Myths have a powerful effect on people. Some of us live our entire lives believing things that are nothing more than myths, misinformation that has been filtered down from person to person and sometimes from generation to generation.
Myths about the devil abound throughout secular and religious society and in many instances have shaped or influenced the very lives and institutions of mankind.
Some folk think that the devil is as powerful or equal to the Lord Jesus Christ.
The myth is that the devil is omnipresent, or everywhere at once and can at any moment impact the lives of the population of the world. This is a myth.
What is true is, the devil (Satan) has been cast from the heavenly realm.
Jesus said in the book of Luke 10:18, "I saw Satan fall like lighting from heaven....."
Jesus said to the seventy-two men that he had appointed, "I have given you authority..... to overcome all the power of the enemy (the devil)...."
What is true is, the devil influences by craft. Paul tell us in 2nd Chronicles 11:14, ....for Satan (the devil) himself masquerades as an angel of light."
Why does the devil masquerade as an angel of light?
Isaiah explains it this way, Isa. 14:3,5,& 12;
3.... How the oppressor has come to an end!
5. The Lord has broken the rod of the wicked..."
12. How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn!
You have been cast down to the earth...."
So you see, the devil who used to be an angel of light is now simply
a pretender who masquerades as what he was and is no more and will
never be again.
Praise the Lord.
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Wednesday, February 04, 2015
Are You A Believer?
The Offer Of Life Or Death
Deuteronomy 30:11-16:
Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach.
{12} It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, "Who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it ?"
{13} Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to ask, "Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it.
{14} No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.
{15} See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction.
{16} For I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the Lord your God will bless you....
Believe In Your Heart
Romans 10:8-13:
{8}But what does it say? "The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart," that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming:
{9} That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
{10} For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
{11} As the scripture says, "Everyone who trusts in Him will never be put to shame."
{12} For there is no difference between Jews and Gentile ---the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on Him,
{13} for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."
Deuteronomy 30:11-16:
Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach.
{12} It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, "Who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it ?"
{13} Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to ask, "Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it.
{14} No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.
{15} See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction.
{16} For I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the Lord your God will bless you....
Believe In Your Heart
Romans 10:8-13:
{8}But what does it say? "The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart," that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming:
{9} That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
{10} For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
{11} As the scripture says, "Everyone who trusts in Him will never be put to shame."
{12} For there is no difference between Jews and Gentile ---the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on Him,
{13} for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Why Do Bad People Have It So Good? Jeremiah's Question
Jeremiah has been labeled "the weeping prophet".
Called at a very young age as a divine prophet of the Lord,
Jeremiah would suffer being placed in stocks, be threatened
for prophesying, be oppressed by Hananiah, imprisoned, thrown
into a cistern and forced to Egypt in flight from Babylon among
other things.
Is it any wonder Jeremiah wept? Jeremiah had something,
a lot of something to weep about.
However, in Jeremiah 12:1,2, we find him asking God a question.
Jeremiah wants to know, why does it appear that the bad guys are winning?
Read...
You are always righteous, O GOD, when I bring a case before You.
Yet I would speak to You about Your justice:
But I do have some questions:
Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
Why do all the faithless live at ease?
You have planted them and they have taken roots.
They grow and bear fruit.
You are always on their lips but far from their hearts.
Yet, You know me, O Lord;
You see me and test my thoughts about You.
Drag them off like sheep to be butchered!
Set them apart for the day of slaughter!
How long will the land lie parched and the grass
in every field be withered?
Because those who live in it are wicked, the
animals and birds have perished.
Moreover, the people are saying, "He will
not see what happens to us."
Jeremiah 12:1,2
Called at a very young age as a divine prophet of the Lord,
Jeremiah would suffer being placed in stocks, be threatened
for prophesying, be oppressed by Hananiah, imprisoned, thrown
into a cistern and forced to Egypt in flight from Babylon among
other things.
Is it any wonder Jeremiah wept? Jeremiah had something,
a lot of something to weep about.
However, in Jeremiah 12:1,2, we find him asking God a question.
Jeremiah wants to know, why does it appear that the bad guys are winning?
Read...
You are always righteous, O GOD, when I bring a case before You.
Yet I would speak to You about Your justice:
But I do have some questions:
Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
Why do all the faithless live at ease?
You have planted them and they have taken roots.
They grow and bear fruit.
You are always on their lips but far from their hearts.
Yet, You know me, O Lord;
You see me and test my thoughts about You.
Drag them off like sheep to be butchered!
Set them apart for the day of slaughter!
How long will the land lie parched and the grass
in every field be withered?
Because those who live in it are wicked, the
animals and birds have perished.
