When You Pray...

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Updated: Feb 15, 2021, 3:09 AM | 4

When You Pray...

...are you praying to GOD, or do you pray to yourselves?
Are you Heard in your prayers, or are you merely speaking into the air?

The Word Of GOD has the answers to these questions so that we might know.
But who hears?

"Let him who means to love life and see good days refrain his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking guile.
"And let him turn away from evil and do good;
Let him seek peace and pursue it.
"For The Eyes of The LORD are Upon the Righteous and HIS Ears Attend to their prayer, but The Face Of The LORD Is against those who do evil."
1 Peter 3:10-12.

Those who live having a mind disposed to love in a social and moral sense throughout their lifetime in their day by day living, know to refrain the tongue from worthlessness, evil, and their lips not pouring forth to utter any insidious duplicity.
Avoiding and abstaining from evil so as to do good, they live seeking peace in their always following after peace.
Because The Eyes Of The LORD are upon such innocence, HIS Ears Open to their prayers.
But HIS Countenance is against those who do evil.

Yet regardless of what The Word Of GOD Says, some, because of their heart, refuse to hear, and so they cannot hear what The LORD GOD Says to us throughout HIS Word; the understanding Given Through HIS SPIRIT (1 Corinthians 2:10-16), even though they themselves claim; yet only by themselves, to have faith in GOD Through JESUS CHRIST.

For those who have such a spirit, who will speak with duplicity, causing and maintaining divisions, even still being worldly-minded; being those devoid of The SPIRIT, in their presumptuousness they spite only themselves; their living is not by faith; they do not have faith to the preserving of the soul (Malachi 3:13 - 4:6): They cannot hear The Word though they profess to hear. They do not serve GOD, but only their own appetite.

True believers are Called to be imitators of GOD, as Beloved children (Ephesians 5:1-2) their words and deeds shall show their heart, and The LORD JESUS CHRIST Says, "You will know them by their fruits."

HE also tells us that The Word sown in the good soil are those who have heard The Word and in their hearts hold It fast, bearing fruit with perseverance.
These are shown as a lamp shining in a dark place; yet still, even for some, they cannot recognise to see because the darkness has blinded their eyes.

..."Now no one after lighting a lamp covers it over with a container, or puts it under a bed; but he puts it on a lampstand, in order that those who come in may see the light.
"For nothing is hidden that shall not be become evident, nor secret that it shall not be known and come to light.
"Therefore take care how you listen; for whoever has, to him shall be Given; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has shall be Taken Away from him."
Luke 8:16-18.

The LORD Is Righteous in all HIS Ways and Kind in all HIS Deeds.
The LORD is near to all who call upon HIM, to all who call upon HIM in truth.
HE Will Fulfil the desire of those who fear HIM;
HE Will also Hear their cry and will Save them.
The LORD Keeps all who love HIM; But all the wicked, HE Will Destroy.
My mouth will speak the praise of The LORD;
And all flesh will bless HIS Holy Name forever and ever.
Psalm 145:17-21.

...If I regard wickedness in my heart, The LORD will not Hear;
But certainly GOD has Heard;
HE has Given Heed to the voice of my prayer.
Blessed be GOD, WHO has not turned away my prayer, nor HIS Lovingkindness from me.
Psalm 66:18-20.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to The LORD, but the prayer of the upright is HIS Delight.
The way of the wicked is an abomination to The LORD, but HE loves him who pursues Righteousness.
Stern discipline is for him who forsakes The Way;
He who hates reproof will die.
Sheol and Abaddon lie open before The LORD, how much more the hearts of men!
A scoffer does not love one who reproves him, he will not go to the wise.
Proverbs 15:8-12.

Along with our own prayers to GOD, we are often asked and even called on by others to pray for them and for others, and we shall gladly and most willingly agree to do so and shall do so.
And sometimes we do so, yet often blindly and all too willingly.
(See some examples in Jeremiah 6:27 - 7:16, Jeremiah 11, Jeremiah 14).

And also recognise such as when Moses prayed to GOD for Israel (Exodus 32) and GOD'S Reply to Moses, and also The Words Of our LORD JESUS CHRIST:

And The LORD Said to Moses,
"Whoever has sinned against ME, I Will Blot him out of MY Book.
"But go now, lead the people where I Told you. Behold, MY Angel will go before you; nevertheless in the day when I Punish, I will Punish them for their sin." (Matthew 13:24-33)
Then The LORD Smote the people, because of what they did with the golden calf which Aaron had made... Exodus 32:33-35.(Revelation 3:1-6).

And I saw a Great White Throne and HIM WHO Sat Upon It, from WHOSE Presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them.
And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before The Throne, and Books were Opened; and another Book was Opened, which is The Book Of Life; and the dead were Judged from the things which were Written in the Books, according to their deeds.

And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were Judged, every one according to their deeds.
And death and Hades were Thrown into the lake of fire.
This is the second death, the lake of fire.

And if anyone's name was not Written in The Book Of Life, he was Thrown into the lake of fire.
Revelation 20:11-15.

And yet how and how often are we warned and instructed In The Word Of GOD and By The HOLY SPIRIT of our own need to be so as to be in right standing before The LORD, according to HIS Will and also to our being Heard in all our prayers and supplications to GOD?

...And this is the confidence which we have before HIM, that, if we ask anything according to HIS Will, HE Hears us.
And if we know that HE Hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from HIM...
1 John 5:14-15.

GOD always Instructs for good reason and purpose; the purpose being HIS Purpose; that through our obedience and HIS discipline toward our obedience, of which all must become partakers for our own good that we may share HIS Holiness; or else, being without discipline we are and shall be, by our own choice, counted as illegitimate children (Hebrews 12:5-8).

To share HIS Holiness means our being a partaker of HIS Holiness, that in, through and by our faith, such qualities as moral excellence, Godly Knowledge, self-control, brotherly kindness, love and perseverance in these things may be ours, through which The Entrance into The Eternal Kingdom Of our LORD And SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST will be abundantly supplied to us; and in our walk, these qualities being ours in that they are shown to be in us through our words and deeds; and are always increasing; understanding that this is how a child Of GOD walks to becoming and being partakers of Divine Nature (2 Peter 1:1-11); to keep living by that same standard to which we have attained (Philippians 3).

