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SERMON
ON THE MOUNT
The
Sermon on the Mount given by Jesus in Chapters 5 through 7
of the Gospel of Mathew: Jesus made a statement at the end
of this sermon that I wanna share with ya:
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Matthew 7:24-27
Therefore WHOSOEVER HEARETH these sayings of mine, AND
DOETH THEM, I will liken him unto a wise man, which
built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended,
and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon
that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a
rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of
mine, and DOETH THEM NOT, shall be likened unto a
foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And
the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds
blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great
was the fall of it. |
So,
obviously we want to HEAR and obey what the Lord will be
saying in the Sermon on the Mount.
We
will begin at Matthew Chapter five.
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Matthew 5:1-2
And seeing the multitudes, He went up into a mountain:
and when He was set, His disciples came unto Him: And
He opened His mouth, and taught them, saying … |
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Matthew 5:3
Blessed are the
POOR IN SPIRIT:
for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.
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WHAT
DOES IT MEAN TO BE POOR IN SPIRIT?
Does
this mean to be poor financially as it says here:
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Luke 6:20
And he lifted up his eyes on his
disciples, and said,
BLESSED BE YE POOR:
for yours is the kingdom of God. |
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The Hebrew word for "poor" also means oppressed,
afflicted, wretched, miserable, helpless, humble,
patient … This poor in spirit could be an
understanding that we are as nothing before God, which
is a virtue called humility.
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Matthew 5: 4-9
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be
comforted. Blessed are the meek: for they shall
inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger
and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be
filled. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall
obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they
shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they
shall be called the children of God.
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DO YOU
SENSE THE TYPE OF SOUL THAT JESUS IS TALKING ABOUT? DOES
THIS NOT DESCRIBE MANY OF US CHRISTIANS?
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Matthew 5:10-12
Blessed are they which are persecuted for
righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and
persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil
against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be
exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven:
for so persecuted they the prophets which were before
you. |
THIS
REFERS TO
CHRISTIAN HATERS
AND THE LIKE BUT ALSO REFERS TO YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT
DISAGREE WITH YOUR CHOICE TO FOLLOW JESUS.
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Matthew 5:13
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt
have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it
is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out,
and to be trodden under foot of men.
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THIS
IS REFERRING TO PASSIONATE FAITH. A FIERY SPIRIT. TO
UNDERSTAND THIS FURTHER, SEE THE
FIRST LOVE STUDY.
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Matthew 5:14-16
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is
set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a
candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a
candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in
the house. Let your light so shine before men, that
they may see your good works, and glorify your Father
which is in heaven. |
WHAT
LIGHT IS JESUS REFERRING TO?
THE LIGHT OF HIM WITHIN YOU.
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Matthew 5:17-19
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or
the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass,
one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the
law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall
break one of these least commandments, and shall teach
men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of
heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the
same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. |
JESUS
MAKES IT CLEAR THAT THE LAW IS NOT BEING DESTROYED BY HIS
COMING BUT RATHER ESTABLISHED AND UNDERSTOOD.
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Matthew 5:20-22
For I say unto you, That except your
righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the
scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into
the kingdom of heaven. Ye have heard that it was said
of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and
whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the
judgment: But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry
with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of
the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother,
Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever
shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. |
DO YOU
SEE HOW JESUS INTERPRETS THE LAW DIFFERENTLY THAN MAN DOES?
JESUS DEFINES THE
SPIRIT
OF THE LAWS.
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Matthew 5:23-24
Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar,
and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought
against thee; Leave there thy gift before the altar,
and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother,
and then come and offer thy gift. |
GOD
WILL NOT ACCEPT YOUR PRAYERS, OFFERINGS OR GIFTS IF YOU DO
NOT FORGIVE ALL. MUST GO AND MAKE PEACE FIRST.
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Matthew 5:23-26
Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar,
and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought
against thee; Leave there thy gift before the altar,
and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother,
and then come and offer thy gift.
Agree
with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the
way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver
thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the
officer, and thou be cast into prison. Verily I say
unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence,
till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. |
GOD
WILL NOT ACCEPT YOUR PRAYERS, OFFERINGS OR GIFTS IF YOU DO
NOT FORGIVE ALL. MUST GO AND MAKE PEACE FIRST.
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Matthew 5:27-28
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old
time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto
you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after
her hath committed adultery with her already in his
heart. |
JESUS
FURTHER DEFINES THE
SPIRIT
OF THE LAWS.
