Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us
throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so EASILY entangles,
and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. (Heb 12:1)
Three times a day he [Daniel] got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God,
just as he had done before. (Dan 6:10)
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"I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. "You shall have no other gods before me.Those other "gods" are not God by NATURE as is the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit. There is ONLY ONE TRUE GOD, but many false "gods".
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For this reason he had to be made like his brothers in every way, in order that he might BECOME A MERCIFUL AND FAITHFUL HIGH PRIEST IN SERVICE TO GOD, AND THAT HE MIGHT MAKE ATONEMENT FOR THE SINS OF THE PEOPLE. (Heb 2:17)
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God HE MIGHT TASTE DEATH FOR EVERYONE. (Heb 2:9)
Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so THAT BY HIS DEATH HE MIGHT DESTROY HIM WHO HOLDS THE POWER OF DEATH--THAT IS, THE DEVIL-- AND FREE THOSE WHO ALL THEIR LIVES WERE HELD IN SLAVERY BY THEIR FEAR OF DEATH. (Heb 2:14,15)
And they sang a new song: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and WITH YOUR BLOOD YOU PURCHASED MEN FOR GOD from every tribe and language and people and nation. You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth." (Rev 5:9,10)
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Stop trusting in man, who has but A BREATH IN HIS NOSTRILS. Of what account is he? (Isa 2:22)KEEP TRUSTING GOD, for he will never die. He ALONE can be fully trusted.
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2. Despite the fact that God wants EVERYONE to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth (1 Tim. 2:4) AND despite the fact that God cannot lie (Titus 1:2), God himself will send a powerful delusion to certain people who will believe that lie and be condemned! Who will that happen to? The powerful delusion will be sent to those who delight in wickedness and REFUSE to love the truth to be saved. See 2 Thess. 2:9-12.
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To die spiritually, one must first be alive (that is, be righteous or saved). The righteous have been warned of spiritual death over and over. Sometimes that same warning comes with a slight variation, but it essentially means the same thing.
WARNING! Spiritual death is an ever-present, LETHAL DANGER for the saints. Hence, the devil continues to tempt us all. RESIST HIM. You do not have to yield (1 Cor. 10:13).
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Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, TO MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS and to work with your hands, just as we told you, (1 Th 4:11)
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Peter replied, "Even if all fall away on account of you, I NEVER WILL." "I tell you the truth," Jesus answered, "this very night, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times." But Peter declared, "EVEN IF I HAVE TO DIE WITH YOU, I WILL NEVER DISOWN YOU." And all the other disciples said the same. (Mat 26:33-35)
Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him. "What is it you want?" he asked. She said, "Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom." "You don't know what you are asking," Jesus said to them. "CAN YOU DRINK THE CUP I AM GOING TO DRINK?" "WE CAN," THEY ANSWERED. JESUS SAID TO THEM, "YOU WILL INDEED DRINK FROM MY CUP, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father." (Mat 20:20-23)
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Suddenly THE FINGERS OF A HUMAN HAND APPEARED AND WROTE ON THE PLASTER OF THE WALL, near the lampstand in the royal palace. The king watched the hand as it wrote. (Dan 5:5)**God knows how to get a point across and can do things that defy logic, if he wants.
Lowborn men are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie; if weighed
on a balance, they are nothing; TOGETHER THEY ARE ONLY A BREATH. (Psa 62:9)
Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, beginning from John's baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of his resurrection." So they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias. (Acts 1:21-23)Apparently, both Joseph and Matthias were there with the others.
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**NOTE: despite ALL CHRISTIANS being praying people, we are to GO with the gospel to the people around us outside the church building, who are traveling the road to HELL. STOP MAKING EXCUSES and GO. Do what the Lord has commanded. Have compassion on the SOULS of the people around you, thus showing love for God. YOU too were like them at one point in the past. https://www.evangelicaloutreach.org/entrusted.htm
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A woman is not valuable because she might be physically good looking.
In Christ, one has value because he belongs to God. [Specifically, a woman also has value if she fears God - Prov. 31:30.]
Do not allow this sinful dark world to demean your personal value, especially IF you are a Christian.
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When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, "He is out of his mind." (Mark 3:21)Paul:
At this point Festus interrupted Paul's defense. "You are out of your mind, Paul!" he shouted. "Your great learning is driving you insane." (Acts 26:24)In the NT, those accused of being "out of their mind" included: the Lord Jesus and Paul, showing just how DARK AND DECEIVED THE LOST ARE.
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AHAZIAH SON OF AHAB became king of Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years. (1 Ki 22:51)Ahab was his father, but who was his Mother?
