In episode 374, Kim answers the question that we are NOT builders of God's Kingdom. God's Kingdom has already been built. No assembly is required on our part.

So, what is God's Kingdom? Part 2 of this series reveals, in scripture, what the Kingdom is God is in simple terms.

The Kingdom of God can be simply defined in a single sentence. The Kingdom of God is the revelation and the reign of Jesus Christ over ALL creation. All creation including the heavens and the earths, past and present, all created beings regardless of whether you believe in Him or not. It is the revealing of Jesus Christ and the rule (the exercise of His authority and power) over everything.

The Kingdom of God is NOT the worldwide or local churches. It's not even the church. It's NOT your prayers, fasting, knowledge of scripture, declarations or decrees, anointing or ministry, nor is it possessions or bank accounts. It's not prosperity or healing. It's not the church's outreach programs or revivals. It's not even your faith.

The Kingdom of God rises and falls on the King and Him alone, and the King is Jesus Christ. As believers we are called to expand the kingdom, first in our own lives and then outward to others, by extending the revelation and the reign of Jesus Christ to those who know Him and to those who don't. We are Christ's witnesses in the earth to our families, our relationships, our nation and beyond.

In scripture. Jesus reveals to us that He is "the way, the truth and the life".  Paul wrote in Romans that the Kingdom of God is a matter of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. Connect the dots: The "way" is righteousness; the "truth" is peace, and the "life" is joy. If we follow the way it is righteousness. If we receive the truth we will have peace. If we desire the life we will experience joy.

In order for the Kingdom to be a revealing and ruling of Christ, then Jesus MUST BE ALL OF THESE. Jesus IS all of these things.

Let's start with RIGHTEOUSNESS. Jesus was foretold by Jeremiah that the Lord will "raise up for David a righteous branch, and He shall reign as King… And this is the name by which he will be called: 'The Lord is our righteousness'". Righteousness is a person - JESUS IS RIGHTEOUSNESS! Paul and John also confirmed that Jesus is righteous, and the Holy Spirit will testify of Jesus.

Righteousness is NOT what you do. It's what you believe, and what you believe will inform what you do. Righteousness [Jesus] came so we become something we were not. No one is righteous unto themselves.

Jesus describes the Kingdom of God to his disciples through The Beatitudes in Matt 5:1-11. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." As Jesus continued, He was saying that, up until that time, the Jews were poor in spirit, they mourned; they were meek; they hungered for something better; they were persecuted. The Jews were lost… BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE SPIRIT OF GOD.

Through The Beatitudes, Jesus was talking about Himself. He was revealing Himself to them and the promise of God to His people!

The Kingdom of God is the revelation (revealing) and the reign (rule) of Jesus Christ over ALL creation.

Acts 1:8; John 14:6; Rom 14:17; Jer 23:5-6; 1 Cor 1:30; Acts 3:14; 1 John 2:1; John 16:8-10; Matt 5:1-11; John 1:1-14; John 7:39; Matt 11:28; Rev 3:14

Have you ever noticed during times of economic uncertainty, there is an increasing presence of wealth building and real estate investment seminars? You'll notice church leaders, pastors, prophets, etc. are promoting these money-making schemes targeting Christians under the auspices of "Building the Kingdom".

Consider the messaging from their advertisements.

• "The Church is who we are and building theKingdom is what we do?"
• "As Followers of Christ we are called to buildthe Kingdom"
• "Welcome to Kingdom Builders InternationalConference"
• "Unlock your destiny. Join us for the KingdomBuilder's Seminar"
• "Kingdom Builders - Modern Giving Strategies forToday's Church"

Does scripture tell us (the Church) to build God's Kingdom?

At the conclusion of this episode, you should be able to know for yourself what God says about building His Kingdom. So what does scripture say?

Jesus says, "… the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news." Jesus is speaking of Himself; He is the King of God's Kingdom. If the King is present, then so is the Kingdom. The Kingdom is NOT something for us to build or assemble.

"… don't be afraid little flock because your Father delights to give you the Kingdom." The Kingdom is a gift to be received and not to build.

"… you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world." God's Kingdom has already been prepared, established and made ready for us to inherit. Like an inheritance, the Kingdom is a gift and not something we have to work for.

