For where your treasure is, there your HEART will be also.
Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning (Luke 12:34,35)
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Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that
they should ALWAYS PRAY and NOT GIVE UP. (Luke 18:1)
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"You stiff-necked people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are just like your fathers: You always resist the Holy Spirit! Was there ever a prophet your fathers did not persecute? THEY EVEN KILLED THOSE WHO PREDICTED THE COMING OF THE RIGHTEOUS ONE. AND NOW YOU HAVE BETRAYED AND MURDERED HIM-- YOU WHO HAVE RECEIVED THE LAW THAT WAS PUT INTO EFFECT THROUGH ANGELS BUT HAVE NOT OBEYED IT." (Acts 7:51-53)WHAT is possibly so great about this sermon? Because of what we read next:
When they heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him. But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. "Look," he said, "I see heaven open and THE SON OF MAN STANDING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD." (Acts 7:54-56)The foregoing passage is the ONLY TIME we ever read where Jesus is "STANDING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD" - right after Stephen scathingly rebuked those WICKED, blind guides.
More than any other apostle, Stephen, all alone, BOLDLY REBUKED the evil, religious leaders of that day. They martyred him for it, but Stephen instantly went "home" to PARADISE afterwards.
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IN OTHER WORDS, ONCE YOU GET SAVED, YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF SALVATION, EVEN IF YOU TRY (according to their false theology)! Hence, once saved always saved! The George Sodini homicides and suicide in 2009 are proof of just how insidious and demonic this eternal security doctrine really is.
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And he told them this parable: "The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop. He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.' "Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry."' "But God said to him, 'YOU FOOL! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?' "THIS IS HOW IT WILL BE WITH ANYONE WHO STORES UP THINGS FOR HIMSELF BUT IS NOT RICH TOWARD GOD." (Luke 12:16-21)
Such should be a TOP GOAL PRIORITY of yours, but is it?
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We are fully accountable for ourselves; we MUST NOT just trust any person spiritually. WHY? Because this is a time of GREAT DECEIT, especially from false prophets and false teachers. In fact, we are warned to be on our guard so that we may not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from our secure position (2 Pet. 3:17). We are also warned again in the following verses.
Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. (1 John 4:1)
Test everything. Hold on to the good. (1 Th 5:21)
Leave them; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit. (Mt. 15:14)
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Especially Mary, the mother of Jesus, has been given a semi-prominent role (or more elevated at times), when such elevation is NOT found in scripture. The real Mary of the Bible is hardly seen in the New Testament, especially once Jesus started his earthly ministry. In fact, the Apostle Peter NEVER mentioned Mary at any time for any reason, even though several of his sermons are recorded in Acts and even though he wrote two books of the NT. In contrast, the Jesus' movies are not so silent about Mary.
For example, the 'Passion of Christ' movie had such disgusting and misleading scenes of Mary around Jesus, in contrast to the Bible which shows no such Mary presence at those times! Again, those additions could be spiritually disastrous for some. Our focus MUST REMAIN ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST 100%, without any hope or help from Mary or anyone else. It is NEVER Jesus AND Mary. We are to go directly to Jesus for salvation, healing, etc. Mary is not to be considered for anything.
Remember the foregoing point about departing from scripture when watching Jesus' movie scenes.
...They perish because THEY REFUSED TO LOVE THE TRUTH AND SO BE SAVED. (2 Th 2:10)
They will TURN THEIR EARS AWAY FROM THE TRUTH and turn aside to myths. (2 Tim 4:4)
But for those who are self-seeking and who REJECT THE TRUTH
and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger. (Rom 2:8)
And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of DOVE'S DUNG for five pieces of silver. (2 Ki 6:25, KJV)Did people really eat "dove's dung" during that siege? A modern version clarifies:
There was a great famine in the city; the siege lasted so long that a donkey's head sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter of a cab of SEED PODS for five shekels. (2 Ki 6:25, NIV)What is "dove's dung" (KJV)? The Hebrew states it is the root of a vegetable.
Again, the KJV is shown to be a DISADVANTAGE to the reader. Do NOT take a chance with this incomprehensible translation. WHY SUFFER AND BE MISLED BY THE KJV? GOD'S TRUTH IS CRITICAL.
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JERUSALEM is mentioned, all throughout the Bible - more than any other city, yet for the most part it, was FILLED WITH WICKEDNESS, especially IDOLATRY. In fact, the evidence points to Jerusalem being "Mystery Babylon the Great". God is going to destroy it; then at a later time, a "NEW Jerusalem" will be created and God himself (with all the righteous overcomers) will reside in it!
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One such example, of clear proof of Jesus' compassion, is when "Jesus wept" with those who wept at Lazarus tomb.
When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died." When JESUS SAW HER WEEPING, AND THE JEWS WHO HAD COME ALONG WITH HER ALSO WEEPING, HE WAS DEEPLY MOVED IN SPIRIT AND TROUBLED. "Where have you laid him?" he asked. "Come and see, Lord," they replied. JESUS WEPT. (John 11:32-35)At that time, Jesus already KNEW he was going to resurrect Lazarus after 4 days, BUT HE WAS STILL TOUCHED BY THE SUFFERING OF OTHERS AND "WEPT" TOO. That's the real Jesus.
