Jacob The Heel Catcher - Spiritual Adultery

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The Miracle of God’s Word

Proverbs 29:4
The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.

Obviously this scripture reveals the complete opposite of using judgment to establish the land rather than taking bribes which will always overthrow what should be happening. Judgment refers to that which is just, and in this world, there is nothing just in the eyes of the Lord outside of justifying faith in His Son the Lord Jesus Christ, and His work at the cross.

Every story in the Bible has this one theme that can be seen very clearly. God being glorified in the salvation of men through His judgment. In every story of the Bible, God is being glorified through men being saved through believing His judgment. God’s Word tells us that He is known through the judgment which He executes (Psalm 9:16), and we can know Him through faith in His judgment of sin upon His Son for us at the cross. Glory to God!!

Seeking God in His Word and experiencing Him through faith in the sacrifice of Christ!

Pastor Curtis

 

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Your Word for Today

“Let us therefore fear, lest, a Promise being left us of entering into His rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. For unto us was the Gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the Word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them who heard it. Seeing therefore it remains that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief (Heb. 4:1-2, 6).

It is my belief that Paul wrote the Book of Hebrews. Whoever wrote it had to have a profound knowledge of the Law, the New Covenant, and the Cross. Concerning these subjects, no one had such knowledge as did Paul.

The Book of Hebrews concerns Christian Jews, who, through discouragement or whatever reason, were turning their backs on Christ, so to speak, and going back into Judaism. In effect, the entirety of this most important Epistle is written as a warning that the Cross of Christ must not be abandoned. If it is, spiritual tragedy is the conclusion!

There is only one way that a person can “enter into His rest,” and that is by accepting Christ and what Christ did at the Cross. When this is done, and the Believer maintains his Faith in Christ and the Cross, the Believer enters into a “spiritual rest” that Jesus described as “more abundant life” (Jn. 10:10). In fact, this “rest” was symbolized during the time of Law by the “Sabbath.” Of course, when Jesus came, the Sabbath was totally fulfilled. One does not need the symbol when one has the Substance! As one now properly follows Christ, it is the same thing as keeping the Sabbath once was, which, incidentally, was Saturday.

The pronoun “us” in Verse 2 refers to those alive in Paul’s day, which continues even unto the present. The pronoun “them” refers to Israel in the wilderness. The Word was preached to those in the wilderness, but “not being mixed with faith in them who heard it,” it did not “profit them.” Carrying forth the same thought, Paul also stated to the Galatians, “If you be Circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing” (Gal. 5:2). The principle is the same!

One must have Faith in Christ and what Christ did at the Cross in order for the “Word” to be of profit. People can study the Word, memorize the Word, and quote the Word; however, if their faith doesn’t make Christ and the Cross its sole Object, then again there is no profit. Regrettably, that’s the place and position in which the modern Church, for the most part, now finds itself.

As Verse 6 proclaims, the major problem is “unbelief.”

At a given point in my life and Ministry, it seemed like total wreckage would be the end result. I simply did not know what to do! How is it possible for the Believer to live a victorious, overcoming Christian life, and do so on a consistent basis, guaranteeing the defeat of Satan and all evil spirits?

I well remember the day I laid my Bible on the table and stated, “I do not presently know the answer to that, but I know the answer is in the Bible, and, by the Grace of God, I’m going to find it.” That was the best decision I’ve ever made. I did find it, and in a capacity that I never dreamed possible. In 1997, the Lord began to open up to me the Revelation of the Cross. It was not something new, actually that which He had already given to the Apostle Paul. But, regrettably, it is new to most of the present Church world. In fact, most Christians have no idea whatsoever as to the part the Cross plays in their Sanctification.

I watched the Denomination with which I had been associated for many years reject the Word of God and embrace humanistic psychology. I turned to the Bible, while they turned to the world.

Why did they do this?

For the same reason that Paul addresses in this Fourth Chapter of Hebrews. The reason was, and is, unbelief! They simply do not believe that what Jesus did at the Cross, and one’s Faith in that Finished Work, can guarantee victory in every capacity. But it most definitely can!

There is no bondage, perversion, sin, transgression, or problem that Jesus didn’t address at the Cross. As a result, total and complete victory, and in every capacity, can belong to the Child of God. In fact, it is meant to belong to the Child of God.

