| Nowhere in the Bible do I see the statement that | | | | If you do not turn the other cheek and forgive |
| we need to just pray a sinners prayer, go to | | | | 70 times 7 then you are not doing the right thing |
| church and continue in our sin and lusts and we will | | | | and therefore you are not righteous |
| be welcomed into heaven. | | | | 1 John 3:7 (New King James Version) |
| This verse describes the people who will be found | | | | 7 Little children, let no one deceive you. He who |
| in heaven | | | | practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is |
| Hebrews 12:14 (New King James Version) | | | | righteous. |
| 14 Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, | | | | Don't be deceived and don't deceive yourself. If |
| without which no one will see the Lord: | | | | you throw a person into prison that owes you a |
| Does this look easy to you? | | | | little then the Master who let you off a lifetime of |
| Is there anyone that you don't like? Do you not | | | | sin will throw you into hell. Want to prove this |
| love Catholics and show them the true gospel | | | | correct? Simply hold bitterness in your heart to |
| every time you meet them with no judgmental | | | | your death bed and you'll go to hell and then it will |
| tones but do you lead them into a full saving | | | | be too late. This is why only the people pursuing |
| knowledge of Jesus? | | | | peace and the holy life will see the Lord. |
| How are you with Muslims? Do you love them | | | | And don't put off the fast and prayer so that |
| and are you full of grace and peace with them? | | | | you can forgive, repent and get on your knees as |
| What about Asians and the Chinese especially | | | | the Master is at the door right now and He is only |
| when they push in front of you as they get on | | | | going to take the obedient holy people with Him. |
| the bus and they seem rude the way they chat | | | | 2 Peter 3:10-11 (New King James Version) |
| in their language in your country? How's your | | | | 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in |
| attitude there? Do they have to speak your | | | | the night, in which the heavens will pass away |
| language in your country or are they allowed to | | | | with a great noise, and the elements will melt with |
| speak in their mother tongue? | | | | fervent heat; both the earth and the works that |
| How is that relationship with that man that | | | | are in it will be burned up. 11 Therefore, since all |
| molested you as a child? Have you got a loving | | | | these things will be dissolved, what manner of |
| word and smile for him also? Are you at peace | | | | persons ought you to be in holy conduct and |
| with a vile man that hurt you in so many ways? | | | | godliness, |
| Do you have any racism in you and that colours | | | | There are no excuses for not obeying Jesus. No |
| the way that you treat people? | | | | excuses! We have to cease from sinning and |
| How does a junkie fair with you when he asks | | | | start to obey the Word of God and walk with the |
| you for your spare change? Does he get it with a | | | | mind of Christ |
| smile and a little tract that you keep in your bag? | | | | 1 Peter 4:1-2 (New King James Version) |
| How is that ex wife of yours? Are you happy | | | | 1 Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the |
| with her knowing she took your house and your | | | | flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, |
| children and made you look a fool in front of the | | | | for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased |
| world? Have you got a smile for her and are you | | | | from sin, 2 that he no longer should live the rest |
| willing to slip her a couple of hundred for a fridge | | | | of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but |
| when hers breaks down? | | | | for the will of God. |
| How do you treat that man that married you ex | | | | We need to be set apart and not walking like the |
| wife? Is he welcome for a game of chess, or | | | | world and its lusts. We should not be drinking and |
| welcome for a beer with your friends? Do you | | | | partying and taking wives and making it merry. |
| love him and shake his hand with a firm friendly | | | | We should be getting clean and holy and putting |
| shake even if he seduced her out of your bed | | | | on our bridal wear and the right clothes and be |
| and into his? | | | | doing the works of righteousness that we were |
| I suppose I am talking about this verse | | | | saved to do and we should have the pure religion |
| 1 John 5:18 (New King James Version) | | | | in our lives that is full of giving and mercy and |
| 18 We know that whoever is born of God does | | | | different to the world. |
| not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps | | | | James 1:27 (New King James Version) |
| himself, and the wicked one does not touch him. | | | | 27 Pure and undefiled religion before God and the |
| If you have bitterness or racism or unforgiveness | | | | Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their |
| in you then the wicked one has touched you and | | | | trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the |
| you are sinning. Your foe does not need to | | | | world. |
| repent, you need to forgive and turn the other | | | | This is not just going to the help of widows and |
| cheek. The wicked one wants you to go to hell | | | | orphans. Though your money going to missions |
| and he wants your prayer life to be stale and he | | | | who are looking after orphans overseas is a good |
| wants your prayers to be ineffective and if you | | | | investment, this is the church making sure single |
| are knowingly in sin you can be sure God will not | | | | mothers without a job and divorced mothers and |
| feel obligated to answer any of your prayers. | | | | children have enough support and their children |
| We have to love everyone as this is part of | | | | have a good father figure supporting them from |
| being holy and set apart for God. We have to be | | | | the church. |
| different people. We have to be a people who do | | | | Being unspotted from the world would be putting |
| things strangely and different to the rest of the | | | | at least ten percent of your income in the |
| world. We have to have light in us and we have | | | | offering plate each weak instead of 3% of the |
| to have that light burning so bright that people | | | | Western giving. Want to give to another ministry? |
| come to us. The love of Christ has to be | | | | Let that be an offering above your 10% tithe. |
| manifest in us and it must draw all people to | | | | You don't think your church is worth your money, |
| speak to us about why we are joyful and we | | | | well find a church that is and go there. If you |
| always smile at them and love them no matter | | | | think tithing is not relevant in the New Testament |
| their sin or race or culture. | | | | consider what Jesus said about denying oneself, |
