Mercy

Bible Questions Answered:

“..I want to know about Gods mercy...”

Raul/ Bayreuth, Bavaria Germany

Bible Answer:

Bible Texts:

Mercy:

Compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence:

(Dictionary.Com)

God's Mercy:

Psalm 13:5,6 KJV

5 But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.

6 I will sing unto The Lord, because He hath dealt bountifully with me.

Psalm 23:6 KJV (See verses 1-5)

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.

Psalm 25:6,7 KJV

6 Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy loving kindnesses; for they have been ever of old.

7 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O Lord.

Psalm 30:7 KJV

Let Israel (God's People) hope in The Lord: for with The Lord there is mercy, and with Him is plenteous redemption.

Psalm 31:7 KJV

I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;

Psalm 33:22 KJV

Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.

Psalm 57:9-11 KJV

9 I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.

10 For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy Truth unto the clouds.

11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.

Psalms 86:5 KJV

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

Psalm 94:17, 18 KJV

Unless The LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.

Psalm 100:4,5 KJV

4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him, and bless His name.

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

Psalm 103:8-12,17,18 KJV

8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

9 He will not always chide: neither will He keep His anger for ever.

10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward them that fear Him.

12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our transgressions from us.

17 But the mercy of The Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear Him, and His righteousness unto children's children;

18 To such as keep His covenant, and to those that remember His commandments to do them.

Psalm 108:4 KJV

For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy Truth reacheth unto the clouds.

Psalm 109:6,7 KJV

26 Help me, O Lord my God: O save me according to thy mercy:

27 That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, Lord, hast done it.

Psalm 136:1 KJV

O give thanks unto The Lord; for He is good: for His mercy endureth for ever.

Psalm 145:8-10 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.

10 All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy saints shall bless thee.

Psalm 147:10,11 KJV

10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: He taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.

11 The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear Him, in those that hope in His mercy.

Lamentations 3:22 KJV

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

Micah 7:18 KJV

Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity...He retaineth not His anger for ever, because He delighteth in mercy.

Luke 6:36 KJV

Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

Ephesians 2:4 KJV

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

Titus 3:5 KJV

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of The Holy Ghost;

I Peter 1:3 NLT

All praise to God, The Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by His great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation.

Today, in this life, The Lord calls to all...

Joel 2:12,13 NLT (A Call to Repentance)

12 “...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.

Hebrews 4:7 KJV

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

Hebrews 9:16,27 KJV

16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

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

In this life, this time of spiritual decision, God's mercy is in abundance, extended to one and all, but listen well, His mercy, does “not,” extend beyond the grave, for those who reject Him!

Today, no sin is outside the mercy of God, except one, the rejection of The Lord Jesus Christ, man's one and only Savior (the unpardonable sin).

David a man who lusted, committed adultery, and murder, prayed this prayer before The Lord.

Psalm 51:1-19 KJV (A prayer of repentance.)

1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving kindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.

4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

6 Behold, thou desirest Truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy Holy Spirit from me.

12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free Spirit.

13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

14 Deliver me from blood guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

15 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.

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

18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.

And The Lord heard David's prayer and forgave him.

Romans 2:5-11 NLT (Those who are unrepentant)

5 But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day of anger is coming, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

6 He will judge everyone according to what they have done.

7 He will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers.

8 But He will pour out His anger and wrath on those who live for themselves, who refuse to obey

The Truth (The Lord Jesus Christ) and instead live lives of wickedness.

9 There will be trouble and calamity for everyone who keeps on doing what is evil—for the Jew first and also for the Gentile.

10 But there will be glory and honor and peace from God for all who do good—for the Jew first and also for the Gentile.

11 For God does not show favoritism.

Job 8:13-15 KJV

13 So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:

14 Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web.

15 He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.

Matthew 7:26,27 KJV

26 And every one that heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

Joel 2:12 NLT

“...The Lord says “Turn to Me now, while there is time...”

Acts 2:21 KJV

And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of The Lord shall be saved.

John 3:14-18 KJV

14 "...The Son Of Man be lifted up:

15 That whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.

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.

Dear friend, you may be “saved,” if you turn to The Lord Jesus in repentance and faith.

Today, you may have “your-name,” written in The Lamb's (Jesus Christs') book of Life.

Revelation 3:5 KJV

He that over cometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father, and before His angels.

Revelation 20:15 KJV

And whosoever was not found written in the book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.

• Salvation Prayer

Atomic Destruction

Bible Questions Answered:

“Does the bible mention atomic warfare?...”

Andy/ North Bay, Ontario Canada

Bible Answer:

Bible Texts:

“A fire goeth before Him, A fire very tempestuous, the heavens shall pass away, with a great noise, blood and fire, and pillars of smoke, and a burning mountain cast into the sea. Sound like atomic destruction, yes.

The Word:

Genesis 19:27,28 KJV

27 And Abraham got up early in the morning to the place where he stood before The Lord:

28 And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.

Luke 17:29 KJV

But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.

Psalm 50:3,4 NLT

3 Our God approaches, and He is not silent. Fire devours everything in His way, and a great storm rages around Him.

4 He calls on the heavens above and earth below to witness the judgment of His people.

Psalm 97:3-5 KJV

3 A fire goeth before Him, and burneth up His enemies round about.

4 His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.

5 The hills melted like wax at the presence of The Lord, at the presence of

The Lord Of The Whole Earth.

Isaiah 24:1 KJV

Behold, The Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.

Isaiah 66:15,16 KJV

15 For, behold, The Lord will come with fire, and with His chariots like a whirlwind, to render His anger with fury, and His rebuke with flames of fire.

16 For by fire and by His sword will The Lord plead with all flesh: and the slain of

The Lord shall be many.

Ezekiel 20:47,48 KJV

47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear The Word Of The Lord; Thus saith The Lord God; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.

48 And all flesh shall see that I The Lord have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.

Joel 2:1-3,10,30,31

1 Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in My holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of The Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand;

2 A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.

3 A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: The land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.

10 The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:

10 The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:

30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of The Lord come.

Zephaniah 1:18 NLT

Your silver and gold will not save you on that day of The Lord’s anger. For the whole land will be devoured by the fire of His jealousy. He will make a terrifying end of all the people on earth.

Zechariah 14:12,13 KJV

12 And this shall be the plague wherewith The Lord will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.

13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from The Lord shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbor, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbor.

Zechariah 14:12,13 NLT

12 And The Lord will send a plague on all the nations that fought against Jerusalem. Their people will become like walking corpses, their flesh rotting away. Their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.

13 On that day they will be terrified, stricken by The Lord with great panic. They will fight their neighbors hand to hand.

Malachi 4:1 KJV

For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith

The Lord Of Hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

I Thessalonians 5:3 KJV

For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

II Peter 3:10,12 KJV

10 But the day of The Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

Revelation 6:12-17 KJV

12 And I beheld when He had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.

14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;

16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of Him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of The Lamb:

17 For the great day of His wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

Revelation 8:7-13 KJV

7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;

9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.

10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;

11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.

12 And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.

13 And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!

Revelation 9:1,2, 18 KJV

1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.

2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.

18 "...the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone..."

Revelation 16:1-4,8-12,17-21 KJV

1 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.

2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshiped his image.

3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.

4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.

8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.

9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give Him glory.

10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,

11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.

12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.

17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.

18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.

19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath.

20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.

21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.

Matthew 24:21,22 KJV

21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

Acts 2:21 KJV  

And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of The Lord shall be saved.

• Salvation Prayer

Bible Lesson: Prophecies Made By The Lord Jesus: Disciples Would Be Guided To The Place Of The Last Supper.

Bible Lesson: Prophecies Made By The Lord Jesus: Disciples Would Be Guided To The Place Of The Last Supper.

Bible Text: The Prophecy:

Matthew 26:17-18 KJV

17 Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto Him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?

18 And He said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with My disciples.

Mark 14:13-15 KJV

13 And He sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him.

14 And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the good man of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guest chamber, where I shall eat the passover with My disciples?

15 And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.

Luke 22:10-12 KJV

10 And He said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in.

11 And ye shall say unto the good man of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guest chamber, where I shall eat the passover with My disciples?

12 And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.

Bible Text: The Fulfillment:

Matthew 26:19 KJV And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.

Mark 14:16 KJV

And His disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as He had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.

Luke 22:13 KJV

And they went, and found as He had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.

As a member of the Jewish Church, Jesus always celebrated The Passover. And so He sent Peter and John into Bethany to find a man carrying a water jug, they were to follow him to his house, and there, ask the master of the house, where Jesus and His men could celebrate the passover.

