Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Hold Fast
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Bible Questions Answered:
“...I
used to believe in these things but I haven't had time to continue in
it...”
Ben/
Jefferson City, Tennessee U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
To
Hold Fast:
If you hold fast to a principle or idea, or if you stand fast, you do
not change your mind about it, even though people are trying to
persuade you to.
We can only try to hold fast to the age-old values of honesty,
decency and concern for others.
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I
Thessalonians 5:21 KJV
Prove
all things; hold fast that which is good.
Titus 1:9 KJV (Elders)
Holding
fast The Faithful Word as he hath been taught, that he may be
able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers
(those who oppose The Truth).
II
Timothy 1:13 KJV
Hold
fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in
faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
Hebrews
3:6 KJV
But
Christ as A Son over His own house; whose house are we, if we hold
fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the
end.
Hebrews
4:14 KJV
Seeing
then that we have A Great High Priest, that is passed into the
heavens, Jesus The Son Of God, let us hold fast our
profession.
Hebrews
10:23 KJV
Let
us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering;
(for He is faithful that promised;)
Revelation
2:13,25 KJV
(The Church in Pergamum)
I
know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is:
and thou holdest fast My name, and hast not denied My faith, even in
those days wherein Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was slain
among you, where Satan dwelleth.
25
But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.
Revelation
3:3,11 KJV (Sardis/
Philadelphia)
3
Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold
fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come
on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come
upon thee.
11
Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that
no man take thy crown.
To
Stand Fast:
I
Corinthians 16:13 KJV
Watch
ye, stand fast in the faith, quit (act) you like men, be
strong.
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.
Philippians
1:27 KJV
Only
let your conversation be as it becometh The Gospel Of Christ: that
whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your
affairs, that ye stand fast in one Spirit, with one mind
striving together for the faith of The Gospel;
Philippians
4:1 KJV
Therefore,
my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand
fast in The Lord, my dearly beloved.
I
Thessalonians 3:8 KJV
For
now we live, if ye stand fast in The Lord.
II
Thessalonians 2:15 KJV
Therefore,
brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have
been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
Hold
The Fort
Ho, my comrades, see the signal, waving in the sky!
Reinforcements now appearing, victory is nigh.
Chorus:
“Hold the fort, for I am coming,” Jesus signals still;
Wave the answer back to Heaven, “By Thy grace we will.”
See the mighty host advancing, Satan leading on;
Mighty ones around us falling, courage almost gone!
See the glorious banner waving! Hear the trumpet blow!
In our Leader’s Name we triumph over every foe.
Fierce and long the battle rages, but our help is near;
Onward comes our great Commander, cheer, my comrades, cheer!
Author: Philip P. Bliss
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Prayer:
Matthew
10:22 KJV
And ye shall be hated of all men for My name's sake: but he that
endureth to the end shall be saved.
Sunday, October 28, 2018
Bible Lesson: Conversations With Jesus: Salvation, And It's Conditions.
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Bible Lesson: Conversations With
Jesus: Salvation, And It's Conditions.
Bible Text:
Luke 13:22-30 NKJV (The Narrow Way)
22 And He went
through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward
Jerusalem.
23 Then one
said to Him, “Lord, are there few who are saved?” And He said to
them,
24 “Strive to
enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to
enter and will not be able.
25 When once
The Master Of The House has risen up and shut the door, and you begin
to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open
for us,’ and He will answer and say to you, ‘I do not know you,
where you are from,’
26 then you
will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You
taught in our streets.’
27 But He will
say, ‘I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. Depart from
Me, all you workers of iniquity.’
28 There will
be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and
Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves
thrust out.
29 They will
come from the east and the west, from the north and the south, and
sit down in the kingdom of God.
30 And indeed
there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be
last.”
Bible Topic:
Conditions
Of Salvation:
Salvation
Only Through The Lord Jesus:
Psalm 3:8 KJV
Salvation
belongeth unto The Lord: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.
Psalm 37:39 KJV
But the
salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: He is their strength in
the time of trouble.
Psalm 62:1 KJV
Truly my soul
waiteth upon God: from Him cometh my salvation.
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.
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 John 5:12 KJV
He that hath
The Son hath Life; and he that hath not The Son of God hath not Life.
Grace/Faith:
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.
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 3:5,6 KJV
5 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;
6 Which He shed
on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior;
Confession:
Acts 2:36-41 KJV
36 Therefore
let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made the
same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
37 Now when
they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto
Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall
we do?
38 Then Peter
said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name
of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive The
Gift Of The Holy Ghost.
39 For the
promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar
off, even as many as The Lord our God shall call.
40 And with
many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves
from this untoward generation.
41 Then they
that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there
were added unto them about three thousand souls.
Acts 16:30-33
KJV
30 And brought
them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
31 And they
said, Believe on The Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and
thy house.
32 And they
spake unto him The Word Of The Lord, and to all that were in his
house.
33 And he took
them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was
baptized, he and all his, straightway.
Romans 10:9 KJV
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.
Obedience To
The Word:
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 KJV
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.
Love For One
Another:
John 13:34 KJV
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
I John 4:20,21
KJV
20 If a man
say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that
loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he
hath not seen?
21 And this
commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother
also.
1 John 3:15 KJV
Whosoever
hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath
eternal Life abiding in him.
Forgiveness
Of Others:
Mark 11:25 KJV
And when ye
stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your
Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
Luke 17:4 NLT
Even if that
person wrongs you seven times a day and each time turns again and
asks forgiveness, you must forgive.”
Ephesians 4:32
KJV
And be ye kind
one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for
Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Colossians 3:13
KJV
Forbearing one
another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against
any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
Please note, conditions of salvation, in no way or form, duly
suggests, the earning of salvation, which is a free Gift Of God!
Are all these qualifications met at the moment of salvation, no. But
they will follow the true child of God.
The repentant thief on the cross, was never baptized, nor did he have
time to show love to others, or obedience to The Word Of God. And
yet, because he turned to The Lord with all his heart (in public
confession), he was saved, our Lord said so.
Jesus
Paid It All
I hear The Savior say,
“Thy strength indeed is small;
Child of weakness, watch and pray,
Find in Me thine all in all.”
Chorus:
Jesus paid it all,
All to Him I owe;
Sin had left a crimson stain,
He washed it white as snow.
Lord, now indeed I find
Thy pow’r, and Thine alone,
Can change the leper’s spots
And melt the heart of stone.
For nothing good have I
Whereby Thy grace to claim;
I’ll wash my garments white
In The Blood Of Calv’ry’s Lamb.
And when before the throne
I stand in Him complete,
Jesus died my soul to save,
my lips shall still repeat.
Author: Elvina M. Hall
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Prayer:
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.
I Peter 1:18,19
KJV
18 Forasmuch as
ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver
and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your
fathers;
19 But with The
Precious Blood Of Christ, as of A Lamb Without Blemish And Without
Spot:
Saturday, October 27, 2018
Christian Soldiers
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Bible Questions Answered:
“...we
as Christians have the blood of Jesus as our spiritual weapon...”
Terry/
Melbourne, Victoria Australia
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Revelation 12:11 KJV
And
they overcame him by The Blood Of The Lamb, and by the word of their
testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
God's soldiers, also have responsibilities!
The
Christian Soldier And His Responsibilities:
God's soldier, must fight.
There is “no,” place for service dodgers, or awol combatants:
I
Timothy 6:12 KJV
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.
Hebrews
12:4 KJV
Ye
have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.
II Timothy 4:6,7 KJV (Apostle Paul)
6
For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at
hand.
7
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept
the faith:
God's soldier must obey his Captain:
Luke
7:8,9 KJV
8
For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers,
and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he
cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
9
When Jesus heard these things, He marveled at him, and turned Him
about, and said unto the people that followed Him, I say unto you, I
have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
Acts
27:23 KJV
For
there stood by me this night The Angel Of God, whose I am, and whom I
serve,
God's soldier must be
properly equipped for fighting:
Ephesians 6:10-18 KJV (Seven Articles Of Spiritual Armor)
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in The Lord, and in
the power of His might.
11 Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be
able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but
against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the
darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God,
that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done
all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with
Truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the
gospel of peace;
16 Above all, taking the shield of faith,
wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the
wicked.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and
the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
18 Praying always with all prayer and
supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all
perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Psalm
18:34,35 KJV
34
He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine
arms.
