À VOCÊ QUE ESTÁ PASSANDO POR MOMENTOS DIFÍCEIS

          Leia atentamente o Escrito Sagrado, abaixo. Note como o Senhor está lhe falando, conforte-se com esse ensino maravilhoso:

Mas agora, assim diz o SENHOR que te criou, ó Jacó, e que te formou, ó Israel: Não temas, porque eu te remi; chamei-te pelo teu nome, tu és meu.

Quando passares pelas águas estarei contigo, e quando pelos rios, eles não te submergirão; quando passares pelo fogo, não te queimarás, nem a chama arderá em ti.

Porque eu sou o SENHOR teu Deus, o Santo de Israel, o teu Salvador; dei o Egito por teu resgate, a Etiópia e a Seba em teu lugar.

Visto que foste precioso aos meus olhos, também foste honrado, e eu te amei, assim dei os homens por ti, e os povos pela tua vida.

Não temas, pois, porque estou contigo; trarei a tua descendência desde o oriente, e te ajuntarei desde o ocidente.

Direi ao norte: Dá; e ao sul: Não retenhas; trazei meus filhos de longe e minhas filhas das extremidades da terra.

A todos os que são chamados pelo meu nome e os que criei para a minha glória, os formei, e também os fiz.

Trazei o povo cego, que tem olhos; e os surdos, que têm ouvidos.

Todas as nações se congreguem, e os povos se reúnam; quem dentre eles pode anunciar isto, e fazer-nos ouvir as coisas antigas? Apresentem as suas testemunhas, para que se justifiquem, e se ouça, e se diga: Verdade é.

Vós sois as minhas testemunhas, diz o SENHOR, e meu servo, a quem escolhi; para que o saibais, e me creiais, e entendais que eu sou o mesmo, e que antes de mim deus nenhum se formou, e depois de mim nenhum haverá. 

Eu, eu sou o SENHOR, e fora de mim não há Salvador.

Eu anunciei, e eu salvei, e eu o fiz ouvir, e deus estranho não houve entre vós, pois vós sois as minhas testemunhas, diz o SENHOR; eu sou Deus.

Ainda antes que houvesse dia, eu sou; e ninguém há que possa fazer escapar das minhas mãos; agindo eu, quem o impedirá? 

Isaías 43:1-13

Ora... AGINDO DEUS QUEM IMPEDIRÁ?

EVANGÉLICOS PEDEM RETRATAÇÃO DE DATENA

Evangélicos pedem retratação de Datena por relacionar Marco Feliciano com morte de gay na boate Queen.

Em reportagem sobre a morte de um rapaz gay espancado na boate Queen, no Rio de Janeiro, o apresentador Datena gerou polêmica ao relacionar o acontecido com os princípios defendidos pelo pastor e deputado Feliciano (PSC).

“Datena diz agora no ar: ‘o que o Pr Marcos Feliciano defende é uma canalhice!” escreveu o pastor Gracindo.Segundo um internauta que reproduziu o discurso de Datena, o apresentador teve a intenção de dizer que a morte teria sido consequência de posturas como a adotada por Marco Feliciano em relação aos homossexuais.

Não demorou muito e o Twitter virou palco de manifestações contra o apresentador. Líderes evangélicos como Marisa Lobo se indignaram com a fala de Datena.

Em sua conta a psicóloga cristã anunciou primeiro sobre a fala do apresentador: “#BRASILURGENTE Datena acaba de CULPAR o Dep. @marcofeliciano pela morte de homo. Lembrando irmão,o Pr representa a IGREJA p/ mundo secular.”

Marisa Lobo, inconformada, respondeu: “Até dentro de BOATES GAYS @DatenaOficial seremos responsabilizados pelas brigas? acha que somos "imbecis" mesmo? #DesonestidadeIntelectual”.

E chamou o episódio de ditadura ideológica: “Estamos cansados @DatenaOficial dessa #DitaduraIdeológica q usa a dor da morte,p/ tentar nos vincular a crimes #Cristofobia é o nome disso”.

Ela e outros usuários do Twitter continuaram a discussão pedindo que o apresentador se retratasse frente aos evangélicos.

“Se, O senhor tiver um pouquinho de dignidade e humildade @DatenaOficial , vai pedir desculpas a nós evangélicos que nos sentimos ofendidos”, escreveu ela.

Já o pastor Marco Feliciano, apesar de ser o alvo da polêmica, teve uma postura apaziguadora. Feliciano acredita que tudo se trate de um mal entendido e que se assim for, Datena irá desfazer o mal entendimento.

“Qdo perseguiram o @DatenaOficial por falar em Deus eu usei a Tribuna do Parlamento p defendê-lo, não q tenha me pedido, fiz por justiça. Informaram q o @DatenaOficial usou o assassinato de um homossexual em uma boate gay p dizer que é culpa minha. Se for verdade é lamentável. Caso o @DatenaOficial tenha feito tal comentário o q sinceramente não creio, tenho certeza q qdo colocar a cabeça no travesseiro meditará”, escreveu Marco Feliciano em seu Twitter.

“E acredito q o @DatenaOficial terá a grandeza de desfazer esse mal entendido, afinal é um dos maiores formadores de opinião desse país, E eu amigo @DatenaOficial bem como os evangélicos desse país admiramos e respeitamos você por ser quem é! Um abraço e Deus te abençoe!”

Fonte: The Christian Post

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MORTE FÍSICA: UMA ORDEM NATURAL QUE NADA TEM A VER COM O PECADO

         Em 2009,  fiz um relato sucinto, desse estudo e publiquei aqui no blog. Agora transcrevo aqui o estudo completo.

Certamente as informações aqui contidas deixarão o leitor surpreso.

Para mim, não foi menor a surpresa, mas, diga-se de passagem, agradabilíssima surpresa, pois esse assunto, juntamente com outros que estão sendo tratados aqui no blog, transformou-me numa pessoa extremamente apaixonada pelo Todo Poderoso.

Deus é Perfeito.

Eis aí, um dos princípios intocáveis e intransigentes de nosso Senhor e procuramos, na elaboração deste instrumento sujeitar todas as nossas colocações e observações aos preceitos do Altíssimo e à luz da Santa Palavra de Deus.

É muito comum, no entanto, imperar uma espécie de “tabu”, quando nos deparamos com algum fato cujo entendimento não alcançamos perfeitamente, a nossa especulação chega a um determinado limite e, a partir desse ponto não conseguimos mais romper, pois a realidade não se explica e colide com alguns desses princípios divinos, seja a Perfeição, a Justiça ou a Bondade...

A sede de conhecer a Palavra de Deus, no entanto, levou-me a adentrar nos detalhes e examinar até as vírgulas do texto que estivesse sendo objeto de estudo, o qual contivesse indícios que pudessem provocar conflitos, mesmo que fosse de pequena proporção com qualquer dos preceitos divinos.

