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Daily Bible Study Links – Mon. 1-30-2012

2012-01-30T16:00:00.000-08:00

Daily Bible Study Links – Mon. 1-30-2012

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Isaiah 3:15

2012-01-29T18:30:00.001-08:00

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Isaiah 3:15

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15 What mean ye that ye beat [daka'] my people [`am] to pieces, [daka'] and grind [tachan] thefaces [paniym] of the poor [`aniy]? saith [na'um] the Lord ['Adonay] GOD [Yahovih] of hosts. [tsaba'] KJV-Interlinear

15"What do you mean by crushing My people, And grinding the face of thepoor?" Declares the Lord God of hosts. NASB

What do you mean, poses aquestion. What is your intent? What is your objective? What advantage do you gain by this? And more importantly, by what right do you dothis?

To beat the people, is anaction of cruelty, of trampling, of oppression.

To pieces, indicates thatthe oppression carries a great deal of violence and hate and cruelty.

Grinding the faces, meansto grind as in grinding with a stone, a substance that is reduced to virtuallynothing, even less than dust, until nothing is left.

This then is the actionand result, or intended result, of evil against Gods chosen people.

Gods people are allbelievers, but principally mature and productive believers.

Those who reject God, oreven those who have believed, but reject doctrine and thus imitate the actionsand thoughts of unbelievers, are all that set themselves in opposition to God.

By rejecting God, peopledefault to their own devices and plans, which is to take that which does not belongto them, away from those to whom it does belong.

God created all thingsfor Himself, and for His own family. Those who are obedient to truth are the rightful heirs of Godspossessions. Those who reject God, arenot the rightful heirs, and thus have to take that which does not belong tothem.

And so, human historyrecords the actions of evil against truth, of unbelievers or negativebelievers, against positive and/or mature believers.

Evil seeks to crush allthat is right. Evil is pure greed andhate, and is no better than the worst of the worst of thieves.

So, by what right? What is the objective? What is the reason that evil attempts tocrush good? And the answer is that evilcomes from Satan and from no other source. It is Satan and evil that wishes to be like and even better than, themost high, namely God the Father. But inorder to do that, Satan must destroy God. Something that is an impossibility.

So, even the questions beingposed demonstrate the futility and foolishness of the policies of evil. Evil has no right, no power, no purpose by thatwhich is evil and destructive. Its goalis to take an inheritance that it cannot even hold on to, even if it could gainpossession of it.

Satan cannot control theuniverse. Certainly man cannot controlthe universe. Man cannot even controlthe weather or his own world around him.

All efforts of evil arefutile. All efforts and positions inevil, namely rejection of God, Christ, doctrine and so forth, will yieldnothing, zip, zero. So why pursue them?

Evil presumes itself aswise. Rejection of Gods will, presumesitself as wise. Disobedience to Godswill, presumes itself as wise. Presumptions of the wisdom of ones own pretenses, defined life, betterways, is nothing short of evil and therefore stupidity. So why do it?

That is the question.

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Free Stuff

2012-01-29T16:30:00.000-08:00

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Free Stuff

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The following was sent tome via email:

‘The folks who aregetting free stuff, don't like the folks who are paying for the free stuff, becausethe folks who are paying for the free stuff can

no longer afford to payfor both the free stuff and their own stuff.

The folks who are payingfor the free stuff want the free stuff to stop, and the folks who are gettingthe free stuff want even more free stuff on top of the free stuff they arealready getting!

Now... The people who areforcing the people to pay for the free stuff have told the people who areRECEIVING the free stuff, that the people who are PAYING for the free stuff,are being mean, prejudiced, and racist.

So... The people who areGETTING the free stuff have been convinced they need to hate the people who arepaying for the free stuff by the people who are forcing some people to pay fortheir free stuff, and giving them the

free stuff in the firstplace.

We have let the freestuff giving go on for so long that there are now more people getting freestuff than paying for the free stuff.

Now understand this. Allgreat democracies have committed financial suicide somewhere between 200 and250 years after being founded. The reason? The voters figured out they couldvote themselves money from the treasury by electing people who promised to givethem money from the treasury in exchange for electing them.

