tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30028856543320102342024-03-23T06:18:00.203-04:00A Kingdom Worker's Blog SpotNotes from a Kingdom Worker who seeks truth.Kingdom Workerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08449910808915066180noreply@blogger.comBlogger337125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3002885654332010234.post-84997473510559342332024-03-08T14:18:00.002-05:002024-03-08T17:48:02.897-05:00Devotion: How Many Sons Does God Have?<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Many of us are familiar with the verse <b><i>John 3:16,</i></b> which focuses on God and his son. Depending on the Bible version you have, the passage will read something like, For God so loved the world that he gave his <b><i>“only begotten Son” (King James Version),</i></b> that he gave his <b><i>“only Son (the unique Son of God) (The Living Bible),</i></b> that he gave his <b><i>“one and only Son” (Basic English Bible),</i></b> or that he gave his <b><i>“only Son” (Weymouth New Testament Translation).</i></b> As we have discussed in previous devotionals, there are varied beliefs about the son of God, so much so, that we wonder if the varied translations of this particular verse are all saying the same thing about the son of God. From these varied translations, we see that Jesus is labeled as God’s <b><i>“only begotten Son,”</i></b> his <b><i>“only Son (the unique Son of God),”</i></b> his <b><i>“one and only Son,”</i></b> or his <b><i>“only Son.”</i></b> In short, each of the Bible translations listed above and many others not listed, cite Jesus as being <b><i>“the only son of God.”</i></b> So, is Jesus the only son of God? To many believers and some non-believers, the traditional answer would be <b><i>“yes.”</i></b> The interesting thing is that according to the Bible, Jesus was not God’s only son. According to scripture, God had another son.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>“Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God” (Luke 3:38 – King James Version).</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">We find similar statements in the other translations we previously used as well. They say, <b><i>“Adam’s father was God” (The Living Bible); “Adam, the son of God” (World English Translation); “Adam, the son of God” (Basic English Bible); “Adam, son of God” (Weymouth New Testament Translation).</i></b> Yes, all of these passages call <b><i>“Adam the son of God.”</i></b> With this revelation, it would appear that God had two sons, Adam, being one of them and Jesus being the other one. But here is one fact we found interesting in all of this. Just as God was the cause of <b><i>“one in his image, after his likeness” (Genesis 1:26-29),</i></b> Adam was the cause of <b><i>“many in his image, after his likeness” (Genesis 5:1-3),</i></b> and Jesus was the cause of many <b><i>“in his image, after his likeness.”</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>“For from the very beginning God decided that those who came to him—and all along he knew who would—should become like his Son, so that his Son would be the First, with many brothers” (Romans 8:29 TLB). “And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening (life-giving) spirit. Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthy (made of the dust): the second man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy (man of dust), such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the earthy (man of dust), we shall also bear the image of the heavenly” (I Corinthians 15:45-49 KJV). So then, if anyone is in Christ, that person is part of the new creation. The old things have gone away, and look, new things have arrived (II Corinthians 5:17 Common English Bible)!</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Adam was the first man and the forefather of the entire human race <b><i>(Genesis 1:26).</i></b> As Adam’s sin resulted in a sinful race, the gift of grace through the righteous act of Christ resulted in new creation <b><i>(Romans 5:15-19).</i></b> Scripture tells us that Adam <b><i>“is the figure or the type of him who was to come” (Romans 5:14).</i></b> Like the first Adam, Jesus, the last Adam or the second man, became forefather or the head of <b><i>“the new creation, a spiritual race of mankind.”</i></b> Just as Adam had the government of mankind upon his shoulders <b><i>(Psalm 8:6)</i></b> when he disobeyed God and in like fashion, Jesus also had the government of mankind upon his shoulders <b><i>(Isaiah 9:6)</i></b> when he obeyed God.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>“But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God” (John 1:12-13 KJV).</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">It was the first man, Adam who came from the earth, who was made a living soul. It was the last Adam, who was Jesus that was first made in the likeness of earthy man and then upon his resurrection was made a quickening or life-giving spirit. For first came the natural man and then came that which was spiritual. And as we have bore the image of the earthly man, we now have the opportunity to bear the image of the heavenly man. We now have the opportunity to put on the new creation, a spiritual body that comes directly from God and to become <b><i>“sons (and daughters) of God through our faith in Jesus Christ” (Galatians 3:26).</i></b> Today, God has many sons.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">As you read today’s inspirational message, as strange as all of this sounds, we pray that you will give thought as to what the scriptures are actually trying to convey about <b><i>“these two sons of God”</i></b> and the implication this revelation may have on your life and your future. If you be blessed by this message, please share it so that others may be blessed by it as well. Amen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">When asked where <b><i>“the word of God”</i></b> can be found, the most popular answer is <b><i>“the Bible.”</i></b> Many believe the Bible to be the inerrant and infallible word of God, but is this belief the truth? Is the Bible actually the inerrant and infallible word of God? First, let us define a few important words. The first word <b><i>“inerrant,”</i></b> simply means <b><i>“free from errors or untruths.”