The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. (Psalm 19:1 ESV)
Men come up with all kinds of reason to prove that God does not exist. He did not perform miracles today. He only perform miracles in the past recorded in books which we think are likely to be myths. He allows evil. The whole system runs fine without Him.
"I believe in God, only I spell it Nature." Frank Lloyd Wright
"Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you." Frank Lloyd Wright
Everything works without God. Nature takes care of everything. Therefore Occam's razor says God is redundant.
But nature takes care of everything except justice and morality, the good and bad things, the things that matter the most to us. Nature is amoral.
Some people try to add a moral dimension to nature. I do not find them convincing because they cannot prove morality in nature in the same way as other amoral laws of nature (e.g. Law of Gravity) are proven.
Others claim that morality is a product of evolution, pointing to the behaviour of social animals, such as elephants and baboons. Morality is a trait that allow successful perpetuation of the species, thus it was evolved. And, of course, evolution is the ultimate aimless and mindless natural process that produced all the wonderful things we see and admired.
"If chaos theory transformed our view of the universe, biomimicry is transforming our life on Earth. Biomimicry is innovation inspired by nature - taking advantage of evolution's 3.8 billion years of R&D since the first bacteria." Book description by the publisher of the book "Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired By Nature" by Janine M. Benyus.
"After 3.8 million years of evolution, nature has learned what works, what is appropriate, and what lasts here on earth." Janine Benyus
But ask the beasts, and they will teach you; the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you; or the bushes of the earth, and they will teach you; and the fish of the sea will declare to you. Who among all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this? (Job 12:7-9 ESV)
To me, being able to learn from nature shows what a wonderful God we have, unlike Bill Gates or Steve Jobs, there is no need for Windows7, Windows8, iPhone4, iPhone5. We have Universe 1.0 since the six-day development and implementation and God had not issued any new patch.
However to those who deny God, that our universe can run without intervention does not suggest a brilliant creator. It suggests the redundancy of a creator.
But for all the arguments and denials, all these God deniers still face one problem. Men can only suggest that God probably does not exist. Men cannot prove that God does not exist.
We cannot prove that there is no God because we are not omniscience, omnipresent and omnipotent. We do not have the means and resources to prove that a creator does not exist. We require faith to believe in the non-existence of God, just as we need faith to believe in the existence of God. What if a creator God exist? Don't you want to know what He had to say to you?
Monday, November 26, 2012
Sunday, November 25, 2012
If The Earth Is Flat, You Can Judge God
"The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully." Richard Dawkins in "The God Delusion" and here is a website that give Bible verses to support Dawkins.
"According to the Bible when the Israelites wandered in the desert for forty years, God fed them by making food fall regularly from the sky (Exodus16:4). During the 1980's, several million Ethiopian Christians died slowly and painfully from starvation due to a prolonged drought. God had then the opportunity to make food fall from the sky, as the Bible claims he did in the past, in order to prove his existence, his power and his love. Buddhists would say that God did not manifest his presence because he does not exist." Beyond Belief A Buddhist Critique of Christianity Chapter 3 by A. L. de Silva
"Either God wants to abolish evil, and cannot; or he can, but does not want to. If he wants to, but cannot, he is impotent. If he can, but does not want to, he is wicked. If God can abolish evil, and God really wants to do it, why is there evil in the world?" Epicurus (Greek philosopher, BC 341-270)
We all love to judge God. We also love to give God advices. We always hear people who say, "If God exist, why doesn't He do this or do that? If God is good, why does evil exist?"
Long ago, people thought that the earth is flat. They thought that the sky was like a big roof over the flat earth, with the sun transversing it by day and the moon by night and stars are like little lights on the roof. They even thought that they could build a tower to reach heaven (Genesis 11:4). These flat earth people had a rather poor view of God, thinking that His creation is rather limited and He could be challenged.
We now know that the earth is round. We also know that there is no roof, but the sky is one huge expanse stretching all the way beyond our imagination. We also can understand why God took one whole day to create this expanse (Genesis 1:6-8).
But why does the earth seem so flat from our ground perception when it is round? Because the earth is so huge and we are so small in comparison. But the earth is so small in comparison to the sun. The sun is so small in comparison to the solar system. The solar system is so small in comparison to the Milky Way. The Milky Way is so small in comparison to the visible universe. Now what can we say of the God who had created this humongous universe? Should we not stand in awesome wonder at the wisdom and power of such a creator God? Yet men, who is so small that the earth seems flat to them, think that they can judge and give advices to the God who created the heavens and the earth.
