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The Truth Paul Part 3


1 Timothy 2:4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
1 Timothy 2:7 Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.
1 Timothy 3:15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
1 Timothy 4:3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
1 Timothy 6:5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
2 Timothy 2:18 Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.
2 Timothy 2:25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
2 Timothy 3:7-8 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
2 Timothy 4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
Titus 1:1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;
Titus 1:14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.
Hebrews 10:26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

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The Truth Jewish Epistles


James, Peter and John write of the Truth:
James 1:18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.|
James 3:14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
James 5:19 Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;
1 Peter 1:22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
2 Peter 1:12 Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.
2 Peter 2:2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
1 John 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
1 John 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
1 John 2:4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
1 John 2:21 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
1 John 2:27 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.
1 John 3:18-19 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
1 John 4:6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
1 John 5:6 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 beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.
2 John 1:1-4 The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth; For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever. Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.
3 John 1:1 The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
3 John 1:3-4 For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
3 John 1:8 We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.
3 John 1:12 Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true.

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Thanksgiving Part 2

Forget not all His benefits. 

Psalm 103:2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
Forgiveness Psalm 103:3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
Redemption Psalm 103:4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; …
Kindness, Mercy Psalm 103:4 … who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
Satisfies Psalm 103:5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; …
Righteousness Psalm 103:6 The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
Merciful, Gracious Psalm 103:8 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

Psalm 65 Count your many Blessings
Forgiveness Psalm 65:3 Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
Blessed Psalm 65:4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, …

God takes care of the Earth and all that dwell thereon:
Psalm 65:9-13 Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it. Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof. Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side. The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
WE have many, many things to be thankful for.

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The Ark of Safety Part 2

The ARK was the ONLY refuge
Genesis 6:17-18 And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.
Jesus said to the Jew:
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
The warnings apply to all:
Proverbs 11:2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
Proverbs 21:2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
Proverbs 16:2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits. Proverbs 16:25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man,but the end thereof are the ways of death.
The ARK was an absolute safe refuge
Genesis 7:10-16 And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth. In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights. In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark; they, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort. And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life. And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.
John 3:15 that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
John 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
John 6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
John 10:28-29 and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.

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The Ark of Safety Part 3

ALL who entered the ARK were saved
Genesis 8:15-20 And God spake unto Noah, saying, Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons’ wives with thee. Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth. And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him: every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark. And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
John 5:24 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.
1 Cor 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
John 6:37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
ALL who remained outside the ARK perished
Genesis 7:21-23 And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man: all in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died. And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.
John 3:36 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 5:40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
1 John 5:12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
Then came a time when it was too late to enter
Genesis 7:16 And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.
Matthew 25:10 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.
Luke 13:25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
Proverbs 1:24-28 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; but ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; when your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

REMEMBER the lesson from the ARK

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Church Leaders Part 4

How to Read the Acts of the Apostles – St. Paul Center

Apostles: The majority of the time the word APOSTLES appears in the Scriptures, it refers to the 12 Apostles:

Matthew 10:2; Mark 6:30; Luke 6:13 9:10 17:5 22:14 24:10; (not in John) Acts 1:2,26 2:37,42,43 4:35,36,37 5:2,12,18,29,34,40 6:6 8:1,14,18 9:27,11:1 14:4,14 15:2,4,6,22,23,33 16:4; I Corinthians 4:9 9:5,12:28,29 15:7-9; II Corinthians 11:5 12:11; Galatians 1:17,19; Ephesians 2:20 3:5 4:11; I Thessalonians 2:6 Jude 1:17; Revelation 2:2 18:20 21:14; (Revelation 21:14 is the Last reference to 12 Apostles)

Now a text that appears to address others (other than the original twelve, Matthias (the ELECTED not SELECTED), and Paul (the Chosen) as APOSTLES.

Romans 16:7 Salute Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me. 

Does this mean Andronicus and Junias were Apostles or apostles?

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Church Leaders Part 3

Bishop (5x) Greek EPISKOPOS  Superintendent, Overseer
      I Peter 2:25      …Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. (Christ)
      Titus 1:7         …bishop must be blameless…
      I Timothy 3:2     …bishop must be blameless…
Bishop (1x) Greek EPISKOPE  (I Timothy 3:1) Office of bishop
Bishop s (1x)      Greek EPISKOPOS  Superintendent, Overseer
     Philippians 1:1 …with the bishops and deacon.

