12-10-2014 Vol. 9 Part 22 The Book of Hebrews (Hebrews 10:32-39)

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12-10-2014Vol. 9 Part 22  The Book of Hebrews 

Psalms 143:1-12 A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O LORD, Give ear to my supplications! In Your faithfulness answer me, And in Your righteousness. Do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For in Your sight no one living is righteous. For the enemy has persecuted my soul; He has crushed my life to the ground; He has made me dwell in darkness, Like those who have long been dead. Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is distressed. I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I muse on the work of Your hands. I spread out my hands to You; My soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah Answer me speedily, O LORD; My spirit fails! Do not hide Your face from me, Lest I be like those who go down into the pit. Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You do I trust; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to You. Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies; In You I take shelter. Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness. Revive me, O LORD, for Your name's sake! For Your righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble. In Your mercy cut off my enemies, And destroy all those who afflict my soul; For I am Your servant.

Father God guide us as we travel through this life here on earth. Send you’re Spirit to us each day to watch over us and guide us down the right fork in the road that leads us to your Heavenly Kingdom. In Jesus name we pray, Amen!  The Psalm above fits perfectly with this week’s lesson.

Book of Hebrews 10:32-39 NKJV

Paul concludes this chapter by addressing the Hebrew believers to hang on to their faith in Jesus
Christ and what He did for them on the Cross. He tells them and us to endure in our faith till the end to receive the reward of Heaven for eternity. What a reward this will be and is worth whatever we must endure here on earth to obtain this reward. What type of things do we have to endure you ask? This lesson tells us so let’s get started.

32  But recall the former days in which, after you were illuminated, you endured a great struggle with sufferings:

But recall the former days; Former days is referring to the time period before a person is Born Again. When they lived a life of serving themselves and living for worldly things, thinking they are living a good life. Doing things like gossiping, using God’s name in vainly in everyday language as a way of expressing themselves, cursing and telling course jokes, stealing things like time at work (being nonproductive), praying to statues, practicing rituals of religion, etc. The list is quite extensive and is listed in the Bible in several places like; Leviticus 19:16; 2 Samuel 19:27; Psalm 15:3, Psalm 50:20, Psalm 101:5, Psalm 140:11; Proverbs 6:19, Proverbs 10:18; Proverbs 18:8, Proverbs 25:23, Proverbs 26:20; Jeremiah 6:28, Jeremiah 9:4; Romans 1:29-30; Ephesians 4:17-32; Colossians 3:5-11; 1 Timothy 3:11, 1 Timothy 5:13; 2 Titus 3:3; Titus 2:3, Titus 3:2; James 4:11; 1 Peter 2:1; 2 Peter 2:10-11; Jude 1:8-10; Revelation 12:10 Galatians 5:19-21 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness,  20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies,  21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

In which after you were illuminated; This phrase is referring to a person experiencing the change of having a new birth in Jesus Christ, when they are Born Again. It is an experience that a person will never forget. All of a sudden joy enters ones soul and you feel complete for the first time in your life and then you will experience peacefulness. A peacefulness that is comforting, warm, and fuzzy. It is a peacefulness of knowing that you have been accepted into God’s family; you are now one of His children; that one day Heaven will be your home. It is the Comforter that has taken up residence within your heart that produces these new feeling. John 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. John 15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: John 16:7  Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.  This doesn’t mean everything will be rosy here on earth for the remainder of your life, but it is an inner peace that comes over you. In fact, the battle has just begun, because all of a sudden you now know the truth, there really is a Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and now you really want to please God. This angers the devil because he has lost you and now you will become a target of him to win you back, as the next phrase tells us. Up until the time a person is saved, old Satan doesn’t mess with you because you are living according to pleasing your flesh with the things of the world, which is presently his world.

You endured a great struggle with sufferings; What type of struggle will individuals have? The struggles will vary from person to person, like the things listed in the quoted verses above in Galatians. They will struggle with their friends because all of a sudden what was fun to do before won’t be fun to do now because they recognize it goes against God’s will. In fact they may not want to hang out with their friends because of the language they use and/or how they act toward other people. They will experience suffering due to persecution, because they want their friends and family to experience the new love they found for Jesus by being Born Again, but will be rejected instead. Jesus states in His Word that He will cause division in family and friends because of following Him. Luke 12:51-53 Do you suppose that I came to give peace on earth? I tell you, not at all, but rather division.  52 For from now on five in one house will be divided: three against two, and two against three.  53 Father will be divided against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law." John 7:43 So there was a division among the people because of Him. Luke 1:8; John 9:16; John 10:19

It is truly amazing the people that say they know the Bible, but yet, still can’t recognize the change in someone they love, and want the same thing for themselves. No, they just go on living the way they have for decades and express they think they are right with God, not knowing for sure. They are just like the Israelites in believing in themselves for salvation.

33  partly while you were made a spectacle both by reproaches and tribulations, and partly while you became companions of those who were so treated;

Let’s rephrase this verse; Sometimes you were exposed to public ridicule and were beaten, and sometimes you helped others who were suffering the same things.

Partly while you were made a spectacle both by reproaches and tribulations; This phrase is in reference to public ridicule. There are times when people have such a zeal for Jesus after they are saved, they will go out in the public and displays crosses, signs, preach on corners, etc. and as a result of such actions they will be made fun of. Normally they will be ridiculed by self proclaiming Christians just like the Pharisees and Scribes of Jesus time, but in reality they are only practicing a religion. These people cannot see the forest for the trees.

And partly while you became companions of those who were so treated; People are ridiculed also because of who they may associate with after they are Born Again or because they are helping a new Born Again individual that is being persecuted because of his new found faith. As mentioned above, after a person is saved 9 out of 10 times they will be looking for Born Again Saints to fellowship with. Because of this change, they will be made fun of and called names like; holy rollers, Bible thumpers, Jesus freaks, thou holy ones, etc.

34  for you had compassion on me in my chains, and joyfully accepted the plundering of your goods, knowing that you have a better and an enduring possession for yourselves in heaven.

For you had compassion on me in my chains; Paul is making reference to the time he was in prison in Rome, as it is recorded in Acts Chapter 28. Paul was hated by the Jewish leaders because of his preaching and starting of many churches. He was considered an enemy/traitor of the Jewish leaders, therefore anyone helping Paul or ministering to his needs while he was in prison also suffered great tribulations from the leaders. The Jewish leaders didn’t just want to remove him from society, but to do away with him, in hopes that this Christianity movement would die.

This type of mentality also exists today. Many times a minister of a denomination may come to disagree with the doctrine of a religion because they have learned the truth and start preaching against the doctrine to reveal this truth. When this happens and the person is very persistent, the leaders not only seek to remove one of their own, but try to destroy that individual so the members of the congregation do not leave. These leaders just like the Pharisees truly believe they are doing God’s work and will go to extremes to save their beliefs, sometimes committing murder in Paul’s case.

And joyfully accepted the plundering of your goods; This is referring to the people that were ministering to Paul’s needs because they were not only ridiculed, but also suffered theft of their goods and destruction of their property. Even though they went through this type of persecution, they did it with a joyful spirit because of the peace and joy within their hearts.

Knowing that you have a better and an enduring possession for yourselves in heaven; This is why the people ministering to Paul were joyful because they had the assurance of a Heavenly reward some day. They had experience the change, that being Born Again gives one. Their eyes had been open and their heart knew the truth. The possessions of the world no longer were important.

35  Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward.

Therefore do not cast away your confidence; Simply stating to stand firm in faith in Jesus and what He did for you on the Cross at Cavalry. If one casts away this confidence then they will cast away the reward of Heaven.

Which has great reward; Faith in Jesus and the Cross is what provides a great reward, HEAVEN! Nothing on earth can satisfy the inner desire for joy and peace.

36  For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise:

For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God; What this phrase is saying is that we need to have patience or endurance to continue doing the will of God. Paul is telling his listeners to keep doing what they have been doing and don’t get discouraged. Stay faithful to Jesus and put on the armor of God each day. Don’t get lazy and give the Devil the opportunity to tempt you.

You may receive the promise; Refers to our reward that we will receive one day. We are to love the Lord enough, and to have enough faith in Him, to know that He will provide for us, will take care of us, and will always do for us what we need. As a believer we are to trust in the Lord, understanding “that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him” (Hebrews 11:6). We must never forget that this Promise from God is a Promise He has made, and God keeps His Promises!

37  "FOR YET A LITTLE WHILE, AND HE WHO IS COMING WILL COME AND WILL NOT TARRY.

This verse comes from Habakkuk 2:3. What this verse is telling us is to be patient and wait for the Lord. The definition of tarry here means to linger in expectation; wait; stay in or at a place. So what Paul is telling his Hebrew listeners and us, is to stay faithful and wait on the Lord. Continue doing the will of God until the appointed time for the Rapture of the Church to come about. Whatever the reward God has for us will be stupendous compared to any type of earthly reward.

38  NOW THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH; BUT IF ANYONE DRAWS BACK, MY SOUL HAS NO PLEASURE IN HIM."

This verse is from Habakkuk 2:4.

NOW THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH; The just, who are the just? They are children of God, Born Again Saints. They are just because when they came to know the truth of the Gospel, admitted they were sinners in God’s eyes, ask for forgiveness for living the way they were, God forgave them and at that moment they were justified through the blood of Jesus. From that point on they live by faith in Jesus by fully understanding why Jesus died on the Cross for them.

BUT IF ANYONE DRAWS BACK; This phrase proclaims the fact that a believer can backslide in their faith by transferring their Faith from Christ and the Cross to other things.

MY SOUL HAS NO PLEASURE IN HIM; This phrase tells us that God is grieved over the conduct of any person that would turn their back and place their faith in anything other than Jesus and His death and resurrection. After all God sent His Son, and His Son was will to come and die on the Cross for us, as the perfect sacrifice.

39  But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul.

Paul is giving his Hebrew listener a pep talk with this statement, like a coach gives his team a pep talk at half time. He is telling us to remain faithful, endure the trials and temptations this life throws at us. Don’t be drawn back into their previous lifestyle which is a lifestyle of perdition, eternal Hell.

The Bible gives us a clear choice between two life directions. Because life often forks off in two directions, you must take the higher road, even though it looks more difficult and treacherous. That road gets steep and rocky in places. The climb takes a toll on your energy. It gets lonely. Not many on it, but more than you imagined, and some because of your example. It gets slippery; the devil blows ice on the narrow passages. Despite its dangers, the higher road is bound for the peak, and you'll make it; God has a lifeline around you. When you are tempted to falter in your faith or to turn back from following Christ, keep focused on what he has done for you and what he offers in the future Romans 8:12-25; Galatians 3:10-13. Then keep climbing.

Colossians 1:16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth,

visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers.

All things were created through Him and for Him.

Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, Most assuredly, I say to you,

unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

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Bill Wiesbrock https://www.facebook.com/bill.wiesbrock?ref=tn_tnmn

The Lighthouse Full Gospel Church

Sinners Prayer; Pray this, and if you believe it with your heart, Jesus will save you!

“Lord Jesus I know I am a sinner.  I confess my sins to you; I am sorry for my sins; I repent (Meaning, desiring to turn from a sinful lifestyle.) of all my sins, and I am asking for your forgiveness of all of my sins.  I believe that only you can forgive sin.  I commit my life to you and ask you to come into my heart, direct, and take charge of my life.  I believe that you died to set me free from my sinful lifestyle and you rose from the dead to give me eternal life, and right now you are seated at the Right Hand of God Almighty. I believe you are the Son of God; the only Way, the only Truth, the only Life, and my Savior.”  I believe this and have faith you will make a new person out of me, by sending the Holy Spirit to dwell in my heart and lead me in a new life. In Jesus name I pray Amen.”  (John 3:16,17; Romans 3:23; 6:23; 5:8; 10:9-13; Ephesians 2:8-10; 1 John 5:11-14; 1:6-10) (Sin: Rom. 1:22-32; Gal. 5:19-21; Eph. 5:3-7)

12-3-2014 Vol. 9 Part 21 The Book of Hebrews (Hebrews 10:26-31)

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12-3-2014Vol. 9 Part 21 The Book of Hebrews 

Psalms 142:1-7 A Contemplation Of David. A Prayer When He Was in the Cave. I cry out to the LORD with my voice; With my voice to the LORD I make my supplication. I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare before Him my trouble. When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, Then You knew my path. In the way in which I walk They have secretly set a snare for me. Look on my right hand and see, For there is no one who acknowledges me; Refuge has failed me; No one cares for my soul. I cried out to You, O LORD: I said, "You are my refuge, My portion in the land of the living. Attend to my cry, For I am brought very low; Deliver me from my persecutors, For they are stronger than I. Bring my soul out of prison, That I may praise Your name; The righteous shall surround me, For You shall deal bountifully with me."

In Jesus name we pray to you Father God. Bless and guide us as we travel through this life here on earth. Send your Spirit to us each day to watch over us and convict us of any wrong doing so we can amend our life and live a life modeled after yours. There is no other King but you King Jesus. Amen!

Book of Hebrews 10:26-31 NKJV

This chapter has been a very interesting and enlightening chapter. Again I will not finish it because this lesson focuses on consequences, consequences of willfully turning from God’s saving grace and there is a wealth of information in these 6 verses. I know there are those that believe you cannot fall from God’s Grace, but there are many verses in the Bible that supports that a person can willfully, (the key here is willfully) turn from Gods saving Grace. We have the parable of the seed sown in different soils and the pruning of the vine just to mention a couple. Many times a person claims to be saved, but there is no sign of lifestyle change, which the Bible teaches there will be, if a person is truly saved. This lesson also pertains to those that claim to be saved because they said a prayer without true repentance. They know the Gospel with their mind, but not with their heart. Ephesians 4:22-24  that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts,  23  and be renewed in the spirit of your mind,  24  and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness. Romans 6:6; Colossians 3:9

26  For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,

For if we sin willfully; This phrase is often misunderstood and people think if they sin willfully they cannot be forgiven. What this phrase is referring to is rejecting God’s gift of salvation by deliberately turning from the knowledge of truth, the Gospel. They ignore the leading of the Holy Spirit Who communicates to us by convicting us when we are tempted with sin and we go ahead and sin anyway. Paul is giving this warning to the Jewish Christians, and us, when we turn to religion for salvation after understanding Christ's atoning work and deliberately turn away from the Cross of Christ. Numbers 15:30-31 'But the person who does anything presumptuously, whether he is native-born or a stranger, that one brings reproach on the LORD, and he shall be cut off from among his people.  31 Because he has despised the word of the LORD, and has broken His commandment, that person shall be completely cut off; his guilt shall be upon him.' " Mark 3:28-30 "Assuredly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they may utter;  29 but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation"— 30 because they said, "He has an unclean spirit." The point is there is no other acceptable sacrifice for sin than the death of Jesus on the cross. If someone deliberately rejects the sacrifice of Jesus after clearly understanding the Good News it teaches, then there is no way for that person to be saved, because God has not provided any other name in all of heaven for people to call on to save them. Acts 4:12 Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."

After we have received the knowledge of the truth; This phrase of this verse tells us that Paul is referring to saved individuals. We have to remember he is speaking to the Jewish believers that had given their heart to Jesus and were saved by Grace through Faith by the sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross. They had received the knowledge of truth by being Born Again.