Algo muito forte me conduzia a questionar com veemência (mas com todo temor e sem perder de vista Dt, 29.29), qualquer ensinamento que nos tenha sido aplicado ao longo de nossa vida, que trouxesse como “pano de fundo”, a sensação de imperfeição, injustiça, maldade, etc. sendo atribuídas tais qualidades ao Todo Poderoso.

Não. Eu não aceitava e não aceito que se adjetive o Altíssimo dessa forma, e estudava e me punha em oração insistentemente pedindo a Deus uma explicação sobre esse ou aquele fato, que se apresentasse conflitante com os preceitos divinos.

Não raro me acontecia de sentir, como que Deus me falando:

“Veja, Joaquim, como Eu sou perfeito”, ou “como Eu sou justo”, ou “como Eu sou bom”, etc. observe atentamente esse texto’.

Então eu sempre concluía que toda contradição visando desqualificar o Todo Poderoso não passa de obra do Maligno, e o maravilhoso caráter do nosso Deus se consolidava ainda mais forte no meu coração tornando-me cada vez mais apaixonado e vibrante, porque via e compreendia que tudo se explicava como sendo uma manobra do inimigo, um engodo de satanás.

Foi assim que vibrei de alegria quando, buscando uma informação relativa a outro assunto, deparei-me com o seguinte texto sagrado:

“Do suor do teu rosto comerás o teu pão, até que tornes à terra, porque dela foste tomado; porquanto és pó, e ao pó tornarás”.  Gênesis 3. 19

Ao examinar esse texto, senti algo me dizer, como que uma orientação divina fazendo com que eu dedicasse especial atenção na metade final do versículo:

“até que tornes à terra, porque dela foste formado, porquanto és pó, e ao pó tornarás”.

Repare que o ensinamento procede da boca do próprio Senhor Deus.

Notemos ainda que o texto isolado, nada tem a ver com a sentença destinada a Adão pelo pecado cometido, a qual se destaca na primeira parte do versículo como abaixo citado:

“Do suor do teu rosto comerás o teu pão”

É oportuno trazer as claras, toda a sentença que o Senhor destinou a Adão. Vejamos:

“E à mulher disse: Multiplicarei grandemente a dor da tua conceição; em dor darás à luz filhos; e o teu desejo será para o teu marido, e ele te dominará.

E ao homem disse: Porquanto deste ouvidos à voz de tua mulher, e comeste da árvore de que te ordenei dizendo: Não comerás dela; maldita é a terra por tua causa; em fadiga comerás dela todos os dias da tua vida.

Ela te produzirá espinhos e abrolhos; e comerás das ervas do campo.

Do suor do teu rosto comerás o teu pão,. . .”. Gênesis 3.16-19a.

Note-se que a sentença não faz qualquer referência a interrupção da possível vida eterna do homem.

É estranho que o Senhor tenha discriminado a Sentença de forma tão clara nos seus detalhes, mas tenha se abstido de falar sobre a parte mais forte que seria a morte, ou seja, em nenhum lugar da sentença está escrito, por exemplo:

“Porque pecaste, não viverá mais eternamente”.

Se o ser humano estivesse destinado a viver eternamente, e perdesse esse privilégio por causa do pecado, a sentença teria de informar claramente a expressão em destaque acima citada.

Nada obstante, não existe essa informação, logo concluímos que fisicamente o homem morreria de qualquer forma, ainda que jamais tivesse cometido pecado.

1 - Morte Física:

Esse texto veio me explicar o que é morte física, e mais do que isso,  trouxe-me com muita clareza, distinção entre morte física e morte espiritual.

Ora, o texto está dizendo claramente que o ser humano morre porque veio da terra, e porquanto é pó e ao pó tornará.

O texto não está dizendo que o ser humano morre fisicamente por ser um pecador, e nem que a morte física é conseqüência do pecado.

Isso me levou a concluir que a morte física do ser humano aconteceria de qualquer forma, ainda que jamais tivesse cometido pecado algum ao longo de sua vida.

O texto indica também que o homem tem um tempo determinado por Deus para viver aqui na terra. 

A expressão “até que tornes à terra”,  nos  induz a pensar assim.

A perfeita compreensão desse assunto conduzirá o crente a uma dimensão superior, posicionando-o no nível espiritual, muito acima dos hábitos terrenos, pois entenderá que o corpo carnal é apenas uma residência provisória do espírito.

O ser humano por hábito, cultua seu próprio corpo e espera que tudo aconteça enquanto está nesta vida, não se interessando muito pela glória vindoura.

Sobre isso muito claramente nos ensinou Davi, o homem segundo o coração de Deus:

“O pensamento íntimo deles é que as suas casas são perpétuas e as suas habitações de geração em geração; dão às suas terras os seus próprios nomes”. Salmo n. 49.11

Esse comportamento levou o apóstolo Paulo a fazer a seguinte advertência:

“Se é só para esta vida que esperamos em Cristo, somos de todos os homens os mais dignos de lástima”. I Corintios 15.19

Outra vantagem de se entender corretamente esse assunto é que o crente se defende melhor e mais eficientemente do pecado estando mais consciente da efemeridade dos procedimentos carnais e passa mesmo a ter certa aversão à iniqüidade.

Seguindo esse exame, muitos outros textos, apresentarei a partir de agora, os quais virão confirmar essa realidade.

Vejamos em primeiro lugar a advertência divina, quando o homem foi posto no Jardim do Éden:

“mas da árvore do conhecimento do bem e do mal, dessa não comerás; porque no dia em que dela comeres, certamente morrerás”. Gênesis 2.17

Ora, Deus está advertindo a Adão categoricamente neste versículo que “no dia” (não no tempo vindouro ou em outra época) em que ele comesse do fruto daquela árvore, certamente morreria.

De fato, Adão morreu mesmo naquele dia, aliás, exatamente no momento em que cometeu o ato pecaminoso, mas morreu espiritualmente, e não fisicamente.

A morte física de Adão veio a ocorrer muito tempo depois daquele fato, pois ele ainda viveu mais de 800 anos.

Logo, mais uma vez concluímos que o pecado nada tem a ver com a morte física.

1.1. Morte física do ser humano  x   Morte de animais irracionais:

Vale inicialmente observar que para a formação física desses dois tipos de seres, Deus usou o mesmo material – a terra. Assim nos ensina a Santa Palavra:

“E formou o Senhor Deus o homem do pó da terra”.

 Gênesis 2 . 7a

“Da terra formou, pois, o Senhor Deus todos os animais do     campo e todas as aves do céu”,  Gênesis 2.19a

Vejamos agora o apóstolo Paulo ensinando em outro texto sagrado:

“Insensato! o que tu semeias não é vivificado, se primeiro não morrer.

E, quando semeias, não semeias o corpo que há de nascer, mas o simples grão, como o de trigo, ou o de outra qualquer semente.

Mas Deus lhe dá um corpo como lhe aprouve, e a cada uma das sementes um corpo próprio.

Nem toda carne é uma mesma carne; mas uma é a carne dos homens, outra a carne dos animais, outra a das aves e outra a dos peixes”. I Corintios 15. 36-39

Vemos aqui, o Apóstolo Paulo, nivelando o nosso corpo ao corpo dos animais, ou seja, o classifica no mesmo grupo, sem destinar-lhe diferenciado tratamento.

