning i did want to share though- on sunday i bought a new toy- a kitchen scale. $30 at target for one that i really like, with a tare function and both ounce/gram units. it’s been seriously disturbing to see how different the serving sizes are when you weigh food versus measuring out a portion. labels lie. they want for you to consume more food than you need so that you feel more satisfied, less guilty, and so that you buy more sooner. i would highly recommend investing $15-30 on a scale, measuring out your servings for a while, and getting accustomed to the ACTUAL amount of food you can eat for the calories advertised. i found that i was eating probably 300-500 extra calories that i was unaware of. which for me is an entire workouts worth of food. 

one thing that i will not be buying any more of is baby carrots. for some reason, i thought that baby carrots were the same as big carrots, they were just chopped up and peeled. um wrong. they are manufactured from cheaper bits of carrots and mashed together, dyed, and flavored. one might compare them to “chicken” nuggets at mcdonalds. they are also more expensive and less nutritious. however they ARE more flavorful (in my opinion), but billions of chemicals are put in them to make them that way. sad day. one more food out the window. don’t know how i didn’t see that coming. this kid told me everything i needed to know to never want to buy them again.

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Refusing Dawn

“Outside… I’m masquerading,

Inside…My hope is fading..”

                                           Smokey Robinson, from  ” Tracks Of My Tears”

                         –              –            –             –               –

                     REFUSING  DAWN,  AND  GUTS  FOR  LOVE

I can Recognize, but hell,
I can’t Realize so well.  

I’d drink more coffee but my cardiologist insists I don’t
I’d drink more coffee but my heart man
prescribes “not so smart, man”.
I’d think more whiskey would push me
to bask at last in a primal light,
but my general practitioner generally frowns
about practicing until I get it right.
I’d read more
but eyes see less.. I digress,
I’d come 2/pray more/give in/give more/dream-sleep in/weep for once/
walk the lit dark like I used to/
take the darklight I’ve refused to.
I can Recognize, but hell,
I don’t Realize so well.

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A *Dream* is a wish your heart makes...

Sanura Snowpaw of *Dreams* They Do Come True was kind enough to drop me a review packet FILLED with her latest releases in so many colors that I literally fainted. Seriously. I would have a pic of my unconscious avatar, but I figured that that would be a tad inappropriate. Anywho, the first part of the gift contained her new cropped knit sweaters, which comes in a variety of colors! All colors are shown here, because frankly, that is how much I love you guys. Well that, and all of them are tres, tres yummy. True story.

How cute are they? They come in shirt, jacket, and underwear layers for easy styling. I love how Sanura has both dark and light colors, which is perfect for pretty much any mood you happen to be in. I set up a complete look of the day (sort of) based around it. It’s pretty casual, perfect for hanging out with friends or even hopping around the grid.

Hair: >TRUTH< Audrey – Blacks and Whites
Sweater: *Dreams* Cropped Knit Sweater {White}
Jeans: *League* Garage Jeans – Cool Blue
Tattoos: >>Moloko<< Stars and Swallows
Shoes: *Redgrave* Girls Biker Boots -Black-

And if that isn’t enough to make you love dreams, check this out:

They also have cute bow tanks available in a myriad of colors! Okay, I know I only posted three of them here, but that’s kind of what happens when you fap and blog at the same time! Trust me, the colors are AH-MAZE-ING!

Visit *Dreams* Today!

Until next time, blogites!

xoxo

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The Emergent need for Christ

“Some people today may find it compelling that some Great Cosmic Transaction took place on that day 1,980 years ago, the God’s wrath burned against his son instead of against me. I find that version of atonement theory neither intellectually compelling, spiritually compelling, nor in keeping with the biblical narrative.” (Tony Jones “Why Jesus Died,” 4-10-09, www.beliefnet.com)

The Emergent church has received much warranted and unwarranted criticism over its inaugural decade. Because the Emergent doctrine is intentionally nebulous in definition one cannot speak generally about the movement as a whole. Therefore in order to gain any sort of pulse as to what is being said by this group, we are left with no choice but to look to the individual leaders who are driving it through books, conferences, and social mediums of every kind. This leaves us with quotes like the one above to help piece together the mosaic of the Emergent movement.

The above quote is emergent church guru Tony Jones, author of the book The New Christians. Though he is clear to state that he does not speak for everyone in the movement, I’ve been hard-pressed to find an author/ “leader”/ Emerging “ethos” contributor within the movement that has a differing opinion with Mr. Jones concerning relative/absolute truths. Hard-pressed to find someone that doesn’t make Christianity a philosophical, humanistic understanding rather than about Jesus. I’ve read somewhere near 45 of the main books driving the movement, talked to different leaders like Mr. Jones, and was once a part of the movement or at least the “vibe” of it for many years.

The goal of this post is to be merely an introduction to some of the concerns within the Emergent church. My fight is to see that the truth of Jesus Christ be forefront in a place where people like Brian McLaren, Doug Padgitt, Peter Rollins, Phyllis Tickle, Spencer Burke and many others are diminishing His value

For the un-initiated, allow me to try to add a little definition to the movement that they do not to define. The Emergent church is a group or collection of people who are seeking to make a form of Christianity that is more relevant to our present Western Culture. In theory, it’s a way for Christians to join the ranks of the society around them and be Christians within their environment. Whether that’s hanging out with the fray at the local bar or joining a local bowling league. The premise is that Christians should not separate themselves from society into sheltered Christian circles, but they join society as Christians. They call this being “missional”; missionaries to our communities. Here is how Mr. Jones puts it:

“The emergent church is a way for us to figure out how to be Christians in a globalised, pluralized environment. Making the church reflective of the society that is around it… The push is for the church to become more participatory. In other words your opinion about the Bible becomes part of your churches orthodoxy”

This statement is where the Emerging/ Emergent “ethos” gets fuzzy and is translated into an unnecessary dichotomy between Faith and Practice. This point is also where the average person shrugs their shoulders and where most theologians throw up in their mouths. Being that my aim isn’t to help theology students but the average “Joe” better understand the Emergent church, I’ll leave the comparison/ contrasts for those capable theologians who have books out on the matter. (see- D.A. Carson, Tim Keller, John Piper, Mark Driscoll John McArthur etc.) I’ll state the problem as plainly as I see it:

To make Christianity reflective of a society and culture that hates God and has made sexual immorality, self gratification, and greed idols of worship isn’t a new way to do Christianity, it’s a way to depart from Christianity. Scripturally, I believe a lot of what is being said is what the Apostle Paul warns us to stay away from in I Timothy 6 when he says:“If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of Jesus Christ and the teaching of godliness, he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing.”

Adele Sakler, who heads up the Gay, Lesbian, Trans, and Questioning side of the Emergent church called “Queermergent” is one of many whose life has been led away from Christ and into sin because of the teachings of the Emergent church. On her site Why Queermergent? She describes her transition in the following statement:

“I began to read Brian McLaren and found him writing things I had felt inside but was very afraid to express outwardly to anyone. In 2002 I went to Northern Ireland to do a DTS with YWAM.I met the great Peter Rollins and we developed a great friendship. His teachings and writings on postmodernism and Christianity radically shaped how I viewed my faith. I could no longer hang onto certaintywith regards to interpreting scripture… There were more important things in kingdom living than where we go after we pass from this world to the next, like poverty, AIDS, the environment, etc. About 2.5 years ago I FINALLY came to terms with my sexuality. I found peace with myself and with God. Coming out was fairly painless with the exception of a few people who still think I am in sin and going to hell. I no longer hold this view and I am ok if people think that about me.” (Adele Sakler, “Why Queermergent?” queermergent.wordpress.com)

I Timothy 1:15 “Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.” Again, my fight is not against Adele Sakler, Peter Rollins or Brian McLaren. My fight is for people to know the truth about Christ before it’s too late. I want them to know that there is reprieve from suffering for the next 40-60 years of their lives and to know that they were created for so much more than simply trying to survive life without pain. Humans were created for so much more than coming to grips with their sin. They were created to experience the Divine pleasures of a loving God. We were made to communicate with Heaven, and live lives of peace and joy that only comes from life in the Holy Spirit. My fight, my cry is that people know that they can answer the question “Why do I exist”. We can have real freedom from the one thing humanity has been longing to be free from since Adam and Eve took a bite of that apple; sin.

I agree that the church in our culture is failing. Newsweek estimates that 25% of nationwide congregants have left the church in the last 10 years. The church has failed to love its fellow man as secular organizations out give and out serve the church worldwide. Yet, that lack of innovation is not our greatest peril.

The problem in the church is that it has wavered from making Christ the center and adopted a humanistic deism that puts the responsibility on the church to be inviting instead of Christ to be impacting.

The solution is simple and found in Luke 18:1-9, Col. 3:1-4, and Matt 5, 6, & 7. “When the Son of Man returns, will He find faith on the Earth?”

He won’t if we are found putting more faith in our intellect, schemes, and ministry models. The answer is knee wrecking, ear straining, eye squinting, heart wrenching prayer. The answer is a people with faces set like flint, stumbling in a dark world with only the light of His face to guide them. (Is. 50:7-11) In our misunderstanding of prayer, we have cheapened our primary tool to seeing God’s power break in to our lives, and we have been found bankrupt in our attempts to impact society.

My desire is to expose lie of the Emergent church so that Jesus can have His glory. My prayer is that those perpetrating such lies would be set free by the power of Christ that they have so wrongly ignored and misinterpreted.

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