REPENT AND RETURN TO THE JOY OF YOUR SALVATION

PSALM 51

“…You have been cut off from Christ! You have fallen away from God’s GRACE…” (Galatians 5:4 NLT).“... IN LATTER TIMES “SOME” SHALL [CHOOSE OR DECIDE TO] ...DEPART FROM the [CHRISTIAN] ... FAITH !!!!...” (1 Timothy 4:1-3 KJV). “...Take heed, BRETHREN, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God...” (Hebrews 3:12 KJV). “...If ye continue in the faith ... and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel ...” (Colossians 1:22-23 KJV).

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 “... When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought [spiritual] ... death, so [spiritual] ... death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned (is born without the indwelling Holy Spirit) ... But there is a great difference between Adam’s sin and God’s gracious gift. For the sin of this one man, Adam, brought [spiritual] death to many. But EVEN GREATER is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of forgiveness to many through this other man, Jesus Christ. And the result of God’s gracious gift is very different from the result of that one man’s sin. For Adam’s sin led to condemnation, but God’s free gift leads to our being made right with God (being restored, reunited with the Holy Spirit again), even though we are guilty of many sins. For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused ... [SPIRITUAL] ... death to rule over many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man, Jesus Christ...” (Romans 5:10-16 NLT). “… my righteous servant (Jesus) ... [made]... it possible for many to be counted righteous, for he will bear all their sins…” (Isaiah 53:11 NLT).  

All lost and imprisoned SOULS, upon earth, can be RESTORED and REUNITED to God, the HOLY SPIRIT, by receiving his PLAN of SALVATION through JESUS CHRIST. “… [He sent the ] …one … who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus…” (1 Timothy 2:5 NLT). “…Jesus Christ maketh thee whole (SAVES, RESTORES , AND MAKES YOU WHOLE YOU AGAIN)…” (Acts 9:34 KJV). “…[Choosing to]… receive the word implanted, which is able to SAVE YOUR SOULS….” (James 1:21 NASB).

By the POWER of the Word of GOD, The Holy SPIRIT AND the soul CAN REUNITE. “… [The] Good News about Christ (GOD, the WORD)… It is the power of God at work, saving  everyone who believes (WHO DEPENDS UPON HIS WORD)…” (Romans 1:16 NLT). “… [JESUS, THE WORD,  IS THE] …one … who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus…” (1 Timothy 2:5 NLT).“…Jesus Christ maketh thee whole (AGAIN)…” (Acts 9:34 KJV).

When the SOUL is reunited with the Holy SPIRIT, through the POWERFUL Word of GOD, it is MADE WHOLE. “…Jesus Christ maketh thee whole (AGAIN)…” (Acts 9:34 KJV).

When the SOUL is made WHOLE it is because it has been REUNITED with the Holy SPIRIT again. It is like a marriage, but GREATER, because instead of becoming “one flesh” the SOUL has become ONE SPIRIT” with God, the Holy Spirit, again.   “…He [or she]… that is joined unto the Lord is ONE SPIRIT….” (1 Corinthians 6:17).

The SOUL and body (sinful nature) could ONLY experience NATURAL LIFE, but REUNITING with the SPIRIT (God, the Holy Spirit) empowers the SOUL to experience spiritual LIFE too!  “…the Holy Spirit gives birth to (or restores) SPIRITUAL LIFE…” (John 3:6 NLT).  God is a “…restorer of thy life…” (Ruth 4:15 KJV). “…He restoreth my SOUL…” (Psalm 23 KJV). “…The law of the LORD (the WORD of God) is perfect, restoring the SOUL…” (Psalm 19 NASB). “….He (the WORD OF GOD) restoreth my soul….” (PSALM 23:1-3 NLT). “…I (God, the holy spirit) will restore…” (Jeremiah 30:17 KJV).  “….Jesus Christ (the WORD of GOD) maketh thee WHOLE (AGAIN)…” (Acts 9:34 KJV). “... and man became a living soul …” (Genesis 2:7 KJV).

The SOUL reunited with the Holy SPIRIT empowers the covenant relationship and the SOUL develops a renewed AFFINITY, DESIRE, and INTIMACY toward and with God, the Holy Spirit. “... You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You...” (Psalms 63:1 NLT).

