I Have Decided to Write YOU a Letter

Hi,
           This is new to me. I have never written you a letter like this. Never. I never acknowledged what we have until now. And now I realize why.

           I have always been ashamed of our relationship. We've been a secret. We were hidden. Secret Lovers.
No one but you and me knew that we were together. And I wanted it to keep that way. I cannot live a life if people knew we're together.

           I knew we were a lie. I knew we were in darkness. But I stayed with you. For slowly, you dwelt inside my heart and my mind that you were as a necessity. I thought I needed you.
          
           You see, we started out right. We started out as sweet lovers. I thought you were offering me love. You took advantage to the fact that the Man of the house was away. No one can protect me. You can get me.
Your sweet words and promises like water, quenching the fire burning down my throat in need of love. I thought you were offering me love. The pleasure I had with your company took me away. I was yours. I said yes to your love. I thought you were offering me love.
          
           We started out little. We settled for the small things. Until passion took us away, and then we stepped out. We transformed into something darker. Something that needed more hiding. Now, as much as I needed you, my shame grew. But since my shame is fed by knowledge of others, there's no fear in me for we are in darkness and no one can see us.

          Had I known that your purpose was to trick and deceive me, I wouldn't have reached for your hand to take that "love" I thought you were offering. YOU LIED! YOU LIED! YOU DON'T LOVE ME! There is no love in you. You cannot love!

         For in the appointed time, when my Father took me home in His arms, that's when I knew that all you have been was a lie!

        You stole from me. You killed me. You destroyed me. I have been dead.

        Now I regret the day I met you.

        So, I tried to break up with you. It was an indirect order of my Dad. He knew I was obsessed with you but also emphasized how you only break my bones. So, He gave me the mercy and grace whenever I had to secretly meet up with you during midnights when I miss you so much. He understood what we were and what we are now. So that when morning comes and I come knocking at the door asking my Dad to let me enter, He'd shout, "Darling I never lock the door." He still receives me as an undefiled daughter, always graceful, always lovely. Even if He knew where I have been. For He knew the price to pay to have me as His daughter again. He paid it already.

        When I see you, when you surprise me out in the streets, you always try to scare me into thinking that I can never wash myself of the filth that we were. That my identity is tied with you and I can never change it. You make me wallow in the mud that we play on, saying morning shall never come.

        But I have been tired. I want you completely out of my life. I want you to go away for good. That even if I see you in the streets, even if you are out by my window at midnight calling out my name, I won't hear you. I won't listen to you. I won't recognize you.

        For my past that you keep on throwing at my face is no more. I am predestined to be with another Man and my identity shall come from Him and Him alone.

        I know how intelligent you are. You know me so well that you are able to do almost anything to make me run back to you. And so, I may go out in the dark wanting to meet up with you again. But I want you to know that my heart doesn't belong to you anymore. I was given a new heart and I have given it to my Beloved. My Beloved is mine and His desire is toward me.

        I decided to write to you so that I can show you how willing I am now to burn you into ashes. How I asked my Father to hunt you down and to fully destroy you. For this is the only way I can have a life and have it more abundant.

        It is not me who works. It is my Father. So be afraid. For I know whom I believe and He will soon crush your head under my feet.

        I will nail you and all our memories on a tree. I am a new creature now. And I never knew you.

        Until then! I will see you in your prison covered in fire.


To: Addiction.
From: Victim.     

How To Be Saved

In order to let you know HOW to be saved, I need to ask a few questions first.

1. DO YOU BELIEVE IN GOD?

Psalms 14:1        The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

Romans 1

19        Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

20        For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

Jeremiah 5:4        Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.

Hebrews 11:3        Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

Hebrews 11:6        But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

2. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT GOD CREATED YOU AND HE, BY HIS PERFECT JUSTICE, WILL JUDGE HOW YOU LIVED YOUR LIFE?

Genesis 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Isaiah 42

5 Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:

Isaiah 45
18 For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.

Malachi 2
10 Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?

Genesis 18
25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

Isaiah 139        Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.

Hebrews 9
27        And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

3. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE A SINNER, WICKED and THERE IS NO GOOD THING IN YOU?
[To say "NO" you must have been able to obey the 10 commandments perfectly. ]
 

Numbers 15

31 Because he hath despised the word of the LORD, and hath broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him.

Romans 1
18        For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
 

Job 31
3 Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?

Romans 7
18        For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.

Ecclesiastes 7
20 For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Romans 3
3 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

1 John 1
8        If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.


4. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT ONLY THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE PERFECT AND WHO GOD HAS JUSTIFIED TO BE RIGHT WITH HIM, SHALL ENTER THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN?

