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Genuine Christians Are Known By Their Suffering And Love by jantman(m): 6:45am On May 25, 2021
Many pastors and preachers have made people believe that, salvation is a gateway to prosperity and wealth. I say this because over the years, I came across believers and preachers who says that, you can not serve God and yet suffer poverty. They believe this lie because they failed to understand the deeper ways of God. These group of pastors and their believer's channelled their Christian faith on prosperity instead of the cross. They do not understand the mystery of the cross and the Christian life.

In the spiritual realm, true Christians are known by their suffering and love. Your life here on earth is like a spiritual school just like the physical school, how faithful you endure in every trials and phases of your life in suffering (classes of trials)

Your faithfulness and patient will determine your next level in the school of the spirit. God can instantly bless you with money but that blessing can become dangerous to your physical life and your spiritual wellbeing if you are not spiritually mature.

Many have asked this question and wonder why do God let's all the so called bad people have all they wants?

It looks as if God just allowed those who go against His will to prosper an enjoy. Those bad guys will temporarily have all they want base on God permissive will. But you as a child of God will not have all that you wants, base on God's perfect will and His timing.

It is obvious that in this world, people can lie, cheat and rob others to gain temporary wealth. There are three areas that determine whether the wealth comes from God or from the Devil; a blessing or a curse. Even if only one of these areas were true, the curse would be upon the wealth.

Wealth from the devil involves wealth from acts of sin, is maintained by acts of sin and propagates more acts of sin. The source, the upkeep and the goal of the supply of this money is evil. All wealth that involves the breaking of God's law is wealth from the devil. It continues to sustain the breaking of the law of God and encourages others to be wealthy by the same wicked means.

Wealth from God will come in God's timing and persistence tenacity in overcoming trials, and His blessings added no sorrow. God can open a financial door for you but that doesn't mean that he has started blessing you. The blessings of God is extreme and you need to develop Godly righteous characters to maintain God blessings. Godly character consist of

・Love
・Joy
・Peace
・Patient (Longsuffering)
・Kindness
・Goodneas
・Faithfulness
・Meakness (humility)(gentleness)
・Self-control

These are the qualities that will guarantee you for the never ending flow of God's favour and blessing. To develops these righteous characters above are the main reason why you must suffer to be physically and spiritually mature to be bless by God in heaven and on earth.

Godly characters only comes through long-suffering and this is the price you must pay. The price of faith for you to obtain all your heart desires and riches from God. For you to obtain your heart desires you must wait upon the Lord in faithfully endure suffering for many years.

If you want to share God's glory, you must carry the cross as swell. You must also share His suffering to receive the crown of glory. You must be willing to endure pain, humiliation, shame, disgrace, poverty and tears. Your body will be crucify by poverty, suffering and many years of trials.

Trying to use a shot cut can only put you in more bondage that may likely destroy you. Most of the things you crave for right now, you don't need them on your journey of faith which is your true life and the wilderness path to your destiny. You must also learn to let go of many things and look unto what is ahead.

Any preacher or pastor who told you to accept Jesus and enjoy the benefit from Jesus without the price of the benefit, they are just lying to you. Most of them are ignorant and materialistic.

I say to you; accept Jesus and suffer more. Accept Jesus and accept tears, pains, poverty, humiliation (shame and disgrace) as a means to be humble (Christ-like). Use every trials and challenges to be a good and humble man.

If you want God to bless and exalt you, then the painful cross await you. Therefore; genuine Christians are known by their suffering and love.

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Re: Genuine Christians Are Known By Their Suffering And Love by jantman(m): 6:53am On May 25, 2021
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Re: Genuine Christians Are Known By Their Suffering And Love by Yettyflower: 7:51am On May 25, 2021
jantman:
Yettyflower
I open a new thread just to write you here because I wanted others to see their own impatient as most people do not understand the jouney of faith. You made a statement that shows that your mindset is a problem to youself. You complain that you stop smoking when you receive a prophecy that didn't come to pass and sometimes you felt like going back to your past life.

God is not the problem, you are the problem because you haven't understand that a true christian is known by their suffering and love. Your life here on earth is like a spiritual school, how faithful you are in every phase of life (classes of trials) your faithness and patient will determine your next level in the school of trials. God can instantly bless you with money but that blessing can become dangerous to your physical life and your spiritual wellbeing if you are not spiritually mature.

