I cannot express how much this is blessing me tonight. I found this by searching. I am one who was raised in a Baptist church ...learned all about the Bible, God and Jesus, and encouraged to make my "Profession of Faith'' at age 9. Well, at age 9, I had no idea what I had done so wrong as to deserve hell, but I publically accepted Christ. This, to me, has little to do with being Born Again. Yes, I am eternally grateful that I was raised in a Godly, Christian home, but I was not truly Born Again...a life-changing, Jesus and Holy Spirit-filled experience, until about 5 years ago. I will be 59 May 4th. There is a world of difference between knowing ABOUT the Bible, and my Heavenly Father, and my Savior Jesus, and KNOWING them PERSONALLY...a TRUE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP. Again, I am so blessed by this...THANK YOU
2 Timothy 3:16-17😊❤ 2 Timothy 3:10-17( All Scripture is breathed out by God 😊100%❤) and inspired by God to past faithful one of God to write it down for us to learn by the power of his good Holy Spirit😊❤ in Christ and we put our trust in our Lord( Jesus😊❤, our savior too in Christ) 3 Timothy 3:10-17 " 10 You😊❤, however, have follow my teaching😊❤, my conduct😊❤, my aim😊❤ in life, my faith( trust in Jesus😊1st❤), my patience😊❤, my love❤😊, my steadfastness😊❤, 11 my persecutions😊❤and sufferings😊❤ that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra- which persecutions I endured ; yet from them all the Lord( Jesus😊1st❤, my Lord too in Christ) rescued ❤ me. 12 Indeed😊❤, all (😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤) who 😊❤ desire😊❤ to live😊❤ godly😊❤ life😊❤ in Christ Jesus(😊1st❤ ) will be persecuted, 13 while evil people and imposters will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. 14 But😊❤ as for you( Timothy😊❤), continue😊❤ in what you😊❤ have😊❤ learned😊❤ and have firmly😊❤ believed( trusted or trust in Jesus😊1st❤), Knowing 😊❤ from whom 😊❤ you😊❤ learned😊❤ it😊❤ 15 and how from childhood😊❤ you😊❤ have been😊❤ acquainted😊❤ with the sacred😊❤ writings😊❤, which are able😊❤ to make😊❤ you( Timothy😊❤ or us today too in Christ😊❤) wise😊❤ for salvation😊❤ through( by, how ? through or by) faith( trust in Jesus😊1st❤) in Christ Jesus(😊1st❤). 16 All Scripture(😊❤ in Christ) is breathed😊❤ out 😊❤ by God( God😊❤, our Father in heaven😊❤) and profitable😊❤ for( you might ask for what? " for") teaching❤😊 , for reproof❤😊 , for correction😊❤, and for training❤😊 in righteousness😊❤, 17 that the man😊❤ of God(😊100%❤ our Father in heaven) may be complete(100%❤😊), equipped😊❤ for( "for" for what you might ask? "for" ) every good work. "( 2 Timothy 3:10-17 ESV Study Bible, " for good work" not saved by good work but by faith( trust in Jesus😊1st❤) in Christ Jesus😊1st❤) Since Jesus😊1st❤ is the truth ( John 14:6😊❤) from God (😊100%❤ John 3:16😊❤ our Father in heaven, we trust in Jesus😊1st❤ and follow him( Jesus😊1st❤) also follow the truth( John 14:6😊❤) and share the truth too in Christ because Jesus is the truth❤😊 to the world to me too in Christ.
Allow God's words ❤ in Christ to saturate our minds in Christ and trust God😊100%❤ by His good Holy Spirit too love God( or Jesus😊1st❤( John 10:30) and help others to grows in Christ. Just like Paul 😊❤ in Christ said , in the Bible, in 1 Corinthians 3:6😊❤ "6 I ( Paul in Christ)planted❤. Apollo😊❤ watered❤, but 😊❤ God(😊100%❤) gave the growth." ( 1 Corinthians 3:6 ESV Study Bible Or God 😊100%❤ makes it grows in Christ and Romans 8:28❤.