Moreover, the people are saying, "He will
not see what happens to us."
Jeremiah 12:1,2
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Why Do Bad People Have It So Good? God's Answer
Jeremiah 12:5,12-14
5.) If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out,
how can you compete with horses?
If you stumble in safe country, how will you manage in the
thickets by the Jordan?
12.) Over all the barren heights in the desert destroyers will swarm,
for the sword of the Lord will devour from one end of the land to the other;
no one will be safe.
13.) They will sow wheat but reap thorns;
they will wear themselves out but gain nothing.
So bear the shame of your harvest because of the Lord's
fierce anger.
14.) This is what the Lord says:
As for all my wicked neighbors who seize the inheritance
I gave my people Israel,
I will uproot them from their lands and I will uproot the house
of Judah from among them.
But after I uproot them, I will again have compassion
and will bring each of them back to his own inheritance
and his own country.
5.) If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out,
how can you compete with horses?
If you stumble in safe country, how will you manage in the
thickets by the Jordan?
12.) Over all the barren heights in the desert destroyers will swarm,
for the sword of the Lord will devour from one end of the land to the other;
no one will be safe.
13.) They will sow wheat but reap thorns;
they will wear themselves out but gain nothing.
So bear the shame of your harvest because of the Lord's
fierce anger.
14.) This is what the Lord says:
As for all my wicked neighbors who seize the inheritance
I gave my people Israel,
I will uproot them from their lands and I will uproot the house
of Judah from among them.
But after I uproot them, I will again have compassion
and will bring each of them back to his own inheritance
and his own country.
Why Do Bad People Have It So Good? Summary - They Don't, Really
The Lord gives Jeremiah the understanding
that Israel must suffer the consequences of past acts
and decisions that they made against the will of God
and nothing will change that.
So, Israel must bear the burden of punishment for their actions.
However, the Lord says to Israel, "I ain't mad at you," in fact,
I am not only going to destroy your persecutors, I am going to
restore your land and place you back in it.
But this time, you must do the right thing.
Our Lord is a forgiving God, He loves us and wants the best for us.
But when we chose to operate against the will of God,
it seems as though the bad guys are winning?
that Israel must suffer the consequences of past acts
and decisions that they made against the will of God
and nothing will change that.
So, Israel must bear the burden of punishment for their actions.
However, the Lord says to Israel, "I ain't mad at you," in fact,
I am not only going to destroy your persecutors, I am going to
restore your land and place you back in it.
But this time, you must do the right thing.
Our Lord is a forgiving God, He loves us and wants the best for us.
But when we chose to operate against the will of God,
it seems as though the bad guys are winning?
Monday, January 12, 2015
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
When The Bough Breaks
Quote, "As the end of my life approaches I return with my memory to the beginning, to my parents, to my brother, to the sister (I never knew because she died before my birth), to the parish in Wadowice, where I was baptized, to that city I love, to my peers." Unquote.
Words from Pope John Paul II. The Pope died many years past and we are left with a great legacy of his having been here among us. I am not Catholic by religious faith, however, what has religious faith got to do with the love of Christ our Lord. I believe the Pope loved the Lord Jesus Christ and that is what is our common denominator.
The Pope wrote of "When the moment comes" in March of 1979. He said: "I am completely in Your (The Lord's) hands. In the Name of the Holiest Trinity. Amen."
The Pope is where we all should be aspiring to go, into the hands of The Lord Jesus Christ.
Are you going there?
Lets Talk About That ...
Words from Pope John Paul II. The Pope died many years past and we are left with a great legacy of his having been here among us. I am not Catholic by religious faith, however, what has religious faith got to do with the love of Christ our Lord. I believe the Pope loved the Lord Jesus Christ and that is what is our common denominator.
The Pope wrote of "When the moment comes" in March of 1979. He said: "I am completely in Your (The Lord's) hands. In the Name of the Holiest Trinity. Amen."
The Pope is where we all should be aspiring to go, into the hands of The Lord Jesus Christ.
Are you going there?
Lets Talk About That ...
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Whose On First?
Still going down the Yellow Brick Road of Religious Discrimination.
Obviously, the 'Government' thinks more of the workplace in regards to religion than it does of schools.
An employer is required to accommodate an employee's "sincerely held" religious beliefs and/or practices unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the employer.
That is heavy. No prayer in school for my kids, but accommodate me at work. Are we talking hypocrisy in it's finest form here, or is this just being fair? Whatever!
But of course the employer gets to decide if accommodating an employee's religious beliefs and practices would impose an undue hardship. So what do you think the chances are that this would be true in most if not all of the instances?
Gotta go, it's lunch time. Bye.
