Sermons 3.
Pride.
"Its Christ and I, as I see it, if I stand, I stand with Christ, if I fall, I fall with Christ, either way I believe in Christ and His Father. Be encouraged My Brothers and Sisters and BELIEVE. In Christ Rev.A.R.Smith" Pride. Inordinate self-esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, accomplishments, rank or elevation in office, which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve, and often in contempt of others. Pride is a chain, hung about the heart of those that fear others rebuke, and contempt for the fallen or the poor. You may not have a grand mansion, so what, many don't, you may not have as much money as your neighbor, so what, I don't either. You may not have the calling of God that others have, so what, even Peter was rebuked by Jesus, for trying to ascertain where He and John were going. Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do? Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me. (John 21:21-22.) Wesley states of These verses; �St. John stays not for the call; he rises and follows him too; but says not one word of his own love or zeal. He chose that the action only should speak this; and even when he records the circumstance, he tells us not what that action meant, but with great simplicity relates the fact only. If here and there a generous heart sees and emulates it, be it so; but he is not solicitous that men should admire it. It was addressed to his beloved Master, and it was enough that he understood it.� Pride will be a block of Iron around your neck, weighing you down, and preventing you from asking aid, and prayer, from the other brothers, and sisters in Christ. So you don't have to give, but I say you do. You give your time, and prayer to the Lord, for the resolution of some others difficulties. Do you believe that you are better than another, because of your possessions? Do you believe a poor man should not be sitting with you in Church? Then if you do, why do you go to Church? Is it to be seen, hear, admired, or should it be to worship the Lord. No matter what you have or don't have, the Lord is no respecter of persons. A rich man is just as important, as a poor one, and the other way around. For to you that are rich, What House can you build for the Lord, what offering can you give to the Lord that says, I love you more than the rest? Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. How many times have you stopped the Lord from Blessing you, because of your pride? How many time would God have answered prayer, if it wasn't for your pride, and how many times have you, stopped Jesus from coming into your Church, because of pride? Was it an Angel at the door you turned away? Was the man in bids, and shirt, a lowly man or an emissary of God? For as it is written; �When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.� Do you live, or are you, in the grips of shame? Then you are being deceived by the spirit of pride. Is pride a spirit? Yes, so is arrogance, loftiness, self righteousness, and many others that are too many to name. Each and every time you are ashamed of your, cloths, home, status, office, and even color, you are in the grips of Satan, and the spirit of Pride. Pride is a cancer that eats away at the spirit of man, desiring to destroy all spiritual contact between you, and the Father. Here is the definition of Lowly; �Having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free from pride.� Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart. He scorneth the scorners; but he giveth grace to the lowly. Jesus showed no pride, neither in His clothing, nor in His attitude with others. He came, from being exalted, to being poor and humble, not for His sake, but for ours. Ask and it shall be given you. What happens if you don't ask? You don't receive. Pro 29:23 A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit. If a Christian can't, or wont, call upon his brothers, and sisters for prayer, no matter what the circumstances are, then who can he turn to? Are we all the same with the Lord? Doesn't he have the right, by the Gospel, to call upon the Church for a deliverance prayer? Do you have so much pride that you do not want the Church to know what your needs are? If so then this is pride. We are all to be as one body, the arm is just as important as the eye, and the torso is, just as important as the hand. Our deliverance comes not from man but only from God. When those that can give, give, it is because the Lord has provided it for them. If a person can't give, his prayers are worth more than fine gold, because he believes is Gods promises. I have, in the past, been bound by pride myself, but as the Lords Spirit taught me to depend upon God, the chain of pride fell from me, and I was set free to talk among the brethren. I was set free by the word of the Lord, to ask, to seek, and to knock. I no longer worried what people thought of me, I no longer feared what the Church might say of my poverty or dress, I no longer feared the world, I was free. I wish to share this prayer with all, which came from an associate of mine, I hope you enjoy reading it. �Dear Heavenly Father, I come to You in the Name of Jesus, and I ask You to forgive me of anything I have done that could displease You in any way. I ask You to cover me with the Blood of Jesus and fill me with Your Holy Spirit. Cause my thoughts to be Your thoughts, my desires, Your desires, my will, Your will, and put a guard across my mouth that I can say no more or no less than You would have me say. Keep me on the path that You have laid out for me today, and show me Satan's tactics in advance. (i_amgodschild)� ars. Ref; Pro 11:2, Mat 11.,Prov 3.,(Luke 18:10-14) Rev.A.R.Smith A.R.Smith Ministries References Websters, TSK and Easton.
Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of God.
