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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2020 16:43:17 GMT -5
What’s Wrong with the World? By: John Blase
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Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst. 1 Timothy 1:15
Today's Scripture & Insight:
1 Timothy 1:12–17 There is an oft-heard story that The London Times posed a question to readers at the turn of the twentieth century. What’s wrong with the world?
That’s quite the question, isn’t it? Someone might quickly respond, “Well, how much time do you have for me to tell you?” And that would be fair, as there seems to be so much that’s wrong with our world. As the story goes, The Times received a number of responses, but one in particular has endured in its brief brilliance. The English writer, poet, and philosopher G. K. Chesterton penned this four-word response, a refreshing surprise to the usual passing-of-the-buck: “Dear Sirs, I am.”
Whether the story is factual or not is up for debate. But that response? It’s nothing but true. Long before Chesterton came along, there was an apostle named Paul. Far from a lifelong model citizen, Paul confessed his past shortcomings: “I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man” (v. 13). After naming who Jesus came to save (“sinners”), he goes on to make a very Chesterton-like qualification: “of whom I am the worst” (v. 15). Paul knew exactly what was and is wrong with the world. And he further knew the only hope of making things right—“the grace of our Lord” (v. 14). What an amazing reality! This enduring truth lifts our eyes to the light of Christ’s saving love.
Reflect & Pray What is wrong with the world? Can you own the answer Paul and Chesterton gave? What is one way you can accept that without sliding into self-hatred?
God, thank You for Your immense patience with me, a sinner. To You be honor and glory forever and ever.
SCRIPTURE INSIGHT In 1 Timothy 1:13, Paul recalled how some thirty years earlier he had mercilessly persecuted believers in Jesus, and yet Jesus had mercifully saved him on the Damascus Road (Acts 9:1-19; 22:3-21; 26:9-18). He considered himself the least qualified and the most undeserving recipient of God’s mercy and grace (1 Timothy 1:13-14). Yet God told Ananias that Paul was to be His “chosen instrument” to take the gospel to the gentiles (Acts 9:15). Paul saw another reason God chose to save him: he was “a prime example of [God’s] great patience with even the worst sinners.” Because God saved Paul, “others [would] realize that they, too, can believe in [God] and receive eternal life” (1 Timothy 1:16 nlt). God had us in mind when He saved Paul—an amazing thought! Paul makes it clear that if Jesus could save and use him, the worst of sinners, then no one is beyond God’s mercy and saving grace. K. T. Sim
1 Timothy 1:12-17 King James Version 12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;
13 Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
14 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
15 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
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Post by frienduff on Oct 21, 2020 17:20:24 GMT -5
Thats right my friend . Sound it out . Folks are running out of time . Let the glorious truth be proclaimed that JESUS alone does save .
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Post by watchful on Oct 22, 2020 5:37:28 GMT -5
In my flesh dwells no good thing.
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Post by frienduff on Oct 22, 2020 14:03:39 GMT -5
In my flesh dwells no good thing. IN the flesh of no one dwells any good thing . We have us a big time problem . BIG TIME . A number so high , this man cannot count , very high has been deceived . AND if we want to be back on the right path , i pray this gets heeded . What is the one thing you notice concerning hope , help and etc in todays churches . HOPE IN MEN , but under the guise its hope in GOD . WHAT DID JESUS specfically tell the apostles . I want us to pretend HE said those words to us . OH WAIT BASCIALLY HE DID . Because what applied to them , DOES APPLY TO US . SO what did JESUS say . DID he say when times begin to look rough , i want folks to look for a man that can give them a way out of those troubles . OR did he say , IN THIS WORLD YE WILL , SHALL , HAVE tribulations . I never seen paul , james , john , jude , peter or any letter they wrote pointing to any hope in any man . THE TRUTH IS , if we are persecuted , hated , reviled , COUNT THAT as a blessing . COUNT that as being counted worthy to suffer shame FOR HIS NAME . That door is about to be swung wide open . AND if our hope is in men , THAT DOOR GONNA KNOCK US FLAT with busted noses , unconscious to the truth . AND WE Are gonna be DECIEVED . NOSES IN BIBLES . I say again , NOSES in bibles .