You said you sometime wonder why God let's all that so called bad people have all they wants. It looks as if he just rewards all those who go against what he says they should do.

Those bad guys will temporarily have all they want base on God permissive will, you will not have all that you wants base on God's perfect will and His timming.

It is obvious that in this world, one can lie, cheat and rob others to gain temporary wealth. There are three areas that determine whether the wealth comes from God or from the Devil; a blessing or a curse. Even if only one of these areas were true, the curse would be upon the wealth. Wealth from the devil involves wealth from acts of sin, is maintained by acts of sin and propagates more acts of sin. The source, the upkeep and the goal of the supply of this money is evil. All wealth that involves the breaking of God's law is wealth from the devil. It continues to sustain the breaking of the law of God and encourages others to be wealthy by the same wicked means.

Wealth from God will come in God's timing and His blessings added no sorow. God can open a financial door for you but that doesn't mean that he has started blessing you; The blessings of God is extreme and you need to develope Godly characters to maintain God blessings.

Another thing is that you must pay a price of faith for you to obtain all your heart desires from God. For you to obtain your heart desires you must wait upon he Lord in faithfulness and in suffering.

If you want to share God's glory, you must also share His suffering. You must be willing to endure humiliation, shame and disgrace, poverty and suffering.

Going back to your former life can only put you in more bondage that may likely destroy you. Most of the things you crave for right now you dont need them in your journey of faith which is your true life and the path to your destiny. You must learn to let go of many things and look unto what is ahead. (new things will come)

Accept tears, pains, poverty, humiliation, shame and disgrace as a means to be humble. Use every challenge to be a good and humble man.

If you want God to bless you then the cross await you. I could say more to you but there is no need

I say to you: A genuine christian is known by their suffering and love

It's easy for you to say such cause life is easy for you.
Suffering? You have no idea how much suffering I endured, I almost always think of suicide.
The constant prophets that come and say 'you should have been more than' this even makes it worse.

Isn't it God that's supposed to be make maker, then he would know that he is breaking me not bending me. If fact I think he wants me to become a bad person cause the more I sustain being good, the worse things get.
So many skills I have and no job, so many people who could help but no aid.

Must I die before he is satisfied, I'm not Job neither do I want such a fate.

It's quite easy for you to blame me for my woes and I can see how you jumped on that wagon, you must really think I don't want the best for myself, anyways I would prefer if he uses the staff and not the rod. I really don't understand why all the suffering is necessary.
The only sense it makes is for me to have compassion (limitlessly) .
Re: Genuine Christians Are Known By Their Suffering And Love by Nobody: 8:50am On May 25, 2021
Yettyflower
I went through suffering for many years that nearly killed me. It was the grace of God that helped to me overcome. Looking back now I am thankful to God for the suffering He allowed me to go through. If God had not allowed me to go through many trials before blessing me I would have died before my time.

Talking about your suffering I deeply understand your pains and what you have gone through because I too have suffered. Please forgive me If I sound like blaming you over anything. I will only blame you if you go back into the world. I am only trying to encourage you to be ready to suffer more because a true christian is known by their suffering for being Christ-like. Not everyone will suffer poverty but everyone has their own share of suffering in this life. Some people will suffer sickness but the worst of the worst is poverty.

You are getting me wrong. I am not saying that you are the cause of your suffering . All I m saying is that be faithful to God no matter what you go through. I am only trying to encourage you that your suffering doesn't mean that God is not aware of all you are going through.

I implore you to be strong and not let any unpleasant situation of life shake you out of your faith in God. Yettyflower, you need to understand that trials reveals your hidden capacity to stand firm and it also reveals the bad people around your life

Be ready to suffer more.
Be courageous and dont give up

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Re: Genuine Christians Are Known By Their Suffering And Love by Nobody: 8:55am On May 25, 2021
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Re: Genuine Christians Are Known By Their Suffering And Love by Yettyflower: 5:28pm On May 25, 2021
jantboy:
Yettyflower
I went through suffering for many years that nearly killed me. It was the grace of God that helped to me overcome. Looking back now I am thankful to God for the suffering He allowed me to go through. If God had not allowed me to go through many trials before blessing me I would have died before my time.

