Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Witnessing - Dangers
Bible Questions Answered:
“...so we've marked our bibles and
memorized some verses and are ready to go out and witness to them...”
Rod/ Queen Creek, Arizona U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Knowing “Thus saith The Lord,” is
of course of major importance, but do not over look the fact that
witnessing, places the witness in a perilous position. A witness
comes face to face with those who are in the depths of sin and
darkness.
I Peter 5:8,9
NLT
8 Stay alert! Watch out for your
great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking
for someone to devour.
9 Stand firm against him, and be
strong in your faith..."
Spiritual
Preparation:
Proverbs 11:30
KJV
"...he that winneth souls is
wise.
Daniel 12:3 KJV
And they that be wise shall shine as
the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to
righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
Matthew 17:21
KJV
Howbeit this kind goeth not out but
by prayer and fasting.
Matthew 26:41
KJV
Watch and pray, that ye enter
not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is
weak.
I Corinthians
10:12 KJV
Wherefore let him that thinketh he
standeth take heed lest he fall.
I Corinthians
15:58 KJV
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be
ye stedfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of The Lord,
forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
I Corinthians
16:13 NLT
Be on guard. Stand firm in the
faith. Be courageous. Be strong.
Ephesians
6:10-12 NLT (Read: Verses 10-18)
10 A final word: Be strong in The
Lord and in His mighty power.
11 Put on all of God’s armor so
that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the
devil.
12 For we are not fighting against
flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities
of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and
against evil spirits in the heavenly places.
Colossians 4:2
NLT
Devote yourselves to prayer with
an alert mind and a thankful heart.
I Thessalonians
5: 6,7 NLT
5 For you are all children of The
Light and of the day; we don’t belong to darkness and night.
6 So be on your guard, not asleep
like the others. Stay alert and be clearheaded.
James 4:7 KJV
Submit yourselves therefore to God.
Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Revelation 12:11
KJV
And they
overcame him by The Blood Of the Lamb, and by The Word
of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
I Peter 4:7 KJV
The end of the world is coming soon.
Therefore, be earnest and disciplined in your prayers.
II Peter 3:17
NLT
"...be on guard; then
you will not be carried away by the errors of these wicked people and
lose your own secure footing.
I John 4:4 KJV
Ye are of God, little children, and
have overcome them: because greater is He that is in you, than he
that is in the world.
Jude 1:22,23 KJV
22 And of some have compassion,
making a difference:
23 And others save with fear,
pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the
flesh.
Jude 1:22,23 NLT
22 And you must
show mercy to those whose faith is wavering.
23 Rescue
others by snatching them from the flames of judgment. Show mercy to
still others, but do so with great caution, hating
the sins that contaminate their lives.
Witnesses for The Lord Jesus Christ, may this Messianic Prophecy,
concerning Him, be true of you as well!
Isaiah 61:1 KJV
The Spirit Of
The Lord God is upon Me; because The Lord hath anointed Me to preach
good tidings unto the meek; He hath sent Me to bind up the
brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening
of the prison to them that are bound;
Luke
10:1-12,16-21 KJV
1 After these
things The Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and
two before His face into every city and place, whither He Himself
would come.
2 Therefore
said He unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are
few: pray ye therefore The Lord Of The harvest, that He would send
forth laborers into His harvest.
3 Go your ways:
behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.
4 Carry neither
purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.
5 And into
whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.
6 And if The
son Of Peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it
shall turn to you again.
7 And in the
same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for
the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
8 And into
whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as
are set before you:
9 And heal the
sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come
nigh unto you.
10 But into
whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out
into the streets of the same, and say,
11 Even the
very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against
you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is
come nigh unto you.
12 But I say
unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than
for that city.
16 He that
heareth you heareth Me; and he that despiseth you despiseth Me; and
he that despiseth Me despiseth Him that sent Me.
17 And the
seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are
subject unto us through thy name.
18 And He said
unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
19 Behold, I
give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all
the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
20
Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject
unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in
heaven.
21 In that hour
Jesus rejoiced in Spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father,
Lord Of Heaven
And Earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent,
and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed
good in thy sight.
Prayer:
Matthew
10:34 KJV
Think
not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace,
but a sword.
Ephesians
6:17 KJV
And
take...the sword of The Spirit, which is The Word Of God:
Hebrews
4:12 KJV
For
The Word Of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two
edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and
spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the
thoughts and intents of the heart.
I
John 3:8 KJV
He
that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the
beginning. For this purpose The Son Of God was manifested, that He
might destroy the works of the devil.
John
13:15 KJV
For
I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
Hebrews
13:5 KJV
"...for
He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.