Abram And Hagar

Bible Questions Answered:

“Was it right that Abraham slept with Hagar?”

Shelby/ Brisbane, Australia, (Queensland)

Bible Answer:

No, it was not right.

Genesis 16:1-5 KJV

1 Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

2 And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, The Lord hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.

3 And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.

4 And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

5 And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the Lord judge between me and thee.

Abram had, before been promised by God...

Genesis 15:1-6 KJV

1 After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

2 And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?

3 And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.

4 And, behold, the word of The Lord came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.

5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.

6 And he believed in The Lord; and He counted it to him for righteousness.

Just as Adam had listened to the voice of his wife, and eaten of the forbidden fruit, Abram, listen to his wife. No doubt Abram and Sarai, reasoned because of their age, certainly God must have had something else in mind. Sarai, reasoned that she and Abram, could have children through her handmaid Hagar. In their day, Eastern Codes suggest this may have been the custom of some ( such as the Hammurabi Code.)

Abraham knew this was not right, i.e. having a child by means of polygamy. For since the beginning whereupon God instituted the institution of marriage, one man and one wife was God's plan!

Genesis 2:23,24 KJV

23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

Matthew 19:4-6 KJV (Jesus)

4 And He answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that He which made them at the beginning made them male and female,

5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?

6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

(Having a Christian Wedding in the near future? Be sure your Public Announcement reads that it is a

GENESIS WEDDING!

One man, and one woman, God's plan for marriage, no other group can claim to have a

GENESIS WEDDING.)

In Genesis, marriage is defined by God as being heterosexual monogamy, this has always been His plan!

Proverbs 5:15-23 NLT

15 Drink water from your own well—share your love only with your wife.

16 Why spill the water of your springs in the streets, having sex with just anyone?

17 You should reserve it for yourselves. Never share it with strangers.

18 Let your wife be a fountain of blessing for you. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.

19 She is a loving deer, a graceful doe. Let her breasts satisfy you always. May you always be captivated by her love.

20 Why be captivated, my son, by an immoral woman, or fondle the breasts of a promiscuous woman?

21 For The Lord sees clearly what a man does, examining every path he takes.

22 An evil man is held captive by his own sins; they are ropes that catch and hold him.

23 He will die for lack of self-control; he will be lost because of his great foolishness.

Hebrews 13:4 NLT

Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adultery.

Genesis 18:10-14 NLT (Theophany - The Pr-Incarnate Lord Jesus.)

10 Then one of them said, “I will return to you about this time next year, and your wife, Sarah, will have a son!” Sarah was listening to this conversation from the tent.

11 Abraham and Sarah were both very old by this time, and Sarah was long past the age of having children.

12 So she laughed silently to herself and said, “How could a worn-out woman like me enjoy such pleasure, especially when my master—my husband—is also so old?”

13 Then The Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say, ‘Can an old woman like me have a baby?’

14 Is anything too hard for The Lord? I will return about this time next year, and Sarah will have a son.”

Genesis 21:1-3,5 NLT

1 The Lord kept His word and did for Sarah exactly what He had promised.

2 She became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age. This happened at just the time God had said it would.

3 And Abraham named their son Isaac.

5 Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born. (Sarah, herself was some 90 years young.)

When we do things God's way, there are blessings, and eternal rewards!

Hebrews 11:8-12 KJV

8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:

10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

11 Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised.

12 Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.

Salvation Prayer

Sin-Encouragement To? Amos 4:4,5

Bible Questions Answered:

“...did God actually tell people to sin.....”

Trennen/ Mainz, Germany (Rhineland Palatinate)

Bible Answer:

Bible Text:

Amos 4:1-13 NLT

1 Listen to me, you fat cows living in Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, and who are always calling to your husbands,“Bring us another drink!”

2 The Sovereign Lord has sworn this by His holiness: “The time will come when you will be led away with hooks in your noses. Every last one of you will be dragged away 0 like a fish on a hook!

3 You will be led out throu0gh the ruins of the wall; you will be thrown from your fortresses,” says The Lord.

4 “Go ahead and offer sacrifices to the idols at Bethel. Keep on disobeying at Gilgal.

