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What Helps People Believe - A Soft, Yet Forceful Heart, Understand The Truth

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right and wrong

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CONSOLIDATION:
To do the work of God is to believe in Jesus, the One God sent to us to save us from sin (harm) and evil. That said, don't be insensitive to His communication toward you (only Jesus can distract us from our worldly pursuits, He provides). Listen to and learn from what God says (like how important it is that we show people mercy) so you can tell the difference between right and wrong.

You'll find out Jesus and His teachings come from God the Father when you choose to try to apply the principles of God to your life (this will help you believe in Jesus). Doing good aligns you to want to be seen as belonging to God. This work will honor God and make you a man or woman of truth, because Jesus teaches us the truth.

They who love good and see and assess that Jesus is doing good as God does good (including miracles showing He is one with the Father), will naturally home in as God draws them in to believing in Jesus, who came from Him, and so be saved. They will bring God into their life when they believe in Jesus.

Jesus wants and can enable you to live like He does, and wants to keep you. He said God loves us and we need to believe in a Savior sent from God to enter eternal life (we will be protected from destruction by Jesus, who is one with God the Father Almighty/Creator); otherwise we perish. He said we need to be baptized in water and be filled with this mysterious Spirit of God.



You can't tell right from wrong when you're so caught up with running after money and worldly things.

Hating good will keep you from coming to and believing in Jesus. If you won't tolerate having the evil you do exposed by God, you'll hate Jesus.




Major Connections

+    Knowing right from wrong, and to do the work of God being believing in Jesus.

+    Knowing right from wrong, and listening to and learning from what God says.

+    Knowing right from wrong, and understanding how important it is to God that we show people mercy.

+    Knowing right from wrong, and choosing to try to apply the principles of God to your life.

+    Knowing right from wrong, and finding out that Jesus and His teachings come from God the Father.

+    Knowing right from wrong, and assessing that Jesus does good as God does good.

+    Knowing right from wrong, and believing in Jesus and bringing God into your life.

+    Knowing right from wrong, and loving good, and doing good.

+    Doing good, and honoring God and becoming a man or woman of truth.



-    Not knowing right from wrong, and being caught up with running after money and worldly things.

-    Not knowing right from wrong, and hating good, and not tolerating having the evil you do exposed.



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CORE: To do the work of God is to believe in Jesus, the One God sent to us to save us from
sin (harm) and evil. That said, don't be insensitive to His communication toward you; He wants and can enable you to live like He does, and wants to keep you. Believe and be saved! Listen to and learn from what God says so you can tell the difference between right and wrong. This will help a lot, make it natural for you to home in as God draws you in to believing in Jesus, who came from Him, and be saved. If you won't tolerate having the evil you do exposed by God, you'll hate Jesus. You'll find out Jesus' teachings come from God when you choose to apply the principles of God to your life (this will help you believe in Jesus). This work will honor God and make you a man or woman of truth. Hating good will keep you from believing in Jesus. They who love good and can see that Jesus is doing good as God does good, will be protected from destruction by Jesus, who is one with God the Father Almighty/Creator. They will bring God into their life when they believe in Jesus, who they see and assess as doing the good of God, including miracles showing He is one with the Father. If you try to live by God's true principles you will find out that Jesus came from the Father. Jesus teaches us the truth, not the other way around; he said we need to be baptized in water and be filled with this mysterious Spirit of God. He said we need to believe in a Savior sent from God to enter this eternal life; otherwise we perish. Hating good keeps you from coming to Christ, doing good aligns you to want to be seen as belonging to God. He said God loves us. You can't tell right from wrong when you're so caught up with running after money and worldly things. Only Jesus our Savior can distract us from our worldly pursuits; He provides. Understanding how important it is to God that we show people mercy helps us clearly distinguish right from wrong.




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humility

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CONSOLIDATION:
Show the childlike humility that leads one into true believing and greatness; the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these. Humility helps people find Jesus even while dying.

Humility toward the Lord enables you to ask persistently for His help and to believe He can do things you can't. God always hears our requests since He lives inside us, so don't give up asking; ask boldly in faith, and yet humbly, asking for mercy.

