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Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
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Q: People in our church are saying that we are treating our Bible as an idol; I don’t understand. Isn’t this God’s Word, and so should be worshipped? Mary Ann
A: Some people claiming to be Christian do in-fact worship the Holy Bible.
This is plain idolatry.
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Q: What is the reason I keep falling into sin and backslide? I don’t know why. Ruth
A: You will have to go to Christ yourself in earnest, sincere, prayer, and ask Him the reason for your fickle walk.
Below are some common reasons that may help you.
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Q: How should we as Christians respond when Zionists use bible verses to claim to be God’s Chosen with a God-given right to Palestine?
A: Religious cults appeal to scripture to justify their apostasy. They do this by taking bible verses out of context, and reject the Holy Spirit meaning of scripture.
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The Risen Messiah prophesied the destiny of false-Jews, Revelation 3:6-13 KJV;
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
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I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
Holy Bible John 1:23 KJV
Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand… Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan, and were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
Matthew 3:2,5,6 KJV
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Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
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If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.
Holy Bible, 1 John 5:16 KJV
Father instructs us to pray asking Him for mercy for repentant Christians who’ve sinned, but He makes an exception for the sin unto death: So what is that sin?
Unsaved theologians answer with a tip-toed maze-walk as though it’s difficult, but it isn’t.
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You’ll never grow in Christ until both your believing and speaking agree with His written word.
Nor will you see what you believe until you first confess it with your mouth.
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Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;Holy Bible Ephesians 1:5-8 KJV
It was His idea: Not yours.
Drs. Daisy and TL. Osborn were the most renowned missionary evangelists of the 20th Century. They pioneered outdoor mass-miracle evangelism in over 75 nations sharing with millions the Good News of the good things The LORD Jesus Christ has accomplished for everyone.
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What riches are opened to us through the written words of God when illuminated by the Holy Ghost!
It’s true, we’ve been envious of the First Twelve Disciples because they; lived, ate, and slept with, the Messiah, and heard His Teaching first hand.
But now we realise what we have today is far, far greater.
Why?
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Q: How do we decide when a person is reprobate, and do we still witness to them?
A: Simple, attend to both the written word, and the rhema’d word of God to your heart. They always agree.
A sinner is a reprobate, according to the written word, when they persist in wilfully rejecting the Lordship of Christ: The rule of the Living God in their heart.
An example would be a nominal “believer” who rejects Christ’s Lordship, so knowingly follows the desires of the flesh nature, and encourages other sinners to do the same.
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We read in Walking With God that God’s Seal of Salvation, is His witness (assurance, anointing, testimony) deep in believers’ hearts that they have eternal life.
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Father is kind to the ungrateful and wicked amongst us, so Christians are too. Holy Bible, Luke 6:27-36 KJV;
I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also.
Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
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1) When the LORD utters a word then it is certain and sure from that moment, even if it is to be fulfilled in the future, because every word of the LORD is true, righteous, and good.
2) Because the LORD writes that New Covenant believers have been healed, then they are healed regardless of what they sense: It IS so.
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When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory,
And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
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And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?
He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?
