GRACE VERSUS ELECTION

When I consider the Grace of God and Christ's redeeming sacrifice for us all, I have to do it through the lens that God gave me with His indwelling Spirit. One thing that God's Spirit has made clear to me is that I have always had the free will to choose Him or not, and God also has had the free will to redeem me or not, and what this ultimately means is that God knows who among us will truly choose Him and succeed in following Him to the end with the help of His Spirit, and who will not.

Though it deeply saddens God, there are those who may try to choose Him but who will never truly repent and receive the Holy Spirit, will fail miserably at following God's will without the gifts of the Spirit, and will thereby lose the salvation that they NEVER REALLY HAD without the indwelling presence of the Spirit of God, Who is the SEAL guaranteeing our salvation in Christ (See Eph. 1:13 & Eph. 4:3). If we are truly saved, we can and should demonstrate the gifts of the Spirit.

I also know that all of us have some redeeming qualities and good traits that sway God's decisions. In fact, I can identify some of my good traits that God admired, and the wicked traits that God decided to overlook when God chose me to fulfill a special role in His Kingdom. I can also testify that God has been reaching out to me ever since I was a little girl through dreams, visions and other supernatural experiences, and I have been thwarted and abused by people who refused to believe that I was chosen by God for any purpose.

Many of these were people that claimed to be saved and baptized believers, but who have not had any supernatural experiences, and therefore doubt my testimony so much that they have called me a liar, or a lunatic, or both. My point in sharing this is that God definitely chooses who He will reveal Himself to with mercy and love, and in Power and Glory, and who He prefers not to reveal Himself to at all, and this is based as much on God's unmerited favor as it is on our natural inclinations that are admirable enough for God to appreciate.

To find out how Yahweh God has been reaching out to me and attempting to steer me in the right direction toward salvation, justification and sanctification in Yahshua since I was 5 years old, please read my Spiritual Testimony posted at my Pillar of Enoch Ministry web site. The following link leads to this 46-page PDF file that can be downloaded, read in Adobe Reader, or printed and read:

From The Desert To The Promised Land, 

One Person's Journey Of Faith

http://pillar-of-enoch.com/author/Helena-Lehman_Testimony.pdf 

I also recommend reading a much longer and more detailed treatment of the difference between Grace and Election and Justification versus Sanctification in several more of my POEM Ministry blog articles, as listed below:

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE HOLY?

http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/2013/03/what-does-it-mean-to-be-holy_15.html

SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS,

THE DESTROYER OF THE CHURCH

http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/2013/08/spiritual-blindness-destroyer-of-church.html

DO YOU MANIFEST THE 

FRUITS AND GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT?

http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/2014/05/do-you-manifest-fruits-and-gifts-of.html

As you study these teachings to grow in your faith, may our loving Father God bless you with understanding. Maranatha!

Your Sister in Yahshua,
Helena Lehman of the
Pillar of Enoch Ministry
Ministry Blog: http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/
Ministry Web Site: http://pillar-of-enoch.com/
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THE NONNEGOTIABLES OF FAITH IN CHRIST

True Messianic Jews and Christians believe the central tenants of the faith as I have outlined them below. If they don't, then they are not true Messianic Jews or true Christians. The nonnegotiables of Faith in Christ include the following:

1. That Christ is the one and only Son of Yahweh God the Father, and He became God Incarnate when He came in the flesh to teach us His Father's will, and to offer Himself up as our perfect atonement sacrifice, which then allowed Him to give us the Holy Spirit as our inner guide to His will, and the seal of our Salvation in Him.

2. That Christ was conceived as the Son of Man by the Holy Spirit, and was born in Bethlehem of Judea to a virgin Jewess named Miriam, with her husband Joseph and angels and shepherds as witnesses.

3. That Christ is the fulfillment of the Law and all the Old Testament Laws and rituals looked ahead to Him and His Spirit for fulfillment. We are therefore saved by Grace and not through our own merit, though our rewards are based on our love of and desire to serve and follow Him after our salvation through belief in Him, and our baptism with the Holy Spirit.

4. That Christ died on the eve of Passover to serve as the Passover Lamb and Atonement Sacrifice for sin for all believers, Jew and Grafted-in Gentile included, and there is no other path to Heaven or salvation but through Him.

