Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Hard Is The Way Of Sinners
Bible Questions Answered:
“...I would be a christian but its
too hard...”
Kelly/ Cambridge, Massachusetts U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
The
Hard Way, Is The Way Of The World, Those Who Leave God Out Of Their
Lives.
Deuteronomy 28:65-67 NLT
65 "...you will find no peace
or place to rest. And The Lord will cause your heart to tremble, your
eyesight to fail, and your soul to despair.
66 Your life will constantly hang in
the balance. You will live night and day in fear, unsure if you will
survive.
67 In the morning you will say, ‘If
only it were night!’ And in the evening you will say, ‘If only it
were morning!’ For you will be terrified by the awful horrors you
see around you.
Job 15:20 NLT
The wicked writhe in pain throughout
their lives. Years of trouble are stored up for the ruthless.
Psalm 107:17 KJV
Fools because of their
transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
Proverbs 4:19 KJV
The way of the wicked is as
darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
Proverbs 13;15 KJV
Good understanding giveth favor: but
the way of transgressors is hard.
Proverbs 15:9 KJV
The way of the wicked is an
abomination unto The Lord: but He loveth him that followeth after
righteousness.
Ecclesiastes 2:23 NLT
Their days of labor are filled with
pain and grief; even at night their minds cannot rest. It is all
meaningless.
Isaiah 48:22 KJV
There is no peace, saith The Lord,
unto the wicked.
Isaiah 57:20,21 KJV
20 But the wicked are like the
troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and
dirt.
21 There is no peace, saith my God,
to the wicked.
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.
Ezekiel 7:25 KJV
Destruction cometh; and they shall
seek peace, and there shall be none.
Romans 2:9 NLT
There will be trouble and calamity
for everyone who keeps on doing what is evil—for the Jew first and
also for the Gentile.
Romans 3:16-18 NLT
16 Destruction and misery always
follow them.
17 They don’t know where to find
peace.”
18 “They have no fear of God at
all.”
Revelation 14:11 KJV
And the smoke of their torment
ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night,
who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark
of his name.
The sinful soul is
in darkness and emptiness, but God's servant, thou it be His smallest
child, is filled to the utmost with blessings!
Psalm 68:19 KJV
Blessed be The Lord, who daily
loadeth us with benefits, even The God Of Our Salvation. Selah.
Just
Some Of Our Lords Many Blessings:
Exodus 33:14 KJV
And He said, My presence shall go
with thee, and I will give thee rest.
Job 17:9 NLT
The righteous keep moving forward,
and those with clean hands become stronger and stronger.
Psalm 3:8 KJV
Salvation belongeth unto The Lord:
thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.
Psalm 24:4,5 KJV
4 He that hath clean hands, and a
pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn
deceitfully.
5 He shall receive the blessing from
The Lord, and righteousness from
The God Of his Salvation.
Psalm 92:12-15 NLT
12 But the godly will flourish like
palm trees and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon.
13 For they are transplanted to The
Lord’s own house. They flourish in the courts of our God.
14 Even in old age they will still
produce fruit; they will remain vital and green.
15 They will declare, “The Lord is
just! He is my Rock! There is no evil in Him!”
Proverbs 4:18 KJV
But the path of the just is as the
shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Proverbs 10:22 KJV
The blessing of The Lord, it maketh
rich, and He addeth no sorrow with it.
Matthew 11:28-30 KJV
28 Come unto Me, all ye that labor
and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take My yoke upon you, and learn
of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto
your souls.
30 For My yoke is easy, and My
burden is light.
Matthew 13:43 KJV
Then shall the righteous shine forth
as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let
him hear.
Luke 1:53 KJV
He hath filled the hungry with good
things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
Luke 10:18,19 NLT
18 “Yes,” He told them, “I saw
Satan fall from heaven like lightning!
19 Look, I have given you authority
over all the power of the enemy..."
Luke 11:13 KJV
If ye then, being evil, know how to
give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your Heavenly
Father give The Holy Spirit to them that ask Him?
John 4:14 KJV
But whosoever drinketh of the water
that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall
give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into
everlasting life.
John 6:51 NLT
I am The Living Bread that came down
from heaven. Anyone who eats this Bread will live forever; and this
Bread, which I will offer so the world may live, is My Flesh.
John 10:28 KJV
And I give unto them eternal life;
and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of
My hand.
John 14:27 KJV
Peace I leave with you, My peace I
give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your
heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
II Corinthians 3:18 KJV
But we all, with open face beholding
as in a glass the glory of The Lord, are changed into the same image
from glory to glory, even as by The Spirit Of The Lord.
II Corinthians 6:10 KJV
As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing;
as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing
all things.
II Corinthians 8:9 KJV
For ye know the grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ, that, though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became
poor, that ye through His poverty might be rich.
