The root problem lies in that we are still personally
not willing to make Jesus Lord of all areas of our life and to do all he
demands of us personally ..
Sadly one of the most serious tragedies I
encountered in life is the person(s)who are troubled by the unknown, or the
guilt, the past, the future, and they cannot sleep, they are deeply
troubled, fully awake in the middle of the night and they do not know
how to deal with all of this.. Alcohol, pills, TV really do not help here as
well. Their basic problem is that they really have not learned to pray, to
turn all things over unto God for his action.
We also still do need discernment of
our feelings of guilts, stress now as well.. Is it truly God or rather
false men? the devil?
" In the middle of the night, you still awaken, totally
disoriented and not fully aware of where you are, you know only that you
deeply hurt. You hurt so deeply that there is no possible way to get
peace, to be comfortable and fall back to sleep and for this hurt you
cannot grope your way to the medicine cabinet and merely take a pill
so that in an hour or so, the pill can begin its work and that you
sink into sleep again. You know that when you wake up these pains will
still be there. Your sorrows and related pains bother you,
you're still in the clutches of these pain and you know there is no
way you can get rid of them on your own. You want to call someone else but
you remember what has often happened to you instead the last time... instead
of support they even further wrongfully bashed you.. yes you the one that
hurting already too... and you wonder why the world is so unfair now .. and
more pains, hurts resurface, and so thus begins the vicious circle.. it is
the same... a continual negative disruption in your life. It wears you
down, makes you tired, even unpleasant to be around and/or makes you a
walking pity party, it all helps to causes even a depression to sink in, and
makes you want to do just about anything to get away from it but you can't..
is there a way out.. and who is the person really behind all this.. is it
really God" No, sadly the Devil rather enjoys causing pain to us
all.. even using other people to do it as well
(Psa 127:2 KJV) "It is vain for you to rise up early, to
sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved
sleep."
But can you really trust the Bible and God's words.. you hear
so many contradicting voices, opinions now these days too.. so who do you
trust? who do you believe? One of my past bad counselor said
to me that one cannot just take one verse out of the Bible, one
has to take the whole Bible fully into consideration, he thus also implied
falsely that one needs to have a Bible degree to be able to comprehend,
to take even God's promises at face value to help us, to thus get any
of God's help. He also told me that one has to buy
all of these varioys tapes, books etc. too. So still who do
you really trust God or man 's words now?
Not that in the case of the Old Testament person of
Job God himself allows Job to be wrongfully condemned, accused, but
God did not approve of the accusers, justify them, he rather was clearly
displeased with them and demanded that they repent.. Being falsely
accused happen now to many of us too and Job is not the only one
person in life who does even faces false accusations even from
the brethren so called.. and the devil.
(Jer 17:5 KJV) Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man
that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth
from the LORD.
So who are you going to listen to God or mere
man.. Thank God he next clearly speaks to you and says that when
you re sick you do not have to be solely a doctor to get well, nor do you do
have to know about, take every medicine or pill in the drugstore
to get well. Normally you have to take just one prescription, the one
prescribed specifically for you and your pain by the great Doctor, Jesus,
and not by man himself now too...
(Psa 13:3 KJV) Consider and hear me, O LORD my
God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; 4 Lest mine
enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice
when I am moved.5 But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall
rejoice in thy salvation.
"Matthew 11: 28 Come unto me, all ye that labour 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."
(Lam 3:31 KJV) For the Lord will not cast off
for ever: 32 But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion
according to the multitude of his mercies. 33 For he doth not afflict
willingly nor grieve the children of men. 34 To crush under his feet
all the prisoners of the earth, 35 To turn aside the right of a
man before the face of the most High, 36 To subvert a man in his
cause, the Lord approveth not. 37 Who is he that saith, and it cometh
to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not? 38 Out of the mouth of the
most High proceedeth not evil and good? 39 Wherefore doth a
living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? 40 Let us
search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD. 41 Let us lift up
our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens. 42 We have
transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned. 43 Thou hast
covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not
pitied. 44 Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer
should not pass through. 45 Thou hast made us as the offscouring and
refuse in the midst of the people. 46 All our enemies have opened
their mouths against us. 47 Fear and a snare is come upon us,
desolation and destruction. 48 Mine eye runneth down with rivers of
water for the destruction of the daughter of my people. 49 Mine eye
trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission, 50 Till the
LORD look down, and behold from heaven. 51 Mine eye affecteth mine
heart because of all the daughters of my city. 52 Mine enemies chased
me sore, like a bird, without cause. 53 They have cut off my life in
the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me. 54 Waters flowed over mine
head; then I said, I am cut off. 55 I called upon thy name, O LORD,
out of the low dungeon. 56 Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine
ear at my breathing, at my cry. 57 Thou drewest near in the day that I
called upon thee: thou saidst, Fear not. 58 O Lord, thou hast pleaded
the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life. 59 O LORD, thou
hast seen my wrong: judge thou my cause. 60 Thou hast seen all their
vengeance and all their imaginations against me. 61 Thou hast
heard their reproach, O LORD, and all their imaginations against me;
62 The lips of those that rose up against me, and their device against
me all the day. 63 Behold their sitting down, and their rising up; I
am their music. 64 Render unto them a recompense, O LORD, according to
the work of their hands. 65 Give them sorrow of heart, thy curse unto
them. 66 Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of
the LORD.
So thus by exercising your faith
in God's revealed word, you pray and you do give all of yours problems,
pains, sorrows, false enemies over unto God, trusting he can and will look
after it all and you next false asleep
peacefully..
(1 Pet 5:7 KJV)
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. 8 Be sober, be
vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh
about, seeking whom he may devour: 9 Whom resist stedfast in the
faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren
that are in the world. 10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us
unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while,
make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. 11 To him be glory
and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
and not rather casting your care on mere man now
as well.
(Gen 1:2 KJV) And
the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the
deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the
waters.
(Deu 32:28 KJV)
For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in
them.
(Psa 119:126 KJV)
It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy
law.
(Prov 7:7 KJV)
And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man
void of understanding,
(Prov 10:13 KJV)
In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for
the back of him that is void of understanding.
(Prov 12:11 KJV)
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that
followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
(Prov 24:30 KJV)
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of
understanding;
(Isa 55:11 KJV)
So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return
unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall
prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
(Jer 19:7 KJV)
And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I
will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands
of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give to be meat for
the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
(Rom 3:31 KJV) Do
we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the
law. (Rom 4:14 KJV) For if they which are of the law be heirs,
faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:
Matthew 13:18 Hear ye
therefore the parable of the sower. 19 When any one heareth the word
of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and
catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received
seed by the way side. 20 But he that received the seed into stoney
places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth
it; 21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for
when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is
offended. 22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that
heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of
riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. 23 But he that
received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and
understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an
hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
Still we as earthly human beings do tend too often
to neglect the Bible passages that are rather unfavorable to us even such as
:
(Mark 7:7 KJV)
Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments
of men. 8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the
tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like
things ye do. 9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment
of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
We also tend also to falsely follow after the false
teachings, opinions of men, even those persons of whom Jesus
said
(Mat 23:15 KJV)
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land
to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the
child of hell than yourselves.
And we do too often look to man for Help firstly and not
God?
(Jer 17:5 KJV)
Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh
flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
We also tend to covet even after the proud persons, and
covet other men's and women's wealth, riches,
prosperity.
(Psa 40:4 KJV)
Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the
proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
(Psa 51:17 KJV)
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O
God, thou wilt not despise.
(Isa 66:2 KJV)
For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been,
saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of
a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
We also tend to walk after our own logic and not
God's
(Prov 14:12 KJV)
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the
ways of death.
(Psa 34:18 KJV)
The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be
of a contrite spirit.
(Isa 57:15 KJV)
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name
is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a
contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to
revive the heart of the contrite ones.
(Isa 55:9 KJV)
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than
your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Rather we are to follow solely after Jesus
(John 10:27 KJV)
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
(John 10:4 KJV)
And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep
follow him: for they know his voice. 5 And a stranger will they not
follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of
strangers.
We need to remind ourselves daily that our help is in
the Lord now who created the heavens and the earth and not in
man.
"Abide with me: fast
falls the eventide: Henry F. Lyte, 1793-1847
Abide with me,
Fast falls the eventide.
The
darkness deepens;
Lord, with me abide.
When other helpers fail
And
comforts flee,
Help of the helpless,
Oh, abide with me.
2. I need thy
presence
Every passing hour;
What but thy grace
Can foil the
tempter's pow'r?
Who like thyself
My guide and stay can be?
Through
cloud and sunshine
Oh, abide with me.
3. Swift to it's
close
Ebbs out life's little day;
Earth's joys grow dim,
It's
glories pass away;
Change and decay
In all around I see;
O thou who
changest not,
Abide with me
4. Not a brief glance I
beg,
A passing word,
But as
Thou dwell'st
With Thy disciples, Lord,
Familiar, condescending,
Patient,
free.
Come not to sojourn,
But
abide with me.
5. Come not in
terror,
As the King of kings,
But kind and good,
With healing
in Thy wings;
Tears for all woes,
A heart for every plea.
Come,
Friend of sinners,
Thus abide with me.
6. Thou on my head
In every youth
didst smile,
And though rebellious
And perverse meanwhile,
Thou hast
not left me,
Oft as I left Thee.
On to the close,
O Lord, abide
with me.
7. I fear no foe,
With thee at hand to bless;
Ills
have no weight,
And there are no bitterness.