Offer sacrifices each morning, and bring your tithes every three days.

5 Present your bread made with yeast as an offering of thanksgiving. Then give your extra voluntary offerings so you can brag about it everywhere! This is the kind of thing you Israelites love to do,” says The Sovereign Lord.

6 “I brought hunger to every city and famine to every town. But still you would not return to Me,” says The Lord.

7 “I kept the rain from falling when your crops needed it the most. I sent rain on one town

but withheld it from another. Rain fell on one field, while another field withered away.

8 People staggered from town to town looking for water, but there was never enough. But still you would not return to Me,” says The Lord.

9 “I struck your farms and vineyards with blight and mildew. Locusts devoured all your fig and olive trees. But still you would not return to Me,” says The Lord.

10 “I sent plagues on you like the plagues I sent on Egypt long ago. I killed your young men in war and led all your horses away. The stench of death filled the air!

But still you would not return to Me,” says The Lord.

11 “I destroyed some of your cities, as I destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. Those of you who survived were like charred sticks pulled from a fire. But still you would not return to Me,”

says The Lord.

12 “Therefore, I will bring upon you all the disasters I have announced. Prepare to meet your God in judgment, you people of Israel!”

13 For The Lord is the one who shaped the mountains, stirs up the winds, and reveals His thoughts to mankind. He turns the light of dawn into darkness and treads on the heights of the earth. The Lord God of Heaven’s Armies is His name!

Before anything, we must have the definitions of at least several words that are at work here.

IRONY:

The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend.

(Dictionary.Com)

The use of words to express something different from (and often opposite to) their literal meaning.

(The Free Dictionary-By Farlex)

Hyperbole:

Obvious and intentional exaggeration.

(Dictionary.com)

A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in I could sleep for a year or This book weighs a ton.

(The Free Dictionary-By Farlex)

Cynicism:

An attitude of scornful or jaded negativity, especially a general distrust of the integrity or professed motives of others

(The Free Dictionary-By Farlex)

Distrusting or disparaging the motives of others.

(Dictionary.Com)

The Scripture in question are verses 4 & 5.

Amos 4:4,5 NLT

4 “Go ahead and offer sacrifices to the idols at Bethel. Keep on disobeying at Gilgal.

Offer sacrifices each morning, and bring your tithes every three days.

5 Present your bread made with yeast as an offering of thanksgiving. Then give your extra voluntary offerings so you can brag about it everywhere! This is the kind of thing you Israelites love to do,” says The Sovereign Lord.

Israel was a sinful nation, living in luxury and disobedience to The Lord. She had two places of worship, against The Lord's commands. One at Bethel, meant to mean “House of God,” which the prophet Amos renamed “Beth Aven,” meaning “House of wickedness.” And a place of worship in Gilgal, which was also a place of idolatrous worship.

The Lord, (Understand this carefully!) had sent them judgment after judgment, To Stop Them.

But we read some five times in this narration, their reply. “

6 “I brought hunger to every city and famine to every town. But still you would not return to Me,” says The Lord.

8 People staggered from town to town looking for water, but there was never enough. But still you would not return to Me,” says The Lord.

9 “I struck your farms and vineyards with blight and mildew. Locusts devoured all your fig and olive trees. But still you would not return to Me,” says The Lord.

10 “I sent plagues on you like the plagues I sent on Egypt long ago. I killed your young men in war and led all your horses away. The stench of death filled the air! But still you would not return to Me,” says The Lord.

11 “I destroyed some of your cities, as I destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. Those of you who survived were like charred sticks pulled from a fire. But still you would not return to Me,”

says The Lord.

Time after time The Lord in His great love tried to stop them, but to “no,” avail.

Finally The Lord in irony said to them.....

4 “Go ahead and offer sacrifices to the idols at Bethel. Keep on disobeying at Gilgal.

Offer sacrifices each morning, and bring your tithes every three days.

5 Present your bread made with yeast as an offering of thanksgiving. Then give your extra voluntary offerings so you can brag about it everywhere! This is the kind of thing you Israelites love to do,” says The Sovereign Lord.

Hebrews 3:15 KJV

While it is said, To day if ye will hear His voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.

Hebrews 3:15 NLT

Remember what it says: “Today when you hear His voice, don’t harden your hearts as Israel did when they rebelled.”

Israel rebelled against The Lord, at Kadesh-Barnea, not believing Joshua and Caleb, and refused to enter the promised land. Their rebellion cost them 40 years of wandering in the desert until they were all dead, only their children, and Joshua and Caleb entered the land of promise.

Judgment is the fate of men and nations that turn their back on The Living God!

Would God in all His love, send Disasters to mankind?

Read the story again, by the hand of God, the following came to Israel, “to stop them!”

Famine & Hunger

Drought & Lack Of Water To Drink.

Mildew & Blight, On Crops.

Locusts

Pestilence & Plagues

Animal & Human Deaths

Cities Destroyed

But still you would not return to Me,” says The Lord.

Well had Ezekiel prophesied earlier:

Ezekiel 18:31 KJV

Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

Ezekiel 33:11 KJV

Say unto them, As I live, saith The Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

The day came when judgment fell, and Assyria carried them all away.

And the message remains yet for us today! Do we we see the signs of Judgment in our land?

Is God trying to speak to our people? Are our leaders and our people on their knees seeking the will of The Living God?

Israel, hardened her heart against the warnings of Almighty God, and what of our people?

Isaiah 55:6,7 KJV

6 Seek ye The Lord while He may be found, call ye upon Him while He is near:

7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto The Lord, and He will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.

II Chronicles 7:14 KJV

If My people, which are called by My name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Psalm 34:18 KJV

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

Psalm 51:17 KJV

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

Hosea 10:12 NLT

I said, ‘Plant the good seeds of righteousness, and you will harvest a crop of love. Plow up the hard ground of your hearts, for now is the time to seek The Lord, that He may come and shower righteousness upon you.’

Joel 2:12,13 NLT

12 That is why The Lord says,“Turn to Me now, while there is time.

Give Me your hearts. Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning.

13 Don’t tear your clothing in your grief, but tear your hearts instead.” Return to The Lord your God, for He is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. He is eager to relent and not punish.

II Corinthians 7:10 NLT

For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death.

I John 1:9 KJV

If we confess our sins, He is Faithful and Just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Jeremiah 27:12-14 KJV

12 Then shall ye call upon Me, and ye shall go and pray unto Me, and I will hearken unto you.

13 And ye shall seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your heart.

14 And I will be found of you, saith The Lord.

Salvation Prayer

Eagles Or Vultures

Bible Questions Answered:

I see some bibles say eagles and some say vultures in Matthew 24:28 why is that?”

Percy/ Saint Denis, France (ll-DE-France)

Bible Answer:

Bible Text:

Matthew 24:26-28 NLT

26 “So if someone tells you, ‘Look, the Messiah is out in the desert,’ don’t bother to go and look. Or, ‘Look, he is hiding here,’ don’t believe it!

27 For as the lightning flashes in the east and shines to the west, so it will be when

The Son Of Man comes.

28 Just as the gathering of vultures shows there is a carcass nearby, so these signs indicate that the end is near.

Matthew 24:26-28 KJV

26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.

27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of The Son Of Man be.

28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

Luke 17:37 KJV

And they answered and said unto Him, Where, Lord? And He said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles* be gathered together.

αετοι-Greek: Eagles

Strong's

Well, vultures are not eagles, and vice-versa.

Eagles were symbols on the shields of the Roman Soldiers, and spoke of their swiftness. In 70 A.D. Roman Emperor Titus destroyed Jerusalem.

In the Old Testament:

Nebuchadnezzar swooped down upon Jerusalem, with the keenness of an eagle.

Hosea 8:1 KJV

Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of The Lord, because they have transgressed My covenant, and trespassed against My law.

Some are more prone to think of dead bodies of animals to be encircled by vultures but the fact remains they are both (Vultures and Eagles) birds of prey. Both eat roadkill, reptiles, small mammals (rabbits), fish (a large portion), small birds, and waterfowl.

Vultures may hunt in packs, where as the eagle seeks food alone. And so the vulture is the so much more noticeable.

Job 39:26-30 KJV

26 Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?

