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Ephesians 2:4-5 (BBE)
[SUP]4 [/SUP] But God, being full of mercy, through the great love which he had for us,
[SUP]5 [/SUP] Even when we were dead through our sins, gave us life together with Christ (by grace you have salvation),
1 John 1:8-10 (NKJV)
[SUP]8 [/SUP] If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
[SUP]9 [/SUP] If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
[SUP]10 [/SUP] If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.
Confess is also in the Greek perfect tense, implying a LIFESTYLE of continually confessing each new sin, as we discover them.
James 5:15-16 (NASB)
[SUP]15 [/SUP] and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him.
[SUP]16 [/SUP] Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.
James 5:15-16 (YLT)
[SUP]15 [/SUP] and the prayer of the faith shall save the distressed one, and the Lord shall raise him up, and if sins he may have committed, they shall be forgiven to him.
[SUP]16 [/SUP] Be confessing to one another the trespasses, and be praying for one another, that ye may be healed; very strong is a working supplication of a righteous man;
Romans 3:11-12 (YLT)
[SUP]11 [/SUP] There is none who is understanding, there is none who is seeking after God.
[SUP]12 [/SUP] All did go out of the way, together they became unprofitable, there is none doing good, there is not even one.
Isaiah 53:6 (ASV)
[SUP]6 [/SUP] All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and Jehovah hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
John 9:40-41 (NIV)
[SUP]40 [/SUP] Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, "What? Are we blind too?"
[SUP]41 [/SUP] Jesus said, "If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.
Luke 5:32 (KJV)
[SUP]32 [/SUP] I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
1 Timothy 1:15 (GW)
[SUP]15 [/SUP] This is a statement that can be trusted and deserves complete acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, and I am the foremost sinner.
James 4:8 (NRSV)
[SUP]8 [/SUP] Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Psalm 90:8 (HCSB)
[SUP]8 [/SUP] You have set our unjust ways before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence.
1 John 2:1 (NRSV)
[SUP]1 [/SUP]My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;
Colossians 3:5 (HCSB)
[SUP]5 [/SUP] Therefore, put to death what belongs to your worldly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.
[SUP]4 [/SUP] But God, being full of mercy, through the great love which he had for us,
[SUP]5 [/SUP] Even when we were dead through our sins, gave us life together with Christ (by grace you have salvation),
1 John 1:8-10 (NKJV)
[SUP]8 [/SUP] If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
[SUP]9 [/SUP] If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
[SUP]10 [/SUP] If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.
Confess is also in the Greek perfect tense, implying a LIFESTYLE of continually confessing each new sin, as we discover them.
James 5:15-16 (NASB)
[SUP]15 [/SUP] and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him.
[SUP]16 [/SUP] Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.
James 5:15-16 (YLT)
[SUP]15 [/SUP] and the prayer of the faith shall save the distressed one, and the Lord shall raise him up, and if sins he may have committed, they shall be forgiven to him.
[SUP]16 [/SUP] Be confessing to one another the trespasses, and be praying for one another, that ye may be healed; very strong is a working supplication of a righteous man;
Romans 3:11-12 (YLT)
[SUP]11 [/SUP] There is none who is understanding, there is none who is seeking after God.
[SUP]12 [/SUP] All did go out of the way, together they became unprofitable, there is none doing good, there is not even one.
Isaiah 53:6 (ASV)
[SUP]6 [/SUP] All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and Jehovah hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
John 9:40-41 (NIV)
[SUP]40 [/SUP] Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, "What? Are we blind too?"
[SUP]41 [/SUP] Jesus said, "If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.
Luke 5:32 (KJV)
[SUP]32 [/SUP] I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
1 Timothy 1:15 (GW)
[SUP]15 [/SUP] This is a statement that can be trusted and deserves complete acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, and I am the foremost sinner.
James 4:8 (NRSV)
[SUP]8 [/SUP] Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Psalm 90:8 (HCSB)
[SUP]8 [/SUP] You have set our unjust ways before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence.
1 John 2:1 (NRSV)
[SUP]1 [/SUP]My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;
Colossians 3:5 (HCSB)
[SUP]5 [/SUP] Therefore, put to death what belongs to your worldly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.
No, if you love the brethren, you will warn them about the False Prophets. Even Paul Named the names of the False Prophets:
1 Timothy 1:13-20 (ESV)
[SUP]13 [/SUP] though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,
[SUP]14 [/SUP] and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
[SUP]15 [/SUP] The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.
[SUP]16 [/SUP] But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life.
[SUP]17 [/SUP] To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
[SUP]18 [/SUP] This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare,
[SUP]19 [/SUP] holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith,
[SUP]20 [/SUP] among whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme.
Joyce Meyer is a False Prophet, who teaches destructive heresies.
Colossians 3:5 (HCSB)
[SUP]5 [/SUP]Therefore, put to death what belongs to your worldly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.
2 Corinthians 2:17 (NIV)
[SUP]17 [/SUP] Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, like men sent from God.
www.christianitytoday.com › ... › January (Web-only)
Christianity Today
Jan 1, 2004 - While Meyer's previous salary is unknown, a recent series of investigative articles in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch revealed Meyer's ministry purchased for Joyce and Dave a $2 million home, a $10 million private jet, and houses worth another $2 million
for the couple's children, who also work for the ministry.
[video=youtube;Ko5zkkZ0GmQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko5zkkZ0GmQ[/video]
1 Timothy 1:13-20 (ESV)
[SUP]13 [/SUP] though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,
[SUP]14 [/SUP] and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
[SUP]15 [/SUP] The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.
[SUP]16 [/SUP] But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life.
[SUP]17 [/SUP] To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
[SUP]18 [/SUP] This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare,
[SUP]19 [/SUP] holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith,
[SUP]20 [/SUP] among whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme.
Joyce Meyer is a False Prophet, who teaches destructive heresies.
Colossians 3:5 (HCSB)
[SUP]5 [/SUP]Therefore, put to death what belongs to your worldly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.
2 Corinthians 2:17 (NIV)
[SUP]17 [/SUP] Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, like men sent from God.
www.christianitytoday.com › ... › January (Web-only)
Christianity Today
Jan 1, 2004 - While Meyer's previous salary is unknown, a recent series of investigative articles in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch revealed Meyer's ministry purchased for Joyce and Dave a $2 million home, a $10 million private jet, and houses worth another $2 million
for the couple's children, who also work for the ministry.
[video=youtube;Ko5zkkZ0GmQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko5zkkZ0GmQ[/video]
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Unless he is your pastor, you really have no knowledge of what goes on in his "fold", and your right to critique another servant of God is not yours. It's just gossip.
James 4:11
Brothers and sisters, stop slandering each other. Those who slander and judge other believers slander and judge God’s laws. If you judge God’s teachings, you are no longer following them. Instead, you are judging them.
James 4:11
Brothers and sisters, stop slandering each other. Those who slander and judge other believers slander and judge God’s laws. If you judge God’s teachings, you are no longer following them. Instead, you are judging them.
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These false teachers post their heresies all over the internet. They write books for people to read. They have their own websites. We can read and we SHOULD judge. We need to test and discern what is being written and warn people if it is not Biblical.
"Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world." 1 John 4:1
"For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions," 2 Tim. 4:3
Matthew 7:15-23 (NIV)
[SUP]15 [/SUP] "Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.
[SUP]16 [/SUP] By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
[SUP]17 [/SUP] Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
[SUP]18 [/SUP] A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.
[SUP]19 [/SUP] Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
[SUP]20 [/SUP] Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.
[SUP]21 [/SUP] "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
[SUP]22 [/SUP] Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?'
[SUP]23 [/SUP] Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'
What kind of FRUIT do you suppose GREED IS?
Joyce Meyer exposes herself as a False Prophet by her GREED?
2 Peter 2:2-3 (HCSB)
[SUP]2 [/SUP] Many will follow their unrestrained ways, and the way of truth will be blasphemed because of them.
[SUP]3 [/SUP] They will exploit you in their greed with deceptive words. Their condemnation, ⌊pronounced⌋ long ago, is not idle, and their destruction does not sleep.
So she quotes from the BIBLE, so did the DEVIL while he was trying tempt Jesus with human GREED.
You have fallen for the OLDEST TRICK of the Devil's. Do this, that, and the other, and you will become like GOD.
Joyce Meyer is a religious Con-Artist.
Ephesians 5:11 (GW)
[SUP]11 [/SUP] Have nothing to do with the useless works that darkness produces. Instead, expose them for what they are.
Romans 1:29 (HCSB)
[SUP]29 [/SUP] They are filled with all unrighteousness, evil, greed, and wickedness. . . .
Ephesians 5:3 (NIV)
[SUP]3 [/SUP] But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people.
Colossians 3:5 (HCSB)
[SUP]5 [/SUP] Therefore, put to death what belongs to your worldly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.
1 Peter 5:2 (GW)
[SUP]2 [/SUP] Be shepherds over the flock God has entrusted to you. Watch over it as God does: Don't do this because you have to, but because you want to. Don't do it out of greed, but out of a desire to serve.
Originally Posted by Joshua_Generation
show me anywhere in the Bible where it says in the same verse: we are a sinner, saved by grace.
But to him who does not work, but believes in Him Who counts as righteous the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness' (Rom 4.5).
'sinners of whom I am chief' - its clear that this man wasn't saved by grace - or is it?
Nancy Please listen, I know what I am talking about. I was once caught up in the psuedo-Christian Word of Faith Movement, under the False Teachings of Kenneth Copeland. HE TOO IS A FALSE PROPHET, God revealed it to me. My eyes were opened to see the LIES HE TAUGHT TO COVER UP THE SIN OF GREED, after a very dear friend who was Caught Up in Copeland too, put her left hand on a brand new convertible, raised her right hand and boldly shouted, "I name and claim this convertible in the NAME OF JESUS!" A week later we were standing on a street corner, and around the corner came that very convertible, with one of the richest Lawyers in town driving it.