Our Lord paid a great price for this victory, and it certainly should be understood that He desires that we have all for which He paid such a price! (Rom. 6:1-14; I Cor. 1:17-18, 23; 2:2; Gal. 6:14).”

— Donnie Swaggart (taken from the “Word for Every Day”)
Donnie Swaggart

 

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The sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit mortifies the deed of the flesh by changing my condition into my position which is perfect and Holy because God has declared us justified (not guilt and innocent).

John 8:31 King James Version (KJV)

31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;


Therefore, Perfection is a State qualified and measured by Elohim/God being reified through Total Obedience. In the Faith, idle words are excluded. What does it really mean/take to be a True Disciple?

 

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The Battle Is The Lord’s!

One of the greatest lessons we will ever learn as believers is that we must come to the end of dependence upon self and realize that if we will believe God, he will fight our battles. Despite what we face and no matter how great that problem may be, we must remember that the Lord is with us and that he’s fighting for us!! And, there’s no need for us to live in doubt and unbelief!
The people of Judah were invaded by the Moabites, they were outnumbered, and it was physically impossible for them to overcome with their own strength. Upon hearing the news of this great army, as all believers should do, Jehoshaphat turned to the Lord and begin to seek the Lord for Direction. It was then that the Holy Spirit moved upon a young man by the name of Jahaziel and he spoke to the people of God and told them to fear not, not to trust themselves, but to trust the Lord because the battle that they were facing was the Lord’s. What a promise, what a mighty God we serve!! The instructions were clear, go out to the battle, but don’t fight, however they were to watch for the Lord’s salvation, and while they wait, praise The Lord! Upon them praising the Lord, the Lord set up ambushments and defeated the enemies.

It is no different presently for all of us who dare to believe the Lord. It doesn’t matter what we are facing, nor how big the problem may be, it is no match for our Lord. We will have to face the problems but we won’t have to fix them! Saints of God, our Lord is fighting for us, and to be clear, he has NEVER lost a battle!!!

II Chronicles 20:15
"And he said, hearken all Judah? And you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou King Jehoshaphat, Thus says the Lord unto you, be not afraid no dismayed by reason of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s!"

Pastor Torrance Nash
Evangelist Torrance Nash Ministries

 

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Bread Crumbs “The Prince of Peace”

One of the greatest benefits of knowing Jesus Christ personally is His ability to give the believer peace that surpasses all understanding. Let's be honest, some days just aren't filled with joy and gladness. Some days are filled with bitter disappointment, disconcerting opposition, and impossible odds. Fear has the ability to rise up in all of us. But while the believer will experience fear at times he or she should never let fear dominate their souls. Faith never promises the total absence of fear. Faith properly placed is the solution required for overcoming fearful thoughts and situations. So when the day has not been good and fear has reared its ugly head, surrender your needs to the Prince of Peace. This is one of the title names given to Jesus Christ. His work on the Cross guarantees that provision for every circumstance has already been made. Even though we can't see the answer, when we sense the presence of the Prince of Peace spreading calm into our troubled heart and mind, we are comforted knowing that God will manifest the answer we need shortly. A Believer can literally bask in this sense of peace, this euphoria, this delight that only Jesus has the ability to produce. Let the Prince of Peace reign over your life, today.

Isaiah 9:6 - For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Pastor Loren Larson
Loren Larson Ministries

 

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The Miracle of God’s Word

Proverbs 29:5
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.

One of the words defined for the word, “flattereth” is smooth. To speak smooth words in the attempt of personal, yet hidden gain. The words of flattery are in the eyes of God someone spreading a net to trap his neighbor, and himself. There is only one answer from heaven to be able to recognize flattery and to avoid the net of seduction, and that is for us to know our God.

To know our God is far more than a thought in our head occasionally, or going to a church, reading the Word of God or singing a song. God’s Word says that while the flatteries are flying around everywhere, there will be a people who know their God, and instead of being trapped in the net of the world’s flatteries, they will be strong and found doing exploits (Daniel 11:32), which refers to taking action. This speaks of a people being led by the Holy Spirit, and experiencing His working in and through them (Philippians 2:13) through exclusive faith in Christ and His work at the cross.

