Peter Exhorts the Persecuted Believers Volume 4

 Being Born Again to a Living Hope Part 2

1 Peter 1:4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, KJV Note: NKJV=New King James Version

The Apostle Peter continues on in his discourse to the scattered Jewish converts to Christ back then and to we converts to Christ today and all of His converted sons and daughters of every era and generation since His death, burial, and resurrection from the dead and ascension back to Heaven where He now sits upon a Throne of Grace ready to dispense that grace to any of us His children 🧒 and also ready to make any broken, battered, and bewildered sinner into a saint by that same grace. The Apostle wants them and all of us to know what is the greatness, goodness, and gloriousness' of the reality that He (God) 'begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead', and that we would know what that means and does for us and in us, first by what he declares in the next verse, as it is written, "To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you," (1 Peter 1:4) (KJV). The little English phrase 'an inheritance' is translated by the Greek word klēronomia meaning heirship, that is, (concretely) a patrimony or (generally) a possession: - inheritance. The Apostle Paul wrote of this 'inheritance' of ours to the believers in Rome with these words, "Therefore, brethren, we are debtors—not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, 'Abba, Father.' The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together." (Romans 8:12-17) (NKJV). The Apostle Peter calls our inheritance 'incorruptable' and 'undefiled' and 'that fadeth not away', and this first English word is translated by the Greek word aphthartos meaning undecaying (in essence or continuance) and the second word is translated by the Greek word amiantos meaning unsoiled, that is, (figuratively) pure and the final little English phrase is translated by the Greek word amarantos (used this one time only in the New Testament) meaning unfading, that is, (by implication) perpetual. In other words, all of us who have been begotten to a lively hope, i.e. born again have been made eternal sons and daughters of God the Father through Christ resurrection from the dead and our situation, state, or status as such cannot ever be broken or severed by anything natural (done to us or against us by men) or supernatural (done to us by principalities and powers, that is, demons), for our inheritance reserved for us in Heaven is undecaying (in essence or continuance), unsoiled and pure, unfading and perpetual. Note: "This debate, discourse, and disagreement upon whether or not a True Christian can lose his or her salvation should have stopped a long time ago, for all the New Testament 📝 writers (inspired by God the Holy Spirit) have made it clear as Peter does here once again declaring us of being 'begotten again to a lively hope' that when a sinner is born again or born anew we can never lose our 'new birth' just as we can never reverse our physical birth by rewinding time and never being born to the earthly Father & Mother that begot us through their sexual union with one another. The problem stems from people calling and claiming themselves to be Christians and then denying the Word of God with their words and more importantly with their lives. When our Lord Jesus Christ says these thundering, titanic, and terrifying words, "Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name? And then I will declare to them, I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!" (Matthew 7:21-23) (NKJV), He refers to spiritual or religious people who think in their own natural minds that they belonged to Him, yet they were never begotten again to a lively hope or born again by Him, so it was not that He did not know who they were or what they did in their lives because He is Omniscient knowing all things, but He never knew them in an intimate personal relationship of love 😍 and it is obvious by what our Lord says at the end, for they practiced sin as their way of life or lifestyle and even affirmed the practice of all types of sin which proves they had never been born again or born from above by our Lord Jesus Christ."

