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Part 3 - Are Good Works Really Only Filthy Rags, Biblically?

* This originally aired as a video episode on YouTube HERE.
In this concluding episode we'll take a handful of Bible verses and swap the words "good works" with "filthy rags" and see what happens. It only takes a few minutes to clearly see that, biblically - and (most importantly) in the eyes of the Most High - good works that are sourced in Him are in no way merely filthy rags.
The humble man will yield to the truth of the Word and pursue good works, just like the Bible instructs us to. Do you know this or do you believe something differently? Let's find out!

Part 2 - Are Good Works Really Only Filthy Rags, Biblically?

* This originally aired as a video episode on YouTube HERE.
In this part, we'll read many biblical texts that clearly teach us that the Most High's attention is towards those who carry out good works/righteous deeds, that are sourced in Him. To say that good works are always merely filthy rags would be to ruin the wonderful works that originate in Yahweh, that we are to perform now, in the likeness of Messiah.
Biblically, it is clear that the "filthy rags works" of men are only of those who are "rebellious ones, deceivers and idolaters who turn away from the truth." Is this you? If it is, then yes, your works are filthy rags. But what if we're ones who strive to carry out good works in order to please our Creator, from a heart of thankfulness? Biblically, are these filthy rags too? Let's find out!

Part 1 - Are Good Works Really Only Filthy Rags, Biblically?

* This originally aired as a video episode on YouTube HERE.
In part 1, we'll begin by pairing Isaiah 64:6 with other biblical texts that cause us to question if this isolated verse is as broad as it has been taught to be. For example, what do we do with verses such as Hebrews 10:24 which tells us to “consider how to encourage one another in love and good deeds?”
We'll discuss many texts that support that the Most High meets with those who perform good works/righteous deeds. The key? We must be ones that "rejoice in doing righteousness." (Isaiah 64:5) How do you personally view good works? Are you certain that you agree with what the Bible says about them? Let's find out!

Don't miss an appointment with the Creator

Just some random thoughts about the Father's Holy Days as I sit in the woods, hunting.

The Will of YHWH and Duty of Man

We're told that "the one who does the will of Elohim continues to live forever." It would seem that we should thereby need to rightly understand how to determine what the will of the Creator is. Equally, Ecclesiastes tells us what is the entire duty and purpose of every man to ever live.
Do you want to walk in the Most High's will and inherit eternal life? Do you want to fulfil your purpose? Let's find out!

Naive Ones: Seeing Our Own Ignorance in Matthew Chapter 16

When we read of the disciples slowness to properly understand Messiah's words, it would do us well to humbly admit that here we see ourselves.
Are you ever found naive and ignorant? Would you even know it if you were? Let's find out!

Perplexed Peter: Patiently Waiting for Understanding

* This originally aired as a video episode on YouTube HERE.
Unlike Peter, most of us have never been too familiar with waiting patiently, in a state of being perplexed. Most of us have been trained to panic and force instant responses into trying moments in order to establish immediate solutions. Or, we move out in anxiety and pressure to “get it all right” and fail to *patiently* move out, step by step – submitting to the process of gaining understanding as the Spirit guides us.
I'd like to take a unique look into the record of Acts chapter 10 and see if we can glean something valuable from Peter's response to the vision that he saw. I have much more that I can learn in regards to patiently waiting in order to gain understanding. Do you as well? Let's find out!

Where Are the Watchmen? A Call is Coming

* This originally aired as a video episode on YouTube HERE.
There's surely no shortage of opinion in this hour, but who will slowly and maturely discern the voices of this age and listen closely for the call that is going out?
Biblically, a watchman discerns many things. They must alertly keep watch and warn others of what they're simply not capable of seeing, in their own environment and circumstances. He literally sees from a different vantagepoint. I'd like to humbly attempt to begin doing that in this video.
What if truth's call goes against the majority chorus? Are you postured to be awakened from your slumber and then call others up and out into the Most High's safety in this coming age? Let's find out!

Cows or Chaos? A Gentle Call to Check Your Attention

In an age of chaos and endless offerings to get all riled up, will *anyone* remain at true rest? Let's find out!

Part 2 - Have You Been Granted to Know Mysteries? Hard Words of Messiah from Matthew 13

* This originally aired as a video episode on YouTube HERE.
We live in an age where "knowing mysteries of heaven" has taken on an entirely new - unbiblical - meaning. In this episode we use the Word to highlight and then connect several texts to reveal that the mysteries of heaven may be different than we thought.
Using the Matthew 13 text, we establish that "walking with Messiah" alone is not enough *by itself* to rightly understand what He was saying. Have you been granted the ability to know the mysteries of heaven? Let's find out!