The Simplicity of the GOSPEL of JESUS CHRIST

 

1 Corinthians 15:1-4

King James Version

15 Moreover, brethren, 

I declare unto you the gospel 

which I preached unto you, 

which also ye have received, 

and wherein ye stand;

2 By which also ye are saved, 

if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, 

unless ye have believed in vain.

3 For I delivered unto you first of all 

that which I also received, 

how that Christ died for our sins 

according to the scriptures;

4 And that he was buried, 

and that he rose again the third day 

according to the scriptures:

From that, you can gather the GOSPEL of Jesus Christ was three things, according to apostle Paul:

1. "that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;"

2. "And that he was buried,"

3. "and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:"

How the fallen one makes sure we forget the simplicity of CHRIST's Gospel and legacy, ensuring our salvation.

2 Corinthians 11:3 

King James Version

3 But I fear, 

lest by any means, 

as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, 

so your minds should be corrupted 

from the simplicity that is in Christ.

We are subject to confusion, and obfuscation, for those are the ways of the evil one.

We must hold fast to God, and the WORDS of Jesus, through SCRIPTURE.

The teachings of Jesus are simple, often delivered as parables, so everyone may understand.

Parents and teachers often teach children, through stories, so they may understand life's lessons.

In the same manner, we must be teachable, too.

We must be like little children, completely trusting in the LORD.

Matthew 18:3-5 

King James Version

3 And said, 

Verily I say unto you, 

Except ye be converted, 

and become as little children, 

ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself 

as this little child, 

the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

5 And whoso shall receive 

one such little child in my name receiveth me.

Let us not be wise to the ways of the world, and thus, end up being foolish:

1 Corinthians 3:18-19 

King James Version

18 Let no man deceive himself. 

If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, 

let him become a fool, 

that he may be wise.

19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. 

For it is written, 

He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

We all labor for God, making sure we get the GOSPEL of Jesus CHRIST right, as could be shown in the life we live, and the work we do -- only if we are CHRIST's.

1 Corinthians 3:9 

King James Version

9 For we are labourers together with God: 

ye are God's husbandry, 

ye are God's building.

Apostle Paul cautions:

1 Corinthians 3:10 

King James Version

"...But let every man take heed 

how he buildeth thereupon."

And in the same vein, he continues, and emphasizes:

1 Corinthians 3:11 

King James Version

11 For other foundation can no man lay 

than that is laid, 

which is Jesus Christ.

JESUS is our ONLY foundation.

The GOSPEL of Jesus Christ is the one which we must build our lives and work from -- our belief that the LORD Jesus died for our sins, was buried, and rose on the third day. 

Let no one distort, nor pervert, the Gospel of JESUS Christ, for the wrath of God is sure upon us:

Galatians 1:6-9

King James Version

6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed 

from him that called you into the grace of Christ 

unto another gospel:

7 Which is not another; 

but there be some that trouble you, 

and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

8 But though we, 

or an angel from heaven, 

preach any other gospel unto you 

than that which we have preached unto you, 

let him be accursed.

9 As we said before, 

so say I now again, 

if any man preach any other gospel unto you 

than that ye have received, 

let him be accursed.

The warning has been sounded, may we take heed, for God knows ALL we think, say, and do.

May it glorify Him, and not ourselves.

Why are we so beholden to the world, when there is only God?

1 Corinthians 3:19-20

King James Version

19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. 

For it is written, 

He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

20 And again, 

The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, 

that they are vain.

If we wish to have eternal life with Jesus, then we follow Him alone.

We must drop anything, and everything, that is not of Christ.

Again, Jesus says it so SIMPLY here:

John 14:15 

King James Version

15 If ye love me, 

keep my commandments.

Of course, we cannot accept the simplicity of the GOSPEL of Jesus Christ, much less love Him, unless we have been born of water, and spirit -- only then can we understand SPIRIT.

John 3:3-8 

King James Version

3 Jesus answered and said unto him, 

Verily, verily, 

I say unto thee, 

Except a man be born again, 

he cannot see the kingdom of God.

4 Nicodemus saith unto him, 

How can a man be born when he is old? 

can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, 

and be born?

5 Jesus answered, 

Verily, verily, 

I say unto thee, 

Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, 

he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; 

and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, 

Ye must be born again.

8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, 

and thou hearest the sound thereof, 

but canst not tell whence it cometh, 

and whither it goeth: 

so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

Then, and only then, upon embracing Christ in full, can we know this, and be this:

1 Corinthians 3:23 

King James Version

23 And ye are Christ's; 

and Christ is God's.

AMEN!

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Updated 18 April 2025

Something God Likes

6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: 

for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, 

and that he is a rewarder of them 

that diligently seek him.

Hebrews 11:6 

King James Version

I bothered God, night and day.

I kept bugging Him about His TRUTH.

I was such a pest, asking to know His Truth alone.

I couldn't accept man's truth, for if it were, how come the world is the way it is today?

How come, as that cliche said, the rich kept getting richer, the poor kept getting poorer? How come people were so corrupt?

Something was definitely not adding up.

The little I knew about JESUS then, showed how simply He lived.

How come, the world lived ostentatiously?

So, I kept going back to God, night and day.

Please, what was HIS Truth? 

I'd leave so many projects, work, and colleagues who I felt didn't represent kindness, and fairness, to others.

I didn't care if I lost money, or potential income.

I wasn't about to lose my soul. 

Of course, the world always makes sure true followers of CHRIST will be crushed. 

This world belongs to the fallen one.

My father taught me never to "sell" out, not for any price.

He showed that by example, as he faithfully served his patients each day. 

I'm glad my father was my teacher as I developed strength of mind and spirit.

Strength, by the SPIRIT, was to be developed later on. 

I didn't fit by the world's "standards", which didn't bother me a bit. 

This blog, which I created on 24 November 2018, is but one proof of that fervent search for God's TRUTH.

God finally took pity on this barnacle, who wouldn't let up, so He sent the Holy Spirit to my rescue, one day in September 2019.

That led me to voluntarily follow Jesus, as a born-again Christian, and the lessons from the HS filled my life for nearly 11 months now.

You see, God searches our heart.

The Bible shows many verses of it.

He doesn't look inside your pocket, or check your walls or shelves for your diplomas, trophies, or accomplishments.

God doesn't check how many cars or houses you have, or how much you have in the bank.

Neither does God care how many likes and followers you have on social media, or if you're a business, entertainment, sports, or political mogul.

If anything, those weigh down your soul.

God only cares about your heart.

Does your heart beat for Him?

Or do you beat Him out of your heart?

When things don't add up in the world, you will start looking for ULTIMATE answers.

That Answer has always been GOD.

Talk to Him in your own way.

He likes that.

Be like a child, and ask Him questions. 

Bug Him, like I did.

Keep asking God for His TRUTH. 

God searches your heart, for that fervent desire to know Him.

As I was in search of God's TRUTH, He, too, was searching my heart for my truth.

What did I stand for?

What did I wish to learn?

Why was this learning important to me?

What was I up to?

Of course, God being God, He KNEW all that beforehand, but He wanted me to surrender ALL knowledge to Him.

Nothing is hidden from God's eyes.

If your heart is true, and you really wish to know EVERYTHING about God, you can be SURE an answer will be forthcoming.

It may take time, or it may be in an instant.

Only God knows WHEN, or HOW -- for His own PERFECT reasons.

Keep your heart's desire focused on God alone, and He will answer you in a way that you alone can understand.

Stay away from people who say "they" are the way.

Only JESUS is the Way back to God.

6 Jesus saith unto him, 

I am the way, 

the truth, 

and the life: 

no man cometh unto the Father, 

but by me.

John 14:6 (KJV)

Precisely why God made me born again.

Jesus said I had to be born of water and of the Spirit.

Now, the Holy Spirit's been instructing me things about God, all by reading the BIBLE.

You see, God's instructions were there, all along.

P.S. It seems God likes what I wrote here. He "supported" my findings by showing up as "Verse for the Day" on Bible Gateway: 

1 Samuel 16:7

King James Version

7 But the Lord said unto Samuel, 

Look not on his countenance, 

or on the height of his stature; 

because I have refused him: 

for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; 

for man looketh on the outward appearance, 

but the Lord looketh on the heart.

Updated 21 January 2022

Digging Up the Soul

10 For we are his workmanship, 

created in Christ Jesus unto good works, 

which God hath before ordained 

that we should walk in them.

Ephesians 2:10 

King James Version

With the heart of a tickled, expectant child, I sought out to dig my soul, the core of my being, on 24 November 2018.

I had no idea I was in for a BIG surprise.

All I knew was that I dearly wanted to know everything that I am, whatever it may be.

In the process, digging up one's soul probably exceeds any earthly, archaeological dig, for I truly found the CORE of my being, that which engaged my heart and mind for decades.

As a kid, I'd read most everything I could find at home.

And when my soul sought more, I looked towards libraries, fun psychological "tests" from magazines, even astrology for the day, or listened to older people.

I just knew I was in search of self.

