* Matthew 6: How is it possible to take no thought for your life?

Jesus says:

Matthew 6

24 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.

25 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?

26 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?

27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

30 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?

31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and HIS righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

34 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.

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Can we really take no thought for our lives?

If we are in debt, we probably can't.  We have debt as our master.  If we live the way of this world, we will be buying more things than we can pay for, always living in debt.  If we live that way, when this world goes down, we will go down with this world.

If we are out of debt, we can live, taking no thought for our lives, if we are diligent to pray daily, second by second over each concern.

Diligently doing Philippians 4:6

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

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Recognizing the ideas that are from God:

James 3:17   But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

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* II Thessalonians 2: Antichrist comes into the church before the return of Jesus.

In 1982, God called my attention to the writing of the apostle Paul concerning antichrist, and where Paul spoke of the "falling away" that must come before Jesus returns, God said to me:  "The falling away are not people leaving the churches but the falling away are churches departing from portions of scripture."

Then in 2017, God expanded this concept by telling me, "The restraint against antichrist was the scriptures.  When churches removed scriptures and set up another doctrine, this opened the way for antichrist to move into the churches."

Here are the scriptures showing us the working of antichrist in the churches before Jesus returns.

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KJV ... II Thessalonians 2

Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto Him,

2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.

3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

(Churches falling away from scripture and setting up other doctrines. This has come in our lifetime and continues in the churches until the return of Jesus.  This falling away had to happen before Jesus could return.  It has happened and is happening.)

4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

(Antichrist comes through the churches.)


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3 Let no one in any way deceive you, for it (the day of the Lord) will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God.

This falling away, apostasy, has already happened in the churches and continues to happen and will happen until Jesus returns and the great tribulation of God comes upon this earth.

6 And you know what restrains him now, so that in his time he will be revealed. 

(What did restrain antichrist?  Jesus, the Holy Scriptures, The Word, restrained antichrist.  But the churches falling away from the Word removed that restraint against antichrist so he could move into the church and set up his own doctrines.)

7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way. 

(Jesus, the Word, the scriptures, was taken out of the way so antichrist could move into the churches and take over with his own doctrine.)

8 Then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming; 

9 that is, the one whose coming is in accord with the activity of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders,

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10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

But the elect of God will not go along with the doctrines of antichrist which have been set up in churches today and they will depart from such, receiving reward to themselves by God.

13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

14 Whereunto HE called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.  (says Paul)

16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.

We do not forgive antichrist in the church.

We depart from antichrist in the church.

Titus 3

10 A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;

11 Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.

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Paul said he knew after his departing from this earth, men would rise up in the church "speaking perverse things" to draw away men after themselves.  (Acts 20:30) This would be "the falling away" (the apostasy in the churches at the end time) and the appearance of antichrist in the "temple of God" in the churches.  (II Thessalonians 2:3-4)

Thus came all the denominations, dividing the body of Christ.

And Paul said it would get worse and worse toward the end and toward that coming of Jesus.  (II Timothy 3:13)

Today there are even people who say they cannot follow scripture because they have "their own doctrine" at their churches.   

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To the elders of the church at Ephesus Paul says:

Acts 20

29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

Destruction is everywhere today in the churches as they have "fallen away" from various scriptures and have set up other doctrines.  

It is antichrist in the churches today.

The great tribulation and Jesus comes next.

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* Is God our help? If so, let us call on God!

Hebrews 13:5 ...

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for HE (God) hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

God will not fail us ... call on God when you are concerned or fearful.

We have a power the world does not have.  We have the great power of God.  And with God, nothing is impossible.

We have access at all times to the wisdom that is from God.

This is a promise of God to HIS children:

James 1:5   If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

By HIS Spirit, God brings thoughts to our mind to show us what to do in the issues of this present life.

As we do those things shown us by God, the problems begin to unravel and vanish.

God knows exactly what will work for us.  And God knows the future and how to set us up for those things ahead.

All we have to do is turn to God, asking HIM for help ... and then follow those ideas which God sends to our mind by HIS Spirit.

The knowledge of how God works does help us also.

