Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Freedom From Guilt
Bible Questions Answered:
“...I don't feel like I've been
forgiven...”
Alitia/ Suva, Fiji
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
The promise of The Lord,
rests not upon our “feelings,” but upon His truthful, never
changing Word.
His Promise:
Psalm 32:5 NLT
Finally, I confessed all my sins to
you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, “I will
confess my rebellion to The Lord.” And you forgave me! All my guilt
is gone.
Psalm 86:5 KJV
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready
to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
Psalm 130:3,4 KJV
3 If thou, Lord, shouldest mark
iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
4 But there is forgiveness with
thee, that thou mayest be feared.
Isaiah 18 KJV
Come now, and let us reason
together, saith The Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall
be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be
as wool.
Isaiah 43:25 KJV
I, even I, am He that blotteth out
thy transgressions for Mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
Isaiah 44:22 KJV
I have blotted
out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins:
return unto Me; for I have redeemed thee.
Isaiah 55:7 KJV
Let the wicked forsake his way, and
the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto The Lord,
and He will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for He will
abundantly pardon.
Jeremiah 33:8 KJV
And I will cleanse them from all
their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against Me; and I will
pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby
they have transgressed against Me.
Micah 7:18,19 KJV
18 Who is a God like unto thee, that
pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant
of His heritage? He retaineth not His anger for ever, because He
delighteth in mercy.
19 He will turn again, He will have
compassion upon us; He will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast
all their sins into the depths of the sea.
Acts 13:38,39 KJV
38 “Brothers, listen! We are here
to proclaim that through this man Jesus there is forgiveness for your
sins.
39 Everyone who believes in Him is
made right in God’s sight..."
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.
II Corinthians 5:17 KJV
17 Therefore if any man be in
Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all
things are become new.
21 For He hath made Him to be sin
for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of
God in Him.
Galatians 5:1 NLT
So Christ has truly set us free. Now
make sure that you stay free..."
Ephesians 1:7,8 NLT
7 He is so rich in kindness and
grace that He purchased our freedom with The Blood Of His Son and
forgave our sins.
8 He has showered His kindness on
us, along with all wisdom and understanding.
Colossians 1:14 KJV
In whom we have redemption through
His blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
Hebrews 8:12 NLT
And I will forgive their wickedness,
and I will never again remember their sins.
I John 1:9 KJV
If we confess our sins, He is
faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.
This is what The
Word says, what will you believe, your feelings or God's Word?
Romans 3:4 KJV
"...let God be true, but every
man a liar..."
Mistakes of the
past, may be in our memory, but if we have confessed them and
forsaken them, we have been forgiven, and they are remembered
no more by The Lord!
Proverbs 28:13
KJV
He that covereth
his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and
forsaketh them shall have mercy.
Psalm 103:12 KJV
As far as the east is from the west,
so far hath He removed our transgressions from us.
John 8:36 KJV
If The Son therefore shall make you
free, ye shall be free indeed.
Prayer:
John 6:37,40,47 KJV
37 “...him that cometh to Me I
will in no wise cast out.”
40 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.
47 Verily, verily, I say unto you,
He that believeth on Me hath everlasting Life.
Ephesians 1:7 KJV
In whom we have redemption through
His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His
grace;
Monday, August 28, 2017
Envy
Bible Questions Answered:
“...you talk about the blessed, every
time I look its those who don't believe in God that's whos
blessed...”
Pete/ Richmond, British Columbia
Canada
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Right now, is the only heaven, sinners
will ever have, and it will all come crashing down, one day.
Psalm 73:1-28 NLT (A psalm of
Asaph)
1 Truly God is good to Israel, to
those whose hearts are pure.
2 But as for me, I almost lost my
footing. My feet were slipping, and I was almost gone.
3 For I envied the
proud when I saw them prosper despite their wickedness.
4 They seem to live such painless
lives; their bodies are so healthy and strong.
5 They don’t have troubles like
other people; they’re not plagued with problems like everyone else.
6 They wear pride like a jeweled
necklace and clothe themselves with cruelty.
7 These fat cats have everything
their hearts could ever wish for!
8 They scoff and speak only evil; in
their pride they seek to crush others.
9 They boast against the very
heavens, and their words strut throughout the earth.
10 And so the people are dismayed
and confused, drinking in all their words.
11 “What does God know?” they
ask. “Does the Most High even know what’s happening?”
12 Look at these wicked people—
enjoying a life of ease while their riches multiply.
13 Did I keep my heart pure for
nothing? Did I keep myself innocent for no reason?
14 I get nothing but trouble all day
long every morning brings me pain.
