I Am Not Religious,but I Believe In God

@Peaches: As I go along Sister in future post's ,I hope I can restore some of your faith at least in some of the Word of God ,especially a prophecy that is dead on track right up to 1929 ,and more yet to come, I am sure will be on track too ,if not ,,Its all false prophecy and I can quit following it ,but I can almost guarantee you,that will never be the case ,and the slight problems caused mainly by translation ,and some traditions that crept in ,It's still a reliable source for all you need, to assure your salvation and have full assurance ,not hoping as some do .
it is sound enough I can use it to reproof (correct ) unsound doctrine ,and the old is valid enough Christ quoted from it ,and the new is mainly letters to the Church's from Paul and other Evangelist of the day as to how to live Godly ,so they can be used to reproof others that translation may seem to be a contradiction ( and if you would like I can help you with some tools to verify how the words are suppose to be used,as you know ,many words have several meanings ,and sometimes it does help to know what the Hebrew translation was ,and How it was meant to be applied to better understand the verse .But I am Sure it was God who told us to study to show ourselves approved ,We do that ,He will see we get the revelation we seek and He is a way better teacher then any man or woman
We are told also to know the season we are in ,and be ready for all hell to break loose ,but for the saints of God not to fear ,we will be sealed ,,and do you know why we will be sealed ?without the seal ,I would pray to be already dead .
But He confirms His will have a seal ,and even death will not separate us from Him ,,as Christ did ,we will rise again ,,,its just a nap
Because we took the time to know what the signs were ,and refuse to accept doctrines that oppose Gods laws and the Prophecy shows us what we have to avoid as to not follow the tradition ,and be tricked with the tradition that is a lie ,it is not Gods will we follow the tradition over His law EVER
,and they already on the books of law in the USA ,and some Church's are already pushing for them to become active law and believe that will return our nation to God ,when in fact it will make Gods children who will refuse to comply criminals (they will kill the saints as before and think they do God a service )but for now it is contrary to Gods law ,but it won't become the "MARK" until its enforced ,then that will force us to make a choice to choose sides ,
And Christ is not concerned with numbers ,8 got off the Ark ,5 came out of Sodom and Gomorrah one of them for doing something as simple as looking back is still there .bet you know who she is .
The prophecy ,or part of it is 500 yrs older then Christ and so far every event has came to pass just as it said it would .
The power it warns us about went as far as to abandon the use of the Scripture ,only the heads even know what it contains ,I happen to be blessed with an authorized version ,used by them ,for all matters of the religion .
and since the last major even did not take place until 1929 ,,my copy could not have been written to coincide since it was written in 1921 ,,when the beast had lost its power ,and did not fit yet the things that the prophecy said it would become and do .
the Prophecy foretold the Birth of Christ (as I said 500 yrs later ) His baptism as it was a major event to mark the start of another time line ,His crucification on the cross (that changed nothing yet for the Gentiles ) and then the Gospel later going to the Gentile ,by a man who was zealous in trying to kill Christians .The other half ,ear marked for the end time too was given after the death and resurrection of Christ ,and completes a description ,,more then likely you will be able to tell me right off who it is ,and from there verify the prophecy has all but been fulfilled .
Christ said He would see Heaven and Earth destroyed ,before one jot ,or one tittle of the Law and the Prophets to be changed ,but yet ,someone tried ,
but the prophecy warned they would think they had the authority to do so but they do not ,Gods law was in stone ,now He writes them on the hearts of those who love and obey Him , And the prophecies still withstood the test of time ,and is still very much in tact ,
even the Beast it exposes ,did not attempt to tamper with it ,even in their own "Bible " it remains .
But I get few are going to care right off ,some will but when we get to the meat of it ,sadly some will be offended rather then hear ,this is the Word of God ,I am just sharing it
then because of it ,,choices will have to be made ,and here is where so many jump ship ,but it wont change a thing ,all it means is they will not be doing ,,or sharing with people they love ,so on that day ,they are not aware they do what we have been told not to do ,and end up blotted from the Book of Life .
Do you know what people who cause Gods Children to stumble and believe lies are called ??Stumbling blocks ,do you know what He has warned for "Stumbling blocks to go ahead and do ?Commit suicide ,as it will be better for them left in Sodom and Gomorrah then it will be for them.
Some say Rick no where did He ever condone suicide ,,SO tell me what do you call telling someone to tie a millstone around your neck ,and casting yourself into the ocean ?swimming with a huge stone around your neck sure sounds like suicide to me .
So I do take this very serious ,,and Rev 22 ,,last chapter of the Book ,,has a warning as Revelation 1 begins with a blessing
Rev 22:18 I testify and warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book [its predictions, consolations, and admonitions]: if anyone adds [anything] to them, God will add to him the plagues (afflictions, calamities) which are written in this book; 19 and if anyone takes away from or distorts the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away [from that one] his share from the tree of life and from the holy city (new Jerusalem), which are written in this book.