Ora, se o corpo humano devesse ser destinatário de tratamento especial – como, por exemplo: ser criado para viver eternamente - o Apóstolo não poderia incluí-lo nesse grupo. Aí está mais um grande ensinamento do grande homem de Deus.

Observe ainda que, no v. 38, o Apóstolo chama de sementes tanto os seres humanos como os demais seres.

Ora, concluímos assim que Deus plantou as diversas sementes na terra (seres humanos e demais seres viventes) e toda semente precisa morrer para que haja produção, o que também nos leva a entender que o pecado nada tem a ver com a morte física do homem.

Sabemos também que a semente, ao cair na terra, gera uma nova vida e enquanto ela tiver consistência, servirá de alimento para a nova vida que nasceu, que dependerá do velho grão até que crie raízes próprias.

O mesmo acontece com o ser humano. Do ponto de vista da carne geramos nossos filhos e servimos de sustentação para os mesmos, dando-lhes alimento e experiências até que saibam conduzir suas vidas.

O assunto é extenso e não comporta neste estudo maiores explicações, pois  nosso objetivo por ora é demonstrar que a morte física nada tem  ver a com o pecado.

Nos versículos seguintes, o Apóstolo explica que o corpo natural precisa morrer para que na ressurreição receba um corpo incorruptível, mostrando-nos ainda a diferença entre o corpo natural e o corpo celestial que havemos de receber e esse sim é eterno:

“Semeia-se corpo animal, é ressuscitado corpo espiritual. Se há corpo animal, há também corpo espiritual.

Assim também está escrito: O primeiro homem, Adão, tornou-se alma vivente; o último Adão, espírito vivificante.

Mas não é primeiro o espiritual, senão o animal; depois o espiritual.

O primeiro homem, sendo da terra, é terreno; o segundo homem é do céu”. I Coríntios 15. 44-47

Como vemos, o Apóstolo nos mostra com clareza que o corpo físico, tanto de seres humanos como de seres viventes, é mortal, aliás, ele enfatiza ainda mais essa realidade no versículo 53, assim:

“Porque é necessário que isto que é corruptível se revista da incorruptibilidade e isto que é mortal se revista da imortalidade”.

I Corintios 15.53

Observe que o apóstolo se refere ao corpo físico com a expressão: “Isso que é mortal”.

Ora, o que é mortal, não pode ser eterno. Logo a morte física acontece porque o corpo é mortal e não por conta de pecados.

Vejamos outros ensinamentos. Observe que onde está escrita a palavra  “bruto”, leia-se como “animais irracionais”:

“Disse eu no meu coração: Isso é por causa dos filhos dos homens, para que Deus possa prová-los, e eles possam ver que são em si mesmos como os brutos”.

Pois o que sucede aos filhos dos homens, isso mesmo também sucede aos brutos; uma e a mesma coisa lhes sucede; como morre um, assim morre o outro; todos têm o mesmo fôlego; e o homem não tem vantagem sobre os brutos; porque tudo é vaidade.

Todos vão para um lugar; todos são pó, e todos ao pó tornarão”. Eclesiastes 3:18-20

Como vemos, assim como o ser humano, os animais foram formados também do pó da terra e para lá tornarão.

Tal ensinamento demonstra ainda que a morte física do homem acontece de forma semelhante à dos animais irracionais.

O salmista confirma tal orientação como está abaixo:

“Mas o homem, embora esteja em honra, não permanece; antes é como os animais que perecem”. Salmo n. 49.12

Ora, seria absurdo atribuir pecado a animais, considerando que eles também morrem.  Com tal argumento, queremos demonstrar que a morte física nada tem a ver com o pecado.

Vejamos outros ensinamentos demonstrando que a Palavra de Deus se refere sempre ao homem fisicamente como sendo um ser mortal:

“Pode o homem mortal ser justo diante de Deus? Pode o varão ser puro diante do seu Criador”? Jó 4.17

“Eu, eu sou aquele que vos consola; quem, pois, és tu, para teres medo dum homem, que é mortal, ou do filho do homem que se tornará como feno”; Isaías 51.12

“A coisa que o rei requer é difícil, e ninguém há que a possa declarar ao rei, senão os deuses, cuja morada não é com a carne mortal”. Daniel 2.11

Como vemos as Escrituras Sagradas se referem ao homem como sendo mortal e o que é mortal não pode ser eterno. Não existe nenhuma referência bíblica sustentando o contrário.

O espírito nenhuma alteração sofre com a morte física, apenas muda de estágio, deixando para traz a única oportunidade que o ser humano tem de se arrepender dos pecados.

Sobre a morte física nos fala ainda o Senhor:

1 - Em relação aos salvos:

“Preciosa é à vista do Senhor a morte dos seus santos”.

Salmo n. 116.15

2 - Em relação aos perdidos:

“Tenho eu algum prazer na morte do ímpio? diz o Senhor Deus. Não, desejo antes que se converta dos seus caminhos, e viva.

 Ezequiel 11.23

A morte física é necessária para que não se comprometa o perfeito equilíbrio da natureza e nesse aspecto o homem não se difere dos animais.

A divina diferença está no fato de que no espírito do ser humano o Senhor inseriu a Sua imagem e a Sua semelhança.

1.2 - No reino dos céus a matéria não entra:

O Apóstolo Paulo continua ensinando:

“Mas digo isto, irmãos, que carne e sangue não podem herdar o reino de Deus; nem a corrupção herda a incorrupção”.  I Corintios 15.50

Ora, tudo que é material está sujeito à corrupção, e por isso jamais poderá entrar no reino dos céus. O reino dos Céus é constituído por seres espirituais.

1.3 - Deus ensina:

Vejamos agora o que o próprio Senhor Deus fala a respeito de nossa carne:

“Desde a planta do pé até a cabeça não há nele coisa sã; há só feridas, contusões e chagas vivas; não foram espremidas, nem atadas, nem amolecidas com óleo”. Isaías 1 . 6

1.4 - Cristo ensina:

Vejamos o que o próprio Senhor Jesus fala a respeito do mesmo assunto:

“O espírito é o que vivifica, a carne para nada aproveita; as palavras que eu vos tenho dito são espírito e são vida”. João 6 : 63

Ora, o nosso Senhor e Salvador Jesus Cristo não veio a este mundo, renunciando toda a sua glória, sofrer e morrer na cruz do calvário para salvar o nosso corpo físico.

Essa parte do ser humano pode até receber cuidados do alto, mas somente enquanto vida o homem tiver, por compor o Santuário do Espírito Santo como casa espiritual.

“vós também, quais pedras vivas, sois edificados como casa espiritual para serdes sacerdócio santo, a fim de oferecerdes sacrifícios espirituais, aceitáveis a Deus por Jesus Cristo”. I Pedro 2.5

Todas as atenções de Deus são dirigidas ao espírito, pois esse sim viverá eternamente.

A carne aos olhos de Deus é imunda, como vimos no versículo citado, pelo que não poderia entrar no Reino dos Céus.

1.5 - Um raciocínio lógico:

Se a morte física fosse de fato a conseqüência do pecado, poderíamos concluir que:

se não houvesse o pecado, o ser humano viveria eternamente.

Ora, considerando essa possibilidade, todos os seres humanos que nasceram até o dia de hoje, ainda estariam vivos.

Nesse caso a população mundial seria hoje de 60 bilhões de habitantes ou quem sabe, muito mais, afinal  já se vão mais de 6 mil anos, e esse numero só aumentaria dia após dia, já que ninguém morreria.

Na mesma proporção, deveria ser aumentada a produção de víveres e conseqüentemente a expansão de áreas destinadas ao plantio e criação de animais destinados ao consumo.

Ora, como isso seria possível se hoje, com uma população de apenas 7 bilhões de habitantes já existe fome em várias partes do mundo? E já se fala até na falta de água potável?, etc.

O  nosso Deus é perfeito e sobre isso não cabe questionamento.

Logo, Deus não faz nada imperfeito e o que existe de imperfeição no mundo é de procedência maligna.

Acompanhando todos esses raciocínios, podemos concluir que, mesmo que a terra tivesse suas dimensões multiplicadas, ainda assim não seria possível comportar uma população de homens e animais crescendo diariamente.

Mais cedo ou mais tarde, o crescimento demográfico x crescimento fauna e viveres diversos x áreas cultivadas, ultrapassaria o espaço disponível para tanta acomodação, provocando um tremendo desequilíbrio na natureza e isso seria um caos.

Logo, nisso não haveria perfeição, sendo incompatível com o caráter divino.

Poder-se-á dizer que a sabedoria divina resolveria o problema ou nem mesmo permitiria que ele viesse a acontecer.

É verdade, contudo, associando esses argumentos do ponto de vista prático, com todos os demais já apresentados, entendemos que Deus quando criou o homem, já havia estabelecido no seu plano de criação que a vida FÍSICA do ser humano duraria um determinado tempo, e então morreria por conta do equilíbrio natural.

Ora, Deus nos criou à sua imagem conforme a sua semelhança.

Isso se refere ao espírito, e não à carne.

Deus é espírito. Deus não é carne, e se somos feitos conforme a sua semelhança, o que interessa para o Criador é o nosso espírito e esse sim é eterno.

Entendemos, no entanto, que o pecado, a maldade do ser humano levou o nosso Deus a reduzir os dias de vida do homem que antigamente chegava a até quase 1000 anos e hoje não passa de 120 anos, conforme nos ensinam  as Escrituras Sagradas:

“Então disse o Senhor: O meu Espírito não permanecerá para sempre no homem, porquanto ele é carne, mas os seus dias serão cento e vinte anos”. Gênesis 6:3

“Viu o Senhor que era grande a maldade do homem na terra, e que toda a imaginação dos pensamentos de seu coração era má continuamente”. Gênesis 6:5

Nesse sentido, entendemos como regra geral, que o pecado pode também, abreviar a vida de uma pessoa levando-a a morte, antes do tempo previsto por Deus em Gen.  6.3, considerando como exceção à regra, os casos de morte prematura definidos pela suprema autoridade divina.

A mentira de satanás no coração da igreja

Constitui-se portanto em mais uma mentira de satanás no coração da igreja, a afirmação de que a morte física é conseqüência do pecado.

O culto ao corpo físico é uma pretensão maligna, pois sabe ele muito bem  que essa prática, mesmo que inconsciente afasta o homem de Deus.

Satanás quer mesmo que todos acreditem na vida eterna do corpo físico, pois essa parte do homem encerra o seu domínio.

Precisamos todos estar atentos a essas manobras de satanás cuja prática impede-nos de acessar às incontáveis bênçãos que o Senhor tem reservado para todos os Seus.

Amém

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A todos os meus sinceros agradecimentos e que as bênçãos do Altíssimo, estejam presente na vida de cada um.

Um forte abraço a todos.

THE SECRET TO ACHIEVE A LASTING PEACE AND HAPPINESS FULL

The mystery that surrounds the days of man, take your mind determines his steps, absorb your time, guiding their projects and hardly lets stand - the intense search for peace and happiness.

            This mystery, in the eyes of the deluded and reckless human being, usually address each other in many ways.

            Some say that this state of mind, is located in the financial independence, however, constantly seeing people well favored financially by taking their own lives because they found no money in this as well as desired.

            Others claim that such conditions are found in professional achievement, but when they reach this ideal battled so, reveal themselves frustrated because there found valuable asset so sought after.

            There are still those who blindly believe that happiness and peace that so desired, find themselves in the company of loved one, but when the adversities of everyday harm the environment harmonious communion involving the couple, one concludes that there are not also the said as mined.

            There are also less pretentious than settle for a quiet life, simple and without many goals and they say it is for their own happiness and that's the environment you want peace, still quarrel, murmur and fall in the practice of gossip when encounter the first obstacle, leaving crumble all conviction that exhibited about the possible address this treasure so struggled.

People seek here and there, contend, pan for, pursue, eagerly seeking this blistering time and in other, distant experience a taste offered by misleading realizing that they are on track and then intensify their actions in pursuit of the abstract goal, often traveling paths nefarious and woe to those who cross them direction ... but get frustrated every time you are faced with the sad reality revealing the effort in vain.

The wily foe, taking place seeing the despair of man, his easy prey, seizes the right moment and deceives even more offering false addresses leading a fool to occupy their days in this pilgrimage useless.

Indicates the deceiver with irony:

"What you seek is both living in the most imposing mountains, where you could only hear the birds singing communication of irrational beings and the sound of water rolling down the mountain."

But the mountains "says to say" that there is not that lasting peace and happiness we so desire.

To delight in the frustration of man the wily enemy insists again:

"Look in a valley where the grass sprout with all exuberance, and satisfaction with their majestic environment."

"But the valley is quick to deny: He is not here."

"Then go live in a beautiful deserted beach where the presence of man little bother, insists the bad steward."

"The deserted beaches bounce vehemently here also is not."

"Try again, in a discreet corner of tranquil waters and serene, where calm slides over the blade of the aquatic environment."

"But this beautiful place, inform rapidly: that lasting peace and happiness fully, did not go through here."

            A secular artist made certain defined: "Happiness .... is a tiny town, is a house is a hill that lights anywhere. "

Many have tried to confirm, but found that the information was distorted.

Another artist said after insistent search:

"Happiness does not exist, that there are happy moments in life."

Gets to be boring watching the rushes - rushes of people insisting on pure uselessness and with great sadness that we see the direction misleading absorbs human being is capable of committing any folly and even acts of barbarism, this quest hallucinating, but completely useless, because it made so absolutely wrong.

WELL, MY BROTHER AND FRIEND DEAR READER:

Happiness and peace enduring, yes there are, and they are not in money, not in the professional accomplishment, are not found in the loved person, much less a house hidden in a corner.

