Jesus Christ is my God!
Issued 07.12.2009
Hero of Heroes
Jesus Christ is the true hero, because He has experienced all the human temptations and has overcome them. In Him there is proven purity of which also you can be a partaker.
The hero of sexual purity
A woman anointed herself with fragrant oil and took her stand beside the door of her house. She gestured enticingly to men passing by her. She had got used to seeing lust in the eyes of men. They glanced round quickly and came to her to satisfy their lust. Once a man passed by and there was no lust but purity in his eyes. The woman looked at the eyes of the man and suddenly she felt herself very dirty. Later she got to know the man was called Jesus of Nazareth.
The woman shut herself up in her room and started to cry bitterly. She tried to forget those pure eyes, but over and over again they came into her mind and made her weep over her filthiness. She could not any more go seducing men beside her door. Also she couldn't any more lubricate herself with fragrant oil, because she thought she don't want to try to cover her filthiness with it. Once this thought came into her mind: "Could also I become as pure as he?"
When she got to know that Jesus was eating in the house of a Pharisee she took her fragrant oil and went there and "stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil." Lu.7:38 Soon Jesus turned to the woman and gave her purity by saying, "your sins are forgiven." Lu.7:48
Jesus was a true man and He had all the temptations of man. He had pure eyes, because He never fell into sin even in His thoughts. He is the great hero, because "He was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin." Heb.4:15
Jesus Christ is the expert of winning of temptations. He can give the victory also to you through His own victory. Getting the forgiveness is the beginning of the fight the goal of which is to keep the purity we received. Jesus Christ is the hero of heroes who has succeeded in this fight.
A woman anointed herself with fragrant oil and took her stand beside the door of her house. She gestured enticingly to men passing by her. She had got used to seeing lust in the eyes of men. They glanced round quickly and came to her to satisfy their lust. Once a man passed by and there was no lust but purity in his eyes. The woman looked at the eyes of the man and suddenly she felt herself very dirty. Later she got to know the man was called Jesus of Nazareth.
The woman shut herself up in her room and started to cry bitterly. She tried to forget those pure eyes, but over and over again they came into her mind and made her weep over her filthiness. She could not any more go seducing men beside her door. Also she couldn't any more lubricate herself with fragrant oil, because she thought she don't want to try to cover her filthiness with it. Once this thought came into her mind: "Could also I become as pure as he?"
When she got to know that Jesus was eating in the house of a Pharisee she took her fragrant oil and went there and "stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil." Lu.7:38 Soon Jesus turned to the woman and gave her purity by saying, "your sins are forgiven." Lu.7:48
Jesus was a true man and He had all the temptations of man. He had pure eyes, because He never fell into sin even in His thoughts. He is the great hero, because "He was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin." Heb.4:15
Jesus Christ is the expert of winning of temptations. He can give the victory also to you through His own victory. Getting the forgiveness is the beginning of the fight the goal of which is to keep the purity we received. Jesus Christ is the hero of heroes who has succeeded in this fight.
A hero of humbleness
A man restlessly paced up and down and then sat down to the judge's seat. Before him it was brought a man named Barabbas, who was charged with insurrection and murder.
With a stern expression and with his head erect the accused came before his judge. He might have said in this way: "According to the Law of Moses I didn't commit a murder, but I put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel. In this country we must follow the law of God of Israel and not the law of the Caesar." Pilate looked in anger in the eyes of Barabbas and might have said like this: "The Caesar is god here and you deserve the death penalty."
After some time Pilate was again called to judge a criminal. When he was waiting for the arrival of the accused one he might to think: "Again I get to meet a bastard who considers himself so innocent and guiltless, although he has done who knows what ever evil."
Then the doors were opened and a peaceful and quiet man was brought before him. Pilate stared at the face of the man in astonishment, because the face was not such as he was used to seeing with the accused. Jesus didn't radiate guilt and hate but purity and peace. At that moment Pilate felt himself dirty, power-seeking braggart, but he didn't allow it to be shown outwardly.