Psalm 15

1        LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?

2        He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.

3        He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.

4        In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.

5        He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved

Psalm 24

3        Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?

4        He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

5        He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

6        This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.

 

Matthew 5

48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

 

1 Corinthians 6

9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

 

Galatians 5

21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
 

4. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT EVEN YOUR BEST DEEDS ARE WORTH NOTHING TO GOD BECAUSE OF YOUR UNHOLINESS AND YOUR WORKS CANNOT OFFSET YOUR SINS?
 

Isaiah 64
6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Proverbs 25
14 Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.

Job 25

4 How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

Psalms 143
2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

Romans 4

2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.

 

Psalms 89

48 What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.

5. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE GOD IS A JUST GOD, HE SHALL NOT LET ANYONE'S SINS AND TRANSGRESSORS UNPUNISHED?

Job 8

3 Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?

Psalms 89

14 Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.

Proverbs 16

5 Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

Proverbs 17
5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

Proverbs 19

5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

9 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.

Romans 6
23 For the wages of sin is death…

Ezekiel 18
4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.

6. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT GOD IS LOVE AND HE IS MERCIFUL AND GRACIOUS?

Deuteronomy 7

9 Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;

 

Ephesians 2

4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

1 John 4
8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
 

Psalms 103

8 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

Psalms 116

5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.


7. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT GOD SOLVED THE SITUATION BY SENDING HIS SON, JESUS CHRIST TO DIE THE DEATH THAT WAS DUE FOR MANKIND AND LIVE THE LIFE IN FULL OBEDIENCE TO GOD WHICH WILL BE IMPUTED FOR THOSE WHO BELIEVE?

Romans 5

6        For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

7        For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.

8        But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 6
23        For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
 

Romans 4

11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:

22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;

24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;

John 3

16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

8. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THOSE WHO WILL REJECT THE ONLY SOLUTION, THE OFFER OF SALVATION UNTO MANKIND BY THE LORD JESUS CHRIST ARE CONDEMNED ALREADY AND THUS SHALL GET WHAT THEY DESERVE; TO SERVE JUSTICE; TO BE CAST INTO HELL FOREVER AS THE PUNISHMENT FOR SINNING AGAINST A THRICE HOLY GOD?

 

Genesis 2

17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

 

John 3

18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

 

Romans 6

23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

 

Ezekiel 18

4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.

Deuteronomy 27
26 Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.

9. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ACCEPT GOD'S OFFER OF SALVATION THROUGH CHRIST ALONE, BELIEVE THAT CHRIST CAME, LIVE  A SINLESS LIFE, DIED FOR OUR SINS ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURES, WAS BURIED and ROSE AGAIN; AND THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM SHALL NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE?

 

John 3
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

 

Romans 10

9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

1 Peter 1
21        Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.

 

Acts 16

30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

Acts 15
11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
 

John 3

17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

John 5

34 But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.

John 10

9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

Acts 2

21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Acts 4

12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Acts 11

14 Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.

 

Romans 5

9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

John 10

28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

Acts 13

48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

Romans 5

21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

Titus 1

2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

Titus 3

7 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

1 John 1

2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)

1 John 2

25 And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.
 

1 John 5

11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

 13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

 20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

Jude 1

21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

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DID YOU SAY YES TO ALL?

Now, repent and come to God, ask Him to forgive your sins. He alone can save you.
He wants everyone to be saved. INCLUDING YOU!
He loves you!
Believe in the Lord Jesus and YOU SHALL BE SAVED!

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If you have repented [ a change of mind] and have realized how sinful you are and have asked the Lord to save you and  believe  His promises, REJOICE!
For the Lord knows that you do believe and what He has promised, He is able to perform.

Titus 1:2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;


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So, if I am saved and nothing I can do can cause me to earn or lose my salvation, can I continue on sinning?

God FORBID!

John 12

46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.

Romans 6
6        Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

7        For he that is dead is freed from sin.

Romans 6:

11        Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

12        Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.

13        Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.

14        For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

15        What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.

16        Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

1 John 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

Because if you really believe the gospel now, IF YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE A SINNER AND ALL YOU HAVE BEEN DOING WITH YOUR LIFE IS WRONG, and Jesus came so that He could save you from SIN and THE JUDGEMENT against SIN, why would you want to do that again to be defiled again??

Except of course, if you never really believed it to begin with.

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John 3:18
He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

DO you care for your SOUL?
REPENT and BELIEVE the GOSPEL. COME TO JESUS… You will find rest unto your SOUL.



Matthew 11

28        Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

29        Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

30        For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

If you have questions or need anyone to help you regarding the gospel, feel free to leave a message. :) 

Why Should I Study "DOCTRINE"??!!

