Personalized Marriage Restoration Prayers

Personalized Marriage Restoration Prayers by Shaila Touchton 1) Mark 10:8-9 and the two shall become one flesh; so they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, no person is to separate. Faith declaration: According to Mark 10:8-9 I affirm that my spouse and I are of one mind, that we walk in unity and there is no division among us. I confess that we are also perfectly joined together, we walk in agreement and we have the same Spirit of God inside of us.) I affirm it is the Lord who has joined my spouse and I together in marriage. Therefore, since God has joined us together, I decree that no person, spirit, force or power shall be able to separate or divide us. God’s desire for us is that we prosper in all that we do, that we have a happy, healthy marriage that lasts us a lifetime, even as we prosper spiritually. 2) Corinthians 13:4-7 Love is patient, love is kind, it is not jealous; love does not brag, it is not arrogant. It does not act disgracefully, it does not seek its own benefit; it is not provoked, does not keep an account of a wrong suffered, it does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; it keeps every confidence, it believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Faith declaration: According to 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 I confess the word of God over my marriage and call it blessed. I affirm there is no bitterness and strife between us, neither is there any anger, fussing, fighting, evil speaking, malice, or any ill-will towards each other. 3) Ephesians 4:29: Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them. Faith declaration: According to Ephesians 4:29 My spouse will not use foul or abusive language but only what is helpful for building up each other and bring grace when I listen to his words. 4) Ephesians 4:32: Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Faith declaration: According to Ephesians 4:32 my spouse Love is patient and kind; his love does not envy or boast; not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. we forgive one another, just as God has forgiven us through His Son Jesus Christ. 5) Isaiah 54:17: No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.Faith declaration: According to Isaiah 54:17 I decree that according to God's word that no weapon that is formed against my marriage spiritually or physically will prosper and every tongue raised against our reconciliation, shall be able to prosper against us in any way. Every word that is spoken against us shall fall to the ground and die and will not take root in our lives, for this is my heritage as a child of God and my righteousness is from Him. I confess that neither my spouse nor I shall accept or receive any thoughts of the devil of infidelity or unfaithfulness of any kind; and neither will we ever take any thoughts of separation or divorce. We will only take the thoughts of God towards one another of love, joy, peace, gentleness, goodness and meekness. 6) Psalms 1:3 He will be like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers. Faith declaration: According to Psalms 1:3 I confess that my spouse and I pray together each day, and that our love for each other is like a tree that is planted by the rivers of water, that bring forth blessed and prosperous fruit in its season. 7). Genesis 2:18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him. Genesis 2:24 Therefore, a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. Faith declaration: According to Genesis 2:18 it’s not good for my spouse to live alone and according to Genesis 2:24 my husband shall leave his father and his mother and will hold fast to me and we are one flesh. 8). Proverbs 18:22: He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord. 1 Corinthians 7:10-11: But to the married I give instructions, not I, but the Lord, that the wife is not to leave her husband but if she does leave, she must remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband, and that the husband is not to divorce his wife. Faith declaration: According Proverbs 18:22 my husband found me as his wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD. According to 1 Corinthians 7:10-11, God commands that husband should not leave his wife but reconciled to her. Hence, I declare that God will never allow my husband to leave me and he will always reconcile my husband when he strays always from me. 9). 1 Peter 3:7: You husbands in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with someone weaker, since she is a woman and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered. Faith declaration: According 1 Peter 3:7 my husband will honor me, he treats me with understanding as we live together knowing that I am weaker and your equal partner in God’s gift of new life, so that his prayers will not be hindered. 10). 1 Peter 3:1-2: In the same way, you wives, be subject to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be won over without a word by the behavior of their wives, as they observe your pure and respectful behavior. Faith declaration: According to 1 Peter 3:1-2, if my spouse refuses to obey the Good News, my godly life will speak to him without any words. They will be won over by observing my pure and reverent life. 11). Jeremiah 29:11: For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Faith declaration: According to Jeremiah 29:11 God knows the plans he has for me and for my spouse ,plans to prosper us and not to harm us plans to give us hope and a future. According to Joshua 24:15 as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. 12) 1 Peter 4:8. Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Faith declaration: According to 1 Peter 4:8, Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins between us. Our cord of three strands is not quickly broken according to Ecclesiastes 4:12. 13). Matthew 16:18 Now I say to you that you are Peter and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it. Acts 19:20 So, the message about the Lord spread widely and had a powerful effect. Faith declaration: According to Matthew 16:18; Acts 19:20 I thank You, Father, that the gates of hell are not prevailing against me and my marriage, for I am the church, and Jesus said that the gates of hell would not prevail against me. Therefore, the Word of God is prevailing in my spouse and in my marriage, according to Your promises in these scriptures in the mighty name of Jesus. 14). Ephesians 5:25: Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her Faith declaration: According to Ephesians 5:25 My husband loves me as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for me. 15). Ephesians 4:2-3 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. Faith declaration: Acc to Ephesians 4:2-3 I and my husband are humble gentle, patient bearing with one another in love and making every effort to keep the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace. 16). Romans 8:31: If God is for us, who can be against us? Faith declaration: Acc. To Romans 8:31, Nothing can truly harm us or our marriage because nothing can separate us from the love of God and from love of each other. Nobody can be against us when we have God for us. 17. Romans 8:38-39: For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Faith declaration: Acc. To Romans 8:38-39, God still loves us! No matter how bleak things may look, God’s words is still true, nothing can separate me and my husband and our relationship from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord and from the love of my spouse. 18. 1 Corinthians 7:12-14: If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. And if a woman has a husband who is a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Faith declaration: Acc. 1 Corinthians 7:12-14, Help my unbelieving spouse find his way back home again where he belongs, restore him back to God and to me in the Name of Jesus Christ. 19. Acts 2:21: And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. Joel 2:32: And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved. Faith declaration: According to Acts 2:21, Joel 2:32, I will call on the name of the Lord, I and my spouse is saved and our marriage is saved. I am standing for healing of my marriage and I will not give up until my marriage is saved and my spouse is saved. 20. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9. Faith declaration: According to Ephesians 2:8-9, by god’s grace I and my spouse and our marriage has been saved through faith and through the gift of God. 21.Luke 1:37: "For nothing is impossible with God." Faith declaration: According to Luke 1:37 I and my spouse made commitment to God and to each other. 22. Pray without ceasing” 1 Thessalonians 5:17. Psalms. 27:14: Wait on the LORD; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the LORD Faith declaration: According to 1 Thessalonians 5:17 and Psalms. 27:14 I will Never give up! I will not get discouraged if I don’t see immediate results. I Remember that God works according to his timing and not mine. I do my part and leave the rest to God. I will wait on God with good courage and God will strengthen my heart as I wait for my prayer to be answered. 23. Ephesians 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Faith declaration: According to Ephesians 6:12 I and my spouse do not battle with one another but come together against the enemy’s lies, standing firm on God’s word. 25. 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do everything in love. Faith declaration: According to1 Corinthians 16:13-14, I and my spouse are on guard, standing firm in faith, courageous, and strong in our marriage doing everything in love. 26.Hebrews 13:4 Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure. Faith declaration: According to Hebrews 13:4, I and my spouse honour our marriage by keeping the marriage bed pure and undefiled. 27. Joshua1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go." Faith declaration: According to Joshua1:9, I will be strong and courageous and I will not be afraid or discouraged for the Lord my God is with me and my husband wherever we go and He will take care of all our problems. 28. Romans 10:8–9 :8 But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim: If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Faith declaration: According to Romans 10:8–9 :8, God’s word is near me, it’s in my mouth and in my heart the message concerning faith that I proclaim If I declare with my mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in my heart that God raised him from the dead, he will be saved, even my dead and broken marriage be saved. 29. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” Psalm 46:1 Faith declaration: According to God Psalm 46:1, God is my refuge. He is my strength, so I should not fear no matter what happens. He is God and I know that He is in control and He will provide and He will make a way. I will not live-in worry. I will not walk in fear. I will not give in to anxious thoughts. I will trust in Him; he will restore my marriage and my spouse to me. The Lord is on my side. I will not fear. What can man do to me?” Psalm 118:6 30. Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it. Faith declaration: According to Ephesians 5:25, I declare that my spouse loves me as Christ loved the Church and gave himself for me. 31. Deuteronomy 31:8 Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you. Faith declaration: According to Deuteronomy 31:8, I will not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord my God will personally go before me, He is with me and He will never fail me nor abandon me and He will never allow my husband to fail me nor abandon me. 32. Matthew 7:7 Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. Faith declaration: According to Matthew 7:7, I will ask, keep seeking and keep knocking the door of my Heavenly Father to bring back my spouse and his love for me and to restore, renew, reconcile our marriage, until Gods word is established.

Reasons not to celebrate Onam?

1.Christians should not be involved with occultic practice or divination. Note God's command against divination in Deuteronomy 18. will participate in activities that could potentially open up a door for demonic activity. 2.Onam is originated in paganism. Participating in Onam gives Satan a foothold and not glorifying one true God and our Lord Jesus Christ. pagan traditions practices holidays are “Christianize d by lost Christian religious leaders. The parents or church leaders who DON'T see Onam as pagan are either carnal believers or not saved at all. The roots of this festival are found to be in demonic idolatry of pagan origin, there is nothing Christian about it or Christ honoring. 3. We are commanded to observe God’s Holy Days and to be lights to the world and to be separate from the world. Bible call us to be lights in the darkness, and to bring life and healing to those areas which are full of death and destruction. We should have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness but instead, reprove them. 4. The Christians who justify Onam What does scripture says about onam or pagan practices? Christians are supposed to set the standard, not imitate the world and have a "Christian" version of every pagan Holiday. Leviticus 19:31 REGARD NOT them that have familiar spirits, NEITHER SEEK AFTER wizards, to be DEFILED by them: I am the LORD your God. Leviticus 20:6 And THE SOUL THAT TURNETH AFTER such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people. 2 Chronicles 33:6 And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and DEALT WITH a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, TO PROVOKE HIM TO ANGER. 1 Samuel 15:23: For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, He has also rejected you from being king.” Revelation 21:8 But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the abominable, the murderers, the sexually immoral, the sorcerers, the idolaters, and all liars shall have their portion in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone. This is the second death.” Jeremiah 10:2 : Thus says the Lord: Do not learn the way of the nations; do not be terrified at the signs of heaven, although the nations are terrified at them. When Christian leaders/pastors/priests/nuns encourage others to celebrate onam . Scripture says you will know by their fruits (Matthew 7:16). 2nd Timothy 4:3 perfectly describes those church who celebrates this onam in their congregation... “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears. 5. Those Christians who claim there is nothing wrong with Onam and its for fun and cultural thing. These are the scriptural warning for them "And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them." -Ephesians 5:11 Galatians 5:19,20: "Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft. 1 Corinthians 10:21 says You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table and of the table of demons. 2 Corinthians 6:17 says Therefore, “Come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you. Galatians 4:9-11: But now, after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how do you turn again to the weak and beggarly elemental forces to which you desire again to be in bondage? You observe days and months and seasons and years. I am afraid for you, lest I have worked for you in vain. 6.Those who say that they participate in onam to eat different types of food, For them God forbids in Acts 15:29 to Abstain from food offered to idols 1 Corinthians 8:4 says: Therefore, concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that there is no such thing as an idol in the world, and that there is no God but one. Jeremiah 5:7: How shall I pardon you for this? Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by those who are not gods. When I had fed them to the full, then they committed adultery and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses. Judas was a faithful follower of Christ and yet went to Hell. Our churches have lost their authority because our preachers /Priests /churches don't abide in the Word of God anymore and have accepted pagan doctines. 2nd Corinthians 11:13-15, “For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore, it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.” So beware of such religious people. 7.We are living in an evil generation of compromised Christianity Our Church leaders have become religious but lost walking in their own wickedness and our churches have become more worldly and pagan. They don’t preach against sin because they themselves live and comfortable in their sinful lives, they don’t the hell or God's judgment. 2nd Corinthians 4:4 tells us that Satan is the god of this sinful world, and he disguises himself (2nd Corinthians 11:13,14) because his nature is evil (John 10:10). Satan is a master deceiver, counterfeiter, and liar of liars. God is not worshipped in rituals, ceremonies and manmade traditions (Mark 7:6-13; Matthew 15:8). Beware of the false teaching and preachers who pervert the Gospel, who are wolf in sheep’s clothing.in most churches today Our churches are lead by false pastors and false priests who are uniting professing Christians to pagan practices and beliefs. These rebellious Preachers have a height of arrogance, self-exaltation, and pompous stiff-necked prideful people, are the blind leading the blind, knowing not the Scriptures nor God's saving power. 8. God's Word is neglected; sound doctrine is rejected. Instead of preaching the Doctrine of Christ there are leading their congregations to false doctrines. The Doctrine of Christ is OFFENSIVE to many unsaved religious people. Churchgoers are being led into the New Age/pagan doctrines, denying the power thereof (2nd Timothy 3:5) of the Gospel (Romans 1:16). Satan can only deceive people who are woefully ignorant of the Words of God. If you SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES for the answers as Jesus commanded, then you will be prepared to ward off demonic attacks against your faith. Ephesians 6:17 tells us that the Bible is our sword, our weapon to fight the Devil. Even Jesus Christ Himself used the Scriptures to defeat Satan when he was tempted in the wilderness (Matthew 4:1-10). These rebellious Preachers/priests when you rebuke them, they will neither receive correction nor repent. We are seeing apostasy creep in all churches during these end times. 9.once when they are baptized in Christ in the Name of Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the former is gone and we are a new in Christ and how can we follow false God or celebrate demonic festival or walk with darkness as if there is no light of Jesus Christ shines? After having the knowledge of Jesus Christ, how can a Christian walk like a lost person justifying the old path? How can one walk and drink from the cup of Jesus and cup of Demon? What kind of faith one has when they trust God and Demon at the same time? Did God the father command to do the harvest festival in the one true God or false Gods, pagans, demons? Are you Christians trying to impress God or to please the pagan culture? God’s laborers in the spiritual harvest of souls are promised great reward for their faith and perseverance (James 1:12; 1 Peter 5:4; 2 Timothy 4:8; Hebrews 11). This applies to all aspects of our spiritual lives, including witnessing and seeing people saved and growing in the Lord, which is the spiritual harvest we all long to see. What harvest has been taking place is it in the name of Jesus Christ or something else? By justifying walking with darkness or paganism, one is walking in carnal nature and according to worldview. How can a Christian who seeking one true living God, misleading the flock by preaching another false Gospel in the name of Culture or roots in the churches? 10. When WE are baptized with One true Living God we take the identity and roots of the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ, how is paganism allowed and justified? For many who call themselves as Christian's their fellowship is with darkness and not the true light of Jesus Christ. Their celebrations in the church is just a religion or ritual, they dont have personal relationship with Jesus Christ nor they seek truth, nor one God the Father. Stay true to the one true gospel and to Christ, and do not follow or teach a false gospel. There is a serious warning for Priests and pastors in the scripture here Malachi 2. 2 Corinthians 11:13-15 says For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds.

Can Christian Celebrate Onam or Halloween?

# 1. Once when a person is baptized in Christ in the Name of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, the former is gone and we are new in Christ and how can we follow false God or celebrate demonic pagan festivals such as Halloween or Onam or walk with darkness as if there is no light of Jesus Christ shines? #2. After having the knowledge of Jesus Christ, how can a Christian walk like a lost person justifying the old path? How can one walk and drink from the cup of Jesus and cup of Demon? #3. What kind of faith one has, when they trust God and Demon at the same time? Did God the father command to do the harvest festival in the one true God or false Gods, pagans, demons? Are you Christians trying to impress God or to please the pagan culture? #4. God’s laborers in the spiritual harvest of souls are promised great reward for their faith and perseverance (James 1:12; 1 Peter 5:4; 2 Timothy 4:8; Hebrews 11. This applies to all aspects of our spiritual lives, including witnessing and seeing people saved and growing in the Lord, which is the spiritual harvest we all long to see. What harvest has been taking place when you celebrating the pagan Holiday? Is it in the name of Jesus Christ? Did Jesus command you to worship one true God or bow down before false Gods or Demons? #5. By justifying walking with darkness or paganism, one is walking in carnal nature and according to worldview. How can a Christian or a Christian leader who seeking one true living God, misleading the flock by preaching another false Gospel in the name of Culture or roots in the churches? #6. When WE are baptized with One true Living God we take the identity and roots of the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ, How is paganism allowed and justified? For many who call themselves as Christian's their fellowship is with darkness and not the true light of Jesus Christ. Their celebrations in the church are just a religion or ritual, they don’t have personal relationship with Jesus Christ nor they seek truth, nor one God the Father. #7. Stay true to the one true gospel and to Christ, and do not follow or teach a false gospel. There is a serious warning for Priests and pastors in the scripture here Malachi 2. 2 Corinthians 11:13-15 says For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So, it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds. Malachi 2:1-9: “And now, you priests, this warning is for you. If you do not listen, and if you do not resolve to honor my name,” says the LORD Almighty, “I will send a curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have not resolved to honor me. “Because of you I will rebuke your descendants; I will smear on your faces the dung from your festival sacrifices, and you will be carried off with it. And you will know that I have sent you this warning so that my covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD Almighty.

