Works
Anything we do to help others come to the Father is counted as good works, but anything we do to help others with discernment in these days are multiplied in value.
Work your gift.
A person's works are the natural manifestations that come from being a disciplined student of God's word. They come from within each person, some good and some bad. An examination of how you used your gifts would reveal the level of salt in your faith. People who recognize this are able to leverage their faith to further build their gifts.
Everyone alive has some type of gift. On the surface one gift could be as simple as a smile that brightens up everyone when you walk in a room, or it could be as complex as being able to speak six languages without confusion. It doesn't matter if a person recognizes their own gift or not, because what they do typically gives some type of physical evidence, and how they do what they do gives a reputable faith based thermometer.
Works do not get you salvation, but they are the evidence of your pursuit. Your works reflect how much you acted on what you believe, and are used to reconcile your account. Good works yield heavenly rewards.
Nobody is special.
God gave every person the gifts he knew they needed to make it in this world. The path of your pursuit will feature your gift. That is natural. It is why you have your gift. Using it for him is how we say thank you. It is how we play our position, and and help ensure the widest harvest. If King James did not authorize the translations in 1611 how many of the great works that we stand on today would have never existed? What if he didn't have anything to translate from in the beginning? Works don't get you into heaven but they are critical to the success of others.
Get to work.
In the grand scheme there will always be people ahead of you and those behind. Just as in the depth of space it does not matter how far the planets are from the Sun, the fact is the side that faces the Sun is always in the light and the side that faces away is always in the dark.
Satan was standing right next to God in an honored position. He was assigned to protect the Mercy Seat. You can't get much closer than that, and yet how deep is his evil today? It doesn't matter where you are today, you are either looking toward God... or not. It's that simple. The size and distance means nothing. The direction faced means everything.
Everyone is exactly the distance they are from reality when it clicks. I was. You are. The next will be. It's an individual game played in a team event. You have no idea if the person next to you is coming or going. The question is what are you doing to help? To better understand? To make sure you're not misled? You come to truth where you are, because that's where he needs your service. How do you serve? Start with working your gift, because it's the hole shot to your race.
The greater your works the greater the humility will be there. All of our works are like a 3rd grade drawing on the kitchen fridge. Be happy it's there for older brothers and sisters to critique, younger ones to inspire, and know it always makes a parent smile. In time your works will be art.
Am I exposing secrets, or working my gift?
What you are reading is an example of my works. I do it out of passion and gratitude. I am basically expressing what I think. It is my effort to question (and generate more questions) to better learn the Truth. This is one of my "fields", and I intend on being "in the field working" until Christ's return. This is a life long work until that day. Today you may see concepts and conclusions with limited supporting documentation, but later you might find an update with complete documentation.
Homework blends facts with educated supposition. That is very dangerous in this day. Even for me. Facts don't change, but their clarity changes supposition. I have made plenty of mistakes before and expect to do so again. The pieces of a puzzle take a while to fall in place on this scale. There are plenty of technicalities to start a fight with, or to chase down dead ends over. The goal is that in time everything will be reconciled. In the meantime I continue to do the best I can to ensure everything here is presented as carefully as possible, and within the context of the purpose for this effort.
The majority of the world has only a very basic understanding of what Christians believe, so they are primary candidates to be misled by anyone who remotely appears to answer their questions. Having our illiterate church leading rookies into the greatest spiritual battle of all time is not a very promising proposition. This work stands to issue a challenge to such stupidity.
I'm screaming Iceberg and our country is dining on the Titanic. AND we saw the movie.
I am confident.
My confidence comes from understanding the strategy our playbook outlines so clearly. That is awareness of why we are here and the events that are about to unfold. These two things combines with purpose is the spiritual fire triangle. Where these three exist you will always have fire.
If I did a good job my works will present you with information to help you learn how to discern the truth for yourself. All my works focus on the key documentation supporting the concepts presented here. Including an examination of the Bible teachings that are going to get you if you don't take appropriate action.
The tools and grooming that excelled my secular life were nothing less than training for my spiritual life. My soul is using this flesh rental to serve, and prepare for the hour of temptation. I did it before (we all took a position), and I'm doing it now (so is everyone). I see your example. I may be a little fast or direct for some, wordy or repetitive for others, and forever a rookie to the blind (and the expert...lol), but I am in tune with the likes of the man he is raising. When you question that you question him and I rest my case...
The debates will go on, but there is only one truth. It is argued out of ignorance, so there is no real progress. It is this reality we work so hard to document.