An Article by:  Dan Mcwhorter

Many people claim that the study of the various doctrines in the Bible is boring, insignificant, and not needed...they claim that doctrine "divides".  Well, I don't agree that studying doctrine is boring, insignificant, or not needed; however, I do agree that doctrine divides...and it should!

What is "doctrine"? Basically, the word doctrine means a principle of belief and instruction.  In other words, doctrine is what you believe and is taught to others.

So, why study "doctrine"?

Let's look at two important reasons as laid out in the Bible...

Colossians 2:1-8
1  For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;
2  That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;
3  In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
4  And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.
5  For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.
6  As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:
7  Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
8  Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

Here we have the "good" and the "bad".  First, the good...

In Colossians 2:7, we find three reasons why it's good to grounded in correct doctrine...

• To be rooted - "Rooted" means stable.  If we know correct doctrine, we will be stable and firm in what we believe and why we believe it.  We won't be like the ones that Paul speaks of in Ephesians 4:14...
  Ephesians 4:14
  That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
• To be built up in Christ - Jesus is our foundation (1 Corinthians 3:11).  We need to know correct doctrine so that our lives will become more Christ-like and pleasing to the Lord.  Our lives should be a reflection of his!
• To be stablished in the faith - "Stablished" means confirmed.  When we follow correct doctrine, our faith will grow and be confirmed.

So, we need to study correct doctrine to be stable and firm in what we believe.  Being correctly rooted helps us know and avoid false doctrine, and it helps to build up our faith and be pleasing to the Lord; thereby, our faith will be confirmed in Christ...not only in our own lives and eyes but in the eyes of others...and most importantly, in the eyes of the Lord!

Now, the bad.  In Colossians 2:8, Paul gives some warnings about those who want to lead others into false doctrine...these false teachers have four things they want to do...and they do this by "spoiling" others.  Spoil means to lead away or seduce.

• Philosophy - One way they do this is through "philosophy".  Philosophy means the love and pursuit of wisdom.  Often, false teachers want to impress others with their "knowledge"...the "deeper things" they have learned, and they love to be acknowledged for their so-called "wisdom".  Can anyone say, "Calvinism"?
• Vain deceit - Next, false teachers offer their vain deceit.  Vain deceit means "empty lies".  This is so prevalent today...especially among the "health and wealth" preachers! They promise the moon and deliver nothing, and untold thousands are deceived by their lies.
• Tradition of men - Just as Jesus condemned the Pharisees for placing their traditions above God's word, false teachers do the same today.  The Catholic church is notorious for this; however, we have others that claim you must do certain things in order to be saved...you must do certain things, or you're not right with God.  They bring you under the bondage of their traditions and steer you away from the word of God.
• Rudiments of the world - Finally, false teachers steer their followers toward the "rudiments of the world".  Rudiments of the world means the principles of the world.  They get their followers to be worldly minded.  They think that we must adopt the world's philosophies in order to "reach the world".  Can anyone say "Rick Warren" and "Emerging Church"?

So, we have a warning.  We need to study correct doctrine because there are false teachers who want to lead people astray.  They do this through trying to impress people with their wisdom.  They lie to impress others just for self-promotion and self-gain.  They impose their traditions above God's word, and many of them run their so-called "ministries" by worldly principles rather than godly principles (read the book of Jude!).

Unfortunately, cults and some denominations have become rooted, built up, and stablished in false doctrine.  They've built their doctrine on man's wisdom, philosophies, beliefs, and traditions.  Often, they pick a single Bible verse, take it out of context, and build a whole set of doctrines around it.  That's why our doctrine MUST come from the word of God alone!

Doctrine must agree with the Bible! Look at Isaiah 28:9-10...

Isaiah 28:9-10
9  Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.
10  For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:

Precept means command, and line means a cord that connects.  In other words, our doctrine must agree with the Bible as a whole! We should be able to connect our doctrine throughout the whole Bible.  We should never take a verse (or even a few verses) and twist the meaning in order to make it mean what WE want it to mean!

God warns us over and over not to even listen to false doctrine! Here's just a few...

Romans 16:17-18
17  Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
18  For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

1 Timothy 1:3-11
3  As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,
4  Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.
5  Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
6  From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;
7  Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.
8  But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
9  Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
10  For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;
11  According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

1 Timothy 4:1-13
1  Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
2  Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
3  Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
4  For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
5  For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
6  If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.
7  But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
8  For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
9  This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.
10  For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.
11  These things command and teach.
12  Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
13  Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.

2 Timothy 3:10-17
10  But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,
11  Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.
12  Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
13  But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
14  But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
15  And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
16  All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17  That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

Hebrews 13:9
Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.

2 John 1:7-11
7  For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
8  Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
9  Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
10  If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
11  For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.


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