But be sure to fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart;
consider what great things he has done for you. (1 Sam 12:24)

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled. (Mat 5:6)
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Your Conscience [AUDIO]
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Read Genesis chapters 40 and 41 to get more details. A key takeaway verse for the lesson of Joseph about the spiritual good and his winning attitude is:
You intended to harm me, but GOD INTENDED IT FOR GOOD to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. (Gen 50:20)
Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. (Col 3:12)
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For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage each other with these words. (1 Th 4:16-18)**ALL Christians (those in Christ) will be caught up to meet the Lord in the air, regardless of their beliefs about a rapture.
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The king then ordered Doeg, "You turn and strike down the priests." So Doeg the Edomite turned and struck them down. That day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod. He also put to the sword Nob, the town of the priests, with its men and women, its children and infants, and its cattle, donkeys and sheep. (1 Sam 22:18,19)Doeg murdered the defenseless, and Psalm 52 is about him! A key verse is:
Surely God will bring you [Doeg] down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah (Psa. 52:5)
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Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: 'I promised that your house and your father's house would minister before me forever.' But now the LORD declares: 'FAR BE IT FROM ME! Those who honor me I will honor, but those who despise me will be disdained. (1 Sam 2:30)
If I tell the righteous man that he will surely live, but then he trusts in his righteousness and does evil, none of the righteous things he has done will be remembered; HE WILL DIE FOR THE EVIL HE HAS DONE. (Ezek 33:13)(For the wicked)
And if I say to the wicked man, 'You will surely die,' but he then turns away from his sin and does what is just and right-- if he gives back what he took in pledge for a loan, returns what he has stolen, follows the decrees that give life, and does no evil, HE WILL SURELY LIVE; HE WILL NOT DIE. NONE OF THE SINS HE HAS COMMITTED WILL BE REMEMBERED AGAINST HIM. He has done what is just and right; HE WILL SURELY LIVE. (Ezek 33:14-16)The foregoing truth also is another blow to OSAS (and more hope for the backslider).
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Demons also LIE, as commonly known:
Finally, a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD and said, 'I will entice him.' " 'By what means?' the LORD asked. " 'I WILL GO OUT AND BE A LYING SPIRIT IN THE MOUTHS OF ALL HIS PROPHETS,' he said. " 'You will succeed in enticing him,' said the LORD. 'Go and do it.' "So now the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours. The LORD has decreed disaster for you." (1 Ki 22:21-23)
Ahab died in battle - 1 Kings 22:34,35.
(See also Jn. 8:44.)
**In vital contrast, the Holy Spirit (the spirit of truth - Jn. 14:17; 15:26; etc.) is 100% accurate all the time, thus making God's prophets always right.
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BE joyful in hope, PATIENT IN AFFLICTION, faithful in prayer. (Rom 12:12)
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Then she came to her people, carrying him. They said, "O Mary, you have done something terrible. O sister of Aaron, your father was not an evil man, and your mother was not a whore." So she pointed to him. They said, "How can we speak to an infant in the crib?" (Surah 19:27-29)* Muhammad thought Miriam (Moses' sister) was Mary, the mother of Jesus!
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That man of God was very sincere, but was religiously deceived.
If we read between the lines, it is very plausible that the wicked old prophet was *jealous of the true man of God who God was using in HIS 'turf' - home territory. Secondly, the old prophet was similar to Jezebel. How? Though she killed off more of God's prophets (1 Ki 18:4), he too killed at least one.
Anger is cruel, and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy. (Prov. 27:4)
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We also know that LAW IS MADE NOT FOR THE RIGHTEOUS but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious; for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, for adulterers and perverts, for slave traders and liars and perjurers--and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine that conforms to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me. (1 Tim 1:9-11)
So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith. (Gal 3:24)
The law clearly condemns the wicked (and does not justify the righteous). Carefully ponder 1 Cor. 6:9-11 and Acts 20:21.
