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Let's Be Like Daniel...
Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime. (Daniel 6:10)
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Random King James Bible Verse...
1 Chronicles 20:1 And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out [to battle], Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.
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Please be aware that we address all sins, including of adult nature. Young children should not be free to be browsing all of the content, however, it is appropriate for young teens and upwards.
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Free Online Bible Study Time
Contact us regarding one-on-one online studies with a live person. We can conduct them via e-mail exchanges, messaging (chat), or video/audio method by something like Skype. Topics can be preset or if there's something on your mind. (Sign me up.)
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Basic Belief
This site is a non-denominational site not just being Bible based but solidly Bible structured.
We believe that we are saved alone by Jesus who "came into the world to save sinners." (1 Timothy 1:15).
But we also believe that he commanded us to "go, and sin no more" (John 8:11)
This is not in our strength but Jesus is "able to keep you from falling, and to present [you] faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy" (Jude 1:24).
We do believe that all of us are in ignorance to the full knowledge of God's ways, however, "the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent" (Acts 17:30).
And if our hearts are ever in love with God, then we should not be guilty of Jesus' words. "And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil" (John 3:19).
To find out what we should and should not do, we believe we are to "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth" (2 Timothy 2:15).
Concluding there is a right way and many wrong ways to study, we use the method of "precept [must be] upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, [and] there a little" (Isaiah 28:10), which means that we pick a topic, collect all the verses and in so doing, we have God's Word and not our opinion.
And we believe that "All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works" (2 Timothy 3:16-17). Notice we are to learn from the scriptures to live righteous lives.
Intead, all we here is condemnation of any such thought, despite James writing, "Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works" (James 2:18).
In short, we are not saved by works but our works show evidence we are saved for we believe "to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness" (Romans 6:16).
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Morning Thought...
Sunday, August 18, 2019
Isaiah 23:10 Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: [there is] no more strength.
Remember, Tarshish means “yellow jasper” and that Leviticus 13:30 declares “yellow” to be associated with uncleanness while jasper is a clear stone (Revelation 21:11). Tarshish is symbolic of the lost. We can see through this verse that by passing through the land as a river and not stopping means that when it comes to salvation, none are found to be able to receive it. They have no strength especially in resisting sin, much like today’s Christians are. They seem to embrace sin to “fit in” with people and not make Christianity so “stand offish”. Too bad that salvation will pass them by. So, do you participate in a little sinning to keep worldly friends hoping one day they too will become a Christian, or do you show forth the power of the gospel (Romans 1:16) to grant victory over sin presenting a better life?
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Words Mean Things...
Friday, August 16, 2019
Every day that a person holds onto a sin makes it harder to let go of it later. Every day a sin is not exercised makes one stronger to resist it in the future. So, why not give up any sins you may have today since it will be easier than tomorrow?
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Evening Thought...
Friday, August 16, 2019
Matthew 12:19 He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
To have the Christ-like character, we too will not try to be the best. Therefore, being the best sports player, receiving the fame, is not Christ-like no matter how many times a quick thank you prayer is offered after scoring. That means celebrities cannot have the Christ-like character either. Even politicians are brought into question. But also, in the office where people are in competition for the next position is an example for striving. There is doing a good job, but the line is crossed when it is for gain. So, what do you strive for in trying to beat someone else out?
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