I Am Not Religious,but I Believe In God

@Peaches: Sister that was the point to the post ,and if you will indulge me ,
(with help from the Holy Spirit ) I will attempt to explain a few things about why I am here ,and my calling,and how my trials and errors ,have all been to teach me to listen ,and to study for myself ,not to assume I know anything ,because when we have try to understand spiritual things with carnal minds thinking we have understanding ,really we don't understand anything at all ,
we know no more then the simple things I will prove God used to confound the wise ,,who think through their self righteousness they can be "good enough",
well If that were so ,,we would not need a Saviour ,Christ ,,

Lets look at Corinthians 1:27 to explain without the Holy Spirit as our guide ,at best ,we still only see it in part ,we see the carnal ,not the spiritual,we still lack the Wisdom of God
Wisdom from God
…26Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth. 27But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,…

in plain English 1:27 27But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise

Isaiah 28:…9"To whom would He teach knowledge, And to whom would He interpret the message? Those just weaned from milk? Those just taken from the breast? 10"For He says, 'Order on order, order on order, Line on line, line on line, A little here, a little there.'" 11Indeed, He will speak to this people Through stammering lips and a foreign tongue,…

and Here is the fulfillment ,just as He said ,the Church still prefers milk

Warning against Drifting Away
Heb 5:12 Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food! 13Everyone who lives on milk is still an infant, inexperienced in the message of righteousness. 14But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their sensibilities to distinguish good from evil.

,we know in part at best ,but scripture is clear if you study as He told us to ,and exactly how He told us to,and allow the Holy Spirit to be your guide,He wants to teach us ,and lead us to see the TRUTH that will free you from sin and make you sure ,you qualify for that precious blood of Christ ,
that though your sins were red as scarlet ,Christ will make them white as snow .

Sin and its meaning is not debatable ,its not our habits like the world thinks ,
now what I am going to post is right from the King James ,not necessarily the most accurate translation from Hebrew and Greek ,but it is the most widely accepted .
I use many translations and refer to the Hebrew as much as possible ,because I want to know Gods will for me as much as possible ,and be sure I am not a cause to stumble ,when I share it with other sheep ,looking for direction and willing to hear ,I want to make sure I have not just taught as a denomination ,but as inspired by God using a more sure word of prophecy

His ALL have a calling ,,sadly ,many are called ,Few are chosen
Matthew 22:14King James Version (KJV)
14 For many are called, but few are chosen.

Now how do we know We are His and even have been called ? good enough question and the Bible has our answer ,again assuming you trust it is the inspired Word of God

Mark 3:35King James Version (KJV)

35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
Christ is talking to a crowd. The topics are difficult and complex—the Sabbath, the devil, signs, miracles. Out of the blue, someone tells Jesus that his mother and brothers are standing outside waiting to talk to him. ... For whoever does the will of my father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”

you can see the same message in Matthew 12:48-50
Christ's brothers and sisters[edit] The Gospel of Mark 6:3 and the Gospel of Matthew 13:55-56 state that a James, Joses (or Joseph), Judas, and Simon were the brothers of Jesus, the son of Mary. The same verses also mention unnamed sisters of Christ

lets look further as to who knows Him and who only says they do ,

1 John 1:5This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 8If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10If we say that we have not sinned, we make HIM a liar, and his word is not in us.

thats pretty clear but He wanted to make sure you understand so He repeated Himself in the next chapter ,and in the beginning of the Revelation of Christ ,all through revelation and ends with the effects or removing just one jot or one tittle of the law and the prophecy contained in that Book ,not speaking of the Whole Bible ,the prophecy of that very book ,it begins with a blessing for reading and a warning if you tamper with it ,,So its pretty important

1 john 2:1My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 2And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

3And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 4He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 6He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

so what is sin ?

1 John 1:4Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. 5And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. 6Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. 7Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. 8He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 9Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. 10In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

So Did I say Sin is to transgress Gods law? or Did the inspired Word of God ?

SO who are His ,and how do we know ? and what is the Biblical meaning of sin ?

why would so many be so blind ? why would Teachers tell us Gods laws ended at the Cross but here is John ,way after the cross saying they are the standard by which we know we love Him ?

Here is what satan want's to cost all who think they can do it their way

Revelation 22:14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. 15For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.


If you buy that lie ,you wont be there ,so i am trying to warn anyone who says they love Christ ,now is the time to wake up ,,,

and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. not just the one who replaced the truth ,but those who blindly follow it ,thinking their self righteousness is good enough

its time to start learning what God says ,reproofing some lies ,and repair some damage done by replacing Gods Word and Laws with the traditions of men ,,
and teach the Saints its OK you just do good and Grace and Blood will cover it all ,,,,,,Sorry ,thats a LIE

but for any who check back with me ,if God permits ,
I will expose some big lies ,and Help you have assurance ,your name is, and will remain in the book of Life

God bless any who took the time to read all this ,
We are told to Study to show ourselves approved ,

2 Timothy 2:15New American Standard Bible (NASB)

15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.

As I said the scripture is just copy and paste ,Verify it ,
and then ask ,Is this just Rick ? or is he sharing truth ?
From the Word of God

Just a little food for thought

@rckt148: Actually it was a lot of food for thought. I personally don't take the bible word for word, too many hands have been in the pot.📖I also no longer attend churches, but I'm a very spiritual person. I realize something is out there that's loving and kind, that is forgiving.💫

@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.🌝🌟👍🏼