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Weather

Everybody talks about it but there’s nothing we can do about it.
It affects everyone, causing many changes in our plans.
Job 37:22 Fair weather cometh out of the north: …
Proverbs 25:20 As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, …
And the lord Jesus uses it to teach:
Matthew 16:2-3 He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?
Today we say “Red in the morning is a warning, Red at night is a delight”.

Weather involves Seasons, Winter, Summer, Wind, Storm, Rain, Flood, Snow, Hail, Drought, Clouds and all of these appear in the Scripture, where we can learn spiritual lessons. From Adam until Noah there was NO RAIN …
Genesis 2:5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.
There was WEATHER! There was Day and Night. Perhaps there would have been wind (to help scatter the seed of the plants). There were Seasons, as plants grow, produce fruit and seed to continue the cycle. But NO Rain, Snow, Hail, Clouds. The Earth was protected by a water canapé. Genesis 1:6-10

Checkout the following elements of weather:

⇨ Seasons →→Spring/Fall →Summer →Winter
⇨ Winter →→Snow
⇨ Summer →→Winter
⇨ Wind →→Storm→Hurricane/Tornado
⇨ Storm →→Drought
⇨ Rain →→Thunder →(Lightning→Fire→Storm) →Flood →Cloud
⇨ Flood →→Cloud
⇨ Snow →→Hail
⇨ Hail →→Lightning →(Fire→Storm)
⇨ Drought →→Cloud
⇨ Cloud →→Rain →(Lightning→Fire→Storm) →Hail

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Eternal Blessings

We are saved with an Eternal Salvation Hebrews 5:9 and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him
We are possessors of Eternal Life John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
We aresecure in an Eternal Covenant Hebrews 13:20 Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus…
We are liberated by an Eternal Redemption Hebrews 9:12 He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, thus obtaining[a] eternal redemption.
We have an Eternal House 2 Corinthians 5:1 For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
We are called toEternal Glory 1 Peter 5:10
And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ…
We are kept for anEternal Inheritance Hebrews 9:15
For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—
We are cheered by anEternal Encouragement 2 Thessalonians 2:16
May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope,
We know there is anEternalWeight of Glory 2 Corinthians 4:17
For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory ….
We shall dwell in anEternal Dwellings Luke 16:9I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.
We are aiming to have an abundant entrance into the EternalKingdom
2 Peter 1:11 and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Finally, We areescaped from:
Eternal SIN Mark 3:29but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin.
Eternal Judgement Hebrews 6:2 … the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
EternalFire Jude 7 … They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire.

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Some Day Part 2

WEDDING PRACTICES AROUND THE WORLD … strange and varied.
Religion or their association with religion always came as a second thought to these customs, NEVER did religion initiate the customs … Prevalent in small nomadic tribes as the practice of group marriage … the men of the tribe married the women of the tribe … this is still practiced today … even in civilized and educated countries (remember Charles Manson …)
TREE MARRIAGE … customs indicate the younger son could not marry until the older brother had taken a wife … The older would therefore marry a tree, a bush or even animal … legally. In India a third marriage was considered bad luck … so to avoid this they would marry a tree, a bush or even animal and then proceed on to the fourth marriage.
INFANT BETROTHAL … still practiced in parts of the world today.
Children being entered into marriage contracts by their parents … sometimes even before birth.
In Australian tribes, girls are promised to someone in the tribe without regards to the age of the man … She might be promised to someone as old as her father or even her grandfather. She may even be betrothed to several men, in case one of them were to die. A man might have several girls betrothed to him for the same reason.
In parts of India a girl 15 years old and not married is considered an old maid and will often be despised by others. Some girls are married by the time they are 8, although the normal age is 12.
Religion has stated they should be married by the time puberty set in.
Early marriages resolve many religious problems:

Girls are to be married before they mature.
Men must have a son to fulfill his ordained mission of continuing the lie of unbroken descendants.
The souls of his ancestors cannot remain in heaven unless there is a male descendant to continue sacrifices.
There are many marriages customs around the world and these a just a few of them. The Bible tells of weddings at the time of Christ. Christ in his parables relate weddings in His time on Earth. However, it is difficult to state:
THIS IS THE WAY IT WAS! But a few facts are revealed.
FORMAL BETHROAL – The engagement.
Usually took place several years before the actual wedding. Usually arranged by parents. This betrothal had to be broken by a paper of divorce from a Rabbi.
Matthew 1:19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.
The Wedding …
After a time of festivity and customary rites, which lasted several days (or longer), the Bride began a procession which took her from her home to the house of the Groom. Her trousseau, bridal gifts, as well as musicians and dancers (and sometimes horsemen preforming wild feats) preceded her through the streets. Upon her arrival she was escorted into the best room in the house, which was beautifully decorated as the bridal chamber.
The groom was absent from the house, but late that same evening (!! Or12) the bridegroom procession began. From the house of a friend his procession came through the streets where women would squeal with delight, “HE IS COMING”. As he neared the house the maidens-in-waiting would go out to the porch and light his way with their lamps … Once the groom and his party were in the house the doors were shut and no-one else could enter. This event sometimes lasted up to 7 days. In most instances the groom provided wedding garments for all the guests and they were required to wear them. Read Matthew 22:1-14 and Matthew 25:1-13 And the marriage of the Lamb Revelation 19:7-9