many ask How do you think you know what the prophecy says ,,1)I took years Looking for it .someone who could explain something that was spoken over me as a child ,and a vision given to my Grandmother ,who said I was to be stillborn,but God told her he was sparing me for a purpose ,and being told that purpose she scared me so bad ,not only did I run from God ,I have tried to have others kill me so I did not have to face it ,but what she thought it was and what it actually is are like many things people believe ,totally different then what God said it is .
And i do believe the Holy Spirit ,and a few Godly men Christ put in my path ,made sure I seen what I had to see and the Holy Spirit ,,made sure I understand it ,,Not the whole Bible ,,my part of this prophecy and that I would be called to share and explain it ,Then my job is done ,the Holy Spirit will see the readers and hearers will understand it as well ,,it will be their word too ,not just for me and the others called to share .
If I sound like a nut ,,cant help how others see me
I have already been called a God bot and blocked here
and you know in the beginning on EP it was not easy for me .
But I had to learn ,without Christ to till the soil of the heart ,and to anoint what i share ,its just words to most ,,Did Christ not say few were going to find His path ,and He said on that day ,many are going to say Lord Lord ,did I not do all these things in your name ,,,(awesome deeds and works of good ),,but He is going to say depart from me you worker of iniquity ( Lawless one ),,I never knew you ,,,you see they had done it their way ,and unknowingly broke His laws ,and now He is saying it was all in vain ,,the same warning He gave for putting Traditions of men ,over His laws ,,He says they worship Him in vain ,,the have a form of godliness ,but deny the power there of ( they won't listen to Him so He is not listening to them either ,,,but they raised the dead ? laid hands on the sick and they recovered ,spoke prophecy ?but He does not know them ,

I was not raised up in a Church ,I was not taught scripture until 1994 ,and turns out most of it was Church doctrine that contradicts the Bible ,
I accepted Christ in 1994 ,but was only going through the motions ,was even a Pastor and an Evangelist ,I did street and Prison ministry
Had a gospel group and we traveled and did Contemporary Gospel
My daughter is a confirmed miracle ,and I have escaped death many times ,
But I was not "Born Again " until the past few years
Christ has shown me ,most of what I knew was only Church Doctrine ,and my own understanding .
Now He has saved me and my entire family ,and opened our eyes to understand the Prophecy ,and now a better way to teach it to others ( you still need the Holy Spirit to make it yours ) but I have chilled with my zeal that added a lot of confusion ,and mainly let His Word speak for itself ,not so much of me required .
I can point out some customs ,how time was used ,how to know Gods law from the book of law written by Moses ,,in a book as opposed to Gods Law in stone ,share some history you can verify ,then Poof some of what I say is right from the mouth of the system God calls the Beast ,or kingdom
Sorry I am still not good at one liners ,but if people have some patience with me ,I am sure together ,we can all learn ,,
As I am faithful to share ,He is faithful to show me more things I do not quite understand ,,thats how the Holy Spirit works ,,if you just sit on your seed and wont share it ,He will take what you knew and were so sure of away ,and eventually give the world up to their own delusions ,because they did not really love Him or sound doctrine ,,they played the Christian ,they mocked Him and payed Church .
We can't earn our salvation with works ,but if we say we are His ,there are some things He has asked us to do ,as an outward sign we are His
Like confessing Him before men
Being Baptized as He was ,a symbol of our death to self and resurrection with Him, Communion to remember Him and find health for our bodies as we do ,
Go into the byways and highways and teach all about the Gospel of Christ .
If we say we love Him ,we must know Him ,to Believe in more then a name ,we have to spend time with Him ,Whosoever Beliveth in Him has eternal life ,not just knowing His name ,,you have to know someone to really believe in them He is no different
We share Him and His love ,in season and out ,submit to Him and resist the Devil and then the devil has to flee
as He told them when they said you brother and mother want to speak to you ,He said they that know and do the will of the Father ,they are His Family
and as I have already tried to show ,we can't save ourselves by being good enough ,that is self righteousness by works ,,we can only be truly His and be the righteousness of Him , when we are buried in Him ,We are dead to self and sin because we are buried He should live through us ,thats Born Again , and He makes us spotless ,not what we do
His law is called the Royal Law of Liberty ,once we keep His law that He says is easy ,trying to live unlike the world becomes easier and easier
Christ is not the strict taskmaster satan makes Him out to be
He just wants us to love Him and follow His examples and love each other ,and by doing so we fulfill the law ,and insure our names stay in the Book of life
if your still with me ,God bless ,I love you and I hope you got something out of it ,believe it or not ,I hate to type ,and my arms being up long enough to type all this actually makes me hurt ,,but if one person get something out of it
then it was worth it ,,
with all my love ,,your brother in Christ
Rick

@rckt148: I appreciate you dedication Rick.🌝🌟👍🏼

@NigelDoes: there is a big difference in being religious and loving Christ ,once you have an experience with Christ ,then you know the difference ,,One is mans way ,,one is Gods .
And the title I wanted would not come up ,so that was good enough ,
Yes this post is about God /Christ
Sorry if the title caused any confusion ,
LOL