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Matthew 5:29-30
And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out,
and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee
that one of thy members should perish, and not that
thy whole body should be cast into hell. And if thy
right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from
thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy
members should perish, and not that thy whole body
should be cast into hell. |
NOW,
BEFORE YOU GO CUT OFF A BODY PART CONSIDER THE ALTERNATIVE …
OBEYING THE LAW.
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Matthew 5: 31-32
It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his
wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: But I
say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife,
saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to
commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is
divorced committeth adultery. |
IF YOU
HAVE BEEN DIVORCED, AND WANT TO KNOW THE WHOLE TRUTH
THAT JESUS AND OTHER SCRIPTURE IN THE BIBLE SHARES ON THE
TOPIC OF CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE ... YOU MAY WANT TO
CHECK OUT THE CHRISTIAN
DIVORCE STUDY.
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Matthew 5:33-37
Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by
them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but
shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: But I say
unto you,
Swear not at all;
neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: Nor by the
earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem;
for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt
thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make
one hair white or black. But let your communication
be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than
these cometh of evil. |
NOW,
MANY BELIEVE THAT TO “SWEAR’ MEANS TO CUSS.
BUT IT REALLY MEANS TO TAKE A SPIRITUAL VOW AND SAY
SOMETHING LIKE ... I "SWEAR" BY THIS OR THAT.
THIS BRINGS
UP THE QUESTION OF BEING ASKED IN COURT TO ...
" SWEAR
TO TELL THE TRUTH THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE WHOLE
TRUTH ...
SO HELP YOU GOD"
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Matthew 5:38
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye
for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto
you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall
smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other
also. And if any man will sue thee at the law, and
take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. |
JESUS
FURTHER DEFINES THE
SPIRIT
OF THE LAWS.
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Matthew 5:41-42
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile,
go with him twain. Give to him that asketh thee,
and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou
away.
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THIS HAPPENS
ALL THE TIME ...
SOMEONE ASKS
YOU TO DO SOMETHING YOU FEEL IS ASKING TOO MUCH, JESUS SAYS
WE SHOULD GO THAT EXTRA MILE. HE ALSO SAYS WE SHOULD HELP
THOSE WHO ASK OF US WHEN WE CAN.
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Matthew 5:43-47
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou
shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I
say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse
you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them
which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye
may be the children of your Father which is in heaven:
for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the
good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
For if ye love them which love you, what reward have
ye? do not even the publicans the same? And if ye
salute your brethren only, what do ye more than
others? do not even the publicans so? |
LOVE ALL OTHERS
NOT ONLY YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS
WE ARE TRULY ALL ONE FAMILY
THIS IS NOT JUST SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING BUT
PHYSICALLY AS WE ALL CAME FROM NOAH'S SONS.
PONDER ON THAT
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Matthew 5:48
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father
which is in heaven is perfect. |
STRIVE
TO BE PERFECT IN ALL THESE MATTERS.
WE ARE NOW IN
CHAPTER SIX OF THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW.
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Matthew 6:1-4
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men,
to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of
your Father which is in heaven. Therefore when thou
doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee,
as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the
streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say
unto you,
They have their reward.
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know
what thy right hand doeth: That thine alms may be in
secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself
shall reward thee openly.
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Matthew 6:5-8
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the
hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the
synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that
they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They
have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter
into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door,
pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father
which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. But
when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen
do: for they think that they shall be heard for their
much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them: for
your Father knoweth what things ye have need of,
before ye ask him. |
You
can check out the
EFFECTIVE CHRISTIAN PRAYER study
to learn more about EFFECTIVE prayer tips in the Bible, but
this Scripture focuses on WHERE to pray so check this out
...
It is OBVIOUS that
Jesus taught us that we should pray in
private.
This doesn’t mean that you’re confined to
your room when you pray for what if you felt the need to
pray and were not home? You can pray anywhere, anytime. So
consider the closet to represent the Spiritual closet within
you.
Certainly our Father wants the church to pray
together, but community prayer is quite different from
personal prayer. If everyone present is praying in unity,
remember what Jesus said:
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Matthew 18:20
For where two or three
are gathered together in my name, there am I in the
midst of them. |
But now let’s look at some different
scenarios.
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Matthew 6:5
And when thou prayest,
thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love
to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners
of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I
say unto you, They have their reward. |
Ahhhhhhh, we have just been warned by our
Lord.
In a chat room, let’s say someone opens up the floor for
prayer for something or someone. Everyone begins to put
their petitions up on the board. THIS is where you must be
careful.
In many cases ... Some souls carefully choose
their most eloquent words to post, clearly for self
edification. Some continue, trying to outdo the others
present. They’re not speaking to God, they’re speaking FOR
the other people in the room.