Revelation 2:10 KJV
Fear none of those things which thou
shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison,
that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou
faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
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.
Sunday, August 28, 2016
Bible Lesson: Titles Of The Church - Church Title: Gods Flock
Bible Lesson: Titles Of The Church.
Church Title:
God's Flock.
Bible Text:
Isaiah 40:11 KJV
He shall feed His flock like A
Shepherd: He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them
in His bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
Our Precious Savior is The Great
Shepherd.
Psalm 23:1-6 KJV
1 The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall
not want.
2 He maketh me to lie down in green
pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters.
3 He restoreth my soul: He leadeth
me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the
valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with
me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
5 Thou preparest a table before me
in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my
cup runneth over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall
follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of
The Lord for ever.
The
Great Shepherd.
Ezekiel 34:11-31
NLT (The Good Shepherd, not only of Israel, but of all Christians
as well. People -of- God.)
11 “For this is what The Sovereign
Lord says: I Myself will search and find My sheep.
12 I will be like A Shepherd looking
for His scattered flock. I will find My sheep and rescue them from
all the places where they were scattered on that dark and cloudy day.
13 I will bring them back home to
their own land of Israel from among the peoples and nations. I will
feed them on the mountains of Israel and by the rivers and in all the
places where people live.
14 Yes, I will give them good
pastureland on the high hills of Israel. There they will lie down in
pleasant places and feed in the lush pastures of the hills.
15 I myself will tend My sheep and
give them a place to lie down in peace, says
The Sovereign Lord.
16 I will search for My lost ones
who strayed away, and I will bring them safely home again. I will
bandage the injured and strengthen the weak. But I will destroy those
who are fat and powerful. I will feed them, yes—feed them justice!
(Millennial
Judgment: Matthew 25:31-46 KJV)
17 “And as for you, My flock, this
is what The Sovereign Lord says to His people: I will judge between
one animal of the flock and another, separating the sheep from the
goats.
18 Isn’t it
enough for you to keep the best of the pastures for yourselves? Must
you also trample down the rest? Isn’t it enough for you to
drink clear water for yourselves? Must you also muddy the rest with
your feet?
19 Why must My flock eat what you
have trampled down and drink water you have fouled?
20 “Therefore, this is what The
Sovereign Lord says: I will surely judge between the fat sheep and
the scrawny sheep.
21 For you fat sheep pushed and
butted and crowded My sick and hungry flock until you scattered them
to distant lands.
22 So I will rescue My flock, and
they will no longer be abused. I will judge between one animal of the
flock and another.
23 And I will set over them one
shepherd, My servant David. He will feed them and be a shepherd to
them.
24 And I, The Lord, will be their
God, and My servant David will be a prince among My people. I, The
Lord, have spoken!
(The Lord’s
Covenant of Peace)
25 “I will make a covenant of
peace (Hebrews 13:20)
with My people and drive away the dangerous animals from the
land. Then they will be able to camp safely in the wildest places and
sleep in the woods without fear.
26 I will bless My people and their
homes around My holy hill. And in the proper season I will send the
showers they need. There will be showers of blessing.
27 The orchards and fields of My
people will yield bumper crops, and everyone will live in safety.
When I have broken their chains of slavery and rescued them from
those who enslaved them, then they will know that I am The Lord.
28 They will no longer be prey for
other nations, and wild animals will no longer devour them. They will
live in safety, and no one will frighten them.
29 “And I will make their land
famous for its crops, so My people will never again suffer from
famines or the insults of foreign nations.
30 In this way, they will know that
I, The Lord their God, am with them. And they will know that they,
the people of Israel, are My people, says The Sovereign Lord.
31 You are My flock, the sheep of My
pasture. You are My people, and I am your God. I,
The Sovereign Lord, have spoken!”
Luke 15:3-7 KJV
(A picture of our Great
Shepherd.)
3 And He spake this parable unto
them, saying,
4 What man of you, having an hundred
sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in
the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until He find it?
5 And when He hath found it, He
layeth it on His shoulders, rejoicing.
6 And when He cometh home, He
calleth together His friends and neighbors, saying unto them, Rejoice
with Me; for I have found My sheep which was lost.
7 I say unto you, that likewise joy
shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over
ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
John 10:1-18 KJV
1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He
that entereth not by The Door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up
some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
2 But he that entereth in by The
Door is The Shepherd Of The Sheep.
3 To Him the porter openeth; and the
sheep hear His voice: and He calleth His own sheep by name, and
leadeth them out.
4 And when He putteth forth His own
sheep, He goeth before them, and the sheep follow Him: for they know
His voice.
5 And a stranger will they not
follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of
strangers.
6 This parable spake Jesus unto
them: but they understood not what things they were which He spake
unto them.
7 Then said Jesus unto them again,
Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am
The Door Of The Sheep.
