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Saturday, April 30, 2016

False Worship

Bible Questions Answered:
“...what is this false worship?...”
Kaili/ Handan, China

Bible Answer:

Bible Texts:

Worship that is “not,” God inspired, that is not God directed.

The Second Commandment:
Exodus 20:4-6 KJV
4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I The Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me;
6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love Me, and keep My commandments.

Leviticus 26:1 KJV
Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am The Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 4:15-19,23,24 KJV
15 Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that The Lord spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire:
16 Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,
17 The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air,
18 The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth:
19 And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which The Lord thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.
23 Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of The Lord your God, which He made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which The Lord thy God hath forbidden thee.
24 For The Lord thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.

Deuteronomy 7:25,26 KJV
25 The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therin: for it is an abomination to The Lord thy God.
26 Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.

Deuteronomy 11:16 KJV
Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;

Psalm 115:1-18 KJV (Psalm 135:15-21)
1 Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy Truth's sake.
2 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?
3 But our God is in the heavens: He hath done whatsoever He hath pleased.
4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
5 They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:
6 They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:
7 They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.
8 They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.
9 O Israel, trust thou in The Lord: He is their Help and their Shield.
10 O house of Aaron, trust in The Lord: he is their Help and their Shield.
11 Ye that fear The Lord, trust in The Lord: He is their Help and their Shield.
12 The Lord hath been mindful of us: He will bless us; He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron.
13 He will bless them that fear The Lord, both small and great.
14 The Lord shall increase you more and more, you and your children.
15 Ye are blessed of The Lord which made heaven and earth.
16 The heaven, even the heavens, are The Lord's: but the earth hath He given to the children of men.
17 The dead praise not The Lord, neither any that go down into silence.
18 But we will bless The Lord from this time forth and for evermore. Praise The Lord.

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.

I John 5:21 KJV
Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

Pastor, we don't have statues, to bow down to or to pray to, in our church, so it sure is not a false worship church.”

Don't be too sure.
False worship churches, may look very Christian!

They may say Lord, Lord.
They may prophecy in the name of The Lord.
They may do many wonderful things in the name of the Lord.
They may perform exorcisms, to set the possessed free.
They may pray, long liturgical prayers.
They may have glorious choirs and music.
They may have beautiful church edifices.
They may have beautiful paintings and stained glass windows.

And yet be houses of False Worship.

Well pastor that's your opinion.”

No, that is the opinion of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

Matthew 7:20-23;24-29 KJV
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
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.

(Well who is a child of God?

Luke 6:46,47 KJV
46 And why call ye Me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
47 Whosoever cometh to Me, and heareth My sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:)

24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon A Rock: (Psalm 18:31 KJV)
25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon A Rock. (Psalm 18:31 KJV)
26 And every one that heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at His doctrine:
29 For He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

II Timothy 3:1-5 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 (no self-control), fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4 Traitors, heady, high minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

Well pastor, these people sure wouldn't be in church!”

Oh, no, read the last verse!

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

Oh yes, they would have a church alright, and would have a form (rituals and repetitious prayers, etc.) of Godliness, 

BUT NO PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD.
WITH NO REPENTANCE AND OBEDIENCE TO THE LORD JESUS CHRIST!
Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.”

Ezekiel 33:31,32 KJV
31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as My people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
32 And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.

26 And every one that heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

Psalm 51:16,17 KJV
16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

II Corinthians 6:17,18 KJV
17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith The Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.
18 And will be A Father unto you, and ye shall be My sons and daughters, saith
The Lord Almighty.


Thursday, April 28, 2016

Bible Lesson: Prophecies Made By The Lord Jesus: Remembered For All Time, The Woman Who Anointed Jesus.

Bible Lesson: Prophecies Made By The Lord Jesus: Remembered For All Time, The Woman Who Anointed Jesus.

Bible Text – The Prophecy:

Matthew 26:6-13 KJV
6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
7 There came unto Him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on His head, as He sat at meat.
8 But when His disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
9 For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
10 When Jesus understood it, He said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon Me.
11 For ye have the poor always with you; but Me ye have not always.
12 For in that she hath poured this ointment on My body, she did it for My burial.
13 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.

