Moral Bankruptcy

Bible Questions Answered:

“...our world seemingly is becoming more evil everyday...”

Gail/ Atlanta, Georgia U.S.A.

Bible Answer:

Bible Texts:

World Events Demonstrate The Nearness Of Our Lord's Coming:

II Thessalonians 2:1-17 NLT

1 Now, dear brothers and sisters, let us clarify some things about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and how we will be gathered to meet Him.

2 Don’t be so easily shaken or alarmed by those who say that the day of The Lord has already begun. Don’t believe them, even if they claim to have had a spiritual vision, a revelation, or a letter supposedly from us.

3 Don’t be fooled by what they say. For that day will not come until there is a great rebellion against God and the man of lawlessness is revealed—the one who brings destruction.

4 He will exalt himself and defy everything that people call god and every object of worship. He will even sit in the temple of God, claiming that he himself is God.

5 Don’t you remember that I told you about all this when I was with you?

6 And you know what (who) is holding him back, for he can be revealed only when his time comes.

7 For this lawlessness is already at work secretly, and it will remain secret until the one who is holding it back steps out of the way.

8 Then the man of lawlessness will be revealed, but The Lord Jesus will kill him with the breath of His mouth and destroy him by the splendor of His coming.

9 This man will come to do the work of Satan with counterfeit power and signs and miracles.

10 He will use every kind of evil deception to fool those on their way to destruction, because they refuse to love and accept The Truth that would save them.

11 So God will cause them to be greatly deceived, and they will believe these lies.

12 Then they will be condemned for enjoying evil rather than believing The Truth.

Christian People, Must Stand Strong In The Lord:

13 As for us, we can’t help but thank God for you, dear brothers and sisters loved by The Lord. We are always thankful that God chose you to be among the first to experience salvation—a salvation that came through The Spirit who makes you holy and through your belief in The Truth.

14 He called you to salvation when we told you The Good News; now you can share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15 With all these things in mind, dear brothers and sisters, stand firm and keep a strong grip on the teaching we passed on to you both in person and by letter.

16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who loved us and by His grace gave us eternal comfort and a wonderful hope,

17 comfort you and strengthen you in every good thing you do and say.

It's called Moral Decay. If in years past, people could have seen then, the unrestrained moral laxity of our day, they would have been in shock.

And yet the evil one has piped lifeless souls into a state of immoral euphoria.

Jeremiah 5:1-4 KJV (Israel)

1 Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh The Truth; and I will pardon it.

2 And though they say, The Lord liveth; surely they swear falsely.

3 O Lord, are not thine eyes upon The Truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.

4 Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of The Lord, nor the judgment of their God.

Ephesians 2:12 KJV (Gentiles)

That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

End Time Church:

Revelation 3:14,17 KJV

14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith The Amen, The Faithful And True Witness, The Beginning Of The Creation Of God;

17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

Proverbs 12:15 KJV

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes..."

Proverbs 14:12 KJV

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

Proverbs 15:9 KJV

The way of the wicked is an abomination unto The Lord..."

Isaiah 59:8 KJV

The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace.

Matthew 7:9.13 KJV

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:

II Timothy 3:1-13 KJV

1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

3 Without natural affection, truce breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

4 Traitors, heady, high minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of The Truth.

8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist The Truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.

9 But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as their's also was.

13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

II Peter 2:17-19 NLT

17 These people are as useless as dried-up springs or as mist blown away by the wind. They are doomed to blackest darkness. 18 They brag about themselves with empty, foolish boasting. With an appeal to twisted sexual desires, they lure back into sin those who have barely escaped from a lifestyle of deception. 19 They promise freedom, but they themselves are slaves of sin and corruption. For you are a slave to whatever controls you.

Brothers and sisters in The Lord:

Matthew 5:16 KJV

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Philippians 2:15 KJV

That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

Hebrews 3:13-15 KJV

13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;

15 While it is said, To day if ye will hear His voice, harden not your hearts..."

Salvation Prayer

MADNESS- THE CURSE OF.

Bible Questions Answered:

“...I can't believe the atrocities going on almost everywhere. What is going on in the world?...”

Denny/ Aveley, England (United Kingdom)

Bible Answer:

Bible Text:

Last words and warnings of Moses to Israel.

Warnings that apply to any nation or people, today.