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You say, 'I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.' But You Do Not Realize That YOU ARE WRETCHED, PITIFUL, POOR, BLIND AND NAKED. (Rev 3:17)The same lukewarm people wrongly thought they did not need a thing, yet they were in such a DANGEROUS PUTRID CONDITION! Jesus told them:
I counsel you to BUY FROM ME gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see. Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent. (Rev 3:18,19)**Buying that refined "gold" from Jesus, BEING ZEALOUS (hot for the things of God) and REPENTANCE was the remedy for them (AND YOU).
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Suicide: A Quick Ticket To Hell
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A woman must not wear men's clothing, nor a man wear women's clothing, for the LORD YOUR GOD DETESTS ANYONE WHO DOES THIS. (Deu 22:5)As our world continues to deteriorate, such becomes more and more shamelessly common.
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WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW HIM IF WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS. The man who says, "I know him," but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. (1 John 2:3,4)
NO ONE WHO LIVES IN HIM KEEPS ON SINNING. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him. Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. HE WHO DOES WHAT IS RIGHT IS RIGHTEOUS , just as he is righteous. He who does what is sinful is of the devil... (1 John 3:6-8)
THIS IS HOW WE KNOW WHO THE CHILDREN OF GOD ARE AND WHO THE CHILDREN OF THE DEVIL are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother. (1 John 3:10)
We know that ANYONE BORN OF GOD DOES NOT CONTINUE TO SIN; the one who was born of God keeps him safe, and the evil one cannot harm him. (1 John 5:18)The dogma that 'election is SECRET' is Calvinism and is clearly UNscriptural.
Such 'secrecy' of 'who is a Christian' is DEMONIC. It is indirectly shouting out a powerless gospel that does not radically save and set one free from his sin addictions. Also, (1) we can distinguish the wheat from the tares and (2) we shall know them by their fruit (Mt. 7:16, 12:33; Lk. 6:43; James 3:12).
This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, BUT PEOPLE LOVED DARKNESS INSTEAD OF LIGHT BECAUSE THEIR DEEDS WERE EVIL. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. (Jn. 3:19,20)
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He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, NOTHING IN HIS APPEARANCE THAT WE SHOULD DESIRE HIM. HE WAS DESPISED AND REJECTED BY MEN, A MAN OF SORROWS, AND FAMILIAR WITH SUFFERING. LIKE ONE FROM WHOM MEN HIDE THEIR FACES HE WAS DESPISED, AND WE ESTEEMED HIM NOT. (Isa 53:2,3)**That is the real PRECIOUS Lord Jesus Christ and part of what he went through to provide redemption for us. THANK YOU LORD JESUS.
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Granted. But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. DO NOT BE ARROGANT, BUT BE AFRAID. For if God did not spare the natural branches, he will not spare you either. Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off. (Rom 11:20-22)
Rom. 11:20-22 clearly shows God will treat us the same way who have SAVING FAITH as he treated the "natural branches". Hence, there is NO OSAS. The saints are to be afraid because the same might happen to us! We must CONTINUE IN FAITH or be CUT OFF too.
OSAS [once saved always saved] breeds that deadly "arrogance" - yet another reason to reject it.
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1. Esau sold his birthright (inheritance rights) as the oldest to Jacob, his younger brother, for some stew:
He said to Jacob, "Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I'm famished!" (That is why he was also called Edom.) Jacob replied, "First sell me your birthright." "Look, I am about to die," Esau said. "What good is the birthright to me?" But Jacob said, "Swear to me first." So he swore an oath to him, selling his birthright to Jacob. Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and some lentil stew. He ate and drank, and then got up and left. SO ESAU DESPISED HIS BIRTHRIGHT. (Gen 25:30-34)2. Jacob, with the prodding and DECEITFUL help of his mother, got Esau's blessing instead!
