This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit,
showing yourselves to be my disciples. (John 15:8)
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Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for that is how their fathers treated the false prophets. (Luke 6:26)Paul's enemies pursued him from Antioch to Lystra, and they stoned him when they caught up with him!
Name calling to verbal threats (Acts 4:21; etc.) to physical beatings (Acts 16:23; etc.) to prison (Rom. 16:7; etc.) to death (Acts 7: 58-60; 22:4; etc.) have been promised, in this world, for the faithful (Mt. 10:17-22), as we also enjoy rest for our souls (Mt. 11:28,29), peace with God (Rom. 5:1) and as we also ponder Paradise and the Lord's glorious return. THINK BIG PICTURE, BELOVED OF THE LORD (2 Cor. 4:14-16), or you will quickly get discouraged. Do not be spiritually near-sighted (2 Pet 1:9).
Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses; in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger; (2 Cor 6:4,5)
Are they servants of Christ? (I am out of my mind to talk like this.) I am more. I have worked much harder, been in prison more frequently, been flogged more severely, and been exposed to death again and again. Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, I spent a night and a day in the open sea, I have been constantly on the move. I have been in danger from rivers, in danger from bandits, in danger from my own countrymen, in danger from Gentiles; in danger in the city, in danger in the country, in danger at sea; and in danger from false brothers. I have labored and toiled and have often gone without sleep; I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food; I have been cold and naked. (2 Cor 11:23-27)
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Thou shalt rise up before the HOARY HEAD, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD. (Lev. 19:32, KJV)Will you continue to lie to yourself that you can understand the archaic KJV OR will you get a modern reputable translation to read for your own benefit and for the benefit of others?
Stand up in the presence of the ELDERLY, and show respect for the aged. Fear your God. I am the LORD. (Lev. 19:32, NLT)
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BUT ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER DAILY, as long as it is called Today, SO THAT NONE OF YOU MAY BE HARDENED BY SIN'S DECEITFULNESS. We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly till the end the confidence we had at first. (Heb 3:13,14)Even with backs recently bleeding from being flogged, Paul and Silas still encouraged the saints in that area:
After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia's house, where they met with the brothers and ENCOURAGED THEM. THEN THEY LEFT. (Acts 16:40)The foregoing point demonstrates why the devil hits us with DISCOURAGEMENT; he's trying to devour us slowly - one step at a time.
BE ENCOURAGED, Saints: the Kingdom has been prepared for YOU! Encouragement is vital for the long race we are in. Remember Luke 10:20.
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The Son is the radiance of God's glory and THE EXACT REPRESENTATION OF HIS BEING, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. (Heb 1:3)
For in Scripture it says: "See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and PRECIOUS cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame." Now to you who believe, this stone is PRECIOUS . But to those who do not believe, "The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone," (1 Pet 2:6,7)
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After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia's house, where THEY MET WITH THE BROTHERS AND ENCOURAGED THEM. Then they left. (Acts 16:40)It is unthinkable that Paul and Silas ONLY "encouraged" male Christians in Lydia's house!
Also, Apollos was encouraged by Priscilla, who along with her husband, "explained to him [Apollos] the way of God more adequately".
He [Apollos] began to speak boldly in the synagogue. WHEN PRISCILLA AND AQUILA HEARD HIM, THEY INVITED HIM TO THEIR HOME AND EXPLAINED TO HIM THE WAY OF GOD MORE ADEQUATELY. When Apollos wanted to go to Achaia, THE BROTHERS ENCOURAGED HIM and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On arriving, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed. For he vigorously refuted the Jews in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ. (Acts 18:26-28)Does that even include a woman there? Since Priscilla, along with her husband, helped Apollos it seems to strongly suggest that possibility. With that in mind we have this:
and most of the brothers AND SISTERS, having been made confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, dare to speak the word with greater boldness and without fear. (Phil 1:14, NRSV)Regardless, ALL CHRISTIANS are to spread and protect the gospel - even YOU.
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Then the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; HE IS BLAMELESS AND UPRIGHT, A MAN WHO FEARS GOD AND SHUNS EVIL.... (Job 2:3)
This is the account of Noah. NOAH WAS A RIGHTEOUS MAN, BLAMELESS among the people of his time, and he walked with God. (Gen 6:9)
You are witnesses, and so is God, of how HOLY, RIGHTEOUS AND BLAMELESS we were among you who believed. (1 Th 2:10)
No lie was found in their mouths; they are BLAMELESS. (Rev 14:5) BTW, this verse is referring to the 144,000.Our ultimate goal:
But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness. So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make EVERY EFFORT TO BE FOUND SPOTLESS, BLAMELESS AND AT PEACE WITH HIM. (2 Pet 3:13,14)Not everyone is a sinner, sinning all the time. YOU must be different.
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This is what the LORD says-- your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb: I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by myself, who FOILS THE SIGNS OF FALSE PROPHETS AND MAKES FOOLS OF DIVINERS, who overthrows the learning of the wise and turns it into nonsense, who CARRIES OUT THE WORDS OF HIS SERVANTS AND FULFILLS THE PREDICTIONS OF HIS MESSENGERS, who says of Jerusalem, 'It shall be inhabited,' of the towns of Judah, 'They shall be built,' and of their ruins, 'I will restore them,' (Isa 44:24-26)That truth exposes the supernatural source of the Catholic Marian apparitions at Fatima in 1917, the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society and Joseph Smith, Jr., among other FALSE 'revelations'.
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Demons and The People They Possess
Prayers of the Lord Jesus Christ
Jesus' Reliance on Prayer [AUDIO]
Donnie Swaggart's License For Sin
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Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city, which IS FIGURATIVELY CALLED SODOM AND EGYPT, where also their Lord was crucified. (Rev 11:8)God sees Jerusalem NOW as "figuratively called Sodom and Egypt" - 2 of the most vile areas in scripture. Do NOT be duped by the propaganda. Deceit is prospering.
He [anti-Christ (1 Jn. 2:18), beast (Rev. 13:5,6), man of sin (2 Th. 2:3), little horn (Dan. 7:8) of Daniel] WILL CAUSE DECEIT TO PROSPER, and he will consider himself superior. When they feel secure, he will destroy many and take his stand against the Prince of princes (Daniel 8:25)Because of rebellion [also apostasy], the LORD's people and the daily sacrifice were given over to it. It prospered in everything it did, and TRUTH WAS THROWN TO THE GROUND. (Dan. 8:12)
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A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, "If you are willing, you can make me clean." FILLED WITH COMPASSION, Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing," he said. "Be clean!" Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cured. Jesus sent him away at once with a STRONG WARNING: "SEE THAT YOU DON'T TELL THIS TO ANYONE. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them." Instead he went out and began to talk freely, spreading the news. As a result, Jesus could no longer enter a town openly but stayed outside in lonely places. Yet the people still came to him from everywhere. (Mark 1:40-45)
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...LET ME DIE THE DEATH OF THE RIGHTEOUS, and may my end be like theirs! (Num 23:10)That is a great prayer, but Balaam did NOT die the death of the righteous (Num. 31:6-8)! Especially MONEY seems to have led him astray. BE ON GUARD.
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I will also appoint him [David] my FIRSTBORN, the most exalted of the kings of the earth. (Psa 89:27)How can that be? Because David was PREEMINENT over other kings; even though Saul was king before him David, it was David who was preeminent.
That is the same way "firstborn" is used in Col. 1:15 when describing - PREEMINENCE: Jesus was never created. He is ETERNAL LIFE (1 John 1:2) and "from everlasting" (Micah 5:2). Jesus is preeminent over creation because as the next verse (Col. 1:16) states, "HE CREATED EVERYTHING FOR HIMSELF:"
For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the SUPREMACY. (Col 1:16-18)For more on the Jehovah's Witness misuse of Col. 1:15, see text teaching 'The Jesus of the Jehovah's Witnesses'. Michael worships Jesus (Heb. 1:6). Jesus cannot be Michael.
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for I have five brothers. Let him WARN THEM, SO THAT THEY WILL NOT ALSO COME TO THIS PLACE OF TORMENT.' "Abraham replied, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.' "'No, father Abraham,' he said, 'but if someone from the dead goes to them, THEY WILL REPENT.' (Luke 16:28-30)Your loving family who died in their sins want YOU to REPENT OF YOUR SINS! Will you?
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Since then, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face, who did all those miraculous signs and wonders the LORD sent him to do in Egypt - to Pharaoh and to all his officials and to his whole land. For no one has ever shown the mighty power or performed the awesome deeds that Moses did in the sight of all Israel. (Deu 34:10-12)Even though Moses was so special, one sinful act prevented Moses from entering the promised land (Num 20:11,12), but he later showed up in the NT, with Elijah, talking with Jesus at the Mt. of Transfiguration (Mt. 17:1-5). That, in part, disproves 'soul sleep,' as taught by the Jehovah's Witnesses and the Seventh Day Adventists.
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Now this is eternal life: that they may KNOW you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. (John 17:3)That verse teaches one needs a RELATIONSHIP, that is, "know" the only true God, and Jesus Christ to get eternal life.
** How much knowledge did the repentant thief take in before he went to Jesus and was forgiven (Lk. 23:42,43)? The answer is VERY VERY LITTLE, but he humbly went to Jesus for mercy and received it.
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The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own brothers. YOU MUST LISTEN TO HIM. (Deut. 18:15)
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But solid food is for the mature, who BY CONSTANT USE have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil. (Heb 5:14)Remember: The devil comes as an angel of light and false prophets come in sheep's clothing, but we can KNOW them by their fruit. STAY ALERT.
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