II Timothy 3:16 -17 “ALL Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

Many times people want to argue that because the Bible was written by a “man” there must be an errors or personal opinion but into it. Christians are even guilty of this. They believe one part of the Bible as truth and other parts as man’s interpretation. The Bible is God’s original message to humanity and the only infallible witness to God’s saving activity for all people.

In my studies today I came across an article in my study Bible on the Inspiration and Authority of Scripture. I want to put this out there for you to read because it is very good for understanding that all Scripture is God-breathed.

Let’s look at some things regarding this subject:

1. In this scripture, Paul affirms that all Scripture is “God-breathed” (Gk theopneustos, from two Greek words: theos, meaning “God,” and pneō, meaning “to breathe”). Scripture is the very life and Word of God. Down to the very words of the original manuscripts, the Bible is without error, absolutely true, trustworthy and infallible. This is true not only when it speaks of salvation, ethical values and morality, but it is also without error on all subjects about which it speaks, including history and the cosmos (cf II Peter 1:20-21).

2. The OT writers were conscious of the fact that what they said to the people and what they wrote down was God’s word to them (see Dt 18:18; II Samuel 23:2). Over and over the prophets prefaced their comments with, “This is what the Lord says.”

3. Jesus Christ himself taught that Scripture is God’s inspired Word to even the smallest detail (Matthew 5:18). He also affirmed that all he said he received from the Father and it true (John 5:19,30-31; 7:16, 8:26). He further spoke of revelation yet to come from the Holy Spirit through the apostles (John 16:13; cf. 14:16-17; 15:26-27).

4. If you deny the full inspiration of holy Scripture, therefore, is to set aside the fundamental witness of Jesus Christ (Matthew 5:18; 15:3-6; Luke 16:7; 24:25-27, 44-45; John 10:35) the Holy Spirit (John 15:26; 16:13; I Cor. 2:12-13; I Timothy 4:1) and the apostles (II Tim 3:16; II Peter 1:20-21). Also, to limit or disregard its inerrancy is to impair it’s divine authority.

5. In his work of inspiration by his Spirit, God while not violating the personality of the writers, moved on them in such a way that they wrote without error (II Tim 3:16; II Peter 1:20-21).

6. The inspired Word of God is the expression of God’s wisdom and character and is therefore able to give wisdom and spiritual life through faith in Christ (Matthew 4:4; John 6:63; II Timothy 3:15; I Peter 2:2).

7. he Bible is God’s infallible, true witness to his saving activity for humanity in Christ Jesus. For this reason Scripture is incomparable, forever finished and uniquely binding. No human words or declarations of religious institutions are equal to its authority.

8. All doctrines, commentaries, interpretations, explanations and traditions must be judged and legitimized by the words and message in Scripture (Dt 13:3).

9. God’s Word must be received, believed and obeyed as the final authority in all things pertaining to life and godliness (Matthew 5:17-19; John 14:21; 15:10; II Timothy 3:15-16). It must be used in the church as final authority to all matters for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteous living (II Timothy 3:16-17). One cannot submit to Christ’s lordship without submitting to God and his Word as the ultimate authority (John 8:31-32,37).

10. The Bible can only be understood when we are in a right relation to the Holy Spirit. It is he who opens our minds to understand its meaning and gives us the inward witness of its authority.

11. We must use the inspired Word to conquer the power of sin, satan and the world in our lives (Matthew 4:4; Ephesians 6:12,17; James 1:21).

12. Scripture must be loved, treasured and guarded by all church members who see it as God’s only truth for a lost and dying world. We must safeguard its doctrines by faithfully adhering to its teaching, proclaiming its saving message, entrusting it to reliable people and defending it against all those who would distort or destroy its eternal truths. No one may add anything to or take anything away from Scripture.

13. Finally, we should note that inerrant inspiration applies only to the original writing of the Biblical books. Thus, whenever one finds in Scripture something that appears to be in error, rather than assuming that the writer made a mistake, one should remember that three possibilities exist with regard to any apparent problem: (a) the existing copies of the original manuscript may not be totally accurate; (b) the present day translation of the Hebrew or Greek Biblical text may be faulty; or (c) one’s understanding or interpretation of the Biblical text may be inadequate or incorrect.