</i></b> The next word <b><i>“infallible,”</i></b> means <b><i>“incapable of making mistakes or being wrong”</i></b> or simply <b><i>“incapable of error.”</i></b> Another definition says that <b><i>“infallible”</i></b> also means <b><i>“absolutely trustworthy or sure.”</i></b> When combined, we see why the Bible is said to be <b><i>“absolutely trustworthy or sure”</i></b> because of its association with the word of God. This has led many to consider the Bible of being <b><i>“incapable of error, of making mistakes, or being wrong.”</i></b> But does all of this mean that the entire Bible is true? That is a question that has been pondered throughout the ages.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Most of us have heard the phrase, <b><i>“Money is the root of all evil.”</i></b> Stated this way, this phrase leads us to believe that <b><i>“money”</i></b> itself is <b><i>“the root or cause of all evil.”</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>“For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows” (I Timothy 6:10).</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">According to scripture, it <b><i>“the love of money”</i></b> that is <b><i>“the root or cause of all evil.”</i></b> The actual wording brings to light a
slightly different interpretation where <b><i>“the love of money”</i></b> is the root cause of all kinds of evil and not money itself. It is this <b><i>“love of money,”</i></b> this desire in people to be rich that is the first step of a downward spiral that causes all kinds of wrongdoings just to acquire this money. Those who covet after money, fall into temptation, and do all kinds of unwise, destructive, and malicious things that eventually hurts them, all to satisfy this desire to gain access to money. Because of their <b><i>“love of money,”</i></b> these same people have turned away from God, have been led astray from the faith, and have inflicted themselves with countless sorrows that eventually lead to their ruin and destruction.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">The Bible says, <b><i>“The just shall live by faith” (Romans 1:17),</i></b> but most believers do not live there, that is to say that they do not <b><i>“live by faith.”</i></b> What we do instead is, we visit there from time to time. Yes, we live by faith on occasion, but we never dwell there, nor do we take up residency there. And though we see things that causes us to believe that anything is possible with God many times over, we fail to constantly maintain that belief, that level of faith that the scriptures say, <b><i>“we should live by.”</i></b> Because we fail to live there, to take residency, we tend to be <b><i>“carnally minded,”</i></b> which the scripture says is <b><i>“death” (Romans 8:6).</i></b> Carnally mindedness is being focused on the things of this world from a human emotional standpoint. Carnally minded people fail to focus on God, fail to focus on his word, and fail to focus on the things of God.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>“Because when they knew and recognized Him as God, they did not honor and glorify Him as God or give Him thanks. But instead they became futile and godless in their thinking [with vain imaginings, foolish reasoning, and stupid speculations] and their senseless minds were darkened” (Romans 1:21 AMPC).</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">One of the most misunderstood gifts that God has ever given to mankind was <b><i>“the original dominion”</i></b> he gave to the first man. When man was created, God gave man authority or <b><i>“dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth” (Genesis 1:26-28).</i></b> God told man to subdue the earth and have dominion over everything. He was to reign over God’s creation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>“When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; what is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: all sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; the fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas” (Psalm 8:3-8).</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Scripture tells us <b><i>“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6).</i></b> We kind of like the way <b><i>“The Living Bible”</i></b>translates this verse.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>“Teach a child to choose the right path, and when he is older, he will remain upon it” (Proverbs 22:6 TLB).</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">We see here that not only are we to train up a child in the way he or she should go, but we are to teach a child to choose the right path and when the child is older, the child will not depart from that right path but will remain or stay on that path. <b><i>“The Amplified Bible”</i></b> translates the passage this way:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>“Train up a child in the way he should go [teaching him to seek God’s wisdom and will for his abilities and talents], even when he is old he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6 AMP).</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Most of you are familiar with <b><i>“The Parable Of The Sower.”</i></b> Jesus explains the parable to his disciples this way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>“And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be? And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand. Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience” (Luke 8:9-15).</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Here we go once again, talking about prosperity and how it is God’s will for his children to prosper. In the past, we have shared several passages of scripture that show it is God’s will for his children to prosper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>“But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day” (Deuteronomy 8:18).</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">We have continually used <b><i>Deuteronomy 8:18</i></b> as the anchor to our message to make clear the specific purpose for this wealth, which is <b><i>“that he may establish his covenant,”</i></b> a covenant <b><i>“which he sware unto thy fathers.”