Merry Christmas, 12/09 Newsletter

Greetings in the Lord Jesus Christ,
    I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas, and New Year growing in Jesus Christ the Saviour.
Luke 19:10 "for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."
Acts 4:12 "Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."
Please see the attached PDF of the latest newsletter for text and pictures. If you are not able to view the PDF the text
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Merry Christmas from Peru,
    Jonathan G. Koehn

Christmas in Peru

December is a bit different in the hilly jungle of Peru. Instead of snow it is one of our hottest months. There is a tradition here to have a midnight supper on the 24^th of December. Our local plaza is full of motocars decked out like sleighs with cutout reindeer. To the right is a picture of one. Much like in the states, many are caught up in the materialism which tries to sweep away the true meaning of Christmas. Jesus, King of kings, came to earth, and he humbled himself by becoming a man. He became God in flesh. (John 1:1,2,12,14) I hope we all, especially myself, look to the King of kings throughout this season and remember Him. Remember God is with Us – Emmanuel (Matthew 1:21-23).

Preaching/Teaching Opportunity

Thank you all so very much for your prayers throughout the time that I taught/preached at the church here. I taught lessons based on Dr. Richard Seymour's notes. A basic outline of what I taught follows: 1. The Requirement of God: Perfection, The Righteousness of God (Psalms 5:4); 2. The Need of Man: He is sinner, not perfect like God, not righteous like God (Ecclesiastes 7:20); 3. The Provision of God: His Son, Our Saviour, and Salvation by Grace (2 Corinthians 5:21); 4. The Response of Man: Believe in Jesus Christ (Acts 16:30,31; John 3:16); 5. The Guarantee of God: Eternal life to those that believe in Jesus Christ (1 John 5:9-13). We did a quiz before and after these lessons to see what people understood about salvation.Many people understood the salvation message better after the lessons! We also handed out a slip of paper with many verses showing that salvation is by belief/faith in Jesus Christ alone. If you are

interested in the quiz or this slip of paper please email me at Jonathan@customgraphicwork.com.





Continued on next page . . . (The Pueblo (Village) Churuzapa: Youth Group Mission Trip, and Chocolatada)

The Pueblo (Village) Churuzapa

• 12/5/2009 Youth Group Mission trip. To the right and left are some pictures of some of the youth that went. This was a good trip for all who went. Mainly the youth performed a drama about who and who not to date as a believer in Christ. Many youth are not taught, and do not take dating seriously.There is a danger to date someone who doesn't believe in Jesus Christ. Also, briefly included in the drama the importance to keep yourself pure. Another point on dating is that there really is no point to date unless you are ready for marriage because this is the end goal of dating/courting. Pastor Delwin taught a lesson on how we should study the Word of God, and used the hand as an illustration. He used the fingers to illustrate 5 points to recall while studying the Bible. They are as follows: 1. The pinky finger -- Examples to follow; 2. Ring -- Commands to Obey; 3. Middle -- Sins to Confess; 4. Index -- Promises to Claim; 5. Thumb – Truths. He tied his message back into the drama by talking about being pure by looking at the promise in 1 Corinthians 10:12,13. These verses explains God has always given a way of escape from temptation. Brother Ricardo at some point during the program shared a special song. Thank you for your prayers, please continue to pray for the youth group to grow in the Lord. Praise to God for

  the trip with the youth, and others that went.
  
  

• 12/19/2009 Chocolatada is a time when hot chocolate is served with a fluffy cake like bread called Paneton. To the left is a little guy that is eating some panetone with his hot chocolate. Dip in and chow down! Also some gifts were given out along with some donated clothes. Various ones from the church came to help out and it was a wonderful time of bonding together. It was a fun time full of getting rained on along the way, getting sunburned, and getting to see God's people serving! Praise to God to hear the wordless book explained to the children by Pastor Delwin's wife, Techy with the assistance of a couple youth Katy and Paola throughout the program. I had an opportunity to share a little with some guys about the Bible. At times, in these conversations, I realize how much further there is to go in Spanish learning. Please continue to pray for more and more understanding of the Spanish language. To the right are some of the ladies that helped out from our church, and some little children from the village. Also here is a cute little girl with her little doll that she got as a gift. Sometimes their hair turns blondish because of mal-nourishment. You can also see Pastor Delwin with Lucas, Marcos and three of their friends on the bench. Please continue to pray for the church in reaching out to those around us.