Mark 14:1-9 KJV
1 After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take Him by craft, and put Him to death.
2 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people.
3 And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as He sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on His head.
4 And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
5 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
6 And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on Me.
7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but Me ye have not always.
8 She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint My body to the burying.
9 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

John 12:1-8 KJV
1 Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, which had been dead, whom He raised from the dead.
2 There they made Him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with Him.
3 Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.
4 Then saith one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray Him,
5 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
6 This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.
7 Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of My burying hath she kept this.
8 For the poor always ye have with you; but Me ye have not always.

Kings And Priests Of God Were Anointed:

Leviticus 8:12 KJV (Moses anoints Aaron the priest.)
And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.

I Samuel 10:1 KJV (Samuel anoints Saul.)
Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because The Lord hath anointed thee to be captain over His inheritance?

I Samuel 16:11-13 KJV (Samuel anoints David.)
11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.
12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And The Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and
The Spirit Of The Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

I Kings 19:16 KJV (Elijah anoints Jehu, and Elisha.)
And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.

(See also: Luke 7:36-50 KJV)

Bible Text – The Fulfillment:

John 19:38-42 NLT (The Burial of Jesus)
38 Afterward Joseph of Arimathea, who had been a secret disciple of Jesus (because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate for permission to take down Jesus’ body. When Pilate gave permission, Joseph came and took the body away.
39 With him came Nicodemus, the man who had come to Jesus at night. He brought about seventy-five pounds of perfumed ointment made from myrrh and aloes.
40 Following Jewish burial custom, they wrapped Jesus’ body with the spices in long sheets of linen cloth.
41 The place of crucifixion was near a garden, where there was a new tomb, never used before.
42 And so, because it was the day of preparation for the Jewish Passover and since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there.

ACTS OF KINDNESS REMEMBERED:

Matthew 25:34-40 KJV
34 Then shall The King say unto them on His right hand, Come, ye blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
35 For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave Me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took Me in:
36 Naked, and ye clothed Me: I was sick, and ye visited Me: I was in prison, and ye came unto Me.
37 Then shall the righteous answer Him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
40 And The King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these My brethren, ye have done it unto Me.

Acts 9:36 KJV
Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

I Thessalonians 1:3 KJV
Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

Revelation 2:2,3 KJV (The church at Ephesus.)
2 I know thy works, and thy labor, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
3 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for My name's sake hast labored, and hast not fainted.

As Christians, we are encouraged to perform good works, not that good works bring about salvation because they do not, only our dear Lord, has done that and He alone!

Ephesians 2:8,9 KJV
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is
The Gift Of God (The Lord Jesus):
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Acts 4:12 KJV
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Our Good Works Glorify God And Will Be Remembered:

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.

I Timothy 6:18 KJV
Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good works and generous to those in need, always being ready to share with others.

Titus 2:7 NLT
And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching.

Hebrews 10:24 NLT
Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works.

James 2:17,18 CEV
17 Faith that doesn’t lead us to do good deeds is all alone and dead!
18 Suppose someone disagrees and says, “It is possible to have faith without doing kind deeds.”
I would answer, “Prove that you have faith without doing kind deeds, and I will prove that I have faith by doing them.”

I Peter 2:12 KJV
Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

Revelation 14:13 KJV
And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in
The Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith The Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them.

Jesus was in Bethany, His favorite place to stay, with Mary, Martha and Lazarus.
Some believe that Simon, was either the father of Lazarus, or the husband of Martha, and someone who Jesus had healed of leprosy.

Matthew 26:6 KJV
Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

Mary anointed Jesus with a costly “ointment of spikenard very precious,” and fragrant.
And Jesus said...

Matthew 26:13 KJV
Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.

Mary's costly sacrifice, to The Lord, whom she loved, will indeed be remembered forever.

It begs the question dear friend, just what costly sacrifice at life's end, will we be able to say, we have given to The Master?

