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Study to Shew Thyself Approved Unto God. . . / THE WISE SERVANT

« Last post by doug on January 04, 2026, 11:21:35 am »

[Luke 12:35 KJV] "Let your loins be girded about, and [your] lights burning;"
[Luke 12:36 KJV] "And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately."
[Luke 12:37 KJV] "Blessed [are] those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them."
[Luke 12:40 KJV] "Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.".........Believing Israel was to watch and be ready for the Lord Jesus's return.
[Luke 12:41 KJV] "Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?"
[Luke 12:42 KJV] "And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom [his] lord shall make ruler over his household, to give [them their] portion of meat in due season?"
[Luke 12:43 KJV] "Blessed [is] that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing."
[Luke 12:44 KJV] "Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath."...........The blessed servant will be found watching for his return. The blessed servant will be given much authority in the kingdom.
[Luke 12:45 KJV] "But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;"
[Luke 12:46 KJV] "The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for [him], and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.".............The unprofitable servant will not be cast into hell, but rather will be lose positions of authority and be assigned a place with the unbelievers
[Luke 12:47 KJV] "And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not [himself], neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes]."
[Luke 12:48 KJV] "But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few [stripes]. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more."..................[Leviticus 5:17 KJV] "And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he wist [it] not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity."...........A servant was to know what was required and will be held accountable.

Study to Shew Thyself Approved Unto God. . . / IS FAITH THE GIFT OF GOD? A FEW MORE VERSES

« Last post by doug on January 03, 2026, 10:38:10 am »

[Romans 5:16 KJV] "And not as [it was] by one that sinned, [so is] the gift: for the judgment [was] by one to condemnation, but the free gift [is] of many offences unto justification."
[Romans 5:17 KJV] "For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)"
[Romans 5:18 KJV] "Therefore as by the offence of one [judgment came] upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one [the free gift came] upon all men unto justification of life."

Some say that faith is a gift based on this verse.......[Ephesians 2:8 KJV] "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:"

The verses above say clearly that "the gift of God" is not our faith, but that it is God's grace and his gift of righteousness and justification (declared righteous). These verses say: the FREE GIFT is many offences unto justification; they declare THE GIFT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS; THE FREE GIFT CAME unto justification of life.

Study to Shew Thyself Approved Unto God. . . / THE TWELVE DISCIPLES DIDN'T GET THE MESSAGE

« Last post by doug on January 02, 2026, 12:24:59 pm »

[[Luke 17:21 KJV] "Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you."

Some say that the kingdom Jesus was preaching was not the earthly Davidic kingdom, but it was a spiritual kingdom. The question is, if the disciples were taught that the kingdom was spiritual, why did they ask Jesus if he was going to restore the kingdom on earth? Why would the disciples still be looking for their kingdom if they knew it was within them?...........[Acts 1:6 KJV] "When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?"........Take note, they asked if the kingdom would be restored AGAIN. What kingdom existed before this? It was the earthly kingdom overseen by David.

Study to Shew Thyself Approved Unto God. . . / A SURE SALVATION

« Last post by doug on January 01, 2026, 09:42:43 am »

[Romans 5:1 KJV] "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:"
[Romans 5:9 KJV] "Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him."
[Romans 5:11 KJV] "And not only [so], but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement."

How can it be said we can lose salvation. These verses compel us to believe what they say. Being justified by faith; being now justified by his blood; now received the atonement. Our justification is firmly established now.

Study to Shew Thyself Approved Unto God. . . / THE GOSPEL AND HEALING

« Last post by doug on December 31, 2025, 12:04:57 pm »

[Mark 16:14 KJV] "Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen."
[Mark 16:15 KJV] "And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature."........What gospel did Jesus command them to preach?

[Matthew 4:23 KJV] "And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people."........Healing accompanied the gospel of the kingdom. Believing Israel will be priests in the kingdom..........[Exodus 19:6 KJV] "And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These [are] the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel."..........Jesus healed along with the gospel because priests could have no physical defect...........[Leviticus 21:21 KJV] "No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God."

