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"I know that Christ has said He has given me His righteousness, peace, prosperity and joy but I don't think it is literal"
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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."
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:"
The promises which have been confirmed are literal promises
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 the walk of faith and all that is of Christ is received by faith. All the good things include all the literal good things.
2Peter 1:4 "By which are given unto us exceedingly great and precious promises: that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust."
3John 1:2 "Beloved, I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers."
God is interested in your total well-being and this includes access to literal blessings.
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."
1Thessalonians 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Psalm 23:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not lack.
God does not meet only our needs but our wants also.
"Sicknesses, poverty is part of the sufferings in the Christian life"
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Isaiah 33:24 "And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell in it shall be forgiven their iniquity."
The root of sickness which is sin has been dealt with. The forgiveness of sin is the evidence of the freedom from sicknesses.
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."
3John 1:2 "Beloved, I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers."
Acts 10:38 "How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him."
Exodus 15:26 "And said,
Matthew 15:26 "But he answered and said,
Healing is the right of any Christian just as any child has the right to eat in his/her family.
1Peter 2:24 "Who his own self bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes you were healed."
Proision was made in Christ for all your health needs.
Romans 8:11 "But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also bring to life your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwells in you."
All that you need for total health is already in you.
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:"
Psalm 107:20 "He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions."
God's word heals because the word or will for our lives is health.
John 10:10 "
Job 22:23 "If you return to the Almighty, you shall be built up, you shall put away iniquity far from your tents."
Luke 13:11 "And, behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no way lift herself up."
Infirmity or sickness is a spirit which is not from GodSickness is illegal in the life of a child that belongs to God's covenant. God is prepared to suspend laws for the sake of restoring health to His covenant people.
Matthew 8:2 "And, behold, there came a leper and worshiped him, saying, Lord, if you will, you can make me clean."
God is willing to heal because His will is the health of His people.
"It is impossible to live in peace, happiness and harmony in this evil world all the time"
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Isaiah 26:3 "You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you: because he trusts in you."
Revmaining in joy and harmony is not subject to time and the environment but subject to you trust in God.
Colossians 3:15 "And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you are called in one body; and be thankful."
You already have all peace within the centre of your being. Your remaining in peace therefore depends only on the extent to which you allow it to rule and on nothing else.
John 14:27 "
The peace that the Lord has given you unlike what the world gives is eternal and complete.
Psalm 29:11 The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.
Philippians 4:4 "Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice."
Romans 14:17 "For the kingdom of God is not food and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit."
The peace and joy is found in the Holy Ghost who always lives in you.
Colossians 1:13 "Who has delivered us from the power of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:"
Your are immune to the ills of the world and made a partaker of the thrills of God's kingdom in Christ.
Luke 17:21 "
The location of peace and joy is in you and not in the world.
Psalm 85:8 "I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly."
It is folly to turn to the world for peace because we already have the peace the world needs.
Hebrews 4:3 "For we who have believed do enter into rest, as he said,
All works that brings peace/rest have already been finished and put in you. All that is left is for you to enter and enjoy by faith.
John 16:33 "
True peace is in Christ and this peace overcomes the worst tribulation in the world.
Psalm 119:165 Great peace have they who love your law: and nothing shall offend them.
The law of God is the law of faith. Faith in the Great peace God has already given you in Christ.
John 14:1 "
You can refuse the confusion in the world by believing in God in all things.
Psalm 23:2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures: he leads me beside the still waters.
Peace accompanies all your walk with God. He is also able to restore any peace you might have lost while contacting the world.
Psalm 37:11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
Isaiah 35:10 "And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away."
2Thessalonians 3:16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
"By reading the Bible and praying more, will result in holiness"
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Galatians 2:20 "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."
The goal or product of the Christian life is Christ that comes with the by-product of a good life.
Romans 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believes.
Christ is the ultimate of all Christian pursuits.
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."
Philippians 1:21 "For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain."
The important thing is Christ and not to become a good person
John 14:12 "
A good life is the product of Ultimate faith in Christ as your all in all.
John 14:6 "Jesus said unto him,
A good life is not possible without absolute faith in Christ as the reality of it.
Colossians 3:11 "Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all."
The main thing to seek is Christ and not to become a good person.
Jeremiah 9:24 "
A fulfilled life is hidden in the knowledge of God through Christ.
Galatians 2:19 "For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God."
Living unto God is greater than living a 'good moral life'
2Corinthians 5:15 "And that he died for all, that they who live should no longer live unto themselves, but unto him who died for them, and rose again."
Striving to live a good life makes a demand on yourself making you live unto your own self or according to your own sinful nature and power. This can never bring glory to Christ.
Romans 14:7 "For none of us lives to himself, and no man dies to himself."
"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."
"Why should I go to church when the pastor/members done this to me"
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Luke 17:4 "
Luke 6:37 "
1Peter 2:18 "Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh."
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."
People who have been sent to bless you can offend you but it is your faith in God's purpose in them that Matters if you will be truly blessed through them.
Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
1Timothy 6:1 "Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed."
Going to church is honouring God and not about pleasing men.
