Now, “be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.” (Deuteronomy 31:6)
I then opened up to Romans 6 and had a woman, that was in the midst of people listening, read a few of the verses about sin.
Romans 12 :21 (KJV)
21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Because the Bible is the source of truth, let us understand together the truth of who goes to heaven and who goes to hell.
Romans 1 :16 (KJV)
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also...
Romans 16 :1,2 (KJV)
1 I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:
2 That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and...
Romans 11 :9-12 (KJV)
9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:
10 Let their eyes be darkened, that they may...
It is because the eyes of the Israelite people are darkened is “that they may not see”. In this, do they walk contrary to God and not even realize it.
When I look at this world I see many people that go to church, do worship and act their part well, where really their lives are often contrary to God.
Romans 9 :13-15 (KJV)
13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
15 For he saith...
It is the children of God that God has mercy upon. Those that call upon the Name of Jesus and do what He says will be found worthy.
Romans 4 :6-8 (KJV)
6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
7 Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are...
Our own works, no matter how good they seem, do more harm than not. This is why a desire to be led by the Spirit of God, and not ourselves, is so important.
Romans 12 :3,4 (KJV)
3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to...
Paul surely was a man of God who loved the Lord, even if it meant great persecution would be in his path or his own death.
Romans 8 :13,14 (KJV)
13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
14 For as many...
It is clear that when Jesus says our whole body is in darkness, if He is not a part of it, that this should mean something to us.
Romans 12 :1,2 (KJV)
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2 And be...
To help us understand who has the characteristics of being mighty in all works, our counselor and judge, we will look to another verse from Isaiah.
When we love the Lord Jesus, all of these things become a part of our lives. As we give our lives to Christ, He is able to transform is.
Jesus explained what it takes to follow Him. He said, “he that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.”
Romans 14 :5,6 (KJV)
5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike . Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth...
Romans 8 :28 (KJV)
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.
Romans 13 :12-14 (KJV)
12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
13 Let...
Romans 10 :9-11 (KJV)
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10...
Addiction is sin and in Christ, these sins are destroyed, that we may follow Him to the fullest. As mentioned, addictions come in all forms but a growing trend among young people is vaping.
Romans 6 :16 (KJV)
16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?...
Next up for baptism was Toni. And her having back problems, Gage and I helped her into the water. The three of us men then helped support Toni, as I got ready to baptize her.
Paul’s explanation of baptism should help you all understand the important of this event and why everyone in the faith does it.
There is power in the name of Jesus. Trust in Him and He will give you strength. We can do all things in Christ Jesus.