Continued on next page . . . (God's Open Doors, Prayer & Praise, Closing with a funny picture!)

God's Open Doors (Thank you for praying for open doors!)

• With Frank my Spanish teacher. Please pray for Frank's salvation. Monday thru Thursday we are in Acts. We continue to read in the Bible in order to expand my vocabulary, give me examples of Spanish in my mind, etc. We also are going through a local devotional article by a church in the area. This provides opportunities to see local "evangelical" cultural understanding of the Bible and also to see where there are areas the church needs to grow. Please pray for people here to rely on the Word of God instead of traditions. Even some believers in Jesus Christ are still very tied into traditions that are

  within the church.

• Other opportunities: Please pray for other opportunities such as with Daniel. I talked to him a couple times at a market. He opened up to me a bit. I hope more opportunities will come. Pray for my love to grow more and more for the people. The gospel needs to be shared in love.

  He associates himself with a church that tries to hold onto the law. Many do not understand Romans 10:4 and the book of Galatians. It is important for believers in Jesus Christ to remember that we are not under the law. As believers we are made righteous by faith not by works, please read Galatians 3.

  Please pray for more opportunities to share the message of salvation in Jesus Christ. I need the words

  and the boldness to do so (Ephesians 6:18-20).
  

Praise & Prayer:

• Prayer - Pray for future church leaders. To the left is men's Bible study, and, hopefully, future leaders. Left to right: brother Hugo, brother Sergio, Pastor Delwin and a brother I fondly call Papi Ricardo.

• Prayer - Please continue to pray for my learning of Spanish. I so hope to be fluent someday. This may seem impossible before I head to the states but, in God's hands, it is possible. Please pray for fluency by February 4^th. I hope to continue to study while state side. I want to hit the ground running with Spanish. We'll see what God does.

• Prayer for upcoming trip to the USA. I'll be leaving on February 5^th and, Lord willing, coming back to Peru in June. Need prayer for planning and preparation for this. Pray for many open doors to share in churches, any opportunties God may bring, and His provision for ministry. This is coming up quickly and while I am waiting to go various doors here may close so please pray that I will buy up the time each day. (Colossians 4:5,6)

• Praise for God's provision for each day and for the future. Thank you all so much for your prayers, and how you give out of love toward the ministry here.

• Praise for the Spanish learned. There is much to go but it is wonderful to be able to talk more and more with people.

• Prayer for an unspoken request, hopefully soon more to be made known, please pray for God's wisdom and direction.

To bring a smile to your face this Christmas. I included the picture on the right! Poor critter! :)

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a wonderful New Year in our Precious Saviour Jesus Christ.

Sincerely,

               Jonathan G. Koehn

(Luke 19:10 "for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.")

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Greetings in Jesus Christ -- Nov 09

Greetings in Jesus Christ,
    Below you will find the newsletter for the month of November. (Last month said this that should have been October)
The pictures are included in the newsletter in the .pdf form which is attached.
Please let me know if you have any trouble viewing it.
In our precious Saviour Jesus Christ,
    Jonathan

. . . To Live is Christ . . .
                        Phil 1:21

Visiting Pueblos (Villages) Oct 19th - 24th:

• Ministry: The week started off early Monday morning as I got into a pickup that would take me to San Hilarion where Brother Augusto lived. Throughout the week, Brother Augusto and I went on his motorcycle from pueblo to pueblo. Sometimes we spent the night at his home and other times elsewhere. It was a time filled with meeting pastors and believers in the villages. Also, I was privileged to see Brother Augusto at work as an encourager and edifier. The open houses and visiting reminded me of Bible times when the disciples were sent out. Throughout the trip many were very hospitable, and often, a meal was eaten at each stop. Above is Brother Augusto, his wife and two of his six children.

