Overcame With

Revelation 12:10-12

"Then I heard a strong (loud) voice in heaven, saying, Now it has come—the salvation and the power and the kingdom (the dominion, the reign) of our God, and the power (the sovereignty, the authority) of His Christ (the Messiah); for the accuser of our brethren, he who keeps bringing before our God charges against them day and night, has been cast out!

And they have overcome (conquered) him by means of the blood of the Lamb and by the utterance of their testimony, for they did not love and cling to life even when faced with death [holding their lives cheap till they had to die for their witnessing].

Therefore be glad (exult), O heavens and you that dwell in them! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in fierce anger (fury), because he knows that he has [only] a short time [left]!"

Saints of The Lord now, can be effective in all situations, by means of The Blood of Jesus. The Blood Is A power source of victory. Jesus' Blood Is Keep pure In Heaven and on Earth forever, never to be messed up by disobedience. We have been pickled By Him, so to say, In The Blood of God In Christ Jesus, preserved Forever... No contamination In His Blood ever! 

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What Will We Do When He Acts

Isaiah 18:6-7

"They [the dead bodies of the slain warriors] shall be left together to the ravenous birds of the mountains and to the beasts of the earth; and the ravenous birds will summer upon them, and all the beasts of the earth will winter upon them.

At that time shall a present be brought to the Lord of hosts from a people tall and polished, from a people terrible from their beginning and feared and dreaded near and far, a nation strong and victorious, whose land the rivers or great channels divide—to the place [of worship] of theName of the Lord of hosts, to Mount Zion [in Jerusalem]."

What will we do when we see The Lord do what He said He would do in this day? Through His prophet He spoke, gave a Word of action, which will happen. Birds and beast will eat for a while on the slain, and the people who acknowledge God will come bringing Him a gift to Zion. What will we be doing If, He does this in our day?

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Bee Encouraged To Praise Him

Psalms 145:21

"My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord; and let all flesh bless (affectionately and gratefully praise) His holy name forever and ever."

My Sister in Jesus, Cassy, was asked by Jesus to purchase me a Bee Art. She didn't know why but obeyed. I do...

Recently, The Lord And I, came together to talked about His Will for me, and wisdom to do what It Was He wanted done. The making of change is never easy, but can be fun, if we let The Lord do the change. This gift art of a bee is so encouraging because, science says, in fact, bees should not be about to fly...

But, God does it By His Wind of miracles...

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Took His Wife's Name

Nehemiah 7:63-64

"Of the priests: the sons of Hobaiah, of Hakkoz, and of Barzillai, who [was so named because he] married one of the daughters of the [noted] Gileadite Barzillai and was called by their name.

These sought their registration among those recorded in the genealogies, but it was not found; so they were excluded from the priesthood as [ceremonially] unclean."

Here one of the priest who married a famous Gileadite woman named Barzillai. 

So, they called him by that name. They sought their name among the registered names of Isrealites, but it was not written there. So they are called the unclean...

Make sure your in His Book.

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God Is A Pledge Keeper

Genesis 17:2-4

"And I will make My covenant (solemn pledge) between Me and you and will multiply you exceedingly.

Then Abram fell on his face, and God said to him,

As for Me, behold, My covenant (solemn pledge) is with you, and you shall be the father of many nations."

He Said to us, those who are Born of Him, I will never leave you. He said, that If you will keep His commands, which is to love Him, yourself with Him there, and your neighbor like you do yourself with Him There, He will keep you hid in Him. 

Colossians 3:3, is about being in covenant with An Almighty God, Who keeps His Word.

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Selecting You For Himself

Acts 26:16-18

"But arise and stand upon your feet; for I have appeared to you for this purpose, that I might appoint you to serve as [My] minister and to bear witness both to what you have seen of Me and to that in which I will appear to you,

Choosing you out [selecting you for Myself] anddelivering you from among this [Jewish] people and the Gentiles to whom I am sending you—

To open their eyes that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may thus receive forgiveness and release from their sins and a place and portion among those who are consecrated and purified by faith in Me."

Jesus Is The Light... God come In the Flesh. He came, and bought you back from Satan, who had captured all souls. He opened our eyes by giving them light, wisdom, understanding and delivered us out of a dark place of sin, into His Glorious place of His Right Standing with God The Father of all souls.

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If You Turn

Deuteronomy 4:28-31

"There you will serve gods, the work of men’s hands, wood and stone, which neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell.

But if from there you will seek (inquire for and require as necessity) the Lord your God, you will find Him if you [truly] seek Him with all your heart [and mind] and soul and life.

When you are in tribulation and all these things come upon you, in the latter days you will turn to the Lord your God and be obedient to His voice.

