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15/09/2022
Paganism in Modern Church Destroyed by Christ!
According to Christ, 2 of the 7 Churches of Revelation “eat foods sacrificed to Idols,” and “practice sexual immorality” with other god’s (Rev 2:14, 20). Are you? At Revelation 2:20 & 24 Yeshua calls this the “Teaching of Balaam” & “what some call the deep things of Satan.” Yeshua says, “unless they repent,” “I will strike her children dead” (Rev 2:23) and “I will come to you soon and war against them with the sword of my mouth” (Rev 2:16).
Most people who claim to be Christians regularly engage in pagan celebrations in which they "eat foods sacrificed to idols and practice sexual immorality" with other gods (Rev 2:14, 2:20, 24). For example, during Easter, which entomology means goddess of spring & fertility, by eating eggs or candy bunny rabbits they “eat foods sacrificed to Idols,” and “practice sexual immorality” with the goddess of fertility. Easter, eggs & rabbits have nothing to do with the scriptures and everything to do with demonic paganism which according to Yeshua at Rev 2:16, 22-23 will be punishable by death! The same pattern of demonic paganism is found in Halloween and Christmas.
➥ Revelation 2:14, 16, Pergamum
14 But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, so that they might eat food sacrificed to idols and practice sexual immorality. 16 Therefore repent. If not, I will come to you soon and war against them with the sword of my mouth.
➥ Pergamum Web Page Link
http://revelationscriptures.com/7-churches/pergamum/
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➥ Revelation 2:20-23, Thyatira
20 But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servants to practice sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols. 21 I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality. 22 Behold, I will throw her onto a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her I will throw into great tribulation, unless they repent of her works, 23 and I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am he who searches mind and heart, and I will give to each of you according to your works. 24 But to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not learned what some call the deep things of Satan."
➥ Thyatira Web Page Link
http://revelationscriptures.com/7-churches/thyatira/
➥ The “Teaching of Balaam” is “what some call the deep things of Satan.” (Rev 2:14, 2:20, 24)
Summary – Balaam couldn’t curse Israel (Num 22:35) he infiltrated and seduced them into Idolatry through pagan religious festivals (Num 25:1-5). This same exact scenario plays out in the Book of Revelation! Both Pergamum & Thyatira are also seduced into idolatry through religious festivals and like corrupted Israel, "eat foods sacrificed to idols and practice sexual immorality." (Rev 2:14, 2:20, 24)
This is “what some call the deep things of Satan!” (Rev 2:24)
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➥ See all 7 Feasts in Revelation Web Page Link
https://revelationscriptures.com/7-feasts-in-revelation/passover-in-revelation/
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𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐡 & 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝘁𝘀! Gen 40:8.
God’s Interpretation of the Book of Revelation can only be found through His Biblical Prophets & His Torah (1st 5 books of the Bible)!
Consider: 2 Pet 1:19-21, Rev 10:7, 1 Cor 14:32 & Matt 24:45-47 (Listed below).
Did you know the entire book of Revelation comes from God's Torah & the Biblical Prophets?
𝐆𝐨𝐝'𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐡! & 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧! 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟐 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐝'𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞? Stop listening to man and start seeking God’s Interpretation of Revelation found in His words through His Torah & Biblical Prophets!
➥ 2 Peter 1:19-21
“And we have the 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to 𝐩𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐩 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, 20 knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation. 21 For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.”
➥ Revelation 10:7
“but that in the days of the trumpet call to be sounded by the 7th angel, the Mystery of God would be fulfilled, 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐬.”
➥ 1 Corinthians 14:32
32 and the spirits of prophets are 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐬.
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𝐆𝐨𝐝'𝐬 “𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐮𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧” 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐡 & 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐬! - 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭 𝟐𝟒:𝟒𝟓-𝟒𝟕
Once a Believer looks to the Torah & Biblical Prophets for God's interpretation, he will also discover the “food in due season” Jesus spoke about at Matthew 24:45-47, for every event in the Book of Revelation!
