Bible
 The
Bible
gives
us
God's
commands,
which
are
not
to
be



 changed.
It’s
in
the
Bible,
Matthew
5:18,
NIV.
"I
tell
you
the
truth,

How
did
we
get
the
Bible?
God
told
the
people
that
He
chose
what
 until
heaven
and
earth
disappear,
not
the
smallest
letter;
not
the

to
say
and
write.
It’s
in
the
Bible,
2
Peter
1:21,
NIV.
"For
 least
stroke
of
a
pen,
will
by
any
means
disappear
from
the
Law

prophecy
never
had
its
origin
in
the
will
of
man,
but
men
spoke
 until
everything
is
accomplished."

from
God
as
they
were
carried
along
by
the
Holy
Spirit."
 


 How
should
we
study
God's
Word?
It’s
in
the
Bible,
Isaiah
28:9,

God
is
the
source
of
all
the
information
in
the
Bible.
It’s
in
the
 10,
NKJV
,
"Whom
will
he
teach
knowledge?
And
whom
will
he

Bible,
2
Timothy
3:16,
NIV.
"All
Scripture
is
God-breathed
and
is
 make
to
understand
the
message?
For
precept
must
be
upon

useful
for
teaching,
rebuking,
correcting
and
training
in
 precept,
precept
upon
precept,
line
upon
line,
line
upon
line,
here

righteousness."
 a
little,
there
a
little."
Acts
17:11,
NIV
says,
"Now
the
Bereans


 were
of
more
noble
character
than
the
Thessalonians,
for
they

God’s
Word
is
true
from
the
beginning.
It’s
in
the
Bible,
Ps.
 received
the
message
with
great
eagerness
and
examined
the

119:160,
“Thy
word
is
true
from
the
beginning:
and
every
one
of
 Scriptures
every
day
to
see
if
what
Paul
said
was
true."

thy
righteous
judgments
endureth
for
ever.”
 


 Whom
did
Jesus
pronounce
blessed?
It’s
in
the
Bible,
Luke

The
Bible
introduces
us
to
Jesus
Christ.
It’s
in
the
Bible,
 11:28,
NIV.
"Blessed
rather
are
those
who
hear
the
word
of
God

Hebrews
1:1-2,
NIV.
"In
the
past
God
spoke
to
our
forefathers
 and
obey
it."


through
the
prophets
at
many
times
and
in
various
ways,
but
in
 

these
last
days
He
has
spoken
to
us
by
His
Son,
whom
He
 God

appointed
heir
of
all
things,
and
through
whom
He
made
the
 

universe."
 What
two
basic
characteristics
are
part
of
God's
nature?
It's
in
the


 Bible,
Psalm
145:17,
NIV.
"The
Lord
is
righteous
in
all
His
ways

For
what
purpose
were
the
Scriptures
written?
It's
in
the
Bible,
 and
loving
toward
all
He
has
made."

Romans
15:4,
NIV.
"For
everything
that
was
written
in
the
past
 

was
written
to
teach
us,
so
that
through
endurance
and
the
 How
is
God
described?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Deuteronomy
32:4,
NIV.

encouragement
of
the
Scriptures
we
might
have
hope."
 "He
is
the
Rock,
His
works
are
perfect,
and
all
His
ways
are
just.
A


 faithful
God
who
does
no
wrong,
upright
and
just
is
He."

What
are
the
Scriptures
able
to
do
for
one
who
believes
them?
It’s
 

in
the
Bible,
2
Timothy
3:15,
TLB.
"You
know
how,
when
you
 What
about
God's
strength?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Job
36:5,
RSV.

were
a
small
child,
you
were
taught
the
holy
Scriptures;
and
it
is
 "Behold,
God
is
mighty,
and
does
not
despise
any;
He
is
mighty
in

these
that
make
you
wise
to
accept
God's
salvation
by
trusting
in
 strength
of
understanding."

Christ
Jesus."
 


 How
important
is
God’s
influence
on
the
world?
It’s
in
the
Bible,

Upon
what
conditions
is
an
understanding
of
divine
things
 Dan.
2:20,
NLT.
“He
said,
“Praise
the
name
of
God
forever
and

promised?
It’s
in
the
Bible,
Proverbs
2:1-6,
NIV.
"My
son,
if
you
 ever,
for
he
has
all
wisdom
and
power.”

accept
My
words
and
store
up
My
commands
within
you,
turning
 

your
ear
to
wisdom
and
applying
your
heart
to
understanding,
and
 Does
God
control
governments
or
political
powers?
It’s
in
the

if
you
call
out
for
insight
and
cry
aloud
for
understanding,
and
if
 Bible,
Dan.
2:21,
NLT.
“He
controls
the
course
of
world
events;
he

you
look
for
it
as
for
silver
and
search
for
it
as
for
hidden
treasure,
 removes
kings
and
sets
up
other
kings.
He
gives
wisdom
to
the

then
you
will
understand
the
fear
of
the
Lord
and
find
the
 wise
and
knowledge
to
the
scholars.”

knowledge
of
God.
For
the
Lord
gives
wisdom,
and
from
His
 

mouth
come
knowledge
and
understanding."
 Can
God
be
trusted
to
keep
His
promises?
It's
in
the
Bible,


 Deuteronomy
7:9,
NIV.
"Know
therefore
that
the
Lord
your
God
is

Don't
ignore
the
parts
that
make
you
uncomfortable.
It’s
in
the
 God;
He
is
the
faithful
God,
keeping
His
covenant
of
love
to
a

Bible,
Jeremiah
26:2,
TLB.
"Give
them
the
entire
message;
don't
 thousand
generations
of
those
who
love
Him
and
keep
His

leave
out
one
word
of
all
I
have
for
them
to
hear."
 commands."


 

When
you
don't
understand
what
you
read,
the
Holy
Spirit
is
sent
 Describe
God
in
one
word.
It's
in
the
Bible,
I
John
4:8,
NIV.

to
help.
It’s
in
the
Bible,
John
16:13-14,
NIV.
"But
when
He,
the
 "Whoever
does
not
love
does
not
know
God,
because
God
is

Spirit
of
truth,
comes,
He
will
guide
you
into
all
truth.
He
will
not
 love."

speak
on
His
own;
He
will
speak
only
what
He
hears,
and
He
will
 

tell
you
what
is
yet
to
come.
He
will
bring
glory
to
Me
by
taking
 God
is
compassionate.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Psalm
86:15,
NIV.
"But

from
what
is
Mine
and
make
it
known
to
you."
 you,
O
Lord,
are
a
compassionate
and
gracious
God,
slow
to


 anger,
abounding
in
love
and
faithfulness."

The
Bible
is
a
map
to
show
us
the
way
to
live.
It’s
in
the
Bible,
 

Psalm
119:19,
NIV.
"I
am
a
stranger
on
earth;
do
not
hide
Your
 God
shows
no
favoritism.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Acts
10:34-35,
NIV.

commands
from
me."
 "Then
Peter
began
to
speak:
‘I
now
realize
how
true
it
is
that
God


 does
not
show
favoritism
but
accepts
men
from
every
nation
who

The
Bible
gives
us
wisdom.
It’s
in
the
Bible,
Psalm
119:99,
NIV.
 fear
Him
and
do
what
is
right."

"I
have
more
insight
than
all
my
teachers,
for
I
meditate
on
Your
 

statutes."
 How
far
was
God
willing
to
go
to
guarantee
a
future
for
me?
It's
in


 the
Bible,
John
3:16,
TLB.
"For
God
loved
the
world
so
much
that

The
Bible
offers
help
when
the
way
seems
unclear.
It’s
in
the
 He
gave
His
only
Son
so
that
anyone
who
believes
in
Him
shall

Bible,
Psalm
119:105,
NIV.
"Your
word
is
a
lamp
to
my
feet
and
a
 not
perish
but
have
eternal
life."

light
for
my
path."
 


 God
has
given
the
ultimate
demonstration
of
what
real
love
is.
It's



 1

in
the
Bible,
I
John
4:9-10,
TLB.
"God
showed
how
much
He
 heaven.
This
great
Dragon—the
ancient
serpent
called
the
devil,

loved
us
by
sending
His
only
Son
into
this
wicked
world
to
bring
to
 or
Satan,
the
one
deceiving
the
whole
world—was
thrown
down

us
eternal
life
through
His
death.
In
this
act
we
see
what
real
love
 onto
the
earth
with
all
his
army."

is:
it
is
not
our
love
for
God,
but
His
love
for
us
when
He
sent
His
 

Son
to
satisfy
God's
anger
against
our
sins."
 Was
Satan
created
sinful?
No,
he
was
created
perfect,
with


 freedom
to
choose.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Ezekiel
28:15,
TLB.
"You

It
pleases
God
to
show
us
mercy
when
we
don't
deserve
it.
It's
in
 were
perfect
in
all
you
did
from
the
day
you
were
created
until
that

the
Bible,
Micah
7:18,
NIV.
"Who
is
a
God
like
you,
who
pardons
 time
when
wrong
was
found
in
you."

sin
and
forgives
the
transgression
of
the
remnant
of
His
 

inheritance?
You
do
not
stay
angry
forever
but
delight
to
show
 What
led
to
Satan's
downfall?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Ezekiel
28:17,

mercy."
 TLB.
"Your
heart
was
filled
with
pride
because
of
all
your
beauty;


 you
corrupted
your
wisdom
for
the
sake
of
your
splendor."

God's
blessings
are
not
given
just
to
good
people.
It's
in
the
 

Bible,
Matthew
5:45-46,
TLB.
"For
He
gives
His
sunlight
to
both
 Satan,
known
as
Lucifer
before
he
sinned,
wanted
to
be
equal
with

the
evil
and
the
good,
and
sends
rain
on
the
just
and
on
the
unjust
 God.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Isaiah
14:12-14,
TLB.
"How
you
are
fallen

too.
If
you
love
only
those
who
love
you,
what
good
is
that?
Even
 from
heaven,
O
Lucifer,
son
of
the
morning!
…For
you
said
to

scoundrels
do
that
much."
 yourself,
'I
will
ascend
to
heaven
and
rule
the
angels.
I
will
take
the


 highest
throne…
I
will
climb
to
the
highest
heavens
and
be
like
the

God
stops
at
nothing!
He
wants
us
to
have
it
all!
It's
in
the
Bible,
 Most
High."

Romans
8:32,
NIV.
"He
who
did
not
spare
His
own
Son,
but
gave
 

Him
up
for
us
all—how
will
He
not
also,
along
with
Him,
graciously
 In
contrast
to
the
pride
and
self-exaltation
of
Satan,
what
spirit
did

give
us
all
things?"
 Jesus
have?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Philippians
2:6-8,
TLB.
"Who,


 though
He
was
God,
did
not
demand
and
cling
to
His
rights
as

God
loves
us
like
a
doting
father.
It's
in
the
Bible,
I
John
3:1,
NIV.
 God,
but
laid
aside
His
mighty
power
and
glory,
taking
the

"How
great
is
the
love
the
Father
has
lavished
on
us,
that
we
 disguise
of
a
slave
and
becoming
like
men.
And
He
humbled

should
be
called
children
of
God!
And
that
is
what
we
are!"
 Himself
even
further,
going
so
far
as
actually
to
die
a
criminal's


 death
on
a
cross."

God's
love
is
like
a
safe
hiding
place.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Psalm
 

36:7,
NIV.
"How
priceless
is
your
unfailing
love!
Both
high
and
low
 Satan's
supernatural
forces
are
waging
a
war.
It's
in
the
Bible,

among
men
find
refuge
in
the
shadow
of
your
wings."
 Ephesians
6:11,
TLB.
"Put
on
all
of
God's
armor
so
that
you
will
be


 able
to
stand
safe
against
all
strategies
and
tricks
of
Satan."

We
are
to
follow
God's
example.
It's
in
the
Bible,
I
John
4:11,
 

NIV.
"Dear
friends,
since
God
so
loved
us,
we
also
ought
to
love
 Satan
dared
to
tempt
Christ
Himself.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Matthew

one
another."
 4:1,
TLB.
"Then
Jesus
was
led
out
into
the
wilderness
by
the
Holy


 Spirit,
to
be
tempted
there
by
Satan."

Love
sometimes
means
discipline.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Hebrews
 

12:6,
NIV.
"Because
the
Lord
disciplines
those
He
loves,
and
He
 Satan
is
a
defeated
enemy.
It's
in
the
Bible,
James
4:7,
TLB.
"So

punishes
everyone
He
accepts
as
a
son."
 give
yourselves
humbly
to
God.
Resist
the
devil
and
he
will
flee

God
never
gives
up
on
us.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Jeremiah
31:3,
NIV.
 from
you.
And
when
you
draw
close
to
God,
God
will
draw
close
to

"The
Lord
appeared
to
us
in
the
past,
saying:
‘I
have
loved
you
 you."

with
an
everlasting
love;
I
have
drawn
you
with
loving-kindness."
 


 Jesus
Christ

Can
anything
separate
God's
child
from
His
love?
It's
in
the
 

Bible,
Romans
8:38-39,
NIV.
"For
I
am
convinced
that
neither
 Jesus
[the
Word]
is
divine
from
the
beginning
and
became
a
man.

death
nor
life,
neither
angels
nor
demons,
neither
the
present
nor
 It's
in
the
Bible,
John
1:1,14,
NIV.
"In
the
beginning
was
the

the
future,
nor
any
powers,
neither
height
nor
depth,
nor
anything
 Word,
and
the
Word
was
with
God,
and
the
Word
was
God…


else
in
all
creation,
will
be
able
to
separate
us
from
the
love
of
God
 The
Word
became
flesh
and
made
His
dwelling
among
us.
We

that
is
in
Christ
Jesus
our
Lord."
 have
seen
His
glory,
the
glory
of
the
One
and
Only,
who
came


 from
the
Father,
full
of
grace
and
truth."

Origin
of
Evil
 


 Why
was
it
necessary
for
Jesus
to
take
on
human
nature?
It's
in

Where
did
sin
begin?
With
the
devil.
It's
in
the
Bible,
I
John
3:8,
 the
Bible,
Hebrews
2:17,
NIV.
"For
this
reason
He
had
to
be

NIV.
"He
who
does
what
is
sinful
is
of
the
devil,
because
the
devil
 made
like
His
brothers
in
every
way,
in
order
that
He
might

has
been
sinning
from
the
beginning.
The
reason
the
Son
of
God
 become
a
merciful
and
faithful
high
priest
in
service
to
God,
and

appeared
was
to
destroy
the
devil's
work."
 that
He
might
make
atonement
for
the
sins
of
the
people."


 

How
long
has
the
devil
been
a
murderer
and
a
liar?
It's
in
the
 Jesus
demonstrated
his
humanity
and
divinity
in
resisting

Bible,
John
8:44,
NIV.
"You
belong
to
your
father,
the
devil,
and
 temptation.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Hebrews
4:14-15,
NIV.
"Therefore,

you
want
to
carry
out
your
father's
desire.
He
was
a
murderer
from
 since
we
have
a
great
High
Priest
who
has
gone
through
the

the
beginning,
not
holding
to
the
truth,
for
there
is
no
truth
in
him.
 heavens,
Jesus
the
Son
of
God,
let
us
hold
firmly
to
the
faith
we

When
he
lies,
he
speaks
his
native
language,
for
he
is
a
liar
and
 profess.
For
we
do
not
have
a
High
Priest
who
is
unable
to

the
father
of
lies."
 sympathize
with
our
weaknesses,
but
we
have
one
who
has
been


 tempted
in
every
way,
just
as
we
are—yet
was
without
sin."

Where
did
Satan
come
from?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Revelation
12:7-9,
 

TLB.
"Then
there
was
war
in
heaven;
Michael
and
the
angels
 Jesus
demonstrated
his
divinity
by
his
resurrection.
It's
in
the

under
His
command
fought
the
Dragon
and
his
hosts
of
fallen
 Bible,
Mark
16:6,
TLB.
"But
the
angel
said,
'Don’t
be
so
surprised.

angels.
And
the
Dragon
lost
the
battle
and
was
forced
from
 Aren't
you
looking
for
Jesus,
the
Nazarene
who
was
crucified?
He



 2

isn't
here!
He
has
come
back
to
life!
Look,
that's
where
His
body
 Jesus’
is
referred
to
as,
“Immanuel”
meaning
“God
with
us”.
It's
in

was
lying."
 the
Bible,
Matt.
1:23,
NLT.
““Look!
The
virgin
will
conceive
a
child!




 She
will
give
birth
to
a
son,
and
they
will
call
him
Immanuel, which

Paul
testifies
to
the
divinity
of
Christ.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Colossians
 means
‘God
is
with
us.’”

2:9,
NIV.
"For
in
Christ
all
the
fullness
of
the
Deity
lives
in
bodily
 

form."
 The
Word
was
God
and
became
human.
It's
in
the
Bible,
John


 1:1,14
“In
the
beginning
was
the
Word,
and
the
Word
was
with

What
is
Jesus
relation
to
the
Father?
It's
in
the
Bible,
John
10:30,
 God,
and
the
Word
was
God…


NIV.
"I
and
the
Father
are
one."
 The
Word
became
flesh
and
made
His
dwelling
among
us.
We

Jesus
is
the
Great
Physician.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Luke
8:47-48,
TLB.
 have
seen
His
glory,
the
glory
of
the
One
and
Only,
who
came

"When
the
woman
realized
that
Jesus
knew,
she
began
to
tremble
 from
the
Father,
full
of
grace
and
truth."

and
fell
to
her
knees
before
Him,
and
told
why
she
had
touched
 

Him
and
that
now
she
was
well.
'Daughter,’
He
said
to
her,
'your
 Jesus
existed
with
the
Father
before
the
creation
of
the
Earth.
It's

faith
has
healed
you.
Go
in
peace.'"
 in
the
Bible,
John
17:5,24,
NLT.
“Now,
Father,
bring
me
into
the


 glory
we
shared
before
the
world
began…
Father,
I
want
these

Sooner
or
later
every
man,
woman
and
child
will
acknowledge
that
 whom
you
have
given
me
to
be
with
me
where
I
am.
Then
they

Jesus
is
Lord.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Philippians
2:9-11,
NIV.
"Therefore
 can
see
all
the
glory
you
gave
me
because
you
loved
me
even

God
exalted
Him
to
the
highest
place
and
gave
Him
the
name
that
 before
the
world
began!”

is
above
every
name,
that
at
the
name
of
Jesus
every
knee
should
 

bow,
in
heaven
and
on
earth
and
under
the
earth,
and
every
 Jesus
declared
He
was
the
Self-Existent
One,
and
had
lived

tongue
confess
that
Jesus
Christ
is
Lord,
to
the
glory
of
God
the
 before
Abraham.
It's
in
the
Bible,
John
8:58,
NLT.
“Jesus

Father."
 answered,
‘I
tell
you
the
truth,
before
Abraham
was
even
born,
I


 Am!’”

Jesus
calls
people
to
repentance.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Matthew
4:17,
 

NIV.
"From
that
time
on
Jesus
began
to
preach,
'Repent,
for
the
 “I
AM”
is
a
name
of
God.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Ex.
3:14,
NLT.
“God

kingdom
of
heaven
is
near.'"
 replied
to
Moses,
‘I
Am
Who
I
Am.
Say
this
to
the
people
of
Israel:


 I
Am
has
sent
me
to
you.’”

Jesus
did
not
come
to
do
away
with
the
Law,
but
show
us
how
it
 

works.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Matthew
5:17,
NIV.
"Do
not
think
that
I
 Jesus
forgave
sins,
but
only
God
can
do
that,
so
Jesus
must
be

have
come
to
abolish
the
Law
or
the
Prophets;
I
have
not
come
to
 God.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Luke
5:20-24,
NLT
“Seeing
their
faith,

abolish
them
but
to
fulfill
them."
 Jesus
said
to
the
man,
‘Young
man,
your
sins
are
forgiven.’
But


 the
Pharisees
and
teachers
of
religious
law
said
to
themselves,

Jesus
is
the
only
way
to
God.
It's
in
the
Bible,
John
14:6,
NIV.
 ‘Who
does
he
think
he
is?
That’s
blasphemy!
Only
God
can

"Jesus
answered,
'I
am
the
way
and
the
truth
and
the
life.
No
one
 forgive
sins!’
Jesus
knew
what
they
were
thinking,
so
he
asked

comes
to
the
Father
except
through
Me.'"
 them,
‘Why
do
you
question
this
in
your
hearts?
Is
it
easier
to
say


 ‘Your
sins
are
forgiven,’
or
“Stand
up
and
walk”?
So
I
will
prove
to

Jesus
has
the
power
over
death.
It's
in
the
Bible,
John
11:25,
 you
that
the
Son
of
Man
has
the
authority
on
earth
to
forgive
sins.’

NIV.
"Jesus
said
to
her,
'I
am
the
resurrection
and
the
life.
He
who
 Then
Jesus
turned
to
the
paralyzed
man
and
said,
‘Stand
up,
pick

believes
in
Me
will
live,
even
though
he
dies.'"
 up
your
mat,
and
go
home!’”


 

Jesus'
work
touched
people's
lives.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Matthew
 Thomas
testified
that
Jesus
was
both
Lord
and
God.
It's
in
the

4:23,
TLB.
"Jesus
traveled
all
through
Galilee
teaching
in
the
 Bible,
John
20:28,
NLT.
“‘My
Lord
and
my
God!’
Thomas

Jewish
synagogues,
everywhere
preaching
the
Good
News
about
 exclaimed.”

the
Kingdom
of
Heaven.
And
He
healed
every
kind
of
sickness
 

and
disease."
 The
Father
addresses
the
Son
as
God.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Heb.
1:5-

 9,
NLT.
For
God
never
said
to
any
angel
what
he
said
to
Jesus:

What
does
it
take
to
follow
Jesus?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Luke
9:23,
 “You
are
my
Son.
Today
I
have
become
your
Father.”
God
also



NIV.
"Then
He
said
to
them
all:
'If
anyone
would
come
after
Me,
 said,
“I
will
be
his
Father,
and
he
will
be
my
Son.” And
when
he



he
must
deny
himself
and
take
up
his
cross
daily
and
follow
Me."
 brought
his
firstborn
Son
into
the
world,
God
said, “Let
all
of
God’s




 angels
worship
him.” Regarding
the
angels,
he
says,
“He
sends

Jesus'
life
becomes
ours.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Galatians
2:20,
NIV.
"I
 his
angels
like
the
winds,
his
servants
like
flames
of
fire.”
But
to

have
been
crucified
with
Christ
and
I
no
longer
live,
but
Christ
lives
 the
Son
he
says,
“Your
throne,
O
God,
endures
forever
and
ever.

in
me.
The
life
I
live
in
the
body,
I
live
by
faith
in
the
Son
of
God,
 You
rule
with
a
scepter
of
justice.
You
love
justice
and
hate

who
loved
me
and
gave
himself
for
me."
 evil.
Therefore,
O
God,
your
God
has
anointed
you,
pouring
out


 the
oil
of
joy
on
you
more
than
on
anyone
else.”

We
should
try
to
be
like
Jesus.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Philippians
2:5,
 

NIV.
"Your
attitude
should
be
the
same
as
that
of
Christ
Jesus."
 Jesus
is
everlasting
and
eternal.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Isa.
9:6,
NLT.


 “For
a
child
is
born
to
us,
a
son
is
given
to
us.
The
government
will

You
can
know
Jesus
as
your
Savior.
It's
in
the
Bible,
John
1:12
 rest
on
his
shoulders.
And
he
will
be
called:
Wonderful
Counselor,

and
I
Peter
3:18,
TLB.
"But
to
all
who
received
[Jesus],
He
gave
 Mighty
God,
Everlasting
Father,
Prince
of
Peace.”

the
right
to
become
children
of
God.
All
they
needed
to
do
was
to
 

trust
Him
to
save
them."
"He
died
once
for
the
sins
of
all
us
guilty
 Jesus
has
immortality.
It's
in
the
Bible,
1
Tim.
6:15,16,
NKJV.

sinners
although
He
himself
was
innocent
of
any
sin
at
any
time,
 “which
He
will
manifest
in
His
own
time,
He
who
is
the
blessed

that
He
might
bring
us
safely
home
to
God."
 and
only
Potentate,
the
King
of
kings
and
Lord
of
lords,
who
alone


 has
immortality,
dwelling
in
unapproachable
light,
whom
no
man

Divinity
of
Christ
 has
seen
or
can
see,
to
whom
be
honor
and
everlasting
power.


 Amen.”




 3

Jesus
voluntarily
gave
up
His
divine
privileges
to
die
for
us.
It's
in
transgressions
to
the
Lord'—and
You
forgave
the
guilt
of
my
sin."

the
Bible,
Phil.
2:5-9,
NKJV.
“Let
this
mind
be
in
you
which
was
 

also
in
Christ
Jesus,
who,
being
in
the
form
of
God,
did
not
 Through
forgiveness,
Christ
provides
complete
deliverance
from

consider
it
robbery
to
be
equal
with
God,
but
made
Himself
of
no
 the
penalty
of
sin.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Colossians
2:13-14,
TLB.
"You

reputation,
taking
the
form
of
a
bondservant,
and
coming
in
the
 were
dead
in
sins,
and
your
sinful
desires
were
not
yet
cut
away.

likeness
of
men.
And
being
found
in
appearance
as
a
man,
He
 Then
He
gave
you
a
share
in
the
very
life
of
Christ,
for
He
forgave

humbled
Himself
and
became
obedient
to
the
point
of
death,
even
 all
your
sins,
and
blotted
out
the
charges
proved
against
you,
the

the
death
of
the
cross.
Therefore
God
also
has
highly
exalted
Him
 list
of
His
commandments,
which
you
had
not
obeyed.
He
took
this

and
given
Him
the
name
which
is
above
every
name”
 list
of
sins
and
destroyed
it
by
nailing
it
to
Christ's
cross."


 If
you
are
in
need
of
forgiveness,
what
should
you
do?

Forgiveness
 


 First
acknowledge
your
sin.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Psalm
51:2-4,
TLB.

God
is
ready
and
waiting
to
forgive
anyone
who
asks.
It's
in
the
 "Oh,
wash
me,
cleanse
me
from
this
guilt.
Let
me
be
pure
again.

