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ARE THE 7 SPIRITS OF GOD WHO STAND BEFORE THE FATHER'S THRONE TO BE WORSHIPED??
Posted : 13 Oct, 2016 03:15 PM
ARE THE 7 SPIRITS OF GOD WHO STAND BEFORE THE FATHER'S THRONE TO BE WORSHIPED???
Are the seven spirits of God who stand before God's throne also called the holy spirit?? The seven spirits of God are mentioned 4 times in Rev 1:4; 3:1; 4:5 & 5:6:
Revelation 1:4: Grace and peace to you from Him who is, and who was, and who was to come, and from the seven spirits **BEFORE HIS THRONE**!!
Revelation 3:1 Jesus says, "These are the words of **HIM WHO HOLDS** the seven spirits of God!"
Compare with Revelation 1:20: Jesus says, "The mystery of the seven stars that you saw **IN MY RIGHT HAND**...is this: The seven stars are the **7 ANGELS** of the seven churches!!" NOTE: "In My right hand", and "Him who holds" mean the SAME!!
Revelation 4:5: **BEFORE THE THRONE**{See Rev 1:4 above}, **SEVEN LAMPS** were blazing. These are the seven spirits of God!
Revelation 5:6: He {Jesus} had **SEVEN HORNS** and **SEVEN EYES**, which are the seven spirits of God **SENT OUT INTO ALL THE EARTH**!
John 16:13: Jesus says, "When he,the spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. **HE WILL NOT SPEAK ON HIS OWN**, he will speak only what he hears and **HE WILL TELL YOU WHAT IS YET TO COME**!"{In the Book of Revelation!!}
By a very interesting coincidence the seven angels who are mentioned 16 times in Revelation and who **ALSO STAND BEFORE GOD** [as per Revelation 8:2] tell us what is yet to come in the book of Revelation!!
Revelation 8:2: And I saw the **SEVEN ANGELS WHO STAND BEFORE GOD**, and to them were given 7 trumpets!!
Revelation 22:16: I, Jesus, have sent **MY ANGEL** to give you this testimony {The Book of Revelation} for the churches.
Revelation 1:1: The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must take place. Jesus made it known by sending **HIS ANGEL** to His servant John.
So in John 16:13 Jesus said that the **HOLY SPIRIT** will tell you what is yet to come and in Revelation 1:1 and Rev 22:16 Jesus says *MY ANGEL** will tell you what is yet to come!!
Revelation 1:20: Jesus said, "The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the **ANGELS OF THE SEVEN CHURCHES**, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches. {And then Jesus said seven times to the 7 angels of the seven churches "**WRITE**" in Revelation 2:1; 2:8; 2:12; 2:18; 3:1; 3:7; 3:14!!}
Revelation 8:2: And I saw the seven angels**WHO STAND BEFORE GOD**, and to them were given seven trumpets!
Are the 7 angels who **STAND BEFORE GOD** also the 7 spirits of God **BEFORE HIS THRONE**; both of whom Jesus **HOLDS IN HIS RIGHT HAND**!! As per Rev 1:20 and Revelation 3:1??
Compare with Revelation 1:4 and 4:5:
Revelation 1:4: Grace and peace to you from Him who is, and Who was, and Who is to come, and from the seven spirits before **HIS THRONE**!
Revelation 4:5: **BEFORE THE THRONE** seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits of God!!
Revelation 15:1: I saw in heaven another great sign seven angels with the seven last plagues--last, because with them God's wrath is completed! Revelation 16:1: Then I heard a loud voice from the Temple saying to the seven angels, "Go pour out the seven bowls of God's wrath on the earth"! Revelation 17:1 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls said to me, "Come, I will show you the punishment!"
Revelation 21:9: One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, "Come,I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb!" The New Jerusalem!
It is also very interesting to note that there will only be **TWO** thrones for Jesus and His Father in the eternal heavenly New Jerusalem: Revelation 22:3: **THE THRONE OF GOD AND OF THE LAMB**will be in the City!!! {The New Jerusalem} Why doesn't the holy spirit have a **THRONE**??? Why will there only be **TWO THRONES** in the eternal heavenly New Jerusalem???