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. (Psalm 2:4 KJV)
Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you know so much. (Job 38:4 NLT)
All the nations are as nothing before him, they are accounted by him as less than nothing and emptiness. To whom then will you liken God, or what likeness compare with him? (Isaiah 40:17-18 ESV)
"According to the Bible when the Israelites wandered in the desert for forty years, God fed them by making food fall regularly from the sky (Exodus16:4). During the 1980's, several million Ethiopian Christians died slowly and painfully from starvation due to a prolonged drought. God had then the opportunity to make food fall from the sky, as the Bible claims he did in the past, in order to prove his existence, his power and his love. Buddhists would say that God did not manifest his presence because he does not exist." Beyond Belief A Buddhist Critique of Christianity Chapter 3 by A. L. de Silva
"Either God wants to abolish evil, and cannot; or he can, but does not want to. If he wants to, but cannot, he is impotent. If he can, but does not want to, he is wicked. If God can abolish evil, and God really wants to do it, why is there evil in the world?" Epicurus (Greek philosopher, BC 341-270)
We all love to judge God. We also love to give God advices. We always hear people who say, "If God exist, why doesn't He do this or do that? If God is good, why does evil exist?"
Long ago, people thought that the earth is flat. They thought that the sky was like a big roof over the flat earth, with the sun transversing it by day and the moon by night and stars are like little lights on the roof. They even thought that they could build a tower to reach heaven (Genesis 11:4). These flat earth people had a rather poor view of God, thinking that His creation is rather limited and He could be challenged.
We now know that the earth is round. We also know that there is no roof, but the sky is one huge expanse stretching all the way beyond our imagination. We also can understand why God took one whole day to create this expanse (Genesis 1:6-8).
But why does the earth seem so flat from our ground perception when it is round? Because the earth is so huge and we are so small in comparison. But the earth is so small in comparison to the sun. The sun is so small in comparison to the solar system. The solar system is so small in comparison to the Milky Way. The Milky Way is so small in comparison to the visible universe. Now what can we say of the God who had created this humongous universe? Should we not stand in awesome wonder at the wisdom and power of such a creator God? Yet men, who is so small that the earth seems flat to them, think that they can judge and give advices to the God who created the heavens and the earth.
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. (Psalm 2:4 KJV)
Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you know so much. (Job 38:4 NLT)
All the nations are as nothing before him, they are accounted by him as less than nothing and emptiness. To whom then will you liken God, or what likeness compare with him? (Isaiah 40:17-18 ESV)
Saturday, November 24, 2012
How Do I Know What Is Right?
How do I know what is right?
Here is something from the Bible on what is right, and everyone will agree.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. (Ephesians 6:1 KJV)
So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. (James 4:17 ESV)
And here is something from the Bible, which is even more fundamental and important, which is true and right, and yet is not agreed by everyone.
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; (1 Timothy 2:5 KJV)
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: (Deuteronomy 6:4 KJV)
Here is something from the Bible on what is right, and everyone will agree.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. (Ephesians 6:1 KJV)
So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. (James 4:17 ESV)
And here is something from the Bible, which is even more fundamental and important, which is true and right, and yet is not agreed by everyone.
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; (1 Timothy 2:5 KJV)
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: (Deuteronomy 6:4 KJV)
Friday, November 23, 2012
Right Living
Right belief produce right action. Right action produce right result. Right result produce
right assurance.
Buddha's Eight-fold path 八正道
Right View 正見, Right Intention 正思惟 (Wisdom)
Right Speech 正語, Right Action 正業, Right Livelihood 正命 (Conduct)
Right Effort 正精進, Right Mindfulness 正念, Right Concentration 正定 (Concentration)
Joseph Prince
Right believing leads to right living.
Bible
The just shall live by faith. (Habakkuk 2:4, Romans 1:17, Galatians 3:11,Hebrews 10:38)
Conclusion
When you believe right, you live right.
The Big Problem
But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbour?" (Luke 10:29 HCSB)
Many people, wanting to justify their beliefs, asked, "And how do I know what is right?"
Buddha's Eight-fold path 八正道
Right View 正見, Right Intention 正思惟 (Wisdom)
Right Speech 正語, Right Action 正業, Right Livelihood 正命 (Conduct)
Right Effort 正精進, Right Mindfulness 正念, Right Concentration 正定 (Concentration)
Joseph Prince
Right believing leads to right living.
Bible
The just shall live by faith. (Habakkuk 2:4, Romans 1:17, Galatians 3:11,Hebrews 10:38)
Conclusion
When you believe right, you live right.
The Big Problem
But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbour?" (Luke 10:29 HCSB)
Many people, wanting to justify their beliefs, asked, "And how do I know what is right?"
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Judah And Ephraim
There is an interesting prophecy on Israel in Isaiah 11:11-16 (HCSB).
11-12
On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover - from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the coasts and islands of the west - the remnant of His people who survive. He will lift up a banner for the nations and gather the dispersed of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
This had been fulfilled when the Jews established the State of Israel in 1948. But Ephraim has not been restored.