Thomas Jefferson said itbest: "The democracy (Republic) will cease to exist when you take awayfrom those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."

The United States officiallybecame a Republic in 1776. That was 236 years ago. The number of people now

getting free stuffoutnumbers the people paying for the free stuff.’

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Daily Bible Study Links – Sun. 1-29-2012

2012-01-29T16:00:00.000-08:00

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Sunday – Daily Bible Study – Free Stuff – Whatprinciple does this teach

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Psalm 17:1

2012-01-28T16:30:00.000-08:00

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Psalm 17:1

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1 A Prayer [taphillah] ofDavid. [David]

Hear [shama`] the right, [tsedeq] O LORD, [Yahovah] attend [qashab] unto my cry, [rinnah] giveear ['azan] unto my prayer, [taphillah] that goeth not [lo'] out offeigned [mirmah] lips. [saphah] KJV-Interlinear

APrayer of David.

1 Heara just cause, O Lord, give heed to my cry; Give ear to my prayer, which is notfrom deceitful lips. NASB

David was a king. He was selected by God Himself. He was the Lords anointed. And yet he humbledhimself to prayer when far too many other kings thought themselves too greatfor prayer, but wished to be prayed to by their citizens.

And far lesser people whoare not kings won’t even lower themselves to prayer, as they too do not see anyvalue or power in prayer.

However, as stated hereby David, God hears all just causes. However, just causes must be defined by God, not you.

God has one importantobjective for you, and that is for you to be saved and advance to spiritualmaturity.

Everything else in lifeis logistical filler designed to get you through life, and maintain your life,so that you can fulfill that objective.

To disregard Gods purposefor you, is the attitude of a fool.

You must not approach Godwith deceit. You cannot fool God, youcannot convince God of doing something for you that is less than honorable, ordishonest.

So long as you approachGod with honor, and a life based on doctrine, then He will hear your cause andHe will answer.

But remember, doctrinefirst, spiritual growth first, and the world way down the list somewhere. If you are pursuing your spiritual life asGod has defined the spiritual life, then your circumstances of life should makeno difference. God is able to carry youthrough any situation, and your spiritual life will succeed.

After all, the successfulspiritual life will result in blessing and reward that is far more valuablethan the entire worlds wealth throughout all of the ages, combined.

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Daily Bible Study Links – Sat. 1-28-2012

2012-01-28T16:00:00.000-08:00

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Saturday – Daily Bible Study – Psalm 17:1 – Stateone prayer that God will always hear and answer

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Ephesians 1:16

2012-01-27T16:30:00.000-08:00

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Ephesians 1:16

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16 Cease [pauo] not [ou] to give thanks [eucharisteo]for [huper] you, [humon] making [poieo] mention [mneia] of you [humon] in [epi] my [mou] prayers; [proseuche] KJV-Interlinear

16 donot cease giving thanks for you, while making mention of you in my prayers; NASB

Prayer is one of, if not,the most powerful tool you can possess. Its power comes not in the words used, but in the power of the doctrinethat stands behind the words.

You and I are nothingmore than a pile of dust, with life imputed into that dust. Alone we are nothing more than useless andpowerless.

And into that essence ofnothingness, God places doctrine. And thereinis the real power placed at our disposal. However, with all freedoms and privileges comes responsibility andobligation. Abuse or disregard your responsibilities, and you lose the privileges.

Prayer becomes effectiveonly as a result of the doctrine or power behind that prayer. And that doctrine must first be learned andunderstood, and assimilated into something useful, before it can be applied.

Without the proper useand application of prayer, it will be no more useful than talking to the wind.

First, all prayer belongsto believers only. One must be inside ofthe family of God, before you can speak with God. No unbeliever has access to the power ofprayer, with one exception, and that exception is when they believe inChrist. That belief is in effect aprayer to God for salvation, which is automatically granted when a personbelieves in Christ.

After salvation, the doorfor more effective prayer is blown wide open.

Second, all prayer mustbe offered to God while in fellowship. Confession of sin is a form of prayer as well, which gets you back intofellowship when you have sinned and have been out of fellowship as a result ofthat sin. Confession is grantedautomatically as well.

After that, all prayerbecomes potential. God may or may notgrant your request. God does grant allrequests that will contribute to your spiritual growth. Confession is one of those types of prayer.