The Jewish priests and the elders present accused Jesus of making Himself the king. Pilate looked at Jesus and waited for Him to defend Himself, but He was quiet. "Then Pilate said to Him, 'Do you not hear how many things they testify against you.'" Mt.27:13
It is not easy to be quiet before one's accusers, when one knows himself to be guiltless. Jesus knew He was guiltless of the accusations which were presented, but He didn't defend Himself so that He could receive the judgment of our sins which He had taken upon Him.
He had taken our guilt as His own in Gethsemane. So He also was guilty, because He had taken to bear our sins. He took up the attitude towards His judge which belongs to a person who deserves his judgment. Who is guilty must not defend oneself. Therefore He was quiet and didn't open His mouth.
Pilate didn't want to sentence Jesus to death, because he honored His purity. However he didn't want to become like Jesus, because he was not ashamed of his filth. Instead he decided to be pure in his own way. "He took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, 'I am innocent of the blood of this just Person. You see to it.' And all the people answered and said, 'His blood be on us and on our children.'" Mt.27:24-25
Most people have taken the same attitude to Jesus as Pilate. They don't want to crucify Him, because they consider Him good. However they don't want to become like Jesus, because they love their lusts so much.
You know how the guilty people usually put the blame on other people. There is always found something that can be used in defending one's deed, although one doesn't deny having done wrong. If someone humbles oneself so completely that he doesn't defend himself at all, but takes the full responsibility of his deed, he is a hero. Jesus Christ is the Hero of such heroes.
A man restlessly paced up and down and then sat down to the judge's seat. Before him it was brought a man named Barabbas, who was charged with insurrection and murder.
With a stern expression and with his head erect the accused came before his judge. He might have said in this way: "According to the Law of Moses I didn't commit a murder, but I put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel. In this country we must follow the law of God of Israel and not the law of the Caesar." Pilate looked in anger in the eyes of Barabbas and might have said like this: "The Caesar is god here and you deserve the death penalty."
After some time Pilate was again called to judge a criminal. When he was waiting for the arrival of the accused one he might to think: "Again I get to meet a bastard who considers himself so innocent and guiltless, although he has done who knows what ever evil."
Then the doors were opened and a peaceful and quiet man was brought before him. Pilate stared at the face of the man in astonishment, because the face was not such as he was used to seeing with the accused. Jesus didn't radiate guilt and hate but purity and peace. At that moment Pilate felt himself dirty, power-seeking braggart, but he didn't allow it to be shown outwardly.
The Jewish priests and the elders present accused Jesus of making Himself the king. Pilate looked at Jesus and waited for Him to defend Himself, but He was quiet. "Then Pilate said to Him, 'Do you not hear how many things they testify against you.'" Mt.27:13
It is not easy to be quiet before one's accusers, when one knows himself to be guiltless. Jesus knew He was guiltless of the accusations which were presented, but He didn't defend Himself so that He could receive the judgment of our sins which He had taken upon Him.
He had taken our guilt as His own in Gethsemane. So He also was guilty, because He had taken to bear our sins. He took up the attitude towards His judge which belongs to a person who deserves his judgment. Who is guilty must not defend oneself. Therefore He was quiet and didn't open His mouth.
Pilate didn't want to sentence Jesus to death, because he honored His purity. However he didn't want to become like Jesus, because he was not ashamed of his filth. Instead he decided to be pure in his own way. "He took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, 'I am innocent of the blood of this just Person. You see to it.' And all the people answered and said, 'His blood be on us and on our children.'" Mt.27:24-25
Most people have taken the same attitude to Jesus as Pilate. They don't want to crucify Him, because they consider Him good. However they don't want to become like Jesus, because they love their lusts so much.
You know how the guilty people usually put the blame on other people. There is always found something that can be used in defending one's deed, although one doesn't deny having done wrong. If someone humbles oneself so completely that he doesn't defend himself at all, but takes the full responsibility of his deed, he is a hero. Jesus Christ is the Hero of such heroes.
Is there a will to fight against filth?
Many have experienced the purity given by Jesus and rejoiced at the forgiveness they got. The person, who was forgiven much, loves God much and the person who experienced he was forgiven less, loves less. However the purity of both of them will be tested in practice. The trials of faith cannot be avoided, because only they prove who loves God.
