tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69447755909447621122024-03-12T21:49:46.362-07:00Christian Bible Study Blog (CBSB)All the tools you'll need for Bible study in one place.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944775590944762112.post-43647812723140779282014-03-05T15:59:00.001-08:002014-03-05T15:59:32.554-08:00Top Christian Colleges And Universities<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I was in high school and looking at colleges, I was unsaved, so I never even considered going to a Christian college or university. It wasn't until after I got saved in college that I thought I might like to go to a Christian Bible College. I started looking into online bible college sites and searching for lists of Christian universities. In the end I stayed at the public college I was at because I was married and had a child and we decided that it would be too difficult to move to go to another school. I wanted to share the list of Bible colleges I did find with you here though. Each one will have a link to their main page. This is in no way a comprehensive list of Bible colleges, but it's something to get you started if you're considering going back to school or transferring to a Christian school.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Top Online Christian Universities</b></span></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.liberty.edu/online/">1) Liberty University Online</a></b> - This university boasts 90,000 online students worldwide and over 160 online degrees all the way up to Doctorate.</div>
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<a href="http://www.cbuonline.edu/"><b>2) California Baptist University Online</b></a> - CBU has been rated as having one of the best Online Bachelor's programs by U.S. News and is also rated one of the best West Regional Universities by U.S. News. With a large variety of online degrees, CBU is worth a look.</div>
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<b><a href="http://www.regent.edu/academics/online_courses/">3) Regent University Online</a></b> - Regent was ranked top ten by U.S. News for online bachelor's degree programs in 2013, and offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate degrees, including degrees you're not likely to find at other schools.</div>
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<a href="http://www.dbu.edu/online"><b>4) Dallas Baptist University</b></a> - DBU has 58 full online programs and boasts an impressive 92% course completion rate by students.</div>
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<a href="http://www.gcu.edu/Academics/Online-Degree-Programs.php"><b>5) Grand Canyon University Online</b></a> - Grand Canyon University has 100 online degrees to choose from and differs from other online colleges in that students take one course at a time, though they boast a fast completion time.</div>
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<a href="http://www.ccu.edu/ccu/online/"><b>6) Colorado Christian University</b></a> - CCU offers everything from Certificates and Associates to Masters Degrees. CCU is an accredited college and courses run from 5-10 weeks long.</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.corban.edu/">1) Corbin College (Oregon)</a> - </b>While Corbin does have online degrees, and online ministry programs, it's known for it's bible based learning. Once upon a time I had been accepted to Corbin and I can say from experience that the admissions counselors are very friendly and helpful, and were able to give me all the information I needed to know about transferring credits and helping me figure out financial aid. I've known many people who have gone through Corbin for their degree, and they loved it. U.S. News Best Colleges has ranked Corbin in the top ten for eleven years running.</div>
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<a href="http://www.cofo.edu/"><b>2) College Of The Ozarks (Hard Work U)</b></a> (Missouri) - Here's something to think about. College of the Ozarks is free. You don't take out student loans, you don't go into debt. Instead, you work on campus for your education while you're there. Other colleges have something called 'work study' where you do something similar, but students at these other colleges still come out in debt in the end. College of the Ozarks (also known as Hard Work U), has been rated by U.S. News as the #1 College with students with the least debt in the Midwest. If you're considering this college, be sure to check it out and apply well in advance, because U.S. News also rates it as the #1 college with the lowest acceptance rate in the midwest... they have a long waiting list to get in since school is free. It's also been rated by U.S. News as the #10 Best Regional College in the Midwest.</div>
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<a href="http://www.wheaton.edu/"><b>3) Wheaton College</b></a> (Illinois) - Wheaton is a Christian liberal arts school ranked #57 by U.S. News. It has a 68% acceptance rate and a huge variety of liberal arts and bible degrees. This college also offers a wide variety of off campus learning experiences. It's worth a good hard look if you're considering something in liberal arts.</div>
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<a href="http://www.westmont.edu/admissions/"><b>4) Westmont College</b></a> (Santa Barbara California) - Westmont has ranked in the top 100 Liberal Arts colleges for 5 years running and has a 12:1 student faculty ratio with an average class size of 18 students. Westmont focuses on Christ and students volunteering to help the community. 95% of graduates from Westmont find work, internships, or attend graduate school within 18 months of graduating. With this colleges stats and focus on undergraduate students, and the beautiful location it sits in, it's worth a close look.</div>
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For now I hope I've given you a starting place when looking into online Christian colleges or brick and mortar colleges. Of course some of the online colleges listed offer brick and mortar classes and some of the location colleges listed offer online courses and degrees. Do some research and think about what you want out of your Christian education, what you want to do when you're done, and where you want to study, as well as what kind of financial aid you can get from these schools.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944775590944762112.post-55014507801429311122013-08-19T22:30:00.000-07:002013-08-19T22:41:29.527-07:00New site and webzinei just for teens!Check it out. CBSB has a new site dedicated to teens and social issues and Bible studies that teens will be interested in. The new site:<a href="http://cbsbteen.blogspot.com/"> CBSB Teen</a>, focuses on encouraging young adults and teens to get involved and be God's hands and feet! <a href="http://cbsbteen.blogspot.com/">Check it out</a>!<br />
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<span class="text 1Pet-5-8" id="en-KJV-30474">It's been awhile since I've put together a study but I felt it on my heart to put together another study on marriage and relationships, this time about the Devil and how he seeks to destroy them. I've been reading articles and scriptures on this subject recently, and the more I read, the more I come to realize that Satan has been trying to worm his way into my own marriage for years... into my covenant between myself, my husband, and God. </span></div>
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<span class="text 1Pet-5-8" id="en-KJV-30474">I once read somewhere that being a Christian is the hardest thing you can do, because you will always be under attack from Satan. I am finally coming to see that this is true. Being one of God's children isn't easy, but God won't allow us to take on anything that we can't handle with His help. My first hope in sharing this particular study is to show you some of the ways that the devil tries to hurt us as God's children, so that you can be vigilant and aware of what's going on, and head it off at the pass. God doesn't want us to suffer, and He warns us to keep watch in</span><span class="text 1Pet-5-8" id="en-KJV-30474"> </span><span class="text 1Pet-5-8" id="en-KJV-30474">1 Peter 5:8 <span style="color: red;">"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour."</span></span><span class="text 1Pet-5-8" id="en-KJV-30474"><span style="color: red;"></span></span><span class="text 1Pet-5-8" id="en-KJV-30474"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span><span class="text 1Pet-5-8" id="en-KJV-30474"></span><span class="text 1Pet-5-8" id="en-KJV-30474">Satan is ready and waiting to devour us alive. </span></div>
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<span class="text 1Pet-5-8" id="en-KJV-30474">My second hope with this study is to get some discussion going in the comment section and on Twitter and Facebook about the ways the devil tries to break into our lives and destroy them, how God helps us to combat the devil, and how we can take steps such as fervent prayer to live for God instead of being of use to Satan.</span></div>
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<span class="text 1Pet-5-8" id="en-KJV-30474">Before we start, you may want to read about biblical marriage and how it started <a href="http://www.christianbiblestudyblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/study-in-marriage-part-1.html">HERE</a>, and how husbands and wives are instructed to treat each other <a href="http://www.christianbiblestudyblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/study-in-marriage-part-2-how-it-all.html">HERE</a>. These two articles are a great resource as a compilation of marriage scriptures. </span></div>
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<span class="text 2Cor-2-11" id="en-KJV-28836">God warns us of Satan's devices and the ways he works by showing us in the Bible, and if we break the devil's tactics down into steps, you may see places in your life in the past or present where he's tried to worm his way in and take over. It was certainly a shock for me when I began to look at these things.</span></div>
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<b><span class="text 2Cor-2-11" id="en-KJV-28836">1) Satan Attacks Our Relationship With God</span></b></div>
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of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath
said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. </span><span class="text Gen-3-4" id="en-KJV-60">And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die."</span><span class="text Gen-3-4" id="en-KJV-60"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="text 2Cor-2-11" id="en-KJV-28836">We see here not only that Satan is subtle (he slips in), but he questions God, <span style="color: red;">"Yea hath God said?"</span> Then Satan goes directly against God by contradicting Him and saying, <span style="color: red;">"Ye shall not surely die."</span> He brings doubt to Eve in her relationship with God and does as good as calling God a liar and making Eve believe that God isn't giving her something that's good for her. Once we start doubting God and his Word, we open the door for Satan to march in and start making us doubt our spouse and the marriage covenant we have. In Adam and Eve's case, doubt ended up causing them to sin and ultimately separating them from God. Satan's plan worked. If a little doubt can cause a separation from God for Adam and Eve, what can a little doubt do to a Christian marriage? It's like Satan marinading us for a meal to '<span style="color: red;">devour</span>' us.</span></div>
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<b><span class="text 2Cor-2-11" id="en-KJV-28836">2) Satan Gets A Spouse To Make The Wrong Choice</span></b><span class="text 2Cor-2-11" id="en-KJV-28836"><br /></span></div>
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<span class="text 2Cor-2-11" id="en-KJV-28836">Eve knew it was wrong to eat from the tree in the midst of the garden, but she let doubt creep in, and then gave the fruit to Adam to eat also, and Adam, though he knew what he was doing, made the wrong choice anyway. Eve was tricked, but Adam knew what he was doing when he ate the fruit. </span></div>
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<b><span class="text 2Cor-2-11" id="en-KJV-28836">3) Satan Tries To Get Us To Blame Others For Our Own Mistakes And Undesirable Situations</span></b></div>
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<span class="text 2Cor-2-11" id="en-KJV-28836">When God came walking in the garden after Adam and Eve ate the fruit, what was the first thing Adam did? He pointed the finger at Eve, even though it was his choice to eat the fruit. He had made the bad decision on his own, but he still tried to place the blame on Eve: </span><span class="text Gen-3-11" id="en-KJV-67">Genesis 3:11-12 <span style="color: red;">"And he said, Who told thee
that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded
thee that thou shouldest not eat? </span></span><span style="color: red;"><span class="text Gen-3-12" id="en-KJV-68">And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat."</span></span></div>
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<span class="text 2Cor-2-11" id="en-KJV-28836">It almost seems as if Adam points the finger at God and then at Eve saying that it was the woman that God gave him. He wants to put the blame anywhere but on himself. This also happens in marriages. It's uncomfortable to admit that we're wrong or that we made a bad decision, and often the other spouse doesn't make it easy to save face in a situation like that. When a spouse has cheated they will often point the finger at the other spouse and say something along the lines of, "It's your fault. You didn't give me what I wanted or needed." Again, there is always a choice, though Satan will try to get you believe that there isn't.</span><br />
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<span class="text 2Cor-2-11" id="en-KJV-28836">When one or both spouses refuses to admit that they were wrong or that they made a bad choice, it puts a road block in healing the marriage or fixing the problem. A marriage takes two people to keep running, and two people to fix problems. If one spouse is unwilling to admit that they made a mistake, then there can't be an open and honest discussion about the issues the couple is facing, and they can't grow and move on. What ends up happening is that issues pile up and never get dealt with, and ends up leaving one or both spouses feeling bitter and unhappy.</span><br />
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<span class="text 2Cor-2-11" id="en-KJV-28836">So far, just with the first three points, Satan has a pretty good plan of attack for breaking up Christian marriages. He attacks your relationship with God, makes you doubt, tries to get you to make the wrong choices even when you know they're wrong, and tries to get you to deny any wrongdoing so that communication is blocked and problems in the marriage can't be fixed. Now it becomes easy to see how Satan lays in wait to <span style="color: red;">'devour'</span> us. Lets look at what else the deceiver does to a marriage.</span><br />
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<b><span class="text 2Cor-2-11" id="en-KJV-28836">4) Satan Tries To Divide Us</span></b><br />
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<span class="text 2Cor-2-11" id="en-KJV-28836">When Adam blamed Eve for his own wrongdoing in eating the fruit, do you think it might have driven a wedge between them? What if your own spouse started blaming you for their own wrongdoings? Doubt in your spouse, blaming others for your own problems, lying, and a general lack in communication are all things that will divide two people in a relationship. There's a saying: united we stand, divided we fall. If you are united with your spouse and God, a strong front against the devil, it will be all the harder for the devil to take you down. If Satan can separate you however, get you to stop communicating or trusting each other, and divide you over differences of opinion, then he has two separate and much weaker targets to attack. </span><br />
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<span class="text 2Cor-2-11" id="en-KJV-28836">I would imagine that driving wedges between husbands and wives is one of Satan's favorite pastimes. One small unresolved difference of opinion can lead to another and another. True, we must sometimes agree to disagree, but often Satan will choose small annoyances in a relationship and then try to block communication as we read earlier, so that problems will build up and push spouses further and further apart. After reading this far, it may seem hopeless trying to resist Satan's influences in our lives and marriages, but at the end of the article we'll cover a few strong defenses against the devil's attacks.</span><br />
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<b><span class="text 2Cor-2-11" id="en-KJV-28836">5) </span><span class="text 2Cor-2-11" id="en-KJV-28836">Satan Wants You To Drag Other People Into Marriage Problems</span></b><br />
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with people of the opposite sex, or people that are not a good Christian
influence can be very dangerous in both instances. If a husband or
wife begins confiding their marriage problems in a friend of the
opposite sex, they are setting themselves up for an affair. The more
they tell their new 'confidant' about how terrible their spouse is, the
more they trust and like their friend. This is a slippery slope and can
lead to an affair very fast. It starts out innocent, but before they
know it, they find themselves having feelings for this friend, and they
feel as if this new friend is the only one who understands them. This
is not conducive to reconciling with their spouse, who is the one they
should be confiding in. </span><span class="text 2Cor-2-11" id="en-KJV-28836">Even though they know
it's wrong, they end up making the choice to have an affair because they
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other side of this coin is the spouse that talks about their marriage
problems, or bad mouths their spouse to a friend or family member who is
not Christian (not that bad mouthing your spouse is ever a good idea or
loving thing to do). Sometimes we do need an outsider to give us a
fresh perspective on things, but this person should be someone of the
same sex, who is a Bible believing, Bible following Christian.