Scriptural warnings for Priests, Apostles and Pastors.

God warns us many times in Scripture to be aware of false teaching. Christians need to be able to recognize false teachers, False prophets, false priests, false pastors and apostles who are motivated by greed or selfish gain because they contradict sound doctrine, turn the grace of our God into licentiousness, promote and justify immoral living, seeks to divide and conquer God’s people, even though they look and act like Christian You will know them by their fruits. Malachi 2:3: Behold, I am going to rebuke your offspring, and I will spread refuse on your faces, the refuse of your feasts; and you will be taken away with it. Ezekiel 22:26: Her priests have done violence to My law and have profaned My holy things; they have made no distinction between the holy and the profane, and they have not taught the difference between the unclean and the clean; and they hide their eyes from My sabbaths, and I am profaned among them. Zephaniah 3:4: Her prophets are reckless, treacherous men; Her priests have profaned the sanctuary. They have done violence to the law. Matthew 27:20: But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to put Jesus to death. Acts 20:28: We dare not play games with the lives of those who were purchased at the high cost of Jesus' blood. As Paul said to the Ephesian elders, "Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood" Jeremiah 23:14: The prophets of Samaria had been guilty of prophesying in the name of Baal, misleading the nation. But what the prophets of Jerusalem did was even worse, "... in the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: they commit adultery and walk in lies; they strengthen the hands of evildoers so that no one turns from his evil; all of them have become like Sodom to me, and its inhabitants like Gomorrah" Lamentations 2:14: And it was the sin of the false prophets that led to the destruction of Jerusalem: "Your prophets have seen for you false and deceptive visions; they have not exposed your iniquity to restore your fortunes, but have seen for you oracles that are false and misleading" Acts 20:29-30: Paul was so burdened about false teachers that he warned the Ephesian believers about this for three years, night and day with tears, saying, "I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them. 1 Timothy 4:12, 16: That’s why he exhorted Timothy, as a young leader, to "set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity," reminding him to "keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers. 2 Peter 2:14: In the words of Peter, "They have eyes full of adultery, insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts trained in greed. Accursed children!" 2 Corinthians 5:10:Repent, my fellow-leaders, before it is too late, "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil" Malachi 1:6-12: “A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is my fear? So says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. You say, ‘How have we despised thy name?’ 7 By offering polluted food upon my altar. And you say, ‘How have we polluted it?’ By thinking that the Lord’s table may be despised. 8 When you offer blind animals in sacrifice, is that no evil? And when you offer those that are lame or sick, is that no evil? Present that to your governor; will he be pleased with you or show you favor? says the Lord of hosts. 9 And now entreat the favor of God, that he may be gracious to us. With such a gift from your hand, will he show favor to any of you? says the Lord of hosts. 10 Oh, that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire upon my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord of hosts, and I will not accept an offering from your hand. 11 For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name is great among the nations, and in every place incense is offered to my name, and a pure offering; for my name is great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts. 12 But you profane it when you say that the Lord’s table is polluted, and the food for it may be despised. Malachi 1:13, 2:1-5: ‘What a weariness this is,’ you say, and you sniff at me, says the Lord of hosts…. 21 “And now, O priests, this command is for you. 2 If you will not listen, if you will not lay it to heart to give glory to my name, says the Lord of hosts, then I will send the curse upon you and I will curse your blessings; indeed I have already cursed them, because you do not lay it to heart. 3 Behold, I will rebuke your offspring, and spread dung upon your faces, the dung of your offerings, and I will put you out of my presence. 4 So shall you know that I have sent this command to you, that my covenant with Levi may hold, says the Lord of hosts. 5 My covenant with him was a covenant of life and peace, and I gave them to him, that he might fear; and he feared me, he stood in awe of my name Hebrews 7:23–25 There is no official priesthood in the New Testament church. The reason for this is very clear: Jesus Christ himself has become a permanent priest for us and the Old Testament priesthood is now obsolete. Hebrews 7:16 Christ is now the one and only priest between us and God. The reason for this is that his sacrifice was final and his life is indestructible. Hebrews 9:11–12 When Christ appeared as a high priest . . . he entered once for all into the Holy Place, taking not the blood of goats and calves but his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. Malachi 2:7, "For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and men should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts." 1 Timothy 4:1-3:The Spirit clearly says that in the last times some will turn away from what we believe. They will obey spirits that tell lies. And they will follow the teachings of demons. 2 Those teachings come through people who tell lies and trick others. These evil people cannot see what is right and what is wrong. It is like their conscience has been destroyed with a hot iron. 3 They say that it is wrong to marry. And they say that there are some foods that people must not eat. But God made these foods, and those who believe and who understand the truth can eat them with thanks. Jeremiah 50:6: My people have become lost sheep; Their shepherds have led them astray. They have made them turn aside on the mountains; They have gone along from mountain to hill And have forgotten their resting place. Jeremiah 23:1: Woe to the shepherds who are destroying and scattering the sheep of My pasture!” declares the Lord. Isaiah 56:11 And the dogs are greedy; they are not satisfied. And they are shepherds who have no understanding; They have all turned to their own way, Each one to his unjust gain, to the last one. Jeremiah 12:10“Many shepherds have ruined My vineyard, They have trampled down My field; They have made My pleasant field A desolate wilderness. 1 Timothy 3:1-7:The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. Therefore, an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive, for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God's church? Jeremiah 10:21: For the shepherds are stupid and do not inquire of the Lord; therefore, they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered. 1 Peter 5:3 Not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. Titus 1:7 For an overseer, as God's steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain Matthew 7:15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. Jeremiah 23:16-17 Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you...They speak a vision of their own heart, Not from the mouth of the Lord. They continually say to those who despise Me,‘The Lord has said, 'You shall have peace’; And to everyone who walks according to the dictates of his own heart, they say, 'No evil shall come upon you. Jeremiah 23:21: I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran. I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied. But if they had stood in My counsel, and had caused My people to hear My words, Then they would have turned them from their evil way And from the evil of their doings. Jeremiah 6:14-15: They have also healed the hurt of My people slightly, Saying, ‘Peace, peace!’ when there is no peace. Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No! They were not at all ashamed; nor did they know how to blush. Therefore, they shall fall among those who fall;At the time I punish them, they shall be cast down,” says the Lord. Deuteronomy 18:20-22: the prophet who presumes to speak a word in My name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die.’ And if you say in your heart, ‘How shall we know the word which the Lord has not spoken?’— when a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if the thing does not happen or come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously. Luke 6:26:"Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for so did their fathers to the false prophets." 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12: The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason, God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness." Psalm 95:9: For forty years I was grieved with that generation, and said, ‘It is a people who go astray in their hearts, and they do not know My ways. Jeremiah 23:30-32: Behold, I am against the prophets,” says the Lord, “who use their tongues and say, ‘He says. ‘Behold, I am against those who prophesy false dreams,' says the Lord,“and... cause My people to err by their lies and by their recklessness. Yet I did not send them or command them. Nehemiah 6:12-13: Then I perceived that God had not sent him at all, but that he pronounced this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. For this reason he was hired, that I should be afraid and act that way and sin, so that they might have cause for an evil report, that they might reproach me. Jeremiah 29:8-9:For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Do not let your prophets and your diviners who are in your midst deceive you, nor listen to your dreams which you cause to be dreamed. For they prophesy falsely to you in My name; I have not sent them, says the Lord. Psalm 81:11-14: But My people would not heed My voice, and Israel would have none of Me.So I gave them over to their own stubborn heart, to walk in their own counsels. OH, that My people would listen to Me, that Israel would walk in My ways!I would soon subdue their enemies, and turn My hand against their adversaries." Isaiah 58:1-3: Cry out aloud, spare not; lift up your voice like a trumpet; Tell My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. Yet they seek Me daily, and delight to know My ways,As a nation that did righteousness, and did not forsake the ordinance of their God. They ask of Me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching God. ‘Why have we fasted,’ they say, ‘and You have not seen?Why have we afflicted our souls, and You take no notice? Jeremiah 23:39-40: ‘therefore behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you and forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and will cast you out of My presence. And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.’ Jeremiah 5:30-31: An astonishing and 'horrible thing has been committed in the land: The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own power; And My people love to have it so. But what will you do in the end? Ezekiel 11:16-21: Thus says the Lord God: 'Although I have cast them far off among the Gentiles, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet I shall be a little sanctuary for them in the countries where they have gone. "I will gather you from the peoples, assemble you from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.” ’ And they will go there, and they will take away all its detestable things and all its abominations from there. "Then I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within them, and take the stony heart out of their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh, that they may walk in My statutes and keep My judgments and do them; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God. But as for those whose hearts follow the desire for their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their deeds on their own heads,” says the Lord God. Mark 13:22-23: For false Christs and false prophets will rise and show signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. But take heed; see, I have told you all things beforehand. Colossians 2:8 Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. 1 John 4:1: Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 1 Thessalonians 5:3-8: For when they say, 'Peace and safety!' then 'sudden destruction comes upon them, 'as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. 'But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. 'You are all 'sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. 'Therefore, let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober... putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation. Deuteronomy 30:17-18:17 But if your heart turns away and you are not obedient, and if you are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them, 18 I declare to you this day that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live long in the land you are crossing. Deuteronomy 28:15 However, if you do not obey the Lord your God and do not carefully follow all his commands and decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come on you and overtake you Malachi 2:2: If you do not listen, and if you do not resolve to honor my name,” says the Lord Almighty, “I will send a curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have not resolved to honor me. Matthew 7:15-20: Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore, by their fruits, you will know them.