Who was this man? No doubt he was a follower of The Lord Jesus, maybe he had received a dream or vision that The Master would need a place for He and His men to celebrate The Passover. Whatever, he seemed prepared for the call.

The Lord's commission to Peter and John was fulfilled exactly as He had said it would be.

This speaks of the authority and omniscience of The Lord.

God's Knowledge Is Perfect.

I Samuel 2:3 KJV

"...the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by Him actions are weighed.

Job 31:4 KJV

Doth not He see my ways, and count all my steps?

Job 34:21 KJV

For His eyes are upon the ways of man, and He seeth all His goings.

Psalm 139:4-6 KJV

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

5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.

6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.

Psalm 147:5 KJV

Great is our Lord, and of great power: His understanding is infinite.

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.

Daniel 2:22 KJV

He revealeth the deep and secret things: He knoweth what is in the darkness, and the Light dwelleth with Him.

Hebrews 4:13 KJV

Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in His sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.

The Lord Knows Those That Are His.

II Chronicles 16:9 KJV

For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew Himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward Him..."

II Timothy 2:19 KJV

Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are His. And, let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

God Knows Our Thoughts.

Psalm 44:21 KJV

Shall not God search this out? for He knoweth the secrets of the heart.

Luke 16:15 KJV

And He said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

I Corinthians 3:20 KJV

"... The Lord knoweth the thoughts..."

I John 3:20 KJV

For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.

God Knows Those Who Trust In Him.

Nahum 1:7 KJV

The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and He knoweth them that trust in Him.

II Peter 2:9 KJV

The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations (trials), and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

God Knows Our Physical Limitations.

I Kings 19:5 KJV (Elijah running from Jezebel.)

And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.

Psalm 103:14 KJV

For He knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust.

God Knows What We Need.

Matthew 6:8 KJV

"...your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask Him.

Philippians 4:19 KJV

But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

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The Living God knows everything about you, better than you know yourself, and yet, He  loves you.

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.

John 1:12 KJV

But as many as received Him (the Lord Jesus Christ), to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name:

• Salvation Prayer

Christ - Eternal God

Bible Questions Answered:

“...Christ prayed to a father, as son than he was not god...”

Yanik/ Kremenchuk, Ukraine

Bible Answer:

Bible Texts:

The Word of God tells us that Jesus Christ is Eternal God:

Isaiah 9:6 KJV

For unto us A Child is born, unto us A Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God,

The Everlasting Father, The Prince Of Peace.

Micah 5:2 KJV

But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall He come forth unto Me that is to be Ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

John 1:1 KJV

In the beginning was The Word, and The Word was with God, and The Word was God.

John 8:58 KJV

Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

John 17:5,24 KJV

5 And now, O Father, glorify thou Me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

24 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.

Hebrews 1:8 KJV

But unto The Son He saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a scepter of righteousness is the scepter of thy kingdom.

Hebrews 7:3 KJV

Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto The Son Of God; abideth A Priest continually.

I John 5:7 KJV

For there are three that bear record in heaven, The Father, The Word, and The Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

Revelation 22:13 KJV (The risen Christ speaking to John)

I am Alpha And Omega, The Beginning And The End, The First And The Last.

Taking upon Himself the form of man, The Lord Jesus emptied Himself of heavenly glory to become mans Savior.

Philippians 2:7,8 KJV

7 But made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of A Servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

8 And being found in fashion as A Man, He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

He limited Himself to being an earthly man.

Hebrews 2:14-18 KJV

14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, He also Himself likewise took part of the same; that through death He might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

16 For verily He took not on Him the nature of angels; but He took on Him the seed of Abraham.

17 Wherefore in all things it behoved Him to be made like unto His brethren, that He might be a Merciful and Faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.

18 For in that He Himself hath suffered being tempted, He is able to succour them that are tempted.

For His earthly stay, He emptied Himself of equality with God.

John 14:28 KJV

Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved Me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto The Father: for My Father is greater than I.

I Corinthians 11:3 KJV

But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

All the glory He had before with The Father, He laid aside:

John 12:23 KJV

And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that The Son Of Man should be glorified.

John 17:5 KJV

And now, O Father, glorify thou Me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

Matthew 16:27 KJV

For The Son Of Man shall come in the glory of His Father with His angels; and then He shall reward every man according to his works.

Philippians 2:5-11 KJV

5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

7 But made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of A Servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

8 And being found in fashion as A Man, He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name:

10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God

The Father.