Non-Christians will bring in worldly views and encourage you to do
un-Godly things, and often they will encourage you towards divorce and
fill your head with the notion that you are 'better' than your spouse
and that you 'deserve better' instead of encouraging you to reconcile in
a Biblical manner. I believe the only time that divorce should be encouraged, is when one spouse is physically or mentally abusive to their spouse and or children in some way. If this is the case, then separation is for the safety of the family members involved, not just because someone thinks 'you can do better'.</span><br />
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<span class="text 2Cor-2-11" id="en-KJV-28836">I've fallen into this trap myself on a number of occasions. Sometimes the situation seems hopeless and you begin to wonder if God wants to help you fix things, or if He is ignoring you, or if He can even fix things at all. These are all tricks of the devil. A covenant with God (marriage) is something to be kept, not thrown away, and I do not believe God would try to make two people divorce, so we can throw that notion out the window right away. The same goes for anything within the relationship that would lead to divorce. </span><span class="text 2Cor-2-11" id="en-KJV-28836">If you're despairing over a lack of communication or needs getting met within your marriage, don't think that God can't fix the problem. Pray about it, fervently and often (we'll talk about this more at the end of the study). If one spouse cheated, don't let the devil make you believe that this problem is beyond God to make right. There are many many books out there about Christian couples, where one cheated and God took their marriage and turned it around and made it better than it ever was before. </span><br />
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<span class="text 2Cor-2-11" id="en-KJV-28836">Our God is not a small, insignificant God. He is the creator of the universe and everything within. He's the one who made every star and remembers each star's name, He's the one who sent his Son Jesus to die on the cross for us so our sins could be washed away, He's the one who made the first marriage covenant with Adam and Eve. God can do anything except lie to you. Lying is the one thing God cannot do (<a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=God+cannot+lie&qs_version=KJV">Titus 1:2</a>).</span></div>
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<span class="text 2Cor-2-11" id="en-KJV-28836"><b>7) Satan Wants To Draw Our Attention Away From God</b></span><br />
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<span class="text 2Cor-2-11" id="en-KJV-28836">This point goes along nicely with number 6. Satan wants to confuse us and get us to stop listening to what God is telling us. This tactic comes by way of distraction. Instead of reading our Bible daily, Satan wants us to engage in other activities, and somehow five minutes a day seems like too much of a burden to sit and open your Bible before bed or while eating breakfast. Instead of praying with your spouse, Satan wants you to fight or to avoid the issues altogether. Instead of talking about problems in a respectful manner, Satan wants you to get mad and start yelling and saying hurtful things to each other. Instead of focusing on God and what God can do, Satan wants us to focus on money issues.</span><br />
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<span class="text Matt-14-26" id="en-KJV-23624">Matthew 14:26-32 <span style="color: red;">"And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. </span></span><span style="color: red;"><span class="text Matt-14-27" id="en-KJV-23625">But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. </span><span class="text Matt-14-28" id="en-KJV-23626">And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. </span><span class="text Matt-14-29" id="en-KJV-23627">And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. <b> </b></span><span class="text Matt-14-30" id="en-KJV-23628"><u>But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink,</u> he cried, saying, Lord, save me. </span><span class="text Matt-14-31" id="en-KJV-23629">And
immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said
unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? </span><u><span class="text Matt-14-32" id="en-KJV-23630">And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased."</span></u></span></div>
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We see a great example of someone's attention getting drawn away from the Lord in Matthew 14. Peter has faith enough to get out of the boat and walk across the water to Jesus, but then he gets distracted by the wind and suddenly his faith falters. Take note however, that while Peter got distracted and took his attention away from Jesus, he cried out for Jesus to save him, and Jesus did. Satan would have let Peter drown right there having drawn his attention away from Christ, but Christ was there waiting for Peter to call out to be saved. When we find ourselves distracted and lead away from Christ, we can always call out for help and Jesus will be there to pull us from the turbulent waves. Also take note that as soon as Peter asked Jesus to take charge of the situation and Jesus got Peter safely into the boat, the wind stopped. Put your eyes on Christ and keep them there and let the wind that Satan sends your way not bother you at all.<br />
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<b>8) Satan Wants Us To Give In To Idolatry</b></div>
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Whether it's work, money, hobbies, addictions, or just setting our spouse up on a pedestal, Satan wants us to place higher importance on other things and other people than we do on God.</div>
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<span class="text Exod-20-3" id="en-KJV-2055">Remember that in Exodus 20:3-5 God tells us: </span><span style="color: red;"><span class="text Exod-20-3" id="en-KJV-2055">"<u>Thou shalt have no other gods before me.</u> </span><span class="text Exod-20-4" id="en-KJV-2056">Thou
shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing
that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in
the water under the earth. </span><span class="text Exod-20-5" id="en-KJV-2057"><u>Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them...</u>"</span></span></div>
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Idols are another device Satan uses to distract us. We work hard, long hours because we need to fill our need for money so we can have nice houses and cars and buy more and more stuff that we want but don't really need. We place such a high value on money that much of our time and attention is focused on it instead of on God. Serving money instead of God also detracts from your time with your spouse, and many many marriages break up because of financial difficulties when two people try to live beyond their means.</div>
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The same thing happens when you serve an addiction or hobby instead of God. I'm reminded of the husband in the movie 'Fireproof' who had two addictions: pornography and his boat. He spent his time serving his addictions instead of serving God and focusing on his wife. Unfortunately this is the case in many marriages, where one or both spouses is so focused on other things, their attention is off of God and their family.<br />
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Setting your spouse up on a pedestal is another form of idolatry. Oftentimes, especially with young couples or newlyweds, someone places their spouse up on a pedestal by having high expectations of them, often times higher than their own expectations of themselves. They expect their spouse to be perfect, they expect them to never fail or falter, to never sin, to never make a mistake. This leads to both spouses being sorely disappointed. The one because their spouse didn't live up to their overzealous expectations, and the other because they can't live up to their spouses expectations no matter how hard they try. When you expect your spouse to be perfect, it's like you're worshiping them like you would God.</div>
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God warns us again in 1John 5:21 <span style="color: red;">"<span class="text 1John-5-21" id="en-KJV-30646">Little children, keep yourselves from idols,"</span></span> and that <span style="color: red;">"<span class="text Ps-16-4" id="en-KJV-14097">Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god," </span></span>in Psalm 16:4. God feels so strongly against idolatry that we're warned in 1 Corinthians 10:14 to<span class="text 1Cor-10-14" id="en-KJV-28582"> <span style="color: red;">"flee from idolatry."</span></span> Unfortunately, from the time Satan told Eve that she would become like a God in Genesis after eating the fruit, to now, this remains one of Satan's favorite tactics in destroying a Christian marriage.</div>
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The following is a list of things people do in marriages that open the door for Satan to come in. Take note of each thing, because avoiding these things will help keep the deceiver out of your relationship:<br />
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<li><b>Withholding sex from your spouse</b> </li>
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<li>1 Corinthians 7:3-5 <span style="color: red;">"Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife. Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency."</span></li>
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<li><b><span class="text Prov-4-23" id="en-KJV-16514"><b>Spending too much time thinking on your spouses negative attributes instead of their positive qualities</b></span> </b></li>
<li><b>Saying hurtful things</b></li>
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<li><span class="text Prov-15-1" id="en-KJV-16809">Proverbs 15:1 <span style="color: red;">"A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger."</span></span><b><span style="color: red;"> </span></b></li>
<li>Proverbs 21:23 <span style="color: red;">"<span class="text Prov-21-23" id="en-KJV-17008">Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles."</span> </span><b> </b></li>
<li>Luke 6:45 <span style="color: red;">"<span class="text Luke-6-45" id="en-KJV-25192">A good man out of the
good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an
evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which
is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh."</span> </span><b> </b></li>
<li>Ephesians 4:29 <span style="color: red;">"<span class="text Eph-4-29" id="en-KJV-29302">Let no corrupt
communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the
use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers."</span></span><b> </b></li>
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<li><b><span class="text Prov-4-23" id="en-KJV-16514"><b>Not being thankful for your spouse. Not cherishing your spouse.</b></span></b></li>
<li><b>Being disrespectful to your spouse</b></li>
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<li>1 Peter 3:7 <span style="color: red;">"Likewise,
ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto
the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the
grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered." </span><b> </b></li>
<li>1 Peter 2:17<b> </b><span style="color: red;"><span class="text 1Pet-2-17" id="en-KJV-30417">"Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king."</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span class="text 1Pet-2-17" id="en-KJV-30417"><b></b></span></span>Ephesians 5:21-22 <span style="color: red;">Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.” </span><b><br /></b></li>
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<li><b>Refusing to let go of your spouses mistakes instead of forgiving them</b></li>
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<li>Matthew 6:15 <span style="color: red;">"But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."</span><b> </b></li>
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<li><b>Not admitting when you were in the wrong or saying you're sorry (and meaning it)</b></li>
<li><b>Being sarcastic and bitter to your spouse</b> </li>
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<li> Collosians 3:18-19 <span style="color: red;">"Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.</span><span style="color: red;"> Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them." </span></li>
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<li><b>Holding your own wants, needs, and rights above those of your spouse</b> </li>
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<li>(I highly recommend reading the Love Dare book to learn about this and many other important principles)</li>
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<li><b>Not putting your time, effort, energy, and money into your relationship with your spouse</b></li>
<li><b>Not guarding your heart</b> </li>
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<li>Proverbs 4:23 <span style="color: red;">"<span class="text Prov-4-23" id="en-KJV-16514">Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life."</span></span></li>
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<li><b><span class="text Prov-4-23" id="en-KJV-16514">Letting the word or concept of 'divorce' creep into your marriage</span></b></li>
<li><b>Judging your spouse for his or her mistakes</b></li>
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<li><span class="text Matt-7-1" id="en-KJV-23318">Matthew 7:1-2 <span style="color: red;">"Judge not, that ye be not judged. </span></span><span style="color: red;"><span class="text Matt-7-2" id="en-KJV-23319">For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again."</span></span></li>
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<li><b><span class="text Prov-4-23" id="en-KJV-16514">Letting other family members or friends dictate what happens in your marriage</span></b></li>
<li><b><span class="text Prov-4-23" id="en-KJV-16514">Forgetting to <a href="http://www.christianbiblestudyblog.blogspot.com/2007/12/prayer-conversations-with-god.html">pray</a> daily with your spouse</span></b></li>
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<li><span class="text Prov-4-23" id="en-KJV-16514">James 5:16 <span style="color: red;">"Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.<b>"</b></span></span><b><span class="text Prov-4-23" id="en-KJV-16514"><br /></span></b></li>
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<li><b><span class="text Prov-4-23" id="en-KJV-16514">Forgetting to read your Bible daily </span></b></li>
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My favorite is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1433679590/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1433679590&linkCode=as2&tag=freetrad101-20">The Love Dare</a> book. You may have heard of it if you've seen the movie Fireproof. My entire perspective on marriage has changed since reading the Love Dare and it has been a great help to me in explaining the biblical principles of God's love and how that applies to us in a marriage relationship. It even gives you a clear cut guide on how to pray in the appendix, and daily homework assignments. I didn't do it one day at a time as it suggests. I did one every few days so I could more fully meditate and take in each concept and incorporate it into my life. </div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0800719387/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0800719387&linkCode=as2&tag=freetrad101-20">His Needs Her Needs</a> comes in a close second to the Love Dare book. Willard Harley Jr does a great job laying out the basic needs we often fail to meet for our spouses, and also lays out some basic biblical principles of marriage and how failing to meet your spouses needs can lead to an affair, while meeting them can make your marriage better than ever.</div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL
NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. PLEASE READ ALL RULES.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ELIGIBILITY </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">- Sweepstakes/Giveaways are open only to legal residents of the
fifty (50) United States (including District of Columbia) who are at least
eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Proof of age will be required if you win.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">-
The immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household
members of JATomlinson (Owner, Christian Bible Study Blog), and owners of the
giveaway sponsors and blogs are not eligible to win. Subject to all applicable
federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these
Official Rules and Sponsor’s and Administrator’s decisions, which are final and
binding in all matters related to the Promotion. Winning a prize is contingent
upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">TIMING</span></b><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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The Promotion ends as specified in the footer of each individual Sweepstakes at
11:59 p.m. EST (the “Promotion Period”). Administrator’s computer is the
official time keeping device for this Promotion.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">HOW TO ENTER</span></b><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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During the Promotion Period, follow the instructions in the Required Entry
section in each Promotion. You automatically will receive the specified number
of Sweepstakes entries indicated by completing the Required Entry form for that
particular Promotion. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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In addition, you may earn Extra Entries for completing the non-required
entries.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<i><u><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Limit:</span></u></i><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Multiple entrants are not permitted to
share the same email address and/or household. Any attempt by any entrant to
obtain more than the stated number of plays/entries by using multiple/different
email addresses, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods
will void that entrant’s plays/entries and that entrant may be disqualified.
Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in
disqualification. Sponsors, administrators, and owners are not responsible for
lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected registrations,
which will be disqualified. In the event of a dispute as to any registration or
play, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register will
be deemed to be the registrant or player. The “authorized account holder” is
the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider,
online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email
addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Potential
winners may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">WINNER SELECTION</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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is an independent judging organization whose decisions as to the administration
and operation of the Promotion and the selection of potential winners are final
and binding in all matters related to the Promotion. Administrator will
randomly select the potential Sweepstakes winner, from all eligible entries
through the use of <a href="http://random.org/" target="_blank">Random.org</a>
Random Integer Generator on or around the end date specified for the Promotion
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<span style="font-size: small;">All answers are taken out of the authorized KJV. These trivia questions are from the articles posted here in January and February 2013. You can read over our January/February posts for the answers, or see the end of the post for answers.</span></div>
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<b>1)</b> In what book did the following scripture come from? <span style="color: red;">"After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep."</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="text Mark-8-31" id="en-KJV-24532"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">"After
that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the
greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep." </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
- See more at:
http://www.christianbiblestudyblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/jesus-resurrected-christs-risen.html#sthash.9Y226Uaj.dpuf</div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="text Mark-8-31" id="en-KJV-24532"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">"After
that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the
greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep." </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
- See more at:
http://www.christianbiblestudyblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/jesus-resurrected-christs-risen.html#sthash.9Y226Uaj.dpuf</div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="text Mark-8-31" id="en-KJV-24532"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">"After
that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the
greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep." </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
- See more at:
http://www.christianbiblestudyblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/jesus-resurrected-christs-risen.html#sthash.9Y226Uaj.dpuf</div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="text Mark-8-31" id="en-KJV-24532"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">"After
that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the
greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep." </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
- See more at:
http://www.christianbiblestudyblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/jesus-resurrected-christs-risen.html#sthash.9Y226Uaj.dpuf</div>
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<b>2)</b> True or False: The last book of the Bible is the Revelation of John?</div>
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<b>3)</b> In Deuteronomy 6:5 what are the three things you're supposed to love the Lord with?</div>
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<b>4)</b> When is the day of the Lord?</div>
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<b>5)</b> Where does the Bible tell us that God doesn't write to confuse us?</div>
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1 Corinthians 15:6</div>
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<b>Answers:</b></div>
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<b>1)</b> In what book did the following scripture come from? <span style="color: red;">"After
that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the
greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep."</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="text Mark-8-31" id="en-KJV-24532"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">"After
that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the
greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep." </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
- See more at:
http://www.christianbiblestudyblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/jesus-resurrected-christs-risen.html#sthash.9Y226Uaj.dpuf</div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="text Mark-8-31" id="en-KJV-24532"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">"After
that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the
greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep." </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
- See more at:
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that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the
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<b>Answer:</b> 1 Corinthians 15:16</div>
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<b>2)</b> True or False: The last book of the Bible is the Revelation of John?</div>
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<b>4)</b> When is the day of the Lord?</div>
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<b>5)</b> Where does the Bible tell us that God doesn't write to confuse us? </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944775590944762112.post-65650932686213210152013-02-26T15:00:00.000-08:002013-02-26T15:00:54.930-08:00When Is Easter<ul>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><b>When is Easter 2013? </b>Sunday March 31, 2013</span><b><br /></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>When is Easter 2014? </b>Sunday April 20, 2014<b><br /></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>When is Easter 2015? </b>Sunday April 5, 2015<b><br /></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>When is Easter 2016? </b>Sunday March 27, 2016 <b><br /></b></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You might hear some Christians call this holiday Resurrection Sunday, but why? Is there really a difference? The name really depends on what you're celebrating. If you're celebrating the <a href="http://christianbiblestudyblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/jesus-resurrected-christs-risen.html">resurrection of Christ</a> after the third day, then the holiday really should be called Resurrection Sunday. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you're celebrating the pagan goddess Ishtar (pronounced Easter), the goddess of fertility (hence the eggs and bunnies) then you should call it Easter. The origins of the name Easter come from the celebration of the pagan godess known as Tammuz, also known as Semiramis or Ishtar. The day the pagans celebrated this fertility godess came to be known as Ishtar. This day was celebrated with eggs and rabbits, known fertility symbols. The celebration of 'Ishtar (Easter) was nearby to Passover but can sometimes be up to three weeks away from Passover. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, how did contemporary Christians come to celebrate the <a href="http://christianbiblestudyblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/jesus-resurrected-christs-risen.html">resurrection of our Lord</a> by calling it Easter? The Roman Catholic church, in an attempt to assimilate pagans into the church began incorporating pagan symbols, names, and holidays into the Catholic church and ceremony. Other examples of this are the Christmas tree (also a pagan symbol) along with the time of year that Christmas is celebrated (close to the winter solstice but far from when Christ was actually born).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ressurection Sunday is the celebration of the ressurection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his death on the cross. You can read more about what the <a href="http://christianbiblestudyblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/jesus-resurrected-christs-risen.html">ressurection is here</a>. While it may be fun to do egg hunts and tell the kids about the <span style="font-size: large;">"Easter<span style="font-size: large;"> bunny<span style="font-size: large;">,<span style="font-size: large;">" it's important to remember that these are part of the pagan tradition not the Christian one. <span style="font-size: large;">If you do Easter egg hunts and candy from the E<span style="font-size: large;">aster bun<span style="font-size: large;">ny, be sure to </span></span></span></span>also teach the kids the true meaning of <span style="font-size: large;">Resurrection</span> <span style="font-size: large;">Su<span style="font-size: large;">nday and let them know that eggs and bunnies have nothing to do with <span style="font-size: large;">Christ.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">How is <span style="font-size: large;">Resurrection Sunday celebrated?</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Typically Christians will go to a special 'sunrise service' <span style="font-size: large;">that Sunday morning at <span style="font-size: large;">church<span style="font-size: large;">. Sometimes these <span style="font-size: large;">sunrise services are held outdoors if the weather is nice. The <span style="font-size: large;">rest of <span style="font-size: large;">the day is typically spent with family, and involves a large meal that may include a large ham.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>What Is The Resurrection Of Jesus?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The four Gospels of the New Testament (<a href="http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/k/kjv/kjv-idx?type=DIV1&byte=4380943">Matthew</a>, <a href="http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/k/kjv/kjv-idx?type=DIV1&byte=4520748">Mark</a>, <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/k/kjv/kjv-idx?type=DIV1&byte=4609530">Luke</a>, and <a href="http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/k/kjv/kjv-idx?type=DIV1&byte=4760421">John</a>) are <span style="font-size: large;">the story of <span style="font-size: large;">Jesus Christ's birth, life, miracles, <span style="font-size: large;">resurrection<span style="font-size: large;">, and <a href="http://christianbiblestudyblog.blogspot.com/2007/12/salvation-our-gateway-to-heaven.html">salvation of sinners</a>. This post dea<span style="font-size: large;">ls specifically with the resurrection of Christ.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jesus told his disciples</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text Mark-8-31" id="en-KJV-24532">, <span style="color: red;">"...the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of
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after three days rise again</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">,"</span> Mark 8:31<span style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text Mark-8-31" id="en-KJV-24532"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">To<span style="font-size: large;"> rise or be risen according to the Websters 1828 dictionary is: </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text Mark-8-31" id="en-KJV-24532"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">"To be revived from death." So when Jesus tells his <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">disciples</span> that he will <span style="color: red;">"be killed</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">, and after three days rise again,"</span> he's telling his disciples that he will die and <span style="font-size: large;">after three days come back to life.<span style="font-size: large;"> This is important because Jesus is the <span style="font-size: large;">Son of God and was killed for sins he didn't commit so that we could escape the punishment for our own sins. Instead of just dying however, Jesus defeated death and came back to life. He wasn't re-<span style="font-size: large;">created as a new person, he phys<span style="font-size: large;">ically got up from his place of death (rose) and became alive again. When <span style="font-size: large;">his followers went to his tomb to find him after three days, he was gone, and began appearing to people<span style="font-size: large;"> in the area to prove that he was alive again. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text Mark-8-31" id="en-KJV-24532"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">A lot of people saw Christ alive after they had seen him killed<span style="font-size: large;"> (proof that he did die, and that he <span style="font-size: large;">did rise and that his body wasn't just stolen or misplaced).</span></span> <b> Take a look at th<span style="font-size: large;">e resurrection appearances of C<span style="font-size: large;">hrist:</span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text Mark-8-31" id="en-KJV-24532"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">John 20:11-18 Christ appears to Mary Magdalene<span style="font-size: large;">: </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="text John-20-11" id="en-KJV-26879"></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">"But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre, And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him. And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master. Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God. Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text Mark-8-31" id="en-KJV-24532"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Matthew 28:<span style="font-size: large;">8-10 Christ appears to other women<span style="font-size: large;">:</span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text Mark-8-31" id="en-KJV-24532"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;">"And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word. And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.<span style="font-size: small;">"</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text Mark-8-31" id="en-KJV-24532"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them. And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted. And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.<span style="font-size: small;">"</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text Mark-8-31" id="en-KJV-24532"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;">Luke 24:36-43 "And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet. And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat? And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb. And he took it, and did eat before them." </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text Mark-8-31" id="en-KJV-24532"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;">John 20:19-25 "Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained. But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe." </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text Mark-8-31" id="en-KJV-24532"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">John 20:26-29 Jesus shows himself to Thomas and the ten disciples:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text Mark-8-31" id="en-KJV-24532"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;">"And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.<span style="font-size: small;">"</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text Mark-8-31" id="en-KJV-24532"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">1 Corinthians 15:6 Five hundred people see Jesus alive:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text Mark-8-31" id="en-KJV-24532"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;">"After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep." </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text Mark-8-31" id="en-KJV-24532"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">1 Corinthians 15:7 James and the apostles see Jesus:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">"After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text Mark-8-31" id="en-KJV-24532"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;">Acts 9:1-6 "And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem. And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do." </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(The other scriptures listed here about Paul are too many to post. Click on their links to <span style="font-size: large;">read them).</span></span><br />