Where is death's sting?
Where,
grave, thy victory?
I triumph still,
If thou abide with me!
8. Hold thou thy
cross
Before my closing eyes,
Shine through the gloom,
And
point me to the skies;
Heaven's morning breaks,
And earth's vain shadows flee;
In
life, in death,
O Lord, abide with me.
"
Psalms 25 Whom have I in heaven but thee? and
there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. 26 My flesh and my
heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
27 For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast
destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee. 28 But it is good for
me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may
declare all thy works.
There are many types of effective prayers but
they have to be balanced with praising God too... and living a God based
life too.
I had prayed for one item for many years and in
desperation I next wrongfully said to God whether God now even would
really next still do it and this is the verse is what he
God immediately had given me.
(Jer 32:27
KJV) Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing
too hard for me? (James 5:16 KJV) Confess your faults one to another,
and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent
prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
(2 Chr 20:6 KJV)
And said, O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest
not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there
not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?
(Isa 44:8 KJV)
Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and
have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea,
there is no God; I know not any.
(Heb 11:8 KJV) By
faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should
after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing
whither he went. 9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in
a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles ( tents) with Isaac and Jacob,
the heirs with him of the same promise: 10 For he looked
for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is
God.
We are to also
to walk walk by faith and to walk righteously before God firstly ourselves
otherwise God will not even hear our prayers for anyone else. We also are to
speak the truth in love to others as well, and we are even to judge them if
they have done wrong even if they are part of the body of Christ
and we are to ask them to repent now as well? and where is the problem next
now with doing all of this? where?
And we to often expect falsely a very easy life
without persecutions which God has not promised to us as
well.
Mark 10 29 And
Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath
left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or
children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, 30 But he shall
receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters,
and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to
come eternal life. 31 But many that are first shall be last; and the
last first.
for
(Eccl 7:20
KJV) For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and
sinneth not.
Micah 7:2 The
good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men:
they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.
3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh,
and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his
mischievous desire: so they wrap it up. 4 The best of them is as a
brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy
watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity. 5
Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors
of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom. 6 For the son
dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the
daughter in law against her mother in law; a man's enemies are the men of
his own house. 7 Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for
the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. 8 Rejoice not against
me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the
LORD shall be a light unto me. 9 I will bear the indignation of the
LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and
execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall
behold his righteousness. 10 Then she that is mine enemy shall see it,
and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the LORD thy God?
mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the
streets.
(Luke 9:62 KJV)
And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and
looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
(Phil 3:13 KJV)
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do,
forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those
things which are before,
(Job 19:3 KJV)
"These ten times have ye reproached me: ye are not ashamed that ye make
yourselves strange to me.: even (Job 19:14 KJV) "My
kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me."(Job 19:18
KJV) "Yea, young children despised me; I arose, and they spake against
me."(Job 19:19 KJV) "All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom
I loved are turned against me."(Job 19:22 KJV) "Why do ye persecute me
as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?"
Our
justification , defence is of God and not mere men as
well
Psalms 7:10 My
defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart. 11 God judgeth
the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day. 12 If he
turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
13 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he
ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors. 14 Behold, he travaileth
with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
15 He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he
made. 16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent
dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
Like Job I
was still often personally surprised when even the supposedly older, mature
Christians persons in the faith had falsely condemned me, judged me, and not
in love or in truth.
I aslo do remember when on four separate occasion four
prominent individual Church elders even had falsely judged me but next
all four in reality next reaped the very same events in their
own lives shortly consequences of that which they had judge me wrongfully as
being responsible for..
One church elder once had clearly implied it was my
fault that I had lost my job, my unemployment, and ironically very shortly
after that he was too embarrassed to even talk to me on the he street when
he came my way, cause I next had to rather find from others in the
church that he himself had been forced into a very early
retirement by his employer, and he was now unemployed and was having a very
difficult time to find a job now as well.
(John 7:24 KJV)
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous
judgment.
Luke 6:37 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. 39 And he spake a parable
unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the
ditch? 40 The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is
perfect shall be as his master. 41 And why beholdest thou the mote
that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine
own eye? 42 Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me
pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the
beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out
of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that
is in thy brother's eye. 43 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt
fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 44 For
every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs,
nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes. 45 A good man out of the
good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil
man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil:
for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. 46 And why call
ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? 47 Whosoever
cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will show you to
whom he is like: 48 He is like a man which built an house, and digged
deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the
stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was
founded upon a rock. 49 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a
man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which
the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of
that house was great.
If we walk with God, God's end results for us who are
faithful to Him are rather a blessing. He gives us peace so we can sleep
even during any troublesome times.(Psa 4:8 KJV) I will both lay me
down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in
safety.
(James 5:11 KJV)
Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of
Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and
of tender mercy.
Job 42:1 Then Job
answered the LORD, and said, 2 I know that thou canst do every thing,
and that no thought can be withholden from thee. 3 Who is he that
hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood
not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not. 4 Hear, I beseech
thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
5 I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye
seeth thee. 6 Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
7 And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job,
the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and
against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is
right, as my servant Job hath. 8 Therefore take unto you now seven
bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for
yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him
will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not
spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job. 9 So
Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went,
and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also accepted Job.
10 And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his
friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before. 11
Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they
that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his
house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the
LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and
every one an earring of gold. 12 So the LORD blessed the latter end of
Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six
thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.
13 He had also seven sons and three daughters. 14 And he called
the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second, Kezia; and the
name of the third, Kerenhappuch. 15 And in all the land were no women
found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them
inheritance among their brethren. 16 After this lived Job an hundred
and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four
generations. 17 So Job died, being old and full of
days.
(Eccl 7:21 KJV)
Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant
curse thee: 22 For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself
likewise hast cursed others.
Romans 12: 16 Be
of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to
men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. 17
recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of
all men. 18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably
with all men. 19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather
give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay,
saith the Lord. 20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he
thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his
head. 21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with
good.
(Luke 10:25 KJV)
And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master,
what shall I do to inherit eternal life? 26 He said unto him, What is
written in the law? how readest thou? 27 and he answering said, Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and
with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou
shalt live. 29 But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus,
And who is my neighbour? 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 neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? 37 And he said, He
that showed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou
likewise.
Psalms 103: 11
For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them
that fear him. 12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he
removed our transgressions from us. 13 Like as a father pitieth his
children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him. 14 For he knoweth
our frame; he remembereth that we are dust. 15 As for man, his days
are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. 16 For the
wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no
more. 17 But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting
upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;
18 To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his
commandments to do them. 19 The LORD hath prepared his throne in the
heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all. 20 Bless the LORD, ye his
angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto
the voice of his word. 21 Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye
ministers of his, that do his pleasure. 22 Bless the LORD, all his
works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my
soul.
(Eccl 4:4 KJV)
Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man
is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of
spirit.
The Son of God had appeared for this purpose that He
might destroy the works of the devil in our personal
lives!
(1 John 3:7, ). 7 Little children, let no man deceive
you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from
the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might
destroy the works of the devil. 9 Whosoever is born of God doth not
commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is
born of God. 10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the
children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God,
neither he that loveth not his brother. 11 For this is the message
that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. 12
Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore
slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. 14 We know
that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He
that loveth not his brother abideth in death. 15 Whosoever hateth his
brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life
abiding in him. 16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid
down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need,
and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of
God in him? 18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in
tongue; but in deed and in truth.
(1 Cor 6:9
KJV) Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of
God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers,
nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,10 Nor thieves,
nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit
the kingdom of God.
(John 19:37 KJV) And again another scripture
saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.
Still in real life any person can see the very same
Christ but next even still see him from a different perspective and even
react differently towards him also, one accepting His love an forgiveness
and the other one rejecting it.
(Luke 23:32 KJV)
And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to
death.33 And when they were come to the place, which is called
Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right
hand, and the other on the left. 34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive
them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast
lots. 35 And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them
derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ,
the chosen of God. 36 And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him,
and offering him vinegar, 37 And saying, If thou be the king of the
Jews, save thyself. 38 And a superscription also was written over him
in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying,
If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. 40 But the other answering
rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same
condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward
of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. 42 And he said
unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. 43
And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with
me in paradise. 44 And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a
darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. 45 And the sun was
darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. 46 And
when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I
commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the
ghost.
To avoid unnecessary guilt, truly one of the best way to
get rid of a personally bad, sinful problem is firstly to personally
admit it to God and to ask for God's help to change.
Galations 6:1 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are
spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering
thyself, lest thou also be tempted. 2 Bear ye one another's burdens,
and so fulfil the law of Christ. 3 For if a man think himself to be
something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. 4 But let every
man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone,
and not in another. 5 For every man shall bear his own burden. 6
Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all
good things. 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a
man soweth, that shall he also reap. 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.
Yet in reality and sadly some people even when rebuked,
warned even of their real personal negative consequences next now will still
not accept God's love and forgiveness like one of the two thieves on the
cross did, like even Judas did too, and many others daily do now as
well, they will try rather to discredit Him, mock, ridicule, bash him and
his followers instead too.
(John 9:39 KJV)
And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see
not might see; and that they which see might be made blind. 40 And
some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto
him, Are we blind also? 41 Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should
have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin
remaineth.