Revelation 3:21,22: Jesus says, "To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with Me on **MY THRONE**, just as I overcame and sat down with the Father on **HIS THRONE**! He who has an ear, let him hear what the **SPIRIT** says to the churches!!! the **SPIRIT** mentioned here must be the 7 angels or the 7 spirits of God who stand before God the Father's **THRONE**!!!!!
Revelation 22:16: "I, Jesus, have sent **MY** angel to give you this testimony **FOR THE CHURCHES!!"
COMPARE WITH:
John 16:13: Jesus says, "But when he, the spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own, he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come!!"{In the book of Revelation!!}
So these inspired verses in God's Word show that that Jesus and his Father are God but the holy spirit or seven spirits of God or seven angels who carry out the commands of Jesus and His Father are not God!!
If the 7 spirits of God or holy spirit are one third of a Divine Trinity; then they would be equal to Jesus and His Father and would therefore have their own throne and would be worshiped as Jesus and the Father. And yet there is also not one verse in God's Word showing someone worshipping the holy spirit or the seven spirits who stand **BEFORE THE FATHER'S THRONE**!!
Revelation 22:8,9: I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard or seen them, I fell down to **WORSHIP** at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. But he said to me, "Do not do it! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers the prophets and of all who keep the words of this Book. **WORSHIP GOD**!"
ARE THE 7 SPIRITS OF GOD WHO STAND BEFORE THE FATHER'S THRONE TO BE WORSHIPED??
Posted : 24 Oct, 2016 11:13 AM
The Roman Catholic Church states:
Nowhere in the Bible does Christ say: "Pray ONLY to the Father"
**BUT WHAT DOES GOD'S WORD SAY**??
Matthew 6:5-11 Jesus commands, �When you PRAY, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues {churches} and on the street corners to be seen by men...But **WHEN YOU PRAY**, go into your room, close the door and **PRAY** TO YOUR **FATHER**, who is unseen. Then your **FATHER**, who sees what is done in secret will reward you... This, then, is *HOW* you should PRAY: �Our **FATHER** in heaven hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread.� and Luke 11:4 adds,{**FATHER**} "Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.�
Some Words of God concerning prayer which is always to God the Father!!
I Timothy 5:5: The widow who is really in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues **NIGHT AND DAY** to **PRAY** and ***ASK GOD*** for HELP!
John 17:15-17: Jesus prayed to the **FATHER**, �My PRAYER is not to take them out of the world but that **YOU** protect them from the evil one. Sanctify them by the Truth Your Word is Truth!�
I Peter 3:12: The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and *HIS EARS* are attentive to their PRAYER.
Philippians 4:6: Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by PRAYER, and petition, with thanksgiving present your requests *TO GOD*.
I John 5:17 This is the confidence we have in approaching God; that if we ask anything ACCORDING TO HIS WILL **HE** hears us.
Matthew 18:10-14: Jesus said, �Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: '**GOD**, I thank you that I am not like other men�robbers, evildoers, adulterers�or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.' �But the tax collector stood at a distance, He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, 'God, have mercy on me, a sinner.� �I tell you that this man rather than the other, went home justified before God. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted!�
How many verses in God's Word tells us to pray to anyone besides God the Father???
Answer: ***ZERO***
However, the popes or poopes of the Roman Catholic Church believe they have the power to **ADD** and **TAKE WORDS AWAY** from God's Word, like praying to someone other than our **HEAVENLY FATHER**???
**BUT WHAT DOES GOD'S WORD SAY**??
John 17:17: Jesus prayed to His **FATHER**, "Sanctify them by the **TRUTH**, Your **WORD IS TRUTH**!!"
Ephesians 1:19-23: That power is like the working of His mighty strength, which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the **PRESENT AGE** but also in the one to come. And God paced **ALL THINGS** under His feet and appointed ***HIM*** {Not a poope}to be the ***HEAD OVER EVERYTHING FOR THE CHURCH**, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills everything in every way!!
Ephesians 4:7; 11-16; But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it.... It is **HE** {**NOT** the Church or poopes} who gives some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ, may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the **TRUTH IN LOVE**, we will in all things grow up into Him who is the **HEAD**, **THAT IS CHRIST** {**NOT** a poope!} From Him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work!!