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<span class="text Rev-1-1" id="en-KJV-30699">In many of our Bibles, the book of Revelation is given the title "The Revelation of St. John the Divine." And yet the first verse clearly states, "The Revelation of Jesus Christ." We need to remember that these titles are not part of scripture but were merely added to identify the different books of the Bible and to also identify the human writer whom God used to pen His Word. </span></div>
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<span class="text Rev-1-1" id="en-KJV-30699">The word "revelation" comes from the Greek word "apokalupsis" or "</span><span class="st">apocalypse" and means to uncover or unveil. It is the unveiling of Jesus Christ. Through the book of Revelation we will see the unveiling of Jesus Christ, His return to this earth and His reign on this earth for a thousand years, also know as the Day of the Lord. </span></div>
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<span class="text Rev-1-1" id="en-KJV-30699">Rev. 1:1 <span style="color: red;"><i>"The Revelation of Jesus
Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which
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<span class="st">The revelation was given from God to Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ then sends it to John via His (Christ's) angel. Notice that it is "signified" by the angel to John. In other words it is given in symbols. Now, I've always believed and taught that the Bible should be taken literally. For example, when the Bible states <i><span style="color: red;">"</span></i></span><i><span style="color: red;">For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God<span style="color: black;">.</span>"</span> </i>in Romans 3:23, we can take God's Word literally. It says <span style="color: red;"><i>"for all."</i></span> This literally means all or everyone. And when it says <span style="color: red;"><i>"sin"</i></span>, well that literally means sin. <i><span style="color: red;">"Come short of the glory of God"</span></i> will literally mean that when mankind sins, we fall short of God's glory. It's just that simple. I take the Bible literally. Now when the Bible uses symbols or signs, I believe there is still a literal interpretation for those symbols or signs. God has a literal interpretation, and sometimes we humans get it right and unfortunately we often get it wrong. Although the book of Revelation was given to John in symbols or signs, we can still receive a literal interpretation from these signs.</div>
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Rev. 1:2 <span style="color: red;"><i>"Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw."</i></span></div>
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The "who" in verse two is referring to the Apostle John. John had been exiled to the island of Patmos for his testimony of Jesus Christ during the reign of Domitian sometime between A.D. 91 and 96. It was during this time that John penned the book of Revelation. Here we are told that John bare record of the Word of God or the scriptures. John also bare record of the testimony of Jesus Christ. Just what is the testimony of Jesus Christ? This question is answered in chapter 19 and verse 10, where we read <span style="color: red;"><i>"And
I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it
not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony
of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of
prophecy."</i></span> The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. The book of Revelation is a prophetic book. Chapters four through twenty-two all deal with future events. Lastly, we see that John bare record of all things that he saw. This is past tense and does not refer to the book of Revelation but to the life of Jesus Christ, His death and His resurrection. John b<i>a</i>re record of Christ and was exiled for doing so. </div>
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Rev. 1:3 <span style="color: red;"><i>"Blessed
is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and
keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand." </i></span> </div>
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The book of Revelation begins with a blessing and will end with a curse, see Rev. <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation%2022:18-19&version=KJV">22:18-19</a>. God promises a special blessing for all those who read and to those who hear the words from the book of Revelation. Also a blessing to those who will <span style="color: red;"><i>"keep those things which are written therein."</i></span> I believe this means to memorize and meditate on those things written in the book of Revelation. You will notice that it doesn't say anything about understanding the book. God promises a blessing for all those who will read, hear,<i> </i>and keep on the things written in the book of Revelation without necessarily understanding all that is written within. Don't let the fact that you don't understand the book keep you from reading it. Satan doesn't want us to read the book. Satan doesn't want us to see his final judgement. God wants you to read this book. Every time you read it you'll receive a new gold nugget. You're going to find doctrine in the book of Revelation, you'll find answers to questions asked from the time of creation. Read it and receive a blessing from God!</div>
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Rev. 1:4 <span style="color: red;"><i>"John
to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace,
from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the
seven Spirits which are before his throne;"</i></span></div>
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The number seven in scripture means completeness and we are going to see it used throughout the book of Revelation. John addresses his letter to the "seven churches which are in Asia." Although there were at least ten churches in Asia during John's time, the letter is addressed to only seven. We are going to see when we get to chapters two and three that these seven churches represent and share certain characteristics of the seven periods of church history. We will talk more about these seven periods of church history, the church age and Daniel's seventy weeks when we get to chapter two of Revelation. </div>
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John uses a greeting that is common in the New Testament and was often used by the Apostle Paul, "grace and peace." Grace was the greeting used by the Greeks and Peace was that used by the Jews. The early churches were often made up of both Jews and Greeks. Paul tells us in Galatians 3:27-28 <i><span style="color: red;">"For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus."</span></i> When we are baptized (immersed) into Christ, we become new creatures, we become the body of Christ.</div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span class="text Rev-1-4" id="en-KJV-30702">"From him which is, and which was, and which is to come,</span>"</span> refers to God the Father. Although it may appear to refer to Jesus Christ, it would not make much since as we see in the very next verse <i><span style="color: red;">"</span></i><span class="text Rev-1-5" id="en-KJV-30703"><i><span style="color: red;">And from Jesus Christ."</span></i> It wouldn't make sense to say in verses 4&5, "Greetings from Jesus and from the Holy Spirit and from Jesus." It would though make since to read it "Greetings from the Father, the Holy Spirit and Jesus." <i><span style="color: red;">"Him which is, and which was, and which is to come,"</span></i> signifies the past, present and future, the eternal being of God. </span></div>
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Rev. 1:5-6 <span style="color: red;"><i>"And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen." </i></span></div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span class="text Rev-1-5" id="en-KJV-30703"><i><span style="color: red;">"The faithful witness."</span></i> Since the book of Revelation is the unveiling of Jesus Christ, who better to testify of those things. Christ is our faithful witness. In the gospels we saw Christ in his humanity, we saw Christ as the Lamb of God, we saw His sacrifice for our sins. In the book of Revelation we will see Christ as judge and as king. Christ's testimony is faithful and true.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span class="text Rev-1-5" id="en-KJV-30703"><span style="color: red;"><i>"The first begotten of the dead." </i></span> Christ certainly wasn't the first person to be raised from the dead. Christ resurrected Lazarus from the dead as well as Jairus' daughter and the widow's son. Christ is the first to rise from the dead not to ever die again. The first to rise in an incorruptible, immortal body. </span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: red;"><span class="text Rev-1-5" id="en-KJV-30703">"</span></span></i><span class="text Rev-1-5" id="en-KJV-30703"><i><span style="color: red;"><span class="text Rev-1-5" id="en-KJV-30703">Prince of the kings of the earth."</span></span></i> In verse six we see that Christ has made "us" kings. We are also told that we will reign with Christ on this earth Rev. <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation%205:10&version=KJV">5:10</a>, <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation%2020:6&version=KJV">20:6</a>, <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation%2022:5&version=KJV">22:5</a>. This is a literal earthly kingdom as we will see as we further study the book of Revelation. </span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: red;"><span class="text Rev-1-5" id="en-KJV-30703">"</span></span></i><span class="text Rev-1-5" id="en-KJV-30703"><span class="text Rev-1-5" id="en-KJV-30703"><i><span style="color: red;">Unto him that loved us."</span></i> Christ loves "us" and this is why He was faithful to death on the cross. Since Christ loves "us" there should be no reason to be frightened when we read the book of Revelation. When speaking about the rapture, the return of Christ and the Day of Christ, Paul tells us to <i><span style="color: red;">"comfort one another with these words,"</span></i> 1 Thessalonians 4:18 and <i><span style="color: red;">"That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or troubled by our gathering together unto him."</span></i> 2 Thessalonians 2:2. Unto him that loved "us." When we read that little word "us" in Revelation as well as in first and second Thessalonians, it refers to the church, the body of Christ. Christ loves his Church and this is why Paul can tell us in 1 Thessalonians 5:9b <i><span style="color: red;">"For God hath not appointed us to wrath..."</span></i></span><i><span style="color: red;"> </span></i><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Click <a href="http://www.christianbiblestudyblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-rapture-part-1-confidence-in.html">HERE</a> to read about having confidence in Christ's return, and click <a href="http://www.christianbiblestudyblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-rapture-part-2-day-of-lord.html">HERE</a> to read about the day of the Lord.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span class="text Rev-1-5" id="en-KJV-30703"><span class="text Rev-1-5" id="en-KJV-30703"><span style="color: red;"><i>"Washed us from our sins in his own blood."</i></span> Notice that little word "us" again. Have you put your faith in Jesus Christ? Have you been washed in the blood? The blood of Christ has washed (separated) us from our sins! You see that there is spiritual circumcision (separation) that takes place when we accept Christ as our personal saviour. Colossians 2:11 <i><span style="color: red;">"</span></i></span></span><span class="text Rev-1-5" id="en-KJV-30703"><span class="text Rev-1-5" id="en-KJV-30703"><i><span style="color: red;">In
whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands,
in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of
Christ:"</span></i> Although I will carry around this body of sin until I die, I have been circumcised (separated) from it through Christ. It's the blood of Jesus Christ that has washed (separated) us from our sins.</span> </span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red;"><i><span class="text Rev-1-5" id="en-KJV-30703">"</span></i></span><span class="text Rev-1-5" id="en-KJV-30703"><span style="color: red;"><i><span class="text Rev-1-6" id="en-KJV-30704">Hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father."</span></i></span> In the Old Testament tabernacle and temple worship, only the priest was aloud entry into the most holy place, and only with the blood of the sacrificial lamb, goat or ram. "Us" the church, have been made priests and as priests, we can enter into the holy place or the Throne of Grace boldly. See <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%204:16&version=KJV">Hebrews 4:16</a>. Again in Rev. 5:10 <i><span style="color: red;">"</span></i></span><span class="text Rev-1-5" id="en-KJV-30703"><span class="text Rev-5-10" id="en-KJV-30790"><i><span style="color: red;">And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth."</span></i> This ought to excite the child of God. We are going to reign as kings and priests (in our glorified bodies) on this earth!</span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: red;"><span class="text Rev-1-5" id="en-KJV-30703"><span class="text Rev-5-10" id="en-KJV-30790">"</span></span></span></i><span class="text Rev-1-5" id="en-KJV-30703"><span class="text Rev-5-10" id="en-KJV-30790"><i><span style="color: red;"><span class="text Rev-1-6" id="en-KJV-30704">To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever."</span></span></i> </span> All the kingdoms and dominions of this earth are temporary, but the dominion of Christ will be forever. Christ will reign on this earth for a thousand years and then Satan will be loosed from his prison to deceive the nations once again. Revelation 20:10 tells us<i><span style="color: red;"> "</span></i></span><span class="text Rev-1-5" id="en-KJV-30703"><span class="text Rev-20-10" id="en-KJV-31049"><i><span style="color: red;">And the devil that
deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the
beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night
for ever and ever."</span></i> The last two chapters of Revelation tells us that there will be a new heaven and a "new earth" as this earth will pass away</span> and that we will reign with Christ forever. </span></li>
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<b>** This is part 2 in a series on the rapture. For part one click <a href="http://www.christianbiblestudyblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-rapture-part-1-confidence-in.html">HERE</a>. **</b></div>
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This is the second of three articles dealing with the rapture of the church, the Day of the Lord and the return of Christ. It is my intention to show that the child of God needs not fear the return of Christ, but should look forward to His return. <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Timothy+4:8&version=KJV">2 Timothy 4:8</a> promises a crown of righteousness to all who love his appearing. </div>
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1 Thessalonians 5:1-2 tells us that, <i><span style="color: red;">"</span></i><span class="text 1Thess-5-2" id="en-KJV-29624"><i><span style="color: red;">But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night."</span></i> </span></div>
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<span class="text 1Thess-5-2" id="en-KJV-29624">So what is "The day of the Lord?" In 2 Peter 3:8-10 we read <i><span style="color: red;">"But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that <u>one day is with the Lord as a thousand years</u>, and a <u>thousand years as one day</u>.
