Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Saving the Chief

1Ti 1:15  This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. 
1Ti 1:16  Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting. 

Paul, in the past had been rounding up Christians, even killing them, thinking that this was his service to God.  When Jesus shined in his heart he was changed. The chief of sinners was sent as an apostle to the nations. His mission was to preach Jesus and the cross; the way of salvation from our sins. His passion was to save lives , for Jesus came to seek and to save that which was lost. (Luke 19:10)  

Paul's life was an example of the mercy and grace of God who is long suffering towards us. Jesus came into the world to save  sinners, and all of us were sinners, and to give to us eternal life. 

It is our responsibility to intercede in prayer for the lost. We are to pray for our chiefs, our leaders in Washington and those of authority over us. The power of God is able to save even the chief of sinners. 

Eph 2:13  But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. 

Monday, November 25, 2019

Believing a Lie

Gen 3:3  But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 
Gen 3:4  And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

Believing the lying serpent, satan, caused Adam and Eve to sin, to die spiritually and eventually the death of the body. That one sin gave them the knowledge of sin as well as truth from God, the knowledge of good and evil. They were created in the image of God. Their sin caused all people to have a sin nature. They became people of earth, earthy and they lost their fellowship with God. Mankind became double minded. If they chose to believe and serve the devil, then the things of God would be removed from them.

Our nation was founded by people who wanted the truth of God to govern them. They wrote the constitution for a God fearing people.  Every generation must come to God for truth and desire the truth of God. Our schools have  removed the truth of God and replaced it with godless humanism, atheistic evolution and made up morality, not based on God's truth in the Bible. Our nation is divided because half the nation believes the lies given to them by the news media and the godless institutions. Many hate those of the traditions based on the truth of God. The last Adam from God, came to the earth from heaven. He had no sin and he through his death atonement for our sins made it possable for mankind to be reconciled to God, his Father.

1Co 15:45  And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
1Co 15:46  Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
1Co 15:47  The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
1Co 15:48  As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
1Co 15:49  And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

John 3:16  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.  

Jesus brought new spiritual life to those who believe in him.

Joh 14:6  Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.