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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Inclusive - Exclusive

Bible Questions Answered:
“...I heard them say the church should be inclusive in its approach to others. What are they saying here?...”
Toby/ Auburn, Washington U.S.A.

To start right, let's be sure we know what we are talking about.

Inclusive:
Covering or including everything: open to everyone: not limited to certain people: including the stated limits and everything in between.
Merriam-Webster

Exclusive
Not shared: available to only one person or group: available to only a few people.
Merriam-Webster

The saving gospel of Jesus Christ is all-inclusive, that is, it is open to all!

Isaiah 45:22 NKJV
Look to Me, and be saved, All you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.

John 3:16 NKJV
For God so loved the world that He gave His Only Begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Acts 2:21 NKJV
And it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the name of The Lord Shall be saved.

Acts 10:43 NLT
He is the one all the prophets testified about, saying that everyone who believes in Him will have their sins forgiven through His name.”

Romans 10:13 NKJV
For “whoever calls on the name of The Lord shall be saved.”

II Corinthians 5:14,15 NLT
14 "...Christ died for all..."
15 He died for everyone so that those who receive His new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them.

I Timothy 2:3,4 NLT
3 This is good and pleases God our Savior,
4 who wants everyone to be saved and to understand The Truth.

Titus 2:11,12 NLT
11 For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people.
12 And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with wisdom, righteousness, and devotion to God,

II Peter 3:9 NKJV
The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is long suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.

I John 1:9 NKJV
If we confess our sins, He is Faithful and Just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

I John 5:1 NLT
Everyone who believes that Jesus is The Christ has become a child of God. And everyone who loves
The Father loves His children, too.

Revelation 22:17 NKJV
And The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.


How wonderful that, “whoever calls on the name of The Lord Shall be saved.”
And that the gospel message of salvation is open to “everyone.”

Now having said that, we move on to the subject of the teaching of the church of
The Lord Jesus Christ.


The teachings of The Lord Jesus Christ are, exclusive!

Deuteronomy 4:2 NKJV
You shall not add to The Word which I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of The Lord your God which I command you.

Deuteronomy 12:32 NKJV
Whatever I command you, be careful to observe it; you shall not add to it nor take away from it.

Proverbs 30:6 NKJV
Do not add to His Words, Lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar.

Ecclesiastes 3:14 NLT
And I know that whatever God does is final. Nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God’s purpose is that people should fear Him.

Matthew 5:17-20 NJKV
17 “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.
18 For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.
19 Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
20 For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.

Galatians 1:8,9 NKJV (Godly Warning.)
8 But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed.
9 As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed.

Jude 3 NLT
Dear friends, I had been eagerly planning to write to you about the salvation we all share. But now I find that I must write about something else, urging you to defend the faith that God has entrusted once for all time to His holy people.

Revelation 22:18,19 NJKV (Christ's Warning.)
18 For I testify to everyone who hears The words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in This Book;
19 and if anyone takes away from The Words of The Book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in This Book.

What is all of this saying? It is saying, that in no way shape or form, may The Word Of God, be compromised!
God is immutable, that is to say, unchanging, and so His Word! And because He is unchanging, and His Word is unchanging, it brings division among men.

Matthew 10:34-39 NKJV (Division)
34 “Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword.
35 For I have come to ‘set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’;
36 and ‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’
37 He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.
38 And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.
39 He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.

Luke 12:49-53 NKJV
49 “I came to send fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!
50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am till it is accomplished!
51 Do you suppose that I came to give peace on earth? I tell you, not at all, but rather division.
52 For from now on five in one house will be divided: three against two, and two against three.
53 Father will be divided against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.”

Hebrews 4:12 KJV
For The Word Of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Revelation 1:16 KJV
And He had in His right hand seven stars: and out of His mouth went a sharp two edged sword: and His countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.

Revelation 2:12,16 KJV
12 And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith He which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
16 Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

Revelation 19:15,21 KJV
15 And out of His mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it He should smite the nations: and He shall rule them with a rod of iron: and He treadeth the wine press of the fierceness and wrath of
Almighty God.
21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of Him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of His mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

The Way of Jesus is a way of division, the darkness from The Light, the false from The True.