15 If I had really spoken this way
to others, I would have been a traitor to your people.
16 So I tried to understand why the
wicked prosper. But what a difficult task it is!
17 Then I went into your sanctuary,
O God, and I finally understood the destiny of the wicked.
18 Truly, you put them on a slippery
path and send them sliding over the cliff to destruction.
19 In an instant they are destroyed,
completely swept away by terrors.
20 When you arise, O Lord, you will
laugh at their silly ideas as a person laughs at dreams in the
morning.
21 Then I realized that my heart was
bitter, and I was all torn up inside.
22 I was so foolish and ignorant—
I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you.
23 Yet I still belong to you; you
hold my right hand.
24 You guide me with your counsel,
leading me to a glorious destiny.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you? I
desire you more than anything on earth.
26 My health may fail, and my spirit
may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; He is mine
forever.
27 Those who desert Him will perish,
for you destroy those who abandon you.
28 But as for me, how good it is to
be near God! I have made The Sovereign Lord my shelter, and I will
tell everyone about the wonderful things you do.
Envy is a sin, for
It is dissatisfaction, in face, of all the blessings our Lords, daily
loads us with.
Psalm 68:19 KJV
Blessed be The Lord, who daily
loadeth us with benefits, even The God Of Our Salvation. Selah.
Psalm 103:2 KJV
Bless The Lord, O my soul, and
forget not all His benefits:
Psalm 116:12 KJV
What shall I render unto The Lord
for all His benefits toward me?
Envy:
Proverbs 3:31
KJV
Envy thou not the oppressor, and
choose none of his ways.
Proverbs 23:17
KJV
Let not thine heart envy sinners:
but be thou in the fear of The Lord all the day long.
Proverbs
24:1,19,20 KJV
1 Be not thou envious against evil
men, neither desire to be with them.
19 Fret not thyself because of evil
men, neither be thou envious at the wicked:
20 For there shall be no reward to
the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
I Corinthians
13:4 KJV
Charity suffereth long, and is kind;
charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
II Corinthians
12:20 KJV
For I fear, lest, when I come, I
shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto
you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths,
strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:
Galatians
5:21,26 KJV
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness,
revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have
also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not
inherit the kingdom of God.
26 Let us not be desirous of vain
glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
Titus 3:3 KJV
For we ourselves also were sometimes
foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures,
living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
James 4:5 KJV
Do ye think that the scripture saith
in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
Illustration:
Dwight L. Moody
once told the fable of an eagle who was envious of another
that could fly better than he could.
One day the bird
saw a sportsman with a bow and arrow and said to him, “I wish you
would bring down that eagle up there.”
The man said he
would if he had some feathers for his arrow. So the jealous eagle
pulled out one of his own feathers from his wing.
The arrow was shot,
but it didn’t quite reach the rival bird because he was flying too
high.
The first eagle
pulled out another feather, then another—until he had lost so many
feathers that he himself couldn’t fly.
The archer took
advantage of the situation, turned around, and killed the helpless
bird.
Moody said: if you
are envious of others, the one you will hurt the most by your actions
will be yourself.
Prayer:
II Peter 3:9 KJV
The Lord is not slack concerning His
promise, as some men count slackness; but is long suffering to
us-ward, not willing that any should
perish, but that all should come to repentance.
I John 1:8-10
KJV
8 If we say that we have no sin, we
deceive ourselves, and The Truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our sins, He is
Faithful and Just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.
10 If we say that we have not
sinned, we make Him a liar, and His Word is not in us.
John 1;12,13 KJV
12 But as many as received Him, to
them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that
believe on His name:
13 Which were born, not of blood,
nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Saturday, August 26, 2017
Sin
Bible Questions Answered:
“I don't understand this sin
thing....”
Roshan/ Hyderabad Telangana, India
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Sin:
An offense against religious or moral
law
Merriam-Webster
Transgression of divine law:
Dictionary.Com
It is The Living God, that emanates
righteousness, and moral laws, and by so doing, makes clear the
characteristics of sin.
I Peter 1:15,16 KJV
15 But as He which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
15 But as He which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
Morals:
Of or relating to principles of right
and wrong in behavior
Merriam-Webster
Of, relating to, or concerned with the
principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right
and wrong
Dictionary.com
Righteousness, and
morals come from God, and sin is the lack of those standards.
Romans 3:23 KJV
For all have
sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
I John 3:4 NLT
Everyone who
sins is breaking God’s law, for all sin is contrary to the law of
God.
The devil tempted Eve, and she
sinned, eating of the forbidden fruit in the garden.