35
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right
hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.
God's soldier must not have
divided loyalties, for that is disloyalty:
II
Timothy 2:4 KJV
No
man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life;
that he may please Him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
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. You cannot serve
God and be enslaved to money.
God's faithful soldier will
be rewarded:
Matthew
10:22 KJV
And
ye shall be hated of all men for My name's sake: but he that endureth
to the end shall be saved.
Romans
8:36,37 KJV
36
As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are
accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
37
Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that
loved us.
II
Timothy 4:8 KJV
Henceforth
there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which The Lord, The
Righteous Judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but
unto all them also that love His appearing.
I
Peter 5:4 KJV
And
when The Chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of
glory that fadeth not away.
Onward
Christian Soldiers
Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus going on before.
Christ, the royal Master, leads against the foe;
Forward into battle see His banners go!
Chorus:
Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus going on before.
At the sign of triumph Satan’s host doth flee;
On then, Christian soldiers, on to victory!
Hell’s foundations quiver at the shout of praise;
Brothers, lift your voices, loud your anthems raise.
Like a mighty army moves the church of God;
Brothers, we are treading where the saints have trod.
We are not divided, all one body we,
One in hope and doctrine, one in charity.
Crowns and thrones may perish, kingdoms rise and wane,
But the church of Jesus constant will remain.
Gates of hell can never ’gainst that church prevail;
We have Christ’s own promise, and that cannot fail.
Onward then, ye people, join our happy throng,
Blend with ours your voices in the triumph song.
Glory, laud, and honor unto Christ the King,
This through countless ages men and angels sing.
Author: Sabine Baring-Gould
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Prayer:
Exodus
15:2 KJV
The
Lord is my strength and song, and He is become my salvation: He is my
God, and I will prepare Him an habitation; my father's God, and I
will exalt Him.
Isaiah
41:10 KJV
Fear
thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I
will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee
with the right hand of My righteousness.
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
The Lord Is Our...
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Bible Questions Answered:
“...I
know the Lord is our protector...”
Lucy/
Clearfield, Utah U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
The Lord is our everything.
The Lord is our...
Our
Shepherd (Protector):
John
10:11 KJV
I am
The Good Shepherd: The Good Shepherd giveth His life for the sheep.
Our
Door:
John
10:9 KJV
I am
The Door: by Me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go
in and out, and find pasture.
Our
Way:
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.
Our
Savior:
II
Timothy 1:10 NLT
And
now He has made all of this plain to us by the appearing of Christ
Jesus, our Savior. He broke the power of death and illuminated the
way to Life and immortality through The Good News.
Our
Lord:
John
13:13 KJV
Ye
call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
Our
King of kings:
Revelation
19:16 KJV
And
He hath on His vesture and on His thigh a name written, King Of
kings, And Lord Of lords.
Our
High Priest:
Hebrews
7:26 KJV
For
such an High Priest became us, who is Holy, Harmless, Undefiled,
Separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
Our
Peace:
Ephesians
2:14 NLT
For
Christ Himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles
into one people when, in His own body on the cross, He broke down the
wall of hostility that separated us.
Our
Example:
John
13:15 KJV
I
have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you.
Our
Rock:
I
Corinthians 10:4 KJV
And
did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that
spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
Our
Bread Of Life:
John
6:35 KJV
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.
Our
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.
=
Just
A Closer Walk With Thee
I am weak, but Thou art strong;
Jesus, keep me from all wrong;
I’ll be satisfied as long
As I walk, let me walk close to Thee.
Chorus:
Just a closer walk with Thee,
Grant it, Jesus, is my plea,
Daily walking close to Thee,
Let it be, dear Lord, let it be.
Through this world of toil and snares,
If I falter, Lord, who cares?
Who with me my burden shares?
None but Thee, dear Lord, none but Thee.
When my feeble life is o’er,
Time for me will be no more;
Guide me gently, safely o’er
To Thy kingdom shore, to Thy shore.
Author: Anonymous/Unknown
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Prayer:
I John 5:1,11-13
KJV
1 Everyone who believes that Jesus
is The Christ has become a child of God..."
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.
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Bible Lesson: Conversations With Jesus: The Barren Fig Tree.