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John 14:26

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

John 16:13

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

I Corinthians 2

But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

10  But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

11  For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

12  Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

13  Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

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Recognizing those ideas that come from God:

James 3:17  But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.


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* Hasn't Coronavirus awakened you to your way of life?

How can you not be different in your plans for going forward in view of what you have seen in the Coronavirus?  Are you still going to live in debt?  Are you still taking out as big a mortgage as you can get?  If so, you don't get it yet.

If we live in the way of this world, we will go down with this world.

Freedom is to "use this world but not abuse this world."  The way of debt is an abuse along with this world.

If we are to live in peace, we are going to have to live another way.

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I Timothy 6

6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.

7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

18 That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

19 Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

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* Joshua 1: Meditating in Word of God gives us the power to do the Word of God and to overcome our own flesh!

8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

By meditating in the Word of God, we gain the power needed to do the specific scriptures.

We must keep those scriptures before us day and night, checking ourselves to see if we are really doing those scriptures.  Every night, I look at those portions of scripture whereby God is reconstructing my life at this current time.

I examine myself by those scriptures to see if I did those scriptures that day.

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Screen prints of scriptures and dreams from Kindle Photo Album:

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* Psalm 5: God's view of wickedness

4 For Thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with THEE.

5 The foolish shall not stand in Thy sight: Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing (lies): the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

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Neither should we allow the wicked to be with us.  If they reject the doctrines of Christ while saying they are Christians, they do wickedness and they are wicked.

Don't be deceived.

Isaiah 5:20   Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

We must cause the Word of God to overcome our own flesh.  

We do this by keeping specific scriptures before us day and night and by examining ourselves by those scriptures daily.

Our flesh wants to approve flesh.   God does not do this for God is Spirit.  Therefore we should restrain ourselves from opening doors with fleshly religious people:  no phone calls, no emails, no luncheons, no visitation in any form ... avoid them.

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Dream:  (July 9, 2020)

Vicious, dirty cats kept getting into my house.  I had a wooden cane and guided them out, and I would turn around and there they were again, back in my house.

2 women kept leaving the door open ... this is how they were getting back in ... through the open door.

Don't open doors.

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* Isaiah 5: When a person calls evil "good".

20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

21 Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

22 Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:

23 Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

24 Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

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Comments by Joan Boney:

Sadly, I've often seen people who call themselves Christians, who hate judgment and love to praise people in their fleshly works to make those people feel good about themselves.

They call evil good ... They jump forward to sing praises to that human.  And so often what that human is reporting is really evil, not good.

Often God will give me a judgment message to expose an evil doer who is hiding himself behind some "good" sounding work.  

That same person who calls evil good, will hate the judgment message which God has me deliver to the church.

Our flesh wants to praise other flesh.

But we must cause the Word of God to overcome our own flesh.

We do this by keeping specific scriptures before us day and night and by examining ourselves by those scriptures daily.

While our flesh wants to approve flesh and compliment humans in that which they are saying, God does not do this for God is Spirit and is truth.

Therefore we should restrain ourselves from opening doors with fleshly religious people:  no phones calls to them, no emails, no luncheons, no visitation in any form ... avoid them.

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Numbers 33

50 And the Lord spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,

51 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye are passed over Jordan into the land of Canaan;

52 Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places:
53 And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein: for I have given you the land to possess it.

54 And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.

55 But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.

And that is the way it is with us today.  Jesus warned us that in the last days "many" would come saying HE, Jesus is Christ, and they would deceive many.  (Matthew 24:4-5) 

They try to dwell with us but when they speak they reveal things to us that trouble us.  They are always a little off.  We have to correct them over and over.  They consume us and wear us out if we allow them to do so...  If we continue communicating with such, ... they shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.

Instead we see in Bible what we are to do with them:

Titus 3

10 A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;

11 Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.

God is teaching me to do this scripture.

A woman brought an issue to my attention and I delivered that which God said to do and she did not do that.

I delivered the same message again to this woman.

I wanted to send her another .but I stopped and counted the number of admonitions I had given her on this same matter.

Twice I had warned her by scripture.

So I stopped myself from communicating with her any more and just "rejected her" walking away from her:  No more communication of any kind with this woman.

Titus 3:11  Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.

It's over.