The SOUL is NO LONGER left to itself, because it is UNITED with the Holy SPIRIT. The SOUL has BEEN liberated from the prison of the SINFUL nature. The SOUL is FREED from sin and FREE to live in the uniquely intimate covenant relationship with God, the Holy Spirit, again.   “….Jesus Christ (the WORD of GOD) maketh thee WHOLE (AGAIN)…” (Acts 9:34 KJV). “... and man became a living soul …” (Genesis 2:7 KJV). “... [You have been] made free from sin….” (Romans 6:18 KJV). “If the Son therefore shall make you free, you SHALL be free indeed” (John 8:36 KJV). “…where the Spirit (Holy Spirit) of the Lord is, there is liberty (freedom)...” (2 Corinthians 3:17 KJV).

THE COVENANT BLISS BETWEEN GOD, the Holy Spirit, AND THE REDEEMED SOUL CAN BE “fully” ENJOYED!“…his divine power hath given unto [THEM]...ALL THINGS that pertain unto life and godliness…” (2 Peter 1:3 KJV).

“…BLESSED be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who HATH blessed [THE REDEEMED SOUL]... with all spiritual blessings … in heavenly places in Christ…” (Ephesians 1:3 KJV).

“... Every good GIFT and every perfect GIFT is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights…” (James 1:17 KJV). “…A man (woman) can receive nothing, except it BE GIVEN him from heaven…” (John 3:27 KJV). “… “…The LORD SHALL GIVE that which is good [to his REDEEMED]…” (Psalms 85:12 KJV). “…What do[es the REDEEMED] ... have that God hasn’t given ...[them]? (1 Corinthians 4:7 NLT). The REDEEMED are “…those [who have been given GIFTS from heaven, and] ...have [also]... experienced the good things of heaven …” (Hebrews 6:4-8 NLT).

“... Every good GIFT and every perfect GIFT is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights…” (James 1:17 KJV). “…Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable GIFT(S)…” (2 Corinthians  9:16 KJV).

“…[People will]… know (witness) that everything [the REDEEMED SOUL has]… IS A GIFT “FROM” [God]…” (John 17:6-9 NLT). “…by the GRACE of God I am what I am…” (1 Corinthians 15:10 NIV). 

When God, the Holy Spirit SHARES his spiritual life with the REDEEMED SOUL: he REVEALS himself to them, he CONFIRMS his Word to them, and he ESTABLISHES himself as the Lord their God! “…so [they]... will know that [HE “IS”] the Lord…” (Exodus 10:1-2 NLT). “…Then [their]... will know that [he is] the Lord your God…’” (Exodus 16:12 NLT).

God is WONDERFULLY good and gracious to his REDEEMED PEOPLE. He is an AWESOME God to them in multiple ways.  “…[God, the Holy Spirit, is]…[their] rock and [their] fortress, [their] deliverer, [their] GOD, [their] rock, in whom [the redeemed can] … take refuge; [their] shield and the horn of [their] salvation, [their] stronghold.…" (Psalms 18:3 NASB).

“…God is...[their unconditional and everlasting]... LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “… [Nothing]…will be able to separate ...[the REDEEMED]... from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord…” (Romans 8:31-39 NASB).

“...[God, the Holy Spirit, says: I AM]... GOOD…there is none good but one, that is, God[, THE HOLY SPIRIT]...” (Nahum 1:7 & Mark 10:18 KJV).

“…God is love…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “...[GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT]...careth for [his redeemed people]...” (1 Peter 5:7 KJV). “...God is faithful [to his REDEEMED PEOPLE]...” (1 Corinthians 1:9 KJV). “… he remains faithful, for he cannot deny who he is…” (2 Timothy 2:13 NLT).

 God HEALS the REDEEMED. “…  I ...am your healer…” (Exodus 15:26). GOD HELPS THE REDEEMED. “…He helps me …” (Psalms 28:7 NLT). GOD IS A COMFORTER to the REDEEMED. “…they shall be comforted. ….” (Matthew 5:3-11 KJV).

“…God is the one who provides (for the REDEEMED)…” (2 Corinthians 9:10-13 KJV). “… God will supply all [the needs of the REDEEMED]…” (Philippians 4:19 NASB).