Bible,
Psalm
86:5,
TLB.
"O
Lord,
you
are
so
good
and
kind,
so
 For
I
admit
my
shameful
deed—it
haunts
me
day
and
night."

ready
to
forgive;
so
full
of
mercy
for
all
who
ask
your
aid."
 


 Second,
Ask
forgiveness
for
your
sin.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Psalm

On
what
did
David
rest
his
hope
of
forgiveness?
It's
in
the
Bible,
 51:7-12,
TLB.
"Sprinkle
me
with
the
cleansing
blood
and
I
shall
be

Psalm
51:1,
NIV.
"Have
mercy
on
me,
O
God,
according
to
Your
 clean
again.
Wash
me
and
I
shall
be
whiter
than
snow.
And
after

unfailing
love;
according
to
Your
great
compassion
blot
out
my
 You
have
punished
me,
give
me
back
my
joy
again.
Don't
keep

transgressions."
 looking
at
my
sins—erase
them
from
Your
sight.
Create
in
me
a


 new,
clean
heart,
O
God,
filled
with
clean
thoughts
and
right

How
is
God's
mercy
measured?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Psalm
103:11- desires.
Don't
toss
me
aside,
banished
forever
from
Your

12,
NIV.
"For
as
high
as
the
heavens
are
above
the
earth,
so
great
 presence.
Don't
take
your
Holy
Spirit
from
me.
Restore
to
me

is
His
love
for
those
who
fear
him;
as
far
as
the
east
is
from
the
 again
the
joy
of
Your
salvation,
and
make
me
willing
to
obey
You."

west,
so
far
has
He
removed
our
transgressions
from
us."
 


 Third,
Believe
that
God
has
indeed
forgiven
you
and
quit
feeling

What
promise
is
made
to
those
who
confess
their
sins?
It's
in
the
 guilty.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Psalm
32:1-6,
TLB.
"What
happiness
for

Bible,
I
John
1:9,
TLB.
"But
if
we
confess
our
sins
to
Him,
He
can
 those
whose
guilt
has
been
forgiven!
What
joys
when
sins
are

be
depended
on
to
forgive
us
and
to
cleanse
us
from
every
wrong.
 covered
over!
What
relief
for
those
who
have
confessed
their
sins

[And
it
is
perfectly
proper
for
God
to
do
this
for
us
because
Christ
 and
God
has
cleared
their
record.
There
was
a
time
when
I

died
to
wash
away
our
sins.]"
 wouldn't
admit
what
a
sinner
I
was.
But
my
dishonesty
made
me


 miserable
and
filled
my
days
with
frustration.
All
day
and
all
night

Confession
prepares
the
way
for
worship.
It's
in
the
Bible,
 Your
hand
was
heavy
on
me.
My
strength
evaporated
like
water

Nehemiah
9:3,
NIV.
"[The
Israelites]
stood
where
they
were
and
 on
a
sunny
day
until
I
finally
admitted
all
my
sins
to
You
and

read
from
the
Book
of
the
Law
of
the
Lord
their
God
for
a
quarter
 stopped
trying
to
hide
them.
I
said
to
myself,
'I
will
confess
them
to

of
the
day,
and
spent
another
quarter
in
confession
and
in
 the
Lord.'
And
You
forgave
me!
All
my
guilt
is
gone.
Now
I
say
that

worshipping
the
Lord
their
God."
 each
believer
should
confess
his
sins
to
God
when
he
is
aware
of


 them,
while
there
is
time
to
be
forgiven.
Judgment
will
not
touch

Confession
prepares
the
way
for
reconciliation
and
fellowship.
It's
 him
if
he
does.
You
are
my
hiding
place
from
every
storm
of
life;

in
the
Bible,
James
5:16,
NIV.
"Therefore
confess
your
sins
to
 You
even
keep
me
from
getting
into
trouble!
You
surround
me
with

each
other
and
pray
for
each
other
so
that
you
may
be
healed.
 songs
of
victory."

The
prayer
of
a
righteous
man
is
powerful
and
effective."
 


 Salvation

Confession
makes
success
possible.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Proverbs
 

28:13,
TLB.
"A
man
who
refuses
to
admit
his
mistakes
can
never
 God
offers
us
salvation
through
Jesus.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Matthew

be
successful.
But
if
he
confesses
and
forsakes
them,
he
gets
 1:21,
TLB.
"And
she
will
have
a
Son,
and
you
shall
name
Him

another
chance."
 Jesus
(meaning
'Savior’),
for
He
will
save
His
people
from
their


 sins."
Acts
4:12,
NIV
says,
"Salvation
is
found
in
no
one
else,
for

Can
I
be
forgiven
while
holding
a
grudge
against
someone
else?
 there
is
no
other
name
under
heaven
given
to
men
by
which
we

It's
in
the
Bible,
Matthew
6:14-15,
TLB.

 must
be
saved."

"Your
heavenly
Father
will
forgive
you
if
you
forgive
those
who
sin
 

against
you;
but
if
you
refuse
to
forgive
them,
He
will
not
forgive
 Salvation
means
we
receive
eternal
life
if
we
enter
into
a
personal

you."
 relationship
with
God.
It's
in
the
Bible,
John
17:3,
TLB.
"And
this


 is
the
way
to
have
eternal
life—by
knowing
You,
the
only
true
God,

The
forgiven
are
forgiving.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Ephesians
4:32,
NIV.
 and
Jesus
Christ,
the
one
You
sent
to
earth!"
John
3:16,
NIV
says,

"Be
kind
and
compassionate
to
one
another,
forgiving
each
other,
 "For
God
so
loved
the
world
that
He
gave
His
one
and
only
Son,

just
as
in
Christ
God
forgave
you."
 that
whoever
believes
in
Him
shall
not
perish
but
have
eternal
life."


 

Real
forgiveness
does
not
keep
track
of
mistakes.
It's
in
the
 There
is
only
one
way
to
salvation
and
its
not
the
easy
road.
It's
in

Bible,
Matthew
18:21-22,
NIV.
"Then
Peter
came
to
Jesus
and
 the
Bible,
Matthew
7:13-14,
TLB.
"Heaven
can
be
entered
only

asked,
'Lord,
how
many
times
shall
I
forgive
my
brother
when
he
 through
the
narrow
gate!
The
highway
to
hell
is
broad,
and
its
gate

sins
against
me?
Up
to
seven
times?'
Jesus
answered,
'I
tell
you,
 is
wide
enough
for
all
the
multitudes
who
choose
its
easy
way.
But

not
seven
times,
but
seventy-seven
times."
 the
gateway
to
Life
is
small,
and
the
road
is
narrow,
and
only
a


 few
ever
find
it."

When
we're
forgiven
we
shouldn't
continue
to
feel
guilty.
It's
in
the
 

Bible,
Psalm
32:5,
NIV.
"Then
I
acknowledged
my
sin
to
You
and
 Salvation
cannot
be
earned,
it
is
a
gift.
It's
in
the
Bible,

did
not
cover
up
my
iniquity.
I
said,
'I
will
confess
my
 Ephesians
2:8-9,
TLB.
"Because
of
His
kindness,
you
have
been



 4

saved
through
trusting
Christ.
And
even
trusting
is
not
of
 24,
NIV.
"Yet
a
time
is
coming
and
has
now
come
when
the
true

yourselves;
it
too
is
a
gift
from
God.
Salvation
is
not
a
reward
for
 worshipers
will
worship
the
Father
in
spirit
and
truth,
for
they
are

the
good
we
have
done,
so
none
of
us
can
take
any
credit
for
it."
 the
kind
of
worshipers
the
Father
seeks.
God
is
spirit,
and
His


 worshipers
must
worship
in
spirit
and
in
truth."

Receiving
salvation
is
a
powerful,
personal
response
to
the
gospel
 

including
repentance
for
sin.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Acts
2:37-38,
TLB.
 The
Holy
Spirit
gives
the
ability
to
talk
about
spiritual
things
with

"These
words
of
Peter's
moved
them
deeply,
and
they
said
to
him
 power.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Acts
1:8,
TLB.
"But
when
the
Holy
Spirit

and
to
the
other
apostles,
'Brothers,
what
should
we
do?'
And
 has
come
upon
you,
you
will
receive
power
to
testify
about
Me

Peter
replied,
'Each
one
of
you
must
turn
from
sin,
return
to
God,
 with
great
effect,
to
the
people
in
Jerusalem,
throughout
Judea,
in

and
be
baptized
in
the
name
of
Jesus
Christ
for
the
forgiveness
of
 Samaria,
and
to
the
end
of
the
earth,
about
my
death
and

your
sins."
 resurrection."


 

Receiving
salvation
is
simple,
direct,
personal,
and
public.
It's
in
 Demons

the
Bible,
Romans
10:8-10,
TLB.
"For
salvation
that
comes
from
 

trusting
Christ—which
is
what
we
preach—is
already
within
easy
 Demons
are
fallen
angels
who
serve
Satan.
It's
in
the
Bible,

reach
of
each
of
us;
in
fact,
it
is
as
near
as
our
own
hearts
and
 Revelation
12:9,
NIV.
"The
great
dragon
was
hurled
down—that

mouths.
For
if
you
tell
others
with
your
own
mouth
that
Jesus
 ancient
serpent
called
the
devil
or
Satan,
who
leads
the
whole

Christ
is
your
Lord,
and
believe
in
your
own
heart
that
God
has
 world
astray.
He
was
hurled
to
the
earth,
and
his
angels
with
him."

raised
Him
from
the
dead,
you
will
be
saved.
For
it
is
by
believing
 

in
his
heart
that
a
man
becomes
right
with
God;
and
with
his
 Demons
are
powerful,
but
limited
by
God.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Mark

mouth
he
tells
others
of
his
faith,
confirming
his
salvation."
 1:27,
NIV.
The
people
were
all
so
amazed
that
they
asked
each


 other,
'What
is
this?
A
new
teaching—and
with
authority!
He
even

Holy
Spirit
 gives
orders
to
evil
spirits
and
they
obey
Him."


 

The
Holy
Spirit
is
the
source
of
truth.
It's
in
the
Bible,
John
14:16- Jesus
can
exercise
authority
over
demons.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Luke

17,
TLB.
"He
is
the
Holy
Spirit,
the
Spirit
who
leads
into
all
truth.
 4:35-36,
NIV.
"'Be
quiet!’
Jesus
said
sternly.
'Come
out
of
him!'

The
world
at
large
cannot
receive
Him,
for
it
isn't
looking
for
Him
 Then
the
demon
threw
the
man
down
before
them
all
and
came

and
doesn't
recognize
Him.
But
you
do,
for
He
lives
with
you
now
 out
without
injuring
him.
All
the
people
were
amazed
and
said
to

and
some
day
shall
be
in
you."
 each
other,
'What
is
this
teaching?
What
authority
and
power
He


 gives
orders
to
evil
spirits
and
they
come
out!'"

Receiving
the
Holy
Spirit
is
referred
to
as
the
new
birth.
It's
in
the
 

Bible,
John
3:5-7,
TLB.
"Jesus
replied,
'What
I
am
telling
you
so
 How
are
demons
present
today?
The
enemy
is
unseen,
but
the

earnestly
is
this:
Unless
one
is
born
of
water
and
the
Spirit,
he
 battle
is
real
and
personal.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Ephesians
6:12,
NIV.

cannot
enter
the
Kingdom
of
God.
Men
can
only
reproduce
human
 "Our
struggle
is
not
against
flesh
and
blood,
but
against
the
rulers,

life,
but
the
Holy
Spirit
gives
new
life
from
heaven;
so
don't
be
 against
the
authorities,
against
the
powers
of
this
dark
world
and

surprised
at
My
statement
that
you
must
be
born
again!"
 against
the
spiritual
forces
of
evil
in
the
heavenly
realms."


 

To
receive
the
Holy
Spirit,
just
ask
then
obey
the
Holy
Spirit's
 If
we
submit
to
God
and
resist
Satan,
he
(Satan)
will
flee.
It's
in

leading.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Luke
11:13,
TLB.
"And
if
even
sinful
 the
Bible,
James
4:7,
NIV.
"Submit
yourselves,
then,
to
God.

persons
like
yourselves
give
children
what
they
need,
don't
you
 Resist
the
devil,
and
he
will
flee
from
you."

realize
that
your
heavenly
Father
will
do
at
least
as
much,
and
 

give
the
Holy
Spirit
to
those
who
ask
for
Him?"
Acts
5:32,NIV
 Signs
of
Jesus'
Coming

says,
"We
are
witnesses
of
these
things
and
so
is
the
Holy
Spirit,
 

whom
God
has
given
to
those
who
obey
Him."
 Non-Christians
find
it
hard
to
believe
we
are
living
in
the
last
days


 of
earth's
history,
and
people
will
scoff
at
the
idea.
It's
in
the

The
Holy
Spirit
is
part
of
the
Godhead.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Acts
 Bible,
II
Peter
3:3-4,
TLB.
"First,
I
want
to
remind
you
that
in
the

5:3,4,
NIV.
"They
Peter
said,
'Ananias,
how
is
it
that
Satan
has
so
 last
days
there
will
come
scoffers
who
will
do
every
wrong
they

filled
your
heart
that
you
have
lied
to
the
Holy
Spirit
and
have
kept
 can
think
of,
and
laugh
at
the
truth.
This
will
be
their
line
of

for
yourself
some
of
the
money
you
received
for
the
land?
Didn't
it
 argument:
‘So
Jesus
promised
to
come
back,
did
He?
Then
where

belong
to
you
before
it
was
sold?
And
after
it
was
sold,
wasn't
the
 is
He?
He'll
never
come!
Why,
as
far
back
as
anyone
can

money
at
your
disposal?
What
made
you
think
of
doing
such
a
 remember
everything
has
remained
exactly
as
it
was
since
the

thing?
You
have
not
lied
to
men
but
to
God.'"
 first
day
of
creation.'"


 

The
Holy
Spirit
is
God
living
in
and
among
those
who
believe.
It's
 The
coming
of
the
Antichrist
is
a
sign
of
the
end.
It's
in
the
Bible,

in
the
Bible,
Matthew
18:19-20,
TLB.
"I
also
tell
you
this—if
two
of
 I
John
2:18,
TLB.
"Dear
children,
this
world's
last
hour
has
come.

you
agree
down
here
on
earth
concerning
anything
you
ask
for,
 You
have
heard
about
the
Antichrist
who
is
coming—the
one
who

My
Father
in
heaven
will
do
it
for
you.
For
where
two
or
three
 is
against
Christ—and
already
many
such
persons
have

gather
together
because
they
are
Mine,
I
will
be
right
there
among
 appeared.
This
makes
us
all
the
more
certain
that
the
end
of
the

them."
 world
is
near."


 

The
Holy
Spirit
is
present
in
times
of
hardship.
It's
in
the
Bible,
 Did
Jesus
say
when
the
end
would
come?
It's
in
the
Bible,

Matthew
10:19-20,
TLB.
"When
you
are
arrested,
don't
worry
 Matthew
24:14,
NIV.
"And
this
gospel
of
the
kingdom
will
be

about
what
to
say
at
your
trial,
for
you
will
be
given
the
right
words
 preached
in
the
whole
world
as
a
testimony
to
all
nations,
and

at
the
right
time.
For
it
won't
be
you
doing
the
talking—it
will
be
the
 then
the
end
will
come."

Spirit
of
your
heavenly
Father
speaking
through
you!"
 Men
posing
as
Jesus
will
try
to
deceive
people
in
the
last
days.
It's


 in
the
Bible,
Matthew
24:23-24,
NIV.
"At
that
time
if
anyone
says

The
Holy
Spirit
helps
us
worship
God.
It's
in
the
Bible,
John
4:23- to
you,
‘Look,
here
is
the
Christ!'
or
‘There
He
is!'
do
not
believe
it.



 5

For
false
Christ's
and
false
prophets
will
appear
and
perform
great
 7.
Matthew
16:27.
His
return
shall
be
a
glorious
event.
He
comes

signs
and
miracles
to
deceive
even
the
elect—if
that
were
 with
His
reward.

possible."
 8.
Revelation
6:14-17.
The
unrighteous
wicked
fear
His
coming


 and
cry
for
the
rocks
to
fall
upon
them.

There
will
be
signs
in
the
sun,
moon,
and
stars.
It's
in
the
Bible,
 9.
Matthew
13:37-43.
The
evil
are
purged
out
of
His
kingdom
by

Matthew
24:29-30,
NIV.
"Immediately
after
the
distress
of
those
 fire
and
the
righteous
saved
through
all
eternity.

days
the
sun
will
be
darkened,
and
the
moon
will
not
give
its
light;
 10.
Isaiah
25:9.
The
righteous
are
delighted
to
see
Him
come.

the
stars
will
fall
from
the
sky,
and
the
heavenly
bodies
will
be
 They
joyfully
exclaim
“Lo,
this
is
our
God…”

shaken.
At
that
time
the
sign
of
the
Son
of
Man
will
appear
in
the
 11.
Revelation
19:11-16.
As
King
of
Kings
leading
the
armies
of

sky,
and
all
the
nations
of
the
earth
will
mourn.
They
will
see
the
 heaven,
He
returns
as
triumphant
Lord.

Son
of
Man
coming
on
the
clouds
of
the
sky,
with
power
and
great
 12.
Titus
2:13.
His
coming
is
called
the
“Blessed
Hope”
of
a
lost

glory."
 mankind.


 13.
Revelation
22:11-12;
17-20.
Jesus'
final
invitation
to
prepare

What
moral
conditions
will
be
characteristic
of
society
in
the
last
 for
His
soon
return.

days?
It's
in
the
Bible,
II
Timothy
3:1-5,
NIV.
"But
mark
this:
 

There
will
be
terrible
times
in
the
last
days.
People
will
be
lovers
of
 Isn't
Jesus
coming
secretly?
Doesn't
the
Bible
say,
“There
will
be

themselves,
lovers
of
money,
boastful,
proud,
abusive,
 two
in
the
field,
one
taken
and
one
left”
(Matthew
24:40)?

disobedient
to
their
parents,
ungrateful,
unholy,
without
love,
 

unforgiving,
slanderous,
without
self-control,
brutal,
not
lovers
of
 The
Bible
makes
it
abundantly
plain
that
Jesus'
coming
is
not
a

the
good,
treacherous,
rash,
conceited,
lovers
of
pleasure
rather
 secret
event
(Revelation
1:7;
Psalm
50:3;
I
Thessalonians
4:16-
than
lovers
of
God—having
a
form
of
godliness
but
denying
its
 17;
Matthew
24:27).
When
the
Bible
speaks
of
those
being
left,
it

power.
Have
nothing
to
do
with
them."
 does
not
say
they
will
be
left
alive
on
earth.
The
extended


 passage
in
Luke
17:26-37
describes
the
event
in
detail.
In
Noah's

An
increase
in
knowledge
and
travel
is
a
sign
of
the
last
days.
It's
 day
there
were
two
classes,
“one
taken
(saved),
one
left

in
the
Bible,
Daniel
12:4,
TLB.
"But

 (destroyed
by
the
flood)(verse
27).
In
Lot's
day
there
were
two

Daniel,
keep
this
prophecy
a
secret;
seal
it
up
so
that
it
will
not
be
 classes,
(one
taken
out
of
the
city
and
saved,
one
left
in
the
city

understood
until
the
end
times,
when
travel
and
education
shall
be
 and
consumed
by
the
fire).
It
will
be
similar
when
Jesus
comes

vastly
increased!"
 (Luke
17:30-37).
One
class
will
be
taken
to
heaven
with
Jesus
and


 the
other
class
will
be
destroyed.
In
Luke
17:37,
the
question
is

What
other
signs
of
the
last
days
does
the
Bible
mention?
It's
in
 raised,
“Where,
Lord?
Where
are
these
people
left.”
The
Bible

the
Bible,
Luke
21:25-26,
NIV.
"There
will
be
signs
in
the
sun,
 answer
is
plain,
“Whithersoever
the
body
is,
there
the
eagles
will

moon,
and
stars.
On
the
earth,
nations
will
be
in
anguish
and
 be
gathered
together.”
Revelation
19:11-18
clarifies
the
point
that

perplexity
at
the
roaring
and
tossing
of
the
sea.
Men
will
faint
from
 the
wicked
are
destroyed
when
Jesus
comes,
(see
also
II

terror,
apprehensive
of
what
is
coming
on
the
world,
for
the
 Thessalonians
1:7-9,2:8).

heavenly
bodies
will
be
shaken."
 


 Doesn't
the
Bible
teach
Jesus
is
coming
as
a
thief
(I

Talk
of
peace
and
safety
are
a
sign
of
the
last
days.
It's
in
the
 Thessalonians
5:2)?

Bible,
I
Thessalonians
5:2-3,
NIV.
"For
you
know
very
well
that
the
 

day
of
the
Lord
will
come
like
a
thief
in
the
night.
While
people
are
 Each
Bible
reference
to
Jesus
coming
as
a
thief,
is
in
reference
to

saying,
‘Peace
and
safety,'
destruction
will
come
on
them
 the
unexpected
time
of
Jesus'
coming,
not
the
manner
of
His

suddenly,
as
labor
pains
on
a
pregnant
woman,
and
they
will
not
 coming.
He
comes
quickly
as
a
thief,
unexpectedly
as
a
thief,
but

escape."
 in
glorious
splendor
as
lightning
in
triumphant
glory
(see
Matthew


 24:42-44,
I
Thessalonians
5:1-5,
Matthew
24:27).

What
are
people
to
do
when
they
see
these
things
taking
place?
 Do
God's
people
live
through
the
coming
tribulation
or
are
they

It's
in
the
Bible,
Matthew
24:42-44,
TLB.
"So
be
prepared,
for
you
 raptured
before
the
tribulation?

don't
know
what
day
your
Lord
is
coming.
Just
as
a
man
can
 

prevent
trouble
from
thieves
by
keeping
watch
for
them,
so
you
 The
experiences
of
ancient
Israel
were
examples
given
by
God
for

can
avoid
trouble
by
always
being
ready
for
My
unannounced
 His
people
living
at
the
close
of
time.
Just
as
Israel
was
delivered

return."
 from
Egyptian
bondage
after
the
plagues,
so
God's
church
will
be


 protected
through
the
plagues
and
be
delivered
from
the
hand
of

Rapture
 the
oppressor
(I
Corinthians
10:11;
Psalm
91;
46).
Shadrach,


 Meshach,
and
Abednego
entered
the
flames
when
they
refused
to

The
word
rapture
does
not
appear
in
the
Bible
but
is
a
term
 yield
to
the
universal
death
decree
of
Babylon's
King.
In
those

frequently
used
to
mean
the
Second
Coming
of
Jesus.
Let's
first
 flames
God
miraculously
delivered
them.
Their
death-defying
faith

begin
by
looking
at
some
Bible
texts:
 faced
the
flames
(Daniel
3:16-28).
He
comes
as
a
thief
after
the


 plagues
(Revelation
16:15).
What
sense
would
it
make
to
declare

1.
John
14:1-3.
Jesus
promised
He
would
return.
 “Behold
I
come
as
a
thief
after
six
plagues
are
already
poured
out”

2.
Acts
1:9-11.
Angels
confirmed
His
promise
and
testified
to
its
 if
He
had
already
come
as
a
thief
before
they
were
poured
out?

truthfulness.
 Revelation
15:8
emphatically
declares
“No
man
can
enter
the

3.
Revelation
1:7.
When
Jesus
returns
every
eye
shall
see
Him.
 (heavenly)
Temple
until
the
plagues
are
completed.
II

4.
Matthew
24:27.
His
return
shall
be
like
lightning
flashing
across
 Thessalonians
2:1-3
makes
it
plain
that
the
anti-christ
is
revealed

the
sky.
 before
Jesus
comes
and
is
destroyed
by
the
brightness
of
His

5.
I
Thessalonians
4:16-17.
It
will
be
an
audible
event.
The
 coming
(II
Thessalonians
2:8).

righteous
dead
will
be
resurrected
and
along
with
the
righteous
 

living
caught
up
in
the
sky.
 Does
the
Bible
teach
that
the
righteous
receive
their
reward
when

6.
I
Corinthians
15:51-54.
God
will
clothe
His
people
with
 they
are
raptured
at
the
beginning
of
a
seven-year
tribulation
but

immortality.
 the
unrighteous
are
destroyed
at
the
end
of
the
seven-year

tribulation?