Breaking old habits and changing our ways adds difficulty to applying the principles. Asking the Lord to have mercy on us, with faith in Jesus' healing power, WILL bring His healing power into our lives, WILL bring healing.

The humble believer has whatever he asks of God.

The humble believer who repents of his sin (harmfulness) asks for help and receives miraculous power to do the impossible through believing; use that power to help save people.


Jesus involves us in His miraculous work and protects our relationship with God.

Love your neighbor, being careful not to offend him.

The humble worship Jesus.



Prideful people can not even manage to get their questions answered. You might as well forget about divorcing your spouse and then marrying someone else (unless the one you divorced was maritally unfaithful); it is not the way. Jesus does not like being around unbelief and perversion.




Major Connections

+    Childlike humility, and true believing.

+    Childlike humility, and greatness.

+    Childlike humility, and belonging to the kingdom of heaven.

+    Humility, and finding Jesus while dying.

+    Humility towards the Lord, and asking the Lord persistently for mercy and for help.

+    Asking the Lord persistently for mercy and for help, and breaking old habits and changing our ways.

+    Humility towards the Lord, and relying on Him to do things you can not.

+    Humble believing, and having whatever you ask from God.

+    Humility, and repentance.

+    Humility, and receiving miraculous power to do the impossible.

+    Humility, and being involved in Jesus' miraculous work.

+    Humility, and being careful not to offend.

+    Humility, and worshiping Jesus.



-    Pridefulness, and not managing to get your questions answered.

-    Pridefulness, and divorce.

-    Pridefulness, and unbelief and perversion.



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CORE: Love your neighbor, being careful not to offend him. Show
the childlike humility that leads one into true believing and greatness. You might as well forget about divorcing your spouse and then marrying someone else (unless the one you divorced was maritally unfaithful); it is not the way. The kingdom of heaven belongs to people with childlike humility. Humility toward the Lord enables you to ask persistently for His help and to believe He can do things you can't, bringing His healing into your world. God is inside us, don't believe otherwise, don't give up asking because He hears since He's right there inside you the whole time; ask boldly in faith, and yet humbly, asking for mercy. Miraculous power available to the humble believer who repents of his sin (harmfulness); use that power to save people. Breaking old habits and changing our ways adds difficulty to applying the principles. Asking for mercy, with faith in Jesus' healing power, WILL bring healing. Jesus does not like being around unbelief and perversion. The humble one asks for help and receives power to do the impossible through believing. Asking the Lord's mercy brings His healing power into our lives. Jesus involves us in His miraculous work and protects our relationship with God. The humble worship Jesus. Prideful people can not even manage to get their questions answered, while the humble believer has whatever he asks. Humility helps people find Jesus even while dying.




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forcefulness

Core Interrelations


CONSOLIDATION:
Being forceful and sensitive helps you see God's call unmistakably and take the right actions, proving your alignment with God.

Recognize the harmful desires in your heart and value overcoming them (even though people may approve of them), showing the Lord you care about Him and His way of life, his everlasting principles.

Repent of things like your preoccupation with money and worldly things. Turn, and forcefully do things in the other direction, toward the Lord.

Jesus stops and serves those forcefully laying hold of His kingdom (He is humble).




Major Connections

+    Being forceful, and being sensitive (soft-hearted) so you can see God's call and use your forcefulness to take actions to align with Him.

+    Being forceful, and recognizing the harmful desires in your heart and valuing overcoming them.

+    Being forceful, and repenting of your harmful desires and things like your preoccupation with money and worldly things.

+    Being forceful, and repenting, turning to do things in the other direction, toward the Lord.

+    Taking the right actions, and proving your desire to be aligned with God.

+    Forcefully laying hold of Jesus' kingdom, and Jesus stopping and serving you.



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CORE:
Being forceful and sensitive helps you see God's call unmistakably and take the right actions, proving your alignment with God. To begin with, repent, repent, repent of things like your preoccupation with money and worldly things. Turn, and forcefully do things in the other direction, toward the Lord. Recognize the harmful desires in your heart and value overcoming them (even though people may approve of them), showing the Lord you care about Him and His way of life, his everlasting principles. Jesus stops and serves those forcefully laying hold of His kingdom (He is humble).