"… strive first for the kingdom of God and His righteousness…"

James wrote that we are heirs of the Kingdom which God promised to those who love Him.

Jesus says, "… whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it". We are to accept it, believe it, and receive it, so that we can enter it.

How do we build something that is perfect and complete? We don't.

If you are pursuing wealth in this world, KNOW FOR CERTAINTY THAT GOD IS EQUIPPING YOU TO HAVE WEALTH IN ORDER TO FULFILL GOD'S ASSIGNMENT IN YOUR LIFE. God equips the Body for the work of HIS ministry; the ministry's purpose is NOT wealth building.

If you have been called by God in ministry and have received wealth as a blessing, the gift that you have received is for the purposes of giving to and serving God's people. The ministry of God are the souls of His people, discipleship, widows, orphans, the fatherless, and the poor. As a gentle reminder: the Bible says that wealth leads to pride, and the root of all evil is the love of money.

The Kingdom of God does NOT belong to the material world. It is spiritual… it is within you. - NO ASSEMBLY REQUIRED!

1 Tim 6:10; Acts22:28; Phil 3:8; Mark 1:14-15; Luke 12:32; Matt 25:34; James 2:5; Mark 10:15;Acts 14:22; 1 Cor 15:50; Rom 14:17; Luke 17: 20-21; Gal 2:20; Rom 6:11-13; Heb 4:9-11; Matt 6:33

HARD REALIZATIONS LEAD TO HARD RESETS!

Why are hard realizations so hard?

• Hard realizations contradict your current reality.
• You knew the truth of the matter deep down inside, but you preferred the payoff -- the tradeoff in believing the lie -- to be more valuable than recognizing the truth.
• Once you see the hard realization, you can't unsee it. Your perspective is irreversibly changed.
• It's emotionally painful; it's humbling and destroys a part of your ego… your pride.
• Hard realizations lead to unavoidable change, and change is hard.

 

Hard resets…

• Are not casual or temporary decisions. It's a complete restart… an overhaul.
• Are no longer you working the Word; it's the Word working in you.
• Your response to hard resets are either accept it and work with it or reject it. The choice is yours.

Who you were before the hard realization is NOT who you are afterwards, and THAT is by God's design. Restarts are a commitment to change that comes from within you. It requires courage that God will provide to overcome the painful and unpleasant change working within you.

Biblical examples of hard realizations and hard resets: David, Ester, Jonathan, Paul and even Jesus. In every case their courage came from God and sacrifice was involved. Sacrifice is the currency of the Kingdom… trading something of value for something of greater value.

God is strategically involved with hard realizations and resets to humble and realign His people, and to return their allegiance to Him.

Let's revisit last week's teaching. Freedom has boundaries. There are limits to what you can do. Everything has boundaries. Satan has usurped and hijacked God's boundaries and made a world for himself. While God is ultimately in control and has authority of ALL things, Satan's world temporarily operates under God's authority and within His boundaries.

Our freedom as Christian is limited by the boundaries that God has set forth or is limited by the boundaries of Satan's fabricated world. Yet many on the pulpit and in the pew are spiritually ignorant to believe things inconsistent with God's word about their authority. Any authority that we have is through Jesus Christ. The church has told us that we can be anything we want… so long as we work hard, study hard, give of ourselves through ego-gratifying service and tithing, and to become our best self. By doing so we will receive our heavenly reward, our breakthrough. That is a lie and is a hard realization for many to accept.

7 Takeaways

1. There is no self apart from spiritual authority. Our authentic self is NOT what we think and feel -- it comes from God. We are operating under God's divine nature or the sin nature. Our identity comes from whom we belong to; it's either the Father or the father of lies.
2. Our sovereignty is given to us by God within a context (boundaries) that we didn't create nor can we control.
3. We are subject to the Creator or the controller of context, whether the Holy Spirit or the unholy spirit. The unholy spirit loves to mimic God and deceive His people.
4. We should not assume that standing on God's Word equates to spiritual authority and God's approval. True authority is based on relationship; those who are genuinely relating and surrendering to God… turning away from sexual sin, greed, self-love, pride, and manipulating people to get what they want.
5. God has not authorized every church or religious leader of titles, positions, power, possessions or even miracles, signs and wonders. Satan controls the world's fame and fortune. He raises up church leaders that serve the lie. Wealth is NOT proof of God's approval nor is poverty proof of God's absence or disapproval.
6. Evaluating the fruit and vetting the church are absolutely necessary; the results inform how you spend your time, money and resources.
7. We are only Christian and affirm our faith by the we live and surrender to the Truth. All who live Godly will suffer.