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Bible Lesson: Conversations With
Jesus: The Barren Fig Tree.
Bible Text:
Luke 13:6-9 NLT (The Barren Fig
Tree)
6 Then Jesus
told this story: “A man planted a fig tree in his garden and came
again and again to see if there was any fruit on it, but he was
always disappointed.
7 Finally, he
said to his gardener, ‘I’ve waited three years, and there hasn’t
been a single fig! Cut it down. It’s just taking up space in the
garden.’
8 “The
gardener answered, ‘Sir, give it one more chance. Leave it another
year, and I’ll give it special attention and plenty of fertilizer.
9 If we get
figs next year, fine. If not, then you can cut it down.’”
Bible Topic:
Pontius Pilate,
was the sixth Roman Procurator of Judea.
He had been appointed in A.D. 25-26. He lasted longer than most procurators, no doubt do to his ruthlessness with those who made any disorder.
The fall of the Tower of Siloam, eighteen people had been killed.
Jesus was asked if these people, who fell to these two woes, were more sinners than any others.
His reply was, “...Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
Isaiah 55:6,7 KJV
6 Seek ye the LORD while He may be found, call ye upon Him while He is near:
7 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.
Hebrews 3:15 NLT
"...Today when you hear His voice, don’t harden your hearts
as Israel did when they rebelled.”
Jesus then went on to tell the parable of the....
Barren Fig Tree:
Three years of cultivating, and pruning.
And yet the only yield was three years of no fruit.
This certainly represented the history of Israel:
Isaiah 5:1-7 KJV
Song of the vineyard
1 Now I will sing for the one I love
a song about His vineyard:
My beloved had a vineyard
on a rich and fertile hill.
2 He plowed the land, cleared its stones,
and planted it with the best vines.
In the middle He built a watchtower
and carved a winepress in the nearby rocks.
Then He waited for a harvest of sweet grapes,
but the grapes that grew were bitter.
3 Now, you people of Jerusalem and Judah,
you judge between Me and My vineyard.
4 What more could I have done for My vineyard
that I have not already done?
When I expected sweet grapes,
why did My vineyard give Me bitter grapes?
5 Now let me tell you
what I will do to My vineyard:
I will tear down its hedges
and let it be destroyed.
I will break down its walls
and let the animals trample it.
6 I will make it a wild place
where the vines are not pruned and the ground is not hoed,
a place overgrown with briers and thorns.
I will command the clouds
to drop no rain on it.
7 The nation of Israel is the vineyard of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
The people of Judah are His pleasant garden.
He expected a crop of justice,
but instead He found oppression.
He expected to find righteousness,
but instead He heard cries of violence.
Under.....
I) The Law, no fruit was found.
II) The Prophets, no fruit was found.
III) Grace, no fruit was found.
The Master gave the order for the fig tree to be cut down.
But, from the garden, came the voice of “grace,” the dresser, the Gardner.
8 “The gardener answered, ‘Sir, give it one more chance (A fourth year). Leave it another year, and I’ll give it special attention and plenty of fertilizer.
9 If we get figs next year, fine. If not, then you can cut it down.”
John 16:5-11 NLT
5 “But now I am going away to the One who sent Me, and not one of you is asking where I am going.
6 Instead, you grieve because of what I’ve told you.
7 But in fact, it is best for you that I go away, because if I don’t, The Advocate (The Holy Spirit) won’t come. If I do go away, then I will send Him to you.
8 And when He comes, He will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment.
9 The world’s sin is that it refuses to believe in Me.
10 Righteousness is available because I go to The Father, and you will see Me no more.
11 Judgment will come because the ruler of this world has already been judged.
And still, there was no fruit.
Godly Stephen, was not reluctant to point out Israel's sin!
Acts 7:51-53 NLT
51 “You stubborn people! You are heathen at heart and deaf to The Truth. Must you forever resist The Holy Spirit? That’s what your ancestors did, and so do you!
52 Name one prophet your ancestors didn’t persecute! They even killed the ones who predicted the coming of The Righteous One—The Messiah whom you betrayed and murdered.
53 You deliberately disobeyed God’s law, even though you received it from the hands of angels.”
Luke 11:37-54 NLT
37 As Jesus was speaking, one of the Pharisees invited Him home for a meal. So He went in and took His place at the table.