Matthew 28:18-20: Jesus says, "**ALL AUTHORITY** in heaven and **ON EARTH** has been given to **ME**. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations... teaching them to obey **EVERYTHING** I have commanded you! And surely I am with you **ALWAYS, to the very **END OF THE AGE****!"
ARE THE 7 SPIRITS OF GOD WHO STAND BEFORE THE FATHER'S THRONE TO BE WORSHIPED??
Posted : 24 Oct, 2016 03:00 PM
**AS CHRIST IS THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH**:
Ephesians 5:22-30: Wives, submit to your husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife **AS CHRIST IS THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH**, His body, of which He is the **SAVIOR**. Now **AS THE CHURCH SUBMITS TO CHRIST**, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything! Husbands love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her to make her holy , cleansing her by the washing with water **THROUGH THE WORD**, and to present her to Himself as a radiant church, without stain or blemish, but holy and blameless.... No one ever hated his own body, but he **FEEDS AND CARES FOR IT**, just as **CHRIST DOES THE CHURCH**--for we are members of His body!!
**THE SUPREMACY OF CHRIST**:
Colossians 1:15-20: He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities, all things were created by Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. And He is the **HEAD OF HIS BODY, THE CHURCH**; He is the beginning and the firstborn from the
dead, so that is **EVERYTHING HE MIGHT HAVE THE SUPREMACY**. For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him, and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things **ON EARTH** or things in heaven, by making peace **THROUGH HIS BLOOD**, shed on the cross!!
Colossians 2:13-15: When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you **ALIVE WITH CHRIST**. He forgave us **ALL OUR SINS**, having canceled the written code, with its regulation, that was against us and that stood opposed to us, He took it away, **NAILNG IT TO THE CROSS**!!.
Ephesians 1:3-8; 11: Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with **EVERY** spiritual blessing in Christ. For He chose us in Him before the creation of the world to be holy and **BLAMELESS** in His sight. In love He predestined us to be adopted as His sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with His pleasure and will--to the praise of His **GLORIOUS GRACE**, which He has freely given us in the One He loves. In Him we have **REDEMPTION THROUGH HIS BLOOD**, **THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS**, in accordance the riches of God's grace that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding!!
ARE THE 7 SPIRITS OF GOD WHO STAND BEFORE THE FATHER'S THRONE TO BE WORSHIPED??
Posted : 24 Oct, 2016 09:19 PM
**AMAZING TREASURES IN THE BOOK OF ROMANS**
Romans 1:17: For in the Gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is **BY FAITH FROM FIRST TO LAST**!!
Romans 3:21-25: But now a righteousness from God, **APART FROM THE LAW**, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes **THROUGH FAITH** in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by **HIS GRACE** through the **REDENPTION** that came by Christ Jesus. God presented Him as a **SACRIFICE OF ATONEMENT**, **THROUGH FAITH IN HIS BLOOD**!!
Romans 4:6-8: David says the same thing when he speaks of the righteousness of the man whom God credits righteousness **APART FROM WORKS**. "Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whom sin the Lord **WILL NEVER COUNT AGAINST HIM**!"{David was inspired to write this in Psalm 32:1,2}
Romans 8:28-30: 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. For those God **FOREKNEW** He also **PREDESTINED** to be conformed to the likeness of His Son... And those He **PREDESTINED**, He also **CALLED**, those He called, He also **JUSTIFIED**, those He justified, He also **GLORIFIED**!!
Romans 8:38,39: In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels or demons, neither the present or the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation , **WILL BE ABLE TO SEPARATE US** from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord!!
Romans 12:3-7: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith **GOD HAS GIVEN YOU**! Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have **DIFFERENT GIFTS**, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. If it is serving. let him serve, if it is encouraging, let him encourage, if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership , let him govern diligently, if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully!!
Romans 12:17-21: Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, **LIVE AT PEACE WITH EVERYONE**. Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is Mine to avenge, I will repay," says the Lord. On the contrary: If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this you will heap burning coals on his head. Do not be overcome by evil, but **OVERCOME EVIL WITH GOOD**!!
ARE THE 7 SPIRITS OF GOD WHO STAND BEFORE THE FATHER'S THRONE TO BE WORSHIPED??
Posted : 26 Oct, 2016 08:40 AM
**AMAZING TREASURES IN THE BOOK OF HEBREWS**
Hebrews 1:1-3: In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through Whom He made the universe. The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of His being, sustaining all things by His **POWERFUL WORD**. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
Hebrews 4:12: For the **WORD OF GOD** is living and active. Sharper than any double edged sword, it penetrates even to the dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow, it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
Hebrews 4:13,16: Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account!.... Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need!
Hebrews 7:18: The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless for the law made nothing perfect, and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God!
Hebrews 8:7,8: For if there had been nothing wrong with the first covenant, no place would have been sought for another. But God found fault with the people and said, "The time is coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a **NEW COVENANT**!!"
Hebrews 8:13: By calling this **COVENANT NEW** He has made the first one **OBSOLETE**, and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear!!{Probably in AD 96 when the last book of the New Covenant was inspired and the other 26 books of the New Covenant were distributed to most of the churches!--See Revelation 22:16-19}
Hebrews 9:22; 26-28: The law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood **THERE IS NO FORGIVENESS**.... But now He has appeared **ONCE FOR ALL** at the end of the ages to do away with sin **BY THE SACRIFICE OF HIMSELF**!! Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, and Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people, and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for Him!!
Hebrews 10:8-10: First He said, "Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire, nor were You pleased with them," although the law required them to be made. Then He said, "Here I am, I have come to do Your will." He sets aside the first **TO ESTABLISH THE SECOND**. And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ **ONCE FOR ALL**
Hebrews 11:1-3,6: Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible!... And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him!!
ARE THE 7 SPIRITS OF GOD WHO STAND BEFORE THE FATHER'S THRONE TO BE WORSHIPED??
Posted : 26 Oct, 2016 03:20 PM
**AMAZING TREASURES IN THE BOOK OF GALATIANS**
Galatians 2:15,16: We who are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but **BY FAITH** in Jesus Christ that we may be **JUSTIFIED BY FAITH** in Christ and **NOT** by observing the law, because by observing the law no one will be justified!!
Galatians 2:18-21: I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me! The life I live in the body, I live by **FAITH** in the Son of God, who loved me and **GAVE HIMSELF FOR ME**!! I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!!
Galatians 3:23-25: Before faith came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked up until **FAITH** should be revealed. So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be **JUSTIFIED BY FAITH**!! Now that **FAITH** has come, we are **NO LONGER UNDER THE SUOPERVISION OF THE LAW**!!
Galatians 5:5,6: By **FAITH** we eagerly await through the Spirit, the righteousness for which we hope. For in Christ neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The **ONLY THING** that counts is **FAITH** expressing itself through **LOVE**!!
Galatians 5:22-25: But the fruit of the Spirit is *LOVE**, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit!!
Galatians 6:14,15: May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world was crucified to me. and I to the world. Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is a **NEW CREATION**!! {Which results in **FAITH** expressing itself through**LOVE**}
ARE THE 7 SPIRITS OF GOD WHO STAND BEFORE THE FATHER'S THRONE TO BE WORSHIPED??
Posted : 27 Oct, 2016 01:06 PM
**AMAZING TREASURES IN THE BOOKS OF THE APOSTLE PETER**
I Peter 1:8-10: Though you have not even seen Him, you **LOVE** Him, and even though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your **FAITH, the salvation of your souls!!
I Peter 1:18,19: For you know that was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were **REDEEMED** from the empty way of life handed down to you by your forefathers, but with the **PRECIOUS BLOOD OF CHRIST**, Lamb without blemish or defect!!
! Peter 1:22-25: Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere **LOVE** for your brothers, **LOVE** one another deeply from the heart. For you have bee **BORN AGAIN**, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring **WORD OF GOD**!! For all men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the **WORD OF THE LORD STANDS FOREVER**!! And this is the **WORD** that was preached to you!!
I Peter 2:24,25: He Himself **BORE OUR SINS** in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness, by **HIS WOUNDS** we are healed{See Isaiah 53:5,6}!! For you were like sheep going astray, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls!!
I Peter 3:18 For Christ **DIED FOR SINS ONCE FOR ALL**, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God!!
