1 JOHN 3:9
"Those who have been born into God's family do not make a practice of sinning, because God's life is in them. They can not keep on sinning because they are children of God."
We are all sinners. We are born with a sinful nature. We are all dead in our sin and need a Savior, to forgive us and wash us clean of our old nature. When we are baptized we go into a watery grave that washes away our sin and we rise up a new person, filled with the Holy Spirit. God's nature will abide in us as we are part of God's family.
Were you a sinner before you believed in Jesus Christ? Are you a new person now that you have become a part of God's family. Do you still sin? How can that be if you are a child of God? We can tell who the children of God are just as we can tell who the children of the devil are. The difference will be that though we still sin, we no longer commit DELIBERATE SIN.
No one born of God deliberately, habitually, or knowingly practices the same sin. A child of God can not keep on repeating the same sin, for God's nature abides in him. The true believer has the Principal's of God's life permanently within their heart. That is why it is possible to tell who a child of the Father and who is a child of the devil. God's children do not go on committing the same sin deliberately, knowingly and habitually. If you were an adulterer before being saved and you then continue deliberately, knowingly and habitually to commit adultery as a habit, you are not a child of God. The same applies to drunkenness, drug use, or criminal activity. If you disrespect God by committing the same sins as before, you have never known God. You have never been saved. You know in your heart what you must do. Come to Jesus and ask for forgiveness of your sins and be baptized in the Holy Spirit. Stop doing DELIBERATE SIN!
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Friday, June 27, 2008
WHO'S YOUR DADDY?
1 JOHN 3:1
"See how very much our Father loves us, for He calls us His children, and that is what we are! The people who belong to this world do not recognize that we are God's children because they do not know Him."
In this culture and at this time it can be confusing to many to know who their daddy is. There is DNA evidence available now to prove or disprove when the real fathers identity is in question. In the past there had been many questions of the true fatherhood of many offspring and there was no way to know for certain until now. The scripture for today makes the tests irrelevant. Do you want to know for certain who your daddy or father is! You are not an orphan. You have the most wonderful Father, if you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour.
Our Father loves us and He knows us individually and all about us. Our Father in Heaven calls us His children and that shows how much He loves us. So even if the people of this world do not recognize or understand your parents, God has the correct answer for you. Behold the manner of Love the Father has bestowed upon us, He has given us eternal life in perfection. What an incredible quality of love the Father has given us, that we should be permitted to be named and counted as the children of God. You are a son or daughter of God and He is your heavenly Father.
So if there is ever a question about your parentage you have the correct answer every time. If anyone asks "who's your daddy", you can give them the right and truthful answer.
GOD IS MY FATHER AND I AM HIS CHILD. Believer's will know you are correct.
"See how very much our Father loves us, for He calls us His children, and that is what we are! The people who belong to this world do not recognize that we are God's children because they do not know Him."
In this culture and at this time it can be confusing to many to know who their daddy is. There is DNA evidence available now to prove or disprove when the real fathers identity is in question. In the past there had been many questions of the true fatherhood of many offspring and there was no way to know for certain until now. The scripture for today makes the tests irrelevant. Do you want to know for certain who your daddy or father is! You are not an orphan. You have the most wonderful Father, if you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour.
Our Father loves us and He knows us individually and all about us. Our Father in Heaven calls us His children and that shows how much He loves us. So even if the people of this world do not recognize or understand your parents, God has the correct answer for you. Behold the manner of Love the Father has bestowed upon us, He has given us eternal life in perfection. What an incredible quality of love the Father has given us, that we should be permitted to be named and counted as the children of God. You are a son or daughter of God and He is your heavenly Father.
So if there is ever a question about your parentage you have the correct answer every time. If anyone asks "who's your daddy", you can give them the right and truthful answer.
GOD IS MY FATHER AND I AM HIS CHILD. Believer's will know you are correct.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
MY ADVOCATE
1 JOHN 2:1-2
"I am writing this so you will not sin. But, if anyone does sin, we have an ADVOCATE who pleads our case before the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the one who is truly righteous."
