Secrets To A Good Life

 

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 Bible Questions Answered:

“What's the secret of having a good life?”

Sheri/ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  U.S.A.  

Bible Answer:

Bible Texts:

 

Psalm 25:4 KJV

Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths.

The Secret Of Assurance: (The Word)

I John 5:13 NLT

I have written this to you who believe in the name of The Son Of God, so that you may know you have eternal life. 

John 3:36 KJV

He that believeth on The Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not The Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

John 5:24 KJV

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth My Word, and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

John 20:31 KJV

But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is The Christ, The Son Of God; and that believing ye might have life through His name.

Numbers 23:19 KJV

God is not a man, that He should lie; neither The son Of Man, that He should repent: hath He said, and shall He not do it? or hath He spoken, and shall He not make it good?

Psalm 119:89 KJV

For ever, O Lord, thy Word is settled in heaven.

Luke 21:33 KJV

Heaven and earth shall pass away: but My Words shall not pass away.

II Timothy 1:12 KJV

For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I have committed unto Him against that day.

John 10:27-29 KJV

27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me:

28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand.

29 My Father, which gave them Me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of My Father's hand.

The Secret Of Spiritual Safety. (The Blood)

Exodus 12:13 KJV

And The Blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see The Blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.

Leviticus 17:11 KJV

For the life of the flesh is in The Blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is The Blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.

Matthew 26:28 KJV

For this is My Blood Of The New Testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

I Peter 1:18,19 KJV

18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;

19 But with The Precious Blood Of Christ, as of A Lamb without blemish and without spot:

Hebrews 9:22 NLT

In fact, according to The Law Of Moses, nearly everything was purified with Blood. For without the shedding of Blood, there is no forgiveness.

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.

The Secret Of The Lord's Joy: (Obedience)

 I Samuel 15:22,23 KJV

22 And Samuel said, Hath The Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of The Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected The Word Of The Lord, He hath also rejected thee from being king.

Isaiah 1:18,19 KJV

18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith The Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

John 15:9-11 KJV

9 As The Father hath loved Me, so have I loved you: continue ye in My love.

10 If ye keep My Commandments, ye shall abide in My love; even as I have kept My Father's Commandments, and abide in His love.

11 These things have I spoken unto you, that My joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

Sin Destroys Joy:

Psalm 51:9-12 KJV

9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy Holy Spirit from me.

12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free Spirit.

Hebrews 3:17,18 NLT

17 And who made God angry for forty years? Wasn’t it the people who sinned, whose corpses lay in the wilderness? 

18 And to whom was God speaking when He took an oath that they would never enter His rest? Wasn’t it the people who disobeyed Him? 

Obedience, Brings Joy:

Psalm 16:11 KJV

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

Romans 15:13 KJV

Now The God Of Hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of The Holy Ghost.

Galatians 5:22,23 KJV

22 But the fruit of The Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

I Peter 1:6 NLT

So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while.

Prayer:

Psalm 25:14 KJV

The secret of The Lord is with them that fear Him; and He will shew them His Covenant.

Psalm 27:5 KJV

For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion: in the secret of His tabernacle shall He hide me; He shall set me up upon A Rock.

Psalm 91:1 KJV

He that dwelleth in the secret place of The Most High shall abide under the shadow of The Almighty.

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Bible Questions Answered:

“Because the church  is full of sin I don't want to be apart of it that's for sure!...

Jack/ Chicago, Illinois  U. S. A.   

 

Bible Answer:

Bible Texts:

 

The Apostle Paul and our Lord, do not share  your view!

There was gross sin in the Corinthiian church, did  the Apostle Paul, say to close it up:?

Absolutely not!    

I Corinthians 5:1-13 NLT (Paul Condemns Spiritual Pride)

1 I can hardly believe the report about the sexual immorality going on among you—something that even pagans don’t do. I am told that a man in your church is living in sin with his stepmother. 

2 You are so proud of yourselves, but you should be mourning in sorrow and shame. And you should remove this man from your fellowship.

3 Even though I am not with you in person, I am with you in the Spirit. And as though I were there, I have already passed judgment on this man 

4 in the name of The Lord Jesus. You must call a meeting of the church. I will be present with you in spirit, and so will the power of our Lord Jesus. 

5 Then you must throw this man out and hand him over to Satan so that his sinful nature will be destroyed and he himself[e] will be saved on the day The Lord returns.