| 1 John 4:7-8 (New King James Version) | | | | taking up your cross and following Him. If you are |
| 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of | | | | not tithing 10% you are saying you don't trust |
| God; and everyone who loves is born of God and | | | | God and you are spotted with the world in this |
| knows God. 8 He who does not love does not | | | | behaviour. An apostle rebuked me in love in this |
| know God, for God is love. | | | | area and now I tithe. |
| We are commanded to love all men and especially | | | | You may have false teaching saying tithing is not |
| show grace to our enemies so that with | | | | something we have to do these days, well you |
| continued forgiveness of them Christ might melt | | | | are essentially saying that, I will repeat, you have |
| their hearts with our example. I don't know about | | | | more faith in your money then God as a provider. |
| you but it is hard sometimes to show love to | | | | I didn't have enough money for a coffee at my |
| someone who is determined to take your | | | | favorite coffee shop today where I read my |
| reputation down and slander you all around the | | | | Bible each day and where I pray and I was sitting |
| world you live in. But love you must and you | | | | on a good seat without a purchase. The owner |
| must feed him and bless him, it's the only way to | | | | politely asked me to move to another seat as his |
| have peace and have your prayers answered. If | | | | paying customers needed mine. As I am a regular |
| we do not show mercy to another who has | | | | I apologized that I had no money today. He said |
| wronged us we hate them. | | | | that was okay and I moved. |
| 1 John 4:19-21 (New King James Version) | | | | One minute later a man came up to me and gave |
| 19 We love Him because He first loved us. | | | | me four dollars and said that it's for my coffee. |
| 20 If someone says, "I love God," and hates his | | | | He had heard me talking to the manager and the |
| brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his | | | | Holy Spirit had put it on his heart to shout me a |
| brother whom he has seen, how can he love God | | | | coffee. |
| whom he has not seen? 21 And this | | | | Don't tell me the Lord can't provide for you if you |
| commandment we have from Him: that he who | | | | tithe 10%. You are just lacking faith. Try the Lord |
| loves God must love his brother also. | | | | out for six months and tithe and watch the |
| Oh you'll buck at this scripture and say I don't | | | | overtime and miracles start to happen in your life. |
| hate him. I just don't like him. But if you don't set | | | | If you have been convicted so far in what I have |
| him free and forgive him you are doing the | | | | said so far, you need to obey the Word of God I |
| opposite of love. This is the verse God brought | | | | have used to support what I have said. If you |
| me to, to give me the breakthrough with a | | | | don't, Satan is not your enemy, it is yourself. |
| former friend who has made himself an enemy | | | | James 1:22 (New King James Version) |
| of me. I had a love/hate relationship and God | | | | 22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers |
| showed me I had to drop the hate out of it and | | | | only, deceiving yourselves. |
| change it to love/mercy | | | | Don't be tempted to ignore my advice on |
| Hating and fearing others is of the world. If we | | | | forgiveness or on tithing, because that temptation |
| can't trust God to fight our battles and go into all | | | | is not coming from God. Go ahead and start to |
| sorts of ways to solve our problems by gossip | | | | tithe. If you are giving to some ministry withdraw |
| and slander and unforgiveness we basically are | | | | your support if you can't afford both. No ministry |
| bound up with fear from our enemy and our | | | | has a right to ask for your support without |
| situation. The only way through is to get God's | | | | admonishing you to first be tithing to your church. |
| love in our heart and apply that love and grace to | | | | Tithing is hard, but you'll be surprised that Jews |
| the person hurting us. | | | | tithe more then you still. You might be surprised |
| 1 John 4:15-18 (New King James Version) | | | | that even many non Christians tithe 10% of their |
| 15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of | | | | income and teach it in their books quoting the |
| God, God abides in him, and he in God. 16 And we | | | | Bible as a source. It's just that these guys often |
| have known and believed the love that God has | | | | give their money to good charities. |
| for us. God is love, and he who abides in love | | | | Jesus said we are to put our hand to the plough |
| abides in God, and God in him. | | | | and not turn from it. He told us to preach the |
| 17 Love has been perfected among us in this: | | | | gospel to all men. He told us unless we are |
| that we may have boldness in the day of | | | | prepared to leave our family, friends, houses and |
| judgment; because as He is, so are we in this | | | | property for His sake we are not worthy of Him. |
| world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect | | | | He said that He is the Pearl of great price and we |
| love casts out fear, because fear involves | | | | should sell everything to buy Him. |
| torment. But he who fears has not been made | | | | He said He is the hidden treasure in a field and we |
| perfect in love. | | | | should, when we find him, sell all we own to |
| We need to get on our knees and fast and pray | | | | possess Him. |
| and seek to abide in Jesus and get back to | | | | He said if we want to be perfect we should sell |
| walking with Him. We are to love God and repent | | | | all, give to the poor and follow Him. |
| of our fear and our stupid ways of dealing with | | | | Jesus was not a man of money and left no |
| our enemy the way we think best and then when | | | | bankroll to the apostles as they went back fishing. |
| we ask for the grace to love our brother God will | | | | Is Jesus worth forgiving your enemies for, is He |
| grant it and we will find ourself overwhelmed with | | | | worth doing a study into the other faiths and their |
| tears and love as we pray that our brother sees | | | | strong points so you can love them more? Is He |
| the error of his ways. Jesus prayed for us on the | | | | worth giving 10% of your money to, and is He |
| cross and we were His enemy mocking Him at | | | | worth following and obeying in all you do and say? |
| the bottom of the cross. Don't be a mocker | | | | If you have been convicted, if you need to |
| today as you read this. Respect Jesus and forgive | | | | forgive, take the time to do it. |
| your brother who is harming you and turn from | | | | If you don't tithe, don't delay it just step out in |
| your childish ways of justification and dealing with | | | | faith and start. |
| things in the flesh. | | | | |