"GOD WANTS YOU RICH", is one of the DEVIL's primary LIES that he uses to get people to turn a blind eye to THEIR IDOLATROUS SIN OF GREED.
1 Timothy 6:8 (ESV)
[SUP]8 [/SUP] But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content.
Luke 12:22-23 (NRSV)
[SUP]22 [/SUP] He said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.
[SUP]23 [/SUP] For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.
James 2:14-17 (BBE)
[SUP]14 [/SUP] What use is it, my brothers, for a man to say that he has faith, if he does nothing? will such a faith give him salvation?
[SUP]15 [/SUP] If a brother or a sister is without clothing and in need of the day's food,
[SUP]16 [/SUP] And one of you says to them, Go in peace, be warm and full of food; but you do not give them the things of which their bodies have need, what profit is there in this?
[SUP]17 [/SUP] Even so faith without works is dead.
1 John 3:17 (BBE)
[SUP]17 [/SUP] But if a man has this world's goods, and sees that his brother is in need, and {out of GREED} keeps his heart shut against his brother, how is it possible for the love of God to be in him?
Matthew 19:23-24 (NIV)
[SUP]23 [/SUP] Then Jesus said to his disciples, "I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.
[SUP]24 [/SUP] Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."
Matthew 19:23-24 (NIV)
[SUP]23 [/SUP] Then Jesus said to his disciples, "I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.
[SUP]24 [/SUP] Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."
Proverbs 11:6 (GW)
[SUP]6 [/SUP] Decent people are saved by their righteousness, but treacherous people are trapped by their own greed.
You guys can believe what you want. Not me. You're all Meyerites, and Dollarites. You follow false teaching, and when someone points it out, you deny it and hide behind them. Go ahead. You can do whatever you want. I really don't think there's much more ANY of us can say to convince you you're following in satans path. Yes, I said that, and I mean it.
Amen, and if the Bereans took the time to check out PAUL, we should be checking out everyone teaching today. And if their FRUIT turns out to be ROTTEN, reject all of their teachings, and WARN OTHERS, just like you pointed out:
Acts 17:11 (NIV)
[SUP]11 [/SUP] Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.
1 Corinthians 5:6 (ESV)
[SUP]6 [/SUP] Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?
Matthew 24:24-25 (ESV)
24 For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
25 See, I have told you beforehand.
2 Timothy 3:13 (ESV)
[SUP]13 [/SUP] while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
Titus 1:7 (ESV)
[SUP]7 [/SUP] For an overseer, as God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain,
We used to go to Indian Hills Community Church in Lincoln, NE. Dr. Gil Rugh is the Pastor there, and I have heard him on more than one ocassion use that term: "I am not a huckster of the Word, so if you want to make copies of my sermons and give them to people you are witnessing to, THEN BY ALL MEANS MAKE THE COPIES. My purpose is NOT TO SELL the Word of GOD, but to get it out to as many people as possible." For that reason Dr. Gil Rugh refuses to copy/write any of his Sermons, and ALL of them are available as a FREE MP3 download: https://ihcc.org/Resources/GilRughMessages
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There is an aspect of sanctification not well know by many, that, at the time of salvation, one is sanctified, meaning "set apart" as unto God, that sanctification is also a position, a state, of being a new creature, set apart by God,
Sanctification is God’s will for us (1 Thessalonians 4:3). The word sanctificationis related to the word saint; both words have to do with holiness. To “sanctify” something is to set it apart for special use; to “sanctify” a person is to make him holy.
Jesus had a lot to say about sanctification in John 17. In verse 16 the Lord says, “They are not of the world, even as I am not of it,” and this is before His request: “Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth” (verse 17). In Christian theology, sanctification is a state of separation unto God; all believers enter into this state when they are born of God: “You are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption” (1 Corinthians 1:30, ESV). The sanctification mentioned in this verse is a once-for-ever separation of believers unto God. It is a work God performs, an intricate part of our salvation and our connection with Christ (Hebrews 10:10). Theologians sometimes refer to this state of holiness before God as “positional” sanctification; it is the same as justification.
Read more:What is sanctification? What is the definition of Christian sanctification?
Acts 26:18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
Hebrews 10:10 10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
Sanctification is God’s will for us (1 Thessalonians 4:3). The word sanctificationis related to the word saint; both words have to do with holiness. To “sanctify” something is to set it apart for special use; to “sanctify” a person is to make him holy.
Jesus had a lot to say about sanctification in John 17. In verse 16 the Lord says, “They are not of the world, even as I am not of it,” and this is before His request: “Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth” (verse 17). In Christian theology, sanctification is a state of separation unto God; all believers enter into this state when they are born of God: “You are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption” (1 Corinthians 1:30, ESV). The sanctification mentioned in this verse is a once-for-ever separation of believers unto God. It is a work God performs, an intricate part of our salvation and our connection with Christ (Hebrews 10:10). Theologians sometimes refer to this state of holiness before God as “positional” sanctification; it is the same as justification.
Read more:What is sanctification? What is the definition of Christian sanctification?
Acts 26:18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
Hebrews 10:10 10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.