Bible Questions Answered:
“What am I as a christian supposed to
do? Talking to friends about Jesus I do that...”
lrene/ Makati, Philippines
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
The occupation of any Christian, is The
Rescue Business!
Jude 1:22,23 NLT
22 And you must show mercy to those
whose faith is wavering.
23 Rescue others by
snatching them from the flames of judgment. Show mercy to still
others, but do so with great caution, hating the sins that
contaminate their lives.
God's
Service:
Deuteronomy
10:12,13 KJV
12 And now, Israel, what doth The
Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear The Lord thy God, to walk
in all His ways, and to love Him, and to serve The Lord thy God with
all thy heart and with all thy soul,
13 To keep the commandments of The
Lord, and His statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?
Isaiah 52:5 KJV
(The Lord Jesus)
Behold, My Servant shall deal
prudently, He shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.
Matthew 5:16 KJV
Let your Light so shine before men,
that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is
in heaven.
Matthew 20:28
KJV
Even as The Son Of Man came not to
be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give His Life a ransom
for many.
Matthew 25:14-30
KJV
14 For the kingdom of heaven is as A
Man travelling into a far country, who called His own servants, and
delivered unto them His goods.
15 And unto one He gave five
talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according
to his several ability; and straightway took His journey.
16 Then he that had received the
five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five
talents.
17 And likewise he that had received
two, he also gained other two.
18 But he that had received one went
and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.
19 After a long time The Lord of
those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.
20 And so he that had received five
talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou
deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them
five talents more.
21 His Lord said unto him, Well
done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a
few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into
the joy of thy Lord.
22 He also that had received two
talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents:
behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.
23 His Lord said unto him, Well
done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few
things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the
joy of thy Lord.
24 Then he which had received the
one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard
man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast
not strawed:
25 And I was afraid, and went and
hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
26 His Lord answered and said unto
him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where
I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
27 Thou oughtest therefore to have
put my money to the exchangers, and then at My coming I should have
received Mine own with usury.
28 Take therefore the talent from
him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
29 For unto every one that hath
shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath
not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
30 And cast ye the unprofitable
servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of
teeth.
Matthew 28:18-20
KJV
18 And Jesus came and spake unto
them, saying, All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth.
19 Go ye therefore, and teach all
nations, baptizing them in the name of The Father, and of The Son,
and of The Holy Ghost:
20 Teaching them to observe all
things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you
always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Mark 10:42-44
KJV
42 But Jesus called them to Him, and
saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over
the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones
exercise authority upon them.
43 But so shall it not be among you:
but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister:
44 And whosoever of you will be the
chiefest, shall be servant of all.
Luke
10:1-17,30-37 KJV
1 After these things The Lord
appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before His
face into every city and place, whither He Himself would come.
2 Therefore said He unto them, The
harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few: pray ye therefore
The Lord Of The Harvest, that He would send forth laborers into His
harvest.
3 Go your ways: behold, I send you
forth as lambs among wolves.
4 Carry neither purse, nor scrip,
nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.
5 And into whatsoever house ye
enter, first say, Peace be to this house.
6 And if The Son Of Peace be there,
your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.
7 And in the same house remain,
eating and drinking such things as they give: for the laborer is
worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
8 And into whatsoever city ye enter,
and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:
9 And heal the sick that are
therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
10 But into whatsoever city ye
enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of
the same, and say,
11 Even the very dust of your city,
which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be
ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
12 But I say unto you, that it shall
be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.
13 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto
thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and
Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago
repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
14 But it shall be more tolerable
for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.
15 And thou, Capernaum, which art
exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.
16 He that heareth you heareth Me;
and he that despiseth you despiseth Me; and he that despiseth Me
despiseth Him that sent Me.
17 And the seventy returned again
with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through
thy name.
30 And Jesus answering said, A
certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among
thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and
departed, leaving him half dead.
31 And by chance there came down a
certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the
other side.
32 And likewise a Levite, when he
was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other
side.
33 But a certain Samaritan, as he
journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion
on him,
34 And went to him, and bound up his
wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and
brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35 And on the morrow when he
departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said
unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I
come again, I will repay thee.
36 Which now of these three,
thinkest thou, was neighbor unto him that fell among the thieves?
37 And he said, He that shewed mercy
on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
John 13:4-17 KJV
4 He riseth from supper, and laid
aside His garments; and took a towel, and girded Himself.
5 After that He poureth water into a
bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with
the towel wherewith He was girded.
6 Then cometh He to Simon Peter: and
Peter saith unto Him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?
7 Jesus answered and said unto him,
What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
8 Peter saith unto Him, Thou shalt
never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast
no part with Me.
9 Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord,
not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.
10 Jesus saith to him, He that is
washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit:
and ye are clean, but not all.
