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ARE YOU DOING SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW JESUS DOES NOT APPROVE OF? MY ADVISE TO YOU IS TO STOP WHATEVER IT IS. JESUS MAKES REFERENCE TO THIS IN MATTHEW 5:29-30 WHERE HE SAYS "And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell". IT MAY SOUND LIKE HE IS GOING A LITTLE TO THE EXTREME BUT THAT IS JUST HOW IMPORTANT IT IS.
Jesus says the disciples were betrayed by parents, brothers, relatives, friends, and some disciples were even put to death. Yet, the amazing statement of Christ is that not a hair of their head will perish. The context of this statement speaks of some of the disciples dying, so this is not a promise that no physical harm will ever come. This could only refer to the resurrection.
The Greek word for "resurrection" means "a standing or rising up." The resurrection is a major theme of New Testament teaching. Out of the 13 sermons in the book of Acts, 11 stress or imply the resurrection.
The hope of the believer is the resurrection. The natural, earthly, terrestrial, corrupt, weak, mortal, vile body is said to be raised, changed and fashioned into a spiritual,...
HAVE YOU EVER READ THE DEFINITION OF "HOLY". I JUST LOOKED IT UP AND HERE IS ONE DEFINITION I FOUND. "Belonging to, derived from, or associated with a divine power; sacred." THIS IS OUR LORD JESUS. HE IS HOLY. HERE IS ANOTHER DEFINITION OF "HOLY", "saintly; godly; pious; devout." ARE YOU HOLY?
Here, Jesus teaches that the believer must persevere to receive complete salvation. Salvation is a gift that cannot be earned or maintained by our own works. It has to be received by faith. However, there is effort on our part to maintain that faith. This is where holiness comes in.
Holiness will not produce relationship with God, nor will a lack of holiness make God turn away from us. He deals with us according to our faith in Jesus, not our performance. Holiness will keep Satan from stealing our faith, while a lack of holiness is an open invitation for the devil to do his worst. A person who wants to endure to the end cannot live a lifestyle that permits Satan free access to him.
Although God is not imputing our sins unto us, we cannot afford the luxury of sin because it allows Satan to...
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD A MARRIED COUPLE SAY THAT THEY REALLY LOVE EACH OTHER? HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THAT SAME COUPLE GET INTO AN ARGUMENT AND AS SOON AS ONE OF THEM GETS ANGRY, OUT COMES A LIST OF THE OTHER'S PAST WRONG DOINGS? THIS IS NOT TRUE LOVE. TRUE LOVE IS WHAT JESUS DID FOR US. ALTHOUGH WE SIN, HE NEVER RECALLS ANY PAST SINS THAT WE HAVE COMMITTED BECAUSE IN PSALM 103:12 IT SAYS " As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us." IF YOU FORGIVE SOMEONE YOU FORGET ABOUT THEIR PAST WRONG DOINGS. THIS IS A CLEAR EXPRESSION OF WHAT GOD'S LOVE AND FORGIVENESS IS.
The only reason that an abundance of iniquity would make anyone's love for the Lord wax cold, is if he were not separated from that iniquity. As with Lot, a righteous man can vex his soul from day to day by hearing and seeing the unlawful deeds of the ungodly (2 Pet. 2:8).
We have to deal with the world's system and those in it, but we need to be careful and maintain proper balance. We should shun relationships with those who influence us negatively more than we influence them positively.
Marriage is one area where this principle is especially true. There is no closer union in life than the marriage relationship. A believer who marries an unbeliever is directly violating this scripture and is toying with disaster. The Lord should be the most important person in our life. How could we...
A WHILE BACK I TALKED ABOUT SATAN, DEVILS AND DEMONS. TODAY LET'S JUST TALK ABOUT DEMONS. DO YOU THINK A DEMON POSSESSED PERSON CAN BE A CHRISTIAN? I REALLY DON'T SINCE A TRUE BORN AGAIN PERSON IS FILLED WITH HOLY SPIRIT AND WITH THAT POWER INSIDE YOU, NO DEMON COULD EXIST. THIS IS JUST WHAT I THINK.
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Deception can be avoided or else Jesus would not have said, "Take heed that no man deceive you." Satan can only deceive those who allow him to do it.
Ephesians 6:11 tells us to "Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." Putting on the whole armour of God will protect you from the deception of the devil. Just wearing part of God's armour will not fully protect you. Many Christians have been running around with the helmet of salvation on but nothing else. There is more to overcoming the devil than just being saved. We have to understand our righteous position in the Lord. We also must possess faith, know the Word, and understand the gospel of peace.
The Christian life is a constant struggle against Satan, who is trying...
The treasury that is spoken of here is a place located in the Women's Court that was in the temple complex but was not part of the temple itself. Women were not allowed in the temple, so the fact that this widow was casting her offering into the treasury verifies the location of the treasury.
Jesus used this instance to teach His disciples a very important lesson. He did not say these things to this widow personally. God's promises concerning giving give us an assurance that this offering was blessed back to this woman in this life, but the widow did not hear His commendation. There is no indication that this poor widow ever knew...
I HAVE BEEN ASKED IF YOU SHOULD FORGIVE YOUR SPOUSE IF HE/SHE HAS CHEATED ON YOU. FIRST, WHAT DO YOU REALLY KNOW ABOUT FORGIVENESS? OH, WE SAY "I FORGIVE YOU" ALL THE TIME BUT DO WE REALLY MEAN IT. I WAS LOOKING UP FORGIVENESS IN THE 1828 WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY AND SAW A DEFINITION I WASN'T EXPECTING. IT IS "The pardon of an offender, by which he is considered and treated as not guilty." YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DO JUST WHAT THIS SAYS IF YOU WANT THE MARRIAGE TO WORK. YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO TREAT THE MISTAKE AS IF IT NEVER HAPPENED AND TREAT HIM/HER AS NOT GUILTY. IT IS YOUR CHOICE BUT JESUS WILL HELP YOU THROUGH IT. IN YOUR VOWS YOU PROMISED TO TAKE HIM/HER FOR BETTER OR WORSE. I KNOW THIS IS WORSE THAN YOU EVER CONSIDERED AT THE TIME BUT WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES, SOME WORSE THAN...