Love is the why Jesus works but not the reason. The reason is to impart a righteousness to this world that stands strong and free apart from all creation. This alien righteousness comes from without and it's a gift received by faith. We are all butt heads that need this gift of righteousness. Those who find it also find peace with God and love that surpasses their understanding. It is receiving this gift of righteousness that makes us clean; and nothing we do, only to believe, reach out, and receive it, no strings attached.

I am a believer and receiver of this righteousness, after having lived years without it. God's life flows in my heart daily, it is His glory, and His righteousness not my own self made brand. I am not part of any organization on this planet with it's special brand of righteousness, my righteousness comes from heaven and all my my thanks goes back to heaven.

Some people don’t believe in a devil just as they do not believe in the only begotten Son or a Creator. The bible says a third of heavens angels fell from heaven with Satan and not sure how many that would be but I suspect a great number. You see a big part of life is a set up

David Berkowitz's (former Son of Sam)

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My name is David Berkowitz, and I am a prison inmate who has been incarcerated for more than thirty-six years. I have been sentenced to prison for the rest of my life. My criminal case is well known and was called the Son of Sam shootings.
It was twenty-four years ago, when I was living in a cold and lonely prison cell, that God got a hold of my life. Here is my story of Hope...

CHILD OF TORMENT

Ever since I was a small child, my life seemed to be filled with torment. I would often have seizures in which I would roll on the floor. Sometimes furniture would get knocked over. When these attacks came, it felt as if something was entering me.
My mother, who has long since passed away, had not control over me. I was like a wild and destructive animal. My father had to pin me to the floor until these attack When the Christ was crucified I suspect a jubilant moment for the entities linked with Satan. After Jesus gave up his spirit he descended into the bowls of the earth, the clouds turned black and there was an earthquake. So this image is a bit of a metaphor placing the crosses on top the devils tower and the eternal blood of the Christ thrusting him into the bowls of earth and every entity linked to the great deceiver partying as is if the battle was won.

I would like to dedicate this   a friend and artist extraordinary who is going to be featured in Teen Magazine.

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These are references from the Bible

1 Cor 2:7-8

7 but we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God predestined before the ages to our glory; 8 the wisdom  which none of the rulers of this age has understood; for if they had understood it they would not have crucified the Lord of glory;

Matt 27:45-54

45 From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. 46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi,  lama sabachthani?"-which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"  

47 When some of those standing there heard this, they said, "He's calling Elijah."

48 Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar, put it on a stick, and offered it to Jesus to drink. 49 The rest said, "Now leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah comes to save him."

50 And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.

51 At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split. 52 The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. 53 They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus' resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many people.

54 When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, "Surely he was the Son of God!"

Eph 4:8-11

8 This is why it says:

"When he ascended on high,

he led captives in his train

and gave gifts to men." 

9  (What does "he ascended" mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions? 10 He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.)