Did God made Marriage union as one flesh or Multiple Flesh?

By: Shaila Touchton | March 25, 2017 Bible says that Gods original intention was for one man to be married to only one woman. Marriage was instituted by God as a lifelong commitment (Genesis 2:18-24, Matthew 19:3-61, 1 Timothy 4:1-5). Marriage means first that we must LEAVE our families of origin, then we must CLEAVE to one another in a commitment to the permanence of the relationship. Experiential marriage by its obvious numbers doing it has become quite accepted now which are ignoring Gods laws. They just do not realize that this situation does not at all serve as a good 'trial' marriage. Divorce is a genuine tragedy. It often leaves the marriage partners embittered and disillusioned. It robs the children of the love and security of a healthy family and denies them a good role model for their own future marriages. A real marriage is secure while experimental marriage is defined by its temporariness. 1.One man to be married to only one woman: The Bible says that Gods original intention was for one man to be married to only one woman: For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife [not wives], and they will become one flesh [not fleshes] (Genesis 2:24). Ephesians 5:22-33 speaks of the relationship between husbands and wives. When referring to a husband (singular), it always also refers to a wife (singular). For the husband is the head of the wife [singular] He who loves his wife [singular] loves himself. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife [singular], and the two will become one flesh....Each one of you also must love his wife [singular] as he loves himself, and the wife [singular] must respect her husband [singular]. If polygamy were allowable, the entire illustration of Christs relationship with His body (the church) and the husband-wife relationship falls apart. Divorce laws in America are so lax that almost anyone can dissolve a marriage and remarry at any time for any reason. od made one man for one woman, indicating He did not intend for either to marry anyone else. He said they should cleave to one another and the two become one. God joins the man and woman, no human has the right to break that bond. Divine law opposes divorce and remarriage. 2.God hates divorc: we see many marriages of today are filled with serial adulterers. In Gods eyes, divorce is violence directed against our own family; it is violence against our own flesh and blood, violence against our husband or wife, violence against our children. God hates the suffering of the children involved in divorces. God hates it when a home is broken and a family shattered. God hates it when children are deprived of father or mother by divorce. God loathes the heartbreak of the children, and the loneliness experienced by the divorced husband and wife. It is not good for man to be alone and divorce results in loneliness. It is not good for children to be deserted by their parents, and divorce results in deserted children. It is unthinkable that God could have any other attitude to divorce. The message of Malachi is that God hates divorce. 3. Reconcillation: Although divorce is permitted for marital unfaithfulness, the Bible teaches that we should do all we can to achieve reconciliation. The unfaithful partner bears a terrible responsibility for they have sinned against God, against their marriage partner, against their children and against their family. They should repent of their foolish action, change their behaviour and ask for forgiveness from all concerned. Adultery is not the unforgivable sin, and God is able to restore the relationship if there is a true change of heart. True reconciliation requires a change of behaviour on the part of the unfaithful partner, and that the one who has been sinned against should be willing to forgive and be reconciled. Although this may take a long time to achieve, and sometimes is not possible because of the unrepentant heart of the unfaithful partner, the faithful partner should aim at this rather than allowing their marriage to be broken by divorce. Even after divorce, the possibility of reconciliation should be left open, and, if at all possible, it should be sought actively and encouraged. Gods guidance for those who face the possibility of a divorce because of marital unfaithfulness is that they should do all in their power to save their marriage. They should be like Hosea and again show their love to their unfaithful partner, doing everything possible to achieve reconciliation. 4.Divine law opposes divorce and remarriage: .Jesus has spoken about divorce because it is sometimes allowed because of adultery. It is not encouraged. God says, "I hate divorce!" Divorce is a genuine tragedy. It often leaves the marriage partners embittered and disillusioned. It robs the children of the love and security of a healthy family and denies them a good role model for their own future marriages. 5.Our society: In America, over 90% of single-parents are single-moms. Women and children are more adversely affected by the erosion of the marriage bond. The American family is falling apart. Consider the following statistics. In 1950, about one out of every 20 children born in this country was born to an unmarried woman -- and there were very few abortions. By 1990, more than one out of every 4 children was born to an unmarried woman -- and hundreds of thousands more were aborted. Approximately half of all marriages that take place this year in the U.S. will end in divorce. The downfall of the family unit in society is one of the most tragic things facing mankind. The destruction of the family unit all begins with the destruction of what starts a family - the marriage of a man and a woman. It is hard to find people who have not been divorced and remarried at least once these days. Why? Because, the institution of marriage and family is generally not held in the esteem that God meant for it to be. The family was God's first institution, but today man seems to think it is the worst institution. In the beginning, God created man and woman and joined them together for life. He said in Genesis 3:24, "Therefore man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh." In these words God, instituted the marriage relationship and ordained the family unit. Later, after their transgression, Adam and Eve had children which completed the family unit in its simplest sense. The problem today is that many want marriage and even children, but when things get difficult (even barely difficult) - they want out. This is why divorce rates have skyrocketed over the last 30 years. Irreconcilable differences, money, children, infidelity, and "not what they expected" are all justifications men and women use to end marriages. Ultimately, they amount to a long list of excuses and center around one person, "me." Selfishness is the biggest destroyer of marriages. In turn, the family unit has for the most part come to mean nothing. Children in turmoil and confusion are the consequences of such thinking. They get wrapped up in a vicious cycle of broken homes that only they can choose to break. That is, the average child of a divorced couple will inevitably divorce unless they consciously and determinably choose not to fall prey to the same thing their parents did. This is shameful. Today, if a Christian wants a divorce, they twist the scriptures to fit their desire or they hear a prophecy, or a voice that says, "God doesn't want you to suffer anymore." They try to justify their decision to others because they KNOW they're guilty. These fine Christian people, ministers, pastors, prophets, and evangelists come up with all sorts of wild ideas why it's okay to divorce. But, there truly are few good reasons to divorce. We marry "until death us do part" - binding our bodies, our flesh, together while those bodies live. The commitment then, is generally envisaged to end on death, and not until then. There is no marriage in heaven. The "one flesh" that the Bible describes is figurative of the union between Christ and the Church, and shows that a husband must love his wife as Christ loves the Church, and that a wife must submit to her husband as the Church must submit to Christ 6. The "One Flesh" scriptures and the duty of marriage: Every sexual liaison, whether within marriage or not, carries with it that mysterious deep bonding process of becoming "one flesh" with the other person. (Divorce is terribly painful partly because of the violent ripping apart of this "one flesh" bond-- a tearing apart which goes to the core of one's being). Genesis 2 vv 21-24 21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; 22 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. 23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. 24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. Matthew 19 : 4-6 4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, 5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? 6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. Mark 10 6-9 6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. 7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; 8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. 9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 1 Corinthians 6 : 15-17 15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid. 16 What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh. 17 But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. 1 Corinthians 7 : 2-5 2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. 3 Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. 4 The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife. 5 Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. Ephesians 5 : 22-33 22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. 24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. 28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. 29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: 30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. 31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. 32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. 33 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband. But being one flesh can include more than sex, the physical act of intercourse. It means the sharing of life, not just bodies and material possessions, but thoughts and dreams, joys and sufferings, hopes and fears, successes and failures. In short, it's being one soul as well as one body. The husband who loves his wife loves himself, nourishing and cherishing her as he would his own flesh. This is what it means to be one flesh. 7.The Biblical concept of "one fleshness" comes up again in the New Testament.:In 1 Corinthians Paul writes, Foods for the stomach and the stomach for foods, but God will destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. And God both raised up the Lord and will also raise us up by His power. Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Certainly not! Or do you not know that he who is joined to a prostitute is one body with her? For "the two," He says, "shall become one flesh." But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him. Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's." (1 Corinthians 5:13-20) The New Testament's several warnings about this are all equally strong--these are matters of life and death as far as Christians are concerned: Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma. But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, must not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks. For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not be partakers with them. For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light. Therefore He says: "Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light." See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is." (Ephesians 5:1-17) Societies are built around stable family structures--it's how God designed things. (1) When young people lack role models for manhood and womanhood and marriage, how can they be expected to build a stable next-generation? God's Word warns us not to fall for these man-made standards of living. 8. Gods Word has not changed: God is today and has always been against His children participating in pre-marital sex! God wants us to have sexual relations with our husband or wife only. 1 Corinthians 7:2 reads "To avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband." God's commands are not always easy to follow. Being an obedient child of God in this area requires you to see this sin the way God sees it. You cannot think of sex as just something exciting and fun to do. You must learn to treasure and respect your body as something that is beautiful and special, a work of art that is only to be shared with one person under God's conditions. You must go to God in prayer and ask for the strength you need to not give in to the temptations of the flesh. You will need to make it a point to not put yourself in situations where you are likely to stumble. And with the help of the Holy Spirit, you will be able to resist the temptation to take part in pre-marital sex. 2 Peter 2:9 tells us, "The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished." So if you truly are a born-again follower of Christ, do as we read in Colossians 3:1-3,5: "If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. Mortify (restrain) your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry." When you are intimate with someone in a sexual way, you are actually becoming one with that person on a deep spiritual level that goes far beyond just temporary thrills. Corinthians 6:15-16 reads, "Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of a harlot? God forbid. What! Know ye not that he which is joined to a harlot is one body? For two, saith he, shall be one flesh." So, again, every time you casually have sexual relations with someone who you are not married to, a little bit of your soul dies in a way. You have given to a stranger something that is valuable and precious. You have allowed this person to steal your wealth, to take away your honor. And Romans 13:12b-14, "Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying: but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof." These commands are important and we should live according to them because God commanded us to, and because we show our love to Christ by being obedient. In John 14:15 Jesus said, "If ye love me, keep my commandments." And 1 John 2:3-5 reads, "And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. " If you say that you are a follower of Christ, yet you are out in the world fornicating and carrying on like all of the lost people of the world, than just maybe you are fooling yourself and you are not really a child of God's! 9: God never desired these things for the family: Malachi 2:13-16 says... And this is the second thing you do: you cover the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping and crying; so He does not regard the offering anymore, nor receive it with goodwill from your hands. 