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count
slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should
perish, but that all should come to repentance. But the <u>day of the Lord</u>
will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass
away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat,
the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up."</span></i>
The day of the Lord is a thousand year period of time which includes
the Great Tribulation period and the return of Christ as well as His
earthly Kingdom. The Day of the Lord is described in great detail in the book of Revelation, chapters <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation%206-20&version=KJV">six through twenty</a>.</span></div>
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<span class="text 1Thess-5-2" id="en-KJV-29624">According to both </span><span class="text 1Thess-5-2" id="en-KJV-29624">1 Thessalonians 5:2 and 2 Peter 3:10, The Day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night. Over the years, I've heard many good intentioned folks make predictions as to the time of Christ's return. Christ Himself told us that,<i><span style="color: red;">"</span></i></span><span class="text 1Thess-5-2" id="en-KJV-29624"><i><span style="color: red;">But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only,"</span></i> Matthew 24:36. Christ clearly tells us that no man knows the time of His return. 1 Thessalonians 2, tells us that the Day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night. Just how does a thief arrive? A few years ago, a thief broke into our home while we were out. I checked the answering machine and there was no message from the thief. No, he didn't call in advance of his coming to our home. He didn't send us a letter confirming the time he would break in and rob us. A thief will never announce his coming. The Day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, unannounced. </span></div>
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<span class="text 1Thess-5-2" id="en-KJV-29624"><span class="text 1Thess-5-2" id="en-KJV-29624">In <a href="http://www.christianbiblestudyblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-rapture-part-1-confidence-in.html">the previous article</a></span>, we read about the rapture in chapter four of 1 Thessalonians. Now in chapter five, we are introduced to the Day of the Lord. It is no mystery as to why Paul would introduce the rapture in chapter four and the Day of the Lord in chapter five. Now, I'm no theologian, but I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that chapter four comes before chapter five because the events of chapter four take place before the events of chapter five. Remember Paul told us that <span style="color: red;"><i>"</i></span></span><span style="color: red;"><i>God is not the author of confusion..."</i></span> in 1 Corinthians 14:33. There are some Bible teachers out there that want you to believe that the events described in chapter four of 1 Thessalonians will take place in the middle or at the end of those events described in chapter five. At the risk of publishing a lengthy article, I'm going to print here the last six verses of chapter four and the first three verses of chapter five. I want you to notice closely the wording in these nine verses. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:3 <span style="color: red;"><i>"But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that <b><u>ye</u></b> sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if <u><b>we</b></u> believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this <u><b>we</b></u> say unto you by the word of the Lord, that <u><b>we</b></u> which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then <u><b>we</b></u> which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall <u><b>we</b></u> ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words. But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when <u><b>they</b></u> shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon <u><b>them</b></u>, as travail upon a woman with child; and <u><b>they</b></u> shall not escape.</i>"</span><br />
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Did you notice the wording of these verses? The "we" of chapter four is the church, the body of Christ, those who have accepted Christ as their personal saviour. The "they" and "them" of chapter five are those who rejected Christ. Sudden destruction will fall on <u>them</u> not us and <u>they</u> shall not escape. Let's look at Revelation 6:2-8 <span style="color: red;"><i>"And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth <u>conquering, and to conquer</u>. And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon <u>to take peace from the earth</u>, and that they should <u>kill one another</u>: and there was given unto him a great sword. And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, <u>A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny</u><span style="color: black;"> </span></i><span style="color: black;">(a penny was a day's wages)</span><i>; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and <u>his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him</u>. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to <u>kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth</u>."</i></span> Chapter six of Revelation begins recording the events of the Great Tribulation which continues until chapter nineteen of Revelation. <span style="color: red;"><i>"For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape,"</i></span> 1 Thessalonians 5:3. This is the Great Tribulation. </div>
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Now lets look at 1 Thessalonians 5:4 <span style="color: red;"><i>"</i></span><span class="text 1Thess-5-4" id="en-KJV-29626"><span style="color: red;"><i>But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief."</i></span> Now why won't the day of the Lord overtake us as a thief? Because we were taken out in chapter four of 1 Thessalonians. </span></div>
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1 Thessalonians 5:9-11 tells us <i><span style="color: red;">"For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him. Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do."</span></i> Paul tells us to comfort ourselves and to edify one another. The reason we can take comfort in this passage of scripture is because "God hath not appointed us to wrath." In a study of the book of Revelation we see that God's wrath is poured out on the people of this earth during the Great Tribulation period. We my friend are not appointed unto wrath.<br />
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The book of Revelation details certain event such as:<br />
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<li>Church history - chapters 2 & 3</li>
<li>The rapture - chapter 4 verse 1</li>
<li>The church in heaven after the rapture - chapters 4 & 5 </li>
<li>The Great Tribulation period - chapters 6 - 19</li>
<li>Christ's return and earthly kingdom - chapters 19 - 20</li>
<li>New heaven, new earth and the eternal reign - chapters 21 & 22</li>
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If we take these events and keep them in the order which God gives them to us, we'll have a clear understanding of the rapture, the Great Tribulation and the return of Christ. Just as we can see the order of events in Revelation, we can see the same order of events in 1 Thessalonians 4 & 5. In chapter four of 1 Thessalonians, we see a beautiful description of the rapture. In chapter five of 1 Thessalonians we see the Day of the Lord coming as a thief in the night. <br />
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So in conclusion of this article, I would again like to quote the Apostle Paul "<span style="color: red;"><i>Wherefore comfort one another with these words."</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><i><span style="color: black;">This is part 2 in a series. Stay tuned for part 3.</span> </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="text Exod-20-5" id="en-KJV-2057">Sometimes it's helpful to have a collection of verses to fall back on in specific topics when putting together a Bible study, or researching for your own study purposes. Today's post contains scriptures out of the KJV containing the word Love. Whether you're making a Christian valentines day card, or putting together a study for yourself or others, we hope this collection of verses helps you.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="text Exod-20-5" id="en-KJV-2057">Note: This list does not contain every single mention of the word 'Love' in the KJV, but does contain a good portion of them. Scriptures are in order <span style="font-size: small;">starting <span style="font-size: small;">in the old testament and <span style="font-size: small;">going all the way to Revelation.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="text Exod-20-5" id="en-KJV-2057">Exodus 20:5-6 "Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span>
thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the
children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; </span><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058">And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments."</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058">Leviticus 19:18 "</span><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058">Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt <b>love</b> thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD."</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058">Leviticus 19:34 "</span><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058">But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt <b>love</b> him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God."</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058">Deuteronomy 5:10 "</span><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058">And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that <b>love</b> me and keep my commandments."</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058">Deuteronomy 6:5 "</span><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058">And thou shalt <b>love</b> the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might."</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058">Deuteronomy 7:7 "</span><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058">The LORD did not set his <b>love</b> upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:"</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058">Deuteronomy 7:9 "</span><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058">Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that <b>love</b> him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;"</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058">Deut. 10:12 "</span><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058">And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to <b>love</b> him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,"</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058">Deut. 11:1 "</span><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058">Therefore thou shalt <b>love</b> the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway."</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058">Deut. 30:20 "</span><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058">That thou mayest <b>love</b> the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey
his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life,
and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the
LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to
give them."</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058">Joshua 23:11 "</span><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058">Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye <b>love</b> the LORD your God."</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058">2 Chronicles 9:8 "Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his
throne, to be king for the LORD thy God: because thy God <b>love</b>d Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice."</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058">Psalm 5:11 "</span>But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever
shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that <b>love</b> thy name be joyful in thee."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058">Psalm 11:7 "</span>For the righteous LORD <b>love</b>th righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058">Psalm 18:1 "</span>I will <b>love</b> thee, O LORD, my strength."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058">Psalm 31:23 "</span>O <b>love</b> the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058">Psalm 33:5 "</span>He <b>love</b>th righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058">Psalm 37:28 </span>"For the LORD <b>love</b>th judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058"></span><br /><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058">Psalm 40:16 "</span>Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as <b>love</b> thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058"><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058"><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058"><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058">Psalm 119:97 "</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>O how <b>love</b> I thy law! it is my meditation all the day."</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058"><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058"><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058"><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058"><span class="text Exod-20-6" id="en-KJV-2058">Psalm 119:127 "</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Therefore I <b>love</b> thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold."</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Proverbs 3:12 "For whom the LORD <b>love</b>th he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Proverbs 4:6 "Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: <b>love</b> her, and she shall keep thee.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Proverbs 5:19 "Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her <b>love</b>."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Proverbs 8:21 "That I may cause those that <b>love</b> me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Proverbs 10:12 "Hatred stirreth up strifes: but <b>love</b> covereth all sins."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Proverbs 12:1 "Whoso <b>love</b>th instruction <b>love</b>th knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Proverbs 16:13 "Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they <b>love</b> him that speaketh right."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Proverbs 17:9 "He that covereth a transgression seeketh <b>love</b>; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Proverbs 17:17 "A friend <b>love</b>th at all times, and a brother is born for adversity."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Proverbs 21:17 "He that <b>love</b>th pleasure shall be a poor man: he that <b>love</b>th wine and oil shall not be rich."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Proverbs 27:5 "Open rebuke is better than secret <b>love</b>."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Proverbs 29:3 "Whoso <b>love</b>th wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Ecclesiastes 3:8 "A time to <b>love</b>, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Ecclesiastes5:10 "He that <b>love</b>th silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that <b>love</b>th abundance with increase: this is also vanity."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Ecclesiastes 9:1 "For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the
righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no
man knoweth either <b>love</b> or hatred by all that is before them."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Ecclesiastes 9:9 "Live joyfully with the wife whom thou <b>love</b>st all the days of the
life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days
of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour
which thou takest under the sun."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Song Of Solomon 1:15 "Behold, thou art fair, my <b>love</b>; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Isaiah 38:17 "Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in <b>love</b> to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Isaiah 63:9 "In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his <b>love</b> and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Jeremiah 31:3 "The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have <b>love</b>d thee with an everlasting <b>love</b>: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Micah 6:8 "He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to <b>love</b> mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?"</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Zephaniah 3:17 "The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his <b>love</b>, he will joy over thee with singing."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Zechariah 8:17 "And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and <b>love</b> no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Matthew 5:44 "But I say unto you, <b>Love</b> your enemies, bless them that curse you,
do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Matthew 6:24 "No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and <b>love</b> the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Matthew 19:19 "Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt <b>love</b> thy neighbour as thyself."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Matthew 22:37 "Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt <b>love</b> the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Mark 12:33 "And to <b>love</b> him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to <b>love</b> his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Luke 6:27 "But I say unto you which hear, <b>Love</b> your enemies, do good to them which hate you,"</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Luke 6:32 "For if ye <b>love</b> them which <b>love</b> you, what thank have ye? for sinners also <b>love</b> those that <b>love</b> them."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Luke 6:35 "But <b>love</b> ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for
nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the
children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">John 3:16 "For God so <b>love</b>d the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">John 3:19 "And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men <b>love</b>d darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">John 3:35 "The Father <b>love</b>th the Son, and hath given all things into his hand."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">John 10:17 "Therefore doth my Father <b>love</b> me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">John 13:34 "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye <b>love</b> one another; as I have <b>love</b>d you, that ye also <b>love</b> one another."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">John 13:35 "By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have <b>love</b> one to another."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">John 14:15 "If ye <b>love</b> me, keep my commandments."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">John 14:21 "He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that <b>love</b>th me: and he that <b>love</b>th me shall be <b>love</b>d of my Father, and I will <b>love</b> him, and will manifest myself to him."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">John 14:23 "Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man <b>love</b> me, he will keep my words: and my Father will <b>love</b> him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">John 14:24 "He that <b>love</b>th me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">John 15:10 "If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my <b>love</b>; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his <b>love</b>."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">John 15:12 "This is my commandment, That ye <b>love</b> one another, as I have <b>love</b>d you."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">John 15:13 "Greater <b>love</b> hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">John 15:19 "If ye were of the world, the world would <b>love</b> his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">John 16:27 "For the Father himself <b>love</b>th you, because ye have <b>love</b>d me, and have believed that I came out from God."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">John 17:23 "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 <b>love</b>d them, as thou hast <b>love</b>d me."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">John 17:24 "Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where
I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou
<b>love</b>dst me before the foundation of the world."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">John 21:15-17 "So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, <b>love</b>st thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I <b>love</b> thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, <b>love</b>st thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I <b>love</b> thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, <b>love</b>st thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, <b>Love</b>st thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I <b>love</b> thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Romans 5:5 "And hope maketh not ashamed; because the <b>love</b> of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Romans 5:8 "But God commendeth his <b>love</b> toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Romans 8:39 "Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the <b>love</b> of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Romans 12:9 "Let <b>love</b> be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Romans 13:10 "<b>Love</b> worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore <b>love</b> is the fulfilling of the law."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">1 Corinthians 2:9 "But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have
entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">1 Corinthians 8:3 "But if any man <b>love</b> God, the same is known of him."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">2 Corinthians 5:14 "For the <b>love</b> of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:"</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">2 Corinthians 9:7 "Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God <b>love</b>th a cheerful giver."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">2 Corinthians 13:11 "Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of <b>love</b> and peace shall be with you."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Galatians 2:20 "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ
liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the
faith of the Son of God, who <b>love</b>d me, and gave himself for me."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Galatians 5:6 "For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by <b>love</b>."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Galatians 5:14 "For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt <b>love</b> thy neighbour as thyself."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Galatians 5:22 "But the fruit of the Spirit is <b>love</b>, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,"</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Ephesians 1:4 "According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the
world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in <b>love</b>:"</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Ephesians 2:4 "But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great <b>love</b> wherewith he <b>love</b>d us,"</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Ephesians 3:17 "That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in <b>love</b>,"</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Ephesians 3:19 "And to know the <b>love</b> of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Ephesians 4:2 "With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in <b>love</b>;"</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Ephesians 4:16 "From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that
which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the
measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of
itself in <b>love</b>."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Ephesians 5:2 "And walk in <b>love</b>, as Christ also hath <b>love</b>d us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Ephesians 5:25 "Husbands, <b>love</b> your wives, even as Christ also <b>love</b>d the church, and gave himself for it;"</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Ephesians 5:28 "So ought men to <b>love</b> their wives as their own bodies. He that <b>love</b>th his wife <b>love</b>th himself."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Ephesians 5:33 "Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so <b>love</b> his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Philippians 4:8 "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are
honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure,
whatsoever things are <b>lovely</b>, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Colossians 2:2 "That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in <b>love</b>,
and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the
acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;"</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Colossians 3:19 "Husbands, <b>love</b> your wives, and be not bitter against them."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">1 Thessalonians 3:12 "And the Lord make you to increase and abound in <b>love</b> one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:"</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">1 Thessalonians 5:8 "But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and <b>love</b>; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">2 Thessalonians 2:16 "Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath <b>love</b>d us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,"</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">2 Thessalonians 3:5 "And the Lord direct your hearts into the <b>love</b> of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">1 Timothy 1:14 "And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and <b>love</b> which is in Christ Jesus."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">1 Timothy 6:10 "For the <b>love</b> of money is the root of all evil: which while some
coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves
through with many sorrows."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">1 Timothy 6:11 "But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, <b>love</b>, patience, meekness."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">2 Timothy 1:7 "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of <b>love</b>, and of a sound mind."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">2 Timothy 4:8 "Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the
Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me
only, but unto all them also that <b>love</b> his appearing."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Titus 2:4 "That they may teach the young women to be sober, to <b>love</b> their husbands, to <b>love</b> their children,"</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Hebrews 1:9 "Thou hast <b>love</b>d righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Hebrews 12:6 "For whom the Lord <b>love</b>th he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth"</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Hebrews 13:1 "Let brotherly <b>love</b> continue."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">James 1:12 "Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he
shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them
that <b>love</b> him."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">1 Peter 1:8 "Whom having not seen, ye <b>love</b>; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:"</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">1 Peter 2:17 "Honour all men. <b>Love</b> the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">1 John 2:5 "But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the <b>love</b> of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">1 John 2:10 "He that <b>love</b>th his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">1 John 2:15 "<b>Love</b> not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man <b>love</b> the world, the <b>love</b> of the Father is not in him."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">1 John 3:1 "Behold, what manner of <b>love</b> the Father hath bestowed upon us,
that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us
not, because it knew him not."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">1 John 3:14 "We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we <b>love</b> the brethren. He that <b>loveth</b> not his brother abideth in death."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">1 John 3:16 "Hereby perceive we the <b>love</b> of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">1 John 3:18 "My little children, let us not <b>love</b> in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">1 John 4:7 "Beloved, let us <b>love</b> one another: for <b>love</b> is of God; and every one that <b>love</b>th is born of God, and knoweth God."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">1 John 4:8 "He that <b>love</b>th not knoweth not God; for God is <b>love</b>."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">1 John 4:9 "In this was manifested the <b>love</b> of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">1 John 4:10 "Herein is <b>love</b>, not that we <b>love</b>d God, but that he <b>love</b>d us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">1 John 4:11 "Beloved, if God so <b>love</b>d us, we ought also to <b>love</b> one another."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">1 John 4:12 "No man hath seen God at any time. If we <b>love</b> one another, God dwelleth in us, and his <b>love</b> is perfected in us."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">1 John 4:16 "And we have known and believed the <b>love</b> that God hath to us. God is <b>love</b>; and he that dwelleth in <b>love</b> dwelleth in God, and God in him."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">1 John 4:17 "Herein is our <b>love</b> made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">1 John 4:18 "There is no fear in <b>love</b>; but perfect <b>love</b> casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in <b>love</b>."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">1 John 4:19 "We <b>love</b> him, because he first <b>love</b>d us."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">1 John 4:20 "If a man say, I <b>love</b> God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that <b>love</b>th not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he <b>love</b> God whom he hath not seen?"</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">1 John 4:21 "And this commandment have we from him, That he who <b>love</b>th God <b>love</b> his brother also."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">1 John 5:1 "Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that <b>love</b>th him that begat <b>love</b>th him also that is begotten of him."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">1 John 5:2 "By this we know that we <b>love</b> the children of God, when we <b>love</b> God, and keep his commandments."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">1 John 5:3 "For this is the <b>love</b> of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">2 John 1:6 "And this is <b>love</b>, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Jude 1:21 "Keep yourselves in the <b>love</b> of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Revelation 1:5 "And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first
begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him
that <b>loved</b> us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,"</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Revelation 3:19 "As many as I <b>love</b>, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Note: This is a selection of verses from the KJV Bible containing the word Love. There are many more. For the most part I left out verses that repeated other verses, or verses that were along the lines of, "so and so loved so and so..."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">I hope this list of 'love' verses from the Bible has helped you in your Bible study endeavors<span style="font-size: small;">.</span> </span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">** This post is part one in a series of three articles studying the rapture. **</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">It was during our home Bible Study this last Sunday that I was teaching on the mysteries of God and we were looking at 1 Thessalonians chapter 4. It was then that I decided that I wanted to share this with you. Today we'll be discussing Paul's words describing ho<span style="font-size: small;">w </span>that we should have confidence and comfort in the knowledge that Christ will return for us. </span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">1 Thessalonians 4:13, </span>"But
I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which
are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope."</span><span style="font-size: small;">
Paul is writing here and he tells us not to be ignorant of some
things. It's amazing to me just how ignorant of the things of God, we
as Christians are. In these few verses, Paul is going to teach us some
things regarding the dead in Christ and what we call the Rapture. Yes I
know the term "Rapture" is never used in the Word of God. The term
"Rapture" is just the name given to the gathering together of the Church
at the end of the Church age. Notice that Paul tells us not to sorrow
as those without hope. Do you know what the Bible means by that word "<a href="http://1828.mshaffer.com/d/search/word,Hope">hope</a>?" When the word hope is used in the Bible it means confidence which comes by faith. Romans 15:13 <span style="color: red;">"<span class="text Rom-15-13" id="en-KJV-28317">Now
the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye
may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost."</span></span> <a href="http://1828.mshaffer.com/d/search/word,Hope">Hope</a> means confidence! When you read the above verse, replace the word hope with confidence. It reads like this, 'Now the God of [confidence] fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in [confidence], through the power of the Holy Ghost.' In today's English, the word "hope" means just the opposite, it means to have no confidence and merely wishing or hoping. In today's English a verse like Romans 15:13 would have no power to it. Lets look back at 1 Thessalonians 4:13, <span style="color: red;">"...even as others which have no hope"</span> or confidence. If we have confidence in our salvation, then there is no reason to sorrow over the death of a believer. </span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">1 Thessalonians 4:</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">14 <span style="color: red;">"For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him."<span style="color: black;"> Lets look at Romans 10:9-10 for a moment: <span style="color: red;">"</span></span><span class="text Rom-10-10" id="en-KJV-28199">That if thou shalt
confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart
that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."<span style="color: black;"> There is no salvation without a risen Saviour! A person can't get saved without believing that Christ is risen from the dead. Those which sleep in Jesus believed in his resurection during their lifetime and Christ will bring them with Him when He comes for His Church<span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">1 Thessalonians 4:</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">15-16
<span style="color: red;"> "For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are
alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them
which are asleep. </span><span style="color: red;">For the Lord himself shall descend from
heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump
of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:"<span style="color: black;"> This is the rapture and not the return of Christ. When Christ returns to the earth, every eye shall see Him. Revelation 1:7 says <span style="color: red;">"</span></span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;">Behold,
he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which
pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him..."</span> Read more about Christ's return in <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation%2019&version=KJV">Revelation 19</a>. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Back to our passage in 1 Thessalonians, notice that <span style="color: red;">"</span></span></span><span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;">the dead in Christ shall rise first." </span> Remember in verse 14 the term was "sleep in Jesus" now we read "the dead in Christ." What's the difference between these two terms? The term "sleep in Jesus" refers to the souls of those who have put their faith in Jesus Christ. The "dead in Christ" refers to the bodies of those same folks. Let me explain this: When you place your trust in Christ, a spiritual circumcision takes place. Colossians 2:11 says, <span style="color: red;">"</span></span></span><span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;">In whom also ye are<b> </b>circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ<span style="color: black;">...</span>" </span> Did you see that? At the moment of salvation, this old flesh is separated from the soul. Paul teaches us that sin dwells in the body, but we've been circumcised from that old body of sin. Now at the time of death the body is separated from the soul. The body goes into the ground and the soul goes onto heaven. Verse 14 said that <span style="color: red;">"</span></span>them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him." <span style="color: black;">Verse 16 says <span style="color: red;">"the dead in Christ shall rise first."</span> The souls are returning with Christ from heaven to be reunited with the bodies which are rising from the grave. 1 Corinthians 15:51-53 says <span style="color: red;">"</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="text 1Cor-15-53" id="en-KJV-28772"><span style="color: red;">Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,<sup class="versenum"> </sup>In
a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the
trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we
shall be changed. <sup class="versenum"> </sup>For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality." </span> Paul tells the Church in Corinth that the rapture is a mystery. He goes on further to say that <span style="color: red;">"we shall all be changed."</span> Why? because this body of sin can't go to heaven. It has to be changed before the soul can be reunited with it. The body is changed to a body that is <span style="color: red;">"incorruptible."</span> It takes place in a twinkling of an eye.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="text 1Cor-15-53" id="en-KJV-28772">Let me take just a brief moment to explain the difference between the terms "trump" and "trumpet". We should all know what a trumpet is, a musical instrument. The Bible has several references to trumpets. Revelation talks about trumpet sounds as well as trumpet judgments. The term "trump" is the sound that the trumpet makes. Its important that we not get the two confused. When Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 15, <span style="color: red;">"at the last trump"</span> he is not referring to the last trumpet call in Revelation, but to the last sound that this particular trumpet makes, this is the trumpet which is sounded in <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation%204:1&version=KJV">Revelation 4:1</a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">1 Thessalonians 4:</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">17 <span style="color: red;">"Then we
which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the
clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the
Lord."<span style="color: black;"> In the twinkling of an eye, the dead in Christ will rise from their graves, be reunited with their souls and immediately following we will rise and be changed from mortal to immortal. And so shall we ever be with the Lord! Now I don't know about you but the thought of spending eternity with Christ excites me.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">1 Thessalonians 4:</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">18 <span style="color: red;">"Wherefore comfort one another with these words." <span style="color: black;">It just amazes me that Paul tells us at the end of this chapter to comfort on another with these words. I've heard numerous messages preached on end times prophecy, the return of Christ and the rapture and every one of those messages were designed to scare Christians. Yet Paul tells us to comfort one anther with these words. The truth is that the believer is to find comfort in the scriptures that deal with Christ's return. God even promises a special crown or reward to those who look to Christ's return. 2 Timothy 4:8 says, <span style="color: red;">"</span></span>Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness,
which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not
to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Paul's writing this passage of scripture so that we can have confidence and comfort in the fact that we're going to spend all of eternity with the Lord. If you don't have this confidence click <a href="http://christianbiblestudyblog.blogspot.com/2007/12/salvation-our-gateway-to-heaven.html">HERE</a> to learn more about salvation., </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Th<span style="font-size: small;">is is part 1 in a series. Cli<span style="font-size: small;">ck <span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://christianbiblestudyblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-rapture-part-2-day-of-lord.html">HERE</a> for part 2 (The <span style="font-size: small;">Day Of The Lord)<span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
RJTomlinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02353565521044897572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944775590944762112.post-89515701501249372122012-12-03T14:33:00.000-08:002013-05-22T10:54:28.911-07:00Narrow Is The Way<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
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asked me to write a Bible study for CBSB, I wasn’t sure initially what I wanted
to write about. As the days went on
however, God brought some things to the forefront of my mind, and it began to
weigh on my heart that this was the topic I needed to share. Today I want to talk to you about the wide
and narrow path in Matthew 7:13-23.
These scriptures teach us that the whole of mankind are on two different
paths, one path leading to eternal damnation, and one to eternal life. I’d like to talk about what the Bible has to
say about these two paths and how to know which path you’re on.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Matthew 7:13-14 </span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: red;">"Enter
ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that
leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait
is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be
that find it."</span><span style="color: red;"> </span> </i><span style="color: black;">The Bible teaches
us that all of mankind is heading down two very different paths. The
Bible tells us that wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to
destruction, and there are many on this road of destruction, but very few are
on the narrow path that leads to life. Do you know which path you are
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Of the two paths,
one leading to destruction, one leading to eternal life, verse 15 tells us that
we need to </span><span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><i>"Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's
clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves."</i></span><span style="color: red; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">We are told to beware of those putting on the badge that
says “Christian” but there has been no change within, they are still “ravening
wolves.” I think that this verse
describes <span style="color: black;">those that think that if they just call
themselves Christian, that they somehow are Christian and that they're somehow
on the narrow path leading to eternal life.
Some folks put on the badge for good reasons and some not so good. Don’t be fooled just because some man in a
suite comes on the TV and preaches a beautiful message. He may even ask you to touch the TV screen
for a special blessing or for healing power.