Third, all prayer must beoffered to God the Father. No prayer is ever offered to people, ancestors,angels, planets, fish, rocks, idols of any sort, and so forth. Those folks or things do not have the powerto grant much less hear your prayers.

Fourth, all prayer mustbe submitted to the Father in the name of Jesus Christ. Christ is the only means of access to theFather. No one can approach the Fatherexcept that they approach through Christ. That is His plan and mandate, and will. Anything else means that you reject His plan,and authority and process, thus insulting Him and promoting your own arrogance,in presuming that you can do things your way and not Gods way.

Fifth, all prayer must bein conformity with Gods planned ages for history. You cannot go against the overall plan of Godfor history.

Sixth, all prayer must bein conformance with Gods plan for your specific life. Even though you may not become the nextpresident or lottery winner, there are certainly things that you can accomplishin your life, namely through an education and/or effort of some sort.

But most importantly inyour life, Gods will is that you advance to spiritual maturity, and that optiontoo is granted, when you comply with Gods process for spiritual growth. And that process is clearly spelled out inthe scriptures, namely through daily study, learning, understanding,application and so forth. Comply withthese mandates and your growth to maturity will succeed.

Beyond the obvious, God willhear prayers for needs and desires to a certain degree, but realize too thatyou cannot interfere with Gods plan for other people. Prayer for their help is legitimate, but agreat deal of their benefit is determined by their attitude toward God anddoctrine.

God has an overall planfor history. All of mans desires andefforts cannot change that plan. God hasa plan for your life, unfortunately your attitude can derail that plan if youare indifferent or simply non-compliant.

In the next few verses, Paulspells out the details of his prayer.

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Daily Bible Study Links – Fri. 1-27-2012

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Friday – Daily Bible Study – Ephesians 1:16 – Define specifically how prayer works

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Ephesians 1:15

2012-01-26T16:30:00.000-08:00

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Ephesians 1:15

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15 Wherefore [dia] [touto] I also, [kago] after Iheard [akouo] of [kata] your [humas] faith [pistis] in [en] the Lord [kurios] Jesus, [Iesous] and [kai] love [agape] unto [eis] all [pas] the saints, [hagios] KJV-Interlinear

15 Forthis reason I too, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which existsamong you, and your love for all the saints, NASB

Paul has been absent fromEphesus for several years now. News inthe region, back in those times, took weeks and even months to travel from onelocality to another, unlike today where we have almost instantaneous access tonews and events around the entire world.

Today we expect almostnear instant response when we call or text someone. Back then, you would be lucky to hear newsfrom a far off place, even a couple of times a year.

Times were tough. Rome was placing more and more pressure onthe Middle East. Jerusalem and Judea wasbecoming more and more of a problem region. Christianity was growing by leaps and bounds, but then so was the persecutionof Christianity growing in intensity.

We have already seen inprevious studies that many of Pauls so called friends, fell away due to theintense risks that came with being a Christian. And yet, here is a place that was far from Rome, by their standards, andpeople, although temptation was all around, were sticking with their studiesand advancing in their individual spiritual lives.

Today we have the internetand social networks and cell phone texting, and many other things that caneasily distract us away from doctrine. Not exactly threats to Christianity as in Pauls day, but threats justthe same to individual advancement, because the material things of today, areheld in higher esteem, than doctrine.

In this world the vastmajority of people seem to be drifting away from doctrine, and yet there will belittle pockets, always, of positive volition and good news of spiritualvictories. Not the sort of news thatwill make it into the media, but it will definitely make the news inheaven. And that is where the mostimportant notice occurs.

Do not be distracted bythe world, but instead, be distracted and preoccupied with Gods opinion andattention. Your life will be far, far better off.

