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"God is too good to damn anyone"
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Jeremiah 9:24 "
Exodus 20:5 "
Romans 12:19 "Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written,
Psalm 94:2 "Lift up yourself, you judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud."
Jeremiah 21:14 "
Psalm 9:8 "And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness."
"I do not believe in God"
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Psalm 14:1 "To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that does good."
Mark 16:16
Life is lived on the belief of the truth and your own beliefs cannot change the truth nor give you life.
John 3:16 "
Romans 1:20 "For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and deity; so that they are without excuse:"
Revelation 21:8 "
Revelation 22:15 "For outside are dogs, and sorcerers, and fornicators, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loves and makes a lie."
Your believe in a lie that God does not exist will be punished.
Job 12:7 "But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach you; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell you:"
Everything in the universe testifies of the existence of God.
"I think there is more than one way to God"
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John 14:6 "Jesus said unto him,
Jesus is not rude, yet He said He is the way. He did not say He is a way but the way.
John 10:9 "
Ephesians 2:18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
Hebrews 10:19 "Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,"
Just as life is found in the blood we have access to the life of God only through the blood of His Son.This is because only His son also carries the life of His Father-God.
Hebrews 9:8 "The Holy Spirit this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while the first tabernacle was yet standing:"
Until the coming of Jesus, the Holy of Holies(God's abode) was inaccessible.
Romans 5:19 "For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous."
The same principle through which we were separated from God must be the same through which we will be reunited with God. If death came through one man then life must also come through one man. This satisfies the justice of God.
Acts 4:12 "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is no other name under heaven given among men, by which we must be saved."
1Timothy 2:5 "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;"
Hebrews 9:15 "And for this cause he is the mediator of the new covenant, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant, they who are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance."
Hebrews 12:24 "And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaks better things than that of Abel."
The blood of Christ is far better than any other way of salvation proclaimed or found in men.
Hebrews 8:6 "But now has he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises."
Hebrews 7:22 By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better covenant.
Proverbs 14:12 "There is a way which seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death."
Your beliefs, mind and emotions can never change the truth about the way of God
Hebrews 5:9 "And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;"
Christ is the perfect way. Obey Him by believing and receiving Him as the only way.
"I do not believe the Bible to be the word of God"
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Psalm 138:2 "I will worship toward your holy temple, and praise your name for your lovingkindness and for your truth: for you have magnified your word above all your name."
Isaiah 34:16 "Seek you from out of the book of the LORD, and read: not one of these shall fail, none shall lack her mate: for my mouth has commanded it, and his spirit has gathered them."
Psalm 12:6 "The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tested in a furnace of earth, purified seven times."
Isaiah 55:11 "
Matthew 5:17 "
Luke 24:44 "And he said unto them,
Isaiah 45:23 "
Psalm 119:89 "Lamed Forever, O LORD, your word is settled in heaven."
Romans 15:8 "Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:"
1Peter 1:25 But the word of the Lord endures forever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
The gospel is revealed in the new testament and concealed in the old testament of the bible. The whole bible is truth.
John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
1John 1:1 "That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;"
1John 5:7 "For there are three that bear witness in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit: and these three are one."
Hebrews 6:17 "So God, willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:"
Hebrews 6:18 "That by two immutable things, in that it was impossible for God to lie, we might have strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:"
Romans 3:4 "God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That you might be justified in your sayings, and might overcome when you are judged."
2Peter 1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
2Peter 1:19 "We have also a more sure word of prophecy; to which you do well that you take heed, as unto a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:"
The bible is the 'a more sure word of prophecy'
John 6:63 "
Psalm 119:142 "Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and your law is the truth."
John 17:17
Hebrews 1:3 "Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;"
Matthew 22:40
"If there is a God why is there so much suffering and injustice"
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Romans 5:12 "Therefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:"
Man and not God is the cause and the one responsible for all the ills of this world.
Jeremiah 9:24 "
Justice is the glory and nature of God.
Psalm 58:10 The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
Isaiah 34:8 "For it is the day of the LORD's vengeance, and the year of recompense for the controversy of Zion."
Isaiah 35:4 "Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompense; he will come and save you."
Isaiah 63:4 "
God always judges at the best time though it does not seem that way.
Jeremiah 11:20 "But, O LORD of hosts, who judges righteously, who tests the mind and the heart, let me see your vengeance on them: for unto you have I revealed my cause."
If we can't call on God for justice then justice cannot be found anywhere because God is the fullness it's meaning.
Romans 12:19 "Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written,
Psalm 37:7 "Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not yourself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass."
Ecclesiastes 8:12 "Though a sinner does evil a hundred times, and his days are prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, who fear before him:"
Proverbs 13:22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children: but the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Ecclesiastes 2:26 "For God gives to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he gives the work of gathering and heaping up, only that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and grasping of the wind."
Job 27:16 "Though he heap up silver as the dust, and pile up clothing as the clay;"
Proverbs 28:8 "He that by usury and unjust gain increases his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor."
"I feel sinful and unworthy to receive God's love"
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Titus 3:5 "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit;"
1Corinthians 6:11 "And such were some of you: but you are washed, but you are sanctified, but you are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God."
Psalm 103:12 "As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us."
Romans 8:1 "There is therefore now no condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit."
Hebrews 8:12 "
The glory of God is seen in one thing that He cannot do and that is to remember the sins of those in Christ.
Romans 11:27 "
Romans 8:30 "Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified."
It is about God's own choice to be merciful and not about anything in me.
1John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
"How can God still love me after I have sinned so much"
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Romans 5:20 "Moreover the law entered, that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:"
It is the glory of God to make more grace available than can be exhausted by any level of sin.
Romans 5:8 "But God commends his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
Our worst does not disqualify us from God's best.
Psalm 106:8 "Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known."
God's love is to show forth the glory of His Holy name so that men will not boast of deserving His love.
Ezekiel 36:22 "
Psalm 85:6 Will you not revive us again: that your people may rejoice in you?
God loves because He pleasures in the rejoicing of His people in Him only.
Isaiah 55:8 "
The nature and extent of God's love goes far beyond that known by man.
Psalm 86:5 "For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; and abundant in mercy unto all them that call upon you."
Psalm 86:15 "But you, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in mercy and truth."
1John 4:16 "And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love; and he that dwells in love dwells in God, and God in him."
God Loves because of who He is and not because of who I am and what I have done.
