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  THOSE WHO WILL BE SAVED WILL REPENT? As harmless as the switch of words seems in this photo, the one marked red is a monumental deception that has been responsible for gross “Christian” apathy and even crimes by supposed liberators. It is at the core of much supposed theological word games like that played by the serpent in the Garden of Eden, and it sucks the urgency and sincerity out of the Gospel mission. Its logical conclusions are numerous, and include the following: 1.        The power to repent will be given to those God has planned to save. 2.        Our commission to preach is just routine and eventually counts for nothing, and therefore there is no real need to prepare well for it. 3.        God has planned to save some and leave some, that is why some, and not all get saved. 4.        The only way to tell those who will be saved is to see those wh...

  (Countries in Alphabetical Order) Thirty seven (37) mention God, 42 mention unity, 33 mention freedom, 42 have no official motto. Afghanistan: There is no god but God; Muhammad is the messenger of God. Albania: You, Albania, give me honor, give me the name Albanian Algeria: By the people and for the people Andorra: Strength united is stronger Angola: Strength united is stronger Antigua and Barbuda: Each endeavouring, all achieving Argentina: In Union and Liberty Armenia: One Nation, One Culture Australia: No official motto. Formerly Advance Australia Austria: No official motto. Azerbaijan: The Land of Fire (unofficial) Bolivia, (Unity is Strength), is inscribed on boliviano coins. Brazil, (Order and progress), is inscribed on the Brazilian flag. Bahamas: Forward, Upward, Onward Together Bahrain: No official motto. Bangladesh: No official motto. National slogan and war cry: Victory to Bengal. Four fundamental principles: Democracy, Socialism, Secula...

(Discipline in the Church) "Hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord." 1 Corinthians 5:5 NIV The principle of disciplining an erring member of the church is deeply rooted in the Scriptures. God eventually uprooted the Israelites from the Promised Land as part of His strategy of preserving a remnant of His elect (servants). Jesus rebuked Peter, and also allowed a rich seeker to walk right away for insincere repentance. Paul writes that the principle of getting rid of all leaven when the Passover lamb is sacrificed applies in disciplining, even expelling, people who claim to be Christians but retain immorality. Such discipline/expulsion is meant to let them realize they have gone too far and are in danger of perishing if they do not repent fully. Some would argue that sending immoral people out of the church or limiting their fellowship (suspension) amounts to handing them over to Satan. ...

  (A sample of how the New Testament rolls only in the context of the Old Testament) Don’t you yourselves know that you are God’s temple and that the Spirit of God lives in you?   If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and that is what you are. 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 CSB Flee sexual immorality! Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the person who is sexually immoral sins against his own body. Don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought at a price. So glorify God with your body. 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 CSB “‘This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Correct your ways and your actions, and I will allow you to live in this place. Do not trust deceitful words, chanting, “This is the temple of the Lord , the temple of the Lord , the temple of the Lord .” Instead, if you really correct your ways and y...

  It appears some people spend so many years studying how to study the Bible that they have no time to read it. Meanwhile the best or the only right approach to studying the Bible was factored into its writing and compilation (just like every writer or compiler does). Begin from Genesis and end at Revelation. It's only 66 books containing altogether not more that 800,000 words in even the most wordy translations. Successive books draw on preceding ones, and that is how the Bible makes sense. Therefore, persons, locations and events are not mentioned in later books that were not treated in earlier ones. The Bible is not an abstract revelation but narrates events that actually took place on Earth at verifiable dates. You may therefore find it interesting to consult dictionaries, maps and other faithful historical materials along the way. These however shouldn't take too much of your reading time, as you will soon learn that the authors were indeed faithful witnesses. Also, gu...

1. IS THERE A GOD? 2. IF THERE IS GOD, WHAT IS HE SAYING? 3. IF THERE IS GOD, HOW IS HE LIKE? 1. YES, there is God, the Maker of the heavens and the earth. All that is around us which we didn't make should leave us in no doubt about that (Romans 1:19-20, "because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse" NKJV). 2 HE SAYS all we humans have sinned against Him, and prove our guilt and sinfulness by our selfish anti-God tendencies and acts of wickedness against others. Because of this we are doomed to toil, die and face His judgement afterwards. However, He has promised to forgive everyone of us that admits his guilt and forsakes his sinfulness. He is so completely ready to wipe out our guilt and give us eternal life that He made Jesus Christ ...

  "The soul who sins shall die. The SON SHALL NOT BEAR THE GUILT OF THE FATHER, nor the father bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself. “But IF A WICKED MAN TURNS FROM ALL HIS SINS which he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is lawful and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die." Ezekiel 18:20-21 NKJV The point here is that the source of your sinfulness (by birth, training, curse, pain or whatever) WILL NOT MATTER. It is what you need to do that matters. Will you continue in it or you will repent? Repent. #WarnThem, #biblebrief, #Luke2447