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Daily Bible Study Links – Thurs. 1-26-2012

2012-01-26T16:00:00.000-08:00

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Thursday – Daily Bible Study – Ephesians 1:15 – Indark clouds you can still find what

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Daily Bible Study Links – Wed. 1-25-2012

2012-01-25T16:30:00.001-08:00

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Wednesday – Daily Bible Study – Ephesians 1:14 – Whatis the earnest payment and its meaning

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Ephesians 1:14

2012-01-25T16:30:00.000-08:00

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Ephesians 1:14

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14 Which [hos] is [esti] the earnest [arrhabon] ofour [hemon] inheritance [kleronomia] until [eis] the redemption [apolutrosis] of the purchased possession, [peripoiesis] unto [eis] the praise [epainos] of his [autos] glory. [doxa] KJV-Interlinear

14 whois given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God'sown possession, to the praise of His glory. NASB

Earnest or pledge, ‘arrhabon,’refers to a payment, ‘earnest money,’ which is paid in advance as securitytoward the purchase of property in a larger transaction.

This is more than adeposit placed, but a non-refundable payment with the promise that more is tocome.

From the previous verse,the Holy Spirit is given to each believer, and becomes resident inside eachbeliever, which is a permanent residence, inside each and every believer, atthe moment of salvation.

The Holy Spirit serves asa seal, which cannot be broken, on the promise of eternal life, which God hasprovided.

This giving of the HolySpirit becomes among other things, a seal as we saw in the previous verse, andalso a partial payment, which secures the inheritance of the believer, whichwill be received in heaven.

In our verse that securityis for salvation, which is a part of our inheritance.

Until the redemption,means we have the Holy Spirit resident inside of each one of us, securing oursalvation, until that salvation is made perfect. Or, in effect, when we finally enter into heavenas saved believers.

In other words, duringthis life on earth, we have the Holy Spirit inside of us as our security, untilwe enter into heaven. We enter intoheaven when we die and leave this world.

The Holy Spirit in us,means that we cannot lose that salvation. Some believe that it is possible to lose ones salvation. That concept is a false concept and presumesthat our ability to cancel out our salvation, is somehow greater than Godsability to retain our salvation. Andthat is complete arrogance.

Therefore, your salvationis secure. There is no way you can loseyour salvation. There is no way you canhave your salvation removed.

The Holy Spirit is anon-refundable payment, which cannot be taken away not removed. To lose ones salvation would mean that thisearnest payment was not in earnest at all, and that God has just lied. Such is of course not the case. God cannot lie, nor deceive, nor change Hismind when He has declared a promise.

This promise is notnegotiable, and not dependent on anything or anyone. You neither earn it nor deserve it, and youcertainly cannot lose it.

Purchased possession,means that salvation was purchased by God for your benefit. Jesus Christ went to the Cross and paid the pricefor salvation. He purchased your future, which is eternal life, and therefore Heowns your future.

And as a promise of thatlife for you, He gave us the Holy Spirit as a resident in us, as a down paymenttoward that eternal life.

To the praise of Hisglory, is a repetition from verse six, in that we have an obligation to begrateful to God, and to demonstrate our gratitude of that which He has providedfor us. He provided us with life, purchasedus out of the slavery of sin and death, made provision for salvation andsecured it, and has made a provision for a phenomenal inheritance for you. And prior to your life, you did not evenexist.

His gift is nothing shortof miraculous and infinite.

Where else can we getthat kind of blessing in this world, in this life? And have the security and assurance and confidencethat it will be as promised? Nowhere.

God planned the work, didall of the work, made the promise, secures the promise, and will one day makethat promise real.

You neither earn nordeserve this gift, and you did nothing to gain it or hold it, except bybelieving in Christ. No credit comes toany one of us. All of the credit andglory and gratitude belong to God, through Christ.

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Isaiah 3:14

2012-01-24T16:30:00.000-08:00

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Isaiah 3:14

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14 The LORD [Yahovah] will enter[bow'] into judgment [mishpat] with the ancients [zaqen]of his people, [`am] and the princes [sar] thereof: for ye have eaten up [ba`ar] the vineyard; [kerem] thespoil [gazelah] of the poor [`aniy] is in your houses. [bayith]KJV-Interlinear

14 TheLord enters into judgment with the elders and princes of His people, "Itis you who have devoured the vineyard; The plunder of the poor is in yourhouses. NASB

With the ancients, datesthe age of the elders to whom rulership was given by God. Princes, designates underling rulers, orrulers of lower rank within the hierarchy of a government or any organization.