  On Monday a good portion of time was with Augusto's brother, a pastor of one year, who was serving in Chimbote. Tuesday found us mostly in Paujilzapa were Brother Augusto preached and where we spent the night. On Wednesday, we got sunburned from all our time on the motorcycle as we visited more villages. I even got to see part of an adobe house construction project. Brother Augusto's wife and family were very very kind to me. We spent several meals together. Thursday found us headed to Nueva Lima. On the way, we visited a family in Bellavista. Here Brother Augusto encouraged the wife of Brother Milton. Because she has migraines, Brother Augusto encouraged her by using some of the things his own wife was going through as an illustration. We also visited the pastor of the two churches in Nueva Lima. The picture to the left is me with the pastor of Nueva Lima to the left of me, and a native missionary, Pedro, to the right of me. That night we spent in the quarter of a brother while he slept someplace else, hospitality abounded, he had given up own bed. On Friday, we rose early to visit two more villages, and  passed back through Bellavista again, visiting the same family there.  Their son knew some English - what a gift during a week where almost all communication was in Spanish!  We went to Juanjui and Zaposoa before returning to San Hilarion that night. That evening we got to see Brother Eulogio indicate that he wanted to follow God once again!  The joy of this was evidenced on so many faces!  I came back home Saturday morning with my new mascot (shown in this picture) who was soon to become Marcos, Lucas, and Sarah's bunny.  I also returned with a better understanding of Spanish and culture in the pueblos. I have much to learn from their hospitality. God was saying throughout the time, "listen, listen, listen."  I want to listen to their hearts, to the Spanish, and to more. Are we listening daily to those around us?

• Culture: Here is a cultural setting in the pueblos:  The rain is falling outside, and a few chickens have huddled under a motorcycle for some shelter. The ground squishes under your feet as you cautiously step toward a shelter. You approach a little area with a fence of sorts and a few people linger outside. You enter a rough shelter.  The doors hang on their hinges at different angles. You enter the dark room and are given a chair near the back. Next to you are some bags with clothing - perhaps this is like a dresser. You sit down and so does Brother Augusto. He lets the man of the house (you suppose) listen to a DVD for a bit. On the way in you saw a 12-volt car battery on the floor below a table that holds the DVD player.  Nearby is a boom-box (radio). By rigging the DVD player to the battery and using the boom-box, those that live in this shelter with no electricity can listen to DVDs!  The ingenuity in the jungle is striking. The importance of entertainment is apparent, and the lack of wealth is revealed. And yet the door was open for us to come in and sit down out of the rain. This is life in some parts of the hilly jungles of Peru.

Spanish with Frank:

• Learning: My Spanish comprehension is increasing bit by bit. Some days it seems there is so much more to learn of grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary. Recently we looked at 4 past tenses in Spanish. A bright spot in these studies - besides grasping more and more - is often reading the Bible in Spanish with my teacher.

• Opportunity: A while back, Delwin suggested reading the Bible in Spanish with my teacher, Frank.  Since that time we have completed reading through San Juan (John) and now started into Hechos (Acts). I'm encouraged when Frank asks questions or when there are opportunities to explain from the Word of God or what something means.  One of these times was explaining the phrase, “It is finished.”  It does not just mean Jesus died.  It also refers to His work related to paying for sin which was completed on the cross. Praise be to God that sin is paid for! Have you receive that payment by believing in Jesus Christ alone?  (John 1:12)  Do you trust that He is God? Do you trust that He died for your sins? Or are you rejecting Jesus? Do Please pray for my wisdom to know when to share.  Sometimes I feel that the excitement of wanting to explain the Word of God causes me say too much, and other times I feel like I don't say enough. God has also caused my Spanish learning to progress to a new level.  First, I got to teach at the Bible Institute, and now God has given me preaching/teaching opportunities in Spanish on the same series in the church. Praise to God!

Teaching/Preaching in Spanish:

This past Sunday, November 8^th, I preached (in a teaching format) my first sermon in front of the church in Spanish. Praise be to God for this step forward in my language knowledge!  Please pray for my clarity in Spanish, that the message of salvation in Jesus Christ would come across very clearly. Lord willing, I will be teaching/preaching for the next 4 Sundays. Thank you so much for bringing the ministry here before God in prayer, and for your continued provision to the ministry.

Praise & Prayer on the next page. . .

Praise & Prayer:

• Praise and prayer for strength, encouragement and health day by day in ministry.

• Please pray for provision for Augusto and his family and their health.

• Delwin teaching at a Pastor's Conference 19^th – 21^st. Lord willing I will be going along as well, to be with the brothers in Christ and to learn more.

• I need God's direction in sharing in churches, with families, and other places during February 5^th through May/June 2010. If you know of any interest please let me know. Also God's direction in another very important area as well.

Your little brother in Jesus Christ,
    Jonathan G. Koehn

Brother Augusto and myself at the bocatoma
(where a canal starts).