This much desired state of mind can be in the middle of the desert under the scorching sun plaguing that place, or in a crate cock - a - chop, isolated and far from all resources, or a shack of the most violent slums, where the crossfire between traffickers threatens the lives of everyone all the time, or even in the royal palaces, or anywhere, provided that:

THERE IS ALSO THE PRESENCE OF GOD.

Caught my attention a fact narrated by certain citizens, involving the exploits of some artists.

 Lord said that:

Was asked several artists who did a drawing in which to recant their ways to address the lasting peace and bliss:

Each presented a different scenario, and most emphasized the beauty of a lush place marked by the perfection of nature and the diverse beauty of creation, but there was an artist who brought a very different work:

"On that artist was scheduled the figure of a beautiful waterfall, and" walk "just stood a bush, being one of the branches of the plant growing toward the center of that cascade, so that the volume of rushing water almost touched that limb alone, and this branch a couple of tiny birds built their nest, their eggs hatched and raised their young with all joy without even caring about the danger threatening waters breaking right there close to their nest, all the time.

That artist explained that those birds lived in peace and were happy despite the danger threatening passing very close, they were cared for by the mighty hand of the Creator, GOD ALMIGHTY.

Something very important reveals the Word of God:


            The Lord created man entered him His image and his likeness.
         
            Here is a great mystery that God's people need to understand:

            The spirit of man is only complete with the Spirit of the Creator, given the similarity that exists between them, and went to live in communion and harmony with his Creator, that man was created.

            This situation gives the human being a sense of constant dependence on the presence of the Almighty, this dependence that can never be filled by any resource material nature.

            IF EVER THE SPIRIT MEETS WITH MATTER, THOSE TWO NATURES NOT MIX.

            That is why, the man will never find lasting peace and bliss, away from the presence of his Creator.

            GOD IS THE SPIRIT THAT COMPLEMENTS MEETS AND THAT BRINGS Contentment THE HUMAN SPIRIT.

            Once reached this understanding, the first thing that the sinner must take is to fully surrender to the Lord Jesus Christ. Since then the Holy Spirit comes to teach the new convert right conduct so that he can live constantly in the presence of God.
            I have learned a lot with the Holy Spirit, but a lesson should earn a place in the new believer and I have saved and tried to practice in my day-to-day. Here's an event that occurred to me:

One day the Lord began to speak to me very closely, guiding me about what he plans to those who identify with the work of Christ:
I was "traveling" thinking, dreaming and planning a beautiful future for my kids and talking to God about my intentions.

(I have three children, for whom I cherish a love immeasurable and I prayed that God would never allow disunity among them. Actually I can not stand the slightest sign of disagreement and happens when a little misunderstanding, I collect myself soon to resolve the matter and restore joy and peace among fraternal brothers.)

It was just one of those moments that God has called my attention to a fact most remote and farthest. I felt the Lord's voice loud and clear, asking me:

"Joaquim ... The people of Israel expected today for a Messiah warrior, fighter, battle man who could help them destroy their enemies ...:
How do you understand the fact that they have been sent a humble man, simple, which promotes peace and avoiding wars, suffering in silence, does not respond, murmurs and is always willing to turn the other cheek when attacked?
I wondered for a moment, before I offer any response the Lord hastened me:
"See, Joaquim their three children. If anything there was a disagreement between them, and one of them comes to you asking for help in order to help defeat the other, how would you conduct?

To which I replied immediately:

Lord ... I would never take any action that would favor one child over another. The only solution I could adopt was to promote peace between the two and restore fellowship and love between them, because not even conviveria with the possibility of disagreement within the family.

Upon hearing my considerations the Lord returned:

For, you see Joaquim ... Just as you love your children and not support the disunity between them, I also love all my children, whether Jews, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Africans, Americans, etc.. I also can not stand the disunity between them, for that reason I would never send a Messiah for the purpose of blessing and curse each other.
Thus, Joaquim .. to love God above all things and your neighbor as yourself, constitute the strongest teachings of Scripture, AND SHOULD BE PUT INTO PRACTICE CONTINUOUSLY FOR ALL THOSE WISHING TO WALK IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD.


There's my dear reader, friend or brother, the secret to achieving lasting peace and bliss:

"LOVE GOD OF ALL THINGS AND THE NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF"

Whoever commits such commands will always be ready to forgive, is incapable of doing evil to others, hold grudges, grievances or any feeling that endangers the perfect relationship between similar, and therefore will always be doing the will of God, YOU Pleases THE LORD WILL BE FILLING THE HEART OF GOD OF JOY, just walk in your presence and that is exactly sublime territory and only it, you can find LASTING PEACE, JOY AND HAPPINESS THE COMPLETE FULL.


The Lord was very clear when he left this school:


Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?
And Jesus said to him:
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
This is the first and great commandment.

The second, similar to this is:
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. Matthew 22:36-40


                   The Apostle Paul and PA. Thiago also taught:


            Owe no one anything, except to love, that you love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.
Indeed Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, do not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet, and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this word: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
Love worketh no ill to his neighbor. So that compliance with the law is love. Romans 13:8-10
For all the law is fulfilled in one word, in this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself Galatians 5:14
If ye fulfill, according to Scripture, the royal law, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well.
But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors. James 2:8-9

                        We conclude this study with this important information:

                        If someone wants to be happy and live in peace perfectly understand that you can only find lasting peace and happiness in the full presence of the Lord and to get to live in this coveted territory simply, whenever we do the Father's will, obeying and practicing His wonderful teachings contained in the Holy Scriptures, in particular:

                        Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all your and all your mind and

                        Love thy neighbor as thyself.

Amen

THE FIG TREE OF ZACCHAEUS BRAVA

They draw attention, some Biblical Passages where peculiarities present in the sacred contents direct the study to the message that is implicit in the context examined.

I think that teaching through numerous parables, guard as "background" for the purpose of making an intensive search Servant joining the guidelines of the Lord, offered specifically to his Disciples.

Teach our beloved Master:

"He said to them: not this parable? HOW, THEREFORE, you will understand ALL Parables? Mr. 4.13.

"He who has ears, let him hear."

And approached to his disciples, said to him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

He answered and said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given; Matt. 13.9-11.

Note that here the Lord gives us the idea that there are many, many parables and they are present not only in the teachings that are presented as a figure, but in many passages, which at first glance do not appear as such. Ie:

1 - Many times the Lord teaching, speaking through parables;

2-Sometimes, in the actual performance of activities - curing a blind man, the resurrection of the dead, the loaves, the passage of Zacchaeus the publican, etc. - there is visible beyond teaching the sacred contents, another implicit learning, that here too Parable call.

THE MEANING OF THE PARABLE IS: Narration allegorical involves some moral precept, some important truth.

The Lord's admonition in Matthew 13.9, emerges as a recommendation to Servo saying: "Seek, you will find". Then the Lord said to the disciples that only is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven.

I have found that reality in some studies I have been doing in the Sacred Writings, and one of them refers to the passage of Zacchaeus the publican recorded in LC 19.1-9, as follows:

And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.

And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.

