Titus 1:9: An elder must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it!
A preacher named Joyce Meyer teaches the keeping of the commandments of Christ. Then at the same time promotes prosperity. This is teaching for fearing to be poor.
Another teacher does similar, to keep the commandments of Christ. Then this teacher turns around and only promotes seeking of heavenly rewards. This is fear of being selfless.
The Lord teaches us no such way, He teaches us the fear of the Lord.
We cannot have fear of being poor, John 12:6 This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein. We cannot serve mammon. Luke 16:13 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
We cannot have fear of non self seeking charity, perfect love casts this out. 1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. Do we have to fear about receiving of the Kingdom, or we are instructed to not have this concern or fear... Luke 12:32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Now He will teach us the fear of the Lord. This is where life is, keeping your tongue from evil, doing good and peace, seeking this and not guile, seek peace, seek the peace of Christ which passes all human understanding as our ways are for ourselves, and what we hear is advice to seek self even more instead of what we hear of the Lord no such thing and opposite that the world cant know to seek ONLY for another..Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Ephesians 3:19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
Psalm 34:11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
16 The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
1 Peter 3:10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
11 Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
12 For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
Jesus saves through grace, we notice His works are non stop. When the prince of this world of darkness came, John 14:30, when no man can work. It is true whether we see it or not, no man can work when it is dark, and if you have darkness in you, of course you cannot work with God and satan at the same time.
John 9:4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
Did Jesus come to save you by grace? Yes, but He came for judgement into this world. To make those blindly doing sins to see what they are doing when He gives us light. Do you even care that the Lord was pleased with His righteousness, of magnifying the law to make it honourable for ever? So the testimony is given to us all in the world, and the ones who see it and refuse will remain blinded..
Isaiah 42:18 Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
19 Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the Lord's servant?
20 Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.
21 The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.
John 9:39 And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.
40 And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?
41 Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.
The sheep know He is the good shepherd. The Son knows the Father as the Father knows the Son, all is equal and the same. We know the Son and the Father the same way, hearing His voice within us and guided by Him and not ourselves. If we also want the Father to love us, it will nor be when we keep our lives for ourselves..
John 10:14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
We believe when we see Jesus as the Son of God example for us always obeying the Father, doing His works, it is greater to believe by seeing the works then by only hearing about them....
John 10:37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
38 But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.
Without glory there is no grace, grace is conditional. Unless that corn of wheat fell into the ground, then none of the children of God would be gathered to God and He would abide without them, as we will abide alone if we do not also fall into the ground and die. If you claim Jesus Christ died for you, then face up to doing the same for others, or what forgiveness do you expect? If you serve the Lord, follow as Jesus does, He is the Kingdom of Heaven, that is what is within Christ, to be where He is you will have the same Kingdom within you, you are honoured if you serve Him, if you serve yourself you honour yourself and receive no further honour. This is the calling, this is what glorified the Son and God in Him..
John 12:23 And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.
24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
25 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
27 Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.
28 Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
That was the judgement of our world, that was the end of the devil. Jesus is lifted up above all and draws us up with Him. walk in light while satan is blinded. If you return to darkness when darkness returns, you do not know where you are going or what you are doing, believing in the light is being the children of light and the works of darkness are far away...
John 12:31 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
33 This he said, signifying what death he should die.
34 The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
35 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
36 While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.
Who can believe truly in the report? Eyes blinded and heart hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. Need to be changed/converted to be healed. Many do believe these days, as then, but look at the choice, they fail to confess Him before men, they love the praise of men more then the praise of God. If you will choose the praise of God, you will not be proud, you will not agree with the proud, you will exhort yourself to worship at His footstool..
Psalm 99:5 Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.
Nehemiah 9:29 And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.
Hebrews 3:13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
John 13:37 But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:
38 That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?
39 Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,
40 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
41 These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.
42 Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:
43 For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
Receive the law from His mouth, be lowly as every knee will bow to Him on the day of judgement, bow your knees now?� Even Jesus does not speak of Himself, showing how much we should speak nothing other than what the Lord commands. The word of the Lord is life everlasting, the word of man is everlasting death destruction and damnation, hear them if you prefer emptiness from exalted bubbles and great swelling words of vanity mixed with fair speeches and good words..