➥ Matthew 24:45-47
“Who then is a faithful & wise servant ... to give them food in due season."
➥ What is God's “food in due season” for the Beginning of Birth Pains / 4 Horsemen?
➥ What is God's “food in due season” for the Great Tribulation?
➥ What is God's “food in due season” during His 7 Bowls of Wrath?
➥ What is God's “food in due season” for every event in the Book of Revelation?
𝐆𝐨𝐝'𝐬 “𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐮𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧” 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐥, 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭 & 𝐁𝐨𝐰𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐡 & 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐬! 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐡 & 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐬, 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞. 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐬, 𝐘𝐇𝐖𝐇 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 & 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 “𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐮𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧” 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐥, 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭 & 𝐁𝐨𝐰𝐥. W𝐨𝐰! 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 “𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐮𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧” 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐡 & 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠!!!
We must allow “interpretations to belong to god.” Genesis 40:8. We must allow the “food in due season” to come from His Words through the Biblical Prophets. We must “pay attention” to the “prophets” “until the morning star rises in your hearts.” Otherwise you are subject to man’s warped interpretation & his poisonous food.
Listen to God by means of His Words & His Words only & avoid man’s thinking & interpretation like the plague! May you be found giving “Food in Due Season” during each season of the 7 Seals, 7 Trumpets & 7 Bowls!” Jesus says, “Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing. Assuredly, I say to you that He will make him ruler over all his goods.” Matt 24:47
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01/09/2022
What does Psalm 25:4 mean?
Life is a journey, not a single step. This is something David's words recognize with clarity. In this psalm he uses the word "way" four times and "path" twice.
Wisely, David does not lean on his own wisdom for direction in life. Rather, he asks the Lord for guidance. His prayer honors the counsel given in Proverbs 3:5–6. These verses state: "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths." Making our own plans rather than seeking and following God's plans can lead to disaster. Proverbs 14:12 insists, "There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death."
Similarly, the apostle James writes: "Come now, you who say, 'Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit'—yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring…Instead you ought to say, 'If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that'" (James 4:13–15).
Context Summary
Psalm 25:1–7 reveals David's trust in the Lord in a time of intense danger. He waits on the Lord to keep him from falling into disgrace at the hands of his foes. Parallel to this, Psalm 37:1–11 contains David's counsel about trusting the Lord and waiting on Him. He assures his readers that the Lord will destroy evildoers but reward the righteous. Psalm 40:1–5 also records the value David found in waiting on the Lord for deliverance from danger and distress.
Chapter Summary
This prayer of David uses the Hebrew alphabet as a pattern. This is an acrostic, where verses each begin with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The final verse, however, repeats the letter used in verse 16. David declares his trust in God and the value of the Lord's wisdom. Mixed into these praises of God's truth are multiple requests that David be forgiven of his sins. The psalm ends with David asking for rescue from his enemies, and for a similar redemption for the nation of Israel.
https://www.bibleref.com/Psalms/25/Psalm-25-4.html
31/08/2022
The Gospel
The entire Bible centers on a single, surprisingly simple theme: God loves us so much that He made a way to be forgiven for every sin, so wecan spend eternity with Him. That’s the essence of the gospel, and the central subject of the Scriptures. The written Word of God is intended to help us understand this “good news.” By studying the Bible, we learn that each person needs to be saved (Romans 3:23), each person can be saved (Romans 1:16), and God wants each person to be saved (2 Peter 3:9).
What separates us from God is sin. No matter how good we think we are, every person is guilty of sin (1 John 1:10). Since God is absolutely perfect, no one deserves to spend eternity in heaven. Instead, we deserve to be separated from Him forever (Romans 5:16). No amount of effort, no good deeds, no money, no talent, no achievements are enough to take away this guilt (Isaiah 64:6). Fortunately, God doesn’t want us to be separated from Him, so He made a way to fix what’s broken (John 3:16-17).
