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In This Issue:

The Righteousness of God

by Lynnford Beachy

Young at Heart

An Amazing Recovery

by Kyle Smith

The Gift of Darkness

by Rebekah Fehr

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The Righteousness of God

by Lynnford Beachy

Righteousness is the “state of him who is as he ought to be,…
integrity, virtue, purity of life, rightness, correctness of thinking,
feeling, and acting” (Thayer’s Greek Lexicon). This is a high standard
to live up to. Paul calls it something we hope for. He wrote, “For we
through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith”
(Galatians 5:5). We can hope to have righteousness, but it only comes
by faith.

Righteousness is the state of being pure; of thinking, feeling
and acting correctly. Jesus put it this way, “Be ye therefore perfect,
even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect” (Matthew 5:48). This
is a seemingly unreachable goal. How can you be as perfect as our
Father in heaven? The Bible tells us, “But we are all as an unclean
thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags…” (Isaiah 64:6).
There must be something more to this picture.

A Clearer Picture

Paul explained the righteousness that we can have by faith
when he wrote, “But now the righteousness of God without the law is
manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Even the
righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and
upon all them that believe: for there is no difference” (Romans 3:21,
22). Here we learn that the righteousness we get by faith is “the
righteousness of God.” This sure makes it easier to understand how
Jesus could ask us to be as perfect as His Father, for the
righteousness we get by faith is God’s own righteousness.

The Bible says, “In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel
shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called,
THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS” (Jeremiah 23:6). The Lord is our
righteousness. He is our only hope of being perfect. Paul explained it
this way, “But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto
us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption” (1
Corinthians 1:30). Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life:
no man cometh unto the Father, but by me” (John 14:6). Jesus is the way
to the Father’s righteousness. If we have Christ we have God’s
righteousness, “For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead
bodily” (Colossians 2:9). Having Christ in you is the way that we
“…might be filled with all the fulness of God” (Ephesians 3:19). That
is amazing!

Paul prayed that he would “…be found in him, not having mine
own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the
faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: That I may
know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his
sufferings, being made conformable unto his death” (Philippians 3:9,
10). The righteousness we are to have is “of God by faith,” but not
just any faith, it is “the faith of Christ.” That is powerful! God’s
righteousness can only be attained by faith, but not our own puny
faith; it can only be had by the faith of Jesus Christ. That faith is
limitless. With His faith, anything is possible.

From Faith to Faith

Paul confessed, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ:
for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth;
to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the
righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written,
The just shall live by faith” (Romans 1:16, 17). Catch the value of
that phrase. God’s righteousness is revealed from faith to faith: from
our puny faith to Christ’s limitless faith. When we come to Christ we
exercise the little “measure of faith” (Romans 12:3) we have each been
given, but then we get His unlimited faith. Please don’t miss this
extremely important point. Jesus Christ gives you His faith as a free
gift.

Faith is extremely important. The Bible says about the failure
of the children of Israel, “So we see that they could not enter in
because of unbelief” (Hebrews 3:19). They were never able to partake of
Christ (v. 14) and His righteousness because of their unbelief. The
promises of God seemed too good to be true, so they remained in
unbelief. Friends, we must not follow their example. “For we are made
partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence
stedfast unto the end” (Hebrews 3:14). One of the big things that men
fail to grasp is that if we have Christ, then we have “the faith of
Christ.”

Notice what the Bible says, “But the fruit of the Spirit is
love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith…”
(Galatians 5:22). Notice that “faith” is part of the fruit of the
Spirit. This cannot be our faith, but has to be “the faith of Christ.”
Friends, this is a BIG DEAL! We have the faith of Christ right now if
we accept it and believe that we have it.

Incredible Benefits

You see, many people overlook the incredible benefits we have
in Christ. The Bible says, “…ye have not, because ye ask not” (James
4:2). Jesus said, “According to your faith be it unto you” (Matthew
9:29). That is both an amazing promise and a frightful challenge at the
same time. We have not because we ask not, and we have according to our
faith. If we believe that we have “the mind of Christ,” “the Spirit of
Christ,” “the love of Christ,” “the meekness and gentleness of Christ,”
“the obedience of Christ,” “the unsearchable riches of Christ,” “the
grace of Christ,” and “the faith of Christ” (1 Corinthians 2:16; Romans
8:9; 35; 2 Corinthians 10:1, 5; Ephesians 3:8; Galatians 1:6;
Philippians 3:9), then we will have them, and our lives will
demonstrate this fact. But, if we do not believe that we have these
things, then we will not have them, for they are obtained by faith.