What hard realizations are you facing today?

Prov 27:6; Heb 1:3; John 13:15-17

You are FREE. However, you are NOT free to go wherever or do and be whatever you want. FREEDOM has contextual boundaries and limitations, and we don't decide the limitation.

The number one reason why we cannot be whoever we want or to do whatever we want is summed up in one word -- AUTHORITY.

Paul wrote to the Corinthians that believers became a new creation, because God reconciled our relationship with Him through Christ. God, working through Christ accomplished this work for us, and believers know that Christ did not act in accordance with his own; He acted on God's will and authority.

Let's talk about authority. Authority is the right and ability (by permission) to express our power and will to decide and act for ourselves or to command others. Authority is always relational. You do not have authority in and of yourself. It's always in relationship with someone. Jesus said that He could do nothing apart from God.

Therefore, you cannot be anything or do anything on your own accord. Nor could Jesus, nor did He act on His own will. Jesus established His relationship with God and said that His authority came from the Father.

You have no authority outside of your relationship with God… or a false god.

How does this relate to the Church? The infiltrated and compromised Church has left a wake of discouraged Christian believing things that God never authorized. So, when the Word says that God will supply all your needs according to His riches and glory, He is authorizing that our needs will be met.

Yet we as Christians invest so much time, effort and energy into being and doing things that God never authorized. Regardless of your own desires, abilities or efforts, you cannot be whatever you desire unless you have the permission from a higher authority. When you meet the criteria you are selected, but we don't determine the criteria.

Even when you have completed the prerequisites and satisfied the criteria, you must be AUTHENTICATED. Authentication can only come from an outside, independent third-party that evaluates your conformity to a particular body of information or set of skills. Authentication requires a higher authority.

Your validation and authentication as a Christian comes from God. For the things of this world, your authentication comes from a governing body or authority, be it the FAA for pilots, the AMA for doctors, or the DMV for a driver's license.

Your Authentic Self - We've all heard and used the term. Authority is relational, so you cannot authenticate yourself. The world's definition of authentic self is based on SELF: what you think, what you believe and how you feel. In the context, the authority comes from YOU.

All authority is initiated from the spiritual realm and fromthat realm is given to humanity. The spiritual realm has authority over the human realm. We don't initiate anything except that which we have received. Embrace this truth, otherwise you will be prone to behave as if you are a little god… acting with an authority that youhave not received, running around proclaiming the Word of God, declaring and decreeing, etc.

We are most authentic when we accept and acknowledge that we are created by God, have sinned, been redeemed by Christ, empowered by the Holy Spirit, and live in truth, love and obedience to God. In this way, our souls begin to reflect the Christ that we say we believe. The only way to be your authentic self is through relationship with God and His Son, Jesus Christ.

The reason why people don't believe that they can be anything or anyone they desire is due to PRIDE. Pride is the desire to be and do as a god. Pride is prevalent is the world as well as the Church.

You can't be or do anything you want and call yourself a Christian. Authority is always relational and it is always spiritual. Do not be deceived that you are your own authority.

2 Cor 5:17-19; John 3:16; Matt 3:16-17; Matt 17:5; John 5:19, 30, 42-44; 8:28; 14:10; James 1:2-4; Rom 8:1-2; John 1:12; 1 Cor 4:6-8

God's promise is real. His Word is Truth. So why aren't you receiving what you ask of God?

Today's episode will shed light on understanding God's promise by unpacking John 15:1-8 and 16 about Jesus as the vine and we as the branches. Kim provides a simple framework (Principles, Process & Promise) to understand the meaning of God's promise and why you may not have realized it.

Principles, Process and Promise

• Principles are fundamental truths; they are a grounding for what to expect in God's promise and answer the question "WHY".
• Process is the series of actions or steps taken to realize a particular outcome; they answer the question of "HOW". You need to understand the WHY (principles) before embarking on the HOW.
• Promise is the declaration or assurance that someone will deliver on their word when the required process is followed. The promise answers the question of "WHAT".