Have you ever wondered what it will be like on the day of judgement? What will the great white throne room with all of its stature and pomp and circumstance be like? The Father will be sitting in judgement and will be about to hear your case. You know that you have sinned and come short of the Glory of God. You are guilty of numerous breaches of God's laws and commandments. You deserve to be punished and sentenced for the wrongs that you have committed. If we ever need help, it is right then! If you ever need Jesus, it will be right now!
What if the court appointed an attorney to you because you could not pay the price? What if the attorney was just as guilty as you are and the Father knew it. Who could really help you then? Thank God, we have an advocate, or helper, who will plead our case before the Father and this advocate is truly righteous! Jesus Christ is the only one who could present and win our case. Jesus knows the hardship, and sympathizes with all who have been afflicted in this earthly life. In our time of trial He will give suitable direction and support and He will achieve a just outcome with full mercy and forgiveness.
Jesus, as the only righteous one, has been the sacrifice that atones for our sins. He is the sacrifice for the sins of the whole world, to those that have come to know and believe in Him. So even though we have violated God's laws and have repeatedly sinned, we have an advocate that will intercede on our behalf and He is the only one who could bring mercy and justice. Because Jesus conforms to God's will in every way, He is the only one who could present our case. We need to thank God that at the time of our judgement, JESUS IS MY ADVOCATE!
"I am writing this so you will not sin. But, if anyone does sin, we have an ADVOCATE who pleads our case before the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the one who is truly righteous."
Have you ever wondered what it will be like on the day of judgement? What will the great white throne room with all of its stature and pomp and circumstance be like? The Father will be sitting in judgement and will be about to hear your case. You know that you have sinned and come short of the Glory of God. You are guilty of numerous breaches of God's laws and commandments. You deserve to be punished and sentenced for the wrongs that you have committed. If we ever need help, it is right then! If you ever need Jesus, it will be right now!
What if the court appointed an attorney to you because you could not pay the price? What if the attorney was just as guilty as you are and the Father knew it. Who could really help you then? Thank God, we have an advocate, or helper, who will plead our case before the Father and this advocate is truly righteous! Jesus Christ is the only one who could present and win our case. Jesus knows the hardship, and sympathizes with all who have been afflicted in this earthly life. In our time of trial He will give suitable direction and support and He will achieve a just outcome with full mercy and forgiveness.
Jesus, as the only righteous one, has been the sacrifice that atones for our sins. He is the sacrifice for the sins of the whole world, to those that have come to know and believe in Him. So even though we have violated God's laws and have repeatedly sinned, we have an advocate that will intercede on our behalf and He is the only one who could bring mercy and justice. Because Jesus conforms to God's will in every way, He is the only one who could present our case. We need to thank God that at the time of our judgement, JESUS IS MY ADVOCATE!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
WHY HAS THE LORD'S DAY BEEN DELAYED?
2 PETER 3:9
"The Lord is not really being slow about His promise, as some people think. No, HE IS BEING PATIENT FOR YOUR SAKE. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent."
I for one would like to see the Lord come today. I would rather be in heaven with the Lord and in perfection than to continue in this corrupt world. As a true believer, we do not fear death, for to be absent from our body is to be present with the Lord. In our hearts is the desire to be with the Lord eternally in Heaven. We also desire that those we know and love come and believe in Jesus Christ, so that they can be saved from eternal separation from God. If the Lord came today, as we hoped, then how many of those we love would be lost forever? When you compare being in heaven with the Lord or destruction and eternal damnation for non believer's, then our only rational position is that the Lord delay His coming. For the sake of others we accept and understand why the Lord has delayed His Day of Judgement.