Here is the reality in their hearts, most unrepentant
persons do know they are in the grip of a powerful master, the devil, and
the specific sins involved, and they know also that they are are
personally helpless to combat the devil and their sins and they really
do feel this self helplessness too but they do not seek help and why
is that? Their personally recognized clear inability to combat,
control their sinful ways in contrasting next by their false self
defence which ironically often leads to their own false denial
that their own real unrepentant sins even exists and this occurs
not only on the part of the sinner, but often on the part of those by those
who care for them the most, their family, spouses, friends. Who, when
confronted with their real sins"problem" they are apt to deny it altogether
or make false excuses for his or her sinful behavior. While they next
even vigorously try deny their problem to others, their very own
inappropriate further personal actions still indicate their own awareness of
the reality of their sins. While Clergy, family and friends can be
valuable resources for the unrepentant sinner. Yet, in some cases,
these people willingly or unwittingly assist this unrepentant sinner by
covering up for him/her and denying that he/her must correct his/her own
mistakes.
(Jer 23:22 KJV)
But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my
words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the
evil of their doings.
When people make excuses for the unrepentant sinner, the
sinner also is being helped to being conditioned into believing that
they are not really sinners who need to change, repent and that there will
always be a "protector" who will come to his or her rescue. These same
persons thus are rather a false hindrance to the unrepentant persons come to
the truth, getting the forgiveness, help they need as well to change their
wicked,bad ways.
As the sinful ways continue, the
need to deny their inability to change becomes ironically even
greater, and they will openly manifest pride, clear lack of humility, the
visible lack of humbleness too, and they may even openly boast of
their past victories in the Lord, their personal accomplishment,
religious experiences and take false credit, even pride for it.. They thus
tend also to falsely to acknowledge that personally anyone
else had previously helped them to make their positive changes,
accomplishment as well, even by the prayers, preaching, demonstrations
of love and concern for them. They unrepentant persons tend to
still deny that their sinful behavior now is causing the
very visible trouble for others too.
Note this that the real problem is rather not that the
unrepentant person is really not aware of the truth about their
sins and themselves, for their sense of guilt and remorse often
becomes intolerable and their helplessness in dealing with the
unrepentant sins is a real known personal embarrassing to them, but
the problem lays in that they do listen to the devil's lies that they are
normal, an do not need to personal repent, make any effort to change. As a
result they tend to next even wander further in the wilderness of confusion
while their negative lifestyle is clearly being made known next to many
others.
In fact in most cases only severe negative personal
consequences will make these persons admit, see their further need to
confess their sins and desire to change, and the longer that they have been
in this self denial of their sinful ways the more severer do have to
be the negative consequences upon them as well in order for them to
even consider making any personal positive acts towards a change of
their sinful ways, the real repentance of it, and thus next getting God's
help now too..
God is not at all now to be blamed for their own sinful
ways, for they have clearly on their own now, next made their own bad
choices and they will sleep in the bed they had made
too.
(Luke 16:13 KJV)
No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love
the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other.
John 12: 35 Then
Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while
ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in
darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. 36 While ye have light, believe
in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake
Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them. 37 But though he
had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:
38 That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he
spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the
Lord been revealed? 39 Therefore they could not believe, because that
Esaias said again, 40 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their
heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their
heart, and be converted, and I should heal them. 41 These things said
Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him. 42 Nevertheless among
the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees
they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:
43 For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
44 Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me,
but on him that sent me. 45 And he that seeth me seeth him that sent
me. 46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on
me should not abide in darkness. 47 And if any man hear my words, and
believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save
the world. 48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath
one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him
in the last day.
Their own visible lack of love, compassion towards
others is one the the most visible indications of their own still actual
unrepentance and why is that? When they do not repent they are no longer
Holy spirit filled, led and thus they do not manifest the fruits of the holy
Spirt.
I John 2:9 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. 2:1 My little
children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man
sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but
also for the sins of the whole world. 3 And hereby we do know that we
know him, if we keep his commandments. 4 He that saith, I know him,
and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God
perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 6 He that saith he
abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. 7
Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which
ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have
heard from the beginning. 8 Again, a new commandment I write unto you,
which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the
true light now shineth. 9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth
his brother, is in darkness even until now. 10 He that loveth his
brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in
him. 11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in
darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath
blinded his eyes.
Such unrepentant person may still be brought to
repentance by prayer but they still will have to admit in true humility
their sinful state before they can be helped.
(James 5:16 KJV)
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be
healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed
earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the
space of three years and six months. 18 And he prayed again, and the
heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. 19 Brethren,
if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; 20 Let him
know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall
save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
Pray that God will give them now the spirit of
grace to repent instead of trying falsey to condemn you and
God..
(Zec 12:10 KJV)
And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of
Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look
upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one
mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that
is in bitterness for his firstborn. 12 In that day shall there be a
great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of
Megiddon. 12 And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the
house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of
Nathan apart, and their wives apart; 13 The family of the house of Levi
apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives
apart;
OTHERWISE
(Ezek 33:23 KJV)
Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,24 Son of man, they
that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was
one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for
inheritance. 25 Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Ye
eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood:
and shall ye possess the land? 26 Ye stand upon your sword, ye work
abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbour's wife: and shall ye
possess the land? 27 Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD;
As I live, surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and
him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and
they that be in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence.
28 For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength
shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall
pass through. 29 Then shall they know that I am the LORD, when I have
laid the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they
have committed. 30 Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people
still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses,
and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray
you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the LORD. 31 And
they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my
people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their
mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
32 And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath
a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy
words, but they do them not. 33 And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it
will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among
them
(Luke 16:31 KJV)
And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will
they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
(John 15:20 KJV)
Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his
lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have
kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
(Mat 10:25 KJV)
It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as
his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much
more shall they call them of his household? 26 Fear them not
therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and
hid, that shall not be known. 27 What I tell you in darkness, that
speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the
housetops. 28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able
to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and
body in hell.
(Dan 12:3 KJV)
And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and
they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and
ever.
While we may feel unrighteous condemnations, some of us
are also being rightfully condemned.. "Now what's the big deal?
Everybody has at least one vice. Why do some falsely give me such a
hard time over it?""I don't understand why I still do it. Every so often I
get a big urge, I fall into the temptation to do it, and there go all my
good intentions." "Maybe I'm the sort of person who just needs to be
addicted to some vice. Anyway it must be God's will for me I've have
tried to stop before, and it's too hard, I can't do it? "Quitting
successfully amounts to having enough will power to do it and I really
don't, so why kid myself? and what is so real bad about the way I personally
live?" "Do I next have to go to those confessions of sins, acknowledging of
the higher power over me meetings too even for the rest of my life?
that kinda life is not for me!" Yes it is...
(Prov 18:24 KJV)
A man that hath friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend
that sticketh closer than a brother.
and you know by now
there are good friends and bad ones too.
(Prov 19:1 KJV)
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse
in his lips, and is a fool.
Too many persons
are unwilling to admit, renounce their sins, addictions and that is why they
are still so really personally troubled and cannot sleep well
too.
"An addiction is an activity or
substance we repeatedly crave to experience, and for which we are
willing if necessary to pay a price (or negative consequence). In recent
years researchers have considered as examples of addiction both substance
addictions (alcohol, cigarettes, food, drugs, etc.) and activity
addictions (lying, gambling, impulsive or abusive sexual activity,
pornography, abusing others, gossip, slander, tax evasions, stealing,
shoplifting, overspending, etc.). To some the supposedly relatively
minor addictions, such as watching too much television, reading the wrong
book and magazines, eating a certain kind of costly foods, candy, or lying
in bed mornings, are often not even considered serious addictions,
because the price paid for indulging them is supposedly not high so they do
continues an addictive behavior long after it may have been clear that the
substantial price being paid was not worth the actual benefit. An
addiction is an example of a habit. Negative sinful addictions range from
those with supposedly very minor negative consequences, to those as serious
as the cocaine addict with much in the area in between. Predisposing
factors are what enable an individual to experience a certain behavior as
pleasurable, and include biological predisposition (enjoying some physical
effects of the behavior, being insensitive to others), encouragement from
others, acceptance of the behavior by the individual and others, low self
esteem, craving for excitement/boredom, high life stress (typically
expressed as a specific emotional issue, such as depression, anxiety,
loneliness, etc.), and the availability of the substance or activity.
For instance, someone addicted to ocean swimming may enjoy the feeling of
being "massaged" by water as he swims in it, not mind the coldness of the
water very much, have gotten encouragement from his wife (she thinks it's
"manly"), accept the activity as part of a healthy lifestyle (as his friends
and family do), have a need to prove himself to others (or to feel better
about himself by swimming), like the excitement/tension of knowing he could
drown, enjoy the respite from the very high anxiety of his sales job, and
live near the beach. The presence of all of these predisposing factors is
not necessary for addictive behavior to develop.It takes more than just
curiosity to establish an addiction. Like other habits, addictive
behaviors are personally learned behaviors that we acquire through trial and
error (e.g., we happen to gamble for the first time, having known little
about it, and experience it as exhilarating and captivating), or through
observing others (e.g., our parents had cocktails each evening before dinner
to relax). If we have ongoing experience with the substance or activity, and
if (and only if) we enjoy at least some aspect of that experience, an urge
or craving for it gradually emerges after repeated experience. The urge is a
way of saying to ourselves: "I know this is going to be good; I will enjoy
this." and this is the devil's lies to entrap us or them further into this
sin habit too. Because of the uniqueness of each individual, what is
pleasurable for one person may not be for another."