God promotes and Goddemotes. It is God who places thecustody of His people, into the care of rulers throughout history.

It is unfortunately thoserulers that fail in their responsibilities, and abuse and take advantage ofthose over whom they rule, for their own personal advantage.

All people on this earthbelong to God. All people on this earthare given by God, to rulers for the sole purpose of providing a safe and productiveenvironment such that each person can advance in Gods plan.

Unfortunately both rulersand ruled fail and thus trouble ensues. Both get greedy, while the rulers lust for more, and the ruled lust forsomething for nothing. Both areirresponsible and guilty of infractions.

However, here the rulersare in view. And whether you are aparent with children under your rule, or a president of a country, or anythingin between, you were placed there at Gods discretion, and given authority underGods rules, not yours.

Throughout history rulersin all categories have failed due to sin. All manner of sin.

The vineyard is theproductive vine of the garden, the nation of Israel, the family of believers ofGod, the children of humanity. Sin hastaken away that production. People have destroyedtheir own benefits.

The spoil of the poor, isa reference to that which legitimately belongs to others has been taken with illegitimatemeans.

This world, this universe,was designed and dedicated to those who belong to God. More specifically they belong to those whohave been obedient to God in that they have advanced to spiritual maturity.

However, sin comes alongand people reject God, reject Christ and thus try to take that which does notbelong to them.

Spoils are thepossessions that are taken at the point of violence or criminal activity.

Unbelievers are thequintessence of thieves. Believers whoreject doctrine and their own spiritual growth, expect and take for themselves,that which belongs to the spiritually mature.

However, only the things ofthis world can be taken now, the things of eternity cannot be taken. So those who illegitimately take, take only thatwhich is temporary and soon to be forgotten. They take the worthless and lose their inheritance.

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Daily Bible Study Links – Tues. 1-24-2012

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Tuesday – Daily Bible Study – Isaiah 3:14 – Who devours and plunders

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Isaiah 3:13

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13 The LORD [Yahovah] standethup [natsab] to plead, [riyb] and standeth [`amad] tojudge [diyn] the people. [`am] KJV-Interlinear

13 TheLord arises to contend, And stands to judge the people. NASB

The Lord is God. The Lord is truth. The Lord is doctrine.

To plead, means to litigate,to contend, to resist, to oppose, and thus to determine a just result. That result is to judge based on facts, andtruth.

To stand up means to makeones-self heard, to stand up to attract attention so that when words are spokenthey are viewed and heard by all present. To stand up means to gain the attention of all.

And that is exactly whatGod does with doctrine throughout history.

For humanity, there is noexcuse. There is not a single person inhistory, nor ever will be, who does not know the repercussions of their rejectionof truth.

There is not a singleperson in history that does not know right from wrong.

There is not a singleperson in history that has even a single excuse for the way they think or actin life.

God has been aroundalways. From eternity past to eternityfuture. There was never a time when Goddid not exist.

God has perfect knowledge. God designed and planned history and all ofcreation, even every person who will ever exist. That includes you.

Regardless of what you think or believe, God isgoing to determine your future, your reward. And, your future is going to be based on what you think of Christ, whatyou think of doctrine, what you think of His plan and design for your life.

For those who subscribe to Gods plan through obedienceto His plan, as He has designed it to operate, then there will be a phenomenalfuture.

For those who think they can get by on their own,by means of their own feelings or sincerity, or good intentions, or even rejectGod completely, then their future will not be a pleasant one.

Your entire future liesin your decisions, and yet God will make the final determination based on whatyou actually do or do not do.

Your only control overyour own life is to either comply or not comply with Gods mandates. God will sumup the results accurately and fairly when all of the ages are completed.

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Daily Bible Study Links – Mon. 1-23-2012

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Monday – Daily Bible Study – Isaiah 3:13 – Whohas the last say

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Psalm 16:11

2012-01-22T16:30:00.000-08:00

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11 Thou wilt shew [yada`] me the path ['orach] oflife: [chay] in thy presence [paniym] is fulness [soba`] of joy; [simchah] at thy right hand [yamiyn]there are pleasures [na`iym] for evermore. [netsach] KJV-Interlinear

11 Thouwilt make known to me the path of life; In Thy presence is fulness of joy; InThy right hand there are pleasures forever. NASB

How did this psalm begin?