Deuteronomy 28:1-68 KJV

The Blessings:

1 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of The Lord thy God, to observe and to do all His commandments which I command thee this day, that The Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:

2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of The Lord thy God.

3 Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.

4 Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

5 Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.

6 Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.

7 The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.

8 The Lord shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and He shall bless thee in the land which The Lord thy God giveth thee.

9 The Lord shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as He hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of The Lord thy God, and walk in His ways.

10 And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of The Lord; and they shall be afraid of thee.

11 And The Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which The Lord sware unto thy fathers to give thee.

12 The Lord shall open unto thee His good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

13 And The Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of The Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:

14 And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.

The Curses:

15 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of The Lord thy God, to observe to do all His commandments and His statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:

16 Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.

17 Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store.

18 Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

19 Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out.

20 The Lord shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.

21 The Lord shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest to possess it.

22 The Lord shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.

23 And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.

24 The Lord shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.

25 The Lord shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.

26 And thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away.

27 The Lord will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods (hemorrhoids), and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.

28 The Lord shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:

29 And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee.

30 Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof.

31 Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them.

32 Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long; and there shall be no might in thine hand.

33 The fruit of thy land, and all thy labors, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:

34 So that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.

35 The Lord shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy head.

36 The Lord shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone.

37 And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the Lord shall lead thee.

38 Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it.

39 Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them.

40 Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast his fruit.

41 Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity.

42 All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume.

43 The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.

44 He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.

45 Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of The Lord thy God, to keep His commandments and his statutes which He commanded thee:

46 And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.

47 Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;

48 Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which The Lord shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.

49 The Lord shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;

50 A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favor to the young:

51 And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee.

52 And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the Lord thy God hath given thee. (Titus 70 A.D.)

53 And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the Lord thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:

54 So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:

55 So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat: because he hath nothing left him in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee in all thy gates.

56 The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,

57 And toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates.

58 If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, The Lord Thy God;

59 Then The Lord will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.

60 Moreover He will bring upon thee all the diseases of Egypt, which thou wast afraid of; and they shall cleave unto thee.

61 Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, them will the Lord bring upon thee, until thou be destroyed.

62 And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of The Lord thy God.

63 And it shall come to pass, that as The Lord rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so The Lord will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it.

64 And The Lord shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone.

65 And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but

The Lord shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:

66 And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life:

67 In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.

68 And The Lord shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you.

Proverbs 14:34 KJV

Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.

Isaiah 42:19 KJV

Who is blind, but My servant? or deaf, as My messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as The Lord's servant?

Isaiah 59:10 KJV

We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noon day as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men.

Lamentations 4:14 KJV

They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments.

Zephaniah 1:17 KJV

And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against The Lord: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.

(The Jewish Nation.)

Romans 11:25 KJV

For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.

Israel in apostacy was judged under the Assyrians, Egyptians, Chaldeans and the Romans, and faces future judgment, (Ezekiel 38 & 39).

Galatians 6:7 KJV

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

(The World.)

II Corinthians 4:4 KJV

In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest The Light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is The Image Of God, should shine unto them.

Luke 6:6-11 KJV

6 And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that He entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.

7 And the scribes and Pharisees watched Him, whether He would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against Him.

8 But He knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.

9 Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?

10 And looking round about upon them all, He said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

11 And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.

Mankind is either obeying the voice of The Lord, and blessed, or is disobedient to the voice of The Lord and under His curses.

As Christian people, we need to pray, we need to evangelize, we need to give to support Christian churches and organizations that do The Lord's work!

And yet it's not what is the church doing, but what are “we,” doing, that counts.

Mark 9:49,50 NLT

49 “For everyone will be tested with fire.

50 Salt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again? You must have the qualities of salt among yourselves and live in peace with each other.”

Matthew 28:18-20 KJV

18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth.

19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of The Father, and of The Son, and of The Holy Ghost:

20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Romans 14:11,12 KJV

11 For it is written, As I live, saith The Lord, every knee shall bow to Me, and every tongue shall confess to God.

12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

Salvation Prayer

Bible Lesson: Answered Prayer: Israel Prayed, And God Heard.

Bible Lesson: Answered Prayer: Israel Prayed, And God Heard.

Subject Of Prayer: Israel Prayed For Deliverance.