Don’t be fooled! There are a
multitude of good-hearted Christians sending their hard earned income to a
bunch of ravening wolves. Now I’m not
saying that every TV evangelist is a ravening wolf, but I’ll tell you right now
that many are! Many of those so called modern day prophets or apostles are just trying to figure out how to get money
out of your pockets and into theirs. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">On the other hand
not everyone out there that has put on the name of Christianity as a badge is
out to rob you blind. Some have good
intentions. But, even though they put
these badges on for good reasons, they have never come to the saving knowledge
of Jesus Christ. I’ve met many people that have put on the badge
“Christian” but have never trusted Christ as their personal Saviour. I remember a few years ago asking a deacon in
our local church, when it was that he had accepted Christ as his Saviour. The answer he gave was this: “Well I was baptized in this here church in
Texas as a child, then later I got baptized in this church down south and then
I got baptized in a church across town, but then I got baptized in this church
just for good measure.” I’m sorry folks
but getting into the water won’t put you on the path that leads to life, it
just gets you wet! Let’s look at
Ephesians 2:8-</span><span style="font-size: small;"><i>9 <span style="color: red;">"For by grace
are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:<sup>
</sup>Not of works, lest any man should boast."</span></i><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"> </span>Grace is unmerited favor. It’s something that you just can’t earn. God gives it to you freely. <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%206:23&version=KJV">Romans 6:23</a> also tells us that it’s the <span style="color: red;">“gift
of God.”</span><span style="color: red;"> </span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Matthew 7:16 </span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: red;">"Ye
shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of
thistles?"</span><span style="color: red;"> </span> </i><span style="color: black;">This verse tells
us that we'll know them by their fruits. Know who? Christians and non-Christians, the sheep and
the wolves, those on the narrow path and those on the path to destruction. How do
you tell the difference between a person who's just wearing the Christian badge
and an actual Christian? If verse 16 is accurate we can identify the real
Christians against the wolves by their fruits. Now you’re probably asking
what will this fruit look like? Look at Proverbs
11:30 </span><span style="color: red;"><i>"The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he
that winneth souls is wise</i>."</span><span style="color: black;"> The fruit is a <span style="color: red;">“tree of
life.”</span> I remember being shown a family
tree once. A family tree charts a family
beginning with descendants of many generations past, and as the generations
pass by, the tree gets larger. We’ve
probably all seen a family tree. Think
of the tree of life as a family tree. A
Christian comes along and leads someone to Christ, and then trains the new born
Christian to do the same (<a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2028:19-20&version=KJV">Matthew 28:19-20</a>), the new Christian then leads
another to Christ and so on. What you
now have is a <span style="color: red;">“tree of life.”</span> Look at the rest of Proverbs 11:30 <span style="color: red;">“…and he that
winneth souls is wise.”</span> There’s no
missing it, winning souls and beginning your own tree of life is the fruit of
the righteous. This is the real way to
tell the difference between the sheep and wolves. This is the way you will tell if a person is
a real Christian or just wearing the badge.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">“Do men gather
grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?”</span>
The wolves are NOT bearing good fruit.
The wolves are not leading people to Christ. The wolves do produce followers but are
leading them right down the path of destruction. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Matthew 7:17-18<span style="color: red;"><i>“Even so every good tree bringeth forth good
fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.</i> </span></span><span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><span class="text"><i>A good tree cannot bring forth
evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.</i></span><i>”</i></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> Don’t ever
expect a wolf to be leading anyone to Christ, it just isn’t possible. Now listen, a good tree can’t help but bring forth
good fruit. A true believer can’t help
but tell others about Christ. A true
believer just can’t help but tell the good news of what has happened to him or
her. Remember that nobody goes to pick
apples from a thistle bush. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Matthew 7:19 </span><span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><i>"Every
tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Look closely at
the wording of this verse. It doesn’t
say that a tree that produces little or no fruit will be cast into the fire,
but a tree that doesn’t produce “good” fruit.
Remember a good tree can’t help but produce good fruit just as an evil
tree will produce evil fruit. A true
believer will produce good fruit. Now a
true believer may produce little fruit at times, but he will still produce good
fruit rather than evil fruit. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Revelation 20:11-15 <span style="color: red;"><i>“</i></span></span><span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><span class="text"><i>And
I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth
and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.</i></span><i> <sup> </sup>And
I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened:
and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were
judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their
works. <sup> </sup>And the sea gave up the dead which were in it;
and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were
judged every man according to their works. <sup> </sup>And death
and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. <sup> </sup>And whosoever was not found
written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.”</i></span><span style="font-size: small;"> This is the final judgment for those on the
wide path.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Matthew 7:20 </span><span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><i>"Wherefore
by their fruits ye shall know them."</i></span><span style="color: red; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"> I’m always hearing
people say that God looks on what’s on the inside of a person and that’s true that He does. But we as humans can’t see what’s on the
inside of a person. All we have to go by
is what we see on the outside. The
outward appearance of a Christian is a direct manifestation of what has
happened on the inside. Let me give you
an example of how you can know a Christian by their fruits. I know a man that has called himself a “pastor”
for many years. The man has never been
to Bible college or seminary, he has never pastored a church, never been
ordained by the local new testament church, but still calls himself a
pastor. He believes that you should
never speak about hell because you “can’t scare folks into getting saved.” Someone one once asked him to describe heaven
and he admitted he knew absolutely nothing about the subject of heaven (he even
brags about this). In all the years I’ve
known this man he has never lead a single person to Christ, I’ve never know him
to ever attempt it. He has though taught
several that it’s ok to tattoo your body, drink and live like the world. <span style="color: red;"><i>“Wherefore
by their fruits ye shall know them.”</i></span>
Based on his fruits, I don’t believe the man has actually come to a
saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. <span style="color: black;">We on earth are going to know Christians by their fruits,
and non-christians by their fruits.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Matthew 7:21 </span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: red;">"Not
every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of
heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven."</span><span style="color: red;"> </span> </i><span style="color: black;">The wide path is full of mankind wearing a label
or a badge saying Christian. They're walking down the wide path that
leads to destruction saying 'Lord Lord' and saying 'I'm a Christian' but they
have never come to that saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Let’s examine that last phrase <span style="color: red;"><i>“but he that doeth the will of my father
which is in heaven.”</i></span> Some of you
reading this will probably say that He’s referring to the Ten Commandments or
to the Mosaic Law. But Christ doesn’t
say the “Commandments of God” or the “Law” he says the <i><span style="color: red;">“will of my father…”</span> </i>Just
what is the will of God the Father?
Christ answers that in John chapter 6:39-40: <span style="color: red;"><i>“</i></span></span><span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><span class="text"><i>And this
is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I
should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.</i></span><i> And this is the will of him that sent me,
that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting
life: and I will raise him up at the last day.”</i></span><span style="color: red; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"> The will of God the Father is to believe on
Jesus Christ! Now here is a great truth
of the Bible, God’s will is that we believe on Christ. God’s will is that once we believe on Christ,
God gives us to Christ and Christ is responsible for our everlasting life. I’m not responsible for keeping my salvation,
that’s been entrusted to Christ. Christ
has always, and always will follow the will of the Father.</span><br />
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<span gt="gt" span="span" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Matthew 7:22 </span><span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><i>"Many
will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and
in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful
works?" </i></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">That <span style="color: red;">“day”</span> refers to the day of judgment. See <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation%2020:11-15&version=KJV">Revelation20:11-15</a> (see scripture above). And on
that day of judgment many will ask, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your
name? And in your name have cast out devils? And in your name done many
wonderful works?' Think about all the modern day prophets out there.
They’re out there prophesying, speaking in tongues, preaching, healing the
sick, and yet Christ is going to look at them and tell them <span style="color: red;">"I never knew
you."</span> “But we did such wonderful
works in your name,” they’ll say. Don’t
forget what <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians%202:8-9&version=KJV">Ephesians 2:8-9</a> teaches us <span style="color: red;"><i>“…Not
of works, lest any man should boast.”</i></span>
I wonder how many well intentioned individuals are walking that wide
path to destruction trusting that their works are getting them into heaven. What are you putting your faith into
today? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Matthew 7:23<span style="color: red;"> <i>"And then will I profess unto them, I
never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."</i></span><span style="color: red;"> </span> <span style="color: black;">Notice that term in
verse 23 <i><span style="color: red;">"I never knew you"</span>: </i>It isn't that "I knew you once and
forgot you", He isn’t saying “hey you once had salvation and lost
it.” No Christ is saying that He <b>never</b>
knew them. They never came to that
saving knowledge of Jesus Christ and yet the Bible tells us they did wonderful
works, they healed the sick, prophesied, and yet Christ has never known them.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">As you read these
verses, you realize that these people were shocked to find out that they were
in that broad way of destruction. They stood before Christ thinking that
they had for all this time been in that narrow way that leads to life doing all
these wonderful works for God. They were
surprised by Christ's Words, when He says <span style="color: red;"><i>"I
never knew you."</i></span> Notice that He says <span style="color: red;"><i>"depart from me, ye that work iniquity."</i></span> That
word iniquity means sin. How in the world could prophesying in the name
of Christ, casting out devils in the name of Christ, and all these wonderful
works, be considered sin or iniquity? Attempting to work for your
salvation is iniquity. By rejecting
God’s free gift of salvation and attempting to do it all on your good works is
sin. The wide road of destruction is
filled with those attempting to work their way to Heaven. God looks at
those works as works of iniquity. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">So my friends, I’ll ask you again, which path are you
walking? If you’d like to know more
about Salvation, click<a href="http://christianbiblestudyblog.blogspot.com/2007/12/salvation-our-gateway-to-heaven.html"> HERE</a>. If you’d
like to learn more about God, click <a href="http://christianbiblestudyblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/about-god.html">HERE</a>.</span></div>
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I know I've covered this topic before, but seeing as how it's Halloween again, I wanted to cover the subject again. Should Christians avoid Halloween?</div>
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A lot of Christians simply leave their lights off as young children scour the streets looking for candy. The children look forward to this holiday all month (some all year), and are ravenous for the sugary stuff that will probably leave them with a belly ache by the end of the night. If we as Christians simply close the doors and keep the porch lights off, I feel we are missing a valuable opportunity to feed these children (and possibly their parents) spiritually with the Word of God.</div>
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1Peter 2:2 <span style="color: red;">"As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby."</span>
When someone drinks the "word" of God, as opposed to consuming physical food, they will have the chance to grow spiritually.</div>
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Luke 4:4 <span style="color: red;">"And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God."</span> Again we see the chance to live and grow in the Word of God by consuming His Word.</div>
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There are a lot of unsaved children that will come to your door on Halloween night if you turn the porch light on, and the truth is that most of them have never been exposed to the Word of God, and many of them may never be. Likely many of their parents or older siblings have never been exposed to the Word of God as well. By offering them a child friendly Chick Tract and some candy into their bag, you're offering them the chance to be lead to the Lord, or at the very least you're planting a seed that can later grow and lead to their salvation.</div>
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Last week I ordered three child friendly versions of Chick tracts (75 tracts in total) and out of those 75 tracts, I handed out 74 tonight. Only one child tried to throw the tract on the ground on the front porch, and I asked him at the very least to take it home and throw it in the trash there instead of littering. Several children were delighted to receive a little cartoon booklet with their candy, and when some of them were unsure what I was handing them, I told them it was a little comic book (it is technically) and then they smiled and thanked me and went on their way. One parent knew what the tracts were and thanked me for giving his children "God literature" as he put it, and said God bless.</div>
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Taking into the account that some of these tracts may be confiscated by Athiest parents before the kids get to read them, I'm hoping that at least 50 of them went into the hands of kids, and that parents and older siblings get a chance to read them as well. When it was obvious that siblings came to the door, I made sure they each got a different tract, so they could share later if they chose to, getting the same message in different cartoons. The one tract that I have left I'll make sure to leave around town somewhere at a restaurant.</div>
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As a side note: When giving tracts to children, it's important to choose tracts that will appeal to them, but that are also appropriate. I feel that a lot of the Chick Tracts go a bit overboard into the 'offensive' side for most unsaved people, so I am always sure to order child friendly ones.</div>
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The ones I handed out this year were, "Charlie's Ants," "Best Friend," and "The Little Ghost." See below for more child friendly tracts:</div>