Matthew 7:13,14 NKJV
13 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.
14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

The Broadway Church, is all inclusive in its gospel, and it is because its gospel is constantly evolving, ever changing, all accepting, all embracing, because absolute truth cannot be known, it is an never ending search.

II Timothy 4:3,4 NLT
3 For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear.
4 They will reject The Truth and chase after myths.

The Broadway Church explains as did Pilot... John 18:38 KJV “Pilate saith unto Him, What is truth?..."
The Broadway Church, can never know The Truth, because it has rejected Jesus Christ who is...

John 14:6 KJV
Jesus saith unto him, I am The Way, The Truth, and The Life: no man cometh unto The Father, but by Me.

The Narrow Way Church, may be few in number, yes, but mighty in power and in deed, for it lives and breathes the very Word Of God, and judges all things by it!

Acts 17:10-12 NLT
10 That very night the believers sent Paul and Silas to Berea. When they arrived there, they went to the Jewish synagogue.
11 And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul’s message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth.
12 As a result, many Jews believed, as did many of the prominent Greek women and men.

Dear friend, may Joshua's words always be yours!

Joshua 24:15 KJV
And if it seem evil unto you to serve The Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve The Lord.

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Roman Accusation Against Jesus

Bible Questions Answered:
“What crime did the Romans say that Jesus did?..”
Wendy/ Petrozavodsk, Russia (Republic of Karelia)

Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:

The Romans, reserved crucifixion for its worst criminals, as an act of warning all others not to follow the deeds of the crucified.

Both the name of the individual and his criminal deeds were written and posted upon the cross of the accused.

In our Lord's case, His name and criminal act were posted.

Matthew 27:37 KJV
And set up over His head His accusation written, This Is Jesus The King Of The Jews.

Mark 15:26 KJV
And the superscription of His accusation was written over, The King Of The Jews.

Luke 23:38 KJV
And a superscription also was written over Him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, This Is
The King Of The Jews.

John 19:19 KJV
And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was Jesus Of Nazareth
The King Of The Jews.

The King Of The Jews, had Jesus ever claimed this title? Yes.

Matthew 27:11 NKJV
11 Now Jesus stood before the governor. And the governor asked Him, saying, “Are You The King Of The Jews?” Jesus said to him, “It is as you say.”

But Jesus told Pilot...

John 18:33-38 NKJV
33 Then Pilate entered the Praetorium again, called Jesus, and said to Him, “Are You
The King Of The Jews?”
34 Jesus answered him, “Are you speaking for yourself about this, or did others tell you this concerning Me?”
35 Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered You to me. What have You done?”
36 Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.”
37 Pilate therefore said to Him, “Are You a King then?” Jesus answered, “You say rightly that I am
a King. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to The Truth. Everyone who is of The Truth hears My voice.”
38 Pilate said to Him, “What is Truth?” And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and said to them, “I find no fault in Him at all.

John 6:15 NKJV (Jesus, refused offers to make Him a Jewish King.)
Therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king, He departed again to the mountain by Himself alone.

In Roman times, for a man to claim to be a king, meant that he was willing to usurp the very throne of Roman Emperor (Caesar) Tiberius Claudius Nero. Would that be a crime? Yes, a crime worthy of death!

And the Jews, gladly stated …
Luke 23:1,2 NKJV
1 Then the whole multitude of them arose and led Him to Pilate.
2 And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, saying that He Himself is Christ, a King.”

Saying that Jesus refused the paying of taxes, which of course was a lie...

Matthew 17:25-27 NKJV
"...And when He had come into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take customs or taxes, from their sons or from strangers?”
26 Peter said to Him, “From strangers.” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free.
27 Nevertheless, lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the fish that comes up first. And when you have opened its mouth, you will find a piece of money; take that and give it to them for Me and you.”