When Isaac was old and HIS EYES WERE SO WEAK THAT HE COULD NO LONGER SEE, he CALLED FOR ESAU HIS OLDER SON AND SAID TO HIM, "My son." "Here I am," he answered. Isaac said, "I am now an old man and don't know the day of my death. Now then, get your weapons--your quiver and bow--and go out to the open country to hunt some wild game for me. Prepare me the kind of tasty food I like and bring it to me to eat, so that I MAY GIVE YOU MY BLESSING before I die." Now REBEKAH WAS LISTENING as Isaac spoke to his son Esau. When Esau left for the open country to hunt game and bring it back, (Gen 27:1-5)
He [JACOB] went to his father and said, "My father." "Yes, my son," he answered. "Who is it?" JACOB SAID TO HIS FATHER, "I AM ESAU YOUR FIRSTBORN. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game so that you may GIVE ME YOUR BLESSING." (Gen 27:18,19)
"Are you really my son Esau?" he asked. "I am," he replied. Then he said, "My son, bring me some of your game to eat, so that I may give you my blessing." JACOB brought it to him and he ate; and he brought some wine and he drank. Then his father Isaac said to him, "Come here, my son, and kiss me." So he went to him and kissed him. WHEN ISAAC CAUGHT THE SMELL OF HIS CLOTHES, HE BLESSED HIM and said, "Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed. May God give you of heaven's dew and of earth's richness-- an abundance of grain and new wine. May nations serve you and peoples bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed and those who bless you be blessed." (Gen 27:24-29)Both events are mentioned here:
See that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who FOR A SINGLE MEAL SOLD HIS INHERITANCE RIGHTS AS THE OLDEST SON. Afterward, as you know, when HE WANTED TO INHERIT THIS BLESSING, HE WAS REJECTED. HE COULD BRING ABOUT NO CHANGE OF MIND, THOUGH HE SOUGHT THE BLESSING WITH TEARS. (Heb. 12:16,17)
So Jacob became known instead of Esau - "Abraham, Isaac and JACOB".
MOST IMPORTANTLY, now for us liars and deceivers (unless they repent) will go to the lake of fire (Rev. 21:8).
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And as soon as he had finished speaking all these words, the ground under them split apart. And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and ALL THE PEOPLE WHO BELONGED TO KORAH AND ALL THEIR GOODS. SO THEY AND ALL THAT BELONGED TO THEM WENT DOWN ALIVE INTO SHEOL, and the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly. (Num. 16:31-33)Achan is similar, yet different:
Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the robe, the gold wedge, HIS SONS AND DAUGHTERS, his cattle, donkeys and sheep, his tent and all that he had, to the Valley of Achor. Joshua said, "Why have you brought this trouble on us? The LORD will bring trouble on you today." Then all Israel stoned him, and AFTER THEY HAD STONED THE REST, they burned them. (Josh 7:24,25)Things apparently changed for later we read:
"In those days people will NO LONGER say, 'The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge.' Instead, EVERYONE WILL DIE FOR HIS OWN SIN; whoever eats sour grapes--his own teeth will be set on edge. (Jer. 31:29,30)
"What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: "'The fathers eat sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge'? "As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel. For every living soul belongs to me, the father as well as the son--both alike belong to me. THE SOUL WHO SINS IS THE ONE WHO WILL DIE. (Ezek. 18:2-4)
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Backsliders Do NOT Always RepentFor I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may find you to be not what I wish, and may be found by you to be not what you wish; that perhaps there will be strife, jealousy, angry tempers, selfishness, slanders, gossip, arrogance, disturbances; I am afraid that when I come again my God may humiliate me before you, and I may mourn over many of THOSE WHO HAVE SINNED IN THE PAST AND NOT REPENTED of the impurity, sexual immorality, and indecent behavior which they have PRACTICED. (2 Cor. 12:20,21, NASB)Other apostates are shown here: Heb. 6:4-6; 10:26-29 and Jn. 6:66.
NOTE those in 2 Cor. 12:20,21 practiced sin and did not repent, which causes theological trouble for some. Please also know that sins- like adultery, theft, lying, idolatry, etc., can lead to spiritual death even if committed just one time.
