Our words should differ from the words and ill intentions of unsaved people.People of this world who are spiritually dead,flail about to the hurt of believers,who tire of the condition the world is in,people who will suffer infliction of sin,like as,they bring on others every day.Believers are God's witness,see God's worthiness,Jesus,our savior,died for sin.They are in peril,we live by grace,saved
"Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God tries the hearts and reins (mind, interior self). My defense is of God, which saves the upright in heart." God is not deceived by any false sentimentality concerning the wicked and their works; and He has put a difference between His people and those who will not come to Jesus for mercy and healing.
"The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me." Integrity: completeness; fig. prosperity; mor. innocence; full, perfect, simplicity, uprightness; the root word for the stones set in the High Priest's Breastplate, meaning, Complete Truth. The integrity of the ground makes for the prosperity of the good seed sown.
Steve M; Neither Jesus nor any of the Apostles or Prophets ever went around only speaking Scriptures without teaching the sense and the meaning of the Sacred Text. We need to know what the Scripture means if we want to expound it to others; for how can someone believe in what they can't understand? When the Ethiopian Noble needed help understanding the meaning of the Scriptures, Philip explained.
Steve; I'm still not understanding; do you have something you want to say? Are you accusing me of all those things? You know that Proverb about a word FITLY SPOKEN? Tell me specifically what you think I write that's NOT of His Spirit, or that I speak out of my own mind. Give me ONE! You do not offend me but in part. But if what I write IS according to the Spirit's teaching, then why the hostility?
Steve Morrow; AMEN! But unless you finish your thought with me, how do I know whether you are using the Word to encourage and support me, or to cut me in pieces with it? I hope its for comfort and encouragement! What is the gist of my doctrine? By what Spirit do I frame my thoughts and try to bring out the sense and the meaning of the Scriptures? What does the Word mean to you? How do you read it?
Stephen Morrow; I'm sorry if I come across that way to you or others; ALL I think about and try to write is as you so accurately quoted: IN ONE SPIRIT WITH ONE MIND --- STRIVING TOGETHER FOR THE FAITH OF THE GOSPEL. I work very hard to keep myself back from reacting to the obstinate and contrary ones. I know that patience has to be worked out by trial and opposition, resisting temptation to fight.
Interesting how the very substance contained in this Psalm's Title is played out in the multitude of contentious and fault-finding responses! "Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the LORD, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite." Shiggaion means, A departure from what is right, true, correct; a deviation from the normal or the typical; mental derangement or lapse. See Genesis 6:3
servant; "Victory over sin and death was accomplished only by Christ on the cross." AND, if then you be indeed a good planting of the Lord, you NECESSARILY WILL ALSO bear good fruit, won't you? If there really be that grace wrought in us; won't we reflect that same grace by His Spirit's working in our lives; whereby He will convict the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgement? How else?
YES, servant! as it is written; "Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?" John 10:32; and "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." Ephesians 2:10. Also: Matthew 5:16; 1 Timothy 5:10,25; 6:18; Titus 1:16; 3:8,14; Hebrews 10:24; 2 Timothy 3:17; James 3:13; etc.
Disciple,"UNTO good works!",again,you point to all you believe/discuss about salvation.Alex,While we agree on not being able to lose eternal life,I can also agree with a broken clock,that is,only twice a day.Being fixed in your persistence to propagate erroneous teaching,makes you appear heretical.May God continue to have mercy on both of you and by his grace save you.This space is for commentary.
Bill please don't be offended. But the spritual things are hid from the wise and prudent but revealed unto Babes, The BABES N SUCKLINGS are his offspring. SHE BROUGHT FORTH A MAN CHILD,Which proves multiplication TH GREAT PROMISE WAS MULTIPLICATION OF GODS SEED CHRIST, Unto Abraham and his seed were the promises made but he said not unto seeds plural but unto 1 SEED CHRIST. Thus multiplication gbu
Bill; we have already gone over this so much! No man comes to the Father except through His Son Jesus Christ: the Word which was from the beginning, that the Anointed must come in the flesh and give His life to redeem and make reconciliation for the world by His own shed blood! I never "point" any man ANYWHERE else! With that Glad Tidings we MUST respond worthily; and we are saved UNTO good works!