I Wonder Have I Done My Best For Jesus

I wonder have I done my best for Jesus,
Who died upon the cruel tree?
To think of His great sacrifice at Calvary!
I know my Lord expects the best from me.

How many are the lost that I have lifted?
How many are the chained I’ve helped to free?
I wonder, have I done my best for Jesus,
When He has done so much for me?

The hours that I have wasted are so many
The hours I’ve spent for Christ so few;
Because of all my lack of love for Jesus,
I wonder if His heart is breaking too.

I wonder have I cared enough for others,
Or have I let them die alone?
I might have helped a wand’rer to the Savior,
The seed of precious Life I might have sown.

No longer will I stay within the valley
I’ll climb to mountain heights above;
The world is dying now for want of someone
To tell them of the Savior’s matchless love.

How many are the lost that I have lifted?
How many are the chained I’ve helped to free?
I wonder, have I done my best for Jesus,
When He has done so much for me?

Ensign Edwin Young

Luke 12:33,34 NLT
33 “Sell your possessions and give to those in need. This will store up treasure for you in heaven! And the purses of heaven never get old or develop holes. Your treasure will be safe; no thief can steal it and no moth can destroy it.
34 Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Sweet Savor

Bible Questions Answered:
“Pastor I don't get 2 Corinthians 2:15, what is this saying? ' For we are unto God a sweet savor of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:”
Bernice/ Washington, England United Kingdom

Bible Answer:

Bible Texts:

II Corinthians 2:14-17 KJV
14 Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savor of His knowledge by us in every place.
15 For we are unto God a sweet savor* of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:
16 To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?
17 For we are not as many, which corrupt The Word Of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.

*Savor-Greek: Eudia (Yoo-o-dee-ah): Fragrance, sweet smelling.

God in His great creative wisdom, gave mankind, five senses. Sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste.
The Apostle Paul, speaking here is saying, they came preaching the message of salvation, and to those who were saved by it, the messenger of God, was like a fresh bouquet of roses, but to those who rejected Paul's message of the risen Savior, his message was like the smell of death itself, because they rejected Christ and His message of salvation.

II Corinthians 2:14-17 NLT (Ministers of the New Covenant)
14 But thank God! He has made us His captives and continues to lead us along in Christ’s triumphal procession. Now He uses us to spread the knowledge of Christ everywhere, like a sweet perfume.
15 Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God. But this fragrance is perceived differently by those who are being saved and by those who are perishing.
16 To those who are perishing, we are a dreadful smell of death and doom. But to those who are being saved, we are a life-giving perfume. And who is adequate for such a task as this?
17 You see, we are not like the many hucksters who preach for personal profit. We preach
The Word Of God with sincerity and with Christ’s authority, knowing that God is watching us.

II Corinthians 2:14-17 MSG
14-16 In The Messiah, in Christ, God leads us from place to place in one perpetual victory parade. Through us, He brings knowledge of Christ. Everywhere we go, people breathe in the exquisite fragrance. Because of Christ, we give off a sweet scent rising to God, which is recognized by those on the way of salvation—an aroma redolent with life. But those on the way to destruction treat us more like the stench from a rotting corpse.
16-17 This is a terrific responsibility. Is anyone competent to take it on? No—but at least we don’t take God’s Word, water it down, and then take it to the streets to sell it cheap. We stand in Christ’s presence when we speak; God looks us in the face. We get what we say straight from God and say it as honestly as we can.

The Apostle includes an interesting line here 17 NLT “You see, we are not like the many hucksters who preach for personal profit. We preach The Word Of God with sincerity and with Christ’s authority, knowing that God is watching us.

Hear it now, the Apostle says quite firmly, listen, we could sweeten up our message (Salvation by works- Not by repentance and obedience.) and everyone would gladly receive it, and we would be much better off financially too, but we are not hucksters, out for personal profit! “We preach The Word Of God with sincerity and with Christ’s authority, knowing that God is watching us.”

Hebrews 12:1,2 KJV
1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
2 Looking unto Jesus The Author and Finisher Of Our faith..."

