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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.

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.
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.

Songwriters
RICHARD RODGERS, OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II

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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: