Comments by Joan Boney:
Paul encouraged the young evangelist, Timothy,
I Timothy 4:13 Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
I have used this instruction to keep myself going since 1975 when I was born again.
Reading: Godly exhortations, mostly in Bible, both Old and new Testaments. Like the Bible, truly godly exhortations never get old for they are from God to help us to "hang on" and endure to the end.
Exhortations: Advice and warnings in ways of God, checking ourselves by scriptures as the days grow more evil around us as they will do in the last days.
Doctrines: In the last days many churches will "fall away" from doctrines of Christ and allow other doctrines to be set up for new generations of followers. This is antichrist in the end time churches, says Paul in 2 Thessalonians 2.
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Some of the ways of this world are opposite to the teachings of the Bible, and doctrines from the Bible have been removed from some church groups. Doctrines concerning marriage/divorce/ remarriage and homosexuals & lesbians are often different from the doctrines of the Bible. Antichrist even appears in New Testament church groups where the doctrines of Paul and Peter are changed.
For example: Jesus said the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. (Mt. 5:32)
Paul told us homosexuals and lesbians are turned over to these "vile affections" by God when they mishandled the truth of God. (Romans 1:24-28) Some churches even approve unrepentant homosexuals and lesbians in the church group and stop teaching the doctrine of sin shown in the Bible as society of the world approves the homosexuals and lesbians.
I've often heard the older Christians say, "Things are so watered down at their church today that they find a problem continuing to attend church."
I was born again when God said to me ... "Joan ... you know those "mistakes you've been making all these years? Those weren't mistakes. Those were sins."
If they stop preaching sin, and people don't realize what they are doing is sin, salvation begins to decrease in the congregation and a social doctrine rises whereby few are born again.
My mother and father did not attend any church. They were both born again in their 70's and wanted to go to church after they were changed by God.
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Recently I felt God encouraging me to share some examples from the books I have written in the 23 book series: Life in Christ.
Book 1: Taking Thoughts Captive
Book 2: Faith in God
Book 3: Following God by His Spirit
Book 4: Dealing With Destructive Thoughts
Book 5: Dreams from God
Book 6: Prayer to God: (Want to get your prayer answered?
The Bible says:
Pray according to the will of God. I John 5:14:15)
Book 7: The New Testament Church
Book 8: Promises from God to the Church (Our faith grows when we see the many promises God set forth in the Bible. II Peter 2:2-4 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, 3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.)
Book 9: Overcoming Through God
Book 10: Building your house on The Word of God
Book 11: Escaping the World God's Way
Book 12: Great is Thy Faithfulness
Book 13: Preparing Yourself For The Return of Jesus
Book 14: The prophet in Today's Church
Book 15: Righteousness, Prosperity, and Good Success: Joshua 1:8-9 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.
9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Book 16: Spiritual Warfare
Book 17: Dreams, Visions, Angels and the Holy Spirit
Book 18: Destruction in Today's Churches
Book 19: Attending Church!
Book 20: Doing the Word of God
Book 21: Overcoming Through God in Dealing With Cancer (by Pam Padgett with Joan Boney)
Book 22: Minister's Called By God From Heaven
(Soon to be published:)
Book 23: Living In Peace Daily As We Wait For The Return of Jesus
1 Peter 3:13-14 Nevertheless we, according to HIS promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of HIM in peace, without spot, and blameless.
14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of HIM in peace, without spot, and blameless.
(All Books Available Through Amazon: e-books: 99 cents)
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