[Matthew 10:1 KJV] "And when he had called unto [him] his twelve disciples, he gave them power [against] unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease." ..........The twelve disciples were also given power to heal...........[Luke 9:6 KJV] "And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.".........The gospel they were preaching was also accompanied with healing, which identifies their gospel as being the gospel of the kingdom............[Matthew 24:14 KJV] "And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come."...........The only gospel Jesus and his disciples were preaching was the gospel of the kingdom. Jesus was preaching the earthly kingdom, in which the believing remnant of Israel would reign with him was at hand and would be preached in the tribulation as well.

Study to Shew Thyself Approved Unto God. . . / IF YOU ONLY FOLLOW JESUS THEN YOU MUST KEEP THE LAW

« Last post by doug on December 29, 2025, 11:32:38 am »

[Matthew 5:17 KJV] "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil."
[Matthew 5:18 KJV] "For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled."
[Matthew 5:19 KJV] "Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach [them], the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."
[Matthew 5:20 KJV] "For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed [the righteousness] of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven."

There are those who say Jesus was talking only about the ten commandments, but in the above passage Jesus is talking about the commandments of the law, not just the ten.

There are those who say they follow Jesus. If that is the case then you must also keep the law.
There are those who say we aren't obligated to keep the ceremonial laws. I don't agree with this. I say if you contend we must keep the law then we would have to keep the entire law. Nevertheless, I will not consider the ceremonial sacrificial laws. What I will do, is cite the laws and commandments that you would have to keep to follow Jesus teaching you to keep the commandments.

[Leviticus 11:4 KJV] "Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: [as] the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he [is] unclean unto you."
[Leviticus 11:5 KJV] "And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he [is] unclean unto you."
[Leviticus 11:6 KJV] "And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he [is] unclean unto you."
[Leviticus 11:7 KJV] "And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he [is] unclean to you."

[Leviticus 12:3 KJV] "And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised."

[Leviticus 19:19 KJV] "Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee."

[Leviticus 19:26 KJV] "Ye shall not eat [any thing] with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times."

[Leviticus 19:27 KJV] "Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard."

[Leviticus 19:30 KJV] "Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I [am] the LORD."

[Leviticus 23:4 KJV] "These [are] the feasts of the LORD, [even] holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons."

If you want to keep the commandments for a blessing then you also have to accept that there were also cursing's for not keeping them.

[Leviticus 26:15 KJV] "And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, [but] that ye break my covenant:"
[Leviticus 26:16 KJV] "I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it."

You would have to justify saying Jesus only meant to keep the ten commandments and explain why the law Jesus said to keep could be set aside as not pertaining to you.

Study to Shew Thyself Approved Unto God. . . / MARY CHRISTMAS (PUN INTENDED)

« Last post by doug on December 24, 2025, 11:11:04 am »

Jeremiah 22:28 Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?

22:29 O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD.

22:30 Thus saith the LORD, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah.

Jehoiakim, a king of Judah, had two sons , Jeconiah and Zedekiah. 1 Chronicles 3:1

Coniah was also known as Jeconiah. Jeremiah 22:24

The Greek form of Jeconiah is Jeconias, which is found in Matthew 1:12

Coniah, or Jeconias, in Jeremiah 22:30 was prohibited from sitting upon the throne of David.

Coniah, or Jeconias, was in the lineage of Joseph. Matthew 1:12

If Jesus came through the line of David, he may well have been unable to sit on the throne of David as prophesied. Isaiah 9:7

The virgin birth skipped the lineage of Joseph, and the prohibition of Coniah. Matthew 1:23 Luke 3:23

Some say it is possible that the prohibition only would apply to "his days" ,and would not extend beyond this; but Jeremiah 22:30 says, "any more", which to me, would mean no descendant could sit on the throne.

