Are You A Disciple Of Jesus?

 

According to https://www.gordonconwell.edu/, there are about 2.6 billion Christians in this world and now over 8 billion people on this planet, and that equates to 32.5% of the earths population! So if all these people are really Christian, shouldn't we be seeing evidence of great unity, love, peace, health and prosperity? 

That's what we read in scripture isn't it? The disciples were all together and had everything in common, giving to each one who had need, eating together, serving together, loving each other, and holding to the teachings of the apostles, who were taught by Jesus Himself.

Acts 2:40-47

"And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation.” Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need. So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved."

Why don't we see the signs and wonders being done by God amongst the people through His chosen vessels? Don't people still need healing and deliverance? Why don't we see the 2.6 billion believers together with ALL things in common? 

Let me tell you why! Because those believers are not being made disciples of Jesus and they are not being baptized with the Holy Spirit! If they were, then the whole world would be hearing about the great works of God every single day on CNN and every news network on the planet!

Anybody can say they are a Christian, but can you say I am a disciple of Jesus? I have been born from above by the Spirit of God and the Kingdom of God is within me? That's what Jesus said must and would happen to those who took up there cross and followed Him.

It's easy to say 'I'm a Christian', 'I believe in God', but it's extremely difficult to be a disciple of Jesus, to hate your life in this world, to deny yourself daily, and to come out of this world and be separate. That's what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. 

Luke 9:23

"Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me."

The word Disciple implies a devoted allegiance to the teachings of one chosen as a master. (Merriam Webster)

Disciple: lit., "a learner" (from manthano, "to learn," from a root math--, indicating thought accompanied by endeavor), in contrast to didaskalos, "a teacher;" hence it denotes "one who follows one's teaching," as the "disciples" of John, Mat 9:14; of the Pharisees, Mat 22:16; of Moses, Jhn 9:28; it is used of the "disciples" of Jesus (Vines Expository Dictionary)

John 8:31-32

"Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

So you see, Jesus didn't make Christians, or those who follow Him, He called people and made them Disciples. Those who left everything behind and followed Him, those who changed their lifestyle, their old way of thinking about themselves, others, and the world. 

Christian: a word formed after the Roman style, signifying an adherent of Jesus, was first applied to such by the Gentiles and is found in Act 11:26; 26:28; 1Pe 4:16.

Though the word rendered "were called" in Act 11:26 (see under CALL) might be used of a name adopted by oneself or given by others, the "Christians" do not seem to have adopted it for themselves in the times of the Apostles. In 1Pe 4:16, the Apostle is speaking from the point of view of the persecutor; cp. "as a thief," "as a murderer." Nor is it likely that the appellation was given by Jews. As applied by Gentiles there was no doubt an implication of scorn, as in Agrippa's statement in Act 26:28. Tacitus, writing near the end of the first century, says, "The vulgar call them Christians. The author or origin of this denomination, Christus, had, in the reign of Tiberius, been executed by the Procurator, Pontius Pilate" (Annals xv. 44). From the second century onward the term was accepted by believers as a title of honor. (Vines Expository Dictionary)

The International Church Of Christ was founded by Kip Mckean around 1979 to 1980, he was mentored by a man named Chuck Lucas who led a campus ministry with a vision of making disciples. The ICOC was an offshoot of the Church of Christ and at one point had a membership of 125,000. I myself was a member of the ICOC for a number of years and was baptized in water confessing Jesus as my Lord, but one vital thing was lacking, I was never baptized in the Holy Spirit! 

And therein lies the problem with anything started by man, they tend to leave out the supernatural part of being a disciple of Jesus. In the case of the ICOC, Kip Mckean believes the baptism of the Holy Spirit was only for the first century believers and the apostles, which is a cessantionist belief. And when you do something by the flesh, ultimately it will fail, but if it be of God, it will not be overthrown or overcome unless it's God's express will or to fulfill His word.

I have learned that being a Disciple of Jesus is very different from being a Christian, they are essentially two different words with different meanings. Which one are you? A Disciple or a Christian?

I am a Disciple.

Abiding In His Word,

Tyrone

The Beast Unleashed! (Part 3)

 

Revelation 13:11-17

"Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived. He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name."


There will be two persons fulfilling these prophecies of Revelation. The first, the beast from the sea, is the man of sin, the son of perdition, commonly called the anti-christ. The second is the beast from the earth who will work with the anti-christ performing great signs while in his presence to deceive the people, commonly called the false prophet.

The beasts who come up from the sea and earth are evil spirits that are loosed as part of God's end times judgments on this earth. These two evil spirits have already entered their host body and are waiting to be unleashed upon humanity. Again, this sounds just like a script from a Hollywood movie, and many will likely say that, but it will be a reality in the very near future, I believe.