II Timothy 4:3-5 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.
5 But you should keep a clear mind in every situation. Don’t be afraid of suffering for
The Lord. Work at telling others The Good News, and fully carry out the ministry God has given you.

II Timothy 3:1-5 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 (uncontrolled:lacking self-restraint;), 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.

The message of God's love and way of pardon, is before us as a delightful fragrance, or the very stench of death and judgment, only we decide!

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.


Sunday, April 24, 2016

Surrendered Life

Bible Questions Answered:
“What does it mean to be a Jesus follower...?”
Billy/ Austin, Texas U.S.A.

Bible Answer:

Bible Texts:

It means you have accepted The Lord Jesus Christ into your heart and life, and are willing to make Him The Lord* of your life.

*Lord-Greek: Kurios (Koo-reeos): Supreme in authority, Master.

To be a follower of Jesus Christ means cross bearing:
It means, when The Lord, is The Master of your life, you must die to self and sinful – worldly things, and make The Savior the one who directs your life.

This alone is the road to all blessings and life.

Mark 10:21 KJV (Jesus and the rich young ruler.)
Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow Me.

Cross bearing, daily occurrences, that are, volitionary acts, placing Christ as Master.

When a Christian is baptized it is a “public confession,” as to their spiritual decision to follow The Lord Jesus.!

Romans 6:2-4 KJV
2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into His death?
4 Therefore we are buried with Him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of The Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

Colossians 2:12-15 NLT
12 For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with Him you were raised to new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead.
13 You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for He forgave all our sins.
14 He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross.
15 In this way, He disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by His victory over them on the cross.

The Surrendered Life:

Romans 6:6,11 KJV
6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Galatians 2:20 KJV
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of The Son Of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me.

Galatians 5:24 KJV
And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

Colossians 2:20 NLT
You have died with Christ, and He has set you free from the spiritual powers of this world..."

Colossians 3:3 KJV
For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

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.

II Timothy 2:11,12,21 NLT
11 This is a trustworthy saying: If we die with Him, we will also live with Him.
12 If we endure hardship, we will reign with him.
If we deny Him, he will deny us.
21 If you keep yourself pure, you will be a special utensil for honorable use. Your life will be clean, and you will be ready for The Master to use you for every good work.

Only One Life, Twill Soon Be Past
Poem by C.T Studd

Two little lines I heard one day,
Traveling along life's busy way;
Bringing conviction to my heart,
And from my mind would not depart;
Only one life, 'twill soon be past,
Only what's done for Christ will last.

Only one life, yes only one,
Soon will its fleeting hours be done;
Then, in 'that day' my Lord to meet,
And stand before His Judgment seat;
Only one life,'twill soon be past,
Only what's done for Christ will last.

Only one life, the still small voice,
Gently pleads for a better choice
Bidding me selfish aims to leave,
And to God's holy will to cleave;
Only one life, 'twill soon be past,
Only what's done for Christ will last.

Only one life, a few brief years,
Each with its burdens, hopes, and fears;
Each with its clays I must fulfill,
living for self or in His will;
Only one life, 'twill soon be past,
Only what's done for Christ will last.

When this bright world would tempt me sore,
When Satan would a victory score;
When self would seek to have its way,
Then help me Lord with joy to say;
Only one life, 'twill soon be past,
Only what's done for Christ will last.

Give me Father, a purpose deep,
In joy or sorrow Thy word to keep;
Faithful and true what e'er the strife,
Pleasing Thee in my daily life;
Only one life, 'twill soon be past,
Only what's done for Christ will last.

Oh let my love with fervor burn,
And from the world now let me turn;
Living for Thee, and Thee alone,
Bringing Thee pleasure on Thy throne;
Only one life, "twill soon be past,
Only what's done for Christ will last.

Only one life, yes only one,
Now let me say,"Thy will be done";
And when at last I'll hear the call,
I know I'll say "twas worth it all";
Only one life,'twill soon be past,
Only what's done for Christ will last. "

--- extra stanza ---

Only one life, 'twill soon be past,
Only what's done for Christ will last.
And when I am dying, how happy I'll be,
If the lamp of my life has been burned out for Thee.”

C.T Studd

Romans 12:1,2 KJV
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Friday, April 22, 2016

Bible Lesson: Prophecies Made By The Lord Jesus: Martyrdom Of James And John

Bible Lesson: Prophecies Made By The Lord Jesus: Martyrdom Of James And John

The Prophecy: James And John To Suffer Martyrdom.

Bible Texts:

Matthew 20:23 KLJV
And He saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of My cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on My right hand, and on My left, is not Mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of My Father.

Mark 10:39 KJV
And they said unto Him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:

The Fulfillment:

Bible Texts:

Acts 12:1,2 KJV
1 Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.

Matthew 14:1-12 NLT
1 When Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, heard about Jesus,
2 he said to his advisers, “This must be John the Baptist raised from the dead! That is why he can do such miracles.”
3 For Herod had arrested and imprisoned John as a favor to his wife Herodias (the former wife of Herod’s brother Philip).
4 John had been telling Herod, “It is against God’s law for you to marry her.”
5 Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of a riot, because all the people believed John was a prophet.
6 But at a birthday party for Herod, Herodias’s daughter performed a dance that greatly pleased him,
7 so he promised with a vow to give her anything she wanted.
8 At her mother’s urging, the girl said, “I want the head of John the Baptist on a tray!”
9 Then the king regretted what he had said; but because of the vow he had made in front of his guests, he issued the necessary orders.
10 So John was beheaded in the prison,
11 and his head was brought on a tray and given to the girl, who took it to her mother.
12 Later, John’s disciples came for his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus what had happened.

The Martyrdom of John the Baptist AD 31, Martyrdom of Stephen AD 35, and the Martyrdom of James the apostle in AD 44, and there would be many to follow.

Our God, who created all that there is, knows the future, and His predictions, are 100% accurate!

Psalm 147:5 KJV
Great is our Lord, and of great power: His understanding is infinite.

Isaiah 42:8,9 NLT
8 “I am The Lord; that is My name! I will not give My glory to anyone else, nor share My praise with carved idols.
9 Everything I prophesied has come true, and now I will prophesy again. I will tell you the future before it happens.”

Isaiah 46:9,10 KJV
9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like Me,
10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure:

Daniel 2:20,28 KJV
20 Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are His:
28 But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;

Romans 8:28,29 KJV
28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.
29 For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be The Firstborn among many brethren.
Romans 11:2,33,34 KJV
2 God hath not cast away His people which he foreknew...”
33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding out!
34 For who hath known the mind of The Lord? or who hath been His counselor?

I Peter 1:2 KJV
Elect according to the foreknowledge of God The Father..."

Isaiah 40:12-31 NLT (The Lord Has No Equal)
12 Who else has held the oceans in His hand? Who has measured off the heavens with His fingers? Who else knows the weight of the earth or has weighed the mountains and hills on a scale?
13 Who is able to advise The Spirit Of The Lord? Who knows enough to give Him advice or teach Him?
14 Has The Lord ever needed anyone’s advice? Does He need instruction about what is good? Did someone teach Him what is right or show Him the path of justice?
15 No, for all the nations of the world are but a drop in the bucket. They are nothing more than dust on the scales. He picks up the whole earth as though it were a grain of sand.
16 All the wood in Lebanon’s forests and all Lebanon’s animals would not be enough to make a burnt offering worthy of our God.
17 The nations of the world are worth nothing to Him. In His eyes they count for less than nothing—mere emptiness and froth.
18 To whom can you compare God? What image can you find to resemble Him?
19 Can He be compared to an idol formed in a mold, overlaid with gold, and decorated with silver chains?
20 Or if people are too poor for that, they might at least choose wood that won’t decay and a skilled craftsman to carve an image that won’t fall down!
21 Haven’t you heard? Don’t you understand? Are you deaf to The Words Of God— The Words He gave before the world began? Are you so ignorant?
22 God sits above the circle of the earth. The people below seem like grasshoppers to Him! He spreads out the heavens like a curtain and makes His tent from them.
23 He judges the great people of the world and brings them all to nothing.
24 They hardly get started, barely taking root, when He blows on them and they wither. The wind carries them off like chaff.
25 “To whom will you compare Me? Who is My equal?” asks The Holy One.
26 Look up into the heavens. Who created all the stars? He brings them out like an army, one after another, calling each by its name. Because of His great power and incomparable strength, not a single one is missing.
27 O Jacob, how can you say The Lord does not see your troubles? O Israel, how can you say God ignores your rights?
28 Have you never heard? Have you never understood? The Lord is The Everlasting God,
The Creator Of All The Earth. He never grows weak or weary. No one can measure the depths of His understanding.
29 He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless.
30 Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion.
31 But those who trust in The Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.

