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“What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? Certainly not! For He says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I will have compassion.” So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy. For the Scripture says to the Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth.” Therefore He has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens. You will say to me then, “Why does He still find fault? For who has resisted His will?” But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed say to him who formed it, “Why have you made me like this?” Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor? What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory, even us whom He called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles? As He says also in Hosea: “I will call them My people, who were not My people, And her beloved, who was not beloved.” “And it shall come to pass in the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ There they shall be called sons of the living God.” Isaiah also cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, The remnant will be saved. For He will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, Because the Lord will make a short work upon the earth.” And as Isaiah said before: “Unless the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, We would have become like Sodom, And we would have been made like Gomorrah.””

The Lord loves His remnant. His Beloved. 

 

Jesus is the Hope of Israel, and the only resurrected Lord. He is the way, the Truth and the Life. Apart from Him there is no life or hope. There is only vanity, death and eternal destruction in the lake of fire. However, in Him is freedom from sin, and death which are the power of the law of Moses. All who believe in Him and abide in Him are granted an eternal inheritance in heaven. He said I will never leave you nor forsake you, I will be with you always even until the end of the age! All who confess Him as Lord and believe in His name will not be put to shame. Turn from your sin and call on His Name and He grant you eternal life. 

 

He died on the cross, He was buried, and He rose again from the dead the third day. He appeared to over 40 witnesses, ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God. He testifies of Himself!

 

Read the gospels, they testify of Him! Peace and God bless. He’s my only Hope and He loves you.

Stone Steps
Writer's pictureStuart Goings
Jul 2711 min read

Genesis 3:16-23




Genesis 3:16

16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow

and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children;

and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over

thee.


“When we remember our Lord’s ministry on this earth, that is still at work today, we remember His strength, His meekness, His kindness, temperance, joy, and while He is the King of kings enthroned in heavenly places He made manifest His glory and

the fullness of God through choosing to suffer for righteousness

sake. He was acquanted with our weakness, fully God and fully man,

and He still is fully God and fully man. He is enthroned at the right hand of the Father in glory. The power of God is working through Him to make manifest His perfect love to a dying world. Don’t you look forward to rejoicing with Him in the New Jerusalem?”


For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a

lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing

comes in the morning. – Psalm 30:5


“While the fruit of sin was the birth of a son who was a murderer from the beggining. The second son, Abel, was born in a similar fashion to the Alpha and the Omega, the Lord Our Righteousness, meaning he loved the Lord, who is our beautiful Savior, Jesus the Son of God. I know that the Spirit of grace and glory rested upon Abel because he loved God and He had faith in Jesus, the Messiah of Israel.”


John 14:18-21

18 I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.

19 “A little while longer and the world will see Me no more,

but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also. 20 At

that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me,

and I in you. 21 He who has My commandments and keeps

them, it is he who loves Me.

And he who loves Me will beloved by My Father,

and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”


"All men and women are born into this world dead in their trespasses and sins as orphans. When a person believes in Jesus, the Prince of Peace and Lord of lords, that person is sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise. There is no one in heavan, on earth or under the earth that can seal a person with the Holy Spirit of Promise except the Lord, the God of Israel, the Lord of heaven's armies. Living is loving Him, and His commandments are not burdensome. He will give you a more abundant Life filled with peace, joy, patience, kindness. All of the fruits of the Spirit. He will fill your life with wisdom and good fruits. He will remind you of these things, because He loves you."


Genesis 3:17

17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened

unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of

which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it:

cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of

it all the days of thy life;


“It was with love, kindness, compassion, joy, and grief that the Lord made provision for those that chose to sin against Him. One day the curse that abides in this dying earth will be reversed. The curse has been reversed but our eyes are not yet fully open to

His glory that has been revealed. Sorrow will only endure as long as this earth does, in eternal glory, the Lord will blot out the memory of the wicked (Psalm 9, Psalm 34:16, Proverbs 10:7) and there will be no more need for tears.”


1 Corinthians 13:4-13

4 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is

not irritable or resentful; 6 it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. 7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as

for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. 11 When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I

reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. 12 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. 13 So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.


"Love is the fulfillment of the law. 10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. (1 John 4:10). I still need help with these things, I have not yet been made perfect in love. I am still seeking a home where righteousness dwells. Those who love Him and whom He loves have citizenship in heaven. The Lord is my shelter, He is my tent of meeting. He is my refuge and my defense. He is my strong tower. The righteous run to Him and are safe! I need His help every day of my life. I will always need Him. All prophecies in His Word, the Christian Bible will be fullfilled. He has already done all the work. I am sincerely looking forward to these things. He is my Living Hope. When someone turns from their sin and believes in Jesus that person is seen as clothed in His righteousness. Fully clothed in purity, in holiness, in love. That person is given God's righteousness as a free gift. Life is a gift, apart from Him there is no Life. Remember, that God is love and the only way that you can know Him is through fellowship with Him. His Word is Life."