Part 1: This sharing is not referring to anyone faithful in Christ just sharing for learning purpose in Christ and Romans 8:28❤in Christ. Sharing daily devotional or God's words❤ pro- Jesus😊1st❤ in mind in Christ and thank you for sharing. Pro- Jesus in Christ and love God and love people❤ in Christ. Matthew 18:21-35(The Parable of the unforgiven servant) "21 Then Peter came up and said to him(Jesus😊1st❤), " Lord(Jesus😊1st❤), how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him?" As many as seven times?" 22 Jesus(😊1st❤ ) said to him, " I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times."( Matthew 18:21-22 ESV Study Bible) ( According the my ESV Study Bible, on background information within Matthew 18:21-22, the phase from Matthew 18:21b "...how often (will my brother sin against me, and) I forgive him?" ( Matthew 18:21b ESV Study Bible) According to ESV Study Bible, " within Judaism, three times was sufficient to show a forgiving spirit( based on Job 33:9; Job 33:30; Amos 1:3; Amos 2:6)," " thus Peter( "seven"( times?)") believes he has shown generosity. But true disciples of Jesus(😊1st❤ or Jesus' disciples(😊❤'s) are to forgive😊❤ without counting( " seventy - seven times"( ESV Study Bible) " seventy- seven times" is "times" without a number so it's infinity of forgivenessthat Jesus was referring to i think in Christ( this is not mean 70 x 7= 490 times, no not that, but (😊❤) forgive(😊❤) with infinity that's what Jesus(😊1st❤) was really to in Christ) that what Jesus our Lord(Jesus😊1st❤) was telling Peter😊❤ to forgive infinity) Jesus' disciples "are to forgive without count ( seventy- seven times again not 490 times, no no no "without count".) "This may echo and reverse Lamech's boast of vengenance in Genesis 4:24."( ESV Study Bible side notes) you might ask what does reverse Lamech's boast of vengence in Genesis 4:24 "24 If Cain's revenge is sevenfold, the Lamech's is seventy- sevenfold." " ( Genesis 4:24 ESV Study Bible, so Jesus(😊1st❤) our Lord in Christ is saying reverse that Lamech's boast of vengence in Genesis 4:24. Instead we forgive without count or basic forgive like God sent His Son( Jesus(😊1st❤) to forgive us all. Do you remember Ephesians 4:32 "32 Be kind(😊❤) to one(😊❤) another(😊❤), tenderhearted😊❤, forgiving😊❤ one 😊❤ another😊❤ as God(😊100%❤, our Father😊100%❤ in heaven or Heavenly Father(😊100%❤) forgive😊❤ you😊❤."( Ephesians 4:32 ESV Study Bible) With that in mind now we resume back to Matthew 18:23-35 "23 Therefore😊❤ the kingdom 😊❤ of heaven😊❤ may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. 24 And when he began to settle, one was brought to him who ownd him ten thousand talents. 25 And since he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made. 26 So the servant fell on his knees, imploring( or begging) him, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.' 27 And out of pity( "pity " or compassion😊❤)for❤ him, the master😊❤ of that servant released 😊❤ him and forgave😊❤ him the debt."( he cannot pay with his wife and children, do you have wife and children today? Today just imagine you have debts , you cannot pay with your wife and your children and the person who you owed that debt choose to have compassion on you and canceled all your debts without needed you to pay back like that with compassion on you, how do you feel then?