There no longer remains a sacrifice for sins; So going back to the previous phrases of willfully sinning and knowledge of truth, and knowingly turn to something other than the Cross of Christ for salvation, like rituals of religion, then we are saying Jesus death and resurrection is not enough for us to place our faith in for salvation. By us placing our faith in the doctrine of a religion, we willfully sin and nullify what Jesus did on the Cross for us.

27  but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries.

But a certain fearful expectation of judgment; This judgment referred to here is the Great White Throne Judgment (Revelation 20:11-15). This judgment is what nonbelievers and those that willfully turn away from salvation will face one day. As human being we have an eternal soul. This means that the soul and the spirit will never die. At the end of the Millennial Reign, there will be a second resurrection of sinners, when bodies made of eternal material will be given to every lost soul. With these eternal bodies, they will all be cast into the Lake of Fire

And fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries; “Fiery indignation” refers to God in punishing apostates. In other words, it angers God for individuals to reject Christ, especially considering the great price He has paid for their Salvation. Many people don’t believe that God would do this, but there are many examples in the Old and New Testament of people that did not live by His standards and were struck down. Just look at all the people that were struck down by the Israelites when they were claiming the land that God promised them. These people were evil in God’s eyes, but I’m sure according to man’s standards there were many kind and nice people, yet they were all killed.

28  Anyone who has rejected Moses' law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

What Paul is trying to point out here is that judgment falls upon anyone that rejects God and His statutes. Even in the Old Testament when someone rejected the laws of the Old Covenant they were stoned to death. Deuteronomy 17:2-7 "If there is found among you, within any of your gates which the LORD your God gives you, a man or a woman who has been wicked in the sight of the LORD your God, in transgressing His covenant,  3 who has gone and served other gods and worshiped them, either the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded,  4 and it is told you, and you hear of it, then you shall inquire diligently. And if it is indeed true and certain that such an abomination has been committed in Israel,  5 then you shall bring out to your gates that man or woman who has committed that wicked thing, and shall stone to death that man or woman with stones.  6 Whoever is deserving of death shall be put to death on the testimony of two or three witnesses; he shall not be put to death on the testimony of one witness.  7 The hands of the witnesses shall be the first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So you shall put away the evil from among you.

Some may claim that since we are living in the day of Grace that these admonitions don’t apply; but one must remember that judgment unto Grace is much more severe than it was under Law. Paul said: Acts 17:30-31 Truly, these times of ignorance (Old Testament times) God overlooked, but now (during this day of Grace) commands all men everywhere to repent,  31 because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead." And then the Apostle said, Romans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness. While God is long-suffering and merciful, if men continue to reject His way, the ultimate result can be nothing but judgment.

29  Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace?

Let’s rephrase this verse to better understand it. “Just think how much worse the punishment will be for those who have trampled on the Son of God, and have treated His shed blood unholy and common, that saved us, and have insulted and disdained the Holy Spirit who brings God's mercy to us.” Just think of it this way; you are a dedicated worker at your place of employment, always going the extra mile to get things done and done right, but when a monetary raise or promotion comes along you are passed by. How do you feel? This is what this verse is saying, someone that was saved but turns away from God’s Grace, will suffer greater punishment.

Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot; Being overlooked at work for a raise or promotion is nothing compared to God giving His only Son as the ultimate sacrifice for our sins. Does God have a right to be angry and send people to the Lake of Fire especially when they know the truth, but still reject the message of the Cross; when they still practice things of a religion that are not in God’s Holy Word the Bible.

Counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing; When a believer knows the truth and experiences God’s saving Grace through repentance, and then turns their faith to something other than Jesus sacrifice on the Cross for them, God has a right to be angry with them for rejecting His Son. Because of this they will suffer a fiery judgment, unless they repent and come back to faith in Jesus.

And insulted the Spirit of grace? Through this rejection of Jesus, the Holy Spirit is insulted, because it was by the power of the Holy Spirit that Jesus endured the suffering of the Cross and also rose from the dead. If one rejects Jesus, they are also saying the Holy Spirit does not exist!