27 Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?

28 She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.

29 From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.

30 Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.

But this discussion of vulture verses eagles, makes no difference. The import of our Lord's message was this, wherever sin abounds, judgment is soon and swift to follow!

Job 4:8 KJV

Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.

Hosea 7:8 KJV

For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind..."

I Corinthians 6:9,10 KJV

9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Galatians 6:7,8 KJV

7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

I John 2:15-17 KJV

15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of The Father is not in him.

16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of The Father, but is of the world.

17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

I John 3:8 KJV

He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose The Son Of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.

Still The Answer:

II Chronicles 7:14 KJV

If My people, which are called by My name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Our Lord's Last Day Warning:

Matthew 24:23-28 NLT

23 “Then if anyone tells you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah,’ or ‘There he is,’ don’t believe it. 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform great signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God’s chosen ones.

25 See, I have warned you about this ahead of time.

26 “So if someone tells you, ‘Look, the Messiah is out in the desert,’ don’t bother to go and look. Or, ‘Look, he is hiding here,’ don’t believe it!

27 For as the lightning flashes in the east and shines to the west, so it will be when the Son of Man comes.

28 Just as the gathering of vultures shows there is a carcass nearby, so these signs indicate that the end is near.

Hebrews 10:22-31 KJV

22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for He is faithful that promised;)

24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:

25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

26 For if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

28 He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:

29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot The Son Of God, and hath counted The Blood Of The Covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto The Spirit Of Grace?

30 For we know Him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto Me, I will recompense, saith

The Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge His people.

31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of The Living God.

Revelation 20:12 KJV

And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is The Book Of Life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

Revelation 22:12 KJV

And, behold, I come quickly; and My reward is with Me, to give every man according as his work shall be.

Salvation Prayer

Bible Lesson: Parables-Our Lord's: Children In The Market Place.

Bible Lesson: Parables -Our Lord's: Children In The Market Place.

Occasion: Rejection Of John The Baptist, And Jesus Christ.

Lesson: Endless Fault Finding.

Bible Text:

Matthew 11:16-19 KJV

16 But where unto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,

17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.

18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.

19 The Son Of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a wine bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.

Matthew 11:16-19 NLT

16 “To what can I compare this generation? It is like children playing a game in the public square. They complain to their friends,

17 ‘We played wedding songs, and you didn’t dance, so we played funeral songs, and you didn’t mourn.’

18 For John didn’t spend his time eating and drinking, and you say, ‘He’s possessed by a demon.’

19 The Son Of Man, on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, ‘He’s a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!’ But wisdom is shown to be right by its results.”

John the Baptist, led an ascetic life, in the barren land, west of the Dead Sea, depriving himself of all the luxuries that others enjoyed.

Though he was himself a priest, born from priestly stock, Zacharias and Elisabeth, yet he chose an austere life to turn men's hearts to The Living God.

Mark 1:6 KJV

And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;

So how did the Pharisees receive this last day Elijah and his message?

Matthew 11:18 KJV

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.

And then Christ appeared.

Matthew 11:19 KJV

The Son Of Man, on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, ‘He’s a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!’

But wisdom is shown to be right by its results.”

These fault finding Pharisees, could not be pleased! No matter who or how the Man Of God appeared to be, they found fault with him, rejecting Him.

I Corinthians 1:18-23 KJV

18 For the preaching of The Cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling block, and unto the Greeks foolishness;

I Corinthians 2:14 KJV

But the natural man receiveth not the things of The Spirit Of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Matthew 11:16,17 NLT

16 “To what can I compare this generation? It is like children playing a game in the public square. They complain to their friends,

17 ‘We played wedding songs, and you didn’t dance,

so we played funeral songs, and you didn’t mourn.’

The Pharisees, could “not,” be pleased!

Think this fault finding sin existed only in the 1^st Century?

“I'd go to your church, but its to preachy!”

“I'd be a Christian, but you folks don't have any fun!”

“I'd go to your church if it had rock music!”

“I'd be a Christian, if I could live like I want!”

Etc. etc. etc.

All of these and countless others are but excuses for rejection of The Gospel.

Excuses for rejection of The Living Christ.