On the other hand, The prodigal son is an example of someone who did repent when HE CAME TO HIS SENSES. He became "ALIVE AGAIN" (Lk. 15:24).
When he came to his senses, he said, "How many of my father's hired men have food to spare, and here I am starving to death!" (Luke 15:17)Solomon and Saul, as well as others like them, apparently did not come back to their spiritual senses.
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The Dr. Richard Eby Deception - "I Will Not Die Again"
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And he swore by him [God] who lives for ever and ever, who CREATED THE HEAVENS AND ALL THAT IS IN THEM, the earth and all that is in it, and the sea and all that is in it, and said, "There will be no more delay!" (Rev 10:6)How then should we view Gen. 3:20, where it says Eve is the mother of all the living?
Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living. (Gen 3:20)Eve is the mother of humanity in the natural sense, that is, the mother of those born here on earth. That is all that verse is saying. That statement is silent about life on other planets, unlike Rev. 10:6 which refers to the heavens and all that is in them, thereby leaving the door open for possible intelligent alien life. The belief in aliens and religion, that is, aliens and Christianity, can co-exist as long as the erroneous alien gospel is completely discounted! Nothing supersedes the message of the Bible for spiritual authority, including aliens, EBEs and/or extraterrestrials from a flying saucer!
Do not cast me from your presence
or take your Holy Spirit from me. (Psa 51:11)
No one who practices deceit will dwell in my house;
no one who speaks falsely will stand in my presence. (Psa 101:7)
As they were talking about these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, "Peace to you!" But they were startled and frightened and THOUGHT THEY SAW A SPIRIT. And he said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. TOUCH ME, AND SEE. FOR A SPIRIT DOES NOT HAVE FLESH AND BONES AS YOU SEE THAT I HAVE." And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. And while they still disbelieved for joy and were marveling, he said to them, "Have you anything here to eat?" They gave him A PIECE OF BROILED FISH, AND HE TOOK IT AND ATE BEFORE THEM. (Lk. 24:36-43)The disciples somehow thought the resurrected Jesus, who had a tangible body of "flesh and bones," was a SPIRIT!!! HOW COULD THAT BE?
The answer is a MYSTERY, because nothing explicit is stated in scripture, but MAYBE, just MAYBE, Jesus' glorified body, though tangible "flesh and bones" which could be "touched", somehow resembled a spirit. (No one had ever seen such a glorified body before. That was the first time ever.)
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Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain; they have rushed for profit into Balaam's error; they have been destroyed in Korah's rebellion. (Jude 1:11)The grace changing (once saved always saved or eternal security) ungodly teachers are likened unto 3 literal infamous people of the past mentioned in scripture.
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So then, brothers, stand firm and HOLD TO THE TRADITIONS THAT YOU WERE TAUGHT BY US, either by our spoken word or by our letter.It was READING THE SCRIPTURES IN THE SERVICE. Such was a Jewish practice (tradition):
He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And HE STOOD UP TO READ. THE SCROLL OF THE PROPHET ISAIAH WAS HANDED TO HIM. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written: "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor." Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him, (Luke 4:16-20)
After THE READING FROM THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS, the rulers of the synagogue sent a message to them, saying, "Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, say it." (Acts 13:15)
Even to this day WHEN MOSES IS READ, a veil covers their hearts. (2 Cor 3:15)That Jewish practice (tradition) was, likewise, to be carried out among Christians, but it includes Paul's epistles (and other NT books implied), which is also scripture:
After this letter has been read to you, see that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea. (Col 4:16)
I charge you before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers. (1 Th 5:27)That is VERY IMPORTANT to know as Christians try to help Catholics find salvation, who stumble over their man-made invented practices (which they call 'tradition'), and which contradicts scripture such as the 1090 invented Rosary contradicting Mt. 6:7,8 and replacing Jesus with Mary.