11 For He knew who should betray
Him; therefore said He, Ye are not all clean.
12 So after He had washed their
feet, and had taken His garments, and was set down again, He said
unto them, Know ye what I have done to you?
13 Ye call Me Master And Lord: and
ye say well; for so I am.
14 If I then, your Lord And Master,
have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.
15 For I have given you an example,
that ye should do as I have done to you.
16 Verily, verily, I say unto you,
The servant is not greater than his Lord; neither he that is sent
greater than He that sent him.
17 If ye know these things, happy
are ye if ye do them.
John 21:15-17
KJV
15 So when they had dined, Jesus
saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou Me more than
these? He saith unto Him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee.
He saith unto him, Feed My lambs.
16 He saith to him again the second
time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou Me? He saith unto Him, Yea,
Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed My
sheep.
17 He saith unto him the third time,
Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou Me? Peter was grieved because He
said unto him the third time, Lovest thou Me? And He said unto Him,
Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus
saith unto him, Feed My sheep.
Romans 6:22 NLT
But now you are free from the power
of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that
lead to holiness and result in eternal Life.
Romans 12:1 KJV
I beseech you therefore, brethren,
by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living
sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable
service.
I Corinthians
3:13-15 KJV
13 Every man's work shall be made
manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed
by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
14 If any man's work abide which he
hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
15 If any man's work shall be
burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so
as by fire.
I Corinthians
6:19,20 KJV
19 What? know ye not that your body
is the temple of
The Holy Ghost which is in you,
which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
20 For ye are bought with a price:
therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are
God's.
Galatians 6:2,10
KJV
2 Bear ye one another's burdens, and
so fulfil the law of Christ.
10 As we have therefore opportunity,
let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the
household of faith.
Ephesians
4:11-13 KJV
11 And He gave some, apostles; and
some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and
teachers;
12 For the perfecting of the saints,
for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
13 Till we all come in the unity of
the faith, and of the knowledge of The Son Of God, unto a perfect
man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
Ephesians 6:6,7
NLT
6 Try to please them all the time,
not just when they are watching you. As slaves of Christ, do the will
of God with all your heart.
7 Work with enthusiasm, as though
you were working for The Lord rather than for people.
Colossians
3:23,24 KJV
23 And whatsoever ye do, do it
heartily, as to The Lord, and not unto men;
24 Knowing that of The Lord ye shall
receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve The Lord Christ.
II Timothy 4:5
KJV
But watch thou in all things, endure
afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy
ministry.
Hebrews 9:14 KJV
How much more shall The Blood Of
Christ, who through
The Eternal Spirit offered Himself
without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve
The Living God?
Hebrews
12:1-3,28 KJV
1 Wherefore seeing we also are
compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside
every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us
run with patience the race that is set before us,
2 Looking unto Jesus The Author And
finisher of Our Faith; who for the joy that was set before Him
endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at The Right
Hand Of the Throne Of God.
3 For consider Him that endured such
contradiction of sinners against Himself, lest ye be wearied and
faint in your minds.
28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom
which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God
acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
James 2:14-26
KJV
14 What doth it profit, my brethren,
though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save
him?
15 If a brother or sister be naked,
and destitute of daily food,
16 And one of you say unto them,
Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give
them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it
profit?
17 Even so faith, if it hath not
works, is dead, being alone.
18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast
faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I
will shew thee my faith by my works.
19 Thou believest that there is one
God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
20 But wilt thou know, O vain man,
that faith without works is dead?
21 Was not Abraham our father
justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
22 Seest thou how faith wrought with
his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
23 And The Scripture was fulfilled
which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for
righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
24 Ye see then how that by works a
man is justified, and not by faith only.
25 Likewise also was not Rahab the
harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and
had sent them out another way?
26 For as the body without the
spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
Our Lord has given us an example to follow, that of a servant, with a heart of humility, working as to The Lord.
Lead On O King
Eternal
Lead on, O King
eternal,
The day of march
has come;
Henceforth in
fields of conquest
Thy tents shall be
our home.
Through days of
preparation
Thy grace has made
us strong;
And now, O King
eternal,
We lift our battle
song.
Lead on, O King
eternal,
Till sin’s fierce
war shall cease,
And holiness shall
whisper
The sweet amen of
peace.
For not with
swords’ loud clashing,
Nor roll of
stirring drums;
With deeds of love
and mercy
The heavenly
kingdom comes.
Lead on, O King
eternal,
We follow, not with
fears,
For gladness breaks
like morning
Where’er Thy face
appears.
Thy cross is lifted
over us,
We journey in its
light;
The crown awaits
the conquest;
Lead on, O God of
might.
Author: Ernest W.
Shurtleff, 1888
Music: Henry T.
Smart 1836
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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.
