Christ within

“Perception must change”

marquismattison — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:25:28 +0000

Paul states that we should leave the elementary doctrines and go to MATURITY….What is maturity? Those that are led by the Spirit are called the SONS of GOD…Mature Sons see the world as their Father sees it “FINISHED”…The finished works of Christ Jesus him being the first fruit of many( largest number, whole) brethren. Abraham saw it best when God preached the Gospel to him. Galatians 3:8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. Sons of God see this as ALL of humanity as ONE with God. Notice in the “ALL NATIONS” will be blessed. So where did we get “eternal torment” from, God never showed that to Abraham. Galatians 3:15-17

¹⁵Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man’s covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.

¹⁶Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.

¹⁷And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.

This is saying, that even though the law was given to Moses about 430 years after this promise was made to Abraham, it does not fulfill the promise made to Abraham, or do away with it. No man could violate this promise that God in Christ gave to Abraham and his seed. I believe that many are coming to this revelation of this truth. That the Seed of Abraham is “CHRIST”, Jesus being the first fruit of many brethren(Christ). WE ARE CHRIST ladies and gentlemen. For we are the seed of Abraham through faith. Him being the, ‘father of faith” first believe and it was counted righteousness towards Him not by law(MOSES).

Romans 4:15-17

¹⁵Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

¹⁶Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

¹⁷(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

Now this really good news even to the end the promise might be sure to all seed. Remember we are the seed notice this, “not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all”. Abraham is the father of us all…Remember Issac(promised; type of “Christ”) Ishmael( type of Law, bondage) both came from Abraham and he is their FATHER. But we must cast out the son of the bondwoman(FLESH, ADAM) for the son of the bondwoman shall not be HEIR with the son of the freewoman(SPIRIT, CHRIST). This is an inward battle people we must cast off the mind of the flesh, so that we may put on the mind of Christ. The flesh is the carnal mind that is an enmity against God, for it is not subject(brought down) to the law of God(LOVE), neither indeed can be. This is the Maturity that Paul states that we must do being led by the Spirit, not of works but by Holy Spirit that dwells in us. When we do this we will begin to see each other as ONE…because there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. BE BLESS!!!!!

Let your will be done….

marquismattison — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:54:33 +0000

mercygate.com
It is a great folly to conclude that we can pray the prayer, “Thy Kingdom come,” by rote, in cool detachment. The Kingdom is not an antiquated Jewish dream, dusty with the history of centuries. It touches us at all vital points — if we are sons of God. It is an immediate and personal concern. It is God’s plan of the ages, His time-abiding strategy for redeeming us from ourselves and the vanity of the flesh and the world. It is God’s way of conforming us into the image of His Son and making us one in Him. We are faced then with the solemn truth that when we pray for the coming of the Kingdom we are not praying for the advent of some great world-wide political or economic program. We are not praying for the end of the world, or for the rapture, or for the millennium, or blessing upon the state of Israel, or the exaltation of the United States and Great Britain. It is far more personal than that. This is a prayer that storms the gates of my own little kingdom, and breaks down the barriers between the will of God and me. It brings the rule of the Spirit in mind, heart, and body until the glory of God arises upon me and His glory is seen upon me, bringing blessing and transformation to all He touches.”BE BLESS!!!

Audience of One

marquismattison — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 03:35:08 +0000

Lyrics:

I come on my knees to lay down before You
Bringing all that I am, longing only to know You
Seeking Your face, and not only Your hand
I find You embracing me just as I am

And I lift these songs to You and You alone
As I sing to You in my praises make Your home

To my audience of one, You are Father, and You are Son
As Your Spirit flows free, let it find within me
A heart that beats to praise You
And now just to know You more has become my great reward
To see Your kingdom come and Your will be done
I only desire to be Yours, Lord

So what could I bring to honor Your majesty?
What song could I sing that would move the heart of royalty?
And all that I have is this life that You’ve given me
So Lord, let me live for You, my song with humility

And Lord, as the love song of my life is played
I have one desire to bring glory to Your name

This is a Promise!!!!

marquismattison — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:43:09 +0000

I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.- GOD

This is a promise that God can’t go back on, even when things seems unbearable and out-of-control, know that God is with us through it all. Sometimes you might ask the question, “Why is Life the way it is?” and some of us want God to give us an immediate answer but as you continue to walk, I believe that God will show us the answers. Through trails, heartache, even through times of prosperity, we will learn tough lessons as we continue to walk with God. Life is hard period!!!!! Sometimes we don’t have a full understanding of how situations is going in our lives. But, we know that He is in control and that He has every man steps order. Knowing that even when times gets hard that is our Hope that everything is working for the good for us. Even if it hurts to a point where it seems you can’t bear it just know that you can. We all face challenges in life and we will overcome just believe and have faith that you will. Even to death that’s not the last defeat, we are more than conquerors I believe that’s not the last of you. Even as we experience death of a love one lets celebrate the life they lived…We are all God’s children I don’t care what religion says. Just remember the promise that He made “I will NEVER leave thee, nor forsake thee. Love one another…BE BLESS!!!!!!!!!!!