It began with a statementthat these words, not only the words of this psalm but all words from God,meaning the scriptures, are so, so important, that they are worthy of beingengraved using gold such that they would last forever, to benefit everyone.

Before you were born, youdid not exist. You were nothing and youhad nothing. Even having a few years oflife, even a few decades of life does not qualify you in any form of wisdom.

But God, in eternity pastset forth a very detailed plan, one which is called the divine decrees, whichnot only included you and your entire life, from birth into eternity, but itincluded all human beings, all of their possible interactions, all of theirpossible circumstances, all of their thoughts and intents and actions,individually and collectively, for all of history for all of the ages.

By definition, the divinedecrees are Gods eternal, holy,wise, and sovereign purpose, comprehending at once all things that ever were orwill be, in their causes, courses, conditions, successions, and relations, anddetermining their certain future.

Godplanned in detail, a certain and phenomenal inheritance for you. He set out a plan that while you would liveand die in this world, you would not be left in the land of the dead, but wouldhave a guaranteed path back to life.

Andnot to life back in this world, but a path to life in heaven with God.

And,not just a path back to life in heaven with God, but a life at Gods very ownright hand. The highest and single mostvalued place of honor in all of existence.

Thepath is the guarantee of resurrection. The path is not a continuation of an existence in the land of the dead,but back to life. A path back to aliving and breathing life. Breathingdoes not exist with the dead.

In the presence of God,means face to face in heaven where God lives. You must be in heaven in order to be face to face with God.

In the fullness ofjoy. And here is the realobjective. Joy in its total fullness, isnot the joy of this life where happiness has its ups and downs, where happinesshas to share the stage with the burdens of life, where happiness is temporaryand comes and goes, where happiness runs with or contrary to, all givencircumstances of life.

There is no joy indeath. In death there is nothing.

But in life, in life inheaven, in life in heaven at Gods right hand, is the quintessence of happinesswhich knows no sorrow, knows nothing that is contrary to happiness.

And that awaits anyonewho is willing to knuckle down and get with Gods plan for their life.

That plan requires you tocomply with Gods mandates. To believe inChrist for salvation, to study to show yourself mature, to value doctrine asyou value nothing else in life, to be productive in your spiritual life byapplying the principles of doctrine to your daily life, to residing infellowship by means of confession, to accept and be obedient to the obligationsand responsibilities placed on you, by God, and expected of you, absent ofexcuses.

To do that which is rightin Gods eyes, not yours.

And with that, there willbe many pleasures above and beyond your ability to even begin to imagine, andthey will last forever.

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Daily Bible Study Links – Sun. 1-22-2012

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Sunday – Daily Bible Study – Psalm 16:11 – whatis worthy of engraving in gold

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Daily Bible Study Links – Sat. 1-21-2012

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Saturday – Daily Bible Study – Psalm 16:10 – Whowon’t be abandoned, what principle applies

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Psalm 16:10

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10 For thou wilt not leave [`azab] my soul [nephesh] in hell; [sha'owl] neither wilt thou suffer [nathan] thine Holy One [chaciyd] tosee [ra'ah] corruption. [shachath]KJV-Interlinear

10 ForThou wilt not abandon my soul to Sheol; Neither wilt Thou allow Thy Holy One toundergo decay. NASB

The prophecy of Jesus,when he was placed in the grave, that He, or rather His body would not returnto the dust of the earth, but would be raised from that same grave, is statedhere.

This verse has a dualapplication, and sets the foundation for resurrection that so many in Jesusday, rejected.

The soul is the vessel ofhuman life. In our existence, we areborn body, created soul and re-created in human spirit. These three vessels (body, soul, spirit)house the three components of life that we all have. All believers that is. Unbelievers only have body and soul.

The body is physical andcomes from the dust of the earth, and to that dust it returns upon physicaldeath. The body houses biological life.

The soul is the lifevessel and it houses the human life, which God breathes into each bornindividual at the point of physical birth. The term in Genesis is ‘neshemah’ which means the spark or breath oflife. God exhales and man inhaleslife. Upon death the soul with itsincluded life, leaves the physical body and goes to Paradise (Old Testamentbelievers) or to Torments (all unbelievers). Today all New Testament believers go directly to heaven – face to facewith the Lord.