Here is what John Wesley had to say of 1 Peter 1:4, "To an inheritance - For if we are sons, then heirs. Incorruptible - Not like earthly treasures. Undefiled - Pure and holy, incapable of being itself defiled, or of being enjoyed by any polluted soul. And that fadeth not away - That never decays in its value, sweetness, or beauty, like all the enjoyments of this world, like the garlands of leaves or flowers, with which the ancient conquerors were wont to be crowned. Reserved in Heaven for you - Who 'by patient continuance in welldoing, seek for glory and honour and immortality.'" Here is what Albert Barnes had to say of 1 Peter 1:4, "Through the resurrection of the Lord Jesus we now cherish the hope of that future inheritance in Heaven. Christians are regarded as the adopted children of God, and Heaven is spoken of as their inheritance - as what their Father will bestow on them as the proof of His love. It will not fade away and vanish, as that which we inherit in this world does. The meaning here is, that the inheritance will be imperishable, or will endure forever. Here, to whatever we may be heirs, we must soon part with the inheritance; there it will be eternal. And undefiled -The word does not elsewhere occur in the New Testament. As applied to an inheritance, it means that it will be pure. It will not have been obtained by dishonesty, nor will it be held by fraud; it will not be such as will corrupt the soul, or tempt to extravagance, sensuality, and lust, as a rich inheritance often does here; it will be such that its eternal enjoyment will never tend in any manner to defile the heart. 'How many estates,' says Benson, 'have been got by fraudulent and unjust methods; by poisoning, or in some other way murdering the right heir; by cheating of helpless orphans; by ruining the fatherless and widows; by oppressing their neighbors, or grinding the faces of the poor, and taking their garments or vineyards from them! But this future inheritance of the saints is stained by none of these vices; it is neither got nor detained by any of these methods; nor shall persons polluted with vice have any share in it.' Here no one can be heir to an inheritance of gold or houses without danger of soon sinking into indolence, effeminacy, or vice; there the inheritance may be enjoyed forever, and the soul continually advance in knowledge, holiness, and the active service of God. And that fadeth not away - This word occurs nowhere else in the New Testament, though the word occurs in 1 Peter 5:4, applied to a crown or garland. The word is properly applied to that which does not fade or wither, in contradistinction from a flower that fades. It may then denote anything that is enduring, and is applied to the future inheritance of the saints to describe its perpetuity in all its brilliance and splendor, in contrast with the fading nature of all that is earthly. The idea here, therefore, is not precisely the same as is expressed by the word 'incorruptible.' Both words indeed denote perpetuity, but that refers to perpetuity in contrast with decay; this denotes perpetuity in the sense that everything there will be kept in its original brightness and beauty. The crown of glory, though worn for millions of ages, will not be dimmed; the golden streets will lose none of their luster; the flowers that bloom on the banks of the river of life will always be as rich in color, and as fragant, as when we first beheld them. Reserved in heaven for you -The difference in the text and the margin arises from the various readings in mss. The common reading is 'for you.' The sense is not materially affected. The idea is, that it is an inheritance appointed for us, and kept by one who can make it sure to us, and who will certainly bestow it upon us."

If you do not know the Lord Jesus Christ and His amazing healing power, pray this from your heart to the Lord Jesus Christ (you speaking directly to Him), Dear Lord Jesus, I confess to You that I am a sinner and I need Your forgiveness. I believe You shed Your Blood and died for my sins. I believe that You rose from the dead proving that You alone are God. I repent of my sins. I want to turn from my sins. I ask You Dear Lord Jesus to come into my heart and take control of my life. I want You to be my Lord, Savior, and my God. Amen...


Sincerely in Christ,


Clifford D. Tate, Sr.


Author of “Silent Assassins of the Soul - Are you Broken by Pornography and Masturbation? You can be Restored by the Lord Jesus Christ and brought into Deliverance, Freedom, and Victory! A Guide for Men and Women in the Enemy’s Crosshairs” e-book available now @ Amazon Kindle, @ Apple I Bookstore for IPod, Barnes and Noble for Nook, Reader Store for Sony Reade, Kobo, Copia, Gardners, Baker and Taylor, and eBookPie…

Peter Exhorts the Persecuted Believers Volume 3

 Being Born Again to a Living Hope Part 1

1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to His abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, KJV Note: NKJV=New King James Version