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Post by frienduff on Oct 22, 2020 14:05:50 GMT -5
I see exactly why folks had hope in hitler . THEY HAD HOPE in one who could deliver them from hard times . OOOPS it didnt work out back then , IT WONT WORK OUT TODAY. YOU ALL better remember i just said that .
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Post by watchful on Oct 23, 2020 6:29:03 GMT -5
In my flesh dwells no good thing. IN the flesh of no one dwells any good thing . We have us a big time problem . BIG TIME . A number so high , this man cannot count , very high has been deceived . AND if we want to be back on the right path , i pray this gets heeded . What is the one thing you notice concerning hope , help and etc in todays churches . HOPE IN MEN , but under the guise its hope in GOD . WHAT DID JESUS specfically tell the apostles . I want us to pretend HE said those words to us . OH WAIT BASCIALLY HE DID . Because what applied to them , DOES APPLY TO US . SO what did JESUS say . DID he say when times begin to look rough , i want folks to look for a man that can give them a way out of those troubles . OR did he say , IN THIS WORLD YE WILL , SHALL , HAVE tribulations . I never seen paul , james , john , jude , peter or any letter they wrote pointing to any hope in any man . THE TRUTH IS , if we are persecuted , hated , reviled , COUNT THAT as a blessing . COUNT that as being counted worthy to suffer shame FOR HIS NAME . That door is about to be swung wide open . AND if our hope is in men , THAT DOOR GONNA KNOCK US FLAT with busted noses , unconscious to the truth . AND WE Are gonna be DECIEVED . NOSES IN BIBLES . I say again , NOSES in bibles . Amen. And not trusting in men includes not trusting in ourselves too. The whole thing with tribulations, as well as purging our hearts, is that it teaches us to rely on the Lord and not on ourselves. Lots of people have their noses in their bibles and are still deceived. Nobody is clever enough in our own selves to be able to see and decipher every move the devil makes in this world, he's not called a deceiver for nothing....especially when our own hearts (flesh nature) are deceitfully wicked, who can know it....so along with knowing the bible we need to rely on the Lord, He will lead and guide and keep His sheep as long as we are following Him.
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Post by frienduff on Oct 23, 2020 9:23:13 GMT -5
IN the flesh of no one dwells any good thing . We have us a big time problem . BIG TIME . A number so high , this man cannot count , very high has been deceived . AND if we want to be back on the right path , i pray this gets heeded . What is the one thing you notice concerning hope , help and etc in todays churches . HOPE IN MEN , but under the guise its hope in GOD . WHAT DID JESUS specfically tell the apostles . I want us to pretend HE said those words to us . OH WAIT BASCIALLY HE DID . Because what applied to them , DOES APPLY TO US . SO what did JESUS say . DID he say when times begin to look rough , i want folks to look for a man that can give them a way out of those troubles . OR did he say , IN THIS WORLD YE WILL , SHALL , HAVE tribulations . I never seen paul , james , john , jude , peter or any letter they wrote pointing to any hope in any man . THE TRUTH IS , if we are persecuted , hated , reviled , COUNT THAT as a blessing . COUNT that as being counted worthy to suffer shame FOR HIS NAME . That door is about to be swung wide open . AND if our hope is in men , THAT DOOR GONNA KNOCK US FLAT with busted noses , unconscious to the truth . AND WE Are gonna be DECIEVED . NOSES IN BIBLES . I say again , NOSES in bibles . Amen. And not trusting in men includes not trusting in ourselves too. The whole thing with tribulations, as well as purging our hearts, is that it teaches us to rely on the Lord and not on ourselves. Lots of people have their noses in their bibles and are still deceived. Nobody is clever enough in our own selves to be able to see and decipher every move the devil makes in this world, he's not called a deceiver for nothing....especially when our own hearts (flesh nature) are deceitfully wicked, who can know it....so along with knowing the bible we need to rely on the Lord, He will lead and guide and keep His sheep as long as we are following Him. And the wonderful thing is , if we read those bibles it says that . No trust in self , rely on the Lord alone . SO feast on those bibles well . Rely soley on the LORD and learn and be refreshed in those bibles at all times .
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Post by frienduff on Oct 23, 2020 9:25:30 GMT -5
IN the flesh of no one dwells any good thing . We have us a big time problem . BIG TIME . A number so high , this man cannot count , very high has been deceived . AND if we want to be back on the right path , i pray this gets heeded . What is the one thing you notice concerning hope , help and etc in todays churches . HOPE IN MEN , but under the guise its hope in GOD . WHAT DID JESUS specfically tell the apostles . I want us to pretend HE said those words to us . OH WAIT BASCIALLY HE DID . Because what applied to them , DOES APPLY TO US . SO what did JESUS say . DID he say when times begin to look rough , i want folks to look for a man that can give them a way out of those troubles . OR did he say , IN THIS WORLD YE WILL , SHALL , HAVE tribulations . I never seen paul , james , john , jude , peter or any letter they wrote pointing to any hope in any man . THE TRUTH IS , if we are persecuted , hated , reviled , COUNT THAT as a blessing . COUNT that as being counted worthy to suffer shame FOR HIS NAME . That door is about to be swung wide open . AND if our hope is in men , THAT DOOR GONNA KNOCK US FLAT with busted noses , unconscious to the truth . AND WE Are gonna be DECIEVED . NOSES IN BIBLES . I say again , NOSES in bibles . Amen. And not trusting in men includes not trusting in ourselves too. The whole thing with tribulations, as well as purging our hearts, is that it teaches us to rely on the Lord and not on ourselves. Lots of people have their noses in their bibles and are still deceived. Nobody is clever enough in our own selves to be able to see and decipher every move the devil makes in this world, he's not called a deceiver for nothing....especially when our own hearts (flesh nature) are deceitfully wicked, who can know it....so along with knowing the bible we need to rely on the Lord, He will lead and guide and keep His sheep as long as we are following Him. The devil is far wiser and more subtile than any man or woman upon this earth . ONLY IN JESUS can we have the ears , eyes , mind to not be decieved by him . The beauty is the bible says as much itself . This is why i have long begged folks , back into bibles and cease from man . Trust in GOD alone . Because if not , then decieved they are and will be and can be .
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Post by frienduff on Oct 23, 2020 9:29:56 GMT -5
Where is the wise and prudent , where are those who do teach truth and feed the flocks true food . HE IS IN HEAVEN , HIS NAME IS JESUS for i cannot find a man upon earth in those mainstream churches who has not uttered something of error , and most are flat out false . ALL must be tested and tested always. There are still a remnant of lambs left . But few they are and far between . They are clustered here and there around the world . But mainstream , IS MAINSTREAM . The flow of the world is all over it . COME YE OUT FROM AMONG THEM and BE YE HOLY , PURGE theyself from the vessels of dishonor and ye shall be a vessel unto honor . This false unity says otherwise , but then that is why its false and its leaders teach seductive lies , and they are false . BE ON GAURD every man , woman and child . WE are in the great falling away that is growing only more massive day by day , hour by hour . ITS on dark spiritual steroids now .
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Post by frienduff on Oct 23, 2020 14:19:19 GMT -5
IN the flesh of no one dwells any good thing . We have us a big time problem . BIG TIME . A number so high , this man cannot count , very high has been deceived . AND if we want to be back on the right path , i pray this gets heeded . What is the one thing you notice concerning hope , help and etc in todays churches . HOPE IN MEN , but under the guise its hope in GOD . WHAT DID JESUS specfically tell the apostles . I want us to pretend HE said those words to us . OH WAIT BASCIALLY HE DID . Because what applied to them , DOES APPLY TO US . SO what did JESUS say . DID he say when times begin to look rough , i want folks to look for a man that can give them a way out of those troubles . OR did he say , IN THIS WORLD YE WILL , SHALL , HAVE tribulations . I never seen paul , james , john , jude , peter or any letter they wrote pointing to any hope in any man . THE TRUTH IS , if we are persecuted , hated , reviled , COUNT THAT as a blessing . COUNT that as being counted worthy to suffer shame FOR HIS NAME . That door is about to be swung wide open . AND if our hope is in men , THAT DOOR GONNA KNOCK US FLAT with busted noses , unconscious to the truth . AND WE Are gonna be DECIEVED . NOSES IN BIBLES . I say again , NOSES in bibles . Amen. And not trusting in men includes not trusting in ourselves too. The whole thing with tribulations, as well as purging our hearts, is that it teaches us to rely on the Lord and not on ourselves. Lots of people have their noses in their bibles and are still deceived. Nobody is clever enough in our own selves to be able to see and decipher every move the devil makes in this world, he's not called a deceiver for nothing....especially when our own hearts (flesh nature) are deceitfully wicked, who can know it....so along with knowing the bible we need to rely on the Lord, He will lead and guide and keep His sheep as long as we are following Him. I just spotted something . Lots of people have their noses in bibles , NO sister , not really . THEY do read it , but they follow men and their interpretations of it . THUS yep THEY LOST AS ALL GET OUT .