6 Your boasting about this is terrible. Don’t you realize that this sin is like a little yeast that spreads through the whole batch of dough? 

7 Get rid of the old “yeast” by removing this wicked person from among you. Then you will be like a fresh batch of dough made without yeast, which is what you really are. Christ, our Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed for us. 

8 So let us celebrate the festival, not with the old bread of wickedness and evil, but with the new bread of sincerity and truth.

9 When I wrote to you before, I told you not to associate with people who indulge in sexual sin. 

10 But I wasn’t talking about unbelievers who indulge in sexual sin, or are greedy, or cheat people, or worship idols. You would have to leave this world to avoid people like that. 

11 I meant that you are not to associate with anyone who claims to be a believer yet indulges in sexual sin, or is greedy, or worships idols, or is abusive, or is a drunkard, or cheats people. Don’t even eat with such people.

12 It isn’t my responsibility to judge outsiders, but it certainly is your responsibility to judge those inside the church who are sinning. 

13 God will judge those on the outside; but as the Scriptures say, “You must remove the evil person from among you.”

Did the Apostle say that they should close the church? Never! No, but they were to cast out the sinner from among them, five times the Apostle Paul said so!

Our Lord had been put out of synagogues, but yet we read....

Luke 4:16 KJV

And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up: and, as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.

The Story:

Luke 4:14-30 NLT (Jesus Rejected at Nazareth)

14 Then Jesus returned to Galilee, filled with The Holy Spirit’s power. Reports about Him spread quickly through the whole region. 

15 He taught regularly in their synagogues and was praised by everyone.

16 When He came to the village of Nazareth, His boyhood home, He went as usual to the synagogue on the Sabbath and stood up to read The Scriptures. 

17 The Scroll of Isaiah the prophet was handed to Him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where this was written:

18 “The Spirit Of The Lord is upon Me, for He has anointed Me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free,

19  and that the time of The Lord’s favor has come.”

20 He rolled up The Scroll, handed it back to the attendant, and sat down. All eyes in the synagogue looked at Him intently. 

21 Then He began to speak to them. “The Scripture you’ve just heard has been fulfilled this very day!”

22 Everyone spoke well of Him and was amazed by the gracious Words that came from His lips. “How can this be?” they asked. “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”

23 Then He said, “You will undoubtedly quote Me this proverb: ‘Physician, heal yourself’—meaning, ‘Do miracles here in your hometown like those you did in Capernaum.’ 

24 But I tell you The Truth, no prophet is accepted in his own hometown.

25 “Certainly there were many needy widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the heavens were closed for three and a half years, and a severe famine devastated the land. 

26 Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them. He was sent instead to a foreigner—a widow of Zarephath in the land of Sidon. 

27 And many in Israel had leprosy in the time of the prophet Elisha, but the only one healed was Naaman, a Syrian.”

28 When they heard this, the people in the synagogue were furious. 

29 Jumping up, they mobbed Him and forced Him to the edge of the hill on which the town was built. They intended to push Him over the cliff, 

30 but He passed right through the crowd and went on His way.

Did Jesus ever suggest that the synagogues should be closed? Never!

Is there a time to leave a church, Yes, if the pastor is preaching false, non Biblical doctrines!

II Timothy 2:15 KJV

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

The Church:

Ephesians 2:19-22 KJV

19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;

20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;

21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:

22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

I Peter 2:3-9 KJV

3 If so be ye have tasted that The Lord is gracious.

4 To whom coming, as unto A Living Stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,

5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

6 Wherefore also it is contained in The Scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion A Chief Corner Stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on Him shall not be confounded.

7 Unto you therefore which believe He is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, The Stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made The Head Of The Corner,

8 And A Stone of Stumbling, and A Rock Of Offence, even to them which stumble at The Word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.

9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvellous light;

The Church Of Jesus Christ, Is The Body Of Christ.

Matthew 18:20 KJV

For where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of them.

John 2:19-22 KJV

19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

20 Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?

21 But He spake of the temple of His body.

22 When therefore He was risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this unto them; and they believed The Scripture, and The Word which Jesus had said.

Romans 12:4-8 KJV

4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:

5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

7 Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;

8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.

I Corinthians 10:16,17 KJV

16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of The Blood Of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

17 For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.

I Corinthians 12:12-31 NLT (All Christian people are a part of The Lord's Body, the church, this is a work of The Holy Spirit.)

12 The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ. 

13 Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit.