John 12:48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
49 For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
50 And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.
Do we want to have our existence with the Lord God? If we are not washed, we have no part with Him. All needs to be washed clean, we are to clean others as the Lord did, serving, but more importantly, being cleaned everywhere, heart and mind, we must be humble and doing the same work Jesus did, without being cleaned we have no part with Him, unless others know they need all to be clean, they will not be happy, unless they know and fulfill all of these things...
John 13:8 Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.
9 Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.
10 Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.
11 For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean.
12 So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you?
13 Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
14 If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.
15 For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
16 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.
17 If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
Again the advice is to take away our worldly concerns, that the deceivers try to catch you with, (man is captured at will by satan..2 Timothy 2:26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will. Do not fear about your life or about your future life, why be troubled about the things the Lord does not want us to be troubled about or concerned with? His peace He gives us, perfect peace, the world gives us disturbed peace, His peace is so we do not b troubled or fearing what man fears which is poverty, selflessness and the doing of all what is right..Isaiah 26:3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
John 14:1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
If we are in Christ and bear no fruit, we will be taken away. So much for grace and no works. When we bear fruit we are increased to bear more. The word cleaned us, because when brairs and thorns are all around you, there is only choking, the thorns are the cares of this life, and people of this life trying to make you care the same thought for the next one too! We need to abide in Christ and Christ needs to be in us, without the Kingdom of Heaven within us where Christ is King, we cannot bear fruit, and when we have Christ in us we bear much fruit, that also is His grace and it is 100% the conditions as told, not invented or taken away from, neither do we bear fruit for ourselves, we grow this for the Lord..
John 15:2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
These deceitful teaches all say to keep the commandments of Christ. Why do they not tlk about them? Because they teach differently so cannot talk about them in great detail, otherwise they Would, Wouldn't they!? What kind of half teacher they show themselves, taking the name of the Lord in vain, when they must avoid detail of what Christ really says, not missing any part whatsoever. Love as Christ loved, laying His life down, not in talking, that is for deceivers to do, and they do it well and fully always and never can cease. If we want to be His friends, knowing what the Lord does, we see what He does, we see it in His works and the Gospel makes all clear, nothing else can, He made known to us all things of the Father, there is no excuse to not hear and to stop hearing all other at the same time..
John 15:12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
There is no remaining cloak for sin. he sinners were made afraid, not only those who never confessed their sins, but the ones who covered them and never forsook them too. They hate the Fathers ways, because His ways are without sin. His ways are light, there is nothing covered that is not the way of light, that is darkness' way. They hate without reason, because there is no reasoning within them..
John 15:22 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloak for their sin.
23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
24 If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
25 But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
The world continues to be reproved for its sin ways, they do sin through belief in darkness and cease not sins by belief in light. For righteousness sake, the world persecutes us the same as it persecuted Christ. The father of lies and the man of sin is judged, he is over all in this world, they do his ways fully, and did not hear the reproof to serve the Lord just as sincerely, not serving sin ever again..(meyer is testimony that she sins not, but it is better to be judged by God, as pride is the wrong king and wrong ruler to have) Job 41:34 He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.
John 16:8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
9 Of sin, because they believe not on me;
10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.
13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
Jesus overcame the world, He needed to for leading us the same way. Tribulation, especialy now the worst unfaithful days ever are a great tribulation, and peace is the way we overcome the world, peace and holiness with all men is serving them the same as Christ, and any talk that is f this world is painfully clear as rottenness and viscous selfishness..Hebrews 12:14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:..
John 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Jesus has power over all flesh, so that we can receive eternal life, and have power over the flesh also. He gives us eternal life, He gives us to know Him, the Lord Jesus Christ is eternal life, and man is flesh, dust, why hear them!? Psalm 146:3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
John 17:2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
Kept from the evil. How far away, so you are mingled with it daily, or as far as it is away from the Lord? The truth is to not be of the world so you can say of the same level that Christ is not of this world, which is not one bit at all. All else is evil opinion. Made Holy through that Holy word, it is with power, not with failure. Sent into the world the same way Christ was sent. We believe through the word of truth, as we disbelieve through what is not of the Spirit of truth, someone teaching with no Spirit of discernment. All be one together in all things, The Father in the Son, the Son in the Father, and we one in the Father and in the Son. Even receiving the same glory as of the Son, (there is no glory in their self seeking or no working righteousness or of fear and focus on what they try to seduce our focus into) So we be perfect as He is perfect, because that is where and with whom we seek to be, so this world has it seen in it, the Father loves us as He loved the Son, and we love Him in return so much less and think it is equal?