Seeking God in His Word and experiencing Him through faith in the sacrifice of Christ!

Pastor Curtis

 

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Your Word for Today

“For we have not an High Priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the Throne of Grace, that we may obtain Mercy, and find Grace to help in time of need (Heb. 4:15-16).

Jesus Christ is our Great High Priest. The heart of that Priest is not insensible to the sorrows, needs, infirmities, and temptations of those for whom He acts, for He Personally, as Man, suffered the worst form of temptation, but never sinned. To come timidly to the Throne of Grace is to disobey God, for He commands His People to come boldly. Man, unfortunately, condemns this boldness and applauds his own faithless fearfulness.

The true Christian does not wish for sympathy with the sin that is in him. He detests it, and desires that it be slain with the two-edged sword of Hebrews 4:12, and to have no mercy shown to it. This is the purpose and action of the sword, i.e., the Word of God.

But the Believer does desire sympathy for his weakness and difficulties in temptation, and this sympathy he finds in all perfection in the Great High Priest, Who wields the sword of the Word. These Divine provisions of the sword and the Priest encourage him to hold fast his confession despite the difficulties that beset his path.

The type of temptations that Jesus experienced is actually the root of all temptation. Jesus wasn’t tempted to steal money, commit adultery, to lie, etc., as some think. His temptation came in the form of Him stepping outside the Will of God. An excellent example would be His temptation to turn the stones into bread while in the wilderness (Mat. 4:3-4). He had the power to do such, but it would not have been the Will of the Father for Him to use His Power in such a manner.

Satan does the same thing with Believers – tempting us to step outside the Will of God, i.e., “the Word of God.” When the Believer comes to the place that he is tempted to steal, to lie, or to engage in some type of immorality, etc., this is a position that he shouldn’t be in. If our Faith is correct concerning Christ and the Cross, we will definitely be tempted to step outside of the Will of God; but, if Victory is won there, there will be no problem with the other types of temptations. They simply won’t happen!

Sadly, when temptation gets to the place that we are tempted to commit particular acts of sin, we will, at some point, probably yield, because we have been maneuvered by Satan into this place.

One might say the temptation comes in two steps: The first step, as stated, pertains to the Believer getting out of the Will of God, actually into the flesh.

The second step pertains to committing acts of sin.

No Believer should get past the first step; we won’t, in fact, if our faith is properly placed. If we do drop down to the second step, then the situation becomes critical, because, as we’ve also already stated, failure will be, more than likely, the result.

Jesus knows exactly the types of temptation that Satan brings against us, and He empathizes greatly with us, because, as the Man Jesus Christ, He has been there, at least as it regards the temptation to step outside of the Will of God — a temptation, of course, to which He never succumbed. Because He never sinned by stepping out of the Will of God, He never experienced the lower form of temptation, but He does understand it. He understands it not by experimentation, but by the fact that He is God, and knows all things.

The position of safety is Faith in Christ and the Cross, and it is the only position of safety (Phil. 3:1; Ps. 91:1-7).”

— Donnie Swaggart (taken from the “Word for Every Day”)
Donnie Swaggart

 

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What does it really mean/take to be a True Disciple?

The Cross of Christ is as necessary for sanctification as it is for salvation (1 Cor. 1:18).

John 6:53 - "Except you eat the Flesh of the Son of Man, and drink His Blood (i.e., the Cross, i.e., The Finished Work), you have no life in you," (presents the demand that caused "many of His Disciples to go back, and walk no more with Him" [John 6:66]. It does the same presently! This Verse tells us the degree of believing that is required; it refers to the Cross being the total Object of one's belief; failing that, there is no Life in you.)

John 6:66 - From that time many of His Disciples went back, and walk no more with Him.

Sanctifying peace allows the Holy Spirit to deliver the Believer into the death of Christ so Christ life is manifested through the Believer (2 Cor. 4:11, Gal. 2:20-21, Romans 8:2,13, John 14:21). I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me (Who Jesus Is), and gave himself for me (What Jesus Has Done on the Cross for us where the victory was won). Gal. 2:20

If The Believer doesn't enter into the LORD's rest, they die in the wilderness...only a few enter into His rest!