@SW-User The movie Hacksaw Ridge is about an Adventist who would not tote a weapon nor work on the Sabbath ,,and is highly decorated
when under heavy fire ,and being shot many times
He went back on the ridge and brought all the fallen soldiers who kicked his butt over and over trying to make him quit and get out of the military off the ridge .
I have seen actual footage of his commanding officers and guys he served with .
They hated him for refusing to work on the Sabbath .
Now days many jobs have no problem with allowing employees to be off for the Sabbath (its actually protected by law ,if you let them know up front you are a Sabbath Keeper ).
The bottom line is if you are not trusting God to meet your needs
then observing the Sabbath will do you no good
anything that is lack of faith is sin .and small things do matter to God .
Especially when it was actually Him who set the example and made the day Holy .
We all get tested ,,His will stand no matter what .
The Hebrew in the furnace for not bowing ,Daniel over praying and many more .
but Moses was not allowed to go into the promised land for striking a rock instead of speaking to it ,,so God also see's the little things .
I have failed ,but when I started actually standing and refusing to give in
(if you ever do once ,than they have you )but when I stand ,they respect that .
But if you stand firm ,God will either make a way ,or see you get a better job
its all about obedience ,who do you trust when the rubber meets the road to provide for you ?
Now I know who to trust ,and since I learned He never fails me
I am blessed beyond anything I deserve ,my family is blessed as well .
We are all on the same page ,,all of us ,Grandkids too
I know very few families that can say that ,they are not "made " to do anything ,
not even serve God .
But when every member of my family has a praise song they lead ,
and from an 80 something yr old lady (and she is my ex mother in law )
to my son who is 10 ,,all take part and the son in laws too
That is God
I seek to do His will ,He gives me my hearts desire .
And that is my family is never like my Moms or my Dads
They all only cared about money and they hated each other .
We take our little ,and still have enough to help others .
We also always guard our hearts ,
no way we are letting satan get a toe hold in our family .
When my Granddaughter interrupted me ,for the 3rd time and a gathering like I was not speaking ,
I told her she needed to show some respect ,(it was a party to celebrate her earning 6 yrs worth of scholarships and graduating high school ,so to her it was ,"Her Day ") but that did not give her the right to keep interrupting me .
So I told her she needed to show some respect ,she stormed out of the room .
So I go into the room she ran into to ask her is that how she respects her elders .She jumps up in my face screaming I need to leave her alone (She is 19)
Then my Daughter jumps on me too "It is her day you know "(she had no clue what it was over ,just Momma bear sticking up for her cubs )
I left ,and all my equipment right where it set .(my Grandson packed it up )
But before the next weekend both my Daughter and my Granddaughter called to apologize.
I do walk the walk and talk the talk ,I have earned the respect of all of them ,but it is because they were taught respect .they know how to show it .
So it hurt all of us .but one way or another it would have been settled quick .
She knew she was in the wrong ,and my Daughter even more so for upholding her in it ,but that is the amount of respect they have for me .
It was not blown off as no big deal .
I do believe in even the simple things we show our love ,and they do too
I believe with all my heart ,when I started giving God what was His .
He gave me back the things I love too .
The Sabbath is one of the 10 .they are all love ,and the character of God .
When we are faithful with the least ,then He trusts us with more ,
I do believe my family is evidence of that .
Satan took my kids from me for 12 yrs ,God gave them back
After someone told me I was "Luke Warm " ,and I got serious with God
He made us closer than we have ever been .and my walk with God is real now ,not just a going through the motions ,playing church ,lip service walk .I do my best to me the faithful example ,and even the lost say I am blessed .
When we fail ,and we do ,we repent ,but None of us willfully brake Gods laws
We know all 10 are still to be observed ,and we do
and we never do without .we know who provides for us
and we are under no delusions ,we know a bad time is coming
When we are weak ,we know who will provide for us ,and keep us strong .
Have a blessed one Sis ,,and thank you again .
You have your part in that and I am grateful ,to you its nothing
To me you saved not only my life ,but my families salvation too ,none of us really served God as we ought to ,but now we do .
Now we all do walk the walk ,not just talk the talk as Luke Warm Christians
We remember now how God feels about that .
Love ya

@Peekaboo: I am sorry dear ,
as someone used to teaching ,but willing to defend ,I do tend to get long winded ,I apologize for that .
I do realize many have little history or facts to back up anything .
though your claim is true ,many things we have to take on faith ,
but if your daughter was a cripple from age 8-12 ,and the doctor came out crying saying she was a miracle ,somehow she has grown a new spine ,its impossible but here are the MRI's to prove ,that is not the same back we seen her last exam ,,this is impossible ,
would you not start listening to "Whoever " also gave me a vision ?
I have good reason for my faith and my loyalty to Christ ,one no human can take away or make me ashamed to share it ,,
and now I am better at defending it too ,,but it all comes down to its up to you ,I know where I stand
God bless

@rckt148: Just block her now Rick. She jumped on one of my post too rude as she could be!😡I've blocked her since but can see you using her name so I know who she is. Yes, why don't people just move on if they don't like a post?!