Proverbs 14:12 KJV

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

Nothing may ever please the man whose mind is made up to, reject The Truth!

Hebrews 4:7 KJV

Again, He limiteth a certain day, saying...Today if ye will hear His voice, harden not your hearts.

Genesis 6:3 KJV

And The Lord said, My Spirit shall not always strive with man..."

Salvation Prayer

Baptized Into His Death

Bible Questions Answered:

“We are baptized into Jesus death, I do not understand that....”

Malea/ Makati City, Philippines

Bible Answer:

Bible Text:

Romans 6:3-5 KJV

3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into His death?

4 Therefore we are buried with Him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of The Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of His death, we shall be also in the likeness of His resurrection:

Romans 6:3-5 NLT

3 Or have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined Him in His death?

4 For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of The Father, now we also may live new lives.

5 Since we have been united with Him in His death, we will also be raised to life as He was.

Justification:

Justification is the act of The Son Of God, giving up, His life freely upon the cross and taking upon Himself punishment for the sins of the world. And that those who believe, trust and, live for Him, might be free from the guilt and bondage of sin, through His sacrifice.

II Corinthians 5:21 KJV

For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.

Baptism:

Is a spiritual picture, of what has happened and what is happening in the life of someone who has turned to The Lord Jesus, as their Savior.

Christ died, was buried, and rose up from the dead, and lives in newness of life at the right hand of The Father in heaven.

Baptism, the act itself, does not save anyone- it is a representative act (An act of confession.) of what has taken place in the life of someone coming to baptism.

Romans 10:10 KJV

For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Baptism signifies that one is a believer, and has turned to The Lord Jesus Christ, repenting of sin, and receiving Him as The Savior!

The Spiritual Picture Of Baptism:

At the cross, Christ died for our sins, and our bondage to sin, died on that cross, with Him.

When we receive Him, we have the liberty of being free from the guilt, and the bondage to sin.

Now, Christ died and was buried.

In the waters of baptism (immersion - baptizo), when we went under those waters, it spoke of death.

For the Christian, it represents the death to the old nature of willful sin and its longings.

In submersion into the waters of , “ baptism, we joined Him in His death (Romans 6:3 NLT)

Yes, Christ, died, and was buried, but thank God, He arose from the dead!

In Baptism, going under the water, means death (we joined Him in His death Romans 6:3 NLT), but when the believer comes out of the baptismal waters, he rises (spiritually) into New Spiritual Life, Christ's victorious, over coming life!

I Corinthians 15:57 KJV

But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Colossians 2:12 NLT

For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with Him you were raised to new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead.

So, we not only join The Lord Jesus in His death and, burial, but praise God, in His resurrection, to newness of life as well!

Romans 6:1-23 KJV

1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?

4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:

6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

7 For he that is dead is freed from sin.

8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:

9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over Him.

10 For in that He died, He died unto sin once: but in that He liveth, He liveth unto God.

11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.

13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.

14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.

16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.

18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.

19 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.

20 For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.

21 What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 7:6 KJV

But now we have been released from the law, for we died to it and are no longer captive to its power. Now we can serve God, not in the old way of obeying the letter of the law, but in the new way of living in The Spirit.

Salvation Prayer

Attributes Of God

Bible Questions Answered:

“What is God like?'

Sheila/ Dublin, Ireland

Bible Answer:

In theology, we call this the attributes of God:

Attributes Of God:

Eternal:

There is no beginning with God, and no ending. He always has been in existence and always will be.

Genesis 21:33 KJV

And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of The Lord, The Everlasting God.

Deuteronomy 33:27 KJV

The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms:

Faithful:

What God says in His Word, that He will do!

Lamentations 3:22,23 KJV

22 It is of The Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not.

23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

I Corinthians 10:13 KJV

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is Faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

I Thessalonians 5:24 KJV

Faithful is He that calleth you, who also will do it.

Good:

Our God, is perfect in all goodness.

Psalm 34:8 KJV

O taste and see that The Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in Him.

Psalm 100:5 KJV

For The Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting; and His Truth endureth to all generations.