JSM

Anyone that places their faith in Christ alone and not Christ and the Finished Work at Calvary's Cross is believing in another Jesus that is not in the Bible.

The only way to God is through Jesus Christ (John 14:6)...the only way to Jesus Christ is by the Means of the Cross (Luke 14:27). The only way to the Cross is a denial of self (Luke 9:23). If any person tries to come any other way, Jesus says, "they are a thief and a robber" (John 10:1).

1. Jesus Christ is the source of all blessings.
2. The Cross is the means by which all blessings are given.
3. The object of our faith must be Christ and the Cross.
4. That being done, the Holy Spirit will greatly help us.

If we preach Jesus alone and ignore the Cross, that is another Jesus (2 Corinthians 11:4). This is sin, a insult to God!

JSM

 

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Bread Crumbs “Receiving Constructive Criticism”

The people around us who really love us and care for our well-being are people who will occasionally see the need to deliver a striking rebuke or reproof towards some aspect of our actions or character. Rebukes are never pleasant. Reproof is never popular. Who wants to hear that they are wrong and that they need to change? None of us! But we should be mature enough that once a word is spoken that is accurate and right, to accept the truth. Even though it stings when it is first delivered, we should set about to change that which needs to be changed. This can only be accomplished by the help and grace of God. There is no benefit in becoming stiff-necked and hard-hearted towards the individual that has helped us to see the truth about ourselves. Understand that not every reproof offered is offered from someone that can accurately see the situation. Some words of reproof are spoken from a heart filled with jealousy, envy, and a lack of true concern. But good people who love us enough to tell us the truth should be considered a “Godsend” and a true friend indeed. Thanks to them we will be better off and farther along in our walk with God.

Psalm 141:5 - Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.

Pastor Loren Larson
Loren Larson Ministries

 

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The Miracle of God’s Word

Proverbs 29:6
In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

All transgression is evil in the eyes of God, and inside every transgression is a trap for the very one carrying out the transgression. Sin is such a deceptive trap that most are found even boasting while trapped in their transgression. There is no deliverance from this trap outside of faith in Christ Jesus and His work on the cross, for it was there alone that He atoned for all sin. You can try Celebrate Recovery, AA, or every other golden calf which men have erected, but the walls of this trap will close in on you much more.

Note in this verse that which is contrary to being in the trap of transgression, is a people who have trusted in Christ and His work on the cross, for there alone is Righteousness granted of the Lord, and there alone can singing and rejoicing take place in the heart of those who has been delivered from the trap of transgression! Are you singing today oh you Righteous children of God OR have you found yourself in a trap. Look to the cross of Christ and the songs of God’s Righteousness will return to your heart!

Seeking God in His Word and experiencing Him through faith in the sacrifice of Christ!

Pastor Curtis

 

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Your Word for Today

“Therefore leaving the Principles of the Doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of Repentance from dead works, and of Faith toward God, Of the Doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of Resurrection of the dead, and of Eternal Judgment (Heb. 6:1-2).

The above quoted Scriptures are those used by individuals who claim that the Cross, although proper for Salvation, has no meaning thereafter, and that the Believer should go beyond the Cross.

There is, however, nothing beyond the Cross, as there needs to be nothing beyond the Cross. These individuals are basing their belief system on a gross misinterpretation of the Scriptures, which we will address here.

We must, first of all, understand that the entirety of the Bible points to Christ, both Old and New Testaments. The Old Testament points to Christ Who was to come, while the New Testament points to Christ Who has come. Christ and the Cross are ever before the Reader in the entirety of the Word of God (Jn. 1:1).

When Paul said, “Therefore leaving the Principles of the Doctrine of Christ,” he was speaking of the first principles (Heb. 5:12), which pertained to the Law of the Moses. The entirety of the Law of Moses, and in every capacity, pointed to Christ, which it was meant to do. With Christ now having come, it is not proper, Paul tells these Christian Jews, to try to cling to the old Law. It has already been fulfilled in Christ. Consequently, we should leave those first principles of the Law.

The phrase, “Let us go on unto perfection,” should have been translated, “maturity.” The Apostle is saying that it’s not possible for the Believer to mature when he is improperly addressing Christ, i.e., when he is going back to the Law.