Psa 34:14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. We all pursue(To endeavor to attain to; to strive to reach or gain.) God in many different ways, some sing songs, some sing spiritual songs, some teach the word, preach the word, read and study, and others pursue God in prayer, but all in all, what ever way we pursue God, we still have one thing in common, Jesus. Job 13:25 Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble? Will you break that which is dead, and the run after the fragments of the dead thing? Will you follow after those things, that are not to the saving of the soul, just to gather much, that means little? For when you break the leaf, you interrupt the strength of the wind that blows it around. The Lord is a jealous God, and will have no other god before Him. For there are many gods, and many Christ in this world, and was sense the beginning. To break is to suffer an interruption of friendship; to fall out. Do you break with God, and try to interrupt the natural flow of the Gospel? Do you believe that you know the hearts of men well enough to judge others, while forgetting to judge yourself? By doing so do you believe that your righteousness is better than another's? Do you teach, and forget to teach yourself? This is not in the pursue of God, and you should be ashamed of yourself, for even without you, the foundation of God standeth sure. 2Ti 2:19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. God knows those that are His. Weather they be in poverty, wealth, war, or in a state of testing. When something bad happens to a Christian, there are reasons that God allows it to happen, just as with Job. We must all pursue God by His word and commandments. We must all flee from, Injustice; unrighteousness; sin; wickedness; and evil. To pursue God is to fear Him, with a righteous fear. This is just as it is with our natural father, we love him, and fear his reprisals, if we do not do the things, that are ordered us to do. Job 28:28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding. �The fear of the Lord, that is wisdom.� Wisdom knowledge, and understanding are the three things that help us pursue God. Fear is wisdom, and wisdom is, true religion; godliness; piety; the knowledge and fear of God, and sincere and uniform obedience to his commands. This is the wisdom which is from above. Did you ever wonder why the Bible states that, � Mans wisdom is foolishness to God.�? Mans wisdom is based on the things, that he can see, dissect, and manipulate, for with the spiritual, mans power is useless. Man doesn't look for the truth, but they look for an alternative to it. Where does the earth come from? Man says, a big bang, but never try to explain where those substances came from, the truth is simple, the earth came from a word from the Lord. Man has never tried to explain where space came from, but the word of the Lord tells all. When man accepts Gods word as being true, they loose all control of their ideas, theories, and speculations, this puts fear into many, and is the reason that many will turn away from the truth, and not pursue God in earnest. Many teach that we are not to fear God in our pursuit of Him, this is because they do not understand what a reverent fear is. The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength. By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth. Each ruler that has ever ruled upon this earth, was ordained by God. Even today, we look at rulers around the world, some are peaceful rulers and others are tyrants, but they are still ordained by God. For there is not a man that rules, that God doesn't know his heart and motives. You ask, �Why is this so?� Because even a man being evil was made by God, not being evil, but being capable of making his own choice on how to live. Rom 9:17 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. (ref;Exo. 9:16.) To pursue God is, to believe Him, and to seek out His council. He tells us the things that are right and those that are wrong. If we allow Him, He will make our decisions for us, where to go, when to go and what we are to do and say. This is all written down for our acceptance in His word. We need not to seek council from anyone, or any other source. There is a curse for taking council from witches or sooth sayers. Lev 19:31 Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God. So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it; And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse. (1Ch 10:13-14.) There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee. Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God. (Deu 18:10-13.) (In Isa. 19:3 the word �charmers� is the rendering of the Hebrew 'ittim, meaning, properly, necromancers ( �whisperers�). In Deu. 18:11 the word �charmer� means a dealer in spells, especially one who, by binding certain knots, was supposed thereby to bind a curse or a blessing on its object.)(Necromancer (Deu.15:11), i.e., �one who interrogates the dead,� as the word literally means, with the view of discovering the secrets of futurity (Compare 1Sa.28:7). (Human sacrifices consumed by fire )(Wizard A pretender to supernatural knowledge and power, �a knowing one,� as the original Hebrew word signifies. Such an one was forbidden on pain of death to practice his deceptions (Lev.19:31; Lev.20:6, Lev.20:27; 1Sa.28:3; Isa.8:19; Isa.19:3). I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness. My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver. I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment: That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures. (Pro 8:13-21.) Our Source and supply is with God, and not man. For to pursue man is to pursue injustice, and poverty in body, and soul. Man has a way of righteousness that leads to destruction. The pursuit of God is to fully accept God, Christ and the Teachings of His Holy Spirit. Fully giving yourselves to God, offering yourself as a living sacrifice, which is your duty to God. A living sacrifice is to be, acceptable to all things that are Godly, serving The Master, in the good days, and especially the Bad. We are to encounter bad things, some poverty and others persecution, but even with all that comes upon us, we are never alone. The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up. 1Sa 2:7 The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them. He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. (1Sa 2:6-9.) Be content and pursue God, accept your state, for the Lord has declared to you that He remembers you. Ars. References Websters, TSK and Easton.
Why Me?
