“I know your deeds, and your love and faith and service and perseverance, and that your deeds of late are greater than at first. But I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and leads My bond-servants astray so that they commit acts of … Continue reading The Church Tolerating Sexual Immorality
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Adultery in Your Heart
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery’; but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; for it is … Continue reading Adultery in Your Heart
Live to Please God
“Finally then, brethren, we request and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us instruction as to how you ought to walk and please God (just as you actually do walk), that you excel still more. For you know what commandments we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus. … Continue reading Live to Please God
Idolatry Coupled with Immorality
“Bel bows down; Nebo stoops;their idols are on beasts and livestock;these things you carry are borneas burdens on weary beasts.They stoop; they bow down together;they cannot save the burden,but themselves go into captivity.” (Isaiah 46:1-2 ESV) What is an idol? Does it have to be anything physical? What does an idol look like to you? … Continue reading Idolatry Coupled with Immorality
Cleansing Out the Old Leaven
“It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, for a man has his father's wife. And you are arrogant! Ought you not rather to mourn? Let him who has done this be removed from among you. “For though absent in body, … Continue reading Cleansing Out the Old Leaven
The Other Side of Love
I have been reading in the Psalms the last few days, and I have been sharing what the Lord is teaching me through these psalms as lessons that can be applied to our lives today. And he has placed in my mind this morning a particular theme (message) which he wants me to convey, and … Continue reading The Other Side of Love
But a Fearful Expectation of Judgment
Hebrews 10:26-31 ESV “For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries. Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy on the … Continue reading But a Fearful Expectation of Judgment
Do Not Let Anyone Deceive You
Ephesians 5:1-2 ESV “Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” As followers of Jesus Christ, we are to be those who emulate God/Christ in all that we are and do and think and … Continue reading Do Not Let Anyone Deceive You
A Prostitute is a Deep Pit
Proverbs 23:26-28 ESV “My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways. For a prostitute is a deep pit; an adulteress is a narrow well. She lies in wait like a robber and increases the traitors among mankind.” A prostitute is usually defined as someone who engages in sex in exchange … Continue reading A Prostitute is a Deep Pit
Discard the gods of Your Ancestors
Joshua 24:14-15 NIV “Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors … Continue reading Discard the gods of Your Ancestors