Psalm 103:1-5 KJV

1 Bless The Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless His holy name.

2 Bless The Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits:

3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;

4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with loving kindness and tender mercies;

5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.

Psalm 145:8,9 KJV

8 The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

9 The Lord is good to all: and His tender mercies are over all His works.

Holy:

Our God is sinless, pure and undefiled. God is righteous in all His ways, and He cannot condone sin in any form.

I Samuel 2:2 KJV

There is none holy as The Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any Rock like our God.

Psalm 99:5 KJV

Exalt ye The Lord our God, and worship at His footstool; for He is holy.

Isaiah 43:15 KJV

I am The Lord, your Holy One, The Creator Of Israel, your King.

Immutable:

God is “unchanging.” He is the same yesterday, today and forever.

Malachi 3:6 KJV

For I am The Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

James 1:17 KJV

Every Good Gift and every Perfect Gift is from above, and cometh down from The Father Of Lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Infinite:

God has "no," limits, God is a Spirit.

I Kings 8:27 KJV

But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee..."

II Peter 3:8 KJV

But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with The Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

Just:

The decisions that God makes are just and fair, because He is a God of righteousness and mercy. Justice also requires punishment for sin.

Deuteronomy 32:4 KJV

He is The Rock, His work is perfect: for all His ways are judgment: a God of Truth and without iniquity, Just and Right is He.

Isaiah 45:21 KJV

Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I The Lord? and there is no God else beside Me; a Just God and a Savior; there is none beside Me.

Romans 3:24-26 KJV

24 Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation (make reconciliation) through faith in His blood, to declare His righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

26 To declare, I say, at this time His righteousness: that He might be Just, and The Justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

I John 1:7 KJV

But if we walk in The Light, as He is in The Light, we have fellowship one with another, and The Blood Of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin.

Love:

God is a God of love.

John 3:16-18 KJV

16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His Only Begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

17 For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved.

18 He that believeth on Him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of The Only Begotten Son Of God.

I John 4:16 KJV

And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

Majestic:

God is incomparable in His beauty, righteousness, power, goodness, and excellence in every way.

Psalm 29:2 ,4 KJV

2 Give unto The Lord the glory due unto His name; worship The Lord in the beauty of holiness.

4 The voice of The Lord is powerful; the voice of The Lord is full of majesty.

Psalm 95:6 KJV

O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before The Lord Our Maker.

Psalm 96:9 KJV

O worship The Lord in the beauty of holiness: fear before Him, all the earth.

Psalm 104:1 KJV

Bless The Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honor and majesty.

Isaiah 24:14 KJV

They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of The Lord, they shall cry aloud from the sea.

Merciful:

God mercifully sets before us The Way of salvation, the choice is ours.

Numbers 14:18 NLT

The Lord is slow to anger and filled with unfailing love, forgiving every kind of sin and rebellion. But He does not excuse the guilty..."

Psalm 130:3 KJV

If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

Ephesians 2:4 KJV

But God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love wherewith He loved us,

Omnipotent:

Our God is all powerful.

Job 42:1,2 KJV

1 Then Job answered The Lord, and said,

2 I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.

Revelation 19:6 KJV

And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for The Lord God Omnipotent reigneth.

Omnipresent:

God is everywhere present.

Psalm 139:7-12 KJV

7 Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.

9 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.

11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

Proverbs 5:21 KJV

For the ways of man are before the eyes of The Lord, and He pondereth all his goings.

Proverbs 15:3 KJV

The eyes of The Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

Acts 17:28 KJV

For in Him we live, and move, and have our being..."

Omnisapient:

Perfect in wisdom. God acts perfectly wise in His creation.

Psalm 104:24 KJV

O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

Isaiah 40:28 KJV

Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that The Everlasting God, The Lord, The Creator Of The Ends Of The Earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of His understanding.

Romans 11:33 KJV

O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding out!

Omniscient:

Perfect in Knowledge. Our God is all knowing. There is not anything that our God, does not see or hear.

Job 37:16 KJV

Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of Him which is perfect in knowledge?

Psalm 139:1-4 KJV

1 O lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.

2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.

3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.

4 For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.

Sovereign:

God is Sovereign Almighty Ruler of all creation.