38 His host was amazed to see that He sat down to eat without first performing the hand-washing ceremony required by Jewish custom.
39 Then The Lord said to him, “You Pharisees are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy—full of greed and wickedness!
40 Fools! Didn’t God make the inside as well as the outside?
41 So clean the inside by giving gifts to the poor, and you will be clean all over.
42 “What sorrow awaits you Pharisees! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens, but you ignore justice and the love of God. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things.
43 “What sorrow awaits you Pharisees! For you love to sit in the seats of honor in the synagogues and receive respectful greetings as you walk in the marketplaces.
44 Yes, what sorrow awaits you! For you are like hidden graves in a field. People walk over them without knowing the corruption they are stepping on.”
45 “Teacher,” said an expert in religious law, “you have insulted us, too, in what you just said.”
46 “Yes,” said Jesus, “what sorrow also awaits you experts in religious law! For you crush people with unbearable religious demands, and you never lift a finger to ease the burden.
47 What sorrow awaits you! For you build monuments for the prophets your own ancestors killed long ago.
48 But in fact, you stand as witnesses who agree with what your ancestors did. They killed the prophets, and you join in their crime by building the monuments!
49 This is what God in His wisdom said about you: ‘I will send prophets and apostles to them, but they will kill some and persecute the others.’
50 “As a result, this generation will be held responsible for the murder of all God’s prophets from the creation of the world—
51 from the murder of Abel to the murder of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, it will certainly be charged against this generation.
52 “What sorrow awaits you experts in religious law! For you remove the key to knowledge from the people. You don’t enter the Kingdom yourselves, and you prevent others from entering.”
53 As Jesus was leaving, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees became hostile and tried to provoke Him with many questions.
54 They wanted to trap Him into saying something they could use against Him.
Romans 2:17-24 NLT
17 You who call yourselves Jews are relying on God’s law, and you boast about your special relationship with Him.
18 You know what He wants; you know what is right because you have been taught His law.
19 You are convinced that you are a guide for the blind and a light for people who are lost in darkness.
20 You think you can instruct the ignorant and teach children the ways of God. For you are certain that God’s law gives you complete knowledge and truth.
21 Well then, if you teach others, why don’t you teach yourself? You tell others not to steal, but do you steal?
22 You say it is wrong to commit adultery, but do you commit adultery? You condemn idolatry, but do you use items stolen from pagan temples?
23 You are so proud of knowing the law, but you dishonor God by breaking it.
24 No wonder the Scriptures say, “The Gentiles blaspheme the name of God because of you.”
Judgment came upon the city in 70 A.D. Under Titus, Roman general and emperor.
And what of the Gentile Church?
Luke 12:48 KJV
"...For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more."
I Peter 4:17 KJV
For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
Matthew 7:15-20 KJV
15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
John 15:8,16 KJV
8 Herein is My Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be My disciples.
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.
Romans 7:4 KJV
Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to Him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
Galatians 5:22,23 KJV
22 But the fruit of The Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, 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;
An important admonition:
Colossians 1:10 KJV
That ye might walk worthy of The Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
He had been appointed in A.D. 25-26. He lasted longer than most procurators, no doubt do to his ruthlessness with those who made any disorder.
The fall of the Tower of Siloam, eighteen people had been killed.
Jesus was asked if these people, who fell to these two woes, were more sinners than any others.
His reply was, “...Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
Isaiah 55:6,7 KJV
6 Seek ye the LORD while He may be found, call ye upon Him while He is near:
7 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.
Hebrews 3:15 NLT
"...Today when you hear His voice, don’t harden your hearts
as Israel did when they rebelled.”
Jesus then went on to tell the parable of the....
Barren Fig Tree:
Three years of cultivating, and pruning.
And yet the only yield was three years of no fruit.
This certainly represented the history of Israel:
Isaiah 5:1-7 KJV
Song of the vineyard
1 Now I will sing for the one I love
a song about His vineyard:
My beloved had a vineyard
on a rich and fertile hill.
2 He plowed the land, cleared its stones,
and planted it with the best vines.
In the middle He built a watchtower
and carved a winepress in the nearby rocks.
Then He waited for a harvest of sweet grapes,
but the grapes that grew were bitter.