Matthew 22:15-22 NKJV
15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might entangle Him in His talk.
16 And they sent to Him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are True, and teach The Way of God in Truth; nor do You care about anyone, for You do not regard the person of men.
17 Tell us, therefore, what do You think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”
18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test Me, you hypocrites?
19 Show Me the tax money.” So they brought Him a denarius.
20 And He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?”
21 They said to Him, “Caesar’s.” And He said to them, “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
22 When they had heard these words, they marveled, and left Him and went their way.

Jesus Christ, God's Eternal Son:

I Timothy 6:11-15 NKJV
11 But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness.
12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
13 I urge you in the sight of God who gives Life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who witnessed the good confession before Pontius Pilate,
14 that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ’s appearing,
15 which He will manifest in His own time, He who is The Blessed And Only Potentate, The King Of kings And Lord Of lords,
16 who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen.

Revelation 1:5 KJV
And from Jesus Christ, The Faithful Witness, The Firstborn From The Dead, and The Ruler Over The kings of The Earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood,

Revelation 17:14 NKJV
These will make war with The Lamb, and The Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord Of lords and King Of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.”

Revelation 19:11-16 NKJV
11 Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called
Faithful And True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war.
12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself.
13 He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word Of God.
14 And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses.
15 Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the wine press of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
16 And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

This sinless Son Of God, came to earth to take our judgment, so that we could receive His pardon.

II Corinthians 5:21 NKJV
For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

I Peter 2:21,22 NKJV
21 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:
22 “Who committed no sin, Nor was deceit found in His mouth”;

Do you know The Lord Jesus, is He your Savior?

Luke 19:10 NKJV
For The Son Of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

John 3:17 NKJV
For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

Acts 5:31 NKJV
Him God has exalted to His Right Hand to be Prince And Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.
32 And we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is The Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him.”

I Timothy 1:15 NKJV
This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners..."

Hebrews 7:25 NKJV
"... He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. 
 

Friday, March 27, 2015

Bible Lesson: Answered Prayer: Samson Prays For Strength.

Bible Lesson: Answered Prayer: Samson Prays For Strength.

Subject Of Prayer: Samson Prayed For Strength So That He Might Take Vengeance On The Philistines.

Bible Text:

Judges 16:15-31 NLT
15 Then Delilah pouted, “How can you tell me, ‘I love you,’ when you don’t share your secrets with me? You’ve made fun of me three times now, and you still haven’t told me what makes you so strong!”
16 She tormented him with her nagging day after day until he was sick to death of it.
17 Finally, Samson shared his secret with her. “My hair has never been cut,” he confessed, “for I was dedicated to God as a Nazirite from birth. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as anyone else.”
18 Delilah realized he had finally told her the Truth, so she sent for the Philistine rulers. “Come back one more time,” she said, “for he has finally told me his secret.” So the Philistine rulers returned with the money in their hands.
19 Delilah lulled Samson to sleep with his head in her lap, and then she called in a man to shave off the seven locks of his hair. In this way she began to bring him down, and his strength left him.
20 Then she cried out, “Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!”
When he woke up, he thought, “I will do as before and shake myself free.” But he didn’t realize
The Lord had left him.
21 So the Philistines captured him and gouged out his eyes. They took him to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze chains and forced to grind grain in the prison.
22 But before long, his hair began to grow back.
23 The Philistine rulers held a great festival, offering sacrifices and praising their god, Dagon. They said, “Our god has given us victory over our enemy Samson!”
24 When the people saw him, they praised their god, saying, “Our god has delivered our enemy to us! The one who killed so many of us is now in our power!”
25 Half drunk by now, the people demanded, “Bring out Samson so he can amuse us!” So he was brought from the prison to amuse them, and they had him stand between the pillars supporting the roof.
26 Samson said to the young servant who was leading him by the hand, “Place my hands against the pillars that hold up the temple. I want to rest against them.”
27 Now the temple was completely filled with people. All the Philistine rulers were there, and there were about 3,000 men and women on the roof who were watching as Samson amused them.
28 Then Samson prayed to The Lord, “Sovereign Lord, remember me again. O God, please strengthen me just one more time. With one blow let me pay back the Philistines for the loss of my two eyes.”
29 Then Samson put his hands on the two center pillars that held up the temple. Pushing against them with both hands,
30 he prayed, “Let me die with the Philistines.” And the temple crashed down on the Philistine rulers and all the people. So he killed more people when he died than he had during his entire lifetime.
31 Later his brothers and other relatives went down to get his body. They took him back home and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol, where his father, Manoah, was buried. Samson had judged Israel for twenty years.