13-14
Ephraim’s envy will cease; Judah’s harassment will end. Ephraim will no longer be envious of Judah, and Judah will not harass Ephraim. But they will swoop down on the Philistine flank to the west. Together they will plunder the people of the east. They will extend their power over Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be their subjects.
Judah and Ephraim will swoop down to Gaza in the west. This means that the current situation at Gaza will not be resolved till the missing tribes are restored to Israel. Ezekiel 37:15-28 gave a detail prophecy of the restoration. The Ephraimites will be the cream (Genesis 48:19) of the nations and will greatly strengthen Israel. The countries mentioned in Isaiah 11:14 are some of the ten countries in Psalm 83:4-8 that swore to wipe out Israel. Thus it may be alluding to that prophecy.
15
The Lord will divide the Gulf of Suez. He will wave His hand over the Euphrates with His mighty wind and will split it into seven streams, letting people walk through on foot.
This seem to happen during the Great Tribulation.
Other Bible reference:
The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, to prepare the way for the kings from the east. (Revelation 16:12 ESV)
16
There will be a highway for the remnant of His people who will survive from Assyria, as there was for Israel when they came up from the land of Egypt.
This is likely to be fulfilled in the Millennium.
Other Bible reference:
On that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. Assyria will go to Egypt, Egypt to Assyria, and Egypt will worship with Assyria. On that day Israel will form a triple alliance with Egypt and Assyria—a blessing within the land. The Lord of Hosts will bless them, saying, "Egypt My people, Assyria My handiwork, and Israel My inheritance are blessed." (Isaiah 19:23-25 HCSB)
11-12
On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover - from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the coasts and islands of the west - the remnant of His people who survive. He will lift up a banner for the nations and gather the dispersed of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
This had been fulfilled when the Jews established the State of Israel in 1948. But Ephraim has not been restored.
13-14
Ephraim’s envy will cease; Judah’s harassment will end. Ephraim will no longer be envious of Judah, and Judah will not harass Ephraim. But they will swoop down on the Philistine flank to the west. Together they will plunder the people of the east. They will extend their power over Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be their subjects.
Judah and Ephraim will swoop down to Gaza in the west. This means that the current situation at Gaza will not be resolved till the missing tribes are restored to Israel. Ezekiel 37:15-28 gave a detail prophecy of the restoration. The Ephraimites will be the cream (Genesis 48:19) of the nations and will greatly strengthen Israel. The countries mentioned in Isaiah 11:14 are some of the ten countries in Psalm 83:4-8 that swore to wipe out Israel. Thus it may be alluding to that prophecy.
15
The Lord will divide the Gulf of Suez. He will wave His hand over the Euphrates with His mighty wind and will split it into seven streams, letting people walk through on foot.
This seem to happen during the Great Tribulation.
Other Bible reference:
The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, to prepare the way for the kings from the east. (Revelation 16:12 ESV)
16
There will be a highway for the remnant of His people who will survive from Assyria, as there was for Israel when they came up from the land of Egypt.
This is likely to be fulfilled in the Millennium.
Other Bible reference:
On that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. Assyria will go to Egypt, Egypt to Assyria, and Egypt will worship with Assyria. On that day Israel will form a triple alliance with Egypt and Assyria—a blessing within the land. The Lord of Hosts will bless them, saying, "Egypt My people, Assyria My handiwork, and Israel My inheritance are blessed." (Isaiah 19:23-25 HCSB)
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Circumcision and Tithes
Circumcision and Tithes predate Moses’s Law. Paul argued strongly against circumcision, so why are we told to tithe?
Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. (2 Corinthians 9:7 ESV)
Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. (2 Corinthians 9:7 ESV)
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Works Versus Fruit - 2
There is a major difference between Christianity and other religions. All other religions are meritocratic. Salvation is by works.
In Christianity, salvation is by faith. God the Holy Spirit works in us to bear fruit. How do we grow? Just like the plants, or babies. We get our nutrients (the Bible) and we grow.
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. (John 15:4 KJV)
In Christianity, salvation is by faith. God the Holy Spirit works in us to bear fruit. How do we grow? Just like the plants, or babies. We get our nutrients (the Bible) and we grow.
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. (John 15:4 KJV)
Monday, November 19, 2012
Works Versus Fruit - 1
Works
Galatians 5:19-21
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. (KJV)
Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. (NASB)
Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, moral impurity, promiscuity, idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions, dissensions, factions, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and anything similar. I tell you about these things in advance—as I told you before—that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. (HCSB)
When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God. (NLT)
Fruit
Galatians 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. (KJV)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. (NASB)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law. (HCSB)
But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! (NLT)
Works versus Fruit
Works of the flesh come naturally to us. They keep us busy and work us hard. They are many. Fruit of the Spirit. Only one fruit. To get the fruit, we plant the seed, get nutrients and leave the growth to God.
Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit, like the fire, will burn the works of wood, hay and stubble (1 Corinthians 3:12).
Quench not the Spirit. (1 Thessalonians 5:19 KJV)
And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. (Ephesians 4:30 KJV)
Galatians 5:19-21
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. (KJV)
Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. (NASB)
Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, moral impurity, promiscuity, idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions, dissensions, factions, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and anything similar. I tell you about these things in advance—as I told you before—that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. (HCSB)
When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God. (NLT)
Fruit
Galatians 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. (KJV)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. (NASB)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law. (HCSB)
But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! (NLT)
Works versus Fruit
Works of the flesh come naturally to us. They keep us busy and work us hard. They are many. Fruit of the Spirit. Only one fruit. To get the fruit, we plant the seed, get nutrients and leave the growth to God.
Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit, like the fire, will burn the works of wood, hay and stubble (1 Corinthians 3:12).
Quench not the Spirit. (1 Thessalonians 5:19 KJV)
And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. (Ephesians 4:30 KJV)
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Content
ἀρκεσθησόμεθα
So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content. (1 Timothy 6:8 NLT)
εὐδοκῶ
For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong. (2 Corinthians 12:10 ESV)
αὐτάρκης
I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength. (Philippians 4:11-13 NIV)
So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content. (1 Timothy 6:8 NLT)
εὐδοκῶ
For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong. (2 Corinthians 12:10 ESV)
αὐτάρκης
I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength. (Philippians 4:11-13 NIV)
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Zephaniah 2:7 Fulfilled
These were fulfilled earlier and the Philistines no longer exist as a nation.
For Gaza shall be deserted, and Ashkelon shall become a desolation; Ashdod's people shall be driven out at noon, and Ekron shall be uprooted. Woe to you inhabitants of the seacoast, you nation of the Cherethites! The word of the Lord is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines; and I will destroy you until no inhabitant is left. And you, O seacoast, shall be pastures, with meadows for shepherds and folds for flocks. (Zephaniah 2:4-6 ESV)
This is fulfilled when Israel was restored in 1948 and rebuild the city of Ashkelon.
The seacoast shall become the possession of the remnant of the house of Judah, on which they shall graze, and in the houses of Ashkelon they shall lie down at evening. For the Lord their God will be mindful of them and restore their fortunes. (Zephaniah 2:7 ESV)
It is wonderful to live in times when you can see the actual fulfilment of the prophecies in the Bible. By the way, Egyptian President Morsi should read Isaiah 19 to know the fate of his nation. The history of Egypt is already written by the Most High God, the God of Abraham, also known as Jesus.
For Gaza shall be deserted, and Ashkelon shall become a desolation; Ashdod's people shall be driven out at noon, and Ekron shall be uprooted. Woe to you inhabitants of the seacoast, you nation of the Cherethites! The word of the Lord is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines; and I will destroy you until no inhabitant is left. And you, O seacoast, shall be pastures, with meadows for shepherds and folds for flocks. (Zephaniah 2:4-6 ESV)
This is fulfilled when Israel was restored in 1948 and rebuild the city of Ashkelon.
The seacoast shall become the possession of the remnant of the house of Judah, on which they shall graze, and in the houses of Ashkelon they shall lie down at evening. For the Lord their God will be mindful of them and restore their fortunes. (Zephaniah 2:7 ESV)
It is wonderful to live in times when you can see the actual fulfilment of the prophecies in the Bible. By the way, Egyptian President Morsi should read Isaiah 19 to know the fate of his nation. The history of Egypt is already written by the Most High God, the God of Abraham, also known as Jesus.
Friday, November 16, 2012
How God Introduced Himself To Israel
I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. (Exodus 20:2 KJV)
So the time is coming, declares the Lord, when no one will say, "As the Lord lives who brought up the Israelites from the land of Egypt." Instead, they will say, "As the Lord lives who brought up the descendants of the people of Israel from the land of the north and from all the lands where he has banished them so that they can live in their own land." (Jeremiah 23:7-8 Common English Bible)
So the time is coming, declares the Lord, when no one will say, "As the Lord lives who brought up the Israelites from the land of Egypt." Instead, they will say, "As the Lord lives who brought up the descendants of the people of Israel from the land of the north and from all the lands where he has banished them so that they can live in their own land." (Jeremiah 23:7-8 Common English Bible)
Thursday, November 15, 2012
How Did God Introduce Himself to Moses?
God introduced Himself to Moses as "I AM" (אהיה אשר אהיה).
And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. (Exodus 3:14 KJV)
How does God describe Himself?
And the Lord descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord. And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation. (Exodus 34:5-7 KJV)
And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. (Exodus 3:14 KJV)
How does God describe Himself?
