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Facts about the Word of God! 1. That The Bible (Scripture) IS the Word of God, not that it merely CONTAINS the Word of God (2 Timothy 3:16; Hebrews 4:12; 2 Peter 1:16-21). For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12)
Piercing through the body and laying open the innermost recesses of the soul (feelings, passions, desires, appetites) and mind (thoughts and intents of the innermost being). A Creative God! 2. That God created all material and spiritual substance out of which He personally formed the worlds and each creature therein (Genesis 1:1; Genesis 2:7,19; Psalm 8:1-9; Psalm 102:25; John 1:3-4; Ephesians 3:9; Colossians 1:15-18; Hebrews 1:1-3; Rev. 4:11). God created man in His Own image... 3. That God created man in His own image and likeness in one day, fully mature and highly intelligent—not that he descended from molecules through the lower forms of life to monkey and man (Genesis 1:26-28; Genesis 2:7,19; Genesis 9:6; Acts 17:26; 1 Corinthians 11:7-9; James 3:9). God created Angels and spirit beings... 4. That all angels and spirit beings were created by God fully mature and intelligent (Psalm 104:4; Ezekiel 28:15; Colossians 1:15-18; Rev. 4:11). God created... 5. That God created man, animals, fish, fowl, and plants to reproduce themselves after their own kind (Genesis 1:20-31; Genesis 2:5-7,19-25). Yeshua, the Messiah is the only begotten Son of God! 6. That Yeshua, the Messiah or Jesus Christ is the Son of God in a sense that no other man is—the only begotten of the Father—not a Son of God in the sense that all human beings are (Genesis 3:15; Isaiah 7:14; Isaiah 9:6-7; Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 1:34-35; John 1:18; John 3:16; Phil. 2:5-11; 1 Tim. 3:16; Hebrews 1:1-3,8; Rev. 1:8-11). The Divine Trinity! 7. That the Holy Spirit is a Person, separate and distinct from both the Father and the Son. All three Persons have their own personal body, soul, and spirit and make the Divine Trinity (1 John 5:7). A clear reference to a Trinity of separate and distinct Persons:
(Isaiah 11:1;
Isaiah 42:1-5; Isaiah 48:16; Isaiah 61:1; Luke 4:16-18; Acts 10:38; 1 John
5:7). For there are
three that bear record in heaven,
the Father,
the Word, and the
Holy Ghost:
and these three are one. (1 John 5:7)
What we mean by
Divine
Trinity is
that there are three separate and
distinct persons
in the Godhead,
each one having
His own
personal spirit body, personal soul, and personal spirit in the same sense
each human being, angel, or any other being has his own body, soul, and
spirit. We mean by body, whether a spirit body or a flesh body, the house
for the indwelling of the personal soul and spirit. The soul is that which
feels and the spirit is that which knows. The supernatural birth of Yeshua, the Messiah! 8. That the birth of Christ was supernatural, not natural as that of all other men. He was born of a virgin and by the Holy Spirit, without a human father (Genesis 3:15; Isaiah 7:14; Isaiah 9:6-7; Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 1:34-35; John 1:1-14; John 3:16-18; 1 Tim. 3:16; Hebrews 1:1-3). The death of Yeshua, the Messiah! 9. That the death of Christ was expiatory, not exemplary. He died for all human beings. His blood is the only atonement for sin and by His stripes we are healed (Isaiah 53; Matthew 1:21;8:17; 26:28; John 3:16; Acts 4:12; Romans 8:3; 1 Corinthians 1:18-24; 5:7; Hebrews 1:3; Hebrews 2:9-18; Hebrews 9:11-28; Hebrews 10:5-29; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 2:1-2; Rev. 1:5; Rev. 5:8-10). The resurrection of Yeshua, the Messiah! 10. That Yeshua, the Messiah or Jesus Christ rose bodily from the dead, not spiritually. He is alive forevermore in His earthly, resurrected flesh-and-bone body and represents people before God as their High Priest and Savior (Luke 24:39; John 10:17-18; Acts 1:3,11; Acts 2:22-34; Acts 4:10-12; Romans 1:4; Romans 8:11; 1 Corinthians 15; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-16; Philippians 3:20-21; Revelation 1:18; Zechariah 13:6). 2-sd Advent of Yeshua, the Messiah! 11. That Yeshua, the Messiah or Jesus Christ ascended into glory bodily and will come again in like manner to rule the world eternally, putting down all rebellion and restoring man's dominion and God's kingdom as before the fall (Luke 24:50-52; Acts 1:11; 1 Corinthians 15:24-28; Ephesians 1:10; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10; Jude 1:14; Revelation 19:11-21;20-22; Zech. 14). So that man can carry out his original assignment of helping God administer the affairs of the universe! Man is a sinner fallen from original righteousness!