II Timothy 3:7   Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

If you want to live in peace, you have to put them away.

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* Ephesians 3: The "power of God" that works in us

20 Now unto HIM that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us.

I've often heard people ask, "What is that power that works in us?"

That "power" is the Holy Spirit given to the believer at the time God reveals HIMSELF to that believer.

The Holy Spirit in us is a great power:

* He teaches us all things.

* He reminds us of that which Jesus has said to us.

* He guides us into all truth.

* He shows us things to come.

(John 14:26 & John 16:13)

He usually leads us by bringing thoughts or concepts to our minds.

He searches the heart of God to show us the will of God in the specific issues of this life. 

 (I Corinthians 2)

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Acts 1   Jesus says to the early disciples.

5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto ME both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

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I John 2

20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.

27 But the anointing which ye have received of HIM abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in HIM

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* Acts 26: Receiving specific instructions from God.

When we are called by God to be a minister of Jesus Christ, God also teaches us what we are to say and do.  We don't learn to be a minister of God by hearing from other men.  We don't learn to be a minister of God by going to a seminary.  Neither do we copy other men. 

Like the apostle Paul, we learn directly from God.

I John 2

20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.

21 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

27 But the anointing which ye have received of Him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in Him.

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Paul reports that which Jesus said to him on the road to Damascus when Jesus appeared to him.

Acts 26

16 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;

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1982:  God said to me: The falling away,  which Paul spoke of in II Thessalonians 2, was not men falling away from the churches, but the churches "falling away" from the scriptures.

2016:  God said to me:  "That which restrained antichrist (held antichrist back) was the scripture.  When churches set aside the scriptures, the restraint holding antichrist away was removed and antichrist came into the churches and set up doctrines contrary to Bible."  

2020:  The two things which had to happen before Jesus returns have happened and continue to happen. (antichrist, the apostasy, in the churches ... and the gospel preached in all the world) Therefore the way is open for the return of Jesus and the great tribulation to come upon this world.  No one knows exactly when that will happen but we can see the "season" which preceded this happening, just as we see the leaves bud on the trees and we know spring is the season coming.  Or when those leaves begin to turn color and start to fall from the trees and we know winter is not far away.

When we see wickedness increase, we know the wrath of God is coming soon because of that wickedness that we see.

Wickedness is a way of life opposite from the scripture.  Therefore the open acceptance by society today of fornication, adultery, homosexuals/lesbians, drunkenness, reviling, various orgies, taking vengeance, railings, deceptions, lying, stealing, practicing superstitions, and such show us wickedness. 

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II Peter 3:11-14   Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 

Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? 

Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 

Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

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Luke 21:34-36   And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. 

For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. 

Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

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Jesus, by HIS Spirit, brings thoughts to our minds to reveal truth to us.  

We share that which Jesus has revealed to us and also we share those things Jesus will show us in the future.

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* I Corinthians 2: The Holy Spirit knows the heart of God on the matter concerning us.

Jesus always heard from God, the Father, and we should also.

Jesus said:  I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.  John 5:30 

We hear from God the Father by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, who does the following by bringing thoughts to our minds:  teaching us all things, reminding us of all Jesus has said, guiding us into all truth, showing us things to come.

The Holy Spirit in us is the great power of God, who continually searches the heart of God to reveal the will of God to us so we can know what to do on this present earth in the issues of this life.

I Corinthians 2, is a major teaching concerning the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer.

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I Corinthians 2  The apostle Paul says ...

And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.

2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.

4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:

7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, 

9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. 

12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. 

13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 

14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

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God teaching HIS children:

I John 2

20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.

27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in Him.

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II Timothy 3

13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; 

(God is our teacher by HIS Spirit.  We learn from God.  God plants HIS truth into our hearts.)

15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

17 That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

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* Psalm 7: Calling on God to judge us, showing us HIS view

8 The Lord shall judge the people: judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.

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Our righteousness is according to that which God told us to do or led us to do.  When we do that, then our righteousness is of God for it was God who authored that which we have done or have said.

Isaiah 54:17   ... Their righteousness is of ME, saith the Lord.

Was it God who told me to say that thing?

Was it God who told me to do that thing?