3 Now, you people of Jerusalem and Judah,
you judge between Me and My vineyard.
4 What more could I have done for My vineyard
that I have not already done?
When I expected sweet grapes,
why did My vineyard give Me bitter grapes?
5 Now let me tell you
what I will do to My vineyard:
I will tear down its hedges
and let it be destroyed.
I will break down its walls
and let the animals trample it.
6 I will make it a wild place
where the vines are not pruned and the ground is not hoed,
a place overgrown with briers and thorns.
I will command the clouds
to drop no rain on it.
7 The nation of Israel is the vineyard of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
The people of Judah are His pleasant garden.
He expected a crop of justice,
but instead He found oppression.
He expected to find righteousness,
but instead He heard cries of violence.
Under.....
I) The Law, no fruit was found.
II) The Prophets, no fruit was found.
III) Grace, no fruit was found.
The Master gave the order for the fig tree to be cut down.
But, from the garden, came the voice of “grace,” the dresser, the Gardner.
8 “The gardener answered, ‘Sir, give it one more chance (A fourth year). Leave it another year, and I’ll give it special attention and plenty of fertilizer.
9 If we get figs next year, fine. If not, then you can cut it down.”
John 16:5-11 NLT
5 “But now I am going away to the One who sent Me, and not one of you is asking where I am going.
6 Instead, you grieve because of what I’ve told you.
7 But in fact, it is best for you that I go away, because if I don’t, The Advocate (The Holy Spirit) won’t come. If I do go away, then I will send Him to you.
8 And when He comes, He will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment.
9 The world’s sin is that it refuses to believe in Me.
10 Righteousness is available because I go to The Father, and you will see Me no more.
11 Judgment will come because the ruler of this world has already been judged.
And still, there was no fruit.
Godly Stephen, was not reluctant to point out Israel's sin!
Acts 7:51-53 NLT
51 “You stubborn people! You are heathen at heart and deaf to The Truth. Must you forever resist The Holy Spirit? That’s what your ancestors did, and so do you!
52 Name one prophet your ancestors didn’t persecute! They even killed the ones who predicted the coming of The Righteous One—The Messiah whom you betrayed and murdered.
53 You deliberately disobeyed God’s law, even though you received it from the hands of angels.”
Luke 11:37-54 NLT
37 As Jesus was speaking, one of the Pharisees invited Him home for a meal. So He went in and took His place at the table.
38 His host was amazed to see that He sat down to eat without first performing the hand-washing ceremony required by Jewish custom.
39 Then The Lord said to him, “You Pharisees are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy—full of greed and wickedness!
40 Fools! Didn’t God make the inside as well as the outside?
41 So clean the inside by giving gifts to the poor, and you will be clean all over.
42 “What sorrow awaits you Pharisees! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens, but you ignore justice and the love of God. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things.
43 “What sorrow awaits you Pharisees! For you love to sit in the seats of honor in the synagogues and receive respectful greetings as you walk in the marketplaces.
44 Yes, what sorrow awaits you! For you are like hidden graves in a field. People walk over them without knowing the corruption they are stepping on.”
45 “Teacher,” said an expert in religious law, “you have insulted us, too, in what you just said.”
46 “Yes,” said Jesus, “what sorrow also awaits you experts in religious law! For you crush people with unbearable religious demands, and you never lift a finger to ease the burden.
47 What sorrow awaits you! For you build monuments for the prophets your own ancestors killed long ago.
48 But in fact, you stand as witnesses who agree with what your ancestors did. They killed the prophets, and you join in their crime by building the monuments!
49 This is what God in His wisdom said about you: ‘I will send prophets and apostles to them, but they will kill some and persecute the others.’
50 “As a result, this generation will be held responsible for the murder of all God’s prophets from the creation of the world—
51 from the murder of Abel to the murder of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, it will certainly be charged against this generation.
52 “What sorrow awaits you experts in religious law! For you remove the key to knowledge from the people. You don’t enter the Kingdom yourselves, and you prevent others from entering.”
53 As Jesus was leaving, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees became hostile and tried to provoke Him with many questions.