12.
That man is not an unfortunate victim of his environment, but
a sinner fallen
from original righteousness—a high, intelligent and responsible place as
head of the present creation. Apart from God's redemption grace
is lost~!
(Genesis 3; John 3:16;
Romans 3:23-25; Romans 5:12-21; Hebrews 1:1-3; Hebrews 7:25; Hebrews 9:22;
1 John 1:9; 1 John 2:1-2; Revelation 1:5; 5:8-10; 20:11-15). |
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Man “thinks” there are many ways to get into heaven...??? 13.That man is justified by faith in the atoning blood of Yeshua, the Messiah or Jesus Christ, resulting in a supernatural regeneration from above (Matthew 1:21; Matthew 18:3; John 3:1-8,16; Romans 5:1; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Ephesians 2:8-9; Col. 1:14,20; Titus 3:5; 1 Peter 1:18-23). He is not justified by works or self-effort and the natural development from within. Man “thinks” there are many ways to get into heaven...??? |
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“The gift of God is eternal life in
Yeshua, The Messiah The trouble with all these ways is that they depend on people and worldly system. But none of us is perfect. We can’t keep all the rules all the time. We all fail and so we can never be sure that we have done enough to earn our place in heaven. In fact the harder we try, the more we realize what our imperfections are. So He offers it to us as a free gift. Since ETERNAL LIFE is a free gift, like all genuine gifts, IT IS NOT EARNED OR DESERVED, and no amount of personal effort, good works or religious deeds can earn a place in heaven for you. “By grace 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 2:8, 9). No gift can be paid for or be earned or deserved. The same is true for eternal life. It is not earned or deserved. God refuses any payment for it because He offers it to all men as a gift. In fact it is an insult to try and pay for it. It can only be received on a free gift basis.
Why can no one earn their
way to heaven? It is because
MAN IS A SINNER!
The Bible makes it clear that we are all
guilty
in the sight of God, for:
“All
have sinned
and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).
Our own experience tells us that we often fail to come up to our own standards,
let alone God's standard of perfection.
“The GIFT of God is eternal life in
Christ Jesus our Lord”
(Romans 6:23).
Eternal life is a free
gift (Romans 5:15-18;
Ephesians 2:8-9; John 10:28).
People merit hell, but not eternal life.
Yeshua, the Messiah
or Jesus Christ
alone procured it and gives it freely to all who believe
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Degenerated! 14. That man, animals, and plant-life have degenerated and are under a curse. Man chooses to continue in sin, sickness, and the sufferings of the earth. Only through redemption in Yeshua, the Messiah or Jesus Christ will the whole creation be restored to original perfection and goodness (Genesis 3; Genesis 6:5-22; Romans 5:12-21; Romans 8:17-24; 1 Corinthians 15:24-28; 2 Peter 3:7-13; Rev. 21:1-22:5). No single species has evolved from a lower to a higher plane of life. People who accept Yeshua, the Messiah! 15. That all people who accept Christ and conform to God's plan for man will be saved and resurrected from the dead to immortality to help God administer the affairs of the universe forever (John 3:16; John 5:28-29; Romans 8:17-24; 1 Corinthians 6:2; 15:1-54; 2 Timothy 2:12; Rev. 1:6; Rev. 2:26-27; Rev. 5:10; Rev. 11:15; Rev. 22:4-5). People who reject Yeshua, the Messiah! 16. That all people who reject Yeshua, the Messiah or Jesus Christ and do not conform to God's plan will pay the eternal death penalty for sin, being resurrected to immortality and punished eternally in the lake of fire! (Mark 16:15-16; John 3:16-20; John 5:28-29; Rev. 14:9-11; Rev. 20:11-15; Rev. 21:8; Rev. 22:15). Any denial of God or His plan for man in Scripture makes Him a liar, and damns the soul. If some through ignorance of the Bible think they can believe in evolution and the Bible at the same time, they are highly deceived by Satan, the deceiver of the world (2 Corinthians 4:3-4; 11:14-15; Revelation 12:9). One cannot know the statements of both the Bible and evolutionists and believe both, nor can he be neutral. He must take a stand either for God and the Bible or for evolution and guesses! Personal Relationship with God!
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What is sin?
18.
