The ways of death…

“My son, attend unto my wisdom, And bow thine ear to my understanding: That thou mayest regard discretion, And that thy lips may keep knowledge. For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, And her mouth is smoother than oil: But her end is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a twoedged sword. [LHer feet go down to death; Her steps take hold on hell. Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, Her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them. Hear me now therefore, O ye children, And depart not from the words of my … Continue reading The ways of death…

Thou shalt see…

From Spurgeon sermon in 1861 AD    “I have but now one other point, and I shall not detain you, probably two moments while I dwell upon it, but the subject would not be complete without it. It has been said of some preachers of the word, and especially of me, that we delight to preach damnation and the fires of hell. I think that all who have heard me constantly, know that a more unfounded libel was never uttered against any living man: I have preached terrible sermons; they have been few and far between; but I have never … Continue reading Thou shalt see…

To have the faith…

“And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, even when … Continue reading To have the faith…

Let’s go to Las Vegas

“The eyes of the LORD are in EVERY place, Beholding the evil and the good.” – Proverbs 15:3 “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring EVERY work into judgment, with EVERY secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.” – Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 “…it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment…” – Hebrews 9:27 “And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: because … Continue reading Let’s go to Las Vegas

Do not believe offended

“But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.” – John 16:6-7 “And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses … Continue reading Do not believe offended

In His name…

“Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment.” – Matthew 22:37-38 “If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. If ye love me, keep my commandments….He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it … Continue reading In His name…

Purge us…

Augustine 400 AD “The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.” – Jesus John 7:7 “….Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.” – John 2:24,25 “And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.” – John 3:19 “And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, … Continue reading Purge us…

Loosen us…

Augustine 400AD from his confessions “For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.” – Romans 7:14 “And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.” – Matthew 1:21 “Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, THAT DID NOT BELIEVE IN THE LORD THEIR GOD. And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, … Continue reading Loosen us…

Jesus doesn’t save…

“…every one of us shall give account of himself to God.” Romans 14:12 “…it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:” – Hebrews 9:27 “But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.” – Jesus Matthew 12:36 “for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;” – Romans 3:23 “And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.” – Matthew 1:21 “This is a … Continue reading Jesus doesn’t save…

Marcion thoroughly refuted

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. – Genesis 1:26 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. – Genesis 2:7 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl … Continue reading Marcion thoroughly refuted