1Timothy 6:2 "And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are believers and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort."
"There is no harm in keeping worldly friends"
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2Thessalonians 3:14 "And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed."
Worldly friends can bring shame to my life if entertained.
1Corinthians 5:9 I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:
God commands me not keep company with worldly people because they are in spiritual fornication.
1Corinthians 5:11 "But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no not to eat."
Psalm 1:1 "Blessed is the man that walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful."
Worldly friends can stop and rob me of my blessings.
2Corinthians 6:14 Be you not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship has righteousness with unrighteousness? and what partnership has light with darkness?
Matthew 5:14
The purpose for relating to worldly people is to lead them to God through the light of your life.
Matthew 5:13 "
The purpose for relating to worldly people is to preserve them from moral decay through the moral integrity in you. Revlating to worldly people is different from friendship with them
"I don't pray often because I don't feel like it"
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1Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing.
Luke 18:1 "And he spoke a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;"
The sure way to avoid fainting is prayer.
Luke 21:36 "
Mark 13:33 "
Ephesians 6:18 "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thus with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;"
Zechariah 12:10 "
Proayer starts from the Spirit of God and not from feelings.
John 4:24
Proayer is worship which must be done in spirit and not in our feeling. True prayer has nothing to do with the feeling but has all to do with our spirit.
2Corinthians 5:7 "(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)"
Proayer is not offered according to feeling but according to faith because prayer is a spiritual activity requiring faith. Faith is of the spirit.
Luke 19:46 "Saying unto them,
1Corinthians 3:16 "Know you not that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?"
My body is the temple/God's house and God's house is the house of prayer. Ceasing to prayer makes my body a den of thieves. Thieves have access to the valuable things of my life.
Leviticus 6:13
The altar is my spirit and the fire is prayer. This fire must never go out.
Philippians 4:6 Be anxious for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Proayer invites God and praying in everything invites God into everything. Success in anything is in view when God is in it.
Galatians 5:17 "For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that you cannot do the things that you would."
You can never be spiritually successful if you depend on feelings because feelings will always fight spiritual growth.
1Corinthians 9:27 "But I roughly treat my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be disqualified."
Feelings should not decide what you do but you should decide by the Spirit what to do
"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
"How will I know that this gift is from God"
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Luke 11:11 "
We will know that a gift is from God when we got it through a prayer request for it
"I am afraid of walking in the gifts because I might be opening myself to evil spirits and end up deceived"
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Luke 11:11 ,11 "
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."
2Timothy 1:7 "For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."
2Corinthians 5:7 "(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)"
John 16:13 "
Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
1Corinthians 12:3 "Therefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Spirit."
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.
Hebrews 5:14 "But solid food belongs to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil."
1Timothy 4:8 "For bodily exercise profits for a little while: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come."
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 11:6 "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."
Luke 11:11 "
It is an insult to God fear walking in deception when we ask God for His gifts
"Spiritual people don't show much emotions"
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Mark 12:30 "
The foundation of godliness is the full dedication and expression of the soul(emotion) in the will of God and the doing of the will of God.
John 11:35 Jesus wept.
Luke 10:21 "In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said,
Luke 19:41 "And when he came near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,"
Deuteronomy 9:7 "Remember, and forget not, how you provoked the LORD your God to wrath in the wilderness: from the day that you did depart out of the land of Egypt, until you came unto this place, you have been rebellious against the LORD."
Christ who is God and in whose image man was created fully expressed emotion in all that He did. Howbeit emotions guided by the Spirit
"Let us put bible aside and be practical/realistic"
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Colossians 3:16 "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord."
John 15:7 "
The only way to see practical results and success in whatever we do is to make the bible principal in all that we do
"This person is too spiritual, too much of everything is bad"
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John 4:23 ,23 "
Spirituality is the essence of Christianity because God by nature is a Spirit being and thus can only be worshiped in our spirits
John 3:6
John 1:12 "But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the children of God, even to them that believe on his name:"
A child of God is essentially a spirit and thus can only live life to the fullest by being conscious of the spirit realm(Co 3:2) and walking continuously in that realm (Ga 5:16)
"You can't be rich and be spiritual"
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Job 1:1 ,1 "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one that feared God, and turned away from evil.",2 And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.,3 "His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east."
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.
Spirituality is the only way to attract riches
Matthew 6:33 "
Proverbs 28:8 "He that by usury and unjust gain increases his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor."
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 ,16 "Though he heap up silver as the dust, and pile up clothing as the clay;",17 "He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver."
Philippians 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
"It is too difficult for rich people to be spiritual"
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Proverbs 10:22 "The blessing of the LORD, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it."
Riches is the blessing of the righteous and every blessing of God brings peace and comfort to our spiritual walk
Job 1:1 ,1 "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one that feared God, and turned away from evil.",2 And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.,3 "His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east."
Genesis 24:1 "And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things."
Luke 7:4 ,4 "And when they came to Jesus, they besought him earnestly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:",5 "For he loves our nation, and he has built us a synagogue."
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."
Hebrews 5:14 "But solid food belongs to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil."
Proverbs 1:32 "For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them."