</i></b> God gives us the power to get wealth to fulfill his promise, that agreement he made with our ancestors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>“Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant” (Psalm 35:27)</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Throughout the scriptures, we see where God has always provided for man. Nowhere is this more evident than in the beginning, when God first created the heavens and the earth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day” (Genesis 1:3-5). “And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good” (Genesis 1:14-18).</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Most of us have heard of God’s grace and of his mercy, but did you know that God is rich in his mercy?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>“But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us (made us alive) together with Christ, (by grace ye are (have been) saved); and hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. For by grace are ye (you have been) saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast.” (Ephesians 2:4-9).</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Because of his great love for us, God showed his mercy towards us. When we were still sinners, dead through our own offences, God showed great compassion for us by giving us our lives back when he raised Christ from the dead. Because of his grace, his unearned, unmerited favor, we have been saved, raised up together with Christ from the grave and into glory, where we sit with him in the heavenly places because of all that Jesus did. Now with all that he has done for us through Christ, God can forever point to us as examples of just how rich his mercy truly is. It is by God’s grace that we have been saved through our faith in what Christ has done, which was not something that we were able to do for ourselves. Our salvation is not our reward for the good works we have done or for us being good. No, our salvation is truly a gift from God, given to us by the grace of God. It is not something that we were able to earn; therefore, none of us can take any credit for it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">It is amazing to find people who claim to be believers, who are afraid to die. This is not meant to be a criticism of anyone. We are merely pointing out an observation that these same people who claim to be believers actually do believe in life after death, but still have this fear of death. The unknown has always produced some amount of fear in all of mankind and death is one of those unknown things that we all will have to go through. Not knowing, being unsure of, and having no control over the future tends to bring out a little anxiety in even the best of us. Please do not get us wrong, we are not so naive to suggest that every believer shares in this fear of death for the same reasons. Some are just selfish. They love themselves and the things of this world more then they love God and the things of God. They are not interested in pleasing God but solely interested in pleasing self. They fear death because it would cause them to lose the things that they have come to cherish most in this life: their money, their status, their popularity, and themselves. Even though they claimed to be believers, they have no hope for the future because they be not in Christ.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">We know that this world will eventually fade away and everything in it, everything on it, and everything around it will fade away as well. The things that people have placed so much importance on, those things that so many crave, all those evil forbidden things that people seem to be drawn to, each and every one of them will also fade away as the world fades. But those who are pleasing God and doing the will of God will live forever. Therefore, for this reason, we should be thankful. God is working things out for us, even when we don’t see it or feel it. We just need to keep our faith in God and be thankful for all that he has given us. There is always something to be thankful for, if we would just look.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">It has been said that the more thankful we are, the more we attract things to be thankful for. Those who take life day by day, complain very little, and are thankful for the things in life, for they are happy. Scripture tells us to <b><i>“always give thanks for everything to our God and Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Ephesians 5:20 TLB).</i></b> Maybe this is why those who are thankful for the things in life are happy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">When we are tired or worn out, most of us know what it means, <b><i>“to rest a while.”</i></b> Most of us would define this <b><i>“rest”</i></b> as a period where we would take a break from our labors in order to relax and regain our strength. We would use it as a time to refrain from all strenuous or stressful activities so that we could refresh or rejuvenate ourselves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>“And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made” (Genesis 2:2).</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Following his six days of creation, God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it because he rested from all the work of creating he had done. When we think of God resting, we should not confuse this <b><i>“rest”</i></b> with being worn out where he could not do, make, or create one more thing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Are you an encourager? Or are you a discourager? Most people are discouragers and do not even know that they are. Don’t get us wrong, there are some very negative, very disgruntled, and very unhappy people in the world. Normally, the things that they say can identify them. But, when was the last time you checked yourself to see what kind of things you say?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>“And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: all these evil things come from within, and defile the man” (Mark 7:20-23).</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Scripture tells us that it is what comes out of us that contaminates and makes us unclean. From inside of us, within our hearts flow evil thoughts, fornication, sexual sins, thefts, murders, adultery, covetousness, greed, wickedness, evil actions, deceit, licentiousness, unrestrained immorality, envy, reviling, insults, pride, arrogance, reckless folly, and foolishness. All these wicked things come out from within our heart to contaminate and make us unclean.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Most believers do not understand what the statement, <b><i>“God has already given”</i></b> actually means. Some believers have accepted religion’s definition of <b><i>“the sovereignty of God”</i></b> and believe that nothing happens without <b><i>“the approval of God.”</i></b> They make God responsible for any and every thing that happens, whether it be good or bad, and completely removes our responsibility as to what happens in our life. Other believers have accepted the other side of the coin, where the belief is that we control what happens to us. They believe that we can motivate, convince, or even persuade God to move on our behalf through our persistent prayer, by our obedience to God’s laws, and even because of the good works that we do. They make us responsibility for any and everything that happens, whether good or bad, and make God’s response subjected to our performance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>“According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust” (II Peter 1:1-4).</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Most people, both believers and non-believers know the story of how Adam’s disobedience allowed sin to enter into the world and come upon the human race. When sinned entered, death caught a ride and spread throughout the world causing everything to grow old and to die.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>“For this one man, Adam, brought death to many through his sin. But this one man, Jesus Christ, brought forgiveness to many through God’s mercy. Adam’s one sin brought the penalty of death to many, while Christ freely takes away many sins and gives glorious life instead. The sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to be king over all, but all who will take God’s gift of forgiveness and acquittal are kings of life (reign in life ) because of this one man, Jesus Christ. Yes, Adam’s sin brought punishment to all, but Christ’s righteousness makes men right with God, so that they can live. Adam caused many to be sinners because he disobeyed God, and Christ caused many to be made acceptable to God because he obeyed” (Romans 5:15-19 TLB).</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">When was the last time you checked out your love life? Is the kind of love that you have a self-centered, self-seeking, or self-interested kind of love? Do you only love someone when there is something in it for you? Is your love base on what you can get from someone? Basically, do you have a selfish kind of love?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>“This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away” (Timothy 3:1-5).</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">There are a lot of so-called Christians walking around defeated. By defeated, we mean that they have not yet fully experienced all that God has made available to them through the new covenant, <b><i>“a better covenant, which was established upon better promises” (Hebrews 8:6).</i></b> By defeated, we mean that they have not yet experienced that <b><i>“more abundant life”</i></b> that Jesus spoke of in <b><i>John 10:10.</i></b> The really sad part is that they do not even realize that they are defeated, living a defeated life. They claim the blood of Jesus over their lives but it is of no effect or at best, it has a partial effect on their lives. The biggest culprit is not the devil or any other outside forces, but it is an internal force known as <b><i>“self,”</i></b> what we will refer to as <b><i>“an image problem.”</i></b></span></div>
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<li><b>confidence or conviction, which is believing or trusting that something is, especially when there is no logical proof that it exists,</b></li>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">We found that faith is confidently acting upon what you believe, what appears to be impossible and expecting results. Scripture tells us that <b><i>“If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes” (Mark 9:23).</i></b> And while your faith plays a key role in causing those great things to happen, in making all things possible, there be a few other things we need to consider, things that are equally as important and equally as strong but can cause those great things not to happen. The sad part is that most people are not aware of them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Great things happen when you believe. But for great things to happen, you need faith. Faith is an interesting word, that has been defined in many ways. Understanding faith is important to making it work for you. So, what exactly is faith?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Faith is the evidence of a thing hoped for, the evidence that the thing exists but it is not the thing itself. Faith is the substance or tangibility of hope. While hope cannot change circumstances, it can change attitudes about circumstances and how things are perceived or seen. Hope is the goal setter and faith be the way to achieve the goal. Faith is one of the most powerful things that God has given man, <b><i>“as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith” (Romans 12:3).</i></b> When used to its full measure, faith can cause great things to happen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Recently we talked about how deadly sin was. We found in scripture that, <b><i>“…the wages of sin is death …” (Romans 6:23).</i></b> In that discussion we mentioned that just as we expect to receive <b><i>“compensation or a wage”</i></b> for working in any job, be it full-time or part-time, we should expect to receive <b><i>“compensation or a wage”</i></b> for working or living in sin, be it full-time or part-time. Although the <b><i>“compensation or wage”</i></b> for employment is usually some type of monetary benefit, the compensation or wage for sin is <b><i>“death.”</i></b> We noted that this passage was really telling us <b><i>“the wages, the salary, the pay, the income, the take-home pay”</i></b> of sin, no matter the amount of sin, is <b><i>“death.”</i></b> Working in sin, playing in sin, living in sin, or just existing in sin pays a benefit, which according to scripture is death.