Both of these persons will have supernatural abilities to deceive the whole world, and the beast from the earth will tell the people to make an image of the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived. This image will be supernaturally brought to life and be able to speak and will force all who will not worship the image of the beast to be killed. And this man-made image of the beast that is brought to life will also force everyone (accept those who are true Christians!) to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead.

Hard to imagine the reality of this happening right? But with technology increasing so fast, with A.I. robots walking and talking, credit cards with chips, tapping, and swiping, and with barcodes being scanned on everything in this world, this prophecy doesn't seem so far fetched now! You can't get used to one form of technology before another one is released!

I found another very interesting article on this subject!

"Another viable method of producing a permanent mark of digital data on a person uses optical patterns made directly on the skin. Since the advent of barcode technology during the 1970s for retail product marking, it has become a strong possibility that humans could be marked with a tattoo that is very similar in design to the Universal Product Code (UPC). The UPC is a form of product or item identification that is a particular subset of the Global Trade Item Number (GTIN), and it can be found on every item sold at retail. The UPC has enough digital capacity that it can theoretically mark up to 1 trillion items with a unique code. A similar barcode system, the European Article Number (EAN) is actually a superset of the UPC and it can mark up to 10 trillion items. Therefore, a barcode similar to the UPC or EAN potentially could be used to mark, in addition to every product sold, every human being with their own unique digital number for identification.

Such a system could indelibly ink the barcode directly into the skin of a person using standard tattooing procedures; however, in this case the process would be automated and validated by the state to provide an official number to each citizen, just as similar barcodes provide unique numbers associated with every commercial product. This process of barcoding people might even be done at automobile license facilities using a device that could be placed on the hand or forehead and the pattern quickly tattooed into the skin. To make the procedure sanitary, the tattooing device could incorporate sterile, disposable heads that could be changed after each tattooing process is finished. The procedure could even use invisible or minimally visible dyes that could be read in the near-IR region of the spectrum, thus making the marks cosmetically acceptable even on the forehead.

This type of mark would have elements of the predicted Mark of the Beast as well as the Number of the Beast, because it would be required on the hand or on the forehead. In fact, it would actually be written on and within the hand or forehead as specifically required by the prophecy in Revelation. What is fascinating is that this type of barcode Mark would also incorporate within it the hidden ‘666’ control patterns at the beginning, middle, and end of each UPC or EAN barcode, thus manifesting the Mark of the Beast and the Number of the Beast combined together into one system (see the sections on 666). This is certainly intriguing from a Biblical perspective, but it remains to be seen whether this will become the final Mark as predicted in Revelation.

Not surprisingly, some researchers, governments, and corporations have actually been advocating the marking of people with barcode IDs for quite some time. Elizabeth Moon, a science fiction author, was quoted in the New York Daily News in 2012 as saying,

“I would insist on every individual having a unique ID permanently attached – a barcode if you will – an implanted chip to provide an easy, fast inexpensive way to identify individuals.”

In addition, the first of a series of books for young readers entitled the Bar Code Tattoo, life is described in a society where every individual is forced to receive a barcode on their body by law. The rationale used in the story is that the government wants to simplify everyone’s life by eliminating cards and official identification papers, so no one could lose them or have them stolen. Of course, in the book people who resist the government and don’t get the barcode are ostracized and prohibited from participating in society. Although the Bar Code Tattoo series of books is not about Biblical prophecy, it definitely mirrors what will happen to people who refuse to get the final Mark of the Beast during the reign of the Antichrist. However, it will be much worse for Christians at the end than the main characters in the book, since ultimately many people who don’t accept the Mark will be persecuted and put to death for daring to defy the Empire."

Original article link:    The Final Mark - End Times Truth 

It will truly be a very hard time for Christians during this time, but the Lord will provide for His people! I would rather be waving palm branches in Paradise with the Lord than take the mark and be tormented forever without rest day or night in the lake of fire! Every soul will have a choice to make that will determine their eternal destination!

In Christ,

Tyrone

The REAL Battle!

 

Ephesians 6:10-13

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

When you understand this truth, it changes the way you view people and the world. Jesus told His disciples to be gentle as a dove but wise as a serpent for a reason! The hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places will show you no mercy, period! And evil spirits are not just in heavenly places but also in the bodies of human beings too! 

A perfect example of this is when Jesus went into a Synagogue (building) to preach and an evil spirit manifested inside a man who was there.

Mark 1:21-28

"Then they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath He entered the synagogue and taught. And they were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. Now there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, saying, “Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!” And when the unclean spirit had convulsed him and cried out with a loud voice, he came out of him. Then they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? What new doctrine is this? For with authority He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him.” And immediately His fame spread throughout all the region around Galilee."

