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Post by Apostle's Instructions on Apr 1, 2020 4:34:32 GMT -5
THAT which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, the Word of life; (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;) That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
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Post by John on Apr 1, 2020 18:28:47 GMT -5
It is good to have the entire first chapter of 1 John in one post. I say that because of how people love to take a single verse out of context to help defend false doctrine. Everyone loves to quote 1 John 1:8 to say how we are all sinners, and if we deny that, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. What about all the verses around verse 8? What about taking verses 5 through 10 as a whole? This will completely change the way it comes across.
5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness. 6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth.
How many times do you hear these verses quoted? I do not hear them mentioned much at all, and never from those who claim we are hopeless servants of sin. If we are lying if we say we have no sin, are we not lying if we claim we can continue to walk in darkness and have fellowship with God who is light, and has no darkness within Him?
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
Did you notice that this verse places conditions on the blood of Jesus cleansing us from all sin? It says that if we walk in the light as he is in the light, we experience 2 things. First, we have fellowship one with another, and second, the blood of Jesus Christ God's Son cleanses us from all sin. That word "if" is important in the text.
8 If we say 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 we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
The point here is to say that we all come to Christ as sinners needing a savior. There is not a man or woman on the face of the earth that is born of a woman that does not have sin stains, whether it be original sin, or sins they committed. If we deny that, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. Romans tells us that the penalty or wages of sin is death, so we have to acknowledge our need for a savior in order to benefit for Jesus' death on the cross, where he paid the penalty for our wrong doing.
Here comes another "if." Again, everyone loves to quote verse 8, but what of verse 9? "IF we confess our sins..." This is conditional. It does not say your sins are automatically under the blood. If we confess our sins, we experience two things. First, God forgives us of those sins, and second, he cleanses us from all unrighteousness. He actually empowers us to live free from sin. That does not mean in absolute perfection, but we are no longer slaves to sin like we were before. We have been redeemed, and set free to serve the Lord.
Verse 10 tells us that if we say we "have not sinned," past tense, we make God out a liar and his word is not in us. It does not say that if we say we do not live in constant sin, we make God out a liar. The teaching that we cannot help but sin every hour of every day is a lie. The devil wants us to believe that and settle for being in bondage to sin forever. We do not have to remain in that condition.
The first four verses of 1 John chapter 1 are all speaking of Jesus.
1 THAT which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; 2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;) 3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. 4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
That which was from the beginning is Jesus Christ. That which they heard is Jesus Christ. That which they have seen with their eyes is Jesus Christ. That which they have looked upon is Jesus Christ. That which their hands have handled is Jesus Christ. The Word of life is Jesus Christ.
They saw Jesus Christ manifested in the flesh, and are bearing witness of him. Jesus Christ is that eternal life that was with the Father, and was manifested to them. They are witnessing about Jesus Christ to us that we can have fellowship with them, and in turn, have fellowship with Jesus Christ and God the Father. This was written "that your joy may be full." Truly, this is good news!
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Post by Apostle's Instructions on Apr 3, 2020 4:13:28 GMT -5
MY little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. 1 John 2:1-6
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Post by John on Apr 3, 2020 4:31:53 GMT -5
MY little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. 1 John 2:1-6 People often times ask me what do we do if we sin after getting saved, if those sins are not automatically under the initial blood covering? As we saw already from 1 John 1:9, we confess those sins to God, and we receive forgiveness. We have an advocate with God the Father, and that is Jesus Christ. He made atonement for our sins, and he does not have to continually go back up on the cross each time someone sins to make a new atonement.
Notice that if we know Jesus, the Bible says "we keep his commandments." If we claim to know Jesus, but we do not obey his commandments, we are a liar and the truth is not in us. Those who keep his word, in them the love of God is perfected and we know we are in him. This is so different from the false doctrine of the modern church that teaches that faith requires nothing from us. The Bible says that if we do not obey Jesus commandments, we do not know him.
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Post by Jesus Christ teachings on Apr 3, 2020 4:40:23 GMT -5
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. 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? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
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: 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. 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: 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. Matthew 7:21-27
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1 John
Apr 3, 2020 11:26:50 GMT -5
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Post by frienduff on Apr 3, 2020 11:26:50 GMT -5
MY little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. 1 John 2:1-6 People often times ask me what do we do if we sin after getting saved, if those sins are not automatically under the initial blood covering? As we saw already from 1 John 1:9, we confess those sins to God, and we receive forgiveness. We have an advocate with God the Father, and that is Jesus Christ. He made atonement for our sins, and he does not have to continually go back up on the cross each time someone sins to make a new atonement.