 6


 to
do?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Matthew
24:42,
NIV.
"Therefore
keep

The
parables
of
Jesus
make
it
plain
that
the
Second
Coming
of
 watch,
because
you
do
not
know
on
what
day
your
Lord
will

Jesus
is
a
divine
climatic
event—men
and
women
are
either
 come."

saved
or
lost.
There
is
no
seven-year
period
to
reconsider
our
 

lives.
Now
is
the
day
of
salvation
(II
Corinthians
6:2).
In
Matthew
 What
warning
has
Christ
given
that
we
might
not
be
taken
by

13:30.
both
wheat
and
tares
(the
righteous
and
wicked)
grow
 surprise
by
this
great
event?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Luke
21:34-36,

together
until
the
harvest.
The
righteous
are
saved
and
the
 TLB.
"Watch
out!
Don't
let
My
sudden
coming
catch
you

unrighteous
lost.
In
the
parable
of
the
unfaithful
servant,
there
is
 unawares;
don't
let
Me
find
you
living
in
careless
ease,
carousing

no
second
chance.
The
unfaithful
are
lost
when
the
Lord
of
the
 and
drinking,
and
occupied
with
the
problems
of
this
life,
like
all

household
comes
unexpectedly
(Matthew
24:44-51).
In
the
 the
rest
of
the
world.
Keep
a
constant
watch."

parable
of
the
sheep
and
goats,
men
and
women
are
either
saved
 

or
lost
when
Jesus
comes
(Matthew
25:31-46).
 Why
is
Jesus
second
coming
taking
so
long?
It's
in
the
Bible,
II


 Peter
3:8-9,
TLB.
"But
don't
forget
this,
dear
friends,
that
a
day
or

Second
Coming
of
Jesus
 a
thousand
years
from
now
is
like
tomorrow
to
the
Lord.
He
isn't


 really
being
slow
about
His
promised
return,
even
though
it

Jesus
promised
His
disciples
He
would
come
again.
It's
in
the
 sometimes
seems
that
way.
But
He
is
waiting,
for
the
good
reason

Bible,
John
14:1-3,
TLB.
"Let
not
your
heart
be
troubled.
You
are
 that
He
is
not
willing
that
any
should
perish,
and
He
is
giving
more

trusting
God,
now
trust
in
Me.
There
are
many
homes
up
there
 time
for
sinners
to
repent."

where
my
Father
lives,
and
I
am
going
to
prepare
them
for
your
 

coming.
When
everything
is
ready,
then
I
will
come
and
get
you,
 While
we
wait
for
Jesus,
how
should
we
live?
It's
in
the
Bible,

so
that
you
can
always
be
with
Me
where
I
am.
If
this
weren't
so,
I
 Titus
2:11-14,
NIV.
"For
the
grace
of
God
that
brings
salvation
has

would
tell
you
plainly.
And
you
know
where
I
am
going
and
how
to
 appeared
to
all
men.
It
teaches
us
to
say
'No’
to
ungodliness
and

get
there."
 worldly
passions,
and
to
live
self-controlled,
upright
and
godly
lives


 in
this
present
age,
while
we
wait
for
the
blessed
hope—the

The
angels
promised
Jesus
would
come
again.
It's
in
the
Bible,
 glorious
appearing
of
our
great
God
and
Savior,
Jesus
Christ,
who

Acts
1:10-11,
TLB.
"It
was
not
long
afterwards
that
He
rose
into
 gave
Himself
for
us
to
redeem
us
from
all
wickedness
and
to
purify

the
sky
and
disappeared
into
a
cloud,
leaving
them
staring
after
 for
Himself
a
people
that
are
His
very
own,
eager
to
do
what
is

Him.
As
they
were
straining
their
eyes
for
another
glimpse,
 good."

suddenly
two
white-robed
men
were
standing
there
among
them,
 

and
said,
'Men
of
Galilee,
why
are
you
standing
here
staring
at
the
 What
will
the
world
be
like
when
Jesus
comes?
It's
in
the
Bible,

sky?
Jesus
has
gone
away
to
heaven,
and
some
day,
just
as
He
 Matthew
24:37-39,
NIV.
"As
it
was
in
the
days
of
Noah,
so
it
will
be

went,
He
will
return!'"
 at
the
coming
of
the
Son
of
Man.
For
in
the
days
before
the
flood,


 people
were
eating
and
drinking,
marrying
and
giving
in
marriage,

How
will
Jesus
come
again?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Luke
21:27,
NIV.
"At
 up
to
the
day
Noah
entered
the
ark;
and
they
knew
nothing
about

that
time
they
will
see
the
Son
of
Man
coming
in
a
cloud
with
 what
would
happen
until
the
flood
came
and
took
them
all
away.

power
and
great
glory."
 That
is
how
it
will
be
at
the
coming
of
the
Son
of
Man."


 

How
many
will
see
Him
when
He
comes?
It's
in
the
Bible,
 Will
Christ's
coming
be
a
time
of
reward?
It's
in
the
Bible,

Revelation
1:7,
NIV.
"Look,
He
is
coming
with
the
clouds,
and
 Matthew
16:27
and
Revelation
22:12,
NIV.
"For
the
Son
of
Man
is

every
eye
will
see
Him,
even
those
who
pierced
Him;
and
all
the
 going
to
come
in
His
Father's
glory
with
His
angels,
and
then
He

peoples
of
the
earth
will
mourn
because
of
Him."
 will
reward
each
person
according
to
what
he
has
done."
"Behold,


 I
am
coming
soon!
My
reward
is
with
Me,
and
I
will
give
to

What
will
we
see
and
hear
when
He
comes?
It's
in
the
Bible,
I
 everyone
according
to
what
he
has
done."

Thessalonians
4:16-17,
NIV.
"For
the
Lord
himself
will
come
down
 

from
heaven,
with
a
loud
command,
with
the
voice
of
the
 Why
is
Jesus
coming
back?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Hebrews
9:28,
TLB.

archangel
and
with
the
trumpet
call
of
God,
and
the
dead
in
Christ
 "So
also
Christ
died
only
once
as
an
offering
for
the
sins
of
many

will
rise
first.
After
that,
we
who
are
still
alive
and
are
left
will
be
 people;
and
He
will
come
again,
but
not
to
deal
again
with
our

caught
up
with
them
in
the
clouds
to
meet
the
Lord
in
the
air."
 sins.
This
time
He
will
come
bringing
salvation
to
all
those
who
are


 eagerly
and
patiently
waiting
for
Him."

How
visible
is
His
coming
to
be?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Matthew
24:27,
 

NIV.
"For
as
the
lightening
comes
from
the
east
and
flashes
to
the
 At
Jesus'
second
coming,
we
will
fully
experience
the
reality
of
our

west,
so
will
be
the
coming
of
the
Son
of
man."
 salvation.
It's
in
the
Bible,
I
Corinthians
1:7-8,
TLB.
"Now
you


 have
every
grace
and
blessing;
every
spiritual
gift
and
power
for

What
warning
has
Christ
given
so
we
won't
be
fooled
about
the
 doing
His
will
are
yours
during
this
time
of
waiting
for
the
return
of

second
coming?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Matthew
24:23-26,
NIV.
"At
that
 our
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
And
He
guarantees
right
up
to
the
end
that

time
if
anyone
says
to
you,
'Look,
here
is
the
Christ!’
or
'There
He
 you
will
be
counted
free
from
all
sin
and
guilt
on
that
day
when
He

is!’
do
not
believe
it.
For
false
Christ's
and
false
prophets
will
 returns."

appear
and
perform
great
signs
and
miracles
to
deceive
even
the
 

elect—if
that
were
possible.
See,
I
have
told
you
ahead
of
time.
So
 Judgment

if
anyone
tells
you,
'There
He
is,
out
in
the
desert,'
do
not
go
out;
 

or,
'Here
He
is,
in
the
inner
rooms,'
do
not
believe
it."
 All
will
be
judged
before
God.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Revelation
20:12,


 NIV.
"And
I
saw
the
dead,
great
and
small,
standing
before
the

Does
anyone
know
the
exact
time
of
Christ's
coming?
It's
in
the
 throne,
and
books
were
opened.
Another
book
was
opened,
which

Bible,
Matthew
24:36,
NIV.
"No
one
knows
about
that
day
or
hour,
 is
the
book
of
life.
The
dead
were
judged
according
to
what
they

not
even
the
angels
in
heaven,
nor
the
Son,
but
only
the
Father."
 had
done
as
recorded
in
the
books."


 

Knowing
how
human
it
is
to
procrastinate,
what
does
Christ
tell
us
 People
will
be
judged
by
what
they
have
done.
It's
in
the
Bible,



 7

Matthew
16:27,
NIV.
"For
the
Son
of
Man
is
going
to
come
in
His
 the
fathers
to
the
third
and
fourth
generation
of
those
who
hate

Father's
glory
with
His
angels,
and
then
He
will
reward
each
 Me,
but
showing
love
to
thousands
who
love
Me
and
keep
My

person
according
to
what
he
has
done."
 commandments.



 [3]
You
shall
not
misuse
the
name
of
the
Lord
your
God,
for
the

The
standard
in
the
judgment
will
be
God's
law.
It's
in
the
Bible,
 Lord
will
not
hold
anyone
guiltless
who
misuses
His
name.


James
2:10-12,
NIV.
"For
whoever
keeps
the
whole
law
and
yet
 [4]
Remember
the
Sabbath
day
by
keeping
it
holy.
Six
days
you

stumbles
at
just
one
point
is
guilty
of
breaking
all
of
it.
For
He
who
 shall
labor
and
do
all
your
work,
but
the
seventh
day
is
a
Sabbath

said,
'Do
not
commit
adultery,'
also
said,
‘Do
not
murder.'
If
you
do
 to
the
Lord
your
God.
On
it
you
shall
not
do
any
work,
neither
you,

not
commit
adultery
but
do
commit
murder,
you
have
become
a
 nor
your
son
or
daughter,
nor
your
manservant
or
maidservant,

lawbreaker.
Speak
and
act
as
those
who
are
going
to
be
judged
 nor
your
animals,
nor
the
alien
within
your
gates.
For
in
six
days

by
the
law
that
gives
freedom."
 the
Lord
made
the
heavens
and
the
earth,
the
sea,
and
all
that
is


 in
them,
but
He
rested
on
the
seventh
day.
Therefore
the
Lord

God's
judgment
will
be
fair.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Acts
17:31,
NIV.
"For
 blessed
the
Sabbath
day
and
made
it
holy.


He
has
set
a
day
when
he
will
judge
the
world
with
justice
by
the
 [5]
Honor
your
father
and
your
mother,
so
that
you
may
live
long
in

man
He
has
appointed.
He
has
given
proof
of
this
to
all
men
by
 the
land
the
Lord
your
God
is
giving
you.


raising
Him
from
the
dead."
 [6]
You
shall
not
murder.



 [7]
You
shall
not
commit
adultery.


No
one
escapes
the
judgment.
It's
in
the
Bible,
II
Corinthians
 [8]
You
shall
not
steal.


5:10,
NIV.
"For
we
must
all
appear
before
the
judgment
seat
of
 [9]
You
shall
not
give
false
testimony
against
your
neighbor.


Christ,
that
each
one
may
receive
what
is
due
him
for
the
things
 [10]
You
shall
not
covet
your
neighbor's
house.
You
shall
not

done
while
in
the
body,
whether
good
or
bad."
 covet
your
neighbor's
wife,
or
his
manservant
or
maidservant,
his


 ox
or
donkey,
or
anything
that
belongs
to
your
neighbor.'"

Nothing
can
be
kept
hidden
in
the
judgment.
It's
in
the
Bible,
 

Ecclesiastes
12:14,
NIV.
"For
God
will
bring
every
deed
into
 What
is
the
basic
principle
of
the
law
of
God?
It's
in
the
Bible,

judgment,
including
every
hidden
thing,
whether
it
is
good
or
evil."
 Romans
13:10,
NIV.
"Love
does
no
harm
to
its
neighbor.


 Therefore
love
is
the
fulfillment
of
the
law."

In
the
Judgment,
so
much
evidence
has
been
collected
that
even
 

where
we
were
born
is
considered.
It’s
in
the
Bible,
Psalm
87:6,
 God's
law
is
summed
up
in
love.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Matthew
22:37-
NIV.
“The
LORD
will
write
in
the
register
of
peoples:
“This
one
was
 40,
NIV.
"Jesus
replied:
'Love
the
Lord
your
God
with
all
your

born
in
Zion.”
 heart
and
with
all
your
soul
and
with
all
your
mind.
This
is
the
first


 and
greatest
commandment.
And
the
second
is
like
it:
'Love
your

We
can’t
wash
off
our
own
sins.
It’s
in
the
Bible,
Jer.
2:22,
NKJV.
 neighbor
as
yourself.'
All
the
Law
and
the
Prophets
hang
on
these

“For
though
you
wash
yourself
with
lye,
and
use
much
soap,
Yet
 two
commandments."

your
iniquity
is
marked
before
Me,”
says
the
Lord
God.
 


 Through
Jesus,
our
relationship
to
God's
law
is
clarified.
It's
in
the

What
view
of
the
judgment
scene
was
given
Daniel?
It's
in
the
 Bible,
Matthew
5:17-18,
NIV.
"Do
not
think
that
I
have
come
to

Bible,
Daniel
7:9-10,
TLB.
"I
watched
as
thrones
were
put
in
place
 abolish
the
Law
or
the
Prophets;
I
have
not
come
to
abolish
them

and
the
Ancient
of
Days—the
Almighty
God—sat
down
to
judge.
 but
to
fulfill
them.
I
tell
you
the
truth,
until
heaven
and
earth

His
clothing
was
as
white
as
snow,
His
hair
like
whitest
wool.
He
 disappear,
not
the
smallest
letter,
not
the
least
stroke
of
a
pen,
will

sat
upon
a
fiery
throne
brought
in
on
flaming
wheels,
and
a
river
of
 by
any
means
disappear
from
the
Law
until
everything
is

fire
flowed
from
before
Him.
Millions
of
angels
ministered
to
Him
 accomplished."

and
hundreds
of
millions
of
people
stood
before
Him,
waiting
to
be
 

judged.
Then
the
court
began
its
session
and
The
Books
were
 God's
law
offers
direction,
not
justification.
It's
in
the
Bible,

opened."
 Galatians
2:15-16,
NIV.
"A
man
is
not
justified
by
observing
the


 law,
but
by
faith
in
Jesus
Christ.
So
we,
too,
have
put
our
faith
in

In
the
judgment
court
room
Christ
is
our
defense
attorney.
It's
in
 Christ
Jesus
that
we
may
be
justified
by
faith
in
Christ
and
not
by

the
Bible,
I
John
2:1,
NIV.
"But
if
anybody
does
sin,
we
have
one
 observing
the
law,
because
by
observing
the
law
no
one
will
be

who
speaks
to
the
Father
in
our
defense—Jesus
Christ
the
 justified."

Righteous
One."
 


 It
is
our
duty
to
obey
God's
law.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Ecclesiastes

What
evidence
does
the
defense
present
on
our
behalf?
It's
in
the
 12:13,
NIV.
"Here
is
the
conclusion
of
the
matter.
Fear
God
and

Bible,
Revelation
3:5,
TLB.
"Everyone
who
conquers
will
be
 keep
His
commandments,
for
this
is
the
whole
duty
of
man."

clothed
in
white,
and
I
will
not
erase
his
name
from
the
Book
of
 

Life,
but
I
will
announce
before
My
Father
and
His
angels
that
he
 What
is
the
connection
between
the
law
and
sin?
It's
in
the
Bible,

is
Mine."
 I
John
3:4,
NIV.
"Everyone
who
sins
breaks
the
law;
in
fact,
sin
is


 lawlessness."

Law
of
God
 


 Is
it
necessary
to
keep
all
of
the
commandments?
It's
in
the

The
law
of
God
contains
ten
commandments.
It's
in
the
Bible,
 Bible,
James
2:10-11,
NIV.
"For
whoever
keeps
the
whole
law

Exodus
20:1-17,
NIV.
"
And
God
spoke
all
these
words:
'I
am
the
 and
yet
stumbles
at
just
one
point
is
guilty
of
breaking
all
of
it.
For

Lord
your
God,
who
brought
you
out
of
Egypt,
out
of
the
land
of
 He
who
said,
'Do
not
commit
adultery,'
also
said,
‘Do
not
murder.'

slavery.

 If
you
do
not
commit
adultery
but
do
commit
murder,
you
have

[1]
You
shall
have
no
other
gods
before
Me.

 become
a
lawbreaker."

[2]
You
shall
not
make
for
yourself
an
idol
in
the
form
of
anything
 

in
heaven
above
or
on
the
earth
beneath
or
in
the
waters
below.
 Can
we
know
God
without
keeping
the
commandments?
It's
in

You
shall
not
bow
down
to
them
or
worship
them;
for
I,
the
Lord
 the
Bible,
I
John
2:4-6,
NIV.
"The
man
who
says,
'I
know
Him,’
but

your
God,
am
a
jealous
God,
punishing
the
children
for
the
sin
of
 does
not
do
what
He
commands
is
a
liar,
and
the
truth
is
not
in

him.
But
if
anyone
obeys
His
word,
God's
love
is
truly
made


 8

complete
in
him.
This
is
how
we
know
we
are
in
Him:
Whoever
 sight
must
live
by
faith,
trusting
Him
in
everything.
Otherwise,
if

claims
to
live
in
Him
must
walk
as
Jesus
did."
 they
shrink
back,
God
will
have
no
pleasure
in
them."


 

What
is
the
purpose
of
the
law?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Romans
3:20,
 Weak
faith
can
become
strong
faith
with
God's
help.
It's
in
the

NIV.
"Through
the
law
we
become
conscious
of
sin."
 Bible,
Mark
9:24,
TLB.
"The
father
instantly
replied,
'I
do
have


 faith;
oh,
help
me
to
have
more!'"

Are
we
saved
by
keeping
the
law?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Romans
3:27- 

31,
TLB.
"Then
what
can
we
boast
about
doing,
to
earn
our
 Belief/Believe

salvation?
Nothing
at
all.
Why?
Because
our
acquittal
is
not
based
 

on
our
good
deeds;
it
is
based
on
what
Christ
has
done
and
our
 Believe
on
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
and
you
will
be
saved.
It's
in
the

faith
in
Him.
So
it
is
that
we
are
saved
by
faith
in
Christ
and
not
by

Bible,
Romans
10:9,
NIV.
"If
you
confess
with
your
mouth,
'Jesus

the
good
things
we
do.
And
does
God
save
only
the
Jews
in
this
 is
Lord,’
and
believe
in
your
heart
that
God
raised
Him
from
the

way?
No,
the
Gentiles,
too,
may
come
to
Him
in
this
same
 dead,
you
will
be
saved."

manner.
God
treats
us
all
the
same;
all,
whether
Jews
or
Gentiles,
 

are
acquitted
if
they
have
faith.
Well
then,
if
we
are
saved
by
faith,

God
says
we're
right
with
Him
if
we
believe.
It's
in
the
Bible,

does
this
mean
that
we
no
longer
need
obey
God's
laws?
Just
the
 Genesis
15:6,
NIV.
"Abram
believed
the
Lord,
and
He
credited
it
to

opposite!
In
fact,
only
when
we
trust
Jesus
can
we
truly
obey
 him
as
righteousness."

Him."
 


 What
you
do
can't
be
separated
from
what
you
believe.
It's
in
the

Grace
 Bible,
Deuteronomy
27:10,
NIV.
"Obey
the
Lord
your
God
and


 follow
His
commands
and
decrees
that
I
give
you
today."

Salvation
comes
through
grace—it
is
a
gift
from
God.
It's
in
the
 

Bible,
Ephesians
2:8-9,
NIV.
"For
it
is
by
grace
you
have
been
 True
"believing"
in
the
Bible
is
a
relationship
with
God,
not
just
an

saved,
through
faith—and
this
is
not
from
yourselves,
it
is
the
gift
 opinion.
It's
in
the
Bible,
John
14:15,
NIV
"If
you
love
Me,
you
will

of
God—not
by
works,
so
that
no
one
can
boast."
 obey
what
I
command."


 

Does
grace
do
away
with
God's
law?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Romans
 What
kind
of
believing
does
God
reject?
It
is
not
enough
to
believe

3:31,
NIV.
"Do
we,
then,
nullify
the
law
by
this
faith?
Not
at
all!
 God
exists.
It's
in
the
Bible,
James
2:19,
TLB.
"Are
there
still

Rather,
we
uphold
the
law."
 some
among
you
who
hold
that
'only
believing’
is
enough?


 Believing
in
one
God?
Well,
remember
that
the
demons
believe

God's
grace
is
our
only
hope!
It's
in
the
Bible,
Nehemiah
9:31,
 this
too—so
strongly
that
they
tremble
in
terror!"

TLB.
"But
in
your
great
mercy
you
did
not
destroy
them
completely
 

or
abandon
them
forever.
What
a
gracious
and
merciful
God
you
 Satan
Attempts
to
Change
God’s
Law

are!"
 


 God’s
word
is
truth.
It’s
in
the
Bible,
John
17:17,
CEV.
“Your

God's
grace
makes
our
salvation
possible.
It's
in
the
Bible,
 word
is
the
truth.
So
let
this
truth
make
them
completely
yours.”

Ephesians
1:7-8,
NIV.
"In
Him
we
have
redemption
through
His
 

blood,
the
forgiveness
of
sins,
in
accordance
with
the
riches
of
 God
wants
us
to
grab
onto
the
truth
and
never
let
it
go!
It’s
in
the

God's
grace
that
He
lavished
on
us
with
all
wisdom
and
 Bible,
Prov.
23:23,
CEV.
“Invest
in
truth
and
wisdom,
discipline

understanding."
 and
good
sense,
and
don’t
part
with
them.”


 

God's
grace
is
patient.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Romans
2:4,
TLB.
"Don't
 Jesus
Christ
is
the
same
in
the
past,
present,
and
will
never

you
realize
how
patient
He
is
being
with
you?
Or
don't
you
care?
 change
in
the
future.
It’s
in
the
Bible,
Heb.
13:8,
“Jesus
Christ

Can't
you
see
that
He
has
been
waiting
all
this
time
without
 never
changes!
He
is
the
same
yesterday,
today,
and
forever.”

punishing
you,
to
give
you
time
to
turn
from
your
sin?
His
kindness
 

is
meant
to
lead
you
to
repentance."
 My
covenant
(law)
will
not
break.
It’s
in
the
Bible,
Ps.
89:34,
NLT.


 “No,
I
will
not
break
my
covenant;
I
will
not
take
back
a
single
word

Faith
 I
said.”


 

What
is
the
definition
of
faith?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Hebrews
11:1,
 Jesus
came
not
to
change
the
law
but
to
fulfill
and
magnify
it.
It’s

TLB.
"What
is
faith?
It
is
the
confident
assurance
that
something
 in
the
Bible,
Matt.
5:17,18,
NLT.
“Don’t
misunderstand
why
I
have

we
want
is
going
to
happen.
It
is
the
certainty
that
what
we
hope
 come.
I
did
not
come
to
abolish
the
law
of
Moses
or
the
writings
of

for
is
waiting
for
us,
even
though
we
cannot
see
it
up
ahead."
 the
prophets.
No,
I
came
to
accomplish
their
purpose.
I
tell
you
the


 truth,
until
heaven
and
earth
disappear,
not
even
the
smallest

Jesus
is
the
source
of
faith.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Luke
17:5,
TLB.
 detail
of
God’s
law
will
disappear
until
its
purpose
is
achieved.”

"One
day
the
apostles
said
to
the
Lord,
'We
need
more
faith;
tell
 

us
how
to
get
it.'"
Romans
10:17,
NIV
says,
"Consequently,
faith
 Jesus
also
kept
all
the
commandments
perfectly.
It’s
in
the
Bible,

comes
from
hearing
the
message,
and
the
message
is
heard
 John
15:10,
NLT.
“When
you
obey
my
commandments,
you

through
the
Word
of
Christ."
 remain
in
my
love,
just
as
I
obey
my
Father’s
commandments
and


 remain
in
his
love.”

Real
faith
is
believing
in
what
Christ
has
done
for
us.
It's
in
the
 

Bible,
Romans
5:1,
TLB.
"So
now,
since
we
have
been
made
right
 It
was
expected
at
the
time
of
Paul
that
an
attempt
would
be
made

in
God's
sight
by
faith
in
his
promises,
we
can
have
real
peace
 to
change
the
law
of
God
from
within
the
Christian
community,
and

with
Him
because
of
what
Jesus
Christ
our
Lord
has
done
for
us."
 a
falling
away
or
apostasy
would
come.
It’s
in
the
Bible,
Acts


 20:28-31,
NLT.
““So
guard
yourselves
and
God’s
people.
Feed

Faith
is
trusting
God
in
everything.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Hebrews
 and
shepherd
God’s
flock—his
church,
purchased
with
his
own

10:38,
TLB.
"And
those
whose
faith
has
made
them
good
in
God's
 blood—over
which
the
Holy
Spirit
has
appointed
you
as
elders.
I



 9

know
that
false
teachers,
like
vicious
wolves,
will
come
in
among
 Sunday
observance?

you
after
I
leave,
not
sparing
the
flock.
Even
some
men
from
your
 

own
group
will
rise
up
and
distort
the
truth
in
order
to
draw
a
 There
are
no
New
Testament
texts
that
say
God,
Jesus,
or
the

following.
Watch
out!
Remember
the
three
years
I
was
with
you— apostles
changed
the
Sabbath
to
Sunday.
This
is
very
significant,

my
constant
watch
and
care
over
you
night
and
day,
and
my
many
 and
we
will
explain
why.
You
are
perhaps
aware
that
circumcision

tears
for
you.”
 was
a
huge
issue
during
the
apostolic
era
of
the
first
century.


