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About me I am the author Renette Vermeulen. All my work on the internet is written in United States English.
By the grace of God, I published many Afrikaans short stories, novels, series, and screenplays, (film scripts for television,) until Jesus called me spiritually from this broken world in 1987. Those publications were mere finger-exercises to prepare me for God’s calling on my life to preach His Gospel. All gratitude, glory, honor, and praise to the Lord Jesus Christ of the Bible Scriptures. Now, only by His all-sufficient grace, I have a three-year theological diploma and a BA degree in human behavior, and I am the non-denominational, spiritually born again, disciple-servant of the Lord Jesus Christ, Who uses me to “wash the feet” of His blood-cleansed body of believers — not with literal water, but with His contextual, Scriptural Truth, (Acts 2:17-18! Gal. 3:28!) I constantly stand on the fact that the truth about everything in this world and especially in the Word of God, is in the context of the situation and what was actually said and written. It is only by living in His Truth that we can overcome the things in this world, (John 8:31-32.) I could have continued to minister in church, but chose to follow only the Holy Spirit according to His True Word. One cannot preach God’s truth in a church, where one is compelled to submit to man-made dogma, (Heb. 8:7,13; 9:8-12.) Thus, I do not accept any unscriptural dogma or money-making, manmade church norms and forms, for which the multitude of Scripture-abusing clergies will have to give an account before the judgment throne of Christ, (2 Cor. 5:10.) What drastically sets me apart from church clergies, (besides seeking and preaching only God’s contextual, genuine, Scriptural truth about everything,) is that nothing I do to serve the body of Christ is for sale. As God’s sincerely born again preacher/disciple, I totally reject the greed, exploitation, deception, and religious haughtiness of church pastors, ‘reverends,’ priests, etcetera, (Heb. 7:11-19.) Additionally, by the grace of God, I do not have to accept donations of any kind, (Acts 20:28-35.) No one will find any secrets or covert agendas here; what you see is what you get. But I will, as far as you allow me to, always tell you the truth in Godly agape-love, (1 John 3:18-19;) without ever attempting to exploit or sinfully control you in any way. All I want is your willingness to obey the True Word of God with me to glorify the Most High and Holy Name of The Lord Jesus Christ. ► There is no reason why we should convert to any religion or church denomination. “Corporate prayer and worship” do not impress God. “Where two or three [genuine followers of Christ] are gathered together, there I Am in the midst of them… When you pray [personal prayers,] do not be like the hypocrites.. to be seen by men… But go into your room, shut the door, and pray to your Father Who is in the secret place… and He will reward you openly. And do not use VAIN repetitions as the heathen do... He knows what you need before you ask Him…” (Mt. 18:20; 6:5-13.) Jesus made it clear that our Father in heaven is only interested in personally believing disciples, because salvation in Christ will always remain our free choice, (John 1:12-14; 3:3-5.) ► So, please keep your Bible open while working through these studies. Everything is based on my deep desire to introduce people to an authentic one-on-one relationship with the Highest, Sovereign God of “All Truth:” the Lord Jesus Christ, (Isaiah 42:5-9; Jn. 16:13.) Do not naively believe me or anyone else. “Test and prove all things, [all Biblical content too,] to see if it is from God, [and applied according to His will,]” (1 Ths. 5:21-22; 1 Jn. 4:1-4.) I declare the following as the real, non-dogmatic, non-denominational, Scriptural Truth on which I stand. I believe the Lord Jesus Christ is the Son of God Who came in the flesh or body of a mere man. Yet, the Lord Jesus is God Himself: the One and Only God of all gods, King of kings, Lord of lords, Everlasting Father, Almighty God, and Prince of peace, (Jn. 1:1-15; Heb. 