For the Lord your God is a merciful God; He will not fail you or destroy you or forget the covenant of your fathers, which He swore to them."

The Lord Has not forgot. He Has not Said; "I will dump you off on your idols." He Said; "For The Lord Your God is merciful." We have left Him for idols. But, He said in the latter days we will turn back to serving Him. These are the latter days!

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Men and Women of Service & Song

Nehemiah 7:44-46

"The singers: the sons of Asaph, 148.

The gatekeepers: the sons of Shallum, of Ater, of Talmon, of Akkub, of Hatita, and of Shobai, 138.

The Nethinim [temple servants]: the sons of Ziha, of Hasupha, of Tabbaoth,"

These are they who were kept in captivity by the reign of Nebuchadnezzer.

Now going home!

Your Hand Over Adversaries

Micah 5:8-15

"And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations in the midst of many peoples like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion [suddenly appearing] among the flocks of sheep which, when it goes through, treads down and tears in pieces, and there is no deliverer.

Your hand will be lifted up above your adversaries, and all your enemies shall be cut off.

And in that day, says the Lord, I will cut off your horses [on which you depend] from among you and will destroy your chariots.

And I will cut off the cities of your land and throw down all your strongholds.

And I will cut off witchcrafts and sorceries from your hand, and you shall have no more soothsayers.

Your carved images also I will cut off and your statues or pillars out of your midst, and you shall no more worship the work of your hands.

And I will root out your Asherim [symbols of the goddess Asherah] and I will destroy your cities [the seats of false worship].

And in anger and wrath I will execute vengeance upon the nations which would not obey [vengeance such as they have not heard of before]."

The Truth Be Told

Isaiah 28:8-16

"For all the tables are full of filthy vomit, so that there is no place that is clean.

To whom will He teach knowledge? [Ask the drunkards.] And whom will He make to understand the message? Those who are babies, just weaned from the milk and taken from the breasts? [Is that what He thinks we are?]

For it is [His prophets repeating over and over]: precept upon precept, precept upon precept, rule upon rule, rule upon rule; here a little, there a little.

No, but [the Lord will teach the rebels in a more humiliating way] by men with stammering lips and another tongue will He speak to this people [says Isaiah, and teach them His lessons].

To these [complaining Jews the Lord] had said, This is the true rest [the way to true comfort and happiness] that you shall give to the weary, and, This is the [true] refreshing—yet they would not listen [to His teaching].

Therefore the word of the Lord will be to them [merely monotonous repeatings of]: precept upon precept, precept upon precept, rule upon rule, rule upon rule; here a little, there a little—that they may go and fall backward, and be broken and snared and taken.

Therefore hear the word of the Lord, you scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem!

Because you have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol (the place of the dead) we have an agreement—when the overflowing scourge passes through, it will not come to us, for we have made lies our refuge, and in falsehood we have taken shelter.

Therefore thus says the Lord God, Behold, I am laying in Zion for a foundation a Stone, a tested Stone, a precious Cornerstone of sure foundation; he who believes (trusts in, relies on, and adheres to that Stone) will notbe ashamed or give way or hasten away [in sudden panic]."

The truth here in Isaiah is this; The Lord was speaking through the prophet Isaiah that who is teachable here? For Him God, it is like walking through tables of vomit, speaking clean pure things, and who is there to hear Him. 

Then, He has just babies there with small dribbles of milk He can speak. Then He pronounces that true rest.... Is to give to the weary.... So they mouth back at Him, "We can do this without all His order and wisdom."

So Here Comes The Rock!

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Just Because

1 Corinthians 1:2-3

"To the church (assembly) of God which is in Corinth, to those consecrated and purified and made holy in Christ Jesus, [who are] selected and called to be saints (God’s people), together with all those who in any place call upon and give honor to the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours:

Grace (favor and spiritual blessing) be to you and [heart] peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ."

Grace, meaning; "power to become happy." Grace, meaning; "favor of God because..." Just because He First loved us...

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Rejecting Knowledge About Jesus

Hosea 4:6

"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you [the priestly nation] have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you that you shall be no priest to Me; seeing you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children."

Being elected into office of Priest to Jesus, requires having a teachable spirit.

Here in Hosea, God spoke through him to His people, giving them knowledge about Him and with that wisdom of His Ways, understanding. But, God said they rejected It. With the rejecting of this Knowledge, came a Rejection of God, that causes death. The people die because of no shield of Glory, no protection of; "We know our God will deliver us."