Jesus Christ, God's Eternal Son, equal with The Father, emptied, and humbled Himself, came to earth, to become mans sacrifice for sin.

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.

Why did He come?

Luke 19:10 KJV

For The Son Of Man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

The call to all men everywhere....

Acts 2:21 KJV

And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of The Lord shall be saved.

John 1:12,13 KJV

12 But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name:

13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

Salvation Prayer

False Worship

Bible Questions Answered:

“...what is this false worship?...”

Kaili/ Handan, China

Bible Answer:

Bible Texts:

Worship that is “not,” God inspired, that is not God directed.

The Second Commandment:

Exodus 20:4-6 KJV

4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I The Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me;

6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love Me, and keep My commandments.

Leviticus 26:1 KJV

Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am The Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 4:15-19,23,24 KJV

15 Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that The Lord spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire:

16 Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,

17 The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air,

18 The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth:

19 And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which The Lord thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.

23 Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of The Lord your God, which He made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which The Lord thy God hath forbidden thee.

24 For The Lord thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.

Deuteronomy 7:25,26 KJV

25 The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therin: for it is an abomination to The Lord thy God.

26 Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.

Deuteronomy 11:16 KJV

Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;

Psalm 115:1-18 KJV (Psalm 135:15-21)

1 Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy Truth's sake.

2 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?

3 But our God is in the heavens: He hath done whatsoever He hath pleased.

4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

5 They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:

6 They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:

7 They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.

8 They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.

9 O Israel, trust thou in The Lord: He is their Help and their Shield.

10 O house of Aaron, trust in The Lord: he is their Help and their Shield.

11 Ye that fear The Lord, trust in The Lord: He is their Help and their Shield.

12 The Lord hath been mindful of us: He will bless us; He will bless the house of Israel;

He will bless the house of Aaron.

13 He will bless them that fear The Lord, both small and great.

14 The Lord shall increase you more and more, you and your children.

15 Ye are blessed of The Lord which made heaven and earth.

16 The heaven, even the heavens, are The Lord's: but the earth hath He given to the children of men.

17 The dead praise not The Lord, neither any that go down into silence.

18 But we will bless The Lord from this time forth and for evermore. Praise The Lord.

Isaiah 42:8 KJV

I am The Lord: that is My name: and My glory will I not give to another, neither My praise to graven images.

I John 5:21 KJV

Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

“Pastor, we don't have statues, to bow down to or to pray to, in our church, so it sure is not a false worship church.”

Don't be too sure.

False worship churches, may look very Christian!

They may say Lord, Lord.

They may prophecy in the name of The Lord.

They may do many wonderful things in the name of the Lord.

They may perform exorcisms, to set the possessed free.

They may pray, long liturgical prayers.

They may have glorious choirs and music.

They may have beautiful church edifices.

They may have beautiful paintings and stained glass windows.

And yet be houses of False Worship.

“Well pastor that's your opinion.”

No, that is the opinion of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

Matthew 7:20-23;24-29 KJV

20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

21 Not every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father which is in heaven.

22 Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you:

depart from Me, ye that work iniquity.

(Well who is a child of God?

Luke 6:46,47 KJV

46 And why call ye Me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

47 Whosoever cometh to Me, and heareth My sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:)

24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon A Rock: (Psalm 18:31 KJV)

25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon A Rock. (Psalm 18:31 KJV)

26 And every one that heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at His doctrine:

29 For He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

II Timothy 3:1-5 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 (no self-control), fierce, despisers of those that are good,

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

“Well pastor, these people sure wouldn't be in church!”

Oh, no, read the last verse!

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

Oh yes, they would have a church alright, and would have a form (rituals and repetitious prayers, etc.) of Godliness, 

BUT NO PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD.

WITH NO REPENTANCE AND OBEDIENCE TO THE LORD JESUS CHRIST!

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

Ezekiel 33:31,32 KJV

31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as My people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

32 And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.

26 And every one that heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

Psalm 51:16,17 KJV

16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.

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

II Corinthians 6:17,18 KJV

17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith The Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.

18 And will be A Father unto you, and ye shall be My sons and daughters, saith

The Lord Almighty.

Salvation Prayer

Bible Lesson: Prophecies Made By The Lord Jesus: Remembered For All Time, The Woman Who Anointed Jesus.

Bible Lesson: Prophecies Made By The Lord Jesus: Remembered For All Time, The Woman Who Anointed Jesus.