Bible Text:

Exodus 2:23-25 NLT

23 Years passed, and the king of Egypt died. But the Israelites continued to groan under their burden of slavery. They cried out for help, and their cry rose up to God.

24 God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

25 He looked down on the people of Israel and knew it was time to act.

Four hundred years of bondage and slavery had taken its toll, Israel cried out for help.

Joel 2:32 KJV

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

I Corinthians 10:13 NLT

The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is Faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, He will show you a way out so that you can endure.

And of course that way out was an exodus from Egypt, with Moses as their God appointed leader.

Would God hear you when you pray, or are your problems, too hard for Him?

Genesis 18:14 KJV

Is any thing too hard for The Lord?..."

GOD 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 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 KJV

Is any among you afflicted? let him pray..."

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..."

• Salvation Prayer

Laying On Of Hands

Bible Questions Answered:

“I see in Luke 4:40 that Jesus laid his hands on people, what seems to be the significance of this?...”

Ted/ Toronto, Ontario Canada

Bible Answer:

Bible Texts:

THE LAYING ON OF HANDS:

Sacrificial Offerings To The Lord:

(The solemn act of a willing offering giver, laying his hands on the spotless male beast, signifying the transfer of his sins to the animal, to make atonement. The spotless animal, the prefiguring symbol of The Spotless Son Of God who taketh away the sins of the world.)

Leviticus 1:1-4 KJV

1 And The Lord called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto

The Lord, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock.

3 If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before The Lord.

4 And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

Leviticus 4:15 KJV

And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before The Lord: and the bullock shall be killed before The Lord.

Consecrating Men Before The Lord For Service:

(The solemn act of setting apart individuals for The Lord's work.)

Numbers 8:10 KJV

And thou shalt bring the Levites before The Lord: and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites:

Numbers 27:18 KJV

And The Lord said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is The Spirit, and lay thine hand upon him;

The Ordaining Of Church Officials:

(The Solemn act of consecrating and investing individuals for ministerial duties within the church.)

Acts 6:6 KJV

Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

I Timothy 4:14 KJV

Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.

A Blessing:

(A solemn prayer given, calling upon The Lord to bless.)

Matthew 19:14,15 KJV

14 But Jesus said, Suffer (permit) little children, and forbid them not, to come unto Me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

15 And He laid His hands on them, and departed thence.

Prayers For Sick To Be Healed:

(A solemn prayer given in the name and authority of The Lord to make well.)

Luke 4:40 KJV

Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto Him; and He laid His hands on every one of them, and healed them.

Acts 28:8 NLT

As it happened, Publius’s father was ill with fever and dysentery. Paul went in and prayed for him, and laying his hands on him, he healed him.

Matthew 10:1 KJV

And when He had called unto Him His twelve disciples, He gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.

Mark 3:14,15 KJV

14 And He ordained twelve, that they should be with Him, and that He might send them forth to preach,

15 And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:

Mark 16:18 KJV

"...they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

I Corinthians 12:7-11 KJV

7 But the manifestation of The Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.

8 For to one is given by The Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;

10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:

11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as He will.

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Vicarious Suffering

Bible Questions Answered:

“I can't find vicaros in the bible dictionary. What is it?...”

Hypatia/ Dix Hills, New York U.S.A.

Bible Answer:

Bible Texts:

The word “Vicarious,” is not in The Bible, just as the word “Rapture,” is not in The Bible (See … View a list of subjects )

Vicarious: Taking the place of another person; endured, suffered, by one person in place of another.

(New World Dictionary)

Christ suffered, God's sinless Son, taking our place in judgment. Though the word is not in the Bible, the idea is.

The Vicarious Suffering Of Christ:

Isaiah 53:4-6;12 KJV

4 Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed.

6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and The Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

12 Therefore will I divide Him a portion with the great, and He shall divide the spoil with the strong; because He hath poured out His soul unto death: and He was numbered with the transgressors; and He bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

Matthew 8:17 KJV

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

John 1:29 KJV

The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold The Lamb Of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

John 10:11 KJV

I am The Good Shepherd: The Good Shepherd giveth His life for the sheep.