 Conservative
Jewish
Christians
insisted
that
Gentiles
who
wanted

The
little
horn
of
Daniel
in
Chapter
8
throws
the
truth
to
the
 to
become
Christians
should
be
circumcised
first
(well,
the
men
at

ground.
It’s
in
the
Bible,
Dan.
8:12,
NLT.
“The
army
of
heaven
 least!)
and
observe
the
other
Jewish
ceremonial
laws.
In
other

was
restrained
from
responding
to
this
rebellion.
So
the
daily
 words,
in
order
to
be
a
Christian,
a
Gentile
would
first
have
to

sacrifice
was
halted,
and
truth
was
overthrown.
The
horn
 become
a
Jew.
Then
he
could
be
a
Christian.
Paul
said
No.
He

succeeded
in
everything
it
did.”
 insisted
that
Gentiles
can
come
to
Christ
and
be
Christians


 directly,
without
having
to
go
through
Judaism
(see
for
example

We
are
to
Seal
the
law
among
God’s
people.
It’s
in
the
Bible,
Isa.
 Romans
3:25-29;
1
Corinthians
7:19;
Galatians
2:12;
5:6-15;

8:16,
NKJV.
“Bind
up
the
testimony,
seal
the
law
among
my
 Ephesians
2:11;
Titus
1:10).
Therefore,
Gentiles
did
not
have
to

disciples.”
 be
circumcised
in
order
to
become
Christians.
Keep
in
mind
that


 Sabbath
was
just
as
important
to
Jews
as
circumcision,
and

God
predicted
that
a
attempt
would
be
made
to
change
God’s
 probably
even
more
so.
Thus,
had
Paul
or
any
other
apostle

laws
and
times,
and
will
even
persecute
the
people
of
God.
It’s
in
 taught
that
the
Sabbath
was
changed
to
the
first
day
of
the
week,

the
Bible,
Dan.
7:25,
“He
shall
speak
pompous
words
against
the
 they
would
have
raised
a
storm
of
protest
from
these
conservative

Most
High,
shall
persecute
the
saints
of
the
Most
High,
and
shall
 Jewish
Christians,
and
this
would
have
been
just
as
evident
in
the

intend
to
change
times
and
law.
Then
the
saints
shall
be
given
into
 New
Testament
as
the
controversy
over
circumcision.
The
total

his
hand
for
a
time
and
times
and
half
a
time.”
 absence
of
any
such
controversy
over
a
change
in
the
day
of


 worship
is
one
of
the
best
evidences
that
the
apostles
and
other

Sabbath:
Why
do
some
Christians
observe
the
 New
Testament
Christians
did
not
change
the
day.
In
fact,
we

Sabbath
on
Sunday?
 have
a
record
of
many
Sabbaths
that
Paul
and
his
traveling


 companions
kept.
You
can
read
about
them
in
Acts
13:14,
27,
42-
The
Christians
during
the
apostolic
era
(basically
the
first
century,
 44;
15:21;
16:13;
17:2;
18:4.
Acts
13:42-44
is
especially

from
about
35
to
100
A.D.)
kept
Sabbath
on
the
seventh
day
of
the
 significant.
Paul
and
Barnabas
had
been
invited
to
speak
at
a

week,
more
or
less
what
we
now
call
Saturday.
(More
or
less"
 Jewish
synagogue,
and
the
Bible
says
that
when
the
service
was

because
the
Bible
Sabbath
begins
and
ends
at
sundown
whereas
 over,
"the
people
invited
them
to
speak
further
about
these
things

Saturday
begins
and
ends
at
midnight).
For
the
first
300
years
of
 on
the
next
Sabbath."
This
would
have
been
a
great
opportunity,

Christian
history,
the
Christian
religion
was
an
illegal
religion,
but
 had
Paul
believed
that
the
Sabbath
had
been
changed
to
Sunday,

Judaism
was
a
legal
religion.
During
the
apostolic
era,
Christians
 for
him
to
tell
the
people
to
meet
with
him
the
next
day
rather
than

found
it
convenient
to
let
the
Roman
authorities
think
of
them
as
 waiting
a
whole
week.
But
the
Bible
says
that
"on
the
next

Jews.
Sabbath
observance
is
quite
visible.
Thus,
during
those
 Sabbath
almost
the
whole
city
gathered
to
hear
the
word
of
the

early
years
of
Christianity
observance
of
Sabbath
helped
the
 Lord."

Christians
to
be
identified
with
Judaism,
which
gained
them
 

legitimacy
with
the
Roman
government.
However,
the
Jews
 Sabbath

rebelled
against
Rome,
and
the
Romans
put
down
their
rebellion
 

by
destroying
Jerusalem
in
70
A.D.
and
again
in
135
A.D.
 When
and
by
whom
was
the
Sabbath
made?
It's
in
the
Bible,

Obviously,
the
Roman
government's
suppression
of
the
Jews
 Genesis
2:1-2,
NIV.
"By
the
seventh
day
God
had
finished
the

made
it
increasingly
uncomfortable
for
Christians
to
be
thought
of
 work
He
had
been
doing;
so
on
the
seventh
day
He
rested
from
all

as
Jews.
So
instead
of
trying
to
be
thought
of
as
Jews,
some
 His
work.
And
God
blessed
the
seventh
day
and
made
it
holy,

Christians
in
the
early
second
century
tried
to
distance
themselves
 because
on
it
He
rested
from
all
the
work
of
creating
that
He
had

from
Judaism,
and
observing
a
different
day
was
one
easy
way
to
 done."

do
that.
And
that
was
a
very
convenient
way
to
do
it.
Many
pagans
 

observed
the
first
day
of
the
week
in
honor
of
their
sun
god.
By
 What
is
the
reason
for
keeping
the
Sabbath
day
holy?
It
is
the

switching
to
observing
the
Sabbath
on
the
first
day
of
the
week
the
 memorial
of
creation.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Exodus
20:11,
NIV.
"For
in

Christians
accomplished
two
things:
They
distanced
themselves
 six
days
the
Lord
made
the
heavens
and
the
earth,
the
sea,
and

from
Judaism,
and
they
made
it
easier
for
pagans
to
become
 all
that
is
in
them,
but
He
rested
on
the
seventh
day.
Therefore
the

Christians.
Of
course,
their
observance
of
the
Sabbath
on
Sunday
 Lord
blessed
the
Sabbath
day
and
made
it
holy."

was
without
biblical
support.
They
just
did
it.
This
is
not
to
say
that
 

all
Christians
suddenly
started
keeping
the
first
day
of
the
week.
 For
whom
did
Christ
say
the
Sabbath
was
made?
It's
in
the
Bible,

The
movement
toward
keeping
Sunday
began
quite
small.
 Mark
2:27,
NIV.
"Then
He
said
to
them,
'The
Sabbath
was
made


 for
man,
not
man
for
the
Sabbath."

The
earliest
positive
evidence
in
history
for
a
Christian
worship
 

service
on
Sunday
is
sometime
between
about
115
and
135
A.D.,
 What
does
the
fourth
commandment
require?
It's
in
the
Bible,

probably
in
Rome.
We
also
know
that
the
church
in
Rome
was
 Exodus
20:8-10,
NIV.
"Remember
the
Sabbath
day
by
keeping
it

particularly
active
in
promoting
Sunday
observance.
For
several
 holy.
Six
days
you
shall
labor
and
do
all
your
work,
but
the

centuries,
some
Christians
kept
Sabbath
on
Saturday
and
some
 seventh
day
is
a
Sabbath
to
the
Lord
your
God.
On
it
you
shall
not

kept
it
on
Sunday.
By
the
500s,
Sunday
observance
was
pretty
 do
any
work,
neither
you,
nor
your
son
or
daughter,
nor
your

universal.
If
you
are
interested
in
learning
more
about
this
topic,
 manservant
or
maidservant,
nor
your
animals,
nor
the
alien
within

the
book
"From
Sabbath
to
Sunday"
by
Samuele
Bacchiocchi
has
 your
gates."

a
very
detailed
history.
 


 What
has
God
designated
as
a
sign
between
Himself
and
His

Sabbath:
Is
there
any
biblical
support
for
 people?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Ezekiel
20:20,
NIV.
"Keep
My
Sabbaths



 10

holy,
that
they
may
be
a
sign
between
us.
Then
you
will
know
that
 truth,
until
heaven
and
earth
disappear,
not
the
smallest
letter,
not

I
am
the
Lord
your
God."
 the
least
stroke
of
a
pen,
will
by
any
means
disappear
from
the


 Law
until
everything
is
accomplished.
Anyone
who
breaks
one
of

The
Sabbath
is
also
a
sign
of
sanctification.
It's
in
the
Bible,
 the
least
of
these
commandments
and
teaches
others
to
do
the

Ezekiel
20:12,
RSV.
"Moreover
I
gave
them
my
Sabbaths,
as
a
 same
will
be
called
least
in
the
kingdom
of
heaven."

sign
between
Me
and
them,
that
they
might
know
that
I
the
Lord
 

sanctify
them."
 What
kind
of
worship
does
the
Savior
call
that
which
is
not


 according
to
God's
commandments?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Matthew

We
are
to
Seal
the
law
among
God’s
people.
It’s
in
the
Bible,
Isa.
 15:9,
NIV.
"They
worship
Me
in
vain;
their
teachings
are
but
rules

8:16,
NKJV.
“Bind
up
the
testimony,
seal
the
law
among
my
 taught
by
men."

disciples.”
 


 What
are
the
characteristics
of
God's
people
at
the
end
of
time,
or

The
Sabbath
is
God’s
Royal
Seal
[contains
God’s
name,
His
Title,
 what
is
their
attitude
towards
the
10
Commandments?
It's
in
the

and
His
Territory].
It’s
in
the
Bible,
Exod.
20:8-11,
NKJV.
 Bible,
Revelation
14:12,
NIV.
"This
calls
for
patient
endurance
on

“Remember
the
Sabbath
day,
to
keep
it
holy.
Six
days
you
shall
 the
part
of
the
saints
who
obey
God's
commandments
and
remain

labor
and
do
all
your
work,
but
the
seventh
day
is
the
Sabbath
of
 faithful
to
Jesus."

the
LORD
your
God.
In
it
you
shall
do
no
work:
you,
nor
your
son,
 

nor
your
daughter,
nor
your
male
servant,
nor
your
female
servant,
 

nor
your
cattle,
nor
your
stranger
who
is
within
your
gates.
For
in
 Sabbath
Observance

six
days
the
LORD
made
the
heavens
and
the
earth,
the
sea,
 

and
all
that
is
in
them,
and
rested
the
seventh
day.
Therefore
the
 For
what
purpose
are
we
to
remember
the
Sabbath
day?
It's
in

LORD
blessed
the
Sabbath
day
and
hallowed
it.”
 the
Bible,
Exodus
20:8,
NIV.
"Remember
the
Sabbath
day
by


 keeping
it
holy."

This
Seal
is
placed
on
the
foreheads
before
the
end.
It’s
in
the
 

Bible,
Rev.
7:1-3,
NKJV.
“After
these
things
I
saw
four
angels
 When
according
to
the
Scripture
does
the
Sabbath
begin
and

standing
at
the
four
corners
of
the
earth,
holding
the
four
winds
of
 end?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Leviticus
23:32,
RSV.
"From
evening
to

the
earth,
that
the
wind
should
not
blow
on
the
earth,
on
the
sea,
 evening
shall
you
keep
your
Sabbath."

or
on
any
tree.
Then
I
saw
another
angel
ascending
from
the
east,
 

having
the
seal
of
the
living
God.
And
he
cried
with
a
loud
voice
to
 When
does
evening
begin?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Mark
1:32,
RSV.

the
four
angels
to
whom
it
was
granted
to
harm
the
earth
and
the
 "That
evening,
at
sundown,
they
brought
to
Him
all
who
were
sick

sea,
saying,
‘Do
not
harm
the
earth,
the
sea,
or
the
trees
till
we
 or
possessed
with
demons."

have
sealed
the
servants
of
our
God
on
their
foreheads.’”
 


 Work
is
not
to
be
done
on
the
Sabbath.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Exodus

In
the
new
heaven
and
earth,
how
often
will
the
redeemed
worship
 20:9-10,
NIV.
"Six
days
you
shall
labor
and
do
all
your
work,
but

the
Lord?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Isaiah
66:22-23,
NIV.
"As
the
new
 the
seventh
day
is
a
Sabbath
to
the
Lord
your
God.
On
it
you
shall

heavens
and
the
new
earth
that
I
make
will
endure
before
Me,"
 not
do
any
work,
neither
you,
nor
your
son
or
daughter,
nor
your

declares
the
Lord,
"so
will
your
name
and
descendants
endure.
 manservant
or
maidservant,
nor
your
animals,
nor
the
alien
within

From
one
New
Moon
to
another
and
from
one
Sabbath
to
another,
 your
gates."

all
mankind
will
come
and
bow
down
before
Me,"
says
the
Lord."
 


 What
Sabbath
keeping
counsel
does
Isaiah
give?
It's
in
the

While
Christ
was
on
earth,
did
He
keep
the
Sabbath?
It's
in
the
 Bible,
Isaiah
58:13-14,
TLB.
"If
you
keep
the
Sabbath
holy,
not

Bible,
Luke
4:16,
TLB.
"When
He
came
to
the
village
of
Nazareth,
 having
your
own
fun
and
business
on
that
day,
but
enjoying
the

His
boyhood
home,
He
went
as
usual
to
the
synagogue
on
 Sabbath
and
speaking
of
it
with
delight
as
the
Lord's
holy
day,
and

Saturday,
and
stood
up
to
read
the
Scriptures."
 honoring
the
Lord
in
what
you
do,
not
following
your
own
desires


 and
pleasure,
nor
talking
idly—then
the
Lord
will
be
your
delight,

What
day
immediately
precedes
the
first
day
of
the
week?
It's
in
 and
I
will
see
to
it
that
you
ride
high,
and
get
your
full
share
of
the

the
Bible,
Matthew
28:1,
NIV.
"After
the
Sabbath,
at
dawn
on
the
 blessings
I
promised
to
Jacob,
your
father.
The
Lord
has
spoken."

first
day
of
the
week,
Mary
Magdalene
and
the
other
Mary
went
to
 

look
at
the
tomb."
 What
Sabbath
keeping
counsel
does
Nehemiah
give?
It's
in
the


 Bible,
Nehemiah
13:15,19,22,
NIV.
"In
those
days
I
saw
men
in

After
the
crucifixion,
what
day
was
kept
by
the
women
who
 Judah
treading
winepresses
on
the
Sabbath
and
bringing
in
grain

followed
Jesus?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Luke
23:56,
NIV.
"Then
they
 and
loading
it
on
donkeys,
together
with
wine,
grapes,
figs
and
all

went
home
and
prepared
spices
and
perfumes.
But
they
rested
on
 other
kinds
of
loads.
And
they
were
bringing
all
this
into
Jerusalem

the
Sabbath
in
obedience
to
the
commandment."
 on
the
Sabbath.
Therefore
I
warned
them
against
selling
food
on


 that
day.

What
day
of
the
week
is
the
Sabbath,
"according
to
the
 When
evening
shadows
fell
on
the
gates
of
Jerusalem
before
the

commandment"?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Exodus
20:10,
KJV.
"But
the
 Sabbath,
I
ordered
the
doors
to
be
shut
and
not
opened
until
the

seventh
day
is
the
Sabbath
of
the
Lord
your
God."
 Sabbath
was
over.
I
stationed
some
of
my
own
men
at
the
gates


 so
that
no
load
could
be
brought
in
on
the
Sabbath
day.
Then
I

What
was
Paul's
custom
concerning
the
Sabbath?
It's
in
the
 commanded
the
Levites
to
purify
themselves
and
go
and
guard

Bible,
Acts
17:2,
NIV.
"As
his
custom
was,
Paul
went
into
the
 the
gates
in
order
to
keep
the
Sabbath
day
holy.
Remember
me

synagogue,
and
on
three
Sabbath
days
he
reasoned
with
them
 for
this
also,
O
my
God,
and
show
mercy
to
me
according
to
your

from
the
Scriptures."
 great
love.


 

What
did
Christ
say
about
the
law
of
God
of
which
the
Sabbath
 What
evidence
is
there
that
the
Sabbath
was
designed
to
be
a
day

commandment
is
a
part?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Matthew
5:17-19,
NIV.
 for
public
worship?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Leviticus
23:3,
NIV.
"There

"Do
not
think
that
I
have
come
to
abolish
the
Law
or
the
Prophets;
 are
six
days
when
you
may
work,
but
the
seventh
day
is
a

I
have
not
come
to
abolish
them
but
to
fulfill
them.
I
tell
you
the


 11

Sabbath
of
rest,
a
day
of
sacred
assembly."
 


 Immediately
after
the
flood,
when
little
if
any
vegetation
remained,

Jesus
suggested
that
the
Sabbath
hours
be
used
for
doing
good
 what
did
God
say
about
diet?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Genesis
9:2-4,

deeds.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Matthew
12:11-12,
NIV.
"He
said
to
them,
 TLB.
"All
wild
animals
and
birds
and
fish
will
be
afraid
of
you,
God

'If
any
of
you
has
a
sheep
and
it
falls
into
a
pit
on
the
Sabbath,
will
told
him;
'for
I
have
placed
them
in
your
power,
and
they
are
yours

you
not
take
hold
of
it
and
lift
it
out?
How
much
more
valuable
is
a
 to
use
for
food,
in
addition
to
grain
and
vegetables.
But
never
eat

man
than
a
sheep!
Therefore
it
is
lawful
to
do
good
on
the
 animals
unless
their
life-blood
has
been
drained
off."

Sabbath."
 


 The
people
were
to
be
careful
about
their
food
and
make
a

Health
 distinction
between
what
was
good
for
them



 and
what
wasn't.
It’s
in
the
Bible,
Leviticus
11:47,
NIV.
"You
must

Why
should
I
care
about
being
healthy?
It's
in
the
Bible,
I
 distinguish
between
the
unclean
and
the
clean,
between
living

Corinthians
6:19-20,
TLB.
"Haven't
you
yet
learned
that
your
body
 creatures
that
may
be
eaten
and
those
that
may
not
be
eaten."

is
the
home
of
the
Holy
Spirit
God
gave
you,
and
that
He
lives
 (See
Leviticus
11
for
further
details).

within
you?
Your
own
body
does
not
belong
to
you.
For
God
has
 

bought
you
with
a
great
price.
So
use
every
part
of
your
body
to
 The
distinction
between
the
clean
and
unclean
was
not
just
a

give
glory
back
to
God,
because
He
owns
it."
 Jewish
prohibition.
It
was
in
effect
before
Abraham,
the
first
Jew.


 It's
in
the
Bible,
Genesis
7:1,2,
NIV.
"The
Lord
then
said
to
Noah,

What
is
God's
desire
for
us?
It's
in
the
Bible,
3
John
2,
NIV.
"I
 'Go
into
the
ark,
you
and
your
whole
family,
because
I
have
found

pray
that
you
may
enjoy
good
health
and
that
all
may
go
well
with
 you
righteous
in
this
generation.
Take
with
you
seven
of
every

you."
 kind
of
clean
animal,
a
mate
and
its
mate,
and
two
of
every
kind
of


 unclean
animal,
a
mate
and
its
mate…'"

On
what
conditions
was
freedom
from
disease
promised
to
God's
 

people?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Exodus
15:26,
NIV.
"He
said,
'If
you
 This
distinction
between
the
clean
and
unclean
will
continue
to
the

listen
carefully
to
the
voice
of
the
Lord
your
God
and
do
what
is
 end
of
time.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Isaiah
66:15,17
NIV.
"See,
the
Lord

right
in
his
eyes,
if
you
pay
attention
to
His
commands
and
keep
 is
coming
with
fire,
and
His
chariots
are
like
a
whirlwind;
He
will

all
His
decrees,
I
will
not
bring
on
you
any
of
the
diseases
I
 bring
down
His
anger
with
fury,
and
His
rebuke
with
flames
of

brought
on
the
Egyptians,
for
I
am
the
Lord
who
heals
you."
 fire…Those
who
consecrate
and
purify
themselves
to
go
into
the


 gardens,
following
the
one
in
the
midst
of
those
who
eat
the
flesh

What
did
God
promise
His
people
anciently?
It's
in
the
Bible,
 of
pigs
and
rats
and
other
abominable
things—they
will
meet
their

Exodus
23:25,
NIV.
"Worship
the
Lord
your
God,
and
His
blessing
 end
together,
declares
the
Lord."

will
be
on
your
food
and
water.
I
will
take
away
sickness
from
 

among
you."
 What
example
did
Daniel
set
in
the
importance
of
proper
diet?
It's


 in
the
Bible,
Daniel
1:8,
NIV.
"But
Daniel
resolved
not
to
defile

Who
is
able
to
heal?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Psalm
103:2-3,
NIV.
"Praise
 himself
with
the
royal
food
and
wine,
and
he
asked
the
chief

the
Lord,
O
my
soul,
and
forget
not
all
His
benefits.
He
forgives
all
 official
for
permission
not
to
defile
himself
this
way."
What
did
he

my
sins
and
heals
all
my
diseases."
 eat
instead?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Daniel
1:12,
NIV.
"Please
test
your


 servants
for
ten
days:
Give
us
nothing
but
vegetables
to
eat
and

To
enjoy
a
healthy
life
we
must
balance
work
and
rest.
It's
in
the
 water
to
drink."

Bible,
Exodus
20:8-10,
NIV.
"Remember
the
Sabbath
day
by
 

keeping
it
holy.
Six
days
you
shall
labor
and
do
all
your
work,
but
 Why
should
we
exercise
self-control
in
our
dietary
habits?
It's
in

the
seventh
day
is
a
Sabbath
to
the
Lord
your
God.
On
it
you
shall
 the
Bible,
I
Corinthians
10:31,
TLB.
"It
is
because
you
must
do

not
do
any
work."
 everything
for
the
glory
of
God,
even
your
eating
and
drinking."


 

Does
attitude
affect
my
health?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Proverbs
17:22,
 What
do
the
Scriptures
say
about
liquor?
It's
in
the
Bible,

TLB.
"A
cheerful
heart
does
good
like
medicine,
but
a
broken
spirit
 Proverbs
20:1,
TLB.
"Wine
gives
false
courage;
hard
liquor
leads

makes
one
sick."
 to
brawls;
what
fools
men
are
to
let
it
master
them,
making
them


 reel
drunkenly
down
the
street!"

Stress
on
the
outside
need
not
mean
stress
on
the
inside.
It's
in
 

the
Bible,
Philippians
4:6-7,
TLB.
"Don't
worry
about
anything;
 Alcohol

instead,
pray
about
everything;
tell
God
your
needs,
and
don't
 

forget
to
thank
Him
for
his
answers.
If
you
do
this,
you
will
 What
do
the
Scriptures
say
about
alcohol,
wine
and
liquor?
It's
in

experience
God's
peace,
which
is
far
more
wonderful
than
the
 the
Bible,
Proverbs
20:1,
RSV.
"Wine
is
a
mocker,
strong
drink
a

human
mind
can
understand.
His
peace
will
keep
your
thoughts
 brawler;
and
whoever
is
led
astray
by
it
is
not
wise."

and
your
hearts
quiet
and
at
rest
as
you
trust
in
Christ
Jesus."
 


 Why
is
drinking
dangerous?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Ephesians
5:18,

What
can
be
done
to
prevent
sexually
transmitted
diseases?
It's
 TEV.
"Do
not
get
drunk
with
wine,
which
will
only
ruin
you;
instead

in
the
Bible,
I
Corinthians
6:18,
TLB.
"That
is
why
I
say
to
run
 be
filled
with
the
Spirit."

from
sex
sin.
No
other
sin
affects
the
body
as
this
one
does.
When
 

you
sin
this
sin
it
is
against
your
own
body."
Exodus
20:14,
NIV.
 Will
using
alcoholic
drinks
really
affect
me
adversely?
It's
in
the

"You
shall
not
commit
adultery."
 Bible,
Proverbs
23:29-35,
TLB.
"Whose
heart
is
filled
with
anguish


 and
sorrow?
Who
is
always
fighting
and
quarreling?
Who
is
the

What
was
the
original
diet
recommended
for
men
and
women?
 man
with
bloodshot
eyes
and
many
wounds?
It
is
the
one
who

Fruits,
grains,
nuts,
and
legumes.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Genesis
1:29
 spends
long
hours
in
the
taverns,
trying
out
new
mixtures.
Don't
let

NIV.
"Then
God
said,
'I
give
you
every
seed-bearing
plant
on
the
 the
sparkle
and
the
smooth
taste
of
strong
wine
deceive
you.
For

face
of
the
whole
earth
and
every
tree
that
has
fruit
with
seed
in
it.
 in
the
end
it
bites
like
a
poisonous
serpent;
it
stings
like
an
adder.

They
will
be
yours
for
food."
 You
will
see
hallucinations
and
have
delirium
tremors,
and
you
will



 12

say
foolish,
silly
things
that
would
embarrass
you
no
end
when
 

sober.
You
will
stagger
like
a
sailor
tossed
at
sea,
clinging
to
a
 No
one
has
an
immortal
soul.
It’s
in
the
Bible,
Eze.
18:20,
“The

swaying
mast.
And
afterwards
you
will
say,
'I
didn’t
even
know
it
 soul
who
sins
shall
die.”

when
they
beat
me
up."
 


 Only
God
has
immortality.
It’s
in
the
Bible,
1
Tim.
6:15,16,
NKJV.

Why
are
kings
and
rulers
advised
to
not
drink
alcoholic
drinks?
It's
 “which
He
will
manifest
in
His
own
time,
He
who
is
the
blessed

in
the
Bible,
Proverbs
31:4-5,
NIV.
"It
is
not
for
kings
to
drink
 and
only
Potentate,
the
King
of
kings
and
Lord
of
lords,
who
alone

wine,
not
for
rulers
to
crave
beer,
lest
they
drink
and
forget
what
 has
immortality,
dwelling
in
unapproachable
light,
whom
no
man

the
law
decrees,
and
deprive
all
the
oppressed
of
their
rights."
 has
seen
or
can
see,
to
whom
be
honor
and
everlasting
power.


 Amen.”

With
what
sins
is
drunkenness
classed?
It's
in
the
Bible,
 

Galatians
5:19-21,
NIV.
"The
acts
of
the
sinful
nature
are
obvious:
 Death

sexual
immorality,
impurity
…idolatry
and
 

witchcraft…drunkenness,
orgies,
and
the
like.
I
warn
you,
as
I
did
 How
can
we
face
death?
We
need
not
be
afraid
if
God
is
with
us.

before,
that
those
who
live
like
this
will
not
inherit
the
kingdom
of
 It's
in
the
Bible,
Psalm
23:4,
TLB.
"Even
when
walking
through

God."
 the
dark
valley
of
death
I
will
not
be
afraid,
for
You
are
close


 beside
me,
guarding,
guiding
all
the
way."

What
is
one
of
the
results
of
over-indulgence
in
food
and
drink?
 