14 Yes, the body has many different parts, not just one part. 

15 If the foot says, “I am not a part of the body because I am not a hand,” that does not make it any less a part of the body. 

16 And if the ear says, “I am not part of the body because I am not an eye,” would that make it any less a part of the body? 

17 If the whole body were an eye, how would you hear? Or if your whole body were an ear, how would you smell anything?

18 But our bodies have many parts, and God has put each part just where He wants it. 

19 How strange a body would be if it had only one part! 

20 Yes, there are many parts, but only one body. 

21 The eye can never say to the hand, “I don’t need you.” The head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you.”

22 In fact, some parts of the body that seem weakest and least important are actually the most necessary. 

23 And the parts we regard as less honorable are those we clothe with the greatest care. So we carefully protect those parts that should not be seen, 

24 while the more honorable parts do not require this special care. So God has put the body together such that extra honor and care are given to those parts that have less dignity. 

25 This makes for harmony among the members, so that all the members care for each other. 

26 If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one part is honored, all the parts are glad.

27 All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it. 

28 Here are some of the parts God has appointed for the church:

first are apostles,

second are prophets,

third are teachers,

then those who do miracles,

those who have the gift of healing,

those who can help others,

those who have the gift of leadership,

those who speak in unknown languages.

29 Are we all apostles? Are we all prophets? Are we all teachers? Do we all have the power to do miracles? 

30 Do we all have the gift of healing? Do we all have the ability to speak in unknown languages? Do we all have the ability to interpret unknown languages? Of course not! 

31 So you should earnestly desire the most helpful gifts.

But now let me show you a way of life that is best of all.

(Continued at I Corinthians 13-the Love chapter)

Galatians 3:27 KJV

For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

Ephesians 1: 22,23 KJV

22 And hath put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be The Head over all things to the church,

23 Which is His body, the fullness of Him that filleth all in all.

Ephesians 2:19-22 KJV

19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God;

20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being The Chief Corner Stone;

21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in The Lord:

22 In whom ye also are built together for an habitation of God through The Spirit.

Ephesians 4:4,11,12,14-16,25 KJV

4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;

11 And He gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

15 But speaking The Truth in love, may grow up into Him in all things, which is The Head, even Christ:

(Head of the body, the church).

16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.

Ephesians 5:2329,30 KJV

23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is The Head of the church: and He is the savior of the body.

29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as The Lord the church:

30 For we are members of His body, of His flesh, and of His bones.

Colossians 1:18,24 NLT

18 And He is The Head of the body, the church: who is The Beginning, The Firstborn from the dead; that in all things He might have the preeminence.

24 I am glad when I suffer for you in my body, for I am participating in the sufferings of Christ that continue for His body, the church.

Colossians 2:19 NLT

"... Christ, The Head of the body. For He holds the whole body together with its joints and ligaments, and it grows as God nourishes it.

Colossians 3:15 NLT 

And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful.

The Church's One Foundation 

The church has one foundation,

’Tis Jesus Christ her Lord;

She is His new creation,

Through water by The Word.

From heav’n He came and sought her

To be His holy bride;

With His Own Blood He bought her,

And for her life He died.

Elect from every nation,

Yet one o’er all the earth,

Her charter of salvation—

One Lord, one faith, one birth.

One holy name she blesses,

Partakes one holy food;

And to one hope she presses,

With every grace endued.

Long with a scornful wonder

Men saw her sore oppressed,

By schisms rent asunder,

By heresies distressed.

Yet saints their watch were keeping

To hail a brighter day,

When God should stop their weeping,

Take their reproach away.

The evening sun is shining,

The cloudy day is past;

The time of their repining

Is at an end at last.

The voice of God is calling

To unity again;

Division walls are falling,

With all the creeds of men.

Back to the one foundation,

From sects and creeds made free,

Come saints of every nation

To blessed unity.

Once more the ancient glory 

Shines as in days of old,

And tells the wondrous story—

One God, one faith, one fold. 

Author: Samuel J. Stone,

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Prayer:

I John 5:1,11-13 KJV

1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is The Christ has become a child of God..." 

11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us Eternal Life, and this Life is in His Son.

12 He that hath The Son hath Life; and he that hath not The Son Of God hath not Life.

13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of The Son Of God; that ye may know that ye have Eternal Life, and that ye may believe on the name of The Son Of God.

