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4 days ago3 min read

Whose table do you sit at…

Joh 3:16-21 AFV For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, so that everyone who believes in Him may not perish, but may have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not His Son into the world that He might judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. 18 The one who believes in Him is not judged, but the one who does not believe has already been judged because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the judgment: that the light has come into the world, but men loved darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. 20 For everyone who practices evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, so that his works may not be exposed; 21 But the one who practices the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be manifested, that they have been accomplished by the power of God…

…And this is the message that we have heard from Him and are declaring to you: that God is light, and there is no darkness at all in Him. 6 If we proclaim that we have fellowship with Him, but we are walking in the darkness, we are lying to ourselves, and we are not practicing the Truth. 7 However, if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, then we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, His own Son, cleanses us from all sin. 8 If we say that we do not have sin, we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our own sins, He is faithful and righteous, to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His Word is not in us…1Jn 1:5-10 AFV

1Co 10:20-22 AFV But that which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God; and I do not wish you to have fellowship with demons. 21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord, and the table of demons. 22 Now do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?

2Th 2:7-12 AFV For the mystery of lawlessness is already working; only there is one Who is restraining at the present time until it arises out of the midst. 8 And then the lawless one will be revealed (whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth, and will destroy with the brightness of His coming); 9 Even the one whose coming is according to the inner working of Satan, with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in those who are perishing because they did not receive the love of the truth, so that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause, God will send upon them a powerful deception that will cause them to believe the lie, 12 So that all may be judged who did not believe the truth, but who took pleasure in unrighteousness…

And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, 25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure (perhaps) will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; 26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will. 2Ti 2:24-26 KJV

Jas 4:7-10 KJV Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. 9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up…

Father, please grant us repentance and a love of the Truth which cannot be quenched…we renounce any other table and ask to receive only from Jesus of Nazareth Your only Son…please clean us and free us so we can learn the Truth and never do an evil thing again by forsaking lies and doing right by You…In Jesus of Nazareth’s name amen.

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Ben Stewart

5 days ago2 min read

A big oak tree is just a little nut that held its ground…

Are you faithful with the truth…do you behave properly when the truth is revealed to you…the best any soul can do is what is right when he learns the truth…

Ask yourself do you have any of these in your life…

Gal 5:16-21 ASV But I say, Walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are contrary the one to the other; that ye may not do the things that ye would. 18 But if ye are led by the Spirit, ye are not under the law. 19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication (no sex outside of marriage), uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmities (hostilities), strife, jealousies, wraths, factions, divisions, parties, 21 envyings, drunkenness, revellings, and such like; of which I forewarn you, even as I did forewarn you, that they who practice such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God

Forsake the works of flesh…do you have any of these Christian fruits…

Gal 5:22-25 ASV But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 meekness, self-control; against such there is no law. 24 And they that are of Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts thereof. 25 If we live by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us also walk.

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A big oak tree is just a little nut that held its ground…

Ben Stewart

6 days ago2 min read

Do you persecute Christians…

Act 22:8 ASV And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecute.

Mat 7:1-6 ASV Judge not, that ye be not judged. 2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you. 3 And why behold thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considers not the beam that is in thine own eye? 4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye; and lo, the beam is in thine own eye? 5 Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. 6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample them under their feet, and turn and rend you.

Mat 6:8-15 ASV Be not therefore like unto them: for your Father knows what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. 9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. 14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

1Jn 5:1-5 ASV Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is begotten(Father) of God: and whosoever loves Him that begat loves him also that is begotten of Him. 2 Hereby we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and do his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. 4 For whatsoever is begotten of God overcomes the world: and this is the victory that hath overcome the world, even our faith. 5 And who is he that overcomes the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

Father…please help me overcome any forms of trial and temptation and reveal to me the Truth needed to change and be right with You and Your Only Holy Son…in Jesus of Nazareth’s name amen.

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