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I AM AN 80 YEAR OLD MALE, BORN AGAIN, CHRISTIAN WITH A LOVE FOR JESUS. I DO NOT GET OUT MUCH ANYMORE BUT FIND THAT TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT THE LOVE JESUS HAS FOR THEM IS NOT ONLY WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO BUT SOMETHING THAT THE WORLD NEEDS.
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There are many examples of people judging others in the scriptures. Paul prayed that our love would abound more and more in all judgment (Phil. 1:9). In light of the scriptures where Jesus and the disciples spoke of judging, it is evident that there must be a right and a wrong type of judging.
In Luke 12:56-57, Jesus uses the words "discern" and "judge" interchangeably. A dictionary definition of "judge" can mean many things from "condemn" to "appraise, to form an opinion about; to think or consider." There is certainly nothing wrong with discerning or appraising a situation or person. Quite the contrary, we need to try the spirits (1 Jn. 4:1). Judging when done as discernment, is good.
It is the condemning type of judgment that is wrong. We can defer passing sentence on people to God, and know that He will...
MOST OF US CHRISTIANS KNOW THAT GOD CAN HEAL BUT WHAT WE SHOULD REALIZE IS THAT IT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE. HEALING WAS IN THE ATONEMENT JUST AS SALVATION WAS AND WE DON'T ASK JESUS TO SAVE US AGAIN AND AGAIN. THE SAME SHOULD BE WITH HEALING. HE HEALED US ALREADY SO WHY DO WE KEEP ASKING HIM TO HEAL US. WE ARE IN A SPIRITUAL BATTLE, A WAR, AND THE ENEMY IS TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING HE CAN TO GET OUR MINDS OFF THE GOSPEL AND WHAT JESUS HAS ALREADY HAS DONE FOR US. WHEN WE LET THIS HAPPEN, WE HAVE LOST THE WAR. WE HAVE TO LET HOLY SPIRIT FIGHT OUR BATTLES. GOD GAVE US HIS FULL ARMOUR TO WEAR BUT MOST OF US DON'T TAKE THE TIME EACH MORNING TO PUT IT ON.
I WAS THINKING BACK OVER THE PAST WEEK OF THE THINGS I DID AND ASKED MYSELF IF THERE WAS ANYTHING I WOULD HAVE BEEN ASHAMED OF IF JESUS HAD WALKED IN AND SAW ME. WITH ME BEING 80 YEARS OLD AND NOT LEAVING THE HOUSE FOR WEEKS AT A TIME, I ACTUALLY DON'T DO MUCH THAT I THINK JESUS WOULD NOT APPROVE OF. HOWEVER, WHEN I THINK OF SOME OF THE THINGS I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT, THAT IS A DIFFERENT PROBLEM. I TRY NOT TO GET ANGRY ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS I READ ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING TO OUR COUNTRY BUT SOMETIMES I DO. I HAD TO ASK FORGIVENESS FOR THOSE TIMES.
The Greek word used here for "thought" is "merimnao" and denotes "to be anxious or careful". In this passage, as well as the parallel passage in Luke 12:22-32, Jesus is commanding us not to worry or be anxious about our material needs being met. It would be impossible to have no thought whatsoever about our physical needs. Even Jesus thought about His need for money to pay taxes (Mt. 17:24-27). We are simply not to be preoccupied with thinking about riches or spending our time worrying about necessities. These things will be added unto us as we seek first the Kingdom of God.
The way we take or receive an anxious thought is by speaking it. Doubtful thoughts will come, but we do not sin until we entertain them....
DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE VERSE IN THE BIBLE? MOST PEOPLE DO BUT ARE THERE A LOT OF VERSES YOU CAN REMEMBER? I AM GOING TO LIST A FEW BELOW AND SEE IF YOU HAVE HEARD THESE BEFORE.
If isolated from the rest of God's Word, there are some scriptures that could be interpreted to mean that having money or wealth is wrong. However there are other scriptures that speak of riches as a blessing. The harmony between these two apparently opposite positions is that money is neither good nor bad. It is the love of money that is the root of all evil, and many have committed the sin of loving money who don't even have a dime (1 Tim. 6:10)! The love of things (covetousness) is idolatry, and this is what Jesus is addressing.
Because it is so easy to lust after money and the things it can provide, the Lord established a system whereby prosperity is a by-product of putting God first. As Matthew 6:33 states, "But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these...
DO YOU BELIEVE THE WHOLE BIBLE IS TRUE? A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T, EVEN SOME CHRISTIANS. I OFTEN WONDERED HOW THEY COULD PICK AND CHOOSE WHAT THEY WANT TO BELIEVE AND THINK THEY ARE SAVED. I ONLY SAY THIS BECAUSE OF WHAT PAUL SAYS TO TIMOTHY IN 2ND TIMOTHY 3:16-17 WHERE HE SAYS "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works." THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH ME TRYING TO TEACH A MESSAGE LIKE THIS ONE IS THAT THEY CAN CHOOSE NOT TO BELIEVE THESE TWO VERSES. THERE IS NOT A LOT ANYONE CAN DO BUT TO PRAY FOR THEM. IF ALL SCRIPTURE IS INSPIRED BY GOD HIMSELF, HOW CAN ANY CHRISTIAN NOT BELIEVE IN IT?
It was a Jewish custom to anoint one's self with olive oil and in Jesus' day it was apparently customary to anoint the heads of your guests, also (Lk. 7:46). At times ointment or perfumes were used in this personal anointing. A lack of having one's head anointed was associated with mourning or sorrow.
Jesus is saying that there should be no external sign of fasting or sorrow, but it should be done secretly to the Lord to receive a full reward. Paul stated in 1 Corinthians 7:5, that abstinence from the physical relationship in marriage for the purpose of fasting should not be done without the consent of one's spouse. A fast does not always have to be totally...
ARE YOU BEARING FRUIT? IF YOU ARE BORN AGAIN YOU SHOULD BE. JESUS SAYS YOU ARE A BRANCH AND HE IS THE VINE. IF YOU ARE NOT ABIDING, OR CONTINUING WITHOUT CHANGE, WHICH IS WHAT ABIDING MEANS, IN THE VINE, THERE IS NO WAY YOU CAN BE FRUITFUL. HERE IS WHAT JESUS SAID IN JOHN 15:4-5 "Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing." WE LOOK AT THIS AND SAY, THIS IS GREAT, BUT IS IT? IT IS IF WE ARE BEARING FRUIT. WE KNOW THAT JESUS IS ABIDING IN US FROM WHAT HE SAYS ABOVE BUT ARE WE ABIDING IN HIM.
A temptation can be a difficult situation or a pressure. Contrary to popular belief, God is not the source of our temptation (Jas. 1:13). When we are under pressure, it is important to realize that God is not trying to entrap us. Satan is called the tempter (Mt. 4:3; 1 Th. 3:5). Then why did Jesus instruct us to pray that the Father would not lead us into temptation? This was simply a request for guidance so that we could be delivered from evil.
Jesus himself was tempted by Satan (Mt. 4, Lk. 4). He trusted God fully for provision, protection, and purpose. The Father would no more lead us into temptation than He would withhold our daily bread. But as stated in James 4:2, "Ye have not because ye ask not." Both "give us our...