A believer is in good safe when fighting against temptations, because the safety net of forgiveness will save those who have fallen. However many have remained lying in the safety net refusing to fight. It often happens to them that they fall asleep in there and when they sleep they roll off the net and become backsliders. The purpose of the safety net is to give courage for the right actions and not to give courage to live godless life.
Do you want to be as pure as the Son of Man, Jesus Christ is pure? If you are grateful for the grace you got and you love the Giver of Mercy, you want to be like Him. When living here none of us becomes as pure as Jesus, but everybody can make a good progress in this matter. It is worthy of seeking and God has promised it to us. He wants to cause it in us, so rise up and fight!
If we don't want to fight, every temptation is only an annoying moment we are not able to deal with leaving us helpless and embarrassed. Our unwillingness to fight guarantees we are overcome by temptation and fall. The right attitude is the precondition of overcoming. Jesus gives us strength to overcome. Therefore the honor of our every victory goes to Him. However He doesn't give us His victory, if we don't call on Him at the right moment. And we don't resort to Him at a moment of a temptation, if our attitude is wrong.
Many believers have been taught to take the attitude that they will gain a victory over sins without fighting. Therefore they consider strange the situations where temptations to sin rush over them and they have to experience that they don't gain a victory only by resting on grace. They would need acting on grace, but they have been made passive by frightening. Thus they are only confessing their sins and are content with life in filth.
A temptation can arise into your mind impudent as Bible's Goliath. You shake with fear before it and think I cannot gain victory over that. If you have a guilty conscience you have no courage to fight. Confess your sins to Jesus and experience the power of His blood. Although your conscience would be clear you still can live without courage of faith, if you don't continuously watch your thoughts. "Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong." 1Co.16:13
Pick up a Jesus-stone from the fountain of living water and sling that thought with the shout of your spirit in the impudent forehead of the tempting thought. When the evil thought staggers and falls hurry to cut off the head of the thought with the sword of God's word.
The previous symbolical text means that you always first turn to Jesus in your thoughts and call on Him. You take His word and condemn the evil thought with it without caring of the source from which it came into your mind. After that inspect the source from which it came and cut off your connection to the source.
Many have experienced the purity given by Jesus and rejoiced at the forgiveness they got. The person, who was forgiven much, loves God much and the person who experienced he was forgiven less, loves less. However the purity of both of them will be tested in practice. The trials of faith cannot be avoided, because only they prove who loves God.
A believer is in good safe when fighting against temptations, because the safety net of forgiveness will save those who have fallen. However many have remained lying in the safety net refusing to fight. It often happens to them that they fall asleep in there and when they sleep they roll off the net and become backsliders. The purpose of the safety net is to give courage for the right actions and not to give courage to live godless life.
Do you want to be as pure as the Son of Man, Jesus Christ is pure? If you are grateful for the grace you got and you love the Giver of Mercy, you want to be like Him. When living here none of us becomes as pure as Jesus, but everybody can make a good progress in this matter. It is worthy of seeking and God has promised it to us. He wants to cause it in us, so rise up and fight!
If we don't want to fight, every temptation is only an annoying moment we are not able to deal with leaving us helpless and embarrassed. Our unwillingness to fight guarantees we are overcome by temptation and fall. The right attitude is the precondition of overcoming. Jesus gives us strength to overcome. Therefore the honor of our every victory goes to Him. However He doesn't give us His victory, if we don't call on Him at the right moment. And we don't resort to Him at a moment of a temptation, if our attitude is wrong.
Many believers have been taught to take the attitude that they will gain a victory over sins without fighting. Therefore they consider strange the situations where temptations to sin rush over them and they have to experience that they don't gain a victory only by resting on grace. They would need acting on grace, but they have been made passive by frightening. Thus they are only confessing their sins and are content with life in filth.