Let's apply this framework to John 15:1-8 and 16 by starting with the underlying principles.

Jesus came in the flesh to redeem mankind and to introduce an alternative Kingdom to the worldly kingdom. While man once ate from the Tree of Life, Jesus reintroduced the Tree of Life through an alternate Kingdom. Jesus went insofar to state that He IS the "true" vine -- the vine of truth.

Now that we understand the principles of Jesus' purpose, let's look at the process -- the HOW.

Jesus said that we are THE BRANCHES. Jesus is giving us an identity as a branch that is tied to the vine. Our identity flows from Jesus Christ when He abides in us. Then we will bear much fruit. A branch that is not attached to the vine withers and dies. Jesus is clear when He says, "if you abide in ME and MY words abides in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you."

The process that Jesus followed was clear. He said, "I can do nothing on my own authority, but speak just as the Father taught me." The Father was in Jesus, and He was in the Father. Jesus operated completely under the Father's will and not His own.

As a branch that enters into the vine, to be fed by the vine, we are called to receive the vine. When you follow the process, you will produce much fruit and not on your own accord. Fruit is the result of the vine giving life to the branch and not the branch itself.

Let's look at the Promise and unpack John 15:16: You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name."

In order to realize the promise from this scripture verse, JESUS MUST ABIDE IN YOU. Abiding is a lifestyle and not an event. It requires that you accept God's word, to receive His truth, to be connected to the vine, and to have the word abiding in you. We are to receive and respond, yet are often taught to GIVE. Give our time, talents, money, etc. to the church. Do not conflate these things to be the fruit that is produced when Jesus abides in you which is the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

You were chosen, positioned and appointed by God to go and bear fruit… SO THAT God will give you what you ask for. "So that" is a conjunction used to show purpose, intent, or the result of something. It's synonymous with "in order that". It's conditional.

What you ask of the Father is conditional. When you were born again and accepted Christ, you gave up your worldly right to be anything you want, have anything you want, or do whatever you want. You CAN have everything provided for you in your appointment, your assignment and position that God has given you. The branch doesn't decide where it's positioned on the vine, nor does it decide what it needs. We are to accept God's will in His way, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for... and He will.

John 15:1-8, 16; John 14:6; Is 4:2, 11:1; Jer 23:5; Zech 3:8; John 5:19, 30, 42-44; 8:28; 14:10; Gal 5:22-23; James 4:1-3; John 8:31-33

God's people are waking up. While is seems painfully slow to many, it's moving at an accelerated pace by the likes that we haven't experienced in a very long time.

More and more believers are beginning to see the 'cracks in the mortar' of the religious institutions and leaders they once revered. People are seeing the inconsistencies between serving God and serving the religious system, and they can no longer remain silent; they cannot un-see what has been revealed.

People are waking up, but what if it's no longer coffee in their cup?

Today's episode provides valuable spirit-led guidance and key takeaways to help with your own awakening and how God provides what you will need to stand firm in the time ahead. Kindly review prior episode about "Systems" and "Reclaiming your Sovereignty" for reference.

Let's review a simple maxim about "systems". God's systems serve truth for the health, goodness and longevity of His people. Satan's man-made systems seek to hide truth, destroy humanity while preserving the system itself.

The video links below are testimonies of three clergy from the Catholic church who experience their own awakening. After 30+ years serving the Catholic church, the individuals awakened to the realization that they were serving the religious system and not God

Nun https://youtu.be/F01d29Mxvwo

Bishop https://youtu.be/rnzH4IEkzPs

Priest https://youtu.be/VqBcu_CfVQI

When you hunger for truth, you too will see discrepancies and inconsistencies within systems. As more lies are exposed and coverups are revealed, when you can no longer keep silent, keep these 3 things in mind:

1. What you are experiencing is the systems at work. The system (pre)serves itself, not God or His people.
2. Reclaiming your sovereignty is imperative, and you do not need permission to exercise your authority and make decisions despite opposition, intimidation and interference from others.
3. You will need SALT. Salt is your weapon. It will help to inform you as you make decisions and navigate the systems of this world.