Many Christian people today don’t believe in the INFALLIBLE Word of God. That is just opening up for satan and his demons to come in and fill you with doubt regarding God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit.

Thank you God for your instruction book on how we should live here and now!

MY HEART REJOICES

Psalm 13:5-6
“But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord for he has been good to me.”

These two little verses say so much to me!

"I trust in your unfailing love." God’s love for us is so incredible, that he gave his only Son, Jesus, that if we believe in him, we will not perish but have ever lasting life (John 3:16). I don’t know about you, but I don’t think I would spare my only child’s life so others could live. That is a big sacrifice, but yet God, didn’t think about himself, but the love he has for us.

I get so tired of every time something goes wrong in this world, people are so quick to blame God. A mother chooses to kill her own children, automatically it’s God’s fault. A gang member robs a store and kills everyone in it so it's God’s fault. A relative sexually assaults a family member, so it’s God’s fault. God has created you, formed you, breathed life into your being and only wants the best for you as you would want for your own child. You are fearfully and wonderfully made – Psalm 139:13-16. He cares so much that he gave you a free will to chose your own eternity. You can either accept Jesus as your Lord and savior and allow your life to be changed for the good, and spend eternity walking on streets of gold, or you can chose to live your own life, just as you please and partake of the things in this world and spend eternity in the lake of fire, where your flesh will be burned off and will grow back, only to be burnt off again, and to continuously do this for all eternity. The choice is yours just like that mother chose to kill her children. No one forced her, it was her choice. Or the gang member who robbed the store. He chose to do that. His mamma didn’t chose that for him, he did that all by himself. Or the family member who sexually assaults a family member. That was their choice. Don’t blame God for what others do or for the mess you make of your own life because you have been given the gift of free will. God wants to spend an eternity with people who love him and want to be with him, not to have a heaven full of people he made serve him that's why we have free will.

"My heart rejoices in your salvation" - Life has not been a bed of roses for me, but I accepted Jesus as my Lord and savior. I’ve choose to serve him, love him and fellowship with him. I thank God each day for my salvation because it cost God very much and I don’t take lightly what Jesus did on that cross for me. If I was the only person on this earth, Jesus still would have died on that cross for me. No greater love will you ever experience in your life.

"I will sing to the Lord for he has been good to me." – God has been so good to me. He has allowed me to be involved in some incredible ministries; I have one of the best friends anyone could have – my husband Todd; I have a great dog who is a lot of fun and added so much to our lives – Judah; I have three incredible step-sons – Thomas, Taylor and Theodore; I have some wonderful family members and friends. God has blessed our life financially, delivered us from a mountain of debt; he has healed my body; and the list goes on and on. I have an incredible God and thank him each and everyday for all he has done in my heart and life. My cup is running over filled with joy and so appreciative of his goodness in my life! I will profess his salvation and his joy in my life till the 2nd coming of Jesus Christ!

My prayer is that many will find joy, happiness and completeness in Jesus!

MORAL RESPONSIBILITY

This morning while doing my morning chores I had the Christian television station on. This pastor came on that I particularly don’t care for but he was talking about a topic that drew my attention.

Rod Parsley was talking about the holocaust and the fact that 6 million Jews died in the concentration camps and gas chamber. While President Bush was in Israel he went to the Yad Vashem Museum (http://www.yadvashem.org/) dedicated to those that were martyred by Hitler. President Bush apparently was upset and saying “Why didn’t anyone intervene?” “Why didn’t the military go in?” “We had a moral responsibility to help these people.” Well, as Rod Parsley pointed out, we have a moral responsibility as well regarding the 52 million babies who have been aborted this far.