Sometimes we are absolutely certain it was God who authored that which we said or that which we did.

Other times we might not know for sure.  Then we can pray, asking God to judge us and asking God to make it clear to us.

I Peter 5:6   Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that HE may exalt you in due time:

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Matthew 7  Jesus says:

16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

21 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.

22 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?

23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

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* Proverb 3: The WORD frees us from fear.

25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.

26 For the Lord (the Word) shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.

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Jesus says:

John 10:10   The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Jesus is The Word.

The Word comes to our mind by the Holy Spirit to show us what to do in each issue of this present life so we can go in the will of God in the matter at hand.

Fear strikes.  We cry out to God for help.  God uses the Holy Spirit who is in us to bring to our mind scriptures or concepts to fight that fear and to give us faith in God.  And also God uses the Holy Spirit to show us what to do to handle the situation where there is fear.

Therefore in all things we have the mighty Spirit of God to guide us in each issue of this present life.

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Examples:

*  Car battery:  It was approximately 4:45 pm.  I went to car and turned on ignition to start the car and the battery did not respond.  It was completely dead.  It was a Friday afternoon and almost closing time for auto businesses.  Calling out to God for help, "How can I handle this?"  God sent idea. "Quickly call your mechanic."  I rushed to phone, called mechanic, he was just closing and would be leaving in about 10 minutes.  I told him I needed new battery.  He said he would come by my house on his way home and bring a new battery and install the battery.  This took care of the issue and he had the car running again by approximately 5:30 pm the same day.

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*  Birthday card:   A friend sent me a birthday card.  Inside the card she put a note telling me of all her activities with her husband, and daughter, and grandson, and of all their plans for the holidays.

As I read her note, instantly the Holy Spirit reminded me of the following truth:  "You are dead and your life is hid in Christ."

"That's right!" I responded.

I have no husband, daughter, grandson ... I have no plans at all for upcoming holidays.

Had the Holy Spirit not spoken these words to me I might have had cause to become a little "down" emotionally.  But because of that word brought by the Holy Spirit, I was rejoicing in the Word of God instead of feeling sorry for myself.

Colossians 3

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 

4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with Him in glory.

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Ephesians 3

20 Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, 

Because of the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, God is able to communicate directly with us to comfort us, to teach us, to show us what to do, to show us truth.

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* Matthew 11: Inappropriate reactions

16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,

17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. 

(Their actions and responses are inappropriate to the situation.) 

18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.

19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. 

But wisdom is justified of her children.

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* II John: Receiving a full reward

8 Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.

9 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.

10 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:

11 For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.

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The "doctrines of Christ" are the instructions given us in the New Testament Bible.

*  I Corinthians 6

15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.

16 What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith HE, shall be one flesh.

(At the time of sexual intercourse, the two become one flesh.)

18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

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I Corinthians 7

10 And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: 11 But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

Romans 7

Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?

2 For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.

3 So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.

(Some churches say we do not follow "the law" so they want to discard scriptures such as the above.  We do not follow "the law of Moses" where animals are sacrificed for our sins.  But we do follow the laws presented in the New Testament Bible for the New Testament church.)

Matthew 5  Jesus says:

32 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.

The man who divorces a "faithful" wife will be the cause of her adultery if she remarries.  That faithful wife will commit adultery if she remarries.  And the man who marries that divorced woman will commit adultery.

Mark 10  

11 And HE (Jesus) saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.

12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

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Romans 1

26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

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I Corinthians 6

9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate  (homosexuals), nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

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Ephesians 4

8 Wherefore HE (Jesus) saith, When HE ascended up on high, HE led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.11 And HE (Jesus) gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

(There is no such "minister" as pope, cardinal, arch bishop, minister of music ... There are apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers as ministers in the New Testament church given to the church by Jesus.)

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Titus 3

10 A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;

11 Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.

(Don't keep trying to share things of God with them after they reject the first and second admonition. Neither keep company with such:  no email, no phone calls, no visitations, no luncheons, no communication ... Do no become in their fleshly explanations.. avoid such persons.)

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To review:

II John 1 

10 If there come any unto you, and bring not  (these)  doctrines, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:  11 For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.

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