Genesis 3:1-5 KJV
1 Now the serpent was more subtil
(the shrewdest-NLT)
than any beast of the field which The Lord God had made. And he said
unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of
the garden?
2 And the woman said unto the
serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
3 But of the fruit of the tree which
is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it,
neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
4 And the serpent said unto the
woman, Ye shall not surely die:
5 For God doth know that in the day
ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as
gods, knowing good and evil.
The Disobedience of Adam:
Genesis 3:6,11,12 KJV
6 And when the woman saw that the
tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a
tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof,
and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
11 And He said, Who told thee that
thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded
thee that thou shouldest not eat?
12 And the man said, The woman whom
thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
Psalm 51:5 KJV
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity;
and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Romans 5:12 KJV
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered
into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all
men, for that all have sinned:
Man cannot free himself from sin:
Proverbs 20:9 KJV
Who can say, I have made my heart
clean, I am pure from my sin?
Thee only remedy for sin:
John 3:16,17 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.
Romans 5:12,15-21 NLT (Adam and
Christ Contrasted)
12 When Adam sinned, sin entered the
world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for
everyone sinned.
15 "...there is a great
difference between Adam’s sin and God’s Gracious Gift. For the
sin of this one man, Adam, brought death to many. But even greater is
God’s wonderful grace and His Gift of forgiveness to many through
this other Man, Jesus Christ.
16 And the result of God’s
Gracious Gift is very different from the result of that one man’s
sin. For Adam’s sin led to condemnation, but God’s Free Gift
leads to our being made right with God, even though we are guilty of
many sins.
17 For the sin of this one man,
Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God’s
wonderful grace and His Gift Of Righteousness, for all who receive it
will live in triumph over sin and death through this one Man, Jesus
Christ.
18 Yes, Adam’s one sin brings
condemnation for everyone, but Christ’s one act of righteousness
brings a right relationship with God and new Life for everyone.
19 Because one person disobeyed God,
many became sinners. But because one other person obeyed God, many
will be made righteous.
20 God’s law was given so that all
people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and
more, God’s wonderful grace became more abundant.
21 So just as sin ruled over all
people and brought them to death, now God’s wonderful grace rules
instead, giving us right standing with God and resulting in eternal
life through Jesus Christ Our Lord.
Romans 6:23 KJV
For the wages of sin is death; but
The Gift Of God is eternal Life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Judgment for sin:
Revelation 20:11-15 KJV
11 And I saw a great white throne,
and Him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled
away; and there was found no place for them.
12 And I saw the dead, small and
great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book
was opened, which is the book of Life: and the dead were judged out
of those things which were written in the books, according to their
works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead
which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were
in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
14 And death and hell were cast into
the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 And whosoever was not found
written in the book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.
Prayer:
Nehemiah 9:17 KJV
"...but thou art a God ready to
pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great
kindness..."
Psalm 86:5 KJV
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready
to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
Isaiah 1:18 KJV
Come now, and let us reason
together, saith The Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall
be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be
as wool.
John 6:37,40,47 KJV
37 “...him that cometh to Me I
will in no wise cast out.”
40 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.
47 Verily, verily, I say unto you,
He that believeth on Me hath everlasting life.
Ephesians 1:7 KJV
In whom we have redemption through
His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His
grace;
Thursday, August 24, 2017
Bible Lesson: Cherished Promises To The Child Of God: To The Beneficent.
Bible Lesson: Cherished Promises To
The Child Of God: To The
Beneficent.
Bible Text:
Ecclesiastes 11:1 KJV
Cast thy bread
upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
The Lord's Request:
Cast thy bread
upon the waters:
The Lord's Promise:
for thou shalt
find it after many days.
Ecclesiastes 11:1 ERV
Do good
wherever you go. After a while, the good you do will come back to
you.
Ecclesiastes 11:1 ICB
Do good things
everywhere you go. After a while the good you do will return to help
you.
Ecclesiastes 11:1 TLB
Give
generously, for your gifts will return to you later.
Ecclesiastes 11:1 MSG
Be generous:
Invest in acts of charity. Charity yields high returns.
Isaiah 32:20 NLT
The Lord will
greatly bless His people. Wherever they plant seed, bountiful crops
will spring up. Their cattle and donkeys will graze freely.
Beneficent/Benevolence:
Doing good or
causing good to be done; conferring benefits; kindly in action or
purpose.
Desire to do good
to others; goodwill; charitableness:
(Dictionary.Com)
Adam Clarke
Commentary:
Cast thy bread
upon the waters - An allusion to the sowing of rice; which was sown
upon muddy ground, or ground covered with water, and trodden in by
the feet of cattle: it thus took root, and grew, and was found after
many days in a plentiful harvest.