Psalms 22:28 KJV

For the kingdom is The Lord's: and He is the Governor among the nations.

Psalm 47:2 KJV

For The Lord Most High is terrible; He is a Great King over all the earth.

Isaiah 44:6 KJV

Thus saith The Lord The King Of Israel, and His Redeemer The Lord Of Hosts; I am The First, and I am The Last; and beside Me there is no God.

Isaiah 66:1,2 KJV

1 Thus saith The Lord, The heaven is My throne, and the earth is My footstool: where is the house that ye build unto Me? and where is the place of My rest?

2 For all those things hath Mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith The Lord: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at My Word.

Daniel 4:34,35 KJV

34 And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed The Most High, and I praised and honored Him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom is from generation to generation:

35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and He doeth according to His will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay His hand, or say unto Him, What doest thou?

Triune:

Tri-Unity, i.e. one God, yet in three persons, The Father, The Son, The Holy Spirit. These three are in perfect harmony, perfect unity, perfect agreement.

Genesis 1:26 KJV

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness..."

Deuteronomy 6:4 KJV

Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord..."

Matthew 3:16,17 KJV

16 And Jesus, when He was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto Him, and He saw The Spirit Of God descending like A Dove, and lighting upon Him:

17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is My Beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Matthew 28:19 KJV

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of The Father, and of

The Son, and of The Holy Ghost:

Truth:

God's Word is The Way, The Truth and The Life.

Psalm 117:1,2 KJV

1 O praise The Lord, all ye nations: praise Him, all ye people.

2 For His merciful kindness is great toward us: and The Truth of The Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye The Lord.

Titus 1:2 KJV

In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

Jeremiah 9:24 KJV

But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth Me, that I am The Lord which exercise loving kindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith The Lord.

Salvation Prayer

Joined Together

Bible Questions Answered:

“...how do we know who God has put together? ...”

Adrian/ Syracuse, New York U.S.A.

Bible Answer:

We know because He has told us, who He joins together!

Genesis 1:26-28 KJV

26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

27 So God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them.

28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, (The union that God created, was for replenishing the earth.) and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Genesis 2:21-24 KJV

21 And The Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and He (The Lord God) took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

22 And the rib, which The Lord God had taken from man, made He a woman, and brought her unto the man.

23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. (Different Genders, a union designed by God. Children, its result.)

THIS IS THAT, WHICH MAY “NOT,” BE EMULATED BY ANYONE ELSE,... IS A “GENESIS-UNION.”

Planning a wedding? MAKE IT A “GENESIS,” WEDDDING!

Matthew 19:1-12 NLT (Pharisees try to trap Jesus on the subject of Divorce and Marriage)

1 When Jesus had finished saying these things, He left Galilee and went down to the region of Judea east of the Jordan River.

2 Large crowds followed Him there, and He healed their sick.

3 Some Pharisees came and tried to trap Him with this question: “Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife for just any reason?”

4 “Haven’t you read the Scriptures?” Jesus replied. “They record that from the beginning

‘God made them male and female.’ (Different Genders, Man & Woman.)

5 And he said, “‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.’

6 Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together.” (Who did God join together? He joined Different Genders, Male & Female, together-Adam and Eve.)

7 “Then why did Moses say in the law that a man could give his wife a written notice of divorce and send her away?” they asked.

8 Jesus replied, “Moses permitted divorce only as a concession to your hard hearts, but it was not what God had originally intended.

9 And I tell you this, whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery—unless his wife has been unfaithful.”

10 Jesus’ disciples then said to him, “If this is the case, it is better not to marry!”

11 “Not everyone can accept this statement,” Jesus said. “Only those whom God helps.

12 Some are born as eunuchs, some have been made eunuchs by others, and some choose not to marry for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven. Let anyone accept this who can.”

There is “only-one,” group that may claim that they have been “joined-together,” by Almighty God, and that is a man and a woman.

Someone joined together with his animal, e.g. is not a union from God! You may be chagrined at such a statement as this, but be ready for it, it is not far out on the “do not discriminate-against-dark horizon!

Do yourself a favor go to your public library and find the oldest dictionary you can find.