Something I never thought about was the fact that Planned Parenthood is given grants from the government which is supported by our federal taxes. This outraged me because I would never give to such an organization that promoted abortions. So on Rod Parsley’s website he has a place where you can go in and sign a petition he is taking to Congress to de-fund Planned Parenthood immediately. If you would like to do your moral duty as a Christian and sign the form, go to support this bill.

http://www.centerformoralclarity.net/DefundPlannedParenthood.aspx


The founder of Planned Parenthood, Margaret Sanger, was a racist, and she didn’t believe handicaps had a right to live, and so much more. I encourage you to research Margaret Sanger and find out who the woman is that started this organization.

As it talks about in scripture, God created us - he formed us and has a plan for our lives as he did for each of those 52 millions babies who have been aborted. Why is it when a child who is young passes away, people say, "They were too young to die" or "Children should never pass before their parent" or "They had such potential" but when a baby is aborted, it doesn't matter, it's only a fetus. No, it was a baby, a child who had the right to live but it's right was taken away. Do your part for the Kingdom of God! It's easy to make a change, sign the petition....you don't have to go to Washington, it's at your finger tips....sign the petition and do your moral part, please!

Psalms 139:13-16

For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother's womb.
I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.
My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them.


Lord Jesus – have mercy on us!

92 FACTS ABOUT YOUR ENEMY

By Mike Murdock

1. You will always have enemy’s – Matthew 10:22
2. Your enemy is anyone who attempts to sabotage the assignment God has for your life – Deuteronomy 13:6, 8-9; Galatians 5:7-9
3. Your enemy is any person who resents your desire for increase and the rewards it brings – 1 Samuel 17:28
4. Your enemy is anyone unhappy over your progress – Ezra 4:4-5, 23-24
5. Your enemy is anyone who increases or strengthens a personal weakness God is attempting to remove from your life – Judges 16:4-21
6. Your enemy is anyone that attempts to kill the faith that God is birthing within you – Nehemiah 4:1-6
7. Your enemy is anyone who would rather discuss your past than your future – Isaiah 43:18-19; John 8:3-11
8. Your enemy is anyone who weakens your passion for your future and your dream – Mark 10:48
9. Your enemy is anyone who attacks the weak around you – Nehemiah 5:1-13
10. Your enemy is sometimes those of your own household – Matthew 10:36
11. Your enemy should not be feared – Matthew 10:28
12. The perfect will of God is your deliverance from your enemy – 2 Thessalonians 3:2
13. The Holy Spirit will provide answers concerning your enemy – Matthew 10:19-20
14. Your enemy is often discerned ahead of time by your mentor – Luke 22:31-32
15. Your fasting can move the hand of God in destroying your enemy – Joel 2:15, 19-20
16. God will fight for you against your enemy – Deuteronomy 20:4
17. Your enemy will not be allowed by God to win – Psalm 118:6
18. Your enemy is a natural and necessary part of your life – John 15:18-21
19. Satan is your eternal enemy – Ephesians 6:12; 1 Peter 5:8
20. You cannot defeat your enemy in your own strength – 2 Corinthians 3:5-6; 10:3-6
21. God Expects you to prepare your defense against your enemy – Ephesians 6:10-11
22. Overcoming your enemy is the keys to your rewards – Revelation 3:5, 12
23. The spoils of war, not your enemy, must always remain your focus – 1 Peter 4:13-14; Revelation 3:21
24. You will always have a warfare-companion during every battle with your enemy – Isaiah 43:1-2
25. Your enemy provides God an opportunity to reveal his commitment to you – 2 Corinthians 12:7-10
26. The wisdom for conquering your enemy will be imparted in your secret place of prayer – Psalm 27:5-6
27. You should never disclose publicly the amount of any damage done by your enemy – Proverbs 29:11
28. An uncommon enemy will require uncommon wisdom – Psalm 119:98; James 1:5
    You should never reveal your strategy against your enemy to those uncommitted to you and your cause – Proverbs 29:11
29. Your warfare with an enemy is always seasonal – Ecclesiastes 3:1,3,8
30. Your greatest weapon against your enemy is the Word of God – Ephesians 6:17
31. The Holy Spirit will teach you the principles of warfare against your enemy – Psalm 114:1
32. You must enter every battle against y our enemy for the purpose of brining glory to God – 1 Samuel 17:45-47
33. You should expect to win every battle against your enemy – 1 Samuel 17:46
34. Your enemy will be opposed by God even when you feel unable to defend yourself – Exodus 15:3; 2 Chronicles 20:15,17
35. The Holy Spirit will demoralize and weaken your enemy with fear towards you before the battle even begins – Joshua 2:8-11
36. Your enemy is often ignorant of your past victories, which makes them vulnerable and unprepared for you – 1 Samuel 17:33-51
37. Your enemy, when aware of your past victories, becomes even more fearful of you – Joshua 2:10
38. The Holy Spirit will reveal any snare prepared by your enemy – 2 Corinthians 2:11