"I haven't pleased God enough to deserve what I desire and am asking for"
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John 14:13 "
We ask God in the name of Christ who pleased God enough to deserve all things.
God is interested in glorifying Himself through His Son to all those who ask in faith in His goodness. It is the glory of God to require nothing but faith from His people to answer to them.
Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that comes to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."
God is a rewarder of faith because faith in Him pleases Him.
Psalm 9:10 "And they that know your name will put their trust in you: for you, LORD, have not forsaken them that seek you."
The name of God is pleased and answers to those who trust Him only putting no confidence in what they have done or not done to deserve or not deserve anything. God is pleased with the trust of His people in Him.
Philippians 3:9 "And be found in him, not having my own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:"
You don't need to do anything to please God except absolute faith in Christ.
John 6:29 "Jesus answered and said unto them,
Romans 1:17 "For in it is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith."
2Corinthians 5:21 "For he has made him, who knew no sin, to be sin for us; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him."
Everything that makes you unworthy of answers are dealt with and all things that qualify you for answers are given through faith in Christ.
Hebrews 8:10 "
Through the covenant of faith towards God He qualifies me to access anything in Him.
"Why should I thank God when He hasn't done anything for me"
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1Thessalonians 5:18 In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Thanksgiving is God's command to us which will command God's blessings. Thanksgiving is obedience to God.
1Timothy 6:8 And having food and clothing let us be with these things content.
Philippians 4:11 "Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, to be content."
I will always have enough from God to be thankful to God
1Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Thanksgiving is godliness and when done genuinely will be greatly rewarded
Psalm 100:4 "Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name."
Thanksgiving gives us access into the presence of God.
Philippians 4:6 Be anxious for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Thanksgiving facilitates answers to prayers.
Ephesians 5:20 "Giving thanks always for all things unto God, even the Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;"
Romans 8:28 "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."
In the end all our experiences have been planned to end in our good. Giving thanks for all things express our faith in this truth and promotes its speedy fulfilment.
Mark 8:37
Thanksgiving must be our life because our life from God is worth every good thing we can conceive and receive.
2Corinthians 4:7 "But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us."
Ephesians 1:3 "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:"
2Peter 1:3 "According as his divine power has given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who has called us to glory and virtue:"
1Corinthians 3:21 Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;
Romans 8:32 "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?"
Jeremiah 29:11 "
Romans 5:8 "But God commends his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
John 15:13 "
God deserves all thanksgiving because He has given men access to the greatest gifts in Christ's life offered for all.
2Corinthians 5:7 "(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)"
2Timothy 3:2 "For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,"
James 1:17 "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning."
Hebrews 13:15 "By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name."
We thank God for who He is and not only for what He has done.
"I will take matters into my own hands and avenge this injustice if God won't do anything about it"
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Proverbs 17:15 "He that justifies the wicked, and he that condemns the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD."
2Samuel 22:31 "As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is proven: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him."
The more you trust in God's word, the more His word works to effect vengeance on all injustice against you.
Romans 12:19 "Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written,
Leviticus 19:18 "
My only God-ordained duty to God and to myself is love for my neighbour.
Matthew 5:44 "
It is great wisdom to love enemies because God who is the only wise person commands it.
Proverbs 20:22 "Say not, I will repay evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save you."
1Peter 3:9 "Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but on the contrary blessing; knowing that you are unto this called, that you should inherit a blessing."
I must render blessing for evil to inherit blessing because God overlooked by evil and rendered to me blessings.
1Corinthians 13:7 "Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."
Jeremiah 9:24 "
Vengeance in the earth is the sole responsibility of God.Taking Matters into your own hands is grave disrespect and dishonour to God's authority and wisdom.
"Isn't it enough that I have given God most parts of my life Let me keep this part"
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Mark 12:30 "
The first or simplest law of all round prosperity is to give all of your life to God.
Ephesians 5:2 "And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us, and has given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling fragrance."
All of life is lived on the law of love to God which is expressed in giving all your life to Him.
1Timothy 1:5 "Now the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:"
The end or objective of God's law is to give all of your life to God.
Matthew 19:21 "Jesus said unto him,
You can't be perfect without giving all of your life to God.
Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself also in the LORD; and he shall give you the desires of your heart.
The key to personal fulfilment is the full giving of your life over to God.
Luke 18:29 "And he said unto them,
Song of solomon 8:7 "Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the wealth of his house for love, it would utterly be rejected."
The result or value of loving God through the giving of your life cannot be compared to and exchanged for anything.
Romans 11:36 "For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory forever. Amen."
All things in my life make meaning when I hand everything to God who gave meaning to all things in creation.
1Corinthians 3:16 "Know you not that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?"
The meaning of my life is to contain the desires and purposes of God. That is the only way I can be truly fulfilled.
Romans 12:1 "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service."
"I only listen to God directly and not to any man"
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Ephesians 6:1 "Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right."
Colossians 3:20 "Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord."
Ephesians 6:5 "Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;"
Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
Luke 2:51 "And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart."
Matthew 23:2 "Saying,
2Chronicles 20:20 "And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall you be established; believe his prophets, so shall you prosper."
Luke 16:29 "
Ephesians 4:11 "And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;"
"I don't go to church because I study God's word and worship God on my own"
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Hebrews 10:25 "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as you see the day approaching."
Staying out of fellowship is disrespect for the wisdom of God in establishing the church.
1Timothy 3:15 "But if I tarry long, that you may know how you ought to behave yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth."
It is a grave error to stay out of church because it is the place where we are preserved from all other errors in life.
John 15:4 "
The church is the body of Christ. Abiding in this body is abiding in Christ which is primary for living a fruitful life.
Matthew 18:19 "
The health and power of your prayer is related to church life.
Ecclesiastes 4:9 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor.
It is more difficult to live a fruitful Christian life without a fruitful church life.
Proverbs 27:17 Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Hebrews 12:22 "But you are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,"
Church is the place we are made perfect God judges on our behalf we inherit what is rightfully ours (as God's firstborns) earthly challenges encounter heavenly solutions and a place where we receive angelic ministrations.
Ephesians 4:11 "And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;"
Perfection is impossible without church life.
Ephesians 4:16 "From whom the whole body being fitly joined together and knit together by that which every joint supplies, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, makes increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love."
We need other believers to be built up in love.
1Corinthians 12:20 "But now are they many members, yet but one body."
"If God wants me to change He will do it"
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2Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
Romans 8:10 "And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness."
