I will not be happy simply to stop the wickedness. I want revenge. Second Thessalonians chapter 1 verses 7-9: And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on them the know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power...
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What good is Christianity if there is no power to deliver from sin? Jesus forgives us and then he delivers us from sin. The First Epistle of John speaks to 3 levels of maturity. The little children struggle with sin. The young men overcome the devil and sin. The fathers enjoy fellowship with God and prepare to see him.
The Bible says Jesus Christ died before he was born. God does not care if you do not understand this. Read Revelation Chapter 13 verse 8. The Bible says Jesus was crucified in Sodom and the Bible says Jesus was crucified in Egypt and the Bible says Jesus was crucified at Calvary or Golgotha . God does not care if you do not understand this. Read Revelation 11 verse 8.
Jesus prayed in the garden and asked to be delivered from the death of the cross. He then prayed not my will, but thine be done. Does this mean God has more than one will? Of course not. This means that just like you, Jesus faced the test and temptation to do the will of the flesh rather than the will of the spirit. Thankfully Jesus did not fail, but prayed and did the Father's will even in the darkest hour.
God came down from the throne of his glory and entered the Valley of the Shadow of Death to save his lost sheep. He did not leave Heaven unattended for 33 years, but rather the part of him that entered the realm of death is called the Son and the part of God that remained on the throne is called the Father. When the Son prayed to the Father he most positively was praying to himself. The Father had all the power and the glory. The Son had all the suffering and the cross. You are unable to be in both places at once: you are just a man. God is able to be in both place: in fact, he fills all heaven and earth.
Wow, I have studied the Bible 50 years and I missed that part about Ash Wednesday and Lent. But, then again, I also missed that part about Christmas, infant baptism, and a hundred other man made religious things.
There are three things one must do to understand the Bible. A Christian must overcome the error of the Trinity. The word "Trinity" is not in the Bible and the concept that God is 3 people is pagan. The Trinity is the very bedrock of anti-Christ and error. There is only one God and he has many titles, but only one name: the Lord Jesus Christ. The next step to understand the Bible is to know the word "Rapture" is not in the Bible and the concept that Christians will run away from trouble is totally opposite of what is going to happen. The Christians are going to take over the world and every knee will bow to Jesus Christ and to the victorious church. The third error we must overcome is the notion that there is a difference between Jews and Gentiles. The only difference between people is whether they are saved or lost. Those who are saved are the Israel of God and the true Jews. This is a major theme in all of Paul's writings.
What good is Christianity if there is no power to deliver from sin? Jesus forgives us and then he delivers us from sin. The First Epistle of John speaks to 3 levels of maturity. The little children struggle with sin. The young men overcome the devil and sin. The fathers enjoy fellowship with God and prepare to see him.
Are you still a sinner? 1 John 3-6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
1 John 3-8 He that committeth sin is of the devil... 1 John 2-2 My little children, these things write I unto you that ye sin not. 1 John 2-4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 1 John 2-14 ...I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one. 1 John 3-9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin... Have you been baptized in the Christian faith? The Bible tells us in Ephesians chapter 4 verse 5 there is only one baptism. There are 2,400 different kinds of churches in American with many different forms of baptism, but the Bible says there is only one baptism. On judgment day will God accept every man-made baptism or will he only accept the one baptism the Bible teaches? Jesus said in Matthew chapter 28 verse19 we should be baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, without telling us what that name is. Anyone with a third grade education knows Father is a title and not a name. Son is a title and not a name and Holy Ghost is not a name. So what is the name? Jesus requires a person to know the name before he allows the believer to be baptized into the true church. This is why infant baptism is a gross error. A baby can not know the mysteries of God. A few days after Jesus gave the commandment Peter proclaimed that everyone for all time must be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Acts 2-38 Study your Bible and obey the Bible. On judgment day you will be judged according to the word of God and not the teachings of man.
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