As the times draws nearer to the coming of Christ, we see many things happening around the world. Floods, Fires, Wars and conflicts everywhere. The lost are not the only ones suffering in these changes, the saved are also being pounded by the events. Many a Christian are suffering around the world, and the question most ask is, why me. When I had my first heart attack in 1999, I was in great pain, I cried out to the Lord and asked; �Why Me!� and the simplest answer I was to receive was, �Why Not?� The Lord brought back the scriptures to me, and I understood. Please read this verse very carefully; 2Co 8:2 How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. SUFFER; To feel or undergo pain of body or mind; to bear what is inconvenient. We suffer with pain, sickness or sorrow. We suffer with anxiety. We suffer by evils past and by anticipating others to come. We suffer from fear and from disappointed hopes.(Webster.) God had shown me that as a Christian, a believer in His Son Jesus, I would also suffer, not only threw persecution of spirit, but also in the flesh. God reminded me that His Son suffered great terrible pain for us, for He was also in the flesh. Today we see famine, floods, earthquakes, and murder abound. These thing must come to pass, and the Christian is also in the world, but not of the world. Jesus never promised us that being a follower of Him would be easy, but rather, He told us that He suffered and we would also suffer. Sickness is a part of the human nature. When an unbeliever is ill, he has no one to turn to except the doctors, but when a believer is ill, he has the power of prayer, the church elders to call upon, the congregation of the entire church body, and also the doctors. Php 4:12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. Are you in need? Does it seam that everyone around has plenty and you have very little? Then call upon the Father and ask Him that His will be done upon your life. Many times we are held down, or should I say, allowed to be poor, for the simple reason, that we are a light to the world, and the poor man would be more inclined to hear testimony from another poor man, to ask the reason why, that you have so much faith in Jesus. For even the apostle Paul stated that, he must be all things to all men that by some means, he might win some, poor to the poor, rich to the rich, and unlearned to the unlearned. If you can Glorify the Father with little, then how much more would you be able to glorify Him as a wealthy man, for the perfect praise comes from a child, so we must approach Him as a Child, being content with the way we are. Rom 8:17 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. We have, and will, suffer many things in this life, for the Bible states that the rain comes down on the righteous and the unrighteous. So the earthquake, floods, fires, and illness will also come down to all. We are all the seed of Adam and the heir to the promise to Abraham, for we are part of the happenings upon this earth. Why do you feel that God allows you to suffer needlessly? For you are not better than the Master but as an equal to Him. �It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord.� Did not our Lord, feel cold and heat, disappointment and anguish? 1Co 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. It is tempting to some, when these things come upon them, to turn away from Christ and seek aid elsewhere, this is the truth for the Bible tells us so. �But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.� (Mat 13:20-21) Being rooted, and grounded, in the word of God gives us an advantage over the world, for we know that nothing happens to a Christian, unless it be the will of God concerning them. We must believe in the redemptive, and saving power of our Lord. Many today are suffering from floods and famine, but there will not be more placed upon a Christian, that he cannot bear. 2Ti 1:12 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. When we suffer poverty, Jesus is with us, when we suffer floods, Jesus is with us, when we suffer homelessness, Jesus is with us, so why would you despair? And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.1Co 12:26 Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body. (Heb 13:3.) We are all one body, one church, and one fellowship. When a brother suffers, we all must suffer with him, when a brother is homeless, we grieve with him, when a brother is naked, we cloth him, and when he hungers, we feed him. We do all these things, not to receive a reward, but rather to keep the whole body together. For the eye is no greater than the arm, and the leg is no better than the ear, for each part of the body must stand together or the body will fall. If we have no food to give, no cloths to share, we pray together, so that the Father will hear our prayers, as a unit of brothers under Christ. The Father is our source and supply. Where do you receive cloths, to cloth the naked, the food to feed the hungry, and the will to believe? It all comes from The Father. Why do you believe that Christ commanded the disciples to be as one? For when brothers and sisters in Christ come together as one, there is strength and power. We can suffer persecution better, when another brother is there to stand with us. We can suffer, floods, hunger, homelessness, and nakedness, when we stand together, Suffer with those that suffer and rejoice when a brother is honored. When we have nothing to give, call upon the Lord, if we are in need, call upon the Lord, when we are in despair, call upon the Lord, and when we feel, that we are alone, call upon the Lord. Jesus died for our sins, do you not think that He, being our Saviour, is able to keep what He has paid a great price for? Do you believe that He would allow persecution, floods, famine or illness, to separate us from Him? Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? (Rom 8:35.) Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Be one together my brothers, and sister, for the Lord is with us all in these end days, He is always with you. Be one together. Ars. References Websters, TSK and Easton.
Hellfire and Brimstone.
Many that are laughing at Christians, and at Israel now, will mourn later. Those that are rich now, shall be in poverty later. Those that consider themselves beautiful now, shall be brought to humbleness. And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty. (Isa 3:24.) You have seen, and you have heard, but you still disregard the signs of the times. You disregard the signs in Heaven, and within, and upon, the earth. Seas roar, mountains spew fire, and liquid rock, the heat of the sun grows by the year, but you still do not believe. The fish, and animals, are dieing, and the sweet smell of the air is replaced by the smell of death that will not go away. Men seek peace, and it flees from them, The Holy City is divided into three parts, and still you disregard the word of the Lord. Truth and honesty are few strange words among you, and an honest man is hard to find, woe is to you, and the inhabitants of this earth. For a man shall arise and declare peace, but shall deceive many. He shall bring utter destruction upon multitudes, as the number of sands upon the shore of the sea. You still shall worship him as if it were Me. You all roar all like bears, standing tall in your castles of brick and glass, not knowing that even a bear can be brought down by the smallest piece of led. Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep. Hellfire and Brimstone shall fall, He has declared it from on high. (Luke 6:25.) Many in these last days are being deceived by what is called peace, and unity. How can a man, calling himself a believer in Christ, associate with the unfruitful works of darkness. We cannot say to an unbeliever, or should I say rather, a man that teaches contrary to the Gospel, in Christ, “God Bless”, for it is a contradiction of all that Christ taught. “If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.”(2Jn 1:10-11.) The heat is being turned up in these end days. Many are being required to make choices that will either, bless them for eternity, or curse them with everlasting fire. We cannot make a pact with the Devil, and eat supper with the Lord. We cannot curse the light and seek out the darkness, we cannot hold on to fables and fairy tales, then believe in the Gospel. If you do not believe in a Heaven or a Hell, then Satan has already deceived you, and you are cursed. Lets read a little in Psa 7:15; “He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.” Do you blame the neighbor for your problems, do you blame your employer for your mistakes, will you blame God for your separation from Him in the pit? Then you are again deceived, for as it is written, “He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.” You are digging your own pit. Mankind will remember you as you were, for after death, no one can repent, nor rejoice, and testify of the Lord. You have sealed yourself unto the day of judgment. The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken. (Psa 9:15.) Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. (Isa 14:15.) And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not. For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; (2Pe 2:3-4.) Who has told you that there is, no Hell, no Fire, no Brimstone? Who has told you, there is, no judgment, no punishment? Who has declared among you that those that, murder, rape, steal, lie, commit adultery, cause war, and desolation, are not judged after they enter into the grave? Who has declared unto the world that Gods word is not true? For if you believe these things, then the spirit of Anti-Christ has done its evil among you. For as you die, you also shall be raised and, you also shall be remembered. Who, or what, is the Anti-Christ? He is a spirit, the opposite of truth, the opposite of love, and the opposite of Christ. He is also one opposed to the Christian religion, Christian beliefs, and the Christian lifestyle. Do you not believe that God, is also a God, of great power, great wisdom, and Great Knowledge? Do you not believe that God is also, a God of great vengeance? The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. (Psa 11:5-6.) The Bible states that God is not in the wind, the Fire nor the earthquake, but Gods patience with the unrighteousness of man is coming to an end. And he said, “Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.” (1Ki 19:11-12.) You are a disrespectful people. You have tried to blame all the things, that man causes, on the Lord. Even after you have read the word. God does not cause wars, man does, God does not cause sickness, man does, God does not cause the seas to rise, and roar, out of its banks. God does not cause the earthquake that kills multitudes, God is not the one that causes fires to destroy, people, crops, nor dwellings? The time is coming when this earth shall rock like a drunkard, the sun will not shine, the moon, and the galaxies will not give light, and fire and brimstone shall rain down upon all peoples of the earth. Just remember what I have said in the start of this message;”Many that are laughing at Christians, and at Israel now, will mourn later. Those that are rich now, shall be in poverty later. Those that consider themselves beautiful now, shall be brought to humbleness. And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.” ars. References Websters, TSK and Easton.
Believing the Truth.
The Day we start believing the truth, is the day we start to grow. Children in School are taught the basics of education, what we call the three R’s. They believe what they are taught, and learn how to read, write, and calculate numbers. The problem arises when it comes to teaching the religious part of life. Without knowing the truth many will, and are, falling, trapped in the pit of ignorance of the truth. The family unit has fallen in disarray, and confusion. Many children are turning against their parents, and parents are turning against their children. In these last days we have brought forth a generation of children that are lost without the truth within them, these children have turned to drug use, homosexuality, and all manner of debauchery, and sin. Children having children, the welfare system is over loaded, the males are not taking responsibility for the baby’s being born to them, and many new baby’s are dieing by the thousands of disease, and hunger. This generation knows about Moses and Jesus, but they don’t know them. These two people are just fairy tales to them, without true meaning, for they haven’t been taught, they haven’t been warned, or they just don’t believe. So then, what is the truth? Here we see the difference between Moses, and Christ in John 1:17; “For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.” The law was given by Moses, and this generation knows law. The do nots of the Ten Commandments, are in knowledge of every human being upon this earth. Even those that do not believe in Christ, honor, most of the Commandments set down by God to the Israelites. What this generation doesn’t know, is that if you do not steal but commit adultery, you are guilty of all the law. For there is no one law that is greater than another. Speaking spiritually, God sees no difference between a lier and an adulterer, a thief and a rapist, nor a bragger and a murderer. An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law. Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? Thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? Thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege? Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God? (Rom 2:20-23.) John 18:38 Pilate saith unto him, “What is truth?...” What is truth? Truth is the ability to believe without seeing, feeling without being felt, and hearing without verbal communication. The Truth is, in God, and no other. The truth is, that we are property of the Most High. The truth is, we are living on a planet, in space, suspended by nothing. The Truth is, that we all are in need of salvation, for the actual truth is, that this world is coming to and end. Will you believe the truth if you are told? But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man) God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world? For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner? (Rom 3:5-7.) Webster tells us that Truth is; “Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with that which is, or has been, or shall be.” The truth of God, is his veracity and faithfulness. To do truth, is to practice what God commands. (John 3.) Websters definition; “Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with that which is, or has been, or shall be.” 1.Exact accordance with that which is, and was. For Our God was, and still is, from everlasting to everlasting. There was truth before there was a universe, the planets, and the sky. There was truth before the animals of the field, and the birds in the sky existed, there was truth, before man. We don't see all things about God from the New Testament, no, we must also look at the truth, from the beginning of the creation. Have you ever wondered how old God is, What about Satan? God is not old, nor young, for He is Spirit, He