The Apostle Peter next gives praise and honor and Glory to our Father in Heaven for sending us such a marvelous, magnificent, merciful, and mighty Savior here to sacrifice Himself by taking upon Himself all of the wrath of God do to our sins and being our substitute for sin and making a way for us to be reunited with Him, as it is written, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to His abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead," (1 Peter 1:3) (KJV). God has been so gracious to man 👨, even the first man Adam who plunged mankind into sin and rebellion, yet we can recall that God the Father slew or killed an animal and clothed Adam with the skin of that animal hiding his discovery of being naked and being ashamed of his nakedness, as it is written, "Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings. And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, 'Where are you?' So he said, 'I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.' And He said, 'Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?'" (Genesis 3:7-11) (NKJV) and "Also for Adam and his wife the LORD God made tunics of skin, and clothed them." (Genesis 3:21) (NKJV). The sin and disobedience of the first man 👨 Adam caused there eyes to be opened to good and evil 😈, as it is written, "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'— therefore the LORD God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken. So He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life." (Genesis 3:22-24)(NKJV). In so doing they passed that sinful nature to every human being that was born from them and this is why every sinner runs from the truth of God or surpresses the truth of God to hide themselves from Him in one way or another (atheism, false spirituality, religion and rituals and other things to hide themselves from the shame and guilt of their own sin covering themselves with those spiritual fig leaves just as Adam and Eve did initially, as it is written by the Apostle Paul with these words, "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened." (Romans 1:18-21)(NKJV), but God the Father being rich in mercy, as it is written, "But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us," (Ephesians 2:4) (NKJV) has made a way for any sinful human being to know Him and to love Him through the sacrificial death, ⚰ burial, and resurrection from the dead of our Lord, Master, and Savior Jesus Christ. God the Father has done so for us by the little English phrase in verse 3 'begotten us again' which is translated by the Greek word anagennaō meaning to beget or (by extension) bear (again): literally to be born again or born from above as our Lord Jesus said to Nicodemus with these words, "Jesus answered and said to him, 'Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.'" (John 3:3) (NKJV). The little English word 'lively' is translated by the Greek word zaō a primary verb meaning to live (literally or figuratively): - life, to quicken, as it is written by the Apostle Paul with these words, "Even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved)," (Ephesians 2:5) (NKJV). The little English word 'hope' is translated by the Greek word elpis meaning to anticipate, usually with pleasure); expectation (abstract or concrete) or confidence: - faith, hope. It is Christ resurrection from the dead that gives to each one of us who come to Him in repentance and faith wanting Him to save us from our sins and from hell that we are then given to our dead spirits His resurrection life, that is, the same resurrection power that raised Christ lifeless physical body back from the dead, as it is also written by the Apostle Paul with these words, "But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you." (Romans 8:11)(NKJV).

Here is what John Wesley had to say of 1 Peter 1:3, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ - His Father, with respect to His divine nature; His God, with respect to His human. Who hath regenerated us to a living hope - An hope which implies true spiritual life, which revives the heart, and makes the soul lively and vigorous. By the resurrection of Christ - Which is not only a pledge of ours, but a part of the purchase - price. It has also a close connexion with our rising from spiritual death, that as He liveth, so shall we live with Him. He was acknowledged to be the Christ, but usually called Jesus till His resurrection; then He was also called Christ." Here is what Albert Barnes had to say of 1 Peter 1:3, "The idea is, that there was great mercy shown them in the fact that they were renewed. They had no claim to the favor, and the favor was great. People are not begotten to the hope of heaven because they have any claim on God, or because it would not be right for him to withhold the favor. See the notes at Ephesians 2:4.The meaning is, that as God is the Author of our life in a natural sense, so he is the Author of our second life by regeneration. The Saviour said, John 3:3 that 'except a man be born again,' or 'begotten again,' 'he cannot see the kingdom of God.' Peter here affirms that that change had occurred in regard to himself and those whom he was addressing. The word used here as a compound (ἀναγεννάω anagennaō) does not elsewhere occur in the New Testament, though it corresponds entirely with the words used by the Saviour in John 3:3, John 3:5, John 3:7. Perhaps the phrase 'begotten again' would be better in each instance where the word occurs, the sense being rather that of being begotten again, than of being born again. The word lively we now use commonly in the sense of active, animated, quick; the word used here, however, means living, in contradistinction from that which is dead. The hope which they had, had living power. It was not cold, inoperative, dead. It was not a mere form - or a mere speculation - or a mere sentiment; it was that which was vital to their welfare, and which was active and powerful. The resurrection of the Lord Jesus is the foundation of our hope. It was a confirmation of what He declared as truth when He lived; it was a proof of the doctrine of the immortality of the soul; it was a pledge that all who are united to Him will be raised up. On this verse we may remark, that the fact that Christians are chosen to salvation should be a subject of gratitude and praise. Every man should rejoice that any of the race may be saved, and the world should be thankful for every new instance of divine favor in granting to anyone a hope of eternal life. Especially should this be a source of joy to true Christians. Well do they know that if God had not chosen them to salvation, they would have remained as thoughtless as others; if He had had no purpose of mercy toward them, they would never have been saved. Assuredly, if there is anything for which a man should be grateful, it is that God has so loved him as to give him the hope of eternal life; and if He has had an eternal purpose to do this, our gratitude should be proportionably increased."

If you do not know the Lord Jesus Christ and His amazing healing power, pray this from your heart to the Lord Jesus Christ (you speaking directly to Him), Dear Lord Jesus, I confess to You that I am a sinner and I need Your forgiveness. I believe You shed Your Blood and died for my sins. I believe that You rose from the dead proving that You alone are God. I repent of my sins. I want to turn from my sins. I ask You Dear Lord Jesus to come into my heart and take control of my life. I want You to be my Lord, Savior, and my God. Amen...


