Hello =] I just wanted to say that I really needed to hear the message yesterday because people at school were really getting to me this past couple of weeks, and I was just realizing especially recently how low the world's morals are becoming...so yeah I really liked yesterday's lesson.
Proverbs 5
1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
7 Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
9 Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
10 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
11 And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
12 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
14 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.
18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
23 He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
I suppose this sort of relates to yesterday's message in youth group, although I was just continuing off of what Michael posted...
Well I'm not entirely sure what this passage is implying or what its meaning is, but I read the commentary from biblegateway.com so it makes a little more sense. but I have to go make dinner now so I'll just paste it here lol. However, I colored the parts that really stood out to me that made me understand the passage more. Soo...if you really feel like reading all this, you may! :P
"Solomon cautions all young men, as his children, to abstain from fleshly lusts. Some, by the adulterous woman, here understand idolatry, false doctrine, which tends to lead astray men's minds and manners; but the direct view is to warn against seventh-commandment sins. Often these have been, and still are, Satan's method of drawing men from the worship of God into false religion. Consider how fatal the consequences; how bitter the fruit! Take it any way, it wounds. It leads to the torments of hell. The direct tendency of this sin is to the destruction of body and soul. We must carefully avoid every thing which may be a step towards it. Those who would be kept from harm, must keep out of harm's way. If we thrust ourselves into temptation we mock God when we pray, Lead us not into temptation. How many mischiefs attend this sin! It blasts the reputation; it wastes time; it ruins the estate; it is destructive to health; it will fill the mind with horror. Though thou art merry now, yet sooner or later it will bring sorrow. The convinced sinner reproaches himself, and makes no excuse for his folly. By the frequent acts of sin, the habits of it become rooted and confirmed. By a miracle of mercy true repentance may prevent the dreadful consequences of such sins; but this is not often; far more die as they have lived. What can express the case of the self-ruined sinner in the eternal world, enduring the remorse of his conscience!"
WEDNESDAY, May,27th, 2009
Hey guys, make sure you are at church tonight for a great game and sermon from Pastor Lee!
Proverbs 4
1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
3 For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
9 She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
13 Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
Another great passage from the Word of God! Verse 7 stuck out the most along with verse 15. Verse 7 is stressing to us that wisdom is an important quality to have! Have you ever heard of the saying, "Knowledge is power?" I'm sure everyone has, and its so true! You could be the most powerful person in the world if you're some skinny kid from Queens, but be the most intelligent person the world has ever seen!
Another good saying that kinda sidetrakes that is if you stand for nothing, you'll fall for anything. The reason you may stand for nothing is because you aren't smart enough to realize the good outcomes that could come from someone having morals! Knowledge is more powerful than any comic book hero, any bodybuilder, any weightlifting champ, or even a government official!!!!
Verse 15 caught my attention as well because it tells us to go away from evil things, not stand there and take the abuse and say you can handle it, because that fact of the matter is, you can't! Trust me, I have tried that. It doesn't work!! A famous quote I heard was,
"Someone you can never deny of, is someone who has had experience."
Do you know who said that quote? Well, it was me ,Michael Stratton of course!
Never hang out with ungodly people, and obtain wisdom!!!!
Proverbs 4
1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
3 For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
9 She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
13 Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
Another great passage from the Word of God! Verse 7 stuck out the most along with verse 15. Verse 7 is stressing to us that wisdom is an important quality to have! Have you ever heard of the saying, "Knowledge is power?" I'm sure everyone has, and its so true! You could be the most powerful person in the world if you're some skinny kid from Queens, but be the most intelligent person the world has ever seen!
Another good saying that kinda sidetrakes that is if you stand for nothing, you'll fall for anything. The reason you may stand for nothing is because you aren't smart enough to realize the good outcomes that could come from someone having morals! Knowledge is more powerful than any comic book hero, any bodybuilder, any weightlifting champ, or even a government official!!!!
Verse 15 caught my attention as well because it tells us to go away from evil things, not stand there and take the abuse and say you can handle it, because that fact of the matter is, you can't! Trust me, I have tried that. It doesn't work!! A famous quote I heard was,
"Someone you can never deny of, is someone who has had experience."