"It is possible to describe phases in a negative
addiction:
1) Experimentation: Urges arise out of
curiosity
2) Expected enjoyment: Urges arise out of fond
memories of past enjoyment
3) Doing it to cope: Urges arise primarily in response
to stress
4) Doing it to survive: Urges are frequent (hourly,
doing it as a way of life daily); or urges may be prevented more than they
are experienced. Specific stressors are no longer needed as triggers for
urges, because the addiction is woven into many or most aspects of life. The
addiction helps the addict maintain a false sense of stability, even
pride, and supposed normality."
A question we all need to face here on the negative
addictions "Is my enjoyment of this substance or activity causing me enough
problems for me and others that I should want to consider
cutting back or stopping? Is this behavior preventing me from enjoying even
better and higher good things? like a more positive relationship with
God.
Never the less too many persons, Christians
included now, these days are living falsely by their having good
feelings and not by God and his Words to them too.
Truly, truly I say to
you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God" (John 3:3).
And then again He said, "Truly, truly I say to you, unless one is born of
water and the Spirit he cannot enter the kingdom of heaven."
Further more my having been raised in the fundamental
evangelical churches I found that their teachings, false denials
of the visible turning away from the faith, and the visible unrepentance of
many persons amongst them was the cause of their guit,
unrests.... but their own emphasis tended in defence mainly to
be that once saved is always saved seems also to give many a false
licence to sin and to continue to sin in these same Churches.
Many of them wronfully too they also clearly maintained
that a Christian cannot be possessed by the devil and yet it also seems in
reality still they can be..
Adding to the problem of stress, guilt, is the reality
even in the country of US where almost half of the adults claim to be
"born again" it is clearly obvious that there is great
misunderstanding about the meaning of true repentance and
regeneration. This mis-understanding is widespread even within the
evangelical church. The concept has been so weakened and diluted of its
biblical meaning that too many persons without any concrete evidence of
lasting spiritual change are still routinely regarded as being valid "born
again Christians." Whereas in fact the new birth (or regeneration from
above,)should manifest itself is a radical change of the core
disposition and nature of a person that fundamentally transforms both their
attitudes towards God, others and even their own personally lifestyle and
yet it too often is not visible occurring and why is that?The
unbroken sinfulness and open rebellion of professing Christians to God and
his words is commonly explained by the fact that they have not yet
"surrendered" to Christ or is it much more than that now too? They are often
given false assurance of their salvations as well so they believe, and
are encouraged by others to believe, that they are saved, when in fact their
continual disobedient lifestyle should warrant no such assurance. How can
they maintain to even be Christians when over 85 percent of them daily do
not read the Bible nor even pray daily to God for themselves or others too?
Nor do they manifested evidences of being filled with the Holy spirit or
having the fruit of the Holy Spirit
(1 John 2:4, 5).4
He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and
the truth is not in him. 5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily
is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 6 He
that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he
walked. 7 Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old
commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word
which ye have heard from the beginning. 8 Again, a new commandment I
write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness
is past, and the true light now shineth. 9 He that saith he is in the
light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the
light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. 11 But he that
hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not
whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his
eyes.
WHAT DOES IT TRULY MEAN TO BE BORN FROM ABOVE AND
SHOULD IT NOT BE EVIDENT IN ONE'S PERSONAL LIFE NOW AS WELL AND NOT JUST IN
MERE WORDS NOW TOO?
Does true regeneration simply impart divine life as an
added capacity alongside the old nature, which may or may not be effected by
any radical changes? NO! Never!True personal regeneration by imparting
the saving life of Christ actually breaks and dethrones the general
controlling power of sin in one's life even so that the personal
believer's basic life-direction is now away from self and sin and towards
God, loving others and is even and towards doing good works,
striving after holiness. Christ's genuine regeneration imparts divine
life that fundamentally reworks and recreates a person's core nature so that
a new disposition and behavior inevitably follows! So we obviously do have a
lot of false, pretentious converts then even in the he churches of
today.
Clearly the definition of what it really means to
be born again, that is accepting Jesus Christ as lord as their life has to
be re explained, re defined now still to many person in the evangelical
churches now too.
"By this the children
of God and the children of the devil are obvious; anyone who does not
practice righteousness is not of God (i.e., born of God) nor the one who
does not love his brother" (1 John 3:10). "Little children, let no one
deceive you: the one who practices righteousness is righteous (through the
new birth) just as He is righteous: The one who practices sin is of the
devil (unregenerate)" (1 John 3:7). John recognizes that Christians can and
do sin (1 John 1:8-10) but they do next repent of it and do not do it
continually now as well.
I
have met many stressed out persons in Churches, elders included.. As I
next got much older I too also noticed an another alarming trend
in amongst too many individuals even in many churches, even the
visible deliberate false unrepentance of many leaders, persons, even of the
older Christians, towards their own personal sins. There are professing
Christians who manifest no love for Christ's commands, sin regularly, even
scandalously, without any true remorse as well.. So it should not be
surprising they are so troubled, stressed out, guilt ridden. The simple
solution of admitting their guilt is hindered also by the existence f their
false pride..
Here also one thing next that really shocked me was the
clear, visible degeneration of these unrepentant persons personal
negative behavioral characteristic which corresponded to that of an
"alcoholic" person and I next could not fully understand the
correlation. Truly their personal behaviors were, are very very
similar! There seems to be also to be only one basic difference between
them, one tends to maintain they are a Christian and/or one consumes alcohol
and the other one generally does not. Both seem to filled with the wrong
spirit as well or have no use for the genuine Holy Spirit. And yet in
the minds of many others too this does not arouse even the slightest
suspicion that they both may still be really even unregenerated.
"and by this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His
commandments. The one who says I know Him and does not keep His commandments
is a liar and the truth is not in Him" (1 John 2:3, 4).
Because of the radical nature of the new birth any and
all who are born again by God from above are inevitably characterized
by life transforming change. Alcoholics addicts, drug users now
included.. Of course, the evidences of the new birth are not perfect nor the
same in every case. Christians are continually growing and maturing at
different rates. Moreover, because of disobedience and the deceptions of
Satan, there are periods of varying lengths in which the flesh and
indwelling sin gains the upper hand. The fact of the matter, however, is
that all believers are marked by specific positive personal changes and
characteristics. Without them the salvation of a person may be questioned.
An intellectual or even right doctrinal understanding of the gospel is not
enough. A profession of trusting in Christ alone may be rooted in a deceived
heart that intellectualizes the gospel with a non-saving faith
(James
2:14-22).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: show me thy faith
without thy works, and I will show 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.
The alcoholic he or she tends to blame someone else,
something else for their sins, problem and they deny also their
personal accountability even for their personal sin, their guilt and he/she
denies clearly too that they have a problem. They do lie to themselves and
to others. They will even steal to support their sinful
behavior.
Alcoholism is also socially looked at as a family
problem meaning that when the alcoholism effects only one person(or more) in
a family it effects every member of the family in some negative way.
That is also true of un unrepentant person.
I myself once witnessed a professional counselor, an
immoral ungoldy physiologist still, give another professing
Christian a behavioral development analysis test and the Christian
persons results clearly corresponded to a drunken derelict to my own real
surprise. How could an abstaining Christian be now so similar in
behavioral characteristic to an alcoholic.? The answer lies int the
fact that Both persons are under the power of the same Satan and his
lies to them and both did not repent of their specific personals wrong
doings. Both they are rather addicted to their developed sinful habits, are
prisoners of Satan now, are lead by his will and not by God's
will.
All person must realize that the above are are two sides
of the same coin, and with unrepentant there is one the
urge or craving to engage in the addictive behavior, and the satisfaction
that is felt when the urge is acted upon. The urge is a state of
tension and anticipation that is experienced as a desire for the substance
or activity. The urge is also experienced as uncomfortable, perhaps
intensely so, especially if it lasts long enough. Because we experience
relief when the urge is acted upon, there is an increased likelihood that we
will act on the urge again. And Satan is the one who calls these urges now
as well.
(Luke 6:45 KJV) A
good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is
good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth
that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth
speaketh.
(Rom 12:9
KJV) Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is
good.
(3 John 1:11 KJV)
Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that
doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen
God.
"Nine percent of adults in the U.S. are classified as
either alcoholics or alcohol abusers." and how many unrepentant believers
are also controlled the same way by Satan now too? Not suprsingly also the
Children of alcoholic parents have a greater risk of early and accelerated
alcohol use, and other behavior problems, than do children whose parents are
not alcoholic, as well as those of the unrepentant
persons...
Many persons would also falsely that there are any
present negative personal consequences for the unrepentant persons
whereas in fact we tend to see their visibly their personal moral,
spiritual degeneration still.
(Rev 18:14 KJV)
And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all
things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt
find them no more at all.
Psalms 106: 9 He
rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the
depths, as through the wilderness. 10 And he saved them from the hand
of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
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 forgat 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.
16 They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the
LORD. 17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the
company of Abiram. 18 And a fire was kindled in their company; the
flame burned up the wicked. 19 They made a calf in Horeb, and
worshipped the molten image. 20 Thus they changed their glory into the
similitude of an ox that eateth grass. 21 They forgat God their
saviour, which had done great things in Egypt; 22 Wondrous works in
the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea. 23 Therefore he
said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him
in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them. 24
Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word: 25
But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD.
26 Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in
the wilderness: 27 To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and
to scatter them in the lands.
Worst of all while we try to cope with the consequences
of knowing the too familiar alcoholic or unrepentant person , we
walk around with a feeling of responsibility for our their problem, even
blaming ourselves for their condition.
Or do we only care about this issue also when it affects
us personally..
