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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 scriptures that speak of varying degrees of faith. However, the scriptures also speak of Jesus increasing in wisdom (Lk. 2:52) that certainly refers to His physical intellect drawing more and more on the perfect wisdom of God that was already in Him at birth. It is in this way that we also increase in faith.
At salvation, the believer is given the supernatural faith of God. We had to use the very faith of God (not human faith) to believe the gospel (Eph. 2:8).
That faith came to us through hearing the Word of God (Rom. 10:17), and once we are born again, it becomes an abiding fruit of the Spirit within us.
Every believer is given the same measure of faith at salvation but not all believers use what God has given them. Therefore, it is correct to speak of growing in...
HOW ARE WE TEMPTED? IS IT SOMETHING WE SEE OR HEAR? WHEN THAT TEMPTATION COMES, WHAT DO YOU DO? IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, THAT IS YOUR FIRST PROBLEM. TEMPTATION STARTS IN THE MIND. IF YOU DWELL ON IT, IT WILL GROW AND SOMETIMES YOU WILL ACT ON IT. EVEN IF YOU DON'T PHYSICALLY ACT ON IT, JESUS SAYS IN MATTHEW 5:28 "That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart." ALTHOUGH THIS SCRIPTURE IS ABOUT LUST, IT WOULD BE THE SAME FOR HATE, ENVY, ETC.
It is very interesting to note that the apostles asked Jesus to increase their faith after He spoke of forgiveness. They observed all of the wonderful miracles Jesus performed and yet that never inspired them to ask for greater faith. Truly, walking in love and forgiveness with each other takes as much faith as any miracle we will ever believe for.
The basis of forgiveness is the love and mercy of God. It is only because God first loved and forgave us that we can love and forgive others. If we aren't walking in the forgiveness of God, we won't minister it to others. He forgave us before we repented or asked for forgiveness.
The scriptures admonish us to forgive as Christ has forgiven us. God offered His forgiveness towards us while we were yet sinners. Therefore, forgiveness was offered to all...
DO YOU REMEMBER THE STORY IN LUKE 5 ABOUT JESUS TELLING PETER TO GO OUT INTO THE DEEP WATER AND DROP HIS NETS? JESUS HAD SEEN THE TWO SHIPS STANDING BY LAKE GENNESARET AND THE FISHERMEN WERE OUT OF THE SHIPS WASHING THEIR NETS. JESUS ENTERED PETER'S SHIP AND ASK HIM TO TAKE IT OUT A LITTLE FROM THE BANK SO HE COULD TEACH THE MULTITUDE. WHEN HE HAD FINISHED TEACHING IS WHEN HE TOLD PETER TO GO INTO THE DEEP WATER AND DROP HIS NETS. PETER COMPLAINED THAT THEY HAD BEEN OUT ALL NIGHT AND HADN'T CAUGHT ANYTHING. HOWEVER, PETER WAS OBEDIENT AND DID WHAT JESUS SAID. HE CAUGHT SO MANY FISH THAT THEIR NETS BROKE AND THEY HAD TO CALL THE OTHER SHIP TO COME AND HELP. THEY FILLED BOTH SHIPS SO MUCH THAT THEY STARTED TO SINK.
Letting God be the one who defends us is a matter of faith. If there is no God who will bring men into account for their actions, then turning the other cheek would be the worst thing we could do. But...
WHAT IS TRUTH? THE DICTIONARY SAYS "Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with that which is, or has been, or shall be." WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT TRUTH? WE KNOW THAT IT COMES FROM JESUS. (JOHN 1:17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.) WE KNOW THAT IT WILL MAKE YOU FREE. (JOHN 8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.) WE KNOW THAT IT IS A SPIRIT. (JOHN 15:26 But when the Comforter is come , whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me.) WE KNOW THAT JESUS IS THE TRUTH. (JOHN 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way , the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.) AND WE KNOW THAT THE WORD IS TRUTH. (JOHN 17:17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.)
This story clearly teaches that there is life after death. It shows that there is no "soul sleep" where our souls are awaiting the resurrection of our bodies, but we go into a conscious eternity immediately. It also shows that there are only two destinations possible after death. We either go to a place of torment for the wicked or a place of blessing for the righteous. There is no "limbo" or "purgatory" and there is no second chance, illustrating the finality of our eternal destiny once we die.
Abraham's bosom is a symbolic term designating a place of comfort for the righteous dead. It was located in the heart of the earth, in the same region as hell, where the ungodly dead go. The rich man's body was in the grave and...
WHY DO WE SOMETIMES WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO CALL ON THE NAME OF JESUS WHEN WE ARE IN TROUBLE? I KNOW WE HAVE ALL DONE IT AND IF IT IS SOMETHING LIKE GETTING SOMETHING REPAIRED AROUND THE HOUSE OR ON THE CAR, IT IS BAD, BUT NOT LIFE THREATENING. WE USUALLY END UP SCRAPING A KNUCKLE OR TWO OR GET SO FRUSTRATED WE WANT TO SAY BAD WORDS AND THEN WE REMEMBER. JESUS....HELP!!!
The jot was not only one of the smallest letters of the Hebrew alphabet, but also one of the most insignificant, being sometimes deleted at the writer's pleasure. The tittle was only a mark or a point on a line that helped distinguish one letter from another. The tittle corresponds to our period or apostrophe. The point that Jesus is making is that even the tiniest detail of the law would not pass away.
Christ fulfilled every jot and tittle of the law. The law was ordained to life, but no one could keep it. So, God Himself became flesh. He did what no sinful flesh had ever done. He kept the law thereby winning the life of God as the prize for keeping the law. This granted Him eternal life but before He could give it to us, we still had a debt that had to be paid. This is similar to...
WHY IS THERE SO MUCH MISERY IN THIS WORLD WHEN THE BIBLE TALKS SO MUCH ABOUT LOVE. JUST LOOK AT A FEW VERSES HERE: