Bible Verse of the Day

Matthew 6:34  "Take therefore no thought for the morrow:  for the morrow shall take thought of the things of itself.  Sufficient unto the day [is] the evil thereof".

Understanding Mathew 3:10

This is in response to a question on the meaning of Mathew 3:10  "And now also  the axe is laid unto the root of the trees; therefore every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire".

To break it down; the axe is the word of God, the root of the trees are the souls of people and the fruits are their works (whether they be good or bad).

Jesus said in Matt 7:15-20 "Beware of false profits, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither [can] a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them".

Every soul will have to face the Lord and make an account of their lives, whether they be in the Lamb's book of life or not. Jesus said in John 5:28-29 "Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation".

The Lord said that "you cannot serve God and mammon". This is a very serious choice that each person has to make, whether to serve God or to live their life lusting after the things of the flesh.

The apostle Paul said in Gal 5 19-23 "Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envying, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like; of the which I tell you before, as I have also told [you] in times past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law".

According to the bible, saved people ought to act like saved people, accept God's blessings while we're here and then go on home to be with the Lord. I hope that this helps. It sure did me a lot of good.

Love you guys!

Brother Dave

Reference: http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/

June 20, 2011 1:17 AM

 



Bible Verse of the Day

I Timothy 1:15  "This [is] a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief".

God bless,

David

Reference:  http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/

Bible Verse of the Day

Mathew 3:10  "And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees; therefore every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire".

God Bless,

Brother Dave

Reference:  http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/

Bible Verse of the Day

Romans  1:8  "First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world".

God bless,

Brother Dave

References:  http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Romans-Chapter-1/

Verse of the Day



John 3:16   "For god so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life".

God Bless,

Brother Dave

Reference:  http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/

If You Talk the Talk, Walk the Walk

How many times have you seen someone who supports different charities, goes to church once or twice a week and throws bible verses at you every chance they get?  All of these things are important parts of being a christian and we all should do what we can.  But what about when a church member is not living up to what he is preaching?

Sometimes it's easy to get caught up in our everyday lives put our spiritual lives on the back burner.  There are so many temptations in the world that we live in that we must be ever vigilant against disobedience to God.  The bible says that "there is great pleasure in sin but it only lasts for a season".   Is a little pleasure really worth losing our testimony--especially toward unbelievers?

It's true that the bible says that "all have sinned and come short of the glory of God".  But is that an excuse to sin?  Not according to the apostle Paul who said "shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?  God forbid".  James said to "be a doer of the word, and not a hearer only, deceiving your own selves".

My friends I am not a legalist.  It's not about what you eat or what kind of cloths that you wear or any of the other type of things that men try to bind you with.  It's about living the kind of lifestyle befitting a child of God.  Above all things, we should try to live our lives in a way that is pleasing to God.

A christian life is not easy and it was never intended to be.  However, the reward that awaits us in the end more than makes up for passing up a few worldly pleasures.  My dear friends, lets strive to walk the walk that will be pleasing to our beloved savior, and when we slip we can get up, repent and be all the stronger for it.  This is what we call growing in grace.

God Bless You All,

Brother Dave

Reference:  http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/