Titus 2 : 1, says « You must teach what is in accord with sound doctrine. » The Bible is the basis of all sound doctrines. On the other hand, there are false doctrines which came from the father of lies.
1st Timothy 4:1 says that these are taughts by demons. The false doctrines of these cults have a little of the Bible but they always emphasize more from the special revelations of what their own prophet or what they say someone revealed or spirit revealed to them.
In John 1:1, and Matthew 1 : 23, these Bible verses say that Jesus Christ is God made flesh, and not merely a created spirit made flesh.
OBSERVATION AND COMPARISON: On today’s praying manner and sound doctrine of prayer. It is very good to pray but how? Read Matthew 26:36-56. On reality, the episode of these passages is the story that I am going to use as observation and comparison on what is going on today and prayer. Everything took place in the night sometimes we go to night vigil and we leave certain people staying at home. Prayer is the means by which we can get the spiritual strenght, but we need to do the will of God when praying. With the help of the Holy Spirit you and I can also find the necessary strenght to do the will of God. We already know in our heart whether or not we have used this strenght correctly, like Jesus did, or if we have followed the will of the flesh, like the disciples with weak will of God like us. Sometimes, when we organize prayer events or night vigil, what type of prayer are we doing? When we organize Friday’s fellowship in a way to go and block roads, or what type of service, and what type of prayer? Is it according to the weak one that is not concerning your spiritual strength? In this passage, the only disciple that was not sleeping that particular night was Judas. When the disciples faced with trouble one of them pulled out sword to fight. John 18:10, willing to fight to defend Jesus but Jesus was determined to obey the will of God as announced in the Scripture.
The sad fact is that each time you put this spiritual strenght aside you begin to form the habit of disobeying the will of God in your life. If we are to live the life that will please God, we must, like Jesus form the habit of always doing the will of God. Always willing to change our present situation by all means is disobeying the will of God.
John 8 : 29, « The one who sent me is with me, he has not left me alone, for I always do what pleases Him. » While effort has nothing to do with your salvation, it has much to do with your spiritual growth.
Luke 13 : 22 – 23, « Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as He made His way to Jerusalem. Someone asked Him, « Lord, are only a few people going to be saved « He said to them, « Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.
2nd Peter 1:5, « For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness, and to goodness knowledge. » Paul explains in Ephesians 4 : 22 – 24 that our responsibility in the body like Christ, we must choose to let go old ways of acting.
The Bible compares spiritual growth to a building and a child growing up. Romans 12 : 2, Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is, His good pleasing and perfect will. »
1st Corinthians 10 : 23 – 24 « Everything is permissible, » but not everything is beneficial. »Everything is permissible » but not everything is constructive. Nobody should seek his own good ; but the good of others. »
Today, for many people, the word « Church » means a division of Christianity and building belonging to such a group. Earthly « temples » or worse earthly « divisions » are the opposite of what the Bible means by the word Church. Modern language often uses the word « Church » In ways that differ from the Bible. For example, certain Dictionaries say that Church means an edified building where people worship and also a Christian « denomination » What happens when people use these definitions in reading the Bible? They are likely to be confused, because the Bible never has those two meaning of « Church ». The Bible uses of Church refer to people not a building.
Acts of Apostles 8:1 – 3, « On that day, a great persecution broke out against the church at Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him. But Saul began to destroy the Church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison. »
The Bible »Church » is singular, and it is none other than « God’s household » and you are His house « Church » Christ loved the Church and gave Himself up for her to make her holy.(Ephesians 5 :25- 27)
1st Timothy 4:1 says that these are taughts by demons. The false doctrines of these cults have a little of the Bible but they always emphasize more from the special revelations of what their own prophet or what they say someone revealed or spirit revealed to them.
In John 1:1, and Matthew 1 : 23, these Bible verses say that Jesus Christ is God made flesh, and not merely a created spirit made flesh.
OBSERVATION AND COMPARISON: On today’s praying manner and sound doctrine of prayer. It is very good to pray but how? Read Matthew 26:36-56. On reality, the episode of these passages is the story that I am going to use as observation and comparison on what is going on today and prayer. Everything took place in the night sometimes we go to night vigil and we leave certain people staying at home. Prayer is the means by which we can get the spiritual strenght, but we need to do the will of God when praying. With the help of the Holy Spirit you and I can also find the necessary strenght to do the will of God. We already know in our heart whether or not we have used this strenght correctly, like Jesus did, or if we have followed the will of the flesh, like the disciples with weak will of God like us. Sometimes, when we organize prayer events or night vigil, what type of prayer are we doing? When we organize Friday’s fellowship in a way to go and block roads, or what type of service, and what type of prayer? Is it according to the weak one that is not concerning your spiritual strength? In this passage, the only disciple that was not sleeping that particular night was Judas. When the disciples faced with trouble one of them pulled out sword to fight. John 18:10, willing to fight to defend Jesus but Jesus was determined to obey the will of God as announced in the Scripture.
The sad fact is that each time you put this spiritual strenght aside you begin to form the habit of disobeying the will of God in your life. If we are to live the life that will please God, we must, like Jesus form the habit of always doing the will of God. Always willing to change our present situation by all means is disobeying the will of God.
John 8 : 29, « The one who sent me is with me, he has not left me alone, for I always do what pleases Him. » While effort has nothing to do with your salvation, it has much to do with your spiritual growth.
Luke 13 : 22 – 23, « Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as He made His way to Jerusalem. Someone asked Him, « Lord, are only a few people going to be saved « He said to them, « Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.
2nd Peter 1:5, « For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness, and to goodness knowledge. » Paul explains in Ephesians 4 : 22 – 24 that our responsibility in the body like Christ, we must choose to let go old ways of acting.
The Bible compares spiritual growth to a building and a child growing up. Romans 12 : 2, Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is, His good pleasing and perfect will. »
1st Corinthians 10 : 23 – 24 « Everything is permissible, » but not everything is beneficial. »Everything is permissible » but not everything is constructive. Nobody should seek his own good ; but the good of others. »
Today, for many people, the word « Church » means a division of Christianity and building belonging to such a group. Earthly « temples » or worse earthly « divisions » are the opposite of what the Bible means by the word Church. Modern language often uses the word « Church » In ways that differ from the Bible. For example, certain Dictionaries say that Church means an edified building where people worship and also a Christian « denomination » What happens when people use these definitions in reading the Bible? They are likely to be confused, because the Bible never has those two meaning of « Church ». The Bible uses of Church refer to people not a building.
Acts of Apostles 8:1 – 3, « On that day, a great persecution broke out against the church at Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him. But Saul began to destroy the Church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison. »
The Bible »Church » is singular, and it is none other than « God’s household » and you are His house « Church » Christ loved the Church and gave Himself up for her to make her holy.(Ephesians 5 :25- 27)
God has placed man upon the earth as its steward of the earth. Man has ability to make and act according to personal decision
He is able to influence the atmosphere of his home, his friendships and even influence the future of his country, Matthew 15:10-20
Matthew 16:1-4 “the Pharisees and Sadducees come to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven. He replied, when evening comes, you say, it will be fair weather, for the sky is red, and in the morning today it will be stormy for the sky is red and overcast ‘you know how to interpret the appearance of the sky’ but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a miraculous sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah” Jesus then left them and went away .When God had created man, He provided all that was necessary for man to live in this world. He also gave man some special instructions about what he was to do. Genesis 2: 16-17: “And the Lord God commanded the man. You are free to eat from any tree in the garden, but you must not eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it, you will surely die.”