John 17:15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.
19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
20 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:
23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
The world knows no righteousness, as that is the Lord. The Son knows the Father, seen by His love for us and the Fathers love for us for sending us how to overcome death by having the Son who is life in us and His love in us makes sin have no more refuge..
John 17:25 O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
26 And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.
"The ones born of God therefore, **SIN NOT**"{???} Adam7777 also claims that we are completely sanctified and **NO LONGER SIN** the very moment we are saved.{???}
Joyce Meyer also claims that she **NO LONGER SINS** in this taped message:
�I�m going to tell you something folks, I didn�t stop sinning until I finally got it through my thick head I wasn�t a sinner anymore. And the religious world thinks that�s heresy and they want to hang you for it. But the Bible says that I�m righteous and I can�t be righteous and be a sinner at the same time � All I was ever taught to say was, �I�m a poor, miserable sinner.� I am not poor, I am not miserable and I am not a sinner. That is a lie from the pit of hell. That is what I was and if I still am then Jesus died in vain. Amen?�
**HOWEVER, WE ARE COMMANDED TO **WALK AS JESUS WALKED** {SEE JOHN 2:6} AND TO BE HOLY **AS GOD IS HOLY** {SEEI PETER 1;15,16], WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE, AND SO WE SIN DAILY. AND WE SHOULD **DAILY** ASK GOD TO FORGIVE US OUR SINS AND PURIFY US FROM ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS**!!
The following Words of God are not found in the Bibles of Joyce Meyer and Adam7777:
I John 1:8-10: If we claim to be without sin {Like Joyce Meyer and Adam7777}, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, 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 IS NOT IN US**!!
Luke 11:1-4: The **DISCIPLES** asked Jesus, "Lord teach as to pray." Jesus replied **TO HIS DISCIPLES**, "When you pray, say: '**FATHER**, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our **DAILY** bread. **FORGIVE US OUR SINS**, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us!'"
Matthew 18:21,22: Peter asked Jesus, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive **MY BROTHER** who sins against me?" Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times but seventy seven times!" {77 times can also be translated 70 times 7 or 490 times!!}
**IF WE DO NOT ASK THE FATHER IN JESUS NAME TO FORGIVE US OUR SINS AND REPENT OF OUR SINS GOD WILL DISCIPLINE US**!!
Revelation 3:19: Jesus says, "Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline, so be earnest and repent!!"
Hebrews 12:5-11: Do not make light of the Lord's discipline, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you, because the Lord disciplines those He loves, and He chastens **EVERYONE** {Like Peter and David} He accepts as a son! Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as His children. For what children are not disciplined by their father? IF YOU ARE NOT DISCIPLINED AND **EVERYONE** UNDERGOES DISCIPLINE--THEN YOU ARE NOT LEGITMATE--NOT TRUE SONS AND DAUGHTERS AT ALL**!! Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live! They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in His holiness. No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it!
If we have this hope in ourselves, we purify ourselves even as He is pure. We hope against hope and are not saved by anything else but this hope of eternal life, acknowledging the truth, which prophetic cannot show us as born again and they being sinning, it says not what he claims or would show it and not have to ignore what is really told.
I wait for the Lord to judge who did righteously, I speak nothing of myself, that is left for others to "teach" that way about themselves and what they think they will receive of the Lord.
Romans 8:24 For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
Romans 4:18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.
Titus 1:1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;
2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
1 John 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
11 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
Confess our sins and forsake them, or as a dog we return to our vomit. Paul changed so much from being a sinner that his name was no longer Saul. Born again has all old ways passed away, all ways are new and of God.
When they advertise they are not born again, that their ways are the same and not changed at all, they are not the example like the Apostles, why would they make themselves an example unto us to follow, if they are no example at all?
