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1 | yes | James 1:13 | C.S.M. | 154993 | ||
Dear Humbled by his Grace, Ask yourself: Who is the tempter? Matt 4:1 "Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil." Who can be tempted? The obvious: mankind, those who are in a flesh, bone and blood, body, including Jesus! But the difference in mankind in general, and Jesus specifically, is Phil 2:6-11 (see v. 8 the focus) "And being found in fashion as a man, he HUMBLED himself, and became OBEDIENT (to whom? God)unto death (how long on earth? up to and including)the death of the cross." Note in V. 7 that man is defined as a servant, and Jesus came in that form, so when he was completely obedient to God the Father, in that servant form,called mankind, God had the one obedient man he needed to defeat satan!!!!! Ro 5:19 "For as by one man's (the servant form, the first Adam)disobedience many were MADE sinners, so by the obedience of one (the servant MAN, the second, and last, Adam, Jesus)shall many be MADE righteous." What is good? Micah 6:8 God has showed you O Man what is good; and what does the Lord Require of you, but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. (margin says: to humble yourself to walk with God). What is evil? The opposite of Good: to do unjustly, to hate mercy, to be disobedient and refuse to walk with God. Micah 6:8 What does evil do? Evil tempts God by disobedience! Matt 4:7 Jesus said to satan, "It is written again, You shall not tempt the Lord your God." What does good do? Mal 3:6 "I am the Lord, I change not" Good doesn't have to change, only evil has to change. Who is the source of evil? John 10:10 The thief. Is God a thief? No! But satan is a thief! The thief comes not except to steal, to kill and to destroy. Who does the Bible say Jesus is the exact image of? Heb 1:3 "who (Jesus) being the brightness of his (God the Fathers) glory, and the express (exact) image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had BY HIMSELF purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty (God the Father) on high;" Who is the source of good? James 1:17 "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning." I John 1:5 God is light John 1:4 In him was life, and the life was the light.... Is God evil? No, he is the source of all good, light,life and good gifts! Is satan good? No, he is the source of all evil, darkness, death, and killing, stealing and destroying. I Peter 5:8 "Be sober, be vigilant; because YOUR adversary the devil, AS a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he MAY devour." He knows he can't devour God. He is NOT a roaring lion, he is only acting like one. He is seeking people, who can be devoured by his lies, I just don't let him. How do you prevent him from devouring you? John 8:31-32 Jesus said, keep turning the page, and do what I say...i.e. "If you continue in my word... then ...you are my disciples; and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall MAKE you free." When you rightly divide the word of God, and discern good and evil, you will have been exercised fully. Strong meat is: the word of God Heb 5:12-13 Exercise is: knowing good and evil, and choosing good and refusing evil. Heb 5:14,Isa 7:15 Always in Christ, C.S.M. |
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2 | yes | James 1:13 | DocTrinsograce | 155004 | ||
Dear CSM, People are probably missing your posts. Unless they search all recent notes and answers, or just happen to come to the home page at the right time, they might miss that you are addressing them. This problem can be alleviated by clicking on the note that you want to address. When you have done this, you will see a text box with "Follow-up on this note" in a blue bar above it. Immediately following are two toggle buttons that say: This is a O Question or O Note. The normal practice is to use the Note when you are answering a person. So far, you have been posting notes under specific verses. Most people will miss them, and, as I said, the person they are addressed to will miss them. When you post a note directly under someone elses note, that person will be notified in e-mail. (Just as you are being notified of this reply.) Proper use of the mechanisms of the forum mechanisms will help to improve the effectiveness of your communication with others. :-) In Him, Doc |
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