Jesus Is God Come In the Flesh, dying to deliver us from rejection of God, and causing us to be now A Holy Nation of People into Him through Jesus Christ, and making us now, Priest and Kings With Him.... Joint heirs with Christ... Now unto Him All Glory, as our rear guard. Honor, as King of kings, and Lord of lords, and All Praise... He Is The Reigning Kingdom on Earth and in Heaven forever.

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Beasts Were Kings

Daniel 7:12-18

"And as for the rest of the beasts, their power of dominion was taken away; yet their lives were prolonged [for the duration of their lives was fixed] for a season and a time.

I saw in the night visions, and behold,on the clouds of the heavens came One like a Son of man, and He came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before Him.

And there was given Him [the Messiah] dominion and glory and kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion which shall not pass away, and His kingdom is one which shall not be destroyed.

As for me, Daniel, my spirit was grieved and anxious within me, and the visions of my head alarmed and agitated me.

I came near to one of those who stood there and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of the things.

These four great beasts are four kings who shall arise out of the earth.

But the saints of the Most High [God] shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever."

The beasts were kings, and their authority was taking away, but they were allow to live a while as Daniel saw a time and season was fixed for them. But The saints of The Most High got the kingdom forever. He, Daniel got the interpretation  of all this he saw... In our day, we can know The Truth, the Way.... And The Life style of our Kingdom we live and reign with Christ in.

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Part Two: the Proud Man

Habakkuk 2:1-5

Habakkuk 2

​"[OH, I know, I have been rash to talk out plainly this way to God!] I will [in my thinking] stand upon my post of observation and station myself on the tower or fortress, and will watch to see what He will say within me and what answer I will make [as His mouthpiece] to the perplexities of my complaint against Him.

And the Lord answered me and said, Write the vision and engrave it so plainly upon tablets that everyone who passes may [be able to] read [it easily and quickly] as he hastens by.

For the vision is yet for an appointed time and it hastens to the end [fulfillment]; it will not deceive or disappoint. Though it tarry, wait [earnestly] for it, because it will surely come; it will not be behindhand on its appointed day.

Look at the proud; his soul is not straight or right within him, but the [rigidly] just and the [uncompromisingly] righteous man shalllive by his faith and in his faithfulness.

Moreover, wine andwealth are treacherous; the proud man [the Chaldean invader] is restless and cannot stay at home. His appetite is large like that of Sheol and [his greed] is like death and cannot be satisfied; he gathers to himself all nations and collects all people as if he owned them."

In this part of Jesus' Story, the bad men, are also the proud man. Spirit of pride of life, The Lord says here, consumes, and compromises these men souls. Greed  comes in and kills them.

Moral of this story is; "Jesus will come and gather us up who has Believed He IsGod come in the Flesh."

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Part One of The Bad Man

Habakkuk 1:7-13

"[The Chaldeans] are terrible and dreadful; their justice and dignity proceed [only] from themselves.

Their horses also are swifter than leopards and are fiercer than the evening wolves, and their horsemen spread themselves and press on proudly; yes, their horsemen come from afar; they fly like an eagle that hastens to devour.

They all come for violence; their faces turn eagerly forward, and they gather prisoners together like sand.

They scoff at kings, and rulers are a derision to them; they ridicule every stronghold, for they heap up dust [for earth mounds] and take it.

Then they sweep by like a wind and pass on, and they load themselves with guilt, [as do all men] whose own power is their god.

Are not You from everlasting, O Lord my God, my Holy One? We shall not die. O Lord, You have appointed [the Chaldean] to execute [Your] judgment, and You, O Rock, have established him for chastisement and correction.

You are of purer eyes than to behold evil and can not look [inactively] upon injustice. Why then do You look upon the plunderer? Why are you silent when the wicked one destroys him who is more righteous than [the Chaldean oppressor] is?"

The man of God here, is living in the days of The Caldean bad men. They were killing and destroying nations of people. He ask God, Who has Pure Eyes, "How can You be inactive with injustice?"

He is sick of all the tragedy. How like our day...

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Being Persuaded

John 13:19

"I tell you this now before it occurs, so that when it does take place you may be persuaded and believe that I am He [Who I say I am—the Christ, the Anointed One, the Messiah]."

Jesus told them then, ahead of time about Himself... He Is Telling us now, about What He Has done, Is Doing, will always want to do.

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A Man and His Foe

Matthew 10:31-36

"Fear not, then; you are of more value than many sparrows.

Therefore, everyone who acknowledges Me before men and confesses Me [out of a state of oneness with Me], I will also acknowledge him before My Father Who is in heaven andconfess [that I am abiding in] him.

But whoever denies and disowns Me before men, I also will deny and disown him before My Father Who is in heaven.