1972 New World Dictionary

Perversion: 1) A perverting or being perverted. 2) Something perverted; abnormal form 3) Any of various sexual acts or practices deviating from what is considered normal; sexual deviation.

Now after 42 years, that definition, would be thrown out!

And why is that?

It is because of sin and the perversion of this world.

Websters Dictionary 1913

Marriage:

The act of marrying, or the state of being married; legal union of a man and a woman for life, as husband and wife; wedlock; matrimony.

Websters Dictionary 1913

Perversion:

To turn another way; to divert. To turn from truth, rectitude, or propriety; to divert from a right use, end, or way; to lead astray; to corrupt. A pervert - a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior.

Synonyms: degenerate, deviant, deviate.

Check you local newspapers, there's going to be some book burnings fairly soon!

II Timothy 3:1-7 KJV

1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

3 Without natural affection, truce breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

4 Traitors, heady, high minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of The Truth.

 Salvation Prayer

Christian's Death

Bible Questions Answered:

“...so what happens to a christian at death?”

Marino/ Kadoma, Japan (Osaka Prefecture)

Bible Answer:

Just as a clay jar, has been forever set, after it has been in the kiln, so mans soul once it has passed from this existence, is forever set on the destiny it has chosen in life.

And there are absolutely “no,” second chances!

Hebrews 9:27 KJV

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

After death, comes the judgment, of where one has determined, ”spiritually,” to spend eternity.

Matthew 22:32 KJV (God's people spiritually alive, as opposed to being “dead in tresspasses and sins Ephesians 2:1 KJV)

I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

Luke 16:19-31 KJV (As told by Jesus.)

19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,

21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.

22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;

23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.

27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:

28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.

31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

The rich man, and Lazarus, both died, but Lazarus was immediately “ carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom,” verse 22.

The rich man, immediately “in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments.”

For the complete explanation of this story see the blog posting: …. Parables-Our Lord's: The Rich Man And Lazarus

Luke 23:39-43 KJV (At Calvary)

39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.

40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?

41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.

42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.

43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with Me in paradise.

John 12:26 KJV

If any man serve Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there shall also My servant be: if any man serve Me, him will My Father honor.

John 14:1-3 KJV

1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in Me.

2 In My Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

John 17:24 KJV

Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given Me, be with Me where I am; that they may behold My glory, which thou hast given Me: for thou lovedst Me before the foundation of the world.

Apostle Paul, said that if he were to die, he would immediately be with Christ.

II Corinthians 5:8 KJV

We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with The Lord.

Philippians 1:20-24 NLT (The Apostle Paul.)

20 For I fully expect and hope that I will never be ashamed, but that I will continue to be bold for Christ, as I have been in the past. And I trust that my life will bring honor to Christ, whether I live or die.

21 For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better.

22 But if I live, I can do more fruitful work for Christ. So I really don’t know which is better.

23 I’m torn between two desires: I long to go and be with Christ, which would be far better for me.

24 But for your sakes, it is better that I continue to live.

I Thessalonians 4:17,18 KJV (Yet future, but could be this very hour!)

17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet The Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with The Lord.

18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

Hebrews 12:1 KJV

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses , let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

These clouds of witnesses are the individuals mentioned in Hebrews chapter 11, the heroes of faith, and countless other Godly people, who have died in the faith!

They are ever watching, cheering the people of God, on! Is that you?

John 8:12.18.24 KJV

12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am The Light Of The World: he that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have The Light Of Life.

18 I am one that bear witness of Myself, and The Father that sent Me beareth witness of Me.

24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am He, ye shall die in your sins.

Death Of The Righteous;

Psalm 23:4,6 KJV

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of The Lord for ever.

Romans 14:8 KJV

For whether we live, we live unto The Lord; and whether we die, we die unto The Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are The Lord's.

Revelation 14:13 KJV

And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in

The Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith The Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them.

Death Of The Sinner:

Psalm 37:35,36 KJV

35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

Proverbs 5:22,23 NLT

22 An evil man is held captive by his own sins; they are ropes that catch and hold him.

23 He will die for lack of self-control; he will be lost because of his great foolishness.

Luke 12:19-21 KJV

19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

Salvation Prayer