Why SALT? Salt is both stable and indestructible -- it lasts. God used salt as the sign of provision and preservation when he entered into perpetual (permanent) covenants with the Israelites. One salt covenant  involved the Levites and their families. Another salt covenant was between God and David and his sons. Elisha also used salt to cleanse the waters of Jericho so neither death nor miscarriage would come from it. As with the Levite and the House of David, so will God provide, preserve and protect you when you face opposition from the worldly systems.

Not only has God given us salt as a weapon, He has also made us a weapon in the earth for God's Word says, "you are the salt of the earth." It is the body of believers that are staying the corruption and holding off the decay from the systems of the world today.

Yes, we are the Grace of God in a sinful world comprised of man-made systems designed to imitate God and to bring man to his destruction. If we lose our saltiness, how can we be effective? Do you have saltiness?

Key takeaways when you begin to awaken and realize that it's not coffee in your cup, and things are not what you once thought…

1. Realize the you have stepped into the awareness of a systems that you cannot change from within.
2. Reclaim your sovereignty. You have the authority to participate and to say NO. Sovereignty matters especially when you are afraid.
3. You must take the weapon of SALT and has made you the weapon of His righteousness in Christ Jesus.

Salt in the Hand of God can do more than any title or position. Yes, you have the seasoning of salt in the earth to bless, to preserve, to cleanse, and to heal… and to navigate the systems of world for God's Glory.

Rom 1:18; Is 59:15; Gen 19:26; Lev 2:13; Num 18:19; 2 Cron 13:5; 2 Kings 2:19-22; Matt 5:18; Col 4:6

There has persistently been a disgruntled faction within the Church that criticize, gossip, and sow strife about the religious system, the church's mission, and its leaders.

Today, we are experiencing an increasing number of believers that earnestly want more from the church. They hunger for truth and want real answers to questions that have been dismissed or have gone unaddressed. These people are leaving the religious system for internal reasons. Simply put, the church is becoming more divided.

The religious system and its leaders have responded by lumping together these two factions as one and the same. When treated as such, the pulpit is either short-sighted over the bigger picture of what's really taking place in the pews, or it is intentionally misleading, subduing and controlling God's people.

If you believe this is the case, one might suggest that the church is falling out of God's divine order. The reality is the Church is actually falling into God's divine order. So what is actually happening?

5 Things God is doing in the earth today. He is…

1. Rating/ judging the Church (both pulpit and pew)
2. Reclaiming and Gathering His people
3. Restoring the Remnant's allegiance to Him and His Word
4. Realigning His people to walk in Truth
5. Recommissioning His people to Stand in today's moment of trial.

Is it possible that the division in the Church today has less to do with the gossipers and the disgruntled and more to do with those seeking the Truth? To answer this question, let's discuss awakenings and revivals and the differences between the two.

Awakenings are man-made and are self-serving.They usher in people to a new reality, usually in response to a crisis event that renders people in a vulnerable state. Think 9/11 and the pandemic of 2020/21 where the objective was to steal your freedom, kill your desire to think for yourself, and hinder, damage, and destroy your relationship with God.

God will use awakenings for his Glory.

Revivals are God-initiated and are personal.Revivals usually occur during or following an awakening. Revivals impact personal relationships, marriages and society overall. God uses revivals to draw people to Himself and to change the way people think and behavior.

The crises we are experiencing today in the world are man-made awakenings; they are designed to consolidate power and money from the hands of many to hands of the few. They are also causing disturbances to what we knew as "the Church".

Awakenings make us vulnerable and distrustful, and there is a growing distrust in the church today and with its leaders. I believe this is a contributing factor to why more people in the Church are hungry for the truth.

Facts change; the narratives change, but the Truth never changes. Are you hungry for a deeper meaning of God's word, deeper relationships and more meaningful connections?

Are you hungry for the Truth?

Pray for the saints; pray for the Church, and be sanctified by the Truth. God's word is true!

1 Peter 4:17; Is 11:11; Jer 23:23; Ezk 36:24-26; Matt 12:48-50; Ezk 36:25-28; Jer 24:7; Jer 31:33; Gal 5:7; 1 Peter 1:22; Eph 6:10-20; John 17:6-21

We are constantly being presented with information in what we read, see, hear and even think from myriad sources. Many things sound good, factual, believable, and arguably TRUE. But are they? How can you tell?

