Grace Abused (Part 3) The Love of G-d

I hear it all the time, and you probably do too. "How could a loving God, send people into a firey eternal hell?" Let me answer this question, by saying this: God most certainly does not send anyone to a fiery, eternal hell. As a matter of fact, He has done everything He could possibly do, to keep His children out of hell. If a person finds themselves in hell, it is because, they have sent themselves there. They have rejected God's way of salvation, through His only begotten (unique) son, Yeshua ha Mashiach (Jesus the Christ). They do this through the hardness of their own hearts, by failing to believe God, or by trusting in the false teachings of foolish men, deceived by lying devils. It is my prayer that all would just get to a quiet place, and get personal with the living God. With an honest heart, humble yourself before Him and ask Him to make Himself real to you, and reveal to you, the truth about Yeshua. ADONAI is a complete gentleman. He will never force Himself upon us, but by the same token, He will not withhold Himself from those, who humble themselves before Him, and seek Him with a sincere heart.

There is a world view that says, "God is love, and He loves all of us, because we are all God's children" Is that the Biblical view, or is that view a distortion of God's love presented in Scripture? God most certainly is love, but are we all children of our heavenly Father? The book of John, Chapter eight, portrays quite a different view. In v38, it says;

 "I speak that which I have seen of my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father."

Clearly there is a distinct difference between whom their father is. Then in v 41 & 42, we read this;

 "Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We are not born of fornication; we have one Father, God. Jesus said to them, If God were your father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me."

 It should be quite evident from the above passages, that not all people on earth are the children of our Father in heaven. Yeshua makes this perfectly clear in v 44a, where he says;

 "Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do." 

It should be perfectly clear from the statement of Yeshua's own lips, that many people are not the children of Elohim, but are of their father the devil. There is a different bloodline at work here, but I will speak of that at another time. (ADONAI willing.) Suffice it to say that we are saved by faith in the shed, sinless blood of Yeshua, breaking the sinful bloodline of Adam.

So, is God love, and does he love all His children? The answer is quite simply, a resounding "Yes!" Our heavenly Father loves His own. 1st John 4:7 & 8 says this; 

 " Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and everyone that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God: for God is love." 

 I am compelled by the Ruach (Spirit) to ask this question. If we do not know our Father in heaven, how can we love Him? If we have a hatred in our hearts for those whom God loves, whether they be called Christians, Messianic Believers, or Jews, do we really think the love of God is active in our lives? Adonai's love is not the kind of love which this world knows. Adonai's love is pure. It is absolute, and it is certain. It is not some kind of here today and gone tomorrow love, as is the fickle so called love of humans. Some think that just because Yeshua died for our sins, that we are automatically going to heaven, no matter how we live our lives. We cannot get into heaven if we hold on to hatred and un-forgiveness in our lives. We are to love our brothers and sisters, and trust Yeshua to form His love in us, through  Ruach ha Kodesh (the Holy Spirit). It is only through Him, that we are able to love as Yeshua loves. 1st John 5:2 & 3 says this;

 "By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous."  

Imagine that! Here is another place in the New Covenant that we are instructed to keep his commandments. Isn't it funny, how, even though we are under Grace, we are instructed to keep our Father's commandments. Notice, that if we love our Father in heaven, keeping his commandments are not grievous. In other words, they should be as natural to believers, as eating dinner, or loving one another. Are you striving to keep ADONAI's commandments, or are they a grievous burden upon your life? It quite possibly, might be time to check what spirit we may be walking in. I pray that we are walking in the love of Yeshua. It might be time to start reading the forgotten Hebrew Scriptures, to find out exactly what those commandments are. Remember this. The early believers did not have a New Testament to follow. It had not yet been written. They preached Yeshua clearly from the so called Old Testament. Imagine that!

(All Bible quotes from the KJV.)

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

Shalom,

Barry W. Gaugler