And the Lord descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord. And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation. (Exodus 34:5-7 KJV)
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
How Did Jesus Introduce Himself?
I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. (John 6:51 KJV)
Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, "I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life." (John 8:12 NASB)
I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. (John 10:9 ESV)
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. (John 10:11 ESV, HCSB)
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? (John 11:25-26 KJV)
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. (John 14:6 KJV)
I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. (John 15:1 ESV)
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. (Revelation 1:8 KJV)
When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, "Fear not, I am the first and the last, and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades. (Revelation 1:17-18 ESV)
Then He said to me, "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to the one who thirsts from the spring of the water of life without cost. (Revelation 21:6 NASB)
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. (Revelation 22:13 KJV)
"I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star." (Revelation 22:16 NIV)
Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, "I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life." (John 8:12 NASB)
I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. (John 10:9 ESV)
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. (John 10:11 ESV, HCSB)
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? (John 11:25-26 KJV)
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. (John 14:6 KJV)
I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. (John 15:1 ESV)
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. (Revelation 1:8 KJV)
When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, "Fear not, I am the first and the last, and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades. (Revelation 1:17-18 ESV)
Then He said to me, "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to the one who thirsts from the spring of the water of life without cost. (Revelation 21:6 NASB)
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. (Revelation 22:13 KJV)
"I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star." (Revelation 22:16 NIV)
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Mercy And Justice
God glorify Himself through
1. the just to show His mercy
And He did so to make known the riches of His glory upon vessels of mercy, which He prepared beforehand for glory, even us, whom He also called, not from among Jews only, but also from among Gentiles. (Romans 9:23-24 NASB)
2. the wicked to show His justice
What if God, although willing to demonstrate His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction? (Romans 9:22 NASB)
By now I could have stretched out My hand and struck you and your people with a plague, and you would have been obliterated from the earth. However, I have let you live for this purpose: to show you My power and to make My name known in all the earth. (Exodus 9:15-16 HCSB)
1. the just to show His mercy
And He did so to make known the riches of His glory upon vessels of mercy, which He prepared beforehand for glory, even us, whom He also called, not from among Jews only, but also from among Gentiles. (Romans 9:23-24 NASB)
2. the wicked to show His justice
What if God, although willing to demonstrate His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction? (Romans 9:22 NASB)
By now I could have stretched out My hand and struck you and your people with a plague, and you would have been obliterated from the earth. However, I have let you live for this purpose: to show you My power and to make My name known in all the earth. (Exodus 9:15-16 HCSB)
Monday, November 12, 2012
Satisifed
The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. (Isaiah 58:11 NIV)
I will feast the soul of the priests with abundance, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, declares the LORD. (Jeremiah 31:14 ESV)
I will feast the soul of the priests with abundance, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, declares the LORD. (Jeremiah 31:14 ESV)
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Forgiven
I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins. (Isaiah 43:25 ESV)
I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud and your sins like mist; return to me, for I have redeemed you. (Isaiah 44:22 ESV)
Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known. (Psalm 106:8 KJV)
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9 KJV)
I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud and your sins like mist; return to me, for I have redeemed you. (Isaiah 44:22 ESV)
Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known. (Psalm 106:8 KJV)
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9 KJV)
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Crucified
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. (Galatians 2:20 KJV)
A W Tozer, in a booklet, "Total Commitment To Christ What Is It?", wrote:
QUOTE
One time a young man came to an old saint who taught the deeper life, the crucified life, and said to him, "Father, what does it mean to be crucified?" The old man thought for a moment and said, "Well, to be crucified means three things. First, the man who is crucified is facing only one direction." I like that—facing only one direction. If he hears anything behind him he can't turn around to see what’s going on. He has stopped looking back. The crucified man on the cross is looking in only one direction and that is the direction of God and Christ and the Holy Ghost and the direction of the edifying of the church, the direction of sanctification and the direction of the Spirit-filled life.
And the old man scratched his scraggly gray hair and said, "One thing more, son, about a man on a cross - he’s not going back." The fellow going out to die on the cross doesn’t say to his wife, "Good-bye, honey. I’ll be back shortly after five." When you go out to die on the cross you bid goodbye—you’re not going back! If we would preach more of this and stop trying to make the Christian life so easy it’s contemptible, we would have more converts that would last. Get a man converted who knows that if he joins Jesus Christ he’s finished, and that while he’s going to come up and live anew, as far as this world’s concerned he’s not going back—then you have a real Christian indeed.
The old man went on, "Another thing about the man on the cross, son; he has no further plans of his own." I like that, too. Somebody else made his plans for him, and when they nailed him up there all his plans disappeared. On the way up to the hill he didn’t see a friend and say, "Well, Henry, next Saturday about three I’ll come by and we’ll go fishing up on the lake." He was going out to die and he had no plans at all.
