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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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ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO I WROTE A MESSAGE ON ANNIVERSARIES AND HOW WE CELEBRATED THEM. THE DICTIONARY DEFINES ANNIVERSARY AS "The annually recurring date of a past
ARE YOU HAVING A HARD TIME LIVING A GOOD CHRISTIAN LIFE? COULD IT BE BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT SPENDING ENOUGH TIME IN GOD'S WORD? THE MORE TIME WE SPEND WITH JESUS, THE LESS TIME WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT OTHER THINGS THAT DISTRACT US. WE HAVE TO GUARD AGAINST ANY TEMPTATION. I HAVE SAID THIS MANY TIMES AND YOU WILL PROBABLY HEAR IT MANY MORE TIMES BUT YOU CANNOT BE TEMPTED BY SOMETHING YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT. TEMPTATION STARTS IN OUR MINDS AND WE MUST DO WHAT IT SAYS IN ROMANS 12:2 WHICH IS "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."
This is the second of three times that Jesus spoke of Himself being "lifted up" (1st - Jn. 3:14; 3rd - Jn. 12:32-33). As the scripture explains in John 12:33, this was a reference to crucifixion as the means of His death. The lifting up is speaking of being lifted up from the earth and suspended on a cross in crucifixion. The Jews understood that Jesus was speaking of death.
The crucifixion didn't just happen. It was planned by God. Does this mean that God bears all responsibility and those who were actually instrumental in the rejection and crucifixion of Jesus are not guilty? Not at all. Jesus came to the earth to die in our place and thereby purchase redemption for...
IF ANY OF YOU HAVE EVER WONDERED WHY I WRITE MY MORNING MESSAGES AND STUDY THE BIBLE SO MUCH, I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU IF YOU WILL INDULGE AND OLD MAN. GOD HAS BLESSED ME SO MUCH THROUGH MY LIFE BUT IT TOOK ME SOME TIME TO REALIZE IT. I AM SURE A LOT OF YOU ARE LIKE THAT. ONLY BY HIS GRACE AM I HERE TODAY. THANK YOU FATHER, IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
The scriptures teach Jesus' oneness with the Father. This oneness is more than singleness of purpose and actually denotes "a single one to the exclusion of others" as in the statement, "There is one God" (1 Tim. 2:5).
This truth is so well established in scripture that some people make no distinction between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit but believe they are simply one God expressing Himself in three different ways. However, Jesus makes a distinction between Himself and His Father here and uses Himself and His Father as two different witnesses to fulfill the requirement of Deuteronomy 17:6. Jesus would have been deceiving these Jews if there was no distinction between His Father and Himself; and yet,...
THE BIBLE IS SO INTERESTING AND IT HAS GREAT PROMISES FOR ALL OF US. HOWEVER, I ENJOY SEARCHING OUT THINGS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY POINTED OUT. I AM TALKING ABOUT THE THINGS YOU CAN LEARN FROM THE GENEALOGIES. I AM WRITING THIS BECAUSE I HAVE HEARD SO MANY TIMES THAT READING THE GENEALOGIES IS BORING AND A WASTE OF TIME. LET ME SAY A FEW THINGS ABOUT THAT.
This was possibly the most potentially damaging temptation the scribes and Pharisees ever presented to Jesus. Much of Jesus' widespread popularity with the people was because of His examples of and teachings about God's mercy and forgiveness towards sinners. This was received with great enthusiasm by the people who, before this time had been presented with only a harsh, legalistic, judgmental picture of God.
The scribes and Pharisees had often tried to portray Jesus as condoning or practicing sin because of His association with sinners and His ministry to them when it violated Jewish traditions, such as the Sabbath. However, Jesus had successfully turned every attack into a victory for the side...
I HAVE BEEN STUDYING ALL THE PLACES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT WHERE JESUS IS TELLING US TO "ASK" AND FOUND IT EXCITING. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU DO THE SAME. I KNOW YOU WILL ENJOY IT. JUST READ AND THINK ON THEM. HE IS TELLING US TO ASK ALTHOUGH HE KNOWS WHAT WE NEED EVEN BEFORE WE ASK. HOWEVER, IF HE SAYS ASK, THEN WE SHOULD ASK.
WE JUST NEED TO REMEMBER TO ASK IN HIS NAME. THAT IS WHAT HE TELLS US IN JOHN 14:13-14 WHERE HE SAYS "And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do...
These rivers of living water are referring to the Holy Spirit and the effects He produces in the life of the believer. Galatians 5:22-23 says, "the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance." These qualities should flow out of us as an artesian well. They should not have to be pumped. They will flow as we conform our thinking to God's Word.
Jesus speaks of bearing fruit in John 15 and declares that ". . . without me ye can do nothing" (Jn. 15:5). This fruit is the product of the Holy Spirit, not our effort. However, since "he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit" (1 Cor. 6:17), then this fruit of the Spirit is also what our born- again spirit produces. Our spirit always has these...