Elder(s) (65x) Greek PRESBUTEROS  Senior, Older
Elder(s) (2x) Greek PRESBUTERION  Presbytery, estate of elder,
Luke 22:66;Acts 22:5
      I Timothy 5:15 “…Let the elders that rule well…”
      Titus 1:5 “…and ordain elders…”
     I Peter 5:1 “…the elders … I exhort, am also an elder…”
     I Peter 5:5 “…ye younger, submit …unto the elder…”
      2 John 1:1; 3 John 1:1  “The elder (John) unto…”

A study of elders in the book of Acts gives a better understanding.
Acts 4:5  “…their rulers, and elders and scribes…”
4:8  “…and elders of Israel…”
6:12 “…the chief priest and elders…”
22:5  “…all the estate of the elders; from whom also I received…”
23:14 “…came to the chief priests and elders, and said…”
24:1  “…the high priest, descended with the elders, and with…”
25:15 “…the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me…”
(Above refers to Temple (Jews) – Below refers to Church (Christians))
      11:30 “…sent it to the elders…”
      15:2  “…unto the apostles and elders about this question.”
      15:4  “…received by the church, and the apostles and elders…”
      15:6  “And the apostles and elders came together to consider…”
      15:22 “it pleased the apostles and elders…”
      15:23 “…The apostles and elders and brethren sent greetings…”
      16:4  “…that were ordained of the apostles and elders…”
      20:17 “…and called the elders of the church.”
     21:18 “…and all the elders were present.”

It would appear that the office of elder was a carry over (by the Jews) from the Temple to the Church. The office is still in some churches today. Some are preachers, some are above deacons and some replace deacons.

Deacon (2x) Greek DIAKONEO  wait upon, serve, minister (unto) (the act)
     I Timothy 3:10,13 …use office of deacon…  …used the office of a deacon…Deacons (3x) Greek DIAKONOS  an attendant, minister, servant (the person)
Philippians 1:1   …with the bishops and deacons.
I Timothy 3:8,12  …deacons must be grave …deacons … husband of one wife

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Church Leaders Part 2

Pastors (1x)    Greek POIMEN Shepherd,
Pastor        Ephesians 4:11
      (Pastor (1x) Jeremiah 17:16 Old Testament Hebrew)
Teacher (4x) Greek DIDASKALOS    Instructor: Doctor, Teacher, Master
      (Greek DIDACHE       Doctrine    Greek DIDACHO To Teach)
John 3:2    … that thou (Jesus) art a teacher from God…
Romans 2:20 … a teacher of babes…
I Timothy 2:7     …a teacher (Paul) of the gentiles in faith…
II Timothy 1:11   … (Paul) a teacher of the gentiles…
Teachers (6x) Acts 13:1 …certain … teachers as Barnabus and Symeon
 I Corinthians 12:28,29  …God hath set some in the church
 Ephesians 4:11    …and some teachers…
 II Timothy 4:3    …heap to themselves teachers…
 Hebrews 5:12      …ye ought to be teachers…
 I Timothy 1:7 Greek NOMODIDASKALOS      …teachers of the Law…
 Titus 2:3 Greek KALODIDASKALOS    …teachers of good things…
 I Peter 2:1 Greek PSEUDODIDASKALOS       …False Teachers…
Preacher (1x) Greek KERUSSO Proclaimer, Publisher
Romans 10:14; How shall they hear without a Preacher?
Preacher (3x) Greek KERUX Heralder, of divine truth
 I Timothy 2:7 “… I (Paul)…ordained a preacher…apostle…teacher”|
II Timothy 1:11 “…I (Paul)…appointed a preacher…apostle…teacher…”
II Peter 2:5 ‘’…Noah, the eight person, a preacher…”.  

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Wife 2

A woman joined to a man in marriage; a female spouse.

1 Peter 3:1-6 Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear. Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands: Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.
1 Corinthians 7:2-4 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.
Galatians 4:27 For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.
Ephesians 5:22-24 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
Ephesians 6:33 Nevertheless let every one of you (Husbands) in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.
Colossians 3:18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
1 Corinthians 7:10-11 And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled
1 Corinthians 7:13-14 And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
1 Corinthians 7:16 For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
1 Corinthians 7:34 There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
1 Corinthians 7:39 The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

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Scripture 2


Without the Bible, the Holy Scripture, we have nothing to base our beliefs on. The Bible is God’s word about man and his relationship to God.
Psalms 12:6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
Psalms 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
The Lord Jesus told how important Scripture is:
Matthew 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Luke 16:17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
Study the Word
2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Romans 15:4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
1 Corinthians 10:11 Now all these things happened unto them for examples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
Reason to Study
2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
Doctrine a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a Church, political party, or other group.
Reproof an expression of blame or disapproval.
Correction the action or process of correcting something, used to introduce an amended version of something one has just said.
Instruction detailed information telling how something should be done, operated, or assembled.
Righteousness the quality of being morally right or justifiable.
2 Timothy 3:17 That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.
PERFECT having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be.
Furnished to supply with what is useful or necessary, to fit out, provide, equip.

And to conclude:
1 Corinthians 2:12-16 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? but we have the mind of Christ.

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