Talking about your suffering I deeply understand your pains and what you have gone through because I too have suffered. Please forgive me If I sound like blaming you over anything. I will only blame you if you go back into the world. I am only trying to encourage you to be ready to suffer more because a true christian is known by their suffering for being Christ-like. Not everyone will suffer poverty but everyone has their own share of suffering in this life. Some people will suffer sickness but the worst of the worst is poverty.

You are getting me wrong. I am not saying that you are the cause of your suffering . All I m saying is that be faithful to God no matter what you go through. I am only trying to encourage you that your suffering doesn't mean that God is not aware of all you are going through.

I implore you to be strong and not let any unpleasant situation of life shake you out of your faith in God. Yettyflower, you need to understand that trials reveals your hidden capacity to stand firm and it also reveals the bad people around your life

Be ready to suffer more.
Be courageous and dont give up

Thank you.
I will hold the flame till i win.

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Re: Genuine Christians Are Known By Their Suffering And Love by jantman(m): 7:32pm On May 26, 2021
Yettyflower:


Thank you.
I will hold the flame till i win.

I am glad and I implore to be patient and wait for the Lord to act, don't be worried about those who prosper...(Psalm 37:7)
Re: Genuine Christians Are Known By Their Suffering And Love by Yettyflower: 6:33am On May 27, 2021
jantman:


I am glad and I implore to be patient and wait for the Lord to act, don't be worried about those who prosper...(Psalm 37:7)

Thanks so much.
You actually don't know how much encouragement help. Gracia.

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Re: Genuine Christians Are Known By Their Suffering And Love by Dtruthspeaker: 7:48am On May 27, 2021
Jantman, the spirit of your post is Right and Quite Accurate but I we could make it better.
Re: Genuine Christians Are Known By Their Suffering And Love by Dtruthspeaker: 8:35am On May 27, 2021
jantman:
Many preachers has made people believe that salvation is a gateway to prosperity and wealth.

I say this because over the years I came across believers and preachers who says that you can not serve God and yet suffer poverty. They believe this lie because they don't understand the ways of God.

I understand why you say it is a Lie and you are right for that understanding however, it is not a Lie, but it is indeed True.

And the distinction is found in True Understanding of the Curse of man and also the understanding of what prosperity and wealth Truly Means in the Eye of God not according to what you or all men thought.

[quote author=jantman post=102037591]
Believers also dont't understand that a true christian is known by their suffering and love.

You mean by his Strength to Overcome All. (Not suffering, suffering is for sinners). A Christ follower is as a Battle Armoured Tank, he is Too Tough and always ready to play with Nuclear bombs. grin

Love is what makes a person a Christ Follower, there is No Christ follower without if he is without Love.

jantman:

Your life here on earth is like a spiritual school just like the physical school, how faithful you endure in every trials and phase of life (classes of trials) Your faithfulness and patient will determine your next level in the school of the spirit.

Accurate! Life is a School but do people learn? Yes, but not well enough especially Nigerians and Chris Rock would say the Black man, "Loves to Never Know" Always saying "I don't know oh". When would they ever know? Meanwhile the Bible has told us that "knowing is the way to Life" and "I don't know is the way to death".

2) What do they learn, good or evil? Ans= Evil. They do not care to learn "The Good" and actually never learn "The Good".

jantman:

God can instantly bless you with money but that blessing can become dangerous to your physical life and your spiritual wellbeing if you are not spiritually mature.

God does not give blessings of money. He Hates money. Money is the creation of evil to do Fraud which is why Fraud is Established today and people do-fraud one another.

jantman:

Many have asked this question and wonder why God let's all the so called bad people have all they wants. It looks as if He just allowed those who go against His will to prosper an enjoy.

Those bad guys will temporarily have all they want base on God permissive will.

Psalms and Ecclesiastics has settled this and every True Christian is not bothered about them for they know it is over for them so God is just being Good to them and Doing Good to them as He is Mr. Good!

jantman:

You as a child of God will not have all that you wants base on God's perfect will and His timing.

Not true, for it is based on lessons learnt on what things ye ought to want and pray for.

jantman:

These are the qualities that will guarentee you for God's blessing, to develops these character above are the main reason why you must suffer to be bless by God.

Before all these is Law 1, "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God"

You have to have passed this class before you proceed to the next class up there if not, you shall remain where you are and all you do up there will be a Nulliity and a Wasted Effort as many have said.