“… [God] … will keep in perfect peace all (the redeemed) who trust in … [him] … all (the redeemed) whose thoughts are fixed on … [him!]...” (Isaiah 26:3 NLT). “…The Lord is “my” shepherd  (the shepherd of the redeemed)...” (PSALM 23:1-3 NLT). “… “Never will I leave you (the redeemed); never will I forsake you…” (Hebrews 13:5 NIV).

“… “I AM WHO I AM …” (Exodus 3:14-15 NASB).  “…I am the Lord, I change NOT…” (Malachi 3:6 KJV).  ^“Jesus Christ (god’s word) is the same yesterday and today and forever” (Hebrews 13:8 NIV).

“… I the LORD am ...[the]...Saviour ...[of the REDEEMED]…” (Isaiah 60:16 KJV). “…there is none like unto thee…” (Jeremiah 10:6 KJV).

Nonetheless, “... [there will “still” be] ... those who have ... shared in [the covenant relationship with God,]... the Holy Spirit  … and ... then...[willfully choose]... turn away from God...” (Hebrews 6:4-8 NLT).

“... IN LATTER TIMES “SOME” SHALL [CHOOSE OR DECIDE TO] ...DEPART FROM the FAITH !!!!...” (1 Timothy 4:1-3 KJV). “…  and who then ...[CHOSE TO] ... turn away from God …” (Hebrews 6:4-8 NLT). “...Take heed, BRETHREN (the redeemed (male & female), lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God...” (Hebrews 3:12 KJV). “...If ye ...[CHOOSE TO] .... continue in the faith (OR continue TO DEPEND upon god) ... and be not moved away  (BE NOT DEPARTED) from the hope of the gospel ...” (Colossians 1:22-23 KJV).

CHOOSING to continue to PRACTICE SIN, especially after being MADE FREE, will “STILL” separate YOU from God, the Holy Spirit. “…I change NOT…” (Malachi 3:6 KJV). “…It’s YOUR SINS that … [will] ...cut you off from God…” (Isaiah 59:2 NLT). . “…Your INIQUITIES …[have]... separated … you and your God…” (Isaiah 59:2 KJV).

“…what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? (FELLOWSHIP IS HINDERED) And what communion hath light with darkness? (COMMUNICATION STOPS) And what concord hath Christ (the Word of TRUTH) with Belial (the DEVIL or Father of LIES)? (HARMONY IS IMPOSSIBLE) Or what part hath he that believeth (depends upon God) with an infidel (one who doesn’t depend upon God)? (THERE IS NO LONGER COMMON GROUND BETWEEN YOU)…” (2 Corinthians 6:14-15 KJV).

Separation from God, the Holy Spirit, is a CHOICE. Those who have DEPARTED, SEPARATED, ABANDONED, OR FORSAKEN God, the Holy Spirit, will NO LONGER be known by their spiritual FRUIT, but by the deeds of their sinful nature.  “... Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality,  idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God...” (Galatians 5:19-21 NASB).

“…[They]... have been cut off from Christ! [They]... have fallen away from God’s GRACE…” (Galatians 5:4 NLT). “…Your INIQUITIES … separated … you and your God…” (Isaiah 59:2 KJV).  

“... EVERYONE (NO EXCEPTIONS) who sins is breaking God’s law, for all sin is contrary to the law of God. And you know that Jesus came to take away our sins, and there is no sin in him. Anyone who continues to live in him (ABIDE WITH HIM) will not sin. But anyone who keeps on sinning does not know him ... [or] ...who he is. Dear children, DON'T LET "ANYONE" DECEIVE YOU ABOUT THIS...”. (1 John 3:7-10 NLT).

“...When people do what is right, it shows that they are righteous, even as Christ is righteous. But when people keep on sinning, it shows that they belong to the devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil....” (1 John 3:7-10 NLT).

“...Those who have been born into God’s family do not make a practice of sinning, because God’s [SPIRITUAL] ... LIFE is in them. So they can’t keep on sinning, because they are children of God. So now we can tell who are children of God and who are children of the devil. Anyone (NO EXCEPTIONS) who does not live righteously and does not love other believers DOES "NOT' BELONG TO GOD...” (1 John 3:7-10 NLT).

“...I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God...” (Galatians 5:19-21 NASB).