8 All that ever came before Me are
thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
9 I am The Door: by Me if any man
enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find
pasture.
10 The thief cometh not, but for to
steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have
Life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
11 I am the good shepherd: the good
shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
12 But he that is an hireling, and
not The Shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming,
and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and
scattereth the sheep.
13 The hireling fleeth, because he
is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
14 I am The Good Shepherd, and know
My sheep, and am known of Mine.
15 As The Father knoweth Me, even so
know I The Father: and I lay down My life for the sheep.
16 And other sheep I have, which are
not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear My
voice; and there shall be one fold, and one Shepherd.
17 Therefore doth My Father love Me,
because I lay down My Life, that I might take it again.
18 No man taketh it from Me, but I
lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power
to take it again. This commandment have I received of My Father.
Hebrews 13:20,21
KJV
20 Now The God Of Peace (Ezekiel
34:25), that brought again from the dead our Lord
Jesus, that Great Shepherd Of The Sheep, through The Blood Of The
Everlasting Covenant,
21 Make you perfect in every good
work to do His will, working in you that which is well pleasing in
His sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever.
Amen.
I Peter 2:25 KJV
For ye were as sheep going astray;
but are now returned unto The Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
I Peter 5:4 KJV
And when The Chief Shepherd shall
appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
Jude 1:24,25 KJV
24 Now unto Him that is able to keep
you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of
His glory with exceeding joy,
25 To the only wise God our Savior,
be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.
Jesus is our
Shepherd. He offered up His Life for our justification.
Matthew 26:31
NLT
On the way, Jesus
told them, “Tonight all of you will desert Me. For the Scriptures
say,
‘God will strike The Shepherd, and
the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
Our Shepherd knows
us, feeds us, and guides us, and we are to listen to
His voice and follow Him.
John 10:27 NLT
My sheep listen to My voice; I know
them, and they follow Me.
John 10:9 NLT
Yes, I am The Gate. Those who come
in through Me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will
find good pastures.
John 10:3,4 NLT
3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for
Him, and the sheep recognize His voice and come to Him. He calls His
own sheep by name and leads them out.
4 After He has gathered His own
flock, He walks ahead of them, and they follow Him because they know
His voice.
John 6:37 KJV
All that The Father giveth Me shall
come to Me; and him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out.
Acts 2:21 KJV
And it shall come to pass, that
whosoever shall call on the name of The Lord shall be saved.
Friday, August 26, 2016
Silence Of God
Bible Questions Answered:
“I pray but no answer. ...”
Sophie/ Flevoland, Netherlands
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
First of all, we must
seek God's will and not our own.
Matthew 26:39 KJV
And He went a little farther, and
fell on His face, and prayed, saying, O My Father, if it be possible,
let this cup pass from Me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou
wilt.
Matthew 23:12 KJV
And whosoever shall exalt himself
shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
I Peter 5:6 KJV
Humble yourselves therefore under
the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time:
James 4:6,10 KJV
6 But He giveth more grace.
Wherefore He saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto
the humble.
10 Humble yourselves in the sight of
The Lord, and He shall lift you up.
Secondly,
we must be a people of patience, God has a plan for our life.
Hebrews 10:36
KJV
For ye have need of patience,
that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the
promise.
Psalm 37:9,23
KJV
9 “...those
that wait upon The Lord, they shall inherit the earth.
23 The steps of a good man are
ordered by The Lord: and He delighteth in his way.
Psalm 48:14 KJV
For this God is our God for ever and
ever: He will be our Guide even unto death.
Psalm 119:133
KJV
Order my steps in thy Word: and let
not any iniquity have dominion over me.
Proverbs 16:9
KJV
A man's heart deviseth his way: but
The Lord directeth his steps.
Proverbs 20:24
NLT
The Lord directs our steps, so why
try to understand everything along the way?
Thirdly,
we must be sure, what we ask in prayer is in God's Word.
John 7:17 KJV
If any man will do His will,
he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I
speak of myself.
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.
Ephesians 6:6
KJV
"... as the servants of Christ,
doing the will of God from the heart;
James 4:15 KJV
For that ye ought to say, If The
Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
I John 3:19-24
KJV
19 And hereby we know that we are of
The Truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him.
20 For if our heart condemn us, God
is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us
not, then have we confidence toward God.
22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive
of Him, because we keep His commandments, and do those things that
are pleasing in His sight.
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.
I John 5:14,15
KJV
14 And this is the confidence that
we have in Him, that, if we ask any thing according to His will,
He heareth us:
15 And if we know that He hear us,
whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired
of Him.
When we pray, may
we pray seeking God's will, in humility. Patiently, may we wait upon
The Lord, making sure that what we have prayed for, is God's Word.
Psalm 34:15 KJV
The eyes of The
Lord are upon the righteous, and His ears are open unto their cry.