1:1-14; Col. 2:9-10; Isa. 9:6; Rev. 1:8, 4:8, 15:3,6,15; 16:5-7! ) God became a mere man in the full humanity of the Lord Jesus Christ to suffer and die in the place of all those who genuinely believe in Him, (“with personal faith, confident trust, and full reliance on Him,”) to atone in totality for our spiritual position of sin, mind-bondage, and cursedness without God, which we all inherited from the fall in the garden, (Amplified Bible Jn. 3:16-18; Rom. 5:12; 8:5-11; Gal. 3:10-14.) So, “He who keeps His [Moral Law] commandments dwells in Him, and He in him. Hereby we know that He abides in us: by the Spirit Whom He has given us,” (Heb. 10:16; Jn. 3:23-24.) I believe the Lord Jesus Christ has risen BODILY from the grave, (Lu. 24:36-43.) I believe that Jesus Christ has ascended into heaven in His risen, glorified body, from where He will return on the clouds, exactly as His angels prophesied at His ascension, (1 Cor. 15:35-58! Mt. 24:17-31! Col. 2:9-10! Acts 1:9-11!) I believe the Lord Jesus Christ Is The Truth, Light, Way, and Life. NO ONE comes to the Father EXCEPT through personal faith in, full acceptance of, and genuine discipleship in Him, (Jn. 14:6; 1:12-14; 8:12; 31-32!) And no one remains or “grows in knowledge and in grace” in Christ, except through personal obedience to His True Word, (Rom. 12:1-2; 2 Pt. 3:18! Jn. 12:48 KJV!) This is why Jesus commanded that His Gospel, (not church dogma,) must be preached to “the whole world” or to all those who are receptive to His Truth; to make personally believing disciples for Him, (Jn. 28:18-20.) One cannot join or ‘convert’ to the Kingdom of God. (Simply changing from one religion or church denomination to another.) The Lord Jesus said, “Except one is [spiritually] born again, he cannot see or enter the [spiritual] Kingdom of God,” (Jn. 1:12-13; 3:3-6.) I believe, God chose and called every person worldwide, (Jews included,) to accept His redemption, (freedom,) salvation, and blessing through sincere faith in, and wholehearted obedience to His Son Jesus Christ, (Jn. 3:16-20; 16:8-13; Gal. 3:10-18!) Yet, only those who personally choose Jesus as their Lord, God, Redeemer, and Savior — and follow Him to the end through His Word, have everlasting life, (Rev. 5:9-10; Jn. 1:12-14; 3:3-5; 14:21-24! Mt. 28:19-20!)
► Jesus totally, forever, and in every way won the ‘war’ for the eternal lives of humanity on Golgotha, (Jn. 19:28-30.) “Disarming ALL principalities and powers; He fully triumphed [over every evil human, Satan, and every demon of all ranks,]” (Colossians 2:8-15!) True believers in Christ, through His blood atonement and the Truth of His Word, are already spiritually “complete” and free in Jesus, (1 Ths. 5:23; 2 Cor. 3:17; Heb. 10:14!) The Lord said, “YOU WILL KNOW THE TRUTH, [Jesus Himself and His Word,] AND THE TRUTH WILL SET YOUR FREE. AND IF THE SON HAS SET YOU FREE, YOU ARE FREE INDEED!” (Jn. 8:31,32,36!) ► We cannot ‘war’ against the utterly defeated enemy as Jesus already did everything for us. We are truly “more than conquerors in Christ Jesus” because He Alone IS The Rock, (The Truth of God’s Word,) Who redeemed us completely through His victory in our place, (Jn. 1:1-6; Eph. 1:7,12-14; Rom. 8:37; Mt. 7:21-29.) ► Still, the battle for the mind of man continues, (1 Jn. 5:18-19.) The vanquished foe “battles or wrestles” against humanity, (true believers in particular,) to keep their MINDS in deception and under his control, (2 Cor. 10:3-5; Rom. 8:5-12!) Hence, we are NOT at ‘war’ with Satan but in “a battle” for “the [unrenewed] mind” or thoughts, beliefs, and desires, which Scripture call “the sinful flesh,” (Rom. 12:1-2; 1 Pt. 1:23-24.) ► Note that the real “sinful flesh” is NOT the so-called “sinful nature” of true believers as church dogma alleges, (Col. 2:8-15! Rom. 6:1-14!) The only way to “RESIST and OVERCOME” Satan’s unrelenting onslaught on our MINDS is to STAND in the full victory of Jesus, (Ephesians 1:7,12-14.) This comes by constantly “renewing our minds” through a genuine understanding of God’s Word to OBEY His “acceptable, good, and perfect will” for every situation, (Rom. 12:1-2; 8:5-12! 2 Cor. 10:3-5! Eph. 6:10-18!)