(1 Tim 5:20 KJV)
Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear. 21 I
charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels,
that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing
nothing by partiality. 22 Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be
partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.
Personal Unrepentance is still the key cause of one's
personal addictive behavior, bad habit endurance, problematic sinful
habitual behavior. Many people grappling with their sinful addictive
behavior are not aware of the price they will next pay of their still
personally unrepentant sis, acts nor of the the price they make others
around them also to pay for it too.
What is now also is really needed in the Churches now is
the establishing of real, valid Biblical educational programs designed
to help all people to distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable
personal Christian behavior, acts, even toward others and to also to warn
them personally of God's real negative corresponding consequences..
and even to rightfully now discipline them as well. Public exposure
and exemplary prosecution of the unrepentant serves also as a god deterrent
to the rest too. Do also pray for this and for the falsely unrepentant
persons still and may they see the harm they are doing to themselves sand
others too now.. how they live a bad example too.
(John 5:14 KJV)
Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou
art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee. 15
KJV) The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had
made him whole.
(Luke 11:24 KJV)
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places,
seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence
I came out.25 And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and
garnished. 26 Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits
more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last
state of that man is worse than the first.
(1 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. 10) If we say that we have not
sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
(Prov 19:1 KJV)
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse
in his lips, and is a fool.
Let them know that you still love and respect them, but
in real love and in maturity can no longer approve of, or ignore, the bad
unrepentant addicted habits they do now have...and what Christ himself has
said
"Many will say to me on
that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name
cast out demons and in your name perform many miracles?' And then I will
declare to them, I never knew you. Depart from me you who practice
lawlessness" (Matthew 7:22, 23).
In other words real, genuine true regeneration, the root
of obedience and holiness, has never taken root in the he first place.
Their own desperate appeal to their past works and their supposed
profession of faith in the final analysis means nothing even to Christ. The
many similar references even in Paul's epistles where he gives warning to
those who practice unrighteousness are examples (Galatians 5:21; 1
Corinthians 6:9). God commands also that "pursue peace with all men and the
sanctification without which no one will see the Lord" (Hebrews 12:14). In
Ephesians 5:5, 6 he also warns us, "For this we know with a certainty that
no immoral or impure person or covetous man who is an idolater has an
inheritance in the kingdom of God. Let no one deceive you with empty words
for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of
disobedience." People who have an ongoing lifestyle of the sins listed
herein have really not been born again. Do not be deceived he says. They are
not saved and never have been. Paul and Jesus thus say they do not now, next
have a rightful inheritance into the kingdom of God... and no matter
if they may claim they have one too now.. seeing the kingdom of God
from afar is not the same as entering it too.
"Apostle John described
six prominent features and characteristics of the personal new birth from
above. First, the believer practices righteousness. John says, "If you know
that He is righteous, you know that everyone also who practices
righteousness is born of Him" (1 John 2:29). Righteousness means to do the
right. For the Christian doing the right is doing God's will, particularly
as outlined in Scripture. It is doing as Jesus says, "the will of My Father
in heaven" (Matthew 7:21). Doing the right is as much an attitude as an
activity. It isn't simply a matter of externals such as church attendance,
some Bible study or even attending a public worship. The Pharisees excelled
at these. It's a matter of the heart. A person who is born again submits to
and does the will of God from the heart. These qualities are lacking in many
who go through the motions even in the church today. Next, they do not
practice sin (1 John 3:9). They also love God and fellow believers (1 John
4:7). They continue to believe in Christ (1 John 5:4), and the evil one,
Satan, does not touch them " "Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is
born of God" (1 John 5:1). The present tense indicates that the belief is
ongoing and continuous. The new birth cannot be reversed, so faith, as a
fruit and mark of the new birth, cannot cease. A person who once believed
and then renounced it had a faulty non-saving faith to begin with. (1 John
2:19 KJV) They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they
had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went
out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of
us.
(Prov 26:2 KJV)
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless
shall not come.
We all are not
just involved in a spiritual warfare but also in a personal
warfare...
(Psa 101:1 KJV) A
Psalm of David. I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I
sing. 2 I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when
wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
3 I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them
that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me. 4 A froward heart shall
depart from me: I will not know a wicked person. 5 Whoso privily
slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and
a proud heart will not I suffer. 6 Mine eyes shall be upon the
faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a
perfect way, he shall serve me. 7 He that worketh deceit shall not
dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.
8 I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off
all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.
(Mat 18:14 KJV)
Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of
these little ones should perish.15 Moreover if thy brother shall
trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone:
if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. 6 But if he will
not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two
or three witnesses every word may be established. 17 And if he shall
neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the
church, let him be unto thee as a heathen man and a publican. 18
Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound
in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in
heaven. 19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on
earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them
of my Father which is in heaven. 20 For where two or three are
gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of
them.
(Col 3:9 KJV) Lie
not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
(1 Cor 5:12 KJV)
For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge
them that are within?
(1 Cor 6:2 KJV)
Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall
be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest
matters?
James 5: 16
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be
healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed
earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the
space of three years and six months. 18 And he prayed again, and the
heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. 19 Brethren,
if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; 20 Let him
know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall
save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
(1 Cor 11:31 KJV)
For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
(Jer 6:27 KJV) I
have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest
know and try their way. 28 They are all grievous revolters, walking
with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters. 29
The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder
melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away. 30 Reprobate silver
shall men call them, because the LORD hath rejected them.
(Hosea 11:12 KJV)
Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit:
but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the
saints.
Luke 3:3 KJV) And
he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of
repentance for the remission of sins; (Mat 3:7 KJV) But when he saw
many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them,
O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: (Mat 9:13
KJV) for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to
repentance. (Acts 20:21 KJV) Testifying both to the Jews, and also to
the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
(Ezek 3:16 KJV)
And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the LORD came
unto me, saying,17 Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the
house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning
from me. 18 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die;
and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his
wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity;
but his blood will I require at thine hand. 19 Yet if thou warn the
wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he
shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul. 20 Again,
When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity,
and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die: because thou hast not
given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he
hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine
hand. 21 Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the
righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is
warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul
(Luke 24:46 KJV)
And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to
suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: 47 And that
repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all
nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
(Acts 17:30 KJV)
And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men
every where to repent:
Generally next the unrepentant, the wicked persons when
asked to repent of their wrong doings do or they will response with
lies, slanders even condemntation, false cursings of
others.
(Jer 25:4 KJV)
4 And the LORD hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets,
rising early and sending them; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your
ear to hear. 5 They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil
way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the LORD
hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever: 6 And go
not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not
to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do you no hurt. 7
Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the LORD; that ye might provoke me
to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt.
Jeremiah 7:2
Stand in the gate of the Lord's house, and proclaim there this word, and
say, Hear the word of the LORD, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these
gates to worship the LORD. 3 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of
Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in
this place. 4 Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the
LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these. 5 For
if ye thoroughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye thoroughly execute
judgment between a man and his neighbour; 6 If ye oppress not the
stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this
place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt: 7 Then will I cause
you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for
ever and ever. 8 Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.
9 Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and
burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not; 10
And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and
say, We are delivered to do all these abominations? 11 Is this house,
which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold,
even I have seen it, saith the LORD. 12 But go ye now unto my place
which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to
it for the wickedness of my people Israel. 13 And now, because ye have
done all these works, saith the LORD, and I spake unto you, rising up early
and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not;
14 Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name,
wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your
fathers, as I have done to Shiloh. 15 And I will cast you out of my
sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim.
16 Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor
prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear
thee.
(Psa 25:3 KJV)
Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which
transgress without cause.
(Psa 35:7 KJV)
For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without
cause they have digged for my soul.
(Psa 35:19 KJV)
Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let
them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
(Psa 69:4 KJV)
They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they
that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I
restored that which I took not away.
(Psa 109:3 KJV) They compassed me about also with
words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
(Psa 119:78 KJV)
Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause:
but I will meditate in thy precepts.
(Psa 119:161 KJV)
SCHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in
awe of thy word.
(Isa 52:4 KJV)
For thus saith the Lord GOD, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to
sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.
(Lam 3:52 KJV)
Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause.
(John 15:25 KJV)
But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in
their law, They hated me without a cause.
Be careful and do not let the unrepentant, wicked
persons entice you also do to wrong against the
innocent.
(Prov 1:11 KJV)
If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily
for the innocent without cause:
(Prov 3:5 KJV)
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own
understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct
thy paths. 7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from
evil. 8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy
bones.
(Prov 3:30 KJV)
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no
harm.
(Prov 24:28 KJV)
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with
thy lips
(Mat 5:22 KJV)
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause
shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother,
Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool,
shall be in danger of hell fire.
The unrepentant, wicked personsdo lie, and they do
try seduce others brazenly
(Prov 7:10 KJV)
And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtle
of heart. 11 (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her
house: 12 Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at
every corner.) 13 So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an
impudent face said unto him, 14 I have peace offerings with me; this
day have I payed my vows. 15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee,
diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.16 I have decked my
bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. 18
Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace
ourselves with loves. 19 For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a
long journey: 20 He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come
home at the day appointed. 21 With her much fair speech she caused him
to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him. 22 He goeth
after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the
correction of the stocks; 23 Till a dart strike through his liver; as
a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
24 Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the
words of my mouth. 25 Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not
astray in her paths. 26 For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many
strong men have been slain by her. 27 Her house is the way to hell,
going down to the chambers of death.
