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Are you hated…do you hate…

Are you hated…do you hate…you should...Jesus said hate everyone that is not Him…I am not racist…I hate everyone who is not Jesus…just like He said…wishing evil did not exist in other souls…

 

Pro 6:16-19 KJV  These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:  17  A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,  18  An heart that devises wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,  19  A false witness that speaks lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.


Zec 8:17 KJV  And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbor; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.


Luk 14:25-27 KJV  And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,  26  If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.  27  And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

 

  1. A proud look…as in a self-made man…if you ever been in some type of battle…then you know the battle belongs to the Lord…a proud look trust in self not his Creator…if you trust in your training then know the training is from God.

  2. A Lying tongue…no lie is of the truth…no one trusts a liar…you want to be a man of integrity then lie not.

  3. No Shedding of innocent blood…keep the harmless harmless…the innocent innocent…put down the evil threats against the innocent and harmless…many law officers are in this realm…putting down the evil doer so kids can pray and follow Jesus in safety.

  4. A heart which devises wickedness…you ever scheme a plot…scheme a wicked invention…these are not pleasing to God…

  5. Feet swift to mischief…ever seen a guy willing to do the dirty…always…this type of person is usually full of trouble of others and self…we should be willing to do right not wrong.

  6. A false witness…no soul should be known as information false…who can trust a lie? Or a liar?

  7. One who sows discord among brethren…many in debates are failing to sow unity…you should never split a congregation…but find a congregation or worship at home until unity can be sought and achieved.

  8. Imagining wickedness against your neighbor…remember to the Jews which heard this their neighbor was family or cousins or descendants of Abraham…

 

Rom 12:9 ASV  Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good…Rom 12:9 ASV  Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good…1Co 13:13 ASV  But now abides faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love…Rom 12:21 ASV  Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good…Joh 14:15 ASV  If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments.

 

Joh 3:16-17 ASV  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.  17  For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through him…though He was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which He suffered;  9  and having been made perfect, He became unto all them that obey Him the author of eternal salvation; Heb 5:8-9 ASV

 

Jesus died and was raised from the dead so you could never do a wrong thing again…and will forgive you of your deeds done wrong…He will teach you the truth but you have to do what is right by your Creator…Jesus will never lie to you or ask you to do a wrong thing…Jesus will only ask you to do what is right…Jesus said you got to hate anything which would cause you to offend Him the Good Shepherd…you got to have ears only for Jesus will…you have to hate even your own self will…but I have learned when you do what Jesus said…you learn to love the good things He teaches you and you become a little more like Him and less like yourself…we develop a godly character…

 

Mat 11:27-30 ASV  All things have been delivered unto Me of my Father: and no one knows the Son, save the Father; neither doth any know the Father, save the Son, and He to whomsoever the Son wills to reveal Him.  28  Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  29  Take my yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.  30  For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light… Jesus therefore said to those Jews that had believed him, If ye abide in my word, then are ye truly my disciples;  32  and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. Joh 8:31-32.

 

2Ti 2:15 ASV  Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

 

Father help us to have a good character which does not offend you…in Jesus of Nazareth’s name amen.

 

Try…A…Pause for Prayer and Devotional a Wellsaid Christian Devotional about the teachings of Jesus… https://www.anopenbiblestudy.com/blog-by-ben-the-friend




Keeping your vow to God is most important…Have you kept your word to God…yes or no?

Keeping your word to God is most important…Have you kept your word to God…yes or no?

 

Have you kept your word like Jeptha…yes or no?


Jdg 11:30-40 KJV  And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands,  31  Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the LORD'S, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.  32  So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hands.  33  And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.  34  And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.  35  And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.  36  And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the LORD, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the LORD hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Ammon.  37  And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows.  38  And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.  39  And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel,  40  That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.

 

Jephtha vowed a vow and his daughter when she heard what it was…realized it was her death…then she accepted the fate of the vow she did not make…she made herself a willing sacrifice for God and His glory…when you make a vow to God and God gives His part…then it is life or death to keep the vow…it is better to make no vows than to make a vow…make your promises few but keep them faithful…a vow is you and God…never break a vow…as King David said… In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honors them that fear the LORD. He that swears to his own hurt, and changes not…listen Jesus said it is better to not take a vow or make a promise but be the type who is known for his yes is yes and his no is no…you can always say no then change your mind or you can always say yes then change your mind…but you cannot change a vow it must be kept at all cost…listen to what Jesus said…

 

Jesus said make no oaths but be the character your yes is yes and your no is no…


Mat 5:33-37 KJV  Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:  34  But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:  35  Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.  36  Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.  37  But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil…

 

Jesus took an oath before God when on trial…it is not wrong to make a statement affirming God as your witness…


Mat 26:63-68 KJV  But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.  64  Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.  65  Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.  66  What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.  67  Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,  68  Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?

