💥 Podcast: Is there a "Law of God" for the New Testament church today?

 

 

(This podcast was previously recorded and published on December 21, 2020)

 

It is important to read New Testament Bible and to keep scriptures of what God says before us so we will not drift away from God's laws with the thinking of humans and be turned over by God to a reprobate mind.

Romans 1:28  And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

II Corinthians 13:5  Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

The only thing important is:  What does God say?

By the New Testament Bible, we set our thinking to match God's view.

 

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Consider this:

 

I Corinthians 7:39   The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

In churches, people are often told, "We don't go by the law in the New Testament church." 

We don't go by the law of Moses concerning sacrifice of animals for sins, but we still go by the New Testament laws of God as the New Testament church.

Romans 7:1-3  Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?  For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.  So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.

I Corinthians 7:10-11  And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:  But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

Matthew 5:32  But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

 

(If a husband divorces a faithful wife and she remarries, she will commit adultery but her husband who divorced her will be the cause of her adultery.  And the man who marries this divorced woman commits adultery.)

Mark 10

2 And the Pharisees came to HIM (to Jesus), and asked HIM, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting HIM.

3 And HE answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?

4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

5 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.

6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;

8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.

9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

10 And in the house HIS disciples asked HIM again of the same matter.

11 And HE saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.

12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

At the marriage ceremony, most couples vow that marriage is "till death do them part."  That is certainly what God teaches.

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In the Bible, the apostle Paul shows us how the two become one flesh.

I Corinthians 6:15-16  Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.  What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith HE, shall be one flesh.

(Even if a man has sex with a prostitute, the two become one flesh.) 

How do you separate one flesh?

You can't explain it away by divorce papers from a civil court.

Therefore God says:  Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. (I Corinthians 6:18)

Sexual sins are different from all other sins.

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Concerning homosexuals and lesbians:

Romans 1:25-27   Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

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💥 Scriptures:

Psalms 28:8  The LORD (the Word) is their strength, and HE is the saving strength of HIS anointed.

 

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Psalm 17:8-9  Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of Thy wings,

9 From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.

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Psalm 91:4  He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wings shalt thou trust: His truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

 

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Isaiah 45:19  God said ... I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye ME in vain: I the Lord speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

 

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Romans 8:15-17  For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with Him, that we may be also glorified together.

 

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Psalm 40:4  Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

 

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💥 Revelation 13 (Reading through the Bible)

And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.

² And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.

³ And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.

⁴ And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?

⁵ And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.

⁶ And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, and His tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.

⁷ And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.

⁸ And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

⁹ If any man have an ear, let him hear.

¹⁰ He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

¹¹ And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.

¹² And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.

¹³ And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,

¹⁴ And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.

¹⁵ And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.

¹⁶ And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

¹⁷ And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

¹⁸ Here is wisdom.  Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast:  for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore six.  

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💥 Lies are one of the ways to destruction seen all around us today

 

Barbara Preston, member of the body of Christ

 

Matthew 7:13-14  (Jesus said) Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

Earlier today I was thinking about the above scripture and the "strait gate and narrow way" that Jesus was talking about.

In the world today there are so many lies we hear on tv or read online with absolutely no regard for truth.

When you allow yourself to lie to others you put yourself on a very broad road. Which lie do you want to tell so you can get what you want? 

I understand this because before God gave me His Holy Spirit, the Spirit of truth, this was the way I lived. The only fear I had was getting caught in one of my lies.

Now I have a very strong desire to live in truth and I am so grateful that God had mercy on me and changed me. 

 

I think this explosion of lies we are seeing today is another sign of how close we are to God's judgment coming upon this world. It reminds me of the following scripture ...

Revelation 22:14-15  Blessed are they that do His commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. 

15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

 

 

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💥 Podcast: None of the wicked will understand the plagues of the last days but the righteous will understand and be purified

 

 

(This podcast was previously recorded and published on December 18, 2020) 

 

During the great tribulation that God sends upon this earth, we read: 

 

Daniel 12:10   Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. 