Romans 8:12 "Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh."
Galatians 5:1 "Stand fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ has made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage."
Hebrews 9:26 For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the age has he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
Titus 2:11 "For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,"
1Peter 2:9 "But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own; that you should show forth the praises of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:"
Colossians 3:10 "And have put on the new man, that is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:"
2Corinthians 4:16 "For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day."
Philippians 2:12 "Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling."
God has already changed me in the inside so that by my willingness to do His pleasure what He has worked inside will be worked outside. God will change me according to my own willingness to do what it takes for the change.
"I will be a puppet if I allow God into my life"
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Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself also in the LORD; and he shall give you the desires of your heart.
True freedom to live out the genuine desires of my heart is gotten by allowing God into my life.
Philippians 2:13 For it is God who works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
John 10:10 "
Surrendering to God is the key/freedom to living life to the fullest.
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Surrendering to God is not slavery to God but strength to do all things.
John 16:23 "
God is interested in fulfilling the desires of those who surrender to Him.
Mark 12:29 "And Jesus answered him,
It is God Himself that gives desires. He therefore cannot be against the genuine desires of our hearts. It is only in surrendering to Him that I will have them fulfilled.
"Why is God letting this happen to me"
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James 1:2 "My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials;"
Temptations and problems come to perfect my joy and to give me all the joy I need.
Romans 5:3 "And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation works patience;"
Problems and tribulations bring me into God's glory.
Philippians 4:11 "Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, to be content."
True joy is not dependent on my circumstance but on God.
John 16:33 "
My joy is not found in the world but in the sure word of Jesus.
Philippians 3:10 "That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;"
The goal of God in my circumstances is that I will know Christ which is worth more than anything. True joy does not thrive on circumstances but thrives on my knowledge of Christ.
John 12:24 "
Problems come to rid us of the problems preventing us from growing and bearing fruits in God and Joy one ingredient of the fruit of the Spirit.
Isaiah 43:2 "
2Corinthians 4:18 "While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal."
"It just doesn't pay to do right or to serve God"
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Galatians 6:9 "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."
Hebrews 10:35 "Cast not away therefore your confidence, which has great recompense of reward."
Hebrews 6:10 "For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which you have showed toward his name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister."
Psalm 19:11 Moreover by them is your servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
1Corinthians 15:58 "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, since you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord."
Psalm 37:9 "For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth."
Proverbs 19:17 He that has pity upon the poor lends unto the LORD; and that which he has given will he pay him again.
1Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
2Corinthians 4:17 "For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, works for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;"
"But I know of people who prosper without God"
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Proverbs 1:32 "For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them."
Psalm 73:3 "For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked."
Proverbs 10:22 "The blessing of the LORD, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it."
True prosperity is one without sorrows and this comes from God only.
Mark 8:36 "
For every gain men make without God they lose a portion of their souls.
Revelation 3:17 "
True prosperity is not rooted in the possession of things but in the possession of God; the creator of all things.
Jeremiah 9:23 "Thus says the LORD,
True prosperity is the spiritual knowledge of and walk with God
Proverbs 14:12 "There is a way which seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death."
Ecclesiastes 2:8 "I gathered for myself also silver and gold, and the special treasures of kings and of the provinces: I got men singers and women singers, the delights of the sons of men, and musical instruments of all sorts."
Prosperity without God is futility.
Ecclesiastes 2:26 "For God gives to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he gives the work of gathering and heaping up, only that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and grasping of the wind."
In the end people who prosper without God do so for the enjoyment of those who are with and for God.
"I don't think God loves me that much"
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Jeremiah 31:3 "The LORD has appeared of old unto me, saying,
Romans 8:32 "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?"
God's love for me is worth more than all things.
John 10:10 "
1John 4:16 "And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love; and he that dwells in love dwells in God, and God in him."
God is the fullness of love in definition and expression. My dwelling in God by faith is my dwelling in the fullness of love.
John 13:1 "Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them unto the end."
His love is as real and as eternal as Himself. Because I belong to Him I cannot be separated from His love. He loves me as He loves Himself.
Jeremiah 9:24 "
Nothing delights God more than showing me true love and my knowing that He loves me more than anything.
Romans 5:8 "But God commends his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
Nothing can ever reduce the full magnitude of God's love for me.
"This thing is too big to expect God to do it"
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John 14:12 "
The Almighty father is the source of everything. Greater works is possible because I have full access through my faith in Christ to the source of all things.
Hebrews 12:2 "Looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God."
Jesus paid the price to be at the right hand of God (a position of infinite power) and I am the vessel for the expression of this infinite power. My ability depends on His infinite ability.
2Corinthians 3:5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
It is never about My abilities but it is all about God's ability in me.
Haggai 2:9 "
The glory of the former is the least glory I am ordained for. My life is the latter and it is greater than what I have heard and known; which is the former.
Philippians 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
It is not about My limitations, but all about what I access by faith in the riches freely given in Christ.
Luke 1:37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Romans 9:16 "So then it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shows mercy."
I have received God's mercy to prevail by my faith in Christ.
Daniel 11:32 "And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flattery: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and take action."
God is known experientially only by the covenant of faith towards Him. I do exploits because I have faith towards God
Matthew 17:20 "And Jesus said unto them,
Jesus has said, nothing shall be impossible to me.
Psalm 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
The upright walk is a walk of faith-Heb.11:6. That means nothing good can be denied me because I walk by faith.
Psalm 2:8 "
"I don't think God really loves me that much"
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Jeremiah 31:3 "The LORD has appeared of old unto me, saying,
Romans 8:32 "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?"
God has given me something greater than all things i.e. Himself in Jesus Christ as evidence of His great love.
John 10:10 "
1John 4:16 "And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love; and he that dwells in love dwells in God, and God in him."
God is the fullness of love I dwell in fullness of love because I dwell in God by my faith.
John 13:1 "Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them unto the end."
I belong to Christ. I am a part of Him. Christ's love for me is to the extreme.
Jeremiah 9:24 "
God delights in loving me and in my knowing that He loves me.
Romans 5:8 "But God commends his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
Even when I do my worst His love is still at it's best.
"I have served God enough, it is time to do my own thing"
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2Thessalonians 3:13 "But you, brethren, be not weary in well doing."
Romans 11:29 For the gifts and calling of God are unchangeable.
God's call on me to serve is continual and eternal.
Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that comes to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."