I believe, according to the contextual truth of the Bible and from my own experience, the Holy Spirit constantly indwells all Jesus’ sincere believers from the moment they truly accept Him as their personal Lord and Savior, (Jn. 1:12-14; 3:3-5; Eph. 1:12-14! 1 Jn. 2:20-27; Mt. 28:18-20.) That is when Jesus supernaturally places the Spirit “within them,” (Luke 17:20-21 KJV!) The Lord could not do that before the cross and Pentecost, as the Hebrews were still living under the temple sacramentalism of the Old Testament covenant, and could not be fully cleansed by His blood atonement, (Heb. 8:7,13; Jn. 7:39 KJV!) ► But according to the context of the New Covenant, no human can baptize anyone with the Holy Spirit and especially NOT some time after they sincerely accepted Jesus. A temple of the Holy Spirit can never be empty. “...If one does not have the [constantly indwelling] Spirit of Christ, he is not His,” (Rom. 8:9-11!)
I believe in and experience the Scriptural gifts and power of the Holy Spirit — but never on demand; only according to the will and timing of God for every particular situation in my life, (Mark 16:16-18; 1 Cor. 12:4-11.) After Jesus’ baptism WITH the continuous indwelling Holy Spirit, the Spirit then baptizes believers into the spiritual body of Christ, (Mt. 3:11-12! Lu. 17:20-22 KJV!) ► As any other gift, the gift of tongues is merely ONE of the free and wonderful gifts of the abiding Holy Spirit, (Gal. 4:6-7; 1 Cor. 12:1-31; Mark 16:16-18.) It is NOT the ‘proof’ that the Spirit only lives inside believers once they speak in tongues with the laying on of hands, as church clergies allege. Paul asked in 1 Corinthians 12:29-31, “Are all apostles… prophets, teachers? ...DO ALL SPEAK WITH TONGUES...? No definitely not, “The Spirit gives His gifts [ONLY] as He wills [to each individual member of the spiritual body of Christ,]” (1 Cor. 12:11!)
► Furthermore, Scripture makes it plain that the only water-baptism, as demonstrated and commanded by the Lord Jesus Christ Himself, is the baptism of His truly believing disciples by submersion, (Mt. 3:11-16! 28:18-20! KJV.) It is only obtainable at the person’s spiritual rebirth by faith in, acceptance of, and total submission to Jesus as God, Lord, and Savior. It is also demonstrated in Acts 8 verse 37, which was omitted by most new translations of the Bible. ► The water baptism of the sincere disciples of Christ is not optional, (Mt. 21:25-27; Lu. 7:29-30!) Scriptural water baptism remains the personal, outward declaration of the inward transformation of the spiritually born again believer-disciple in Christ, (Rom. 6:1-17; Jn. 1:12-13.) Water baptism in itself has NO ‘regenerative or saving power,’ (Jn. 3:3-5; 2 Cor. 5:17.) Scriptural water-baptism is a necessary step of faith in Jesus. It is also a vital step of obedience to His serious commandment to ONLY water baptize and then teach His genuine disciples, (Mt. 28:19-20; Rom. 6; Col. 2:9-15.)
Another staunch Scriptural principle is that good works cannot save anyone. Only our personal choice to believe,(which is our full acceptance of Christ by God’s grace,) can save sincere believers, (Jn. 1:12-16; Ezk. 18:4,5,18-24.) ► After that, God’s born again children must obey Jesus’ Moral-Law commandments according to His New Testament Covenant to “abide” in Him through the power of His Holy Spirit, (Mt. 7:21-24! Rom. 3:21-28; Jn. 4:21-24; 14:5-24.) Repentance from sin and Spirit-led, moral ‘works’ do not ‘earn’ anything but GLORIFY God, and can therefore NOT be excluded from our lives in Christ. Our ‘obedience to God in agape-love show our faith and born again position in the Lord Jesus as a testimony to the Reality and Greatness of God, (1 Jn. 3:18-19; Jn. 13:34; Jam. 2:14-20; Mt. 7:15-20.) Although real believers are spiritually “complete” in Christ, we all sometimes “stumble” in following Christ, as our feeble minds must constantly be renewed to “understand [and obey] God’s will,” (Rom. 12:1-2!) However, to ‘stumble’ does not mean we may sin deliberately or unrepentedly, (see Revelation 3:19 KJV.) Even so, we have the forgiveness of our Father in heaven and the continual cleansing of Jesus’ blood on our sincere confession of, and repentance from sin, (Jam. 3:2; 1 Jn. 1:8-10.) Still, forgiveness and repentance can never be loosened from each other. Every time we stumble, we must fall at our Father’s feet; sincerely confess our sin, and ask His grace to repent and follow Jesus through every