(Prov 6:32 KJV)
But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that
doeth it destroyeth his own soul. 33 A wound and dishonour shall he
get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
(Heb 13:4 KJV)
Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and
adulterers God will judge.
(Rev 2:18 KJV)
And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the
Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are
like fine brass;19 I know thy works, and charity, and service, and
faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the
first. 20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because
thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to
teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things
sacrificed unto idols. 21 And I gave her space to repent of her
fornication; and she repented not. 22 Behold, I will cast her into a
bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except
they repent of their deeds. 23 And I will kill her children with
death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the
reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your
works.
(1 Tim 2:12 KJV) But I suffer not a woman to
teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in
silence.
(Dan 8:25 KJV)
And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and
he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he
shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken
without hand
(Prov 3:33 KJV)
The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the
habitation of the just.
God will not leave
the innocent in the he hands of the unrepentant, wicked
persons
(Psa 18:47 KJV)
It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me. 48 He
delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that
rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man. 49
Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing
praises unto thy name. 50 Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and
showeth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for
evermore.
(Heb 10:30 KJV)
For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will
recompense, saith the Lord.
(1 Sam 19:5 KJV)
For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD
wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice:
wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a
cause?
(Job 2:3 KJV) And
the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is
none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth
God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although
thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
(Job 9:17 KJV)
For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without
cause.
(Psa 102:1 KJV) A Prayer of the afflicted, when he
is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD. Hear my
prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee. all 8 Mine
enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn
against me.
(Psa 102:17 KJV)
He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their
prayer.
(Psa 103:1 KJV) A
Psalm of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless
his holy name.2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his
benefits:3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy
diseases; 4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee
with loving kindness and tender mercies; 5 Who satisfieth thy mouth
with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. 6 The
LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are
oppressed.
Psalms 124:1 A Song of degrees of David. If it had
not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say; 2 If it had
not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us: 3
Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against
us: 4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our
soul: 5 Then the proud waters had gone over our soul. 6 Blessed
be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. 7 Our
soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is
broken, and we are escaped. 8 Our help is in the name of the LORD, who
made heaven and earth.
Psalms 125:1 A
Song of degrees. They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which
cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. 2 As the mountains are round
about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even
for ever. 3 For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of
the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.
4 Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are
upright in their hearts. 5 As for such as turn aside unto their
crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity:
but peace shall be upon Israel.
Psalms 37:1 A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself
because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of
iniquity. 2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither
as the green herb. 3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou
dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. 4 Delight thyself
also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. 5
Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to
pass. 6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and
thy judgment as the noonday. 7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently
for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because
of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. 8 Cease from anger,
and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. 9 For
evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall
inherit the earth. 10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not
be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves
in the abundance of peace. 12 The wicked plotteth against the just,
and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. 13 The Lord shall laugh at him:
for he seeth that his day is coming. 14 The wicked have drawn out the
sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay
such as be of upright conversation. 15 Their sword shall enter into
their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. 16 A little that a
righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked. 17 For
the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the
righteous. 18 The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their
inheritance shall be for ever. 19 They shall not be ashamed in the
evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.20 But
the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of
lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume
away.
(Isa 55:11 KJV) So shall my word be that goeth
forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall
accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I
sent it.
(Rom 10:17 KJV)
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of
God.
Psalms 119:37
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.
38 Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy
fear.
(1 Th 2:13 KJV) For this cause also thank we God
without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of
us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word
of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.
(Acts 17:11 KJV)
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.
Proverbs 2: 6 For
the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and
understanding. He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he
is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. 8 He keepeth the paths of
judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints. 9 Then shalt thou
understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant
unto thy soul; 11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall
keep thee: 12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the
man that speaketh froward things; 13 Who leave the paths of
uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; 14 Who rejoice to do
evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked; 15 Whose ways are
crooked, and they froward in their paths: 16 To deliver thee from the
strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant
of her God. 18 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths
unto the dead.
Psalms 37:30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh
wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment. 31 The law of his God is
in his heart; none of his steps shall slide. 32 The wicked watcheth
the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. 33 The LORD will not leave him
in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged. 34 Wait on the LORD,
and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the
wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. 35 I have seen the wicked in
great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. 36 Yet he
passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be
found. 37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of
that man is peace. 38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed
together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off. 39 But the salvation
of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of
trouble. 40 And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall
deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in
him.
(1 Cor 9:16 KJV) For
though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is
laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the
gospel!
(Jude 1:4 KJV)
For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained
to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into
lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
5 I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this,
how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt,
afterward destroyed them that believed not. 6 And the angels which
kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved
in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great
day.
(Rom 1:21 KJV)
Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither
were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish
heart was darkened.
(Mat 25:1 KJV)
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took
their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.2 And five of them
were wise, and five were foolish. 3 They that were foolish took their
lamps, and took no oil with them: 4 But the wise took oil in their
vessels with their lamps. 5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all
slumbered and slept. 6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold,
the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. 7 Then all those virgins
arose, and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said unto the wise,
Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. 9 But the wise
answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye
rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. 10 And while they
went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him
to the marriage: and the door was shut. 11 Afterward came also the
other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. 12 But he answered and
said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. 13 Watch therefore, for
ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man
cometh.
(Jer 3:10 KJV)
And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me
with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD.
(2 Chr 15:2 KJV)
The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be
found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.
(Psa 119:2 KJV)
Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole
heart.
Jeremiah 23: 16
"Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets
that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own
heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD. 17 They say still unto
them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say
unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil
shall come upon you. 18 For who hath stood in the counsel of the LORD,
and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard
it? 19 Behold, a whirlwind of the LORD is gone forth in fury, even a
grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the
wicked. 20 The anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have
executed, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the
latter days ye shall consider it perfectly.
21 I have not
sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they
prophesied. 22 But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my
people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil
way, and from the evil of their doings.23 Am I a God at hand, saith
the LORD, and not a God afar off? 24 Can any hide himself in secret
places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and
earth? saith the LORD.
25 I have heard
what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have
dreamed, I have dreamed. 26 How long shall this be in the heart of the
prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their
own heart; 27 Which think to cause my people to forget my name by
their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers
have forgotten my name for Baal.
28 The prophet
that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him
speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the
LORD.
29 Is not my word
like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in
pieces?
30 Therefore,
behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every
one from his neighbour. 31 Behold, I am against the prophets, saith
the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith. 32 Behold, I am
against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD, and do tell them,
and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent
them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at
all, saith the LORD.
33 And when this
people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What is the
burden of the LORD? thou shalt then say unto them, What burden? I will even
forsake you, saith the LORD. 34 And as for the prophet, and the
priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of the LORD, I will even
punish that man and his house. 35 Thus shall ye say every one to
his neighbour, and every one to his brother, What hath the LORD answered?
and, What hath the LORD spoken? 36 And the burden of the LORD shall ye
mention no more: for every man's word shall be his burden; for ye have
perverted the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our
God.
37 Thus shalt
thou say to the prophet, What hath the LORD answered thee? and, What hath
the LORD spoken? 38 But since ye say, The burden of the LORD;
therefore thus saith the LORD; Because ye say this word, The burden of the
LORD, and I have sent unto you, saying, Ye shall not say, The burden of the
LORD; 39 Therefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you, and I
will forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and cast
you out of my presence: 40 And I will bring an everlasting reproach
upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be
forgotten."
Colossians 3: 5
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication,
uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness,
which is idolatry: 6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on
the children of disobedience: 7 In the which ye also walked some time,
when ye lived in them. 8 But now ye also put off all these; anger,
wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. 9
Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his
deeds; 10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge
after the image of him that created him: 11 Where there is neither
Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond
nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
(Gal 6:7 KJV) Be
not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he
also reap. 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.
(Jer 25:5
KJV) Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Like these
good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of
Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for
their good. 6 For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will
bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them
down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up. 7 And I will give
them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my people,
and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole
heart.
8 And as the evil
figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the LORD,
So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue
of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of
Egypt: 9 And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms
of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a
curse, in all places whither I shall drive them. 10 And I will send
the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, among them, till they be consumed
from off the land that I gave unto them and to their fathers
Jeremiah 15:1
Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my
mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let
them go forth.2 And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee,
Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD;
Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the
sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for
the captivity, to the captivity.3 And I will appoint over them four
kinds, saith the LORD: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the
fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and
destroy.
Ezekeiel
14:12 The word of the LORD came again to me, saying, 3 Son of
man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I
stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread
thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from
it:14 Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they
should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord
GOD.15 If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they
spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of
the beasts: 16 Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the
Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be
delivered, but the land shall be desolate. 17 Or if I bring a sword
upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man
and beast from it: 18 Though these three men were in it, as I live,
saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they
only shall be delivered themselves. 19 Or if I send a pestilence into
that land, and pour out my fury upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and
beast: 20 Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith
the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but
deliver their own souls by their righteousness. 21 For thus saith the
Lord GOD; How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem,
the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut
off from it man and beast? 22 Yet, behold, therein shall be left a
remnant that shall be brought forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they
shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their way and their doings: and
ye shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon
Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought upon it.
Jeremiah 7: 25 Since the day that your fathers
came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day I have even sent unto you
all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them:
26 Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but
hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers. 27 Therefore
thou shalt speak all these words unto them; but they will not hearken to
thee: thou shalt also call unto them; but they will not answer thee.