I Peter 3:12 KJV
For the eyes of The Lord are over
the righteous, and His ears are open unto their prayers: but the face
of The Lord is against them that do evil.
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Body Piercing
Bible Questions Answered:
“I want to know if body piercing is
ok...”
Sandra/
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
No!
I Corinthians 6:19,20 KJV
19 What? know ye not that your
body is the temple of The Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye
have of God, and ye are not your own?
20 For ye are bought with a
price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit,
which are God's.
Your body, is
“not,” your own, it belongs to The Creator, who bought your body
soul and spirit at a great price, that price being the cross of
Calvary, and His very life.
The Lord Jesus,
designed your body as a temple for The Holy Spirit.
I Corinthians
3:16,17 KJV
16 Know ye not that ye are the
temple of God, and that The Spirit Of God dwelleth in you?
17 If any man defile the temple of
God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which
temple ye are.
In Old Testament
days, the heathen were noted for their piercing and cutting of the
flesh.
Leviticus 19:28
KJV
Ye shall not make any cuttings in
your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am The Lord.
Leviticus 19:28
NLT
Do not cut your bodies for the dead,
and do not mark your skin with tattoos. I am The Lord.
In Old Testament
days, Baal worshipers, pierced and cut themselves as part of their
worship to Baal.
I Kings 18:28
NLT
So they shouted louder, and
following their normal custom, they cut themselves with knives and
swords until the blood gushed out.
It may shock the
world and that's OK, maybe it needs to be shocked once in awhile,
there are millions of people, who have never pierced their, ears,
tongues, hands or arms, nor ever had them tattooed! You know, they
are the same crazy people, who've never once had their first drink, or sex
outside of marriage, and why? Because they have dedicated their
bodies to The Lord!
Nazirite
Dedication:
Numbers 6:1-4
NLT (Read the whole chapter.)
1 Then The Lord said to Moses,
2 “Give the following instructions
to the people of Israel. “If any of the people, either men or
women, take the special vow of a Nazirite, setting themselves apart
to The Lord in a special way,
3 they must give up wine and other
alcoholic drinks. They must not use vinegar made from wine or from
other alcoholic drinks, they must not drink fresh grape juice, and
they must not eat grapes or raisins.
4 As long as they are bound by their
Nazirite vow, they are not allowed to eat or drink anything that
comes from a grapevine—not even the grape seeds or skins.
5 “They must never cut their hair
throughout the time of their vow, for they are holy and set apart to
The Lord. Until the time of their vow has been fulfilled, they must
let their hair grow long.
Mathew 21:10,11
KJV
10 And when He was come into
Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?
11 And the multitude said, This is
Jesus The Prophet Of Nazareth Of Galilee.
It is never too
late to dedicate ones life to The Lord!
Psalm 1:1-6 KJV
1 Blessed is the man that walketh
not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of
sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2 But his delight is in the law of
The Lord; and in His law doth he meditate day and night.
3 And he shall be like a tree
planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his
season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall
prosper.
4 The ungodly are not so: but are
like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
5 Therefore the ungodly shall not
stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the
righteous.
6 For The Lord knoweth the way of
the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Matthew 6:33 KJV
But seek ye first the kingdom of
God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto
you.
Matthew 22:36-38
KJV
36 Master, which is the great
commandment in the law?
37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt
love The Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and
with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great
commandment.
Romans 12:1,2
KJV
1 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.
II Corinthians
6:14-18 NLT (The Temple of The Living God)
14 Don’t team up with those who
are unbelievers. How can righteousness be a partner with wickedness?
How can Light live with darkness?
15 What harmony can there be between
Christ and the devil? How can a believer be a partner with an
unbeliever?
16 And what union can there be
between God’s temple and idols? For we are the temple of
The Living God. As God said: “I
will live in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they
will be My people.
17 Therefore, come out from among
unbelievers, and separate yourselves from them, says
The Lord. Don’t touch their filthy
things, and I will welcome you.
18 And I will be your Father, and
you will be My sons and daughters, says
The Lord Almighty.
Colossians 3:17
NLT
And whatever
you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks through Him to God The Father.
See
also the earlier blog
Tattoos
And Body Piercing
Monday, August 22, 2016
Bible Lesson: Titles Of The Church Church Title: Family In Heaven
Bible Lesson: Titles Of The Church
Church Title: Family In Heaven
Bible Text:
Ephesians 3:15 KJV
14 For this cause I bow my knees
unto The Father of four Lord Jesus Christ,
15 Of whom the whole family in
heaven and earth is named
God, The Father of our Lord, is The
Heavenly Father of every person, in every generation, who has
received Jesus Christ as their Savior.
Whether it be children of The Father in
heaven or on earth, we all are one blessed family.