There is a great reward for diligent service to God.
Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself also in the LORD; and he shall give you the desires of your heart.
The reward for service is satisfaction and true satisfaction is from serving God.
Ephesians 2:10 "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them."
Service to God fully satisfies me because it satisfies the design and purpose I was made for.
Titus 2:14 "Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a people for his own, zealous of good works."
Service to God is the greatest passion in life and the genuine purifier of all filth in my life.
1Corinthians 3:16 "Know you not that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?"
I was created to contain only God and His works. Anything else will defile me.
Hebrews 12:28 "Therefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:"
The greatest and most honourable privilege is to serve God. The rewards are great and eternal.
Matthew 10:39
Service is the only way to preserve my life and all that lies therein.
Mark 12:29 "And Jesus answered him,
I have only one owner; therefore I have only one purpose-to serve the interests of God who is my owner.
Romans 14:8 "For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's."
Every detail of my existence must serve God's interests in order to find it's true meaning and placement.
Philippians 1:24 Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.
The purpose of being in the flesh is service.
Colossians 1:18 "And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence."
"God doesn't speak to me as he does to others"
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Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
It is my right to hear from God because I am a child of God.
Psalm 25:9 The meek will he guide in justice: and the meek will he teach his way.
Hebrews 8:11 "
Knowledge about God is different from knowing God. The way to know God is to hear directly from God. God speaks to me because of His covenant to me in Christ.
1John 2:27 "But the anointing which you have received of him abides in you, and you need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teaches you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it has taught you, you shall abide in him."
God wants to personally interact with me in all I do.
2Corinthians 13:14 "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. Amen."
I can commune with God because He loves me and Has qualified me to come to Him.
John 16:13 "
The purpose of my reality is my interactions with God and my interactions with God transcend the boundaries of time.
James 5:17 "Elijah was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth for three years and six months."
Anybody can have the greatest interaction with God. I can also, by my faith.
Numbers 11:29 "And Moses said unto him, Are you jealous for my sake? would God that all the LORD'S people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!"
A righteous desire from a righteous man can never be cut short. Moses is a righteous man who had this righteous desire that all men will hear directly from God
1Corinthians 14:5 "I would that you all spoke with tongues, but rather that you prophesied: for greater is he that prophesies than he that speaks with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying."
God desires to fill my heart with His voice to the extent that it flows to others.
1Corinthians 12:7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man for profit.
God wants all men to profit from His voice.
Revelation 3:20 "
God desires to be close to me.
John 14:23 "Jesus answered and said unto him,
God passionately desires to practically live with me.
Isaiah 1:18 "
1Corinthians 2:16 "For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ."
God can definitely speak to me because I have His mind.
1Corinthians 2:12 "Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God."
The essence of the gift of the Holy Spirit to men is so that men can directly fellowship with God.
2Corinthians 3:18 "But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord."
Hebrews 10:19 "Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,"
The blood of Jesus has given all men unhindered access to God's throne to contact and commune with Him
"God doesn't speak directly to man"
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Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
It is my right to hear from God because I am His Child.
Psalm 25:9 The meek will he guide in justice: and the meek will he teach his way.
Hebrews 8:11 "
Knowledge about God is quite different from knowing God. The way to know God is to hear directly from God. God speaks to me because of His covenant to me in Christ.
1John 2:27 "But the anointing which you have received of him abides in you, and you need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teaches you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it has taught you, you shall abide in him."
God wants to personally interact with me in all things.
2Corinthians 13:14 "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. Amen."
I can commune with God because He loves me and Has invited me to come to Him.
John 16:13 "
The essence/meaning of my reality is my interactions with God and my interactions with God transcends the boundaries of time.
James 5:17 "Elijah was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth for three years and six months."
Anybody can have the greatest interaction with God. I can also by my faith.
Numbers 11:29 "And Moses said unto him, Are you jealous for my sake? would God that all the LORD'S people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!"
A righteous desire from a righteous man will never be cut short. Moses, is a righteous man who had this righteous desire that all men will hear directly from God
1Corinthians 14:5 "I would that you all spoke with tongues, but rather that you prophesied: for greater is he that prophesies than he that speaks with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying."
God wants to fill my heart with His voice to the extent that it flows to others.
1Corinthians 12:7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man for profit.
God desires every man to profit from His voice.
Revelation 3:20 "
God desires intimacy with me.
John 14:23 "Jesus answered and said unto him,
It is God's desire to practically live with me.
Isaiah 1:18 "
1Corinthians 2:16 "For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ."
God can speak to me because I have His mind.
1Corinthians 2:12 "Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God."
The essence of the gift of the Holy Spirit to men is so that men can directly commune with God.
2Corinthians 3:18 "But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord."
Hebrews 10:19 "Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,"
The blood of Jesus Christ has given all men unhindered access to God's throne to contact and commune with Him
"God doesn't directly interact with men"
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Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
It is my kingdom right to hear from God because I am a child of God.
Psalm 25:9 The meek will he guide in justice: and the meek will he teach his way.
Hebrews 8:11 "
Knowledge about God is not the same as knowing God. The way to know God is to hear directly from God. God speaks to me because of His covenant to me in Christ.
1John 2:27 "But the anointing which you have received of him abides in you, and you need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teaches you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it has taught you, you shall abide in him."
God desires to personally interact with me in all things.
2Corinthians 13:14 "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. Amen."
I can fellowship with God because He loves me and Has qualified me to come to Him.
John 16:13 "
The essence/meaning of my reality is my interactions with God and my interactions with God transcend the boundaries of time.
James 5:17 "Elijah was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth for three years and six months."
Anyone can have the greatest interaction with God. I can also by my faith.
Numbers 11:29 "And Moses said unto him, Are you jealous for my sake? would God that all the LORD'S people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!"
A righteous desire from a righteous man can never be cut short. Moses, righteous man who had this righteous desire that all men will hear directly from God
1Corinthians 14:5 "I would that you all spoke with tongues, but rather that you prophesied: for greater is he that prophesies than he that speaks with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying."
God desires to fill my whole heart with His voice to the extent that it flows to others.
1Corinthians 12:7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man for profit.
God desires all men to profit from His voice.
Revelation 3:20 "
God desires to be so intimate with me.
John 14:23 "Jesus answered and said unto him,
God desires to practically live with me.
Isaiah 1:18 "
1Corinthians 2:16 "For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ."
God speaks to me because I have His mind.
1Corinthians 2:12 "Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God."
The purpose of the gift of the Holy Spirit to men is so that men can directly commune with God.
2Corinthians 3:18 "But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord."
Hebrews 10:19 "Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,"
The blood of Jesus has given all men unhindered access to God's throne to contact and fellowship with Him
"If God wants me to change He will change me"
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2Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
Romans 8:10 "And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness."
Romans 8:12 "Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh."
Galatians 5:1 "Stand fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ has made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage."
Hebrews 9:26 For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the age has he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
Titus 2:11 "For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,"
1Peter 2:9 "But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own; that you should show forth the praises of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:"
Philippians 2:12 "Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling."
God has already changed me in the inside so that by faith I should work out this change to the outside.
"Why did God allow this to happen"
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Romans 8:28 "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."
God allows challenges in our lives in order to challenge and upgrade our vision of the glorious future He wants to bring us into
"I believe that with technology we can solve all the problems of this world"
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John 14:6 "Jesus said unto him,
Jeremiah 9:23 ,23 "Thus says the LORD,
Romans 1:16 "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believes; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek."
1Corinthians 1:24 "But unto them who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God."
Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart; and lean not unto your own understanding.
Romans 14:17 "For the kingdom of God is not food and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit."
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
"It is not right to preach about hell to get people saved"
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Matthew 23:33 "
Matthew 23:15 "
Matthew 5:29 ,29 "
Matthew 10:28 "
Jesus who is our standard(Heb 12:2) preached about hell in His sermons to get people saved
"If God will help you, you must do nothing, God find His own way to help you"
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James 2:20 "But will you know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?"
John 6:29 "Jesus answered and said unto them,
Faith in God finds expression in a believer as the works of God. The result of faith is grace or help from God to work effectively
Mark 16:20 "And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen."
John 5:17 "But Jesus answered them,
Faith in God does not replace our working but compliments the ability God has put in us. Faith reproduces and compliments the works of God in us
"My request is too small for God to consider"
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Luke 12:6 ,6 "
It is the glory and nature of God to be committed to be to every area of the life of His children
Exodus 21:27 "
God is concerned about every single aspect of our lives.God was even concerned about the tooth of servants.This tells us to cast our burdens upon Him for He cares for us.
Psalm 139:17 "How precious also are your thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!"
Every concern of ours is precious to God because we are most precious to Him Zec 2:8We are precious to Him because we are His best works. The preciousness of man is seen by caring for everything about man because any of man's concerns about his life limits the display of his preciousness. God is therefore not only concerned about the big concerns of our hearts but is also concerned about every concern we can and cannot count including those we don not count as important because of His passion to see us express the fullness of our preciousness
Isaiah 54:10 "
God is a God of peace therefore anything that limits our peace is His enemy because we are in covenant with the God of peace
Philippians 4:6 ,6 Be anxious for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.,7 "And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."
Proayer is the platform ordained by God for the freeing of our hearts from every care and concern.Therefore our use of His platform of prayer to free our hearts from our cares is our respect for God .
Psalm 40:5 "Many, O LORD my God, are your wonderful works which you have done, and your thoughts which are toward us: they cannot be recounted in order unto you: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered."
"If God will help me, this is the means He will use and not that"
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Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
Isaiah 55:8 ,8 "
1Corinthians 1:27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
1Corinthians 2:9 "But as it is written, Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for them that love him."
Proverbs 14:12 "There is a way which seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death."
Romans 11:33 "O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!"
"I don't believe that God is a person, but God is in everything"
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Colossians 1:15 ,15 "Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation:",16 "For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:"
God has given us infallible proves of His person in the life of Christ
Genesis 1:26 "And God said,
Man is the evidence that God is a person
Romans 1:20 "For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and deity; so that they are without excuse:"
Creation is a clear evidence that God is person because intelligence was involved creation
Psalm 14:1 ,1 "To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that does good.",2 "The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God."
To deny that God is a person is to deny the existence of God
Acts 1:8 "
Supernatural manifestations are evidences of the existence of the person of God
"This must be God because it is supernatural"
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Matthew 24:11 "
1John 4:1 "Beloved, believe not every spirit, but test the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world."
2Corinthians 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
Luke 10:19 "
The manifestation of the supernatural is not a final prove that a thing is from God because the devil also has supernatural powers
Ephesians 6:12 "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in heavenly places."
The supernatural realm also inhabits evil spirits
Matthew 24:24 "
"My request is too small for God to deal with"
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Exodus 21:27 "
God is concerned about every single aspect of our lives. In Ex 21:27 God was concerned about the tooth of servants and so tells us to cast our burdens upon Him for He cares for us.
Luke 12:6 ,6 "
Psalm 40:5 "Many, O LORD my God, are your wonderful works which you have done, and your thoughts which are toward us: they cannot be recounted in order unto you: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered."
Zechariah 2:8 For thus says the LORD of hosts;
Psalm 139:17 "How precious also are your thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!"
Every concern of ours is precious to God because we are most precious to Him Zec 2:8 We are precious to Him because we are His best works. The preciousness of man is seen by caring for everything about man because any of man's concerns about his life limits the display of his preciousness.God is therefore not only concerned about the big concerns of our hearts but is also concerned about every concern we can and cannot count including those we don not count as important because of His passion to see us express the fullness of our preciousness
Isaiah 54:10 "
God is a God of peace therefore anything that limits our peace is His enemy, because we are in covenant with the God of all peace
Philippians 4:6 ,6 Be anxious for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.,7 "And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."
Prayer is the platform ordained by God for liberation of our hearts from every care and concern.Therefore our use of His platform of prayer to free our hearts from our cares is our respect for God .
"I believe in polytheism, that there are many gods to be worshipped"
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Deuteronomy 6:4 "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:"
There is only one true God to be worshiped because man has one true creator owner and deliverer
Exodus 20:2 ,2 "
"Advancement in science and technology proves that man can do well without God"
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1Corinthians 3:19 "For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He takes the wise in their own craftiness."
Any kind of wisdom that does not promote the fear and acknowledgement of God in man's life is foolishness
Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
1Corinthians 1:24 "But unto them who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God."
Because all wisdom is hid in Christ our advancement in science and technology must lead the truly wise to the promotion and acknowledgement of the glory of Christ because He is the source of it
Proverbs 8:12 ,12 "I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge and discretion.",13 "The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the perverse mouth, do I hate."