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Re: Genuine Christians Are Known By Their Suffering And Love by jesusjnr2020(m): 9:44am On May 27, 2021
jantboy:
Yettyflower
I went through suffering for many years that nearly killed me. It was the grace of God that helped to me overcome. Looking back now I am thankful to God for the suffering He allowed me to go through. If God had not allowed me to go through many trials before blessing me I would have died before my time.

Talking about your suffering I deeply understand your pains and what you have gone through because I too have suffered. Please forgive me If I sound like blaming you over anything. I will only blame you if you go back into the world. I am only trying to encourage you to be ready to suffer more because a true christian is known by their suffering for being Christ-like. Not everyone will suffer poverty but everyone has their own share of suffering in this life. Some people will suffer sickness but the worst of the worst is poverty.

You are getting me wrong. I am not saying that you are the cause of your suffering . All I m saying is that be faithful to God no matter what you go through. I am only trying to encourage you that your suffering doesn't mean that God is not aware of all you are going through.

I implore you to be strong and not let any unpleasant situation of life shake you out of your faith in God. Yettyflower, you need to understand that trials reveals your hidden capacity to stand firm and it also reveals the bad people around your life

Be ready to suffer more.
Be courageous and dont give up
There was a time I thought I was the only that thanked God and kept thanking Him for my suffering because of the results, until I heard Kathryn Kulman say the same thing after narrating the difficulty she had to endure to become all that she was for God. And when I saw this post, I was like, wow! Because it takes a special understanding of God's ways to be able to do that.

Now that i know much better, i don't only thank God for my past sufferings but also plead with Him to ensure that any suffering I need to go through in the future to become all that He wants me to be, that He doesn't spare me but make me go through it for my own good just as He did for His beloved Son, Jesus.

It's easier said than done, but I know whatever it is, God is able to see me through just as He did when I couldn't comprehend His ways to this extent.

God bless.

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Re: Genuine Christians Are Known By Their Suffering And Love by Kobojunkie: 10:20pm On May 27, 2021
Yettyflower:

It's easy for you to say such cause life is easy for you.
Suffering? You have no idea how much suffering I endured, I almost always think of suicide.
The constant prophets that come and say 'you should have been more than' this even makes it worse.

Isn't it God that's supposed to be make maker, then he would know that he is breaking me not bending me. If fact I think he wants me to become a bad person cause the more I sustain being good, the worse things get.
So many skills I have and no job, so many people who could help but no aid.

Must I die before he is satisfied, I'm not Job neither do I want such a fate.

It's quite easy for you to blame me for my woes and I can see how you jumped on that wagon, you must really think I don't want the best for myself, anyways I would prefer if he uses the staff and not the rod. I really don't understand why all the suffering is necessary.
The only sense it makes is for me to have compassion (limitlessly) .
If you are one of those who have at any point in time been "spiritually" diagnosed as being demon possessed by those who call themselves Mog, may I suggest that you find time to see a psychiatrist instead to find some needed treatment for what it is that afflicts you? undecided

If your struggle is anyway of the mental kind there is no reason to accept it as your lot. The teachings and commandments of Jesus Christ do not stand against our seeking medical or mental help when we are sick and unable to obtain healing. While you seek God, nothing stops you from using Flu medication, Malaria drugs, or even seeing a doctor if you need one. undecided
Re: Genuine Christians Are Known By Their Suffering And Love by Yettyflower: 11:06pm On May 27, 2021
Kobojunkie:
If you are one of those who have at any point in time been "spiritually" diagnosed as being demon possessed by those who call themselves Mog, may I suggest that you find time to see a psychiatrist instead to find some needed treatment for what it is that afflicts you? undecided

If your struggle is anyway of the mental kind there is no reason to accept it as your lot. The teachings and commandments of Jesus Christ do not stand against our seeking medical or mental help when we are sick and unable to obtain healing. While you seek God, nothing stops you from using Flu medication, Malaria drugs, or even seeing a doctor if you need one. undecided

Thanks. Tho this is not the case.
Re: Genuine Christians Are Known By Their Suffering And Love by Kobojunkie: 11:09pm On May 27, 2021
Yettyflower:
Thanks. Tho this is not the case.
Glad to hear! undecided
Re: Genuine Christians Are Known By Their Suffering And Love by jantman(m): 6:12pm On May 28, 2021
[quote author=Dtruthspeaker post=102104062][/quote]

When God walked the earth He said to the pharisees, give what belong to Cesar to Cesar and give what belong to God to God. Money is creation of man. Since the fall of the human race money came to be base on God permissive will for us.