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Post by watchful on Oct 24, 2020 9:31:04 GMT -5
Amen. And not trusting in men includes not trusting in ourselves too. The whole thing with tribulations, as well as purging our hearts, is that it teaches us to rely on the Lord and not on ourselves. Lots of people have their noses in their bibles and are still deceived. Nobody is clever enough in our own selves to be able to see and decipher every move the devil makes in this world, he's not called a deceiver for nothing....especially when our own hearts (flesh nature) are deceitfully wicked, who can know it....so along with knowing the bible we need to rely on the Lord, He will lead and guide and keep His sheep as long as we are following Him. I just spotted something . Lots of people have their noses in bibles , NO sister , not really . THEY do read it , but they follow men and their interpretations of it . THUS yep THEY LOST AS ALL GET OUT . Yes, or including themselves (carnal mind) and their own interpretation. This is what I'm saying. Dear brother, the point is just that many people read and study the bible but are missing out on the living Christ, that He is alive and doesn't dwell in a book...our God is the Living God with whom we have a real and living relationship. The bible says so. For example remember Jesus talking to the Pharisees and saying how they studied the bible diligently because they thought that in the scriptures they would have eternal life, but they refused to come to HIM, a Living Person, that they might truly have LIFE. Our relationship is not with our bible per se, it's with our Living Lord as I'm sure you agree. He can speak to us and lead us and minister to us apart from the bible, and often does, though He would never violate either His word or His character in anything He does. Jhn 5:39-40 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. If Jesus said this and it is written in the bible, then it is surely worth teaching and reminding and meditating upon and taking it to heart for ourselves. All of His word is for all of us. because we need it. It wasn't something written down solely for that long dead group of religious leaders. Our flesh and weakness of humanity is no different from theirs.
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Post by frienduff on Oct 24, 2020 10:00:20 GMT -5
I just spotted something . Lots of people have their noses in bibles , NO sister , not really . THEY do read it , but they follow men and their interpretations of it . THUS yep THEY LOST AS ALL GET OUT . Yes, or including themselves (carnal mind) and their own interpretation. This is what I'm saying. Dear brother, the point is just that many people read and study the bible but are missing out on the living Christ, that He is alive and doesn't dwell in a book...our God is the Living God with whom we have a real and living relationship. The bible says so. For example remember Jesus talking to the Pharisees and saying how they studied the bible diligently because they thought that in the scriptures they would have eternal life, but they refused to come to HIM, a Living Person, that they might truly have LIFE. Our relationship is not with our bible per se, it's with our Living Lord as I'm sure you agree. He can speak to us and lead us and minister to us apart from the bible, and often does, though He would never violate either His word or His character in anything He does. Jhn 5:39-40 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. If Jesus said this and it is written in the bible, then it is surely worth teaching and reminding and meditating upon and taking it to heart for ourselves. All of His word is for all of us. because we need it. It wasn't something written down solely for that long dead group of religious leaders. Our flesh and weakness of humanity is no different from theirs. The good news is , it dont seem anyone here does that . It seems like lambs following JESUS who love those bibles . But i do see this in other places where they can quoate some scrips , BUT YEAH its evident they do not follow Christ . They cannot grasp nor understand and instead are twisting scriptures to suit acroymns , and other things unto their own destruction .