39. The Holy Spirit within you is more powerful than any enemy that you will ever face – 1 John 4:4
40. Your enemy will never discern the protective wall of angels surrounding you during battle – Psalm 34:7
41. Your enemy cannot withstand the weapon of praise during times of battle – Psalms 8:2; 34:1; Matthew 21:16
42. Your enemy reveals by his attacks that he is fully persuaded of your ability to obtain your goal – Nehemiah 4:79; Philippians 4:13
43. Your enemy will attack you at the birth of any significant season in your life – Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13
44. Jesus instructed his disciples to sow seeds of love, prayer and acts of kindness into their enemy – Matthew 5:44-45
45. Loving your enemies will create a great reward – Matthew 5:46; Luke 6:35
46. Any legal entanglement with your enemy should be avoided whenever possible – Matthew 5:25-26
47. Any enemy causes movement in your life – 1 Samuel 17:55-58; 18:1-15
48. When God has used up the benefits of your present season, he assigns an enemy to become your exit from that season – Genesis 31:1-7
49. Your enemy is an announcement from God that your present season has come to a conclusion – 1 Samuel 17:57-58; 18:1-5
50. Your enemy unleashes your imagination – 1 Samuel 17:40
51. Your enemy exposes your weaknesses – Judges 16:18-21
52. Your enemy reveals your limitations – I Kings 1:5-6
53. Your enemy unifies your friends – 2 Samuel 15:15; 32-37
54. The Holy Spirit will often bring conviction on your enemies – Proverbs 16:7; John 16:7-11; Acts 16:29-30; I Timothy 2:4; 2 Peter 3:9
55. Your enemy today could possibly become your greatest ally tomorrow – Acts 9:13,15
56. Your enemy may be suddenly and dramatically confronted by the Holy Spirit – Acts 9:3-5
57. Your enemy can experience a sudden change of heart – Acts 9:6-9
58. Your enemy can completely turn around because of one tragedy or crisis – Acts 9:8-9
59. Your enemy is a door, not a wall, to your next season – Job 42:10
60. The only true difference between a nobody and a somebody is the enemy they decided to conquer – I Samuel 18:6-7
61. Your enemy is the difference between obscurity and significance – 1 Samuel 18:6-7
62. The size of your enemy will determine the size of your rewards – 1 Samuel 17:4-7, 25
63. Your enemy forces any Judas in your life to reveal Himself – 2 Samuel 15:12; 17:1-3
64. Anything good always has an enemy – Acts 8:3
65. You will only be remembered for the enemy you destroy or the one who destroys you – Judges 16:18-21
66. Your enemy cannot abort your future – he is merely the announcement that your future is being born – Matthew 2:13-20
67. Your enemy is as necessary as your friend – 1 Samuel 20:30-33
68. Your enemy is your opportunity to reveal your difference from others – 1 Kings 18:17-40
69. When you discover your assignment, you will discover your enemy – Daniel 10:12-13
70. The favorite entry point used by your enemy will usually be through someone you have chosen to trust – Mark 14:10
71. The enemy you fail to destroy will eventually destroy you – 1 Samuel 15:1-35; 2 Samuel 1:5-10
72. You will never outgrow your enemy – you must simply learn to fight – Joshua 1:1-11
    Struggle is the proof that you have not yet been conquered by your enemy – 2 Corinthians 4:8-11
73. Your enemy must be destroyed, not understood – 1 Samuel 17:49-51
74. Your enemy will not seek to understand you, but to discredit you – 2 Samuel 15:1-6
75. When God completes a season in your life, he hardens the heart of an enemy towards you – Exodus 8:15, 32; 9:7, 12, 34-35; 10:27
76. Your enemy causes good people to find you – 2 Samuel 15:32-37
77. Your enemy causes unused and dormant gifts to emerge – Acts 6:8-15; 7:1-60
78. Any uncontested enemy will flourish – 2 Samuel 15:1-6; James 4:7
79. Your enemy will often vary the weapons and strategies he uses against you – 1 Samuel 18:11, 17; 19:1, 8-11, 20
80. The reaction of your enemy is proof of y our progress – 1 Samuel 18:9-15
81. Any move you make in the right direction will be instantly addressed by your enemy – Nehemiah 2:9-10
82. Your enemy will ultimately reveal the greatness of God to you – Exodus 14:26-31
    Your enemy may enter your life under the disguise of friendship – Psalm 41:9
    An enemy will often ignore protocol and the established chain of authority – 2 Samuel 14:29-33
83. Your enemy must be exposed – 1 Kings 1:2, 13-25; Acts 5:1-11
84. Your enemy will attempt to involve you in unnecessary battles which promise little or no reward – 2 Samuel 15:10-12
85. Your enemy should be confronted in the timing of the spirit and with the right spiritual weaponry – Acts 16:16-18
86. An uncommon enemy can be defeated through uncommon endurance – Matthew 10:22
87. It is wise to avoid confrontation with your enemy when possible – Matthew 10:23; Romans 12:14-21
88. It is wise to make peace with your enemy when possible – Matthew 5:25, 39-42; Romans 12:18
89. Your enemy should be confronted in the timing of the spirit and with the right spiritual weaponry – Acts 16:16-18
90. An uncommon enemy can be defeated through uncommon endurance – Matthew 10:22
91. It is wise to avoid confrontation with your enemy when possible – Matthew 10:23; Romans 12:14-21
92. It is wise to make peace with your enemy when possible – Matthew 5:25, 39-42; Romans 12:18