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give up what you have

Core Interrelations


CONSOLIDATION:
Giving helps you get out of yourself and become sensitive to (soft-hearted toward) others.

The rich will only enter the kingdom of heaven with great difficulty; it is hard to give a large portion of your wealth to the poor (see also LK 19:1-10), (soften the heart and repent of that selfishness).


When you get to keep what you want (the Lord), you give up the rest.

God will bestow many blessings of heaven on those who give things up for Jesus' sake.

Give up having your closest relationships with family outside Christ, and be willing to suffer abuse and even death for Him, though this is difficult, or you can't be His disciple.



If you're insensitive (hard-hearted), you won't sense God, and His presence and way will not enable you.

If you don't want the Lord you will be separated from Him and judged unfavorably for not listening to the Teacher.




Major Connections

+    Giving, and entering the kingdom of heaven.

+    Giving, and getting out of yourself and becoming sensitive to (soft-hearted toward) others, including the Lord.

+    Giving up worldly things, and getting to keep what you want, the Lord.

+    Giving things up for Jesus' sake, and receiving many blessings of heaven from God.

+    Giving up having your closest relationships with family outside Christ, and being Christ's disciple.



-    Being rich, and great difficulty entering the kingdom of heaven.

-    Being insensitive (hard-hearted), and not being enabled by God.

-    Not wanting the Lord, and being separated from Him and judged unfavorably.



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Principle Passages


CORE: If you're insensitive, you won't sense God, and His presence and way will not enable you.
Giving helps you get out of yourself and become sensitive to others. When you get to keep what you want, you give up the rest; if you don't want the Lord you will be separated from Him and judged unfavorably for not listening to the Teacher. Give up having your closest relationships with family outside Christ, and be willing to suffer abuse and even death for Him, though this is difficult, or you can't be His disciple. The rich will only enter the kingdom of heaven with great difficulty; it is hard to give a large portion of your wealth to the poor (see also LK 19:1-10), (soften the heart and repent of that selfishness). God will bestow many blessings of heaven on those who give things up for Jesus' sake.




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narrow gate

Core Interrelations


CONSOLIDATION:
The way is narrow and you can't buck the system.

Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved [will only a few be saved WU]? And he said unto them, Strive to enter in at the strait [narrow] gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. LK 13:23-24



After all is said and done you better have done what God said.




Major Connections

+    The way is narrow, and strive to enter God's kingdom by following the narrow way.

+    The way is narrow, and after all is said and done you better have done what God said.



-    The way is narrow, and many will seek to enter the kingdom of God and will not be able.



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CORE:

The way is narrow and you can't buck the system. After all is said and done you better have done what God said.

Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved [will only a few be saved WU]? And he said unto them, Strive to enter in at the strait [narrow] gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. LK 13:23-24




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miracles help the more hard hearted believe

Core Interrelations


CONSOLIDATION:
Jesus is one with God the Father Almighty (the Creator), speaking and living the principles of God since they live in each other, as the miracles show.

Jesus is the only true way to eternal life with God the Father.

They who love good and can see that Jesus is doing good as God does good, will be protected from destruction by Jesus, who is one with God the Father Almighty/Creator. They will bring God into their life when they believe in Jesus, who they see and assess as doing the good of God, including miracles showing He is one with the Father.

Some people will not believe unless they see miracles.




Major Connections

+    Jesus performed miracles, and Jesus is one with God the Father Almighty/Creator.

+    Jesus performed miracles, and Jesus speaks and lives the principles of God.

+    Jesus performed miracles, and God lives in Him.

+    Jesus performed miracles, and Jesus does good as God does good.

+    Jesus performed miracles, and some people will not believe unless they see miracles.



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CORE:

"Except [unless] ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe." JH 4:48

They who love good and can see that Jesus is doing good as God does good, will be protected from destruction by Jesus, who is one with God the Father Almighty/Creator. They will bring God into their life when they believe in Jesus, who they see and assess as doing the good of God, including miracles showing He is one with the Father. Jesus is the only true way to eternal life with God the Father. He is One with the Father, speaking and living the principles of God since they live in each other, as the miracles show.




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