Monday, January 30, 2017
Faith Versus Works
Bible Questions Answered:
“...doesn't James say we are saved by
our good works?...”
Oliver/ Milan, Italy
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
No, James does not say that.
James 2:18-26 NLT
18 Now someone
may argue, “Some people have faith; others have good deeds.” But
I say, “How can you show me your faith if you don’t have
good deeds? I will show you my faith by my good deeds.”
19 You say you
have faith, for you believe that there is one God. Good for you! Even
the demons believe this, and they tremble in terror.
20 How foolish! Can’t you see that
faith without good deeds is useless?
21 Don’t you remember that our
ancestor Abraham was shown to be right with God by his
actions when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
22 You see, his faith and his
actions worked together. His actions made his faith complete.
23 And so it happened just as the
Scriptures say: “Abraham believed God, and God counted him
as righteous because of his faith.” He was even called the
friend of God.
24 So you see, we are shown to be
right with God by what we do, not by faith alone.
25 Rahab the prostitute is another
example. She was shown to be right with God by her actions
when she hid those messengers and sent them safely away by a
different road.
26 Just as the body is dead without
breath, so also faith is dead without good works.
Their righteousness, was seen and known
by their good works. First righteousness, then it was followed by the kind of works, righteousness produces.
We are not saved by works!
Romans 4:1-25 NLT The Faith of
Abraham
1 Abraham was, humanly speaking, the
founder of our Jewish nation. What did he discover about being made
right with God?
2 If his good deeds had made him
acceptable to God, he would have had something to boast about. But
that was not God’s way.
3 For the Scriptures tell us,
“Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because
of his faith.”
4 When people work, their wages
are not a gift, but something they have earned.
5 But people are counted as
righteous, not because of their work, but because of their
faith in God who forgives sinners.
6 David also spoke of this when he
described the happiness of those who are declared righteous without
working for it:
7 “Oh, what joy for those whose
disobedience is forgiven, whose sins are put out of sight.
8 Yes, what joy for those whose
record The Lord has cleared of sin.”
9 Now, is this blessing only for the
Jews, or is it also for uncircumcised Gentiles? Well, we have been
saying that Abraham was counted as righteous by God because of his
faith.
10 But how did this happen? Was he
counted as righteous only after he was circumcised, or was it before
he was circumcised? Clearly, God accepted Abraham before he was
circumcised!
11 Circumcision was a sign
that Abraham already had faith and that God had already
accepted him and declared him to be righteous—even before he was
circumcised. So Abraham is the spiritual father of those who have
faith but have not been circumcised. They are counted as
righteous because of their faith.
12 And Abraham is also the spiritual
father of those who have been circumcised, but only if they have the
same kind of faith Abraham had before he was circumcised.
13 Clearly, God’s promise to give
the whole earth to Abraham and his descendants was based not on his
obedience to God’s law, but on a right relationship with God
that comes by faith.
14 If God’s promise is only for
those who obey the law, then faith is not necessary and the promise
is pointless.
15 For the law always brings
punishment on those who try to obey it. (The only way to avoid
breaking the law is to have no law to break!)
16 So The Promise is received by
faith. It is given as A Free Gift. And we are all certain
to receive it, whether or not we live according to the law of Moses,
if we have faith like Abraham’s. For Abraham is the father of
all who believe.
17 That is what the Scriptures mean
when God told him, “I have made you the father of many nations.”
This happened because Abraham believed in the God who brings
the dead back to life and who creates new things out of nothing.
18 Even when there was no reason
for hope, Abraham kept hoping—believing that he would become
the father of many nations. For God had said to him, “That’s how
many descendants you will have!”
19 And Abraham’s faith did
not weaken, even though, at about 100 years of age, he figured his
body was as good as dead—and so was Sarah’s womb.
20 Abraham never wavered in
believing God’s Promise. In fact, his faith grew stronger, and
in this he brought glory to God.
21 He was fully convinced that God
is able to do whatever He promises.
22 And because of Abraham’s
faith, God counted him as righteous.
23 And when God counted him as
righteous, it wasn’t just for Abraham’s benefit. It was recorded
24 for our benefit, too, assuring us
that God will also count us as righteous if we believe in him,
the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
25 He was handed over to die because
of our sins, and He was raised to life to make us right with God.
Romans 3:19-31
NLT
19 Obviously, the law applies to
those to whom it was given, for its purpose is to keep people from
having excuses, and to show that the entire world is guilty before
God.
20 For no one can ever be made right
with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how
sinful we are.