Bible Lesson: Marks Of Godly Character Versus Marks Of Non-Christian Character: Watchfulness Versus Spiritual Lethargy.

 

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Bible Lesson: Marks Of Godly Character Versus Marks Of Non-Christian Character: Watchfulness Versus Spiritual Lethargy.

Bible Texts:

Watchfulness:

I Thessalonians 5:6 KJV

Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

Spiritual Lethargy:

Proverbs 29:1 KJV

He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

Spiritual Watchfulness:

Deuteronomy 4:9 NLT

“But watch out! Be careful never to forget what you yourself have seen. Do not let these memories escape from your mind as long as you live! And be sure to pass them on to your children and grandchildren.

Joshua 22:5 NLT

But be very careful to obey all The Commands and the instructions that Moses gave to you. Love The Lord your God, walk in all His ways, obey His Commands, hold firmly to Him, and serve Him with all your heart and all your soul.”

I Kings 2:3 KJV

And keep the charge of The Lord thy God, to walk in His Ways, to keep His Statutes, and His Commandments, and His Judgments, and His Testimonies, as it is written in The Law Of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself

Psalm 39:1 NLT

I said to myself, “I will watch what I do and not sin in what I say. I will hold my tongue when the ungodly are around me.”

Psalm 130:5,6 NLT

5 I am counting on The Lord; yes, I am counting on Him. I have put my hope in His Word.

6 I long for The Lord more than sentries long for the dawn, yes, more than sentries long for the dawn.

Psalm 141:3 KJV

Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

Proverbs 4:23 NLT

Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.

Proverbs 13:3 KJV

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

Proverbs 21:23 KJV

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

Micah 7:7 NLT

As for me, I look to The Lord for help. I wait confidently for God to save me, and my God will certainly hear me.

Matthew 7:15 KJV

Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

Matthew 5:4,5 KJV

4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

5 For many shall come in My name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

Matthew 24:42-44 KJV

42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.

44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not The Son Of Man cometh.

Matthew 25:1-13 KJV (Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids)

1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.

3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.

7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.

8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.

9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.

10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.

12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.

13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein The Son Of Man cometh.

Matthew 26:36-41 KJV

36 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.

37 And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.

38 Then saith He unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with Me.

39 And He went a little farther, and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, O My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from Me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.

40 And He cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with Me one hour?

41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Mark 13:32-37 KJV

32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither The Son, but The Father.

33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.

34 For The Son Of Man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.

35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:

36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.

37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.

Luke 12:15,35-40 KJV

15 Then He said, “Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.”

35 Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;

36 And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.

37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.

39 And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.

40 Be ye therefore ready also: for The Son Of Man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

Luke 17:1-3 NLT

17 One day Jesus said to His disciples, “There will always be temptations to sin, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting! 

2 It would be better to be thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around your neck than to cause one of these little ones to fall into sin. 

3 So watch yourselves! “If another believer sins, rebuke that person; then if there is repentance, forgive. 

Luke 21:32-36 KJV

32 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.

33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but My Words shall not pass away.

34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.

36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son Of Man.

 Romans 16:17 NLT

And now I make one more appeal, my dear brothers and sisters. Watch out for people who cause divisions and upset people’s faith by teaching things contrary to what you have been taught. Stay away from them.

I Corinthians 10:12 KJV

Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

I Corinthians 16:13 KJV

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

Galatians 6:1,10 NLT

1 Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer[a] is overcome by some sin, you who are Godly[b] should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself. 

10 Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone—especially to those in the family of faith.

Ephesians 5:15,16 KJV

15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Ephesians 6:18 KJV

Praying always with all prayer and supplication in The Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

Colossians 4:2,5,6 NLT (An Encouragement for Prayer)

2 Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. 

5 Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity. 

6 Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone.

I Thessalonians 5:4-8 KJV

4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.

8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

Titus 3:1 KJV

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

Hebrews 2:1 NLT (A Warning against Drifting Away)

So we must listen very carefully to The Truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it.

Hebrews 12:25 NLT

Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to The One who is speaking. For if the people of Israel did not escape when they refused to listen to Moses, the earthly messenger, we will certainly not escape if we reject The One who speaks to us from heaven! 

James 1:26 KJV

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

James 3:5-8 KJV

5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

7 For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:

8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

I Peter 3:10,15 KJV

10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

15 But sanctify The Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

I Peter 4:7 KJV

But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

II Peter 1:19 KJV

We have also a more sure Word Of Prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and The Day Star arise in your hearts:

Revelation 3:2,3 KJV (Sardis)

2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.

