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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...
WHEN YOU ARE PRAYING, HAVE YOU EVER GOT DISTRACTED AND STARTED THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING AND FORGET YOU ARE TALKING TO GOD? I KNOW I HAVE AND I HAD TO ASK HIM TO FORGIVE ME WHEN I DID IT. AT ONE TIME I STARTED PRAYING OUT LOUD SO I COULD STAY FOCUSED. I KNOW THAT IS TERRIBLE TO SAY BUT IT WORKED. I HAVE TO ADMIT, BEING RETIRED AND NOT HAVING MUCH CONTACT WITH PEOPLE, MAKES IT A LOT EASIER TO KEEP FOCUSED. ALSO, SOMETIMES WE GET TOO CAUGHT UP IN OUR EVERY DAY LIVES AND RUSH THROUGH OUR PRAYERS. I HAVE EVEN STOPPED PRAYING AT TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF A PRAYER. I HAVE ALSO ASK FORGIVENESS FOR THIS.
One of the ways that God's goodness is revealed is by His mercy. We may describe mercy as the readiness of God to relieve the misery of fallen creatures. Many times, mercy is called compassion or lovingkindness. It is expressed toward the sinner because of the misery that sin has brought upon him.
God's mercy to the believer is revealed by God taking away the misery of sin's consequences through the New Covenant of our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Mercy is not something merited or earned, but a gift, as the apostle Paul states, "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to HIS MERCY He saved us" (Ti. 3:5).
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WHAT IS SALVATION? I LOVE THIS DEFINITION...."The redemption of man from the bondage of sin and liability to eternal death, and the conferring on him everlasting happiness. This is the great salvation." THE CONFERRING ON US OF "EVERLASTING HAPPINESS". IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THIS "EVERLASTING HAPPINESS", IT IS TIME YOU DID.
Some have taught that Jesus did away with the tithe since it is not a specific part of the New Testament teaching. But in this instance, Jesus made reference to the scribes and Pharisees tithing and implied that they were right in doing so. The New Covenant did not do away with the tithe but it clarified what the motives for tithing should be.
Abram tithed over 430 years before the law was given. Jacob also tithed approximately 300 years before the time of the law. Therefore, tithing was a Biblical principle that didn't begin or end with the law of Moses. However, the law of Moses did include tithing as part of its commandments and attached were stiff penalties...
He who thinks that he will be exalted by acting as a servant, pretending to be humble so that he will receive the promise of God's Word, is sadly mistaken. Hypocrisy is an attitude or motive.
There are two main types of hypocrisy: 1) People don't practice what they preach. 2) People's motives are wrong even though their actions are right.
The second type of hypocrisy is why Jesus rebuked the scribes and Pharisees.
It is more subtle than the first type and is very prevalent today in religion. They were seeking self-glory instead of seeking to glorify God.
Their priorities are wrong, and their focus is on outward displays instead of on the inner condition of their heart. Furthermore, they always persecute the true worshipers of God.
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I WROTE A LITTLE ON THIS THE OTHER DAY BUT I WANT TO EXPAND ON IT A LITTLE BIT THIS MORNING. THE PREACHING OF THE RESURRECTION WAS NEVER TAUGHT DURING THE MINISTRY. OF JESUS. THE ONLY TIME IT WAS MENTIONED WAS RIGHT BEFORE PASSOVER WHEN JESUS GOT HIS TWELVE DISCIPLES TOGETHER AND TOLD THEM, BUT THE BIBLE SAYS THAT THEY UNDERSTOOD NONE OF IT. LOOK WHAT IT SAYS IN LUKE 18:31-34 Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished. For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on: And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again. And they understood none of these things: and this saying...