The phrase, “Not laying again the foundation of Repentance from dead works,” had to do with repentance as it regarded the animal sacrifices. Due to the fact that Christ has come and has gone to the Cross, thereby atoning for all sin, the Sacrificial System of old is now adjudged to be “dead works.” Repentance must be on the basis of what Christ has done at the Cross, and not on the Sacrificial System of old (I Jn. 1:7).

The short phrase, “And of faith toward God,” refers, as here stated, to improper faith. It is faith toward God based on the old Sacrificial System, which the Lord now will not accept. Our faith must be in Christ and what Christ has done at the Cross (Rom. 6:1-14).

The phrase, “Of the Doctrine of baptisms,” should have been translated “of the Doctrine of Washings,” which is what the original Greek actually says. The “washings” mentioned here had to do, once again, with the animal sacrifices, which required washings before they were offered up on the Altar. It also referred to the Priests, who had to wash in the Brazen Laver, both hands and feet, every time they entered into the Holy Place of the Tabernacle or Temple.

The phrase, “And of laying on of hands,” is not pertaining to the custom of laying on of hands to bless people, or to pray for their healing, etc., but rather of the sinner who had brought the lamb for sacrifice. Just before the lamb was killed, the sinner laid his hands on the lamb’s head and confessed his sins. That is no longer needed, as should be obvious, inasmuch as Jesus has gone to the Cross. Now, we pray to God the Father in the Name of Jesus, confessing our sins (Jn. 16:23; I Jn. 1:9).

The phrase, “And of Resurrection of the dead,” simply means that before the Resurrection of Christ, the fact of the Resurrection was known only in shadow. Now, since the Resurrection of Christ, there is a far greater understanding.

The phrase, “And of Eternal Judgment,” was, in Old Testament times, also known only with very little knowledge. In fact, during those times, God was looked at more so as a Judge than a Saviour.

So, it shows a great misunderstanding of these Passages of Scripture for Believers to use them to claim that Believers are to leave the Cross after getting saved and go on to other things. I hope this is, by now, overly obvious. It is impossible to go beyond the Cross, because every single thing the Lord does is based on the foundation of the Cross, and in totality.

That’s why Paul said, “We preach Christ Crucified” (I Cor. 1:23). In fact, the Cross of Christ is an Everlasting Covenant (Heb. 13:20).”

— Donnie Swaggart (taken from the “Word for Every Day”)
Donnie Swaggart

 

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Bread Crumbs “The Power of God”

Is there anything too hard for God? Is there anything beyond the reach of His magnificent arm or the influence of His miraculous power? Is there an enemy that can stand before Him, reduce Him to the state of being incapacitated, or take away from Him that which He claims as His own? What financial catastrophe can overcome the one who owns the cattle on a thousand hills and lives in the city whose streets are paved with gold? What evil can reach out and eliminate the love of God extended towards those who have chosen His Christ? No demonic power can destroy Him. The devil is not His adversary because God is too great to have an adversary. No one can successfully stand in His way and stop Him from accomplishing whatever it is He desires to accomplish. If an enemy raises an army against you, God can send a single angel to annihilate that meaningless effort. If you require something that you do not have, God can use someone to send it your way or He will create whatever you need and drop it on your doorstep. If God be for us, who dare stand against us?

Romans 8:31 - What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

Pastor Loren Larson
Loren Larson Ministries

 

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The Miracle of God’s Word

Proverbs 29:7
The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.

The righteous considers, or rather looks into the cause, or the situation of the poor. The righteous care about the poor, and will be found attending to their cause. The wicked care not about the poor, and when they have an appearance that they care about the poor, it remains to be a selfish motive behind it, for the evil man can have nothing other than evil motive. I’m so thankful that Jesus came to make the trade of our sinful poverty for the riches of God’s mercy and grace!

In God’s Word, we are learning the difference between our position in heaven as Righteous in Christ, and our experience here and now, as we have the opportunity to bear the fruits of Christ’s Righteousness. There is a major difference (Galatians 1:6, 5:1-4, Revelation 3:1-6). God is very interested in the actions, experience, and the condition of His children as we are on this earth right now. If our faith remains in Christ and His Righteous work at Calvary, the Holy Spirit will be able to lead us into ALL Truth, and the experience will be His fruit.

