STUDIES FROM BRETHREN IN CHRIST

11/22/2020 ~ All Sufficiency of the Word of God

📜   SufficiencyAM1.mp3 (36m 52s)   Sufficiency.pptx - Pending Darkness has slicing loss. The strings of heart hear truth’s call. Bed sheet preaching came before PowerPoint. Many home made “poster sheets” enlightened the stage of many gospel meetings. Thankfully, Html web pages have allowed me to recreate this Bed Sheet most effectively below with active links.     ALL SUFFICIENCY OF THE WORD OF GOD                              2nd TIM. 3:16                2nd PETER 1:3            LIGHT         PS. 119:105 , 130       PS. 19:8         ACTS 26:18            UNDERSTANDING         PS. 119:99  ,  104  ,  130            FAITH    ROM. 10:17    JNO.20:30    HAMMER    JER. 23:29            FIRE  JER.20:9;   23:29   SEED   LK. 8:11    1st PETER 1:23    1st COR. 4:15            RAIN AND SNOW  ISA. 55:10-11  CONVICTS  JNO.16:7-8   ACTS 2:37   ROM. 7:7            CONVERTS PS.19:7  MAT.13:15  REV.3:20 DRAWS JNO.6:44-45  ROM.1:16 STORY OF CROSS            {BEGOTTEN  1st PET. 1:23   1st COR. 4:15  QUICKENED PS.119:50 , 93  BROUGHT FORTH JAS.1:18            MAKES WISE UNTO SALVATION  2nd TIM.3:15   CALLED BY  2nd THES.2:14            LK.16:31   GREAT    INVITATIONS    MADE FREE   JNO. 8:32    ROM 8:2            RECONCILED  2nd COR.5:19  SAVED BY  JAS.1:21  ROM. 1:16  1st COR. 1:21  1st COR 15:1-4            SOUL PURIFIED    SAVED  1st PETER 1:22      ROM. 6:17-18            SANCTIFIED   JNO.17:17   EPH.5:26   PARTAKERS OF DIVINE NATURE   2nd PET. 1:4            SWORD OF SPIRIT  EPH.6:17  HEB.4:12-14   2nd COR.10:4-5 TRANSFORMS LIVES ROM.12:2            DEAD RAISED  JNO.5:28-29  JUDGED BY  ROM.2:16  JNO.12:48  AS MEDICINE  PS.107:20            FORTITUDE  1st JNO.3:9  MAT.13:23  FOOD  1st PET.2:2  MAT.4:4  ACTS 20:32  JNO. 4:34            PATTERN  HEB. 8:5  1st PET. 4:11    TITUS 2:7-8    2nd TIM.1:13            THEREFORE  GAL.1:8-9    2nd JNO.1:9-11      REV.22:8-19 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, ... ~ 2nd Timothy 3:16 Nothing can beat down truth’s upward calling   All Scripture:      ● Profitable for doctrine      ● For reproof      ● For correction      ● For instruction in righteousness   All are told His word is inspired directly for us to be admonished and encouraged. ... as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us ... ~ 2nd Peter 1:3 In His word all goodness is revealed. Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. ~ Psalms 119:105 His word is our guide to that goodness, that all pure hearts hope for. The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple. ~ Psalms 119:130 The light of understanding is surely a welcome sight to all. The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes; ~ Psalms 19:8 What brings the minds eye to understanding is truth in the light. "... 'to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, ...'" ~ Acts 26:18 Truth is not hidden as it is more often denied   To open their eyes     ● To turn from darkness to light     ● From the power of Satan to God     → May receive forgiveness of sins                    ⮡  An inheritance                               ↑       Who are sanctified by faith in Me Insight, or say vision, makes a statement against darkness. I have more understanding than all my teachers, For Your testimonies are my meditation. ~ Psalms 119:99 Only God can reveal the deepest of all truths a soul can know. Through Your precepts I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false way. ~ Psalms 119:104 To know truth one’s heart has to be open to God as the source of all. So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. ~ Romans 10:17 True spiritual faith is a result of knowing and acting on His given word. And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; ... ~ John 20:30 Jesus, the great emancipator; rock of salvation. "Is not My word like a fire?" says the Lord, "And like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?" ~ Jeremiah 23:29 No weight is greater than His power to illuminate life before us. God puts enormous value on the word He has given to us. ... But His word was in my heart like a burning fire Shut up in my bones; ... ~ Jeremiah 20:9 Faith is a fire from within that can not be contained, for those that truly believe. God’s own breath torched truth for all to know. "Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God." ~ Luke 8:11 As a seed grows to maturity, so too He calls our spirit to rise in His truth. ... having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever, ... ~ 1st Peter 1:23 To escape corruption, one must grasp the incorruptible word of God. ... ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. ~ 1st Corinthians 4:15 A single act of sacrifice has given us the true purpose of living autonomously in God’s own light. "For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, And do not return there, But water the earth, And make it bring forth and bud, ... ~ Isaiah 55:10-11 No show can replicate what God has done, allowing life to grow and flourish in the womb of His love. "... when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: ..." ~ John 16:7-8 All look for meaning to call truth their own The truth I will send the Helper to you He will convict the world of sin   of righteousness, and of judgment   This world is a sinful realm, whereby righteous judgment will come to those who fall away from His offered grace. Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Men and brethren, what shall we do?" ~ Acts 2:37 Broken hearts find truth in the sorrow of knowing cause and effect. God demands we do, and not just hear the words, for His call to action. ... I would not have known sin except through the law. For I would not have known covetousness unless the law had said, "You shall not covet." ~ Romans 7:7 God’s word clearly exposes His truth for us to know good from evil. Many maintain a mental fog, enveloped in lies that cause His word to vanish, preferring the whims of man’s selfish desires. The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; ... ~ Psalms 19:7 Truth cannot be substituted as it is perfect & sure               Law of the LORD = perfect       Testimony of the LORD = sure Converting the soul Making wise the simple To find His word is the gasp all seek; unequivocal life. His law expresses all that is spiritually good, condemning sins of the flesh. "'... should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them.' ..." ~ Matthew 13:15 Time passes to find worth in heart See with their eyes Hear with their ears ☀ Understand with      their hearts and turn      I should heal them To pursue God, the pursuits of the world become secondary. "Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me." ~ Revelation 3:20 A door is the entrance to a path chosen. "... 'And they shall all be taught by God.' Therefore everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me." ~ John 6:44-45 God’s word is the teacher of what no sound can imitate. A deep sensation of a speechless moment, just a call to be. Who we are is what we seek, either it be to build or to destroy. It is to hear, or not to hear. Me is a word, and a concept, that needs examination in relation to all the Me’s in life. All centers on the moment, and so too, God is the center of all that is Me. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit reveals God as He is for us to know, the great Me. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, ... ~ Romans 1:16 How can the truth bring shame when it holds no lies? Survival is left to the faithful seekers who believe ● All scripture is to improve every facet of life ● God’s light is our guiding path to a better life ● His word allows us to see between good and evil ● True faith comes by hearing the word of God ● God’s word is the fire penetrating to the core of all ● God plants His seed in us through His given word ● God’s seed empowers those who eat of its’ fruit ● God’s word convicts sin in His righteous judgment ● Guilt is a sign to come to repentance ● God’s word converts the soul to become wise ● Healing comes through the heart as it understands ● Jesus waits for each soul at the door to eternity ● As it is written, God is our teacher in Christ Eternity is the freedom God delivers to the faithful 2   SufficiencyAM2.mp3 (36m 15s) ... having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever, ... ~ 1st Peter 1:23 It is through the word of God that we find life in the truth. ... in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. ~ 1st Corinthians 4:15 To be begotten in the image of the Creator, one has to first be in the mind of Christ, as in a return to dependency upon God’s own power to maintain life. This is my comfort in my affliction, For Your word has given me life. ~ Psalms 119:50 Each of us seeks life for the best it can be, or at least those who still hold on, to hope, push on. Too often calamities cause heartache without support from those around us. Tragic when there is no one to laugh with. In these troubling times for all, without depending on and regarding God, our service to others is diminished, and temperaments are less than encouraging. Either one rises to life or drops into death, as we all battle between these two dichotomies. We need the truth of light to give us life. I will never forget Your precepts, For by them You have given me life. ~ Psalms 119:93 Surely, it is God’s word that rings out true across the ages. As we gaze out to the horizon of our lives, do we choose to forget that which gave us life to know? His is a test of patience waiting to see who each of us becomes. Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures. ~ James 1:18 Much more than just the word of truth, He has given life to each of us to be. To be brought forth in His word is to be begotten. One is either a tender creation sweet to our surroundings, or uneven destructive dissent clamors against the roses. In our field of life, fruits both flourish and rot. To drink the word of life refreshes the soul. ... the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. ~ 2nd Timothy 3:15 If we want to wise it cannot come without love  Holy Scriptures           ⮡  Able to make you wise                                         ↓                               For salvation                              Through faith                                         ↑                    Which is in Christ Jesus   Fortunate who find His word in youth, deepening the commencement of eternal meditations. ... to which He called you by our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. ~ 2nd Thessalonians 2:14 A call from God Himself echoes across the ages of this world. It is not by force He controls our choices, as it is a test of each one’s freedom of spirit. What we seek to obtain, and how it settles or disquiets the soul, declares the path we travel. Words do not paint the bottom of a heart, it is either the color of love, or something left behind. Life plows forward while death darkens the way. "But he said to him, If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead." ~ Luke 16:31 Many will not hear His holy call to return to a righteous heart. It is truly incredible, that as we endure the incompetence of others, be they so called professionals or self-proclaimed egotists, that we inevitably become the enemy as they stumble in on themselves, and their own abominable uncaring failings. Liars and quacks always run from the light. Look, we all ride broken hearts, and it is when we choose lack of compassion for one another, this is when we go mad and lose our God. "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." ~ John 8:32 Freedom can not be had without truth. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. ~ Romans 8:2 Those that listen hear heaven’s call to life from death. A smile is an expression of freedom to rise from those frowns of despair. ... that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. ~ 2nd Corinthians 5:19 True treasure rises beyond the material where the keys of peace reside and love reigns. Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. ~ James 1:21 A call to know good from evil screams at all fools Receive with meekness the     implanted word   able to save your souls Lay aside all filthiness and overflow   of wickedness     To refuse the word’s pureness of truth sinks a soul into self-oblivion. Ignoring truth does not change truth. ... gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, ... ~ Romans 1:16 Belief is absolute with no sudden departures    Gospel of Christ        ⮡  Power of God to salvation            ⮡  For everyone who believes    No power is greater than what has been given for all to equally know; His loving sacrificial call to return. This offer of reconciliation is made to all who believe. And as in belief, action or decisions are made. Knowing if one jumps off of a high bridge, injury or death will occur, action calls not to jump, if it is for life one chooses. Actions involve choices. Restraint and self-control against sin is God’s call to action. Sin’s most heinous color is when it rides the razors of hate. ... the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. ~ 1st Corinthians 1:21 It is God’s plan for meek hearts to see truth, and find peace in His love, while the absent proud fall in the blindness of disrespectful meanness. Faith is a creation of God to test a soul’s determination. ... the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word ... ~ 1st Corinthians 15:1-4 Christ lived, died, was buried, and rose again, to show us the meanings of life and living through God in a wicked world. He is also the sacrifice that shields us from our own sins that cannot be overcome without Him. His Spirit came to heal those who seek that better way, to live without fear. To those who endure, an awaiting promise for the faithful is just a moment ahead. How shallow where time dissolves what is permanent. Placing emphasis on the eternal clears one’s perspective. Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart. ~ 1st Peter 1:22 Deepening faith acts upon the word spoken by God, while the most of those drowning have no hold. For anyone to be genuine, love must rise to the surface in overcoming the darkness left below. ... of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. ... ~ Romans 6:17-18 To serve an eternal purpose brings a freedom no earthly manifestation can deliver. Faith provides permanence in a temporary world. Sanctify them by your truth. Your word is truth. ~ John 17:17 Either one believes or not. In between has no value where the mediocre will find no rest upon His judgment. Inaction will be judged as faithlessness. There can be no split between spring and winter, either we are warm or cold through the duration. ... that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the dwashing of water by the word, ... ~ Ephesians 5:26 God wants us to carry clean hearts, unafraid in the truth of His light. When we allow our minds to consider His word, we fall less as we rise in His call to be wise. ... precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, ... ~ 2nd Peter 1:4 Certainly, depending upon His precious promises frees us from the corruption that swirls around us all. What should be shown honor is more often not, because of human failings to regard the noble over the despicable. Handshakes or fists exposes ones deepest treasures. What makes a people great is found in their value for each other. Trust, honesty, bravery, and yes, humor is what drives all that is great in mankind. To lose these is to lose civilization itself. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; ... ~ Ephesians 6:17 Our defense is in our knowledge of Him through the Holy scriptures. Hope is the medicine that blossoms upon the hearts of the faithful. Without the helmet of truth there can be no other way. For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, ... ~ Hebrews 4:12-14 Ignorance does not disavow the truth He delivers   Word of God = living and powerful                                 ↓     Piercing the division of soul and spirit                         = A discerner of the thoughts                                   Intents of the heart   ● No creature hidden              ⮡  of Jesus whom we must give account            Seeing let us hold fast our confession The pending notice has been delivered to mankind. Hidden in time is a wind that will pass as all will come to stand naked before Him. ... mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, ... ~ 2nd Corinthians 10:4-5 The greatest weapon is knowledge supported by the truth. ... do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, ... ~ Romans 12:2 What we seek is who we become. If we seek God, it is in nature to become holy. Seeking humanism only finds emptiness. Many find themselves prisoners of the flesh missing that higher calling. Our choices define our destination in His kingdom of eternal life, either alive in Him or dead without. God does not expect His creatures to remain stagnant. Sufficiency comes by regarding His truth as truth ● He calls for us to come out of the corruptible ● God’s word comforts one during afflictions ● God begets us with His own word of truth ● The gospel call goes forth to come to Christ ● Life in Christ frees us from the law of sin and death ● It is receiving the word that is able to save our souls ● God’s own sacrifice in Jesus allows us to stand ● Obedience from the heart is devotion to God ● God’s word washes our hearts and cleanses the soul ● His promise renders an escape to a divine nature ● God’s word moves the spirit and convicts the sinner ● Virtuous weapons are maintained by God’s truth ● Be renewed transformed into doing the will of God Time reveals a heart’s image for God or not 3   SufficiencyAM3.mp3 (38m 27s) ... the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth ... ~ John 5:28-29 Each of us will face the consequences of living   Done good → Resurrection of Life         Done evil → Resurrection of                             Condemnation Two destinations lie ahead. Common sense declares truth concerning the matter of life and death. ... in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel. ~ Romans 2:16 Would we really change knowing what is? God will judge by Jesus Christ     According to the gospel     The secrets of men No surprises as the word has been delivered. "He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him - the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day." ~ John 12:48 If only more people took God’s word to heart, peace would abound. Many proud individuals account to themselves only, outraged by any interference from others. He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions. ~ Psalms 107:20 It is the word that delivers and heals us. Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God. ~ 1st John 3:9 The gift of God is forgiveness for all those who earnestly plea for His salvation. "... he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty." ~ Matthew 13:23 Diligent effort equates directly to results. Careless or careful indicates potential outcomes. ... as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, ... ~ 1st Peter 2:2 The word is a pearl without price. A heart that gleams from within has more than the moon can shine. But He answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.' " ~ Matthew 4:4 An eternal meal has been prepared for all who would choose to eat of it. "... to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified." ~ Acts 20:32 Only those who have dedicated hearts will find   The Word of His grace               ⮡  Able to build you up                      ⮡  Give you an inheritance                                                         ↑                            All who are sanctified One must ask where one’s heart of consideration is, and if one bases decisions and or avoidances on His word. Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work. ~ John 4:34 Jesus was that example of how we should respond to the call of God. ... "See that you make all things according to the pattern shown you ..." ~ Hebrews 8:5 God’s word includes warnings to follow what it includes, not what it does not include. If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, ... ~ 1st Peter 4:11 One needs to consider Christ in contemplating actions in life. To glorify God increases the goodness a soul maintains. ... in all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, reverence, incorruptibility, sound speech ... ~ Titus 2:7-8 Close to God is adherence to His word as must be   In All Things         ⮡  Be a pattern of good works                        ⮡  in doctrine:                                         ● Showing integrity                                         ● Reverence                                         ● Incorruptibility                                         ● Sound speech                                                 ⮡  Not condemned   As we walk the path in life, one knows good from evil, if one has an inkling of good, and it is good that must be pursued if salvation is to be had. As the waves hit the beach of our lives, are we able to resist being dragged out to sea? Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. ~ 2nd Timothy 1:13 If one has to ask one does not know  Hold fast      ⮡  Pattern of sound words               ⮡  Which you have heard                                 ● in faith and love                                   ● in Christ Jesus God’s word shows the pattern for behavior He looks for in His creatures. It is a clear line between moral an immoral behavior. This is what God calls for. ... if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed. ~ Galatians 1:8-9 God’s word has been delivered not to be altered. It declares itself complete and sufficient to instruct as it is. Man wishes to change standards based on social whims or authoritarian demands. It is not God that changes, that is left to the slippery slopes of man. Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. ... ~ 2nd John 1:9-11 The road we travel declares what will be Does not   abide in the   doctrine of Christ ↓ | | | | | | | | | | | | | ↑ Abides in   the doctrine   of Christ Each of us make choices daily for and against the word of God. We all need improvement, not one is without need. "... I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God." ~ Revelation 22:8-9 Nothing but God should be the focus of our worship. Thankfulness for what He has created for us to know, and be, should take precedence. If we worship creation, or those things created, it does not align with the truth of what God has done, and what He rightly deserves. "... I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work." ~ Revelation 22:10-12 All will be held accountable for both things done good and bad. His grace will be sufficient if our nobility outweighs our wickedness. "... Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter ..." ~ Revelation 22:13-15 To abandon God is to pursue evil ways    Outside are:                      ● Dogs                      ● Sorcerers                      ● Sexually immoral                      ● Murderers                      ● Idolaters                      ● Whoever loves a lie                      ● Whoever practices a lie    We need to be careful that we are not deceiving ourselves and practicing those things that are offensive to God. To be heaven bound one must give it that good old college try. As Winston Churchill said, “Never give up.” ... the Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" And let him who thirsts come. ... ~ Revelation 22:16-17 Come is the call, before it is too late and the door to eternal life closes, with a deafening exasperation of expired! To be included in His Book of Life one has to come on His terms. The terms are written in His word for all to know. For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: ... ~ Revelation 22:18-19 To hear the word of God edifies the soul and improves all aspects of living. If it is one's desire to love, this cannot be done without a humble submission to God in repentance. Then, and only then, can a spirit rise past all foolish mistakes accepting His breathless offer. For families to flourish truth must remain ● A resurrection is coming, life for good, death for evil ● The word of God will be judgment’s gauge ● God’s own sacrifice protects the faithful seekers ● Desire the nurturing word eagerly ● Sanctified in His word builds an inheritance ● To do the will of God is to finish the race ● God wills we follow the pattern of good works ● To change the doctrine of Christ is damning ● Only those abiding in Jesus will find salvation ● We are to worship God & no creation of His making ● Blessing for all who obey His call to noble service ● Jesus is the root of Spirit that pleas we Come ● To hear and act on His word offers life in Him In God life is more than exotic where angels live. Darkness has no apology for the lie.