Oh, what busy-beaver Christians we are with all of our plans, and some of them, even though they are done in the name of the Lord and evangelical Christianity, are as carnal as goats! It is beautiful to say "I am crucified with Christ" and know that Christ is making your plans. I tell you, ladies and gentlemen, twenty minutes on your knees in silence before God will sometimes teach you more than you can learn out of books and teach you more than you can ever learn in churches. And the Lord will give you your plans and lay them before you.
UNQUOTE
Summary:
People who are crucified with Christ have three distinct marks:
1. they are facing only one direction,
2. they can never turn back,
3. they no longer have plans of their own.
Face one direction
But the Lord GOD helps me; therefore I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame. (Isaiah 50:7 ESV)
No turning back
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 3:13-14 KJV)
No plans
By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. (Hebrews 11:8 ESV)
B. U. S. Y.
Being Under Satan's Yoke
A W Tozer, in a booklet, "Total Commitment To Christ What Is It?", wrote:
QUOTE
One time a young man came to an old saint who taught the deeper life, the crucified life, and said to him, "Father, what does it mean to be crucified?" The old man thought for a moment and said, "Well, to be crucified means three things. First, the man who is crucified is facing only one direction." I like that—facing only one direction. If he hears anything behind him he can't turn around to see what’s going on. He has stopped looking back. The crucified man on the cross is looking in only one direction and that is the direction of God and Christ and the Holy Ghost and the direction of the edifying of the church, the direction of sanctification and the direction of the Spirit-filled life.
And the old man scratched his scraggly gray hair and said, "One thing more, son, about a man on a cross - he’s not going back." The fellow going out to die on the cross doesn’t say to his wife, "Good-bye, honey. I’ll be back shortly after five." When you go out to die on the cross you bid goodbye—you’re not going back! If we would preach more of this and stop trying to make the Christian life so easy it’s contemptible, we would have more converts that would last. Get a man converted who knows that if he joins Jesus Christ he’s finished, and that while he’s going to come up and live anew, as far as this world’s concerned he’s not going back—then you have a real Christian indeed.
The old man went on, "Another thing about the man on the cross, son; he has no further plans of his own." I like that, too. Somebody else made his plans for him, and when they nailed him up there all his plans disappeared. On the way up to the hill he didn’t see a friend and say, "Well, Henry, next Saturday about three I’ll come by and we’ll go fishing up on the lake." He was going out to die and he had no plans at all.
Oh, what busy-beaver Christians we are with all of our plans, and some of them, even though they are done in the name of the Lord and evangelical Christianity, are as carnal as goats! It is beautiful to say "I am crucified with Christ" and know that Christ is making your plans. I tell you, ladies and gentlemen, twenty minutes on your knees in silence before God will sometimes teach you more than you can learn out of books and teach you more than you can ever learn in churches. And the Lord will give you your plans and lay them before you.
UNQUOTE
Summary:
People who are crucified with Christ have three distinct marks:
1. they are facing only one direction,
2. they can never turn back,
3. they no longer have plans of their own.
Face one direction
But the Lord GOD helps me; therefore I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame. (Isaiah 50:7 ESV)
No turning back
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 3:13-14 KJV)
No plans
By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. (Hebrews 11:8 ESV)
B. U. S. Y.
Being Under Satan's Yoke
Friday, November 9, 2012
關係
Singapore takes pride in meritocracy. China is always seen as place where 關係 (guan xi) is important. It is not what you know, but who you know that matters. Thus Singapore always takes pride in its justice, where what you know and what you can do is more important than who you are and who you know. China is considered as a corrupt model.
Yet the Chinese model of 關係 is true in Christianity. It is not what you know, who you are that counts. It is who you know and you must know God. What you are and what you can do is already known. You are a sinner and you sin. If you know God and accept Him as your saviour, you will be saved. That is all about 關係 (relationship).
Yet the Chinese model of 關係 is true in Christianity. It is not what you know, who you are that counts. It is who you know and you must know God. What you are and what you can do is already known. You are a sinner and you sin. If you know God and accept Him as your saviour, you will be saved. That is all about 關係 (relationship).