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The best part about Chick Tracts (aside from that they're fun to read and easy to hand out) is that they're so cheap. They cost .16 cents each. I spent less than $20 and got 75 tracts of my choice including shipping. Even if you can only afford to purchase a few, it's still worth it to get these into the hands of children and their parents. What other time of the year do you have so many unsaved kids coming to your house? None. Make use of this time instead of shutting yourself up inside and ignoring the holiday that the rest of the neighborhood is celebrating. Turn this day into a day for God's glory. Even if you only lead one child to Christ, or even if you only plant the seeds of salvation in these children's hearts and minds, you've done a work for the Lord.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944775590944762112.post-49685238878786154842012-04-30T20:26:00.000-07:002012-04-30T20:26:14.050-07:00CBSB Homeschool is looking for another authorCBSB Home school is looking for another author (or two). The author would be a non-paid contributer. Check out the home school site <a href="http://cbsbhomeschool.blogspot.com/2012/04/looking-for-another-author.html">HERE</a> for details.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944775590944762112.post-41769544748508197532012-04-28T13:08:00.000-07:002012-04-28T13:08:04.760-07:00CBSB Homeschool: FaceliftCheck out CBSB Homeschool to see the new and exciting changes going on there! Please remember that while CBSB homeschool is run by CBSB, it is a different site, and if you want to subscribe to new articles on the homeschool site you will need to do that there.<br />
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<a href="http://cbsbhomeschool.blogspot.com/">http://cbsbhomeschool.blogspot.com/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944775590944762112.post-40496794025966070282011-04-09T13:52:00.000-07:002011-04-09T13:52:11.190-07:00Online: Book: Trail Of Blood<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ_jTW8ZG8ubaZLFSgkzu59rpMe-8l3Hqx9cloBDUdIG-2ZrwqdM3ieVPwVMd6c4jfqg1-gjhCvYWo4ns9JyUxdfB7krnJ2vI9A7Rr-CA8fON82dZj6xCotoQ1EBfxKH09NatKjIBEiCgT/s1600/22689m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ_jTW8ZG8ubaZLFSgkzu59rpMe-8l3Hqx9cloBDUdIG-2ZrwqdM3ieVPwVMd6c4jfqg1-gjhCvYWo4ns9JyUxdfB7krnJ2vI9A7Rr-CA8fON82dZj6xCotoQ1EBfxKH09NatKjIBEiCgT/s320/22689m.jpg" width="212" /></a></div>I love this little book by J. M. Carroll. It gives a concise church history starting from the time of Christ and his apostles and traces it from how Christ set it up to the variety of churches we have today. If you were to buy this book online it would typically cost about $2.00 and it would come as a small pamphlet with tiny writing. But guess what? It's online now and I wanted to share it with you. Visit <a href="http://www.biblepreaching.com/trailofblood.html">this link HERE</a> to read it online.<br />
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For the most part this book follows closely the history of Ana-Baptists (Baptists) but also loosely follows other church histories, including persecution done to the Baptists through the ages by many denominations.<br />
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J.M. Carrol dedicated his life to researching church history (and wasn't a Baptist when he started), and does a fantastic job, even giving you many of his references at the end of the book so that you can try to find some of the original materials for yourself to look up the info. Of course some of these materials are probably not available, but many of them are, such as Fox's Book of Martyrs.<br />
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I hope you enjoy this read. Once again, <a href="http://www.biblepreaching.com/trailofblood.html">here is the link</a>.<br />
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Blessings!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944775590944762112.post-90260671638222559882011-04-09T11:47:00.001-07:002012-06-09T12:23:41.465-07:00Donations To Buy Chick Tracts and Spread the Word<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I've written about Chick Tracts before, and I'm going to do so again now, because I believe these little tracts are an amazing tool for witnessing to people. They say things in just the right way and are great for leaving behind at restaurants, in library books, on bus stop benches, in a grocery isle, or just to hand out to people on the street or when you go door knocking. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">One of my favorite ways to send out tracts is at Halloween at the front door. I set tracts in the bowl with the candy and before I can even stick candy in the kids' bags they're asking me, "What are those? Are those comic books? Can I have one of those instead of candy?" What a great way to witness to children and even their families.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Chick tracts are small and easy to carry in a purse or pocket, they're cheap (currently 16 cents per tract, or $4 for a package of 25 tracts), and they're easy to hand out. People are curious when they see them sitting on a table or bench somewhere, and pick them up to read. This may be the one time in their life that they get witnessed to.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">When I lived in the dorms at my school I found a Chick tract one day on a table in the school library and took it back to my room. I was a Student Success Mentor at the time so I had a pin board outside my door in the hallway, and I pinned it up. Every day I would come back to my room to find the tract gone, and later it would reappear again. Who knows how many people were witnessed to by that one tract, and who knows how many people you can witness to by even passing out one little tract... they're small and they do travel from person to person!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0039/0039_01.asp">Charlie's Ants</a> - Great for kids or adults</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0081/0081_01.asp">One Way </a>- So simple, and can be given to someone who speaks another language</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1037/1037_01.asp">Set Free</a> - This one is my personal favorite</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1021/1021_01.asp">Something in Common</a> - Another simple and easy to read tract</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">For a complete list of tracts you can view them all <a href="http://www.chick.com/catalog/tractlist.asp?q=103&Language=English">HERE</a>. Some can even be ordered in Spanish, Chinese, and many other languages.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I would very much like to be able to order these every month and hand them out year long, not just on Halloween or random other times throughout the year, but unfortunately am unable at present due to lack of finances.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I would like to ask then for donations to my PayPal account for <b>any amount</b> so that I can go online and purchase these tracts and start spreading the Word. Remember, one tract only costs 16 cents, so if 16 people donated a penny, that's a tract to spread the gospel, and you'd be a part of that even though I'd be the one handing them out with my husband, daughter, and our Bible study group.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Donations are made via the little donate button below, through PayPal. PayPal is secure and you can donate with mastercard, visa, or other methods. There is also a section for you to write us a note if you so desire so that you can specify that the money is for the purchase of Chick tracts.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The four types of tracts I will be purchasing are listed above, but again are Charlies' Ants, Set Free, One Way, and Something in Common, but if you prefer that your donated money only go to one of these titles, then you can let me know that also in the note area when making a donation. Example note: "Please use this $4 to purchase a pack of the 'Charlie's Ants' tracts and hand them out for me."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We appreciate any and all help you can give us. All tracts will be labeled on the back with the CBSB website address, and optionally your first name if you let us know via the donation box. Example of what the back of the tracts would say: "Visit our website at http://www.christianbiblestudyblog.blogspot.com. This tract given to you in love by Peter"... or Sue, or Bob, or whatever you wish us to put.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944775590944762112.post-59089967513312616692011-03-27T10:33:00.000-07:002011-03-27T10:34:38.543-07:00Scholar Contest 1 Winner Announced!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1c-zI0tC57ayx4Zj50I4UzFYQOzUtsGcj31bOLj6W9riDZRyMvZgnPz41Z5Cl4-qKrRJRZqAaRQOpRCAuQc3yTI73zN_gG4obs_EgJq3IebQZIpvnloArSpi4zaGwGl770F8hAnjUhhuh/s1600/IMG_5234.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1c-zI0tC57ayx4Zj50I4UzFYQOzUtsGcj31bOLj6W9riDZRyMvZgnPz41Z5Cl4-qKrRJRZqAaRQOpRCAuQc3yTI73zN_gG4obs_EgJq3IebQZIpvnloArSpi4zaGwGl770F8hAnjUhhuh/s200/IMG_5234.JPG" width="150" /></a></div>Congratulations Jessi for winning our first ever scholar contest and the book, "The Answer Book: A Helpbook For Christians," by Dr. Samuel C. Gipp, Th.D.<br />
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Blessings!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944775590944762112.post-68157344906630694872011-03-21T10:01:00.000-07:002013-02-23T19:37:01.223-08:00Reaching the College Population<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Jessie asked us to write an article to answer this question: “Maybe [you could write] ideas on how to get college aged people involved in the Church. Ways to make Bible studies into something people in their 20s can relate to after growing up in a secular world.”<br />
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As we write this, my husband reminds me that we are in a unique position to answer this question because we currently run a weekly Bible study where the majority of members are college students. My husband works at the college in our city and I attend it, so we are surrounded by college students daily. We will try to describe a number of ways to get college age people involved, as well as how to keep them in a Bible study and make things interesting.</div>
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<b>1) Immerse yourself in college life</b></div>
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<b>3) Give them some responsibility</b></div>
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<b>4) Making it something people who grew up in a secular world can relate to</b></div>
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<b>5) Organize events outside of Bible study</b></div>
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<b>6) Provide food if possible</b></div>
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<b>7) Make the study space comfortable</b></div>
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You don’t have to be a student, or staff member of a college to do this, but it does help. In our case we have many co-workers, classmates, and other friends from the school, both students and other college staff that we know and are able to invite to our Bible study. Once people decide to come on a regular basis, they begin inviting other people on their own. To encourage this we purchase prizes such as devotionals and run contests for the prize. People get points for coming to the study, points for memorizing scriptures, and points for bringing new people. Whoever has the most points at the end of the allotted time wins the prize.</div>
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On the other side of things, there are at least three Christian groups based on our college campus: Campus Crusade For Christ, Christian Fellowship, and Chi Alpha the Campus Church (run by a local church). CCC is run by students, CF is run by an elderly couple who have immersed themselves in college students lives, and Chi Alpha is run by a pastor who immersed himself in college life.</div>
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Even before Chi Alpha was up and running, it’s pastor was in the residence hall playing games with students, he was there in time of crisis for students, and he was there being their friend. Once it was time to start up their church he had such a strong presence at OIT as a friend and role model that it wasn’t difficult to get people to come to his services.</div>
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When I was a freshman I attended a college group study on Sunday nights at a local church. Some friends were going and invited me, and though I was not yet saved I went partly because it was fun. The night always started with snacks and possibly an impromptu basketball or volleyball game at the church, followed by Bible study (which consequently was sometimes lead by our college professors who attended the church), and ended the night worshiping with song, and fellowshipping with each other. A break down of the night was Snacks, Games (fellowship), Bible study, Singing, Fellowship again.</div>
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I never once saw the pastor who lead the college group at the campus, but I would imagine that he started that way. As the group grew however, people invited their friends on their own because it was fun, and people came back because it was fun.</div>
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People are likely to stick around if they have some responsibility. Ask college age members if they’d like to get involved in the church. Ask them to help with younger groups (high school) or other church activities. In our Bible study we’ve delegated things like planning group get-togethers outside of study nights to other members, and have asked other members to help with lessons on occasion.</div>
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Remember, people in college are still people. They’re reading textbooks that are sometimes very technical and difficult, so don’t think for a moment that if you do a certain lesson, that they won’t understand it. Teach the Bible like you would to any other adult.</div>
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Organize board game nights, video-game tournaments, scavenger hunts (around the city), trips to the movies, trips to do things like going caving or hiking, etc. When people are able to fellowship and bond outside of service as well as inside, they are more likely to feel a connection and desire to keep coming back.</div>
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It might not be possible to provide snacks at an actual church service, but for Bible studies it can be done fairly cheaply. Providing things like coffee, soda, cookies, cake, a veggie platter, or the all favorite pizza, you are going to draw students in and keep them coming back. It is recommended that whoever is running the Bible study provides food and drinks for the first few meetings, and then if people want to bring food they can, but do not make it required. Not everyone can afford to bring food. Just remember, Jesus fed the multitudes.</div>
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Not everyone has a car to get to the study. You have two options here: organize and study on campus where everyone can come, or be sure to help organize carpools for those who don’t have a ride. If necessary, transport people yourself.</div>
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Once you have plenty of regular members, you might want to advertise around the college campus. Make attractive looking fliers advertising the study or whatever current topic you’re studying on. Be sure to have date, time, address, an e-mail address, a phone number and something like, “Bring a friend.” Be sure to get these fliers approved by whatever authority on campus you need to, or they will just rip them down.</div>
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Our final point in answer to this question is to make the study one that welcomes everyone, even the unsaved. People are not going to come to any group that is prejudiced, or that does not welcome people based on their sin, the way they dress, where they’re from, or previous religious experiences. While the Bible study that we run is Baptist in doctrine, we have many non-denominational members, and on occasion friends who are Catholic or of another denomination that study with us.</div>
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Include many elements into your Bible studies that we have outlined above. While we’re sure there are other ways to get college age people involved, these are the ones we’ve learned by experience. Our Bible study lasts 2 hours and is outlined as such: 7-7:30 snacks and fellowship while people arrive, 7:30-8:30 Bible study, 8:30-9 fellowship and snacks while people leave. Sometimes people stay longer, and they are welcome to.</div>
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We hope this answered your question Jessie.</div>
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Blessings!</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944775590944762112.post-15946826636581340482011-03-20T14:55:00.000-07:002011-03-20T14:55:49.503-07:00Chinese Symbols Prove the BibleOften when people struggle with questions of faith such as, "Is God real?" we as Christians don't know where to direct them except the Bible, which is our final authority. When someone isn't even sure if God is real however, it may be hard for them to trust the Bible at that point. Where else can we direct them then? How about historical evidence?<br />
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Check out this site <a href="http://students.washington.edu/cbsf/cool/Chinese.swf">HERE</a> that shows how the Bible can be proven through Chinese symbols. This site claims that Chinese is the oldest language (possible not) but even so it is old, and Chinese write with symbols that have meaning rather than with letters that spell words. Some of their symbols show creation, God, the fall of man, and much more that you will find in God's Word. Very cool, so take a look!<br />
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