Paradise is currentlyempty as its occupants were led by Christ into heaven upon Christs victory atthe Cross.

The human spirit, is thethird component of life which is created immediately upon the individualsinitial faith in Christ, or the savior (as far as Old Testament believers go). Thisis generally called being born again, or regeneration. God created the human spirit and imputes intoit eternal life. This third componentattaches to the human soul permanently, and together they remain forever.

Sheol, or hell, is adesignation not for a literal hell, but for the underworld. Death was commonly considered the doorway tothe underworld or the land of the dead. In sheol, or in the underworld, there are four compartments.

Paradise for Old Testamentbelievers, Torments for all unbelievers, Tartarus for all disobedient angels andhybrid human/angel half-breeds from Genesis six, and the Abyss for the worst ofthe worst of all demon angels.

Therefore, the prophetic fulfillmentof this verse occurred with Jesus, when He was laid in the grave and then resurrectedafter three days. His body did notreturn to the dust, as it does with the rest of humanity. Certainly David died a very long time ago,and his body did decay as with all people throughout history.

The term here is in thesingular, further specifying Jesus, the Holy ‘One,’ not plural ‘ones.’

But as for the rest ofus, this promise also applies in that we will not be left in the realm of thedead, but will be resurrected back into life. Breath used for the soul here, ‘nephesh,’ here means to breathe again.

When we all die, we will alllose physical life (biological) and we will all lose breath. However, here is our promise, even though wewill all see corruption (dust to dust), we will all see life again inresurrection. That is the principle ofthis verse.

Christ fulfilled it, andso we will receive it as well. This isGods promise. We will not be abandonedin the land of the dead, but will have a new life in resurrection.

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Ephesians 1:13

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13 In [en] whom [hos] ye [humeis] also [kai] trusted, after that ye heard [akouo] the word [logos] of truth, [aletheia] the gospel [euaggelion] of your[humon] salvation: [soteria] in [en] whom [hos] also [kai] after that yebelieved, [pisteuo] ye were sealed with [sphragizo] that holy [hagios] Spirit [pneuma] of promise, [epaggelia] KJV-Interlinear

13 InHim, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of yoursalvation — having also believed, youwere sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, NASB

In whom, meaning JesusChrist who is the means of our salvation, then we heard, for it through hearingthat we come to know of salvation, or Christ, or of our jeopardy in sin, andour opportunity that God makes available to us.

God presents the gospel,the information related to our salvation. We hear it, for that is the only thing that makes any sense to anyunbeliever. Before you were saved, youwere an unbeliever and destined for the Lake of Fire.

You were at great riskprior to salvation, and probably did not realize it.

Therefore, God presentsthe gospel, we hear it, then we believe it and then as a result of that belief,we are saved.

What then occurs is asealing action, by God. God seals oursalvation.

Seal, ‘sphragizo,’ meansto stamp or seal with a private and legal mark for security and/or preservationforever.

This sealing means thatour faith is recognized and permanently recorded and sealed forever. This is eternal security. You can neither lose it nor have it removed,nor even throw it away. Once recorded itbecomes permanent.

It is the same as whenyou were born. When you were born abirth certificate was generated. Yourbirth cannot be lost nor removed nor reversed. It happened and cannot be un-happened. You cannot un-born yourself. Once it occurred it cannot be reversed orerased, regardless of what you wish or think or believe.

Salvation is irreversible,and it is permanent.

This sealing is afunction of the Holy Spirit, and is herein stated. The Holy Spirit resides within every personwho believes in Christ. It is Hisindwelling that is witness to this sealing and certainty and security of yoursalvation.

The indwelling of the HolySpirit is permanent. You cannot feelHim, nor detect Him, nor sense Him in any way, regardless of how many folks outthere who try to create some sort of Holy Spirit experience. They are phony and their experience is phony.

The spiritual life isseparate and apart from the physical life.

Likewise you areindwelled by the other two members of the Godhead, but that is documentedelsewhere. Try reviewing the blessings listfound in the special studies section of the online Bible study library.

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