It's
in
the
Bible,
Proverbs
23:20-21,
NIV.
"Do
not
join
those
who
 What
is
death
like?
It
is
like
falling
asleep.
It's
in
the
Bible,
I

drink
too
much
wine
or
gorge
themselves
on
meat,
for
drunkards
 Thessalonians
4:13,
NIV.
"Brothers,
we
do
not
want
you
to
be

and
gluttons
become
poor,
and
drowsiness
clothes
them
in
rags."
 ignorant
about
those
who
fall
asleep,
or
to
grieve
like
the
rest
of


 men,
who
have
no
hope."
and
in
John
11:11-14,
NIV.
"After
He

How
do
alcoholic
drinks
affect
those
who
use
them?
It's
in
the
 had
said
this,
He
went
on
to
tell
them,
'Our
friend
Lazarus
has

Bible,
Proverbs
23:29-35,
TLB.
"Whose
heart
is
filled
with
anguish
 fallen
asleep;
but
I
am
going
there
to
wake
him
up.'
His
disciples

and
sorrow?
Who
is
always
fighting
and
quarreling?
Who
is
the
 replied,
'Lord,
if
he
sleeps,
he
will
get
better.'
Jesus
had
been

man
with
bloodshot
eyes
and
many
wounds?
It
is
the
one
who
 speaking
of
his
death,
but
His
disciples
thought
He
meant
natural

spends
long
hours
in
the
taverns,
trying
out
new
mixtures.
Don't
let
 sleep.
So
then
He
told
them
plainly,
'Lazarus
is
dead'."

the
sparkle
and
the
smooth
taste
of
strong
wine
deceive
you.
For
 

in
the
end
it
bites
like
a
poisonous
serpent;
it
stings
like
an
adder.
 Where
does
Daniel
say
the
dead
are
sleeping?
It's
in
the
Bible,

You
will
see
hallucinations
and
have
delirium
tremors,
and
you
will
 Daniel
12:2,
NIV.
"Multitudes
who
sleep
in
the
dust
of
the
earth
will

say
foolish,
silly
things
that
would
embarrass
you
to
no
end
when
 awake."

sober.
You
will
stagger
like
a
sailor
tossed
at
sea,
clinging
to
a
 

swaying
mast.
And
afterwards
you
will
say,
'I
didn't
even
know
it
 Do
the
dead
know
anything?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Ecclesiastes
9:5-6,

when
they
beat
me
up.'"
 10,
NIV.
"For
the
living
know
that
they
will
die,
but
the
dead
know


 nothing;
they
have
no
further
reward,
and
even
the
memory
of

Pure
grape
juice
is
a
blessing
to
man.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Isaiah
 them
is
forgotten.
Their
love,
their
hate
and
their
jealousy
have

65:8,
NKJV.
"As
the
new
wine
is
found
in
the
cluster
one
says,
'Do
 long
since
vanished;
never
again
will
they
have
a
part
in
anything

not
destroy
it,
for
a
blessing
is
in
it.'"
 that
happens
under
the
sun…
Whatever
your
hand
finds
to
do,
do


 it
with
all
your
might,
for
in
the
grave,
where
you
are
going,
there
is

Immortal
Soul
 neither
working
nor
planning
nor
knowledge
nor
wisdom."


 

The
phrase
“Immortal
Soul”
is
not
in
the
Bible,
anywhere
at
all.
 But
death
is
not
the
end!
It's
in
the
Bible,
Isaiah
26:19,
NIV.
"But


 your
dead
will
live;
their
bodies
will
rise.
You
who
dwell
in
the
dust,

Adam’s
soul
was
made
by
combining
the
body
of
clay
God
made
 wake
up
and
shout
for
joy."

with
His
hands
and
His
“breath
of
life”.
It’s
in
the
Bible,
Gen.
2:7,
 

NKJV.
“And
the
LORD
God
formed
man
of
the
dust
of
the
ground,
 What
does
Jesus
promise
those
who
die?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Hosea

and
breathed
into
his
nostrils
the
breath
of
life;
and
man
became
a
 13:14,
NIV.
"I
will
ransom
them
from
the
power
of
the
grave;
I
will

living
being.”
 redeem
them
from
death."


 

What
happens
to
a
soul
when
we
die?
It’s
in
the
Bible,
Eccl.
 Resurrection
power
comes
from
Christ.
It's
in
the
Bible,
I

12:7,
NLT.
“For
then
the
dust
will
return
to
the
earth,
and
the
spirit
 Corinthians
15:21-22,
NIV.
"For
since
death
came
through
a
man,

will
return
to
God
who
gave
it.”

 the
resurrection
of
the
dead
comes
also
through
a
man.
For
as
in


 Adam
all
die,
so
in
Christ
all
will
be
made
alive."

The
word
for
“spirit”
is
the
Hebrew
word
“Ruwach”
it
means
breath
 

or
spirit.
When
we
are
born,
God
gives
us
His
“breath
of
life”
and
 Why
did
God
give
His
Son
to
the
world?
It's
in
the
Bible,
John

when
we
die,
He
takes
the
“breath
of
life”
away.

 3:16,
NIV.
"For
God
so
loved
the
world
that
He
gave
His
one
and


 only
Son,
that
whoever
believes
in
Him
shall
not
perish
but
have

Body
(Dust)
+
Breath
(Spirit)
=
Soul
(Life)







 eternal
life."




 Both
good
and
evil
people
are
resurrected.
It's
in
the
Bible,
John

Body
(Dust)
–
Breath
(Spirit)
=
No
Soul
(Death)
 5:28-29,
NIV.
"Do
not
be
amazed
at
this,
for
a
time
is
coming


 when
all
who
are
in
their
graves
will
hear
His
voice
and
come

Nowhere
in
the
Bible
does
the
“spirit”
of
a
person
have
any
life,
 out—those
who
have
done
good
will
rise
to
live,
and
those
who

wisdom,
or
feeling
after
a
person
dies.
The
body
without
the
spirit
 have
done
evil
will
rise
to
be
condemned."

of
God
(breath
of
life)
is
dead.

It’s
in
the
Bible,
James
2:26,
KJV.
 

“For
as
the
body
without
the
spirit
is
dead,
so
faith
without
works
is
 The
righteous
are
resurrected
at
the
second
coming
of
Christ.
It's

dead
also.”
 in
the
Bible,
I
Thessalonians
4:16-17,
NIV.
"For
the
Lord
Himself



 13

will
come
down
from
heaven,
with
a
loud
command,
with
the
voice
 

of
the
archangel
and
with
the
trumpet
call
of
God,
and
the
dead
in
 Into
whose
name
are
believers
to
be
baptized?
It's
in
the
Bible,

Christ
will
rise
first.
After
that,
we
who
are
still
alive
and
are
left
will
 Matthew
28:19,
NIV.
"Therefore
go
and
make
disciples
of
all

be
caught
up
with
them
in
the
clouds
to
meet
the
Lord
in
the
air."
 nations,
baptizing
them
in
the
name
of
the
Father
and
of
the
Son


 and
of
the
Holy
Spirit,
and
teaching
them
to
obey
everything
I

What
will
we
be
like
after
the
resurrection?
It's
in
the
Bible,
 have
commanded
you."

Philippians
3:20-21,
NIV.
"But
our
citizenship
is
in
heaven.
And
we
 

eagerly
await
a
Savior
from
there,
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
who,
by
 How
and
where
did
Philip
conduct
the
baptism
of
the
converted

the
power
that
enables
Him
to
bring
everything
under
His
control,
 eunuch?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Acts
8:36-39,
NIV.
"As
they
traveled

will
transform
our
lowly
bodies
so
that
they
will
be
like
His
glorious
 along
the
road,
they
came
to
some
water
and
the
eunuch
said,

body."
 'Look,
here
is
water.
Why
shouldn't
I
be
baptized?'
And
he
ordered


 the
chariot
to
stop.
Then
both
Philip
and
the
eunuch
went
down

How
long
will
the
resurrected
righteous
live?
It's
in
the
Bible,
 into
the
water
and
Philip
baptized
him.
When
they
came
up
out
of

Luke
20:36,
NIV.
"And
they
can
no
longer
die;
for
they
are
like
the
 the
water,
the
Spirit
of
the
Lord
suddenly
took
Philip
away,
and
the

angels.
They
are
God's
children,
since
they
are
children
of
the
 eunuch
did
not
see
him
again,
but
went
on
his
way
rejoicing."

resurrection."
 


 What
are
the
prerequisites
of
baptism?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Acts

How
long
does
the
wicked
wait
after
the
first
resurrection
before
 8:12,
TEV.
"But
when
they
believed
Philip's
message
about
the

they
are
raised?
It's
in
the
Bible,

 Good
News
of
the
kingdom
of
God
and
the
name
of
Jesus
Christ,

Revelation
20:4-5,
NIV.
"They
[the
righteous]
came
to
life
and
 they
were
baptized,
both
men
and
women."

reigned
with
Christ
a
thousand
years.
(The
rest
of
the
dead
did
not
 

come
to
life
until
the
thousand
years
were
ended.)"
 Tithing


 

What
is
their
fate?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Revelation
20:9,
NIV.
"Fire
 Before
we
start
spending,
we
are
to
honor
God
by
giving
Him
his

came
down
from
heaven
and
devoured
them."
 part
first.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Proverbs
3:9,
TLB.
"Honor
the
Lord
by


 giving
Him
the
first
part
of
all
your
income."

Who
are
the
wicked?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Revelation
21:8,
NIV.
"But
 

the
cowardly,
the
unbelieving,
the
vile,
the
murderers,
the
sexually
 What
part
of
our
income
has
the
Lord
claimed
as
His?
It's
in
the

immoral,
those
who
practice
magic
arts,
the
idolaters
and
all
 Bible,
Leviticus
27:30,
TLB.
"A
tenth
of
the
produce
of
the
land,

liars—their
place
will
be
in
the
fiery
lake
of
burning
sulfur.
This
is

whether
grain
or
fruit,
is
the
Lord's,
and
is
holy."

the
second
death."
 


 Tithing
is
a
way
to
teach
us
that
God
must
be
our
#1
priority.
It's

Baptism
 in
the
Bible,
Deuteronomy
14:22-23,
TLB.
"You
must
tithe
all
of


 your
crops
every
year.
Bring
this
tithe
to
eat
before
the
Lord
your

What
practice
is
closely
associated
with
believing
the
gospel?
It's
 God
at
the
place
He
shall
choose
as
His
sanctuary;
this
applies
to

in
the
Bible,
Mark
16:15-16,
NIV.
"He
said
to
them,
'Go
into
all
the
 your
tithes
of
grain,
new
wine,
olive
oil,
and
the
firstborn
of
your

world
and
preach
the
good
news
to
all
creation.
Whoever
believes
 flocks
and
herds.
The
purpose
of
tithing
is
to
teach
you
always
to

and
is
baptized
will
be
saved,
but
whosoever
does
not
believe
will
 put
God
first
in
your
lives."

be
condemned."
 


 How
was
the
tithe
used
in
Israel?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Numbers

When
the
people
felt
convicted
on
the
day
of
Pentecost
what
did
 18:21,
TLB.
"You
priests
may
own
no
property,
nor
have
any
other

Peter
say
they
should
do?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Acts
2:38,
NIV.
"Peter
 income,
for
I
am
all
that
you
need.
As
for
the
tribe
of
Levi,
your

replied,
'Repent
and
be
baptized,
every
one
of
you,
in
the
name
of
 relatives,
they
shall
be
paid
for
their
service
with
the
tithes
from

Jesus
Christ
so
that
your
sins
may
be
forgiven.'"
 the
entire
land
of
Israel."


 

What
does
baptism
represent?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Acts
22:16,
TEV.
 Christ
endorsed
tithing.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Matthew
23:23,
NIV.

"And
now,
why
wait
any
longer?
Get
up
and
be
baptized
and
have
 "Woe
to
you,
teachers
of
the
law
and
Pharisees,
you
hypocrites!

your
sins
washed
away
by
calling
on
His
name."
 You
give
a
tenth
of
your
spices—mint,
dill
and
cummin.
But
you


 have
neglected
the
more
important
matters
of
the
law—justice,

How
many
different
types
of
baptism
do
the
Scriptures
teach?
It's
 mercy
and
faithfulness.
You
should
have
practiced
the
latter

in
the
Bible,
Ephesians
4:5,
NIV
"One
Lord,
one
faith,
one
 without
neglecting
the
former."

baptism."
 


 How
does
Paul
say
the
gospel
ministry
is
to
be
supported?
It's
in

How
is
such
a
baptism
described?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Romans
6:2- the
Bible,
I
Corinthians
9:13-14,
TLB.
"Don't
you
realize
that
God

7,
NIV.
"We
died
to
sin;
how
can
we
live
in
it
any
longer?
Or
don't
 told
those
working
in
His
temple
to
take
for
their
own
needs
some

you
know
that
all
of
us
who
were
baptized
into
Christ
Jesus
were
 of
the
food
brought
there
as
gifts
to
Him?
And
those
who
work
at

baptized
into
His
death?
We
were
therefore
buried
with
Him
 the
altar
of
God
get
a
share
of
the
food
that
is
brought
by
those

through
baptism
into
death
in
order
that,
just
as
Christ
was
raised
 offering
it
to
the
Lord.
In
the
same
way
the
Lord
has
given
orders

from
the
dead
through
the
glory
of
the
Father,
we
too
may
live
a
 that
those
who
preach
the
Gospel
should
be
supported
by
those

new
life."
 who
accept
it."


 

What
occurred
at
the
baptism
of
Jesus?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Matthew
 On
what
fundamental
basis
does
the
requirement
of
tithe
paying

3:16-17,
NIV.
"As
soon
as
Jesus
was
baptized,
He
went
up
out
of
 rest?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Psalm
24:1,
TLB.
"The
earth
belongs
to

the
water.
At
that
moment
heaven
was
opened,
and
He
saw
the
 God!
Everything
in
all
the
world
is
His!"

Spirit
of
God
descending
like
a
dove
and
lighting
on
Him.
And
a
 

voice
from
heaven
said,
'This
is
My
Son,
whom
I
love;
with
Him
I
 Where
does
wealth
come
from?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Deuteronomy

am
well
pleased.'"
 8:18,
NIV.
"But
remember
the
Lord
your
God,
for
it
is
He
who



 14

gives
you
the
ability
to
produce
wealth."
 ones
we
have
now
that
can
die,
must
be
transformed
into


 heavenly
bodies
that
cannot
perish
but
will
live
forever."

In
addition
to
the
tithe
what
are
we
told
to
bring
to
his
courts?
It's
 

in
the
Bible,
Psalm
96:8,
NIV.
"Ascribe
to
the
Lord
the
glory
due
 Because
of
Christ
resurrection,
He
has
the
power
to
resurrect

His
name;
bring
an
offering
and
come
into
His
courts."
 dead
relationships
and
those
who
are
spiritually
dead.
It's
in
the


 Bible,
Philippians
3:10
NIV.
"I
want
to
know
Christ
and
the
power

God
says
we
rob
Him
if
we
don't
give
tithe
and
offerings.
It's
in
 of
His
resurrection
and
the
fellowship
of
sharing
in
His
sufferings,

the
Bible,
Malachi
3:8,
NIV.
"Will
a
man
rob
God?
Yet
you
rob
Me.
 becoming
like
Him
in
His
death."
Ephesians
2:1,4,5,
NIV
says,
"As

But
you
ask,
'How
do
we
rob
You?'
In
tithes
and
offerings."
 for
you,
you
were
dead
in
your
transgressions
and
sins…But


 because
of
His
great
love
for
us,
God,
who
is
rich
in
mercy,
made

How
does
God
suggest
we
test
His
promised
blessings?
It's
in
 us
alive
with
Christ
even
when
we
were
dead
in
transgressions—it

the
Bible,
Malachi
3:10,
NIV.
"Bring
the
whole
tithe
into
the
 is
by
grace
you
have
been
saved."

storehouse,
that
there
may
be
food
in
My
house.
Test
Me
in
this,
 

says
the
Lord
Almighty,
and
see
if
I
will
not
throw
open
the
 Millennium

floodgates
of
heaven
and
pour
out
so
much
blessing
that
you
will
 

not
have
room
enough
for
it."
 What
will
be
the
first
event
to
take
place
when
Jesus
returns?
It’s


 in
the
Bible,
I
Thessalonians
4:16-17,
NIV.
“For
the
Lord
Himself

Give
with
joy,
because
you
want
to
please
God.
It's
in
the
Bible,
 will
come
down
from
heaven,
with
a
loud
command,
with
the
voice

II
Corinthians
9:7,
NIV.
"Each
man
should
give,
not
reluctantly
or
 of
the
archangel
and
with
the
trumpet
call
of
God,
and
the
dead
in

under
compulsion,
for
God
loves
a
cheerful
giver."
 Christ
will
rise
first.
After
that,
we
who
are
still
alive
and
are
left
will


 be
caught
up
with
them
in
the
clouds
to
meet
the
Lord
in
the
air.

God
says
your
gift
should
honestly
reflect
how
much
you've
been
 And
so
we
will
be
with
the
Lord
forever.”

given.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Deuteronomy
16:17,
NIV.
"Each
of
you
 

must
bring
a
gift
in
proportion
to
the
way
the
Lord
your
God
has
 At
the
time
of
the
second
coming
of
Christ
the
wicked
are

blessed
you."
 overwhelmed
with
terror
and
despair.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Revelation


 6:16-17,
NIV.
“They
called
to
the
mountains
and
the
rocks,
‘Fall
on

Resurrection
 us
and
hide
us
from
the
face
of
Him
who
sits
on
the
throne
and


 from
the
wrath
of
the
Lamb!
For
the
great
day
of
their
wrath
has

The
Scripture
affirms
that
Jesus
Christ
was
resurrected
from
the
 come,
and
who
can
stand?”

dead.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Matthew
28:5-6,
TLB.
"Then
the
angel
 

spoke
to
the
women.
'Don’t
be
frightened!'
he
said,
‘I
know
you
are
 The
leader
of
the
wicked
is
destroyed
with
the
brightness
of

looking
for
Jesus,
who
was
crucified,
but
He
isn't
here!
For
He
has
 Christ's
coming
and
His
sword
kills
the
rest
of
the
wicked.
It's
in

come
back
to
life
again,
just
as
He
said
He
would.
Come
in
and
 the
Bible,
II
Thessalonians
2:8,
NIV.
“And
then
the
lawless
one

see
where
His
body
was
lying.'"
 will
be
revealed,
whom
the
Lord
Jesus
will
overthrow
with
the


 breath
of
his
mouth
and
destroy
by
the
splendor
of
his
coming.”

The
resurrection
happened
exactly
as
the
prophets
said
it
would.
 Revelation
19:21,
NIV
says,
“The
rest
of
them
were
killed
with
the

It's
in
the
Bible,
I
Corinthians
15:3-4,
TLB.
"I
passed
on
to
you
 sword
that
came
out
of
the
mouth
of
the
rider
on
the
horse.”

right
from
the
first
what
had
been
told
to
me,
that
Christ
died
for
 

our
sins
just
as
the
Scriptures
said
He
would,
and
that
He
was
 Since
the
righteous
ascend
to
be
with
the
Lord
and
the
wicked
are

buried,
and
that
three
days
afterwards
He
arose
from
the
grave
 destroyed
at
His
appearing,
the
earth
stands
for
a
time
without

just
as
the
prophets
foretold."
 human
inhabitants.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Jeremiah
4:23-25,
NIV.
“I


 looked
at
the
earth,
and
it
was
formless
and
empty;
and
at
the

The
resurrection
of
Jesus
is
the
central
truth
of
the
Christian
faith.
 heavens,
and
their
light
was
gone.
I
looked
at
the
mountains,
and

It's
in
the
Bible,
I
Corinthians
15:14-17,
NIV.
"And
if
Christ
has
 they
were
quaking;
all
the
hills
were
swaying.
I
looked,
and
there

not
been
raised,
our
preaching
is
useless
and
so
is
your
faith.
 were
no
people;
every
bird
in
the
sky
had
flown
away.”

More
than
that,
we
are
then
found
to
be
false
witnesses
about
 

God,
for
we
have
testified
about
God
that
He
raised
Christ
from
 The
wicked
remain
in
their
graves
for
a
thousand
years.
It's
in
the

the
dead…
.
And
if
Christ
has
not
been
raised,
your
faith
is
futile;
 Bible,
Revelation
20:4-5,
NIV.
“[God's
people]
came
to
life
and

you
are
still
in
your
sins."
 reigned
with
Christ
a
thousand
years.
(The
rest
of
the
dead
did
not


 come
to
life
until
the
thousand
years
were
ended.)”

What
does
the
Bible
teach
about
our
resurrection
from
death?
Our
 

resurrection
is
certain
because
of
Christ's
resurrection.
It's
in
the
 While
all
the
saints
are
in
heaven
with
God
and
the
wicked
are

Bible,
I
Corinthians
15:12-14,
NIV.
"But
if
it
is
preached
that
Christ
 dead,
the
devil
is
confined
to
the
desolate
earth
for
1000
years.

has
been
raised
from
the
dead,
how
can
some
of
you
say
that
 It's
in
the
Bible,
Revelation
20:1-3,
NIV.
“And
I
saw
an
angel

there
is
no
resurrection
of
the
dead?
If
there
is
no
resurrection
of
 coming
down
out
of
heaven,
having
the
key
to
the
Abyss
and

the
dead,
then
not
even
Christ
has
been
raised.
And
if
Christ
has
 holding
in
his
hand
a
great
chain.
He
seized
the
dragon,
that

not
been
raised,
our
preaching
is
useless
and
so
is
your
faith."
 ancient
serpent,
who
is
the
devil,
or
Satan,
and
bound
him
for
a


 thousand
years.
He
threw
him
in
the
Abyss,
and
locked
and

Our
resurrected
bodies
will
be
different
than
our
present
ones
and
 sealed
it
over
him,
to
keep
him
from
deceiving
the
nations
any

they
will
be
eternal.
It's
in
the
Bible,
I
Corinthians
15:51-53,
TLB.
 more
until
the
thousand
years
were
ended.
After
that,
he
must
be


"But
I
am
telling
you
this
strange
and
wonderful
secret:
we
shall
 set
free
for
a
short
time.”

not
all
die,
but
we
shall
all
be
given
new
bodies!
It
will
all
happen
 

in
a
moment,
in
the
twinkling
of
an
eye,
when
the
last
trumpet
is
 No
one
buries
the
slain
of
the
Lord
because
there
are
no
humans

blown.
For
there
will
be
a
trumpet
blast
from
the
sky,
and
all
the
 left
on
earth
to
bury
them.
Everyone
is
either
in
heaven
with
the

Christians
who
have
died
will
suddenly
become
alive,
with
new
 Lord,
or
dead
except
for
the
devil
and
his
angels.
It’s
in
the
Bible,

bodies
that
will
never,
never
die;
and
then
we
who
are
still
alive
 Jer.
25:33,
NLT.
“In
that
day
those
the
LORD
has
slaughtered
will

shall
suddenly
have
new
bodies
too.
For
our
earthly
bodies,
the
 fill
the
earth
from
one
end
to
the
other.
No
one
will
mourn
for
them



 15

or
gather
up
their
bodies
to
bury
them.
They
will
be
scattered
on
 

the
ground
like
manure.”
 Who
is
destroyed
in
the
lake
of
fire?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Revelation


 20:15,
NIV.
"If
anyone's
name
was
not
found
written
in
the
book
of

At
the
close
of
the
1000
years
the
holy
city
of
God
will
descend
 life,
he
was
thrown
into
the
lake
of
fire."

from
heaven
to
earth.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Revelation
21:1-3,
NIV.
 

“Then
I
saw
a
new
heaven
and
a
new
earth,
for
the
first
heaven
 Hell
is
an
event
not
a
place.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Revelation
20:9,

and
the
first
earth
had
passed
away,
and
there
was
no
longer
any
 NIV.
"But
fire
came
down
from
heaven
and
devoured
them."

sea.
I
saw
the
Holy
City,
the
new
Jerusalem,
coming
down
out
of
 

heaven
from
God,
prepared
as
a
bride
beautifully
dressed
for
her
 Heaven

husband.
And
I
heard
a
loud
voice
from
the
throne
saying,
‘Now
 

the
dwelling
of
God
is
with
men,
and
He
will
live
with
them.
They
 What
does
the
Bible
say
about
heaven?
It's
in
the
Bible,
John

will
be
His
people,
and
God
Himself
will
be
with
them
and
be
their
 14:2-3,
NIV.
"There
are
many
homes
up
there
where
my
Father

God.”
 lives,
and
I
am
going
to
prepare
them
for
your
coming.
When


 everything
is
ready,
then
I
will
come
and
get
you,
so
that
you
can

With
the
wicked
resurrected
and
Satan
released
they
attempt
to
 always
be
with
me
where
I
am."

take
the
city
of
God.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Revelation
20:7-9,
NIV.
 

“When
the
thousand
years
are
over,
Satan
will
be
released
from
 Heaven
is
beyond
our
comprehension.
It's
in
the
Bible,
I

his
prison
and
will
go
out
to
deceive
the
nations
in
the
four
corners
 Corinthians
2:9,
NIV.
"No
eye
has
seen,
no
ear
has
heard,
no

of
the
earth—Gog
and
Magog—to
gather
them
for
battle.
In
 mind
has
conceived
what
God
has
prepared
for
those
who
love

number
they
are
like
the
sand
of
the
seashore.
They
marched
 Him."

across
the
breadth
of
the
earth
and
surrounded
the
camp
of
God's
 

people,
the
city
he
loves.”
 How
did
Isaiah
describe
heaven?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Isaiah
65:21-

 23,
NIV.
"They
will
build
houses
and
dwell
in
them;
they
will
plant

Then
they
are
destroyed
by
hell
fire.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Revelation
 vineyards
and
eat
their
fruit.
No
longer
will
they
build
houses
and

20:9,
NIV.
“But
fire
came
down
from
heaven
and
devoured
them.”
 others
live
in
them,
or
plant
and
others
eat.
For
as
the
days
of
a


 tree,
so
will
be
the
days
of
my
people;
My
chosen
ones
will
long

Hell
 enjoy
the
works
of
their
hands.
They
will
not
toil
in
vain
or
bear


 children
doomed
to
misfortune;
for
they
will
be
a
people
blessed

The
wages
of
sin
is
death,
not
eternal
punishing.
It's
in
the
Bible,
 by
the
Lord,
they
and
their
descendants
with
them."

Romans
6:23,
NIV.
"For
the
wages
of
sin
is
death,
but
the
gift
of
 

God
is
eternal
life
in
Christ
Jesus
our
Lord."
 Peace
will
pervade
even
the
animal
kingdom.
It's
in
the
Bible,


 Isaiah
65:25,
NIV.
"The
wolf
and
the
lamb
will
feed
together,
and

The
wicked
will
perish.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Psalm
37:20,
NIV.
"But
 the
lion
will
eat
straw
like
the
ox,
but
dust
will
be
the
serpent's

the
wicked
will
perish:
The
Lord's
enemies
will
be
like
the
beauty
 food.
They
will
neither
harm
nor
destroy
in
all
My
holy
mountain."

of
the
fields,
they
will
vanish—vanish
like
smoke."
 