From the end of Joshua's reign to King Saul, was a time of the Judges, some 15 in all, who were chosen of God, from out of every tribe. Some military leaders, but not all, wise individuals of counsel and wisdom.

The Judges Of Israel:

Othniel (Judges 3:9)
Ehud (Judges 3:15)
Shamgar Judges 3:31)
Deborah (Judges 4:5 )
Gideon (Judges 6:36)
Abimelech (Judges 9:1)
Tola (Judges 10:1)
Jair (Judges 10:3)
Jephtah (Judges 11:11)
Ibzan (Judges 12:8)
Elon (Judges 12:11)
Abdon (Judges 12:13)
Samson (Judges 16:30)
Eli (I Samuel 4:18)
Samuel (I Samuel 7:15)

For Israel, there seemed to be an endless cycle of Blessing, forgetfulness, apostasy, judgment and repentance, and restoration.

Samson had killed many Philistines, and they had tried to learn the secret of Samson's great strength. Delilah, greatly loved by Samson, had tried to learn his secret, so that she could relay it to the Philistines, and finally she succeeded.

Blind and in chains, Samson prayed once more to The Lord for strength.

Judges 16:28-30 NLT
28 Then Samson prayed to The Lord, “Sovereign Lord, remember me again. O God, please strengthen me just one more time. With one blow let me pay back the Philistines for the loss of my two eyes.”
29 Then Samson put his hands on the two center pillars that held up the temple. Pushing against them with both hands,
30 he prayed, “Let me die with the Philistines.” And the temple crashed down on the Philistine rulers and all the people. So he killed more people when he died than he had during his entire lifetime.

God had answered Samson's prayer, and the enemy of God's people were defeated.

Will God answer your prayer? He will if you are His child, that's the first and most important thing to consider.

Psalm 84:11 KJV
For The Lord God is a sun and shield: The Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly.


The second is, are you asking something that is according to His will.

James 4:2,3 NLT
"... Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it.
3 And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure.

The third is are you asking in faith that God hears and will answer you?

James 1:5-8 KJV
5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of The Lord.
8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

Fourthly, are you taking the time to wait upon The Lord?

Luke 11:9 KJV
And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

We Serve A God Who Answers Prayer!

Joshua 10:14 KJV
And there was no day like that before it or after it, that The Lord hearkened unto the voice of a man: for The Lord fought for Israel.

Nehemiah 9:27 KJV
in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them

I Chronicles 16:11 KJV
Seek The Lord and His strength, seek His face continually.

Nehemiah 9:27 KJV
in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them

Psalm 6:9 KJV
The Lord hath heard my supplication; The Lord will receive my prayer.

Psalm 55:17 KJV
Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and He shall hear my voice.

Psalm 65:2 KJV
O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.

Psalm 66:19 KJV
But verily God hath heard me; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

Psalm 88:1,2 KJV
1 O lord God of my Salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
2 Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;

Psalm 91:15 KJV
He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him.

Psalm 99:6,8 KJV
6 "...they called upon the Lord, and he answered them.
8 Thou answeredst them, O Lord our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them..."

Psalm 102:17 KJV
He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.

Psalm 122:6 KJV
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

Proverbs 15:8,29 KJV
8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to The Lord: but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
29 The Lord is far from the wicked: but He heareth the prayer of the righteous.

Isaiah 38:5 KJV
...I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears...”

Isaiah 56:7 KJV
"... for Mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.

Isaiah 58:9 KJV
Then shalt thou call, and The Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and He shall say, Here I am...:"

Isaiah 65;24 KJV
And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

Jeremiah 29:13 KJV
And ye shall seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your heart.