That one and only way is through faith in Jesus Christ (John 14:6). God Himself came to earth, as a human, living a perfect and sinless life (Hebrews 4:15). He willingly died as a sacrifice to pay the debt for our sins (2 Corinthians 5:21). According to the Scriptures, anyone can be “saved”—forgiven by God and guaranteed heaven—through faith in Jesus Christ (Romans 10:13). This isn’t a call for blind, ignorant belief (Acts 17:11; 1 John 4:1). It’s an invitation from the Holy Spirit to submission and trust (James 4:7). It’s a choice to let go of everything else in order to rely entirely on God.
There is nothing anyone can “do” in order to be saved. The only way a person can find salvation is by accepting Jesus Christ as their savior. This simply means believing that…
I am a sinner, who deserves God’s judgment (Romans 3:23; Romans 6:23).
Jesus Christ is God, and He came to earth as a man (John 1:14).
Jesus died, in my place, in order to pay for my sins (Romans 8:3-4; Hebrews 10:14).
Jesus came back from the dead, as He said He would (Romans 4:25; Mark 8:31).
I am trusting in Jesus’ sacrifice, and nothing else, in order to save me (Ephesians 2:8-9; John 3:5).
As best I know how, I am turning away from my sins, putting all of my faith (trust) in Jesus to save me (2 Corinthians 7:10; Acts 16:31).
That’s it! Anyone who truly believes those things is forgiven, changed from the inside out (James 1:8; 2 Corinthians 5:17), and destined for heaven. The gospel is simple enough for anyone to understand (Matthew 18:13), but very difficult for people to accept (Romans 1:20-21). The truth of the gospel means we are not perfect. We are not in total control of our lives (Psalm 39:5). We cannot save ourselves. We need something “more” than us to make things right (1 Thessalonians 4:8).
Becoming a Christian is not about being better than others. The gospel is for those who admit they are weak and need to be rescued (2 Corinthians 12:9). That’s a hard truth, but everything we learn from the Bible proves this truth. Each theme explored in Scripture points towards this gospel message of sin, redemption, and salvation through faith.
It’s the most important decision a person will ever make: do I accept what God offers, or do I turn my back on it (Matthew 7:13)?
Which one will you choose (2 Corinthians 6:2)?
Have you made a decision to follow Christ because of what you’ve read here? If you have, please start to read your bible. And start to know about Lord Jesus day by day. Like me I am a new follower of Christ Lord Jesus. And I have a lot more to know about him. All glory praise and honour to God.
Amen.
30/08/2022
What does John 3:3 mean?
Jesus explains that a person cannot be redeemed unless they are "born again." The Greek phrase can also mean "born from above." Nicodemus doesn't fully understand this. People frequently misinterpreted Jesus' spiritual teachings in overly physical ways. The question Nicodemus asks in verse 4 about re-entering a mother's womb proves that he knows physical birth is not what Jesus means. He is asking Jesus to further explain the idea.
This concept of rebirth is critical for understanding the gospel. Children inherit the attributes of their parents: to be a "child of God" is no small thing! This also implies the associations of change, and pain, involved in childbirth. The change is mostly on the part of the child, but the pain is mostly on the part of the parent. In this case, the pain suffered by God, in the form of Jesus on a cross, produces rebirth and change in those who turn to Him for salvation
Context Summary
John 2:24–3:15 describes a meeting between Jesus and a Pharisee. The last two verses of chapter two highlight the fact that Jesus knew men better than they knew themselves. Nicodemus was the ancient equivalent of a politician, priest, and professor all rolled into one. Jesus proves that this man doesn’t understand religion as well as he’d like to think. In contrast to the loud, public spectacle of clearing the temple, this encounter is a private, night-time meeting. Their actual conversation was probably longer than the brief summary recorded here.