And he sought to see who Jesus was, and could not, because of the crowd, because he was little of stature.

And he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.

And when Jesus came to the place, looking up, saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for today I must abide at thy house. And hurrying came down, and received him joyfully.

And seeing all this, they murmured, saying gone to be the guest of a sinner.

And Zacchaeus stood, said: Lord, behold, I give to the poor half of my possessions, and if I have defrauded anyone in anything, I restore fourfold.

Then said Jesus unto him, Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.

Draws attention to some highlights sacred account promoted by the Holy Spirit in this message, and the item "6", we demonstrate the presence of a subliminal message in the song "Makes a Miracle in Me", as below:

1 - Zacchaeus was a chief tax collector;

2 - Zacchaeus was rich;

3 - Zacchaeus climbed a sycamore tree;

4 - Jesus tells Zacchaeus down from Figueira;

5 - Zacchaeus takes the right decision for your new birth occurs;

6 - A Subliminal Message in the song: "It's a Miracle in Me

By examining the text in question, we find the first time a lack of logic associated with the highlights mentioned above, leads us to conclude that there exists another parable, in this case, does not consist merely in a simple allegorical narration, but the record a fact lived and unquestionable.

When you dig deeper, it comes to some valuable conclusions:

1 - Zacchaeus was a chief tax collector:

Initially, it is worth saying that the publicans were tax collectors and had a bad reputation being detested by fellow because often the people charged were extorting more than his own brothers patriotic, for the benefit of a foreign government that oppressed them both , The Roman Empire.

This conduct gave them hateful adjectives like: Thieves, traitors, etc., were excluded from the Synagogues Jewish society, whose dishonor, extended even to his family.

John the Baptist warned that some publicans were to be baptized, and they asked him what they should do:

John said:

"There cobrais more than is appointed you." Luke 3:12-13

This hatred of the noble class Jewish tax collectors gave the Lord in several passages in the Gospels, intense criticism by entering their homes, sit down with them and make them friends.

They were considered the noblest class, Pharisees, scribes and lawyers as the "scum" of society, compared whores and prostitutes, for whom hell was inevitable fate, being irretrievably lost what earned them a harsh warning Lord, see:

"The tax collectors and prostitutes will go ahead of you into the kingdom of God." Mt 21.32-33:

Ie: "Those who say that you are lost, come ahead of you into the kingdom of God."

Zacchaeus, whose name means "one who is pure," contradicting his conduct, incorporated the fact that profile keeper, unscrupulous, and it certainly does not bother him one bit.

Greed and avarice were inseparable companions of that Jew, at least until the day we actually met Jesus Christ, having virtually confessed their illegal conduct and dishonorable when the Lord declared: "... and if in anything I have defrauded anyone, restore fourfold. "

It can be said then that Zacchaeus was a man totally evil, as they define those who are distant morality, and bordering the best social precepts.

Profile defined by the sacred text, you can not find that Zacchaeus was a needy, poor thing well intentioned wanting to see Jesus. In fact this was not the profile that Publican.

2 - Zacchaeus was RICO:

Written for the Holy Featured did this by defining the Publican, this leads us to believe that it was indeed a rich man, and considering the activity exercised and the profile of the members of that class as defined in the preceding section, we may conclude Zacchaeus as chief tax collector, gathered a significant financial assets, having illicitly enriched at the expense until who knows the misery of his countrymen, who certainly had not the slightest compassion.

The search for the content implicit in the work force and imagination make some considerations, including confronting other sacred texts, without tolerating any change in the original text, so let's see:

If Zacchaeus was a rich man, and apparently, it was rich, because he would have to climb a tree to see Jesus, if this task you could otherwise easily going anywhere, where the Lord is?

Surely Zacchaeus had on your property and its disposition, or could have wanted as well given its comfortable financial condition, the animal or the vehicle more modern era that would permit travel long distances or overcome the most difficult access, in search of the meeting with the Lord before the crowd present, and so be the first Master of anyone of the people.

Thus, in principle, there is no need nor hurry to see how Jesus relates the sacred text.

The explanation that this attitude of Zacchaeus was due to the fact that he, small stature, and because of that could not beat the crowd, appears at first to be too little logic, but either way, does not obstruct the search even higher for a teaching and, indeed, the main course.

Follow us examine the other biblical seeking strengthen the understanding that exists in the passage of the publican Zaccheus, in fact a parable. Consider:

And it was with him, and followed him a great multitude, which squeezed.

And a woman who for twelve years, had a flow of blood,

and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that, so nothing bettered, but rather grew worse;

Heard about Jesus, came up behind the crowd and touched his garment. For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.

This text tells of a woman who had a flow of blood, and that unlike Zacchaeus WAS POOR AND SICK because he had lost everything with the doctors trying to cure his illness.

In that situation, even if it is a woman, which gave certain disadvantage in relation to men in the performance of some activities, for obvious reasons, such as breaking a crowd, for example, suffers not only managed to win the cluster of people and see Jesus, but also managed to touch the Lord.

The difficulty of that woman multiplies in relation to Zacchaeus, when we checked it besides being a female person, was still with poor health due to a serious illness.

Nonetheless, this sick woman, so fragile and very weak, and managed to beat the crowd to touch the Lord while Zacchaeus, A RICH MAN AND FULL OF HEALTH, this same crowd, was an insurmountable obstacle, which prevented him from seeing the Lord.

We conclude from this that the woman wanted to actually see the Lord, Jesus understood that he needed, but the interest of Zacchaeus in seeing the Lord was just bureaucratic purely material, nothing more than a mere curiosity.

These contradictions lead us to understand that there is indeed a larger teaching implicit in the holy text content, reporting the Biblical passage of Zacchaeus, with no prejudice or suppression of the historical record, which is absolutely embedded in the reality of events.

I understand then that the Holy Spirit by divine providence planted many years ago and grew that way, exactly where Jesus would spend an brava Figueira, that Zacchaeus on set, it went up, and all previously planned by the omniscience of the Lord, that there was extracted a valuable lesson for our guidance, which far transcends the limits of the narrative presented.

Let us now examine the particularities of the Figueira mad.

3 - Zacchaeus climbed a sycamore tree:

Let's stick here only the biblical definitions.

The Written Sacred is keen to stress that Zacchaeus climbed a Figueira Figueira and this was mad.

Well, because in Figueira mad? Answer: Simply because I had to be brave in Fig.

For the application of important teaching, Zacchaeus could not have gone any other tree species.

Zacchaeus could not have climbed a Guava or hose, or Figueira good, etc.. because after all, the brave Figueira has a very special symbolism and distinct from any other species, this symbolism explains clearly all the contents of the text and it is this symbolism that arise sacred guidance we seek.

So Zacchaeus had to climb a sycamore tree BRAVA.

Let us define the biblically Figueira:

This species of terrestrial flora - Figueira - symbolizes the nation of Israel, as well as other species such as the olive tree, the vine, and also Romanzeira.