Mark 4:19 "
Riches can help us spiritually by eliminating the financial and earthly cares of our lives which strifle spirituality
2Corinthians 9:8 ,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:",9 "(As it is written, He has dispersed abroad; he has given to the poor: his righteousness remains forever."
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."
Matthew 12:35
Matthew 15:11 "
Proverbs 4:23 Keep your heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
"I will do it; it sounds very reasonable"
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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 1:25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
It is not just about the idea but whether the idea is from the Spirit or not
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."
"I don't feel God's presence; God is not with me"
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2Corinthians 5:7 "(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)"
Hebrews 13:5 "Let your conduct be without covetousness; and be content with such things as you have: for he has said,
Joshua 1:5 "
Deuteronomy 31:8 "And the LORD, he it is that does go before you; he will be with you, he will not fail you, neither forsake you: fear not, neither be dismayed."
Matthew 28:20 "
John 14:23 "Jesus answered and said unto him,
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."
1John 4:24 "For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not burdensome."
"I don't believe that dreams have any meaning relevant to our lives"
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Job 33:14 ,14 "For God speaks once, yea twice, yet man perceives it not.",15 "In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;",16 "Then he opens the ears of men, and seals their instruction,",17 "That he may turn man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.",18 "He keeps back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword."
Life and death can depend on how we relate to our dream life
Joel 2:28 "
Dreams are manifestations of the works of the Spirit of power in our lives
Acts 18:9 "Then spoke the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision,
Dreams can be avenues for divine comfort and encouragement
Acts 16:9 "And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, beseeching him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us."
Dreams can be avenues for divine directions
Daniel 2:19 Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
Dreams are channels for access to divine secrets
Daniel 7:2 "Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea."
Dreams are channels foor divine revelations
"I can't hear God's voice because I am not spiritual or a prophet"
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Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
Colossians 3:15 "And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you are called in one body; and be thankful."
Hebrews 8:11 "
Every Child of God has access to the voice of God
1John 1:3 "That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that you also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ."
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!"
1Corinthians 12:7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man for profit.
"I don't feel spiritual at all"
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2Corinthians 5:7 "(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)"
Romans 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
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."
"You must always ignore your feelings if you want to be spiritual"
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Matthew 14:14 "And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick."
Spirituality is expressed through the emotions
John 2:17 "And his disciples remembered that it was written,
God requires service full of emotion from His servants
Mark 12:30 "
The emotion which is part of the soul is required in serving God
"It is wrong to pray and ask for the gifts of the Spirit, God gives as He wills"
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1Corinthians 14:1 "Follow after love, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that you may prophesy."
1Corinthians 12:31 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet I show unto you a more excellent way.
1Corinthians 14:39 "Therefore, brethren, be eager to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues."
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:"
Mark 16:17
John 14:12 "
"I suppress some of my emotions because it is unspiritual to have some"
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1Peter 5:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he cares for you.
Emotions are not supposed to be suppressed but to be cast on 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.
Psalm 42:4 "When I remember these things, I pour out my soul within me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday."
Lamentations 2:19 "Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up your hands toward him for the life of your young children, that faint for hunger at the head of every street."
Psalm 62:8 "Trust in him at all times; you people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah."
1Samuel 1:15 "And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD."
"I am afraid of interceding for others, lest the devil becomes attacks"
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Galatians 6:2 "Bear you one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ."
Luke 10:19 "
Zechariah 2:8 For thus says the LORD of hosts;
Psalm 105:15 "Saying,
"Spiritual people do not use their minds and emotions"
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1Thessalonians 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1Timothy 4:15 Meditate upon these things; give yourself wholly to them; that your progress may appear to all.
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."
Colossians 3:2 "Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth."
"If I focus on my spiritual life alone, everything else will fall in place"
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Proverbs 11:1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
Ecclesiastes 9:10 "Whatsoever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, where you go."
2Timothy 2:15 "Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
"He is not a believer, but I love him and want to marry him"
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2Corinthians 6:14 ,14 Be you not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship has righteousness with unrighteousness? and what partnership has light with darkness?,15 And what harmony has Christ with Belial? or what part has he that believes with an infidel?,16 "And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? for you are the temple of the living God; as God has said,
Deuteronomy 7:3 "Neither shall you make marriages with them; your daughter you shall not give unto his son, nor his daughter shall you take unto your son."
Ephesians 6:11 "Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil."
1Corinthians 10:21 "You cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of demons: you cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of demons."
"Spiritual people ignore their minds to 'walk by the spirit'"
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Romans 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
The mind is a most powerful God-given tool in walking in the Spirit
"Truly spiritual people don't plan"
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Psalm 37:5 Commit your way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
Luke 14:28 ,28 "
Luke 14:31 "
Ecclesiastes 3:1 "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:"
"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 don't want to get into spiritual things too much lest I be deceived"
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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."
"I am not saved/He is not saved because he does not speak in tongues /not yet been baptized in the Holy Ghost"
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John 14:6 "Jesus said unto him,
John 20:31 "But these are written, that you might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you might have life through his name."
Anything that glorify God even literal and physical things is part of my package of salvation.