(Christ
Took Our Punishment)
21 But now God has shown us a way to
be made right with Him without keeping the requirements of the law,
as was promised in the writings of Moses and the prophets long ago.
22 We are made right with God by
placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who
believes, no matter who we are.
23 For everyone has sinned; we all
fall short of God’s glorious standard.
24 Yet God, in His grace, freely
makes us right in His sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when He
freed us from the penalty for our sins.
25 For God presented Jesus as The
Sacrifice For Sin. People are made right with God when they believe
that Jesus sacrificed His Life, shedding His Blood. This sacrifice
shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish
those who sinned in times past,
26 for He was looking ahead and
including them in what He would do in this present time. God did this
to demonstrate His righteousness, for He Himself is fair and just,
and He makes sinners right in His sight when they believe in Jesus.
27 Can we boast, then, that we have
done anything to be accepted by God? No, because our acquittal is not
based on obeying the law. It is based on faith.
28 So we are made right with God
through faith and not by obeying the law.
29 After all, is God The God Of The
Jews only? Isn’t He also The God Of The Gentiles? Of course He is.
30 There is only one God, and He
makes people right with Himself only by faith, whether they are Jews
or Gentiles.
31 Well then, if we emphasize faith,
does this mean that we can forget about the law? Of course not! In
fact, only when we have faith do we truly fulfill the law.
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:
9 Not of works, lest any man should
boast.
Titus 3:5 KJV
Not by works of righteousness which
we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, by the washing
of regeneration, and renewing of The Holy Ghost;
Well has it been
said...
“We are not saved by
good works...
But
Neither are we Saved from
good works.
We are saved when
we put our faith in God's Son, The Lord Jesus.
As Christians, our
life should show that we, are the children of God!
Matthew 5:14-16
KJV
14 Ye are the light of the world. A
city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
15 Neither do men light a candle,
and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light
unto all that are in the house.
16 Let your light so shine before
men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which
is in heaven.
Ephesians 2:8-10
KJV
8 For by grace are ye saved through
faith; and that not of yourselves: it is The Gift Of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should
boast.
10 For we are His workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before
ordained that we should walk in them.
II Timothy 1:9
KJV
Who hath saved us, and called us
with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to
His own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before
the world began,
Here is a church
that worked for its salvation. They worked, but Jesus said they were
Lost!
Matthew 7:21-23
KJV
21 Not every one that saith unto Me,
Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth
the will of My Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to Me in that day,
Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have
cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto
them, I never knew you: depart from Me, ye that work iniquity.
They were lost, because they had "no," personal relationship, with The Lord Jesus Christ.
They would not, repent of their sins, they would not be subject to The Lord of salvation!
Hebrews 10:31
KJV
It is a fearful thing to fall into
the hands of The Living God.
Prayer:
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:
9 Not of works, lest any man should
boast.
II Timothy 1:9
KJV
Who hath saved us, and called us
with an holy calling, not according to our works, but
according to His own purpose and
grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world
began,
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:
Saturday, January 28, 2017
Yahweh And Elohim, Separate Individuals?
Bible Questions Answered:
“Pastor, we wonder if you could help
us out with this question, a brother in our bible group, maintains
that every time the name Elohim appears in the Old Testament, it
refers to the father, and that every time the name Yahweh, appears,
it refers to Jesus. Is this right thinking?...”
Randolph/ Winchester, Virginia
U..S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
No, it is an error to even think such
a thought.
This kind of thinking originates with
those who wish to make the trinity, three separate and distinct
persons.
Matthew 28:19 KJV (Jesus,
instructs, His disciples.)
Go ye therefore, and teach all
nations, baptizing them in the name of The Father, and of
The Son, and of The Holy Ghost:
Dear Bible student,
did you see it? The proof that, that kind of thinking is “false.”
It is the word
“NAME.”
Please notice
something, it is in the singular, “not,” in the plural!
That is it does not
say......
Go ye therefore and
teach all nations, baptizing them in the names of The
Father and of
The Son, and The
Holy Ghost.
SINGULAR, because the three are ONE.
“In the name of The Father, and of
The Son, and of The Holy Ghost:”
Are Elohim and Yahweh, used for the
same God? Yes!
Genesis 27:20 KJV
And Isaac said unto his son, How is
it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because
The Lord thy God brought it
to me.
Genesis 27:20 NOG
Isaac asked his son, “How did you
find it so quickly, Son?”
“Yahweh*
your Elohim** brought it to me,” he
answered.
*Lord - Yehovah (Yeh-ho-vaw):
Eternal: Jehovah , Jewish national name of God-Jehovah, The Lord.