The SOUL separated, distant, departed, or divided asunder through abandonment, apostasy, or simply because they have forsaken the Holy SPIRIT is, once more, left TO ITSELF. The SOUL left to itself again has NO OTHER WAY TO BE SAVED from the bondage, slavery, and imprisonment of the sinful flesh. However, by being RESTORED and REUNITING TO THE Holy SPIRIT, THROUGH JESUS CHRIST, they can AGAIN be RECONCILED with God. “... Jesus saith…I am the way…” (John 14:6 KJV). “…SALVATION is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved…” (Acts 4:12 NIV). “…And there is SALVATION in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved…” (Acts 4:12 NASB).

God doesn’t want ANYBODY to perish in their SINS, especially HIS PEOPLE. God “….is ... NOT WILLING that any should perish, but that ALL should come to repentance…” (2 Peter 3:9 KJV).

God, the Holy Spirit, does everything to KEEP HIS REDEEMED PEOPLE from falling and to KEEP them from the entanglements of the WORLD. He wants them to ENDURE to the END. He purposely PROVIDES everything they need and DOES everything to care for them. However, his REDEEMED PEOPLE have a HUMAN WILL and are FREE to CHOOSE to STAY (abide) with HIM or “NOT!”

Out of RESPECT, for the HUMAN WILL he created them to have, God, the Holy Spirit, leaves the DECISION of abiding in the covenant relationship, with HIM, up to each of them.  “... This is the will (CHOICE, DESIRE, HEART) of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I (CHOOSE, DON’T WANT TO) lose nothing, but (want to, desire to) raise it (the redeemed) up on the last day. For this is the will (CHOICE, DESIRE, HEART) of My Father, that everyone who beholds (sees) the Son and believes in Him (continually trust and depends upon HIM) will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him (her) up on the last day...” (John 6:39-40 NASB).

 “... Now unto HIM (Jesus Christ) that is “ABLE” to KEEP you from falling (away), and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy...” (Jude 1:24 KJV). For those who CHOOSE to trust and depend upon God, the Holy Spirit, through Jesus, he is MORE than “ABLE” to keep them; not FORCE them from falling away. 

Thus “… [THE REDEEMED CHOOSES]... this day …[and every day]…whom [they] will serve….” (Joshua 24:15 KJV). “…He (she) that believeth on him is not condemned: but HE (SHE) THAT BELIEVETH NOT IS CONDEMNED ALREADY, because HE (SHE) HATH NOT BELIEVED in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And THIS IS THE CONDEMNATION, that light is come into the world, and MEN (WOMEN) LOVED DARKNESS RATHER THAN LIGHT, because THEIR DEEDS WERE EVIL. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his (her) deeds should be reproved…” (John 3:18-20 KJV). “... The judgment ... [will be]... based on this fact: God’s light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil...” (John 3:19 NLT).  “... everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his (her) deeds will be exposed...” (John 3:20 NASB).

HIS REDEEMED people always HAVE A CHOICE. “… [YOU CHOOSE]... this day whom ye will serve….” (Joshua 24:15 KJV). “…[You choose to] ... abide in me, and I in you...” (John 15:4 KJV).

God’s PROMISES to HIS REDEEMED are absolutely SOLID. “…If a man (woman) abide NOT [or chooseS not to abide] ... in me, ‘he (she) is cast forth as a branch, and is withered…” (John 15:6 KJV). “…The branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me ... apart from Me you can do nothing…” (John 15:4-6 NASB).

BECOMING SAVED IS A ONE-TIME DECISION TO ACCEPT JESUS INTO YOUR HEART. “…[Choose to]… receive the word implanted, which is able to SAVE YOUR SOULS….” (James 1:21 NASB).

REMAINING SAVED IS A LIFE-LONG DECISION TO ABIDE AND ENDURE WITH JESUS THROUGHOUT THE EARTHY PROCESS. “...HE (SHE) THAT “SHALL” ENDURE (CONTINUE, BEAR UP, ETC.) UNTO THE END SHALL BE SAVED...” (Matthew 24:13 KJV).

In human marriages, we accept each other’s hand in marriage once, but we promise to stay together until “death do us part.”