28 But thou shalt say unto them, This is a nation that obeyeth not the
voice of the LORD their God, nor receiveth correction: truth is perished,
and is cut off from their mouth. 29 Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem,
and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the LORD
hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath. 30 For the
children of Judah have done evil in my sight, saith the LORD: they have set
their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to pollute
it.
(Luke 16:10 KJV) He that is faithful in that which
is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is
unjust also in much.
(1 Cor 14:29 KJV)
Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.
(1 Pet 5:5 KJV)
Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be
subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the
proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
(Mat 5:19 KJV)
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall
teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but
whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the
kingdom of heaven.
(Jer 6:13 KJV)
For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given
to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth
falsely.
(Jer 8:10 KJV)
Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that
shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is
given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one
dealeth falsely.
(Acts 4:29 KJV)
And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that
with all boldness they may speak thy word,
(Eph 3:12 KJV) In
whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
Any Good salesman knows that if
you want a sale you have to ask the customer does he want to buy it? If you
want to cause people to experience the life in Christ you have to ask them
to repent also. Unfortunately this latter topic is not popular with the
flesh for many have not yet crucified the flesh and the lust thereof, they
have no yet died with Christ.
(Luke 24:46 KJV)
And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to
suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: 47 And that
repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all
nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
(Acts 17:30 KJV)
And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men
every where to repent:
(Acts 8:12 KJV)
But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of
God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and
women.
(Dan 12:3 KJV)
And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and
they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and
ever.
As you can read from my messages you can also see
that they are mostly Bible verses and yet some persons do still now falsely
and strongly seem to object to find God's words being quoted by me as very
objectionable in contrast to others that
(Acts 17:11 KJV)
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.
Why is that they dislike a study of the scriptures? they
cannot refute the conviction of verses I quoted for a start and some
lazy people also would falsely believe now that we can and should show
love to others without preaching God's words to them.. thus they wrongfully
oppose the preaching of God's words.. for they are led by a wrong
Spirit now.
Also "how can you preach to someone " some wrote to me..
and they also strongly too opposed to the discussion of God's word too..
that is all very unchristian like too.. they want to live their own
lives, and to do that which is right in their own eyes, mainly to get glory
from man as well ( pride still prevails there too) and not from God
now too, they want to be worshipped instead of worshipping God, and
ironically they will even blame others for the guilt, condemnations
and not God, themselves, that they still tell as a result too. Their false
attempts at bashing me, kicking me out, me God's messenger won't help them
any more next too... God is not mocked for what a person sows they will reap
next still.
Some religious even persons go as far as becoming
idolterous and state "who needs the Bible?" "I am already a
Christian", even "I have a husband to teach me ", or "I go to a good
church", "I am part of a prayer group" and thus they wrongfully do they
think next that their good church works, services, associations
will now really save them now too... the devil has them already and they do
not realize it too. The Word they reject , the Bible, is Jesus himself and
they substituted him still with very poor, bitter
replacements.
Jesus preached, the apostles preached repentances to
others and they often quoted the Bible, and so on.. so why do some
people falsely pretend that preaching is not valid still? and why are some
of the persons they so afraid of and oppose the preaching of God's
words, the Gospel of repentance now too? why? simply cause it is
God's words, the only thing that brings personal
repentance, real conviction of personal sins, and turns a person to God..
preaching from the Bible causes their real personal
salvation.
Prayer alone is not enough you have to base a saving
faith also on God's words..
(1 Cor 9:16 KJV)
For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is
laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the
gospel!
(Isa 55:11 KJV)
So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return
unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall
prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
(Rom 10:17 KJV)
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of
God.
Psalms 119:37
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.
38 Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.
39 Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good.
40 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy
righteousness. 41 VAU. Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even
thy salvation, according to thy word. 42 So shall I have wherewith to
answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word. 43 And take
not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy
judgments. 44 So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever.
45 And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts. 46 I
will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.
47 And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have
loved. 48 My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments,
which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes. 49 ZAIN.
Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
50 This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened
me. 51 The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not
declined from thy law. 52 I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD;
and have comforted myself. 53 Horror hath taken hold upon me because
of the wicked that forsake thy law. 54 Thy statutes have been my songs
in the house of my pilgrimage. 55 I have remembered thy name, O LORD,
in the night, and have kept thy law. 56 This I had, because I kept thy
precepts. 57 CHETH. Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I
would keep thy words. 58 I entreated thy favour with my whole heart:
be merciful unto me according to thy word. 59 I thought on my ways,
and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. 60 I made haste, and delayed
not to keep thy commandments. 61 The bands of the wicked have robbed
me: but I have not forgotten thy law. 62 At midnight I will rise to
give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments. 63 I am a
companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.
64 The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes.
65 TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto
thy word. 66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed
thy commandments. 67 Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now
have I kept thy word. 68 Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy
statutes. 69 The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will
keep thy precepts with my whole heart. 70 Their heart is as fat as
grease; but I delight in thy law. 71 It is good for me that I have
been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. 72 The law of thy
mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
Realize this fact also that no
one, no one is saved healed, delivered, redeemed apart for the hearing of
God's words, God's promises in the Bible and one of the most effective means
of praying prayers now as well is praying God's words..
too
Acts 8: 26 And
the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the
south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is
desert. 27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an
eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the
charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,
28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this
chariot. 30 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the
prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
31 And he said, How can I, except some man should
guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a
sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened
he not his mouth: 33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away:
and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom
speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man? 35 Then
Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto
him Jesus. 36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain
water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be
baptized? 37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart,
thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the
Son of God. 38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they
went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized
him. 39 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the
Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his
way rejoicing. 40 But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through
he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
(Rev 2:10 KJV)
Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall
cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have
tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a
crown of life. 11 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit
saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second
death.
sadly in contrast now
(Jude 1:4 KJV)
For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained
to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into
lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
5 I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this,
how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt,
afterward destroyed them that believed not. 6 And the angels which
kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved
in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great
day.
The lazy and immoral, rather uncommitted to Christ
Christians still tend not to even find daily time for Bible reading, for
prayer and do also want want just to pray a simple Mac Donald like
prayer and get immediate results.. they are certainly not even prayer
warriors.. whereas the Bible firstly says to be in continual prayer
and even in praise, in mediation on God's words all the time now
too.
I am also still shocked to still hear false counsellors,
false pastors, false elders, tell lies to such personally
unrepentant wicked persons that God will next bless their marriages, jobs,
finances too anyway.. all they have to do is pray.. not true.. if you want
to have you prayer answers you have to also try to keep God's commandments.
Grace and Prayer alone is not enough you have to base a
person's saving faith on God's words.. ironic some people like to claim they
are religious but they still really do not apply God's words in their
personal lives, they do not like it mentioned too. They are rather
backsliders..
In the Old Testament also we have God's word that also
says that while the tribe of Israel was unfaithful in contrast the
tribe of Judah was faithful to God
(Hosea 11:12
KJV) Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel
with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the
saints.
(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.
(1 Tim 6:9 KJV)
But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many
foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and
perdition.
(Gal 3:3 KJV)
Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by
the flesh?
(1 Cor 1:20
KJV) Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of
this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this
world?
(Rom 1:21 KJV)
Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither
were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish
heart was darkened.
Such contrasting spiritual behavior amongst even
professing believers is not surprising, in fact in the Old Testament and the
New Testament we do generally have two clearly contrasting types of
professing believers in God, as we know by the parable of the wise and
foolish virgins. One group had a superficial faith only.. while ones is a
committed faith
(Mat 25:1 KJV)
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took
their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.2 And five of them
were wise, and five were foolish. 3 They that were foolish took their
lamps, and took no oil with them: 4 But the wise took oil in their
vessels with their lamps. 5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all
slumbered and slept. 6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold,
the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. 7 Then all those virgins
arose, and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said unto the wise,
Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. 9 But the wise
answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye
rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. 10 And while they
went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him
to the marriage: and the door was shut. 11 Afterward came also the
other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. 12 But he answered and
said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. 13 Watch therefore, for
ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man
cometh.
Sadly now
(Jude 1:4 KJV)
For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained
to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into
lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
5 I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this,
how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt,
afterward destroyed them that believed not. 6 And the angels which
kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved
in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great
day.
We are to read and practise all of the Bible and not
just what some men told you now too. I have met too many supposedly
professing Christian persons who are bitter cause their prayers have been
answered cause they thought that their prayers or at least the prayer
of others prayer was also a valid substitution for their daily
personal Bible study, fellowshipping with God, their own being daily led by
the Holy Spirit.. it seems most believers are in this category, but not
all.. too many persons falsely are acting as saints in public
but in private they show another ungodly side.. for there are many of
those who claim to be spiritual but admit they are really still ignorant of
the Bible's full teachings now too..
One person said to me that they believe only in prayer
and they do not want to participate in a Bible study for "I might be
misinterpreting God's word and forgive me if I am but that is between God
and me ", and naturally they thus added "I really struggle with my
salvation" and they even still have their eyes on mere men and not God or
the Bible for they also said "I see people who have been with the lord a
long time doing things and saying things that does not match with the word
of god, so naturally it does cause confusion!" and "we would not have so
much self righteousness in the Christian community!"
Imagine that they clearly are unteachable,
unsubmissive, and are unwilling to discuss the Bible in the open, they seem
to be afraid to do so and why? the devil does not like the word of God
..