Do not think that I have come to bring peace upon the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.

For I have come to part asunder a man from his father, and a daughter from her mother, and anewly married wife from her mother-in-law—

And a man’s foes will be they of his own household."

I am wanting to paint free hand a picture that a plant friend posted. I knew it was there grounds and their secret garden place. I wanted to capture the feeling of how proud they are of the "Beauty of Peace."

I believe here in Matthews 10:31-36; Jesus was wanting His people, (all souls belong to Him) to have a Oneness life with Him and The Father. By living in harmony, as They Do, and being in agreement, as They Are, you can know when others around you are your enemy. But not fearing of what they may say are subatoge your "Secret Garden" Place in Him.

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Word To The Wise

Ecclesiastes 9:18

"Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good."

Wisdom Speaks to us now By The Spirit. He Is Saying..." I Am Is Coming." Being Ready for an event that only The Spirit and The Father Knows when It Happens, Is what is wise. But, to keep on sinning when all the known signs are in the Sky, on The Earth, is like having in your hand a stick, and a hurricane is coming for you.

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Present Heavens

2 Peter 3:7

"But by the same word the present heavens and earth have been stored up (reserved) for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly people."

Our loved ones who were Born of God through accepting Jesus Christ as God Come in The Flesh, and dewelled among us, is In The Present heavens with Christ now. He has reserved Fire for the next wipe out done, like in Noah's day had a water wipe out.

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But For Your Sins You Were Sold

Isaiah 50:1-3

Isaiah 50

​THUS SAYS the Lord: Where is the bill of your mother’s divorce with which I put her away, O Israel? Or which of My creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities you were sold, and for your transgressions was your mother put away.

Why, when I came, was there no man? When I called, why was there no one to answer? Is My hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? Or have I no power to deliver? Behold, at My rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a desert; their fish stink because there is no water, and they die of thirst.

I clothe the heavens with [the] blackness [of murky storm clouds], and I make sackcloth [of mourning] their covering.

This Way Is To Suceed

Acts 20:32-35

"And now [brethren], I commit you to God [I deposit you in His charge, entrusting you to His protection and care]. And I commend you to the Word of His grace [to the commands and counsels and promises of His unmerited favor]. It is able to build you up and to give you [your rightful] inheritance among all God’s set-apart ones (those consecrated, purified, and transformed of soul).

I coveted no man’s silver or gold or [costly] garments.

You yourselves know personally that these hands ministered to my own needs and those [of the persons] who were with me.

In everything I have pointed out to you [by example] that, by working diligently in this manner, we ought to assist the weak, being mindful of the words of the Lord Jesus, how He Himself said, It is more blessed (makes one happier and more to be envied) to give than to receive."

Jesus...Is The Way To Suceed! 

By Example He Showed us an excellent way! By Working a long side His people He taught..."Hands On..." Learning. 

We need people, but we need to work for their good, not against their strengths.

We need Power, but our testimony of overcoming is that power. Paul said; "I covet no man's silver or gold..." Just, to show Christ as Lord, and my Lord...Is what Paul is saying is successful.

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I Want My Giant Land

Joshua 14:12-15

"So now give me this hill country of which the Lord spoke that day. For you heard then how the [giant like] Anakim were there and that the cities were great and fortified; if the Lord will be with me, I shall drive them out just as the Lord said.

Then Joshua blessed him and gave Hebron to Caleb son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.

So Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he wholly followed the Lord, the God of Israel.

The name of Hebron before was Kiriath-arba [city of Arba]. This Arba was the greatest of the Anakim. And the land had rest from war."

Caleb wanted his giant land! He said because he WHOLLY followed The Lord...

I want my spirit stirred up, I want my giant land! I want my spirit, soul and body serving Jesus wholly like He Deserves!

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Demanding Attention

Exodus 9:13-18

"Then the Lord said to Moses, Rise up early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh and say to him, Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, Let My people go, that they may serve Me.

For this time I will send all My plagues upon your heart and upon your servants and your people, that you may recognize and know that there is none like Me in all the earth.

For by now I could have put forth My hand and have struck you and your people with pestilence, and you would have been cut off from the earth.

But for this very purpose have I let you live, that I might show you My power, and that My name may be declared throughout all the earth.

Since you are still exalting yourself [in haughty defiance] against My people by not letting them go,

Behold, tomorrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very heavy and dreadful fall of hail, such as has not been in Egypt from its founding until now."

Have you ever had a friend or family person that did, or said things that demanded you to pay attention to them?

I know I have done this many times and they dumped me as a friend. It is hard to think of God Being An Attention Getter. 