When Athaliah THE MOTHER OF AHAZIAH saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to destroy the whole royal family. (2 Ki 11:1)What was Athaliah's relationship to Ahab? She was his daughter, which makes Ahaziah the incestuous son of Ahab and his daughter. Ahab apparently impregnated his daughter and the boy born succeeded Ahab as King!
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"Jesus is also the son of man. He is the completion of the Davidic line of kings. As mother of Jesus, Mary has the title of Queen Mother. "The above statement is 100% PURE BASELESS MARY PROPAGANDA, which has helped to spread Mary idolatry throughout Catholicism.
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And it behooves the bond-servant of the Lord not to quarrel, but to be GENTLE toward all, able to teach, forbearing, (2 Tim 2:24)
Those who oppose him he must GENTLY instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will. (2 Tim 2:25,26)
But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with GENTLENESS AND RESPECT, (1 Pet 3:15)Speaking out God's truth, in the right way, will help to possibly lead the lost to repentance.
Note: there are times to sharply rebuke people: Bar-Jesus (Acts 13:10,11); the unnamed false teachers (Acts 15:1,2); etc. **READ JESUS' OPEN AND PUBLIC BLASTING REBUKE OF THE PHARISEES (Mt. 23; Jn. 8)
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While living in Sodom, AT THAT TIME, Peter wrote:
and if he rescued LOT, A RIGHTEOUS MAN, who was distressed by the filthy lives of lawless men (for that RIGHTEOUS man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his RIGHTEOUS soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)-- (2 Pet 2:7,8)AFTER they fled Sodom, and it was destroyed by fire, Lot and his 2 daughters were living in a cave in the mountains. There, each daughter got him drunk and were impregnated by him, while he slept though he didn't know it until later:
Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains, for he was afraid to stay in Zoar. He and his two daughters lived in a cave. One day the older daughter said to the younger, "Our father is old, and there is no man around here to lie with us, as is the custom all over the earth. Let's get our father to drink wine and then lie with him and preserve our family line through our father." That night they got their father to drink wine, and the older daughter went in and lay with him. He was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up. (Gen 19:30-33)The EVIL grace changers only cite that Lot was righteous AND was incestuous and drunk multiple times, as they try to allow for incest. They fail to cite other related vital details destroying their argument:
1. Lot was only called righteous while he lived in Sodom;
2. Incest is EXPLICITLY condemned in Leviticus 18, which came later. Furthermore, Adam and Eve's sons and daughters had children together, for there were no others to marry at that time, thus allowing for incest at that VERY EARLY time period.
3. It is clear that now drunks and the sexually immoral will go to the lake of fire, unless they repent and get forgiven (1 Cor. 6:9,10; Eph. 5:5-7; Rev. 21:8).
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"He has blinded their eyes and deadened their hearts, so they can neither see with their eyes, nor understand with their hearts, nor turn--and I would heal them." Isaiah said this because HE SAW JESUS' GLORY AND SPOKE ABOUT HIM. (John 12:40,41)Isaiah wrote:
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him were seraphs, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. And they were calling to one another: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory." At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke. "Woe to me!" I cried. "I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD Almighty." (Isa 6:1-5)Also, this is just like what John referred to in 12:40 -
He said, "Go and tell this people: "'Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.' Make the heart of this people calloused; make their ears dull and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed." (Isa 6:9,10)**John stated Isaiah saw JESUS' GLORY and Isaiah saw the LORD (YHWH) the King. JESUS is the "King of kings" (Rev. 17:14; 19:16). This is more definite proof that Jesus is YHWH, the King Almighty. Compare to Mt. 28:18; Rev. 1:8.
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And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went SEVEN DEVILS, (Luke 8:2, KJV)Other translations say 7 DEMONS. FYI: There is only 1 devil, who is also called Satan (Rev 12:9; 20:2). There were thousands of DEMONS in one person, implying there are a MULTITUDE of demons elsewhere. It appears demons are the devil's angels, who will be condemned:
Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and HIS ANGELS.' (Mat 25:41)
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Here is a trustworthy saying: If we died with him, we will also live with him;
if we endure, we will also reign with him. If we disown him,
he will also disown us; if we are faithless, he will remain faithful,
for he cannot disown himself. Keep reminding them of these things.... (2 Tim 2:11-14)
But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers.... (Psa 125:5)
...First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. (Mat 23:26)Once the HEART of a sinner is radically changed by the new creation in Christ, that same change will afterwards manifest more and more outwardly. Also, this verse is related:
Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. (John 17:17)
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See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day of the LORD comes. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers; or else I will come and strike the land with a curse. (Mal 4:5,6)That event was fulfilled in John the Baptist, but the people wrongly were looking for a literal Elijah to come instead. Just as they misunderstood the above events, many in our day are misunderstanding and have misunderstood certain details about the post tribulation rapture.