And one day, that day in November 2018, I created this blog you're reading now, intent on the exercise.

What did I find nearly 20 months later?

CHRIST.

I found He was the CORE of my being, the "Way, the Truth, and the Life", that no one comes to the FATHER, except "through Him".

That without Christ, we are nothing.

Sure, Catholicism taught me that the LORD gave up His life, taking on our sins, so we may be saved.

But the IMMENSITY of it didn't really sink in -- until I "conducted" my own self-research, from the depths of my heart and being.

Oh my, what magnificent discoveries showed up!

Such as the ONLY reference for such a search would have to be SCRIPTURE!

When I started reading the Bible in September last year, my whole life radically changed.

I cannot be the "old" me anymore.

I had to be born in Spirit, thus, I chose to become born again on the spot, a day before my birthday last year.

The timing was PERFECT, just as God deemed it for me.

Jesus left us with the Holy Spirit so we may find our way back to Him.

SPIRIT was to be our Teacher and Advocate.

Jesus was not about to leave us bereft of His divine presence.

He knew what our hearts were made of.

We could easily get lost along the way.

CHRIST was our Road Map.

No one could enter the gates of heaven, except through Him, the Son of God.

Everything we are belongs to God.

It only made sense, after my many discoveries through Scripture, that I offer my life back to God, my CREATOR.

Surprise, after surprise, showed up.  

I am living testimony of what it means to seek God.

You end up knowing about CHRIST.

The learning and "connections" are magnificent, leaving you in awe each time.

Like I'm writing this post for you, me, and God today, and yet He opens another layer to it, revealing that EXACTLY a year from the creation of this blog, 22 books on spiritual warfare started streaming forth from my heart.

Of course, God wasn't finished yet.

Two more books, this time just on Jesus, showed up. 

When you work closely with God, intent on only getting things right in your heart about Him, He will ASTOUND you with many blessings, discoveries, and a network of connections that will blow your mind.

No school can teach you that.

No school can teach you about God.

No school can teach you what work you should do.

Only the Holy Spirit of God, the TEACHER of All Things, can teach you what your soul needs to know. 

26 But the Comforter, 

which is the Holy Ghost, 

whom the Father will send in my name, 

he shall teach you all things, 

and bring all things to your remembrance, 

whatsoever I have said unto you.

John 14:26 

King James Version

What happens when you start learning, really really learning?

Well, self falls away.

You lose all pre-occupation with self.

The world is pre-occupied with self, and thus, not with God.

A pre-occupation with self, is a pre-occupation with the world.

When you realize where EVERYTHING comes from, self falls away.

God is all that matters, just as Jesus taught all of us.

If you wish to drink from the "cup of the LORD", you can only sup at His table.

God's Laws are unbending, as it ought to be.

We deviate from that, and it costs us our soul.

God knew my heart when I sought to find my "soil" and "soul".

He knew I was seeking Him.

And, in the seeking, was the FINDING. 

7 Ask, and it shall be given you; 

seek, and ye shall find; 

knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

8 For every one that asketh receiveth; 

and he that seeketh findeth; 

and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

Matthew 7:7-8 

King James Version

Last of all, seek God with a child-like heart.

That was what I was doing right, too.

Perhaps, it was really the core of my being, anyway.

Looking upon things in a child-like, trusting, playful, adventuresome way.

You know how kids are -- without guile.

They ask the first things on their mind.

That's exactly what God likes.

In your search for God, lay your heart bare (even as He already knows everything about you).

Leave no stone unturned (He knew that about me).

And be persistent, and true to your search.

In the process (for it will be a PROCESS), expect your life to radically change, in ways you cannot imagine now.

But the fact that you're searching, only means you're ready for that radical change.

Gather your gear, which is nothing but your heart, and seek God then!

And may your resolve be so strong, you'll seek Him NOW!

Updated 21 January 2022

Your Experience of God is Uniquely Your Own

If you search for God with all your heart, you will surely encounter Him in a way only you can identify.

Everyone will experience Him differently.

We're all many billion facets of His Being, and that's how it will be for each one of us.

And so I wonder why people say theirs is the only true way of experiencing God or of honoring Him.

That's how religions have been formed.

And that's how we've all been controlled to think.

But what if God came to you in an entirely different way?

Would you welcome Him if He came to you differently?

Like in an unexpected dream I once had of Him.

I woke up knowing He was all that, making Himself felt and known as that.

He was gentle and yet powerful.

Soothing and yet sublime.

And since I have been searching for Him all my life as I did my own thinking, He came through in many different ways. 

So who's to say what is right or what is wrong?

Who's to say theirs is the only correct way of experiencing God?

Perhaps, if people stopped arguing or debating, putting each other down, or mocking each other, God can come through beautifully and unimpeded.

I feel that if you really want to experience God personally, all you have to do is ask.

Pray to Him directly.

I pray to Him as a daughter would to Her One True Father -- the Creator of All.

And He always comes through my dreams, visions, or mind's eye in a way I can understand.

Thus, this blog and other blogs I've created.

There's so much to share, only because I have opened my heart and mind to Him.

Perhaps, He doesn't see any block in my receiving Him in my heart, mind, or spirit, so He comes through beautifully.

It has become so for me that I'm like an expectant child, happily awaiting more messages or instruction from Him.

And the same would be for you if you open your heart and mind to Him and Him alone.

Welcome whatever message, answer, or instruction that will come through that you may have asked for.

Only God can clarify your mind and heart.

Only He will give you the answers you seek.

I merely share with you my own experiences.

Your own will be different from mine, for you are uniquely you.

God doesn't need us to create a new religion from our experiences.

As our Father, He would want us to get along and to help each other.

We are all brothers and sisters and He is our Father and Creator.

Why do we make things too complicated?

Where there is complexity, there will be division and confusion.

God is All About Unity.

He knows I like things simple, so He comes into my life that way.

I have a five-year-old heart that seeks clarity, simplicity, and joy.

If you desire Him more than anything in the world, you will love how He will show up in your life.

Make Him the priority in everything and He will reflect the thought and energy you have.

Allow no one to tell you how God will be in your life.

For your soul to be happy, you must know Him directly.

That has been the objective of our lives anyway -- to experience the Love That Only He Can Give.

Actually, all we need to do is re-connect and re-member.

He was never far away from us.

He was always in our hearts. 

When you seek God above all, expect to be forever changed.

Updated 21 January 2022

God's Own Magical Song

When you search for God in your heart wanting to know Him in your own way, He really answers. And this I found in a way that's just right for me, for He knows my heart.

This time around, I experienced Him through music many years ago.

I was asleep one morning when, all of a sudden, I was "awakened" by music coming from my Mom's room. It was a beautiful, old song which I remembered so well and yet the lyrics "touched" me differently this time.

It was God's Song!

How was it possible that I had slept through the dozens of songs from this musician's concert my Mom was listening to and yet, that very last song "woke" me up at the most significant moment?

The words spoke to my heart. I had no doubt it was His Song for me and for all of us. So sweet, simple, and warm. 

Just like I experienced Him as warm, sea foam from a dream, I again experienced Him from His Own Brand of Music. He knew I was going to acknowledge His Message from the simple but precise lyrics.

When you have a child-like heart 

you just know when it's from God.

How?

Because you listen with your heart and not your mind.

The mind will block things with its logic, but the heart -- your very open heart -- will welcome messages just as it comes.

There will be no doubt, only gratitude and appreciation.

And a deep, magical feeling in your soul which you will carry throughout your life.

I Thank God for giving me this opportunity to share it with you.

Won't you like to know what Song God has for you? His very own "Thumbprint" in your soul?

Then remain open, for He will come at a time you least expect it, and in a manner that will tickle your soul. And at that wonderful, magical, precise moment, you'd know it's His Own song -- just for you.

Updated 21 January 2022

God as Warm Sea Foam

It must have been my desire to know God so much that one day I finally did.

Never mind that He showed up as sea-green beach foam that felt warm against my feet.

This, as I found myself at the foot of a ravine.

Symbolic of where my life was, then.

The soothing foam reached up to my ankles and gently swirled around me.

Intending to relish the feeling, I didn't open my eyes right away.

I wanted to preserve all details of that dream, one early morning, many years ago.

So, that's how God felt!

Warm, comforting, 

soothing, sweet, and gentle.

If that's all I knew about Him, the feelings were enough.

I'm pretty sure He liked playing with His equally-playful daughter, the one who will always be childlike.

Is that why Christ likes the children to come to Him, too?

Would a childlike heart 

have a better understanding 

of all things divine?

I guess the point really is that you must allow God to just show up as He chooses to with you.

You must release yourself from all that previous programming made upon your being.

You must be ready to laugh and giggle for God may just show up in the funniest and coolest ways, and only in a way you understand.

And once that happens, you will forever be changed.

Knowing God is a purely personal experience. We all have our own distinct ways of knowing Him. 

I always pray to Him as a daughter would, happily, trustingly, and expectantly.

Just like a little child.

Updated 8 May 2024