Friend, do you know this great and wonderful God? He received James and John up to heaven to be with Him forever. Stephen when he lay dying said.....

Acts 7:55,56 KJV (While Stephen was being stoned.)
55 But he, being full of The Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
56 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and The Son Of Man standing on the right hand of God.

Will He receive us up to heaven? He will if we have received His love Gift, The Lord Jesus Christ, Savior of the world.

John 3:15-18 KJV
15 That whosoever believeth in Him (The Lord Jesus) 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.
18 He that believeth on Him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of The Only Begotten Son Of God.

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Bondage

Bible Questions Answered:
“...what causes bondage...”
Kelly/ Los Angeles, California U.S.A.

Bible Answer:

Bible Texts:

Bondage:
Slavery or involuntary servitude; serfdom.
The state of being bound by or subjected to some external power or control.
(Dictionary.Com)

Following The Sinful Nature Of Man.

Proverbs 14:12 KJV
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

Jeremiah 17:9 KJV
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

John 8:44 KJV
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in The Truth, because there is no Truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

Ephesians 4:18,19 KJV
18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the Life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
19 Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness (lustful pleasure), to work all uncleanness with greediness.

Revelation 3:17 KJV
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:

Life has only two options. Living in The Light, or living in darkness. Living in righteousness before
The Lord, or living in sin and serving the devil.

The carnal way of “liberty,” doing as one wants (in mankind's natural-fallen nature), freedom from any Godliness, is the way of BONDAGE to the evil one.

Look into the faces, and lives of those who have clung to sinful “liberty,” drugs, free-sex, alcohol, greed, hate, lust, broken marriages, unfaithful parents, etc. etc. etc. Hollow faces, looking years older than they are, burnt out in sinful freedom.

II Corinthians 4:4 KJV
In whom the god of this world (the devil) 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.

Bondage:

Proverbs 5:22 NLT
An evil man is held captive by his own sins; they are ropes that catch and hold him.

Proverbs 15:9 KJV
The way of the wicked is an abomination unto The Lord: but He loveth him that followeth after righteousness.

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 7:13 KJV
"...wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

John 8:34,35 MSG
Jesus said, “I tell you most solemnly that anyone who chooses a life of sin is trapped in a dead-end life and is, in fact, a slave. A slave is a transient, who can’t come and go at will..."

Romans 6:16 KJV
Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

II Timothy 2:25 NLT
25 "...Perhaps God will change those people’s hearts, and they will learn The Truth.
26 Then they will come to their senses and escape from the devil’s trap. For they have been held captive by him to do whatever he wants.

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.

I John 3:8 KJV
He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose The Son Of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.

The Answer:

II Chronicles 7:14 KJV
If My people, which are called by My name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Psalm 146:8 KJV
The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind: The Lord raiseth them that are bowed down: The Lord loveth the righteous:

Isaiah 30:15 KJV
For thus saith The Lord God, The Holy One Of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength...”

Isaiah 42:7 KJV
To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

Isaiah 55:6,7 KJV
6 Seek ye The Lord while He may be found, call ye upon Him while He is near:
7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto
The Lord, and He will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.