The scripture clearly says Jesus entered the synagogue and taught. Now Jesus being full of grace, truth, power and light, caused the unclean spirit to manifest in the man. More than likely, none of the pharisees and teachers of the law knew the man had an unlean spirit in him, but the power of God emanating through Jesus as he taught the scriptures, brought the demon out!

This is why I keep saying exactly what the scriptures teach, that the Church is NOT a building! Jesus said, "upon this Rock, (Himself) I will build MY church and the gates of Hell will not prevail against it." Your body is the temple of God in which He dwells by His Spirit, IF so be, His Spirit is within your soul.

Jesus also did not entrust Himself to anybody because He knew what was in them!

John 2:23-24

"Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name when they saw the signs which He did. But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men, and had no need that anyone should testify of man, for He knew what was in man."

And when Paul and Silas was just walking around in the city of Philippi the kindgom of darkness was right there with them inside of slave girl!

Acts 16:16-19

"Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune-telling. This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.” And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And he came out that very hour. But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities."

The real spiritual warfare is going on right here in these scriptures, in a synagogue, on a street corner, in somebody's house, it does not matter where you are, or who you are, the real battle for souls is being waged every single day, whether you know it or not!

It is my desire to walk as Jesus did, without spot, wrinkle or blemish, holy, and set apart for God's use, there really isn't another way to live on this earth, because that is what God requires of His people, His servants. He wants those who serve Him to be holy as He is Holy!

John 14:29-30

“And now I have told you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe. I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me.

Let us strive to be like our Master, completely holy! That's one of the reasons Jesus died on the cross, so that our souls could be washed clean by His blood, our bodies sanctified by His Spirit, and our minds transformed and washed by His word.

In Christ,

Tyrone

The Beast Unleashed! (Part 2)

 

Revelation 13:5-8

"And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months. Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation. All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

Jesus said the scriptures MUST be fulfilled and cannot be broken! So every prophetic word that is written in the bible WILL come to pass, and every word that comes out of the mouth of God WILL come to pass as well.

God is in control of everything, the best thing any person can do in this life, is die to self! This is exactly why Jesus said, he who wants to save his life will lose it, but he who loses his life for my sake and the gospels will find it!

The judgments of God come upon the righteous and the wicked, the big difference is that the righteous can be blessed, protected, and provided for in the midst of God's judgments!

The beast being unleashed is a form of God's judgments on this earth. Because when this happens, and it will! It will cause the great falling away that 2nd Thessalonians 2 talks about. When millions of professing Christians realise they have been lied to and taught doctrines of devils and haven't been truly converted to Christ, they will leave every church building and congregation around the world! They will seek to save themselves, their money, their jobs, material possessions, etc...... Only those whose hearts belong to Jesus and really serve Him will remain. 

And God will pour out His Spirit upon this earth one more time and millions, maybe billions, will be ushered into the Kingdom of God! And on the other side millions, and possibly billions, will worship the beast and his image, taking his mark. The scripture says that authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation, that's the whole world!

So I do believe in the near future there will be no more, you go your way and I go mine, no more so called, 'separation of the races', no more I go to my church and you go to yours. The only separation of humans on this earth will be those who have the mark, and follow the beast, and those who don't have it and follow Jesus. And those who refuse to worship the beast and his image will be killed, and of course no real Christian full of God's Spirit will take the mark and worship the beast, and this is why millions of true Christians will be martyred during this time.

The scripture also tells us that it was granted to him to make war with the saints, (true Spirit-filled Believers) and overcome them, (imprison, kill or martyr). The beast would have no power over true blood bought, Spirit filled Christians unless it was given to him by God Himself! 

Jesus said the same thing to Pontius Pilate!

It's going to be a very hard time, but also a time of great unity, love, joy, and peace in the hearts of true believers. A time of supernatural works of God through His people, and a time of great hope, as Spirit-filled Christians look up to Heaven, because we know our redemption draws near!

In Christ,

Tyrone

The Beast Unleashed! (Part 1)

 

Revelation 13:1-8

Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name. Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast. So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?”

And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months. Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation. All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

There is alot to understand here. By divine revelation, this is what I understand. First we need to understand that there is a difference between  the spiritual judgments and decrees of God in Heaven and the physical manifestations of those judgments and decress here on earth!

For example what does it look like when peace is taken from the earth?

Revelation 6:3-4

"When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come and see.” Another horse, fiery red, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to take peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword."