I remember a man who have this mindset that all the scientific invention came from the devils. He failed to understand that some men are born on earth to be scientist and God Himself is an Omniscience who created man in His own Image and likeness, therefore man is also a creator.

Dont forget that money becomes evil when in the hands of an evil man and money is good when in the hands of a good man. Even God uses money to promotes His works of redemption here on earth. I dont know where you get the idea from that God hate money and that money is from the devil.

Satan cannot create anything, neighter can he offer us anything good that will help men. Satan can only kill, steal and destroy.

Money is good in good hands and poverty is a curse
Re: Genuine Christians Are Known By Their Suffering And Love by Dtruthspeaker: 8:42pm On May 28, 2021
jantman:
When God walked the earth He said to the pharisees, give what belong to Cesar to Cesar and give what belong to God to God. Money is creation of man. Since the fall of the human race money came to be base on God permissive will for us.

Thank God you admit that "money is a creation of man", therefore what did God create to be a means of livinghood? Ans=Barter!

Between barter and money which is better? Our Pre-colonial days show you the clear answer, there was nothing like poverty which was restricted only to the person who refuses to do work. Every soul had what they needed, but now money has come and people lack.

jantman:

I remember a man who have this mindset that all the scientific invention came from the devils. He failed to understand that some men are born on earth to be scientist and God Himself is an Omniscience who created man in His own Image and likeness, therefore man is also a creator.

We are permitted to create but is there a permission to create a wicked and evil thing? No, not one. The Law Commands the Doing of Only The Good And Expressly Prohibits The Doing Or Creation Of Any Evil Thing!

jantman:

Dont forget that money becomes evil when in the hands of an evil man and money is good when in the hands of a good man. Even God uses money to promotes His works of redemption here on earth. I dont know where you get the idea from that God hate money and that money is from the devil.

Money is evil ab initio and Great Good is still done without money and can still be done without money.

Eg it does not take money to give good advice, to assist your neighbour with his challenge, to prevent hurt to your neighbour by not stealing his property or his wife, nor giving false evidence against him etc.
Re: Genuine Christians Are Known By Their Suffering And Love by jantman(m): 12:21am On May 29, 2021
jesusjnr2020:
There was a time I thought I was the only that thanked God and kept thanking Him for my suffering because of the results, until I heard Kathryn Kulman say the same thing after narrating the difficulty she had to endure to become all that she was for God. And when I saw this post, I was like, wow! Because it takes a special understanding of God's ways to be able to do that.

Now that i know much better, i don't only thank God for my past sufferings but also plead with Him to ensure that any suffering I need to go through in the future to become all that He wants me to be, that He doesn't spare me but make me go through it for my own good just as He did for His beloved Son, Jesus.

It's easier said than done, but I know whatever it is, God is able to see me through just as He did when I couldn't comprehend His ways to this extent.

God bless.

@Jesusjnr
You know this popular quote; If gold must be gold, it must pass through fire

If Daniel had not been thrown into the lions den he would not have been known or had the opportunity to prove his own God (Daniel 6:25-27) this shows that your faith and life in God will always be tested.

Stay bless

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Re: Genuine Christians Are Known By Their Suffering And Love by jantman(m): 7:05am On Jan 15, 2023
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Re: Genuine Christians Are Known By Their Suffering And Love by Burster55(m): 7:16am On Jan 15, 2023
A brother should pls call me now. I'm down. I need someone to talk to me.

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Re: Genuine Christians Are Known By Their Suffering And Love by jantman(m): 7:23am On Jan 15, 2023
Burster55:
A brother should pls call me now. I'm down. I need someone to talk to me.

Be strong and keep on walking. There is a saying that, no matter your journey, just keep on walking.

The wilderness journey is very slow, long and painful.

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Re: Genuine Christians Are Known By Their Suffering And Love by Burster55(m): 7:26am On Jan 15, 2023
jantman:


Be strong and keep on walking. There is a saying that, no matter your journey, just keep on walking.

The wilderness journey is very slow, long and painful.

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Re: Genuine Christians Are Known By Their Suffering And Love by jantman(m): 12:01am On Mar 11, 2023
Crimpsy

I just want to let you know that, I am aware of you.

Stay bless

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