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God’s Word is Pure

“Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.” Proverbs 30:5 KJV Psalm 12:6 says, “The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.” God’s Word is pure – everlasting and incorruptible. It is holy – sanctified. It is perfect – without fault or error. It is tried – tested and found to…

Accepting God’s Ways

“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.” Genesis 1:27 KJV According the the Bible, God created mankind in His image.  So, then, does that mean that we act like God or think like God or look like God or talk like God?  Not according to His Word, but as His children, we are to strive…

God Gives Believers Understanding

For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. Proverbs 2:6 KJV God desires that His children think like He does.  But He knows that apart from Him that is impossible. I Corinthians 3:19 says, “For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God.”   That means that only genuine believers will ever experience true wisdom – God’s wisdom.  Because for us to think like God,…

“Be ye holy; for I am holy.”

“Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.” II Corinthians 7:1 KJV What promises is Paul referring to? Let’s look at the last three verses from the previous chapter (II Corinthians 6:16-18). God promises to dwell in us, to walk in us, to be our God, and to make us His people.  “I…

“Ye are a Chosen Generation…”

“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.” I Peter 2:9-10 KJV In Deuteronomy 14:2, God told Israel,…

Touch Not the Unclean Thing

“Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,  And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.” II Corinthians 6:17-18 KJV Parents greatly delight in knowing that their children have chosen to follow in their footsteps, especially when those decisions guide them into a…

Don’t be Like the World

In John 17:16, Jesus said, “They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.”  As believers, we are in the world – that means it is our temporary home.  But we are not of the world.  We shouldn’t try to identify with the world.  We don’t belong to the world.  We’ve been bought with a price  (I Corinthians 6:20).  We now belong to Christ.  Christ…