54 They wanted to trap Him into saying something they could use against Him.
Romans 2:17-24 NLT
17 You who call yourselves Jews are relying on God’s law, and you boast about your special relationship with Him.
18 You know what He wants; you know what is right because you have been taught His law.
19 You are convinced that you are a guide for the blind and a light for people who are lost in darkness.
20 You think you can instruct the ignorant and teach children the ways of God. For you are certain that God’s law gives you complete knowledge and truth.
21 Well then, if you teach others, why don’t you teach yourself? You tell others not to steal, but do you steal?
22 You say it is wrong to commit adultery, but do you commit adultery? You condemn idolatry, but do you use items stolen from pagan temples?
23 You are so proud of knowing the law, but you dishonor God by breaking it.
24 No wonder the Scriptures say, “The Gentiles blaspheme the name of God because of you.”
Judgment came upon the city in 70 A.D. Under Titus, Roman general and emperor.
And what of the Gentile Church?
Luke 12:48 KJV
"...For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more."
I Peter 4:17 KJV
For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
Matthew 7:15-20 KJV
15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
John 15:8,16 KJV
8 Herein is My Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be My disciples.
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.
Romans 7:4 KJV
Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to Him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
Galatians 5:22,23 KJV
22 But the fruit of The Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, 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;
An important admonition:
Colossians 1:10 KJV
That ye might walk worthy of The Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
Are our lives,
today, full of the fruits of The Spirit, showing that we “are,”
God's children?
Prayer:
Psalm 145:18 KJV
The Lord is
nigh unto all them that call upon Him, to all that call upon Him in
Truth.
Psalm 84:11 KJV
For The Lord
God is a sun and shield: The Lord will give grace and glory: no good
thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Saturday, October 20, 2018
Essential Truths Of The Word
THE
BIBLE PRAYER LINE – Bible Questions Answered
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Bible Questions Answered:
“A
new christian, what do I have to know?...”
Rand/
Jaipur, Rajasthan India
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Here are seven
indispensable truths found in The Word Of God.
Essential
Truths Of The Word Of God:
1)
Hebrews
9:22 NLT
"...Without
the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness.
II
Corinthians 5:21 KJV
For
He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be
made the righteousness of God in Him.
John
3:16-18 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.
2)
Hebrews
11:6 KJV
But
without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to
God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that
diligently seek Him.
Mark
11:24 KJV
Therefore
I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe
that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
I
John 5:14 KJV
And
this is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask any thing
according to His will, He heareth us:
3)
Hebrews
12:14 KJV
Follow
peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see The
Lord:
Genesis
17:1 KJV
And
when Abram was ninety years old and nine, The Lord appeared to Abram,
and said unto him, I am The Almighty God; walk before Me, and be thou
perfect.
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.
I
John 2:29 KJV
If
ye know that He is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth
righteousness is born of Him.
4)
James
2:26 KJV
For
as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is
dead also.
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.
I
Corinthians 3:8 KJV
Now
he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall
receive his own reward according to his own labor.
5)
I
Corinthians 13:1,3 NLT
1
If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t
love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
3
If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body,
I could boast about it; but if I didn’t love others, I would have
gained nothing.
Romans
12:10 KJV
Be
kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honor
preferring one another;
II
Peter 1:5-8 NLT
5
In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s
promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral
excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge,
6
and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient
endurance, and patient endurance with Godliness,
7
and Godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with
love for everyone.
6)
Hebrews
12:8 NLT
If
God doesn’t discipline you as He does all of His children, it means
that you are illegitimate and are not really His children at all.
Psalm
`119:75,76 KJV
75
I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in
faithfulness hast afflicted me.
76
Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according
to thy Word unto thy servant.
Proverbs
3:11,12 KJV
11
My son, despise not the chastening of The Lord; neither be weary of
His correction:
12
For whom The Lord loveth He correcteth; even as a father the son in
whom he delighteth.
7)
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.
Proverbs
11:28,30 KJV
28
"...the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of Life; and he that winneth
souls is wise.
Galatians
5:22,23 KJV
22
But the fruit of The Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering,
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;)
Prayer:
Hebrews 4:7 KJV
Again, He
limiteth a certain day, saying...To day if ye will hear His voice,
harden not your hearts.
Hebrews 9:28 KJV
So Christ
was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look
for Him shall He appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
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.
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