Sin is anything
that displeases
God and
transgresses His
law. It is not only
crimes like murder, rape
or robbery. There
are sins in DEED,
for instance:
cheating, losing our temper, stealing and immoral behavior; and sins in WORD
such as lying, gossiping, cursing and swearing; as well as sins in thought such
as lust, pride, bad thoughts and hatred. Sins of COMMISSION
are things we do that we should not. As well as these, there are
sins of OMISSION,
such as failing
to love God, to
pray to Him and worship Him, as well as failing to love our neighbor as
ourselves. All these
sins
show that each of us is a sinner by nature and undeserving of eternal life in
heaven. This means that YOU CANNOT SAVE YOURSELF!!! No amount of good works,
religious rituals or trying hard will impress God enough to allow you into
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The Seven Steps in Man's (Adam) Fall:
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What Man Lost in the Fall:
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Conscience of man
The purpose of this order is to promote love from a clean heart,
from a good conscience and from sincere trust
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Examples of Conscience:
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Man was tested
Man was tested to see if he would obey his own conscience
regarding right and
wrong.
(Genesis 6:1-7; Romans 2:12-16). There were no written laws. The Ten Commandments weren't
given to Adam! His only law was not to eat the tree of the knowledge of good and
evil;
after being driven out of the garden he didn't even have that law
(Romans 5:12-14).
This was the Age of Freedom, for man was free to do as he pleased until it
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The purpose of God: His purpose now, since man knew good and evil, was to guide him in the proper exercise of his conscience to do the right and refuse the wrong; to teach fallen man that only by obedience to God could he be restored to his original dominion and get rid of the curse; and to test man under freedom of conscience without restraint or compulsion to see if he would voluntarily choose right from wrong and serve God instead of satan! If voluntary righteousness was rejected, God would add laws and punishments to enforce obedience for man's own good! He wanted man to see that in his fallen state he could not choose the best good himself, was powerless to cope with the fallen angels and demons with whom he had now entered into voluntary union through sin, and who sought his eternal damnation. God wanted man to be brought to helplessness in himself so that he would turn to Him for help, grace, and power against sin, satan, fallen angels, demons, sickness, and suffering in the struggle to overcome the curse.
He wanted man to know He was the
only true friend and helper, and that only through Him was there a way out of
sin and the curse,
and an opportunity for restoration to original dominion! |
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Judgment
for sin!
Because of his
sin,
man reaped sickness, pain, sorrow, misery, condemnation, death, loss of
soul, fellowship and union with satan and demons, an inferior position, power to
do and be evil, a life of self-gratification, unclean lusts and habits,
unbelief, separation from God, hardships,
sufferings, hell, eternal damnation, and other curses too numerous to mention.
He became depraved
(Romans 1), darkened
(Ephesians 4:18),
blind in mind
(2 Corinthians. 4:4),
defiled in conscience
(Hebrews 10:22),
obstinate and rebellious
(Isaiah 28:14; Romans 8:1-13),
lustful
(Ephesians 2:1-3), evil continually
(Genesis 6:5),
full of abominations (Jeremiah 17:9; Mark
7:19-21; Romans 1:18-32; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; Galatians 5:19-21; Col. 3:5-10)
and lost—making all his offspring, with all
their faculties, sinful by nature
(Romans 5:12-21; Ephesians 2:1-3)
and children of the devil by choice and practice
(John 8:44; Corinthians 4:4; Ephesians
2:1-3; 1 John 3:8-10). A process of
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Six Great Curses on Creation:
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To be an “Elect's” of God!
And shall
not God avenge His Own Elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he
bear long with them?
(Luke 18:7)
Anyone chosen of God at any time, Jew
or Gentile, is the elect of God
(Romans 9:11;
Romans 11:5, 7, 28; 1 Thessalonians 1:4; 1 Peter 5:13; 2 Peter 1:10).
All men are called to become God's elect or chosen ones and can be if they will
choose God (Matthew
11:28-30; 20:16; John 1:12; 3:16-20; 6:37; Ephesians 1:4; 2 Thessalonians 2:13;
James 2:5; 1 Timothy 2:4; 2 Peter 3:9; Revelation. 17:14; 22:17). |
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Explanation of "Faith"
The word "believeth" denotes
the act and process of “faith”! This use of the present tense indicates that
faith must be continued in to receive its benefits * Except!
1.
Except
ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish
(Luke 13:1-5). * God and Man Contrasted
God delays from an all-wise purpose,
depending on what is asked or whether one has faith or not
(Hebrews 11:6; James 1:5-8).
If it is something that is promised only for the next life, then the delay is
clear from Scripture. If it is something promised in this life, then refuse to
give up until it is received
(Matthew 17:20; 21:22; Mark
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A weak thing to rely upon...
A weak thing to rely upon!
(Mark 10:24;
Philippians 3:4; 1 Timothy 6:17).
Millions trust themselves, some
religion, a denomination, secret order, lodge, or
program and despise all others
who do not have the "same faith" or belong to "their" order!? Thus they were
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God's provision of redemption!
God promised a
Redeemer
who would come and restore man's dominion!
(Genesis 3:15-21; Isaiah 53; Matthew 1:21; 26:28; Ephesians 1:7). ......(More
will follow!) |
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