POWERFUL PRAYER OF THE RIGHTEOUS

James 5:16…….”The prayer of a righteous man is powerful & effective.”

So many times people say “my prayers are never answered” or “I pray and nothing changes.” Well, there are many reasons why our prayers are not answered but I’m not going to explore them at this time. What I am going to say is the prayers of a righteous man are powerful and effective as it tells us in James. When you’re living a righteous life, a life that is morally upright, without guilt or sin, your prayers are POWERFUL. You will be able to look at that mountain in your life and say, mountain be thou removed. (Matthew 21:21 - Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this [which is done] to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.)

I remember as a new Christian, I had no clue what to pray about or how to even say it. So I would go to prayer meetings and listen to how people prayed. But as I grew in the knowledge of the Lord and the Word, I developed my prayer life. Being a “veteran” Christian, I still have much to learn but I also have learned much. I know that there is a God that is listening to each my prayers and he answers them.

We are living in the last days, the final hours and the scoffers are rising up, even in the Church. People don’t believe it even though the signs are all around us. Here me now people – Jesus is coming quickly!!!! It may be in the next few hours or in the next few years, but he is coming. Read the newspaper, read the news on the internet, see what is happening in the world around us, and read the Word and see how it all falls into place. You can live in denial, but I refuse. I am going to go forth, I am going to preach the Word, and I’m going to bring healing to so many lost souls.

Prayer – Prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. Pray for your loved ones who have never accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior. Pray for your family members who need healing and believe for that healing. Pray for your brothers and sisters in Christ, so that they may stand against the evil one. Pray, pray, pray!!!!