--  Jonathan G. Koehn  serving in the San Martín Project in Peru.   Serving God with http://www.tentmakersbiblemission.org If God has directed you to support please go to  https://tentmakers.webconnex.com/giving/southamerica Skype: jonathan.g.koehn Facebook: Jonathan G. Koehn Email: Jonathan@customgraphicwork.com Website: http://jonathankoehn.customgraphicwork.com ----If you would like to be removed ----from my emailing please let me know, ----thank-you.

To Live is Christ 10-09 Spanish Classes, Bible Institute, Future, and Prayer Requests

Greetings in Jesus Christ,
    Below you will find the newsletter for the month of November.
The pictures are included in the newsletter in the .pdf form which is attached.
Please let me know if you have any trouble viewing it.
In our precious Saviour Jesus Christ,
    Jonathan

. . . To Live is Christ . . .
The ten students in the Bible Institute, along with Pastor Delwin.

Greetings in the precious name of Jesus Christ,

A new month is upon us. Thank you so much for your prayers and support for ministry through the month of September. On Thursday, as I was talking with Pastor Samuel during the Bible Institute, I had the opportunity to explain about being here. He asked if people were supporting me, and I explained that I was the “hand and feet” and you all (supporters) are the “body.” Thank you for being behind the ministry here. It is because of you all that ministry is possible physically and spiritually. Those who are praying before God are the powerhouse behind the ministry. I need this and the ministry needs your prayers and support. Thank you so much.

There are four areas I'd love to share with you: Spanish Classes, Bible Institute, the Future and Prayer Requests.

Spanish Classes:

I had asked during the month of September to be in prayer for the evangelism lessons that my Spanish teacher, Frank, was helping me translate. Your prayers before God were answered wonderfully! He helped me translate them which provided an opportunity for him to hear them and hopefully think about them. We had 5 lessons to go through. Frank basically translated the first lesson while I sat there and watched. With the second lesson, I tried translating it a bit on my own. Then I brought it to class and he corrected it, which taught me more about Spanish than only having him translate it. So for the next few weeks while going through Spanish classes, we worked on translating the rest of the lessons. This time has also included some reading from the Bible in Spanish. We are reading through the book of John. However something caused the translation and study of the evangelism lessons to speed up. We had thought the Bible Institute was the 2^nd week in October but no! It was the end of September and the first few days of October. This sped up the translation process and in the week before the Bible Institute began, God brought about another wonderful answer to prayer. Not only did Frank help me translate the remaining lessons, but I also got to practice-teach the lessons to him.

At the end of each lesson there is a point to ask the students, “Do you have any questions about the lesson?” Frank had a few very good questions. At the end of the 2^nd lesson he asked, “how can one received the grace of God?” A great question, because this is the only way we can enter heaven. We have to be perfect like God – righteous like God. I told him we would soon be talking about this in the next lesson, which we got into on that same day! We talked about God's provision, Jesus Christ. Only because Jesus Christ died on the cross, only through His blood can we be seen as righteous in the eyes of God – not because of our own righteousness but only because of Jesus' blood. 2 Corinthians 5:21 says: “ For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” However, we must receive that righteousness. There is only one way to receive the righteousness of God, and we covered that in the 4^th lesson, which I also got to practice-teach to Frank. We receive the righteousness of God only by belief in Jesus Christ. Please read John 1:12: “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name” this is a wonderful verse for explaining this concept. It says we need to receive Jesus. Next, a promise is given to those who receive Jesus. Then it describes how we receive Jesus Christ – only by belief in His name. Often, unfortunately, this verse is read with the word “and” inserted such as receive and believe, but it does not have the word “and”! We must not add to the Word of God. After the 4^th lesson Frank asked, “How is a sinner changed to have the righteousness of God, or to be righteous like God?” The change is because of the blood of Jesus Christ! Philippians 3:9 says: “and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith” The word “faith” here has the same idea as the word “believe.” Praise God for Jesus dying in our place! We receive this righteousness of Jesus by believing He is 100% God and 100% Man and that He died for our sins. We believe in Him alone. Another word similar to faith, and belief is trust we trust in Him alone for salvation – nothing more, nothing less, nothing else! Thank you so much for your prayers. The next week was the Bible Institute which we turn to next.