Born Again

marquismattison — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 04:13:01 +0000

Born Again
BORN:G1080
γεννάω
gennaō
ghen-nah’-o
From a variation of G1085; to procreate (properly of the father, but by extension of the mother); figuratively to regenerate: – bear, beget, be born, bring forth, conceive, be delivered of, gender, make, spring.
AGAIN:G509
ἄνωθεν
anōthen
an’-o-then
From G507; from above; by analogy from the first; by implication anew: – from above, again, from the beginning (VERY FIRST), the top.
Born Again is to conceived the LIFE that is in you from the Very Beginning the Life that was, is, and is to come……”LET US MAKE MAN IN OUR IMAGE AND AFTER OUR LIKENESS”…..To reveal what is hidden which is Christ within the Hope of Glory…Be Bless!!!

Reconciliation

marquismattison — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:01:48 +0000

Adam…the anointed cherub(Ez 28:14)….who guards….the east gate(Gen 3:24)…who overshadows the mercy seat(Ex 25:20)….and is woven into the (Veil-flesh)… Until he(you and I)…..were crucified with Christ… Now we can enter back IN…to the reality of our identity….Truth will set you Free!!!!

This is short and simple but POWERFUL!!!!

Romans 11:36
For of him(seed), and through him(time), and to him(harvest), are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.

ALL THINGS MADE NEW….RECONCILIATION BECOMING WHAT WE ONCE WAS BUT A GREATER ANOINTING…

Haggai 2:9
The glory of this latter house(US) shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.

WHICH IS THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD (CHRIST IN YOU) THE HOPE OF GLORY…..BE BLESS!!!!

“UNKNOWN”

marquismattison — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:48:30 +0000

“For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known”..

The “Unknown” God, how interesting this is because even to this DAY we worship an “UNKNOWN” God. Have you ever been in church and the Word of God is coming forth but you still have no clue of who is God? Have you been a place of doing more than resting in HIM? Do we really know who is God? The reason I ask these questions because I have been in these places. I’ve done things that I thought that God will smile upon, I judge those that didn’t believe in what doctrine I was in, I’ve consider myself better than those who didn’t go to church, even to a point where I felt that it was right for “unbelievers” to be tormented in HELL FOR ETERNITY!!!!!!! Because of this knowledge that I had about this “Unknown” God I worship, before I came to a certain understanding of the FATHER OF ALL. You see we all have had this PAUL experience, I was on the other side condemning, sending people to HELL because of what I was taught. It’s funny how the same word that you’re condemning with is condemning you too. At that time we’re so blind to real TRUTH because we really want to please this God in our flesh(carnal mind). Notice what Jesus told Pharisees:

John 9:39 And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind. To those who see not, may have sight and those who see be made blind…POWERFUL!!!

Even to certain degree we were those that claim to have knowledge of God. But, really didn’t “know” God. In the book of Acts chapter 17 Paul came across a group of Jews claiming to know God.

^{Acts 17:1}Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:

²And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,

³Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ. Paul proclaiming that the Christ that he preached is JESUS. That He must suffer and risen from the dead to the synagogue in Thessalonica.

Now if you understand that these Jews had a lot of Knowledge of God but not the Truth of God. Through this chapter Paul continue to preach to Jews and Greeks about this JESUS, and that the house of Jason believed claiming that there was another King who is Jesus and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar. Some believed and some moved with envy to have Paul and Silas move by night to Berea. Where they met sect of Jews that were more acceptable and these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

¹⁶Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry

¹⁷Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.
¹⁸Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
¹⁹And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
²⁰For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
²¹(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)
²²Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
²³For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.

As Paul stated, ” I passed by and saw your devotions and altar with the inscription, to the “Unknown God”. That they ignorantly worship..Can I say we did the same thing with our devotions and traditions we made the Word of God to none effect. Making daily regimens claiming that God told us to, “Fasting, long hours of prayer, praying against the principalities in the Spirit realm and etc….Making sure that you read your Bible on a daily bases. All these things we have done and can we honestly say that things has change as we want them or is God in control of all things. Don’t get me wrong we need to pray but when it becomes a spectacle and people view you as spiritual person, then we have problem. Like our own studying, some claim to have more knowledge than the rest and making it seem as if God has favored more than other people who don’t. He’s not respecter of person so it must be our EGO that makes these boasts.