John 15:13 KJV

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Romans 5:6 KJV

For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

I Corinthians 5:7 KJV

"...For...Christ our passover is sacrificed for us

I Corinthians 15:3 KJV

For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

II Corinthians 5:15,21 KJV

15 And that He died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto Him which died for them, and rose again.

21 For He (God The Father) hath made Him (Christ His Son) to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.

Galatians 1:4 KJV

Who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:

Galatians 3:13 KJV

Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

Ephesians 5:1,2 KJV

1 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given Himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savor.

Titus 2:14 KJV

Who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

Hebrews 2:9,10 KJV

9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that He by the grace of God should taste death for every man.

10 For it became Him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make The Captain Of their Salvation perfect through sufferings.

Hebrews 7:25,26 KJV

25 Wherefore He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

26 For such an High Priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

Hebrews 9:26,28 KJV

26 For then must He often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath He appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for Him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

Hebrews 13:12 KJV

Wherefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered without the gate.

I Peter 1:18,19 KJV

18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;

19 But with The Precious Blood Of Christ, as of A Lamb Without Blemish And Without Spot:

I Peter 2:24 KJV

Who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

I Peter 3:18 KJV

For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the Just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by The Spirit:

I John 3:16 KJV

Hereby perceive we the love of God, because He laid down His life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

Revelation 1:5 KJV

And from Jesus Christ, who is the Faithful Witness, and The First Begotten Of The Dead, and

The Prince Of The Kings Of The Earth. Unto Him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in His own blood,

Revelation 5:9 KJV

And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

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John 3:14-17 KJV

14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must The Son Of Man be lifted up:

15 That whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.

16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His Only Begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

17 For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved.

Ezekiel 18:4 KJV

Behold, all souls are Mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is Mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.

Romans 3:23 KJV

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

I Peter 3:18 KJV

For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the Just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by The Spirit:

II Corinthians 5:21 KJV

For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.

John 1:12 KJV

But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name:

Acts 2:21 KJV

And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of The Lord shall be saved.

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Bible Lesson: Answered Prayer: Jacob Wrestles All Night With The Lord.

Bible Lesson: Answered Prayer: Jacob Wrestles All Night With The Lord.

Subject Of Prayer: Jacob Determined To Be Blessed.

Bible Text:

Genesis 32:24-30 KJV

24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled A Man with him until the breaking of the day.

25 And when He saw that He prevailed not against him, He touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with Him.

26 And He said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

27 And He said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.

28 And He said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

29 And Jacob asked Him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And He said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after My name? And He blessed him there.

30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

Jacob was off to meet his brother Esau, and for all he knew, he was out to kill him. Jacob had placed flocks and herds before him as gifts to appease his brother. Than that night Jacob separated his wives and servants from him, across the Jabbok river, so that he was left alone.

That night, A Man, came to him, A Man so special that Jacob could not let him go. He was indeed special, He was The Lord (A Theophany.) And Jacob wrestled with Him, asking that the Man would bless him, because Jacob needed a special blessing!

Hosea 12:4,5 NLT

4 Yes, he wrestled with The Angel (The Angel Of The Lord) and won. He wept and pleaded for a blessing from Him. There at Bethel he met God face to face, and God spoke to him—

5 The Lord God Of Heaven’s Armies, The Lord is His name!

Judges 13:17,18 KJV (Manoah and his wife, mother and father of Samson.)

17 And Manoah said unto The Angel Of The Lord, What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honor?

18 And The Angel Of The Lord said unto him, Why askest thou thus after My name, seeing it is secret?

There are times when short prayers are what are called for.

Ecclesiastes 5:2 KJV

Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.

Prayer over food, prayer for necessities.

Matthew 6:32 KJV

"... for your Heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

But there are times for persistence in prayer! Special needs, danger, loved ones, and life itself, demand that no short prayer, can possibly be the answer!

Many were the nights, our Savior spent in tears and crying before The Father, for the needs of others.

Luke 6:12 KJV

And it came to pass in those days, that He went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.

Hebrews 5:7 KJV

Who in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto Him that was able to save Him from death, and was heard in that He feared;

Men And Women Of Persistent Prayer:

Abraham:

Genesis 18:32 KJV

And he said, Oh let not The Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And He said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake.

Jacob:

Genesis 32:26 KJV

And He said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

Moses:

Deuteronomy 9:18 KJV

And I fell down before The Lord, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of The Lord, to provoke Him to anger.

Samuel:

I Samuel 15:11 KJV

It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following Me, and hath not performed My commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto The Lord all night.