 The
handicapped
will
be
healed.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Isaiah
35:5-6,

The
wicked
will
be
burned
up
and
nothing
will
remain.
It's
in
the
 NIV.
"Then
will
the
eyes
of
the
blind
be
opened
and
the
ears
of
the

Bible,
Malachi
4:1,
NIV.
"Surely
the
day
is
coming;
it
will
burn
like
 deaf
unstopped.
Then
will
the
lame
leap
like
a
deer,
and
the

a
furnace.
All
the
arrogant
and
every
evildoer
will
be
stubble,
and
 tongue
of
the
dumb
shout
for
joy."

that
day
that
is
coming
will
set
them
on
fire,
says
the
Lord
 

Almighty.
Not
a
root
or
a
branch
will
be
left
to
them."
 God
will
live
with
His
people
and
there
will
be
an
end
to
death,


 crying,
and
pain.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Revelation
21:3-4,
NIV.
"And
I

When
Christ
spoke
of
everlasting
punishment
he
did
not
mean
 heard
a
loud
voice
from
the
throne
saying,
'Now
the
dwelling
of

everlasting
punishing.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Matthew
25:46,
NIV.
 God
is
with
men,
and
He
will
live
with
them.
They
will
be
His

"Then
they
will
go
away
to
everlasting
punishment,
but
the
 people,
and
God
Himself
will
be
with
them
and
be
their
God.
He

righteous
to
eternal
life."
 will
wipe
every
tear
from
their
eyes.
There
will
be
no
more
death
or


 mourning
or
crying
or
pain,
for
the
old
order
of
things
has
passed

Sodom
and
Gomorrah
suffered
eternal
fire
but
they
are
not
 away."

burning
today.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Jude
7,
NIV.
"In
a
similar
way,
 

Sodom
and
Gomorrah
and
the
surrounding
towns
gave
 Antichrist

themselves
up
to
sexual
immorality
and
perversion.
They
serve
as

an
example
of
those
who
suffer
the
punishment
of
eternal
fire."
 


 God
states
that
mankind
is
living
in
the
‘last
time',
the
last
era,
the

The
fire
will
be
unquenchable,
but
when
there
is
nothing
left
to
 last
dispensation,
the
last
period
of
Earth's
history.
Who
or
what
is

burn
it
will
go
out.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Matthew
3:12,
NIV.
"His
 the
Antichrist?
It's
in
the
Bible,
1
John
2:18,
NIV.
"Dear
children,

winnowing
fork
is
in
His
hand,
and
He
will
clear
His
threshing
floor,
 this
is
the
last
hour;
and
as
you
have
heard
that
the
Antichrist
is

gathering
the
wheat
into
His
barn
and
burning
up
the
chaff
with
 coming,
even
now
many
antichrists
have
come.
This
is
how
we

unquenchable
fire."
Jeremiah
17:27,
NIV
says,
"But
if
you
do
not
 know
it
is
the
last
hour."

obey
Me
to
keep
the
Sabbath
day
holy
by
not
carrying
any
load
as
 

you
come
through
the
gates
of
Jerusalem
on
the
Sabbath
day,
 The
original
Greek
word
for
‘Antichrist'
can
have
two
meanings.
It

then
I
will
kindle
an
unquenchable
fire
in
the
gates
of
Jerusalem
 can
mean
‘against
Christ',
in
the
sense
of
someone
or
some

that
will
consume
her
fortresses."
 power
who
opposes
the
work
of
Christ.
Or
alternatively,
the
word


 can
mean
‘instead
of
Christ',
signifying
a
person
or
power
who

The
entire
earth
will
be
cleansed
by
fire.
It's
in
the
Bible,
II
Peter
 ‘takes
the
place
of
Christ',
or
is
a
‘counterfeit
of
Christ'.
God
says

3:10,
RSV.
"And
then
the
heavens
will
pass
away
with
a
loud
 that
in
addition
to
the
coming
of
a
special
Antichrist,
there
were

noise,
and
the
elements
will
be
dissolved
with
fire,
and
the
earth
 many
other
antichrists
already
in
existence
during
the
era
of
the

and
the
works
that
are
upon
it
will
be
burned
up."
 early
church.
It's
in
the
Bible,
1
John
2:19-26,
NIV.
"They
(the

antichrists)
went
out
from
us,
but
they
did
not
really
belong
to
us.


 16

For
if
they
had
belonged
to
us,
they
would
have
remained
with
 

us…I
am
writing
these
things
to
you
about
those
who
are
trying
to
 Hypocrisy

lead
you
astray."
 


 Our
hypocrisy
doesn't
fool
God.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Luke
16:15,
TLB.

According
to
God's
Word,
antichrists
were
counterfeit
Christians
 "Then
He
said
to
them,
'You
wear
a
noble,
pious
expression
in

who
had
split
away
from
the
body
of
true
believers.
They
were
 public,
but
God
knows
your
evil
hearts.
Your
pretense
brings
you

liars
who
denied
the
Messiah-ship
of
Jesus.
It's
in
the
Bible,
1
 honor
from
the
people,
but
it
is
an
abomination
in
the
sight
of

John
2:22,
NKJV.
"Who
is
a
liar
but
he
who
denies
that
Jesus
is
 God."

the
Christ?
He
is
antichrist
who
denies
the
Father
and
the
Son."
2
 

John
1:7,
NKJV
says,
"For
many
deceivers
have
gone
out
into
the
 Hypocrisy
has
questionable
motives.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Matthew

world
who
do
not
confess
Jesus
Christ
as
coming
in
the
flesh.
This
 6:2,
TLB.
"When
you
give
a
gift
to
a
beggar,
don't
shout
about
it
as

is
a
deceiver
and
an
antichrist."
 the
hypocrites
do—blowing
trumpets
in
the
synagogues
and


 streets
to
call
attention
to
their
acts
of
charity!
I
tell
you
in
all

Antichrists
are
not
atheists.
They
are
not
pagans
waging
a
war
 earnestness,
they
have
received
all
the
reward
they
will
ever
get."

against
Jesus.
They
are
individuals
who
are
preaching
a
gospel,
 

but
it
is
not
the
true
gospel.
It
is
a
‘different
gospel'.
It’s
in
the
 Hypocrisy
is
knowing
the
truth
but
not
obeying
it—claiming
Christ

Bible,
2
Corinthians
11:4,
13-15,
NIV.
"For
if
someone
comes
to
 as
Lord
without
following
him.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Matthew
23:13,

you
and
preaches
a
Jesus
other
than
the
Jesus
we
preached,
or
if
 NIV.
"Woe
to
you,
teachers
of
the
law
and
Pharisees,
you

you
receive
a
different
spirit
from
the
one
you
received,
or
a
 hypocrites!
You
shut
the
kingdom
of
heaven
in
men's
faces.
You

different
gospel
from
the
one
you
accepted,
you
put
up
with
it
 yourselves
do
not
enter,
nor
will
you
let
those
enter
who
are
trying

easily
enough…For
such
men
are
false
apostles,
deceitful
 to."

workmen,
masquerading
as
apostles
of
Christ.
And
no
wonder,
for
 

Satan
himself
masquerades
as
an
angel
of
light.
Is
it
not

surprising,
then,
if
his
servants
masquerade
as
servants
of
 Prophecy

righteousness."
 


 Prophecy
does
not
originate
with
men
but
is
sent
by
God.
It's
in

Jesus
cautioned
the
Church
about
the
deceptive
work
of
these
 the
Bible,
II
Peter
1:21,
TLB.
"For
no
prophecy
recorded
in

counterfeit
prophets.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Matthew
7:15,
21-23,
NAS.
 Scripture
was
ever
thought
up
by
the
prophet
himself.
It
was
the

"Beware
of
the
false
prophets,
who
come
to
you
in
sheep's
 Holy
Spirit
within
these
godly
men
who
gave
them
true
messages

clothing,
but
inwardly
are
ravenous
wolves.
Not
everyone
who
 from
God."

says
to
me,
‘Lord,
Lord,'
will
enter
the
kingdom
of
heaven;
but
he
 

who
does
the
will
of
my
Father
who
is
in
heaven.
Many
will
say
to
 Prophecy
accurately
tells
what
will
happen
in
the
future.
It's
in
the

me
on
that
day,
‘Lord,
Lord,
did
we
not
prophesy
in
your
name,
 Bible,
Isaiah
42:9,
TLB.
"Everything
I
prophesied
came
true,
and

and
in
your
name
cast
out
demons,
and
in
your
name
perform
 now
I
will
prophesy
again.
I
will
tell
you
the
future
before
it

many
miracles?'
And
then
I
will
declare
to
them,
‘I
never
knew
you;
 happens."

depart
from
me,
you
who
practice
lawlessness.'"
 


 God
has
revealed
his
plans
to
the
prophets.
It's
in
the
Bible,

Jesus
further
warned
that
during
the
period
leading
up
to
His
 Amos
3:7,
NIV.
"Surely
the
Sovereign
Lord
does
nothing
without

Second
Coming
at
the
end
of
the
Church
age,
antichrists
would
 revealing
His
plan
to
His
servants
the
prophets."

verily
try
to
impersonate
him,
claiming
to
be
the
returned
Messiah.
 

It's
in
the
Bible,
Matthew
24:4,
5,
24-26,
NIV.
"Watch
out
that
no
 The
Future

one
deceives
you.
For
many
will
come
in
my
name,
claiming,
‘I
am
 

the
Christ,'
and
will
deceive
many.
At
that
time,
if
anyone
says
to
 God
promises
eternal
life
to
those
who
believe
in
His
Son.
It's
in

you,
‘Look,
here
is
the
Christ!'
or,
‘There
he
is!'
do
not
believe
it.
 the
Bible,
John
3:16,
NIV.
"For
God
so
loved
the
world
that
He

For
false
Christs
and
false
prophets
will
appear
and
perform
great
 gave
His
one
and
only
Son,
that
whoever
believes
in
Him
shall
not

signs
and
miracles
to
deceive
even
the
elect—if
that
were
 perish
but
have
eternal
life."

possible.
See,
I
have
told
you
ahead
of
time.
So,
if
anyone
tells
 

you,
‘There
he
is,
out
in
the
desert,'
do
not
go
out;
or
‘Here
he
is,
 Eternal
life
is
a
gift
given
to
those
who
trust
in
Jesus.
It's
in
the

in
the
inner
rooms,'
do
not
believe
it."
 Bible,
I
John
5:11-12,
NIV.
"And
this
is
the
testimony:
God
has


 given
us
eternal
life,
and
this
life
is
in
His
Son.
He
who
has
the

Just
before
the
day
of
the
Second
Coming
of
Jesus,
there
will
be
a
 Son
has
life;
he
who
does
not
have
the
Son
of
God
does
not
have

manifestation
of
the
great
and
final
Antichrist,
the
Antichrist
who
‘is
 life."

to
come'.
It’s
in
the
Bible,
2
Thessalonians
2:3-4,
NIV.
"Don't
let
 

any
one
deceive
you
in
any
way,
for
that
day
will
not
come
until
 Our
future
in
heaven
begins
when
Jesus
comes
the
second
time.

the
rebellion
occurs
and
the
man
of
lawlessness
is
revealed,
the
 It's
in
the
Bible,
I
Thessalonians
4:16-17,
NIV.
"For
the
Lord

man
doomed
to
destruction.
He
will
oppose
and
will
exalt
himself
 Himself
will
come
down
from
heaven,
with
a
loud
command,
with

over
everything
that
is
called
God
or
is
worshiped,
so
that
he
sets
 the
voice
of
the
archangel
and
with
the
trumpet
call
of
God,
and

himself
up
in
God's
temple,
proclaiming
himself
to
be
God."
 the
dead
in
Christ
will
rise
first.
After
that,
we
who
are
still
alive


 and
are
left
will
be
caught
up
with
them
in
the
clouds
to
meet
the

What
will
happen
to
this
Antichrist,
and
how
will
we
recognize
 Lord
in
the
air.
And
so
we
will
be
with
the
Lord
forever."

him?
It's
in
the
Bible,
2
Thessalonians
2:8-10,
NIV.
"And
then
the
 

lawless
one
will
be
revealed,
whom
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
will
 At
the
second
coming,
Jesus
will
make
us
perfect,
just
like
Him.

overthrow
with
the
breath
of
his
mouth
and
destroy
by
the
 It's
in
the
Bible,
Philippians
3:20-21,
NIV.
"But
our
citizenship
is
in

splendor
of
His
coming.
The
coming
of
the
lawless
one
will
be
in
 heaven.
And
we
eagerly
await
a
Savior
from
there,
the
Lord
Jesus

accordance
with
the
work
of
Satan
displayed
in
all
kinds
of
 Christ,
who,
by
the
power
that
enables
Him
to
bring
everything

counterfeit
miracles,
signs
and
wonders,
and
in
every
sort
of
evil
 under
His
control,
will
transform
our
lowly
bodies
so
that
they
will

that
deceives
those
who
are
perishing.
They
perish
because
they
 be
like
His
glorious
body."

refuse
to
love
the
truth
and
so
be
saved."


 17

What
does
the
Bible
say
about
heaven?
It's
in
the
Bible,
John
 you
new
and
right
desires—and
put
a
new
spirit
within
you.
I
will

14:2-3,
NIV.
"There
are
many
homes
up
there
where
My
Father
 take
out
your
stony
hearts
of
sin
and
give
you
new
hearts
of
love."

lives,
and
I
am
going
to
prepare
them
for
your
coming.
When
 

everything
is
ready,
then
I
will
come
and
get
you,
so
that
you
can
 He
has
promised
forgiveness.
It's
in
the
Bible,
I
John
1:9,
NIV.
"If

always
be
with
Me
where
I
am."
 we
confess
our
sins,
He
is
faithful
and
just
and
will
forgive
us
our


 sins
and
purify
us
from
all
unrighteousness."

The
future
is
beyond
our
comprehension.
It's
in
the
Bible,
I
 

Corinthians
2:9,
NIV.
"No
eye
has
seen,
no
ear
has
heard,
no
 He
has
promised
the
fruit
of
the
Spirit.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Galatians

mind
has
conceived
what
God
has
prepared
for
those
who
love
 5:22-23,
NIV.
"But
the
fruit
of
the
Spirit
is
love,
joy,
peace,

Him."
 patience,
kindness,
goodness,
faithfulness,
gentleness
and
self-

 control."

How
did
Isaiah
describe
the
conditions
of
a
perfect
future?
It's
in
 

the
Bible,
Isaiah
65:21-23,
NIV.
"They
will
build
houses
and
dwell
 He
has
promised
deliverance
from
fear.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Psalm

in
them;
they
will
plant
vineyards
and
eat
their
fruit.
No
longer
will

34:4,
NIV.
"I
sought
the
Lord,
and
He
answered
me;
He
delivered

they
build
houses
and
others
live
in
them,
or
plant
and
others
eat.
 me
from
all
my
fears."

For
as
the
days
of
a
tree,
so
will
be
the
days
of
My
people;
My
 

chosen
ones
will
long
enjoy
the
works
of
their
hands.
They
will
not
 God
has
promised
salvation
for
our
children.
It's
in
the
Bible,

toil
in
vain
or
bear
children
doomed
to
misfortune;
for
they
will
be
a

Isaiah
49:25,
NIV.
"I
will
contend
with
those
who
contend
with
you,

people
blessed
by
the
Lord,
they
and
their
descendants
with
 and
your
children
I
will
save."

them."
 


 We
are
promised
the
Holy
Spirit.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Luke
11:13,

Peace
will
pervade
even
the
animal
kingdom.
It's
in
the
Bible,
 NIV.
"If
you
then,
though
you
are
evil,
know
how
to
give
good
gifts

Isaiah
65:25,
NIV.
"The
wolf
and
the
lamb
will
feed
together,
and
 to
your
children,
how
much
more
will
your
Father
in
heaven
give

the
lion
will
eat
straw
like
the
ox,
but
dust
will
be
the
serpent's
 the
Holy
Spirit
to
those
who
ask
Him!"

food.
They
will
neither
harm
nor
destroy
in
all
My
holy
mountain."
 


 All
of
our
needs
will
be
supplied.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Philippians

The
handicapped
will
be
healed.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Isaiah
35:5-6,
 4:19,
NIV.
"And
my
God
will
meet
all
your
needs
according
to
His

NIV.
"Then
will
the
eyes
of
the
blind
be
opened
and
the
ears
of
the
 glorious
riches
in
Christ
Jesus."

deaf
unstopped.
Then
will
the
lame
leap
like
a
deer,
and
the
 

tongue
of
the
dumb
shout
for
joy."
 No
good
thing
will
be
withheld.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Psalm
84:11,


 TLB.
"For
Jehovah
God
is
our
Light
and
our
Protector.
He
gives
us

God
will
live
with
His
people
and
there
will
be
an
end
to
death,
 grace
and
glory.
No
good
thing
will
He
withhold
from
those
who

crying,
and
pain.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Revelation
21:3-4,
NIV.
"And
I
 walk
along
his
paths."

heard
a
loud
voice
from
the
throne
saying,
'Now
the
dwelling
of
 

God
is
with
men,
and
He
will
live
with
them.
They
will
be
His
 He
has
promised
wisdom.
It's
in
the
Bible,
James
1:5,
NIV.
"If

people,
and
God
Himself
will
be
with
them
and
be
their
God.
He
 any
of
you
lacks
wisdom,
he
should
ask
God,
who
gives

will
wipe
every
tear
from
their
eyes.
There
will
be
no
more
death
or
 generously
to
all
without
finding
fault,
and
it
will
be
given
to
him."

mourning
or
crying
or
pain,
for
the
old
order
of
things
has
passed
 

away."
 God
has
promised
peace.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Isaiah
26:3,
NIV.
"You


 will
keep
in
perfect
peace
him
whose
mind
is
steadfast,
because

Bible
Promises
 he
trusts
in
You."


 

God
always
keeps
his
promises.
It's
in
the
Bible,
II
Corinthians
 God
has
promised
escape
from
temptation.
It's
in
the
Bible,
I

1:19-20,
TLB.
"[Jesus
Christ]
isn't
one
to
say
‘yes'
when
He
means
 Corinthians
10:13,
NIV.
"No
temptation
has
seized
you
except

‘no.'
He
always
does
exactly
what
He
says.
He
carries
out
and
 what
is
common
to
man.
And
God
is
faithful;
He
will
not
let
you
be

fulfills
all
of
God's
promises,
no
matter
how
many
of
them
there
 tempted
beyond
what
you
can
bear.
But
when
you
are
tempted,

are;
and
we
have
told
everyone
how
faithful
He
is,
giving
glory
to
 He
will
also
provide
a
way
out
so
that
you
can
stand
up
under
it."

His
name."
 


 We
have
the
promise
of
health
and
healing.
It's
in
the
Bible,

God
never
takes
back
or
changes
His
promises.
It's
in
the
Bible,
 Jeremiah
30:17,
NIV.
"But
I
will
restore
you
to
health
and
heal
your

Psalm
89:34,
TLB.
"No,
I
will
not
break
my
covenant;
I
will
not
take
 wounds."

back
one
word
of
what
I
said."
 


 God
has
promised
protection
from
harm
and
danger.
It's
in
the

None
of
God's
promises
ever
fail.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Joshua
23:14,
 Bible,
Psalm
91:10,
NIV.
"Then
no
harm
will
befall
you,
no

NIV.
"You
know
with
all
your
heart
and
soul
that
not
one
of
all
the
 disaster
will
come
near
your
tent."

good
promises
the
Lord
your
God
gave
you
has
failed.
Every
 

promise
has
been
fulfilled;
not
one
has
failed."
 The
Bible
promises
that
the
dead
will
live
again.
It's
in
the
Bible,


 John
5:28-29,
NIV.
"Do
not
be
amazed
at
this,
for
a
time
is
coming

We
have
been
promised
eternal
life.
It's
in
the
Bible,
I
John
2:25,
 when
all
who
are
in
their
graves
will
hear
His
voice
and
come

NIV.
"And
this
is
what
he
promised
us—even
eternal
life."
 out—those
who
have
done
good
will
rise
to
live,
and
those
who


 have
done
evil
will
rise
to
be
condemned."

God
can
do
the
impossible.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Luke
18:27,
NIV.
 

"Jesus
replied,
'What
is
impossible
with
men
is
possible
with
 Jesus
has
promised
that
he
will
come
again.
It's
in
the
Bible,

God.'"
 John
14:2-3,
TLB.
"There
are
many
homes
up
there
where
my


 Father
lives,
and
am
going
to
prepare
them
for
your
coming.
When

We
have
been
promised
new
hearts
and
desires.
It's
in
the
Bible,
 everything
is
ready,
then
I
will
come
and
get
you,
so
that
you
can

Ezekiel
36:26,
TLB.
"And
I
will
give
you
a
new
heart—I
will
give
 always
be
with
Me
where
I
am."




 18

He
has
promised
an
end
to
death,
sorrow,
and
pain.
It's
in
the
 saints,
and
of
the
household
of
God."
(see
verses
11-22,
also

Bible,
Revelation
21:4,
NIV.
"He
will
wipe
every
tear
from
their
 Revelation
7:1-14.)

eyes.
There
will
be
no
more
death
or
mourning
or
crying
or
pain,
 

for
the
old
order
of
things
has
passed
away."
 The
true
Israel
of
God
have
been
regenerated
by
the
power
of


 Christ's
cross;
they
are
held
in
the
grip
of
its
love
and
grace.
It's
in

the
Bible:
Gal.
6:14-16
"God
forbid
that
I
should
glory
save
in
the

True
Israel
of
God
 cross
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
by
whom
the
world
is
crucified
unto


 me,
and
unto
the
world.
For
in
Christ
Jesus
neither
circumcision

What
is
the
essence
of
being
a
true
Israelite?
It
is
not
literal
 availeth
anything,
nor
uncircumcision,
but
a
new
creature.
And
as

descent
from
Abraham,
but
faith
in
God.
It's
in
the
Bible:
Gal.
3:7
 many
as
walk
according
to
this
rule,
peace
be
on
them,
and

"Know
ye
therefore
that
they
which
are
of
faith,
the
same
are
the
 mercy,
and
upon
the
Israel
of
God."

children
of
Abraham."
Rom.
9:6-8,
"For
they
are
not
all
Israel
 

which
are
of
Israel;
neither
because
they
are
the
seed
of
Abraham
 Spiritual
Israelites
have
their
citizenship
registered
is
the
New

are
they
all
children…
but
the
children
of
promise
are
counted
for
 Jerusalem
in
heaven.
It's
in
the
Bible:
Heb.
13:14,
11:10"For
here

the
seed."
 we
have
no
continuing
city,
but
seek
one
to
come."
"A
city
which


 hath
foundations
whose
builder
and
make
is
God."
Heb.
12:22

The
children
of
promise
are
those
who
put
their
faith
in
Jesus.
It's
 "But
ye
are
come
unto
mount
Sion,
and
unto
the
city
of
the
living

in
the
Bible:
Gal.
3:29
"And
if
you
are
Christ's,
then
you
are
 God,
the
heavenly
Jerusalem,
and
to
an
innumerable
company
of

Abraham's
seed
and
heirs
according
to
the
promise"
 angels."
This
is
the
Jerusalem
Gal.
4:26
"above,
which
is
free,
the


 mother
of
us
all"
(i.e.,
all
who
have
faith
in
Christ
as
their

Whether
they
are
Jewish
or
Gentile,
God
regards
only
those
who
 Redeemer.

have
renewed
hearts
as
true
Israelites.
It's
in
the
Bible:
Rom.
 

2:28,29,
NKJV
"For
he
is
not
a
Jew
which
is
one
outwardly,
nor
is
 When
God
creates
a
new
heaven
and
a
new
earth,
His
spiritual

that
circumcision
which
is
outward
in
the
flesh;
but
he
is
a
Jew
 Israelites
will
then
inhabit
the
New
Jerusalem.
God
will
set
this
city

which
is
one
inwardly,
and
circumcision
is
that
of
the
heart,
in
the
 on
earth
and
make
it
the
spiritual
capital
of
the
Universe.
It
will
be

Spirit,
and
not
in
the
letter'
whose
praise
is
not
from
men
but
from
 a
city
of
peace
that
shall
never
be
touched
by
apostasy,
conflict,

God."
Philippians
3:3,
NKJV,
"For
we
are
the
circumcision,
who
 violence,
or
ungodliness
of
any
kind.
It's
in
the
Bible:
Rev.
21:1-
worship
God
in
the
Spirit,
rejoice
in
Christ
Jesus,
and
have
no
 4,27
"And
I
saw
a
new
heaven
and
a
new
earth:
for
the
first

confidence
in
the
flesh."

 heaven
and
the
first
earth
were
passed
away…
And
I
John
saw


 the
holy
city,
New
Jerusalem,
coming
down
from
God
out
of

God
has
a
special
covenant
with
those
who
are
true,
spiritual
 heaven,
prepared
as
bride
adorned
for
her
husband.
And
I
heard
a

Israelites.
It's
in
the
Bible:
Heb.
8:10-12
"For
this
is
the
covenant
great
voice
out
of
heaven
saying,
Behold,
the
tabernacle
of
God
is

that
I
will
make
with
the
house
of
Israel…
says
the
Lord,
'I
will
put
with
men,
and
He
will
dwell
with
them,
and
they
shall
be
His

My
laws
in
their
mind
and
write
them
on
their
hearts;
and
I
will
be
 people,
and
God
Himself
shall
be
with
them,
and
be
their
God.

their
God,
and
they
shall
be
My
people.
None
of
them
shall
teach
 And
God
shall
wipe
away
all
tears
from
their
eyes;
and
there
shall

his
neighbor
and
none
his
brother
saying,
"Know
the
Lord,"
for
all
 be
no
more
death,
neither
sorrow,
nor
crying,
neither
shall
there

shall
know
Me,
from
the
least
of
them
to
the
greatest
of
them.
For
I
 be
any
more
pain:
for
the
former
things
are
passed
away…
.
And

will
be
merciful
to
their
unrighteousness,
and
their
sins
and
their
 there
shall
in
no
wise
enter
into
anything
that
defileth,
neither

lawless
deeds,
I
will
remember
no
more."
Compare
with
Jeremiah
 whatsoever
worketh
abomination,
or
maketh
a
lie:
but
they
which

31:31-34
and
Ezekiel
36:26-28.
 are
written
in
the
Lamb's
book
of
life."


