A People Who Have Forgotten God
And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient. Romans 1:28 Everyday we see and hear accounts of unthinkable, to us anyway, violence, anger and just plain evil. We do not have to watch or read world news as sometimes these events transpire in our own community. As always, many so-called experts weigh in with thoughts and opinions. We realize from scripture that sinful man has always brought about these actions (Gen 4:8) and we see the same things today that are condemned in Romans chapter 1....
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For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. Revelation 22:18-19 The parting thought of the Bible is the direct command not to change or tamper with the Word of God in any way. This commandment is affirmed throughout all the Bible. A simple...
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And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. Revelation 22:17 We find in the closing thoughts of the Bible one final invitation for those who are not in Christ to make things right with God. The invitation of the Lord is open to all and God did not close his divine revelation to us without extending it one last time. We are sure to never leave an assembly of the saints without formally extending the invitation, typically accompanied with a hymn to encourage the needy to...
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And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. Revelation 22:12 As we go through life heading towards eternity, we must do so with the realization our eternal well-being is based on our faithfulness. Romans 14:12 says, “So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God”. We go through life in so many ways. We are identified as a part of a group and yes it’s true individual Christians comprise the whole of the church (Acts 2:47). However, it will be the individual’s faithfulness that determines where we stand before...
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Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book. Revelation 22:7 The last chapter of the book of Revelation has been called, by some, a summary of the New Testament. Last week we began a series of articles from the chapter that hopefully will encourage us as we look to eternity. That is the theme of our article, the return of our Lord. This promise, once fulfilled, will indeed be the victory of the faithful (John 14:1-6) This first thing to mention is we do not know when it will be. Matthew 24:36 states, “But of that day and hour knoweth no man,...
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And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. Revelation 22:5 The last chapter of the book of Revelation has been called, by some, a summary of the New Testament. The things revealed in the book to John are difficult to study but the theme of God’s people being victorious reigns throughout the text. In the final chapter, we can easily see a wonderful text of instruction and encouragement as we too sojourn here on earth as we travel toward Heaven (Hebrews 11:13-16). We are given...
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