Zechariah 13:9 KJV
And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on My name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is My people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.

Joel 2:32 KJV
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of The Lord shall be delivered..."

Matthew 5:44 KJV
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Matthew 6:6 KJV
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

Matthew 7:7,8 KJV
7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

Matthew 18:19,20 KJV
19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of My Father which is in heaven.
20 For where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of them.

Matthew 21:22 KJV
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

Matthew 26:41 KJV
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Mark 11:24,25 KJV
24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

Luke 11:9,10 KJV
9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

Luke 18:1,7,8 KJV
1 And He spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
7 "...don’t you think God will surely give justice to His chosen people who cry out to Him day and night? Will He keep putting them off?
8 I tell you, He will grant justice to them quickly! But when The Son Of Man returns, how many will He find on the earth who have faith?”

Luke 21:36 KJV
Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before The Son Of Man.

John 15:7 KJV
If ye abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

John 16:24 KJV
Hitherto have ye asked nothing in My name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

Ephesians 6:18 KJV
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in The Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

Philippians 4:6 NLT
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done.

Colossians 4:2 NLT
Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.

I Thessalonians 5:17 KJV
Pray without ceasing.

I Timothy 2:8 KJV
I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

James 1:6 KJV
But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

James 4:8 KJV
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you

James 5:13-16 KJV
13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of The Lord:
15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and The Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

I Peter 4:7 KJV
But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

I John 3:22 KJV
And whatsoever we ask, we receive of Him, because we keep His commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.

Revelation 8:3-5 NLT (Prayers heard and kept)
3 Then another angel with a gold incense burner came and stood at the altar. And a great amount of incense was given to him to mix with the prayers of God’s people as an offering on the gold altar before the throne.
4 The smoke of the incense, mixed with the prayers of God’s holy people, ascended up to God from the altar where the angel had poured them out.
5 Then the angel filled the incense burner with fire from the altar..."

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Angel Of The Lord

Bible Questions Answered:
“In the old testament I read about the angel of the lord, who is this angel?..”
Sheila/ Prescott, Arizona U.S.A.

Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:

The Angel Of The Lord, is none other than the preincarnate Lord Jesus.

Genesis 12:5-8 KJV
5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
6 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
7 And The Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto The Lord, who appeared unto him.
8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto The Lord, and called upon
the name of The Lord.

We know this was not just an angel, who visited Abram, for we are told....

Revelation 19:10 NLT
9 And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.” And he added, “These are true words that come from God.”
10 Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said, “No, don’t worship me. I am a servant of God, just like you and your brothers and sisters who testify about their faith in Jesus.
Worship only God. For the essence of prophecy is to give a clear witness for Jesus.”
Revelation 22:8,9 NLT
8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw all these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me.
9 But he said, “No, don’t worship me. I am a servant of God, just like you and your brothers the prophets, as well as all who obey what is written in this book. Worship only God!

Genesis 16:7-11-13 KJV The Lord finds Hagar.
7 And The Angel Of The Lord found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
8 And He said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
9 And The Angel Of The Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
10 And The Angel Of The Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
11 And The Angel Of The Lord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because The Lord hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
13 And she called the name of The Lord that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?

Hagar called The Angel Of The Lord, God!

The Lord appeared unto Abram as a man, claiming to be The Almighty God!

Genesis 17:1 KJV
And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, The Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him,
I am The Almighty God; walk before Me, and be thou perfect.

The Lord, and two of His mighty angels appeared to Abraham as men.

Genesis 18:1,2 KJV
1 And The Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
2 And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,

The Angel Of God, reveals to Jacob that He is...The God Of Bethel!

Genesis 31:11,13 KJV
11 And The Angel Of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.
13 I am The God Of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto Me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.

Jacob referred to The Angel, as God!

Genesis 48:15,16 NLT
15 Then he (Jacob) blessed Joseph and said, “May the God before whom my grandfather Abraham and my father, Isaac, walked—the God who has been my Shepherd all my life, to this very day,
16 The Angel who has redeemed me from all harm— may He bless these boys. May they preserve my name and the names of Abraham and Isaac. And may their descendants multiply greatly throughout the earth.”