THE FAMILY OF GOD
CHORUS:
I'm so glad I'm a
part of the family of God-
I've been washed
in the fountain, cleansed by His blood!
Joint heirs with
Jesus as we travel this sod;
For I'm part of
the family, the family of God.
VERSE 1:
You will notice we
say "brother and sister" 'round here,
It's be-cause
we're a family and these are so near;
When one has a
heartache, we all share the tears,
And rejoice in
each victory in this family so dear.
(REPEAT CHORUS)
VERSE 2:
From the door of
an orphanage to the house of the King,
No longer an
outcast, a new song I sing;
From rags unto
riches, from the weak to the strong,
I'm not worthy to
be here, but Praise God! I belong!
(REPEAT CHORUS)
1970 Author: Bill Gaither; Author:
Gloria Gaither
Deuteronomy 14:2 KJV
For thou art a holy people unto The Lord thy God, and The Lord hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto Himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.
For thou art a holy people unto The Lord thy God, and The Lord hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto Himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.
Psalm 27:10 KJV
When my father and my mother forsake
me, then The Lord will take me up.
Isaiah 40:11 KJV
He shall feed His flock like A
Shepherd: He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in
His bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
Isaiah 63:16 KJV
“...thou O
Lord, art our Father, our Redeemer; thy name is from everlasting.
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.
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.
Romans 8:15 KJV
For ye have not
received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received
The Spirit Of
Adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
II Corinthians
6:18 KJV
And will be A
Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith The
Lord Almighty.
Galatians
3:26-29 KJV
26 For ye are
all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
27 For as many
of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
28 There is
neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is
neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
29 And if ye be
Christ's , then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the
promise.
Galatians 4:5,6
KJV
5
To redeem them that were under the law, that we might
receive the adoption of sons.
6 And because
ye are sons, God hath sent forth The Spirit Of His Son into your
hearts, crying,
Abba, Father.
Hebrews 2:11 KJV
For both He
that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all one: f0or which
cause He is not ashamed to call them brethren.
I Peter 2;9 KJV
But ye are a
chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar
people; that ye should shew forth the praises of Him who hath called
you out of darkness into His marvelous Light”
Are you a part of the family of God, you can be.
John 6:37 KJV
All that The
Father giveth shall come to Me; and him that cometh to Me I will in
no wise cast out.
Acts 2:21 KJV
"...Whosoever
shall call on the name of The Lord shall be saved."
Romans 10:13 KJV
For whosoever
shall call upon the name of The Lord shall be saved.
Saturday, August 20, 2016
Horses And Chariots Of Fire
Bible Questions Answered:
“Elisha prayed that his servant would
see something, what were the horses of fire?
Betty/ New York, New York U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
II Kings 6;18-23 NLT Elisha
Traps the Arameans
8 When the king of Aram was at war
with Israel, he would confer with his officers and say, “We will
mobilize our forces at such and such a place.”
9 But immediately Elisha, the man of
God, would warn the king of Israel, “Do not go near that place, for
the Arameans are planning to mobilize their troops there.”
10 So the king of Israel would send
word to the place indicated by the man of God. Time and again Elisha
warned the king, so that he would be on the alert there.
11 The king of Aram became very
upset over this. He called his officers together and demanded, “Which
of you is the traitor? Who has been informing the king of Israel of
my plans?”
12 “It’s not us, my lord the
king,” one of the officers replied. “Elisha, the prophet in
Israel, tells the king of Israel even the words you speak in the
privacy of your bedroom!”
13 “Go and find out where he is,”
the king commanded, “so I can send troops to seize him.”
And the report came back: “Elisha
is at Dothan.”
14 So one night the king of Aram
sent a great army with many chariots and horses to surround the city.
15 When the servant of the man of
God got up early the next morning and went outside, there were
troops, horses, and chariots everywhere. “Oh, sir, what will we
do now?” the young man cried to Elisha.
16 “Don’t be afraid!” Elisha
told him. “For there are more on our side than on theirs!”
17 Then Elisha prayed, “O Lord,
open his eyes and let him see!” The Lord opened the young man’s
eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha
was filled with horses and chariots of fire.
18 As the Aramean army advanced
toward him, Elisha prayed, “O Lord, please make them blind.” So
The Lord struck them with blindness as Elisha had asked.
19 Then Elisha went out and told
them, “You have come the wrong way! This isn’t the right city!
Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are looking for.” And
he led them to the city of Samaria.
20 As soon as they had entered
Samaria, Elisha prayed, “O Lord, now open their eyes and let them
see.” So The Lord opened their eyes, and they discovered that they
were in the middle of Samaria.
21 When the king of Israel saw them,
he shouted to Elisha, “My father, should I kill them? Should I kill
them?”
22 “Of course not!” Elisha
replied. “Do we kill prisoners of war? Give them food and drink and
send them home again to their master.”