had no beginning, and will have no end. On the other hand, Satan was created in a space, and time, of Gods choosing. He can be given a date of creation, not countable by man, but by God. This fact shows another weakness of the deceiver. Here is a question that many ask, but very seldom receive an answer. If God created Satan, didn't He also create sin? No. For Satan(Light Giver.) was a free spirit and created all manner of sin. There-fore he fell from righteousness, and was ejected from Heaven. Since God cannot sin, it was, and still is, impossible for God, to create any manner of sin nor unrighteousness. The truth comes from a doctrine, not written by man, but by the Holy Spirit of God. We have been introduced by doctrines of many kind all of our lives. This is the reason that there is so much confusion on what the truth is. Confusion brings about the lack of clear thought, the lack of being able to choose the rights, and wrongs, of doctrine. Act 17:19 And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is? The truth is sometimes hard to accept. This upsets the mind, and body, causing a rejection of the truth. Why? For it is written that; “For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.” (Gal 5:17.) The things that bring pleasure to the flesh may be harmful to the spirit. For adultery may bring pleasure to the flesh, but it condemns the soul. But for a couple that are married, there is no defilement of their bed. Your mind controls the body, and the spirit controls the mind. Now, if the mind takes control of the body, and spirit, you can have two outcomes. If the Spirit is righteous then the mind, and body act accordingly. But if the spirit, is in darkness, it acts in accordance with the wishes of the body, then the mind will allow all members to sin, this only to please the lust of the flesh. This is why it is written in scripture; The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! (Mat 6:22-23) For we all must remember that this body, or life, is divided into three separate but joined parts. 1. The Body. 2. The Mind and 3. The Spirit. The Truth is that, the spirit, and the mind of many, have been in darkness and cannot see the truth. They have been deceived by false doctrine and lust. Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. (Eph 4:18-19) Act 17:20 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean. This may seem to be a strange doctrine to many, but the truth is, that no other religion, on this earth, teaches truth, as love and forgiveness, no other religion is based on the will of God, no other religion treats your enemies as yourself. No other religion has an offering of pure blood for the forgiveness of sin, For as it is written, “Without the shedding of Blood, there is no forgiveness of sin.” So then, What is Truth? You know what it is, all you have to do is accept it. Ars. References Websters, TSK and Easton.
Seal Up The Word.
As we walk another day in this life, we see that many, so called, ministers of God, are bringing about confusion of every manner. The Bible is specific on all matters concerning righteousness and the time of the end. It is true that there are many prophecys in scripture that were concerning Rome and Europe specifically, but many are confusing the past with the future. Many parts of scripture are not, as yet, fulfilled. Many are saying that we have no need in reading the Old Testament, for it is already fulfilled. They are saying the same thing about Revelations. Jesus spoke many things concerning the end, many things concerning the Old Testament, for He even stated that the Law was fulfilled in Him, not specifying that the law was all fulfilled, as far as man was concerned, but that He had fulfilled all prophecys concerning Him. Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. (Mat 5:17.) And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me. (Luke 24:44.) (The Law. Exodus 20-1-17.) The phrase' Seal up the Word means, that the word, that was delivered to some prophets, were to remain in tact, not adding to nor taking away, also to mean to keep secret and not to be let known. Seal; To shut or keep close. To keep secret. We see many terms used in conjunction with these words, here are a few; Seals and sealing are frequently mentioned in the book of Revelation. (Rev.5:1; Rev.6:1; Rev.7:3; Rev.10:4; Rev.22:10). And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders? And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished. (Dan 12:6-7.) And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. (Dan 12:8-9.) (Ref; Seal: Rev.5:1, Rev.10:4; Isa.8:16; Dan.8:26, Dan.12:4, Dan.12:9; Mat.10:27.) The words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. Is this saying that the end has already happened, as many would like you to think? No, by no means. These words that were sealed in the times of Daniel, are being revealed in these, the end days. How do we know this for a fact? For as the Bible states many times, The Generation that Jesus spoke of has just arrived. When? In my opinion 1948, with the beginning of the regeneration of the Land of Israel. Lets read and understand; Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. (Mat 24:32-37) Israel was not renewed, regenerated, or under refreshing, during the times of Rome, but was destroyed. The sealing up of many prophecy's, are unsealed in our days. We understand more because we can see more. We have been a generation that have many means of communication, and we are seeing prophecy being fulfilled in our life times. As it was in the days of Noah, are the days we see today. Many people around the world are calling todays events, progress and equal rights, this is all a deception and will lead multitudes into everlasting darkness. Again, I am not talking of this generation but the generation that has seen the regeneration of Israel. Regeneration; In theology, new birth by the grace of God; that change by which the will and natural enmity of man to God and his law are subdued, and a principle of supreme love to God and his law, or holy affections, are implanted in the heart.(This has not taken place, as far as Israel is concerned.) Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. (Act 3:19-21.) For as the word was once sealed unto man, it is being revealed to this generation. With the generation, that has seen the regeneration, or restitution of Israel, these prophecy's should be of great importance. The word has been unsealed, by the prophecy's and the passing of time. We are, in my opinion the terminal generation, that will see all things come to pass and the rapture take place. You can't Hide. Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? And who knoweth us? Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potters clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? Or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding? Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest? And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness. The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. (Isa 29:15-19.) (This all speaking of Israel.) Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. (Dan 9:24.) Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest? How can we say that the word is sealed up and hidden from this generation? Men have no understanding of earthly things, so how can they understand the things of the Lord. For men have closed up the words of the Lord, to make them seam important and ,or, to hide the times of renewal, refreshing and regeneration. They just do not want you to know the truth of God. Just a thought. Ars. (Webster,T.S.K.)