Chastening is preventative action from the Lord, BEFORE Paul would be exalted he was given him the buffet to correct him, not when he did wrong, but before is when the Lord corrects us, would yo teach your own child before they do badly or as soon as you see them doing wrong you correct right away? Do we not notice the Lord chastens us to not do evil, not so we do the evil?
2 Corinthians 12:7 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
Proverbs 22:15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
2 Peter 2:15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
16 But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb donkey speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet.
Numbers 22:31 Then the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.
32 And the angel of the Lord said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine donkey these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me:
33 And the donkey saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.
"Yes the prosperity Gospel is satanic, and highlighting future prosperity is a prosperity Gospel.{???} {HEAVENLY} rewards are prosperity."{???}
"If you do not want your treasures to turn to nothing, you need to build up treasures of righteousness *WITHIN YOURSELF**, where the Kingdom of Heaven is."{???}
**SALVATION IS 100% FREE BUT ETERNAL HEAVENLY REWARDS ARE 100% EARNED**!!
**SALVATION IS 100% FREE**
Titus 3:3,4: At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. But when the kindness and **LOVE** of God our Savior appeared , He saved us, **NOT BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUS THINGS WE HAD DONE**, but because of **HIS MERCY**!!
John 1:12,13: To all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, he gave the right to become children of God--children born not of natural descent, **NOR OF A HUMAN DECISION** or a husband's will but, **BORN OF GOD**!!
John 6:37,39,44,65: Jesus says, "**ALL** that the Father gives Me **WILL** come to Me, and whoever comes to Me I will **NEVER** drive away... And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall **LOSE NONE** of all that He has given Me, but raise them up at the Last Day.... No one can come to Me **UNLESS** the Father who sent Me **DRAWS HIM**, and I will raise him up at the Last Day!!... No one can come to Me **UNLESS** the Father has **ENABLED THEM**!!"
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!
Romans 12:3: For by the **GRACE GIVEN ME** I say to every one of you. Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourselves with sober judgment, in accordance with the **FAITH GOD HAS DISTRIBUTED TO EACH OF YOU**... We have different gifts, according to the **GRACE GIVEN TO EACH OF US**!!
John 15:16: Jesus says, "You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit--fruit that will last!!
Romans 9:15,16,18: God says, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion." It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God's mercy...Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden. {But God's saints still preach God's Word to everyone}
Revelation 17:14: They will wage war against the **LAMB**, but the **LAMB** will triumph over them because He is Lord of lords and King of kings--and with Him will be His **CALLED**, **CHOSEN** and **FAITHFUL** followers!
**AND SO SALVATION IS 100 PERCENT **FREE** but **ETERNAL REWARDS** are 100 percent **EARNED**!!
^^Adam7777 teaches that all of the following Words of God which shows that Heavenly Eternal Rewards are an incentive for good works are really inspired by Satan???
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!�
Luke 11:33,34: Jesus says, "Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a **TREASURE** IN HEAVEN** that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. For where your **TREASURE** is, there your **HEART** will be also!"
Luke 14:13,14: Jesus says, "When you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be **BLESSED**. Although they cannot repay you, youwill be **REPAID AT THE RESURRECTION** of the righteous!"
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.
How to Win Heavenly 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**!�
Since we are talking about salvation, let us begin with some verses found in the ministry of Christ while He was in the flesh.
Matthew 1:21� And she will bear a son, and you will call his name JESUS: for he will save his people from their sins.�
15:24� But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.�
19:28� � And Jesus said to them, truly I say to you, That you which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man will sit in the throne of his glory, you also will sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Even after the resurrection Peter and the twelve proclaimed the same things.
Acts 5:31� Him has God exalted with his right hand to be a ruler and a savior, for to give repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.
in this context, who are His people? It is the nation of Israel.
Luke 1:68� Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he has visited and redeemed his people,�69� And has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;�
71� That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;�77� To give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins,�
19:9� And Jesus said to him, This day is salvation come to this house, because he is a son of Abraham.
John 4:22� � You worship what you do not know: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
Abraham is the Father of us all, God can raise seed to Abraham from those stones, connected through the same faith, seeing as you mentioned Christ while in the flesh, then we know Him or Israel no more by the flesh now by that same Spirit of faith.