14 Yet you say, "For what reason?" Because the LORD has been witness between you and the wife of your youth, with whom you have dealt treacherously; yet she is your companion and your wife by covenant. 15 But did He not make them one, having a remnant of the Spirit? And why one? He seeks godly offspring. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously with the wife of his youth. 16 "For the LORD God of Israel says that He hates divorce, for it covers one's garment with violence," says the LORD of hosts. "Therefore take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously." It is easy to see why God despises divorce. He stands on high looking down on the destruction of His first institution! He sees children suffering greatly and shedding many tears at the hands of selfish adults who cannot fulfill vows and work out problems! He sees His children break His commands and His children's children learn to do the same! He sees treachery! It is both a wonder and wonderful, that God sent His Son to die for such a sinful and rebellious people. Now look at what the Lord said of marriage in Matthew 5:31-32. Furthermore it has been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.' But I say unto you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality (fornication, jlp) causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery." That's right! The Lord said that we are not to give our wives (spouses, for that matter - God holds no double standard between man and woman - see Mark 10:12) a certificate of divorce! If we do, we cause them to commit adultery. In other words, we cause them to sin and will be personally held accountable (Matthew 18:6-8). Furthermore, anyone who marries someone who is unscripturally divorced, commits adultery. There is only one exception given to this rule, and that is when one is sexually unfaithful (commits fornication outside the marriage relationship) to their spouse. The innocent party who has put their spouse away can remarry, but the guilty party cannot. Notice Matthew 19:3-10. The Pharisees also came to Him, testing Him, and saying to Him, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?" And He answered and said to them, "Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning 'made them male and female,' and said, 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh'? So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate." They said to Him, "Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce, and to put her away?" He said to them, "Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery." His disciples said to Him, "If such is the case of the man with his wife, it is better not to marry." The Lord said it very plainly and simply. What is tolerated today was not so from the beginning and will not be tolerated in the judgment. If we divorce our spouse for any reason except sexual immortality (fornication), and then remarry - we commit adultery! If we marry one who has been divorced and remarried for any reason save sexual immorality - we commit adultery! We know from Galatians 5:19-21, that no adulterer will inherit the kingdom of God! It is that simple! Marriage, while not existing in eternity (Mark 12:25), has eternal consequences. Notice the statement made by those who heard this teaching. They said, "...it was better not to marry." The Lord did not disagree, but knew that some could not keep this saying - so marriage, when properly esteemed is left honorable in the sight of God and man (Hebrews 13:4). Overall, what this says is that the marital commitment is a serious one and is never to be taken lightly. It is a life-long commitment (Romans 7:1-3)! When two people are lawfully married, God recognizes that union and joins them together (Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5; Ephesians 5:31). In Matthew 19:6, the Lord said, "Therefore, what God has joined together, let no man put asunder." This is a command of the Lord given in regards to marriage. Nevertheless, God joins two together in the marital relationship and they stay bound until death do them part (Romans 7:2; 1 Corinthians 7:39) or until they lawfully end the marriage (because of sexual immorality - fornication - Matthew 19:9), in which case only the innocent party can remarry. Consider what John the Baptist said to Herod, who was, in the sight of God, unlawfully married to his brother's wife, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife" (Mark 6:17). Why did he say this? Because she was still bound to Philip, and could not lawfully be married to Herod. These words were as unpopular then as they are today. Then, it cost John the Baptist his head. Today, many a soul will despise another for teaching the truth. Nevertheless, this is clearly what scripture says we must do if we are in an unlawful relationship. Consider also the example of the woman of Samaria whom Jesus spoke with at Jacob's well (read John 4:15-18). She had been married five times, yet according to the Lord, had no husband. Why is this? Because our ways are not God's ways (Isaiah 55:8-9). Because what we sometimes recognize as a marriage, God recognizes as unlawful. Notice, the Samaritan women knew the error of her way without the Lord's prompting. Once again, what does the scripture say? 10. Those today who are committing adultery: Those today who are committing adultery by living in an unlawful relationship - that is, a marital relationship that God considers adulterous? What must they do to make it right with God? Put simply - repent (Acts 3:19; Acts 8:22; Acts 17:30)! How does one repent of an unlawful marriage? Two ways are revealed in scripture. The first, and ultimately best way, whenever it is possible, is to end the unlawful marriage in the sight of men, and be reconciled to the one whom God knows you are still joined to in His sight (your first lawful marriage - 1 Corinthians 7:10-11). Whenever the first way becomes impossible, because the first spouse does not want to be reconciled, we are left only one choice. We must become a eunuch for the kingdom of heaven's sake (remain unmarried and do not commit fornication - Matthew 19:12; 1 Corinthians 7:11). What if children are involved? This is where things get very emotional and messy, but do not change the law of God. Read the following passages and consider who must come first - God or man: Luke 14:26, Mark 10:29-30 and Matthew 10:37-39. Obviously the children cannot and should not be abandoned, but the unlawful relationship must end if repentance is to prevail! To despise vows made before God and to fulfill the desire of the flesh by living in an unlawful relationship bears serious consequences - the loss of our salvation. In the end, we'll reap the reward of our lives here. Unfortunately, for many, the choice is to reap their reward now in this life and deny the glory awaiting them in heaven. Hopefully, all who find themselves in an unlawful marriage relationship will repent before the everlasting too late! 11:Living together is for married life not before Marriage:God's plan for a successful marriage is that it should be an exclusive sexual relationship with one person, for life. Genesis 2:18-25 describes marriage as a divine institution. God presented Adam with Eve and established the first marriage. Some of Gods purposes for marriage as stated in the Bible are companionship(Genesis 2:18) ,procreation(Genesis 1:28), mutual and undefiled pleasure ( 1 Corinthians 7:4-5,Proverbs 5:18-19 Song of Solomon; Hebrews 13:4), prevention of immorality (1 Corinthians 7:2,5), the serving of Christ as a whole and properly representing the spiritual relationship between Christ and the Church (Ephesians 5:22-33), and the raising of godly descendants (Malachi 2:13-16). The bond of marriage when respected leads to the good of not only the couple and their children, but also to the good of the society as a whole, for the family unit is the building block of any society and nation. Many people in our society live together before marriage to see if they are compatible as they don't want to divorce. This is definitely a sin of fornication in Gods eyes but not in worlds view. Living together is wrong: it is against God's law, and is morally indefensible. Living together shows a total lack of trust, faith and obedience in God and a failure to commit to Him the choosing of a life mate. Living together is nothing but trial and error marriage method. Its like experimenting the relationships. The fact is about 60% of marriages in the US end up in a divorce. Most of the western countries live together in relationship and has been accepted and encouraged in their society. That is why they have highest divorce rates, violence, crimes, broken families, life of promiscuity and drugs, loneliness ,sexual sins, high rates of legal abortion, higher rates of sexually transmitted disease, Neurotic disorders, health risks and many people never marry because they can not find Mr. and Ms Right and Perfect. Directly or indirectly it has contributed for single Parents/families with no Man as a spiritual and family leader to protect their families. Many researchers say that Couples who move in together before marriage hare two times more likely to divorce than couples who marry before living together. Couples who lived together before marriage tend to have poorer-quality marriages than couples who did not cohabitate before marriage. Couples who cohabitate before marriage tend to be less committed to their spouse and less likely to remain faithful than couples who did not cohabitate. Men who cohabit are especially less likely to ever commit to marriage. Couples who cohabitate tend to have less traditional views about marriage which, among other things, tends to weaken their faith and belief in God. Children who live with their parents in cohabitation arrangements tend to have more emotional and/or academic problems than children who live with two married parents. Children whose parents modeled cohabitation are more likely to do the same than children whose parents modeled marriage first. 12.Sex before marriage: is just as wrong as adultery and other forms of sexual immorality, because they all involve having sex with someone you are not married to. Premarital sex is repeatedly condemned in Scripture, along with all other forms of sexual immorality (Acts 15:20; Romans 1:29; 1 Corinthians 5:1; 6:13, 18; 7:2; 10:8; 2 Corinthians 12:21; Galatians 5:19; Ephesians 5:3; Colossians 3:5; 1 Thessalonians 4:3; Jude 7). The Bible promotes complete abstinence outside of (and before) marriage. The Bible tells us over and over again to avoid, flee from, run from temptation - especially sexual immorality. By living with someone of the opposite sex you set yourself up for temptation The Bible tells us to avoid the appearance of evil (1 Thessalonians 5:22; Ephesians 5:3), to flee from immorality, and not to cause anyone to stumble or be offended. "Observe and obey all this words which I command you, that it may go well with you and your children forever, when you do what is good and right in the sight of the Lord your God." (Deuteronomy 12:28) We need to delight in the Lord by finding pleasure in knowing Him and trusting that He will delight us in return. Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart (Psalm 37:4). We need to pray to God day and night with praise and Thanks giving and with supplication and prayers to find a suitable life mate for us. Proverbs 3:6 tells us, In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Marriage, in a Christian's life, should be based on a decision directed by the Holy Spirit. If we will totally commit to do His will we will never be disappointed in the one He sends into our lives. God will bring him/her into our lives as we are in the process of looking, according to His perfect will and timing. If we pray, God will lead us to the person He has for us. If we wait for His timing, we will be given the person who fits best with our background, personality, and desires. We have to trust in Him and His timing (Proverbs 3:5), even when His timing is not our timing. God's timing is perfect, and with faith and patience, we will receive His promises (Hebrews 6:12). If we maintain close fellowship with God, He will lead us and guide us. If a person is walking with the Lord and truly seeking His will, God will lead that person to the spouse He intends. God will lead us to our soul mate if we submit to Him and follow Him. Final word we have to be Godly examples in everything. Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity (1 Timothy 4:12). May God give us the grace and strength to serve him by serving our families. Category: General Christian Articles Tags: Marriage one flesh union or multiple Flesh