The expression of wisdom of science and technology is only a sign to man that he is dependent on God and must fear Him because wisdom finds existence only in God.
James 1:5 ,5 "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men liberally, and reproaches not; and it shall be given him.",6 "But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavers is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.",7 For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord.,8 A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.,9 Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:,10 "But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.",11 "For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withers the grass, and its flower falls, and the beauty of the appearance of it perishes: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.",12 "Blessed is the man that endures trial: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to them that love him.",13 "Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempts he any man:",14 "But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.",15 "Then when lust has conceived, it brings forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, brings forth death.",16 "Do not err, my beloved brethren.",17 "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning."
"I trust in God but not in any man of God"
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2Chronicles 20:20 "And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall you be established; believe his prophets, so shall you prosper."
The prosperity of your believe in God is seen in your believe in men of God
1John 4:20 "If a man says, I love God, and hates his brother, he is a liar: for he that loves not his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?"
faith is an expression of love. It is therefore a lie to trust in God who you do not see without trusting in men of God whom you see
Hebrews 12:23 "To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, who are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,"
Men of God are imperfect men whom God have made perfect in ministering to the needs of those they are sent to and they must be trusted if they are to deliver to us the blessings of God they carry.
John 3:34 For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God: for God gives not the Spirit by measure unto him.
The messages of men of God can be trusted not because of their abilities but because of our faith in the ability of God's Spirit fully working in them
John 12:23 "And Jesus answered them, saying,
Our believe in God is seen in believer in the men of God He has sent into our lives
Romans 2:29 "But he is a Jew, who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God."
"I don't think God will help me through this means"
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2Timothy 3:5 "Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away."
Trusting in God for His help is seen in forsaking your own self-inspired understanding of His ways and welcoming and acknowledging His way of doing things.
2Corinthians 5:7 "(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)"
Rom 1:17 God's means of helping us is through our faith and the means our faith finds expression is the ignoring of our own opinion and the embracing of God's truth notwithstanding how it conflicts with my own understanding.
Walking with the understanding is walking according to sight and walking according to sight limits our walk of faith. Howbeit our success is in our walk of faith
"I don't think God exists because of all this injustice in the world"
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Jeremiah 9:24 "
Justice can never be created nor destroyed but exists because God and the earth (including all that exists in it i.e. man good and/or evil) exists. The existence of good and evil is the evidence of the existence of justice because justice is defined in relation to good and evil. Our concept of good and evil exists because of God exists for good and evil can only be defined in relation to God.
Romans 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believes.
The sense of justice indicates the existence of a law. The existence of a law is indicative of the presence of a law Giver who is God
John 5:39
Isaiah 33:22 "For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us."
"God is who ever you make Him to be or whatever you make Him to be"
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Exodus 3:14 "And God said unto Moses,
God is who He says He is and not who or what we say He is. It is a serious sin to liken God to anything
Exodus 20:4 ,4 "
Isaiah 55:7 ,7 "Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.",8 "
God is far greater than our thoughts and imaginations of who He is but His word comes down like rain to reveal who He is to those who reject their own wrong self-inspired and evil perceptions of Him
John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
Until you hear God's own words you have no right say anything about Him because His own words is what truly reflects who He is
John 14:17 "
The Spirit of God is God's reliable and truthful source of information about God
John 15:26 "
1Corinthians 2:10 ,10 "But God has revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searches all things, yea, the deep things of God.",11 "For what man knows the things of a man, except the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knows no man, but the Spirit of God."
1Corinthians 2:14 "But the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned."
Until a man becomes spiritual having a recreated born again spirit he cannot know God because it is only the spirit of man that can receive revelation from the Spirit of God(who is the revealer of God)
John 4:24
2Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
"Religion and science do not agree"
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Job 12:8 ,8 "Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach you: and the fish of the sea shall declare unto you.",9 Who knows not among all these that the hand of the LORD has done this?
True science involves gaining knowledge from God's creations.The bible encourages true science because the bible encourages the gaining of knowledge from God's creations
Exodus 35:31 "And he has filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;"
Science is of God because God uses it to promote true religion
James 1:17 ,17 "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.",18 "Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures."
Science is from God because anything that promotes the the quality of life is from God
Colossians 2:3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Science is of God because Christ is the source of all wisdom which includes science
"Believing in God is not scientific"
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Job 12:8 ,8 "Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach you: and the fish of the sea shall declare unto you.",9 Who knows not among all these that the hand of the LORD has done this?
True science promotes faith in God because it teaches us more about God's mind and wisdom
Exodus 35:31 "And he has filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;"
Science promotes faith in God because God uses it to promote true religion
James 1:17 ,17 "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.",18 "Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures."
Science promotes faith in God because anything that promotes the the quality of life is from God
Colossians 2:3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Science is the evidence of the existence of God because Christ is the source of all wisdom which includes science
Romans 1:20 "For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and deity; so that they are without excuse:"
Science is the substance of faith or promoter of faith in the existence of God
"Why can't God use this way to bless me"
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Proverbs 16:25 "There is a way that seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death."
Isaiah 55:8 ,8 "
Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
1Corinthians 1:27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
2Corinthians 5:7 "(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)"
"God can do it but I don't think He will do it"
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2Corinthians 1:20 "For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us."
1John 5:14 "And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us:"
John 14:13 "
1Corinthians 3:22 "Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;"
Mark 11:23 ,23 "
Psalm 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that comes to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."
James 1:6 ,6 "But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavers is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.",7 For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord.,8 A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.
"Science has disproved the bible"
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1Timothy 6:20 "O Timothy, keep that which is committed to your trust, avoiding profane and vain utterances, and oppositions of what is falsely called knowledge:"
Luke 16:17 "
The word of God is the test for accuracy of the knowledge of science because science was created by God's word
John 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Hebrews 1:3 "Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;"
1Corinthians 4:20 "For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power."
The wisdom of the bible is greater than the wisdom of science because the wisdom of the bible produces more results than the wisdom from science
1Corinthians 2:4 "And my speech and my preaching were not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:"
"I am at rest now, because this person has promised to deal with this issue"
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Psalm 118:8 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
Jeremiah 17:5 "Thus says the LORD;
"I don't give much offerings but I do a lot of other things for God"
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Exodus 23:15 "
Offerings are kingdom platforms for the experience of the presence of God
Philippians 4:17 Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.
2Corinthians 9:6 "But this I say, He who sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he who sows bountifully shall reap also bountifully."
