Biblical Teachings

Judgment vs. Discernment

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Reflections Jesus said, “Judge not that you be not judged.” (Matt. 7:1) It is never God’s will for us to judge another person. But it is always God’s will for us to discern the Truth – even if it means we see wrong in another person. We need to grasp the difference. “To judge,” in the way God forbids, means that we play God and decide what someone deserves. We are pronouncing a sentence against them. We are assuming that we know their heart. This is prohibited because there is no way for us to know a person’s heart the …

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Who are you in Christ?

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Christianity, once we are saved, is going to result in a personal inward revelation of Christ.you will know Him — and He is THE Truth. If that is really happening — and I emphasize REALLY HAPPENING — then what you believe in the way of doctrine is going to reflect Him and agree fully with scripture. There is NO other possible outcome of knowing Christ — even if you cannot state the Truth doctrinally,you will believe in your heart.. The idea that what we believe doesn’t matter is utterly contrary to the Bible — for there is simply no way …

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No Mind Can Conceive It

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In pardoning the sin, and in justifying the sinner, the penalty incurred and the obedience demanded must be met. The law must be honored, justice satisfied, holiness secured, and the righteousness, dignity, and glory of the moral Government of God displayed and magnified in the eyes of the whole universe. Let an ingenuous and thoughtful mind pause and enquire how could God exhibit His infinite abhorrence of sin, and vindicate the holiness of the law; how exact the stern penalty incurred by the one, and meet the unbending requirements of the other- by saving the sinner on the sole basis …

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Ignorance vs. Unbelief

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Reflections Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. (Heb 3:12) True ignorance is an inability to believe because I have not been given light. I cannot see because I was born blind. For this I am NOT to blame. Unbelief, on the other hand, is not the inability to believe. It is the refusal to believe. Unbelief is the result of having received light, but of loving darkness rather than light – because it satisfies something in my heart. We might say that unbelief happens once …

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“With his stripes we are healed.” Isaiah 53:5

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Pilate delivered our Lord to the lictors to be scourged. The Roman scourge was a most dreadful instrument of torture. It was made of the sinews of oxen, and sharp bones were inter-twisted every here and there among the sinews; so that every time the lash came down these pieces of bone inflicted fearful laceration, and tore off the flesh from the bone. The Saviour was, no doubt, bound to the column, and thus beaten. He had been beaten before; but this of the Roman lictors was probably the most severe of his flagellations. My soul, stand here and weep …

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God’s Kingdom Overview

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The Announcement of the Kingdom Mark 1:14-15 14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel (KJV). Simeon’s Moment by Ron dicianni Kingdom Overview God had an earthly Kingdom in mind before the creation of the universe (Matthew 25:34;; John 17:24; Ephesians 1:4; Hebrews 4:3; I Peter 1:20; Revelation 13:18). The Kingdom is what God has been trying to set up in a visible manner on the earth since …

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Knowing the Heart of God

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Just as we all have a deep need to be understood by those we love, God wants us to spend time with Him   Deuteronomy 4:29 “But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.”   People long to be understood. We appear to have many acquaintances, but we all have a deep need to feel truly known by those we love most. This is because we were created in God’s image—He is a relational being who desires for His children …

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Light is Judgment

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Reflections John 9:35-39(KJV) 35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? 36 He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? 37 And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee. 38 And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him. 39 And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might …

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It is always possible to turn back to God regardless of our sin. That is why Jesus died.

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It is always possible to turn back to God regardless of our sin. That is why Jesus died. The problem is that it IS always possible — but some folks won’t. God never closes the door. Some won’t walk through it. I think people who turn away fell that once they do that God will never take them back for doing so. I think they miss the whole mercy of God toward us. For he knows what short comings we all have at times in our lives and I feel that this is when God shows us what we need …

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Prayer, Thanksgiving, Praise

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“Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:6-7). No care but all prayer. No anxiety but much joyful communion with God. Carry your desires to the LORD of your life, the guardian of your soul. Go to Him with two portions of prayer and one of fragrant praise. Do not pray doubtfully but thankfully. Consider that you have your petitions, and therefore thank God for His grace. …

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