Deny ungodliness and pursue Godliness

By: Shaila Touchton | March 25, 2017 Unrepentant, non believers and rebellious person continues to live in sin reject correction and they do not want their evil deeds to come to light because their works are evil and they live in comfortable sinful lifestyle. They are always looking for ways to mock and attack believers and those who are walking in Godly ways (Micah 3:2). Ungodly people are spiritual blinded whose lives are not godly and are always opposed to God and his ways. The Bible says that ungodly people hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the LORD and they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes. They are people who do not put God and his Word first in their life rather they are more into worldly materialism, fun and enjoyment. They decide what is right and wrong out of their own mind and lusts, and reject and despise Gods demands and prohibitions. When you rebuke ungodly he will mock at you or he will find excuses to defend himself. Few among them may also say I am not into religious or spiritual stuff because we are all sinners and there is no one perfect. They are often filled with pride and arrogance, they boast and justify about their sinful lifestyle proudly. As John 12:40 says The Lord has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts--so that their eyes cannot see, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and have me heal them." The counsel of the ungodly is any philosophy, teaching, idea, advises, thoughts, behaviors, lifestyles and attitude that does not come from the Bible and the Holy Spirit rather it comes from evils spirit which is demonic. The way of sinners is the path of ones own will instead of Gods will. God's word says that you need to choose people that will lead you CLOSER to God - evil, ungodly people will corrupt you. Psalm 1:1, Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. There is no sin or habit which cannot be overcome, but sinners continue in sinning and they morally corrupt their surroundings. When we were born into this world, we were born with a sinful nature that opposes the law of God. But when we are born again by the spirit of God, we received a new divine nature that hates sin and we are born of God which we have a new nature that is convicting us of the sin in our life and moving them forward in Gods grace and victory over sin. Isaiah 9:17 Paul encouraged Timothy to be an example to other believers in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity (1 Timothy 4:12). Jesus warns us never to set a bad example and cause others to sin (Romans 14:13, Matthew 18:6, 1Corinthians 8:9-13). People are watching our lives, and we should present a good example (Rom.14:7, 1 Cor. 15:33) Whoever is born of God will not live in sin. (1 John 3:9).We need to hate sin by refusing to take part in it .We should condemn and rebuke the sin and the sinner when we see it. Since sin is of the devil. (1 John 3:8). Sin is to be hated, not excused or taken lightly. It is not hateful to tell a person is in sin. All unrighteousness is a sin.( 1 John 5:17). Saints are made free from sins and have become slaves of righteousness (Romans 6:18).We should never encourage ourselves and others in any evil things which causes us to sin and we should not delight in those who commit sins. Sin is the nature of a wicked and a characteristic of a Devil and who has gone spiritually away from God . We should continuously pray to God at all times to deliver us from all evil And guarding our self not to have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness. The sins are always to be confessed, repented, mourned truly in order to be a righteous before God. Let those who love the LORD hate evil, for he guards the lives of his faithful ones and delivers them from the hand of the wicked. Psalm 97:10. Scripture says to rebuke. In Proverbs 8:13: All who fear the LORD will hate evil. Therefore, I hate pride and arrogance, corruption and perverse speech. Romans 12:9 :Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Brethren, even if anyone is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted. Gal. 6:1 My brethren, if any among you strays from the truth and one turns him back, let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins. Jas. 5:19-20 If your brother sins go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother. Matt. 18:15 Titus 1:13: "This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith. Conclusion: May we all continue to encourage and inspire others to live a Godly life thereby living as children of light which pleases the Lord." (Ephesians 5:8, 10) Category: General Christian Articles Tags: Deny ungodliness and pursue Godliness