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What Sin is Not

What sin can man commit that is not covered in the 10 commandments?
The 10 Commandment are listed in Exodus 20:2-17

Man’s Relation to God
1 One God
2 No Idols
3 Not in vain
4 Holy day
Man’s Relation to Man
5 Honor Parents
6 No Murder
7 No Adultery
8 No Steal
9 No Lies
10 No Covet

Also listed in Deuteronomy 5:6-21.

Remember SIN is what you are! SINS are what you commit!

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Six Steps Away From God

Genesis 3:1-7
1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

SIX STEPS AWAY FROM GOD:
Vs 1 Listen to Others
Vs 2 Answer in your own wisdom
Vs 3-4 Believe what they say
Vs 5 Don’t verify their words
Vs 6 Follow their advice
Vs 7 When you find out you’ve been wrong … Cover it up … Don’t confess it.

The solution: Realize your sin, Confess it and then keep God and His Word first in your Life.

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True Christians part 3

7 A Son Ship
    John 1:12 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:
   Galatians 4:7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
    Philippians 2:15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
   Romans 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.    Romans 8:17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
   Titus 3:7 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Galatians 3:29 And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

ARE YOU A TRUE BELIEVER?

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True Christians Part 2

4 A Radiant Life
    Matthew 5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
Matthew 5:16Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
  Acts 4:13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
    Acts 6:15 And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.
5 A Character Building
    Matthew 7:24-29 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: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.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: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.And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes
6 A Fellowship
     Luke 24:32 And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?
     Matthew 18:20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
     1 Corinthians 1:9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
    1 John 1:3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

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Lent

The Calibration of LENT is NOT found in Scripture – See Lent in the Encyclopedia. As one can see by reading about LENT, it’s a work religion.

Salvation is based on Faith in the Gospel:
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
And the only thing we can do is found in:
Romans 10:9-13 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Gospel = Death, Burial and Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ
Confess = to admit
With thy mouth = tell others
The Lord Jesus = that He is God
Believe = to accept (as fact)
THOU SHALT BE SAVED = Going to Heaven (after death or in the Rapture).

Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Titus 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

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Jesus of Nazareth

Why is this man so different from all the billions of men who have ever lived? Why is his name used in the praise and cursing that falls from the lips of men?
It stated he was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, died a martyr’s death!
Why? Because of his ideals? Because he wanted to change the establishment? Because he wanted to establish a new religion?
No! These are not the reasons. They don’t satisfy answers to the further questions they stir up. His birth, life and death were not accidents, not mere chances of fate.
THE SCRIPTURE DECLARES:
Galatians 4:4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
God sent forth his Son for a reason:
The reason! To die for our sin. Look what concerning his death,
John 10:17-18Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
John 15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Yes, Christ died for the Sin of the world.
1 Corinthians 15:3-4 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Galatians 3:22 But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Thot: God is satisfied with the cross as settling the sin problem… and the world should be satisfied with that which satisfies God!

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Taxes

It’s been said, “Everyone must do two things, pay taxes and die”.
Every year we must give an account of our last years earnings, and pay tribute (taxes) to the government.
Filing date is usually April 15th. Have you filed for this year? Have you claimed all your earnings?

A TAX assessor came one day to a pastor to ascertain the amount of taxes he would have to pay. The following conversation took place:
“What property do you possess?” asked the tax man.
“I am a very wealthy man” replied the pastor.
“List your possessions, please” instructed the tax man.
“First, I have everlasting Life”. Romans 6:22
“Second, I have a mansion in Heaven”. John 14:2
“Third, I have peace that passeth understanding”. Philippians 4:7
“Forth, I have joy unspeakable”. Romans 14:17
“Fifth, I have divine love which never faileth”. 1 Corinthians 13:8
“Sixth, I have a faithful wife”. Proverbs 13:10
“Seventh, I have healthy, happy children”. Exodus 20:12
“Eighth, I have true, loyal friends”. Proverbs 18:24
“Ninth, I have songs in the night”. Psalm 42:8
The Tax collector raised his hand, closed his book and said, “Truly you are a very rich man, but your property is not subject to taxation.”

MATTHEW 17:24-27 And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute? He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers? Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free. Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.

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