Obviously, the 'Government' thinks more of the workplace in regards to religion than it does of schools.
An employer is required to accommodate an employee's "sincerely held" religious beliefs and/or practices unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the employer.
That is heavy. No prayer in school for my kids, but accommodate me at work. Are we talking hypocrisy in it's finest form here, or is this just being fair? Whatever!
But of course the employer gets to decide if accommodating an employee's religious beliefs and practices would impose an undue hardship. So what do you think the chances are that this would be true in most if not all of the instances?
Gotta go, it's lunch time. Bye.
Express YourSelf!!
Quite a few years ago, there was a poem written by Emily Dickinson called "Not In Vain."
I don't have the rights to print Emily's poem here, so I'll just paraphrase it and hope you get the point.
The writer talks about "stopping one heart from breaking" and by doing so, one would not have lived in vain.
She also talks about "easing the aching of one life", "cooling one pain" or "helping one fainting robin to get back into it's nest."
Doing all or any of the above could result in not having lived in vain.
What a touching thought. Just by helping someone or something, life can be fulfilled and not lived in vain.
Kind of reminds me of this guy named Jesus who unselfishly gave his life that we might have life and that more abundantly.
Emily wrote a very deep and heart felt poem. And because Emily's poem has no religious connotation to it, you could if you wanted to paste or pin a copy of it on the wall of your office or work-space at your place of employment with no concern as to whether it was O.K. to do so.
Not so with biblical scriptures that you might copy from the Bible.
Even though your employer must permit you, the employee, to engage in religious expression and may be inclined to do so, you are required to ask permission to to engage in other personal expressions at work such as posting one of Emily's poems. If your religious expression is considered as something that might impose what the employer considers to be an "undue" hardship on him or her or the other employees, you can't do it.
If the employer wont let you paste or pin up scriptures, he or she must also deny you the permission to paste or pin stuff such as Emily's poems because they have a comparable effect on workplace efficiency.
Christians have an ally in people like Emily.
Worker, use your power!
'Til next time. Peace out. Dickinson, Emily. The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Boston: Little, Brown, 1924; Bartleby.com,2000.
I don't have the rights to print Emily's poem here, so I'll just paraphrase it and hope you get the point.
The writer talks about "stopping one heart from breaking" and by doing so, one would not have lived in vain.
She also talks about "easing the aching of one life", "cooling one pain" or "helping one fainting robin to get back into it's nest."
Doing all or any of the above could result in not having lived in vain.
What a touching thought. Just by helping someone or something, life can be fulfilled and not lived in vain.
Kind of reminds me of this guy named Jesus who unselfishly gave his life that we might have life and that more abundantly.
Emily wrote a very deep and heart felt poem. And because Emily's poem has no religious connotation to it, you could if you wanted to paste or pin a copy of it on the wall of your office or work-space at your place of employment with no concern as to whether it was O.K. to do so.
Not so with biblical scriptures that you might copy from the Bible.
Even though your employer must permit you, the employee, to engage in religious expression and may be inclined to do so, you are required to ask permission to to engage in other personal expressions at work such as posting one of Emily's poems. If your religious expression is considered as something that might impose what the employer considers to be an "undue" hardship on him or her or the other employees, you can't do it.
If the employer wont let you paste or pin up scriptures, he or she must also deny you the permission to paste or pin stuff such as Emily's poems because they have a comparable effect on workplace efficiency.
Christians have an ally in people like Emily.
Worker, use your power!
'Til next time. Peace out. Dickinson, Emily. The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Boston: Little, Brown, 1924; Bartleby.com,2000.
Wednesday, May 07, 2014
SATAN: Deal Or No Deal?
So you've got the Spirit, and you're Saved. You've got the Holy Ghost, you are Blessed. You are Saved and Sanctified, you're a child of God. You have been Slain in the Spirit.
You're covered by the blood of Christ. You're a Good Christian.
If you are any of these things or all of these things, you are truly resting in the Lord.
Praise God!
For many of us who are Christians, all of these things are enough, in fact, more than enough to assure us that we have our place in the Lord.
For those of us who feel this way, the Lord has given me a message to open your eyes, hearts and minds to a truth that you must be aware of.
Read the following, you could very well be blessed and redeemed by this message.
Plain and simply put as given by the Lord, you need to KNOW the Word of God. Let me say that one more time, you need to KNOW the Word of God.
Why? Because, you will never, ever succeed in defeating satan unless you personally know the Word of God.
Headline #1: Satan knows the Word of God!
Headline #2: Satan is counting on you not knowing the Word of God.
Headline #3: Satan succeeds in tempting those who do not know the Word of God.