Give alms to the
poor, and it will be as seed sown in good ground. God will cause thee
afterwards to receive it with abundant increase.
The Word:
Deuteronomy 15:10 NLT
Give generously
to the poor, not grudgingly, for The Lord Your God will bless you in
everything you do.
Psalm 41:1,2 KJV
1 Blessed is he
that considereth the poor: The Lord will deliver him in time of
trouble.
2 The Lord will
preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the
earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.
Psalm 126:5,6 KJV
5 They that sow
in tears shall reap in joy.
6 He that goeth
forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again
with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
Proverbs 3:9 KJV
Honor The Lord
with thy substance, and with the first fruits of all thine increase:
Proverbs 11:18,24 NLT
18 Evil people
get rich for the moment, but the reward of the Godly will last.
24 Give freely
and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything.
Proverbs 19:17 KJV
He that hath
pity upon the poor lendeth unto The Lord; and that which he hath
given will He pay him again.
Proverbs 21:13 KJV
Those who shut
their ears to the cries of the poor will be ignored in their own time
of need.
Proverbs 28:7
NLT
Whoever gives
to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to
poverty will be cursed.
Ecclesiastes
5:13 KJV
There is a sore
evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the
owners thereof to their hurt.
Malachi 3:7-12 KJV
7 Even from the
days of your fathers ye are gone away from Mine ordinances, and have
not kept them. Return unto Me, and I will return unto you, saith The
Lord Of Hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?
8 Will a man
rob God? Yet ye have robbed Me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed
thee? In tithes and offerings.
9 Ye are cursed
with a curse: for ye have robbed Me, even this whole nation.
10 Bring ye all
the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in Mine house,
and prove Me now herewith, saith
The Lord Of
Hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out
a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
11 And I will
rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the
fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before
the time in the field, saith
The Lord Of
Hosts.
12 And all
nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land,
saith The Lord Of Hosts.
Matthew 5:45-48 KJV
45 That ye may
be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for He maketh His
sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just
and on the unjust.
46 For if ye
love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the
publicans the same?
47 And if ye
salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even
the publicans so?
48 Be ye
therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Matthew 10:42 KJV
And whosoever
shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water
only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no
wise lose his reward.
Matthew 25:32-40 KJV
32 And before
Him shall be gathered all nations: and He shall separate them one
from another, as A Shepherd divideth His sheep from the goats:
33 And He shall
set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.
34 Then shall
The King say unto them on His right hand, Come, ye blessed of My
Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of
the world:
35 For I was an
hungered, and ye gave Me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave Me drink: I
was a stranger, and ye took Me in:
36 Naked, and
ye clothed Me: I was sick, and ye visited Me: I was in prison, and ye
came unto Me.
37 Then shall
the righteous answer Him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered,
and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
38 When saw we
thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
39 Or when saw
we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
40 And The King
shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye
have done it unto one of the least of these My brethren, ye have done
it unto me. (Read the rest of the story...verses 41-46)
Mark 12:41-44 NLT
41 Jesus sat
down near the collection box in the Temple and watched as the crowds
dropped in their money. Many rich people put in large amounts.
42 Then a poor
widow came and dropped in two small coins.
43 Jesus called
His disciples to Him and said, “I tell you
The Truth, this
poor widow has given more than all the others who are making
contributions.
44 For they
gave a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given
everything she had to live on.”
Luke 6:33-38 KJV
33 And if ye do
good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners
also do even the same.
34 And if ye
lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for
sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
35 But love ye
your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and
your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of The
Highest: for He is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
36 Be ye
therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
37 Judge not,
and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be
condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
38 Give, and it
shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken
together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with
the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you
again.
Luke 14:12-14 NLT
12 Then He
turned to His host. “When you put on a luncheon or a banquet,” He
said, “don’t invite your friends, brothers, relatives, and rich
neighbors. For they will invite you back, and that will be your only
reward.
13 Instead,
invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.
14 Then at the
resurrection of the righteous, God will reward you for inviting those
who could not repay you.”
II Corinthians 8:1-3 NLT
1 Now I want
you to know, dear brothers and sisters, what God in His kindness has
done through the churches in Macedonia.
2 They are
being tested by many troubles, and they are very poor. But they are
also filled with abundant joy, which has overflowed in rich
generosity.
3 For I can
testify that they gave not only what they could afford, but far more.
And they did it of their own free will.
4 They begged
us again and again for the privilege of sharing in the gift for the
believers in Jerusalem.
