Colossians 1:16

Title:  By him and for him

According to Solomon, "a man can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in his work," which was all Adam and Eve had in the garden (Gen. 2:15,16), and the daily communion with God.  And God saw that it was very good.

Many elements had been introduced into our lives at the turn of the century via advertisement/propaganda which are all meaningless and unnecessary: fashion, sports, entertainment, affluent real estate, etc.; things we can live without and are actually preventing us from worshiping God in a daily audience with Him.

Anything added to the design of God (food, work, worship) is of the fallen world and will only lead to envy, wars, destruction, as we can verify in our days.

God owns everything; and all things for His glory.  A wise man will be satisfied with his food, his work, and the daily interview with the Creator; and will use everything in his possession for the advancement of the gospel (1Cor. 15:1-4) and the kingdom.

Eternal pleasures and joy come later, in the kingdom, with the Lord Jesus, not under this evil-infested world system.

Revelation 18:4

Title: Come out of her, my people

From what I read in the Scriptures, the U.S.A., the Mystery Babylon the Great of (Rev. chs. 17 & 18), contrary to the hope of many Christians in America, will not repent of her sins: abortion, promotion of LGBT agendas, same-sex abomination, oppression of weak nations, toppling of sovereign governments for the purpose of exploiting the natural resources of their lands, to name a few of the abominations of the U.S.A. that have reached to the skies, challenging the very throne of God.

And the final straw that would break America’s back might well be the expected decision in June 2015 by the U.S. Supreme Court clearing the way for the legalization of same-sex abomination in all 50 states of the Union.

Since America will continue down the path of destruction by war, famine, calamities, pestilences, and slavery, the last call is for Christians to “come out of her,” while there is still time; and the legalization of sodomite union may be a good indicator of when to leave.

[Isa. 47; Jer. 50; Jer. 51]

Romans 8:21

Title:  Glorious liberty

The common definition of liberty is: “the freedom to do whatever one wants, and often without restraint.”  Basically, those who would demand freedom would assert control over their lives for the purpose of fulfillment and enjoyment.

Primarily, freedom is a Biblical concept, but defined differently as: “the liberty to do or to omit things having no relationship to salvation, that is, to spiritual concerns.”  True freedom is living for the pleasure of God by eliminating things, concepts, ideals, etc., that would hinder us from dedicating our lives to the service of our Creator and Savior.

Freedom starts with knowing the Lord Jesus who is the Truth that sets us free, by giving us the ability to live not as we please, but instead to follow in the footsteps of the Lord Jesus which ultimately lead to the hill of sacrifice outside the city walls.

Liberty, to the world, is a path of life away from God; genuine liberty, which brings eternal joy, is a narrow path of surrender to God through the Word and by the Holy Spirit, to the cross of sacrifice, to the hope of eternal rest at the resurrection.

Matthew 6:9

Title: After this manner therefore pray ye

Whenever we pray, we are actually rehearsing to ourselves the worldview a Christian should take before we even consider asking for our daily bread.

We are to be sustained only for the purpose of worshiping and serving God, preparing for the kingdom, and seeking the will of God for our lives in general, and in every circumstance in particular; other than these, there are no purpose we can relate to that will bring fulfillment and joy that would be relevant up to the moment of death and beyond.

Man is not the focus of his existence;

Man was created to worship and to serve God on earth and in the kingdom for all eternity.

2 Peter 3:9

Title: Not willing that any should perish

To interpret (3:9) as being directed to unbelievers is erroneous.

(2 Peter) was addressed to Christians (1:1), those who have received faith (1:1) and have been cleansed of their past sins (1:9); and this disposition remains for the rest of the letter.

God is patient with those who have been called (1:10) through the foreknowledge of God (1Pet. 1:1), but have left the straight way and have become...

1) (1:8) ineffective and unproductive

2) (1:9) nearsighted and blind
3) (1:10) those who stumble
4) (2:2) those who follow false prophets

And we must understand God's patience gives believers the chance to repent of their sins, because only those who are spotless, blameless, and at peace with the Lord Jesus at his return are truly saved and will receive a rich welcome into the everlasting kingdom.

Revelation 21:1,2; Rev. 21:9,10

Title:  The Bride, the Lamb's wife

Who is the bride of the Lord Jesus?

Let us be clear at this point that the church is the body of the Lord Jesus (Col. 1:24); and that the saints will be invited to the wedding supper (Rev. 19:9),

but the bride, the wife of the Lamb is the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, which will be adorned with the righteous acts of the saints (Rev. 19:8).

1 Thessalonians 5:17

Title:  Pray without ceasing

Pray at all times.
Pray in every circumstance.
Pray a prayer of rejoicing persistently, incessantly, even in suffering.

2 Thessalonians 2:4

Title:  God's temple

The traditional rendering of this verse is a rebuilt temple in present-day Jerusalem, which doesn't hold substance if we are to consider the abolition of the Aaronic priesthood upon the death of the Lord Jesus, which was absolute and with finality, and the destruction of records on Jewish lineage when the library, together with the temple, was plundered and burned in A.D. 70, making it impossible to trace ancestry to the patriarchs with any degree of certainty.

Without the priesthood, the construction of a new temple is not on the table.

God's temple is seen here as a people, a nation established to foster Christianity, a beacon on a hill as a testimony to the world, none other than the U.S.A.

At the appointed time, as President of the U.S.A., Barry Soetoro will reveal his true identity: the counterfeit savior of the world.

Isaiah 2:4

Title:  He will judge between the nations 

It is an exercise in futility to pray for peace, for there can be no peace unless the Lord Jesus returns to earth at the end of this age to restore all things to their former state (Acts 3:21).

(Isa. 2:4) is actually quoted on a granite staircase at the United Nations Plaza, but in a manner eliminating God and making the campaign for world peace wholly of human effort.  What arrogance!

Man cannot attain to peace because he is either ignorant of the truth or cannot accept in his heart that tranquility between and among nations can only be achieved under the kingship of the Sovereign God, the God man has succeeded in banishing from the public square.

Romans 8:28

Title:  All things work together for good

[In all things God works for the good of those who love him]

Yes, God has a plan for us, but it is not about us: it is all for His glory.  We have to keep this in mind when approaching the Scriptures.

As a matter of principle, (Rom. 8:28) applies only to those who affectionately love the Lord and who live in the spirit of obedience to Him; and they could expect that God would use every circumstance in life (Rom. 8:38,39) to mold us into the likeness of the Lord Jesus.  Therefore, the "good" is in being like the Lord Jesus!

If we are expecting "good" in the form of luxurious and pleasant dainties as the world defines "good," we have to look for it somewhere else, but never in the Bible, or Paul would be contradicting himself in (Rom. 18:38,39).

Is something "good" happening to us right now?  Or better yet:  Are we now like like the Lord Jesus?

If our answer to the 2nd question is "yes," then that "GOOD" has already happened to us.