First of all, why are many "Christians" shocked to learn that there are more "Gospels" in existence than Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John? Could it be because many "Christians" are not interested in knowing the truth, the real truth that could if they knew, really set them free?
Any Christian who is truly familiar with the Word, and has taken the time to become personally acquainted with the Bible, would be more than aware of the fact that there are many other gospels out there and they didn't just happen to be discovered by the Gnostics or revealed through "The Da Vinci Code".
In 1st Corinthians 15:1, Paul reminds the brothers, (1)"Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand."
And in Corinthians 15:2, he goes on to say, (2)"By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the words I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain".
The book of Galatians makes it very clear that there are other gospels. Listen to Paul preaching to the churches in Galatia: Galatian 1:6,7 - (6)"I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel ____." (7)which is really no gospel at all....Paul reiterates in Galatians 1:9, "As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let him be eternally condemned!".
In Galatians 1:11, Paul clarifies, (11)"I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I preached is not something that man made up. I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ".
So, I, The_Marquise, say to you sisters and brothers, don't allow yourselves to be swayed by some "new" gospel that would try to compromise your faith.
The Lord, knowing that this time would come, has already prepared us for it.
Colossians 2:6-8: (6)So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him,
(7)rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught and overflowing with thankfulness.
(8)See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ".
The_Marquise
Monday, March 25, 2013
Friday, March 22, 2013
PRAYER
Matt. 5:1,2
1.) Now when He (Jesus) saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain side and sat down. His disciples cam to Him.
2.) And He began to teach them, saying:
Matt 6:5 "But when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men.
Matt 6:6 When you pray, go into your room, and pray to your Father, who is unseen.
Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Matt 6:7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.
Matt. 6:8 Do not be like them (pagans), for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
Matt. 6:9-14
9.) This is how you should pray:
"Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be Your name,
10.) Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.
11.) Give us today our daily bread.
12.) Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13.) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory forever.
Amen.
14.) For if you forgive men when they sin against you, Your Heavenly Father will also forgive you.
1.) Now when He (Jesus) saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain side and sat down. His disciples cam to Him.
2.) And He began to teach them, saying:
Matt 6:5 "But when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men.
Matt 6:6 When you pray, go into your room, and pray to your Father, who is unseen.
Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Matt 6:7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.
Matt. 6:8 Do not be like them (pagans), for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
Matt. 6:9-14
9.) This is how you should pray:
"Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be Your name,
10.) Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.
11.) Give us today our daily bread.
12.) Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13.) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory forever.
Amen.
14.) For if you forgive men when they sin against you, Your Heavenly Father will also forgive you.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
God Said, IF I, THEN I
The Lord gave a word to Jeremiah to go down to the potter's house in order to receive His message to him.
Jeremiah 18:3,4
So I went down to the potter's house and I saw him working at the wheel. But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands, so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him.
While Jeremiah watched the potter reshape the pot, the word of the Lord came to him.
Jeremiah 18: 6-8
6. "O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter does?" declares the Lord. "Like clay in the hands of the potter, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel.
7. If at any time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down and destroyed,
8. and if that nation I warned repents of its evil, then I will relent and not inflict on it the disaster I had planned.
The Lord can at will be forgiving to a people who are willing to repent and denounce their evil practices.
Jeremiah 18:9,10
9. And if at another time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be built up and planted,
10. and if it does evil in My sight and does not obey Me, then I will reconsider the good I had intended to do for it.
So does this mean that God is unjust? Paul says in the book of
Romans 9:14,15 ...."Not at all!
15. For He says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion of whom I have compassion."
Pauls says, Romans 9:16, It does not, therefore depend on man's desire or effort, but on God's mercy.
Romans 9:18 Therfore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.
Paul ask the question,
Romans 9:22 What if God, choosing to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the objects of His wrath -- prepared for destruction?
Paul further asks,
Romans 9:23,24 What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the objects of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory --
24. even us, whom He also called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?
Paul has already previously informed us of our status as more than conquerors.
Romans 8:28-30
28. And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.
29. For those God foreknew He also predestined to be comformed to the likeness of His Son, that He might be the firsborn among many brothers.
30. And those He predestined, He also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.
And so, Paul ask this question,
Romans 8:31,32 What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?
32. He who did not spare His own Son, but gave Him up for us all -- how will He not also along with Him, graciously give us all things?
However, God requires something of us. God imposes an "IF" on mankind to be the catalyst for His "THEN."
2 Chronicles 7:14
If My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from Heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
If today you and I want to receive God's "then", we need to follow His word, do what it says and if we show ourselves to be worthy of His blessings, then He will.
Jeremiah 18:3,4
So I went down to the potter's house and I saw him working at the wheel. But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands, so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him.
While Jeremiah watched the potter reshape the pot, the word of the Lord came to him.
Jeremiah 18: 6-8
6. "O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter does?" declares the Lord. "Like clay in the hands of the potter, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel.
7. If at any time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down and destroyed,
8. and if that nation I warned repents of its evil, then I will relent and not inflict on it the disaster I had planned.
The Lord can at will be forgiving to a people who are willing to repent and denounce their evil practices.
Jeremiah 18:9,10
9. And if at another time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be built up and planted,
10. and if it does evil in My sight and does not obey Me, then I will reconsider the good I had intended to do for it.
So does this mean that God is unjust? Paul says in the book of
Romans 9:14,15 ...."Not at all!
15. For He says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion of whom I have compassion."
Pauls says, Romans 9:16, It does not, therefore depend on man's desire or effort, but on God's mercy.
Romans 9:18 Therfore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.
Paul ask the question,
Romans 9:22 What if God, choosing to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the objects of His wrath -- prepared for destruction?
Paul further asks,
Romans 9:23,24 What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the objects of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory --
24. even us, whom He also called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?
Paul has already previously informed us of our status as more than conquerors.
Romans 8:28-30
28. And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.
29. For those God foreknew He also predestined to be comformed to the likeness of His Son, that He might be the firsborn among many brothers.
30. And those He predestined, He also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.
And so, Paul ask this question,
Romans 8:31,32 What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?
32. He who did not spare His own Son, but gave Him up for us all -- how will He not also along with Him, graciously give us all things?
However, God requires something of us. God imposes an "IF" on mankind to be the catalyst for His "THEN."
2 Chronicles 7:14
If My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from Heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
If today you and I want to receive God's "then", we need to follow His word, do what it says and if we show ourselves to be worthy of His blessings, then He will.
Monday, March 18, 2013
Psalm 138 - Of David
1.) I will praise You, O Lord, with all my heart; before the "gods" I will sing Your praise.
2.) I will bow down toward Your holy temple and will praise Your name for Your love and Your faithfulness, for You have exalted above all things Your name and Your word.
3.) When I called, You answered me; You made me bold and stouthearted.
4.) May all the kings of the earth praise You, O Lord, when they hear the words of Your mouth.
5.) May they sing of the ways of the Lord, for the glory of the Lord is great.
2.) I will bow down toward Your holy temple and will praise Your name for Your love and Your faithfulness, for You have exalted above all things Your name and Your word.
3.) When I called, You answered me; You made me bold and stouthearted.
4.) May all the kings of the earth praise You, O Lord, when they hear the words of Your mouth.
5.) May they sing of the ways of the Lord, for the glory of the Lord is great.
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