Danger of Isolation in the Marriage

By: Shaila Touchton | March 25, 2017 When the marriage turns sour, unhappy and painful most people will try to have a extramarital affairs by being unfaithful to the marriage vows which leads to emotional adultery, and then later into physical adultery. Emotional adultery is unfaithfulness to the spouse in thoughts or heart or cheating on their spouses emotionally. When the spouse of unfaithful person knows the truth he will get hurt and his agony of betrayal is immeasurable and the marriage rips apart. His whole world would have collapsed. To avoid such kind of adultery the spouses need to be affectionate, accountable, understanding and should able to pay attention to their needs. Temptations are opportunities that either it will strengthen us or corrupt us morally which lead us in bad path. When they come along, we are given a choice to either turn away with God's help or surrender to the temptation. We must be spiritually minded to resist temptation, realizing that eternal spiritual values are more important that temporary earthly pleasure or gain. We should never fantasize about sinful thoughts. We can overcome temptation through Prayer, scripture reading, by resisting or avoiding it. If you put your trust in man or woman outside the marriage you are guaranteed to get hurt at some point, someone is going to let you down and deeply disappoint you. "Paul said believers put "no confidence in the flesh" (Philippians 3:3). Much of the hurting and the hopelessness you experience is a result of being let down by someone you trusted or someone close to you. You are trusting in someone or something other than God to bring you happiness and hope. A family with a stable marriage supports healthy socialization, healthy relationships,, healthy society and healthy nation and there by contributing a good morals. I hope the spouses understand each other needs and make God as the centre of marriage and work out their issues by not giving rooms for the devil to destroy their marriage. Category: General Christian Articles Tags: Danger of Isolation of Marriage

Daily Bible confession for Good Health and Healing.

By: Shaila Touchton | March 25, 2017 Jesus is our Physician. There is nothing impossible for him. These powerful verses offer comfort, hope and healing in difficult circumstances. I have personalized healing scriptures use to build your faith and affirm what God has said. Meditate on these, say it all the time, you will be healed in Jesus Name. The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. So fill your Mouth with Life, Not Death. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless your holy Name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all your benefits; you forgive all my iniquities and heal all my diseases. You redeem my life from destruction and crown me with loving-kindness and tender mercies. You satisfy my mouth with good things so that my youth is renewed like the eagle's. You are the Lord who heals me.I will worship and serve You, O LORD my GOD, for You will bless my food and water. You will take away sickness from me. You will fulfill the number of my days. And You,O LORD, will take away from me all sickness, and will not inflict on me any of the terrible diseases I knew in Egypt. The tongue has the power of life and death, Hence I declare I am blessed and the Lord takes sickness away from me. God has set before me life and death; therefore, I choose life so that I may live and love the Lord my God, listen to His voice, and hold fast to Him. For the Lord is my life and He will give me many years. The eye of the Lord is upon me and He delivers my soul from death and keeps me alive in times of famine. God sends His Word and heals me. I meditate on His Word day and night and it is health and medicine to my body. The Lord restores health to me and heals me of my wounds. I will be well again. Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever. If He healed people yesterday, He will heal me today. I will not die but live and will proclaim his goodness in my life. LORD, I KNOW that you will restore my health to me, and you will heal me of any wounds, because this is what you said. I have faith in the power of the Blood of Jesus and the Word of God to provide protection for my spirit, soul, body, family, home, and everything that concerns me. When I submit myself to the Word of God, resist the devil, and exercise faith in the power of the Blood, the wicked one cannot touch me. I believe I receive my total healing in Jesus Name when I pray. I have complete confidence in Your healing power to restore my health. I will exercise my faith, even if I experience pain and symptoms. I will not let natural unbelief be a counter weight to my faith I am submitting to God's Word. I am resisting sickness. I am actively fighting against all disease. When I am fighting sickness or disease, I am doing God's will. I am the Body of Christ. My body is the house of God. God lives in me and I belong to Him. I've been bought with the price of the blood of Jesus, so I glorify God in my body and in my spirit. I present my body as a living sacrifice to God - holy, devoted, and consecrated to please Him, which is a part of my spiritual worship to Him. I am not conformed to this world's way of thinking, but I am continually being transformed by the renewing of my mind to His Word so that I can prove what the good is, the acceptable, and the perfect will of God in my life. No weapon formed against me shall prosper and every tongue that rises against me is condemned or shown to be wrong and stopped. This is the heritage God has given me as a servant of the Lord and my righteousness is of Him. I take the authority that is mine in the Name of Jesus and I command my body to get in line with God's Word right now and function in the perfection that God created it to function. Jesus Christ is Lord over my life - spirit, soul and body. I have received the power of God to make me sound, whole, delivered, saved and healed. Sickness, disease, pain, I resist you in the Name of Jesus. You are not the will of God. Jesus bore my sickness, weakness and pain, and I am forever free! I will exalt the LORD at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.Amen Category: Healing Tags: Daily confession for health and healing