**God - Elohiym (El-o-heem): The
Supreme God.
More
Scriptures:
Matthew 28:19 KJV
Go ye therefore, and teach all
nations, baptizing them in the name of The Father, and of
The Son, and of The Holy Ghost:
John 4:23 KJV
But the hour cometh, and now is,
when the true worshipers shall worship The Father in Spirit (Holy
Spirit) and in Truth (The
Lord Jesus): for The Father seeketh such to worship Him.
I Corinthians 6:11 KJV
And that is what some of you were.
But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the
name of The Lord Jesus Christ and by The Spirit (Holy Spirit) of our God (The
Father).
I John 5:7 KJV
For there are three that bear record
in heaven, The Father, The Word, and The Holy Ghost: and
these three are one.
God's name Elohim
and Yahweh.
Jeremiah
32:17,18 NOG
17 ‘Adonay Yahweh, you made heaven
and earth by your great strength and powerful arm. Nothing is too
hard for you.
18 You show mercy to thousands of
generations. However, you punish children for the wickedness of their
parents. You, El (Elohim), are great and mighty. Your name is Yahweh
Tsebaoth.
We can see that
Elohim, and Yahweh are the same God.
Was our Lord ever
referred to as Elohim? Yes!
Isaiah 40:3 NOG
A voice cries out in the desert:
“Clear a way for Yahweh. Make a straight highway in the
wilderness for our Elohim.
Isaiah 40:3 NLT
(Prophetic scripture concerning Christ.)
Listen! It’s the voice of someone
shouting, “Clear the way through the wilderness
for The Lord! Make a straight
highway through the wasteland for our God!
John 1:23 KJV
(John the baptist)
John said, “I’m a voice crying
out in the desert, ‘Make the way for The Lord straight,’ as the
prophet Isaiah said.”
Colossians 2:2
KJV
My goal is that they may be
encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the
full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know
the mystery of God, namely, Christ,
Trinity of God The
Father, God The Son, and God The Holy Spirit, and these are “one.”
Homily:
The over all best
explanation of such an unexplainable situation is that of water.
Water may be Ice,
steam, or liquid water and yet all is the same, water.
Three distinct
properties, and yet one substance.
I Corinthians
13:12 KJV
For now we see through a glass,
darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I
know even as also I am known.
One day, we as
Christians, followers of The Lord, we will understand perfectly, what
today seems only an enigma.
Prayer:
Acts 2:21 KJV
And it shall come to pass, that
whosoever shall call on the name of The Lord shall be saved.
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.
Acts 16:31 KJV
And they said, Believe on The Lord
Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
Thursday, January 26, 2017
Bible Lesson: Prophecies And Their Fulfillment: Bible Prophecy: The Time Of Messiah's Birth.
Bible Lesson: Prophecies And Their
Fulfillment:
Bible Prophecy: The Time Of
Messiah's Birth.
Bible Texts:
Daniel 9:25 EXB (The angel
Gabriel, told Daniel...) 538 B.C.
Learn and understand these things. A
command will come to ·rebuild [ restore and build] Jerusalem. The
time from this command until the ·appointed leader [anointed
prince] (The Messiah) comes will be ·forty-nine years [ seven
sevens/weeks] and ·four hundred thirty-four years [ sixty-two
sevens/weeks].
Jerusalem will be ·rebuilt [ restored
and built] with ·streets [or public squares] and a ·trench filled
with water around it [moat; or conduits], but it will be built in
times of ·trouble [oppression].
Daniel 9:25 EXB
Learn and understand these things. A
command will come to rebuild Jerusalem.
The time from this command until the
·appointed leader (The Messiah) comes will be ·forty-nine years and
four hundred thirty-four years (483 years – 69 weeks)
Jerusalem will be ·rebuilt and with
·streets and a ·trench filled with water around it
but it will be built in times of
·trouble.
The Fulfillment:
Luke 2:1-7 KJV B.C. 5 (Christ at
30 years of age began His ministry.)
1 And it came to pass in those days,
that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world
should be taxed.
2 (And this taxing was first made
when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
3 And all went to be taxed, every
one into his own city.
4 And Joseph also went up from
Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of
David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and
lineage of David:)
5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused
wife, being great with child.
6 And so it was, that, while they
were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
7 And she brought forth her
Firstborn son, and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in
a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
Luke 3:21-23 KJV
21 Now when all the people were
baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and
praying, the heaven was opened,
22 And The Holy Ghost descended in a
bodily shape like A Dove upon Him, and A Voice came from heaven,
which said, Thou art My Beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
23 And Jesus Himself began to be
about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed)
The Son Of Joseph, which was the son
of Heli,
From the command to
restore Jerusalem, to the coming of The Messiah, was to be 69 weeks
(483 years).