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For we do not have a high priest [JESUS] who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one WHO HAS BEEN TEMPTED IN EVERY WAY, JUST AS WE ARE--YET WAS WITHOUT SIN. (Heb 4:15)The foregoing passage proves temptation itself is NOT A SIN:
but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. Don't be deceived, my dear brothers. (James 1:14-16)That distinction is important because THE DEVIL ("the enemy") will give us all THOUGHTS (TEMPTATIONS) TO SIN. As long as you resist acting on those temptations, you do not sin. For example, IF you were tempted to steal an ink pen, but did not, no sin was committed.
Do not be confused about the difference between temptation and sin, and do not be unjustly condemned by the devil's temptation.
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even as I try to please everybody in every way. For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved. (1 Cor 10:33) Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. (1 Cor 11:1)The chapter division makes 1 Cor. 11:1 appear to be disconnected to 1 Cor. 10:33, but it isn't. It's a continuation of the thought ABOUT SOUL WINNING and following Paul's example as he followed Christ.
but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. (James 1:14) Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. (James 1:15) Don't be deceived, my dear brothers. (James 1:16)
Verse 16 seems to be disconnected to v. 15, but it isn't. Verse 16 should be part of v. 15.
I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom." (Mat 16:28) After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. (Mat 17:1) There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. (Mat 17:2) Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus. (Mat 17:3)The chapter division should not be there. The fulfillment of Mt. 16:28 is stated at the beginning of chapter 17. Again, the chapter division has given skeptics FALSE 'ammo' to use against Christians. Don't be misled.
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Evidence of Saving Grace [AUDIO]
Astronaut Edgar Mitchell and The Alien Saviors
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But the people who live there are powerful, and the cities are fortified and very large. We even saw descendants of Anak there. The Amalekites live in the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live near the sea and along the Jordan." THEN CALEB SILENCED THE PEOPLE BEFORE MOSES AND SAID, "WE SHOULD GO UP AND TAKE POSSESSION OF THE LAND, FOR WE CAN CERTAINLY DO IT." But the men who had gone up with him said, "We can't attack those people; they are stronger than we are." (Num 13:28-31)Forty-five years later, Caleb (at 85 yrs. old) declared:
"Now then, just as the LORD promised, he has kept me alive for forty-five years since the time he said this to Moses, while Israel moved about in the desert. So here I am today, eighty-five years old! I am still as strong today as the day Moses sent me out; I'm just as vigorous to go out to battle now as I was then. NOW GIVE ME THIS HILL COUNTRY THAT THE LORD PROMISED ME THAT DAY. YOU YOURSELF HEARD THEN THAT THE ANAKITES WERE THERE AND THEIR CITIES WERE LARGE AND FORTIFIED, BUT, THE LORD HELPING ME, I WILL DRIVE THEM OUT JUST AS HE SAID." Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance. So Hebron has belonged to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite ever since, because he followed the LORD, the God of Israel, wholeheartedly. (Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba after Arba, who was the greatest man among the Anakites.) Then the land had rest from war. (Josh 14:10-15)Caleb went against IMPOSSIBLE ODDS in the natural and, with God's help, Hebron became his. FAITH IN GOD is the key, even for you.
Joshua became the leader (over Caleb), but Caleb was the one who made the strongest faith statements in God, and he conquered GIANTS.
BTW, note what qualities Caleb wanted in his own son-in-law:
And Caleb said, "I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher." Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it; so Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage. (Judg 1:12,13)
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He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it . (Titus 1:9)
You must teach what is in accord with sound doctrine. (Titus 2:1)
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For, as I have often told you before and now say again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. THEIR MIND IS ON EARTHLY THINGS. (Phil 3:18,19)
THOSE WHO LIVE ACCORDING TO THE SINFUL NATURE HAVE THEIR MINDS SET ON WHAT THAT NATURE DESIRES; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; (Rom 8:5,6)
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and to present her to himself as a radiant church, WITHOUT STAIN OR WRINKLE OR ANY OTHER BLEMISH, BUT HOLY AND BLAMELESS. (Eph 5:27)Many professing Christians in our hour do not believe such is even possible, but it clearly is, and it is a NECESSITY. So, what could bring one to that glorious end?