3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

Revelation 16:15 KJV

Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

Spiritual Lethargy:

I Kings 18:21 KJV

And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if The Lord be God, follow Him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. 

Psalm 34:17-19 KJV

17 The righteous cry, and The Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but The Lord delivereth him out of them all.

 

Matthew 13:24-30 NLT (Parable of the Wheat and Weeds)

24 Here is another story Jesus told: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field. 

25 But that night as the workers slept, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat, then slipped away. 

26 When the crop began to grow and produce grain, the weeds also grew.

27 “The farmer’s workers went to him and said, ‘Sir, the field where you planted that good seed is full of weeds! Where did they come from?’

28 “‘An enemy has done this!’ the farmer exclaimed. “‘Should we pull out the weeds?’ they asked.

29 “‘No,’ he replied, ‘you’ll uproot the wheat if you do. 

30 Let both grow together until the harvest. Then I will tell the harvesters to sort out the weeds, tie them into bundles, and burn them, and to put the wheat in the barn.’”

Luke 9:61,62 KJV

61 And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.

62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

Luke 14:26,27 NLT (The Cost of Being a Disciple)

25 A large crowd was following Jesus. He turned around and said to them, 

26 “If you want to be My disciple, you must, by comparison, hate everyone else—your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be My disciple. 

27 And if you do not carry your own cross and follow Me, you cannot be My disciple.

Luke 21:34,36 KJV

34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

36  Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before The Son Of Man.

John 3:36 KJV

He that believeth on The Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not The Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

I Corinthians 6:19,20 KJV

19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of The Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

I Corinthians 16:22 NLT

If anyone does not love The Lord, that person is cursed. Our Lord, come!

Galatians 6:7-10 KJV

7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to The Spirit shall of The Spirit reap life everlasting.

9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

Colossians 3:1,2 KJV

1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on The Right Hand Of God.

2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

Hebrews 2:1 KJV

Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.

I John 3:4 KJV

Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also The Law: for sin is the transgression of The Law.

Revelation 2:4,5 KJV (Ephesian Church)

4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.

5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.

Revelation 3:14-17,20 KJV (Laodicean Church)

14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith The Amen, The Faithful and True witness, The Beginning Of The Creation Of God;

15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.

16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of My mouth.

17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me.

Revelation 12:9 KJV

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Revelation 20:10 KJV

And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

Prayer:

I Peter 5:8 NLT

Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.

Talking And Listening To God

 

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“...Ok if I talk to God, can he talk to me to?...”

Shelly/ Wauseon, Ohio  U.S.A. 

 

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Bible Texts:

Yes we are to talk to The Lord, and,tell Him our cares and concerns, asking for His help and guidance!

Now the question is, can and does He talk to us? And the answer to that question is yes, and how He talks to us, is through His Word.

Some day we will see Him face to face and  things will be different then, but until them we can hear His voice through His holy Word. His Word is His love letter to us.

Psalm 19;1-4 NLT (Creation) 

1 The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display His craftsmanship.

2 Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make Him known.

3 They speak without a sound or word; their voice is never heard.

4 Yet their message has gone throughout the earth, and their words to all the world.

Psalm 119:24,105,172 NLT

24 Your laws please me; they give me wise advice.

105 Your Word is a lamp to guide my feet and a Light for my path.

172 Let my tongue sing about your Word, for all your Commands are right.

Jeremiah 29:11 NLT 

For I know the plans I have for you,” says The Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. 

Jeremiah 33:3 KJV

Call unto Me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

Zephaniah 3:17 NLT 

For The Lord your God is living among you. He is A Mighty Savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With His love, He will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.”

Matthew 7:24-29 KJV (Building on a Solid Foundation)

24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon A Rock:

25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon A Rock.

26 And every one that heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:

29 For He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

Matthew 18:20 KJV

For where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of them.

John 10:27 KJV

My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me:

John 14:15-18,26 KJV

15 If ye love Me, keep My commandments.

16 And I will pray The Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever;

17 Even The Spirit Of Truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth Him not, neither knoweth Him: but ye know Him; for He dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

26 But The Comforter, which is The Holy Ghost, whom The Father will send in My name, He shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

John 16:13 KJV

Howbeit when He, The Spirit Of Truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth: for He shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall hear, that shall He speak: and He will shew you things to come.