23 So the king made a great feast
for them and then sent them home to their master. After that, the
Aramean raiders stayed away from the land of Israel.
The servant of
Elisha saw “the hillside around Elisha was filled with heavenly
horses and chariots of fire.”
Elisha, had seen a chariot and horses of fire before!
II Kings 2:11
KJV
And it came to
pass, as they (Elijah and Elisha) still went on, and talked, that,
behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and
parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into
heaven.
God's
Loving Protection For His Children:
Exodus 33:14 KJV
(Our Lord's promise to Moses.)
And He said, My
presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.
Deuteronomy
33:12,27 KJV
12 And of
Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by
Him; and The Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall
dwell between His shoulders.
27 The eternal
God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and He
shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy
them.
II Samuel 22:2-4
NLT (David)
2 He sang: “The Lord is my Rock, my Fortress, and my
Savior;
3 my God is my Rock, in whom I find Protection.
He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of Safety.
He is my Refuge, my Savior, The One who saves me from violence.
4 I called on The Lord, who is worthy of praise, and He saved me from
my enemies.
Job 5:22 KJV
At destruction
and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the
beasts of the earth.
Job 11:18,19 NLT
18 Having hope
will give you courage. You will be protected and will rest in safety.
19 You will lie
down unafraid, and many will look to you for help.
Psalm 4:8 KJV
I will both lay
me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in
safety.
Psalm 5:11,12
KJV
11 But let all
those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for
joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be
joyful in thee.
12 For thou,
LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favor wilt thou compass him as
with a shield.
Psalm 23:4 KJV
Yea, though I
walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil:
for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Psalm 27:1,5 KJV
1 The LORD is
my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the
strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When the
wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my
flesh, they stumbled and fell.
3 Though an
host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war
should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
4 One thing
have I desired of The LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell
in the house of
The LORD all
the days of my life, to behold the beauty of The LORD, and to enquire
in His temple.
5 For in the
time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion: in the secret of
His tabernacle shall He hide me; He shall set me up upon A Rock.
Psalm 28:6-8 KJV
6 Blessed be
The LORD, because He hath heard the voice of my supplications.
7 The LORD is
my Strength and my Shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped:
therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise
Him.
8 The LORD is
their strength, and He is the saving strength of His anointed.
Psalm 33:20 KJV
Our soul
waiteth for The LORD: He is our Help and our Shield.
Psalm 34:7 KJV
The Angel Of
The LORD encampeth round about them that fear Him, and delivereth
them.
Psalm 91:1-16
NLT
1 Those who
live in the shelter of The Most High will find rest in the shadow of
The Almighty.
2 This I
declare about The Lord: He alone is my Refuge, my place of Safety; He
is my God, and I trust Him.
3 For He will
rescue you from every trap and protect you from deadly disease.
4 He will cover
you with His feathers. He will shelter you with His wings. His
faithful promises are your armor and protection.
5 Do not be
afraid of the terrors of the night, nor the arrow that flies in the
day.
6 Do not dread
the disease that stalks in darkness, nor the disaster that strikes at
midday.
7 Though a
thousand fall at your side, though ten thousand are dying around you,
these evils will not touch you.
8 Just open
your eyes, and see how the wicked are punished.
9 If you make
The Lord your Refuge, if you make The Most High your Shelter,
10 no evil will
conquer you; no plague will come near your home.
11 For He will
order His angels to protect you wherever you go.
12 They will
hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a
stone.
13 You will
trample upon lions and cobras; you will crush fierce lions and
serpents under your feet!
14 The Lord
says, “I will rescue those who love Me. I will protect those who
trust in My name.
15 When they
call on Me, I will answer; I will be with them in trouble. I will
rescue and honor them.
16 I will
reward them with a long life and give them My salvation.”
Psalm
121:7,8 KJV
7 The LORD
shall preserve thee from all evil: He shall preserve thy soul.
8 The LORD
shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth,
and even for evermore.
Psalm 125:1,2
KJV
1 They that
trust in The LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed,
but abideth for ever.
2 As the
mountains are round about Jerusalem, so The LORD is round about His
people from henceforth even for ever.
Proverbs 1:33
KJV
But whoso
hearkeneth unto Me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear
of evil.
Proverbs 3:24
KJV
When thou liest
down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy
sleep shall be sweet.
Proverbs 18:10
KJV
The name of The
LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
Proverbs 21:31
KJV
The horse is
prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of The LORD.
Proverbs 29:25
KJV
The fear of man
bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in The LORD shall be
safe.
Proverbs 30:5
KJV
Every word of
God is pure: He is a Shield unto them that put their trust in Him.
Isaiah 40:31 KJV
But they that
wait upon The LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up
with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they
shall walk, and not faint.