 

We are not to forbid marriage when people have already said vows…


1Ti 4:1-3 KJV  Now the Spirit speaks expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;  2  Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;  3  Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth…


What is written…it is a doctrine of a devil to forbid marriage…if vows have been said then we can do nothing but leave it a conscience matter…I had a guy in my congregation said he was married and it was not his first but had said vows…I did not pry…but put the weight of the matter on him and his wife…saying you are welcome and if your willing to burn in hell by lying about a vow…and marriage that’s up to you…I will not pry and accept your word before the whole congregation I said it…the congregation understood they could be lying but were warned they would be cast into hell if they were…that family became one productive member… we cannot ask people to break their vows…how many adulteries have been committed with no proof…adultery is committed in secret?

 

Vows should never be broken…have you kept your word to God today…yes or no? Have you told the truth today…yes or no?

 

Father help us remember and keep our vows before You without blame…in Jesus of Nazareth’s name amen.

 

Try…A…Pause for Prayer and Devotional a Wellsaid Christian Devotional about the teachings of Jesus… https://www.anopenbiblestudy.com/blog-by-ben-the-friend




What is sin? According to the New Agreement between God and creation…

What is sin according to the New Agreement between God and creation…

 

1Jn 3:4 KJV  Whosoever commits sin transgresses also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

What is a law from God…a direct command…sin is a command broken found in the New Testament. The two greatest Laws are as Jesus said…Mar 12:29-31 KJV  And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:  30  And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.  31  And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

 

1Jn 5:17 KJV  All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.

Anything you consider to not right…if it is wrong by God or fellow man then it is sin…Jesus said…Mat 5:6 KJV  Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled…it is always wrong to do wrong and right to do right.

 

Rom 14:23 KJV  And he that doubts is damned if he eats, because he eats not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

If you do not believe it is allowable by faith then it is sin, or breaks your conscience towards God thus offending Him…if you think God does not want this…then do it anyway…you have offended God, unless you can believe it is God’s will then you best not do it. Jesus said we can know the truth and the truth sets us free from doubt and lies by reading His word we develop godly character like His thus not offending Him…Joh 8:31-32 KJV  Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;  32  And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

 

Jas 4:17 KJV  Therefore to him that knows to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

The parable of the good Samaritan or the good neighbor…who was the one without sin…the Levite…the Priest…anyone else…or Just the Samaritan who fulfilled God’s will and helped a helpless man with the means God had provided? Jesus said…Mat 12:49-50 KJV  And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!  50  For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

 

Remember your conscience is only a guide that must yield to the word of God. In other words if you think it wrong and God says it right then you have to yield judgement according to the word of God. Do not make personal judgements unless you be held to the same judgement. If you condemn someone for drinking wine… did you not condemned Jesus too, thus denying your Lord?

Although wine is allowable…it is your personal preference to have no drink of wine. Jesus had to practice the minimum requirements of the Old Testament and fulfill the righteous  demands of the Law having never broken one of the Ten Commandments. Jesus exceeded the demands of law but drank wine because the drinking of wine was very common in His day…in order to present God’s love as approachable…God…Jesus did not walk around saying I am Holy bow down and worship me…instead He became us so we could see God as approachable…He drank wine to convert sinners not to get drunk…be careful how you judge even Jesus said…Mat 7:1-5 KJV  Judge not, that ye be not judged.  2  For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.  3  And why behold thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but consider not the beam that is in thine own eye?  4  Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?  5  Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

 

Father please create what we need to have a godly character which chooses not to sin against you in our hearts, minds, souls, spirits and with our strength…in Jesus of Nazareth’s name amen.

 

Try…A…Pause for Prayer and Devotional a Wellsaid Christian Devotional about the teachings of Jesus… https://www.anopenbiblestudy.com/blog-by-ben-the-friend




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