Do you know who said that quote? Well, it was me ,Michael Stratton of course!
Never hang out with ungodly people, and obtain wisdom!!!!
MONDAY, May 25th, 2009
Happy Memorial Day everyone!
Proverbs 3
1My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
2For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
3Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
4So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
7Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
8It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
9Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
10So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
11My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
12For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
13Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
14For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
15She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
16Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
17Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
18She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
19The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
20By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
21My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
22So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
23Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
24When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
25Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
26For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
27Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
28Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
29Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
30Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
31Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
32For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
33The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
34Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
35The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
I like this passage alot. The verses hold ALOT of important information in it and it is written beautifully. To begin, verses 1-2 are saying that if we keep to God's Commandments, our lives will be filled with peace, longer life on Earth, and more happiness! God rewards those faithful and wants us to be able to enjoy the life he has given us very much. How wonderful is that?? Verse 5 tells us that we should trust in the Lord at all times and NOT go by our own judgment because odds are, we will end up doing the wrong thing. Say if you are deciphering whether or not you should do your homework or not...you really don't want to but it would be best if you did..so when facing certain situations, I started to ask myself the question 'What would Jesus do?' (hope this helps you out!) He would do the right thing and do the homework right? I think it would help us grow a stronger relationship with God if we start thinking about his wisdom..
In verse 14, we need to remember that silver and gold cannot buy us everything. It can't buy Salvation or eternity in Heaven. It can only buy things in this world that are not nrealy as important.
Now as we keep reading further, we reach verse 26, one of my favorite verses now:) It says that when we have the Lord in our lives, HE alone will be our confidence! I don't have much confidence at all, but this verse really helps me becuase God will be with us during every situation we may face!! Just remember that next time when you are nervous about things or even while feeling self-conscience.
One last note, the wise shall be blessed with God's glory and shame will fall upon those foolish.
~Angel Wings (a.k.a. Victoria!)
Proverbs 3
1My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
2For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
3Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
4So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
7Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
8It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
9Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
10So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
11My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
12For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
13Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
14For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
15She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
16Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
17Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
18She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
19The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
20By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
21My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
22So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
23Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
24When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
25Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
26For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
27Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
28Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
29Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
30Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
31Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
32For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
33The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
34Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
35The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
I like this passage alot. The verses hold ALOT of important information in it and it is written beautifully. To begin, verses 1-2 are saying that if we keep to God's Commandments, our lives will be filled with peace, longer life on Earth, and more happiness! God rewards those faithful and wants us to be able to enjoy the life he has given us very much. How wonderful is that?? Verse 5 tells us that we should trust in the Lord at all times and NOT go by our own judgment because odds are, we will end up doing the wrong thing. Say if you are deciphering whether or not you should do your homework or not...you really don't want to but it would be best if you did..so when facing certain situations, I started to ask myself the question 'What would Jesus do?' (hope this helps you out!) He would do the right thing and do the homework right? I think it would help us grow a stronger relationship with God if we start thinking about his wisdom..
In verse 14, we need to remember that silver and gold cannot buy us everything. It can't buy Salvation or eternity in Heaven. It can only buy things in this world that are not nrealy as important.
Now as we keep reading further, we reach verse 26, one of my favorite verses now:) It says that when we have the Lord in our lives, HE alone will be our confidence! I don't have much confidence at all, but this verse really helps me becuase God will be with us during every situation we may face!! Just remember that next time when you are nervous about things or even while feeling self-conscience.
One last note, the wise shall be blessed with God's glory and shame will fall upon those foolish.
~Angel Wings (a.k.a. Victoria!)
SUNDAY, May 24th, 2009
Hey everyone :) I wish I could have come to the evening service to see that video but I had a picnic for SWAT and it ended right at 6 -_- but it was fun! =] How 'bout some Proverbs? :)
Proverbs 2
1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
8 He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
15 Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
18 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
19 None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
So what I think this passage is saying is that if you call upon the Lord, you will know of His knowlege and understand His fear. The Lord gives out His knowledge and wisdom, if only we will ask for it. He leads the ones who worship Him in the right direction, and He guides them on the right path. And then the mood sort of changes into someone who leaves the 'path of righteousness' and walks in the 'way of darkness.' They like doing evil, which is just weird lol. Umm I'm not sure what 'froward' means lol. It's obviously not a typo because they put it three times haha. The person they're talking about has forgotten the way of the Lord, and now she is inclined to death, from my understanding. The ones who truly believe and are righteous will walk in the Lord's path, but those who are wicked will be CUT OFF from the earth!!