situation we might face. Thus, we follow Jesus as His disciples to “never live in darkness, but have the Light of life,” (Jn. 8:12 KJV.) ► I also firmly believe we must seek God’s peace with all people as far as it depends on us, (Rom. 12:18; Jn. 14:15-31.) Whether we were deliberately and unrepentantly harmed or did the same to other people, we must WELL-MANNEREDLY confront that abuser as far as possible; sincerely confess all sin against one another to one another, and pray for one another, “so that we might be healed,” (Luke 17:1-3; Jam. 5:16-18; Mt. 18:15-20.) Both parties must then also repent from abuse and do restitution as far as possible. For instance, if we lied we must tell the truth… (Lev. 6:1-5.) ► This is not confessing our sin to a pastor or priest to supposedly “gain absolution,” as even ‘born again’ believers are now doing in an attempt to kick their sin under the rug. For example, adultery is the destruction of God’s holy marriage covenant. It is hatred for, and mind murder on spouses and families, (1 Jn. 3:15.) Such spiteful, devastating sin must be fully and honestly confessed to God, to spouses, and to those who were humiliated, betrayed, rejected, and emotionally, intellectually, and physically harmed. ►If we slandered someone’s name in private or in public with lies and distortions of the truth, (which is the crime of crimen injuria or mind murder,) we must not only confess our sin to that person, but also do restitution by telling the truth in private and in public, (Lev. 6:1-5; 1 Jn. 3:15-18; Eph. 5:11.) ► Most importantly, if we preached false dogma to anyone, we must not confess that only to God. False dogma directly impacts the eternal lives of people. False preachers must confess their sin in public and repent from it by teaching the truth. Should they deflect their sin, (just as all other willfully unrepented people do,) they must be exposed in public as they will continue to harm people, (Eph. 5:11!) Because disobedience to these most important precepts of Jesus’ Moral Law leads to the disruption of our relationship with God and our interpersonal relationships, The Lord Jesus commanded in Matthew 5:21-26, we must rectify all broken relationships as soon and as far as possible “before we bring our offer, [prayer, praise, etcetera,] to the [most holy] throne of God!”
► To preach God’s Gospel to a lost and dying world, true disciples of Christ Jesus Christ immense authority in His Name to withstand the deception and other onslaughts of evil forces, (Mt. 10:17-20; 2 Cor. 10:3-6.) They also have the Holy Spirit’s leading and “abiding” wisdom, teaching, anointing or power and miraculous gifts, through the complete atonement of Jesus; our Eternal High Priest and King. ► Nothing about these attributes is to magnify ourselves. It is to convey God’s True Word to people, warn against sin, (see Ezekiel 3:16-21,) and to intercede for ourselves and others before the throne of our Almighty Heavenly Father, (1 Jn. 2:20-27; 1 Pt. 2:9-10!) Nevertheless, we should not ignore the firm decisions of those who choose to remain in sin. We can only change ourselves, not anyone else. So, “Reject a divisive man after two admonitions; (Jesus said after three attempts to restore him to repentance,) knowing he is warped and sinning, being self-condemned,” (Titus 3:8-11; Mt. 18:15-20!) ► Not even God violates the free-will choices of humans or of angels, although He will judge all unrepented sin, (Rom. 6:23; 1 Cor. 6:9-11; 2 Cor. 5:10.) Free choice is a wonderful gift, which God gave to all His creatures. The true God of the Bible is into making willing, loving, obedient disciples for His eternal spiritual Kingdom. But our redemption, salvation, and blessing in Jesus through His full atonement in our place, remain a personal choice, (Jn. 1:12-14.) Coercion and slavery are Satan’s instruments, while every “good and perfect gift is from above; from the Father of Lights, with Whom there is no [double-mindedness,]” (Jam. 1:17.) ► Those who glorify God by choosing to obey His Word will experience persecution and hardship in this world, which will always be under the control of the Most High God and Judge of the universe, (2 Pt. 3:17-18; Jam. 4:7-8.) Praise God, for Jesus warned and promised us beforehand, “If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you… (Jn. 15:18-25.) In the world you will have tribulation, but be of good cheer, for I have overcome the world!” (Jn. 16:33; Acts 14:22.)