JESUS freed the SOUL from the bondage of SIN. When the SOUL and Holy SPIRIT are UNITED, the soul is FREED, indeed. But if the SOUL is divided asunder from the Holy SPIRIT once more, it will and can become entangled again with the YOKE of BONDAGE through the practice of sin. The SOUL, therefore, that goes BACK to practicing sin, again, goes BACK as a VOLUNTEER and NOT as a SLAVE. “... It was for FREEDOM that Christ set us FREE; therefore keep standing firm (enduring) and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery...” (Galatians 5:1 NASB).  “... Stand fast (keep enduring) therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us FREE, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage..” (Galatians 5:1 KJV).

“...HE THAT “SHALL” (WILL) ENDURE (NOT GET ENTANGLED IN THE PRACTICE OF SIN AGAIN, BUT THOSE WHO ENDURE) UNTO THE END SHALL (WILL) BE SAVED...” (Matthew 24:13 KJV).  

“...For if, after they (THOSE FREED FROM SIN) have escaped ... they (THOSE FREED FROM SIN) are AGAIN entangled in them (their former sinful lifestyles practices) ... it would be better for them (THOSE FREED FROM SIN) not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn away from the holy commandment ... It has happened to them (THOSE FREED FROM SIN) according to the true proverb, “A DOG RETURNS TO ITS OWN VOMIT,” and, “A sow, after washing, returns to wallowing in the mire...” (2 Peter 2:20-23 NASB).  “... EVERYONE (NO EXCEPTIONS) who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness ... the one who practices sin is of the devil ... No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of GOD...” (1 John 3:7-10 NASB).

“…what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? (FELLOWSHIP WILL BE HINDERED) And what communion hath light with darkness? (COMMUNICATION HINDERED) And what concord hath Christ (the Word of TRUTH) with Belial (the DEVIL or Father of LIES)? (HARMONMY HINDERED) Or what part hath he that believeth (depends upon God) with an infidel (one who doesn’t depend upon God)? (COMMON GROUND HINDERED)” (2 Corinthians 6:14-15 KJV).

Remember, the SOUL, left to itself, “HAD” NO AFFINITY, for God or righteousness. That why it is important not to be YOKED together with unbelievers, they can and will HINDER your WALK with God.  “…Be ye NOT unequally yoked together with unbelievers...” (2 Corinthians 6:14-15 KJV).

The SOUL left to itself, after abandoning or forsaking a previously loyalty, covenant relationship with God (called apostasy), will eventually face judgement and punishment like the unconverted sinner.  “... You have been unfaithful to your God ... The time of Israel’s punishment has come; the day of payment is here....” (Hosea 9:1, 7-9 NLT).

“... ONCE AGAIN we have ABANDONED your commands!” (Ezra 9:10 NLT).

READ THIS EXCERPT FROM HOSEA’s ACCOUNT of ISRAEL’S APOSTASIES:  “... She (GOD’S PEOPLE) is not my wife (covenant companion, anymore), and I am not her husband ... let her put away her harlotry ... And her adultery  (HER SINFUL PRACTICES or APOSTASIES)... Or I will strip her naked And expose her as on the day when she was born. I will also make her like a wilderness, Make her like desert land And slay her with thirst (HIS PEOPLE ARE WILLFULLY RETURNING TO a LIFE WITHOUT HIS Holy SPIRIT AND THEY WILL REAP the EXPERIENCE THEY SOWED through THEIR OWN WILLFUL CHOICE) ... she (HIS REDEEMED PEOPLE) said, ‘I will go after my lovers (THEY WILL GO AFTER THEIR FORMER SINS), Who give me my bread and my water, My wool and my flax, my oil and my drink. ’ (THERE WILL BE ALL KINDS OF DISTRESS, UNHAPPINESS, DARKNESS, AND HINDERANCES, BECAUSE THE BLESSINGS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IS GONE) “Therefore, behold, I will hedge up her way with thorns, And I will build a wall against her so that she cannot find her paths. “She will pursue her lovers, but she will not overtake them; And she will seek them, but will not find them (GOD WILL DO WHATEVER HE CAN TO “BRING” HIS REDEEMED PEOPLE BACK TO HIS LOVE). Then she will say, ‘I will go back to my first husband, For it was better for me then than now! (THIS IS GOD’S HOPE)” (Hosea 14:1-14 NLT).