Sincerely in Christ,


Clifford D. Tate, Sr.


Author of “Silent Assassins of the Soul - Are you Broken by Pornography and Masturbation? You can be Restored by the Lord Jesus Christ and brought into Deliverance, Freedom, and Victory! A Guide for Men and Women in the Enemy’s Crosshairs” e-book available now @ Amazon Kindle, @ Apple I Bookstore for IPod, Barnes and Noble for Nook, Reader Store for Sony Reade, Kobo, Copia, Gardners, Baker and Taylor, and eBookPie…

Peter Exhorts the Persecuted Believers Volume 2

 Peter's Greeting to the Dispersed Brethren & Sisteren Part 2

1 Peter 1:2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the Blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. KJV Note: NKJV=New King James Version

The Apostle Peter concludes his greeting to those Jewish brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ back then by declaring to them what their (and our union) with Christ Jesus means and by what manner, motion, and method by which they then and we true believers today and of every era and generation were made children of the One True Living God, as it is written, "Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the Blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied." (1 Peter 1:2) (KJV). First, the Apostle refers to them or calls them and we true believers today and of every era and generation 'Elect' and this English word is translated by the Greek word eklektos meaning select; by implication favorite: chosen, elect. This perhaps is the one word from God in His Book the Bible that has caused more craziness, confusion, and conflict than any other in all of the Word of God. First, let us be reminded of who our God truly is. He is Omniscient and that means all-knowing. What is there to be known that God does not know? Answer: NOTHING!!! So, with this truth at the center of everything, then we should realize that before God created Adam and then Eve, He knew they would sin in the Garden of Eden against Him and in so doing bring that disease of sin into the human race passed down from them to every single human being that came from their loins, which includes me and anyone reading these words right now. God did not create Adam as a programmed Android or Robot, but a spiritual being living inside a fleshly body that made him visible though the real him was invisible. Adam and Eve and all of us who come from them have been given by God 'free will' as defined by our dictionaries as the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies. God so created the Angels that live in heaven right now with Him with the same 'free will' and this is why right now there is a devil 😈 and demons because they exercised their 'free will' and chose to rebel against God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit and in so doing they got their ass' kicked and thrown out of heaven forever and so those angels then became the devil 😈 and demons. God has know programmed robot servants in heaven or in we redeemed humans on the earth 🌎, for all who serve Him do so because of our great love for Him and for what He has done for us in showing us such undeserved love and mercy. Love and gratitude to God is the reason for obedience and not merely duty or obligation. So, since God is all-knowing, then He knew before Adam was created who (in every era and generation of humanity) would desire to be reconciled to Him, that is, who would truly want a personal relationship with Him. This is why Abram was chosen over any other human on the earth 🌎 at that time ⌚ to be the Father of the Jewish Nation that God would make from Abram's loins with his wife Sarah. Here is what the Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary had to say of Abram's election by God, "At the very beginning of Israel's role in salvation history is the call of Abraham to leave his homeland for a new one that would be shown unto him (Genesis 12:1–7). This directive came to Abraham from God who also promised to bless his descendants and all peoples on earth through them. While Abraham responded to this call in obedience and faith, his election was not the result of his own efforts, but solely of God's decision. (2) The central word in Israel's vocabulary for describing their special relationship with God was 'covenant.' This covenant was not a contract between equal partners, but a bond established by God's unmerited favor and love. The gracious character of the covenant is a major theme in Deuteronomy. 'For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His own possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. The LORD did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any of the peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.' (Deuteronomy 7:6–7 NASB)."