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Athanasian Creed
1. Whosoever will be saved, before all things it is necessary that he hold the catholic faith;
2. Which faith except every one do keep whole and undefiled, without doubt he shall perish everlastingly.
3. And the catholic faith is this: That we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity;
4. Neither confounding the persons nor dividing the substance.
5. For there is one person of the Father, another of the Son, and another of the Holy Spirit.
6. But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit is all one, the glory equal, the majesty coeternal.
7. Such as the Father is, such is the Son, and such is the Holy Spirit.
8. The Father uncreated, the Son uncreated, and the Holy Spirit uncreated.
9. The Father incomprehensible, the Son incomprehensible, and the Holy Spirit incomprehensible.
10. The Father eternal, the Son eternal, and the Holy Spirit eternal.
11. And yet they are not three eternals but one eternal.
12. As also there are not three uncreated nor three incomprehensible, but one uncreated and one incomprehensible.
13. So likewise the Father is almighty, the Son almighty, and the Holy Spirit almighty.
14. And yet they are not three almighties, but one almighty.
15. So the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God;
16. And yet they are not three Gods, but one God.
17. So likewise the Father is Lord, the Son Lord, and the Holy Spirit Lord;
18. And yet they are not three Lords but one Lord.
19. For like as we are compelled by the Christian verity to acknowledge every Person by himself to be God and Lord;
20. So are we forbidden by the catholic religion to say; There are three Gods or three Lords.
21. The Father is made of none, neither created nor begotten.
22. The Son is of the Father alone; not made nor created, but begotten.
23. The Holy Spirit is of the Father and of the Son; neither made, nor created, nor begotten, but proceeding.
24. So there is one Father, not three Fathers; one Son, not three Sons; one Holy Spirit, not three Holy Spirits.
25. And in this Trinity none is afore or after another; none is greater or less than another.
26. But the whole three persons are coeternal, and coequal.
27. So that in all things, as aforesaid, the Unity in Trinity and the Trinity in Unity is to be worshipped.
28. He therefore that will be saved must thus think of the Trinity.
29. Furthermore it is necessary to everlasting salvation that he also believe rightly the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
30. For the right faith is that we believe and confess that our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is God and man.
31. God of the substance of the Father, begotten before the worlds; and man of substance of His mother, born in the world.
32. Perfect God and perfect man, of a reasonable soul and human flesh subsisting.
33. Equal to the Father as touching His Godhead, and inferior to the Father as touching His manhood.
34. Who, although He is God and man, yet He is not two, but one Christ.
35. One, not by conversion of the Godhead into flesh, but by taking of that manhood into God.
36. One altogether, not by confusion of substance, but by unity of person.
37. For as the reasonable soul and flesh is one man, so God and man is one Christ;
38. Who suffered for our salvation, descended into hell, rose again the third day from the dead;
39. He ascended into heaven, He sits on the right hand of the Father, God, Almighty;
40. From thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
41. At whose coming all men shall rise again with their bodies;
42. and shall give account of their own works.
43. And they that have done good shall go into life everlasting and they that have done evil into everlasting fire.
44. This is the catholic faith, which except a man believe faithfully he cannot be saved.
2. Which faith except every one do keep whole and undefiled, without doubt he shall perish everlastingly.
3. And the catholic faith is this: That we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity;
4. Neither confounding the persons nor dividing the substance.
5. For there is one person of the Father, another of the Son, and another of the Holy Spirit.
6. But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit is all one, the glory equal, the majesty coeternal.
7. Such as the Father is, such is the Son, and such is the Holy Spirit.
8. The Father uncreated, the Son uncreated, and the Holy Spirit uncreated.
9. The Father incomprehensible, the Son incomprehensible, and the Holy Spirit incomprehensible.
10. The Father eternal, the Son eternal, and the Holy Spirit eternal.
11. And yet they are not three eternals but one eternal.
12. As also there are not three uncreated nor three incomprehensible, but one uncreated and one incomprehensible.
13. So likewise the Father is almighty, the Son almighty, and the Holy Spirit almighty.
14. And yet they are not three almighties, but one almighty.
15. So the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God;
16. And yet they are not three Gods, but one God.
17. So likewise the Father is Lord, the Son Lord, and the Holy Spirit Lord;
18. And yet they are not three Lords but one Lord.
19. For like as we are compelled by the Christian verity to acknowledge every Person by himself to be God and Lord;
20. So are we forbidden by the catholic religion to say; There are three Gods or three Lords.
21. The Father is made of none, neither created nor begotten.
22. The Son is of the Father alone; not made nor created, but begotten.
23. The Holy Spirit is of the Father and of the Son; neither made, nor created, nor begotten, but proceeding.
24. So there is one Father, not three Fathers; one Son, not three Sons; one Holy Spirit, not three Holy Spirits.
25. And in this Trinity none is afore or after another; none is greater or less than another.
26. But the whole three persons are coeternal, and coequal.
27. So that in all things, as aforesaid, the Unity in Trinity and the Trinity in Unity is to be worshipped.
28. He therefore that will be saved must thus think of the Trinity.
29. Furthermore it is necessary to everlasting salvation that he also believe rightly the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
30. For the right faith is that we believe and confess that our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is God and man.
31. God of the substance of the Father, begotten before the worlds; and man of substance of His mother, born in the world.