 

The
Bible
tells
us
the
spiritual.
characteristics
of
God's
spiritual
 Though
respectful
of
human
laws,
spiritual
Israelites
do
not
regard

Israel.
They
are
a
morally
clean
people.
It's
in
the
Bible:
Psalm
 any
earthly
government
as
God's
supreme
representative.
Their

73:1
"Truly
God
is
good
to
Israel,
to
such
as
a
pure
in
heart."
They
 spiritual
citizenship
and
paramount
affections
are
in
heaven.
It’s
in

are
a
people
who
are
spiritually
intimate
with
God.
It's
in
the
 the
Bible,
Phil.
3:21
"For
our
citizenship
is
in
heaven,
from
which

Bible:
Psalm
148:14
"He
has
exalted
the
horn
of
His
people,
the
 we
also
eagerly
wait
for
the
Saviour,
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ."
For,
1

praise
of
all
saints,
even
of
the
children
of
Israel,
a
people
near
to

Pet.
2:9
"You
are
a
chosen
generation,
a
royal
priesthood,
holy

Him."
 nation,
His
own
special
people,
that
you
may
proclaim
the
praises


 of
Him
who
has
called
you
out
of
His
darkness
into
His
marvelous

They
are
a
completely
honest
people.
It's
in
the
Bible:
Isa.
63:7,8
 light"

"I
will
mention
the
lovingkindness
of
the
Lord
…
toward
the
house
 

of
Israel,
which
He
has
bestowed
on
them
according
to
His
 But
God's
spiritual
Israel
does
not
to
despise
earthly
government.

mercies,
and
according
to
the
multitude
of
His
lovingkindnesses.
 It's
in
the
Bible:
Rom.
13:1
"Let
every
soul
be
subject
to
the

For
He
has
said,
Surely
they
are
My
people,
children
that
will
not
 governing
authorities."
Yet
when
there
is
conflict
between
human

lie:
so
He
was
their
Saviour."
Speaking
of
Nathaniel,
Jesus
 law
and
divine
law,
it
is
written,
Acts
5:29
"We
ought
to
obey
God

declared,
John
1:47
"Behold
an
Israelite
indeed,
in
whom
is
no
 rather
than
men."

guile!"
Also
see
Zephaniah
3:13.
 


 Love
to
God,
faith
in
Christ
as
a
personal
Saviour,
and
reception

God's
True
Israelites
are
keenly
conscious
of
the
saving
merits
of
 of
a
new
heart
that
gives
cheerful
and
willing
obedience
to
His

Christ's
blood.
It's
in
the
Bible:
Eph.
2:11-13,19
"Wherefore
 laws
is
the
essence
of
being
a
True
Israelite.
The
names
of
all

remember,
that
ye
being
in
time
past
Gentiles
in
the
flesh,
who
are
 such
are
written
the
Lamb's
book
of
Life.
We
have
seen
it
in
the

called
Uncircumcision
by
that
which
is
called
the
Circumcision
in
 Bible.

the
flesh
made
by
hands;
that
at
that
time
ye
were
without
Christ,
 

being
aliens
from
the
commonwealth
of
Israel,
and
strangers
from

the
covenants
of
promise,
having
no
hope,
and
without
God
in
the
 Bad
Language

world;
but
now
in
Christ
Jesus,
ye
who
were
sometimes
[once]
far
 

off
are
made
nigh
by
the
blood
of
Christ…
Now
therefore
ye
are
 What
should
characterize
our
way
of
speaking?
It's
in
the
Bible,

no
more
strangers
and
foreigners,
but
fellowcitizens
with
the
 Ephesians
5:4,
TLB.
"Dirty
stories,
foul
talk
and
coarse
jokes—


 19

these
are
not
for
you.
Instead
remind
each
other
of
God's
 other—each
with
the
attitude
of
Christ
toward
the
other."

goodness
and
be
thankful!"
 


 Date
someone
who
encourages
you
and
is
supportive.
It's
in
the

One
of
the
commandments
forbids
the
misuse
of
God's
name.
It's
 Bible,
Philippians
2:1-2,
TLB.
"Is
there
any
such
thing
as

in
the
Bible,
Exodus
20:
7,
TLB.
"You
shall
not
use
the
name
of
 Christians
cheering
each
other
up?
Do
you
love
me
enough
to

Jehovah
your
God
irreverently,
nor
use
it
to
swear
to
a
falsehood.
 want
to
help
me?
Does
it
mean
anything
to
you
that
we
are

You
will
not
escape
punishment
if
you
do."
 brothers
in
the
Lord,
sharing
the
same
Spirit?
Are
your
hearts


 tender
and
sympathetic
at
all?
Then
make
me
truly
happy
by

God
asks
us
to
rid
ourselves
of
foul
language.
It's
in
the
Bible,
 loving
each
other,
working
together
with
one
heart
and
mind
and

Colossians
3:8,
NIV.
"But
now
you
must
rid
yourselves
of
all
such
 purpose.

things
as
these:
anger,
rage,
malice,
slander,
and
filthy
language
 

from
your
lips."
 In
a
dating
relationship
don't
be
exclusive—care
about
others
too.

What
we
believe
is
reflected
in
what
we
say.
It's
in
the
Bible,
 It's
in
the
Bible,
Philippians
2:4,
TLB.
"Don't
just
think
about
your

Proverbs
13:3,
NIV.
"He
who
guards
his
lips
guards
his
soul,
but
 own
affairs,
but
be
interested
in
others,
too,
and
in
what
they
are

he
who
speaks
rashly
will
come
to
ruin."
 doing."


 

Jesus'
followers
are
to
speak
with
care.
It's
in
the
Bible,
 Let
the
relationship
progress
step
by
step.
It's
in
the
Bible,
II

Colossians
4:6,
NIV.
"Let
your
conversation
be
always
full
of
 Peter
1:6-7,
TLB.
"Next,
learn
to
put
aside
your
own
desires
so

grace,
seasoned
with
salt,
so
that
you
may
know
how
to
answer
 that
you
will
become
patient
and
godly,
gladly
letting
God
have
his

everyone."
 way
with
you.
This
will
make
possible
the
next
step,
which
is
for


 you
to
enjoy
other
people
and
to
like
them,
and
finally
you
will

Our
manner
of
speech
will
influence
others.
It's
in
the
Bible,
1
 grow
to
love
them
deeply."

Timothy
4:12,
NIV.
"Don't
let
anyone
look
down
on
you
because
 

you
are
young,
but
set
an
example
for
the
believers
in
speech,
in
 What
to
avoid
on
dates.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Romans
13:13,
TLB.
"Be

life,
in
love,
in
faith
and
in
purity."
 decent
and
true
in
everything
you
do
so
that
all
can
approve
your


 behavior.
Don't
spend
your
time
in
wild
parties
and
getting
drunk

Dating
 or
in
adultery
and
lust,
or
fighting,
or
jealousy."




 Dating
should
not
include
a
sexual
relationship.
It's
in
the
Bible,
I

What
kind
of
person
should
you
date?
It's
in
the
Bible,
II
Timothy
 Corinthians
6:13,18,
TLB.
"But
sexual
sin
is
never
right:
our
bodies

2:22,
TLB.
"Run
from
anything
that
gives
you
the
evil
thoughts
that
 were
not
made
for
that,
but
for
the
Lord…That
is
why
I
say
to
run

young
men
often
have,
but
stay
close
to
anything
that
makes
you
 from
sex
sin.
No
other
sin
affects
the
body
as
this
one
does.
When

want
to
do
right.
Have
faith
and
love,
and
enjoy
the
 you
sin
this
sin
it
is
against
your
own
body."

companionship
of
those
who
love
the
Lord
and
have
pure
hearts."
 


 Keep
yourself
pure.
It's
in
the
Bible,
I
John
3:3,
TLB.
"And

It
is
unwise
to
date
someone
who
doesn't
love
God.
It's
in
the
 everyone
who
really
believes
this
will
try
to
stay
pure
because

Bible,
II
Corinthians
6:14-15,
TLB.
"Don't
be
teamed
with
those
 Christ
is
pure."

who
do
not
love
the
Lord,
for
what
do
the
people
of
God
have
in
 

common
with
the
people
of
sin?
How
can
light
live
with
darkness?
 To
keep
from
hurting
ourselves,
sexual
desires
and
activities
must

And
what
harmony
can
there
be
between
Christ
and
the
devil?
 be
placed
under
Christ's
control.
It's
in
the
Bible,
I
Thessalonians

How
can
a
Christian
be
a
partner
with
one
who
doesn't
believe?"
 4:3-5,
TLB.
"For
God
wants
you
to
be
holy
and
pure
and
to
keep

Amos
3:3,
NKJV
says,
"Can
two
walk
together,
unless
they
are
 clear
of
all
sexual
sin
so
that
each
of
you
will
marry
in
holiness
and

agreed?"
 honor—not
in
lustful
passion
as
the
heathen
do,
in
their
ignorance


 of
God
and
his
ways."

Don't
date
someone
who
claims
to
be
a
Christian
but
doesn't
live
 

it.
It's
in
the
Bible,
I
Corinthians
5:11,
TLB.
"What
I
meant
was
 If
you
have
already
gone
too
far
physically,
what
should
you
do?

that
you
are
not
to
keep
company
with
anyone
who
claims
to
be
a
 

brother
Christian
but
indulges
in
sexual
sins,
or
is
greedy,
or
is
a
 First,
acknowledge
your
sin.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Psalm
51:2-4,
TLB.

swindler,
or
worships
idols,
or
is
a
drunkard,
or
abusive.
Don't
 "Oh,
wash
me,
cleanse
me
from
this
guilt.
Let
me
be
pure
again.

even
eat
lunch
with
such
a
person."
 For
I
admit
my
shameful
deed—it
haunts
me
day
and
night."


 

Avoid
dating
people
who
have
a
bad
temper.
It's
in
the
Bible,
 Second,
Ask
forgiveness
for
your
sin—God
says
you
can
start

Proverbs
22:24,
TLB.
"Keep
away
from
angry,
short-tempered
 over
again.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Psalm
51:7-12,
TLB.
"Sprinkle
me

men,
lest
you
learn
to
be
like
them
and
endanger
your
soul."
 with
the
cleansing
blood
and
I
shall
be
clean
again.
Wash
me
and


 I
shall
be
whiter
than
snow.
And
after
You
have
punished
me,
give

Don't
date
a
lazy
Christian.
It's
in
the
Bible,
II
Thessalonians
3:6,
 me
back
my
joy
again.
Don't
keep
looking
at
my
sins—erase
them

TLB.
"Now
here
is
a
command,
dear
brothers,
given
in
the
name
 from
Your
sight.
Create
in
me
a
new,
clean
heart,
O
God,
filled

of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
by
his
authority:
Stay
away
from
any
 with
clean
thoughts
and
right
desires.
Don't
toss
me
aside,

Christian
who
spends
his
days
in
laziness
and
does
not
follow
the
 banished
forever
from
Your
presence.
Don't
take
Your
Holy
Spirit

ideal
of
hard
work
we
set
up
for
you."
 from
me.
Restore
to
me
again
the
joy
of
Your
salvation,
and
make


 me
willing
to
obey
You."

Inner
beauty
counts
the
most.
It's
in
the
Bible,
I
Peter
3:4,
TLB.
 

"Be
beautiful
inside,
in
your
hearts,
with
the
lasting
charm
of
a
 Third,
Believe
that
God
has
indeed
forgiven
you
and
quit
feeling

gentle
and
quiet
spirit
that
is
so
precious
to
God."
 guilty.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Psalm
32:1-6,
TLB.
"What
happiness
for


 those
whose
guilt
has
been
forgiven!
What
joys
when
sins
are

Date
someone
with
a
good
attitude.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Romans
 covered
over!
What
relief
for
those
who
have
confessed
their
sins

15:5-6,
TLB.
"May
God
who
gives
patience,
steadiness,
and
 and
God
has
cleared
their
record.
There
was
a
time
when
I

encouragement
help
you
to
live
in
complete
harmony
with
each
 wouldn't
admit
what
a
sinner
I
was.
But
my
dishonesty
made
me


 20

miserable
and
filled
my
days
with
frustration.
All
day
and
all
night
 Proverbs
13:20,
NIV.
"He
who
walks
with
the
wise
grows
wise,
but

Your
hand
was
heavy
on
me.
My
strength
evaporated
like
water
 a
companion
of
fools
suffers
harm."

on
a
sunny
day
until
I
finally
admitted
all
my
sins
to
You
and
 

stopped
trying
to
hide
them.
I
said
to
myself,
'I
will
confess
them
to
 Real
friendship
involves
loyalty.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Proverbs
17:17,

the
Lord.'
And
You
forgave
me!
All
my
guilt
is
gone.
Now
I
say
that
 TLB.
"A
true
friend
is
always
loyal,
and
a
brother
is
born
to
help
in

each
believer
should
confess
his
sins
to
God
when
he
is
aware
of
 time
of
need."

them,
while
there
is
time
to
be
forgiven.
Judgment
will
not
touch
 

him
if
he
does.
You
are
my
hiding
place
from
every
storm
of
life;
 The
best
friend
to
have
is
Jesus.
It's
in
the
Bible,
John
15:15,

You
even
keep
me
from
getting
into
trouble!
You
surround
me
with
 NIV.
"I
no
longer
call
you
servants,
because
a
servant
does
not

songs
of
victory."
 know
his
master's
business.
Instead,
I
have
called
you
friends,
for


 everything
that
I
learned
from
My
Father
I
have
made
known
to

God
has
a
mate
for
you.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Genesis
2:18,
TLB.
 you."

"And
the
Lord
God
said,
'It
isn’t
good
for
man
to
be
alone;
I
will
 

make
a
companion
for
him,
a
helper
suited
to
his
needs.'"
 Choose
friends
who
love
the
Lord
and
have
pure
hearts.
It's
in


 the
Bible,
II
Timothy
2:22,
TLB.
Run
from
anything
that
gives
you

Ask
the
Lord
for
a
mate.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Proverbs
19:14,
TLB.
"A
 the
evil
thoughts
that
young
men
often
have,
but
stay
close
to

father
can
give
his
sons
homes
and
riches,
but
only
the
Lord
can
 anything
that
makes
you
want
to
do
right.
Have
faith
and
love,
and

give
them
understanding
wives."
 enjoy
the
companionship
of
those
who
love
the
Lord
and
have


 pure
hearts."

God
will
give
you
your
heart's
desires.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Psalm
 

37:4
and
Matthew
6:8,
TLB.
"Be
delighted
with
the
Lord.
Then
He
 What
characteristics
make
you
a
good
friend?
It's
in
the
Bible,

will
give
you
all
your
heart's
desires."
"Remember,
your
Father
 Philippians
2:3-4,
TLB.
"Don't
be
selfish;
don't
live
to
make
a
good

knows
exactly
what
you
need
before
you
ask
Him!"
 impression
on
others.
Be
humble,
thinking
of
others
as
better
than


 yourself.
Don't
just
think
about
your
own
affairs,
but
be
interested

Fear
of
the
Lord
 in
others,
too,
and
in
what
they
are
doing."




 Gossip
can
destroy
friendships.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Proverbs
16:28,

One
of
God's
requirements
is
to
fear
Him
(that
is
to
respect
and
 NIV.
"A
gossip
separates
close
friends.

reverence
Him).
It's
in
the
Bible,
Deuteronomy
10:12-13,
NIV.
 

"And
now,
O
Israel,
what
does
the
Lord
your
God
ask
of
you
but
to
 Friends
are
worth
keeping.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Proverbs
27:9-10,

fear
the
Lord
your
God,
to
walk
in
all
His
ways,
to
love
Him,
to
 TLB.
"Never
abandon
a
friend—either
yours
or
your
father's.
Then

serve
the
Lord
your
God
with
all
your
heart
and
with
all
your
soul,
 you
won't
need
to
go
to
a
distant
relative
for
help
in
your
time
of

and
to
observe
the
Lord's
commands
and
decrees
that
I
am
giving
 need."

you
today
for
your
own
good?"
 


 A
friend
cares
enough
to
be
honest
with
you
even
if
it
hurts.
It's
in

God
teaches
those
who
fear
Him.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Psalm
25:12,
 the
Bible,
Proverbs
27:6,
TLB.
"Wounds
from
a
friend
are
better

TLB.
"Where
is
the
man
who
fears
the
Lord?
God
will
teach
him
 than
kisses
from
an
enemy!"

how
to
choose
the
best."
 



Fearing
God
brings
wisdom.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Proverbs
9:10,
NIV.
 Enemies

"The
fear
of
the
Lord
is
the
beginning
of
wisdom,
and
knowledge
 

of
the
Holy
One
is
understanding."
 How
does
God
expect
us
to
treat
our
enemies?
It's
in
the
Bible,


 Luke
6:27-36,
TLB.
"Listen,
all
of
you.
Love
your
enemies.
Do

The
fear
of
the
Lord
is
more
valuable
than
wealth.
It's
in
the
 good
to
those
who
hate
you.
Pray
for
the
happiness
of
those
who

Bible,
Proverbs
15:16,
NIV.
"Better
a
little
with
the
fear
of
the
Lord
 curse
you;
implore
God's
blessing
on
those
who
hurt
you.
If

than
great
wealth
with
turmoil."
 someone
slaps
you
on
one
cheek,
let
him
slap
the
other
too!
If


 someone
demands
your
coat,
give
him
your
shirt
besides.
Give

The
fear
of
the
Lord
provides
a
refuge
for
children.
It's
in
the
 what
you
have
to
anyone
who
asks
you
for
it;
and
when
things
are

Bible,
Proverbs
14:26-27,
NIV.
"He
who
fears
the
Lord
has
a
 taken
away
from
you,
don't
worry
about
getting
them
back.
Treat

secure
fortress,
and
for
his
children
it
will
be
a
refuge.
The
fear
of
 others
as
you
want
them
to
treat
you.
Do
you
think
you
deserve

the
Lord
is
a
fountain
of
life,
turning
a
man
from
the
snares
of
 credit
for
merely
loving
those
who
love
you?
Even
the
godless
do

death."
 that!
And
if
you
do
good
only
to
those
who
do
you
good—is
that
so


 wonderful?
Even
sinners
do
that
much!
And
if
you
lend
money

only
to
those
who
can
repay
you,
what
good
is
that?
Even
the

Friendship
&
Relationships
 most
wicked
will
lend
to
their
own
kind
for
full
return!
Love
your


 enemies!
Do
good
to
them!
Lend
to
them!
And
don't
be
concerned

Our
relationships
with
others
should
not
compromise
our
faith.
It's
 about
the
fact
that
they
won't
repay.
Then
your
reward
from

in
the
Bible,
II
Corinthians
6:14,
TLB.
"Don't
be
teamed
with
those
 heaven
will
be
very
great,
and
you
will
truly
be
acting
as
sons
of

who
do
not
love
the
Lord,
for
what
do
the
people
of
God
have
in
 God:
for
He
is
kind
to
the
unthankful
and
to
those
who
are
very

common
with
the
people
of
sin?
How
can
light
live
with
darkness?"
 wicked.
Try
to
show
as
much
compassion
as
your
Father
does."


 

Our
relationships
with
others
are
made
possible
through
Jesus.
 An
enemy
should
be
treated
honorably.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Matthew

It's
in
the
Bible,
Ephesians
2:21-22,
TLB.
"We
who
believe
are
 5:25,
TLB.
"Come
to
terms
quickly
with
your
enemy
before
it
is
too

carefully
joined
together
with
Christ
as
parts
of
a
beautiful,
 late
and
he
drags
you
into
court
and
you
are
thrown
into
a
debtor's

constantly
growing
temple
for
God.
And
you
also
are
joined
with
 cell."

Him
and
with
each
other
by
the
Spirit
and
are
part
of
this
dwelling
 

place
of
God."
 Don't
be
happy
when
your
enemy
has
problems.
It's
in
the
Bible,


 Proverbs
24:17-18,
TLB.
"Do
not
rejoice
when
your
enemy
meets

We
become
like
the
people
we
associate
with.
It's
in
the
Bible,


 21

trouble.
Let
there
be
no
gladness
when
he
falls—For
the
Lord
may
 you
wherever
you
go.
They
will
steady
you
with
their
hands
to

be
displeased
with
you
and
stop
punishing
him!"
 keep
you
from
stumbling
against
the
rocks
on
the
trail.
You
can


 safely
meet
a
lion
or
step
on
poisonous
snakes,
yes,
even
trample

What
does
"heaping
coals
of
fire"
mean?
It's
in
the
Bible,
 them
beneath
your
feet!

Romans
12:20,
TLB.
"Instead,
feed
your
enemy
if
he
is
hungry.
If
 For
the
Lord
says,
'Because
he
loves
Me,
I
will
rescue
him;
I
will

he
is
thirsty
give
him
something
to
drink
and
you
will
be
'heaping
 make
him
great
because
he
trusts
in
My
name.
When
he
calls
on

coals
of
fire
on
his
head.'
In
other
words,
he
will
feel
ashamed
of
 Me
I
will
answer;
I
will
be
with
him
in
trouble,
and
rescue
him
and

himself
for
what
he
has
done
to
you."
 honor
him.
I
will
satisfy
him
with
a
full
life
and
give
him
My


 salvation."

God
promises
protection
from
my
enemies.
It's
in
the
Bible,
 

Psalm
18:48,
TLB.
"He
rescues
me
from
my
enemies;
He
holds

me
safely
out
of
their
reach
and
saves
me
from
these
powerful
 Suicide

opponents."
 


 Regardless
of
how
dark
the
future
may
appear
to
you
right
now,

Revenge
 remember,
God
will
never
abandon
you.
It's
In
the
Bible,
II


 Corinthians
4:8-9
TLB,
"We
are
pressed
on
every
side
by
troubles,

Revenge
should
be
left
in
God's
hands.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Romans
 but
not
crushed
and
broken.
We
are
perplexed
because
we
don't

12:19,
NIV.
"Do
not
take
revenge,
my
friends,
but
leave
room
for
 know
why
things
happen
as
they
do,
but
we
don't
give
up
and
quit.

God's
wrath,
for
it
is
written:
'It
is
Mine
to
avenge;
I
will
repay,'
 We
are
hunted
down,
but
God
never
abandons
us.
We
get

says
the
Lord."
Proverbs
20:22,
NIV.
"Do
not
say,
'I’ll
pay
you
back
 knocked
down,
but
we
get
up
again
and
keep
going."

for
this
wrong!'
Wait
for
the
Lord,
and
He
will
deliver
you."
 


 You
are
of
great
value
to
God.
It's
In
the
Bible,
Luke
12:6-7,
TLB.

We
should
resist
revenge
in
favor
of
love.
It's
in
the
Bible,
 "What
is
the
price
of
five
sparrows?
A
couple
of
pennies?
Not

Matthew
5:38-39,
TLB.
"The
law
of
Moses
says,
'If
a
man
gouges
 much
more
than
that.
Yet
God
does
not
forget
a
single
one
of

out
another's
eye,
he
must
pay
with
his
own
eye.
If
a
tooth
gets
 them.
And
he
knows
the
number
of
hairs
on
your
head!
Never

knocked
out,
knock
out
the
tooth
of
the
one
who
did
it.'
But
I
say:
 fear,
you
are
far
more
valuable
to
Him
than
a
whole
flock
of

Don't
resist
violence!
If
you
are
slapped
on
one
cheek,
turn
the
 sparrows."

other
too."
 


 God
cares
about
you
and
is
thinking
of
you
constantly.
It's
In
the

Do
not
be
happy
when
your
enemy
stumbles.
It's
in
the
Bible,
 Bible,
Psalm
139:17-18,
TLB.
"How
precious
it
is,
Lord,
to
realize

Proverbs
24:17-18,
NIV.
"Do
not
gloat
when
your
enemy
falls;
 that
you
are
thinking
about
me
constantly!
I
can't
even
count
how

when
he
stumbles,
do
not
let
your
heart
rejoice,
or
the
Lord
will
 many
times
a
day
your
thoughts
turn
towards
me.
And
when
I

see
and
disapprove
and
turn
his
wrath
away
from
him."
 waken
in
the
morning,
you
are
still
thinking
of
me!"


 

You
have
been
promised
a
marvelous
future.
It's
In
the
Bible,

Protection
 Jeremiah
29:11,
TLB.
"For
I
know
the
plans
I
have
for
you,
says


 the
Lord.
They
are
plans
for
good
and
not
for
evil,
to
give
you
a

We
can
go
to
God
for
protection.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Psalm
18:2,
 future
and
a
hope."

NIV.
"The
Lord
is
my
rock,
my
fortress
and
my
deliverer;
my
God
 

is
my
rock,
in
whom
I
take
refuge.
He
is
my
shield
and
the
horn
of
 Jesus
will
help
you
when
your
burdens
are
too
heavy
to
bear.
It's

my
salvation,
my
stronghold."
 In
the
Bible,
Psalm
55:22,
NKJV.
"Cast
your
burden
on
the
Lord,


 and
He
shall
sustain
you;"
Matthew
11:28-30,
NLT
says,
"Then

Jesus
followers
will
not
suffer
spiritual
or
eternal
loss.
It's
in
the
 Jesus
said,
“Come
to
me,
all
of
you
who
are
weary
and
carry

Bible,
Luke
21:17-19,
NIV.
"All
men
will
hate
you
because
of
Me.
 heavy
burdens,
and
I
will
give
you
rest.
Take
my
yoke
upon
you.

But
not
a
hair
of
your
head
will
perish.
By
standing
firm
you
will
 Let
me
teach
you,
because
I
am
humble
and
gentle
at
heart,
and

save
yourselves."
 you
will
find
rest
for
your
souls.
For
my
yoke
is
easy
to
bear,
and


 the
burden
I
give
you
is
light."

God
is
always
ready
to
help.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Psalm
46:1-3,
TLB.
 

