What saith the Scripture

Philippians 4:6-7 (KJV):   “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.    And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Never paid it much mind before but of late, have;   I don’t hear “thanks” being given with prayer or supplications; there is a difference.   The reason we are to be thankful in giving prayer and supplication is that we have faith that we are being heard and much more than that our prayer will be answered.   I think most petitioners lack faith in their prayers and are remiss in giving of thanks when ones prayers/supplications are made.   Sidebar:   I have a lot of wants but no needs:   “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Jesus Christ”   Philippians 4:19.   Believing that then; “If I don’t have it I don’t need...

John 9:31 (KJV):   “ Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.” Has the Church been drawn away from the preaching of the gospel?   Which is:   “Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.   For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;   and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:” 1 Corinthians 15:1-4. Being in the body of Christ I don’t know who is in the body or who isn’t.   But I do have God’s Word and can read.   By reading scripture can judge who is in Christ, the body and who isn’t. I listen to their confessions of faith and from th...

Acts 16:29-31 (KJV):   “Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,   and brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?   And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.” Question of the ages to man, but now to us, today:   “if ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:”   Ephesians 3:2.   What won’t get one saved today?               1.   Giving your heart and life to Jesus               2.   Turning from your sin and receiving Christ             3.   Making Jesus the Lord of your life               4.   Having faith and keeping the sacraments (laws)             5.   Speaking in tongu...

  John 3:3 (KJV):   “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again , he cannot see the kingdom of God.”   John 3:7 (KJV):   “ Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again .” 1 Peter 1:23 (KJV):   “ Being born again , not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.”        OR? 2 Corinthians 5:17   (KJV):   “Therefore if any man  be  in Christ,  he is  a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” Colossians 1:27 (KJV):   “To whom God would make known what  is  the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:” Ephesians 1:3 (KJV):   “Blessed  be  the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed...

1 Corinthians 2:2 (AKJV):   “For I have determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.” I’m amazed why fellowships shy away from scripture and choose to read, study and often follow books and instruction of men.   They will flock to the book stores, television and now the internet to get their Christian teaching.   Its as if what God has provided through Jesus Christ isn’t sufficient for them.   The community of Christ so called are ignorant of the very things they profess.   When did the Bible, the King James Bible become an antiquated writing that needs man’s help to make it successful?   “ For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.”   1 Corinthians 1:18 “For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.”   1 Cor...

1 Corinthians 15:1-4 (AKJV):   “Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;    by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.    For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;    and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:”   Words in blue are not scripture but hopefully an exhortation to understanding:   In this “ the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me ( Paul) to you-ward ( those who will believe ):”   Ephesians 3:2.   God by His grace to us through Paul has given us the means to salvation, the gospel.   Why Paul?   “But when it pleased God, who separated me ( Paul ) from my mother’s womb, and called  me...

Genesis 2:7 (AKJV):   “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.” My understanding of “breath of life” is the intrinsic value of life as only to man, what we we call spirit;   Then “living soul” is ones mind will and emotions.   When Adam sinned, that sin was passed to all them that   followed;   every human, because of Adam, all mankind has sin.   “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;” Romans 3:23.   With that sin came death, spiritual death:   “But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.”   Genesis 2:17.   Man had spiritual life till Adam sinned and has physical life being born.   Being in Adam we died spiritually as did Adam, as   in Adam we died:   “For as in Adam all die, even...