(Eph 4:29 KJV) Let no
corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to
the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. 30
And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of
redemption. 31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour,
and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 32 And be ye
kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for
Christ's sake hath forgiven you. 5:1 Be ye therefore followers of God,
as dear children; 2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us,
and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet
smelling savour. 3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or
covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not
convenient: but rather giving of thanks. 5 For this ye know, that no
whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath
any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. 6 Let no man
deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of
God upon the children of disobedience. 7 Be not ye therefore partakers
with them. 8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in
the Lord: walk as children of light: 9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is
in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) 10 Proving what is
acceptable unto the Lord. 11 And have no fellowship with the
unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. 12 For it is a
shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in
secret.
I do not liked rightfully really do not approve
of Holiday Christians, you know what I mean, those religious like
persons who mostly pretend they do serve God, love their fellow man on
Holidays, Sundays and live falsely like they want to the rest of the time..
you know the same persons who do also post the such kind loving sweet
nice messages on the internet but personally also send me real insulting, un
Christ like private personal correspondences, with bad name calling
too, slanders, lies too, and if you really want to see an
example of some of them just ask me.. I got a few of them this week
too.. and the first thing I do next think is that how they also really do
treat their spouses too? they are kind to them in public but rude at home
too? these things really should not be so.
What happened to being kind, loving one to another all
the time? and what about what the Bible says about watching our
tongues?
(James 3:1 KJV)
My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater
condemnation. 2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend
not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole
body. 3 Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey
us; and we turn about their whole body. 4 Behold also the ships, which
though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned
about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth. 5
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold,
how great a matter a little fire kindleth! 6 And the tongue is a fire,
a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth
the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on
fire of hell. 7 For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of
serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of
mankind: 8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full
of deadly poison. 9 Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and
therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren,
these things ought not so to be. 11 Doth a fountain send forth at the
same place sweet water and bitter? 12 Can the fig tree, my brethren,
bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt
water and fresh. 13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among
you? let him show out of a good conversation his works with meekness of
wisdom. 14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts,
glory not, and lie not against the truth. 15 This wisdom descendeth
not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16 For where
envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. 17 But
the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and
easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and
without hypocrisy. 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace
of them that make peace. 4:1 From whence come wars and fightings among
you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot
obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. 3 Ye
ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your
lusts. 4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the
friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a
friend of the world is the enemy of God. 5 Do ye think that the
scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the
proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. 7 Submit yourselves therefore
to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw nigh to
God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and
purify your hearts, ye double minded. 9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and
weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you
up.
(Luke 6:26 KJV)
Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers
to the false prophets.
(Rev 3:19 KJV)
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and
repent.
Jeremiah 6:27
"I have set you as an assayer and a fortress among My people, That you may
know and test their way.
I have spent a whole
year now talking almost everyday on the internet with many many many
people
(2 Tim 2:15
KJV) Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth
not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
(1 John 2:8
KJV) Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in
him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now
shineth. 9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother,
is in darkness even until now. 10 He that loveth his brother abideth
in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. 11 But
he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and
knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his
eyes.
Sadly one of my role in life has been rightfully to ask
people to also repent of their wrong doings for God has also called us to
that role.. some people want the glorious, easy jobs rather only.. asking
some one to repent is like washing toilets for some one .. they cannot
humble themselves to that role yet
(Gal 6:1 KJV)
Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore
such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also
be tempted.
Here is a bit of advice from some else about my
messages
" I just have one word of caution for you before
you decide on your course of action. If you are a Christian then you
have to ask yourself the following question. Is anything that he says
in his messages biblically unsound? Does what he says argue or
disagree with the scriptures? If so please feel free to remove him
from your group. But if you can't honestly say that he has gone
against scripture you will find yourself in the position of falling into
God's wrath. Please be careful. Many people think that Jesus is all
sweetness and light that he is a lamb but his is not always the case.
Jesus loves us immeasurably but he also knows that if you do not discipline
your children you hate them. This means that many times Christ will
punish us and even though it hurts at the moment our best interests are at
heart. I would hazard a guess that many of the people who are the most
offended by you are so because he has touched a nerve in their own
life, some sin that perhaps they have hidden or decided "it wasn't really a
sin after all". Nobody likes to have their sin's pointed out for all
to see. No one likes to have the harsh light of truth shone into the
dark places we all have in our hearts. So again I caution you to make
sure that when you make the decision between expedience and righteousness
that you make the right one."
I am often really amazed that I have sent the very
same, exact message to many many people, who firstly admit to
being professing, dedicated Christians, true servants of
God. I next tended to get back actually five totally
different responses to the same message even:
a.. 1: No responses
b.. 2. Just plain deleting of all of my
messages.
c.. 3: A thank you, or praises
towards God for the content of the message
d.. 4 a simple polite disagreement to my message.
e.. 5. A false slander of me, a personal
challenge of my spirituality , even a very a false attempt to discredit
me, cause they cannot discredits the message 's Biblical content, very
common act of unbelievers and surprising now of some believers. It
does appear often that some of the really Convicted men and women, or those
whose pride has been pricked, or their big ego aroused, and next tend
to still falsely look for false reasons not to face the message
so they do try to falsely still do try to hurt, insult, try to discredit the
messenger in response. They firstly rather do not have a humble, broken,
contrite heart nor a teachable, repentant spirit, nor clearly a
loving one. Of course they have supposedly valid reasons for also
their immoral acts towards me too like if you did not send me the
message I would not have been offended... yeah right! God still knows all
and God is not fooled by any of this.. God has his lessons you have to learn
and he will repeat them till you do as well now.. some will reap your woes
instead.
(Mat 11:21 KJV) Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto
thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been
done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and
ashes.
(Mat 18:7 KJV)
Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences
come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
(Mat 23:13 KJV)
But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the
kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither
suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
(Mat 23:14 KJV)
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows'
houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the
greater damnation.
(Mat 23:15 KJV)
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land
to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the
child of hell than yourselves.
(Mat 23:23 KJV)
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint
and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law,
judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave
the other undone.
(Mat 23:25 KJV)
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the
outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion
and excess.
(Mat 23:27 KJV)
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited
sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of
dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
(Mat 23:29 KJV)
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs
of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
(Mat 26:24 KJV)
The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom
the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been
born.
(Luke 6:24 KJV)
But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your
consolation.
(Luke 6:25 KJV)
Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh
now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
(1 Cor 9:16
KJV) For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for
necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the
gospel!
(Jude 1:11 KJV)
Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after
the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of
Core.
(Rev 8:13 KJV)
And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying
with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason
of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to
sound!
(Rev 9:12 KJV)
One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more
hereafter.
(Rev 11:14 KJV)
The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh
quickly.
(Rev 12:12 KJV)
Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the
inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you,
having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short
time.
Rom 1:25 KJV)
Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the
creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever.
Amen.
(Mal 3:1 KJV)
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me:
and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the
messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith
the LORD of hosts. 2 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who
shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like
fullers' soap: 3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver:
and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver,
that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in
righteousness.
Any Good salesman knows that if you want a sale you
have to ask the customer does he want to buy it? If you want to cause people
to experience the life in Christ you have to ask them to repent also.
Unfortunately this latter topic is not popular with the flesh for many have
not yet crucified the flesh and the lust thereof, they have no yet died with
Christ.
(Luke 24:46
KJV) And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved
Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: 47 And that
repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all
nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
(Acts 17:30
KJV) And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth
all men every where to repent:
(Acts 8:12 KJV)
But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of
God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and
women.
(Dan 12:3 KJV)
And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and
they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and
ever.
If you read my messages you know they are mostly Bible
verses and yet some persons do still now falsely and strongly seem to object
to find God's words being quoted by me as very objectionable in contrast to
others that
(Acts 17:11
KJV) 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.
Why is that they dislike a study of the scriptures?
they cannot refute the conviction of verses I quoted for a start and some
lazy people also would falsely believe now that we can and should show
love to others without preaching God's words to them.. thus they wrongfully
oppose the preaching of God's words.. for they are led by a wrong
Spirit now.
Also "how can you preach to someone " some wrote to
me.. and they also strongly too opposed to the discussion of God's word
too.. that is all very unchristian like too.. they want to live their
own lives, and to do that which is right in their own eyes, mainly to get
glory from man as well ( pride still prevails there too) and not from
God now too, they want to be worshipped instead of worshipping God, and
ironically they will even blame others for the guilt, condemnations
and not God, themselves, that they still feel as a result too. Their false
attempts at bashing me, kicking me out, me God's messenger won't help them
any more next too... God is not mocked for what a person sows they will reap
next still.
Some religious even persons go as far as becoming
idolterous and state "who needs the Bible?" "I am already a
Christian", even "I have a husband to teach me ", or "I go to a good
church", "I am part of a prayer group" and thus they wrongfully do they
think next that their good church works, services, associations
will now really save them now too... the devil has them already and they do
not realize it too. The Word they reject , the Bible, is Jesus himself and
they substituted him still with very poor, bitter
replacements.
Jesus preached, the apostles preached repentances to
others and they often quoted the Bible, and so on.. so why do some
people falsely pretend that preaching is not valid still? and why are some
of the persons they so afraid of and oppose the preaching of God's
words, the Gospel of repentance now too? why? simply cause it is
God's words, the only thing that brings personal
repentance, real conviction of personal sins, and turns a person to God..
preaching from the Bible causes their real personal
salvation.
Grace, Prayer alone is not enough for you, you do
have to base a saving faith also on God's words and
personal repentance.
(1 Cor 9:16
KJV) For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for
necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the
gospel!
(Isa 55:11 KJV)
So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return
unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall
prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
(Rom 10:17 KJV)
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of
God
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