Numbers 14:34
NLT
“Because your men explored the
land for forty days, you must wander in the wilderness for forty
years—a year for each day, suffering the consequences of your sins.
Then you will discover what it is like to have Me for an enemy.’
1 day = 1 year
1 week = 7 years
7 weeks = 49 years
62 weeks = 434 years
If we count
backwards from the beginning of The Lord's ministry, we will confirm
the date to restoring Jerusalem.
The commandment to
restore was given in 457 B.C. (Ezra 7:11-26), if we add our
Lord's 30 years, we have 487 years.
Our Gregorian
calendar is off by some 4 years, subtract this and we arrive at 483
years, which is some 69 weeks. (Exactly as Gabriel stated.)
The last 70th
week yet to be fulfilled.
Daniel 9:25 EXB
Learn and understand these things. A
command will come to rebuild Jerusalem.
The time from this command until the
·appointed leader (The Messiah) comes will be ·forty-nine years and
four hundred thirty-four years (483 years – 69 weeks)
Jerusalem will be ·rebuilt and with
·streets and a ·trench filled with water around it
but it will be
built in times of ·trouble.
The Living God, knows the future, and nothing takes place that He
hasn't willed, or granted His permissive will, to take place.
Permissive:
Granting or tending to grant permission : tolerant
tolerated.
Merriam-Webster.com
Our
God Directs The Future.
I Samuel 2:3 KJV
"...the
LORD is a God of knowledge, and by Him actions are weighed.
Job 31:4 KJV
Doth not He see
my ways, and count all my steps?
Job 34:21 KJV
For His eyes are upon the ways of man, and He seeth all His
goings.
Psalm 139:4-6
KJV
4 For there is
not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
5 Thou hast
beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
6 Such
knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto
it.
Psalm 147:5 KJV
Great is our
Lord, and of great power: His understanding is infinite.
Isaiah 40:28 KJV
Hast thou not
known? hast thou not heard, that The Everlasting God, The LORD, The
Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary?
there is no searching of His understanding.
Daniel 2:22 KJV
He revealeth
the deep and secret things: He knoweth what is in the darkness, and
the Light dwelleth with Him.
Hebrews 4:13 KJV
Neither is
there any creature that is not manifest in His sight: but all things
are naked and opened unto the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.
The
Lord Knows Those That Are His.
II Chronicles
16:9 KJV
For the eyes of
the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew Himself
strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward Him..."
II Timothy 2:19
KJV
Nevertheless
the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord
knoweth them that are His. And, let every one that nameth the name of
Christ depart from iniquity.
God
Knows Those Who Trust In Him.
Nahum 1:7 KJV
The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and He
knoweth them that trust in Him.
II Peter 2:9 KJV
The Lord
knoweth how to deliver the Godly out of temptations (trials), and to
reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
Prayer:
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.”
Romans 6:23 KJV
“For the wages of sin is death;
but The Gift Of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Romans 10:9l, 10 KJV
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth The Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth The Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
II Corinthians 6:2 NKJV
For He says:
“In an acceptable time I have heard you, And in the day of
salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the accepted time;
behold, now is the day of salvation.
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Bondage - Spiritual
Bible Questions Answered:
“...I told him god would give him a
freedom right...?
Henry/ Atlanta, Georgia U.S.A
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Freedom:
The state or quality of being free; or
liberation from the control person or arbitrary power;
liberty; independence.
(New World Dictionary of American
English)
Men may or may not be bound by other
men, but by nature, are bound by sin.
A man may be a slave, and not know
freedom.
A man may be a slave, and yet be
spiritually free.
A man may be free, and yet still be
bound, spiritually bound by sin.
Many today, under a worse yoke than
slavery, they are under the spiritual bondage of sin.
Proverbs 5:22 KJV
21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of The LORD, and He pondereth all his goings.
21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of The LORD, and He pondereth all his goings.
22 His own iniquities shall take the
wicked himself, and he shall be held with the cords of his sins.
John 8:34 KJV
Jesus answered them, Verily, verily,
I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
Acts 8:23 KJV (Peter speaking to
Simon the sorcerer.)
For I perceive that thou art in the
gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.
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?
Romans 7:23 KJV
But I see another law in my members,
warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to
the law of sin which is in my members.