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Post by watchful on Oct 24, 2020 10:36:45 GMT -5
Yes, or including themselves (carnal mind) and their own interpretation. This is what I'm saying. Dear brother, the point is just that many people read and study the bible but are missing out on the living Christ, that He is alive and doesn't dwell in a book...our God is the Living God with whom we have a real and living relationship. The bible says so. For example remember Jesus talking to the Pharisees and saying how they studied the bible diligently because they thought that in the scriptures they would have eternal life, but they refused to come to HIM, a Living Person, that they might truly have LIFE. Our relationship is not with our bible per se, it's with our Living Lord as I'm sure you agree. He can speak to us and lead us and minister to us apart from the bible, and often does, though He would never violate either His word or His character in anything He does. Jhn 5:39-40 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. If Jesus said this and it is written in the bible, then it is surely worth teaching and reminding and meditating upon and taking it to heart for ourselves. All of His word is for all of us. because we need it. It wasn't something written down solely for that long dead group of religious leaders. Our flesh and weakness of humanity is no different from theirs. The good news is , it dont seem anyone here does that . It seems like lambs following JESUS who love those bibles . But i do see this in other places where they can quoate some scrips , BUT YEAH its evident they do not follow Christ . They cannot grasp nor understand and instead are twisting scriptures to suit acroymns , and other things unto their own destruction . I couldnt' say who is or who isn't or to what degree, brother. We'll have to leave that to the Lord since He knows all, and in the meantime we all benefit from reminders of His word. I wasn't accusing anyone or else I would have four fingers pointing back at me. You know, I never even started to grow and gain ground in the Lord until I began realizing that everything spoken about in scripture dwells in me, in my own flesh...there's a Pharisee dwelling in my flesh just as much as there is a Herod, and a revelation even came one day that in my flesh I am no better than my ancestors, like it came to Elijah. All flesh is the same, and that is why we need to dig deep into the soil of our hearts, where we need the light of Christ to shine and cleanse. People don't want to do that for various reasons, sometimes it's religious pride and sometimes its because we think the Lord is a harsh taskmaster waiting to condemn us, so we hide from Him, or a combination of reasons. Jer 4:3 For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.
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Post by frienduff on Oct 24, 2020 14:05:02 GMT -5
The good news is , it dont seem anyone here does that . It seems like lambs following JESUS who love those bibles . But i do see this in other places where they can quoate some scrips , BUT YEAH its evident they do not follow Christ . They cannot grasp nor understand and instead are twisting scriptures to suit acroymns , and other things unto their own destruction . I couldnt' say who is or who isn't or to what degree, brother. We'll have to leave that to the Lord since He knows all, and in the meantime we all benefit from reminders of His word. I wasn't accusing anyone or else I would have four fingers pointing back at me. You know, I never even started to grow and gain ground in the Lord until I began realizing that everything spoken about in scripture dwells in me, in my own flesh...there's a Pharisee dwelling in my flesh just as much as there is a Herod, and a revelation even came one day that in my flesh I am no better than my ancestors, like it came to Elijah. All flesh is the same, and that is why we need to dig deep into the soil of our hearts, where we need the light of Christ to shine and cleanse. People don't want to do that for various reasons, sometimes it's religious pride and sometimes its because we think the Lord is a harsh taskmaster waiting to condemn us, so we hide from Him, or a combination of reasons. Jer 4:3 For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns. Aka , you came to the realization that nothing good dwells in us , i mean our flesh . That is the beauty of it . God led me to that , soon after HE had put a love for truth in my heart and i was feasting daily on those scriptures . BUT if a man leadeth us to that , WATCH THE HECK OUT , cause the often USE that as a cover . Yes , the ONLY GOOD i have in me , COMES FROM GOD , HIS SPIRIT , HIS GOODNESS , HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS . But many a charlaton , WOE WOE WOE , i say many a charlaton can say the very same thing i just did , and be there to lead the church in another direction . YE WILL KNOW THEM by HOW THEY Speak about the BIBLE . The SECOND , and i do meanthe very SECOND they try in any way , I DO SAY ANY WAY , to down play the dire need , the dire beauty , of that bible . THEY FALSE AS HELL . RUN .
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Post by frienduff on Oct 24, 2020 14:06:39 GMT -5
OOPS hell is real . I MEANT TO SAY THEY FALSE . RUN, OH DEAR , RUN RUN RUN RUN RUN RUN RUN RUN RUN and RUN FROM THEM . RUn , NEVER LOOK back . RUN , never glance back , RUN , never even look at your shadow if its behind you . RUN , RUN , RUN , RUN , RUN , RUN from them .
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