A temptation can arise into your mind impudent as Bible's Goliath. You shake with fear before it and think I cannot gain victory over that. If you have a guilty conscience you have no courage to fight. Confess your sins to Jesus and experience the power of His blood. Although your conscience would be clear you still can live without courage of faith, if you don't continuously watch your thoughts. "Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong." 1Co.16:13
Pick up a Jesus-stone from the fountain of living water and sling that thought with the shout of your spirit in the impudent forehead of the tempting thought. When the evil thought staggers and falls hurry to cut off the head of the thought with the sword of God's word.
The previous symbolical text means that you always first turn to Jesus in your thoughts and call on Him. You take His word and condemn the evil thought with it without caring of the source from which it came into your mind. After that inspect the source from which it came and cut off your connection to the source.
Vaccinated against sin
God wants to make us trial proof. He allows us to be tempted for the same reason people are vaccinated against virus diseases. The weakened virus of a vaccine causes the production of antibodies. When later the none-weakened virus hits those vaccinated are resistant.
A trial is a temptation that is weakened by God. It produces in our mind thoughts and attitudes against sin. When a strong temptation then comes, the tested believer has power of resistance against sin. "No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it." 1Co.10:13
God never wants anybody to fall. No vaccinator wants any vaccinated to get the disease from the vaccine, does he! "Let no one say when he is tempted, 'I am tempted by God'; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed." Jas.1:13-14
It doesn't increase our love to God, if we commit a lot of sin and then get again forgiveness. Our every defeat hurts Him and it also leaves its mark to us. Instead every victory we gained over a temptation increases our love to Him. "Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him." Jas.1:12
Temptations are always overcome in the level of thoughts, because "each one is tempted by his own evil desire." Also the joy of the victory is experienced in the spirit of the person causing good thoughts that crown our life with the glory of God. The victory over our proud thoughts concerning us as God's own, guarantees that we don't allow the glory to come to ourselves, but to Him whom it belongs to.
God wants to make us trial proof. He allows us to be tempted for the same reason people are vaccinated against virus diseases. The weakened virus of a vaccine causes the production of antibodies. When later the none-weakened virus hits those vaccinated are resistant.
A trial is a temptation that is weakened by God. It produces in our mind thoughts and attitudes against sin. When a strong temptation then comes, the tested believer has power of resistance against sin. "No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it." 1Co.10:13
God never wants anybody to fall. No vaccinator wants any vaccinated to get the disease from the vaccine, does he! "Let no one say when he is tempted, 'I am tempted by God'; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed." Jas.1:13-14
It doesn't increase our love to God, if we commit a lot of sin and then get again forgiveness. Our every defeat hurts Him and it also leaves its mark to us. Instead every victory we gained over a temptation increases our love to Him. "Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him." Jas.1:12
Temptations are always overcome in the level of thoughts, because "each one is tempted by his own evil desire." Also the joy of the victory is experienced in the spirit of the person causing good thoughts that crown our life with the glory of God. The victory over our proud thoughts concerning us as God's own, guarantees that we don't allow the glory to come to ourselves, but to Him whom it belongs to.
What is clean and what is unclean?
Jesus Christ is the only clean and holy human being. Everything that is against His attitudes and thoughts is unclean. This should be clear to everybody who claims to be a Christian. Even so it is a different thing to know this matter in theory than to know it in one's heart that endured trials.
What is honorable among men is detestable in God's sight. The heroes of this world are idols. The world is full of worshipping of heroes which teaches to love unclean honor. Everyone who is dreaming of becoming an honorable hero of all people wants to make himself a false god. Proud thoughts are unclean and stink of the smell of death.
Sacrifices given in a war for a government show no love for your relatives. Even hostile thoughts against any person deserve a judgment. Violent thoughts are filthy like an unclean cloth. The heroism of war heroes is a crime against the Gospel of God. The unclean spirits cry in the military graveyard demanding fresh blood on the altar of patriotism.
Fornication is not beautiful but it is shameful dirt! Adultery is not love but ghastly filth! Have not sex even in your thoughts with others than your spouse! Practicing sexual intercourse in your thoughts makes your spirit unclean. Thoughts of fornication and adultery are dirty and they stink of bad, like spoiled food.
A diligence, which is directed to gain worldly riches, is not a virtue. Greedy thoughts are dirty and love for money stinks bad like vomit.