Ezekiel 18:21,22 NLT
21 But if wicked people turn away from all their sins and begin to obey My decrees and do what is just and right, they will surely live and not die.
22 All their past sins will be forgotten, and they will live..."

Hosea 6:1 KJV
Come, and let us return unto The Lord: for He hath torn, and He will heal us; He hath smitten, and He will bind us up.

Luke 4:18 KJV (Isaiah 61:1 Jesus)
The Spirit Of The Lord is upon Me, because He hath anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He hath sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

Luke 12:8 KJV
Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess Me before men, him shall The Son Of Man also confess before the angels of God:

Acts 2:21 KJV
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of The Lord shall be saved.

Romans 7:23-25 NLT
23 But there is another power within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me.
24 Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death?
25 Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 10:13 KJV
For whosoever shall call upon the name of The Lord shall be saved.

I John 5:1 KJV
Everyone who believes that Jesus is The Christ has become a child of God..."

Dear friend carnal liberty is only another name  for Bondage.
The nature of the devil, and that of fallen man without God, ARE THE SAME, sinful, bringing judgment and death.

Only through the power of The Lord Jesus Christ, may the bondage of the devil be broken.

John 8:32,36 KJV
32 And ye shall know The Truth, and The Truth shall make you free.
36 If The Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

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

II Corinthians 3:17 KJV
...where The Spirit Of The Lord is, there is liberty."

Friend, choose true liberty, choose true freedom, choose The Lord Jesus Christ.

II Corinthians 5:21 NLT
For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.

Monday, April 18, 2016

Adam And Eve Did Not Immediately Die

Bible Questions Answered:
“...adam did not die in the garden as god said he would, again not so eve...”
Mursal/ Riyadh, Riyadh Prov. Saudi Arabia

Bible Answer:

Bible Texts:

Genesis 2:17 KJV
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
Genesis 3:4 KJV
And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

God told Adam and Eve, that to disobey, and to partake of the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil, meant death.

And the death He spoke of was two-fold, one immediate, the other prolonged.

First Death: Was that of their spiritual relationship with God, and that relationship was broken, immediately.

Isaiah 59:2 KJV (The curse of sin.)
But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid His face from you, that He will not hear.

Ephesians 2:1-10 NLT (Made Alive with Christ)
1 Once you were dead (spiritually) because of your disobedience and your many sins.
2 You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil—the commander of the powers in the unseen world. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God.
3 All of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature we were subject to God’s anger, just like everyone else.
4 But God is so rich in mercy, and He loved us so much,
5 that even though we were dead because of our sins, He gave us Life when He raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!)
6 For He raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus.
7 So God can point to us in all future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of His grace and kindness toward us, as shown in all He has done for us who are united with Christ Jesus.
8 God saved you by His grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is
A Gift From God.
9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.
10 For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things He planned for us long ago.

Jeremiah 31:30 KJV
But every one shall die for his own iniquity..."

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.

And secondly the death that is a result of sin, is physical death.

Genesis 3:19 KJV (The curse of sin.)
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

Genesis 5:5 KJV
And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.

Spiritually, Adam and Eve, died immediately, that is they were spiritually separated from God.
Later they also died physically.

The Word:

Romans 5:12 KJV
Wherefore, as by one man (Adam) sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

John 10:10 KJV
The thief (That old serpent-the devil) cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am (Jesus) come that they might have Life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Romans 6:23 KJV
For the wages of sin is death; but The Gift Of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

John 3:3 KJV (Jesus speaks to Nicodemus.)
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

John 5:24 KJV
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth My Word, and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting Life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto Life.

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

Hebrews 2:3 KJV
How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by
The Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard Him;

Psalm 95:7,8 KJV
7 For He is our God; and we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand. To day if ye will hear His voice,
8 Harden not your heart..."

John 3:16-21 KJV
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.
18 He that believeth on Him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of The Only Begotten Son Of God.
19 And this is the condemnation, that Light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than Light, because their deeds were evil.
20 For every one that doeth evil hateth The Light, neither cometh to The Light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
21 But he that doeth Truth cometh to The Light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.