Bible Institute:

The topics Pastor Delwin taught on were Evangelism and Discipleship. I had the opportunity to teach those 5 lessons on Evangelism, that Frank helped translate, as well, praise to God! The first day we had 9 students in class. On Wednesday the 10^th student was also there. If you look in the title picture of this newsletter you will see the 10 students. Here are their names from left to right in order:

1. Arquimedes Pau Cachique (older gentleman)
2. Joel Sandro Pau Gonzales
(younger gentleman, with his dad Arquimedes)
3. Omár Rodrigez Gomez (older gentleman)
4. Belarde Rios Allegria (younger, mid-aged gentleman)

5. Leopoldo Gonzales Chaquizuta (young gentleman)
6. Chemo Amasefuen Tuanama (young gentleman)
7. Maria Juana Mar Tinez Salas (lady)
8. Percy Soria Tuesta (mid-aged gentleman)
9. Noe Sangama Cachique (older Pastor)
10. Samuel Tello Zanbramo (older Pastor)

To the right you can see Pastor Delwin teaching. He is a great encouragement to me in ministry here. We often enjoy times talking together about ministry and various things. A point that Pastor Delwin taught from his discipleship lessons, that stuck in my mind through this week was: We as believers can always be teaching someone else younger in the faith. We can be passing down what we know. Let me show you this through two pictures.

Here Pastor Delwin is explaining to Pastor Samuel how to use a specific Study Bible that Delwin had brought for him. This is a form of Discipleship. Pastor Delwin is teaching Pastor Samuel.

Samuel above is the Pastor of Arquimedes and Joel. Pastor Samuel was probably involved in these two men coming to the Bible Institute. Arquimedes (on the left) has 1 year in the faith. His son Joel (on the right) has 4 months in the faith. Perhaps Arquimedes plays a significant role in his son's life. We all can play a significant role in someone's life by discipling them in the Christian walk. (“Christian” meaning one who trusts only in Jesus Christ for salvation. “Walk” being the life lived after belief in Jesus Christ.)

I enjoyed my time of teaching. I taught roughly one hour each day which varied from day to day. It was energizing for me as can be attested. I have a long ways to go in Spanish, and need to study more about pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary. However, the students were kind to me, many listened quite well, and many helped here and there with pronunciation, and reading the Bible verses. We started the week off with a quiz that I had been given in my personal evangelism class when I was in Frontier School of the Bible. (I and another missionary, John Cook, used this quiz in Guyana, and added a bit to it.) The questions then got translated into Spanish and used here in Peru. I challenge you to think about these questions: 1. What are the things I must do to make sure I will one day end up in heaven? 2. Why does man die? 3. What happens to man after death? 4. Who is Jesus Christ? 5. What did Jesus Christ do for you? After the quiz it was evident that much work was needed to clear up confusion in sharing the gospel. It was encouraging at the end of the week to hand out the quiz again and get much clearer answers from many of the students.

Class was interesting as we looked at various verses about salvation in the Bible that can be confusing. But the wonderful thing about the Word of God is that over and over, it points back to this simple concept: Believe in Jesus Christ alone for salvation! There are 160 such verses. If you would like to have a list of these verses please let me know. This information is from a wonderful book on evangelism called Fishing for Men by Dr. Richard Seymour. Please know that we as men can be confused by what we think are contradictions in the Bible. We should write down our questions and continue to seek out the answers in the Bible. Know there are no contradictions in the Bible – it is simply that we don't understand the Bible completely.

Thank you again so much for praying for this week. It was a great encouragement, and I look forward to future opportunities. Please pray for those future opportunities.

Future:
In the future, I may get to teach these lessons in the church. Please pray for my Spanish pronunciation, vocabulary and understanding to increase. I look forward to going with Pastor Delwin on November 19-21^st to a pastor's conference in an area about 2 hours from here. It will be enjoyable to get to know more of the men in this area of Peru.

I'm praying about coming back to the states in February for more deputation, and, Lord willing, for something else that I hope to share about later on. Please pray for wisdom in this decision and for God's direction. If you would even now start praying for opportunities to share in churches, Bible studies, youth groups, Sunday school classes, barbecues etc. If God would have me come, I would appreciate your prayers in this area so much!

Continued on next page . . .

Prayer Requests:

God's guidance for the future

Church ministry to grow spiritually and physically.

For me to understand more and more the role of serving as a missionary/pastor. I have so much to learn and I am so inadequate in myself. This ministry is only possible through the strength of Jesus Christ which Pastor Delwin reminded me of and also a very important person in my life reminded me of as well, specifically through these verses: 2 Corinthians 3:5,6: “Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God, who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.” Believers, we were saved by grace through faith – not of ourselves. Why do we often think we can go it alone in the Christian walk? We need God! Our sufficiency is from God!