This, as opposed to backsliding, having stopped growing in The faith and always being as a babe; never knowing The Word Of Righteousness having never grown in faith at all (Matthew 25:1-30, Matthew 13:18-23).

No one of us shares GOD'S Holiness just because they themselves will lay claim to being a Christian and yet live failing to examine themselves in their walk, or even not knowing to do so to see if, indeed, JESUS CHRIST is in them (2 Corinthians 13:5-8); and the not knowing to do so is because of the ignorance that is in them, which remains in them because of and through their disobedience to and not understanding The Word (1 Peter 1:22 -2:8).

Afterall, through HIS Word GOD Tells us that HE does not Hear sinners; and that the only sinner GOD will Hear is the repentant sinner.
And sin is any and all rebellion to Divine Authority.
Yet still, many who profess The Name show themselves to being openly disobedient to The Word, not knowing to and seeking repentance, and neither are they recognised by many to be living in such a way, even though it is indeed obvious to those who do have ears to hear and eyes to see.
And yet some will still listen to them, rather than to listen to hear the warning against following such as these.

The sins of some men are quite evident, going before them to Judgement; for others, their sins follow after. Likewise also, deeds that are good are quite evident and those which are otherwise cannot be concealed.
1 Timothy 5:24-25. (Galatians 5:19-23).

"We know that GOD does not hear sinners; but if anyone is GOD-fearing, and does HIS Will, HE Hears him.
John 9:31

We are to owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbour has fulfilled The Law (Romans 13:8-10, Matthew 7:12, Matthew 22:37-40, Colossians 3:12-17).

He who turns away his ear from listening to The Law, even his prayer is an abomination.
He who leads the upright astray in an evil way will himself fall into his own pit, but the blameless will Inherit good.
Proverbs 28:9-10.

The LORD is far from the wicked, but HE Hears the prayer of the Righteous.
Proverbs 15:29.

He who shuts his ear to the cry of the poor will also cry himself and not be Answered.
Proverbs 21:13.

Come hear, all who fear (revere) GOD, and I will tell of what HE has Done for my soul.
I cried to HIM with my mouth and HE was extolled with my tongue.

If I regard wickedness in my heart, The LORD will not Hear;
But certainly GOD has Heard; HE has Given Heed to the voice of my prayer.
Blessed be GOD,
WHO has not Turned Away my prayer, nor HIS Lovingkindness from me.
Psalm 66:16-20.

In chapter four of what has been given to us in The Bible as being his first letter, the Apostle Peter writes, among other things, of our spirit; our sentient element; which means as Christians, our being conscious of all we know, what we will except as Godly knowledge, how we think and decide, what we feel, what we desire; to it ultimately being to what we then shall accept, speak and do.
And that all of this now, In CHRIST, is to be according to The Will Of GOD.

And (in chapter three) this we now have possible only by The Grace Of GOD, that through Baptism we appeal to GOD for a good conscience - through The Resurrection Of JESUS CHRIST.

And as Peter writes to us, that since CHRIST Suffered death in the flesh we are to take on the same mind for this very purpose also, because the one who has indeed suffered death in the flesh is the one who has ceased from sin, so as to be willing and able to live the rest of their time in the flesh no longer for the longings and desires of the flesh as we all only knew to do before, but for The Will Of GOD.

He also writes telling us that the end of all things is at hand; therefore we must be of sound judgement and having a sound mind for the purpose of prayer.

The Apostles knew and understood, as all men Of GOD know and understand; just as we today should understand in our making a claim to Godliness (Titus 1:1, 2 Peter 1:2-11), that GOD does not Hear sinners and what is, before HIM, in truth, evil, wickedness; iniquity, unrighteousness; sin.(1 John 5).

Sadly many Christians today seem not to know to understand their standing before GOD due to how they live, how they will conduct themselves in what they will believe and accept as being of The Truth Of GOD and of Sound Doctrine, and consequently how they will then live and walk in their time here on earth.
But they pray anyway, expecting and believing that they shall be Heard.

Peter continues, and being in agreement with the Apostle Paul and indeed all the Apostles Of our LORD JESUS CHRIST, that without possessing agape and this being shown in our speech, knowledge and understanding, of Godly wisdom and morality, in our conviction of The Truth and sole reliance upon JESUS CHRIST (faith), we are nothing and our living as professing Christians will profit us nothing (1 Corinthians 13); and just as the Apostle John writes, love is that we walk according to GOD'S Commandments (2 John: 4-11).

Peter admonishes all Christians that before all things we are to possess love, to having the ability so as to keep walking earnestly, assiduously in our love for one another, because this agape, being the fulfillment of The Law, is such because it hides and hinders the knowledge of sinning: love covers a multitude of sins.
This means that having the love Of GOD within ourselves; abiding in love, we shall not sin and cannot sin as we did before.

This is what John writes in 1 John 3, wherein among his many words he says, ...No one who abides in HIM sins; no one who sins has seen HIM or knows HIM.
Little children, let no one deceive you; the one who practices Righteousness is Righteous, just as HE Is Righteous;...

If we are of those who do indeed have the love Of GOD in themselves then we shall know to do no wrong to a neighbour (Luke 10:30-37).
Our neighbour means everyone, and abiding in love we shall always, always know only benevolence toward them; only knowing to desire good for them.
And this, even toward those who are our enemies.
This is love without hypocrisy (Romans 12:9-21).

But there are those who, professing to being Christian shall walk believing that agape is theirs, just because they believe of themselves that they are a Christian.

Yet still, they are given to fighting and arguing with other Christians, being inclined to contentiousness over such things as interpretations of Scripture and of conduct.

Such as these stand not approved of The LORD, but only approved and commended of themselves and those who are of the same mind; being of the same spirit as them.
Even though we all, each and every one of us are told in Scripture,

...For not he who commends himself is approved, but whom The LORD Commends. 2 Corinthians 10:18.

(2 Corinthians 10:12, 2 Corinthians 3:1-6, Proverbs 27:2, 2 Corinthians 6:3-10, 2 Timothy 2:15-16, John 5:39-44).

The Kingdom Of GOD is Righteousness and peace and joy In The HOLY SPIRIT: this is walking in our time here on earth under The Rule Of GOD.
For he who in this serves CHRIST is acceptable to GOD and approved by men.
So then, we pursue the things which make for peace and the building up of one another.
Romans 14:18-19.

As Paul wrote,
...For, in the first place, when you come together as a church, I hear that divisions exist among you; and in part, I believe it.
For there must also be factions (heresies) among you, in order that those who are Approved may have become evident among you.
1 Corinthians 11:18-19.

Even though many continue living not recognising to understand this in what they will hear and observe among professing Christians and being blind to those who are factious according The GOD Breathed Word and will accept them, despite the divisions they will bring, of which the perpetrators shall pass it off as justifiable in some way and for something it is not.

Hatred stirs up strife,
But love covers all transgressions.
On the lips of the discerning, wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks understanding.
Wise men store up knowledge, but with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.
Proverbs 10:12-14.

He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends.
A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 17:9-10.

Let love of the Brethren continue.
Hebrews 13:1

Love never fails and comes in different forms. Love is in rebuke, discipline and correction, which many who profess to be Christian often will refuse and take offence at and accusing the one attempting to rebuke or correct them of a wrongdoing because of what Scripture states in light of their own justifications, understandings and conduct.

They refuse because they lack humility; because they instead hold to pride foolishness and arrogance.
They do this because they do not truly understand Spiritual matters; because they do not understand agape.
And they do not understand agape because they do not possess it in themselves so as to know it.

Agape is not something we claim because we profess to be Christian.
Agape is borne out in our words and deeds; it is from a Cleansed heart, a good conscience and a sincere faith, because we know from and are going through the process of Sanctification By The SPIRIT and faith in The Truth.

Some walk not understanding that we are always to be subject to GOD and they will live not knowing to live as truly being subject to HIM; which means always knowing obedience to HIS Authority alone; and in doing so, with this, we shall also walk knowing to be in subjection to one another (Ephesians 5:21).

Those who walk not understanding this are shown not to in and by their own words and deeds. And yet we all at times may need it.

...Let the Righteous smite me in kindness and reprove me;
It is oil upon the head;
Do not let my head refuse it, for still my prayer is against their wicked deeds.
Psalm 141:5.

We look out for one another; ourselves knowing grace, patience and mercy.
It is why Paul writes,
Brethren, even if a man is caught in any trespass, you who are Spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself, lest you too be tempted.
Bear one another's burdens and thus fulfil The Law Of CHRIST.
For if anyone thinks that he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

But let each one examine his own work and then he will have boasting in regard to himself alone, and not in regard to another (1 Corinthians 4:1-7).
For each one shall bear his own load...
Galatians 6:1-5.

It is all too easy and is recognisable when one walks thinking he is something, and in doing so deceiving themselves, shown in how they shall refute any who will attempt to correct them according to The Word or how they will treat another who stumbles because of the flesh, in their serving up accusation in judgement and condemnation.
But as GOD Alone Is The ONE WHO Justifies, who is the one who condemns but the self-condemned?
We are not to judge by anything other than Righteous judgement. James 4:11-12. (Isaiah 65:5).

And if and when one sees another caught in any trespass and attempts to speak, and if the one in error is blind to their deviation from The Narrow Path; be that either an unintentional lapse or a wilful transgression even if in blindness to The Truth, some still will refuse correction and will themselves rebuke and even accuse the one attempting to show them, so that they, unknowing of agape even though they themselves lay claim to possession of it, shall oppose what is actually being done to them in love.

The backslider in heart will have his fill of his own ways, but a good man will be satisfied with his.
The naive believes everything, but the prudent man considers his steps.
A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is arrogant and careless.
Proverbs 14:14-16.

...Love is patient, love is kind, is not jealous; love does not brag, is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with The Truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never fails...
1 Corinthians 13:4-8a

GOD Freely Gives to us In The BELOVED that we may indeed share HIS Holiness and also, Through HIS SPIRIT, the knowledge of what this all means.
That without discipline, of which all who will profess The Name must become partakers, we then are illegitimate children and not sons Of GOD (Hebrews 12).

Our Perfect Example, The Only sinless Man, Showed and Spoke to us that HIS Apostles also admonish us all,

...Do nothing from selfishness and empty conceit, but with humility of mind let each one of you regard one another as more important than himself; do not look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.
Have this attitude in yourselves which was also In CHRIST JESUS,...
Philippians 2:3-5.

"Consider what you are doing, for you do not judge for man, but for The LORD WHO Is with you when you render judgement.
"Now then let the fear of The LORD be upon you; be very careful what you do, for The LORD our GOD will have no part in unrighteousness, or partiality, or the taking of a bribe."
2 Chronicles 19:6-7.

By Grace through faith, and it is faith according to GOD, The Love Of GOD is Poured Out within our hearts Through The HOLY SPIRIT WHO Is Given to us (Romans 5:5); The SPIRIT WHOM GOD Gives to those who obey HIM (Acts 5:32), WHO Testifies in us, Bearing The Witness Of CHRIST (John 15:26-27, Romans 8:16) Through WHOM we pray to GOD By The Name Of The LORD JESUS CHRIST (Romans 15:30, Ephesians 6:18).

It is solely by Grace through faith that we are Heard in our prayers and supplications to GOD.
Even the repentant sinner stands in Grace the moment he turns to GOD, because his repentance and the confessing of sins is according to The faith.

The Righteousness based on faith says,
"The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (Romans 10:1-17).

But there are those who profess The Name who yet still blindly practice the deeds of the flesh, refusing reproof, refusing correction, refusing to learn according to The Word Of GOD which is Itself wholly profitable for reproof, correction, for teaching, that the man Of GOD may be adequate, equipped for every Good work and word.
(2 Timothy 3:16 - 4:4, Matthew 4:4).

The Word Of GOD which obedience to is essential, that It may indeed perform Its Work in those who will truly believe (1 Thessalonians 2:13); our Salvation through Sanctification By The SPIRIT and faith in The Truth, to which we have been Called through The Gospel, that we may indeed gain The Glory Of our LORD JESUS CHRIST (2 Thessalonians 2:13 - 3:5).

And such as those who refuse correction for their own ways and in their own wisdom, who will subsequently cause and maintain divisions, because, and even though they shall refuse and deny it, they are in truth still worldly-minded, devoid of The SPIRIT.
They cannot recognise when their words and deeds conflict with JESUS CHRIST.

Though they shall deny it of themselves because the darkness has blinded their eyes, there shall be those who, to those with eyes to see and with ears to hear, prove to be arrogant, revilers, unholy, unloving, irreconcilable, without self-control, conceited, holding to a form of godliness although they deny The Power Of GOD in their lives for change through their wilfully holding to the flesh and its ways; being in and remaining in opposition to The SPIRIT (Galatians 5:16-18).
They claim to having a faith but in truth they lack a Saving faith.
Liars and hypocrites who, according to The Word, are not Heard in their prayers. But still they will pray and offer up prayers for others.

What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you?
Is not the source your pleasures that wage war in your members?
You lust and do not have; you commit murder.
And you are envious and cannot obtain; you fight and quarrel.

You do not have because you do not ask.
You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend on your pleasures.

You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward GOD?
Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of GOD.

Or do you think that The Scripture Speaks to no purpose: "The SPIRIT Which HE Has made to Dwell in us Jealously Desires us."?

But HE Gives a Greater Grace.
Therefore Says,
"GOD Is Opposed to the proud, but Gives Grace to the humble."

Submit therefore to GOD.
Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
Draw near to GOD and HE Will Draw Near to you.
Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Be miserable and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy to gloom.
Humble yourselves in The Presence Of The LORD, and HE Will exalt you...
James 4:1-10.

But you, Beloved, building yourselves up on your most Holy faith; praying in The SPIRIT; keep yourselves in The Love Of GOD, waiting anxiously for The Mercy Of our LORD JESUS CHRIST to Eternal Life...
Jude: 20-21.

The end of all things is at hand; therefore, be of sound judgement and sober spirit for the purpose of prayer.
Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins.
Be hospitable to one another without complaint.
As each one has Received a Gift, employ it in serving one another, as good stewards of The Manifold Grace Of GOD.
Whoever speaks, let him speak, as it were, the Utterances Of GOD; whoever serves, as by the Strength which GOD Supplies; so that in all things GOD may be Glorified Through JESUS CHRIST, to WHOM Belongs The Glory and Dominion forever and ever. Amen.
1 Peter 4:7-11.

From The LORD our GOD, in all our living we are to dispense true justice and practice (do) kindness and compassion each to his Brother, and not to oppress any; and not devise evil in our hearts against one another.
Though with some it is true;

..."But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears from hearing.
"And they made their hearts like flint so that they could not hear The Law and The Words which The LORD Of Hosts had Sent By HIS SPIRIT through the former Prophets;
therefore Great Wrath came from The LORD Of Hosts.
"And it came about that just as HE Called and they would not listen, so they called and I would not Listen," Says The LORD Of Hosts;
Zechariah 7:11-13.

Given all of this, being all we as Christians are to take heed of to our obedience of faith; being a Saving faith in GOD, the faithful most certainly shall take heed; because such obedience makes them to be the Called and Chosen Of GOD, because they are faithful.
It is these who fully understand that the things written in Scripture are given to all, being for all as examples to acknowledge in that we hear them to take heed of them to knowing to do The Will Of The LORD, and not to live disregarding and ignoring The Word Of GOD.

"It Is Written,
'Man shall not live on Bread alone, but on every Word that Proceeds out of The Mouth Of GOD.' "
Deuteronomy 8:3, Matthew 4:4.

For whatever was Written in earlier times was Written for our Instruction, that through perseverance and encouragement of The Scriptures we might have Hope...
Romans 15:4

And it is that just as The LORD GOD Spoke to HIS people under The Old Covenant, so it is that we now also, by The Grace Of GOD Through The Blood Of JESUS CHRIST HIS SON; in accordance with The New Covenant In HIS Blood, are, By The Grace Of GOD, Gentiles who have now been Grafted into The Rich Root of The Olive Tree (Romans 11:16-24) because of our faith in CHRIST.

"Truly, truly, I Say to you, he who hears MY Word, and believes HIM WHO Sent ME, has Eternal Life, and does not come into Judgement, but has passed out of death into Life.
"Truly, truly, I Say to you, an hour is coming and now is, when the dead shall hear The Voice Of The SON Of GOD; and those who hear shall Live...
John 5:24-25 (Luke 6:46-49).

This is only if we live to hold fast the confidence and rejoicing of The Hope firm until the end (Hebrews 3): our being a Temple Of GOD; a Dwelling Of GOD In The SPIRIT, that in our prayers and supplications to GOD we must be as GOD States is required of us in order for us to be Heard:

...Now may The GOD WHO Gives perseverance and encouragement Grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to CHRIST JESUS; that with One accord you may with One voice glorify The GOD And FATHER Of our LORD JESUS CHRIST.
Romans 15:5-6.

...and MY people who are Called by MY Name humble themselves and pray, and seek MY Face and turn from their wicked ways, then I Will Hear from Heaven, will Forgive their sin, and will Heal their land.
"Now MY Eyes shall be Open and MY Ears Attentive to their prayer in this place.
"For now I have Chosen And Consecrated this house that MY Name may be there forever, and MY Eyes And MY Heart will be there perpetually.
2 Chronicles 7:14-16.

...Or what agreement has The Temple Of GOD with idols?
For we are the Temple Of The Living GOD; just as GOD Said,
"I Will Dwell in them and Walk among them;
And I Will be their GOD, and they shall be MY people.
"Therefore, come out from their midst and be separate," Says The LORD,
"And do not touch what is unclean;
And I Will Welcome you.
"And I Will Be A FATHER to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to ME,"
Says The LORD ALMIGHTY.

Therefore, having these Promises, Beloved, let us Cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting Holiness in the fear of GOD.
2 Corinthians 6:16 - 7:1.

...Or do you not know that your body is a Temple Of The HOLY SPIRIT WHO is in you, WHOM you have from GOD, and you are not your own? (John 14:15-17)
For you have been Bought with a Price: therefore glorify GOD in your body.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20.

Guard your steps as you go to The House Of GOD, and draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools; for they do not know they are doing evil
Do not be hasty in word or impulsive in thought to bring up a matter in The Presence Of GOD.
For GOD Is In Heaven and you are on the earth; therefore let your words be few.
For the dream comes through much effort, and the voice of a fool through many words

When you make a vow to GOD, do not be late in paying it, for HE takes no delight in fools.
Pay what you vow!
It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay.

Do not let your speech cause you to sin and do not say in the presence of the messenger that it was a mistake.
Why should GOD be angry on account of your voice and destroy the work of your hands?
For in many dreams and in many words there is emptiness.
Rather, fear GOD...
Ecclesiastes 5:1-7.

Those of GOD'S people, who did not take heed of GOD'S Word, we are given examples of throughout Scripture.

"So when you spread out your hands in prayer, I Will Hide MY Eyes from you.
Yes, even though you multiply prayers, I Will Not Listen.
Your hands are covered with blood.

"Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean;
Remove the evil of your deeds from MY Sight.
Cease to do evil, learn to do good;
Seek justice, reprove the ruthless;
Defend the orphan, plead for the widow.

"Come now, and let us reason together,"
Says The LORD,
"Though your sins are as scarlet, they will be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool.
Isaiah 1:15-18.

... And The LORD Said to me,
"Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying,
'Hear The Words of this Covenant and do them.
'For I Solemnly Warned your fathers in the day that I Brought them up from the land of Egypt, even to this day, Warning Persistently, saying,
"Listen to MY Voice."
'Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked, each one, in the stubbornness of his evil heart; therefore I Brought on them all the words of this Covenant, which I Commanded to do, but they did not.' "

Then The LORD Said to me,
"A conspiracy has been found among the men of Judah and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
"They have turned back to the iniquities of their ancestors who refused to hear MY Words, and they have gone after other gods to serve them; the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken MY Covenant which I Made with their fathers."

Therefore thus Says The LORD,
"Behold I AM Bringing disaster on them which they will not be able to escape; though they will cry to ME, yet I Will Not Listen to them.
Jeremiah 11:6-11.

An honest and good heart will hold fast The Word Of GOD, and bear fruit with perseverance.

"Now no one after lighting a lamp covers it over with a container, or puts it under a bed; but he puts it on a lampstand, in order that those who come in may see the light.
"For nothing is hidden that shall not become evident, nor secret that shall not be known and come to light.
"Therefore take care how you listen; for whoever has, to him shall be Given; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has shall be Taken Away from him."...

..."MY mothers and MY brothers are these who hear The Word Of GOD and do It."
Luke 8:16-18 and v21.

...'He who has an ear to hear, let him hear what The SPIRIT Says to the Churches. He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death.'
Revelation 2:11.

Because It Is Written, for those who do indeed have ears to hear; who walk by faith and not by sight,

...For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons Of GOD.
For the creation was subject to futility, not of its own will, but because of HIM WHO Subjected it, in hope; because the Creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into the Freedom of the Glory of the children Of GOD.

For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now.
And not only this, but also we ourselves, having the first-fruits Of The SPIRIT, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting eagerly for Adoption as sons, The Redemption of our body.

For in Hope we have been Saved, but hope that is seen is not Hope; for who hopes for what he sees?
But if we Hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.

And in the same way The SPIRIT also Helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but The SPIRIT HIMSELF Intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; and HE WHO Searches the hearts knows what The Mind of The SPIRIT is, because HE Intercedes for the Saints according to GOD.
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love GOD, to those who are Called according to Purpose.

For whom HE Foreknew, HE also Predestined Conformed to The Image of HIS SON, that HE might be The First-Born among many Brethren;...
Romans 8:19-29.

And we in like manner, by and through The Gracious Work Of GOD in us, in our hearts, to our being Conformed to The Image of HIS SON; becoming as imitators of CHRIST, WHO Is our Perfect HIGH Priest
(Hebrews 4:15 - 5:10).

...If we receive the witness of men, The Witness Of GOD Is Greater; for The Witness Of GOD Is This, that HE has Borne Witness concerning HIS SON.
The one who believes in The SON Of GOD has The Witness in himself; the one who does not believe GOD has made HIM a liar, because he has not believed in The Witness that GOD has Borne concerning HIS SON.

And The Witness Is This, that GOD has Given us Eternal Life, and this Life is In HIS SON.
He who has The SON has The Life; he who does not have The SON Of GOD does not have The Life.

These things I have written to you who believe in The Name Of The SON Of GOD, in order that you may know that you have Eternal Life.

And this is the confidence which we have before HIM, that, if we ask anything according to HIS Will, HE Hears us.
And if we know that HE Hears us whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from HIM...
1 John 5:9-15.

Accordingly, as children Of GOD, we are Called to live in peace with one another; and having The Witness in ourselves we most certainly shall do and will always look to do so; and not living how we only knew to live before, being according to the flesh; disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts, spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another (Titus 3:1-3).

This means we are to be as imitators of CHRIST as true children Of GOD and we shall be; meaning we shall always look to be and desire to be peaceful in act according to GOD, our LORD JESUS CHRIST; WHO Came to Save men's lives, living according to The Word Of GOD, not our own interpretation of It; not to judge and to destroy anyone; and we too; corrupting no one, taking advantage of no one and never living and acting to our own ends.

I do not speak to condemn you; for I have said before that you are in our hearts to die together and to live together.
2 Corinthians 7:3

If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men.
Never take your own revenge, Beloved, but leave room for The Wrath Of GOD, for It Is Written, "Vengeance Is MINE, I Will Repay," Says The LORD. Romans 12:18-19:

And so, as the Beloved Of GOD, we are to cultivate to seek to keep peace and harmony;
..."Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see GOD.
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons Of GOD. Matthew 5:8-9

We are Called to live peaceably, being as one who knows to walk humbly, just as GOD HIMSELF Requires of us (Micah 6:8), and for good cause;
...rejoice, be Made Complete, be comforted, be like-minded, live in peace; and The GOD Of Love and Peace shall be With you.
2 Corinthians 13:11.

... Live in peace. And we urge you, Brethren, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with all men.
See that no one repays another with evil for evil, but always seek after that which is good for one another and for all men.
Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is GOD'S Will for you In CHRIST JESUS.

Do not quench The SPIRIT; do not Despise Prophetic utterances.
But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good; abstain from every appearance of evil.

Now may The GOD Of Peace Sanctify you entirely; and (indeed) may your spirit and soul and body be Preserved Complete, without blame at The Coming Of our LORD JESUS CHRIST.

Faithful Is HE WHO Calls you and HE also Will bring it to pass.

Brethren, pray for us...
1 Thessalonians 5:14-25.

Though The Holy Scriptures speak plainly of the heart and conduct of a child Of GOD, still, there is no peace for the wicked; no peace for those who are determined and show who they really are in showing their own heart; in their words and deeds, because we speak from that which fills our heart and it is the heart which reflects the person we truly are.

Our own words shall either justify us or condemn us (Matthew 12:33-37).

For us to pray without ceasing according to The Word Of GOD spoken through HIS Holy Apostles, means that in order for our prayers to be Heard, our living is always to be diligently seeking our being in right standing with GOD and as a constant all the days of our lives.
And for one who is indeed being Led By The HOLY SPIRIT, this shall indeed be their very sentient element; their spirit.
They will know true humility in Godly repentance as opposed to maintaining the deeds of the flesh with its passions and desires or remaining blind to it.

To us all, this means in our walk our knowing repentance whenever we have sinned, which we all shall do along the way in our living to our overcoming of sin, as opposed to our living to our remaining in sin.

...The SPIRIT HIMSELF Bears Witness with our spirit that we are children Of GOD, and if children, heirs also, heirs Of GOD and fellow heirs With CHRIST, if indeed we suffer with in order that we may also be Glorified with.

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the Glory that is to be Revealed to us...
Romans 8:16-18.

But for some, whether they will recognise it or because of pride foolishness they cannot recognise to acknowledge and repent in all their living; whenever they stray from The Narrow Path in a life which is now to be lived truly for GOD; following GOD (1 Peter 4:1-2), it is not possible for them; because their living as a professing Christian is nothing more, in truth, than a life yet still being lived as a means to their own ends.

For these, in their living they miss The Grace Of GOD. And though they still shall pray, their prayers, according to warning and Instruction Of The Sacred Writings, are not Heard (Lamentations 3:39-44).

... Pursue peace with all men, and the Sanctification without which no one will see The LORD.
See to it that no one comes short of The Grace Of GOD; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be defiled; that there be no immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a meal.
For you know that even afterwards, when he desired to Inherit The Blessing, he was Rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought for it with tears.
Hebrews 12:14-17.

As a born again Christian, our birthright from our re-birth is Eternal Life.
But along the way many, even unknowingly, shall forsake their birthright.

Yet these, and sadly they are many (Matthew 22:1-14, Luke 13:23-30, Matthew 7:12-27), in their falling away; in their apostasy (Ephesians 5:6-11, 1 Timothy 4:1-2, 2 Timothy 3:1-5, 2 Timothy 4:3-4, Hebrews 6:4-8), they believe, being convinced by themselves and the false teachers they will seek out for themselves, who speak in accordance with their own desires rather than according to GOD, that it is impossible for them to do so, and they; these sons of disobedience, failing to recognise that their own living is not being in accordance with all The Word Of GOD do miss the mark.

But the Goal of our Instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
For some men, straying from these things, have turned aside to fruitless discussion,...
1 Timothy 1:5-6 (1 Timothy 6:20-21).

They will believe that the Promise Of GOD is theirs, not understanding, even though they profess to believe, that In CHRIST, our living to being as Of CHRIST is, by the day by day Renewing of our inner man (2 Corinthians 4:16), to align with all The Word Of GOD and in doing so we shall, more and more, bear The Testimony Of JESUS to the praise and Glory of GOD Through HIM.

O LORD, who may abide in THY Tent?
Who may dwell on THY Holy Hill?

He who walks with integrity and works Righteousness, and speaks Truth in his heart.

He does not slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his neighbour, nor takes up a reproach against his friend;
In whose eyes a reprobate is despised, but who honours those who fear The LORD;
He swears to his own hurt, and does not change;
He does not put out his money on interest, nor does he take a bribe against the innocent.

He who does these things will never be shaken.
Psalm 15 (Hebrews 12:25 - 13:16).

But what I am doing, I will continue to do, that I may cut off opportunity from those who desire an opportunity to be regarded just as we are in the matter about which they are boasting.
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as Apostles Of CHRIST.
And no wonder, for even satan disguises himself as an angel of light.
Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their deeds.
2 Corinthians 11:12-15 (Hebrews 10:26-31).

Living as a means to our own ends, as is the habit of some even though they profess to believe, is not how one seeks repentance.

...For the sorrow that is according to GOD produces a repentance without regret, to Salvation; but the sorrow of the world produces death...
2 Corinthians 7:10.

The sorrow of carnal men, being sorrow at the loss of worldly things and any loss of what they will see as self-gain, of power, of stature or of fortune, which causes them to forsake faith in GOD alone, is to place themselves as ruler in and of their hearts, and the hearts of others, as opposed to allowing, through faith, CHRIST to rule in their hearts and in doing so seeking first GOD'S Righteousness.

..."But if GOD so arrays the grass in the field, which is today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more you, O men of little faith!... Luke 12:28.

We are to trust in GOD implicitly, regardless of situation and circumstance; faith in HIS Providence, knowing repentance in all the ways of the flesh, understanding that the Spiritual opposes the world, the flesh and all its ways, and even that to be incredulous in faith, that is, lacking confidence by showing to be disinclined to fully believe GOD and so actually showing unbelief (having little faith) we do not stand in Grace and so, not truly knowing repentance, we cannot expect to pray to GOD and be Accepted in that we are Heard.
(see Job chapters 33 & 34).

We are to call on The LORD from a sincere heart.

...But refuse ignorant and foolish speculations, knowing that they produce quarrels.
And The LORD'S bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps GOD may Grant them repentance leading to The Knowledge Of The Truth, and they may come to their senses from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will...
2 Timothy 2:23-26.

