Romans 12:1-2 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
This world speaks and approves one thing while God speaks exactly the opposite by HIS Word.
By the New Testament Bible, we know that which God approves.
Consider this: What does the Bible say?
And when we think something, ask yourself: Where is that in the Bible?
II Tim. 3:16-17 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
As a new Christian, my friend, also a new Christian, and I tried to find in the Bible where it says all men are created equal.
We couldn't find that in the Bible.
So we went to a professor at Dallas Theological Seminary and asked, "Where is it in the Bible where it says all men are created equal?"
He replied, "That's not in the Bible."
We were very shocked!
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Sayings of this world:
"You'll never get out of this world alive."
* I Corinthians 15:51-52 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep (die), but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
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"Nothing last forever."
* Matthew 24:35 Jesus says: Heaven and earth shall pass away, but MY words shall not pass away.
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Catholic pope said: " I see no problem with homosexuals."
Bible says: Romans 1:26-28 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.
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
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.
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
I Corinthians 6:9-10 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.
10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
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Pastor said, "I see no problem with a divorced woman remarrying. My sister is divorced and remarried."
Bible says:
Matthew 5:32 Jesus says: 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.
- Man who divorces a faithful wife, will be the cause of that faithful wife's adultery if she remarries.
- Man who marries divorced woman commits adultery.
I Corinthians 7:10-11 And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: 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 7:3 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.
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Proverbs 14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
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After I was born again, all these problems started. My best friend said, "Joanie, you shouldn't be having all these problems now that you are a Christian."
II Timothy 3:12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
II Peter 4:12-14 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when HIS glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part HE is evil spoken of, but on your part HE is glorified.
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After I was born again, I asked my friend, a Baptist, "What do we do now?"
She replied, "Nothing."
What Bible says: Revelation 22:14 Blessed are they that do HIS commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
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Doctrine of "once saved always saved."
Revelation 3:5 Jesus says: He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before MY Father, and before his angels.
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After she was born again, Pam Padgett began trying to find doctrines which she had been taught in Catholic church in the Bible.
She found doctrines which she had learned in the Catholic church that were not in the Bible.
She kept thinking, "I'm sure this must be in the Bible because they taught it in the Catholic church!"
(But it wasn't in the Bible.)
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