II Timothy 2:26 KJV
And that they may recover themselves
out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his
will.
Spiritual emancipation, comes only from
the Lord Jesus Christ.
Exodus 3:7-8 KJV
7 And The LORD said, I have surely
seen the affliction of My people...,and have heard their cry by
reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
8 And I am come down to deliver
them..."
Isaiah 58:6-9 KJV
6 Is not this the fast that I have
chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens,
and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
7 Is it not to deal thy bread to the
hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house?
when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide
not thyself from thine own flesh?
8 Then shall thy light break forth
as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy
righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of The LORD shall be
thy reward.
9 Then shalt thou call, and The LORD
shall answer; thou shalt cry, and He shall say, Here I am.
Isaiah 61:1 KJV (Luke 4:18)
(Prophecy of Christ)
The Spirit Of The Lord GOD is upon
Me; because The LORD hath anointed Me to preach good tidings unto the
meek; He hath sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim
liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that
are bound;
Romans 6:4-8 KJV
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.
5 For if we have been planted
together in the likeness of His death, we shall be also in the
likeness of His resurrection:
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.
7 For he that is dead is freed from
sin.
8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we
believe that we shall also live with Him:
Romans 8:1,2 KJV
1 There is therefore now no
condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after
the flesh, but after The Spirit.
2 For the law of The Spirit Of Life
in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
II Corinthians 3:17 KJV
Now The Lord is that Spirit: and where
The Spirit Of The Lord is, there is liberty.
Galatians 5:1 KJV
Stand fast therefore in the liberty
wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with
the yoke of bondage.
James 1:22-25 KJV
22 But don’t just listen to God’s
Word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling
yourselves.
23 For if you listen to The Word and
don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror.
24 You see yourself, walk away, and
forget what you look like.
25 But if you look carefully into
the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and
don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.
Leviticus 25:10 KJV
"...proclaim liberty throughout
all the land..."
Psalm 119:44-48 KJV
44 So shall I keep thy law
continually for ever and ever.
45 And I will walk at liberty: for I
seek thy precepts.
46 I will speak of thy testimonies
also before kings, and will not be ashamed.
47 And I will delight myself in thy
commandments, which I have loved.
48 My hands also will I lift up unto
thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy
statutes.
Romans 1:1 KJV
Paul, a servant* of Jesus Christ,
called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
*Servant:-Greek-Doullos (Doo-los):
A slave, in the sense of subjection: bond servant.
(To the God of Love)
(Abingdon/Strong Concordance of the Bible)
John 15:12-16 KJV Jesus calls
His followers, His friends.
12 This is My commandment, That ye
love one another, as I have loved you.
13 Greater love hath no man than
this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
14 Ye are My friends, if ye do
whatsoever I command you.
15 Henceforth I call you not
servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have
called you friends; for all things that I have heard of My Father I
have made known unto you.
16 Ye have not chosen Me, but I have
chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth
fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall
ask of the Father in My name, He may give it you.
Whether bond or free, do you know the
liberty that comes from sins forgiven, having your name written in
The Lamb's book of life?
Matthew 6:24 NLT
No one can serve two masters. For
you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and
despise the other..."
John 1:12 KJV
But as many as received Him (Jesus
Christ), to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to
them that believe on His name:
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.
Galatians 5:1
KJV
Stand fast therefore in the liberty
wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with
the yoke of bondage.
Sunday, January 22, 2017
Hope
Bible Questions Answered:
“...when Christians get
discouraged, what is it a lack of, faith?...”
Gregory/ Huntington Beach, California
U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Text:
Forgetting their hope. There is one
thing the lost of this world do not have, that the Christian does,
and that is eternal (Salvation through Jesus Christ, and) hope.
Godly
Hope:
Psalm 16:8,9 KJV
8 I have set The Lord always before
me: because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my
glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
Psalm 31:24 KJV
Be of good courage, and He
shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in
The Lord.
Psalm 33:18 KJV
Behold, the eye of The Lord is upon
them that fear Him, upon them that hope in His mercy;
Psalm 33:22 NLT
Let your unfailing love surround us,
Lord, for our hope is in you alone.
Psalm 42:5 KJV
Why am I discouraged? Why is my
heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise Him again—
my Savior and my God!
Psalm 71:5 KJV
For thou art my hope, O Lord God:
thou art my trust from my youth.
Psalm 119:114 KJV
Thou art my Hiding Place and my
Shield: I hope in thy Word.
Psalm 130:5 KJV
I wait for The Lord, my soul doth
wait, and in His Word do I hope.