How I Do Grieve.
For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye. God has no pleasure in the death of any man. For we are all made in His likeness and in His image. We morn, and grieve, over the death of a loved one, I myself have grieved many times. It is a hard thing to lose someone that you halved loved all your life. We are heartbroken by a loss, but some take it harder than others. We must grieve in our own way, and accept the will of God for our loved ones, and most importantly for ourselves. Death will come suddenly to many, others will suffer in the body before passing on. There are many reasons that the Lord takes a life, for we are all born in this life already dieing. We are once born, once to die, and then we are judged on our works, weather they be good or bad. We, as Christians, have hope for a man that has died believing in Jesus Christ, for that is what we have assurance by. Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live? Weather wicked or righteous, the Lord has no pleasure, nor does He take any pleasure, from the death of a man. God is righteous, and merciful. But we must all remember that the word or spirit of the Lord shall not always strive with any man. Remember that the Lord doesn't kill a man, but rather transforms him into the state that man has chosen in this life. For the Lord will not cast off for ever: But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies. When my dad died, the first thing that came upon my heart was to praise God for His excellent greatness and mercy. The Lord inhabits the praise of His people, and there-by, He is always there to comfort with His Holy Spirit. God does not willing cause grief among man, but His will, according to His word, is for man to turn to Him and believe, not only in Him, but also His Son. A loved one is special, and our hearts will miss them, but we must, according to scripture, rejoice at the death of a believer, and cry at the birth of a child. Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country. A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive. Those that remain, are in peril each and every day. We are left here to face the evil of today. We pray that the Lord finds us worthy to escape the evil that will come upon this earth. Famines, floods, earthquakes, fire and especially, we pray that the Lord takes us home before the appearance of the anti-Christ, who will bring such suffering upon this earth, that was never seen before. Watch ye therefore, and pray, that ye be found worthy, to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. We must all have time to grieve, a time to morn, and a time to cry, as Christ did cry, for Lazarus. Our tears for the fallen, should be tears of joy, and hope in the promises of God. For how can a man being dead, rise again in the glory of God. For only threw faith, and hope, in Jesus Christ, can a man be raised incorruptible, and acceptable with God. When we know the truth of the Bible, we can see many things that are better. Because he slew me not from the womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb to be always great with me. Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame? We are all in the flesh that is corrupted For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men. To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth, To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High, To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not. Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not? Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good? Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD. Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens. Ref; (Lam 3:31-41) (Jer 20:17-18) (Ecc 4:2) (Jer 22:10) (Ecc 3:4) (Eze 18:23)(Eze 18:32) (Luke 21;36)
The thought of foolishness.
The thought of foolishness is sin, according to the Scriptures. We see many foolish men in todays world. The politicians, the world leaders, and the populace of the earth as a whole. What is this foolishness that the bible speaks of? Well foolishness is; Folly; want of understanding, want of wisdom, or good judgment. In a scriptural sense, absurdity. A scoffer; a derider; in Scripture, one who scoffs at religion, its ordinances and teachers, and who makes a mock of sin and the judgments and threatenings of God against sinners. The preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness. 1 Cor 1. This world has gotten to the point, that every word spoken is called into question. No one believe that there are people that have the best interest of mankind in their heart. There are scoffers that say; The Bible, and especially the Christian community, are the source of this worlds problems. many try to use the name of Christ, to serve their best interest and yet others, use this name in condemning all that believe in Him. This is foolishness, and it is sin. The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men. As we see here, even the very thought of foolishness is sin. This is where men use their minds to devise sinful acts, and words, that will hurt many. Mathew Henry states of this verse; A weak man thinks wisdom is too high for him, therefore he will take no pains for it. It is bad to do evil, but worse to devise it. Even the first risings of sin in the heart are sin, and must be repented of. Those that strive to make others hateful, make themselves so. In other words, in these end days, mens thoughts, their conceptions of their minds, will be on evil continually. We will see in these coming days, many thoughts concerning, Israel, Christianity, and the freedom to preach the Gospel. We will start seeing men trying to eliminate Israel, Christianity, and the Gospel completely. We have already seen a start of this from the removal of prayer from schools, to the removal of the Ten Commandments from all government buildings. We see evil men saying that only their religion will be taught in their own country's, at the same time wanting the Christian Nations to aid them monetarily. Our freedom of speech is being questioned by many, saying that if Christ is spoken of, its against their rights, and will not be tolerated. For as it is written; Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,. We see this today, men degrading other men, just to justify themselves before others. Saying to themselves and others; I am better than these men, I am the way to peace and comfort. I know the law of the land and of the Lord, follow me to paradise. The sad part of all of this is that they believe their own words, deceiving themselves and others. Foolishness is, knowing the truth and rejecting it. How long will men try to please others by rejecting what they know as the truth. For as it is written; How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;. In these days of sin, corruption, lies, and complacency, men are rejecting the truth to gain monetarily and politically. For the world believes that money is power, and power is absolute. For we all have heard it said, That absolute power, corrupts absolutely, and as far as men are concerned, this is true. The foolishness of many men come from their power over others. For with power, we see many bringing forth many evil thoughts and ideas. For even the Scriptures state that in the end days mens thoughts will be on evil continually. There is coming a time, and now is, when men shall fall away from the righteousness of God, and say, and do things, that are an abomination to God. an abomination, Hence, defilement, pollution, in a physical sense, or evil doctrines and practices, which are moral defilements, idols and idolatry. Men have turned away from the truth and the knowledge of God. They believe that every man and woman have the right to sin, and have governmental protection from anyone trying to tell them the truth. There is coming a day, soon, that will open the eyes of all men to the Power of God, and unto His wrath against the abominations that fill this earth. Lets read from the word; When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:. He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, thou art the way of this new generation. The things, and actions, of