5 They even did
more than we had hoped, for their first action was to give themselves
to The Lord and to us, just as God wanted them to do.
II Corinthians 9:6-9 KJV
6 But this I
say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he
which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
7 Every man
according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not
grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
8 And God is
able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all
sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
9 (As it is
written, He hath dispersed abroad; He hath given to the poor: His
righteousness remaineth for ever.
Galatians 6:8-10 KJV
8 For he that
soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that
soweth to The Spirit shall of The Spirit reap Life everlasting.
9 And let us
not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we
faint not.
10 As we have
therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto
them who are of the household of faith.
I Timothy 6:17-19 KJV
17 Charge them
that are rich in this world, that they be not high minded, nor trust
in uncertain riches, but in
The Living God,
who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
18 That they do
good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing
to communicate;
19 Laying up in
store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that
they may lay hold on eternal life.
Hebrew 6:10 KJV
For God is not
unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which ye have
shewed toward His name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and
do minister.
Giving And Taking
Who gives and
hides the giving hand,
Nor counts on
favor, fame, or praise,
Shall find his
smallest gift outweighs
The burden of the
sea and land.
Who gives to whom
hath naught been given,
His gift in need,
though small indeed
As is the
grass-blade's wind-blown seed,
Is large as earth
and rich as heaven.
John Greenleaf Whittier
Give of Your Best to
the Master
Give of your best
to the Master;
Give of the
strength of your youth;
Throw your soul’s
fresh, glowing ardor
Into the battle
for truth.
Jesus has set the
example,
Dauntless was He,
young and brave;
Give Him your
loyal devotion;
Give Him the best
that you have.
Refrain:
Give of your best
to the Master;
Give of the
strength of your youth;
Clad in
salvation’s full armor,
Join in the battle
for truth.
Give of your best
to the Master;
Give Him first
place in your heart;
Give Him first
place in your service;
Consecrate every
part.
Give, and to you
will be given;
God His beloved
Son gave;
Gratefully seeking
to serve Him,
Give Him the best
that you have.
Give of your best
to the Master;
Naught else is
worthy His love;
He gave Himself
for your ransom,
Gave up His glory
above.
Laid down His life
without murmur,
You from sin’s
ruin to save;
Give Him your
heart’s adoration;
Give Him the best
that you have.
Howard B.
Grose, pub.1902
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Prayer:
Romans 5:7,8 KJV
7 For scarcely for a righteous man
will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to
die.
8 But God commendeth
His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died
for us.
Acts 2:21 KJV
“And it shall come to pass, that
whosoever shall call on the name of The Lord shall be saved.”
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Obedience
Bible Questions Answered:
“Will a christian who does the best
they can be well received by God?...”
Dorthy/ Sidney, Nebraska U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
First of all, we are received or not
received, according to our acceptance of God Gift, The Lord Jesus
Christ, The Savior.
John 3:16,17,36 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.
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.
36 He that believeth on The Son hath
everlasting Life: and he that believeth not The Son shall not see
Life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
We are not saved by our works.
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.
Concerning Christian works, it is not a
question of whether or not we have done the best we can, but rather
have we been obedient to the whole council of God.
All the commands of our Lord, are more
than possible to lived by or they would not have been given.
Godly Obedience:
Deuteronomy 26:16 KJV
This day The Lord thy God hath
commanded thee to do these statutes and judgments: thou shalt
therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and with all thy
soul.
Joshua 1:8 KJV
This book of The Law shall not
depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and
night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is
written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and
then thou shalt have good success.
I Samuel 15:22 KJV
And Samuel
said, Hath The Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and
sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of The Lord? Behold, to obey is
better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
Matthew 7:21,24 -27KJV
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.
24 Therefore whosoever heareth these
sayings of Mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man,
which built his house upon a rock: (verses 24-27)
25 And the rain
descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon
that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon A Rock.
26 And every
one that heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them not, shall be
likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
27 And the rain
descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon
that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
Matthew 12:50 KJV
For whosoever shall do the will of
My Father which is in heaven, the same is My brother, and sister, and
mother.
John 7:17 KJV
If any man will do His will, he
shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak
of Myself.
John 15:10 KJV
If ye keep My
commandments, ye shall abide in My love; even as I have kept My
Father's commandments, and abide in His love.
Acts 5:29 KJV
Then Peter and the other apostles
answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Romans 5:19 KJV
For as by one man's disobedience
many were made sinners, so by the obedience of One shall many be made
righteous.
Hebrews 10:9 KJV
Then said He,
Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that He
may establish the second.