Bible Text – The Prophecy:

Matthew 26:6-13 KJV

6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

7 There came unto Him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on His head, as He sat at meat.

8 But when His disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

9 For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

10 When Jesus understood it, He said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon Me.

11 For ye have the poor always with you; but Me ye have not always.

12 For in that she hath poured this ointment on My body, she did it for My burial.

13 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.

Mark 14:1-9 KJV

1 After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take Him by craft, and put Him to death.

2 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people.

3 And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as He sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on His head.

4 And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?

5 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

6 And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on Me.

7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but Me ye have not always.

8 She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint My body to the burying.

9 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

John 12:1-8 KJV

1 Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, which had been dead, whom He raised from the dead.

2 There they made Him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with Him.

3 Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.

4 Then saith one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray Him,

5 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?

6 This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.

7 Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of My burying hath she kept this.

8 For the poor always ye have with you; but Me ye have not always.

Kings And Priests Of God Were Anointed:

Leviticus 8:12 KJV (Moses anoints Aaron the priest.)

And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.

I Samuel 10:1 KJV (Samuel anoints Saul.)

Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because The Lord hath anointed thee to be captain over His inheritance?

I Samuel 16:11-13 KJV (Samuel anoints David.)

11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.

12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And The Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.

13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and

The Spirit Of The Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

I Kings 19:16 KJV (Elijah anoints Jehu, and Elisha.)

And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.

(See also: Luke 7:36-50 KJV)

Bible Text – The Fulfillment:

John 19:38-42 NLT (The Burial of Jesus)

38 Afterward Joseph of Arimathea, who had been a secret disciple of Jesus (because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate for permission to take down Jesus’ body. When Pilate gave permission, Joseph came and took the body away.

39 With him came Nicodemus, the man who had come to Jesus at night. He brought about seventy-five pounds of perfumed ointment made from myrrh and aloes.

40 Following Jewish burial custom, they wrapped Jesus’ body with the spices in long sheets of linen cloth.

41 The place of crucifixion was near a garden, where there was a new tomb, never used before.

42 And so, because it was the day of preparation for the Jewish Passover and since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there.

ACTS OF KINDNESS REMEMBERED:

Matthew 25:34-40 KJV

34 Then shall The King say unto them on His right hand, Come, ye blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

35 For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave Me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took Me in:

36 Naked, and ye clothed Me: I was sick, and ye visited Me: I was in prison, and ye came unto Me.

37 Then shall the righteous answer Him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?

39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?

40 And The King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these My brethren, ye have done it unto Me.

Acts 9:36 KJV

Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

I Thessalonians 1:3 KJV

Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

Revelation 2:2,3 KJV (The church at Ephesus.)

2 I know thy works, and thy labor, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:

3 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for My name's sake hast labored, and hast not fainted.

As Christians, we are encouraged to perform good works, not that good works bring about salvation because they do not, only our dear Lord, has done that and He alone!

Ephesians 2:8,9 KJV

8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is

The Gift Of God (The Lord Jesus):

9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Acts 4:12 KJV

Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Our Good Works Glorify God And Will Be Remembered:

Matthew 5:16 KJV

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

I Timothy 6:18 KJV

Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good works and generous to those in need, always being ready to share with others.

Titus 2:7 NLT

And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching.

Hebrews 10:24 NLT

Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works.

James 2:17,18 CEV

17 Faith that doesn’t lead us to do good deeds is all alone and dead!

18 Suppose someone disagrees and says, “It is possible to have faith without doing kind deeds.”

I would answer, “Prove that you have faith without doing kind deeds, and I will prove that I have faith by doing them.”

I Peter 2:12 KJV

Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

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.

Jesus was in Bethany, His favorite place to stay, with Mary, Martha and Lazarus.

Some believe that Simon, was either the father of Lazarus, or the husband of Martha, and someone who Jesus had healed of leprosy.

Matthew 26:6 KJV

Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

Mary anointed Jesus with a costly “ointment of spikenard very precious,” and fragrant.

And Jesus said...

Matthew 26:13 KJV

Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.

Mary's costly sacrifice, to The Lord, whom she loved, will indeed be remembered forever.

It begs the question dear friend, just what costly sacrifice at life's end, will we be able to say, we have given to The Master?

I Wonder Have I Done My Best For Jesus

I wonder have I done my best for Jesus,

Who died upon the cruel tree?

To think of His great sacrifice at Calvary!

I know my Lord expects the best from me.

How many are the lost that I have lifted?