5. That Christ rose from the dead on the third day of Passover Week to show His victory over sin, death and the Devil, and to serve as the Firstfruits of the firstfruits from the dead, and that He will raise up all those who love and follow Him because they are born again by His Spirit. After this, they will serve with Him as priests and kings in His Kingdom.

6. That Christ existed before the world was created, and He created the entire Universe for His Father before His incarnation as a man. As our resurrected Savior, He sits enthroned at the right hand of His Father in Heaven, and all things are subject to Christ alone, who is in turn subject only to the Father.

7. That Christ will return to Earth one day soon to vanquish the false kingdom of the Antichrist and the Beast, and to rule and to judge the living and the dead, and His righteous kingdom will have no end.

These seven tenants of the faith are in close agreement with the Nicene Creed, Apostle's Creed, and other statements of faith in the Early Church. However, my own 7-point re-cap of doctrinal essentials emphasizes being born again of the Holy Spirit and the return of Christ to rule, which I feel is not emphasized enough in the early Church creeds. In fact, this is likely why the Catholic and Orthodox Churches gradually fell into such error and the Protestant Reformation became necessary.

Whether you accept my interpretation or not doesn't change the fact that these doctrinal essentials are true and right, and there are many different sects today because they do ignore one or more of these doctrines. I particularly like how my own version of this Believer's Creed mentions that we become priests and kings with Christ because it throws a MASSIVE wrench in the whole need for the institutionalized churches and their ordained priesthoods.

Isn't our FREEDOM AND LIBERTY IN CHRIST grand? :-)

Your Sister in Yahshua,
Helena Lehman of the
Pillar of Enoch Ministry
Ministry Blog: http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/
Ministry Web Site: http://pillar-of-enoch.com/

PRAISE GOD ALOUD DAILY TO CHASE AWAY PAIN!

Do you suffer from frequent bouts of crippling pain or sickness like I do? Well, I believe that Satan loves using any tactic at hand to destroy our witness and make it hard for us to fulfill our holy heavenly mission in this wicked world, and what better way to stop us than by increasing the physical pain and suffering of believers when their guard is down?

In this regard, a Sister in Christ gave me the tip that singing DAILY praises to God can help, while another said that reciting various psalms like Psalm 27, 37, 41 and 91, and Isaiah 54 aloud DAILY can help. This is because filling the airwaves with praises to God while saying His Name invites the Holy Spirit's presence as well as increased protection from our guardian angels, and this has a way of rapidly destroying demonic attacks temporarily. Playing worship music CD's and singing along can help also!

Unfortunately, we live in a world where offering audible prayer and praises to God throughout the day is virtually impossible. Like me, most people are frequently forced to offer prayers up within their thoughts, and this conditions us to have trouble remembering to audibly ask God into our lives and homes on a daily basis. So our pain should be a reminder that we need to step up our spiritual warfare by offering up audible worship and praise to God in order to get a Holy Spirit infusion that chases away pain.

In order to decrease my suffering and enlist my guardian angels in the fight, I will do my best to give more audible praise to God throughout the day, and I encourage all of you to do so also! May our loving Father God Yahweh bless you all, and encourage you all to remember to audibly say "Praise be to God our Father Yahweh and His Son Yahshua, now and forever! Hallelu-Yah!" every day!

Your Sister in Yahshua,
Helena Lehman of the
Pillar of Enoch Ministry
Ministry Blog: http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/
Ministry Web Site: http://pillar-of-enoch.com/

Please Note: This article is for those who have already claimed the promises in the Scriptures for our healing through Christ, as I have done frequently, but still suffer from bouts of illness and pain. It is a call for us to remember to draw near to God daily and AUDIBLY in order to stay strong and protected in Him. God bless!

A Moment In God's Shining Presence

Christmas Menorah in my Living Room Front Window on Christmas 2013

NOTE: This article was originally posted on

Christmas Day 2013 on Facebook

This morning, I awoke before dawn, lit a lovely balsam-scented candle, and turned on the single led light strand around our entertainment center in our living room that includes a single light bulb that illuminates the interior of my ancient nativity set. Though my husband and I have no tree surrounded by piles of presents this year due to lack of funds, and no family gatherings to go to, I have my faith, and it is what truly sustains me!