 

God sends HIS wrath upon this earth:  great hail stones, fire mingled with blood, a great mountain moves into the sea, a great star falls and the waters are poisoned and many die, the solar system changes and there is 1/3 less sun, moon, and stars, locust come out from the bottomless pit and "sting" men who have not the seal of God in their foreheads and hurt them for 5 months with torments of their stings, 4  angels come from the river Euphrates and kill 1/3 part of the men upon this earth, the 7th angel declares there shall be time no more.  (Revelation 8 & 9) 

 

Then the vials of the wrath of God are carried by the next 7 angels and they are poured out one by one upon the earth and the men who have the mark of the beast on their bodies: great smelly sores came on these men who worshiped the beast, the sea became as blood and every living soul in the sea died, the fountains and rivers became blood, the sun scorched men with fire, the kingdom of the beast was filled with great darkness whereby men of the beast suffered pain and gnawed their tongues, spirits of devils working miracles were loosed from the river Euphrates and the water dried up, the 7th angel pours his vial into the air and announced, "It it done," and there were voices and thunders and lightnings and a great earthquake and the cities of the nations fell and every island fled away and every mountain disappeared, and great hail fell ... "and men blasphemed God."  (Revelation 16) 

 

Revelation 9:20-21  And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: 

 

21 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. 

 

Even when the plagues came, they could not repent and they did not repent.  They had taken on the mark of the beast, antichrist.  They blasphemed God instead in the midst of the plagues. 

 

"None of the wicked shall understand."  (Daniel 12:10) 

 

The main way we recognize antichrist today in the churches today is when we speak they cannot understand what we are saying for they do not have the Spirit of God but the spirit in them is another spirit. 

 

Jesus said: 

 

John 8:43-45 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word. 

 

44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. 

 

45 And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. 

 

The Holy Spirit is The Spirit of Truth.  They do not have the Holy Spirit in them though they say "Jesus is Lord".  So like their father, the devil, when they speak they speak lies and they do not understand the truth therefore they do not repent of their sins. 

 

*  But the righteous understand  ... and are therefore refined and purified in the tribulations ... and repent of their past sins. 

 

But none of the wicked understand.  (Daniel 12:10)

 

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💥 Scriptures:

 

Matthew 7:13-14  (Jesus said) Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

 

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Psalms 28:8  The LORD (the Word) is their strength, and HE is the saving strength of HIS anointed. 

 

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Mark 10:27  And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.

 

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Psalm 32:10-11  Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the Lord (the Word), mercy shall compass him about. 

 

11 Be glad in the Lord (the Word), and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.  

 

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Psalm 63:3-4   Because Thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise Thee.

4 Thus will I bless Thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in Thy name.

 

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Joshua 1:9  God said ... 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.

 

 

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💥 Revelation 12 (Reading through the Bible)

And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: ² And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.

³ And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. ⁴ And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

⁵ And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to HIS throne.

⁶ And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.

⁷ And there was war in heaven: Michael and HIS angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, ⁸ And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.

⁹ And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him
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¹⁰ And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of HIS Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.

¹¹ And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

¹² Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. 

Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

¹³ And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.

¹⁴ And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

¹⁵ And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.

¹⁶ And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

¹⁷ And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

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💥 Podcast: Christmas? Where is that in the Bible? Christ's mass?

 

 

(This podcast was previously recorded and published on December 15, 2020) 

 

According to Wikipedia (Internet Encyclopedia) "Christmas actually evolved from pagan traditions celebrating the winter solstice."

It was a long winter so they met to celebrate the sun ... they worshipped the sun.

Christmas is not mentioned in the Bible. We are not told by GOD to do any of these things the people of this world do concerning their holiday, Christmas.

At one point, God even said HE hated those solemn feasts:

Isaiah 1:13-17   Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto ME; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. 14 Your new moons and your appointed feasts MY soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.  And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide MINE eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. 16 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before MINE eyes; cease to do evil;  17 Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

Men establish so many feasts and holidays which are not appointed by God and they become idols of worship to men.  Much sorrow comes through these things which are not called for by God.

In the early Christmas, it was a worship to the "sun" for the long winter was ending in the north countries.

When God commands something, how often does the world flock to do that commandment?

The vast popularity of Christmas testifies to it being something of man that he thought to be a good idea.

There is no word from God in the Bible to "celebrate" Christmas or Easter.  These were ideas of man and set up by pagan men and became idols of men.

 

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💥 Scriptures:

 

Proverbs 29:25  The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

 

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2 Corinthians 12:9-10  And He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for whenI am weak, then am I strong.

 

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Psalm 119:36-37  Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.

37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken Thou me in Thy way.

 

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Deuteronomy 28:13  And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:

 

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Psalm 18:32  It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.  

