Part 4 of 6
SURELY
THE BRIDEGROOM IS AT THE DOOR
The
rapture is not just safety for the true church but also judgment to the
remaining world
9. ARE YOU A CHILD OF GOD OR A CHILD OF THE DEVIL
The bible teaches that there are children
of God and children of the devil:
John 8:39 They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus
saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye
would do the works of Abraham.
John 8:44 Ye are of [your] father the devil, and the lusts
of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not
in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he
speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
1John 3:10 In this the children of God are manifest,
and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God,
neither he that loveth not his brother.
John 8:47 He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear [them] not, because ye are not of God.
John 10:26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto
you.27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
John 10:14 I am the good shepherd, and know my [sheep],
and am known of mine.
2Tim 2:19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this
seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the
name of Christ depart from iniquity.
John 10:26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto
you.
John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
2Tim 2:11 [It is] a faithful saying: For if we be dead with [him], we shall also live with [him]:12 If we suffer, we shall also reign with [him]: if we deny [him], he also will deny us:13 If we believe not, [yet] he
abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
Matt 13:38 The field is the world; the
good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of
the wicked [one]….. Matt 13:40 As therefore the tares are
gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
Luke 6:35 [NET] But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing
back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because
he is kind to ungrateful and evil people.
Rom 8:16 The Spirit himself bears witness to our spirit that we are God’s
children.17
And if children, then heirs (namely, heirs
of God and also fellow heirs with Christ) – if indeed we suffer with him so we
may also be glorified with him.
1John 5:2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love
God, and keep his commandments.
Matt 5:9 Blessed [are] the peacemakers: for they shall
be called the children of God.
Matt 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do
good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and
persecute you;45 That ye may be the children
of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil
and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
10. REQUIRED: Keep The Sabbath /THE LORDS DAY holy
1Cor 16:2[NET] On the first day of the
week, each of you should set aside some income and save it to the extent that
God has blessed you, so that a collection will not have to be made when I come.
Acts 20:7[NET] On the first day of the
week, when we met to break bread,
Paul began to speak to the people, and because he intended to leave the next
day, he extended his message until midnight.
Neh 10:31[KJV] And [if] the people of the land bring
ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, [that] we
would not buy it of them on the sabbath,
or on the holy day: and [that] we would leave the seventh
year, and the exaction of every debt.
Exod 20:8 [KJV] Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: 10 But the seventh day [is] the
sabbath of the LORD thy God: [in it] thou shalt not do any work,
thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor
thy cattle, nor thy stranger that [is]
within thy gates: 11 For [in] six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in
them [is], and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the
sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Lev 25:2 [KJV] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come
into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the
LORD. 34 Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth
desolate, and ye [be] in your enemies' land; [even] then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths.
Exod 34:21[KJV] Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest:
in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.
Isa 58:13[NET] You
must observe the Sabbath rather than doing anything you please on my holy
day. You must look forward to the Sabbath and treat the LORD’s holy
day with respect. You must treat it with respect by refraining from your
normal activities, and by refraining from your selfish pursuits and from
making business deals. 14 Then you will find
joy in your relationship to the LORD, and I will give you great
prosperity, and cause crops to grow on the land I gave to your ancestor
Jacob.” Know for certain that the LORD has spoken.
Jer 17:27[NET] But
you must obey me and set the Sabbath day apart to me. You must not carry any
loads in through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. If you disobey, I
will set the gates of Jerusalem on fire. It will burn down all the fortified
dwellings in Jerusalem and no one will be able to put it out.’”
Lev 23:39 [KJV] Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have
gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven
days: on the first day [shall be] a sabbath, and on the
eighth day [shall be] a sabbath.
IT’S LAWFUL TO DO WELL ON THE
SABATH DAY
Matt 12:11 He said to them, “Would not any one of you, if he had one sheep
that fell into a pit on the Sabbath, take hold of it and lift it out? 12 How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! So it is lawful
to do good on the Sabbath.”
John 9:14 [NET] (Now the day on which Jesus made the mud and caused him to see was
a Sabbath.)