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Are you one who believes that the things that happen in your life are ordained by God or that it is part of God’s will for your life? If this is what you believe, then this message may be for you, provided you have an ear to hear. Because the Church has redefined <b><i>“the sovereignty of God”</i></b> to mean, <b><i>“God is in total control and that nothing happens but that which the will of God allows to happen,”</i></b> many believers and non-believers as well, have been led to believe that God is somehow responsible for everything that happens in our lives. But the truth of the matter is that <b><i>“the sovereign God of the universe”</i></b> is limited as to what he can and cannot do. Now that we have your attention, let us explain exactly what we mean that God is limited.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">In the religious circles, when the subject of money comes up, it incites all kinds of emotions in people. Though the passage, <b><i>“the love of money is the root of all evil” (I Timothy 6:10)</i></b> is guaranteed to be mentioned in the conversation, it is the misinterpretation and misapplication of this passage that creates the most controversy. Many believers do not believe that man should prosper financially or have wealth because it goes against the teachings of Jesus. Based on the story surrounding his statement, <b><i>“It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God” (Matthew 19:24),</i></b> many have interpreted this passage to mean that a person with riches cannot enter into the kingdom of God. So, the belief is that God is against his children having money. Those familiar with the story of the young rich man <b><i>(Matthew 19:16-22),</i></b> saw Jesus tell the man to <b><i>“go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor” (Matthew 19:21).</i></b> Most do not make the connection between when Jesus told the young rich man to give and when he tells us to give, especially when giving to the poor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">With all that mankind has accused God of, which includes plenty mischaracterizations, many believe that it is not possible for anyone to <b><i>“enjoy the Lord.”</i></b> Most of us are aware that God has never given us the punishment that our sins deserve nor rewarded us according to our wrongdoings, but instead has forgiven us. Scripture tells us that God is merciful and gracious towards us. The truth is, God’s mercy towards us, those who reverence, honor, and worship him, is as great as the heavens are above the earth. He is full of kindness, love, and pity. He is tender and sympathetic to us who respect, obey, and praise him. He is slow to anger and does not hold a grudge because his anger does not last forever. God is like a father who has pity on his children. For the most part, we enjoy our earthy fathers or those we know to be and call father, but we do not share that same enjoyment with God.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>“Submit yourselves therefore to God. …Draw nigh (near) to God, and he will draw nigh (near) to you” (James 4:7-8). “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding” (Proverbs 3:5). “Trust in the Lord, and do good... Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. ...Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him…” (Psalm 37:3-7).</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">We have spoken several times about <b><i>“an untruth, a deception, a lie”</i></b> that has been going on for so long that the lines between them and <b><i>“the truth”</i></b> have become so blurred that one crosses between the two without the realization of either. Without the knowledge as to the source of the problem, the deception continues. We know that man continues to be played like puppets in a production for an audience of principalities, powers, and rulers of the darkness of this world, while the puppet master continues to lurk in the shadows, hidden from the world. Because the devil is <b><i>“the father of lies” (John 8:44),</i></b> he has blinded many to <b><i>“the truth”</i></b> to the point that they believe just about anything that sounds <b><i>“god-like.”</i></b> Throughout the scriptures, we are <b><i>“warned not to be deceived, not to err, not to be misled, and even not to go astray”</i></b> for there will come <b><i>“false prophets”</i></b> that will deceive many.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>“And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many” (Matthew 24:11). “But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction” (II Peter 2:1). “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves” (Matthew 7:15).</i></b></span></div>
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