Saturday, June 27, 2015

To Believe, or Not To Believe - That Is The Question

It is wonderful to live in a free country. Thank the Lord we have such freedoms.

Just because some people don't believe in God does not mean He is not real or true. The Lord is alive and Jesus did die on the cross for those who will believe. He doesn't make us believe, He gives us that choice... much like our law of freedom of religion. But just because someone doesn't believe the Bible does not mean God isn't real. His Will will always prevail no matter what. One day all eyes will see, one day all ears will hear, one day all will know, but not all will go.
 

The Lord’s Word is not bound by unbelief
2 Timothy 2:7-9
"Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things. Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel: Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.”
 

Some will be called, but not all will be calledonly the “elect”
2 Timothy 2:10-11
“Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:”
 

If we believe in the Lord, He will take us with Him. If we deny the Lord is real, He will deny us too
2 Timothy 2:12-13
“If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:
If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.”


Those who believe are to study His Word and tell others of the gospel of the Lord. We are to refrain from arguing over His Word because this could cause us to sin in how we respond to others if it is without compassion and love…

2 Timothy 2:14-18
“Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus; Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.”

 
Regardless of whether or not you believe, God is real, His Word is true, He standeth sure and faithful
2 Timothy 2:19
“Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.”
 

In this world, there are those who believe and those who don’t. We are all made for a purpose. Either we are for the Lord (vessels of gold and silver, for honour) or we are against the Lord (vessels of wood and earth, for dishonor)…
 
2 Timothy 2:20
“But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.”


How do we become a vessel unto honour? Purge ourselves from all sin and iniquity by asking the Lord Jesus to forgive us of our sin and cleanse us and make us pure by His blood that He sacrificed on the cross for our sins…

2 Timothy 2:21
“If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work."


We MUST have FAITH
Hebrews 11:1-2
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.  For by it the elders obtained a good report.”


Think about it like this
Hebrews 11:3
“Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.”
 

There had to be a human for a human to be born, there had to be a plant seed for a plant to grow. There had to be the parent before there could be offspring. These had to grow from something or in someone in order to be formed. Babies cannot grow outside of the womb. How else did humans get here if not by the Lord making us and putting us here? There is no logical explanation other than the Lord Himself!

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