I Peter 4:8-11: Above all, **LOVE** each other deeply, because **LOVE** covers over a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. Each one should us whatever **GIFT** he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very **WORDS OF GOD**. If anyone serves, he should do it with strength God provides. so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen!!
2 Peter 1:5-11: Make every effort to add to your *FAITH** {A free gift!} goodness, and to goodness, knowledge, and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, **LOVE**. For if you possess these qualities in **INCREASING MEASURE**, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But if anyone does not have them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten he has been cleansed of his past sins! Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never fall, and you will receive a **RICH WELCOME** into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!!
2 Peter 3:10-13: But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will **DISAPPEAR** with a roar, elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be burned up! {NIV} Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. But in keeping with His promise **WE** are looking forward to a **NEW HEAVENS and a **NEW EARTH, the home of righteousness!! {Read Revelation 21:1-5!}
ARE THE 7 SPIRITS OF GOD WHO STAND BEFORE THE FATHER'S THRONE TO BE WORSHIPED??
Posted : 27 Oct, 2016 06:44 PM
**AMAZING TRESURES IN THE BOOK OF JAMES**
James 1:17,18; 22-25: Every good and perfect gift is **FROM ABOVE**, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. He chose to give us birth through the **WORD OF TRUTH**... Do not merely listen to the **WORD**, and so deceive yourselves. **DO WHAT IT SAYS**. Anyone who listens to the **WORD** but does not do what it says, is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But the man **LOOKS INTENTLY** into the perfect word that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he heard, but doing it--he will be blessed in what he does!
James 2: 20-22: Do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless? Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? You see that his **FAITH** and his **ACTIONS** were **WORKING TOGETHER**, and his faith was made complete by what he did!
James 3:17,18: The wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure, then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness!
James 4:6-10: God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble! Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and He will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.... Humble yourselves before the Lord, and **HE WILL LIFT YOU UP**!!
James 4:13-17: Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money." Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow... Instead you ought to say, "If it is the **LORD'S WILL** we will live and do this or that." As it is , you boast and brag. All such boasting is evil. Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins!!
And so God's faithful chosen saints should **READ GOD'S WORD DAILY** {Acts 17:11} and then **DO WHAT IT SAYS**(James 1:22}
ARE THE 7 SPIRITS OF GOD WHO STAND BEFORE THE FATHER'S THRONE TO BE WORSHIPED??
Posted : 27 Oct, 2016 07:23 PM
SALVATION IS 100% FREE BUT HEAVENLY REWARDS ARE 100% EARNED!!:
Ephesians 2:8,9: For it is by grace you have been saved, through **FAITH**�and this not from yourselves, it is the **GIFT OF GOD**�not by works. So that no one can boast. For we are **GOD'S WORKMANSHIP**, created in Christ Jesus to do **GOOD WORKS**, which God prepared in advance for us to do!
And so God's faithful saints do not earn their salvation by doing good works. They do **GOOD WORKS** after they are born from above because of their love of God who gave them the **FREE GIFT** of eternal life earned by the Atonement of Jesus our Savior; and to earn countless eternal **REWARDS** for faithful and loving service!!
Hebrews 11:1,6: Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see....And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He *REWARDS** those who earnestly seek Him!!
Ephesians 6:8: Serve wholeheartedly , as if you were serving the Lord, not men, because you know that the Lord will **REWARD** everyone for what ever good he does!.
Revelation 22:12 Jesus says, �Behold I am coming soon! My **REWARD** is with Me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done!�
Matthew 16:27: Jesus says, �The Son of Man is going to come in His Father's glory with His angels and THEN He will **REWARD** each person according to what he has done!�
2 Corinthians 5:9,10: We make it our goal to please Him... for we must all appear before the Judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
1 Corinthians 3:13-15: His work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man's work. If what he has built survives , he will receive his **REWARD**. If it is burned up he will suffer loss; he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through the flames.
Colossians 3:23-25: Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a **REWARD**. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.
**HOW TO WIN HEAVENLY ETERNAL CROWNS**
I Corinthians 9:24-27: Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes in to strict training. They do it to get a **CROWN** that will not last; but we do it to get a **CROWN THAT WILL LAST FOREVER**! Therefore, I do not run like a man running aimlessly. I do not fight like a man beating the air. No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize!