Obedient To The Lord:
Noah
Genesis 6:22 KJV
Thus
did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
Abraham
Genesis
22:2,3 KJV
2
And He said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou
lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for
a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
3
And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and
took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave
(split NKJV) the wood
for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which
God had told him.
Bezaleel
Exodus 36:1 KJV
Then
wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom The
Lord put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of
work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that The Lord
had commanded.
Joshua
Joshua
11:15 KJV
As
The Lord commanded Moses His servant, so did Moses command Joshua,
and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that The Lord
commanded Moses.
Hezekiah
II
Kings 18:6 KJV
For
he clave (held fast –
NKJV) to The Lord, and departed not from following Him, but
kept His commandments, which The Lord commanded Moses.
Joseph
and Mary
Luke
2:39 KJV
And
when they had performed all things according to
The
Law Of The Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city
Nazareth.
Paul
Acts
26:19 KJV
Whereupon,
O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:
Jesus
Christ
Hebrews
5:8 KJV
Though
He were A Son, yet learned He obedience by the things which He
suffered;
On Mount Sinai, The Lord told Moses...
Exodus
20:6 NLT
"...obey
My commands
The Lord Jesus tells us...
Matthew
10:38 KJV
And
he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after Me, is not worthy
of Me.
Mark
8:34 KJV
And
when He had called the people unto Him with His disciples also, He
said unto them, Whosoever will come after Me, let him deny himself,
and take up his cross, and follow Me.
Luke
9:23 KJV
And
He said to them all, If any man will come after Me, let him deny
himself, and take up His cross daily, and follow Me.
There is “no,” substitute for obedience.
Disobedience:
Deuteronomy
11:28 KJV
And
a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of
The
Lord Your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this
day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known.
I
Samuel 12:15 KJV
But
if ye will not obey the voice of The Lord, but rebel against the
commandment of The Lord, then shall the hand of The Lord be against
you, as it was against your fathers.
Ephesians
5:26 KJV
Let
no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things
cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
II
Thessalonians 1:8 KJV
In
flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that
obey not
The
Gospel Of Our Lord Jesus Christ:
Hebrews
2:2,3 KJV
2
For if the word spoken by angels was steadfast, and every
transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward;
3
How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the
first began to be spoken by The Lord, and was confirmed unto us by
them that heard Him;
Dear friends, whatever we do, let us always follow our
Lord's example...
John 14:21,2331 KJV
21
He that hath My commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth
Me: and he that loveth Me shall be loved of My Father, and I will
love him, and will manifest Myself to him.
23 Jesus answered and
said unto him, If a man love Me, he will keep My Words: and My Father
will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with
him.
31
But that the world may know that I love The Father; and as The Father
gave Me commandment, even so I do...”
Prayer:
Matthew 11:28-30
KJV
28 Come unto Me, all ye that labor
and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take My yoke upon you, and learn
of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto
your souls.
30 For My yoke is easy, and My
burden is light.
I John 5:1 NLT
Everyone who believes that Jesus is
The Christ has become a child of God..."
Sunday, August 20, 2017
Prayer Answered To One's Own Harm
Bible Questions Answered:
“...thank God he answers all
prayers...”
Birger/ Angelholm, Skane County
Sweden
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Isaiah 55:8,9
KJV
8 For My
thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, saith
The Lord.
9 For as the
heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your
ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.
“...thank God
he answers all prayers...”
Question: Is this good?
Answer: No.
Beloved James our Lord's brother wrote
saying....
James 3:1 KJV
My brethren, be not many masters
(Teachers - NKJV),
knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
This brethren, is
why, only the following, should teach The Word Of God.
- Those who are “called of God”, the ministry “is not a profession!”
- Those who are educated in The Word Of God.
- Those men who are “given,” to prayer and who seek with all their heart, God's Truth.
No, it is not good
that all prayers have been answered.
“Well Pastor, the prayers wouldn't
have been answered if they weren't good.”
Acts 17:10,11
KJV
10 And the brethren immediately sent
away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into
the synagogue of the Jews.
11 These were more noble than those
in Thessalonica, in that they received The Word with all readiness of
mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were
so.
Question:
Has God, and would He ever, answer prayers, that are not, His will?
Answer: Yes!
Example 1:
No matter what The Lord did for Israel, they forgot it, complained, doubted and tempted The Living God.
Psalm 106:10-15
KJV (Read the whole chapter
1-48)
10 And He saved them from the hand
of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy
(The Egyptians).
11 And the waters covered their
enemies: there was not one of them left.
12 Then believed they His words;
they sang His praise.