This is actually a simple process; as simple as ABC. Ask God
to fulfill His promises in your life, Believe that what God has said He
will do, and then Claim the promises as your own. It seems too good to
be true, but I have tried it, and it works. The key is not to doubt
that these promises are yours. Never stop trusting in the word of God
to do what that word says. That is what Jesus called “great faith”
(Matthew 8:5-10). Faith must be grounded in the powerful word of God,
and cannot be genuine when it has no foundation. I can have faith that
my old car will be able to drive to Alaska and back, but if the Lord
did not instruct me to go to Alaska in that car, then how can I be
certain it will make it safely? But God promised in His word, “If we
confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and
to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). This is a
concrete, solid promise that we can claim and be 100% sure it will
happen because God promised. The same is true with all the promises
about our benefits we have when Christ lives in us.

All the riches of heaven have been given to us in one
unfathomable gift, the gift of Jesus Christ. In Him are all things that
pertain to life and godliness. The Bible says, “Grace and peace be
multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our
Lord, According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that
pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath
called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding
great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the
divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world
through lust” (2 Peter 1:2-4).

All these blessings of heaven are available to us “through the
knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord.” Getting to know God and His
Son enables us to have access to far more than is possible without this
knowledge. Realizing the immensity of the blessings that are yours for
the asking is the key to unlocking the reality of being a partaker of
the divine nature and escaping the corruption that is in the world.
When you ask Jesus Christ into your heart you immediately have
everything you need to live a victorious life.

Christ in You

The Bible says, “Examine [test] yourselves, whether ye be in
the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that
Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates [not standing the
test]?” (2 Corinthians 13:5). With Christ in you, you have everything,
but without Christ, you have nothing.

The Bible says, “That Christ may dwell in your hearts by
faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love” (Ephesians 3:17).
Jesus Christ dwells in you by faith. That is why it is so important
what you believe. If you believe that Christ is in you, based upon His
promises, then He is in you. Satan continually tries to get us to doubt
that Christ is in us. There is a battle going on over your mind and
faith. Jesus said, “This is the work of God, that ye believe on him
whom he hath sent” (John 6:29). God’s work is to get you to believe in
Christ, and Satan’s work is to get you to doubt. This is why this
battle is called, “…the good fight of faith” (1 Timothy 6:12).

It truly is mysterious how Christ can live in us, but the
Bible has revealed this mystery, “Even the mystery which hath been hid
from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:
To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this
mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory”
(Colossians 1:26, 27). Having Christ living in you is our only hope of
salvation.

Paul explained, “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I
live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live
in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and
gave himself for me” (Galatians 2:20). Our meager faith is able to
grasp hold of Christ so He can live in us. Then we live our lives “by
the faith of the Son of God.” It is the faith of Christ that enables us
to live a victorious life.

The Spirit of Antichrist

John wrote, “And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in
him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the
Spirit which he hath given us.… Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every
spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of
God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in
the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof
ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the
world. Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because
greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world” (1 John
3:24-4:4).

Notice the connection here. John first stated that “we know
that he abideth in us,” and he closed with, “greater is he that is in
you, than he that is in the world.” Between these statements is his
warning against false teachers “that confesseth not that Jesus Christ
is come in the flesh…” Notice the context here. The warning is against
false teachers who claim that Jesus Christ does not abide in your
flesh. This is a dangerous error because “greater is he that is in you,
than he that is in the world.” If you do not have Christ in you, then
you do not have the advantage you need over “your adversary the devil,”
who “as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour” (1
Peter 5:8).