If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity he will go. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, WITH THE SWORD HE WILL BE KILLED. This calls for PATIENT ENDURANCE AND FAITHFULNESS on the part of the saints. (Rev 13:10)That winning attitude, along with being willing to DIE, even alone, to avoid taking the mark of the beast, or anytime for the Lord, is at least a major part of achieving the Eph. 5:27 status/requirement.
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it. What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? (Mark 8:35-37)
Behold, I am coming soon! Blessed is he who keeps the words
of the prophecy in this book. (Rev 22:7)
Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. (Rom 8:5)
The focus is: the WITCH OF ENDOR contacting the deceased Samuel and Samuel responding to King Saul! WAS IT REALLY SAMUEL OR A MERE DEMON?
FYI: the Hebrew there says, "SAMUEL" multiple times! MAYBE JUST MAYBE, God allowed such to occur just for that one special occasion.
However, regardless, NEVER EVER contact a witch, fortune teller, tarot card reader, or anyone else involved in the occult for any reason. To do so is to become DEFILED just by so doing (Lev. 19:31). Those who practice the magic arts will go to the lake of fire, unless they repent! See Acts 19:19. (There are NO 'good' witches.)
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Then Abner said to Joab, "Let's have some of the young men get up and fight hand to hand in front of us." "All right, let them do it," Joab said. (2 Sam 2:14)That led to Abner's death because he killed Joab's brother, Asahel, during the fighting!
Now when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the gateway, as though to speak with him privately. And there, to avenge the blood of his brother Asahel, Joab stabbed him in the stomach, and he died. (2 Sam 3:27)
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If a prophet, or one who foretells by dreams, appears among you and announces to you a miraculous sign or wonder, AND IF THE SIGN OR WONDER OF WHICH HE HAS SPOKEN TAKES PLACE, and he says, "Let us follow other gods" (gods you have not known) "and let us worship them," you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. The LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul. (Deu 13:1-3)
Then one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, spoke up, "You know nothing at all! You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish." He did not say this on his own, but as high priest that year he PROPHESIED THAT JESUS WOULD DIE FOR THE JEWISH NATION, AND NOT ONLY FOR THAT NATION BUT ALSO FOR THE SCATTERED CHILDREN OF GOD, TO BRING THEM TOGETHER AND MAKE THEM ONE. (John 11:49-52)
So Saul went to Naioth at Ramah. But the Spirit of God came even upon him, and he walked along prophesying until he came to Naioth. He stripped off his robes and also prophesied in Samuel's presence. He lay that way all that day and night. This is why people say, "Is Saul also among the prophets?" (1 Sam 19:23,24)In all 3 of those examples, it was UNSAVED people prophesying. (Saul was no longer saved at that point.)
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even if these three men--Noah, Daniel and Job--were in it, they could save only themselves by their righteousness, declares the Sovereign LORD. (Ezek 14:14)All three of those men faced mountainous, adverse problems in their day, just like God's prophets. In fact, Daniel was a prophet (and Noah was a preacher).