Chapter Summary
John chapter 3 is one of the most important in the entire gospel. Many crucial ideas are explained in this passage, including the role of Jesus as Savior. After the loud, public commotion at the temple, John transitions to a quiet, nighttime discussion. These verses make it clear that Christ—and Christ alone—is the means of salvation for the entire world. This text also states that those who reject Jesus are rejecting God.
https://www.bibleref.com/John/3/John-3-3.html
29/08/2022
What does James 3:16 mean?
The world's definition of success is getting whatever you want out of life. According to this attitude, each person should look around and decide what will make themselves happy—pleasure, money, power—and then make a plan to go get it. Whatever it takes, in order to get that result, is worth it, according to the wisdom of the world. The problem is that this wisdom runs on the engine of human envy and self-serving ambition. In the previous verses, James made clear that such so-called-wisdom isn't God's wisdom.
Worldliness, this false wisdom, promises to give us the desires of our hearts. Instead, it fills our hearts with envy. We're never really satisfied, because we learn to constantly covet what others have that we don't. And it fills our hearts with selfish ambition to do whatever is required to get what we want. James points out that the result of everyone focusing on themselves, and working for themselves, is disorder. Billions of personal agendas compete with each other, creating a form of chaos that seems both normal and exhausting to all of us.
The second result of worldly wisdom is every evil or vile practice. Why? Our self ambition will eventually require us to hurt someone else to get what we want. It encourages us to make excuses for our selfishness. It makes us hard and resistant to correction. Our standards for what is acceptable will eventually need to be compromised to keep us moving onward and upward, working under the world's system.
When everyone lives according to this worldly wisdom, pain and destruction become the norm. Self-sacrifice for the good of others becomes the rare exception. Consider the classic summary of evolution by natural selection: "nature, red in tooth and claw." If personal achievement is the most important goal, all sorts of immorality is implicitly on the table.
As James will spell out in the following two verses, those who follow the self-sacrificing wisdom of heaven experience a very different reality.
Context Summary
James 3:13–18 questions our concept of who is wise and understanding. James quickly answers: the truly wise, understanding person is one whose faith in God leads to selfless good works. Wise people live in the humility of wisdom, setting themselves aside to serve others. That's not worldly wisdom, which leaves each person responsible to serve him- or herself first. Earthly attitudes are driven by envy for what others have, and an ambition to take it. The result is disorder and evil instead of the peace, gentleness, and mercy that follow from living by heaven's wisdom.
Chapter Summary
Human words are powerful. Our tongues are small, but they are capable of wreaking great havoc. Any person who could perfectly control their words would be in perfect control of their entire bodies. Instead, as sinful human beings, our tongues are untamable. Our words are fire, igniting the entire course of our lives. Blessing God and cursing people should not come out of the same mouth; we are corrupted. James concludes the chapter by exploring what it means to be truly wise. True wisdom is not necessarily found in those with the most education, money, or friends. Rather, wise people can be spotted living wisely in humility, participating in good works, enjoying peace, singleness of purpose, and gentle lifestyles.
https://www.bibleref.com/index.html
24/08/2022
What does 2 Corinthians 5:1 mean?
The previous chapter ended with references to the great suffering experienced by Paul and those working with him to preach the gospel. Chapter and verse divisions were not part of the original text, so these words are meant as an uninterrupted flow of thought. In 2 Corinthians 4:8-9, Paul says he and his fellow workers had been "afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed." In other words, the God who had allowed them to experience the great burden of suffering had also kept them from being physically, mentally, emotionally, or spiritually destroyed by it.
Paul acknowledges that he may eventually be killed for preaching about Jesus. He is prepared for that. In fact, he longs for what will come after that moment. He describes our bodies in this fallen world as a temporary dwelling place, like a tent. It is not built to last forever. It provides minimal shelter from the elements for a short time. Waiting in eternity, for all who are in Christ, is a dwelling place that will last forever. Paul describes this future of eternity with Christ as something far better than any house on earth. It is not made with human hands. It is provided by the Lord.
Jesus used similar language when telling his disciples what to expect when they go to be with Him, "Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to myself, that where I am you may be also" (John 14:1–4).