If someone wants to be prayed for, your
silent prayer speaks volumes to God, compared to revealing
your intimate conversation with Him in an open forum. Now
this does NOT apply to those who are praying for others and
truly led by the SPIRIT of God. It is not WHAT you do but
WHY.
In addition ... If there is godly
conversation in the room and you’re Spiritually moved by it,
an enthusiastic “Amen” or something similar is quite
different. Nobody wants to quench your passion, but there is
a time and a place for everything. In prayer, the time is
anytime, and the place for personal prayer is in the privacy
of your mind, with God.
AGAIN ...
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Matthew 6:6
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy
closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy
Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth
in secret shall reward thee openly. |
Back
to the Sermon on the Mount ….
Jesus gave us a MANNER by which to pray:
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Matthew 6:9-13
After this MANNER therefore pray ye: Our Father
which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom
come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our
debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
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THIS
IS THE LORD’S PRAYER.
BUT ... WE
ARE
NOT SUPPOSED TO REPEAT THIS PRAYER EVERY TIME WE PRAY.
IT IS AN EXAMPLE.
THIS IS PROVEN WHEN JESUS SAID …
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Matthew 6:7
But when ye pray, use not vain REPETITIONS, as the
heathen do: |
WE
ARE NOT TO JUST REPEAT THE SAME OLE PRAYER OVER AND OVER
LIKE SOME KINDA RITUAL. THIS IS A PERSONAL CONVERSATION
BETWEEN YOU AND GOD.
JUST
TALK TO HIM AND BE REAL.
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Matthew 6:14-15
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your
heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye
forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your
Father forgive your trespasses. |
THIS
IS VERY IMPORTANT …
YOU
MUST FORGIVE ALL OTHERS TO BE FORGIVEN … PERIOD
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Matthew 6:16-18
Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the
hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure
their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast.
Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But
thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash
thy face; That thou appear not unto men to fast, but
unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father,
which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
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HERE
WE HAVE THOSE FOLKS THAT LIKE TO DO THEIR WORKS TO BE SEEN
OF MAN AND NOT FOR GOD. NOTE JESUS SAID … THEY HAVE THEIR
REWARD ... THAT MEANS THE REWARD THEY GOT WAS THE PATS ON
THE BACK OF MAN AND GET NOTHING FROM GOD. JUST AS WITH
PRAYING … DO IT SECRETLY TO BE REWARDED OPENLY.
WE ALSO HAVE
A FASTING STUDY
WHICH YOU CAN CHECK OUT
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Matthew 6:19-21
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth,
where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves
break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves
treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth
corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor
steal: For where your treasure is, there will your
heart be also. |
SO VERY TRUE
...
WHERE YOUR
PASSION, DEVOTION AND HEART ARE ...
THESE ARE
WHAT YOU DEEM AS YOUR TREASURES.
YOU GOALS,
ASPIRATIONS AND DREAMS.
SEEK ETERNAL
TREASURES ... NOT TEMPORAL ONES.
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Matthew 6:22-26
The light of the body is the eye: if therefore
thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of
light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall
be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in
thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
No man can serve two masters:
for either he will hate the one, and love the other;
or else he will hold to the one, and despise the
other.
Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your
life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor
yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the
life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Behold
the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do
they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly
Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? |
THIS
HAS A TWOFOLD MESSAGE.
WE
CANNOT SERVE THE WORLDLY MATTERS AND GOD.
AND THE SECOND MESSAGE IS ...
FEAR
NOT BEING PROVIDED FOR ... GOD WILL PROVIDE.
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Matthew 6:27-30
Which of you by taking thought can add one
cubit unto his stature? And why take ye thought for
raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they
grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I
say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was
not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so
clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to
morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more
clothe you, O ye of little faith?
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Matthew 6:31-34
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall
we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall
we be clothed? (For after all these things do the
Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that
ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first
the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all
these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore
no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take
thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the
day is the evil thereof. |
HOW
CAN WORRYING ABOUT SOMETHING BRING IT TO PASS? WHAT GAIN IS
THERE IN IT THEN.
HAVE
FAITH THAT GOD LOVES YA AND WILL PROVIDE.
WE ARE NOW ON
MATTHEW CHAPTER SEVEN ...
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Matthew 7:1-2
Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what
judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what
measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
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THIS
IS SOMETHING THAT MANY CHRISTIANS DO WHEN THEY FEEL THEY
HAVE GOTTEN TO A PLACE WHERE THEY FEEL THEY ARE ABOVE OTHER
CHRISTIANS THAT ARE A BIT BACK ON THE CHRISTIAN WALK PATH
THAN THEY ARE. THEY SEEM TO FORGET THAT GOD GAVE THEM PLENTY
OF TIME TO CHANGE AND THEY SHOULD GIVE OTHERS THE SAME.