Disciple,Victory over sin and death was accomplished only by Christ on the cross. We are saved by the grace of God.Do you now possess eternal life?Can you lose it?If you have it, and it is eternal, how can you then lose it?Evidence is in our confession of who Christ is/what he has done for us."with the mouth confession is made unto salvation"Rom10:10.I see you point others to works, not Christ.
We have the entire Bible to teach us how to believe, how to behave, how to be assured victory and permission to enter the kingdom of God when this life is through. His favor is granted to us because of Jesus, and all provision in His Spirit that He has given into our hearts. Its not because of our good works that He has mercy and saves us; but once we're saved the works is the proof, the evidence!
God saves the upright in heart.Those who trust in God's deliverance,by God's righteousness.Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ,that we might be justified by faith.Not our works.For if through the offence of one many be dead,much more the grace of God,and the gift by grace,which is by one man,Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. A gift is never a wage,earned by our work
"The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me." The aim of the commandments are Love out of a pure heart, faith without hypocrisy, and a good conscience toward God and men; and they that DO His commandments are the ones who love Him! The Blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin that we may know Him and walk in truth.
"God judges the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day. If he turn not, he will whet (sharpen, incite, encourage) his sword; he has bent his bow, and made it ready." While we expect men to do what's right, how much more should we count on God; (who sees all things in their innermost parts, and nothing is hidden from Him, and He cannot be deceived); to know how to finish all things?
"Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins." The inward impulses; the affections and passions; the whole moral constitution of man; the general emotional center; this is where we are proven to be of the truth, and how we walk with a perfect heart before God our Saviour. We learn from Jesus how to control thoughts.
I am sitting in my sons living room in TX and reading in this chapter. It is such a blessing to know that God is in control. This week while shopping with our family one of the grand daughters came bouncing up to my wife and I. She was waving her arms and smiling and just having a great time. We both thought the same thing: she is care free and happy and unafraid the way we should be.
I call to the Lord in my distress, and it is so he answered.. thanking God that being ever before
Him transparent, naked, but waiting in Hope and expectation. Being of good courage, and understand
Yes our ways are not of his ways. But by faith convinced, Grace is yet available. That God who Reign on the just and the unjust alike, is yet merciful, that forgiveness, and grace is through Jesus Amen.
It's Dec. 12, 2016 2:35 a.m. I'm going through a period of hurt and pain right now. However these verses from chapter 1 and so on have truly blessed me. I know that God will deal with my enemies in his time and in his way. Thank you Lord for forgiving a sinner like me.
Goodnight Lord (I love you).
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
To Derrick the moment you read the bible GOD IS TALKING TO YOU DIRECTLY. You are in the right path to be with Christ. 1Peter 5 BE SOBER AND BE VIGILANT YOUR ADVERSARY THE DEVIL LIKE A ROARING LION WALKETH AND LOOKING TO WHOM HE WILL DEBOUR. YOU CAN TELL YOUR BIG PROBLEM HAT YOU HAVE A BIG GOD AMEN JESUS CAME DOWN ALREADY TO HAVE LIFE YOU DONT WORRY JESUS LOVES YOU AND HE WILL NEVER EVER LEAVE YO
To Derrick Toms, Hopefully you still look at this page. 2 Peter 3:9 God is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness;
but is long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come
to repentance.
Just read commentaries, I pray the gentleman who was facing the battle of depression has experienced Jesus` presence. I had a dear christian brother who was in a very deep valley, people were praying for him..going thru divorce ..waiting on the Lord...backslide and the day after he left this world, his wife called to tell him she wanted to make it work...oh please wait on the Lord our God..
Him transparent, naked, but waiting in Hope and expectation. Being of good courage, and understand
Yes our ways are not of his ways. But by faith convinced, Grace is yet available. That God who Reign on the just and the unjust alike, is yet merciful, that forgiveness, and grace is through Jesus Amen.
Goodnight Lord (I love you).
2 Peter 3:9 God is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness;
but is long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come
to repentance.