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because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard John, he was greatly puzzled; yet HE LIKED TO LISTEN TO HIM. (Mark 6:20)
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A man of knowledge uses WORDS WITH RESTRAINT, and a man of understanding is EVEN-TEMPERED. (Prov 17:27)The above scripture spells out how you can tell if a person is either.
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By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family... (Heb 11:7)
as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, even if Noah, Daniel and Job were in it, they could save neither son nor daughter. They would save only themselves by their righteousness. (Ezek 14:20)The latter reflects just how WICKED Israel and Jerusalem were at that time.
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...I AM IN AGONY IN THIS FIRE. (Luke 16:24)
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But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say, for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. (Mat 10:19,20)**Judas Iscariot is referred to there as well, as the other Twelve, thus showing Judas' spiritual "father" (at that point) was the same as for the other Apostles (Mt. 10:1-4). YET, later he became lost (John 17:12).
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Jesus is clearly and definitely identified as "GOD" - Heb. 1:8; Jn. 1:1; 20:28; Rom. 9:5; etc. [NOT the person of the father] - GOD by NATURE (Phil. 2:6; etc.). You and I are not the same person, but we are both human and share the same nature, just as Jesus is GOD, as is the father - one divine, omnipotent nature.
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For example, by law a married woman is bound to her husband as long as he is alive, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage. So then, IF SHE MARRIES ANOTHER MAN WHILE HER HUSBAND IS STILL ALIVE, SHE IS CALLED AN ADULTERESS. BUT IF HER HUSBAND DIES, SHE IS RELEASED FROM THAT LAW AND IS NOT AN ADULTERESS, EVEN THOUGH SHE MARRIES ANOTHER MAN. (Rom 7:2,3)
He answered, "Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her. And if she divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery." (Mark 10:11,12)
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Amazing Salvation Conversions [AUDIO]
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You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life. (John 5:39,40)Go to Jesus directly for LIFE. In fact, he is eternal life (1 John 1:2), and there are definite non-negotiable demands to become his disciple:
Then he said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me." (Luke 9:23)
Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. (Mat 10:37,38)
He replied, "My mother and brothers are those who hear God's word and put it into practice." (Luke 8:21)
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But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out TWO SILVER COINS and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I return, I will reimburse you for ANY EXTRA EXPENSE you may have.' (Luke 10:33-35)The Greek term for "coins" there is denarion. One denarion (or denarius) is 1 day's wage (Mt. 20:10). Hence, the good Samaritan gave 2 day's wages for his care (a total stranger's) PLUS offered more upon his return.
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But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man A PENNY. (Mat 20:10)The KJV is inconsistent: at times, it rendered that same Greek term denarion as "pence" (Mt. 18:28; Mk. 14:5; Lk. 7:41; 10:35; Jn. 12:5), but in the above verse (Mat. 20:10) and elsewhere, the KJV renders that same term "penny," which is basically WORTHLESS in our day.
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In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and WITHOUT THE SHEDDING OF BLOOD THERE IS NO FORGIVENESS. It was necessary, then, for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. (Heb 9:22,23)
and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. (Col 1:20)
Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him! (Rom 5:9)
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace (Eph 1:7)
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. (Eph 2:13)
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Yet, there is only ONE true God (Dt. 6:4; Rom. 3:30; James 2:19; etc). Logically, those three separate persons must be the ONE God.
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. (Deut. 6:4)Elohim is the Hebrew word for God, and it is in the plural form as it refers to the 3 persons of the godhead, who are ONE IN NATURE.
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Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the NAME of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, (Mat 28:19)
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And I will give him the morning star. (Rev 2:28)The same Greek term for "morning star" is also found here:
I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. (Rev 22:16)**The Catholic Church has given their mythical Mary the title 'Morning Star'! Their Mary is a definite rival of the Lord Jesus.
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yet you refuse to come to me to have life. (John 5:40)
** Stephen prayed TO Jesus (a form of worship) as he was dying (Acts 7:59).
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For, as I have often told you before and now say again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. THEIR DESTINY IS DESTRUCTION, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. THEIR MIND IS ON EARTHLY THINGS. But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, (Phil 3:18-20)Note the contrast between the "many" who are lost to the saints of God referred to in v. 20. Also, the above passage is another way of stating the following:
Those who live according to the sinful nature have their MINDS SET ON WHAT THAT NATURE DESIRES; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their MINDS SET ON WHAT THE SPIRIT DESIRES. The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; (Rom 8:5,6)
The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life's worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature. (Luke 8:14)** We all need to be in the Scriptures as much as possible - putting God's word into practice.
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But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent's cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ. For if someone comes to you and preaches a Jesus other than the Jesus we preached, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted, YOU PUT UP WITH IT EASILY ENOUGH. (2 Cor 11:3,4)
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