Remembering the true meaning of Christmas, I sat near to that old nativity set and the Christmas Menorah I have in my living room's front window that is pictured here. I sat there in silence at first, focusing on the true Reason for the Season. Then, suddenly, I burst into gentle song, singing three of my favorite Christmas Carols: "Silent Night", "O Come All Ye Faithful", and "Away In A Manger".

After that, I was filled with joyful calm as I said a prayer, asking God the Father, Yahshua my Husband, and the Holy Spirit my Mother to fill me with their steadfast love and perfect peace, despite the War on Christmas that has been particularly vicious this year. I also asked our triune God to bless everyone I know this Christmas and throughout the coming year with love and understanding.

I heartily thank Yahshua my Bridegroom, Messiah and King for the privilege I have been given to prophesy, preach and teach about the Good News of Yahshua that is written in the Bible, in the very fabric of the Earth, and in the magnificent vault of heaven that God created for our instruction and pleasure. Thanks be to God for revealing these truths to me, and to others. I pray always that all of God's children would one day understand all these things as I do, and I look forward to the coming day when it is truly possible in the Millennial Kingdom of Yahshua!

Merry Christmas to All My Friends and Family on Facebook!  

God bless you all! 

Your Sister in Yahshua,
Helena Lehman of the
Pillar of Enoch Ministry
Ministry Blog: http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/
Ministry Web Site: http://pillar-of-enoch.com/

PS: For those with problems understanding the holiness of Christmas, I invite you to read my rebuttals against the war on Christmas and to find out the truth of why it is being waged. Here are four articles you can start with. In the meantime, God bless you and Maranatha! We have much to be joyful about because Yahshua our Messiah is coming very soon!

My Rebuttals Against the War on Christmas:

Where is Christ In Christmas?

http://pillar-of-enoch.com/essays/Christ-In-Christmas.html

Yahshua’s First Advent Ties to Chanukah and Christmas

http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/2010/12/yahshuas-first-advent-ties-to-chanukah.html

THE NEW COVENANT IS ALL ABOUT FREEDOM AND LIBERTY!

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WHEN DID YAHSHUA REALLY COME TO BE WITH US?

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THE NEW COVENANT IS ALL ABOUT FREEDOM AND LIBERTY!

Illustration Taken From My Book: "The Language of God in Prophecy"

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Christmas Eve 2013 on Facebook 

Let me make something perfectly clear. Although, as a Messianic, I teach others about the Seven Feasts of Yahweh God's Sacred Calendar, and understand the prophetic importance of God's Appointed Times, I also understand and teach that ALL of these feasts pointed ahead to Yahshua. In addition, I understand the future importance that three of God's Feasts - Passover Week (especially Firstfruits/Resurrection Sunday), Pentecost or Shavuot, and the Feast of Sukkot or Tabernacles - will continue to have in the Millennial Kingdom of Yahshua, as well as the great prophetic importance that Chanukah and Purim have for Gentile believers who are grafted in today.

But we must not forget that our Messiah Yahshua has already fulfilled ALL of these feasts to some extent with His perfect conception, birth, life, death, resurrection, ascension, heavenly rule and the giving of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost/Shavuot to everyone who freely chooses to love and follow Him! In fact, Yahshua and His Apostles made it clear that - when we truly follow Him - the world no longer has any power over us because we have been given the power to break every satanic curse and bring forth every divine blessing with our prayers uttered in faith. Because of this, we are under no obligation to hold any day as holier than another, but are called to honor each and every day as being part of a perpetual Sabbath Rest, of which Yahshua's Millennial Reign is the final culmination.

Because we are under no obligation to keep any special feasts, but are told to see each day as a Sabbath Rest in Yahshua under His Grace, everyone can choose to celebrate Christ's conception and/or birth whenever they want. We are under no legal obligation to keep Christmas or to not keep it. For proof of this, read Colossians 2, Galatians 5, 1 Corinthians 8 through 1 Corinthians 10, and 2 Corinthians 3. If you are too weak in your faith and too fearful of laws that are no longer applicable to us under the New (NOT Renewed) Covenant, then choose NOT to keep Christmas or any other holiday that you feel is not on God's Sacred Calendar, although I have repeatedly shown that Christmas was never connected to any Pagan feast day, but is instead connected to Chanukah. It is your choice to do as you wish if you think it pleases God - even if it flies in the face of reason.