This is a judgment of God, and it is happening right now! This prophecy of scripture is being fulfilled even as I write this post, just turn on CNN news and you will hear; uprising in Greece, protests break out in France, five people killed at a block party, mass shooting at an elementary school, mass shooting at a high school, John killed Jane last night at a house party, Jane killed John last night as he slept in bed, on and on and on. Jesus said, because lawlessness will abound, the love of many shall grow cold!

Notice the scripture says in Revelation 13:2 the dragon (satan) gave him his power, what kind of power does satan have? Most notably, the power to deceive the whole world, authority over other evil spirits etc.... 

This beast from the sea is an evil spirit that has entered a human man and when it is unleashed from within that person, he will become the man of sin, the son of perdition, the anti-christ. Sounds like a movie script doesn't it! 

What will cause the beast from the sea to be unleashed from within the man? The deadly wound to the head! And what's the most common form of a deadly wound to the head today? That's right, a gunshot!

About 90% of people who are shot in the head, die. So it will most certainly be a miraculous event when this man recovers from the deadly wound. The House Representative Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head by Jared Lee Loughner at a supermarket parking lot in Tucson, Arizona, along with many other people and she miraculously survived and recovered from the assassination attempt. 

When this happens to this person and he miraculously recovers, the world will be amazed and be drawn to him even more than before! He will go on to blaspheme God and His creation, he will oppose, persecute and kill true Spirit-filled Christians. He will have authority over all the countries and people on this earth and every soul will worship him, except those who reject him and his mark by being converted to Christ and being sealed in their foreheads by the Spirit of God. 

A truly sobering prophecy! And I do believe we are right at the door! Only time will tell!

In Christ,

Tyrone

Is Humanity Headed Towards Extinction?

 

Matthew 24:15-22

"When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. "

Jesus is telling His disciples about the times of the end of the world as we know it now. Jesus is talking about the man of sin, the anti-christ, who is also called the abomination of desolation, who will one day stand in the rebuilt third temple in Jerusalem and claim to be God Himself. This blasphemous act will cause the judgments of God to be poured out on the beast and his kingdom.

2nd Thessalonians 2:3-4

"Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God."

These bible prophecies are closer to happenning than many think! Jesus said a great tribulation is coming upon this earth worse than anything man has seen or experienced since the beginning of the world! Just think about that for a moment, something worse than all the world wars combined, worse than the holocaust, worse than the slavery of Africans in America, worse than the black death of Europe in 1346-1353 that killed 75 to 200 million people! Worse than the Spanish flu of 1918 that killed an estimated 50 million people, worse even than the atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan!

Could it be that bad? Jesus said that unless the days of this tribulation are shortened NO FLESH WOULD BE SAVED!  That means the total annihilation and extinction of every human being on the face of this earth! That's almost 8 billion people!!! Only one thing I know of that can totally erase humanity from this planet and that's a nuclear war. I've posted a few times what I heard from the Lord about what I believe is coming in the near future, another world war, and nuclear bombs being dropped on the United States of America!

The Lord said to me recently: Nuclear Weapons

Jesus also said the end times would be as it was in the days of Noah.

Matthew 24:37-42

"But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come."

The time is at hand, even at the doors!

In Christ,

Tyrone

Hear, Believe, Obey!

 

There is a fundamental and biblical way of being converted to Christ, that sadly is not being taught to those who desire to enter God's Kingdom. One needs to hear the good news of the Kingdom of God, believe with their hearts what they hear and then obey the commands and teachings of Jesus Christ that are contained within the bible.

So many hear the word, even believe what they hear or read, but don't obey it or do what it says! The scriptures have no value in and of themselves UNLESS you apply them to your life! 

Jesus said that those who hear His sayings and put them into practice are wise!

Matthew 7:24-25

“Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock."

The scriptures written in the bible are just words in a book like any other book in the world, until you DO what they say and when you start practicing what Jesus taught is when truth can start working in your heart and mind!

James said the same thing!

James 1:22-25

"But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does."

It's not enough to just go and sit in a church pew and sing a few songs and say amen a few times or nod your head in agreement and then leave out the building and just keep doing what you've been doing all your life, remanining carnal minded and walking in your flesh. What's separating you from the ungodly and the wicked? Do you think just because you GO TO a church that you are a Christian? Or just because you profess to be a Christian, you ARE a Christian? 

If you don't have all three things how can you enter God's Kingdom? 

John 3:3-5

Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God."

Jesus said if you love me you will OBEY my commands!

John 14:15-23

“If you love Me, keep My commandments.  And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever— the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.

“A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also. At that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you. He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”

Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, “Lord, how is it that You will manifest Yourself to us, and not to the world?”

Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me."

The questions are these:  Have you been born from above? Do you love Jesus?

In Christ,

Tyrone