Seeking God in His Word and experiencing Him through faith in the sacrifice of Christ!

Pastor Curtis

 

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Your Word for Today

“For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the Heavenly Gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit, And have tasted of the good Word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto Repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put Him to an open shame (Heb. 6:4-6).

These Passages, as should be overly obvious, completely refute the unscriptural doctrine of Unconditional Eternal Security.

The people to whom Paul was writing were Christian Jews. They had grown discouraged for one reason or the other, and some of them went back into Temple worship, actually the old Mosaic Law. The Apostle here warns them that if they fall away from Faith in Christ and what Christ did at the Cross, they have then repudiated the Plan of Salvation, which means there is no way for true Repentance to be enjoined.

The manner of Salvation is faith; however, it is Faith in the correct Object, which is Christ and Him Crucified. As long as one maintains Faith in Christ and what He did at the Cross, Salvation is maintained. If one loses faith in Christ and the Cross, thereby placing faith in something else (and it really doesn’t matter what the something else is), if they continue on that path, they will ultimately lose their soul.

Please note carefully:

These individuals to whom Paul was writing were not people who had merely heard the Gospel and now had decided not to accept it. They were people who had wondrously and gloriously accepted the Gospel, had been thereby “enlightened,” which is impossible for an unsaved person, and they had also “tasted of the Heavenly Gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit.”

(The Greek word for “partaker” is “metochos,” which means “a sharer, a partaker,” which no unbeliever could be.)

No! These were individuals who had accepted Christ, which means they had been Born-Again. But now they are ceasing to believe in Christ; by doing what they did, they were making a mockery of Christ, actually “crucifying to themselves the Son of God afresh, and putting Him to an open shame.”

Because it is so important, let us say it again:

Faith is the key to Salvation (Rom. 5:1). If that, in fact, is the case, and it most definitely is, if faith ceases to be, at least in the correct Object, which is Christ and the Cross, then Salvation is forfeited. This is what the Apostle is saying, which means that what these Christian Jews were doing was serious indeed!

The same thing holds true presently. If Satan can get the Believer to subscribe to something which is not Christ and the Cross, the possibility definitely exists that the soul of such a person can be lost. Our Faith must ever have Christ and the Cross as its Object. Further, this means it cannot be Christ and the Cross plus. . . !”

— Donnie Swaggart (taken from the “Word for Every Day”)
Donnie Swaggart

 

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Bread Crumbs “Leaving the Past Behind”

God never closes one door, unless He plans on opening another. I have never known God to allow a dream to die without granting a brand-new vision to take its place. We as God’s people move from one event to another, from one position of ministry into a better one. One we may never even have dreamed was possible. There have been many times that I have felt disappointment, but it was always only temporary. God had plans that I could not see, that I did not understand, that I could not comprehend. But I had to release the old in order to embrace the new. So when God takes something away do not grieve, don't get angry, don't be confused. He knows how to add to our life the things that we both desire and require. He alone knows how to remove us from situations that will prove detrimental to the new path that He Is about to open up before us. He knows that we need to be separated from what we were once a part of, in order to be ready for the miracle about to blossom right before our eyes. You won't be disappointed when you arrive at the new adventure the God has prepared specifically and specially just for you.


Mark 2:22 - And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.

Pastor Loren Larson
Loren Larson Ministries

 

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The Miracle of God’s Word

Proverbs 29:8
Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.

A scornful man is a man who mocks at God through rejecting His Word and His Way. This is not only seen through the lives of those who call themselves Athiest’s, while God calls them fools (Psalm 53:1), but to mock God is also to attempt to worship or trust in Him through any other means than Calvary. Remember Cain.

Wise men turning away wrath, are men holding God’s Word, which is Truth, in its Righteous context (Romans 1:16-18). He that wins souls is wise (Proverbs 11:30), and the only avenue through which a soul is saved is faith in Jesus Christ and His work at Calvary. The only thing that has ever removed God’s wrath is the gospel of Jesus Christ. This is wisdom, and the Way of Life is above to the wise so that they may depart from the hell that is below (Proverbs 15:24). Glory to God!!

Seeking God in His Word and experiencing Him through faith in the sacrifice of Christ!

Pastor Curtis