Psalm 146:5 KJV
Happy is he that hath The God
Of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in The Lord his God:
Jeremiah 17:7 KJV
Blessed is the man that trusteth in
The Lord, and whose hope The Lord is.
Lamentations 3:24 KJV
24 The Lord is my portion, saith my
soul; therefore will I hope in Him.
26 It is good that a man should both
hope and quietly wait for the salvation of The Lord.
Joel 3:16 KJV
"...the heavens and the earth
shall shake: but The Lord will be the hope of His people..."
Romans 5:3-5 KJV
3 "...we glory in tribulations
also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
4 And patience, experience; and
experience, hope:
5 And hope maketh not ashamed;
because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by
The Holy Ghost which is given unto
us.
Romans 15:4,13 KJV
For whatsoever things were written
aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and
comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
13 Now The God Of Hope fill
you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope,
through the power of The Holy Ghost.
Hebrews 6:18, 19 NLT
18 So God has given both His promise
and His oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is
impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to Him for
refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies
before us.
19 This hope is a strong and
trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain
into God’s inner sanctuary.
I Peter 1:3 KJV
3 Blessed be the God and Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to His abundant mercy hath
begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus
Christ from the dead,
13 Wherefore gird up the loins of
your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be
brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
21 Who by Him do believe in God,
that raised Him up from the dead, and gave Him glory; that your faith
and hope might be in God.
I John 3:2,3 KJV
2 Beloved, now are we the sons of
God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that,
when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as
He is.
3 And every man that hath this hope
in him purifieth himself, even as He is pure.
Dear friend, may
our hope in The Lord and His Word, never dim.
John 16:33 KJV
These things I have spoken unto you,
that in Me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have
tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
You’ll
Never Walk Alone
When you walk
through a storm, hold your head up high
And don’t be
afraid of the dark
At the end of the
storm, there’s a golden sky
And the sweet,
silver song of a lark
Walk on through the
wind
Walk on through the
rain
Though your dreams
be tossed and blown
Walk on, walk on
With hope in your
heart
And you’ll never
walk alone
You’ll never walk
alone
Walk on, walk on
With hope in your
heart
And you’ll never
walk alone
You’ll never walk
alone
Hebrews 13:5 KJV
"... for He
hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
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Saturday, January 21, 2017
I AM
Bible Questions Answered:
“...what did Jesus say about
himself...”
Ed/ Bristol, England U.K.
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
I AM:
Alpha And
Omega
Revelation 22:13 KJV
I am Alpha And Omega, The
Beginning And The End, The First And The Last.
When describing Himself, our Lord, used
descriptions we could recognize. When Jesus, used the first and last
letters of the Greek alphabet, He was signifying that He was the
first and last of everything.
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.
This eternal Son Of God, always
existed. He with The Father planned all of creation.
Colossians 1:14-17 KJV
14 In whom we have redemption
through His Blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
15 Who is The Image Of The Invisible
God, The Firstborn Of Every Creature:
16 For by Him were all things
created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and
invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities,
or powers: all things were created by Him, and for Him:
17 And He is before all things, and
by Him all things consist.
I AM
The Root And
The Offspring Of David
Revelation
22:16 KJV
I Jesus have sent Mine angel to
testify unto you these things in the churches.
I am The Root And The Offspring
Of David...”
The Lord, was the
“Root,” of King David, because He existed in eternity
before David.
The Lord, was the
“Offspring ,” of David, because He was in the Jewish
lineage, a descendant of David.
Isaiah 63:16 KJV
"...O Lord, art our Father, our
Redeemer; thy name is from everlasting.
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 1:1,2 KJV
1 In the
beginning was The Word, and The Word was with God, and The Word was
God.
2 The same was
in the beginning with God.
Romans 1:2,3 KJV
2 God promised
this Good News long ago through His prophets in The Holy Scriptures.
3 The Good News
is about His Son. In His earthly life He was born into King David’s
family line,
I Timothy 1:17
KJV
Now unto The
King Eternal, Immortal, Invisible, The Only Wise God, be honor and
glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Hebrews 7:3 KJV
(Heavenly Melchizedek - The Lord Jesus Christ)
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 AM
The Bright
And Morning Star
Revelation
22:16 KJV
“..., and The
Bright And Morning Star.”
Numbers 24:15-17
CEV (Balaam’s Fourth Message)
15 Balaam said:
“I am the son of Beor, and my words are true, so listen to my
message!
16 My knowledge
comes from God Most High, The Lord All-Powerful. I bowed down to Him
and saw a vision of Israel.