Galatians 6:7 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap."
What you gain serving God is different from what you gain from your offerings to God
Psalm 20:3 "Remember all your offerings, and accept your burnt sacrifice; Selah."
Malachi 3:10 "
"I prayed to God and He allowed this to happen"
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Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart; and lean not unto your own understanding.
Colossians 3:2 "Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth."
2Corinthians 4:18 "While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal."
Romans 8:28 "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."
Hebrews 11:39 "And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:"
faith expressed through prayer always gives us a good report before God which is better than whatever we will ever ask for in prayer
"Is that how God repays me after all that I have done in His name?"
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Galatians 6:9 "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."
Galatians 6:7 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap."
Hebrews 6:10 "For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which you have showed toward his name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister."
Hebrews 6:12 "That you be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises."
"But I know people who served God and did not amount to anything till they died, why should I ?"
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2Corinthians 5:10 "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that everyone may be recompensed for the things done in his body, according to what he has done, whether it be good or bad."
Luke 16:22 ,22 "
Our life on earth is just to prepare us for the life of eternity and Our life on earth determines the quality of life we have in eternity
"This curse is from God, I can't do anything about it"
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1John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
Isaiah 1:18 "
"Heaven will be boring, only praise and worship"
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1Corinthians 4:20 "For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power."
Romans 14:17 "For the kingdom of God is not food and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit."
Psalm 16:11 You will show me the path of life: in your presence is fullness of joy; at your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.
Matthew 13:44 "
The fulfillment in heaven exceeds every other kind of fulfillment
"I believe that good and evil all come from God"
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Psalm 92:15 "To show that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him."
Romans 9:14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
Deuteronomy 32:4 "He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are justice: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he."
Genesis 18:25 "That be far from you to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from you: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?"
Psalm 89:14 Righteousness and justice are the habitation of your throne: mercy and truth shall go before your face.
"How can I obey authority without the hint of disobeying God"
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Ephesians 6:5 "Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;"
Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
We obey God through obedience to the authority set over us
Mark 12:17 "And Jesus answering said unto them,
We must obey God in all things but obey other authorities in the areas God has set them rule over our us on.
Daniel 6:10 "Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did before."
We must obey God at all cost even if it means disobeying authority to obey God
Acts 5:29 "Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men."
"How can I honour the place of money without dishonouring the place of God"
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Mark 12:30 "
The place of money is to love God and forward the agenda of His kingdom with
1Corinthians 4:2 "Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful."
We must see ourselves as stewards of the money God allows into our hands
1Timothy 6:10 "For the love 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."
Deuteronomy 8:18 "But you shall remember the LORD your God: for it is he that gives you power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he swore unto your fathers, as it is this day."
Money is meant to fulfill the covenant we have with God
"How can I honour men without dishonouring God"
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Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
We can honour God by giving honour to the men God sets over us
Romans 13:7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.
Romans 13:1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
Ephesians 6:2
"God does not regard the education and work in this world"
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Romans 13:1 ,1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.,2 "Whosoever therefore resists the power, resists the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves judgment."
James 1:17 "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning."
1Corinthians 1:27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
"When I am more matured in God, I will start serving Him"
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Jeremiah 1:7 "But the LORD said unto me,
2Corinthians 3:5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
Zechariah 4:6 "Then he answered and spoke unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying,
"Why does God not punish the wicked and reward the righteous instantly"
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Matthew 13:28 ,28 "
The seeming delay of God's judgment upon the wicked is to preserve the righteous
Ecclesiastes 2:26 "For God gives to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he gives the work of gathering and heaping up, only that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and grasping of the wind."
The seeming delay of God's judgment is to ensure that the wicked work for the righteous
2Peter 3:9 "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance."
James 1:4 "But let patience have her perfect work, that you may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing."
"I give to the church so that I can support God's work"
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2Corinthians 9:7 "Every man according as he purposes in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver."
Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
We give as an act of worship to God
Psalm 50:12 "
God doesn't need our money to build His kingdom but our hearts. Giving is an act of giving our hearts to God for His purposes
"I only believe in the words of Jesus in the bible as the word of God"
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2Peter 1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
John 10:35 "
Jesus Himself validates the scriptures written through men as coming from God
"No man of God can be trusted"
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2Chronicles 20:20 "And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall you be established; believe his prophets, so shall you prosper."
Jeremiah 3:15 "
"God only does great miracles/things for special people"
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Romans 10:12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
Hebrews 8:11 "
"I am not that holy to ask this thing from God"
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Matthew 7:7 "
Ephesians 2:18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
John 14:13 "
"I don't deserve What I am asking for from God in prayer"
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Matthew 7:7 "
Ephesians 2:18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
John 14:13 "
"How can a good and all loving God send someone to hell"
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Jeremiah 9:24 "
Psalm 89:14 Righteousness and justice are the habitation of your throne: mercy and truth shall go before your face.
Hell satisfies the justice of God
Deuteronomy 30:19 "I call heaven and earth as witness this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live:"
God does not send anyone to hell people choose hell by rejecting God's love
2Peter 3:9 "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance."
"If God really loves me, He would have done this and that"
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Romans 8:32 "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?"
God has already given us the greatest prove of His love for us
Jeremiah 31:3 "The LORD has appeared of old unto me, saying,
Psalm 138:2 "I will worship toward your holy temple, and praise your name for your lovingkindness and for your truth: for you have magnified your word above all your name."
Psalm 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
"I chose this because there are more benefits in this than in serving God"
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Hebrews 6:10 "For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which you have showed toward his name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister."
Matthew 20:27 "
Luke 18:29 ,29 "And he said unto them,
"I will do it if God gives me a sign"
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Matthew 12:39 "But he answered and said unto them,
John 20:29 "Jesus said unto him,
"If I will not be persecuted, then I will serve God"
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Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
Matthew 10:39
"I prefer to serve God this way than that way"
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Hebrews 12:28 "Therefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:"
Not every service in the kingdom is acceptable service
"God is not interested in this area of my life He is only interested in my spiritual life"
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Mark 12:29 ,29 "And Jesus answered him,
Romans 14:8 "For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's."
"I believe in God but I don't believe He intervenes with events on earth"
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Jeremiah 9:24 "
"I am soo sinful, I can't be so close to God as others"
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Ephesians 2:18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
2Corinthians 13:14 "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. Amen."