13 They soon forgot His works; they
waited not for His counsel:
14 But lusted exceedingly in the
wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
15 And He gave them their request;
but sent leanness into their soul.
They demanded,
water, food, and meat, not trusting The Lord.
Water, Manna, and
Quails given: Exodus 15;22-24/ 16; 17:2/ Numbers 11
The
thing to note here is verse 15 “He gave them their
request; but sent leanness into their soul.”
Yes, they received
their requests, but they had no relationship with The God of all
creation, but rather fell under judgment.
Example 2:
King Hezekiah, was a Godly king who restored sacrifices at the
temple, and Passover.
II Kings 20:1-6
KJV
1 In those days
was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz
came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith The Lord, Set thine
house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.
2 Then he
turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto The Lord, saying,
3 I beseech
thee, O Lord, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and
with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight.
And Hezekiah wept sore.
4 And it came
to pass, afore (before)
Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that The Word Of The Lord
came to him, saying,
5 Turn again,
and tell Hezekiah the captain of My people, Thus saith The Lord, The
God Of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy
tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up
unto the house of The Lord.
6 And I will
add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this
city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this
city for Mine own sake, and for My servant David's sake.
What was the
will of God for King Hezekiah?
“Thus saith
The Lord, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and
not live.”
The King did not like that message, no matter who it was from! So
...
2 “...he
turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto The Lord, saying,
3 I beseech
thee, O Lord, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and
with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight.
And Hezekiah wept sore.
Refusing The Lord's message, he pouted and wept, listing all the good
things he had done.
Well, what happened? The Lord, had a new message for Hezekiah. (He
let him have his way.)
4 And it came
to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that The
Word Of The Lord came to him, saying,
5 Turn again,
and tell Hezekiah the captain of My people, Thus saith The Lord, The
God Of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy
tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up
unto the house of The Lord.
6 And I will
add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this
city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this
city for Mine own sake, and for My servant David's sake.
Hezekiah was healed, and fifteen years added to his life.
This certainly begs the question, just what happen in those 15
added years?
II Kings
20:12-17 KJV (A Kings Pride)
12 At that time
Berodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters
and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had been
sick.
13 And Hezekiah
hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his precious
things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious
ointment, and all the house of his armor, and all that was found in
his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his
dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.
14 Then came
Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said
these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said,
They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.
15 And he said,
What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All the
things that are in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among
my treasures that I have not shewed them.
16 And Isaiah
said unto Hezekiah, Hear The Word Of The Lord.
17 Behold,
the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy
fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into
Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith The Lord.
What else did Hezekiah do?
He fathered a son named Manasseh. Manasseh was one of Israel's
most ungodly king, who made Israel to sin!
These are but two examples of prayers answered, that would have been
better, if never prayed.
Psalm 106:15 KJV
And He gave
them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.
Do you think possibly, that the God who knows the future as well as
the past, tried to keep King Hezekiah from such a ruined legacy??
Isaiah 46:9,10
KJV
9 Remember the
former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God,
and there is none like Me,
10 Declaring
the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that
are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all
My pleasure:
What do you think is the import of these examples? It is to remind us
that in prayer it is so important to know that ….
- What we pray for is within the bounds of thus saith The Lord. (Acts 17:10,11)
- What we desire in prayer, first and foremost, is The Lord's will, and not of our own selfishness.
- What we pray for, is for the glory of God.
James 4:3 KJV
Ye ask, and
receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your
lusts.
Prayer:
II
Samuel 22:31 KJV
As
for God, His way is perfect; The Word Of The Lord is tried: He is a
Buckler (Shield) to
all them that trust in Him.
Job
13:15 KJV
Though He slay
me, yet will I trust in Him..."
Psalm
5:11 KJV
But
let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever
shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that
love thy name be joyful in thee.
Friday, August 18, 2017
Bible Lesson: Cherished Promises To The Child Of God: To The Believer.
Bible Lesson: Cherished Promises To
The Child Of God: To The
Believer.
Bible Text:
John 6:47 KJV
Verily, verily,
I say unto you, He that believeth on Me hath everlasting life.
The Lord's Request:
“Verily,
verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on Me...”
The Lord's Promise:
“... hath
everlasting life.”
The
Word:
John
3:15,16 KJV
15That
whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.
16
For God so loved the world, that He gave His Only Begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting
Life.
John
5:28,29.39 KJV
28
Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are
in the graves shall hear His voice,
29
And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection
of Life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of
damnation.
39
Search The Scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal Life: and
they are they which testify of Me.
John
6:27,40,47,54,68 KJV
27
Labor not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which
endureth unto everlasting Life, which The Son Of Man shall give unto
you: for Him hath God The Father sealed.
