Thursday, November 29, 2018

JESUS CHRIST: THE ONLY BEGOTTEN SON OF GOD!


IF JESUS IS WHO THE GOSPELS SAY HE IS,
THE ONLY LOGICAL RESPONSE SHOULD BE
TO BELIEVE IN HIM AND WORSHIP HIM!

Matthew 8:28-29 - And when He was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met Him two possessed with devils (demons - there is but one devil), coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.  And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with Thee, Jesus, Thou Son of God?  Art Thou come hither to torment us before the time?

Matthew 14:33 - Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped Him, saying, Of a truth Thou art the Son of God.

Matthew 27:54 - Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

Mark 1:1 - The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God....

Mark 3:11-12And unclean spirits, when they saw Him, fell down before Him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of GodAnd he straitly charged (immediately commanded) them that they should not make Him known.

Luke 1:34-35Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?  And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost (Holy Spirit) shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee:  therefore also that holy thing which (Holy Child Who) shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

Luke 22:70-71 - Then said they all, Art Thou then the Son of God?  And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.  And they said, What need we any further witness?  For we ourselves have heard of His own mouth.


John 1:33-34; 48-49And I knew Him not:  but He that sent me to baptize with water, the Same said unto me, Upon Whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, the Same is He which baptizes (Who baptizes) with the Holy Ghost (Holy Spirit)And I saw, and bare record that This is the Son of God. - - - Nathanael said unto Him, Whence know Thou (When did You know) me?  Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou was under the fig tree, I saw thee.  Nathanael answered and said unto Him, Rabbi, Thou art the Son of God; Thou art the King of Israel.

John 3:16-18For God so loved the world, that He gave His Only Begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.  For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved.  He that believes on Him is not condemned:  but he that believes not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the Only Begotten Son of God.

John 9:35-38Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when He had found him, He said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of GodHe answered and said, Who is He, Lord, that I might believe on Him?  And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen Him, and it is He that talks with thee.  And he said, Lord, I believe.  And he worshipped Him.

John 10:36-38 - Say ye of Him, Whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemes; because I said, I am the Son of GodIf I do not the works of My Father, believe Me not.  But if I do, though ye believe not Me, believe the works:  that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in Me, and I in Him.

John 11:25-27 - Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life:  he that believes in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:  and whosoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Believest thou (Do you believe) this?  She said unto Him, Yes, Lord:  I believe that Thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which (Who) should come into the world.

John 19:7 - The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law He ought to die, because He made Himself (declared Himself to be) the Son of God.

John 20:28-31 - And Thomas answered and said unto Him, My Lord and my GodJesus said unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen Me, thou hast believed:  blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.  And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book:  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.




THE SON OF GOD IS YOUR CREATOR!
[See John 1:1-3; Colossians 1:16-17; Hebrews 1:1-2]

ONLY OVERCOMERS WILL GO TO HEAVEN!


FAITH:  OVERCOMING DOUBT; THE KEY TO ETERNAL LIFE!
1 John 5:1-13 (as I understand God's Word)   

[1] Whosoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God (the new birth - See Jn. 3:3-8; 1 Pet. 1:23):  and every one that loves Him that begot (God the Father - See Jn. 3:16-18) loves Him also Who is begotten of Him (God the Son - See Jn. 1:1, 14).
[2] By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep His commandments (Love God and love others as you love yourself - See Gal. 5:14).
[3] For this is (how we show) the love of God, that we keep His commandments:  and His commandments are not grievous (not too heavy to bear).
[4] For whosoever is born of God overcomes the world (has victory over the world system): and this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith (it is not works; it is not self-discipline:  it is accomplished by trusting in the finished work of Jesus on our behalf - See 1 Cor. 15:1-4; Eph. 2:8-9).
[5] Who is he that overcomes the world, but he that believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
[6
] This is He Who came by water (Who had a physical birth - See Mt. 1:18 - 2:1; Jn. 3:5-6) and blood (Who had a physical death - See Lev. 17:11; Rom. 3:25; Eph. 1:7; etc.), even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood.  And it is the Spirit Who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth.
[7] For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word (Jesus, the Son), and the Holy Ghost (the Holy Spirit): and these three are One (The Holy Trinity).
[8] And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood:  and these three agree in one.
[9] If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater:  for this is the witness of God which He has testified of His Son.
[10
] He that believes on the Son of God has the witness in himself (See vs. 7-8; Jn. 14:17): he that does not believe, God has made him (declared him to be) a liar; because he does not believe the record that God gave of His Son.
[11] And this is the record, that God has given to us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
[12
] He that has (faith in) the Son has (eternal) life; and he that has not (does not have faith in) the Son of God has not (does not have eternal) life.
[13] These things have I written unto you who believe on the name of the Son of God;  that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may (continue to) believe on the name of the Son of God.


HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO OVERCOME DOUBT?
Revelation 21:7-8 (as I understand God's Word)

[7] He that overcomes shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be My son.
[8] But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whore-mongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone:  which is the second death.


BELIEVE IN THE JESUS OF THE BIBLE TODAY!


Wednesday, November 28, 2018

THE MILLENNIUM, THE GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT, AND ETERNITY: EITHER IN THE LAKE OF FIRE, OR WITH THE LORD FOREVER!


THE MILLENNIUM:  1000 YEAR REIGN OF ISRAEL'S MESSIAH ON EARTH!
Revelation 20:1-10

And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.  And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, and cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them:  and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the Word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand yearsBut the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished.  This is the first resurrection.  Blessed and holy is he that has part in the first resurrection:  on such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, and shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle:  the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.  And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city:  and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.  And the devil that deceived them was cast into the Lake of Fire and Brimstone, where the beast (Antichrist) and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night forever and ever.


THE GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT!
Revelation 20:11-15

And I saw a great white throne, and Him Who sat on it, from Whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.  And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened:  and another book was opened, which is the Book of Life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.  And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.  And death and hell were cast into the Lake of Fire.  This is the second death.  And whosoever was not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the Lake of Fire.


BELIEVERS ARE HOME AT LAST!
Revelation 21:1-7

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth:  for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.  And I John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.  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.  And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain:  for the former things are passed away.  And He that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new.  And He said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.  And He said unto me, It is done. I AM Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End.  I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.  He that overcomes shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be My son,

HOW DOES ONE BECOME AN OVERCOMER?
1 John 5:1-7

Whosoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God:  and every one that loves Him that begot (our heavenly Father) loves Him also Who is begotten of Him (Jesus:  the Only Begotten of the Father).  By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep His commandments.  For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments: and His commandments are not grievous (Love God; love your neighbor - Matthew 22:37-40; Luke 10:27; Galatians 5:14).  For whosoever is born of God overcomes the world: and this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith.  Who is he that overcomes the world, but he that believes that Jesus is the Son of God?  This is He that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that bears witness, because the Spirit is truth. For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost:  and these three are one.


TRUST IN JESUS AS 
YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR TODAY!