The Angel Of The Lord, revealed to Moses that He was God!

Exodus 3:1-6 KJV (Moses worshiped The Angel Of The Lord.)
1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.
2 And The Angel Of The Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
4 And when The Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.
5 And He said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
6 Moreover He said, I am the God of thy father, The God Of Abraham, The God Of Isaac, and
the God Of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
Was The Angel Of The Lord, God? Yes, for God's Word reminds us...

Isaiah 42:8 KJV
I am The Lord: that is My name: and My glory will I not give to another, neither My praise to graven images.

God told Moses...

Exodus 23:20-23 NLT
20 “See, I am sending an Angel before you to protect you on your journey and lead you safely to the place I have prepared for you.
21 Pay close attention to Him, and obey His instructions. Do not rebel against Him, for He is My representative, and He will not forgive your rebellion.
22 But if you are careful to obey Him, following all My instructions, then I will be an enemy to your enemies, and I will oppose those who oppose you.
23 For My Angel will go before you and bring you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites, and Jebusites, so you may live there. And I will destroy them completely.

Gideon met The Angel Of The Lord and exclaimed, A” Oh, Sovereign Lord.”

Judges 6:11,12;17-21 NLT
11 Then The Angel Of The Lord came and sat beneath the great tree at Ophrah, which belonged to Joash of the clan of Abiezer. Gideon son of Joash was threshing wheat at the bottom of a wine press to hide the grain from the Midianites.
12 The Angel Of The Lord appeared to him and said, “Mighty hero, The Lord is with you!”
17 Gideon replied, “If you are truly going to help me, show me a sign to prove that it is really the Lord speaking to me.
18 Don’t go away until I come back and bring my offering to you.” He answered, “I will stay here until you return.”
19 Gideon hurried home. He cooked a young goat, and with a basket of flour he baked some bread without yeast. Then, carrying the meat in a basket and the broth in a pot, he brought them out and presented them to The Angel, who was under the great tree.
20 The Angel Of God said to him, “Place the meat and the unleavened bread on this rock, and pour the broth over it.” And Gideon did as he was told.
21 Then The Angel Of The Lord touched the meat and bread with the tip of the staff in His hand, and fire flamed up from the rock and consumed all he had brought. And The Angel Of The Lord disappeared.
22 When Gideon realized that it was The Angel Of The Lord, he cried out, “Oh, Sovereign Lord, I’m doomed! I have seen The Angel Of The Lord face to face!”

Now the most wonderful news about this study is ….

Psalm 34:7 KJV
The Angel Of The Lord encampeth round about them that fear Him, and delivereth them.

Psalm 125:1,2 KJV
1 They that trust in The Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
2 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about His people from henceforth even for ever.

Are you a child of The Lord? You can be, ask Him into your heart and life today!

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Gates - Spiritual

Bible Questions Answered:
“I see these words -they draw near unto the gates of death- and where are these gates of death?...”
Nayan/ New Delhi, India

Bible Answer:
Bible Text:

Psalm 107:18 KJV
...they draw near unto the gates of death.”

Psalm 107:16-22 NLT
16 For He broke down their prison gates of bronze; He cut apart their bars of iron.
17 Some were fools; they rebelled and suffered for their sins.
18 They couldn’t stand the thought of food, and they were knocking on death’s door.
19 “Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
20 He sent out His Word and healed them, snatching them from the door of death.
21 Let them praise The Lord for His great love and for the wonderful things He has done for them.
22 Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and sing joyfully about His glorious acts.

God's people, they faltered and failed, but when they cried out to The Lord, He rescued them!

Psalm 107: 6 NLT
Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble, and He rescued them from their distress.

Gate:
A movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
An opening permitting passage through an enclosure.
(Dictionary.Com)

The word “gate,” is here used metaphorically, that is a word or phrase applied to something which it is not literally applicable, in order to suggest a resemblance.