2 Timothy 3:16-17😊❤ 2 Timothy 3:10-17( All Scripture is breathed out by God 😊100%❤) and inspired by God to past faithful one of God to write it down for us to learn by the power of his good Holy Spirit😊❤ in Christ and we put our trust in our Lord( Jesus😊❤, our savior too in Christ) 3 Timothy 3:10-17 " 10 You😊❤, however, have follow my teaching😊❤, my conduct😊❤, my aim😊❤ in life, my faith( trust in Jesus😊1st❤), my patience😊❤, my love❤😊, my steadfastness😊❤, 11 my persecutions😊❤and sufferings😊❤ that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra- which persecutions I endured ; yet from them all the Lord( Jesus😊1st❤, my Lord too in Christ) rescued ❤ me. 12 Indeed😊❤, all (😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤) who 😊❤ desire😊❤ to live😊❤ godly😊❤ life😊❤ in Christ Jesus(😊1st❤ ) will be persecuted, 13 while evil people and imposters will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. 14 But😊❤ as for you( Timothy😊❤), continue😊❤ in what you😊❤ have😊❤ learned😊❤ and have firmly😊❤ believed( trusted or trust in Jesus😊1st❤), Knowing 😊❤ from whom 😊❤ you😊❤ learned😊❤ it😊❤ 15 and how from childhood😊❤ you😊❤ have been😊❤ acquainted😊❤ with the sacred😊❤ writings😊❤, which are able😊❤ to make😊❤ you( Timothy😊❤ or us today too in Christ😊❤) wise😊❤ for salvation😊❤ through( by, how ? through or by) faith( trust in Jesus😊1st❤) in Christ Jesus(😊1st❤). 16 All Scripture(😊❤ in Christ) is breathed😊❤ out 😊❤ by God( God😊❤, our Father in heaven😊❤) and profitable😊❤ for( you might ask for what? " for") teaching❤😊 , for reproof❤😊 , for correction😊❤, and for training❤😊 in righteousness😊❤, 17 that the man😊❤ of God(😊100%❤ our Father in heaven) may be complete(100%❤😊), equipped😊❤ for( "for" for what you might ask? "for" ) every good work. "( 2 Timothy 3:10-17 ESV Study Bible, " for good work" not saved by good work but by faith( trust in Jesus😊1st❤) in Christ Jesus😊1st❤) Since Jesus😊1st❤ is the truth ( John 14:6😊❤) from God (😊100%❤ John 3:16😊❤ our Father in heaven, we trust in Jesus😊1st❤ and follow him( Jesus😊1st❤) also follow the truth( John 14:6😊❤) and share the truth too in Christ because Jesus is the truth❤😊 to the world to me too in Christ.
Part 2: Matthew 18:28-35 in Christ. share not referring to anyone faithful ones in Christ just sharing for learning purpose in Christ and Romans 8:28❤in Christ. Sharing daily devotional or God's words❤ pro- Jesus😊1st❤ in mind in Christ and thank you for sharing. Pro- Jesus in Christ and love God and love people❤ in Christ. Part 2: Anyways, let go back to Scriptures in Matthew 18:28-35( from lesson behind Matthew 18:21-35( The Parable of the unforgiving servant)) Matthew 18:28 " 28 But when that same servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii( back in Jesus' time usually one denarii is a day's wages) and seizing him, he began to choke him, saying, " pay what you owe.' 29 So his fellow servant fell down and pleaded with him( remember the Master😊❤ before just forgave him his "... ten thousand talents"( Mathew 18:24b ESV Study Bible and now here his fellow servant( owe him 100 denarii( = 100 days of wages) fell down and plead with him. Have patience with me, and I will pay you.' 30 He( The servant with wife and children) refused and went and put him (poor servant) in prison until he should pay the debt. 31 When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their master( like God 😊100%❤ or Jesus😊1st❤) all that had taken place. 32 Then his mater summoned him and said to him, ' You wicked servant! I forgave❤ you all that debt( " ten thousand talents " ( Matthew 18:24b ) way way more than " a hundred denarii"( Matthew 18:28 a or middle of the verse) because you pleade with me. 33 And should not you have mercy on your fellow servant, as( "as" mean like) I had mercy😊❤ on you?' 34 And in anger his master delivered him to the jailer, until he should pay all his debt." 35 So also my heavenly Father(😊100%❤) will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart." " ( above all in all were Matthew 18:21-35 ESV Study Bible) Do you know that Jesus😊1st ❤ our King in Christ more than 2000 years ago, was sent by God(God our Heavenly Father 😊100%❤) from above to pay our sin- debts we cannot pay on our own but Jesus😊1st❤ did pay for you and me alike and Jesus😊1st❤ paid in full for humanity's sins on the cross and back with Jesus' resurrection( Luke 24:1-12( The Resurrection😊❤ ) or Matthew 28:7😊❤ ) Therefore since our Heavenly Father😊100%❤ forgave you(us), you(we) should also forgive😊❤ and compassion😊❤ on one another too in Christ. A servant has master and master also has a Master( Heavenly Father😊100%❤ or Jesus😊1st❤) too in Christ. Jesus 😊1st ❤ the Son of God is my master too. Is Jesus our Lord( Jesus😊1st❤) and our savior( Jesus😊1st❤) your master too in Christ? Or Is God(😊100%❤ our Heavenly Father) your master today? God and Jesus are One. John 10:30 "30 I and the Father( God our Father in heaven) are one."( John 10:30 ESV Study Bible Jesus said.) Do you also trust our God😊100❤ %and Jesus😊1st❤ our savior and Lord are one( John 10:30) too today in Christ? I do in Christ. Do you?