17 “What I saw in my vision hasn’t happened yet. But someday,
A King Of Israel will appear like A Star...”
II Peter 1:19
KJV
We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well
that ye take heed, as unto a Light that shineth in a dark place,
until the day dawn, and The Day Star arise in
your hearts:
Revelation
2:26-28 CEV
26 I will give
power over the nations to everyone who wins the victory and keeps on
obeying Me until the end.
27-28 I will
give each of them the same power that My Father has given Me. They
will rule the nations with an iron rod and smash those nations to
pieces like clay pots. I will also give them
The Morning Star.
I AM
The Bread Of
Life
John
6:32-35:48-51, 58 KJV
32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you,
Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but My Father giveth you
The True Bread From Heaven.
33 For The Bread Of God is He which cometh
down from heaven, and giveth Life unto the world.
34 Then said
they unto Him, Lord, evermore give us this Bread.
35 And Jesus said unto them, I am The Bread Of Life:
he that cometh to Me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on Me
shall never thirst.
48 I am that Bread Of Life.
49 Your fathers
did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.
50 This is The Bread Which Cometh Down From Heaven,
that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
51 I am The Living Bread which came down from
heaven: if any man eat of this Bread, he shall
live for ever: and The Bread that I will give is
My flesh, which I will give for the Life of the world.
58 This is that Bread which came down from
heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that
eateth of this Bread shall live for ever.
Did the disciples, eat the flesh of The Lord Jesus, while in the
upper room? Of course not! Our Lord was speaking metaphorically.
Metaphor:
A figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something
to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a
resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”
Dictionary.Com
Matthew 4:4 KJV
But He answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread
alone, but by every Word that procedeth out of the mouth of God.
Job 23:12 NLT
I have not
departed from His commands, but have treasured His Words more than
daily food.
I AM
The Light Of
The World
John 8:12 KJV
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am The Light
Of The World: he that followeth Me shall not walk in
darkness, but shall have The Light Of life.
John 1:1-9 KJV
1 In the
beginning was The Word, and The Word was with God, and The Word was
God.
2 The same was
in the beginning with God.
3 All things
were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was
made.
4 In Him was Life; and The Life was The Light Of Men.
5 And The Light shineth in darkness; and the
darkness comprehended it not.
6 There was a
man sent from God, whose name was John.
7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of The
Light, that all men through Him might believe.
8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear
witness of that Light.
9 That was The True Light, which Lighteth
every man that cometh into the world.
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.
John 9:5 KJV
As long as I am in the world, I am The Light Of The
World.
I AM
The Door Of
The Sheep
John 10:7-15
KJV
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.
In our Lord's day, shepherds had pens they would place their sheep in
at night. These pens had no gate or door, the shepherd, himself
stayed at the entrance, and he became the gate or door of safety.
Jesus The Good Shepherd, leads us to the place of provision, He is
also The door to our
spiritual protection.
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.
I AM
The
Resurrection, And The Life
John 11:25,26
KJV
25 Jesus said unto her, I am The Resurrection, And The
Life: he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet
shall he live:
26 And
whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die. Believest thou
this?
I Corinthians
15:3,4 KJV
3 For I
delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that
Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that He
was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the
scriptures:
Psalm 49:15 KJV
But God will
redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for He shall receive me.
Selah.
John 5:25 KJV
Verily, verily,
I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall
hear the voice of The Son Of God: and they that hear shall live.
John 6:40 KJV
And this is the
will of Him that sent Me, that every one which seeth The Son, and
believeth on Him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up
at the last day.
Acts 24:15 KJV
And have hope
toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a
resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
II Corinthians
4:14 NLT
We know that
God, who raised The Lord Jesus, will also raise us with Jesus and
present us to Himself together with you.
I Thessalonians
4:16 KJV
For The Lord
Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the
archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall
rise first:
I AM
The Way, The Truth, and The Life
John 14:6 KJV
Jesus saith unto him, I am The Way, The Truth, and The
Life: no man cometh unto The Father, but by Me.
Psalm 32:8 KJV
I will instruct
you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will guide
you with My eye.
Psalm 37:23 KJV
The steps of a
good man are ordered by The Lord: and He delighteth in his way.
Psalm 48:14 NKJV
For this is
God, Our God forever and ever; He will be our guide Even to 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
KJV
Man's goings
are of The Lord; how can a man then understand his own way?
Jeremiah 10:23
KJV
O Lord, I know
that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh
to direct his steps.