Lets not forget that a day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and that a thousand years is like a day to Him. His time is not our time and our lives are lived in relativity to His. So when we say delay it is beyond our understanding in some cases. Do not worry, the day of the Lord is coming for everyone, it will be swift and unexpected, like a thief in the night. The Lord is not slack or tardy as some think according to their mortal conception. The truth is the Lord is long suffering and patient toward those who need to be saved. He does not a single person to perish or suffer the second death. It is for their sake that He delays His coming. He awaits their repentance.
Forgive those of us who would prefer that the day of the Lord be today. It is a selfish motive to leave this body and world behind and obtain our heavenly body and mansion as the Lord promised. We will try and understand and then we will succeed in realizing the justice and mercy of the Lord. FOR THE SAKE OF THE UNBELIEVER THE LORD'S DAY HAS BEEN DELAYED!
"The Lord is not really being slow about His promise, as some people think. No, HE IS BEING PATIENT FOR YOUR SAKE. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent."
I for one would like to see the Lord come today. I would rather be in heaven with the Lord and in perfection than to continue in this corrupt world. As a true believer, we do not fear death, for to be absent from our body is to be present with the Lord. In our hearts is the desire to be with the Lord eternally in Heaven. We also desire that those we know and love come and believe in Jesus Christ, so that they can be saved from eternal separation from God. If the Lord came today, as we hoped, then how many of those we love would be lost forever? When you compare being in heaven with the Lord or destruction and eternal damnation for non believer's, then our only rational position is that the Lord delay His coming. For the sake of others we accept and understand why the Lord has delayed His Day of Judgement.
Lets not forget that a day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and that a thousand years is like a day to Him. His time is not our time and our lives are lived in relativity to His. So when we say delay it is beyond our understanding in some cases. Do not worry, the day of the Lord is coming for everyone, it will be swift and unexpected, like a thief in the night. The Lord is not slack or tardy as some think according to their mortal conception. The truth is the Lord is long suffering and patient toward those who need to be saved. He does not a single person to perish or suffer the second death. It is for their sake that He delays His coming. He awaits their repentance.
Forgive those of us who would prefer that the day of the Lord be today. It is a selfish motive to leave this body and world behind and obtain our heavenly body and mansion as the Lord promised. We will try and understand and then we will succeed in realizing the justice and mercy of the Lord. FOR THE SAKE OF THE UNBELIEVER THE LORD'S DAY HAS BEEN DELAYED!
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
SPOKEN FROM GOD!
2 PETER 1:20-21
"Above all, you must realize that no prophecy in scripture ever came from the prophet's own understanding, or from human initiative. No these prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they SPOKE FROM GOD!"
Humans are subject to failure, mistakes and errors. Even the prophets were subject to human error and so it is fitting that the truth of this scripture teaches us that prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God. No prophecy came from their own understanding, or human initiative, it all came from God. Therefore we know that we can rely on and trust the words spoken by God through His prophets, for they are really God's Word, spoken through the divine inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
No prophecy ever originated because some man willed it and made it happen. No prophecy came from a human impulse. As prophets spoke from God they were moved and propelled along by the Holy Spirit. What a comforting feeling to know that the infallible God could use men as His spokesperson, but the words belonged to the Lord. There are no mistakes in what God said. We can make mistakes interpreting His word and we can make mistakes translating His Word, but the prophecies of God are never wrong.
So were do you stand on the Word of God? Do you think they are the thoughts and ideas of a few men, that are subject to error? Do you think that only certain parts of the bible are trustworthy? Like Woody Allen, do you just believe in 7 out of the 10 commandments? Then it is time you realized and know that the scriptures, prophecies and commandments of God came from God and not men. The authors were move and inspired by the Holy Spirit. The are really the words SPOKEN FROM GOD!
"Above all, you must realize that no prophecy in scripture ever came from the prophet's own understanding, or from human initiative. No these prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they SPOKE FROM GOD!"