The LORD'S bond-servant will learn not to be quarrelsome and will not be quarrelsome because they know, according to The LORD their GOD and in their obedience accordingly, they will not be quarrelsome.

Those who are indeed HIS; being those who are being Saved by The Grace Of GOD, these will show clearly to have a spirit of Righteous men being Made Perfect (it is a process which must be maintained to remain standing in Grace wherein repentance is required whenever we prove to be disobedient to The Word), having truly come to JESUS, The Mediator Of A New Covenant, and to HIS Blood; by which any are Released from their sins.

They do not refuse HIM WHO Is Speaking; but they learn to walk and walk according to The GOD Breathed Word and bearing witness to The Truth of It; because It performs Its work in those who truly believe (1 Thessalonians 2:13); their inner man being Renewed day by day (2 Corinthians 4), they are indeed being Conformed to HIS Image (Romans 8:28-30) to their walking as imitators of CHRIST (1 Corinthians 10:31 - 11:1); imitators of GOD as Beloved children; who follow The Commandments Of their GOD because they are Written on their hearts (2 Corinthians 3:3-6) and walk in love, just as CHRIST also loved us, and Gave HIMSELF for us, an Offering and a Sacrifice to GOD as a Fragrant Aroma (Ephesians 5:1-17).

They do not go on wilfully sinning but have faith to the Preserving of the soul (Hebrews 10:26-39).
These are Heard in their prayers.

The Fruit Of The Light consists in all Goodness and Righteousness and Truth.

I urge you therefore, Brethren, by The Mercies Of GOD, to present your bodies a living and Holy sacrifice, acceptable to GOD, which is your Spiritual service of worship.
And do not be conformed to this world, but be Transformed by the Renewing of your mind, that you may prove what The Will Of GOD Is, that which is Good and Acceptable and Perfect...
Romans 12:1-2.

Faith.

It is only by faith that any may truly repent. Believing in GOD, believing in all HIS Word.

..."And I Say to you, ask, and it shall be Given to you; seek, and you shall Find; knock, and it shall be Opened to you.
"For everyone who asks, Receives; and he who seeks, Finds; and to him who knocks, it shall be Opened...
Luke 11:9-13 (v 9-10). (Romans 8:23-27).

Search me, O GOD, and know my heart;
Try me and know my anxious thoughts;
And see if there be any hurtful way in me, and Lead me in the Everlasting Way.
Psalm 139:23-24.

This is the heart of David, a man crying out to GOD, a man who believes in and seeks for GOD with all his heart.
Paul writes, and as GOD Said of him, while he was at the time still shepherding his father Jesse's sheep,

..."I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after MY Heart, who will do all MY Will "

"From the offspring of this man, according to Promise, GOD Has Brought to Israel A SAVIOUR, JESUS, after John had proclaimed before HIS Coming a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
Acts 13:22-24.

In such words as in Psalm 139 it shows David seeks GOD first in his seeking right standing and so accordingly repentance before his GOD; and so the Forgiveness of his sins.
This is how repentance becomes ours; this is still how we come to repentance but now Through JESUS CHRIST, and in no other way.
(Matthew 1:21, Ephesians 2:13, v17-22).

...To sum up, let all be harmonious, sympathetic, Brotherly, kindhearted and humble in spirit; not returning evil for evil, or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead; for you were Called for the very purpose that you might Inherit a Blessing...
2 Peter 3:8-9.

Draw near to GOD and HE Will draw near to you.

Knowing GOD, this Is Eternal Life.
It is not possible to know GOD in part only.
We either live to know HIM, or we do not; we either are found worthy of Eternal Life, or we are not; we either know GOD or we do not know GOD, and our witness is what bears the testimony as to whether we do know HIM, or not.

If we know GOD then we shall keep HIS Word.

To know GOD is to keep HIS Word.
If we do not keep HIS Word then Scripture is clear; we do not know GOD.
And this is shown when in our words and deeds we live not keeping HIS Commandments; and this, according to Scripture, is a spirit of antichrist; when any live denying The SON.

The word antichrist means, an adversary of MESSIAH.
An adversary is a person, group or force that opposes.
The adversary is satan, who is the devil.

In Hebrew, satan is the adversary; one who withstands (Job 1:6).

Be of sober spirit, be on the alert.
Your adversary, the devil, prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
But resist him, firm in faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your Brethren who are in the world.
And after you have suffered for a little while, The GOD Of All Grace, WHO Called you to HIS Eternal Glory In CHRIST, will HIMSELF Perfect, Confirm, Strengthen, Establish you.
To HIM Dominion forever and ever. Amen.
1 Peter 5:8-11.

But not all who will themselves profess faith in CHRIST walk accomplishing these experiences of suffering, but they walk blindly, because the darkness has blinded their eyes and they live being held captive by the devil to do his will.

...And The LORD'S bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps GOD may Grant them repentance leading to the Knowledge Of The Truth and they may come to their senses from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will.

But realise this, that in the last days difficult times will come.
For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of GOD; holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied Its Power; avoid such men as these.
2 Timothy 2:24 - 3:5.

... Little children, let no one deceive you; the one who practices Righteousness is Righteous, just as HE Is Righteous; the one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning.

The SON Of GOD Appeared for this purpose, that HE might destroy the works of the devil.

No one who is born Of GOD practices sin, because HIS Seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born Of GOD.
By this the children Of GOD and the children of the devil are obvious; anyone who does not practice Righteousness is not Of GOD, nor the one who does not love his Brother...
1 John 3:7-11

Living believing that JESUS Is The CHRIST means and is to live believing in HIM; this means in all HIS Words Given HIM from The FATHER; this is to live believing JESUS Is The CHRIST; this is to live as truly believing in HIS Name.
Of this, Scripture is clear.

But as many as received HIM, to them HE Gave the right to become children Of GOD, to those who believe in HIS Name, who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but Of GOD.
John 1:12-13

"It Is Written in the Prophets, 'And they shall all be taught Of GOD.'
Everyone who has heard and learned from The FATHER, comes to ME.
John 6:45.

He who is Of GOD hears The Words Of GOD; for this reason you do not hear, because you are not Of GOD.
John 8:47.

