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THAT YOUR LOVE MAY ABOUND

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  THAT YOUR LOVE MAY ABOUND    “And this is my prayer: t hat your  love  may abound more and more  in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best , and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ – to the glory and praise of God.” Philippians 1:9-11   As disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, we must at all times be cautious in our judgments and conclusions as we navigate through the challenges of this life. Our judgments will often impact how we relate to and treat others. Therefore we must be ever so careful so as not to overstep the bounds of godliness. God has given us everything we need to manage our judgments and decisions in accordance with His will, and to reflect the character and nature of our Lord Jesus Christ . We have the Bible as our instruction manual and His Holy Spirit Who directs us in our specific concerns. Therefore, we must be aware that our state of mind and
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CANADA, WE ARE IN DANGER!

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CANADA, WE ARE IN DANGER!   As disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ we are instructed to teach and preach the Gospel/Good News of Jesus Christ, the Love of God, and the salvation for sinners. But there is the other side of the coin that is imperative to make known. The first message preached in the New Testament was by John the Baptist where he said, “...who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bring forth fruit therefore met for repentance. ” There is the eternal wrath – hell, by far the most serious , but there is also current wrath . The wrath of God to which I am referring is what is unleashed on a people or nation that have given themselves over to out of control behavior. T w o examples of these are Noah’s flood and the destruction of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Noah’s flood was due to the horrific violence, and Sodom and Gomorrah was due to the out of control sexual immorality. These are not the only instances where
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BEING TEACHABLE AND CORRECTABLE

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                         BEING TEACHABLE AND CORRECTABLE   Over the years watching my own life and the lives of others, both saints and sinners, I have learned a critical fact, and that is the utter importance of being teachable and correctable, without which an untold amount of sorrows can spring up, and even disasters. It is so important that we remain in a state of humility “ Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.” Matthew 5:3 This should always be, regardless of how old we are.   The call of Christ for us to take up our cross and follow Him is obviously a life long journey, no matter how long that may be. As the hymn states, “Through many dangers, toils, and SNARES...” that this walk of faith and obedience will take us, the challenge is not only to remain faithful to Jesus, but to stay on course with Him through to the end, meaning that we not only sill believe in Him, but our attitudes and behaviors coincide with one pr
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IS PENDING JUDGMENT A CONCERN?

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                                  IS PENDING JUDGMENT A CONCERN "Stern discipline is for him who forsakes the way; he who hates reproof will die." Proverbs 15:10 "And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to children, 'My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord, nor faint  when you are rebuked of Him.' For whom the Lord loves He chastens, and scourges every son whom He receives." Hebrews 12:5-6 "For this you know, that no whoremonger(immoral), nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolator, has any inheritance in ethe Kingdom of Ghrist and of  God.  Let no man deceive you with vain words,  for because of these things come the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.  Ephesians 5:5-6 "Mortify(put to death) therefore your members  which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness inordinate affection, evil concupiscence(lust), and greed, which is idolatry. For these things the wrath of God come on the childre
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WHAT ABOUT GOD'S CHILDREN FACING HARDSHIPS AND SUFFERING

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  WHAT ABOUT GOD'S CHILDREN FACING HARDSHIPS AND SUFFERING    - This can be an area of conflict and confusion, as there are SEEMINGLY conflicting perspectives from people's Biblical point of view . Sometimes we favor one more than the other, but should we not accept both to the glory of God? Job said, "Shall we indeed accept good from God, and not adversity? In all this Job did not sin with his lips."   Job2: 10  "There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happens according to the work of  the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happens according tot the work of the righteous. I said that this also is vanity." Ecclesiastes 8:14, "In the world you will have tribulation, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world." John 16:33  "Behold, I give you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Notwithstanding in this
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