Representing the Nation of Israel succor in the following scriptures:

God, the Lord says: "I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness, I saw your fathers as the firstfruits of Figueira new ... The. 9:10

"Now learn the parable of the Fig tree: When its branch has already renewed and sprout leaves, ye know that summer is near. So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, at the doors. Verily I say that this generation shall not pass till all this happens. heaven and earth pass away, but my words shall not pass away "(Matt. 24.32-35).

In the text of Matthew 24.32-35 Written Sacred informs us about the return of Israel to its borders in 1948 when the branch occurs Figueira, which is a strong sign of the Lord's second coming.

In addition to these teachings, Figueira speaks of Christ as salvation for the sinner and the Israel of God, which transcends the physical nation of Israel. Consider:

Adam and Eve used the fig leaves to cover their nakedness, a figure of Christ:

"They opened up, then, their eyes, and, realizing that they were naked; sewed fig leaves together and made girdles for themselves." Gn. 3.7:

Isaiah used lump of figs to heal Hezekiah, another figure of Christ:

Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered. II R 20.7

Here Isaiah speaks of the Son of God, the Israel of God - Jesus Christ the holy Figueira.

And I said, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified. Is 49.3

Here John tells us that in Christ all are children of God, so also are fig:

Yet to all who received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Jo 1:12

The Lord cursed Figueira fruitless, telling us that the believer does not produce: 21 Mt. 18-22.

The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree also tells us that the believer does not produce: Luke 13. 6-9.

With this information we show that the Fig tree symbolizes the nation of Israel, Christ and the God of Israel who are believers, but obviously this is the Figueira good, the good is that which produces good fruit.

If so then why the Word of God makes a point of saying that Zacchaeus climbed a Figueira Brava?

The explanation is easy now, let's see:

If Figueira good or good, that which produces good fruit refers to the Israel of God, or people who have had an encounter with Jesus, then we conclude that the brave Figueira, one that produces bad fruit or fruit unfit for consumption is refers to the human being who has not yet had an encounter with Jesus, symbolizing the lost man without God.

"The bricks are fallen down, but we will rebuild with hewn stone, the sycamores have been cut down, but we will replace the cedars." Isaiah - 9:10

Thus:

The Fig Tree GOOD IS THE ISRAEL OF GOD, ALL THAT ALREADY HAD AN ENCOUNTER WITH CHRIST.

The FIG TREE REPRESENTS ALL BRAVE MAN WITHOUT GOD, THAT IS: THE FIG TREE IS BRAVE TO OWN SINNER has not yet become.

Derives from then on it was Zacchaeus Fig Tree OWN BRAVA, and his spirit without God involved with so many shenanigans and many other illegalities, enriching themselves illegally, more pride and vanity to be a very wealthy man, was seeking any the cost to acquire the blessing of salvation, perhaps even thinking of buying it using your fabulous financial assets, and that was the reason he wanted to see Jesus Publican.

That is how I understand the "RAISE THE FIG TREE BRAVA".

The spirit of Zacchaeus climbed in the vanity of a rich man, the pride that gives the man without God, financial condition comfortable, the unbridled ambition that seeks to buy anything he pleases with his money, and if so, with your dirty money .

Continuing the examination of the sacred text, we see that the Lord immediately directed to Zacchaeus:

4 - JESUS ​​HAVE Zacchaeus DOWN THE FIG TREE:

Here the Lord reveals to us instead which is the teaching that we want to go with the story about the story of Zacchaeus.

"Zacchaeus, come down quickly (Luke 19:5)." Behold, the Lord's guidance.

Get off your pride, your vanity, your illegally proceeding, be humble, be honest, live with dignity, because only this way you will be able to see me.

Behold, the Lord's direction: Zacchaeus come down quickly from his Figueira mad. Luiz Antônio, John, Mary, Martha, etc., you who have not had an encounter with the Lord:

Descend HURRY FOR YOUR BRAVE FIGUEIRAS THEREFORE THE LORD IN THEIR HOMES WHETHER LANDS.

Let us now consider other sacred texts that corroborate this understanding:

The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah, saying,

Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.

And I went down to the potter's house, and behold, he was doing his work on the wheels,

And the vessel that he made of clay was broken in the potter's hand, has to do it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make.

Then came the word of the LORD, saying,

Can I not do with you as this potter, O house of Israel? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel. Jr. 18.1-6.

There is another teaching that confirms the direction of the study.

Man must LEAVE YOUR BRAVE AND FIG TREE DOWN THE HOUSE OF THE POTTER, and there his old nature will be broken, with the absolute renunciation of pride, vanity, and so many other priorities useless and impure habits that damaged his character and then the Potter will make a new pot, pure and holy, now commanded by the Lord's footsteps.

But where is the Potter's House? Consider the answer sacred:

Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God,

But emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness;

And being found in human form, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross. Fil. 2. 6-9

The Son of the Most High God descended from the heights of his life in glory and honor to meet the man in the most vile and low as possible. THE CROSS OF CALVARY.

Here is the Potter's House, where the human being begins to be forged after receiving the new birth. THE CROSS OF CALVARY.

Every man without God only able to see Jesus and He is in the CROSS OF CALVARY.

Note that JESUS ​​CAME DOWN FROM HIS TRUE AND ETERNAL GLORY TO MEET THE MAN. THE LORD GIVES EXAMPLE AND SAYS GO DOWN THE FIG TREE BRAVA.

MAN DOWN NEED YOUR GLORY OF ILLUSION, YOUR U.S., THEIR LIES AND OPEN YOUR HAND TO TREASURE misleading MEET JESUS ​​ON THE CROSS OF CALVARY.

5 - THE DECISION: Zacchaeus FINALLY COMES THE FIG TREE BRAVA:

The profile of the tax collector may believe that at first the interest of Zacchaeus in seeing Jesus, was limited purposes of material nature, such as: Who is this man so important that everyone follow and who both speak? Is he a rich man? Be richer than me? For, after all, Zacchaeus had eyes only for material things.

So, wanting to see Jesus, "from afar and not near," then looked up (for him) in any tree, without having the slightest importance to tree species, but the Creator, headed for a brave Figueira, providentially planted there, by the Holy Ghost, that this passage in the Bible come an important teaching.

Despite the intention absolutely far the Publican, the attitude of the Lord Jesus left very surprised.

The Lord, having never seen Zacchaeus and without knowing it, in the crowd turned and called by name Zacchaeus come down quickly, for in your house I must abide. Exactly how are you doing with all Sinner (All sycamores) 24 h per day.

Intrigued and extremely curious about Jesus' attitude certainly asking yourself: How he saw me before I saw it? How do you know my name? The Publican went down that tree, still seeing a different man, stranger, and received him joyfully in your house.

Once home of Zacchaeus, I can even imagine puzzled attention to that sinner, saying nothing and hearing every word of the Lord, showing the importance of the new birth and certainly teaching the right attitude it should take, there and then hears the perfect decision, the Publican who by now would have remembered all the shenanigans he had done in his life and now at the feet of the Lord he had bowed sorry, with the statement:

And Zacchaeus stood, said: Lord, behold, I give to the poor half of my possessions, and if I have defrauded anyone in anything, I restore fourfold.

