- Believe in God believe also in Me (Jesus Christ) - John 14:1.
- Have faith in God - Mark 11:12.
- Be not faithless but believing - John 20:27.
- Fight the good fight of faith - 1 Timothy 6:12.
- Live by faith not by sight - 2 Corinthians 5:7.
- The just will live by faith (3 times in NT). The life of faith is the only “Lifestyle!” - Romans 1:17.
- The life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God - Galatians 2:20.
- Without faith you cannot please God; for whoever comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him - Hebrews 11:6.
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Faith in God is not suggested, recommended, or optional!
God commands us to exercise and live by faith:
Friday, July 11, 2014
25 Commands for Christians
Romans Chapter 12...
- Exhibit undisguised love (without dissimulation) (v9)
- Detest (abhor) evil (v9)
- Love good (v9)
- Love with family (brotherly) affection (v10)
- Put others first (preferring one another) (v10)
- Don't be lazy or careless (v11)
- Remain zealous (fervent in spirit) (v11)
- Live to serve the Lord (v11)
- Rejoice in hope (v12)
- Be patient during trials & problems (tribulation) (v12)
- Pray continuously (v12)
- Contribute to needy saints (v13)
- Practice hospitality (v13)
- Bless & don't curse your enemies (v14)
- Rejoice when others rejoice (v15)
- Weep when others weep (v15)
- Live in harmony with others (v16)
- Associate with humble & Godly people (v16)
- Don't be vain (v16)
- Never pay back evil with evil (v17)
- Live honestly (v17)
- Live peacefully (v18)
- Trust God to judge & punish your enemies (v19)
- Give food & drink to your enemies (v20)
- Never let evil get the better of you but overcome evil with good (v21)
25 Works of the Devil
- Sin—rebellion (Genesis 3:2 Cor. 11:3)
- Works of darkness, including moral sedition and sex perversion (Ephes. 5:11; Ephes. 6:12; Acts 16:18; Romans 1)
- Works of wickedness (Col. 1:21)
- Spiritual blindness (2 Cor. 4:4)
- Stealing the Word of God (Matthew 13:19)
- Deceptions and false religions (2 Cor. 11:14; 1 Tim. 4; Rev. 12:9)
- To kill and destroy (John 10:10)
- Sowing tares, tempting, and sifting saints (Matthew 4:3; Matthew 13:25; Luke 22:31)
- Promoting counterfeit worship and miracles (2 Thes. 2:8-12; 1 Cor. 10:20)
- Causing destructive storms (Job 1:18-19; Ephes. 2:2)
- Ruling nations (Matthew 4:8-9; Daniel 10)
- Executing death (Hebrews 2:14-15)
- Accusing the brethren (Rev. 12:10)
- Hindering prayers (Daniel 10:12-21)
- Opposing the gospel (Ephes. 6:1-18)
- Supervising demons (John 12:31), fallen angels (Rev. 12:7-12), and fallen man (Ephes. 2:2; 1 John 3:8; John 8:44)
- Causing sickness and disease (Matthew 4:23-24; Matthew 9:32-33; Matthew 15:22; Acts 10:38)
- Causing infirmities (Matthew 8:17; Luke 13:16; John 10:10; Acts 10:38)
- Causing lunacy and mania (Matthew 4:23-24; Matthew 17:14-21; Mark 5:1-18)
- Urging suicides (Matthew 17:15; John 10:10)
- Agitating lusts (John 8:44; Ephes. 2:1-3)
- Lying and false prophecy (1 Kings 22; Matthew 24:11,24; 2 Cor. 11:13-15)
- Propagating false doctrines (1 Tim. 4; 2 Tim. 4; 2 Thes. 2; Rev. 13)
- Oppressing men (Acts 10:38)
- Persecuting Christians and warring on saints (Ephes. 6:10-18; 1 Peter 5:8-9).
Jesus Christ died to destroy and
cancel all these works of the devil for believers in this age, and to give
complete mastery over them (Col. 2:14-17; 1
Peter 2:24 ; Luke
10:19 ; John
14:12 ; Mark
16:17-18 ).
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