"Matthew 17:20"

"Jesus answered: I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in Me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.

But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; My peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." John 14:6, 12, 26, 27 (Romans 8:1, 14-17, 28, 37, Acts 1:8, Mark 16:15-18, Matthew 8:5-13 and Matthew 10:8)

"I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in Me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing. If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Now remain in My love. If you obey My commands, you will remain in My love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in His love. I have told you this so that My joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete." John 15:5, 7, 9, 11 (John 1, John 10, Matthew 28:20, Philippians 1:6 and Ephesians 3:16-21)

"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these." Mark 12:30, 31 (I Timothy 2)

"Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto 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. And the second is like unto it: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." Matthew 22:36-40 (Luke 24:44)

"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." John 13:34, 35

"The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever." I John 2:17

"God is not a man, that He should lie; neither the son of man, that He should repent: hath He said, and shall He not do it? or hath He spoken, and shall He not make it good? Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and He hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it." Numbers 23:19, 20

"For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given fullness in Christ, who Is the Head over every power and authority." Colossians 2:9, 10 (Luke 10:19-22, Ephesians 6, II Corinthians 10, I Corinthians 6:2, 3, I John 4 and 5, I Corinthians 1, I Corinthians 2:9-16 and I Corinthians 3:16, 21-23)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1N2e9G4ZKo&feature=related ... Hillsong - One Way (John 3, Romans 10, Romans 12, Romans 8, Hebrews 11 and Hebrews 12:2)

“Inception” (What moves us?)

This is a very interesting movie about Human behavior, but in a Sci-Fi environment.

Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a really intelligent man capable of getting inside some people’s minds to collect important informations.

He does that when people are sleeping, and this way, he gets in touch with the “secrets” inside their minds. http://inceptionmovie.warnerbros.com/ ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66TuSJo4dZM - 'Inception' Trailer 2 HD

The movie sustains the argument that our dreams are very logical, which is not always easy to realize.

But when you understand the order of the elements that compose the dreams, you can find exactly what you are looking for and even more. (Ordo Ab Chao - Order Out Of Chaos - It reminded me of These two theories - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_theory - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_effect - "Test everything; hold fast what is good." I Thessalonians 5:21)

"A mind that opens itself to a new idea never returns to its original size." Albert Einstein

“As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.” Isaiah 55:10, 11

“Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.” Romans 12:1-3

From my point of view, there are only “two ways” that can mold our minds: the world’s way and Jesus way! (Matthew 6:24, Matthew 7:13, 14 and Romans 12:1-3)

There is no “middle way” when It comes to Life…. When it comes to the choices we make… To the decisions we take!

“Jesus said, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’” John 14:6

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” John 10:10

“You adulterous people, don't you know that friendship with the world is hatred toward God? Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. Or do you think Scripture says without reason that the spirit he caused to live in us envies intensely? But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.’ Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” James 4:4-7 (Galatians 5:17)


“Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.” I John 2:15-17


“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matthew 6:33 (Philippians 4:19 and Ephesians 3:16-21)

“Because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, ‘Abba, Father.’ The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children.  Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.” Romans 8:14-17

“We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one. Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.” I John 5:19, 1-5

“Clearly no one is justified before God by the law, because, ‘The righteous will live by faith.’" Galatians 3:11 (John 1:1-3, 12, 13, Hebrews 11 and Hebreus 12:2)

“My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.” Hosea 4:6

“To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, ‘If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’ So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” John 8:31, 32, 36 and Galatians 5:1

The world "without" Jesus is a very confusing place. If you ask an "atheist", for example, if he believes in God, he will probably answer “no, I don’t!”. On the other hand, he certainly believes that he is capable to love, even though he can’t see love… Nor touch it… But he believes he is able to feel it!

I know a man that says he’s an "atheist"… He says he only believes in science … But he also believes that “the dead” can communicate to us frequently… He goes to “reunions” to talk to dead people and everything… Ok, I respect that!

However, this very guy says that the Bible in Jesus is pure madness… He says that believing in Jesus and what He said is craziness… But his faith in the “friendly living dead” is just fine!! And I know a lot of people around here who think exactly the same way.

An “atheist” can be also a person of a lot of faith, but most of the time, he/she is pretty confused about it. (Hebrews 11:1) 

Some people try to deny God to call His attention, like: "God, if you're really here, show me an evidence of your existence!"

But most of the time, the "evidence" they ask for is according to their will and not according to how God wants to be noticed! (Romans 1:20)

The fact is that people learn to think "against God" based on movies, Tv shows, books, reunions, emotional issues and things like that! 

“I don't want a nation of thinkers, I want a nation of workers.” John D. Rockefeller - This quote is a very good example of how "preprogrammed against God" a lot of people are!

Everyone has got a “Coach” or means of communication that tell them what to believe in!

Who is your Coach?! What is he/she/it telling you?

“But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.” Matthew 23:8

“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.” Proverbs 3:5-8

“I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.” John 10:16

“The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.” Psalm 23

“But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” John 14:26, 27

“As the Scripture says, ‘Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame.’” Romans 10:11

And now, back to the movie… If someone like Leonardo DiCaprio’s character, Cobb, invaded our minds, hipotetically, what would he find? What has been feeding our thoughts, our attitudes, our lives lately? 


“But let a man examine himself.” I Corinthians 11:28 (I John 1)

“O LORD, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD. You hem me in—behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain. Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.

If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. If I say, ‘Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,’ even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you. For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!

How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. When I awake, I am still with you. If only you would slay the wicked, O God! Away from me, you bloodthirsty men! They speak of you with evil intent; your adversaries misuse your name. Do I not hate those who hate you, O LORD, and abhor those who rise up against you? I have nothing but hatred for them; I count them my enemies. Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalm 139

“However, as it is written: ‘No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him’—but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.


This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. The spiritual man makes judgments about all things, but he himself is not subject to any man's judgment: ‘For who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct him?’ But we have the mind of Christ.” I Corinthians 2:9-16 (Ephesians 6, II Corinthians 10, I Corinthians 6:2, 3, I John 4 and 5, John 14 and 15 and Luke 10:19-22)



http://www.ficm.org/index.php?command=whoamiinchrist ... http://www.joycemeyer.org/articles/ea.aspx?article=knowing_who_i_am_in_christ ... https://www.google.com.br/#hl=pt-BR&gs_nf=1&cp=12&gs_id=1c&xhr=t&q=who+i+am+in+christ&pf=p&sclient=psy-ab&oq=who+i+am+in+&aq=0L&aqi=g-L4&aql=&gs_l=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=a739b6c669eb0471&biw=1680&bih=959 ... Very interesting! (I Thessalonians 5:21, I Corinthians 2:9-16 and Hebrews 4:12-16)

May God help us to feed ourselves with Healthy and Uplifting Information, and this way, good fruits will be reaped from our lives. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. (Psalm 101:3a, Romans 12:1-3, Galatians 6:7, 8, Jeremiah 17:10, I Samuel 16:7, Philippians 4:8, 9 and Jeremiah 29:11-14)

If you have Jesus, you have everything… Everything you need and more… Infinitely more!

“The LORD confides in those who fear Him; He makes His covenant known to them.” Psalm 25:14

“For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.” Romans 11:36

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made. Yet to all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.” John 1:1-3, 12, 13

“Don't you know that you yourselves are God's Temple and that God's Spirit lives in you? So then, no more boasting about men! All things are yours,whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future—all are yours, and you are of Christ, and Christ is of God.” I Corinthians 3:16, 21-23

“I pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.” Ephesians 3:16-21

“Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.” Colossians 3:11 (John 3 and Romans 10)

“I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” John 10:10

“And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28:20

“In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.” Romans 8:37

“The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.” I John 2:17

“My Beloved is mine and I am His; He pastures His flock among the lilies.” Song of Solomon 2:16

“See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? So do not worry. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matthew 6:28-31, 33 (Romans 1:20 and Romans 8)

“Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Delight yourself in the LORD and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him and He will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun. Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him.” Psalm 37:3-7 (Psalm 23)

“I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well. Your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in Your bookbefore one of them came to be.” Psalm 139:14, 16

“Behold, I have graven thee upon the Palms of My Hands; thy walls are continually before Me.” Isaiah 49:16

“I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to My voice, and there shall be one flock and One Shepherd (Jesus).” John 10:16

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CUGTIWCFyo ... Tenth Avenue North - Beloved

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8qbJs24ot0 - [OFFICIAL] Receive The Power LIVE (Part 4d) ... "We love because He first loved us." I John 4:19

“If you hold to My teaching, you are really My disciples. Then you will know The Truth, and The Truth will set you free. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” John 8:31, 32, 36

“Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at His doctrine: For He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.” Matthew 7:24-29

"God is not a man, that He should lie; neither the son of man, that He should repent: hath He said, and shall He not do it? or hath He spoken, and shall He not make it good? Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and He hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it." Numbers 23:19, 20

"'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart. I will be found by you,' declares the LORD, 'and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,' declares the LORD, 'and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.'" Jeremiah 29:11-14 (Job 42 and Haggai 2)

"I Timothy 2:1-4"!