The English word 'foreknowledge' is translated by the Greek word prognōsis meaning forethought: - foreknowledge, that is, knowledge of an event before it occurs; precognition. Abram's response in obedience and faith was known by God before Adam and Eve were ever created by Him. Listen 👂, this is the heart of what election is and what it truly means to be chosen by God. Here also is what the Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary had to say concerning Election and the New Covenant, "Predestination does not negate the necessity for human repentance and faith; rather it establishes the possibility of both. God does not relate to human beings as sticks and stones but as free creatures made in His own image. (2) If salvation is based on election, then why preach the Gospel? Because God has chosen preaching as the means to awaken faith in the elect (1 Corinthians 1:21). We should proclaim the Gospel to everyone without exception, knowing that it is only the Holy Spirit who can convict, regenerate, and justify." The Apostle Peter also referred to them then and to us now as those 'through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the Blood of Jesus Christ', meaning that is all the work of God the Holy Spirit in regenerating our dead spirits and making us now alive to God the Father through the Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ shed for us on Calvary, Amen!, as it is written for us by Paul the Apostle to the Ephesian believers with these words, "And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others. But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them." (Ephesians 2:1-10) (NKJV). Here again is what Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary had to say of Election and the Christian Life, "Does not belief in election result in moral laxity and pride? Paul says that God chose us 'for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit' (2 Thessalonians 2:13 HCSB). We are to work out our salvation with fear and trembling, even though to be sure, it is God who is at work within us both to will and do His good pleasure (Philippians 2:12–13). The proper response to election is not pride but gratitude for God's amazing grace that saves eternally. Election, then, is neither a steeple from which we look in judgment on others, nor a pillow to sleep on. It is rather a stronghold in time of trial and a confession of praise to God's grace and to His glory."

Here is what John Wesley had to say of 1 Peter 1:2, "According to the foreknowledge of God - Speaking after the manner of men. Strictly speaking, there is no foreknowledge, no more than afterknowledge, with God: but all things are known to Him as present from eternity to eternity. This is therefore no other than an instance of the divine condescension to our low capacities. Elect - By the free love and almighty power of God taken out of, separated from, the world. Election, in the Scripture sense, is God's doing anything that our merit or power have no part in. The true predestination, or fore - appointment of God is, He that believeth shall be saved from the guilt and power of sin. He that endureth to the end shall be saved eternally. They who receive the precious gift of faith, thereby become the sons of God; and, being sons, they shall receive the Spirit of Holiness to walk as Christ also walked. Throughout every part of this appointment of God, promise and duty go hand in hand. All is free gift; and yet such is the gift, that the final issue depends on our future obedience to the heavenly call. But other predestination than this, either to life or death eternal, the Scripture knows not of. Moreover, it is. Cruel respect of persons; an unjust regard of one, and an unjust disregard of another. It is mere creature partiality, and not infinite justice. It is not plain Scripture doctrine, if true; but rather, inconsistent with the express written word, that speaks of God's universal offers of grace; His invitations, promises, threatenings, being all general. We are bid to choose life, and reprehended for not doing it. It is inconsistent with a state of probation in those that must be saved or must be lost. It is of fatal consequence; all men being ready, on very slight grounds, to fancy themselves of the elect number. But the doctrine of predestination is entirely changed from what it formerly was. Now it implies neither faith, peace, nor purity. It is something that will do without them all. Faith is no longer, according to the modern predestinarian scheme, a divine 'evidence of things not seen,' wrought in the soul by the immediate power of the Holy Ghost; not an evidence at all; but a mere notion. Neither is faith made any longer a means of holiness; but something that will do without it. Christ is no more a Saviour from sin; but a defence, a countenancer of it. He is no more a fountain of spiritual life in the soul of believers, but leaves His elect inwardly dry, and outwardly unfruitful; and is made little more than a refuge from the image of the heavenly; even from righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. Through sanctification of the Spirit - Through the renewing and purifying influences of His Spirit on their souls. Unto obedience - To engage and enable them to yield themselves up to all holy obedience, the foundation of all which is, the sprinkling of the Blood of Jesus Christ - The Atoning Blood of Christ, which was typified by the sprinkling of the blood of sacrifices under the law; in allusion to which it is called 'the blood of sprinkling.'"

If you do not know the Lord Jesus Christ and His amazing healing power, pray this from your heart to the Lord Jesus Christ (you speaking directly to Him), Dear Lord Jesus, I confess to You that I am a sinner and I need Your forgiveness. I believe You shed Your Blood and died for my sins. I believe that You rose from the dead proving that You alone are God. I repent of my sins. I want to turn from my sins. I ask You Dear Lord Jesus to come into my heart and take control of my life. I want You to be my Lord, Savior, and my God. Amen...


Sincerely in Christ,


Clifford D. Tate, Sr.


Author of “Silent Assassins of the Soul - Are you Broken by Pornography and Masturbation? You can be Restored by the Lord Jesus Christ and brought into Deliverance, Freedom, and Victory! A Guide for Men and Women in the Enemy’s Crosshairs” e-book available now @ Amazon Kindle, @ Apple I Bookstore for IPod, Barnes and Noble for Nook, Reader Store for Sony Reade, Kobo, Copia, Gardners, Baker and Taylor, and eBookPie…