40
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.
47
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on Me hath
everlasting Life.
54
Whoso eateth My flesh, and drinketh My blood, hath eternal Life; and
I will raise him up at the last day.
68
Then Simon Peter answered Him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast
the words of eternal 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?
John
12:49,50 KJV
49
For I have not spoken of Myself; but The Father which sent Me, He
gave Me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
50
And I know that His commandment is Life everlasting: whatsoever I
speak therefore, even as The Father said unto Me, so I speak.
John
17:1-3 KJV
1
These words spake Jesus, and lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said,
Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may
glorify thee:
2
As thou hast given Him power over all flesh, that He should give
eternal Life to as many as thou hast given Him.
3
And this is Life eternal, that they might know thee The Only True
God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
Romans
2:7 NLT
He
will give eternal Life to those who keep on doing good, seeking after
the glory and honor and immortality that God offers.
Romans
5:20,21 NLT
20
God’s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they
were. But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace
became more abundant.
21
So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now
God’s wonderful grace rules instead, giving us right standing with
God and resulting in eternal Life through Jesus Christ Our Lord.
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
8:11 KJV
But
if The Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you,
He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal
bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you.
I
Corinthians 15:51-57 KJV
51
Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall
all be changed,
52
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the
trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and
we shall be changed.
53
For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must
put on immortality.
54
So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this
mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass
the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
55
O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
56
The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
57
But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord
Jesus Christ.
II
Corinthians 5:1 NLT
For
we know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down (that
is, when we die and leave this earthly body), we will have a house in
heaven, an eternal body made for us by God Himself and not by human
hands.
Galatians
6:8 KJV
For
he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but
he that soweth to The Spirit shall of The Spirit reap Life
everlasting.
I
Thessalonians 4:13-18 NLT
13
And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will
happen to the believers who have died so you will not grieve like
people who have no hope.
14
For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to Life again, we
also believe that when Jesus returns, God will bring back with Him
the believers who have died.
15
We tell you this directly from The Lord: We who are still living when
The Lord returns will not meet Him ahead of those who have died.
16
For The Lord Himself will come down from heaven with a commanding
shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of
God. First, the believers who have died will rise from their graves.
17
Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the
earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet The Lord in the air.
Then we will be with The Lord forever.
18
So encourage each other with these words.
I
Timothy 1:15-17 NLT
15
This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: “Christ
Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of
them all.
16
But God had mercy on me so that Christ Jesus could use me as a prime
example of His great patience with even the worst sinners. Then
others will realize that they, too, can believe in Him and receive
eternal Life.
17
All honor and glory to God forever and ever! He is The Eternal King,
the unseen one who never dies; He alone is God. Amen.
I
Timothy 6:12,19 KJV
12
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto
thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before
many witnesses.
I
John 1:2 NLT
This
One who is Life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen Him. And
now we testify and proclaim to you that He is The One who is eternal
Life. He was with The Father, and then He was revealed to us.
I
John 2:25 KJV
And
this is the promise that He hath promised us, even eternal Life.
I
John 5:11-13,20 KJV
11
And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal Life, and
this Life is in His Son.
12
He that hath The Son hath Life; and he that hath not The Son Of God
hath not Life.
13
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of The
Son Of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal Life, and that ye
may believe on the name of The Son Of God.
20
And we know that The Son Of God is come, and hath given us an
understanding, that we may know Him that is True, and we are in Him
that is True, even in His Son Jesus Christ. This is The True God, and
eternal Life.
Think of all the many things we have as Christians, and
yet they would all pass away, were it not for the gift of eternal
life!
Eternal Life is a gift to all who repent and forsake
their sin and accept The Lord Jesus, God's Son into their lives,
making Him The Master of their lives.
If people could buy eternal life, what do you think
they would pay? They would be willing to pay everything they own, and
yet that is impossible, for eternal life cannot be bought.
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.
Salvation is freely extended to all, and though it is
free (a gift) it will demand of you everything.
Matthew
16:24 KJV
Then
said Jesus unto His disciples, If any man will come after Me, let him
deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.
John
10:28 KJV
And
I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither
shall any man pluck them out of My hand.
Dear friend, these words of Jesus are meant for you!
Call upon the Savior today, making Him The Lord and
Master of your life!
Prayer:
Psalm 86:5 KJV
For
thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy
unto all them that call upon thee.
John 6:37,40,47 KJV
37 “...him that cometh to Me I
will in no wise cast out.”
40 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.
47 Verily, verily, I say unto you,
He that believeth on Me hath everlasting life.
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