Then the LORD said to me: "EVEN IF MOSES AND SAMUEL WERE TO STAND BEFORE ME, my heart would not go out to this people. Send them away from my presence! Let them go! (Jer 15:1)Both Moses and Samuel were the one-and-only for many years. As great as all those noteworthy men were, JOHN THE BAPTIST was even greater:
I tell you the truth: Among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist... (Mat 11:11)
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I will maintain my love to him forever, and my covenant with him will never fail. I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure. "If his sons forsake my law and do not follow my statutes, if they violate my decrees and fail to keep my commands, I will punish their sin with the rod, their iniquity with flogging; but I WILL NOT TAKE MY LOVE FROM HIM, nor will I ever betray my faithfulness. I will not violate my covenant or alter what my lips have uttered. Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness-- and I will not lie to DAVID-- THAT HIS LINE WILL CONTINUE FOREVER AND HIS THRONE ENDURE BEFORE ME LIKE THE SUN; (Psa. 89:28-36)THE KEY TO THIS ISSUE IS THE FOLLOWING:
But my love will never be taken away from him, AS I TOOK IT AWAY FROM SAUL, whom I removed from before you. (2 Sam 7:15)In other words, King Saul's children (ancestry) did not reign after his death, that is, God took his LOVE away from him (because of Saul's disobedience):
But Samuel replied: "Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams. For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance like the evil of idolatry. BECAUSE YOU HAVE REJECTED THE WORD OF THE LORD, HE HAS REJECTED YOU AS KING." (1 Sam 15:22,23)
OSAS is a license to sin and false gospel; it's the DEVIL'S MASTERPIECE LIE among Bible believers. Christians are COMMANDED to contend against it; so, ARE YOU OBEYING?
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In the course of time, the king of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun succeeded him as king. David thought, "I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me." So David sent a delegation to express his sympathy to Hanun concerning his father. When David's men came to the land of the Ammonites, the Ammonite nobles said to Hanun their lord, "Do you think David is honoring your father by sending men to you to express sympathy? Hasn't David sent them to you to explore the city and spy it out and overthrow it?" So Hanun SEIZED DAVID'S MEN, SHAVED OFF HALF OF EACH MAN'S BEARD, CUT OFF THEIR GARMENTS IN THE MIDDLE AT THE BUTTOCKS, AND SENT THEM AWAY. When David was told about this, he sent messengers to meet the men, for they WERE GREATLY HUMILIATED. The king said, "Stay at Jericho TILL YOUR BEARDS HAVE GROWN, and then come back." (2 Sam 10:1-5)That act of great disrespect from the Ammonite nobles' BAD COUNSEL led to a WAR!
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All they asked was that WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO REMEMBER THE POOR, THE VERY THING I WAS EAGER TO DO. (Gal 2:10)The Book of Proverbs declares:
He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God. (Prov 14:31)
He who mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker;... (Prov 17:5)
He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward him for what he has done. (Prov 19:17)
If a man shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and not be answered. (Prov 21:13)
A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor. (Prov 22:9)
He who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and he who gives gifts to the rich--both come to poverty. (Prov 22:16)
He who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses. (Prov 28:27)
The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern. (Prov 29:7)
She [the wife of noble character] opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy. (Prov 31:20)The NT:
In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which, when translated, is Dorcas), who was always doing good and helping the poor. (Acts 9:36)
Cornelius stared at him in fear. "What is it, Lord?" he asked. The angel answered, "Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering before God. (Acts 10:4)
and said, 'Cornelius, God has heard your prayer and remembered your gifts to the poor. (Acts 10:31)
"After an absence of several years, I came to Jerusalem to bring my people GIFTS FOR THE POOR and to present offerings. (Acts 24:17)
For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make A CONTRIBUTION FOR THE POOR AMONG THE SAINTS in Jerusalem. (Rom 15:26)
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Paul, an apostle--sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead-- and all the brothers with me, to the CHURCHES [PLURAL] in Galatia: (Gal 1:1,2)Galatia was a REGION, not a city. The Book of Galatians was addressed to the entire region. On the other hand, we don't have an epistle addressed to the BEREANS, who are mentioned here:
As soon as it was night, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went to the Jewish synagogue. Now THE BEREANS WERE OF MORE NOBLE CHARACTER THAN THE THESSALONIANS, FOR THEY RECEIVED THE MESSAGE WITH GREAT EAGERNESS AND EXAMINED THE SCRIPTURES EVERY DAY TO SEE IF WHAT PAUL SAID WAS TRUE. Many of the Jews believed, as did also a number of prominent Greek women and many Greek men. (Acts 17:10-12)MAYBE an epistle to them once existed, but such does not exist today for us to study.
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