That doesn't sound good, does it?
We need to follow the RIGHT path, the LORD's path!!! Don't be tempted into evil ways!!
:)
~Emily Davis!
Proverbs 2
1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
8 He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
15 Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
18 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
19 None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
So what I think this passage is saying is that if you call upon the Lord, you will know of His knowlege and understand His fear. The Lord gives out His knowledge and wisdom, if only we will ask for it. He leads the ones who worship Him in the right direction, and He guides them on the right path. And then the mood sort of changes into someone who leaves the 'path of righteousness' and walks in the 'way of darkness.' They like doing evil, which is just weird lol. Umm I'm not sure what 'froward' means lol. It's obviously not a typo because they put it three times haha. The person they're talking about has forgotten the way of the Lord, and now she is inclined to death, from my understanding. The ones who truly believe and are righteous will walk in the Lord's path, but those who are wicked will be CUT OFF from the earth!!
That doesn't sound good, does it?
We need to follow the RIGHT path, the LORD's path!!! Don't be tempted into evil ways!!
:)
~Emily Davis!
SATURDAY, May 23rd, 2009
I like Psalms, so we'll go with that :)
Psalm 42
1 As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
3 My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
4 When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.
5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
6 O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.
7 Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.
8 Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the day time, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.
9 I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
10 As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?
11Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
Alright! So to me, this passage is saying how the speaker WANTS to be with God, he longs to talk to Him, to communicate with Him and pray to Him!! Yet he doesn't feel like the Lord is there with Him...He keeps crying and wondering why the Lord left Him. I caught something rereading this...in verse 10, the speaker's enemies are mocking him and basically saying 'oh what now, where's your God? I thought he was always there for you? where is now now, huh?' but he still doesn't lose faith.
But the last part of the last verse is my favorite, it brings it all together, and even though he thinks the Lord has left Him, he is STILL going to continue to worship Him! That's awesome, he doesn't lose faith in the Lord!!
"...for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God."
~Emily Davis!
Psalm 42
1 As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
3 My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
4 When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.
5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
6 O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.
7 Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.
8 Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the day time, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.
9 I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
10 As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?
11Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
Alright! So to me, this passage is saying how the speaker WANTS to be with God, he longs to talk to Him, to communicate with Him and pray to Him!! Yet he doesn't feel like the Lord is there with Him...He keeps crying and wondering why the Lord left Him. I caught something rereading this...in verse 10, the speaker's enemies are mocking him and basically saying 'oh what now, where's your God? I thought he was always there for you? where is now now, huh?' but he still doesn't lose faith.
But the last part of the last verse is my favorite, it brings it all together, and even though he thinks the Lord has left Him, he is STILL going to continue to worship Him! That's awesome, he doesn't lose faith in the Lord!!
"...for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God."
~Emily Davis!
FRIDAY May 22nd, 2009
Hi! It's Victoria. Yay this is my first time doing the Devos. I'll try my best Let's see how it goes :)
1The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
2For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.
3Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
4I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.
5And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
6And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.
7For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
8Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
9Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
10If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
11For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
12Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.
13The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.
Oakie Day, this passage is like a plea that the reader's of John's Letter will believe and love God and his son Jesus who has paid for all of our sins. As verse 7 + 10 say, this chapter is telling us to make sure that we do not listen to false teachers who are trying to teach the wrong, not exact, information about the Bible.
As you look at verse 6, John writes and describes love not as an emotion, but something much greater: showing faithfulness to God: we will find God's love by keeping the commandments close to us and by following them. Not only by believing, but showing it in our actions as well. I can somtimes tell when someone is a Christian or not. Those who ARE Christians have that certain 'light' and optomistic effect to them, and cares deeply of those around, those who sadly aren't Christians always seem like they are down about something..know what I mean? It is because they aren't familiar by the true joy from Jesus Christ so it is our job as Christians to show others around us how greatly he love us!