Notice that if we know Jesus, the Bible says "we keep his commandments." If we claim to know Jesus, but we do not obey his commandments, we are a liar and the truth is not in us. Those who keep his word, in them the love of God is perfected and we know we are in him. This is so different from the false doctrine of the modern church that teaches that faith requires nothing from us. The Bible says that if we do not obey Jesus commandments, we do not know him.
The wrong image of another jesus , another grace , and another go spell has for far too long been taught . THE TIME NOW IS , that more than ever and with only a double persuaded mind , THAT WE MUST profess and teach THE TRUE JESUS and ALL HE DID TEACH and ALL that the apostels did teach . And if we are cast out for doing so , THEN SIMPLY REJOICE IN THE KING . But massive amounts of souls , including many in churches too , THEY AINT GONNA MAKE IT . AND WE MUSTDO all now , with continous reminders of biblcal truth TO REMIND ALL that does breath ABOUT THE TRUE BIBLCAL JESUS and every last word ever taught by the apostels too .
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1 John
Apr 3, 2020 11:28:25 GMT -5
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Post by frienduff on Apr 3, 2020 11:28:25 GMT -5
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. 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? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
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: 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. 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: 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. Matthew 7:21-27 Let us begin with this teaching FROM OUR KING . And it was literal . IT MEANS what it said . WHO EVER is a hearer but not a doer , DOES NOT KNOW HIM . JAMES KNEW THIS . ITS WHY HE WARNED . and it IS WHY WE MUST WARN AND REMIND TOO .
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1 John
Apr 3, 2020 11:31:55 GMT -5
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Post by frienduff on Apr 3, 2020 11:31:55 GMT -5
I remind us all , WE WILL BE HATED LIKE NO OTHER for simply preaching the TRUE JESUS and what the apostels said . BEWARE of men for they will betray you and deliver you up . We will be a hated above all peoples breed of folks , specially in the fast coming days ahead. LET all who name the name of JESUS , continue to the end in HIM . REMEMBER the continual reminders of JESUS and of the REAL apostles . THEY KNEW , oh dear my friends , THEY KNEW THE TRUTH . And many twist it now unto their own destruction . We must beware the error of the wicked , lest we fall from our own steadfastness . CLING TO JESUS and EVERY WORD of the pure truth , recoreded in that bible and NEVER LET IT SLIP . NEVER LET IT SLIP . OH dear so many are not going to make it , my heart cries for them , but all we can do is exhort and point to JESUS and all those treasured gems of truth in that bible .
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Post by Apostle's Instructions on Apr 6, 2020 4:33:49 GMT -5
Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning. Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth. He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and knoweth not wither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.
I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake. I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father. I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one. 1 John 2:7-14
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1 John
Apr 6, 2020 8:38:00 GMT -5
Post by frienduff on Apr 6, 2020 8:38:00 GMT -5
Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning. Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth. He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and knoweth not wither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.
I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake. I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father. I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one. 1 John 2:7-14 Lets look at a few things here . Just as paul knew and said no fornicator , murderer etc has any inheritance in the KINGDOM of GOD . and warned the CHURCH not to be decieved about that . So did does john . And since we on the hate thing . Let us ensure that no man does hate his brother . SO lets examine the inclusive love verses the love that is of GOD . and we will notice that this allowance of sins , and the calling it love also , IS REALLY HATE and they are guilty of murder and thus are not IN the KINGDOM OF GOD . YE shall not hate your neighbor , brethren in your heart . YOU shall in any way REBUKE and CORRECT them and not ALLOW SIN UPON THEM . SO , how on earth is allowing folks to remain in the darkness of sin LOVE . ITS NOT ITS HATE . And how on earth is allowing other religoins to FEEL SAVED , LOVE . ITS NOT ITS HATE and ITS DEATH . BECAUSE outside of JESUS , I PROMISE THERE IS NO ETERNAL LIFE . SO now we know seeker friendly , AINT SO FRIENDLY , its really HATE and its murder . as is that inclusive fake dead love itself .
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Post by Apostle's Instructions on Apr 8, 2020 17:33:25 GMT -5
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. 1 John 2:15-17
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1 John
Apr 9, 2020 12:28:25 GMT -5
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Post by Apostle's Instructions on Apr 9, 2020 12:28:25 GMT -5
Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us; but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us. 1 John 2:18-19
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