Romans 5:5 NLT

And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because He has given us The Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with His love.

Romans 8:26,27 NLT 

26 And The Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But The Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. 27 And The Father who knows all hearts knows what The Spirit is saying, for The Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God’s own will. 

Romans 10:17 KJV

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by The Word of God.

Romans 12:2 KJV

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

I Thessalonians 2:13 KJV

For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received The Word Of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, The Word Of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

II Timothy 3:16,17 NLT

16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. 

17 God uses it to prepare and equip His people to do every good work.

Hebrews 1:2 NLT

1 Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets. 

2 And now in these final days, He has spoken to us through His Son..."

Hebrews 4:12 KJV

For The Word Of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged 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 1:3 NLT

We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with The Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.

I John 2:27 KJV

But the anointing which ye have received of Him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in Him.

I John 5:14,15 KJV

14 And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask any thing according to His will, He heareth us:

15 And if we know that He hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him.

Revelation 3:20 NLT

“Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear My voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends. 

Prayer:

Hebrews 13:5 KJV

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

New Age Teaching

 

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“What are new age beliefs?...”

Rodney/ Tucson, Arizona   U.S.A. 

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Bible Texts:

WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS:

 

One popular New Age belief, often found in songs etc. is that of reincarnation. The belief that when someone dies they come back to life in many different forms.

 Ecclesiastes 12:7 NLT

"...the dust will return to the earth, and the spirit will return to God who gave it."

Daniel 12:2 KJV

And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

Matthew 25:46 KJV

And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

Luke 16:19-31 KJV (Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus)

19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,

21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.

22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;

23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.

27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:

28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.

31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead. 

Luke 23:43 KJV (Penitent thief on the cross) 

And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with Me in paradise.

John 5:28,29 KJV

28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear His voice,

29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

II Corinthians 5:8,10 NLT

8 Yes, we are fully confident, and we would rather be away from these earthly bodies, for then we will be at home with The Lord. 

10 For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body.

Hebrews 9:27 KJV

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

New Agers also believe that all of humanity is good, and not sinful.

II Chronicles 6:36 KJV

If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near;

Job 25:4 NLT

How can a mortal be innocent before God? Can anyone born of a woman be pure?

Psalm 14:3 KJV

They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

Psalm 51:5 KJV

Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

Proverbs 20:9 KJV

Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

Ecclesiastes 7:20 KJV

For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Isaiah 53:6 KJV

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and The Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

Isaiah 64:6 KJV

But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Jeremiah 2:35 NLT

And yet you say, ‘I have done nothing wrong. Surely God isn’t angry with me!’ But now I will punish you severely because you claim you have not sinned.

Romans 3:23 KJV

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Galatians 3:22 KJV

But The Scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.

I John 1:8-10 KJV

8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and The Truth is not in us.

9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just 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.

Another teaching of New Agers is that, we are gods. What does The Word say...

Genesis 1:26,27 KJV

26 And God said, Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

27 So God created man in His own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created He them. 

Isaiah 53:5 KJV

But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed.

John 1:12 KJV

But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name:

John 15:5,15 KJV

5 I am The Vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without Me ye can do nothing.

15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of My Father I have made known unto you.

Acts 1:8 KJV

But ye shall receive power, after that The Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Romans 5:8 KJV

But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 6:6 KJV

Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

Romans 8:1 KJV

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after The Spirit.

I Corinthians 1:2 KJV

Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both their's and our's:

I Corinthians 3:16 KJV

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that The Spirit Of God dwelleth in you?

I Corinthians 6:19,20 KJV

19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of The Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

I Corinthians 12:27 KJV

Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

II Corinthians 5:17 KJV

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Galatians 2:20 KJV

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of The Son Of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me.

Galatians 3:26 KJV

For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 1:4,5 KJV

4 According as He hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love:

5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,

 

Ephesians 2:4,5,6,10 KJV

4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love wherewith He loved us,

5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

Ephesians 3:17-19 KJV

17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;

19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

Ephesians 4:24 KJV

And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

Colossians 3:3 KJV

For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

I Peter 2:9 KJV

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

II Peter 1:4 KJV

Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

I John 3:1,2 KJV

1 Behold, what manner of love The Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew Him not.

2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is.

Revelation 21:3 KJV

And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be with them, and be their God.

Prayer:

Acts 17:10,11 KJV

10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.

11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received The Word with all readiness of mind, and searched The Scriptures daily, whether those things were so.