Most of us see Him far away like the Egyptians did, the Pharaoh had known of the stories of the Hebrew God, but because for hundreds of years that they were oppressed, they had no visible Power of His Being Their God... How about you....

Is there a visible knowing of His Being yours?

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No Understanding of Peaceful Ways

Romans 3:17-18

"And they have no experience of the way of peace [they know nothing about peace, for a peaceful way they do not even recognize].

There is no [reverential] fear of God before their eyes."

Growing up in the "50's& 60's" there way a after war emotions, racism wars, Wars with other nations wanting us to come join them, and POW's coming home misplaced...

But churches were on a up raising... 

Peace was being looked for, which brought in the 70's for "Being Free To Love..." Hippies... Or none-easer...

"No reverence of God before their eyes..." In those days, and in these days... We are free to love Him, and His Way of peace... He established His Kingdom of Peace in our hearts where He Is Prince of peace... As the song sings; " Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus..."

Look full in His Wonderful Face of Peace...

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How Can We Buy Something From Jesus

Revelation 3:18-20

"Therefore I counsel you to purchase from Me gold refined and tested by fire, that you may be [truly] wealthy, and white clothes to clothe you and to keep the shame of your nudity from being seen, and salve to put on your eyes, that you may see.

Those whom I [dearly and tenderly] love, I tell their faults and convict and convince and reprove and chasten [I discipline and instruct them]. So be enthusiastic and in earnest and burning with zeal and repent [changing your mind and attitude].

Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears and listens to and heeds My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will eat with him, and he [will eat] with Me."

The Thought for Today Is; " Can you Buy Anything Earthly from Jesus?"

The Gold of faith, The Cloth of Being True, The Salve Of Heathy and Wealth of Mind....

Jesus Said come... Buy this from Him...

Opening up a door, and He walks in with all His Stuff... Sounds Real To me...

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He Has Shown Us His Way

Micah 6:8-9

"He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, and to love kindness and mercy, and to humble yourself and walk humbly with your God?

The voice of the Lord calls to the city [Jerusalem]—and it is sound wisdom to hear and fear Your name—Hear (heed) the rod and Him Who has appointed it."

Time has taught us, money has deceived us, friends have left us, but The Word Is always Sure... What He says, He will do... "He has shown you o man what is good, what The Lord requires of you.... Do justly, love mercy.... Walk the right way, humbly without outside agenda, and let it be The Lord's Way..."

His Voice Is calling out to you now.... Showing you He Is real, and really in love with you, to the point of giving His life for yours.

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He Has Laid In Zion

Isaiah 28:13-16

"Therefore the word of the Lord will be to them [merely monotonous repeatings of]: precept upon precept, precept upon precept, rule upon rule, rule upon rule; here a little, there a little—that they may go and fall backward, and be broken and snared and taken.

Therefore hear the word of the Lord, you scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem!

Because you have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol (the place of the dead) we have an agreement—when the overflowing scourge passes through, it will not come to us, for we have made lies our refuge, and in falsehood we have taken shelter.

Therefore thus says the Lord God, Behold, I am laying in Zion for a foundation a Stone, a tested Stone, a precious Cornerstone of sure foundation; he who believes (trusts in, relies on, and adheres to that Stone) will not be ashamed or give way or hasten away [in sudden panic]."

There has been many songs sang by both Hebrews and Christian believers. 

The Corner Stone is The Messiah, Christ Jesus. He, Who is known as "God come in the flesh..." Who will deal with scoffers of His where ever they are... He will give us a sure footing as we walk on His Truths, and run on flat strong Stone, but those who believe the lies and make a deal with hell, will be ashame.

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Preaching With A Party Spirit

Philippians 1:15-18

"Some, it is true, [actually] preach Christ (the Messiah) [for no better reason than] out of envy and rivalry (party spirit), but others are doing so out of a loyal spirit and goodwill.

The latter [proclaim Christ] out of love, because they recognize and know that I am [providentially] put here for the defense of the good news (the Gospel).

But the former preach Christ out of a party spirit, insincerely [out of no pure motive, but thinking to annoy me], supposing they are making my bondage more bitter and my chains more galling.

But what does it matter, so long as either way, whether in pretense [for personal ends] or in all honesty [for the furtherance of the Truth], Christ is being proclaimed? And in that I [now] rejoice, yes, and I shall rejoice [hereafter] also."

Paul is talking to the Phillipians, and he said there are some of them just preaching Jesus out of aggression. 

Some preach Him because of their love and loyalty to Him. But he was telling them, at least He Is preached, He Is being proclaimed.... I and Paul agree! Jesus Is Lord, He Is Worthy, He Is coming to get me!!!!!

SOON,

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