Don’t let anyone trick you into believing that Jesus Christ
does not live in your flesh right now. “Christ in you” is your only
“hope of glory” (Colossians 1:27). Paul explained, “…ye are not in the
flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you.
Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his”
(Romans 8:9). The Spirit of Christ is our lifeline to God. The Bible
says, “And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life,
and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he
that hath not the Son of God hath not life” (1 John 5:11, 12).

The Son of God

There is a strong connection between righteousness by faith
and Jesus being the Son of God. John wrote, “For whatsoever is born of
God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the
world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that
believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?” (1 John 5:4,_5). In order for
us to overcome the world and have the righteousness of God, we must
believe that “Jesus is the Son of God.”

Jesus lived a unique life when He was here. He was the only
person born who lived His whole life without ever committing a sin.
“For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the
feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we
are, yet without sin” (Hebrews 4:15). Jesus Christ intimately knows
what we are going through, and precisely knows how to give us the
victory. The Bible says, “For in that he himself hath suffered being
tempted, he is able to succour [help] them that are tempted” (Hebrews
2:18).

Not only does Jesus know what we are going through, but He has
a divine connection with His Father that enables Him to meet us where
we are and bring us to where His Father is. To illustrate Christ’s
absolute connection to God, Paul wrote, “God, who at sundry times and
in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath
appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; Who
being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person,
and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by
himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on
high; Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by
inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they” (Hebrews 1:1-4).

The Son of God is “the express image” of His Father, who
inherited all things from His Father, including His pure, holy nature.
Later in this chapter the Bible says, “But unto the Son he [the Father]
saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of
righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Thou hast loved
righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath
anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows” (Hebrews 1:8,
9).

Here, Jesus Christ is called “God” by His own Father. He is
also said to love righteousness and hate iniquity (sin). The pure
righteousness of God is an attribute of the character of the divine Son
of God. Jesus prophesied in the book of Psalms, “I delight to do thy
will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart” (Psalm 40:8).

The fact that Jesus is the Son of God guarantees that He has
the same nature as God. His natural love for righteousness and hatred
for iniquity He received by inheritance from His Father. If Jesus
Christ was unrelated to God, the Father, then there would be no
guarantee that they are alike. It is Christ’s connection to His Father
and to us that enables us to partake of His divine nature. Just as
Christ’s connection to His Father is vital, His connection to us is
vital. The Bible says, “Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be
made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful
high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the
sins of the people” (Hebrews 2:17). “For such an high priest became us,
who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made
higher than the heavens” (Hebrews 7:26). The divine Son of God “became
us.” This inseparably connects divinity and humanity, but this
connection is only in Christ. For us to be connected with divinity, we
must have Christ in us.

Conclusion

God has given us everything we need to thrive as God’s
children. The Bible says, “Behold, what manner of love the Father hath
bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore
the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we
the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we
know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see
him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth
himself, even as he is pure” (1 John 3:1-3).

God has entrusted us with so much. He loves us enough to make
us the sons of God and make us pure “even as He is pure.” This
wonderful ability only comes to us through the faith of Jesus Christ.
Having Jesus Christ living in your heart opens up a vast treasure house
of blessings from heaven that is available to all those who believe.

I pray that you will accept the great blessing of Christ in
you, and let Him continually live in you, “That the righteousness of
the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but
after the Spirit” (Romans 8:4). May you truly partake of the free gift
of the righteousness of God through the faith of Jesus Christ.

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Something for

the Young at Heart

This month we are continuing a series of studies written by my
children. In order to maintain the flow of the study, this crossword
puzzle is not split into Across and Down sections—Across or Down is
indicated at the end of each line. (The KJV is required.)

To complete this crossword, please download
the PDF version of this newsletter.