How does this not happen to you, how do you stay out of the headlines with satan? You do it by personally knowing the Word of God.
Jesus gave us the best example of knowing the Word in the book of Matthews chapter 4.
In Ch.4:3; The tempter came to Him and said, "If you are the Son of God, he said, tell these stones to become bread." Ch.4:4; Jesus answered, "It is written:'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God'."
Now, for anyone other that satan, this would have been enough of a counter to end the situation, however, satan decided to get physical, the Word says, Ch.4:5; Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. Then satan said, Ch.4:6; "If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw your self down. For it is written: "'He will command His angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'"
But Jesus was ready for satan, He came back with this, Ch.4:10; Jesus said to him, "Away from me satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.'"
And in Ch.4:11, we find; "Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him."
Satan said to Jesus, "Deal or No Deal?"
Jesus Christ said to satan, "No Deal!!"
You're covered by the blood of Christ. You're a Good Christian.
If you are any of these things or all of these things, you are truly resting in the Lord.
Praise God!
For many of us who are Christians, all of these things are enough, in fact, more than enough to assure us that we have our place in the Lord.
For those of us who feel this way, the Lord has given me a message to open your eyes, hearts and minds to a truth that you must be aware of.
Read the following, you could very well be blessed and redeemed by this message.
Plain and simply put as given by the Lord, you need to KNOW the Word of God. Let me say that one more time, you need to KNOW the Word of God.
Why? Because, you will never, ever succeed in defeating satan unless you personally know the Word of God.
Headline #1: Satan knows the Word of God!
Headline #2: Satan is counting on you not knowing the Word of God.
Headline #3: Satan succeeds in tempting those who do not know the Word of God.
How does this not happen to you, how do you stay out of the headlines with satan? You do it by personally knowing the Word of God.
Jesus gave us the best example of knowing the Word in the book of Matthews chapter 4.
In Ch.4:3; The tempter came to Him and said, "If you are the Son of God, he said, tell these stones to become bread." Ch.4:4; Jesus answered, "It is written:'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God'."
Now, for anyone other that satan, this would have been enough of a counter to end the situation, however, satan decided to get physical, the Word says, Ch.4:5; Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. Then satan said, Ch.4:6; "If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw your self down. For it is written: "'He will command His angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'"
But Jesus was ready for satan, He came back with this, Ch.4:10; Jesus said to him, "Away from me satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.'"
And in Ch.4:11, we find; "Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him."
Satan said to Jesus, "Deal or No Deal?"
Jesus Christ said to satan, "No Deal!!"
Peace With God During Afflictions
There are times when we seem to lose heart, because we feel that the burdens of life are too hard to bear.
There are times when we feel that we are all alone, no one cares, no one knows our struggle.
There are times when we need a word, just a word to give us the strength to take another step, to reach for another rung on the ladder of life.
At times like those, we have an Intercessor who knows our plight, cares about us and is able and willing to see us through.
"Therefore having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God. And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us."
{Romans 5: 1-5}
There are times when we feel that we are all alone, no one cares, no one knows our struggle.
There are times when we need a word, just a word to give us the strength to take another step, to reach for another rung on the ladder of life.
At times like those, we have an Intercessor who knows our plight, cares about us and is able and willing to see us through.
"Therefore having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God. And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us."
{Romans 5: 1-5}
Gone Home
In the minister of the Lord Jesus Christ, our living Lord, we am privileged to bear His comfort to those in sorrow. Having recently learned of a death, I ask that you join me in calling upon the Lord, the giver of life,the Son of God, Jesus Christ who is the source of eternal life, to give peace and comfort, to dry the tears, and to soothe the pain of loss for those grieving today. In this time of sorrow we look back and see a cross, but we also see an empty tomb. How thankful we are and how fervently we cling to His promise, "Because I live, you shall live also." John 14:19
Isaiah 41: 10
Fear thou not: for I am with thee; be not dismayed; for I am thy God:
I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee
with the right hand of my righteousness.
2 Corinthians 1:3,4
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; who comforteth us in all our tribulations, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
Let us be sensitive to the families and their sorrow in times such as this. We can show our care by being there, by listening, and by feeling the sorrow of those who are grieving. Spend time with them, but don't intrude on their privacy when they feel the need to have it.
Join me in being a blessing to those in need.
Thank you,
The_Marquise
Isaiah 41: 10
Fear thou not: for I am with thee; be not dismayed; for I am thy God:
I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee
with the right hand of my righteousness.
2 Corinthians 1:3,4
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; who comforteth us in all our tribulations, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
Let us be sensitive to the families and their sorrow in times such as this. We can show our care by being there, by listening, and by feeling the sorrow of those who are grieving. Spend time with them, but don't intrude on their privacy when they feel the need to have it.