The Syrophenician Woman:

Matthew 15:27 KJV

And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.

Jesus:

Luke 22:44 KJV

And being in an agony He prayed more earnestly: and His sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

The Nobleman From Capernaum:

John 4:49 KJV

The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.

The Early Church:

Acts 12:5 KJV

Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.

Elijah:

James 5:17 KJV

Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.

Intercession:

Christ:

Isaiah 53:12 KJV

Therefore will I divide Him a portion with the great, and He shall divide the spoil with the strong; because He hath poured out His soul unto death: and He was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

Luke 22:32 KJV (Believers of weak faith.)

But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

Luke 23;34 KJV (Christ prayed for His enemies.)

Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted His raiment, and cast lots.

John 14:16 KJV (Commissioning of The Holy Spirit.)

And I will pray The Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever;

John 17:9 KJV (For the church.)

I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given Me; for they are thine.

Romans 8:34 KJV (Our High Priest.)

Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at

The Right Hand Of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

Hebrews 7:25 KJV (Man's Intercessor.)

Wherefore He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them.

I Peter 2:21 KJV

For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow His steps:

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Racism

Bible Questions Answered:

“...I am at college and rooming with a guy that says the …race was not created by God....”

Arthur/ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania U.S.A.

Bible Answer:

Bible Texts:

Acts 17:24-26 NLT

24 “He is The God who made the world and everything in it. Since He is Lord Of Heaven And Earth, He doesn’t live in man-made temples,

25 and human hands can’t serve His needs—for He has no needs. He Himself gives life and breath to everything, and He satisfies every need.

26 From one man He created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand when they should rise and fall, and He determined their boundaries.

The Word Of The Lord, definitely states that all nations and tribes are the result of God's creation, without exception!

Genesis 1:26-28 KJV

26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness..."

27 So God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them.

28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth..."

All humanity, has been created in the image of God.

And The Living God loves all of His creation, and wished them to be saved.

Matthew 28:18-20 KJV

18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth.

19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of The Father, and of The Son, and of The Holy Ghost:

20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Mark 16:15,16 KJV

15 And He said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

Colossians 1:13-16 KJV

13 "...His dear Son:

14 In whom we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

15 Who is The Image of The Invisible God, The Firstborn Of Every Creature:

16 For by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth..."

Revelation 5:9,10 KJV

9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

God's love, knows no partiality.

Galatians 3:26-28 NLT

26 For you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

27 And all who have been united with Christ in baptism have put on Christ, like putting on new clothes.

28 There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.

29 And now that you belong to Christ, you are the true children of Abraham. You are his heirs, and God’s promise to Abraham belongs to you.

Red and yellow, black and white, all are precious in His sight

Jesus loves the little children of the world 

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Reprobate

Bible Questions Answered:

“What does reprobate mean?...”

Helen/ Birmingham, Alabama U.S.A.

Bible Answer:

Bible Texts:

Romans 1: 28 KJV

And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

II Corinthians 13:5-7 KJV

5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

6 But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates.

7 Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates.

II Timothy 3:8 KJV

Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist The Truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.

Titus 1:16 KJV

They profess that they know God; but in works they deny Him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

Reprobate-Greek: Adokimos (Adokimos): Disapproved, not standing the test, rejected. A mind of which God cannot approve, and which must be rejected by Him. Refusing to have God in their knowledge. Men whose moral sense is perverted, they can only be rejected

W.E. Vine

Reprobate: An unprincipled or totally bad depraved person, lost soul.

New World Dictionary

Lost

II Thessalonians 2:10-12 KJV

10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of The Truth, that they might be saved.

11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

12 That they all might be damned who believed not The Truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

Matthew 7:21-27 KJV

21 Not every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father which is in heaven.

22 Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from Me, ye that work iniquity.

God's People:

I John 3:23,24 KJV

23 And this is His commandment, That we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as He gave us commandment.

24 And he that keepeth His commandments dwelleth in Him, and He in him. And hereby we know that He abideth in us, by The Spirit which He hath given us.

The duty of every Christian:

Psalm 19:14 KJV

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my Strength, and my Redeemer.

Psalm 26:2 KJV

Test me, Lord, and try me, examine my heart and my mind;

Psalm 139:23,24 KJV

23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in The Way everlasting.