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In the church we love to use the religious slogan, “Where would I be without God”. It is this kind of religious

misunderstanding that has made it so hard for the sinner to get to God. We all say "were would I be without Je-

sus" at some point in our walk with him, but in reality we will NEVER experience the absence of God any-

where but in our MINDS. Paul said that it is IN him that we move and have our BEING. What he was saying is

there is no life without him. If you were absent of the presences of God you would not even know it, because

you would not exist.

Theology and scripture teaches us that Jesus is the omnipresent One, meaning everywhere present at one time.

Psalms 139:7Psalms 139:7--10 MSG 10 MSG Is there anyplace I can go to avoid your SpiritIs there anyplace I can go to avoid your Spirit? to be out of your sight? (8) If I climb to ? to be out of your sight? (8) If I climb to

the sky, you're there! If I go underground, you're the sky, you're there! If I go underground, you're

there! (9) If I flew on morning's wings to the far there! (9) If I flew on morning's wings to the far

western horizon, (10) You'd find me in a minutewestern horizon, (10) You'd find me in a minute----

you're already there waiting!you're already there waiting!

Religion has given us an idea of separateness from

God that was never presented in scripture. I believed

that some did this as a way of controlling and manipu-

lating people. Others, I think there intent was pure, in

that they were trying to cause those that don't have

relationship with God to desire the need to draw closer

to him. The effects was the very opposite. They have

caused those that don’t know God to think the gap is

too great to cross.

Colossians 2:13Colossians 2:13--14 MSG When 14 MSG When you were stuck in you were stuck in

your old sinyour old sin--dead life, you were incapable of responding to God. dead life, you were incapable of responding to God. God brought you aliveGod brought you alive----right along with right along with

Christ! Think of it! All sins forgiven, (14) the Christ! Think of it! All sins forgiven, (14) the slate wiped clean, that old arrest warrant canceled and nailed slate wiped clean, that old arrest warrant canceled and nailed

to Christ's Cross.to Christ's Cross.

Before I came to Christ, there was no separation! At Calvary the slate was wiped clean!

At Calvary the arresting warrant that was issued in the garden, when Adam sinned, was canceled and nailed to

Christ’s Cross.

What a revelation to help those that don’t know Christ! We have to help them see even in your darkest place

of sin you CAN NOT be separated, and have never been separated from the Light of God if you will allow it to

shine in your dark places!

Isaiah 59:1Isaiah 59:1--2 KJVR Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it 2 KJVR Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it

cannot hear: (2) But your iniquities have cannot hear: (2) But your iniquities have separated between separated between you and your God, and you and your God, and your sins have hid his face your sins have hid his face

from you, that he will not hear. from you, that he will not hear.

The Hebrew word for ‘separated’ in this verse is The Hebrew word for ‘separated’ in this verse is babadaldal, meaning , meaning separated by distinguished actions andseparated by distinguished actions and

behavior.behavior. This was not the type of separation that the church now tries to teach make the sinner think God de-This was not the type of separation that the church now tries to teach make the sinner think God de-

spises them. spises them. This point is farther expressed in the fact that of the use of the word ‘between’. The verse could This point is farther expressed in the fact that of the use of the word ‘between’. The verse could

have read, have read, “your inequities have separated you and your God”. “your inequities have separated you and your God”. With the adding of the word ‘between’, which With the adding of the word ‘between’, which

in the Hebrew is in the Hebrew is bebeyn, yn, which also means which also means distinction we have more prove that our religious interpretation is distinction we have more prove that our religious interpretation is

wrong.wrong.

Vs. 2 ….Your sins have hid His face from you, that he will not hear.Vs. 2 ….Your sins have hid His face from you, that he will not hear.

It think the Message Bible Translation make this clearer.

Isaiah 59:2 MSG... Your sins got between you so that he doesn't hear.Isaiah 59:2 MSG... Your sins got between you so that he doesn't hear.

Let’s get clear on what this verse is saying. It was your sin that hid God from you, that got between you and

His face, and causes him not to be able to hear you, it was not something that God has against you!

Wow!!! How can I say that?

Genesis 3:8Genesis 3:8--9 MSG When they heard the sound of GOD strolling in the garden in the evening breeze, the 9 MSG When they heard the sound of GOD strolling in the garden in the evening breeze, the

Man and his Wife hid in the trees of the garden, hid from GODMan and his Wife hid in the trees of the garden, hid from GOD. (9) . (9) GOD called to the ManGOD called to the Man: "Where are : "Where are

you?"you?"

God didn’t hide from Adam because of Adams God didn’t hide from Adam because of Adams

sin, Adam hid from God!sin, Adam hid from God!

Sin is not powerful enough to keep God away Sin is not powerful enough to keep God away

from you! from you!

Sin keeps you away from God! Sin keeps you away from God! Sin takes you out of Christ consciousness. Many preachers like to say that

God want hear a sinners prayer, but I beg to differ. God was still calling

Adam while He was in a sinful state. It was up to Adam to answer. Sin, iced with religious understanding of

‘separation’ will cause you not to pray and thus God can’t hear what is not being said.

Jeremiah 3:14 MSG "Come back, wandering children!" GOD's Decree. "I, yes I, am your true husband. I'll pick you Jeremiah 3:14 MSG "Come back, wandering children!" GOD's Decree. "I, yes I, am your true husband. I'll pick you

out one by oneout one by one---- This one from the city, these two from the countryThis one from the city, these two from the country---- and bring you to Zion.and bring you to Zion.

Let us rethink our doctrines and theology that tries to recreate the gap that was closed at Calvary that existed be-

tween sinners and God. It was Jeremiah that sais before I formed you in the belling I knew thee. What that is saying

is Even before your incarnation into this human experience we were married to God. Our coming to him by salvation

is only a returning to our first state.

††Martin Wilson, Sr Unity Fellowship Alliance International,