Thank you for your ministry before God in prayer and support for the ministry here,

Your little brother in Jesus Christ,
    Jonathan G. Koehn

--  Jonathan G. Koehn  serving in the San Martín Project in Peru.   Serving God with http://www.tentmakersbiblemission.org If God has directed you to support please go to  https://tentmakers.webconnex.com/giving/southamerica Skype: jonathan.g.koehn Facebook: Jonathan G. Koehn Email: Jonathan@customgraphicwork.com Website: http://jonathankoehn.customgraphicwork.com ----If you would like to be removed ----from my emailing please let me know, ----thank-you.

Greetings to those on bended knees -- Teaching in Spanish

Greetings to those on bended knees,
Thank you so much for praying and I continue to ask for your prayers.
Today was my second day of getting to teach in the Bible Institute in
Spanish. I taught roughly 1hr. and 10mins today. I'm going through notes
based off of teaching by
Dr. Richard Seymour. We have completed lesson 3. Please pray for
tomorrows lesson, lesson 4 is the central focus of the lessons. I hear
from Pastor Delwin that they are understanding, this is a praise and
answer to prayer! Plus Pastor Delwin is there to help me when I don't
know a word in spanish or say something wrong. The students help with my
spanish pronunciation as well.
Please pray for the students understanding of the content of the
lessons. Please pray that it will grab a hold of them and propel them to
go out and share the good news of Jesus Christ. There are 10 students in
the class, below are their names. They range from pastors in churches,
younger men in the church, and to a lady as well. They represent between
4-5 different churches.
1. Chemo Amasefuen Tuanama (young gentleman)
2. Leopoldo Gonzales Chaquizuta (young gentleman)
3. Samuel Tello Zanbramo (older Pastor)
4. Belarde Rios Allegria (younger,mid aged gentleman)
5. Noe Sangama Cachique (older Pastor)
6. Juana Mar Tinez Salas (lady)
7. Arquimedes Pau Cachique (older gentleman)
8. Joel Sandro Pau Gonzales (younger gentleman, with his dad Arquimedes)
9. Percy Soria Tuesta (mid aged gentleman)
10. Omár Rodrigez Gomez (older gentleman)
Perhaps some did not go to school that long so studying can be a
difficult process to grasp a hold of and take notes etc.
I need understanding in making things very clear.
Please pray for Pastor Delwin's teaching this takes much energy to do
and it affects him greatly with his CMT.
Thank you for coming before the throne of God on our behalf,
The prayer of the righteous man means very much James 5:16-18
In our precious Saviour Jesus Christ,
Jonathan

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A clarification on a phrase in my last email.

"When we believe in Jesus Christ God no longer sees are sins but He sees the blood of Jesus Christ." (Sorry bad grammar are should be our)
    Let me clarify the portion "God no longer sees our sins"
    This is related to eternal salvation. In light of eternity the price for our sins have been paid. In this aspect God does not see our sin the believer in Jesus Christ is saved from the
penalty of sin. To illustrate this: You are the son or daughter of your Father. You will always be this.
    Please note in the life of a believer we are sinners saved by grace. We have the power of sin in our life because we do still sin. 1 John 1:9 is what we are to
do when we sin the believer in Jesus Christ is to acknowledge our sin before God. The believer is saved from the power of sin.
In this aspect God sees our sin. Let me illustrate. Even when you sin as a believer there is consequences for
sin. Back to the illustration of a Father, son or daughter. You may hurt, disobey, sin against your Father the relationship is hurt which has its effects but you are still his son or daughter.
    The third form of the word salvation the believers in Jesus Christ is saved from the presence of sin. This only happens with the believer in Jesus Christ when we are with Jesus face to face the believer
will no longer have sin in our lives.
The three forms of the word salvation are:
    1. Salvation from the Penalty of sin -- Happens at the moment of belief in Jesus Christ ALONE. (God no longer sees our sin in light of the eternal penalty of sin -- Eternal Death) John 1:12 We become                                                             children of  God at this moment.
    2. Salvation from the Power of sin -- This happens when we acknowledge are sin before God. 1 John 1:9 Restored fellowship
    3. Salvation from the Presence of sin -- This happens when we are before Jesus Christ. Hebrews 9:28; 1 John 3:2; Philippians 3:21
    Three other words that represent these same statements are.
       1. Justification -- salvation from the penalty of sin. John 1:12
       2. Sanctification -- salvation from the power of sin. 1 John 1:9
       3. Glorification -- salvation from the presence of sin. Hebrews 9:28; 1 John 3:2; Philippians 3:21