How many are the chained I’ve helped to free?

I wonder, have I done my best for Jesus,

When He has done so much for me?

The hours that I have wasted are so many

The hours I’ve spent for Christ so few;

Because of all my lack of love for Jesus,

I wonder if His heart is breaking too.

I wonder have I cared enough for others,

Or have I let them die alone?

I might have helped a wand’rer to the Savior,

The seed of precious Life I might have sown.

No longer will I stay within the valley

I’ll climb to mountain heights above;

The world is dying now for want of someone

To tell them of the Savior’s matchless love.

How many are the lost that I have lifted?

How many are the chained I’ve helped to free?

I wonder, have I done my best for Jesus,

When He has done so much for me?

Ensign Edwin Young

Luke 12:33,34 NLT

33 “Sell your possessions and give to those in need. This will store up treasure for you in heaven! And the purses of heaven never get old or develop holes. Your treasure will be safe; no thief can steal it and no moth can destroy it.

34 Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.

• Salvation Prayer

Sweet Savor

Bible Questions Answered:

“Pastor I don't get 2 Corinthians 2:15, what is this saying? ' For we are unto God a sweet savor of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:”

Bernice/ Washington, England United Kingdom

Bible Answer:

Bible Texts:

II Corinthians 2:14-17 KJV

14 Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savor of His knowledge by us in every place.

15 For we are unto God a sweet savor* of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:

16 To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

17 For we are not as many, which corrupt The Word Of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.

*Savor-Greek: Eudia (Yoo-o-dee-ah): Fragrance, sweet smelling.

God in His great creative wisdom, gave mankind, five senses. Sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste.

The Apostle Paul, speaking here is saying, they came preaching the message of salvation, and to those who were saved by it, the messenger of God, was like a fresh bouquet of roses, but to those who rejected Paul's message of the risen Savior, his message was like the smell of death itself, because they rejected Christ and His message of salvation.

II Corinthians 2:14-17 NLT (Ministers of the New Covenant)

14 But thank God! He has made us His captives and continues to lead us along in Christ’s triumphal procession. Now He uses us to spread the knowledge of Christ everywhere, like a sweet perfume.

15 Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God. But this fragrance is perceived differently by those who are being saved and by those who are perishing.

16 To those who are perishing, we are a dreadful smell of death and doom. But to those who are being saved, we are a life-giving perfume. And who is adequate for such a task as this?

17 You see, we are not like the many hucksters who preach for personal profit. We preach

The Word Of God with sincerity and with Christ’s authority, knowing that God is watching us.

II Corinthians 2:14-17 MSG

14-16 In The Messiah, in Christ, God leads us from place to place in one perpetual victory parade. Through us, He brings knowledge of Christ. Everywhere we go, people breathe in the exquisite fragrance. Because of Christ, we give off a sweet scent rising to God, which is recognized by those on the way of salvation—an aroma redolent with life. But those on the way to destruction treat us more like the stench from a rotting corpse.

16-17 This is a terrific responsibility. Is anyone competent to take it on? No—but at least we don’t take God’s Word, water it down, and then take it to the streets to sell it cheap. We stand in Christ’s presence when we speak; God looks us in the face. We get what we say straight from God and say it as honestly as we can.

The Apostle includes an interesting line here 17 NLT “You see, we are not like the many hucksters who preach for personal profit. We preach The Word Of God with sincerity and with Christ’s authority, knowing that God is watching us.

Hear it now, the Apostle says quite firmly, listen, we could sweeten up our message (Salvation by works- Not by repentance and obedience.) and everyone would gladly receive it, and we would be much better off financially too, but we are not hucksters, out for personal profit! “We preach The Word Of God with sincerity and with Christ’s authority, knowing that God is watching us.”

Hebrews 12:1,2 KJV

1 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,

2 Looking unto Jesus The Author and Finisher Of Our faith..."

II Timothy 4:3-5 NLT

3 For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear.

4 They will reject The Truth and chase after myths.

5 But you should keep a clear mind in every situation. Don’t be afraid of suffering for

The Lord. Work at telling others The Good News, and fully carry out the ministry God has given you.

II Timothy 3:1-5 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 (uncontrolled:lacking self-restraint;), 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.

The message of God's love and way of pardon, is before us as a delightful fragrance, or the very stench of death and judgment, only we decide!

Ephesians 5:1,2 KJV

1 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given Himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savor.

• Salvation Prayer