So don't be decieved by the abomination-false teachers, such as evolutionists. There may be quite a few in this world, so lets start spreading them the gospel of the RIGHT information! Amen?
~Victoria
1The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
2For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.
3Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
4I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.
5And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
6And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.
7For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
8Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
9Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
10If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
11For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
12Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.
13The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.
Oakie Day, this passage is like a plea that the reader's of John's Letter will believe and love God and his son Jesus who has paid for all of our sins. As verse 7 + 10 say, this chapter is telling us to make sure that we do not listen to false teachers who are trying to teach the wrong, not exact, information about the Bible.
As you look at verse 6, John writes and describes love not as an emotion, but something much greater: showing faithfulness to God: we will find God's love by keeping the commandments close to us and by following them. Not only by believing, but showing it in our actions as well. I can somtimes tell when someone is a Christian or not. Those who ARE Christians have that certain 'light' and optomistic effect to them, and cares deeply of those around, those who sadly aren't Christians always seem like they are down about something..know what I mean? It is because they aren't familiar by the true joy from Jesus Christ so it is our job as Christians to show others around us how greatly he love us!
So don't be decieved by the abomination-false teachers, such as evolutionists. There may be quite a few in this world, so lets start spreading them the gospel of the RIGHT information! Amen?
~Victoria
THURSDAY, May 21st, 2009
10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
16 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.
17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
18 We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.
19 And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
The verse that jumped out at me was verse 12. Now, your probably thinking, "Why would Michael pick a verse that is so self explanatory to talk about?!" Well, its usually because we may have the mind set of that a verse like this is so simple and we all know it, that we take it for granted.
The verse says, "He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life." This verse not only tells us that Christ is how we get saved, but also tells us HE IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET SAVED! I hate when people finally decide that God is what is needed to fill the whole in their life, and they find THE WRONG ONE! Like Muslims for example. Do you know what they have to go through to get eternal life with Allah (God in Arabic) according to them? They have to do five things throughout their life; accept Allah (kinda like when we except Christ), pray 5 times a day, give their tithings at the end of the year, fast at the beginning of the month for x amount of time, and go to Mecca once in thier life. That is a lot! To tell you the truth, we should be doing all those things (except traveling to Mecca) faithfully! God bless your soul if you do, but I know that their are many more faithful Muslims then there are Christians in this world, and that is sad! The muslims are doing all for a lie and yet we sit back cofortable knowing we will go to heaven if we accept Christ that only takes a second to do and we're done. NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE NEED TO TELL THE WORLD ABOUT THE LOVING GOD WHO SACRAFICED HIMSELF SO WE COULD BE WITH HIM FOREVER!!!!!!!!!! ESPECIALLY THE MUSLIMS!!!!!
Be faithful and spread the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ! So important!
-Michael
11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
16 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.
17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
18 We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.
19 And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
The verse that jumped out at me was verse 12. Now, your probably thinking, "Why would Michael pick a verse that is so self explanatory to talk about?!" Well, its usually because we may have the mind set of that a verse like this is so simple and we all know it, that we take it for granted.
The verse says, "He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life." This verse not only tells us that Christ is how we get saved, but also tells us HE IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET SAVED! I hate when people finally decide that God is what is needed to fill the whole in their life, and they find THE WRONG ONE! Like Muslims for example. Do you know what they have to go through to get eternal life with Allah (God in Arabic) according to them? They have to do five things throughout their life; accept Allah (kinda like when we except Christ), pray 5 times a day, give their tithings at the end of the year, fast at the beginning of the month for x amount of time, and go to Mecca once in thier life. That is a lot! To tell you the truth, we should be doing all those things (except traveling to Mecca) faithfully! God bless your soul if you do, but I know that their are many more faithful Muslims then there are Christians in this world, and that is sad! The muslims are doing all for a lie and yet we sit back cofortable knowing we will go to heaven if we accept Christ that only takes a second to do and we're done. NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE NEED TO TELL THE WORLD ABOUT THE LOVING GOD WHO SACRAFICED HIMSELF SO WE COULD BE WITH HIM FOREVER!!!!!!!!!! ESPECIALLY THE MUSLIMS!!!!!
Be faithful and spread the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ! So important!
-Michael
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