Thoughts and Considerations

                           SERVING IN  THE KINGDOM OF GOD “But seek ye first the KINGDOM OF GOD, and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.” Matthew 6:33 “And from that time Jesus began to preach and say, ‘Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” Matthew 4:17 “…He (Jesus) answered them and said, ‘…The Kingdom of God comes not with observation: neither shall they say, ‘Lo here, or Lo there’ for, behold, the Kingdom of God is within you.” Luke 17:20-21 “Who has delivered us from the power of darkness, and has delivered us into the Kingdom of His dear Son.” Colossians 1:13 INDEX: - WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST JESUS - THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS ADVANCED BY PURSUING HIS AGENDA IN THIS WORLD AND NOT OURS, AND IS LIVING A LIFE UNDER THE GUIDANCE AND POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT - LOOKING AT THE LIFE OF JESUS: 1 - THE PERSONAL REVELATION OF GOD      ...

  THE NEW BIRTH AND THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 2   There is perhaps some confusion regarding these two doctrines, and hopefully the following study will help clarify these foundational truths. What I must state, to which most believers can testify, that these are not merely intellectual assertions, but actual living experiences! INDEX: - THE NEW BIRTH - BEING BORN AGAIN - THE NEW BIRTH AND THE KINGDOM OF GOD - THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT - THE FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT, AND THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT - THE LAYING ON OF HANDS - THE GIFT OF TONGUES - CONCLUSION   “ Jesus answered and said unto him, ‘Verily, verily (truly, truly) I say unto you, except a man be BORN AGAIN, he cannot see the Kingdom of God.’” John 3:3 “Being BORN AGAIN, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the Word of God, which lives and abides forever.” 1 Peter 1:23 “And when He (Jesus) had said this, He breathed on the disciples and said, ‘Receive the Holy Ghost/Spirit.’...

                                           WATER BAPTISM  INDEX: - WHAT IS WATER BAPTISM? - HOW SHOULD WE BE BAPTIZED? - WHAT ABOUT INFANT BAPTISM? - HOW SOON AFTER BELIEVING SHOULD A PERSON BE BAPTIZED? - IN WHAT NAME SHOULD WE BE BAPTIZED? - WHAT ABOUT THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO BE SAFELY BAPTIZED - WHAT ABOUT THE BELIEVER WHO DECIDES NOT TO BE BAPTIZED? - CONCLUSION “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, BAPTISING them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you, and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.” Matthew 28: 19-20 “And He said unto them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature. He that believes and is BAPTIZ...

                                 WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED? Are you saved from your sins? Where will you go when you die? When you stand before you Maker, will you be condemned or will He welcome you into His eternal dwelling? Are you SAVED??? “ ‘…Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, ‘Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall be saved, and your house.’ “ Acts 16:30-31 “If you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved. For with the heart man believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” Romans 10:9-10 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not PERISH, but have EVERLASTING LIFE.” John 3:16 “For the wages of sin ...

                         THE END OF THE COMMANDMENT “Now the end of the commandment is CHARITY/LOVE out of a pure heart, and a good conscience, and a faith unfeigned/sincere.” 1 Timothy 1:5 INDEX: - INTRO - FIRST THINGS FIRST - THE DECEPTION OF WALKING IN THE FEAR OF FALLING - FALSE SAFEGAUARDS  - SAFEGUARDS FOR OUR WALK - HUMILITY, THE GREAT KEEPER - WALKING IN LOVE - WALKING IN THE FEAR OF THE LORD - CONCLUSION -  INTRO   I  have been writing on many very heavy, but foundational Biblical doctrines that are critical for the knowledge and understanding on which we must build our faith; however, I do not know those of you who are reading these topics and I fear least someone may derive unhealthy conclusions. I intend to stress the absolute seriousness of the full counsel of the Word of God and our call to faith and obedience, but ...