 

 

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💥 Revelation 11 (Reading through the Bible)

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. ² But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.

³ And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.

⁴ These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.

⁵ And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.

⁶ These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.

⁷ And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.

⁸ And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.

⁹ And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.

¹⁰ And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.

¹¹ And after three days and an half the spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.

¹² And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.

¹³ And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.

¹⁴ The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly.

¹⁵ And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and HE shall reign for ever and ever.

¹⁶ And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, ¹⁷ Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because Thou hast taken to Thee Thy great power, and hast reigned.

¹⁸ And the nations were angry, and Thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that Thou shouldest give reward unto Thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear Thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.

¹⁹ And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in His temple the ark of His testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.

 

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💥 Podcast: Why do men allow other men to call themselves "Reverend"?

 

 

(This podcast was previously recorded and published on December 14, 2020)

 

A man wrote to me and at the bottom of the letter he called himself "Reverend."

Immediately I told him he should not call himself "Reverend", for only God in the Bible is called "Reverend."  

Psalm 111:9  HE (God) sent redemption unto His people: HE hath commanded His covenant for ever: holy and reverend is HIS name.

This man said he went to Bible college and they told them now they could call themselves "Reverend".

God said to me:  "But you wouldn't allow them to call you Reverend."

 

(I thought about this.)

 

How is it that I wouldn't allow this when they do?

Then I realized it was because I have the Holy Spirit of Truth in me and they do not.  They have another spirit.

Then I saw the following scripture, concerning the mark of the beast.

Revelation 13:8  And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him (the dragon & the beast), whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

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💥 Scriptures:

 

1 Thessalonians 5:18  In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

 

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Romans 12:2  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

 

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Hebrews 4:14-16  Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.

15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

 

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1 Samuel 12:24  Only fear the LORD, and serve Him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things He hath done for you.

 

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Ecclesiastes 3: 12  I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. 

 

13 And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God. 

 

14 I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before HIM.  

 

 

 

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💥 Revelation 10 (Reading through the Bible)

And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: 

² And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,
³ And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. 

⁴ And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.

(There are times God stops us from writing or speaking those things we have seen from HIM.)

⁵ And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,
⁶ And sware by HIM that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:

⁷ But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as HE hath declared to His servants the prophets.

⁸ And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.

⁹ And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. 

And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.

¹⁰ And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.

¹¹ And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.

(We love the Word God gives us and we eat that word and it is sweet to us ... but it comes bitter to those who hate the word of God when we "prophesy" to them.)

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💥 Podcast: Many in the church are weak and sickly and many die because they mishandle the Word of God

 

 

 

(This podcast was previously recorded and published on December 9, 2020) 

 

In both the Old and New Testament we have strong warning about the misuse of the Word of God. 

 

God gave very specific instruction concerning the building of the ark of the covenant.  It was to be made from specific wood and covered inside and outside with pure gold.  For the ark was to contain the most precious thing of all things on this entire earth.  What did they carry in the ark?  rubies, gold, diamonds?  

 

No that which they carried was far more precious than the most precious things of this world. 

 

 God said:  "And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee." 

 

And only select men could carry the ark.  When a man who was not appointed to touch the ark, reached up and steadied the ark when the oxen stumbled, God struck this man dead.

 

II Samuel 6:1-7  Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.  And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims. 

 

And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart.  And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark. And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.

And when they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it.

And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.

Uzzah was not one of the men who was appointed by God to touch the ark, the Bible.

Paul explains to us that because men use the Bible unworthily, many are weak and sickly and many die.

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In the New Testament, Paul says, I Corinthians 11:27-31 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.

30 For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep (die).

31 For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

(In this scripture, Paul is speaking of the way we use the Bible.)

Using the Bible is a very serious matter.  The examples of the Old Testament show how precious the Word of God is and how it must be handled carefully.  This is confirmed in the New Testament.

Jesus, The Word of God, is above rubies and all other things to see or desire.

Because of the misuse of the Word of God, many today are weak and sickly and many die.

 

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💥 Scriptures:

Proverbs 1:7  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

 

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Psalm 37:25-26  I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor His seed begging bread.

26 He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and His seed is blessed.

 

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Philippians 4:6-7  Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 

 

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Matthew 23:12  (Jesus says) And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

 

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Psalm 62:7-8  In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

8 Trust in HIM at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before HIM: God is a refuge for us. Selah. 

 

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Isaiah 40:8  The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

 

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