It was only then that Zacchaeus came down actually Figueira mad, and got to see who was the Lord and only from that time (and not there when he came down from the tree) can hear the wonderful sacred information of the Lord:

Then said Jesus unto him, Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.

Here is the conclusion of this study, recalling that the sinner must descend from your Figueira mad, leaving behind all the vices of the old nature, renouncing all priorities in the material universe, repenting of all your evil deeds and go to meet Jesus on the Cross of Calvary, because only this way you can actually see the Lord, not only as an important man like Zacchaeus wanted early in his carnal pretense, but as the redeemer of his soul, that the Sacrifice on Calvary, every sinner possible the abundant life here on earth and eternal life in the coming century.

6 - SUBLIMINAL MESSAGE IN SONG: "does a miracle in me."

I see this song, a worrying message SUBLIMINAR, which presents Jesus Christ, so REVERSED, in the following verse:

"Like Zacchaeus, I rise, as high as I can."

For the Sinner CHRIST IS NOT IN THE HEIGHTS. For the Lord is in this place lowest possible CROSS OF CALVARY.

It is extremely important to note that for all who have accepted the Lord's sacrifice on the Cross of Calvary and were redeemed by the blood of the Lamb, FOR THOSE AND ONLY THOSE, I REPEAT ONLY FOR THOSE JESUS ​​IS IN THE HEIGHTS THE RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER interceding for ALL HER, WE ALREADY LIVES, SINCE CONVERSION.

Tell yourself, however, that, TO THE SINNER NOT YET HAD A MEETING WITH THE LORD, AS WAS THE CASE of Zacchaeus, FOR THAT IS JESUS ​​CHRIST ON THE CROSS OF CALVARY AWAITING YOU ANXIOUSLY, KNOCKING AT THE DOOR OF YOUR HOUSE 24 HS PER DAY, FOR WANTING TO COME WITH HIM CEAR.

Man can not skip steps.

One can not expect to see and meet Christ on high, in fact, was precisely to prevent this "shortcut" that the Lord placed cherubim guarding the Garden of Eden, and a flaming sword guarding the way to the tree of life, not to allow the man to meet with Jesus (TREE OF LIFE) without first passing through the CROSS OF CALVARY.

Unfortunately churches are filled with people who seek insistently this "shortcut", participating in evangelistic work, work and even taking supper, arriving assaulting his chest with all arrogance stating: "I am the servant of God," but living collecting defeats in their day-to-day and never experienced the true value of who actually lives in the presence of the Lord simply because they want to give up old habits, want the blessings of the Lord and the delights of the world, want to serve two masters, so never converted or never descended to the Cross of Calvary.

To meet Jesus, the Tree of Life, or to return to the Garden of Eden (The Presence of God) is necessary first and foremost, go through the CROSS OF CALVARY.

Above verse, besides featuring a disobedience to the teaching of Jesus, who sends DOWN, shows an apology, the conduct of Satan, whose model was and always will be: "UP". Exactly the reverse driven Christ.

So NOT SOARING that humans can see the Lord, indeed, has always been characteristic rise of Satan. Consider:

For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, above the stars of God will exalt my throne, and the mount of the congregation will I sit to the sides of the north.

I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the most High. Isaiah 14:13-14

See the Lord's warning to those who want to climb:

The pride of your heart has deceived you, dwelling in the clefts of the rocks, in his high abode, who says in his heart, Who shall bring me down to earth?

Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD. OB. 1.3-4.

See the contradiction:

The characteristic of Satan's rise, exalt himself, claiming to be equal with God, never humiliate. So are all the sycamores (sinners), who are under his command. All will be humiliated as the enemy was humiliated on the cross of Calvary. Col.2.15.

The characteristic of Jesus is going down, be humble, and God thought it not robbery to be equal with God, came down from his glory and came to be equal to men, did not complain, did not murmur, always obeyed. So are all who come unto Him and follow his footsteps. So it will be exalted as God exalted his Filho.Fl. 2:9-11.

Therefore it can be concluded that the LORD of all who want to climb is Satan, and note that every invocation of the music mentioned above (... enters my house, come into my life, does a miracle in me, the Lord is my highest good, etc.), reporting to end this kind of Lord, and not to our dear and beloved Savior. This is extremely serious.

Jesus Christ is Lord of all who look down, humble themselves and go through the Cross of Calvary.

It appears then that any teaching that guides a manner contrary is not good provenance. Jesus told Zacchaeus down from the Figueira. The orientation of the Lord is "DOWN". One can not in any way that disobey the Lord's direction.

On the other hand, it is an inconsistency without limitation, claim to be equal to Zacchaeus as if it were a Publican important example to be followed. Frankly, this is disdaining the Lord's guidance.

Want to be like Zacchaeus, is all that Satan wants. It's like if someone said, "Lord I'll be a thief, a traitor, one unscrupulous person just to get your attention."

NO, NO, NO, ... IS EXACTLY BACKWARD:

"LORD I WILL ME HUMBLE, RECOGNIZE MY MISTAKES, ME RENDER YOUR FEET".

YES THAT THE HEART moves LORD AND ACTUALLY DRAWS YOUR ATTENTION.

Now where are recorded in Scripture, facts demonstrating that the sinner is called God's attention?

What we see is just the opposite. It is God who draws the sinner (I John 4.10,19; Rom. 5.8, John 3:16 and 15:16).

How you want to get the attention of someone who is alert 24 hours a day.

Jesus not because he looked at Zacchaeus climbed a tree, by the way, the Lord spoke to Zacchaeus without his localizasse in the crowd, without at least the publican knew the presence of the Son of God.

The Lord looked at Zacchaeus is just like looking at all the sycamores (all sinners), all the time, be it on a tree, or under the sea, or flying in the air., Or at the end of the seas.

The order has been given Go down Zacchaeus.

So you want to go to see Jesus is to defy and disobey the teachings of the Lord. You sell a mirror image of the Lord. It is an apology to Satan.

Surely the author of the lyrics of this song, produced this work with the best of intentions, however the wily enemy, taking advantage of the lack of knowledge entered in the message one evil seed and lives giving laughter, every time this song appears.

It is important to note that a simple change in the first verse of the song could totally change its meaning, eg:

If instead of "How Zacchaeus want to climb as high as I can ..."

the author wrote: "Like David, I will humiliate me" or "Joseph, I will obey," etc. ..).

With these changes, the music would gain a broad sense of true worship and genuine praise to our Savior, and lose once the subliminal message that we demonstrate here.

No wonder the fact that this song, reached unprecedented levels of bandages, with over 2 million copies sold, while offering genuine praise gospel messages of praise and adoration to God's Word, very rarely manage to reach the mark 500 thousand copies sold.

The explanation is simple:

Featuring a JESUS ​​REVERSED and REVERSING THE GUIDELINES SACRED, The enemy benefits does not preclude and even helps publicize, as it becomes a staunch fighter of all that seeks to genuine sacred teaching that actually praises to our Savior.