Jesus referred to gates, that were “spiritual gates”:

Matthew 7:13,14 KJV
13 Enter ye in at The Strait Gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14 Because strait is The Gate, and narrow is The Way, which leadeth unto Life, and few there be that find it.

The road to life or death are entered by gates.
The gate referred to here is our Choice, our Will, to Choose, what to enter, what road we wish to go down, and become a part of.

Joshua:
Joshua 24:15 KJV
And if it seem evil unto you to serve The Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve The Lord.

Joshua, choose to go through the gate of righteousness, and serving The Living God. He choose to serve The Lord.

Matthew 7:13,14 NLT
13 “You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way.
14 But the gateway to Life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.

In life we spiritually choose or determine, what gate we go through.

Many on the broad way, broad because of the millions who wish to reject God, and reject a life of righteousness, rush head long down the spiritual broad way to death and hell.

Some few, choose to go through the narrow gate, choosing a life given to The Lord, serving Him in righteousness, and obedience.

Everyday the gates are ever before us. The broad gate, the careless, pleasureful, sinful road with countless millions, who are blinded by sin, unaware of the eternal fate that awaits them.

The narrow gate, not popular, scorned and ridiculed by the world, yet approved by The Lord Of Glory, who shall one day take His faithful servants to be forever with Him.

Psalm 100:4 KJV
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him, and bless His name.

Psalm 118:19 KJV
Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise The Lord:

Proverbs 8:32-36 KJV
32 Now therefore hearken unto Me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep My ways.
33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
34 Blessed is the man that heareth Me, watching daily at My gates, waiting at the posts of My doors.
35 For whoso findeth Me findeth Life, and shall obtain favor of The Lord.
36 But he that sinneth against Me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate Me love death.

Revelation 22:12-14 KJV
12 And, behold, I come quickly; and My reward is with Me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
13 I am Alpha And Omega, The Beginning And The End, The First And The Last.
14 Blessed are they that do His commandments, that they may have right to The Tree Of Life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Bible Lesson: Answered Prayer: Samson Prays For Water.

Bible Lesson: Answered Prayer: Samson Prays For Water.

Subject Of Prayer: A Prayer For Water, To The God Who Gave Him Great Strength.

Bible Text: Judges 15:14-20 NLT

14 As Samson arrived at Lehi, the Philistines came shouting in triumph. But The Spirit Of The Lord came powerfully upon Samson, and he snapped the ropes on his arms as if they were burnt strands of flax, and they fell from his wrists.
15 Then he found the jawbone of a recently killed donkey. He picked it up and killed 1,000 Philistines with it.
16 Then Samson said, “With the jawbone of a donkey, I’ve piled them in heaps! With the jawbone of a donkey, I’ve killed a thousand men!”
17 When he finished his boasting, he threw away the jawbone; and the place was named Jawbone Hill.
18 Samson was now very thirsty, and he cried out to The Lord, “You have accomplished this great victory by the strength of your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of these pagans?”
19 So God caused water to gush out of a hollow in the ground at Lehi, and Samson was revived as he drank. Then he named that place “The Spring of the One Who Cried Out,” and it is still in Lehi to this day.
20 Samson judged Israel for twenty years during the period when the Philistines dominated the land.

Mighty Samson, a Judge of Israel, had been handed over to the enemy Philistines.

From the end of Joshua's reign to King Saul, was a time of the Judges, some 15 in all, who were chosen of God, from out of every tribe. Some military leaders, but not all, wise individuals of counsel and wisdom.

The Judges Of Israel:

Othniel (Judges 3:9)
Ehud (Judges 3:15)
Shamgar Judges 3:31)
Deborah (Judges 4:5 )
Gideon (Judges 6:36)
Abimelech (Judges 9:1)
Tola (Judges 10:1)
Jair (Judges 10:3)
Jephtah (Judges 11:11)
Ibzan (Judges 12:8)
Elon (Judges 12:11)
Abdon (Judges 12:13)
Samson (Judges 16:30)
Eli (I Samuel 4:18)
Samuel (I Samuel 7:15)

For Israel, there seemed to be an endless cycle of Blessing, forgefulness, apostasy, judgment and repentance, and restoration.