Isaiah 41:10 KJV
Fear thou not;
for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will
strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with
the right hand of My righteousness.
Our God's
five-fold promise to His people.
1) Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed
(discouraged);for
2) I am thy God.
3) I will strengthen thee;
4) I will help thee; yea
5) I will uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness.
And again...
Isaiah 42:16 KJV
And I will
bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in
paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before
them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them,
and not forsake them.
Another
five-fold promise to God's people.
1) And I will bring the blind a way that they knew not;
2) I will lead them in paths that they have not known;
3) I will make darkness light before them, and
4) crooked things straight.
5) These
things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.
Isaiah 43:1,2
KJV
1 But now thus
saith The LORD that created thee,....and He that formed thee,...Fear
not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou
art Mine.
2 When thou
passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the
rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the
fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon
thee.
Isaiah 46:4 NLT
I will be your
God throughout your lifetime— until your hair is white with age. I
made you, and I will care for you. I will carry you along and save
you.
Isaiah 50:9 KJV
"Behold,
The Lord GOD will help me..."
Isaiah 59:19 KJV
So shall they
fear the name of The LORD from the west, and His glory from the
rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, The
Spirit Of The LORD shall lift up a standard against him.
Jeremiah 1:8 KJV
Be not afraid
of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith The Lord.
Ezekiel 34:28
KJV
And they shall
no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land
devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them
afraid.
Daniel 6:27 KJV
(King Darius, speaks of Daniel's God.)
He delivereth
and rescueth, and He worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in
earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
Matthew 10:29-31
KJV
29 Are not two
sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the
ground without your Father.
30 But the very
hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 Fear ye not
therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Matthew 18:20
KJV
For where two
or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of
them.
Matthew 26:53
KJV (Jesus)
Thinkest thou
that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He shall presently give Me
more than twelve legions of angels?
II Corinthians
1:10 KJV
And He did
rescue us from mortal danger, and He will rescue us again. We have
placed our confidence in Him, and He will continue to rescue us.
I Corinthians
10:13 KJV
There hath no
temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is
faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are
able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye
may be able to bear it.
Ephesians 3:16
NLT
I pray that
from His glorious, unlimited resources He will empower you with inner
strength through His Spirit.
Philippians
4:6,7 KJV
6 Be careful
for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with
thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
7 And the peace
of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and
minds through Christ Jesus.
II Thessalonians
1:7 KJV
And to you who
are troubled rest with us, when The Lord Jesus shall be revealed from
heaven with His mighty angels,
II Timothy 4:18
KJV
And The Lord
shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto His
heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
II Peter 2:9 KJV
"... The
Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials..."
Hebrews 1:14 KJV
Are
they not all ministering spirits,
sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
Hebrews 12:22-24
KJV (John's view of heaven)
22
But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of The Living God,
the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of
angels,
23 To the
general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in
heaven, and to God The Judge Of All, and to the spirits of just men
made perfect,
24 And to Jesus
The Mediator Of The New Covenant, and to The Blood Of Sprinkling,
that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
Hebrews 13:6 KJV
"... The
Lord is my Helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me."
I Peter 3:13 KJV
And who is he
that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
When you are feeling surrounded by the enemy, quote His Word, and
remember...
I John 4:4 KJV
Ye are of God,
little children, and have overcome them: because greater is He
that is in you, than he that is in the world.
Thursday, August 18, 2016
Christ The Eternal Son Of God
Bible Questions Answered:
“When did Jesus our Lord become the
son of God?...”
Rayowa/ Abuja, Federal Capital
Territory Nigeria
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
There are more than several schools of
thought on this question and they are, that at ….
1.) His
Incarnation.
When the angel
spoke to Mary, and called Jesus, The Son Of God, this is when Jesus
became
The Son Of God, so,
many reason.
Luke 1:34,35 KJV
34 Then said Mary unto the angel,
How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
35 And the angel answered and said
unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and
The Power Of The Highest shall
overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born
of thee shall be called The Son Of God.
2.) His
Baptism.
Some think that Jesus became “The Son
Of God,” at His baptism, when The Father in heaven spoke.
Matthew 3:16,17 KJV
16 And Jesus, when He was baptized,
went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were
opened unto Him, and He saw The Spirit Of God descending like A Dove,
and lighting upon Him:
17 And lo A Voice from heaven,
saying, This is My Beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
3.) His
Resurrection.
The Apostle Paul
states, He was declared to be The Son Of God.
Romans 1:3,4
KJV
3 Concerning His Son Jesus Christ
our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;
4 And declared to be The Son Of
God with power, according to The Spirit Of Holiness, by the
resurrection from the dead:
4.) His
Ascension.
Seated on the right hand of The Father, is The Son.