By reason, I mean the following: when reading 1 Corinthians 8 about not being a stumbling block, remember that Paul was applying this to eating food sacrificed to idols in front of people who worship the idol. This is further clarified in 1 Corinthians 9 and 10. There, Paul teaches us that, though we know that every idol is truly nothing and has no power over us, we cannot in good conscience eat food sacrificed to idols without telling those who worship them that we do not eat this food to glorify the idol or partake in its false worship! We are obligated to share what we know and explain our actions to those who are weak, but we are not obligated to starve to death to keep those with a weak conscience happy! In other words, we do not have to give up everything we enjoy in liberty, provided that we are up front about why we have no problem doing so!

In addition, under Christ, we no longer need to fear superstition or keep old traditions! We are free from fear in Christ, and are at liberty to choose to keep traditions or not to do so. Besides the Christian traditions of men surrounding Easter/Resurrection Sunday and Christmas, this includes keeping Chanukah, Passover or any other Jewish Feast traditionally. Among these traditions, Christmas trees and evergreen decorations are NOT objects of worship for most people, nor are crosses, menorahs, Seder plates, prayer shawls, stars, doves or nativity scenes. They are reasons for delight and give enjoyment with their loveliness or artistry, but we must guard that they are not worshiped and that others are fully aware that they are not to be worshiped or idolized, and we are in no way emulating Pagan traditions, but have created new Christ-centered traditions that center around Yahshua's coming Kingdom.

I sadly wasn't able to put up a tree this year, not because I didn't want to, but couldn't afford to! Times are tough. But they become even tougher when I have to fight this battle every year with ignorant people who are too caught up in legalism and are not filled with enough of the Holy Spirit to enjoy the FREEDOM and LIBERTY we have have been given through Yahshua, who fulfilled the entire LAW for us all because He is the living embodiment of the LAW! You can choose how you wish to live, but you don't have a right to condemn me or anyone else for enjoying our FREEDOM IN CHRIST, which is now, and forever will be a part of the NEW Covenant!

If you want to be weighed down by outmoded laws that no longer serve any purpose, then do so if it keeps you on the straight and narrow. But don't condemn believers for exercising their freedom and liberty to celebrate their faith in any way that they choose - so long as they are candid in sharing how it centers around Christ and His Kingdom, and why they see it as edifying to themselves and their families, friends and loved ones.

Remember that YAHSHUA IS THE GIVER OF, AND FULFILLMENT OF THE LAW! Therefore, when we love and honor Him and love others as He did, we are fulfilling the Law with every act of faith and love that we perform because we love Him! In all truth, you are blind if you cannot see that we keep the entire Law and ALL the commandments when we love Yahshua and use the power that He gives us to flee from sexual immorality, shun greed, avoid lies, reject lust, and see through Pagan and Occult distortions of the truth to see the godly truth hidden behind their lies. In short, when we are born again, believers in Christ are given the Holy Spirit, Who shows them how to keep God's Moral Laws as set forth in Exodus, Leviticus and Deuteronomy, and Who helps them to flee from all sin, including all forms of sexual immorality.

When we are tuned in to the voice of the Holy Spirit within us, we know that the sacrificial and ceremonial aspects of the Law are no longer important, but only God's Moral Law when it is tempered by the love, compassion, mercy and kindness that Christ calls us to extend to others. So, instead of becoming legalistic and weighed down by outmoded ways of thinking, let's choose to listen to the Holy Spirit, and to love others by sharing the freedom from sin and the liberty we have been given in Christ to throw off legalistic yokes that have no place in the Kingdom of God. Let's use our freedom through Christ to focus on the important things instead such as sexual purity, love, joy, peace, kindness, fellowship and charity - just as Yahshua told us to do!

Merry Christmas, and Happy Gregorian Calendar New Year!

Your Sister in Yahshua,
Helena Lehman of the
Pillar of Enoch Ministry
Ministry Blog: http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com
Ministry Web Site: http://pillar-of-enoch.com