Join me in being a blessing to those in need.
Thank you,
The_Marquise
Monday, March 25, 2013
The Judas Gospel - A Different Gospel? Not!
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
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
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.
Sunday, December 16, 2012
The mission of MatGloCo Ministries
Matthew 28:18-20 NIV 18Then JESUS came to them (the eleven disciples) and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I will be with you always, to the end of the age.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
A Topical Bible Study -- Avoiding Folly
Paul tells us in 2nd Timothy 3:9, 'There are many of us who oppose the truth - there are some of us who have depraved minds and as far as faith is concerned, are among the rejected.'
Paul thinks people like that will not get very far in life because, as in the case of some men (2nd Timothy 3:8, 'Just as James and Jambres opposed Moses,...) their Folly will be clear to everyone.
Folly: A lack of sense, foolishness, a foolish action or belief. -- Webster's New World Dictionary.
Where does Folly come from?
In Mark 7:20-23, the Lord said,
20) "What comes out of a man is what makes him unclean.
21) for from within, out of men's heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immortality, theft, murder, adultery,
22) greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and Folly.
23) All these evils come from inside and make a man unclean."
So, we find that Folly comes from within.
What Does Folly Do?
The book of Ecclesiastes tells us that;
Ecclesiastes 10:1, As dead flies give perfume a bad smell, so a little Folly outweights wisdom and honor.
In Proverbs 19:3, Solomon says, 3) "A man's own Folly ruins his life,....
And so we find ourselves faced with the question,
How do we avoid Folly?
The answer is complex.
We avoid Folly by not engaging in Infidelity, - Psalm 14:1.
We avoid Folly by not Trifling With Sin, - Proverbs 14:9.
We avoid Folly by Facing Evil In One's Own Strength, - Proverbs 28:26
We avoid Folly by Not Refusing Discipline For Evil Doing, Proverbs 27:22 and 26:11.
We avoid Folly by Not Meddling in Contentions (disputes,fights) of Others.
We avoid Folly by Not Feeding the Soul on Material Things, - Luke 12:16-21 and Psalm 52:7.
Avoiding Folly is well worth the effort. These tools (Scriptures) above can help you do it.
Paul thinks people like that will not get very far in life because, as in the case of some men (2nd Timothy 3:8, 'Just as James and Jambres opposed Moses,...) their Folly will be clear to everyone.
Folly: A lack of sense, foolishness, a foolish action or belief. -- Webster's New World Dictionary.
Where does Folly come from?
In Mark 7:20-23, the Lord said,
20) "What comes out of a man is what makes him unclean.
21) for from within, out of men's heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immortality, theft, murder, adultery,
22) greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and Folly.
23) All these evils come from inside and make a man unclean."
So, we find that Folly comes from within.
What Does Folly Do?
The book of Ecclesiastes tells us that;
Ecclesiastes 10:1, As dead flies give perfume a bad smell, so a little Folly outweights wisdom and honor.
In Proverbs 19:3, Solomon says, 3) "A man's own Folly ruins his life,....
And so we find ourselves faced with the question,
How do we avoid Folly?
The answer is complex.
We avoid Folly by not engaging in Infidelity, - Psalm 14:1.
We avoid Folly by not Trifling With Sin, - Proverbs 14:9.
We avoid Folly by Facing Evil In One's Own Strength, - Proverbs 28:26
We avoid Folly by Not Refusing Discipline For Evil Doing, Proverbs 27:22 and 26:11.
We avoid Folly by Not Meddling in Contentions (disputes,fights) of Others.
We avoid Folly by Not Feeding the Soul on Material Things, - Luke 12:16-21 and Psalm 52:7.
Avoiding Folly is well worth the effort. These tools (Scriptures) above can help you do it.
Thursday, March 01, 2012
In Agreement With David
Psalms 139:1-4; 17,18; 23,24 {NIV}
1. O Lord, You have searched me and You know me.
2. You know when I sit and when I rise; You perceive my thoughts from afar.
3. You discern my going out and my lying down; You are familiar with all my ways.
4. Before a word is on my tongue You know it completely, O Lord.
17. How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!
18. Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. When I awake, I am still with You.
23. Search me, O Lord, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
1. O Lord, You have searched me and You know me.
2. You know when I sit and when I rise; You perceive my thoughts from afar.
3. You discern my going out and my lying down; You are familiar with all my ways.
4. Before a word is on my tongue You know it completely, O Lord.
17. How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!
18. Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. When I awake, I am still with You.
23. Search me, O Lord, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
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