2 John 1:8: Watch out that you do not lose what you have worked for, but that you may be **REWARDED** fully!.
Revelation 3:11: Jesus says, �I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your **CROWN**!�
2 Timothy 4:7,8: I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the **CROWN** of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day�and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for His appearing!
The **CROWN** of Life for those who persevere under trials and persecution:
James 1:12: Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the **CROWN OF LIFE** that God has promised to those who love Him!
Revelation 2:10 Jesus says, �Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer... Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the **CROWN OF LIFE!�
Matthew 5:11,12: Jesus says, �Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your **REWARD** in heaven!�
Hebrews 10:32-36: Remember those earlier days after you had received the Light, when you stood your ground in a great contest in the face of suffering. Sometimes you were publicly exposed to insult and persecution; at other times you stood side by side with those who were so treated. You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions. So do not throw away your confidence; it will be **RICHLY REWARDED**. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, **YOU RECEIVE WHAT HE HAS PROMISED**!!!
ARE THE 7 SPIRITS OF GOD WHO STAND BEFORE THE FATHER'S THRONE TO BE WORSHIPED??
Posted : 28 Oct, 2016 05:28 PM
**AMAZING TREASURES IN THE BOOK OF I JOHN**
I John 1:8-10; 2:1,2: If we claim to be without sin we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, {as per Luke 11:2-4} He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar and **HIS WORD** has no place in our lives. My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have One who speaks to the Father in our defense--Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the **ATONING SACRIFICE** for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world!!
I John 2:3-5: We know that we have come to know Him if we **OBEY HIS COMMANDS**. The man who says, "I know Him," but does not do what He commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But if anyone **OBEYS HIS WORD**, God's **LOVE** is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in Him!!
I John 2:15-17: Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone **LOVES** the world the **LOVE** of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world--the cravings of sinful men, the lust of his eyes and his boasting of what he has or does--comes not from the Father but from the world. This world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the **WILL OF GOD** lives forever!!
I John 4:7-12: Dear friends, let us **LOVE** one another, for **LOVE** comes from God. Everyone who **LOVES** has been **BORN OF GOD** and know God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is **LOVE**. This is how God showed His **LOVE** among us. He sent His one and only Son into the world that we might live **THROUGH HIM**. This is **LOVE**, not that we loved God, but that He **LOVED** us and sent His Son as an **ATONING SACRIFICE** for our sins. Dear friends, since God so **LOVED** us, we also ought to **LOVE** one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we **LOVE** one another, God **LIVES IN US** and His **LOVE** is made complete in us.
ARE THE 7 SPIRITS OF GOD WHO STAND BEFORE THE FATHER'S THRONE TO BE WORSHIPED??
Posted : 29 Oct, 2016 02:35 PM
**AMAZING TREASURES IN THE BOOK OF I CORINTHIANS**
I Corinthians 3:6-9: I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. The man who plants and the man who waters have one purpose, and each will be **REWARDED** according to his own labor. For we are God's **FELLOW WORKERS**, your are God's field, God's building!!.
I Corinthians 4:6: ** DO NOT GO BEYOND WHAT IS WRITTEN**!!!
I Corinthians 9:24-27: Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize! Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a **CROWN THAT WILL LAST FOREVER**!! Therefore I do not run as a man running aimlessly. I do not fight as a man beating the air. No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others I myself will not be disqualified for the prize!!
I Corinthians 10:13: God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it!!
I Corinthians 13:1-8,13: If I speak in the tongues of men and angels, but have not **LOVE**, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not **LOVE**, I am nothing. If I give all that I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not **LOVE**, I am nothing!! *LOVE** is patient, **LOVE** is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. **LOVE** does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trust, always hopes, always perseveres. **LOVE** never fails!!.... And now these three remain: faith, hope and **LOVE**. But the greatest of these is **LOVE**!!
I Corinthians 15:22,23:: For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. But each in his own turn. Christ, the firstfruits; then when He comes, those who belong to Him!!
I Corinthians 15:49-52: And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so shall we bear the likeness of the Man from Heaven!! I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed--in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the Last Trumpet!!
is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in Him!!