Matthew 24
4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
5 For many shall come in MY name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
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They come saying they are Christians, but they trouble us when they speak.
They are: Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. II Timothy 3:7
I doubt these people know they are not Christians.
When I was approximately 15 years old, I went forward at a church and was baptized. I had no idea I was not a Christian until I was born again by the Word given me by God when I was approximately 37-years old. And God said to me by HIS Spirit, "Joan ... you know these mistakes you've been making all these years. Those weren't mistakes. They were sins."
I was so shocked! But with THAT WORD I was changed instantly. After that, I wanted to know God. The Bible was then important to me.
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Since that time in 1975, the Bible, the Word of God, has been everything to me. Only by the scriptures do I have power to do that which God shows me to do. Even with that word from God it is not automatic for me.
To enable me to do these instructions, I keep the scriptures in my Kindle photo section and meditate on these things day and night. I check each night also to see if I did what these things from God say to do.
Meditating in the scriptures is the only way I can be strong enough to do the scriptures.
Meditating in the scriptures is the only way I can be strong enough to do the scriptures.
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Joshua 1:8
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
Sometimes I will need to look at one section of scripture for several weeks or even several months, day and night, to be able to do the instructions.
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Psalm 1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
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When we are chosen by God as HIS children, we have everything worth having in this present life.
And we know it was all because God chose us, and not because we decided to become a Christian.
Only God can give us HIS Spirit and that is everything to us.
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.
Only after a person is born again, chosen by God and given the Holy Spirit by God, can we teach or really help that other person.
We must learn to recognize those other people who are of God.
We must not waste our salvation on those who are not set in the church by God, for there are very many not of God.
It is God's choice, not ours or theirs.
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Romans 9
7 Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
8 That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.
9 For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.
10 And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac;
11 (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)
12 It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
17 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew MY power in thee, and that MY name might be declared throughout all the earth.
18 Therefore hath HE (God) mercy on whom HE will have mercy, and whom HE will HE hardeneth.
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After we are born again, then we meditate on scriptures day and night so we can have the power to do those scriptures.
Before this, people just go through religious motions of their church groups.
I Corinthians 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
But we must beware of those who say they are Christians but do not have the Spirit of God for Jesus told us to "take heed" that we not be deceived by them. Matthew 24:4
The things I write and record are for those who have the Spirit of God to help you to be ready for the return of Jesus which seems to be soon upon us.
For prophets are sent to the church to make the church ready for the return of Jesus.
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