Samson had slain 1,000 of the Philistines, and he was very thirsty, and no water was to be found.

Judges 15:18 NLT
Samson was now very thirsty, and he cried out to The Lord, “You have accomplished this great victory by the strength of your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of these pagans?”

Does God hear His Children when they pray?
Absolutely, and he granted Samson's request.

Judges 15:19 NLT
So God caused water to gush out of a hollow in the ground at Lehi, and Samson was revived as he drank. Then he named that place “The Spring of the One Who Cried Out,” and it is still in Lehi to this day.

Genesis 18:14 KJV
Is any thing too hard for The Lord?

A 100 year old father, father Abraham, would say, no!

The God Who Hears And Answers Prayer:

Joshua 10:14 KJV
And there was no day like that before it or after it, that The Lord hearkened unto the voice of a man: for The Lord fought for Israel.

Nehemiah 9:27 KJV
in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them

I Chronicles 16:11 KJV
Seek The Lord and His strength, seek His face continually.

Nehemiah 9:27 KJV
in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them

Psalm 6:9 KJV
The Lord hath heard my supplication; The Lord will receive my prayer.

Psalm 55:17 KJV
Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and He shall hear my voice.

Psalm 65:2 KJV
O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.

Psalm 66:19 KJV
But verily God hath heard me; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

Psalm 88:1,2 KJV
1 O lord God of my Salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
2 Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;

Psalm 91:15 KJV
He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him.

Psalm 99:6,8 KJV
6 "...they called upon the Lord, and he answered them.
8 Thou answeredst them, O Lord our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them..."

Psalm 102:17 KJV
He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.

Psalm 122:6 KJV
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

Proverbs 15:8,29 KJV
8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to The Lord: but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
29 The Lord is far from the wicked: but He heareth the prayer of the righteous.

Isaiah 38:5 KJV
...I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears...”

Isaiah 56:7 KJV
"... for Mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.

Isaiah 58:9 KJV
Then shalt thou call, and The Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and He shall say, Here I am...:"

Isaiah 65;24 KJV
And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

Jeremiah 29:13 KJV
And ye shall seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your heart.

Zechariah 13:9 KJV
And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on My name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is My people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.

Joel 2:32 KJV
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of The Lord shall be delivered..."

Matthew 5:44 KJV
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Matthew 6:6 KJV
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

Matthew 7:7,8 KJV
7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

Matthew 18:19,20 KJV
19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of My Father which is in heaven.
20 For where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of them.

Matthew 21:22 KJV
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

Matthew 26:41 KJV
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Mark 11:24,25 KJV
24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

Luke 11:9,10 KJV
9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

Luke 18:1,7,8 KJV
1 And He spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
7 "...don’t you think God will surely give justice to His chosen people who cry out to Him day and night? Will He keep putting them off?
8 I tell you, He will grant justice to them quickly! But when The Son Of Man returns, how many will He find on the earth who have faith?”

Luke 21:36 KJV
Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before The Son Of Man.

John 15:7 KJV
If ye abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

John 16:24 KJV
Hitherto have ye asked nothing in My name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

Ephesians 6:18 KJV
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in The Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

Philippians 4:6 NLT
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done.

Colossians 4:2 NLT
Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.

I Thessalonians 5:17 KJV
Pray without ceasing.

I Timothy 2:8 KJV
I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

James 1:6 KJV
But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

James 4:8 KJV
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you

James 5:13-16 KJV
13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of The Lord:
15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and The Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

I Peter 4:7 KJV
But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

I John 3:22 KJV
And whatsoever we ask, we receive of Him, because we keep His commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.

Revelation 8:3-5 NLT (Prayers heard and kept)
3 Then another angel with a gold incense burner came and stood at the altar. And a great amount of incense was given to him to mix with the prayers of God’s people as an offering on the gold altar before the throne.
4 The smoke of the incense, mixed with the prayers of God’s holy people, ascended up to God from the altar where the angel had poured them out.
5 Then the angel filled the incense burner with fire from the altar..."