RLJ-679

29 August 1999

"GRACE AND HOLINESS"
Part Eight

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Every Time you make a decision, you will trade one thing for something else.  GOD SAID: "I HAVE SET BEFORE YOU LIFE AND DEATH, BLESSING AND CURSING; THEREFORE CHOOSE LIFE THAT BOTH YOU AND YOUR SEED MAY LIVE ."  Deuteronomy 10:19b

OBEDIENCE TO GOD IS THE KEY TO HAPPINESS!  John 15:1-7

Just as the GIFT OF REPENTANCE is given by God Himself (John 6:44, 65), so is OBEDIENCE TO GOD!  THIS IS A GIFT FROM GOD HIMSELF THAT MAN CANNOT PRODUCE IN HIS OWN POWER. Romans 3:10-18

OBEDIENCE TO GOD is ONLY PRODUCED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT!  Hebrews 8:1-13

The first Covenant with Israel was built upon FEAR OF PUNISHMENT!  Jeremiah 31:31-34

THE FIRST COVENANT WAS BASED UPON FEAR -- A FLESH COVENANT!

THE SECOND COVENANT IS BASED UPON AGAPE LOVE -- A SPIRITUAL COVENANT! I Corinthians 2:1-16

Understand this:  DO NOT GRIEVE THE HOLY SPIRIT!  Ephesians 4:30

Unbelievers are bound by the Devil and his demons: Matthew 12:25-29

Satan attacks the believers in Christ by attacking their anointing and their position in the Kingdom of God. I Peter 5:5-9; Luke 22:25-32

Understand this:  YOU MAY KNOW ALL OF GOD'S COMMANDMENTS, BUT IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE GIFT OF OBEDIENCE, IT WILL DO YOU NO GOOD!  Hebrews 12:14-29

God rules the unbelievers and Christians who break his law with the sword!  Romans 13:1-7

Are you in Church today because you love God or because you are seeking a blessing?

Are you staying away from sinful habits because you fear God, or because you love Him?

A marriage that is held together by financial gains, or for the sake of children, is a union of hell, which brings nothing but strife and sorrow over and over again.  The Bible tells us that Jesus is the bridegroom and we are the bride.  Revelation 19:1-9

Examine yourself today.  Do you really love Jesus, or did you get saved just to escape hell while having no intention of giving up your rebellious heart?  John 21:15-17.

                Do you have an ear with which to hear?

                                                                                 To be continued . . .