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Post by Apostle's Instructions on Nov 7, 2019 5:56:31 GMT -5
Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways. Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
James 1:9-12
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Post by 777 on Nov 13, 2019 6:59:24 GMT -5
We will all face temptations in this life. Once we get saved, the battle is just beginning and the devil works overtime to try to get us to walk out of the Lord's hand, since he doesn't have the power to pluck us out of it. He will place all kinds of things in our life to get us to quit or he will seduce us to commit sin, and it is those who endure the temptations and continue to serve the Lord that will receive a crown of life. Those who fall away won't inherit God's Kingdom.
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Post by John on Nov 14, 2019 12:25:22 GMT -5
We will all face temptations in this life. Once we get saved, the battle is just beginning and the devil works overtime to try to get us to walk out of the Lord's hand, since he doesn't have the power to pluck us out of it. He will place all kinds of things in our life to get us to quit or he will seduce us to commit sin, and it is those who endure the temptations and continue to serve the Lord that will receive a crown of life. Those who fall away won't inherit God's Kingdom. That is right. We didn't lose our free will the minute we accepted Jesus. He didn't put us in the position where from that moment on, we can't choose to sin, lose faith or just walk away and choose to serve the devil. We have to choose to keep walking with Jesus. We have to keep following the Good Shepherd. We must stay connected to the vine. We must finish the race that we entered. We must endure till the end if we want to make it to heaven and have any inheritance in the Kingdom of God.
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Post by frienduff on Nov 15, 2019 10:50:50 GMT -5
And this is why one of our prayers must be , OH LORD let thy will be done and may I yield in all things unto thy will of thy SPIRIT . The lambs have a die daily battle . OH but let us cling to HIM who gives us all we need to overcome all things and gives us all aide to overcome all temptations . Let us yield , let us submit ,TO THE SPIRIT and heed not the lusts of the flesh , which do so easily rise up in our flesh . WE GOT THE POWER , HIS NAME IS JESUS and its in the BLOOD . Let each walk AFTER the SPIRIT and we shall indeed both KNOW and experience , that HE who walks after the SPIRIT shall NOT fulfill the lusts of the flesh and if any does err , let one quickly restore him if any does err may they repent fast . And the evidence of true repentance is that the error will be ceased . Let us be doing all by HIS SPIRIT which fulfills all righteousness , let us be reading only more In the bible , from which that doctrine instructs us in Rigteousness and that BY HIS SPIRIT we receive the understanding of those scrips . Making one thoroughly furnished unto all good works . Making one wise unto salvation through FAITH IN CHRIST . I truly believe that is it HIGH TIME FOR YET ANOTHER PRAISE FEST to be sounded unto the LORD . But then , ITS ALWAYS TIME , let the praise of the LORD be on our lips continually as in all things BY THE SPIRIT we do all which is pleasing IN HIS SIGHT . ITS A TOTAL ALL OUT PRAISE FEST TO THE LORD OUR RISEN SAVOIR the supplier of all we need to walk righteously and the one who makes us RIGHTEOUS , COUNTS US RIGHTEOUS in HIM by HIS SHED BLOOD , by GRACE which even first pointed us to saving FAITH IN CHRIST ALONE . Let not my lips fail to give all credit where all credit is due . HE alone changed me , HE alone can keep me from falling HE alone took me from darkness drawing me into THE LIGHT of HIS dear SON . ONLY WE BETTER HEED HIM , for if we heed not HE who speaks from heaven if we heed NOT HE who gives us all we need to overcome the sin , But rather we heed the sin , THEN WE ARE IN DIRE GRAVE DANGER and no crown shall await any or all who did not continue IN HIM and BY HIM , HEEDING HIM from hearts that LOVED HIM faithful to the end . WE are the servants of whom we obey , THUS LET US OBEY AND HEED AND YEILD TO HE ALONE and do all things which he commanded for all things which pertain unto godliness and life . Now , hands up and let a praise fest BEGIN UNTO THE LORD .
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Post by Apostle's Instructions on Jan 23, 2020 4:10:32 GMT -5
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw night to God, and he will draw night to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. James 4:7-10
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Post by 777 on Jan 23, 2020 9:01:13 GMT -5
Once we get saved, we do not become immune to temptations. We all go through them, and God expects us to resist. He will help us, but we have to be willing to fight the good fight of faith.
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Post by frienduff on Jan 23, 2020 10:14:46 GMT -5
Once we get saved, we do not become immune to temptations. We all go through them, and God expects us to resist. He will help us, but we have to be willing to fight the good fight of faith. In fact one thing does happen . When we are saved , we more and more become aware of the evil . And it becomes exceeding sinful to us . We don't become immune to sin and its lusts , we become acutely aware of its presence within even our own flesh . And the war against sin begins by the power of the blood we become dead to sin . And any time a lust is born , we feel it as a evil death trap and quickly should be on knees to pray against the temptation that is coming from our flesh . The problem is , if folks wont heed the SPIRIT when it sounds the alarm , or if they do err and don't repent but rather continue on , THEIR HEART becomes harder and harder till in time they don't even see it as a sin , or come to the mindset they are just going to be a slave to it . The POWER of the RISEN SAVOIR is not being taught nor reminded to many in this generation . YET if the grace of GOD changed me , and puts these reminders in me and makes me aware of sin as being exceeding sinful and to die daily and err not , and if one errs to confess and forsake . THEN WHY IS IT NOT IN MANY . Paul once said , I stand in doubt of you . Many have not the SPIRIT , for many are not HIS . And we cannot heed the advice of flesh led men , ONLY TRUTH , ONLY SOUND DOCTRINE , ONLY THE SPIRIT must we HEED and true ones who walk BY THE SPIRIT .
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