Saturday, June 17, 2017

BOOK: Exhortations

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Revelation 22 ... And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent HIS angel to shew unto HIS servants the things which must shortly be done.
 

Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
 

And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.
 

Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book:

worship God. 


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Many people think they worship God but by their words you can tell they really worship their pastor or their church, for when they speak to you they do not speak of God and what He has done, but they tell you which church they attend and how wonderful their pastor is.

There is such a tendency to worship the seen rather than worshipping the unseen.

They worship the mountain rather than the creator. 

(For this God turned them over to a reprobate mind... Romans 1)

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Acts 3 ... Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;  Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.

And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them. Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.

And all the people saw him walking and praising God:  And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.  And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.

And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk? 

The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified HIS Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied HIM in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let HIM go.

But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;

And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.

And HIS name through faith in HIS name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by HIM hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all. 


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