God KNOWS the SOUL that is UNITED with his Holy SPIRIT and will PROTECT THEM, but the SOUL that is reunited again with its FLESH will NOT be PROTECTED by “it” or its evil deeds.  “…It is the SPIRIT who gives “LIFE”; the flesh profits nothing…” (John 6:63 NASB). “…What shall it profit a man (woman), if he (she) shall gain the whole world (returned to serving the world and the flesh), and lose his (her) own soul?” (Mark 8:36 KJV). “…EXCEPT YE (those who have become entangled again) REPENT, ye shall all likewise PERISH…” (Luke 13:3 KJV).

The SOUL, left to itself, has no PROTECTION from the dominion of SIN experienced through their APOSTASY against God, the Holy Spirit.. GOD SAID TO ADULTEROUS ISRAEL: “...For she(HIS REDEEMED PEOPLE) does not know (THEY HAVE BECOME SPIRITUALLY BLIND) that it was I (GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT) who gave her the grain, the new wine and the oil (ALL THEIR BLESSINGS), And [his REDEEMED PEOPLE were blessed, lavishly, with] ... silver and gold, Which they used for Baal (GOD’S REDEEMED PEOPLE TOOK THE SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS OF GOD AND USED THEM FOR THEIR APOSTASIES). “Therefore, I will take back My grain at  harvest time And My new wine in its season. I will also take away My wool and My flax Given to cover her nakedness. (GOD DOES NOT BLESS APOSTASY. HIS REDEEMED PEOPLE, WHO CHOOSE TO DEPART FROM HIM, WILL EXPERIENCE SPIRITUAL PROVERTY AND WRETCHNESS WITHOUT HIM). “And then I will uncover her lewdness In the sight of her lovers, And no one will rescue her out of My hand. (SINFUL PRACTICES BRING RUINOUS CHASTISEMENT UPON THE REDEEMED WHO CHOOSE TO DEPART FROM GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT). “I will also put an end to all her gaiety, Her feasts, her new moons, her Sabbaths And all her festal assemblies. (WHILE PRACTICING SIN, GOD’S REDEEMED PEOPLE, CAN NOT TRULY AND AUTHENTICALLY ENJOY HOLY CELEBRATIONS RESERVED ONLY FOR THOSE WHO REMAIN IN THE COVENANT RELATIONSHIP).“I will destroy her vines and fig trees, Of which she said, ‘These are my wages Which my lovers have given me.’ And I will make them a forest, And the beasts of the field will devour them. “I will punish her for the days of the Baals When she used to offer sacrifices to them And adorn herself with her earrings and jewelry, And follow her lovers, (WITHOUT THE Holy SPIRIT THERE ARE NO TRUE SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS. GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THE GIVER OF TRUE SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS AND IS THE SOURCE, IN WHICH, ALL TRUE SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS FLOW) [IN ADDITION,] ... she forgot Me,” declares the Lord...” (Hosea 2:1-14 NLT).

TO FORGET OR FORSAKE GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT, IS TO DEPART FROM HIM THROUGH ABANDONMENT AND APOSTASY. “… [YOU]… FORGOT all about ME,” says the Lord…” (Hosea 2:13 NLT). “… you became proud and FORGOT ME….” (Hosea 13:6 NLT). “…Does a young woman forget her jewelry, or a bride her wedding dress? Yet for years on end my people have FORGOTten ME…” (Jeremiah 2:32 NLT). “…They ABANDONED ME and did not obey my word….” (JEREMIAH 16:11 NLT). “…They ABANDONED the Lord… they turned their backs on him….” (2 Chronicles 29:6 NLT). “…The Lord replies, “This has happened because my people have ABANDONED MY INSTRUCTIONS; they have refused to obey what I said….” (JEREMIAH 9:13 NLT).

The SOUL, left to itself, after separating or turning away from the Holy Spirit, again will find it EXTREMELY hard and IMPOSSIBLE to REPENT AGAIN. “...When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left. When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order. Then it goes and takes seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first...” (Luke 11:24-26 NIV). “... For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them...” (2 Peter 5:4 KJV). “… For it is impossible to bring back to repentance those who were once enlightened—those who have experienced the good things of heaven and shared in the Holy Spirit,  who have tasted the goodness of the Word of God and the power of the age to come— and who then turn away from God. It is impossible to bring such people back to repentance; by rejecting the Son of God, they themselves are nailing him to the cross once again and holding him up to public shame. …” (Hebrews 6:4-8 NLT). “... IN LATTER TIMES “SOME” SHALL DEPART FROM the FAITH!!!!...” (1 Timothy 4:1-3 KJV).

The dividing asunder of the SOUL and Holy SPIRIT, once more, is a “serious” PROBLEM, especially when it comes to trying to REPENT again and RETURN to the covenant relationship. “...seven other spirits more wicked ... go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first...” (Luke 11:24-26 NIV). “… For it is impossible to bring back to repentance those who were once enlightened—those ...who ... turn away from God. It is impossible to bring such people back to repentance; …” (Luke 18:27 KJV).   “…I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?” (Jeremiah 32:27 KJV).

The SOUL, left to itself, again will find it VERY HARD or IMPOSSIBLE to REPENT and RETURN to GOD. Fortunately, NOTHING is IMPOSSIBLE for God and he DOESN’T want anyone to perish. If HIS REDEEMED PEOPLE depart from HIM, but CALL upon HIM for HELP; the bible says he WILL lovingly help them. “….call upon me …and pray unto me and I will [LISTEN] unto you…” (Jeremiah 29:12-13 KJV). “…For WHOSOEVER SHALL CALL UPON THE NAME OF THE LORD SHALL BE SAVED…” (Romans 10:13 KJV).

God, the Holy Spirit, will lovingly TAKE back HIS REDEEMED PEOPLE. “... Therefore, behold, I will allure her, (GOD DRAWS, his REDEEMED, ALWAYS WITH HIS IMMUTABLE LOVE) Bring her into the wilderness And speak kindly to her. “Then I will give her her vineyards from there, And the valley of Achor as a door of hope. (THE DEFEAT AND DISASTER FROM PRACTICING SIN, CAN BECOME A PLACE OF HOPE FOR THOSE DESIRING TO RETURN TO THE IMMUTABLE LOVE OF GOD) And she (his REDEEMED) will  sing there as in the days of her youth, As in the day when she came up from the land of Egypt. “It will come about in that day,” declares the Lord, “That you will call Me Ishi And will no longer call Me  Baali. (THE HOPE FOUND IN GOD’S IMMUTABE LOVE WILL REMOVE AND ERADICATE THE PAST APOSTASIES AND THE REMNANT WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE LIVING GOD IS AGAIN “THEIR” GOD) “For I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, So that they will be   mentioned by their names no more. (GOD HEALS THE APOSTASY OF HIS PEOPLE AND JOYFULLY RESTORES THEIR SALVATION AND THE COVENANT RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM AGAIN) “In that day I will also make a covenant for them With the beasts of the field, The birds of the sky And the creeping things of the ground. And I will abolish the bow, the sword and war from the land, And will make them lie down in safety. “I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice, In lovingkindness and in compassion. And I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness. (GOD’S IMMUTABLE LOVE AND FORGIVENESS HEALS THE COVENANT RELATIONSHIP BROKEN BY APOSTATES AND RESTORES THE UNION BETWEEN THEIR SOUL AND HIS HOLY SPIRIT) Then you will know the Lord. “...It will come about in that day that I will respond,” declares the Lord. “I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth, And the earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine and to the oil, And they will respond to Jezreel.  “I will sow her for Myself in the land. I will also have compassion on her who had not obtained compassion, (DESPITE THEIR TERRIBLE APOSTASY, THE “AMAZING” GRACE OF GOD REUNITES THE SPIRIT AND SOUL. AND THE UNION BECOMES BLISSFUL AGAIN) And I will say to those who were not My people, ‘You are My people!’ And they will say, ‘You are my God!’...” (Hosea 2:14-23 NLT).

TURNING AWAY FROM GOD IS TURNING ABOUT FROM “ALL” THE BLESSINGS OF THE COVENANT RELATIONSHIP. THE REDEEMED WILL EVENTUALLY SEE THEIR MISTAKE. “... For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them...” (2 Peter 5:4 KJV). “… For it is impossible to bring back to repentance those who were once enlightened—those who have experienced the good things of heaven and shared in the Holy Spirit,  who have tasted the goodness of the Word of God and the power of the age to come— and who then turn away from God. It is impossible to bring such people back to repentance; by rejecting the Son of God, they themselves are nailing him to the cross once again and holding him up to public shame. …” (Hebrews 6:4-8 NLT). “... IN LATTER TIMES “SOME” SHALL DEPART FROM the FAITH!!!!...” (1 Timothy 4:1-3 KJV).