Romans 5:8-9

8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.


"Trust in Him, He will help you press onward and upward, and He will give you rest. He's the only one that can. Jesus is the Lord of the Sabbath, and He is our rest."


Genesis 3:18

18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;


“Thorns and thistles remind those that do or will believe in God’s Word of sin, many unbelievers also have some knowledge of these things. Words spoken while a person is walking according to the flesh can also bring forth thorns and thistles in the lives of

those walking according to the Spirit. God’s Word is always spiritual and will always bear fruit. Yes, I too have spoken foolish words. Spend time with Him, by enjoying time in His Word, the Bible. He is more than able to preserve the righteous and present you as holy, and blameless and beyond reproach.”


1 Peter 4:7-11

7 But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. 8 And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.”

9 Be hospitable to one another without grumbling. 10 As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 11 If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.


“I have lied to seek to justify my own sin. That is a bad fool. If you would like to be a good fool, make yourself a fool for His Word. This is a joy to do even in the midst of suffering for righteousness sake.”


1 Corinthians 1:26-31

26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:

27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:

29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.

30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

31 That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.


James 3:12-18

12 Can a fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh.

13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. 15 This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. 16 For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. 18 Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.


Genesis 3:19

19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou

art, and unto dust shalt thou return.


“There was joyful work in the garden before sin entered the world, but afterward life became a bit more difficult. A few very righteous men in previous times did not even return to the dust. Namely Enoch, and Elijah. (Genesis 5:24, Hebrews 11:5)


2 Kings 2:9-13

9 And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.

10 And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.

11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.

13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;

14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the Lord God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.


Elijah, after he was caught up in a whirlwind was later reborn as John who preached a message of repentance from dead works.


Matthew 11:11-15

11 “Assuredly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. 13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. 14 And if you are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who is to come. 15 He who has ears to hear, let him hear!


Soon, the Lord of the Harvest will gather together all that are His.


Genesis 3:20-21

20 And Adam called his wife’s name Eve, because she was

the mother of all living. 21 Also for Adam and his wife the Lord

God made tunics of skin, and clothed them.


“In order for the tunics, the garments to be made there had to be shedding of blood, because the blood that was of an animal rather than God’s own Son, there was only temporary atonement for sin. However, the truth of the matter was that Adam believed in Lord Jesus Christ, and put his faith in His sacrifice when He shed His own precious blood once and for all on the cross. Adam trusted in Jesus the Son of God for salvation. His wife, the woman who was the mother of all of the living, Eve was saved as well. Jesus the Redeemer of Israel is mighty to save!”


“Let’s remember some words written by John a great prophet and apostle of our faith. (1 Peter 2:1-9)”


John 1:29-32

29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ 31 I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water.” 32 And John bore witness, saying, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him.


Genesis 3:22-23

22 Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out

his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever”— 23 therefore the Lord God sent him out of the

garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken.


"For those that have not yet believed in Our Great God and Savior, the Lord Our Righteousness, the Lord of Heavens Armies, Jesus King of king and Lord of Lords, the Messiah of Israel here’s an opportunity to believe and enter into everlasting life.

Jesus died on the cross, He was buried, and He rose again from the dead on the third day, He appeared to many witnesses, He ascended into Heaven and is seated at the right hand of God.

He does not want you to perish, but if that’s your desire see the passage below. Hell is eternal and worse than your possible imagination, or understanding. Fear God.


I like to be reminded of these words of Solomon, who was exceedingly wise, but in His wisdom he could not hold a candle in comparison to the glory of and wisdom of our Lord Jesus Christ. It was Him who granted Him that wisdom.


Ecclesiasties 12:9-14

9 Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also imparted knowledge to the people. He pondered and searched out and set in order many proverbs. 10 The Teacher searched to find just the right words, and what he wrote was upright and true.

11 The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails—given by one shepherd. 12 Be warned, my son, of anything in addition to them.

Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body.

13 Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter:Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil."


Mark 9:42-48

42 “But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him if a millstone

were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea. 43 If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having two hands, to go to hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched— 44 where ‘Their worm does not die

And the fire is not quenched.’

45 And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame, rather than having two feet, to be cast

into hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched— 46 where ‘Their worm does not die And the fire is not quenched.’

47 And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire— 48 where ‘Their worm does not die

And the fire is not quenched.’


"He loves you, He is the fullness of grace and truth! I would encourage you to pray and seek a church that teaches the entirety of the Bible. The Lord will lead you. Psalm 23. Please pray for those that are dead in their tresspasses and sins and in need of Him, that the Lord will grant them mercy before His immenant return. Peace and God bless."


“I appreciate your prayers. If you would like to make a donation of less than $400 USD, I would also appreciate the financial support. This support will ensure that I can continue these Bible studies, from a place of shelter.


I sincerely appreciate anyone gracious enough to read this. (John 14:26-29)”

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