your life, are justified by the law of the land, no matter weather the Christians say so or not. You are justified by God, and will be accepted, as soon, as this land, becomes more tolerant of you. Have you not heard, have you not seen this, today? We cannot close our minds, and spirits, just because men justify unto themselves sinful natures. We must continue to spread the truth, no matter how unpopular it may be to others. We are the ambassadors of Christ, and must hold on to our faith. For as it is written;If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD. The men that justify the wicked acts of men shall fall, and be judged on these works that they have preformed. There is no fear of God in these foolish men and their actions they approve of. The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. The fear of Gods wrath has left men. They believe that they are stronger than God, but they forget that, the weakness of God is stronger than the strength of man. They believe that since Jesus hasn't returned, and they see none of the signs of His coming that, they can be just before all without recompence before God. And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be. The time of the gentiles is almost fulfilled, then will come judgment, and tribulation, around the world, on the wicked, the lairs, the scoffers, the abominable, the treacherous, the murders of man. We have seen the signs that many have ignored. We have seen the foolish at heart, taking advantage of the poor, and outcast, against the Christian, and the prophets of the Lord. We have seen the foolish at heart, taking advantage of the laws and proclamations of man, to harass the ones of the Lord that have been preaching the truth. Many churches have gone astray from the Commandments of the Lord, and have become hardhearted to the suffering of other believers in Christ. They have become lukewarm, and have lost their purpose. But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them. Our mission in life is to please the Lord, not in this flesh but within our spirit. We are to preach to the foolish at heart, the hardhearted, and the scoffers. We are, and will be, held accountable for our transgressions of the word. We must teach, preach, and testify of Christ, even unto the penalty of death. We are the chosen ones to deliver the word of salvation, of Christ, to a lost, and dieing, world. We cannot stop or be hindered in delivering the truth. For we all, who have given our lives over to Christ, have offered our bodies as a living sacrifice, which is our reasonable service unto the Lord. We give our life and bodies to God, and in return, we receive life everlasting in paradise with Christ. Ars. Prov 1. Prov 19.Nah 1:3 2Pe 3:4 Mar 13:19 M. henry. TSK. Webster. Pro 24:9 Pro 24:10 Pro 24:24 Pro 24:25 Pro 1:22 Pro 1:26 Pro 1:27 Pro 1:28 2Pe 3:3 Pro 17:15
The Dry Bones.
We cannot be complacent any more. We cannot be lacks in reading, and understanding, the Scriptures. We cannot be disinterested in Biblical Prophecy. We cannot ignore Israel any more. We cannot be idle any more, for the Lords word is coming to pass. The rebuke, and most importantly, the suffering of Israel, is coming to an end. She has suffered more than any nation upon this earth. She has survived captivity, wars and conflicts. She has survived banishment from Her own Homeland, but no more. The return, or gathering of Gods people Israel, began before she reemerged as a nation in 1945. She was being gathered together, and still are being gathered, from all points around the world. Ezekiel; Prophesy upon these bones: (To utter predictions; to make declaration of events to come. Ezekiel was shown, in the spirit a valley dry, and bones scattered.) The Lord desired to show, that He would reassemble Israel together after a great separation. The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. a valley dry; Speaking of the condition of the land of Israel to come. they were very dry.; This speaking not of the condition of the bones, but spiritually speaking of their spirits. And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest. Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. The Lord was having Ezekiel to foretell to Israel, those that would listen, that they, being dead in the spirit, would live again in the time of the end. To prove this, we look at the rebuke that Jesus gave into the Pharisees. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead mens bones, and of all uncleanness. Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone. I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: Breath is the key item in a living man, without it we all die. Israel is being gathered again into the Land promised to them by God. The breath here is the reformation of activity by the Children of Israel, starting to remember who they are, and desiring their homeland to be returned unto them. For we all must remember that, before the holocaust, we never heard much from the Children of Israel. This event brought their plight back into the consciousness of not only the Christians but the world. 1945 was the beginning of the reformation of the Nation of Gods people. This nation was also predicted and talk about by, not only the prophets Ezekiel, Amos, and others, but also by Jesus in Rom 11:22-25. Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again. For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree? God has never forgotten Israel, but rather did as was recorded by Christ. For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. I must explain this verse. Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; We see the word, severity, mentioned twice, this is important. Severity is, Harshness; cruel treatment; sharpness of punishment, rigor; austerity; want of mildness or indulgence; as the severity of a reprimand or reproof, extreme strictness; as the severity of discipline or government. Excessive figor; extreme degree or amount. Severity of penalties or punishments often defeats the object by exciting pity. Extremity; quality or power of distressing; as the severity of pain or anguish. Could this verse explain the triumphs and tragedies that have happen unto the Children of Israel since the time before and unto their rejection of Christ? Or do you believe that the sorer punishment, that Israel has went threw, was a man made event? Could not Gods words, from His prophets, be telling us all the way things were, are, and will be, for Israel? Was not Tiglathpileser, Nebuchadnezzar, Caesar Tiberius, Chosroes II, in A.D. 614, and Hitler, ordained to rule? Was not this there destiny, no matter that they were evil? These men tried their best to destroy, what God had ordained to be, a great nation. The greatest threat to Israel today are the countries of Islam. Many of these people are radicals, and desire only one thing, the total annihilation of Israel. And when I beheld, lo, the sinews (Often, sinews. the source of strength, power, or vigor: the sinews of the nation.)and the flesh (A carnal state; a state of un-renewed nature. "The flesh" is the natural man, including the un-renewed will and mind, moving in the world of self and sense only.) came up upon them, and the skin(The natural covering.) covered them above: but there was no breath(Life, A word. Speaking of the Spiritual life.) in them. Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds(The four winds, the cardinal points of the heavens.), O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. This is indicating that God was prophesying that Israel shall begin life anew, as He gathered them from the four corners of the earth. So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army. an exceeding great army. Exceeding; Going beyond; surpassing; excelling; outdoing. Great; Large in number; as a great many; a great multitude. Army; A great number; a vast multitude. This signifies a great and powerful nation shall arise, out of the dust of the dry bones, form the dead in Israel, that shall and has, reemerged as this prophesied nation of Dry Bones. God Bless the Nation of Israel. Just a thought. Ars. Eze 37:1-10 (Jer 11.)Mat 23:25 -27 Webster, TSK, Easton, Fausett, Smith.