Context Summary
Second Corinthians 5:1–10 continues Paul's teaching from the previous chapter. The glory of eternity with Christ is far weightier than any suffering experienced in our temporary bodies in this life. Paul longs to occupy his eternal body, described as a permanent house built by God Himself. Knowing that is coming, Paul has the courage to risk even more suffering in order to continue the mission to preach the gospel. His one goal in this life is to please Christ. He knows that every Christian will face judgment by Christ, not to decide one's eternal destiny, but to receive what is due for our works while living in these temporary bodies.
Chapter Summary
Why does Paul endure so much suffering for preaching about Christ? He continues here his discussion of eternity, comparing our earthly bodies to living in a tent. Paul would rather live in the eternal body God has prepared for those who trust in Christ, free from the groaning and burden that afflicts everyone here. With that to look forward to, he preaches with courage that all in Christ are new creations. In Christ, God is reconciling people to Himself, not counting their sin against them. Paul implores everyone to be reconciled to God in this way through faith in Christ
https://www.bibleref.com/2-Corinthians/5/2-Corinthians-5-1.html
24/08/2022
What does 1 Corinthians 13:3 mean?
The Corinthians, apparently, had decided that some among them were "spiritual" while others were not. Or, that some were less spiritual on the basis of having less-prestigious spiritual gifts. Paul has shown that to exercise even the most powerful and impressive spiritual gifts without love makes those gifts meaningless and the one using them "nothing." Paul uses one of several Greek terms for love here: agape, referring to a godly love that puts others first.
Now Paul moves beyond spiritual gifts to the most profound acts of spiritual self-sacrifice a Christian may make. Jesus told a rich young ruler to sell all he had and give the money to the poor (Mark 10:17–22). Surely anyone who would actually do such a thing would have reached the height of Christian spirituality. And yet, Paul insists, to do so without love for others gains the giver nothing at all.
Then he moves to the ultimate sacrifice. What if a person gives his own body to be burned to death for the Lord? Again, Paul describes this sacrifice as meaningless if made without love for others.
Paul is not describing burning oneself to death in a kind of religious su***de to make a point. Instead, he seems to be referring to those who refuse to reject faith in Christ even to avoid the most painful death imaginable. Paul had made—and survived—such choices, as had others in the early days of the church.
Why would someone give away all their money or even their life if not out of love for Christ and others? Perhaps a person might do such a thing for pride or glory or in a foolish attempt to earn God's favor. Love, though, is the only motive that makes such sacrifices worthwhile.
Context Summary
First Corinthians 13:1–13 is one of the most loved and well-known passages in the Bible, but Paul places it after his teaching on the spiritual gifts for a specific reason. Some of the gifts may seem impressive, but if attempted without self-sacrificing love for others, they become meaningless, even destructive. Paul uses 14 verbs to describe what love does and does not do. Love is the foundation for Paul's teaching in the following chapter on prophecy, tongues, and even orderly worship. While this section is often quoted in romantic settings, such as a wedding, the concept in mind is that of agape: a self-sacrificing, godly love.
Chapter Summary
Paul responds to the Corinthians' over-emphasis on certain spiritual gifts by showing them that all gifts are worthless if not practiced through godly love. Paul provides 14 descriptors of love, all action verbs, all choices made out of a commitment to set self aside and serve others. Choosing to love each other in this way would solve many of the problems Paul has confronted in this letter. The spiritual gifts provide a glimpse of what is knowable, but when the perfect comes, we will know all. Love is the greatest of all the virtues.
https://www.bibleref.com/Romans/12/Romans-12-16.html
24/08/2022
What does Romans 12:16 mean?
Paul has previously commanded Christians to love and honor each other. The command in this verse carries a slightly different idea. Harmonizing with others musically requires each one to adjust his or her own pitch, not to perfectly match each other but to be compatible and pleasant when put together.
