Luke 21:36 Jesus says: Watch ye therefore, and pray always,
that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
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Revelation 8:10-11 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
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Matthew 7:21-23 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
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II Timothy 2:8-9 be
thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power
of God; Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not
according to our works, but according to HIS own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
... 11-14
Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of
the Gentiles. For the which cause I also suffer these things:
nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and
am persuaded that HE is able to keep that which I have committed unto
HIM against that day. Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast
heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
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I Corinthians 12:1-4 Now
there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are
differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there are
diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in
all.
v. 28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
It is God who has given us these spiritual gifts and has created us to operate in the spiritual gifts which HE has given us.
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I Corinthians 12:8-11 For
to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word
of knowledge by the same Spirit; To another faith by the same Spirit; to
another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; To another the working
of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to
another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of
tongues: But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit,
dividing to every man severally as HE will.
Romans 12:4-8
For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not
the same office: So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every
one members one of another. Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us,
whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of
faith; Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that
teacheth, on teaching; Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that
giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence;
he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
I Peter 4:10-11 As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man
minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in
all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and
dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Ephesians 4:11-16 (After Jesus arose, HE gave gifts to the church to minister to the church.) And HE gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till
we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son
of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the
fulness of Christ: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and
fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of
men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into Him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: From
whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which
every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure
of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself
in love.
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Jude 17-19 But,
beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles
of our Lord Jesus Christ; How that they told you there should be
mockers (imitators) in the last time, who should walk after their
own ungodly lusts. These be they who separate themselves, sensual,
having not the Spirit.
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II Peter 3:10-14 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
Looking for and
hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on
fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
Nevertheless we, according to HIS promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of HIM in peace, without spot, and blameless.
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Romans 8:11 But
if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you,
HE that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal
bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you.
John 14:26 But
the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in MY
name, HE shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your
remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
John 16:13
Howbeit when HE, the Spirit of truth, is come, HE will guide you into
all truth: for HE shall not speak of HIMSELF; but whatsoever HE shall
hear, that shall HE speak: and HE will shew you things to come.
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I Corinthians 2:1-5 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.
And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.
And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
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John 5:30 Jesus said: I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear (from God), I judge: and MY judgment is just; because I seek not Mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent ME.
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For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
Which things also we speak
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Romans 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
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John 15:26 Jesus says: 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:
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I Thessalonians 4:13-17 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep (dead), that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with HIM.
For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent (precede) them which are asleep.
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
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I Thessalonians 4:18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
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I Peter 5: Presented today
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