WHEN IN THE PLACE OF APOSTASY, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANY OTHER HUMAN BEING, METHODOLOGY, MINISTRY, IDEOLOGY, PREACHER, EVANGELISTS, OR THEOLOGICAL EXPERT TO HELP THE APOSTATE. THE APOSTATE MUST CHOOSE TO. “ ... Return ... to the Lord ... [THEIR] ... God... [AND GOD] ... will heal [THEIr] ... apostasy ... [AND] ... will love them freely..” (Hosea 14:1-4 NLT). “… the GRACE of God, and the gift by GRACE, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath ABOUNDED unto many…” (Romans 5:15 KJV). 

“…God is able to make all GRACE abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things…” (2 Corinthians 8:9 KJV). “…My GRACE is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness...” (2 Corinthians 12:9 KJV). “..Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of GRACE, that we may obtain mercy, and find GRACE to help in time of need…” (Hebrews 4:16 KJV). “…where sin abounded, GRACE did much more abound…” (Romans 5:20 KJV). “…They which receive abundance of GRACE … shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ…” (Romans 5:17 KJV). “….mercy triumphs over judgement…” (James 2:13 NASB).

God is“... RICH IN MERCY…” (Ephesians 2:1-5 KJV). “…The Lord is ...of great mercy…” (Number 14:18 KJV). “…The Lord God, [IS] merciful …” (Exodus 34:6 KJV). “…Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because HE DELIGHTETH IN MERCY…” (Micah 7:18 KJV). “…Mercy triumphs over judgement.” (James 2:13 NASB).  

Therefore, “…He helps me…” (Psalms 28:7 NLT). “…The Lord helps them, rescuing them from the wicked. He saves them, and they find shelter in him…” (Psalms 37:40 NLT). “…Blessed are those who wait for his help…” (Isaiah 30:18 NLT). “…The Lord who made you and helps you says: Do not be afraid …my servant …my chosen one…” (Isaiah 44:2 NLT). “… The Sovereign Lord helps me…” (Isaiah 50:7 NLT).  “… The Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness…” (Romans 8:26 NLT). “…You are my helper and my savior…” (Psalms 40:17 NLT). “..Therefore come boldly unto the throne of GRACE, that [you]… may obtain mercy, and find GRACE to help in time of need…” (Hebrews 4:16 KJV). “….Then you will know that I am the Lord your God…’” (Exodus 16:12 NLT).

GOD IS THE APOSTATE’S “ONLY” SAVING GRACE. THEY MUST GO DIRECTLY TO GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND HIM ALONE! “ ... Return ... to the Lord your God, For you have stumbled because of your iniquity (YOUR SINFUL LIFESTYLE PRACTICES). Take words with you and return to the Lord. Say to Him, “Take away all iniquity And receive us graciously, That we may present the fruit of our lips. “Assyria will not save us, We will not ride on horses; Nor will we say again, ‘Our god,’ To the work of our hands; For in You the orphan finds mercy.” [THE LOVING GOD SAYS:] ... I will heal their apostasy, I will love them freely, For My anger has turned away from them...” (Hosea 14:1-4 NLT).

“…you have been cut off from Christ! …” (Galatians 5:4 NLT). “…You have fallen away from God’s GRACE…” (Galatians 5:4 NLT). “… REMEMBER THEREFORE,... [WHO YOU HAVE FALLEN  AWAY FROM AND]…repent and do the first works …” (REVELATION 2:2 KJV). “… an evil heart of unbelief,  in departing from the living God” (Hebrews 3:12 KJV). 

Therefore, “…I HAVE SOMEWHAT AGAINST [MY BRIDE] …[THEY  HAVE]…LEFT [THEI]R… FIRST LOVE (which is God, the Holy Spirit…” (REVELATION 2:4 KJV).

“… [THE REDEEMED WHO COMMITS APOSTASY HAS DEVELOPED] ... an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God...” (Hebrews 3:12 KJV).  HOWEVER, THEY CAN WILLFULLY CHOOSE TO “… repent and DO the first [INTIMATE]…works…” (Revelation 2:5 KJV). "…Therefore REPENT AND RETURN, “SO” that your sins may be wiped away…” (Acts 3:19 NASB).