Paul is not instructing Christians to all be exactly alike in every behavior and opinion. In chapter 14, he will discuss the fact that Christians will inevitably have matters of differing opinions. Rather, he is commanding believers to adjust to each other in a way that produces pleasantness and order. This requires a level of mutual submission: a willingness to make different choices that will allow us all to get along together.
To live in harmony requires humility from everyone involved. It's not surprising, then, that Paul's next instruction is that we not be haughty or arrogant and stuck up. He makes clear what he means with a follow-up command: associate with the lowly. In other words, don't think of yourselves as being too good to hang out socially with anyone else at all.
One of the reasons Christianity attracted so many followers in its early days was that women and slaves and people of low social standing were all welcome to come to faith in Christ. The result was that people who would never associate anywhere else in Roman culture found themselves in relationship with each other in the church. Paul commands those on the upper levels of society to leave any class rivalry out of the church.
His final command in this verse is that Christians must never be wise in our own sight. This is not the same as saying that we are never wise. The idea is that we should not accept our own opinion as the final word. We submit to the word of God, as well as to the input and ideas of others.
Context Summary
Romans 12:9–21 is a list of numerous brief, bullet-pointed commands. Taken together, they paint a picture of what the living-sacrifice Christian life should look like. The unifying theme of the list is setting ourselves aside, to effectively love and serve the Lord, each other, and even our enemies. We must serve with enthusiasm and focus, mastering our emotions to rejoice in our future and be patient in our present. We must refuse to sink to evil's level in taking revenge and instead overcome evil by doing good to those who harm us.
Chapter Summary
In Romans 12, Paul describes the worship of our God as becoming living sacrifices to our God, giving up seeking what we want from life and learning to know and serve what God wants. That begins with using our spiritual gifts to serve each other in the church. Paul's list of commands describes a lifestyle of setting ourselves aside. Our goal as Christians is to love and lift each other up. We must focus our expectation on eternity and wait with patience and prayer for our Father to provide. We must refuse to sink to evil's level, giving good to those who harm us instead of revenge.
https://www.bibleref.com/Romans/12/Romans-12-16.html
22/08/2022
QUESTION: Why is obedience to God important?
ANSWER: Obedience to God proves our love for Him (1 John 5:2-3), demonstrates our faithfulness to Him (1 John 2:3-6), glorifies Him in the world (1 Peter 2:12), and opens avenues of blessing for us (John 13:17).
Faith is necessary to please God (Hebrews 11:6), and if our faith is genuine and true, we will live a lifestyle characterized by righteousness, modeling the example set for us by Jesus Christ. We obey His commands, not because we have to, but because we want to, because we love Him. We are enabled to obey because, once we believe in Christ and are saved, we are remade. We are not the same people we once were. As Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 5:17, “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!”
When we obey the Lord, we can live a life of joy, without shame, rooted deeply in the Lord and confident in our eternal hope. “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom” (2 Corinthians 3:17). Our obedience is actually part of our assurance that we truly know God (1 John 2:3).
When God’s children obey their Heavenly Father, He is glorified. Jesus told us that the plan is for others to “see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:16). Of course, performing “good deeds” requires obedience to the One who calls us to good deeds. A Christian’s testimony of holiness is a strong witness that God is at work in the world.
“Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in obedience to him” (Psalm 128:1). The Bible often tells us that God blesses and rewards obedience. James 1:22-25 says, “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. . . . Whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.” See also Psalm 119:1-2.
God is gracious. If we haven’t been living for Him, if we haven’t been following His commandments, if we’ve been living in and for the world, we can be transformed by the blood of Jesus Christ. We can ask God for forgiveness, and He will give it. And He will choose to forget the sin, just as if we had never committed it in the first place. God is glorified when He extends forgiveness, because it is written, “I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds. . . . Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more” (Hebrews 10:16-17). (https://www.gotquestions.org/obedience-to-God.html)
By: Pastor Major Samuel Campilan
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