Brotherly Love – by
Josiah Beachy

“Be kindly ____ one to another
with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another.” Romans 12:10—
21_Across

“A new ____ I give unto you,
That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one
another.” John 13:34—15 Across

“By this shall all men know
that ye are my ____, if ye have love one to another.” John 13:35—7 Down

“These things I ____ you, that
ye love one another.” John 15:17— 12_Down

“And the multitude of them
that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of
them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they
had all things____.” Acts 4:32— 4_Down

“But the fruit of the Spirit
is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, ____, faith.” Galatians
5:22—5 Across

“With all ____ and meekness,
with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love.” Ephesians 4:2—
19_Across

“Endeavouring to keep the
unity of the Spirit in the bond of ____.” Ephesians 4:3—2 Down

“But as touching ____ love ye
need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to
love one another.” 1 Thessalonians 4:9—3 Across

“We are bound to thank God
always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith ____
exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other
aboundeth.” 2 Thessalonians 1:3—18 Across

“Seeing ye have purified your
souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto ____ love of the
brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently.”
1_Peter 1:22—13 Down

“Honour all men. Love the
____. Fear God. Honour the king.” 1_Peter 2:17—1 Down

“Finally, be ye all of one
mind, having ____ one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be
courteous.” 1_Peter 3:8—22 Across

“And to godliness brotherly
____; and to brotherly kindness charity.” 2_Peter 1:7—11 Across

“He that loveth his brother
abideth in the ____, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.”
1_John 2:10—14 Across

“For this is the ____ that ye
heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.” 1 John
3:11— 17_Down

“Hereby perceive we the love
of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down
our lives for the ____.” 1 John 3:16—10 Down

“My little children, let us
not love in word, neither in tongue; but in ____ and in truth.” 1 John
3:18— 8_Across

“Beloved, if God so loved us,
we ought also to ____ one another.” 1_John 4:11—20 Down

“And this commandment have we
from him, That he who loveth God love his ____ also.” 1 John 4:21—
9_Down

“By this we know that we love
the ____ of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.” 1_John
5:2—16 Down

“Let nothing be done through
strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each ____ other
better than themselves.” Philippians 2:3—6 AcrossGods Love in You

 

Note: If you or your children
would like to participate in preparing Crossword Bible studies, send us
a Bible study in the format above, with one word missing and replaced
with a blank ____. Put the missing word at the beginning of the
paragraph followed by a colon: (Make sure that you do not use the same
word twice). Make sure each verse is relevant to the study and provide
approximately 20 verses). If you send this to us we may be able to
include it in an upcoming issue of Present Truth.

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An Amazing Recovery

by Kyle Smith

My name is Kyle Smith. In my first article, published in the
May-August 2012 issue of Present Truth, I explained how God revealed
Himself to me during my two years, eight months, incarceration from
January 4th 2009 to August 30th 2011. When I came home from prison I
started “Open Your Eyes Prison Ministry.” The reason God told me to
start this ministry was to teach Bible truths like the Sabbath and the
truth about the pagan trinity doctrine. I was encouraged by the love
shown to me by Garth and his wife Ann who I met through writing to a
local church while in prison. Garth visited me seven times in my last
year and a half and supported me in every way possible. The last two
years after being off my one-year parole, I was blessed to be able to
take the five-hour trip from Long Island to upstate New York near
Syracuse and to be able to speak at their church.

I spent twenty years in the grips of the devil, addicted to
drugs, trying to kill the pain of my father’s death, who died when I
was sixteen years old. After being clean for four years I relapsed.
Slowly, over time, I fell away from my ministry work and fell away from
my weekly meeting, Celebrate Recovery (a twelve-step, Christ-based
program). I fell away from going to church and reading my Bible. I
thank God for Proverbs 24:16, which says, “For a just man falleth seven
times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.” I
spent the year of 2013 in relapse, the Holy Spirit nudging at me, and I
knew that I could not continue in sin.

I called Garth and his wife Ann and came clean with them.
Garth told me the Holy Spirit was telling him I needed to get up there
to visit and spend time with them. They own a cabin on Panther Lake. It
was October, which is off season, so I decided to go there to spend
three days and two nights by myself with no human contact anywhere
around, so I could peacefully commune with God in Bible reading and
prayer. Three days and two nights I spent on the back deck overlooking
the lake, reading my Bible and praying.

The third day came, and I knew Garth and Ann would be coming
soon to pick me up. This whole time God did not speak to me. I became
upset and I started to speak out loud to God as I sat on the back deck
with my NKJV Bible open. It was a calm day, not a ripple on the lake,
not a leaf blowing in the wind. I said to God, “Why have you not
answered me? What am I going to do with my life? Maybe I should just go
back to the old me and sell drugs to support my habit.” Then I said out
loud to God, “I know God, What does it profit a man if he gains the
whole world and lose his own soul.” Just as I spoke that scripture a
wind came out of nowhere and the pages in my Bible started to go back
and forth like crazy. As this was happening I said out loud, “Okay God,
are you going to show me something?”