Man original sin was an act of rebellion against the commands of God. God created man in His own image. But after a very short period of time , that image was severely damaged. Man’s sin did not only affect his own nature. All of the rest of the creation was damaged. Genesis 3:17: “Adam he said “Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you “ You must not eat of it,” “cursed is the round because of you through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life” Naturally human life was affected in all of its aspects. James 4: 1-3
Why are there so many poor and hungry people in the world today?
They are the result of the greedy, selfishness and laziness of men in general. In order words, the root cause is really human sin. Why is there so much injustice, violence, hatred and oppression in the world today?
They are the result of cruelty, hatred and selfishness of men in general. In other words, the root cause is really human sin.
So then, the final cause of the evils that we see in creation and in human life is the cause of all human suffering and misery is human sin, Matthew 15: 19: “For out of the heart come evil thought, murder, adultery, sexual, immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.” By thinking, speaking and doing evil is the summary of this verse. James 4:17 “If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn't do it, it is sin for them.” A murderer sins by doing evil. A gossip sins by speaking evil. A person who does not care about his sick neighbours is sin by not doing what is right. Whoever steals sin by doing evil. A liar sins by speaking evil. Whoever does not try to improve the life of the poor sins by not doing what is right? A person who bears grudge, sins by thinking evil. Everyone who sins breaks the law of God, infact sin is lawlessness. All wrongdoing is sin, according to I John 3:4 “Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness” Since people are active and make choices they are held responsible so then each of us will give an account of himself to God. II Corinthians 5:10 “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.” Ezekiel 18:20 “The soul who sins is the one who will die. The son will not share guilt of the father, nor will the father share the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous man will be credited to him, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against him.” ........ click www.cacfrance.org to continue
He is able to influence the atmosphere of his home, his friendships and even influence the future of his country, Matthew 15:10-20
Matthew 16:1-4 “the Pharisees and Sadducees come to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven. He replied, when evening comes, you say, it will be fair weather, for the sky is red, and in the morning today it will be stormy for the sky is red and overcast ‘you know how to interpret the appearance of the sky’ but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a miraculous sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah” Jesus then left them and went away .When God had created man, He provided all that was necessary for man to live in this world. He also gave man some special instructions about what he was to do. Genesis 2: 16-17: “And the Lord God commanded the man. You are free to eat from any tree in the garden, but you must not eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it, you will surely die.”
Man original sin was an act of rebellion against the commands of God. God created man in His own image. But after a very short period of time , that image was severely damaged. Man’s sin did not only affect his own nature. All of the rest of the creation was damaged. Genesis 3:17: “Adam he said “Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you “ You must not eat of it,” “cursed is the round because of you through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life” Naturally human life was affected in all of its aspects. James 4: 1-3
Why are there so many poor and hungry people in the world today?
They are the result of the greedy, selfishness and laziness of men in general. In order words, the root cause is really human sin. Why is there so much injustice, violence, hatred and oppression in the world today?
They are the result of cruelty, hatred and selfishness of men in general. In other words, the root cause is really human sin.
So then, the final cause of the evils that we see in creation and in human life is the cause of all human suffering and misery is human sin, Matthew 15: 19: “For out of the heart come evil thought, murder, adultery, sexual, immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.” By thinking, speaking and doing evil is the summary of this verse. James 4:17 “If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn't do it, it is sin for them.” A murderer sins by doing evil. A gossip sins by speaking evil. A person who does not care about his sick neighbours is sin by not doing what is right. Whoever steals sin by doing evil. A liar sins by speaking evil. Whoever does not try to improve the life of the poor sins by not doing what is right? A person who bears grudge, sins by thinking evil. Everyone who sins breaks the law of God, infact sin is lawlessness. All wrongdoing is sin, according to I John 3:4 “Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness” Since people are active and make choices they are held responsible so then each of us will give an account of himself to God. II Corinthians 5:10 “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.” Ezekiel 18:20 “The soul who sins is the one who will die. The son will not share guilt of the father, nor will the father share the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous man will be credited to him, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against him.” ........ click www.cacfrance.org to continue