²⁴God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
²⁵Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
²⁶And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
²⁷That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
²⁸For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
²⁹Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.
³⁰And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
³¹Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
³²And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
³³So Paul departed from among them.
³⁴Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

I’ve heard people claim that they believe in a “Higher Power” or a God, but when you ask what’s that Higher Power name(nature) is, they say, “well I don’t know”. Paul encounter that as he saw how religious the people were and he proclaimed that this “UNKNOWN” GOD is CHRIST JESUS….He wasn’t judging them he felt compassion for them because of their ignorance, as he would’ve because God will not leave us ignorant of the Truth that’s hidden within all…CHRIST IN YOU THE HOPE OF GLORY!!!!!!! But even in churches today we call him JESUS, but lack truth of who He really is and who we are in Him. There is so many yokes that is put on the people of God by the name of God (tithing, law of Moses, sowing seeds as money, and etc…)

For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. This is a POWERFUL statement because this how we function not on our own, but in Him we have LIFE. That even other poets claim we are also his offspring. Don’t give in to graven image for God dwells in living and breathing Temple of MAN. Who will have all man come to the knowledge of Truth of Christ. It’s never too late that God’s will can’t be done in heaven and in earth. Some will believe and some will not but we have to understand that God is in control…..REMEMBER

Romans 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. BE BLESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The “Heart”….is a Secret Place

marquismattison — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:30:14 +0000

Psalm 91

Safety of Abiding in the Presence of God

¹ He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
² I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust.”

³ Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler
And from the perilous pestilence.
⁴ He shall cover you with His feathers,
And under His wings you shall take refuge;
His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
⁵ You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,
Nor of the arrow that flies by day,
⁶ Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness,
Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.

⁷ A thousand may fall at your side,
And ten thousand at your right hand;
But it shall not come near you.
⁸ Only with your eyes shall you look,
And see the reward of the wicked.

⁹ Because you have made the LORD, who is my refuge,
Even the Most High, your dwelling place,
¹⁰ No evil shall befall you,
Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;
¹¹ For He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you in all your ways.
¹² In their hands they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.
¹³ You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra,
The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.

¹⁴ “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;
I will set him on high, because he has known My name.
¹⁵ He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will deliver him and honor him.
¹⁶ With long life I will satisfy him,
And show him My salvation.”

Heaven and Earth(Renewed)

marquismattison — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 03:57:36 +0000

In the beginning God created the Heaven and the Earth…..And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the EARTH, and SUBDUE IT: Have you ever notice that when God spoke to the Heavens and the Earth He was speaking to HUMANITY. We are the Heavens(SPIRIT) and the Earth(SOUL). By the Spirit, we are to be fruitful and multiply to replenish this Earth(soul) of ours.

1 Corinthians 15:49
And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly man.

Even now we going from glory to glory and faith to faith..I will decrease so that He may increase…Glory!!!!!!!!

2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new

When we cast off this OLD man, then we shall become the NEW man in Christ.

1 Corinthians 15:47
The first man was of the earth(carnal), made of dust; the second Man is the Lord from heaven(spirit).

The First man Adam(SOUL/EGO) and Second man Adam(Christ). Understand that when you read of Adam it is speaking of MANKIND. So we see here that God didn’t create a new Man, He restored Adam back to our original state in Him. The first man was living soul, the second man is a life quickening spirit. One died to knowledge of Truth when we ate of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. But, One Risen from the dead(ignorance, hell) unto Tree of Life that’s hidden in us all and that Life is Christ. For the Kingdom of God is without observations, for it is within you.

1 Corinthians 15:22
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

Now here is the controversy a lot people (and I once did myself) believe that ALL which is stated in this verse doesn’t mean ALL. But I asked this question, “What do ALL mean?” Could it be that we still see in our earthly nature or do we see from our divine nature. If we look at it carefully we will see that it means ALL. The word of God says, “For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.” I know it says many but we know that ALL Died, that ALL shall be made Alive. Each man in his own order.

So how can we subdue our Earth, bringing it into subjection, that the Flesh(carnal mind) will not overtake us. The only way is by the Spirit(mind of Christ), notice what Paul said about bringing his own thoughts into subjection.

2 Corinthians 10:5
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

Now remember the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds. The strong holds are in the mind of us all, you can say the cares of this world; lust of the eye, lust of the flesh, and the pride of life. We all have encountered this as we walk this journey with God. But, remember our Lord even experience the same thing in the wilderness. But be of good cheer for He has overcome the World. We too shall overcome because Christ is in Us..Amen!!

Revelation 21:1
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

Can you imagine what John thoughts were when he saw this in the Spirit. The new Heaven and Earth…Mankind restored back into the Image of God(it never left, just in our mind it did). A whole being, not lacking, we as people of God seen by the eyes of God. GLORY!!!!…Can you see this that God has restored us all..AMEN!!!!!

Revelation 21:5
Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.”

Behold, I make ALL things new. ALL things new, not New things. For our Father has restored us and this is what John saw in the Spirit of the Lord’s Day(Revealing).

For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known. Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord…BE BLESS

What are we saved from….

marquismattison — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:26:44 +0000

THIS IS AN AWESOME WORD FROM MY FRIEND JACOB ISRAEL

As we continue to let the Holy Spirit lead and teach us we will found out that the thing we are being saved from is ourselves(CARNAL NATURE,CARES OF THIS WORLD)…Be Bless!!!!