Hebrews 1:1-4
KJV
1 God, who at
sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the
fathers by the prophets,
2 Hath in these
last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom He hath appointed
Heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds;
3 Who being The
Brightness Of His Glory, and The Express Image Of His Person, and
upholding all things by The Word of His power, when He had by Himself
purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of The Majesty On High:
4 Being made so
much better than the angels, as He hath by inheritance obtained a
more excellent name than they.
Incarnation, Baptism, Resurrection, Ascension, four theories, and
four theories wrong.
Psalm 2:7 KJV
I will declare the decree: The Lord (God The Father) hath said unto
Me , Thou art My Son; this day* have I begotten thee.
*Day-Hebrew: Yowm-(Yome): Age, everlasting, Perpetually.
From the day of eternity past, there never was a moment The
Lord Jesus Christ, was not God's Son.
Genesis 3:15 NLT (Prophetic View Of Christs Sacrifice)
And I will
cause hostility between you (the serpent) and the woman, and between
your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you
will strike His heel.”
John 3:14-17 KJV (An eternal plan)
14 "..even
so must The Son Of Man be lifted up:
(The cross,our Lord's perfect sacrifice for our sin.)
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.
The
Word Of God Tells Us That Jesus Christ, The Son, is Eternal God:
Isaiah 9:6 KJV
For unto us A Child is born, unto us
A Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder:
and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God,
The Everlasting Father,
The Prince Of Peace.
Micah 5:2 KJV
But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though
thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall He
come forth unto Me that is to be Ruler in Israel; whose goings
forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
John 1:1 KJV
In the beginning was The Word, and
The Word was with God, and The Word was God.
John 8:58 KJV
Jesus said unto them, Verily,
verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
John 17:5,24 KJV
5 And now, O Father, glorify thou Me
with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the
world was.
24 Father, I will that they also,
whom thou hast given Me, be with Me where I am; that they may behold
My glory, which thou hast given Me: for thou lovedst Me before the
foundation of the world.
Hebrews 1:8 KJV
But unto The Son He
saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a
scepter of righteousness is the scepter of thy kingdom.
Hebrews 7:3 KJV
Without father, without mother,
without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of
life; but made like unto The Son Of God;
abideth A Priest continually.
I John 5:7 KJV
For there are three that bear record
in heaven, The Father, The Word (The
Son), and The Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
Revelation 22:13 KJV (The risen
Christ speaking to John)
I am Alpha And Omega, The Beginning
And The End, The First And The Last.
Taking
upon Himself the form of man, The Lord Jesus, God's eternal Son
emptied Himself of heavenly glory to become mans Savior.
Philippians
2:7,8 KJV
7 But made Himself of no reputation,
and took upon Him the form of A Servant, and was made in the likeness
of men:
8 And being found in fashion as A
Man, He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the
death of the cross.
He
limited Himself To Being An Earthly Man.
Hebrews 2:14-18
KJV
14 Forasmuch then as the children
are partakers of flesh and blood, He also Himself likewise took part
of the same; that through death He might destroy him that had the
power of death, that is, the devil;
15 And deliver them who through fear
of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
16 For verily He took not on Him the
nature of angels; but He took on Him the seed of Abraham.
17 Wherefore in all things it
behoved Him to be made like unto His brethren, that He might be a
Merciful and Faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to
make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
18 For in that He Himself hath
suffered being tempted, He is able to succor them that are tempted.
For
His Earthly Stay, He Emptied Himself Of Equality With God.
John 14:28 KJV
Ye have heard
how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved
Me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto The Father: for My
Father is greater than I (Because
Jesus was in the flesh.)
I Corinthians
11:3 KJV
But I would
have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of
the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
All
The Glory He Had Before With The Father, He Laid Aside:
John 12:23 KJV
And Jesus
answered them, saying, The hour is come, that The Son Of Man should
be glorified.
John 17:5 KJV
And now, O
Father, glorify thou Me with thine own self with the glory which I
had with thee before the world was.
Matthew 16:27
KJV
For The Son Of
Man shall come in the glory of His Father with His angels; and then
He shall reward every man according to his works.
Philippians
2:5-11 KJV
5 Let this mind
be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in
the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
7 But made
Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of A Servant,
and was made in the likeness of men:
8 And being
found in fashion as A Man, He humbled Himself, and became
obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
9 Wherefore God
also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above
every name:
10 That at the
name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things
in earth, and things under the earth;
11 And that
every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory
of God
The Father.
Jesus
Christ, God's Eternal Son, Equal With The Father, Emptied, And
Humbled Himself, Came To Earth, To Become Mans Sacrifice For Sin.
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.
Why
Did He Come?
Luke 19:10 KJV
For The Son Of
Man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
To Call All Everywhere....
Acts 2:21 KJV
And it shall
come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of The Lord shall
be saved.
John 1:12,13 KJV
12 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:
13 Which were
born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of
man, but of God.
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