► It is important to understand that Jesus’ Kingdom is “not of this world;” it ‘has no such origin or source.’ “God does not live in temples [churches] made with hands,” (Acts 7:44-50.) The Spiritual Kingdom of God resides only in the Scripturally born again ‘hearts’ or human spirits of Jesus’ sincere disciples — who are the living temple of the Holy Spirit, God Himself, (Jn. 14:6; Jn. 18:36; Jn. 3:3-5; 1 Ths. 5:23; 1 Cor. 6:15-20!) Hence, God’s real Kingdom on earth is not seated in any political party, religion, church, or any specific nation; Jews included, (Jn. 3:16-18.) In the context of Jesus’ New Testament Covenant, it is clear that He is not interested in toppling or changing the political and religious structures of this world to substitute them with a so-called ‘physical kingdom of God here on earth.’ Jesus redeemed all His sincerely believing disciples from “every tribe, tongue, and nation” with His own blood, (Rev. 5:9; 1 Pt. 2:9-10.) Those who deny this fact, reject God’s eternal New Testament Covenant and have to repent from their racist beliefs and ungodly traditions, (Jn. 3:16-18.) There are ‘good’ and bad people in every nation. On a physical level, we will always remain what we are, but spiritually, physical race, status, and gender do not exist in God’s Spiritual Kingdom, as “we are all one [through sincere faith] in Christ Jesus,” (Rom. 3:28-29!)
———————————————————————————————- All sincere disciples of Jesus who follow Him, (The Light,) through the deception and other dangers in this world, are foreigners, pilgrims, and squatters in the dark spiritual dimension of this world, (1 Jn. 5:18-19.) Yet, all of them are actually spiritual ‘kings and priests’ in God’s spiritual Kingdom, (1 Pt. 2:9-10.) They were not called, like under the Old Testament covenant, to rule countries, cities, and temples through politics and religion, (Heb. 8:7,13; Heb. 9:8-12! Rev. 18:4.) ► Consequently, I reject the Kingdom-Now theology in all its various forms. It teaches that the whole world will be ‘changed into a ‘good’ world or paradise on earth – which is an inherent Jehovah’s Witnesses dogma. On the other hand, ‘evangelist’ Billy Graham, among others, taught that everyone will supposedly be saved without the preaching of the True Gospel — and without personal repentance from false beliefs and other sin. This is the Jesus-denying doctrine of universalism. During our time, this great deception is steered by the false Israeli Timeline and it’s many accompanying dogmas, which are all grounded on the veneration of the Jewish nation and the geographical land of Israel, (Heb. 8:7,13; chapters 7-9; Jn. 18:36; Mt. 7:21-27.) ► Right through the New Testament Covenant, Jesus and the apostles taught that He will NOT restore this world and its kingdoms in their fallen state, (Mt. 24:1-31.) The Lord also prophesied that NOT everyone will choose to accept Him as their Lord and Savior, (2 Tim. 3:1-7.) Deception will rule the earth and as a result, sin and corruption will escalate immensely during the last of the end times, “as in the days of Noah and Lot,” (Mt. 24; 7:21-24.) That is why this fallen world is destined for the fire at the Lord’s return, (2 Pt. 3:7-14.) He already triumphed spiritually over ALL EVIL at the cross for our sake, (Jn. 19:28-30; Col. 2:8-15.) On That Day, The Only Day, the Last Day at His once-off return “in flaming fire,” the Lord will put a complete and final end to all sin and corruption in this physical dimension, (2 Pt. 3:10-14; 2 Ths. 6-12.) ► Until Jesus once-off appearing on the clouds to bring final justice to this fallen dimension, God will send His believers into the world to preach His real Gospel “as sheep among wolves,” (Mt. 28:18-20; 24:3-14!) The most effective, multilevel weapons believers have against the “wiles” of the evil one are the contextual knowledge of God’s Word; applied in Holy-Spirit power, teaching, and leading — in combination with superficial knowledge of the political and religious ways of the world. Yet, believers should not immerse themselves in evil of any kind, (1 Ths. 5:21-22.) Studying things like false dogma and masonic orders to understand the mechanisms of the political and religious worlds, does not mean we have to delve into their disgusting depths. Even so, it is the truth about everything that literally “equips” us to recognize the strongholds of deception in our own minds, to repent from lies to grow in real knowledge, wisdom, and grace — and then to convey whatever God has taught us to those who choose to believe and accept it, (Jn. 18:36; 2 Cor. 10:3-6; Rom. 8:5-14.) This is why, solely by the grace of God, I have laid down my life to dedicate all I am and can be to the authentic Truth of His Word. To serve and glorify our Father in heaven is the reason I live. And to share what He had entrusted to me with the genuine members of the body of Christ, is my literal worship and praise to our God.
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