‎"I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth." I Timothy 2:1-4 (I Peter 5:6-11, I Corinthians 2:9-16, I Corinthians 3, Acts 17:28, John 1, John 3, John 10, John 14, John 15, I John 2, I John 4, I John 5, Romans 8, Romans 10, Zechariah 4:6, Philippians 2:13, Ephesians 2:8-10, Romans 12, Revelation 21:5, 6, Acts 1:8, Matthew 28:20 and Philippians 1:6)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euFrzV-sids ... Air 1 - Building 429 "Glory Defined" LIVE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap5bhbY5Grk&feature=related ...

By The Tree - World On Fire (Matthew 3:11 and John 10:16)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTQDkK43ohk ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Umrtr4O3Maw ... Third Day - Blessed Assurance (Isaiah 55:10-13, Mark 4:26-32 and Luke 17:20, 21)

“Test everything. Hold on to the good.” I Thessalonians 5:21

Today I watched “The Sorcerer's Apprentice” with Nicolas Cage and Monica Bellucci … http://movies.nytimes.com/2010/07/14/movies/14sorcerer.html

... This is obviously neither the first nor the last Disney movie about sorcery!

When I was a kid, me and my friends used to watch television programs with sorcerers appearing as powerful and admirable people! And I remember we wanted to have “supernatural” powers too, no matter what source it could come from… Like “Presto, the Magician”, a character from a TV show named “Dungeons and Dragons”! - http://bit.ly/1urygWq ... http://bit.ly/1x4gXKw ... http://bit.ly/1t8GsnP ...
 

Nowadays, I try to protect my kid from this kind of entertainment, but sometimes, It’s not easy to do it!

A couple of months ago, my wife and my kid watched “Shrek Forever After” (DreamWorks) and “The Princess and the Frog” (Disney). These animations have plenty of elements from witchcraft. My kid and my wife had “bad dreams” after watching these films!

But “The Sorcerer's Apprentice” is a little bit different from all these cartoons I just mentioned, cause this movie, with all its details and symbolism, has an enormous potential to attract kids and teenagers to the path of the devil.

This film shows witchcraft as a good gift able to protect mankind from the attacks of evil, but it’s a trick… The only Good font of Power and Protection is Jesus… And everything “besides Him” is satanic. (John1:1-3, Jeremiah 17:5-10, Proverbs 3:5-8, John 14:6 and John 8:32, 36)

“I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” John 10:10

“But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ. And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. It is not surprising, then, if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness.” II Corinthians 11:3, 14, 15 ( II Timothy 4:3, 4, I Peter 5:6-11, Matthew 24:11, Acts 8:9-25 and Atcs 16:16-18)

In “The Sorcerer's Apprentice”, witches and wizards imitate God’s Power (Exodus 7 and 8) trying to resurrect the dead and build an army, for example (Ezekiel 37:1-14 and John 11).

And the main character, Balthazar (Nicolas Cage), is a sorcerer responsible for finding a child who was going to “save the world from pain” or something like this…

 ... This child had almost the same profile as the antichrist described in the Bible.
 (* It also reminded me of “The Last Airbender” - http://www.thelastairbendermovie.com/
and this music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-iepu3EtyE ... System Of A Down - Aerials)

The antichrist will be some kind of “saviour” that will ‘help’ the World with its needs without Jesus… He will try to prove that people don’t need the Biblical Jesus (The Real Jesus) and His principles to have a decent life… He will try to make people find strength in themselves, by themselves… He will deliberately deny Christ in every possible way. (Zechariah 11:15-17, Revelation 13:4-15, I Corinthians 10:14, 15, I Corinthians 6:2, 3, I John 2:18-29, I John 4, 5, II John 1:7 and Proverbs 16:4)

“Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’” John 14:6 (I Timothy 2:1-6)

"And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Matthew 28:20 (Hebrews 11, Hebrews 12:2, John 1, I Corinthians 3 and John 14)

- http://bit.ly/OdjOdV ... http://bit.ly/Nezb38 ... http://bit.ly/LssJVM ... http://bit.ly/OVPHZ ... http://bit.ly/N6Rh95 - “Test everything. Hold on to the good.” I Thessalonians 5:21