"MY sheep hear MY Voice and I Know them, and they follow ME; and I Give Eternal Life to them and they shall never perish; and no one shall snatch them out of MY Hand.
"What MY FATHER has Given me is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch out of The FATHER'S Hand.
"I And The FATHER Are ONE."
John 10:27-30

..."I Manifested THY Name to the men whom THOU Gavest ME out of the world; THINE they were and THOU Gavest them to ME, and they have kept THY Word.
"Now they have come to know that everything THOU Hast Given ME is from THEE; for The Words which THOU Gavest ME I have Given to them; and they received them, and truly understood that I Came Forth from THEE, and they believed that THOU Didst Send ME...
John 17:6-8

And so to deny The SON is living proving to being disobedient, which is to deny The FATHER, calling HIM a liar.

...Who is the liar but the one who denies that JESUS Is The CHRIST? This is the antichrist, the one who denies The FATHER and The SON.
Whoever denies The SON does not have The FATHER; the one who confesses The SON has The FATHER also...
1 John 2:22-23.

If we receive the witness of men, The Witness Of GOD Is Greater; for The Witness Of GOD is this, that HE has Borne Witness concerning HIS SON.
The one who believes in The SON Of GOD has The Witness in himself; the one who does not believe GOD has made HIM a liar, because he has not believed in The Witness that GOD has Borne concerning HIS SON.
And The Witness is this, that GOD has Given us Eternal Life, and this Life is In HIS SON.
He who has The SON has The Life; he who does not have The SON Of GOD does not have The Life...
1 John 5:9-12.

Their deeds will not allow them to return to their GOD, for a spirit of harlotry is within them and they do not know The LORD.
Hosea 5:4

"For MY people are foolish, they know ME not;
They are stupid children and they have no understanding.
They are shrewd to do evil, but to do good they do not know."
Jeremiah 4:22

"And they bend their tongue like their bow;
Lies and not truth prevail in the land;
For they proceed from evil to evil and they do not know ME," Declares The LORD.
"Let everyone be on guard against his neighbour, and do not trust any brother;
Because every brother deals craftily, and every neighbour goes about as a slanderer.
"And everyone deceives his neighbour and does not speak truth, they have taught their tongue to speak lies;
They weary themselves committing iniquity.
"Your dwelling is in the midst of deceit;
Through deceit they refuse to know ME," Declares The LORD.
Jeremiah 9:3-6.

Accordingly, it is just and right to say that those who profess to be Christian and yet will still know to fight and argue amongst themselves, who will know to judge and to condemn in accusation, who, not knowing humility, will refuse to be corrected by The Word so as to preserve the Unity Of The SPIRIT in the bond of Peace, but will rather choose and expect others to agree to disagree and move on from disagreements without matters being resolved according to GOD, WHO Is A GOD Of Peace, and will be happy with division remaining; which is all being according to the flesh; being opposed to The SPIRIT and The Word Of Truth.
For these, for all their professions of faith they are clearly shown to be liars; being made manifest to those who do indeed have eyes to see and ears to hear, recognising their not knowing GOD despite their continual profession of faith and expecting to be accepted.

And if any refuse this statement, in their arrogance and not knowing the fear of The LORD, they are themselves walking not calling the messenger a liar but are calling GOD a liar in refusing HIS Word; even though they will refuse that they are doing this; and they refuse because they cannot see to recognise what it is that they are doing.

Let not the rebellious exalt themselves.

...How long will you assail a man, that you may murder, all of you.
Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
They have counseled only to thrust him down from his high position;
They delight in falsehood;
They bless with their mouth, but inwardly they curse...
Psalm 62:3-4.

Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have arisen; from this we know that it is the last hour.
They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but (it was) in order that it might be shown that they all are not of us.

But you have an Anointing from The Holy ONE, and you all know.
I have not written to you because you do not know The Truth, but because you do know it, and because no lie is of The Truth...
1 John 2:18-21.

..."But all these things they will do to you for MY Name's sake, because they do not know The ONE WHO Sent ME...
John 15:21

..."And these things they will do, because they have not known The FATHER, or ME...
John 16:3

...and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of The Truth so as to be Saved.
And for this reason GOD will Send Upon them a deluding influence so that they might believe what is false, in order that they all may be Judged who did not believe The Truth, but took pleasure in wickedness.

But we should always give thanks to GOD for you, Brethren Beloved by The LORD, because GOD has Chosen you from the beginning for Salvation through Sanctification By The SPIRIT and faith in The Truth.
And it was for this HE Called you through our Gospel, that you may gain The Glory Of our LORD JESUS CHRIST.
So then, Brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word or by letter from us...
2 Thessalonians 2:10-15

... And even if our Gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that they might not see The Light of The Gospel Of The Glory Of CHRIST, WHO Is The Image Of GOD.
For we do not preach ourselves but CHRIST JESUS as LORD, and ourselves as your bond-servants for JESUS' Sake.

For GOD, WHO Said,
"Light shall shine out of darkness," is The ONE WHO has Shown in our hearts to give The Light Of The Knowledge of The Glory Of GOD in The Face Of CHRIST...
2 Corinthians 4:3-6.

The one who does not love does not know GOD, for GOD Is Love.
1 John 4:8.

That it is undeniably so, according to The Word Of Truth, that those who do not have The Witness in themselves do not have The SON Of GOD and therefore they do not have The Life.
And those who choose to live outside of The Will Of GOD shall not be Heard in their prayers.

...There is a kind who is pure in his own eyes, yet is not washed from his filthiness.
There is a kind - oh how lofty are his eyes!
And his eyelids are raised in arrogance...
Proverbs 30:12-13.

...And HE also told this Parable to certain ones who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt:
"Two men went up into the Temple to pray, one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-gatherer.
"The Pharisee stood and was praying thus to himself, 'GOD, I thank THEE that I am not like other people; swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax-gatherer.
'I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.'

"But the tax-gatherer, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to Heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, GOD, be Merciful to me, the sinner!'

"I Tell you, this man went down to his house Justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled, but he who humbles himself shall be exalted."
Luke 18:9-14.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to The LORD, but the prayer of the upright is HIS Delight.
The way of the wicked is an abomination to The LORD, but HE Loves him who pursues Righteousness.
Proverbs 15:8-9.

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