1John 3:24 "And he that keeps his commandments dwells in him, and he in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us."
John 14:16 "
"Anything you don't struggle for, cannot be from God"
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Psalm 62:11 God has spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongs unto God.
Deuteronomy 6:10 "And it shall be, when the LORD your God shall have brought you into the land which he swore unto your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you great and beautiful cities, which you built not,"
It is not every blessing of God that we must struggle for
Ephesians 2:9 "Not of works, lest any man should boast."
Deuteronomy 8:18 "But you shall remember the LORD your God: for it is he that gives you power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he swore unto your fathers, as it is this day."
Romans 8:32 "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?"
Ecclesiastes 2:26 "For God gives to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he gives the work of gathering and heaping up, only that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and grasping of the wind."
"Anything you struggle for, cannot be from God"
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Matthew 11:12 "
Hebrews 4:11 "Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief."
"Anything you struggle for, will last in your hands"
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Proverbs 10:22 "The blessing of the LORD, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it."
Isaiah 54:10 "
Ecclesiastes 2:26 "For God gives to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he gives the work of gathering and heaping up, only that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and grasping of the wind."
"Anything you don't struggle for, will not last in your hands"
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Proverbs 10:22 "The blessing of the LORD, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it."
Isaiah 54:10 "
Ecclesiastes 3:14 "I know that, whatsoever God does, it shall be forever: nothing can be added to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God does it, that men should fear before him."
Luke 12:33 "
"How can I be of any use to God, there are far better people around"
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Ephesians 2:10 "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them."
Zechariah 4:6 "Then he answered and spoke unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying,
1Corinthians 1:27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
"I will do this if God will do that for me"
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Romans 14:8 "For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's."
Mark 12:30 "
"I must become passive and allow God to do what He wants to do in my life"
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Philippians 2:12 ,12 "Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.",13 For it is God who works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
God will only work in our lives to the level that we willing to take personal responsibilities. God won't do everything for us
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
God will only strengthen us to do His will but will not do His will for us
"I will lose everything If I stop this to follow God"
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Luke 18:29 ,29 "And he said unto them,
"If I do this and that God will do this and that for me"
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2Corinthians 5:7 "(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)"
Romans 1:17 "For in it is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith."
Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
"If this and that happens, I will not serve God again"
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Proverbs 3:5 ,5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart; and lean not unto your own understanding.,6 "In all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths."
Romans 14:8 "For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's."
"I will serve God in this area because I feel I am needed there"
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Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
"Wisdom is from God, why do I have to study so much"
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Proverbs 11:1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
Joshua 1:8 "
Psalm 1:3 "And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he does shall prosper."
"Every church must be from God"
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1John 4:1 "Beloved, believe not every spirit, but test the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world."
"God has forsaken me"
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Hebrews 13:5 "Let your conduct be without covetousness; and be content with such things as you have: for he has said,
"God made me like this Sin is His fault"
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Romans 5:12 "Therefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:"
Sin originated from man and not God
"My God will never create hell"
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Matthew 10:28 "
"I am talented in this area, that must be God's will for my life"
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Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
"I have a strong desire for it, it must be God's will"
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Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
"If I get this thing in an extraordinary way, then I will know I got it from God"
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James 1:17 "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning."
"I got these blessings by my own strength and not from this person or from God"
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James 1:17 "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning."
"I don't want to hear anything about God or religion"
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Proverbs 1:25 ,25 "But you have ignored all my counsel, and would have none of my reproof:",26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear comes;
James 1:19 "Therefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger:"
"God brings poverty and sickness on us to mold us"
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3John 1:2 "Beloved, I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers."
"May be it is not God's will that he is saved"
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2Peter 3:9 "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance."
John 3:16 "
"It is impossible to serve God with all your life"
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Mark 12:29 ,29 "And Jesus answered him,
Romans 14:8 "For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's."
"Not all God's promises in the bible are meant for us"
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2Peter 1:3 "According as his divine power has given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who has called us to glory and virtue:"
Ephesians 1:3 "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:"
2Corinthians 9:8 "And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:"
Psalm 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Romans 8:32 "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?"
Ephesians 3:20 "Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,"
"Not all God's promises in the bible are meant for me"
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2Peter 1:3 "According as his divine power has given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who has called us to glory and virtue:"
Ephesians 1:3 "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:"
2Corinthians 9:8 "And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:"
Psalm 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Romans 8:32 "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?"
Ephesians 3:20 "Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,"
"I am hoping to receive what God has promised to me"
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2Peter 1:3 "According as his divine power has given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who has called us to glory and virtue:"
Ephesians 1:3 "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:"
2Corinthians 9:8 "And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:"
Psalm 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Romans 8:32 "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?"
Ephesians 3:20 "Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,"
2Corinthians 5:7 "(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)"
"If God is all-powerful and wants us to be good, why didn’t he just create us good in the first place?"
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Genesis 1:26 "And God said,
God created us in His image as a free-willed beings with the power of choice because He is love
"We can have a direct connection to God. Why do we need a ‘Holy Spirit’"
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John 16:7 "
"Why does God give us free will when He knows that by that we can displease Him and destroy our lives"
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Genesis 1:26 "And God said,
God is love and love give itself. God gave us Himself His image as a sovereign free wil being because He is love
"You don't have to pray for your needs, Just pray for Kingdom and God will give you your needs"
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Luke 11:3
"God helps those who help themselves"
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Ephesians 2:9 "Not of works, lest any man should boast."
"I don't think it is God's will for men of God to be rich"
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Psalm 35:27 "Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant."
Malachi 3:10 "
"Men of God can be rich but I don't think God wants them to be soo rich"
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Psalm 35:27 "Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant."
Malachi 3:10 "
"It is bad to expect something from God when you give to Him"
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Philippians 4:17 Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.
Galatians 6:7 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap."
"I don't evanglise, pay tithe, serve in church because I have not heard from the Spirit"
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Philippians 2:12 ,12 "Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.",13 For it is God who works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Proverbs 11:1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
It is not everything we must hear from God to obey
John 6:63 "
The commands of the word of God are words of the Spirit we ought to obey
"I am waiting to hear from God before I do anything"
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Philippians 2:12 ,12 "Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.",13 For it is God who works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Proverbs 11:1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
It is not everything we must directly hear from God in order to obey
John 6:63 "
The commands of the word of God are words of the Spirit we have to obey
The existence of God is so obvious that you will have to be a fool not to see it.