32. Perfect God and perfect man, of a reasonable soul and human flesh subsisting.
33. Equal to the Father as touching His Godhead, and inferior to the Father as touching His manhood.
34. Who, although He is God and man, yet He is not two, but one Christ.
35. One, not by conversion of the Godhead into flesh, but by taking of that manhood into God.
36. One altogether, not by confusion of substance, but by unity of person.
37. For as the reasonable soul and flesh is one man, so God and man is one Christ;
38. Who suffered for our salvation, descended into hell, rose again the third day from the dead;
39. He ascended into heaven, He sits on the right hand of the Father, God, Almighty;
40. From thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
41. At whose coming all men shall rise again with their bodies;
42. and shall give account of their own works.
43. And they that have done good shall go into life everlasting and they that have done evil into everlasting fire.
44. This is the catholic faith, which except a man believe faithfully he cannot be saved.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Nicene Creed
We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father [and the Son].
With the Father and the Son
he is worshipped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. AMEN.
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father [and the Son].
With the Father and the Son
he is worshipped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. AMEN.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Apostles' Creed
I believe in God the Father Almighty,
Creator of Heaven and Earth.
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord:
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
Born of the Virgin Mary,
Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Was crucified, died, and was buried;
He descended into Hell.
On the third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended into Heaven,
And is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.
From thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
The holy catholic Church
The Communion of Saints,
The forgiveness of sins,
The resurrection of the body,
And the life everlasting. Amen.
Creator of Heaven and Earth.
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord:
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
Born of the Virgin Mary,
Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Was crucified, died, and was buried;
He descended into Hell.
On the third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended into Heaven,
And is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.
From thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
The holy catholic Church
The Communion of Saints,
The forgiveness of sins,
The resurrection of the body,
And the life everlasting. Amen.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Sunday, November 4, 2012
God Does All Things For His Name's Sake
For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it, for how should my name be profaned? My glory I will not give to another. (Isaiah 48:11 ESV)
But I acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations among whom they lived, in whose sight I made myself known to them in bringing them out of the land of Egypt. (Ezekiel 20:9 ESV)
And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I deal with you for my name’s sake, not according to your evil ways, nor according to your corrupt deeds, O house of Israel, declares the Lord GOD. (Ezekiel 20:44 ESV)
Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord GOD: It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations to which you came. (Ezekiel 36:22 ESV)
He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. (Psalm 23:3 ESV)
Yet he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make known his mighty power. (Psalm 106:8 ESV)
For the LORD will not forsake his people, for his great name’s sake, because it has pleased the LORD to make you a people for himself. (1 Samuel 12:22 ESV)
Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. (John 14:13 ESV)
But I acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations among whom they lived, in whose sight I made myself known to them in bringing them out of the land of Egypt. (Ezekiel 20:9 ESV)
And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I deal with you for my name’s sake, not according to your evil ways, nor according to your corrupt deeds, O house of Israel, declares the Lord GOD. (Ezekiel 20:44 ESV)
Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord GOD: It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations to which you came. (Ezekiel 36:22 ESV)
He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. (Psalm 23:3 ESV)
Yet he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make known his mighty power. (Psalm 106:8 ESV)
For the LORD will not forsake his people, for his great name’s sake, because it has pleased the LORD to make you a people for himself. (1 Samuel 12:22 ESV)
Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. (John 14:13 ESV)
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Success
For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me. (Psalm 44:6 KJV)
The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD. (Proverbs 21:31 KJV)
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. (Ecclesiastes 9:11 KJV)
There is no king saved by the multitude of a host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. A horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength. (Psalm 33:16-17 KJV)
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. (Psalm 146:3 KJV)
Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD. (Jeremiah 17:5 KJV)
It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. (Psalm 118:8 KJV)
Friday, November 2, 2012
Horses
Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God. (Psalm 20:7 KJV)
An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength. (Psalm 33:17 KJV)
Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee. (Psalm 32:9 KJV)
An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength. (Psalm 33:17 KJV)
Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee. (Psalm 32:9 KJV)
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Ask
I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. (Psalm 81:10 KJV)
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: (Matthew 7:7 KJV)
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. (Matthew 21:22 KJV)
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19 KJV)
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. (Matthew 6:33 KJV)
Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. (Psalm 37:4 KJV)
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. (John 14:13-14 KJV)
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. (John 15:7 KJV)
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. (Joshua 1:8 ESV)
God answers our prayers for His name's sake and for our joy.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: (Matthew 7:7 KJV)
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. (Matthew 21:22 KJV)
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19 KJV)
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. (Matthew 6:33 KJV)
Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. (Psalm 37:4 KJV)
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. (John 14:13-14 KJV)
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. (John 15:7 KJV)
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. (Joshua 1:8 ESV)
God answers our prayers for His name's sake and for our joy.
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