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Ye Believe in God!
Faith. Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is declared by another, resting on his authority and veracity, without other evidence; the judgment that what another states or testifies is the truth. We, who believe in God, have no need of physical proof, for His Spirit dwells within us. We see things that others can not see, hear things that others can not hear, and speak things that can only come from the Holy Spirit of God. Jesus stated; "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me." You cannot believe in God without believing in His Christ. For God has declared that Jesus is His only begotten Son, and who has the power to deni Gods will? Who can separate one from the other? Many have waited for a Messiah for years, seeking the one who will lead all mankind into peace and prosperity. There are also many that deni the very existence of God, or say that God accepts unrighteous acts, and still others believe that, if they believe in Jesus as being the Son of God, they can live any life style they desire. These are not only the foolish heart-ed, but also the enemies of the Cross, as stated by Paul. "Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing. Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)" "whose God is their belly", In scripture, belly is used for the heart. Carnal lusts, sensual pleasure. We know by the Spirit that, it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles the man, but that which proceeds's out of the mouth. For out of the desires of the heart the mouth speaks. Many say they believe in God and His Christ, but refuse to follow Christ as an example. They refuse to believe in His word, therefore they do not believe in God. We have two simple commandments to follow; 1."let us walk by the same rule", 2. "let us mind the same thing." Rule; To govern the movements of things; to conduct; to manage; to control. That God rules the world he has created, is a fundamental article of belief. To manage; to conduct, in almost any manner. These rules are set by God, as to the conduct and affairs of the Church and the Body of Christ. "the same thing." "I will tell you by what authority I do these things." Thing; An event or action; that which happens or falls out, or that which is done, told or proposed. This is the general signification of the word in the Scriptures; as after these things, that is, events. The rules of conduct haven't changed, but mankind seek change. Change that allows many to break commandments, or to change these rules to suite their agenda. "let us walk by the same rule", In the Book of Acts, the Apostle Paul, by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, dictates to all churches, these rules of conduct. He tells us who is called to minister, how to minister, and what to minister. We are instructed on the differences of administrations and the qualifications of each high position. A minister once told me that, I stressed thew rules of conduct to much, and the Love of God too little, but what he failed to realize is that, without obeying the rules set down by the Lord, we have no love of God. He also failed to realize that, without these rules of conduct, we have no church and no salvation threw Jesus Christ, who is the Head of the Church. The reason that he objected of my stress on these rules is that, he was committing adultery with another mans wife. "Let us Mind the Same Thing." There is only true God, one true Messiah, and one true Gospel. We are instructed by this Gospel and our faith is imbedded within its passages. "But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived." Men today that do not follow righteous rules of conduct are deceiving the unlearned and unprepared, and being deceived themselves, not knowing God nor Christ. Without following the teachings of Christ many have fallen away from the truth and have lost their first love. We cannot be a partaker with the world and its unrighteousness and be followers of Christ. "But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus." Do we not all read the same scriptures, do we not all have the same things in mind, do we not all understand our place in the Church of the Firstborn, do we not all serve the same God? Didn't Christ die for all, and give us an example of a lifestyle that was pleasing to God, did He not teach us correctly? We know that we have assurance of the truth of the Gospel. We have a more sure word of prophecy, we know more, we see more, and we understand more, than any other generation in history. For as it is written; 1."All scripture is given by inspiration of God", and 2. "is profitable for doctrine", 3. "for reproof," 4. "for correction," and 5. "for instruction in righteousness:" That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works." Just remember what Jesus stated; "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me." ars Webster,TSK Joh 14:1 Php 3:16-19 Prov 18:8. 20.30.John 7:38. Rom 16:18. Phil 3:19. The whole man. Titus 1:12. Mat 21, 2Ti 3:13-17
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