I am intrigued by the lives of the men and women of the scripture. Their faith there obedience, and their mistakes. Joshua is one such man.God told him "Moses my servant is dead" Then began to remind Joshua of the importance of following the law God had handed down to Moses.Things have changed since those days,but much is to be gleaned from this man and his leadership over Israel.The promises of God to Joshua,and the encouragement given by God.And of course the commission God intended Him to carry out.But read the first 9 verses of the book of Joshua and learn. The writers of the
Scofield Bible point out that the book of Joshua is the Ephesians of the old testament.I agree. I want to end my blog by showing unsaved people as well as reminding believers of the fact that the law that Moses and Joshua represented never did and never will give sinful people victory.Read (Heb chapter 7:19) also Romans 6:14,and Romans 8:verses 2 thru 4. Jesus did not come to destroy the law,but that the law should be fulfilled.) What the law could not do JESUS CHRIST DID). Matthew chapter 5:verses 17 thru 20. God bless you all for following my blogs. Hope to meet you in Heaven .
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
DON'T BE.
That old subject of love. Bored with it? Don't be. 1st john chapter 4:verse 17.
Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgement: because as he is, so are we in this world. 1st John chapter 4: verses 19 and 20,We love Him because He first loved us.
If a man say, I love God,and hateth his brother,he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother not his brother whom he hath seen,how can he love God whom he hath not seen. Verse 21...And this commandment have we from him,That he who loveth God love his brother also.
I say that all i speak of in my blogs i say with love for my brothers and sisters.
Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgement: because as he is, so are we in this world. 1st John chapter 4: verses 19 and 20,We love Him because He first loved us.
If a man say, I love God,and hateth his brother,he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother not his brother whom he hath seen,how can he love God whom he hath not seen. Verse 21...And this commandment have we from him,That he who loveth God love his brother also.
I say that all i speak of in my blogs i say with love for my brothers and sisters.
DON'T MISS THEM.
It's awesome to read about saints of old,when i am getting old. To see that so many were not burdened down by a lack of Faith, but the ability to Trust,pray and then rest in the arms of Jesus for Life and eternity. One such man was a brother named J Hudson Taylor...
1832-1935. Oh my goodness this brother was trained in medicine but was not a doctor. He did Pastoral work but was not ordained.
Believe it or not in this modern world of America, we seem to have a shortage of Pastors in many churches.Is the bar set so high that only a select few can ever attain the office of an ordained anything in the local church? My personal belief at this time is yes. Will i live to see this changed in my country? This i do not know.....but.... i'd rather stand by or kneel by a man i know is redeemed from His sin of the flesh, than 20 men ordained yet living a hidden life contrary to the will of God for a particular church. Think on this if you have the courage. Many men in Biblical Scripture today's jealous deacons and Pastors would never ordain. I did not write this to speak badly of ordained Ministers,or deacons. I have close family that are pastors and friends that are deacons. Since when do we shun and discourage men from leadership roles in our churches that we know their Spiritual qualifications are very very solid, yet we push to the front men that are unlearned in God's word and some are sexually permissive, but they brag on how they have only been married to one women their entire life?
This is a very strong blog i know, and its been long overdue. By the way every time i speak with pastors, they bring up the subject that there is a tremendous shortage of Pastors and deacons. Something to think about. 0ver 50% of all marriages in America today end in divorce and Lord only knows how many people have married and divorced several times. Educated clergy i think is a very wise thing to have. Many of our Preachers historically dating back hundreds of years had formal educations. But we are building a church world that only Preachers with college degrees are welcome. That is wrong. We need to watch our converts and learn them. Believe me we can see if your qualified by the life you NOW live and how much you may or may not love Jesus.We must get back to qualifying our church leaders in the true fashion of our forefathers .Men like J Hudson Taylor and even Dwight Moody. God calls all sorts of men, from all backgrounds.Don't miss them !!!
1832-1935. Oh my goodness this brother was trained in medicine but was not a doctor. He did Pastoral work but was not ordained.
Believe it or not in this modern world of America, we seem to have a shortage of Pastors in many churches.Is the bar set so high that only a select few can ever attain the office of an ordained anything in the local church? My personal belief at this time is yes. Will i live to see this changed in my country? This i do not know.....but.... i'd rather stand by or kneel by a man i know is redeemed from His sin of the flesh, than 20 men ordained yet living a hidden life contrary to the will of God for a particular church. Think on this if you have the courage. Many men in Biblical Scripture today's jealous deacons and Pastors would never ordain. I did not write this to speak badly of ordained Ministers,or deacons. I have close family that are pastors and friends that are deacons. Since when do we shun and discourage men from leadership roles in our churches that we know their Spiritual qualifications are very very solid, yet we push to the front men that are unlearned in God's word and some are sexually permissive, but they brag on how they have only been married to one women their entire life?
This is a very strong blog i know, and its been long overdue. By the way every time i speak with pastors, they bring up the subject that there is a tremendous shortage of Pastors and deacons. Something to think about. 0ver 50% of all marriages in America today end in divorce and Lord only knows how many people have married and divorced several times. Educated clergy i think is a very wise thing to have. Many of our Preachers historically dating back hundreds of years had formal educations. But we are building a church world that only Preachers with college degrees are welcome. That is wrong. We need to watch our converts and learn them. Believe me we can see if your qualified by the life you NOW live and how much you may or may not love Jesus.We must get back to qualifying our church leaders in the true fashion of our forefathers .Men like J Hudson Taylor and even Dwight Moody. God calls all sorts of men, from all backgrounds.Don't miss them !!!
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