SEE THE GRACE AND
PHARISEES STUDIES TO LEARN MORE
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Matthew 7:3-5
And why beholdest thou the mote (Speck) that is
in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam
that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy
brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye;
and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou
hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own
eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the
mote out of thy brother's eye. |
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Matthew 7:6
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs,
neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they
trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend
you. |
DO NOT DEVOTE YOUR TIME, EFFORT, OR SPIRITUAL GIFTS TOWARDS
THAT WHICH HAS NO GAIN OR GLORY FOR GOD.
THIS BRINGS ANOTHER SCRIPTURE TO MIND
...
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2 John 1:11
Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the
doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in
the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and
the Son. If there come any unto you, and bring not
this doctrine, receive him not into your house,
neither bid him God speed:For he that biddeth him God
speed is partaker of his evil deeds. |
WHEN YOU PRAY FOR SOMEONE, BE SURE IT
IS GOD'S WILL.
FOR MORE ON THIS CHECK OUT THE
EFFECTIVE CHRISTIAN
PRAYER STUDY
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Matthew 7:7-8
Ask,
and it shall be given you;
seek,
and ye shall find;
knock,
and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that
asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to
him that knocketh it shall be opened. |
Ask
- Seek - Knock …
Kinda
cool how the first letter of each adds up to the word ASK.
It seems we are being told that we must ACT to have anything
happen.
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Matthew 7:9-11
Or what man is there of you, whom if his son
ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a
fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye then, being
evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children,
how much more shall your Father which is in heaven
give GOOD things to them that ask him? |
Jesus
is telling us that He is a better parent than we are and He
WILL give us GOOD things that we ask for. So tell me … Why
are many prayers unanswered?
Jesus
said … GOOD things which could mean things that are GOOD for
us and as we all know from past experiences that we do NOT
have a good track record when we got to make the rules.
Pain, anguish, confusion and feeling lost were oft times the
result of what seemed like something we THOUGHT we desired
and may have even prayed for, got what we believed to be NO
ANSWER, so CHOSE to do it anyway.
So God
oft times says NO just like a parent would if they KNEW that
it would not be in the best interest of the child. THAT is
His point. I have found God has three answers … YES … NO and
NOT NOW. But make no mistake, all three ARE answers.
Therefore … Many prayers that SEEM unanswered … WERE.
Let’s
get back to the Sermon on the Mount …
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Matthew 7:12
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that
men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this
is the law and the prophets. |
This
is the source of the lil cliché you have heard before … Do
unto others as you would have them do unto you.
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Matthew 7:13-14
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the
gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to
destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way,
which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find
it. |
THIS
PATH IS OFT TIMES CALLED THE LONELY ROAD OF FAITH CUZ MANY
OF OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY DO NOT CHOOSE IT.
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Matthew 7:15-20
Beware of false prophets, 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.
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Fruits
… What does Jesus mean by the word “Fruits”
FRUITS ARE OUR WORDS AND DEEDS.
SO YOU CAN
TELL IF SOMEONE IS OF GOD OR NOT BY THEIR WORDS AND DEEDS.
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Matthew 7:21-23
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord,
shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that
doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many
will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not
prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out
devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And
then will I profess unto them, I never knew you:
depart from me, ye that work iniquity. |
Did
you notice that these people claimed to have even done
miracles in Jesus’ name and Jesus did NOT deny their claim
suggesting they did, but rather said … I NEVER KNEW YOU,
DEPART FROM ME.
OUCH
!!! The question that immediately comes to mind is … WHY?
Tell us why you think Jesus said this to someone who seemed
to know HIM but He did not know THEM and how this affects
the belief of … Once saved, always saved.
CHECK OUT THE
SALVATION STUDY
TO LEARN MORE
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Matthew 7:24-27
Therefore WHOSOEVER HEARETH these sayings of mine, AND
DOETH THEM, I will liken him unto a wise man, which
built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended,
and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon
that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a
rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of
mine, and DOETH THEM NOT, shall be likened unto a
foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And
the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds
blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great
was the fall of it. |
Jesus
has just said that those of us who HEAR and DO these things
which He taught us in the Sermon on the Mount will prosper
and those who do not … Will not. So it is obvious that we
need to not only HEAR what was shared today.
But
DO.
Take
care and have a SON-derful day
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