"God
is
our
refuge
and
strength,
a
tested
help
in
times
of
trouble.
 You
are
not
alone
in
thinking
about
wanting
to
die.
Several
men
in

And
so
we
need
not
fear
even
if
the
world
blows
up,
and
the
 the
Bible
felt
the
same
way.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Numbers
11:14-15,

mountains
crumble
into
the
sea.
Let
the
oceans
roar
and
foam;
let
 NLT.
Moses
said,
"I
can’t
carry
all
these
people
by
myself!
The

the
mountains
tremble!"
 load
is
far
too
heavy!
If
this
is
how
you
intend
to
treat
me,
just
go


 ahead
and
kill
me.
Do
me
a
favor
and
spare
me
this
misery!"
An

God
doesn't
promise
a
world
free
of
danger,
but
He
promises
to
 event
in
the
story
of
Elijah
is
recorded
in
I
Kings
19:3-4,
NLT.

help
when
we
face
it.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Psalm
91,
TLB.
"We
live
 "Elijah
was
afraid
and
fled
for
his
life.
He
went
to
Beersheba,
a

within
the
shadow
of
the
Almighty,
sheltered
by
the
God
who
is
 town
in
Judah,
and
he
left
his
servant
there.
Then
he
went
on

above
all
gods.
This
I
declare,
that
He
alone
is
my
refuge,
my
 alone
into
the
wilderness,
traveling
all
day.
He
sat
down
under
a

place
of
safety;
He
is
my
God,
and
I
am
trusting
Him.
For
He
 solitary
broom
tree
and
prayed
that
he
might
die.
“I
have
had

rescues
you
from
every
trap,
and
protects
you
from
the
fatal
 enough,
Lord,”
he
said.
“Take
my
life,
for
I
am
no
better
than
my

plague.
He
will
shield
you
with
his
wings!
They
will
shelter
you.
His
 ancestors
who
have
already
died"

faithful
promises
are
your
armor.
Now
you
don't
need
to
be
afraid
 

of
the
dark
any
more,
nor
fear
the
dangers
of
the
day;
nor
dread
 If
you
feel
overcome
with
fear,
God
will
help
you,
It's
In
the
Bible,

the
plagues
of
darkness,
nor
disasters
in
the
morning.

 Isaiah
41:9-10,
NLT
"I
have
called
you
back
from
the
ends
of
the

Though
a
thousand
fall
at
my
side,
though
ten
thousand
are
dying
 earth,
saying,
‘You
are
my
servant.’
For
I
have
chosen
you
and
will

around
me,
the
evil
will
not
touch
me.
I
will
see
how
the
wicked
are
 not
throw
you
away.
Don’t
be
afraid,
for
I
am
with
you.
Don’t
be

punished
but
I
will
not
share
it.
For
Jehovah
is
my
refuge!
I
choose
 discouraged,
for
I
am
your
God.
I
will
strengthen
you
and
help
you.

the
God
above
all
gods
to
shelter
me.
How
then
can
evil
overtake
 I
will
hold
you
up
with
my
victorious
right
hand.”
Joshua
1:9,
TLB

me
or
any
plague
come
near?
For
He
orders
his
angels
to
protect
 says,
"Yes,
be
bold
and
strong!
Banish
fear
and
doubt!
For


 22

remember,
the
Lord
your
God
is
with
you
wherever
you
go."
 in
God's
sight."


 

God
will
never
forsake
you
even
if
everyone
else
has.
It's
In
the
 Real
beauty
is
not
self-centered.
It's
in
the
Bible,
I
Timothy
2:9-
Bible,
Psalm
9:10,
NIV.
"Those
who
know
your
name
will
trust
in
 10,
NIV.
"I
also
want
women
to
dress
modestly,
with
decency
and

You,
for
you,
Lord,
have
never
forsaken
those
who
seek
You..."
 propriety,
not
with
braided
hair
or
gold
or
pearls
or
expensive

Psalms
46:1-3,
TLB
says,
"God
is
our
refuge
and
strength,
a
 clothes,
but
with
good
deeds,
appropriate
for
women
who
profess

tested
help
in
times
of
trouble.
And
so
we
need
not
fear
even
if
the
 to
worship
God."

world
blows
up,
and
the
mountains
crumble
into
the
sea.
Let
the
 

oceans
roar
and
foam;
let
the
mountains
tremble!"
 Real
beauty
is
found
in
the
Lord.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Psalms
90:17,


 NKJV
"And
let
the
beauty
of
the
Lord
our
God
be
upon
us…"

God
offers
you
peace
of
heart
and
mind.
It's
In
the
Bible,
John
 

14:27,
NKJV
"Peace
I
leave
with
you,
My
peace
I
give
to
you;
not
 Don't
judge
others
by
appearance.
Remember
that
God
looks

as
the
world
gives
do
I
give
to
you.
Let
not
your
heart
be
troubled,
 beyond
that.
It's
in
the
Bible,
I
Samuel
16:7,
NIV.
"The
Lord
said

neither
let
it
be
afraid."
Isaiah
26:3,
NKJV
says,
"You
will
keep
him
 to
Samuel,
"Do
not
consider
his
appearance
or
his
height,
for
I

in
perfect
peace,
whose
mind
is
stayed
on
You,
because
he
trusts
 have
rejected
him.
The
Lord
does
not
look
at
the
things
man
looks

in
You."
John
16:33
says,
"I
have
told
you
all
this
so
that
you
will
 at.
Man
looks
at
the
outward
appearance,
but
the
Lord
looks
at
the

have
peace
of
heart
and
mind.
Here
on
earth
you
will
have
many
 heart."

trials
and
sorrows;
but
cheer
up,
for
I
have
overcome
the
world."
 


 Our
witness
is
tied
with
our
appearance.
It's
in
the
Bible,
1

With
God's
help,
keep
your
heart
and
mind
focused
on
positive
 Timothy
2:9,
10,
NEB.
"Woman
again
must
dress
in
becoming

thoughts,
It's
In
the
Bible,
Philippians
4:8,
"And
now,
brothers
 manner,
modestly
and
soberly,
not
with
elaborate
hairstyles,
not

[and
sisters],
as
I
close
this
letter
let
me
say
this
one
more
thing:
 decked
out
with
gold
or
pearls,
or
expensive
clothes,
but
with
good

Fix
your
thoughts
on
what
is
true
and
good
and
right.
Think
about
 deeds,
as
befits
women
who
claim
to
be
religious."
1
Peter
3:3,
4,

things
that
are
pure
and
lovely,
and
dwell
on
the
fine,
good
things
 NIV
says,
"Your
beauty
should
not
come
from
outward
adornment,

in
others.
Think
about
all
you
can
praise
God
for
and
be
glad
 such
as
braided
hair
and
the
wearing
of
gold
jewelry
and
fine

about."
 clothes.
Instead,
it
should
be
that
of
your
inner
self,
the
unfading


 beauty
of
a
gentle
and
quiet
spirit,
which
is
of
great
worth
in
God's

Life-Style
&
Appearance
 sight."


 

Our
life-style
should
be
disciplined.
It's
in
the
Bible,
I
Corinthians
 Worldliness

9:24-25,
TLB.
"In
a
race,
everyone
runs
but
only
one
person
gets
 

first
prize.
So
run
your
race
to
win.
To
win
the
contest
you
must
 If
you
love
God
worldly
things
won't
have
much
appeal.
It's
in
the

deny
yourselves
many
things
that
would
keep
you
from
doing
your
 Bible,
I
John
2:15-17,
TLB.
"Stop
loving
this
evil
world
and
all
that

best.
An
athlete
goes
to
all
this
trouble
just
to
win
a
blue
ribbon
or
 it
offers
you,
for
when
you
love
these
things
you
show
that
you
do

a
silver
cup,
but
we
do
it
for
a
heavenly
reward
that
never
 not
really
love
God;
for
all
these
worldly
things,
these
evil

disappears."
 desires—the
craze
for
sex,
the
ambition
to
buy
everything
that


 appeals
to
you,
and
the
pride
that
comes
from
wealth
and

Our
life-style
should
be
consistent
with
God's
Word.
It's
in
the
 importance—these
are
not
from
God.
They
are
from
this
evil
world

Bible,
II
Timothy
2:15,
TLB.
"Work
hard
so
God
can
say
to
you,
 itself.
And
this
world
is
fading
away,
and
these
evil,
forbidden

'Well
done.’
Be
a
good
workman,
one
who
does
not
need
to
be
 things
will
go
with
it,
but
whoever
keeps
doing
the
will
of
God
will

ashamed
when
God
examines
your
work.
Know
what
His
Word
 live
forever."

says
and
means." 
 


 You
cannot
enjoy
worldly
pleasures
and
be
a
friend
of
God.
It's
in

What
kind
of
beauty
is
really
worth
having?
Real
beauty
is
inside
 the
Bible,
James
4:4,
TLB.
"You
are
like
an
unfaithful
wife
who

the
person
and
affects
others
positively.
It's
in
the
Bible,
I
Peter
 loves
her
husband's
enemies.
Don’t
you
realize
that
making

3:3-4,
NIV.
"Your
beauty
should
not
come
from
outward
 friends
with
God's
enemies—the
evil
pleasures
of
this
world—
adornment,
such
as
braided
hair
and
the
wearing
of
gold
jewelry
 makes
you
an
enemy
of
God?
I
say
it
again,
that
if
your
aim
is
to

and
fine
clothes.
Instead,
it
should
be
that
of
your
inner
self,
the
 enjoy
the
evil
pleasure
of
the
unsaved
world,
you
cannot
also
be
a

unfading
beauty
of
a
gentle
and
quiet
spirit,
which
is
of
great
worth
 friend
of
God."

in
God's
sight."
 


 What
kind
of
activities
are
wrong?
It's
in
the
Bible,
Galatians

Real
beauty
is
not
self-centered.
It's
in
the
Bible,
I
Timothy
2:9- 5:19-21,
TLB.
"But
when
you
follow
your
own
wrong
inclinations

10,
NIV.
"I
also
want
women
to
dress
modestly,
with
decency
and
 your
lives
will
produce
evil
results:
impure
thoughts,
eagerness
for

propriety,
not
with
braided
hair
or
gold
or
pearls
or
expensive
 lustful
pleasure,
idolatry,
spiritism
(that
is,
encouraging
the
activity

clothes,
but
with
good
deeds,
appropriate
for
women
who
profess
 of
demons),
hatred
and
fighting,
jealousy
and
anger,
constant

to
worship
God."
 effort
to
get
the
best
for
yourself,
complaints
and
criticisms,
the


 feeling
that
everyone
else
is
wrong
except
those
in
your
own
little

Real
beauty
is
found
in
the
Lord.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Psalms
90:17,
 group—and
there
will
be
wrong
doctrine,
envy,
murder,

NKJV
"And
let
the
beauty
of
the
Lord
our
God
be
upon
us…"
 drunkenness,
wild
parties,
and
all
that
sort
of
thing.
Let
me
tell
you


 again
as
I
have
before,
that
anyone
living
that
sort
of
life
will
not


 inherit
the
kingdom
of
God."

What
kind
of
beauty
is
really
worth
having?
Real
beauty
is
inside
 

the
person
and
affects
others
positively.
It's
in
the
Bible,
I
Peter
 Don't
copy
the
popular
fads
of
this
world.
It's
in
the
Bible,

3:3-4,
NIV.
"Your
beauty
should
not
come
from
outward
 Romans
12:2,
TLB.
"Don't
copy
the
behavior
and
customs
of
this

adornment,
such
as
braided
hair
and
the
wearing
of
gold
jewelry
 world,
but
be
a
new
and
different
person
with
a
fresh
newness
in

and
fine
clothes.
Instead,
it
should
be
that
of
your
inner
self,
the
 all
you
do
and
think.
Then
you
will
learn
from
your
own
experience

unfading
beauty
of
a
gentle
and
quiet
spirit,
which
is
of
great
worth
 how
His
ways
will
really
satisfy
you."



 23


 

Knowing
Jesus
causes
us
to
lose
interest
in
the
world.
It's
in
the
 God
forbids
the
practice
of
the
occult
magic
or
witchcraft
of
any

Bible,
Galatians
6:14,
TLB.
"As
for
me,
God
forbid
that
I
should
 kind.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Deuteronomy
18:9-13.
TLB.
"When
you

boast
about
anything
except
the
cross
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
 arrive
in
the
Promised
Land
you
must
be
very
careful
lest
you
be

Because
of
that
cross,
my
interest
in
all
the
attractive
things
of
the
 corrupted
by
the
horrible
customs
of
the
nations
now
living
there.

world
was
killed
long
ago,
and
the
world's
interest
in
me
is
also
 For
example,
an
Israeli
who
presents
his
child
to
be
burned
to

long
dead."
 death
as
a
sacrifice
to
heathen
gods,
must
be
killed.
No
one
may


 practice
black
magic,
or
call
on
the
evil
spirits
for
aid,
or
be
a

Avoid
worldly
philosophies.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Colossians
2:8,
TLB.
 fortuneteller,
or
be
a
serpent
charmer,
medium,
or
wizard,
or
call

"Don't
let
others
spoil
your
faith
and
joy
with
their
philosophies,
 forth
the
spirits
of
the
dead.
Anyone
doing
these
things
is
an

their
wrong
and
shallow
answers
built
on
men's
thoughts
and
 object
of
horror
and
disgust
to
the
Lord,
and
it
is
because
the

ideas,
instead
of
on
what
Christ
has
said."
 nations
do
these
things
that
the
Lord
your
God
will
displace
them.


 You
must
walk
blamelessly
before
the
Lord
your
God."

Live
as
though
your
home
were
in
heaven.
It's
in
the
Bible,
I
 

Peter
2:11,
TLB.
"Dear
brothers,
you
are
only
visitors
here.
Since
 Those
who
practice
witchcraft
will
not
inherit
the
kingdom
of
God.

your
real
home
is
in
heaven,
I
beg
you
to
keep
away
from
the
evil
 It's
in
the
Bible,
Galatians
5:19-21,
NIV.
"The
acts
of
the
sinful

pleasures
of
this
world;
they
are
not
for
you,
for
they
fight
against
 nature
are
obvious:
sexual
immorality,
impurity
and
debauchery;

your
very
souls."
 idolatry
and
witchcraft;
…drunkenness,
orgies,
and
the
like.
I
warn


 you,
as
I
did
before,
that
those
who
live
like
this
will
not
inherit
the

Entertainment
 kingdom
of
God."


 

Here
are
the
criteria
for
choosing
any
entertainment:
Including
 Only
God,
not
witches
or
the
dead,
knows
the
future.
It's
in
the

books,
music,
television,
and
movies.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Philippians
 Bible,
Isaiah
8:19,
TLB.
"So
why
are
you
trying
to
find
out
the

4:8,
TLB.
"And
now,
brothers,
as
I
close
this
letter,
let
me
say
this
 future
by
consulting
witches
and
mediums.
Don't
listen
to
their

one
more
thing:
Fix
your
thoughts
on
what
is
true
and
good
and
 whisperings
and
mutterings.
Can
the
living
find
out
the
future
from

right.
Think
about
things
that
are
pure
and
lovely,
and
dwell
on
the
 the
dead?
Why
not
ask
your
God?"

fine,
good
things
in
others.
Think
about
all
you
can
praise
God
for
 

and
be
glad
about."
 Black
magic
and
the
Christian
faith
are
not
compatible.
It's
in
the


 Bible,
Acts
19:18-19,
TLB.
"Many
of
the
believers
who
had
been

Avoid
inappropriate
activities.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Psalm
101:3,
TLB.
 practicing
black
magic
confessed
their
deeds
and
brought
their

"Help
me
to
refuse
the
low
and
vulgar
things;
help
me
to
abhor
all
 incantation
books
and
charms
and
burned
them
at
a
public

crooked
deals
of
every
kind,
to
have
no
part
in
them."
 bonfire."


 

You
cannot
enjoy
many
of
the
entertainment
pleasures
this
world
 Persecution

offers
and
still
be
a
friend
of
God.
It's
in
the
Bible,
James
4:4,
 

TLB.
"You
are
like
an
unfaithful
wife
who
loves
her
husband's
 The
Christian
life
is
not
always
easy.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Matthew

enemies.
Don’t
you
realize
that
making
friends
with
God's
 5:11-12,
TLB.
"When
you
are
reviled
and
persecuted
and
lied

enemies—the
evil
pleasures
of
this
world—makes
you
an
enemy
 about
because
you
are
My
followers—wonderful!
Be
happy
about

of
God?
I
say
it
again,
that
if
your
aim
is
to
enjoy
the
evil
pleasure
 it!
Be
very
glad!
for
a
tremendous
reward
awaits
you
up
in
heaven.

of
the
unsaved
world,
you
cannot
also
be
a
friend
of
God."
 And
remember,
the
ancient
prophets
were
persecuted
too."
and
II


 Timothy
3:12-14,
TLB.
"Those
who
decide
to
please
Christ
Jesus

What
are
some
of
the
evil
pleasures
of
the
world?
It's
in
the
 by
living
godly
lives
will
suffer
at
the
hands
of
those
who
hate
Him.

Bible,
Galatians
5:19-21,
TLB.
"But
when
you
follow
your
own
 In
fact,
evil
men
and
false
teachers
will
become
worse
and
worse,

wrong
inclinations
your
lives
will
produce
evil
results:
impure
 deceiving
many,
they
themselves
having
been
deceived
by
Satan.

thoughts,
eagerness
for
lustful
pleasure,
idolatry,
spiritism
(that
is,
 But
you
must
keep
on
believing
the
things
you
have
been
taught.

encouraging
the
activity
of
demons),
hatred
and
fighting,
…
 You
know
they
are
true
for
you
know
that
you
can
trust
those
of
us

murder,
drunkenness,
wild
parties,
and
all
that
sort
of
thing.
Let
 who
have
taught
you."

me
tell
you
again
as
I
have
before,
that
anyone
living
that
sort
of
 

life
will
not
inherit
the
kingdom
of
God."
 Persecution
does
not
last
forever.
It's
in
the
Bible,
I
Peter
5:10,


 TLB.
"After
you
have
suffered
a
little
while,
our
God,
who
is
full
of

The
definition
of
worldly
pleasures
and
entertainment
expands:
It's
 kindness
through
Christ,
will
give
you
His
eternal
glory.
He

in
the
Bible,
I
John
2:15-17,
TLB.
"Stop
loving
this
evil
world
and
 personally
will
come
and
pick
you
up,
and
set
you
firmly
in
place,

all
that
it
offers
you,
for
when
you
love
these
things
you
show
that
 and
make
you
stronger
than
ever."

you
do
not
really
love
God;
for
all
these
worldly
things,
these
evil
 

desires—the
craze
for
sex,
the
ambition
to
buy
everything
that
 There
is
a
promise
for
those
persecuted
by
their
family.
It's
in
the

appeals
to
you,
and
the
pride
that
comes
from
wealth
and
 Bible,
Matthew
19:29,
TLB.
"And
anyone
who
gives
up
his
home,

importance—these
are
not
from
God.
They
are
from
this
evil
world
 brothers,
sisters,
father,
mother,
wife,
children,
or
property,
to

itself.
And
this
world
is
fading
away,
and
these
evil,
forbidden
 follow
Me,
shall
receive
a
hundred
times
as
much
in
return,
and

things
will
go
with
it,
but
whoever
keeps
doing
the
will
of
God
will
 shall
have
eternal
life."

live
forever."
 


 Trials
help
us
grow
spiritually.
It's
in
the
Bible,
James
1:2-3,
NIV.

Everything
we
do
should
be
done
in
harmony
with
the
name
of
 "Consider
it
pure
joy,
my
brothers,
whenever
you
face
trials
of

Christ.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Colossians
3:17,
NIV.
"And
whatever
you
 many
kinds,
because
you
know
that
the
testing
of
your
faith

do,
whether
in
word
or
deed,
do
it
all
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
 develops
perseverance."

Jesus,
giving
thanks
to
God
the
Father
through
Him."
 



Possessions

Occult
 


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Possessions
are
only
temporary.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Leviticus
25:23,
 choosing
the
disciples.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Luke
6:12,
NIV.
"One
of

TLB.
"And
remember,
the
land
is
mine,
so
you
may
not
sell
it
 those
days
Jesus
went
out
into
the
hills
to
pray,
and
spent
the

permanently.
You
are
merely
my
tenants
and
sharecroppers!"
 night
praying
to
God."


 

We
shouldn't
allow
our
possessions
to
possess
us.
It's
in
the
 Humility
is
important
when
asking
God
for
help
with
decisions.
It's

Bible,
Matthew
6:24,
NIV.
"No
one
can
serve
two
masters.
Either
 in
the
Bible,
Psalms
25:9,
NIV
"He
guides
the
humble
in
what
is

he
will
hate
the
one
and
love
the
other,
or
he
will
be
devoted
to
the
 right
and
teaches
them
His
way."

one
and
despise
the
other.
You
cannot
serve
both
God
and
 

Money."
Luke
12:15,
NIV
says,
"Then
He
said
to
them,
'Watch
out!
 How
does
God
want
us
to
respond
to
problems?
Realize
that

Be
on
your
guard
against
all
kinds
of
greed;
a
man's
life
does
not
 problems
are
inevitable
and
grow
as
a
result
of
them.
It's
in
the

consist
in
the
abundance
of
his
possessions."
 Bible,
James
1:2-4,
NIV.
"Consider
it
pure
joy,
my
brothers,


 whenever
you
face
trials
of
many
kinds,
because
you
know
that

Possessions
aren't
necessary
for
being
happy
and
content.
It's
in
 the
testing
of
your
faith
develops
perseverance.
Perseverance

the
Bible,
Philippians
4:12-13,
TLB.
"I
know
how
to
live
on
almost
 must
finish
its
work
so
that
you
may
be
mature
and
complete,
not

nothing
or
with
everything.
I
have
learned
the
secret
of
 lacking
anything."

contentment
in
every
situation,
whether
it
be
a
full
stomach
or
 

hunger,
plenty
or
want;
for
I
can
do
everything
God
asks
me
to
 Problems
are
confirmation
that
we
are
being
prepared
for
heaven.

with
the
help
of
Christ
who
gives
me
the
strength
and
power."
 It's
in
the
Bible,
II
Thessalonians
1:5,
TLB.
"This
is
only
one


 example
of
the
fair,
just
way
God
does
things,
for
He
is
using
your

It
is
unwise
to
worry
more
about
our
own
possessions
than
the
 sufferings
to
make
you
ready
for
His
Kingdom."

house
of
God.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Haggai
1:9,
TLB.
"You
hope
for
 

much
but
get
so
little.
And
when
you
bring
it
home,
I
blow
it
 How
can
we
handle
problems?
God
can
help
us
with
them.
It's
in

away—it
doesn't
last
at
all.
Why?
Because
My
Temple
lies
in
ruins
 the
Bible,
Psalm
145:14,
NIV.
"The
Lord
upholds
all
those
who
fall

and
you
don't
care.
Your
only
concern
is
your
own
fine
homes."
 and
lifts
up
all
who
are
bowed
down."


 

We
should
share
our
possessions
with
those
in
need.
It's
in
the
 Jesus
can
sometimes
free
us
from
burdens
and
problems.
It's
in

Bible,
Acts
2:44-46,
TLB.
"And
all
the
believers
met
together
 the
Bible,
Matthew
11:28,
NIV.
"Come
to
Me,
all
you
who
are

constantly
and
shared
everything
with
each
other,
selling
their
 weary
and
burdened,
and
I
will
give
you
rest."

possessions
and
dividing
with
those
in
need.
They
worshipped
 

together
regularly
at
the
Temple
each
day,
met
in
small
groups
in
 Trust
that
God's
ultimate
purpose
for
your
life
is
good.
It's
in
the

homes
for
Communion,
and
shared
their
meals
with
great
joy
and
 Bible,
Romans
8:28,
NIV.
"And
we
know
that
in
all
things
God

thankfulness."
 works
for
the
good
of
those
who
love
Him,
who
have
been
called


 according
to
His
purpose."

Decisions
 

Trust
in
God
rather
than
self
for
guidance.
It's
in
the
Bible,


 Proverbs
3:4-6,
TLB.
"If
you
want
favor
with
both
God
and
man,

The
first
principle
of
sound
decision-making
is
to
get
the
facts.
It's
 and
a
reputation
for
good
judgment
and
common
sense,
then
trust

in
the
Bible,
Proverbs
18:13,
TLB.
"What
a
shame—yes,
how
 the
Lord
completely;
don't
ever
trust
yourself.
In
everything
you
do,

stupid!—to
decide
before
knowing
the
facts!"
 put
God
first,
and
He
will
direct
you
and
crown
your
efforts
with


 success."

The
second
principle
of
decision-making
is
to
be
open
to
new

ideas.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Proverbs
18:15,
TLB.
"The
intelligent
man

is
always
open
to
new
ideas.
In
fact,
he
looks
for
them."



The
third
principle
of
making
good
decisions
is
to
hear
both
sides

of
the
story.
It's
in
the
Bible,
Proverbs
18:17,
TLB.
"Any
story

sounds
true
until
someone
tells
the
other
side
and
sets
the
record

straight."



Having
a
hard
time
deciding?
God
will
help.
It's
in
the
Bible,

James
1:5,
TLB.
"If
you
want
to
know
what
God
wants
you
to
do,

ask
Him,
and
He
will
gladly
tell
you,
for
He
is
always
ready
to
give

a
bountiful
supply
of
wisdom
to
all
who
ask
Him;
He
will
not
resent

it.
But
when
you
ask
Him,
be
sure
that
you
really
expect
Him
to
tell

you,
for
a
doubtful
mind
will
be
as
unsettled
as
a
wave
of
the
sea

that
is
driven
and
tossed
by
the
wind;
and
every
decision
you
then

make
will
be
uncertain,
as
you
turn
first
this
way,
and
then
that.
If

you
don't
ask
with
faith,
don't
expect
the
Lord
to
give
you
any
solid

answer."



Trust
in
God
rather
than
self
for
guidance.
It's
in
the
Bible,

Proverbs
3:4-6,
TLB.
"If
you
want
favor
with
both
God
and
man,

and
a
reputation
for
good
judgment
and
common
sense,
then
trust

the
Lord
completely;
don't
ever
trust
yourself.
In
everything
you
do,

put
God
first,
and
He
will
direct
you
and
crown
your
efforts
with

success."



Prayer
helps
decision-making.
Jesus
used
this
method
before



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