John 8:24 KJV
I said
therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe
not that I am He, ye shall die in your sins. (John
14:6)
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.
I AM
The Vine
John 15:5 KJV
I am The Vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth
in Me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without
Me ye can do nothing.
As Christian people, we need The Lord! Without The Lord, our life,
will know, no, spiritual accomplishments, or fruit.
Psalm 127:1 KJV
Except The Lord
build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except T++he Lord
keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
John 3:27 KJV
John answered
and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from
heaven.
Galatians
5:22,23 KJV
22 But The
Fruit Of The Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness,
goodness, faith,
23 Meekness,
temperance: against such there is no law.
Ephesians 5:9
KJV
For The Fruit
Of The Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and Truth;
The Fruits Of
The Spirit are found in the lives of those who are one with The Lord.
II Corinthians
3:5 KJV
Not that we are
sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our
sufficiency is of God;
Prayer:
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:
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Bible Lesson: Prophecies And Their Fulfillment: Bible Prophecy: Messiah's Place Of Birth.
Bible Lesson: Prophecies And Their
Fulfillment:
Bible Prophecy: Messiah's
Place Of Birth.
Bible Text:
The Prophecy:
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.
The Fulfillment:
Matthew 2:1-6
KJV
1 Now when
Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the
king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
2 Saying, Where
is He that is born King Of The Jews? for we have seen His star in the
east, and are come to worship Him.
3 When Herod
the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem
with him.
4 And when he
had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people
together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
5 And they said
unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by
the prophet,
6 And thou
Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the
princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come A Governor, that shall
rule My people Israel.
Luke 2:1-7 KJV
1 And it came
to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar
Augustus that all the world should be taxed.
2 (And this
taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
3 And all went
to be taxed, every one into his own city.
4 And Joseph
also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea,
unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he
was of the house and lineage of David:)
5 To be taxed
with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
6 And so it
was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she
should be delivered.
7 And she
brought forth her Firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling
clothes, and laid Him in a manger; because there was no room for them
in the inn.
This prophecy by Micah the prophet, was fulfilled completely, though
it was made some 710 years into the future!
God's
knowledge is perfect.
I Samuel 2:3 KJV
"...the
LORD is a God of knowledge, and by Him actions are weighed.
Job 26:6 KJV
Hell is naked
before Him, and destruction hath no covering.
Job 31:4 KJV
Doth not He see
my ways, and count all my steps?
Job 34:21 KJV
For His eyes
are upon the ways of man, and He seeth all His goings.
Psalm 139:4-6
KJV
4 For there is
not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
5 Thou hast
beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
6 Such
knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto
it.
Psalm 147:5 KJV
Great is our
Lord, and of great power: His understanding is infinite.
Isaiah 40:28 KJV
Hast thou not
known? hast thou not heard, that the Everlasting God, the LORD, the
Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary?
there is no searching of His understanding.
Daniel 2:22 KJV
He revealeth
the deep and secret things: He knoweth what is in the darkness, and
the light dwelleth with Him.
Hebrews 4:13 KJV
Neither is
there any creature that is not manifest in His sight: but all things
are naked and opened unto the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.
Have you given your heart and life to this all knowing God?
The Lord knows those that are His.
II Chronicles
16:9 KJV
For the eyes of
the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew Himself
strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward Him..."
II Timothy 2:19
KJV
Nevertheless
the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord
knoweth them that are His. And, let every one that nameth the name of
Christ depart from iniquity.
God knows our thoughts.
Psalm 44:21 KJV
Shall not God
search this out? for He knoweth the secrets of the heart.
Luke 16:15 KJV
And He said
unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God
knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is
abomination in the sight of God.
I Corinthians
3:20 KJV
"... The
Lord knoweth the thoughts..."
I John 3:20 KJV
For if our
heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all
things.
God knows men or nations who trust in Him.
Nahum 1:7 KJV
The LORD is
good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and He knoweth them that
trust in Him.
II Peter 2:9 KJV
The Lord
knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations (trials),
and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
God knows our physical limitations.
I Kings 19:5 KJV (Elijah running from Jezebel.)
And as he lay
and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him,
and said unto him, Arise and eat.
Psalm 103:14 KJV
For He knoweth
our frame; He remembereth that we are dust.
God knows what we need.
Matthew 6:8 KJV
"...your
Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask Him.
Philippians 4:19
KJV
But my God
shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ
Jesus.
Salvation Prayer
John 1:12 KJV
But as many as
received Him (the Lord Jesus
Christ), to them gave He power to become the sons of God,
even to them that believe on His name:
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