**Since Jesus doesn't change (Heb. 13:8), we can deduce he is likewise touched by our sufferings today.
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IF you encounter a Catholic, who seems biblical, ask him: WHO is your 'LIFE, sweetness and hope'?
His two possible answers:
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To the churches in the region of Galatia, Paul wrote:
The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I WARN YOU, AS I DID BEFORE, THAT THOSE WHO LIVE LIKE THIS WILL NOT INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD. (Gal 5:19-21)
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Whoever HAS MY COMMANDS AND OBEYS THEM, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and SHOW MYSELF TO HIM." Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, "But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and NOT TO THE WORLD?" (John 14:21,22)
The above requirement has to essentially be why Jehovah's Witnesses and other religious lost people do NOT know who Jesus is.
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The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "LOOK, THE LAMB OF GOD, WHO TAKES AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD! This is the one I meant when I said, 'A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.' I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel." Then John gave this testimony: "I SAW THE SPIRIT COME DOWN FROM HEAVEN AS A DOVE AND REMAIN ON HIM. I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN HIM, EXCEPT THAT THE ONE WHO SENT ME TO BAPTIZE WITH WATER TOLD ME, 'THE MAN ON WHOM YOU SEE THE SPIRIT COME DOWN AND REMAIN IS HE WHO WILL BAPTIZE WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT.' I HAVE SEEN AND I TESTIFY THAT THIS IS THE SON OF GOD." The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. When HE SAW JESUS PASSING BY, HE SAID, "LOOK, THE LAMB OF GOD!" (John 1:29-36)This next verse is also related to the foregoing passage, as John knew who he himself was, which proves from Isaiah 40:3 that Jesus is the LORD (YHWH) - the deity of Christ:
John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, "I AM THE VOICE OF ONE CALLING IN THE DESERT, 'Make straight the way for the Lord.'" (John 1:23)
Later, after John went to prison this, SHOCKINGLY, happened:
When John heard in prison what Christ was doing, he sent his disciples to ask him, "ARE YOU THE ONE WHO WAS TO COME, OR SHOULD WE EXPECT SOMEONE ELSE?" (Mat 11:2,3)Jesus answered his disciples and included this:
Blessed is the man who does not fall away on account of me. (Mat 11:6)REMEMBER: John was the greatest born of woman (Mt. 11:11), yet the devil apparently was attacking his mind with doubt about Jesus' identity and his own ministry (John's own ministry)! BEWARE: the same can happen to you. GUARD YOUR THOUGHTS and LOCK ON THE SCRIPTURES.
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And there before me was THE GLORY OF THE GOD OF ISRAEL, as in the vision I had seen in the plain. Then he said to me, "Son of man, look toward the north." So I looked, and in the entrance north of the gate of the altar I saw this idol of jealousy. And he said to me, "Son of man, do you see what they are doing--the UTTERLY DETESTABLE THINGS THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL IS DOING HERE, THINGS THAT WILL DRIVE ME FAR FROM MY SANCTUARY? But you will see things that are even more detestable." (Ezek 8:4-6)
Now THE GLORY OF THE GOD OF ISRAEL went up from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple. Then the LORD called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side (Ezek 9:3)
Then THE GLORY OF THE LORD rose from above the cherubim and moved to the threshold of the temple. The cloud filled the temple, and the court was full of the radiance of the glory of the LORD. (Ezek 10:4)
Then THE GLORY OF THE LORD departed from over the threshold of the temple and stopped above the cherubim. While I watched, the cherubim spread their wings and rose from the ground, and as they went, the wheels went with them. They stopped at the entrance to THE EAST GATE OF THE LORD'S HOUSE, and THE GLORY OF THE GOD OF ISRAEL was above them. (Ezek 10:18,19)
THE GLORY OF THE LORD went up from within the city and STOPPED ABOVE THE MOUNTAIN EAST OF IT. (Ezek 11:23)See also 1 Samuel 16:14.
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Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's servant, cutting off his right ear. (The servant's name was Malchus.) (John 18:10)
And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. But Jesus answered, "No more of this!" And he touched the man's ear and healed him. (Luke 22:50,51)(Moreover, that miracle was performed not long after Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead.)
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But I will show you whom you should fear: FEAR HIM [GOD] who, after the killing of the body, has power to throw you into HELL. Yes, I tell you, FEAR HIM. (Luke 12:5)
The Greek term translated "FEAR" him, comes from the root word that means: be afraid EXCEEDINGLY; TERROR. **FEAR GOD on the basis of him having power to throw you into HELL. Avoided hell at all costs!Hell is not the common grave, but where wicked people who are condemned go!
You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being CONDEMNED TO HELL? (Mat 23:33)
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But you are a shield around me, O LORD; you bestow glory on me and LIFT UP MY HEAD. (Psa 3:3)When one is discouraged and disheartened, often his head is downcast, yet that changes for the righteous eventually. WHEN? That depends on God's will:
A righteous man may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all; (Psa 34:19)
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