The brilliance of God!!!!! Merry Christmas

Study to Shew Thyself Approved Unto God. . . / WHO WAS SENT TO BAPTIZE?

« Last post by doug on December 20, 2025, 12:45:29 pm »

[John 1:33 KJV] "And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost."...........John was sent to water baptize.

[Mark 16:14 KJV] "Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen."
[Mark 16:15 KJV] "And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature."
[Mark 16:16 KJV] "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned."
[Matthew 28:16 KJV] "Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them."
[Matthew 28:18 KJV] "And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth."
[Matthew 28:19 KJV] "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:".........These "commissions" were only given to the twelve apostles to carry out. Jesus sent Peter and the disciples to the nations to be water baptized.

[1 Corinthians 1:17 KJV] "For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect."...........Paul was not sent to water baptize. Paul was not sent as John was to water baptize to make Jesus known to Israel. Paul was not sent as the twelve to have the nations baptized. Paul did not think the "commissions" Jesus gave the twelve apostles in regard to baptizing the nations was intended for him to carry out. Paul acknowledged he was not sent for the purpose of water baptisms.

Study to Shew Thyself Approved Unto God. . . / WATER BAPTISM CAUSES DIVISIONS

« Last post by doug on December 18, 2025, 10:12:28 am »

[Romans 6:4 KJV] "Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life."
[Colossians 2:12 KJV] "Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with [him] through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead."...........I have heard it said that after salvation we should be water baptized. They justify this by misapplying these verses. They say water baptism pictures us being buried with him into death, and raised. These verses aren't speaking of water baptism, but rather, our baptism by the Spirit..........[1 Corinthians 12:13 KJV] "For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether [we be] Jews or Gentiles, whether [we be] bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit."

Church denominations all have different procedures in regard to water baptism. Some say it is by immersion, while others say it's by sprinkling. Some claim infant baptism, while others say only adults. Should we be baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, or in the name of Jesus? The fact is, Paul doesn't command water baptism and there are no instructions in regard to water baptism to be found. Water baptism causes divisions in the church, the body of Christ. Water baptism caused division in the Corinthian church.........[1 Corinthians 1:11 KJV] "For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them [which are of the house] of Chloe, that there are contentions among you."
[1 Corinthians 1:12 KJV] "Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ."
[1 Corinthians 1:13 KJV] "Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?"

Study to Shew Thyself Approved Unto God. . . / BAPTIZED IN THE NAME OF CHRIST

« Last post by doug on December 17, 2025, 02:19:15 pm »

[Mark 1:4 KJV] "John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins."...........John preached water baptism for Israel to be cleansed from sin to enter the earthly kingdom. Believing Israel would be a nation of priests and would have to be clean to become priests. The office of the priesthood demanded the washing of water.......[Exodus 29:4 KJV] "And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water."........John did not baptize in the name of Jesus.

[John 1:31 KJV] "And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water."............John came to make manifest the Lord Jesus coming to Israel. When John baptized the Lord Jesus, this is when God the Father told Israel Jesus was his Son, and Jesus was made known to Israel.........[Matthew 3:16 KJV] "And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:"
[Matthew 3:17 KJV] "And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."

[Acts 2:38 KJV] "Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost."........Peter preached to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. The name of Christ was to be preached because it was now revealed that salvation was by his name, as can be seen in this verse........[John 20:31 KJV] "But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name."

There were contentions in the Corinthian church over who baptized the members of this church. Peter was baptizing in the name of Christ, and Paul made it clear that he didn't want some to say he baptized in his own name.........[1 Corinthians 1:13 KJV] "Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?"
[1 Corinthians 1:14 KJV] "I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;"
[1 Corinthians 1:15 KJV] "Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.".........Paul made it clear he was not sent to baptize..........[1 Corinthians 1:17 KJV] "For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.".........Paul, unlike John the Baptist, was not sent to make known Jesus as their coming messiah. Paul was to sent to preach the gospel of Christ and salvation by the cross.