In light of the conversation on salvation the phrase "When we believe in Jesus Christ God no longer sees are sins but He sees the blood of Jesus Christ." is important because this is what happens
at the moment of salvation the other two forms of salvation are only for believers!
    I hope this makes sense and if anyone has a question please feel free to email me.
In Christ
    Jonathan

Note: resources for this email from various sources.

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To those on bended knees before God

Thank you for your prayers in Jesus Christ,
    Today we completed lesson 4. Man's Response: Believe in Jesus Christ. Then we did lesson 5. God's Guarantee: Eternal life to those who believe in Jesus Christ.
Please note if I've not said it already these lesson are based directly from some notes by my Bible school professor. Dr. Richard Seymour.
At the end of lesson 5 I asked again if there was questions about the lesson. My Spanish teacher Frank asked something like these words. How is a sinner changed to have
the righteousness of God, or to be righteous like God. I illustrated that it is Jesus blood. Let me explain the illustration in detail.
    When we believe in Jesus Christ God no longer sees are sins but He sees the blood of Jesus Christ. Before we believe we are seen as sinners by God. Jesus Christ died on
the cross for our sins his payment for our sins is available to be received. It is a free gift waiting to be received. How do we receive it? By believing in Jesus Christ, He is God,
by believing He died on the cross for our sins, was buried, and rose again from the dead proving He is God. Over and over throughout the Bible salvation is by belief! Not
a factual belief in the fact of Jesus being a man, dying on the cross. But the trusting belief that Jesus died on the cross in our place, that we are trusting in HIM ALONE not
in our works! Works are great things but they can never gain us entrance into heaven! They are not part of salvation! John 3:16; John 3:18; John 3:36; John 6:47 and many more .verses. . .
    We had talked about this through the lessons. Frank said the lessons were understandable he said also because he went through them 2 times. (He helped me translate them as well, and then
practice teach them) Please pray He will not only truly understand but that he will believe in Jesus Christ ALONE for salvation. What about you? What do you trust in for getting to heaven? Before you answer make sure you know what GOD requires, remember He requires perfection the perfection of God, how do we get that? Open up your Bible Galatians 2:16; Romans 4:2-5; Romans 10:3,4
    I hope many more opportunities will come to share with Frank, and many more here. Thank you for your prayers dear believers in Jesus Christ. The prayer of a righteous man James 5:16 avails much.
But remember it is the prayer of a righteous man that avails much, there is only one way to be righteous in God's eyes! Romans 4:3 For what does the Scripture say? "ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS ACCOUNTED TO HIM FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS."
    In Jesus Christ the Saviour,
       Jonathan

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Update on praying for my Spanish teacher Frank

Greetings in Christ to those on bended knees,
I want to thank you so much for your prayers regarding my Spanish
teacher Frank.
I would still appreciate your prayers greatly.
Yesterday I got to practice teach 2 lessons to my teacher Frank.
(These are evangelism lesson for the Bible Institute)
I really enjoyed the time I've much to learn but very grateful for this
opportunity.
Today I got to teach the 3rd lesson, and part of the 4th. At the end
of the 3rd lesson when I asked if there is questions
about the lesson. If I remember correctly He asked how one received the
grace of God. I let him know we
would be looking at that in the next lesson. Which we started into the
next which was lesson 4 soon after that. The only reason I wasn't
able to finish teaching it today was because I ran out of time.
Please be praying for tomorrow, I'll finish up lesson 4 and then
lesson 5 Lord willing. Please pray for Frank's salvation.
Those lessons specifically again are:
1. God's Requirement: Perfection, the righteousness of God
2. Man's Need: He is Sinful, not Perfect or Righteous like God.
3. God's Provision: His Son, our Savior and Salvation by Grace.
4. Man's Response: Believe in Christ.
5. God's Guarantee: Eternal life to those who believe in Christ.
Thank you all so much for being before God in prayer, God hears and
answers our prayers James 5:16-18.
Your little brother in Jesus Christ,
Jonathan

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