Mark 2:27 [NET] Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for people, not people
for the Sabbath. 28 For
this reason the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”
Neh 13:19 [KJV]And it came to pass, that when
the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that
the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after
the sabbath: and [some] of my servants set I at the
gates, [that] there should no burden be
brought in on the sabbath day. 20 So the merchants and
sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice. 21 Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye
about the wall? if ye do [so] again, I will lay hands on you.
From that time forth came they no [more] on
the sabbath. 22 And I commanded the
Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and [that] they
should come [and] keep the gates, to sanctify the
sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, [concerning] this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.
Luke 23:50 [NET] Now there was a man named Joseph who was a member of the council,
a good and righteous man. 51 (He had not consented to
their plan and action.) He was from the Judean town of Arimathea, and was
looking forward to the kingdom of God. 52 He
went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 53 Then
he took it down, wrapped it in a
linen cloth, and placed it in a tomb cut out of the rock, where no one had yet
been buried. 54 It was the day of preparation and the Sabbath was beginning. 55 The women who had
accompanied Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how his body
was laid in it. 56 Then they returned and
prepared aromatic spices and perfumes. On
the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment. Luke 24:1 Now on the first day of
the week, at early dawn, the women went to the tomb, taking the aromatic spices
they had prepared. 2 They found that the stone
had been rolled away from the tomb,3 but when they went in,
they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
11. REQUIRED: PAY YOUR TITHES (10% OF ANY AND ALL YOUR
EARNINGS) AND OFFERINGS- thieves shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Luke 11:42 [KJV] But woe unto you, Pharisees! for
ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and
the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
Heb 7:8 [NET] and in
one case tithes are received by mortal men, while in the other by him who is
affirmed to be alive.
Lev 27:30 [NET] “‘Any tithe of the land, from the grain of the land or from the
fruit of the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD. 31 If a man redeems part of
his tithe, however, he must add one fifth to it. 32
And concerning the tithe of the
herd, or of the flock, [even] of whatsoever passeth under the
rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD.
Num 18:21 [KJV]And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in
Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, [even] the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Num 18:26 [KJV]Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When ye take of
the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your
inheritance, then ye shall offer up an heave offering of it for the LORD, [even] a tenth [part] of the tithe.
Neh 10:38 [NET]A priest of Aaron’s line will be with the Levites when the Levites
collect the tithes, and the Levites will bring up a tenth of the tithes to the
temple of our God, to the storerooms of the treasury.
- thus pastors are not exempted from tithing.
Deut 14:22 [NET]You must be certain to tithe all the produce of your seed that
comes from the field year after year.23 In the presence of the LORD your God you must eat from the tithe
of your grain, your new wine, your olive oil, and the firstborn of your herds
and flocks in the place he chooses to locate his name, so that you may learn to
revere the LORD your God always. 24 When he blesses you, if
the place where he chooses to locate his name is distant, 25 you may convert the tithe into money, secure the money, and travel
to the place the LORD your God chooses for himself. 26 Then
you may spend the money however you wish for cattle, sheep, wine, beer, or
whatever you desire. You and your household may eat there in the presence of
the LORD your God and enjoy it. 27 As for the Levites in
your villages, you must not ignore them, for they have no allotment or
inheritance along with you. 28 At the end of every three
years you must bring all the tithe of your produce, in that very year, and you
must store it up in your villages. 29 Then the Levites (because
they have no allotment or inheritance with you), the resident foreigners, the
orphans, and the widows of your villages may come and eat their fill so that
the LORD your God may bless you in all the work you do.
Neh 13:12[NET] Then all of Judah brought the tithe of the grain, the new wine,
and the olive oil to the storerooms.
Mal 3:8 [NET]Can a person rob God? You indeed are robbing me, but
you say, ‘How are we robbing you?’ In tithes and contributions! 9 You are bound for judgment because you are robbing me
– this whole nation is guilty. 10 “Bring
the entire tithe into the storehouse so that there may be food in my temple.
Test me in this matter,” says the LORD who rules over all, “to see if I will
not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until
there is no room for it all. 11 Then
I will stop the plague from ruining your crops, and the vine will not lose its
fruit before harvest,” says the LORD who rules over all.continued.........................
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