Today's episode is an important teaching, especially since we are embattled in a spiritual war for control of our minds, thoughts, emotions, beliefs, and understanding of God's word.

Yes, we are at war. Contrary to what you see on TV or on social media with exploding missiles, troops, planes, ships, tanks, etc. we are in the midst of an INFORMATION WAR and have been for severalyears.

The stakes are high, and the enemy seeks to take away your sovereignty… your freedom.

If the Bible says that "the TRUTH will make [set] you Free", wouldn't it be vital to know the TRUTH?

I know what you're thinking. "Jesus is the way, the TRUTH, and the life". While we Christians would all agree, then why do we have hundreds of denominations, doctrines, practices, and beliefs that have created a massive divide within the body of Christ? Same bible, same scripture… yet massive divide!

Kim offers 7 Questions to apply to determine what you hear, read, see, and believe to be absolute TRUTH. Let's begin by defining several words that conflate our understanding of TRUTH.

• FACTS - statement that can be true or false, usually based on our understanding and experience. Facts change; truth doesn't.
• OPINIONS - involve personal beliefs, feelings, judgments, preferences or experiences; they may or may not be proved to be true.
• SUBJECTIVE TRUTH - things that are true for some but not all - my truth vs your truth.
• HONESTY - sincere intentions consistent with what you say and do.
• BELIEFS - the attitudes, values, and convictions that we accept as true even though we cannot prove it.

When we conflate or mix these words together, our understanding of absolute truth is skewed. You will be stuck in the mud in potential disagreement or conflict in conversations with others about things that are believed to be the TRUTH but are NOT. It's time to elevate the conversation.

Apply these 7 Questions/ Criteria to what you hear, see, read or even think to determine whether something is the TRUTH.

1. Does it apply to ALL Humanity? Is it Universal?
2. Does it change with location?
3. Does it have an expiration date? Is it time-sensitive or time-limited?
4. Does it have built-in blessings and consequences?
5. Does it compel a response?
6. Does it convey God's love, leading us back to HIM?
7. Does it honor Freedom?

Absolute Truth never changes… we change in response to the Truth. Elevate your conversations.

John 16:13; Matt 10:16-22; Rom 3:23; 2 Thess 2:9-13; Rom 6:23; Ps 139:7-12; John 14:6; Heb 13:8; Matt 24:35; Deut 28:1,15; James 2:12-13

Do you know the differences between that which is the truth from facts or lies? How can you tell?

Today's episode provides five (5) ways to know what is truth... not your truth or my truth.

There is only ONE TRUTH.

A must listen.

Nothing brings God greater joy than when His children walk in the Truth.

Today's episode discusses how God makes it easy to walk in the Truth, to create a clear path to make informed choices that reflect Him, and how you will know when you are walking in Truth.

5 Requirements/ Criteria for walking in Truth

1. You must accept that love and truth are inseparable.
2. You must know the truth first, and the truth will set you free.
3. The truth must be on the inside of you… in your soul and spirit.
4. The only way to know truth is through Jesus Christ.
5. You must commit to living a lifestyle of repentance.

It is NOT enough today to say you are a Christian. If you desire to walk in Truth, you must satisfy these criteria.

So what happens when you decide to walk in the Truth?

6 Things that will happen when you participate and commit to walking in the Truth

1. You will be ushered through a narrow gate.
2. You will be separated, to be set apart, and to be holy.
3. You will have an increased desire to know God and the spirit of the Bible; God's word is truth.
4. You will have a renewed love and compassion for others.
5. You will feel disconnected.
6. Worship will begin to characterize your life and will no longer be a Sunday worship service.

5 Proof points (aka "the receipts") you can expect when you participate in walking in the Truth.

1. You will have a desire to be different no matter the cost.
2. You will be more sensitive to God's voice of conviction.
3. You will want to set others free, but you'll want to honor their freedom.
4. The worldliness in others will hate the Godliness in you.
5. You will trust God more and will become bolder.

1 John 1:1-4; John 17:20-23, 8:32; Ps 51:6; John 14:6, 15:26, 16:13; 1 John 2:4; Rom 6:12-14; 1 John 3:14; Gal 2:20; John 4:23-24; 1 Peter 1:15; John 3:19-20; James 2:12; John 15:18-19; Rom 8:28; Eph 1:11