Even the apostle Paul; maybe I should say, “The apostle Paul” needed prayer just as any of us do. Prayer must not be something we do only when we have an emergency situation. We “…ought always to pray and not to faint” (Luke 18:1). Sometimes we get requests for praying for specific personal needs from … Continue reading Praying
To Walk and to Please God
Those of us who follow Christ Jesus have been set apart unto Him that He might be glorified. Being set apart is what is meant by the word “Sanctified” or “Sanctification”. At salvation we are sanctified; but throughout our lives, we are being sanctified unto Him, until we are finally, and completely sanctified eternally. Hear … Continue reading To Walk and to Please God
Today is Thanksgiving Day; As it Should be Everyday
There will be no Bible study today, but for the Shiloah Baptist Church, I want us to remember to whom we give Thanks. The first Pilgrims who came to this land (the Eastern shores of what was to become the United States of America) gathered some of the natives after a particularly hard winter and … Continue reading Today is Thanksgiving Day; As it Should be Everyday
The Token in Every Letter…
"Now the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all. The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen." 2 Thessalonians 3:16-18 (KJV) The salutation … Continue reading The Token in Every Letter…
Not an Enemy
"For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread. But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing. And if any … Continue reading Not an Enemy
Orderly Conduct
"Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us. For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you; neither did we eat any … Continue reading Orderly Conduct
The Lord is Faithful…
"But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil. And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you. And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ." 2 … Continue reading The Lord is Faithful…
Free Course of the Word
"Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you: and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith." 2 Thessalonians 3:1-2 (KJV) We must constantly be in prayer. One of the most … Continue reading Free Course of the Word
…Good Hope Through Grace…
"Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. Now our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word … Continue reading …Good Hope Through Grace…
Called By The Gospel
"But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: whereunto He called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ." … Continue reading Called By The Gospel
The Lie, Strong Delusion; and the Truth
"...Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should … Continue reading The Lie, Strong Delusion; and the Truth
A Consuming Fire
"And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of His mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of His coming..." 2 Thessalonians 2:8 (KJV) After the Spirit of God is removed with the Church, the son of perdition the Antichrist, who is the devil incarnate (counterfeiting what Jesus … Continue reading A Consuming Fire
The Hindrance of Iniquity Removed
"Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only He who now letteth will let, until He be taken out of the way." 2 Thessalonians 2:5-7 … Continue reading The Hindrance of Iniquity Removed
Let No One Deceive You…
"Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the … Continue reading Let No One Deceive You…
…Our Gathering Together…
"Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto Him, that ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand." 2 Thessalonians 2:1-2 … Continue reading …Our Gathering Together…