Piper is an excellent pastor, but like others pastors, have to say that the Bible is the word of God, other way they may lose confidence, their job could be compromised. Then, why in Matthew 23 was Jesus against scribes and Pharisees? Was Jesus correcting the word of God? Nooooo, Jesus was against scribes and Pharisees because they modified the Scriptures. That is why many people ask, why does the God in OT is so different than the God in NT? It was modified in favor of Zionism, many parts of OT are diabolic.
Can we prove Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah promised in the Old Testament Hebrew Scriptures? Prophecy Fulfillment 1. Born of Seed of the Woman Genesis 3:15 Galatians 4:4 2. Born of a Virgin Isaiah 7:14 Matthew 1:18, 24-25 3. Son of God Psalm 2:7 Matthew 3:17 4. Seed of Abraham Genesis 22:18 Matthew 1:1 5. Son of Isaac Genesis 21:12 Luke 3:23, 34 6. Son of Jacob Numbers 24:17 Luke 3:23, 34 7. Tribe of Judah Genesis 49:10 Luke 3:23, 34 8. Family line of Jesse Isaiah 11:1 Luke 3:23, 32 9. House of David Jeremiah 23:5 Luke 3:23, 31 10. Born at Bethlehem Micah 5:2 Matthew 2:1 11. Presented with Gifts Psalm 72:10 Matthew 2:1, 11 12. Herod Kills Children Jeremiah 31:15 Matthew 2:16 13. His Pre-Existence Micah 5:2 Colossians 1:17 14. Shall Be Immanuel (God with Us) Isaiah 7:14 Matthew 1:23 15. Preceded by Messenger Isaiah 40:3 Matthew 3:1-2 16. Entered Jerusalem on Donkey Zechariah 9:9 Luke 19:35-37 17. Sold for Thirty Pieces of Silver Zechariah 11:12 Matthew 26:15 18. Price Thrown for Potter’s field Zechariah 11:13 Matthew 27:5, 7 19. Silent Before Accusers Isaiah 53:7 Matthew 27:12 20. Wounded and Bruised Isaiah 53:5 Matthew 27:26 21. Crucified with Thieves Isaiah 53:12 Matthew 27:38 22. Garments Parted and Lots Cast Psalm 22:14 John 19:23-24 23. His Forsaken Cry Psalm 22:1 Matthew 27:46 24. Bones Not Broken Psalm 34:20 John 19:33 25. His Side Pierced Zechariah 12:10 John 19:34-37 26. Fulfilled the New Covenant Jeremiah 31:31-34 Hebrews 8:6-13, 10:16-18, 12:18-24 27. Messiah killed Daniel 9:24-27 John 19:18-30 The probability of any man fulfilling just 8 of these is 1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000. (17 zeros) (Adapted from the book… “The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict” by Josh McDowell. Josh McDowell set out to prove that Christianity was false. Because of what he found in his research, he became a Christian.) • The real Mount Sinai has now been discovered in Arabia. (See Paul’s words in Gal. 4:25) (There are several RU-vid videos on the real Mount Sinai in Arabia. • Recently a small Lead “Curse Tablet” was discovered at Mount Ebal, which proves the Israelites had a written language during the time of Joshua.