Of course thoughts don't smell to your natural nose, but the nose of your spirit becomes alive in the company of Jesus and you can learn to recognize a thought you heard if it is evil. Learn to recognize the three basic bad smells: pride, greed and selfishness. Sometimes it may be difficult to recognize the real origin of a thought, because the speaker tries to hide the real smell with good smelling words.
It is important you consider bad thoughts dirty, because then you avoid touching them. Your reaction time is shorter than if you consider them only bad but not dirty. This works also in the same way with natural dirt. You have a reflex to avoid touching a dirty place and, if you touched it by accident you wash your hands immediately. God has given His own this promise: "Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you. I will be a Father to you and you shall be my sons and daughters, says the LORD Almighty." 2Co.6:17-18
Every man has the ability to consider something unclean or clean. Therefore man is able to consider unclean clean against the matter of facts. When Jesus considers something unclean it really is such. Everybody can test this in practice. Everything Jesus of the Bible speaks works in practice just as He has said. Who has experienced something of His purity knows this.
Your will to become like Jesus is evidence that proves you were born of God. "Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure." 1Jo.3:2-3
We, who belong to Jesus, have not yet become perfect, but we press on to take hold of that, because God has called us in Jesus Christ to behave so. His humbleness, obedience and unselfishness smell like the finest fragrant oil. Let's recognize odors of His thoughts. "Be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma." Eph.5:1-2
Jesus Christ is the only clean and holy human being. Everything that is against His attitudes and thoughts is unclean. This should be clear to everybody who claims to be a Christian. Even so it is a different thing to know this matter in theory than to know it in one's heart that endured trials.
What is honorable among men is detestable in God's sight. The heroes of this world are idols. The world is full of worshipping of heroes which teaches to love unclean honor. Everyone who is dreaming of becoming an honorable hero of all people wants to make himself a false god. Proud thoughts are unclean and stink of the smell of death.
Sacrifices given in a war for a government show no love for your relatives. Even hostile thoughts against any person deserve a judgment. Violent thoughts are filthy like an unclean cloth. The heroism of war heroes is a crime against the Gospel of God. The unclean spirits cry in the military graveyard demanding fresh blood on the altar of patriotism.
Fornication is not beautiful but it is shameful dirt! Adultery is not love but ghastly filth! Have not sex even in your thoughts with others than your spouse! Practicing sexual intercourse in your thoughts makes your spirit unclean. Thoughts of fornication and adultery are dirty and they stink of bad, like spoiled food.
A diligence, which is directed to gain worldly riches, is not a virtue. Greedy thoughts are dirty and love for money stinks bad like vomit.
Of course thoughts don't smell to your natural nose, but the nose of your spirit becomes alive in the company of Jesus and you can learn to recognize a thought you heard if it is evil. Learn to recognize the three basic bad smells: pride, greed and selfishness. Sometimes it may be difficult to recognize the real origin of a thought, because the speaker tries to hide the real smell with good smelling words.
It is important you consider bad thoughts dirty, because then you avoid touching them. Your reaction time is shorter than if you consider them only bad but not dirty. This works also in the same way with natural dirt. You have a reflex to avoid touching a dirty place and, if you touched it by accident you wash your hands immediately. God has given His own this promise: "Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you. I will be a Father to you and you shall be my sons and daughters, says the LORD Almighty." 2Co.6:17-18
Every man has the ability to consider something unclean or clean. Therefore man is able to consider unclean clean against the matter of facts. When Jesus considers something unclean it really is such. Everybody can test this in practice. Everything Jesus of the Bible speaks works in practice just as He has said. Who has experienced something of His purity knows this.
Your will to become like Jesus is evidence that proves you were born of God. "Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure." 1Jo.3:2-3
We, who belong to Jesus, have not yet become perfect, but we press on to take hold of that, because God has called us in Jesus Christ to behave so. His humbleness, obedience and unselfishness smell like the finest fragrant oil. Let's recognize odors of His thoughts. "Be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma." Eph.5:1-2
The Bible version used in references is NKJV