30  For we know Him who said, "VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY," says the Lord. And again, "THE LORD WILL JUDGE HIS PEOPLE."

For we know Him who said, "VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY," says the Lord; This phrase is often used in the context of God dealing with someone that has offended you. Let’s look at this from a little different angle. Let’s put the emphasis on, “I WILL REPAY”. Let’s stop and think about what we are studying in this lesson so far, and that is unfaithfulness of a nonbeliever and/or turning from God after knowing and experiencing the truth of God. This puts a whole new light on this well used phrase, when we think about us sinning and the judgment God will place on us some day. A wrongdoer cannot hope to go unpunished when our judgment is in the hands of the Lord. The one that the Christian Jews were repudiating, that being Jesus, will be their judge and our judge one day.

And again, "THE LORD WILL JUDGE HIS PEOPLE; His people, is referring to the Christian Jews that placed their faith in Jesus, along with present day people that are Born Again. We always have to keep in mind what this Book of Hebrews is all about and what it is that Paul is trying to get the Hebrew people to understand, and that is to stay firm in the faith of what Jesus did on the Cross for them and not go back to their old ways of law and religious rituals. We also are just as guilty of practicing law and religious rituals.

Of course, every believing sinner who comes to Jesus wipes the slate clean of their sins. In other words, his sins were judged at the foot of the Cross and will never again be brought against him. It is the same with Believers who sin, and dutifully take that sin to the Lord. He has promised to forgive, cleanse, and forget, and that He does. 1 John 1:8-10 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.  9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.  10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.

We also have to remember that God is all knowing, meaning that He has the knowledge of all we say, think, and do. God doesn’t judge us by what He sees or hears us doing, but with the righteousness His holy standards and how our heart compares to His righteousness. Every single thing that man does, he will ultimately answer to God. This is a very solemn statement, but it happens to be true. Isaiah 11:1-4  There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots.  2 The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD.  3 His delight is in the fear of the LORD, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears;  4 But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, And decide with equity for the meek of the earth; He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.

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

God's power is awesome, and his punishment terrible. These words give us a glimpse into the holiness of God. He is sovereign; his power is unlimited; he will do as he promises. This judgment is for those who have once known the Lord, but have rejected Him and placed their faith is something other than the Cross of Christ. For them, falling into God's hands will be a dreadful experience. They will have no more excuses. They will discover that they were wrong, but it will be too late. For those who accept Christ's love and his salvation before they pass from this earth, they have nothing to fear. 1 John 4:15-19 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.  16 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.  17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.  18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.  19 We love Him because He first loved us.

Colossians 1:16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth,

visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers.

All things were created through Him and for Him.

Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, Most assuredly, I say to you,

unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

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Bill Wiesbrock https://www.facebook.com/bill.wiesbrock?ref=tn_tnmn

The Lighthouse Full Gospel Church

Sinners Prayer; Pray this, and if you believe it with your heart, Jesus will save you!

“Lord Jesus I know I am a sinner.  I confess my sins to you; I am sorry for my sins; I repent (Meaning, desiring to turn from a sinful lifestyle.) of all my sins, and I am asking for your forgiveness of all of my sins.  I believe that only you can forgive sin.  I commit my life to you and ask you to come into my heart, direct, and take charge of my life.  I believe that you died to set me free from my sinful lifestyle and you rose from the dead to give me eternal life, and right now you are seated at the Right Hand of God Almighty. I believe you are the Son of God; the only Way, the only Truth, the only Life, and my Savior.”  I believe this and have faith you will make a new person out of me, by sending the Holy Spirit to dwell in my heart and lead me in a new life. In Jesus name I pray Amen.”  (John 3:16,17; Romans 3:23; 6:23; 5:8; 10:9-13; Ephesians 2:8-10; 1 John 5:11-14; 1:6-10) (Sin: Rom. 1:22-32; Gal. 5:19-21; Eph. 5:3-7)