Humans are subject to failure, mistakes and errors. Even the prophets were subject to human error and so it is fitting that the truth of this scripture teaches us that prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God. No prophecy came from their own understanding, or human initiative, it all came from God. Therefore we know that we can rely on and trust the words spoken by God through His prophets, for they are really God's Word, spoken through the divine inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
No prophecy ever originated because some man willed it and made it happen. No prophecy came from a human impulse. As prophets spoke from God they were moved and propelled along by the Holy Spirit. What a comforting feeling to know that the infallible God could use men as His spokesperson, but the words belonged to the Lord. There are no mistakes in what God said. We can make mistakes interpreting His word and we can make mistakes translating His Word, but the prophecies of God are never wrong.
So were do you stand on the Word of God? Do you think they are the thoughts and ideas of a few men, that are subject to error? Do you think that only certain parts of the bible are trustworthy? Like Woody Allen, do you just believe in 7 out of the 10 commandments? Then it is time you realized and know that the scriptures, prophecies and commandments of God came from God and not men. The authors were move and inspired by the Holy Spirit. The are really the words SPOKEN FROM GOD!
Monday, June 23, 2008
EQUAL PARTNER'S
1 PETER 3:7
"Husbands, you must give honor to your wives. Treat your wife with understanding as you live together. She may weaker than you are, but she is your EQUAL PARTNER in God's gift of new life. Treat her as you should so that your prayers will not be hindered."
Do you believe that men and women are equal? It may be true that when it comes to physical strength, men are stronger than women, but strength is not the total issue. The scriptures refer to women as the weaker vessel, but an equal partner in God's gift of new life. Even though men are considered to be the head of the household and their authority is to be respected, husbands are to treat their wives with understanding and honor. In fact if you disrespect your wife the Lord indicates that your prayers may be hindered. In this age of feminism, the question is are we not both equal. Are human thoughts and plans better than God's plan?
Jesus Christ is no respecter of persons. This means that when it comes to the gift of new life, we are all equal partners. Men and women are equal in the kingdom of Heaven as their is no distinction in their sexuality. Men need to understand God's heart and how He sees us as all equal and the same in the eternal kingdom. This is why here on earth married men should live considerately with their wives. There should be an intelligent recognition in your marriage relationship. You are joint heirs of God.
If you abuse your authority as the head of the house, your prayers and life will be hindered. You can cause your prayers to be cut off from God if you do not honor your wife. As marriage partners you should strive to be of one mind, honoring one another. Align yourself with God and His Word and you will respect one another and the plan of God here on earth. Men must assume the authority given to them in marriage and with the family but they may not dishonor their wife or children. Look up, our redemption draws nigh, and we will be equal partners in Heaven.
"Husbands, you must give honor to your wives. Treat your wife with understanding as you live together. She may weaker than you are, but she is your EQUAL PARTNER in God's gift of new life. Treat her as you should so that your prayers will not be hindered."
Do you believe that men and women are equal? It may be true that when it comes to physical strength, men are stronger than women, but strength is not the total issue. The scriptures refer to women as the weaker vessel, but an equal partner in God's gift of new life. Even though men are considered to be the head of the household and their authority is to be respected, husbands are to treat their wives with understanding and honor. In fact if you disrespect your wife the Lord indicates that your prayers may be hindered. In this age of feminism, the question is are we not both equal. Are human thoughts and plans better than God's plan?
Jesus Christ is no respecter of persons. This means that when it comes to the gift of new life, we are all equal partners. Men and women are equal in the kingdom of Heaven as their is no distinction in their sexuality. Men need to understand God's heart and how He sees us as all equal and the same in the eternal kingdom. This is why here on earth married men should live considerately with their wives. There should be an intelligent recognition in your marriage relationship. You are joint heirs of God.
If you abuse your authority as the head of the house, your prayers and life will be hindered. You can cause your prayers to be cut off from God if you do not honor your wife. As marriage partners you should strive to be of one mind, honoring one another. Align yourself with God and His Word and you will respect one another and the plan of God here on earth. Men must assume the authority given to them in marriage and with the family but they may not dishonor their wife or children. Look up, our redemption draws nigh, and we will be equal partners in Heaven.
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