Bible Matters 411: Merry Christmas – Love

I visited Stonelick Lake over the weekend to thank and talk to the Lord God.   What a glorious year it has been and we have a lot to be thankful for.  The books, “The Ark and the Blood”, the “Church Of Nineveh” and just recently “Team Abba” were all published in 2024.  In addition, “A Bride of Christ – Preponderance of Evidence”, “Out of Darkness”, “Church Of Nineveh” and “Team Abba” were approved for global distribution with copies available from lulu.com, Amazon.com and others.  Copies of “Church Of Nineveh” have been sold in Europe.  Many bible matters had been loaded onto the 2024 website of www.churchofnineveh.com.  The website www.oneworldchurch.net is in development and lessons are being compiled for book number eleven, “One World Church.” 

I have several Christmas messages that I could have posted, but that was not in God’s plan.  It was clear that the Lord wanted a Christmas message on love.    Out of love for mankind, God sent Jesus as a witness, so that both the Jews and the Gentiles could have a relationship with God.    This relationship is about loving in the state of righteousness and walking in the light of the world.  

God gave me this verse:

Daniel 12:3 – And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

There are many examples of wise individuals that showed their love of God after being exposed to his light as Jesus walked on the earth.  The first being the Samarian lady that had many husbands at Jacob’s well.  Without doubting the righteousness of Jesus, she immediately went into Samaria and told others of Jesus.   

John 4:28-30 – The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?  Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.

Another being the man that lived and abused himself among the dead and tombs in the Gadarenes, out of which Jesus drove out the devil and was cured.   He wished to travel with Jesus, but Jesus asked him to be his witness.  

Mark 5:18-20 – And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.  Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee. And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.

That woman and that man could be any modern-day sinner.  The guys in the jail abused themselves with drugs and alcohol and hung out with the dead in spirit.  Like this Gadarene, when you understand the truth n God’s word, you turn from your sin and your new life is a witness for what the power of God can do in your life.  These Gentiles did not hide their light under a bushel basket and boost about meeting Jesus.  They immediately became a witness for Jesus.   To spread God’s word.

The word love is used 442 times in both the Old and New Testaments, about equal number of times in both.  It is clear that our God, is the God of Love.  All eight witnesses spoke on love.   Not out of the mouth of two or three witnesses, but out of the mouth of all eight witnesses.  It is the only subject that all eight witnesses have spoken on and the message is consistent.  Not one witness, but all eight.  Not once did the witnesses speak on loving yourself.  That is why we celebrate Christmas.  It is about:

1)      Loving God

2)      Loving neighbor

3)      Walking in the light.

Anyone that promotes or votes for death, abortion, war and hate is not a child of love but a child of the devil who abides in darkness and death.   God does not agree with you when you say that you love him and you vote for killing babies.   When you say you love God, God is telling you that you are to love the things of this earth.  You cannot say you love God and serve the devil or money.

John 3:19,21 – And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.  But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

Matthew 6:24 – No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Loving God and your neighbor is not an ordinance of man’s religion, it is a commandment from God, for God is good. 

Matthew 19:17-19 – And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Mark 12:30-31 – And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

Luke 10:27-28 – And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.

Matthew 22:37-40 – Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.  This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.  On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

John 13:34 – A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

Romans 13:8-10 – Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.  For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.  Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

Galatians 5:13-14 – For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.  For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

James 2:8 – If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:

Every ordinance you perform in man’s church is about love of self.  Jesus has told you that if you hate your life of self-love, then you shall keep your life, unto life eternal!  To provoke love and good works.

John 12:25 – He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

Hebrews 10:24 – And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:

With the Holy Ghost residing in your heart, God has given you power, love and a sound mind. To love one another with a pure heart.  Keeping yourself in the love of God unto eternal life.

2 Timothy 1:7 – For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

1 Peter 1:21-22 – Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.  Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

John 14:15,21 – If ye love me, keep my commandments. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

Jude 1:2,21 – Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied. Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

All eight witnesses spoke on loving God and loving your neighbor.  When you love your neighbor, you want to make sure that they have the love of God residing in their heart as a born-again child of God that has turned from sin.  This has been a wonderful year for witnessing for God.  From the 350 gospel tracts shared at Union City Indiana for the Nineveh eclipse or the 250 tracts shared at the Ohio State football opening day or the 250 gospel tracts shared at Notre Dame campus in twenty minutes, there is no doubt that the time is ripe to share God’s word.  Sharing God’s word is not about the love of self and being saved.  Sharing God’s word is about the love of others and walking in the light of the world.  For this Christmas in 2024, (in bible numbers the year of priesthood), decide to be a witness for God and share his love.  When you love God and love your neighbor, you spread God’s word as a light of the world!

Merry Christmas and to God be the glory in all you do, Amen.