At this point, when I finished saying this to God, the wind
was flipping my Bible pages for a good ten seconds, then the wind
stopped just as suddenly as it started and I looked down at my Bible to
find highlighted in bright orange, Matthew 16:26 which says, “For what
profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own
soul?”

I had highlighted that passage many months ago. I knew once
again that God had spoken to me and again God showed me He is real. I
am happy to say I am back on fire for God. And “Open Your Eyes Prison
Ministry” now has over forty men and women in prisons all over the U.S.
whom God has blessed me to minister to. You can contact me by email at:
preachersmith10@yahoo.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com
/profile.php?id=100000145079368.

May God bless you and all those whom you love.

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The Gift of Darkness

by Rebekah Fehr

“You will be covered by his feathers; under his wings you will
be safe…” (Psalm 91:4, Bible in Basic English).

I have heard some Christians say that their happiest times are
when they are suffering because it is in the furDark Nightnace of affliction that
they feel the presence of Christ the most deeply. This has not been
true in my case. Depression has visited me on a monthly basis for more
than thirty-five years, and looking back over a lifetime littered with
its devastating effects, I confess that I have rarely felt Christ’s
presence during those dark times.

The only way to escape the agonizing pain I suffered in that
dungeon appeared to be total darkness (death). “Rescue me from this
miserable existence!” was my frequent plea to heaven.

But that prayer was met by silence, soul-slaughtering silence.
I was alone in the blackness. “My God, my God,” I cried, “why have you
forsaken me?”

A gem of truth from the Word of God has recently turned my
thinking upside-down. It has taken a lifetime for me to realize (yes,
some people are a bit slower than others…) that during those times when
I felt abandoned and Christ seemed so far away, He was clinging firmly
to my hand. He never let go. Christ has promised in His Word, “I will
never leave thee, nor forsake thee” (Hebrews 13:5) and He never did.
“…He is faithful that promised” (Hebrews 10:23).

So, here are the verses that opened my eyes to His amazing
grace:

“The people kept their places far off, but Moses went near to
the dark cloud where God was” (Exodus 20:21, Bible in Basic
English
).

“The Lord chose to live in a dark cloud” (2 Chronicles 6:1, Easy
to Read Version
).

“And ye drew nigh and… there was darkness, blackness, and
tempest” (Deuteronomy 4:11, Brenton Greek Septuagint
Translation
).

I could hardly believe what I was reading — the Lord lives in
a dark cloud! My Jesus inhabits the darkness! By choice! So when I
prayed for the Lord to remove the darkness from me, little did I know I
was praying for Him to remove His Presence from me. When I prayed for
Him to remove me from the darkness, little did I know I was praying for
Him to take me from my safe place in Him! When a mother hen gathers her
chicks under her wings, it’s pretty dark under there, isn’t it? Horror
of horrors, I was asking to leave the warmth of His wings!

Thankfully, He neither removed the darkness from me nor
removed me from the darkness. Instead, He came near and gently covered
me with His wings — protecting me, shielding me, comforting me,
providing refuge in the very midst of the depression. The darkness,
which felt like an unrelenting curse, was the precious blessing of
Himself, His sweet Presence, the covering of His wings. Jesus gave me
the gift of darkness beneath His healing wings to hide the black night
of my soul. Although I didn’t feel it, He was so near during those
times of hopelessness that He could have smothered me under His
feathers! I praise you, my Savior! The darkness was not a curse but a
gift, an abundant blessing!

Now if the dark cloud descends, I can know that His feathered
wings surround me with His blessed Presence, and I welcome Him. There
is a sweet silence now, a stillness, a special serenity, in that place
of refuge. Even when it is night in my soul, especially when it is
night, I choose to remain under His wings and to live in the Light,
claiming the promise of His glorious Word: “In Him is no darkness at
all” (1 John 1:5).

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