A Handy Reference of Psalms List

By: Shaila Touchton | March 22, 2017 On knowing God 9 16 17 23 25 27 29 40 41 46 54 56 57 59 62 63 68 73 76 84 91 92 97 111 138 143 145 149 Lord is my shepeard 23 how high above us God is 77 92 97 99 108 113 144 how God created the earth and the universe 8 19 29 33 65 104 124 135 136 148 Gods thoughts 40 92 113 139 God appreciates you 134 147 149 When you want to be closer to God 42 61 63 70 84 99 119 131 143 Jesus dying on the cross 22 85 98 When you want to tell people about God 9 40 71 67 92 96 105 145 149 When you want to put God first 40 84 86 95 97 103 115 127 132 135 Wanting to live right 5 14 15 17 19 25 32 40 51 53 86 90 101 119 141 143 God helps you live right 1 26 32 81 108 111 122 127 128 144 When you wonder if living right is worth it 1 15 24 37 39 73 75 109 112 126 128 When you need encouragement to do the right thing 1 101 Needing help to know the right things to do 5 16 19 25 32 81 86 119 141 143 you can live up to Gods standards and earn your way to heaven 14 53 being saved and received into heaven by God 49 85 87 Having a really bad day 88 102 When life gets too complicated or difficult 11 25 46 61 124 131 142 When youre sick bad 6 41 your life will be good 1 25 37 39 60 75 80 90 102 124 125 126 128 138 142 143 When you think your life will never be good 4 13 25 74 77 107 you need God to help you get things right 5 14 19 48 53 60 81 90 101 108 115 127 139 141 143 When you feel really guilty 14 32 38 51 53 103 143 When youve sinned and tried to cover it up 32 51 When you need to confess your sin 32 38 51 When youre suffering because of your sin 38 41 51 89 107 143 Needing forgiveness 19 22 25 32 39 51 85 99 103 106 130 143 your sin and its consequences 5 14 53 78 79 81 101 106 107 141 143 When youre bothered by your unintentional sins 19 39 God forgives you 32 41 65 86 99 103 106 107 130 affected by your familys sin 79 106 When you need help with your mouth 141 When you need help with your thoughts and desires 19 141 When people are leading you wrong 5 101 143 When friends betray you 35 41 55 Feeling like you cant trust anyone 12 55 Wanting faithful friends 26 101 141 When youre glad you have your friends 122 133 God is your God 16 20 37 48 67 84 92 95 99 104 113 135 144 145 147 149 you belong to God 40 65 87 95 100 114 149 Happy to be His child 68 87 131 God is with you 16 18 21 23 34 37 41 46 68 73 91 108 121 125 138 139 144 145 God is for you 9 17 21 27 56 68 89 91 92 103 109 114 115 118 124 138 147 Thankful that God watches you 34 56 91 113 121 139 God knows what youre going through 31 34 God wants you to spend time with Him 27 105 116 When you want to be close to God 25 27 Thankful that God answers prayer 3 4 9 17 18 20 21 28 31 34 40 54 65 66 81 86 91 99 102 107 116 118 120 138 145 To ask God to hear and answer your prayer 4 5 17 27 28 39 54 55 61 69 86 102 119 123 130 141 142 143 To pray for others 69 To ask God to take up for you (or for friends) 9 10 35 44 59 60 64 109 120 123 When youre thankful God listens to you 27 31 34 55 61 99 116 When youre glad God showed you in your life how awesome He is 17 18 20 21 28 66 106 111 126 138 God takes vengeance 45 58 59 94 109 When you are upset at liars 4 5 10 12 31 35 50 52 58 63 64 109 120 When you are at hypocrites 26 50 About anger 4 When you are upset being a hypocrite 101 with religion 40 50 Upset at injustice 10 14 45 53 76 82 94 When youve been cheated 41 When youre angry at evil governments and politicians 2 45 76 82 146 About cliques and racism 117 118 About anti-Semitism 83 129 why good people suffer and bad people dont 10 73 frustrated with evil people getting away with their evil 10 36 37 50 52 58 59 94 146 On envy 37 73 When you think nothing can touch you 30 66 91 108 125 If you worry about what people think about you 20 If you boast too much 20 52 53 75 If you want something to boast about 20 108 135 When you need some humility 14 30 39 53 107 108 127 When youre humble 39 60 76 106 108 131 132 134 When you need security 4 16 27 46 56 91 121 125 139 When youre not confident in yourself 14 25 39 53 60 108 125 127 130 131 141 143 When you need confidence 20 71 112 138 When you need strength 84 About fear and courage 3 27 46 56 57 91 112 118 When youre afraid to go to school 49 55 120 When people twist your words 56 When people are spoiling your reputation 4 7 27 31 35 41 44 62 64 109 119 140 When people are cutting you down 57 69 80 102 123 Being punished or threatened for something you didnt do 7 27 35 59 69 120 When youre put down for being a Christian 44 69 83 119 129 When youre put down for being Jewish 83 114 119 120 123 129 When a gang is after you 3 11 17 27 35 56 59 83 118 120 129 140 When the crowd is on you 49 When you need protection 3 5 17 23 25 40 44 55 59 61 120 140 143 70 God protects you 3 23 27 36 46 57 62 66 71 91 115 118 121 125 129 144 When youre thankful God protected you and brought you out of a bad situation 18 34 56 66 103 107 116 124 God takes up for the weak (or for you) 9 12 17 31 35 45 59 64 72 76 83 94 107 109 113 116 118 129 140 146 God is strong 18 21 24 29 33 35 46 54 57 59 62 65 68 76 89 93 97 99 108 114 125 135 147 God is loving 21 23 33 36 59 68 86 89 100 103 106 116 118 130 136 138 145 146 God is righteous 36 45 65 89 92 96 98 99 God is just 9 10 17 52 72 75 82 99 109 God rules 2 9 21 24 33 45 46 47 48 62 72 75 76 82 87 93 96 97 99 103 108 113 123 125 135 145 146 God doesnt change or get weak 135 Gods in control of the future 33 46 102 110 125 God knows the way to go 16 19 32 81 108 111 142 To ask God to show you the way to go 5 25 43 61 86 139 141 142 143 When youve been waiting a long time for God to act 37 126 Looking forward to Judgment Day 2 50 75 76 82 87 96 98 Jesus is coming back 2 24 45 47 72 76 82 96 98 110 146 150 When youre glad Jesus came 85 98 When youre down 6 9 13 25 42 69 70 88 89 102 107 113 116 126 142 When you feel nobody cares about you 88 134 142 When you feel Gods forgotten you 13 42 44 74 102 134 138 When you feel Gods rejected you 43 60 74 77 80 88 108 When you need God, but He seems far away 10 42 61 63 70 77 143 When youve been crying 6 31 42 43 56 69 80 88 107 116 126 When your hearts broken 34 When youre lonely 25 When you feel like being by yourself 11 55 When you think you dont belong 118 120 137 142 146 147 After moving (when you wish you didnt) 120 137 When you feel trapped 66 142 When youre feeling small 8 39 90 108 113 131 134 138 Feeling like a loser 14 53 60 About trusting God 9 12 33 37 49 65 66 78 81 84 85 91 95 108 112 115 119 121 125 127 To trust and hope in God when youre down 9 13 25 42 43 60 86 102 112 113 126 130 Trusting God in a difficult situation 4 11 13 23 25 27 28 31 34 46 54 55 56 57 59 61 62 89 91 94 102 105 107 123 138 143 To be hopeful in tough situations 42 43 54 57 138 When you love His word 1 12 19 33 111 119 147 To thank God for doing His word 12 56 111 138 147 To thank God for being good to you 16 18 21 23 36 65 66 67 84 86 92 100 103 113 116 126 138 145 147 To tell God you love Him 18 116 145 To cut loose and praise God 92 98 113 135 145 148 149 150 When you want (or dont want) to go to church 100 122 God is good to You in this life, not just in heaven 27 36 103 138 Thinking about how God takes bad things and uses them for good 66 105 112 126 For really long road trips 119 When you only have time for a short Bible study 100 117 123 131 134 When world seems bigger than God 90 Category: General Christian Articles Tags: Psalms list

Beware of the mark of beast

By: Shaila Touchton | March 23, 2017 A dragon with seven heads with seven crowns and ten horns will appear He is a beast, antichrist ascending from the bottomless pit. He Will Come As a Man of Peace and a Man of Power He will make a 7 year peace treaty with the nation of Israel Halfway through his seven-year reign, He will break the covenant. With the purpose of attacking God and God's people. His identification number is 666 He will mark 666 on all his followers which is called Mark of beast. It will be an end times identification mark by the Antichrist in order to buy or sell. The mark of the beast will be placed upon all who worship the antichrist All people will worship him and receive a mark on their hands or upon their foreheads God's people will reject the mark of the Beast Mark of the beast is the sign of the terrible judgments from God for the last days. Antichrist will gain total economic and religious control of the entire world. Whoever takes the mark or the name of the beast or worships him will be damned for eternity. He will persecute God's chosen people, the Jews, and the nation of Israel. He will appear as a lamb speaks as a dragon and does false miracles by the spirits of devils. He rejected Jesus Christ and claims to be God. At the end of tribulation, Christ will come again and destroy the beast. Satan will be bound and unable to influence mankind. And Christ will set up His Kingdom on earth that shall never be destroyed. A thousand years of peace on earth called Millennium. Category: My Christian Poems Tags: Mark of the beast

Beware of the signs of coming of Antichrist

By: Shaila Touchton | March 23, 2017 Antichrist denies that Jesus Christ is God who came in the flesh He Opposes God and Exalts himself above God He is the beast rising up out of the sea, having 7heads and 10 horns Upon his horns 10 crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy He is the Beast with the number 666 He is the man of sin, the son of perdition The Man of Lawlessness and who change times and laws He is the deceiver of the elect and Wolf in sheep's clothing He comes in peace and obtains the kingdom by flatteries By peace he shall destroy many He will subdue three kings and is different from the other kings He will rise from obscurity and speak boastfully He will blaspheme God, slandering His Name and dwelling place He will not be succeeded by another earthly ruler, but by Christ He will claim to be greater than any god and he himself claims to be God He will be worshipped by many people His power shall be mighty, shall corrupt and destroy the mighty men and the holy people He was given freedom to exert his authority and to exercise his will during forty-two months. He will not regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god He receives a deadly wound and makes a war with saints of God He enters into the temple in Jerusalem on at least one occasion. He will have a false prophet who performs signs and wonders Like calling fire down from heaven and making a statue of a man speak He causes the whole world to worship him or be killed. He will conquer lands with his military power He will put an end to Jewish sacrifice He will hate a nation initially that will have some control over his kingdom But will eventually destroy this nation He will make himself known during the seven-year Tribulation period He will bind people and make them political, religious, and economic slaves of the kingdom of darkness. He will promote sin and unrighteousness on earth. He will be economic dictator, Leader of a one world government and religion. He will be leader and ruler of Babylon the Great during end times He shall bring a 7 year peace treaty 3 and half years into that treaty he shall break it and make war The Battle of Armageddon shall occur during his reign During this army man will march from the east towards Israel. His kingdom shall be most likely divided up into 10 regions He will destroy powerful leaders and devastate the holy people His armies coming against Israel at the beginning of the Great Tribulation At the end of the Great Tribulation, Christ will return To establish His Kingdom on earth and to destroy the Antichrist. Category: My Christian Poems Tags: Signs of Antichrist

16 Signs of true conversion in Christ Jesus!

By: Shaila Touchton | March 25, 2017 The power of Gods Spirit dwelling in us WILL change us to be become more godly and to like more godlier things instead of just merely “professing Christ as Lord and Savior. 1.A true conversion in Christ Jesus Will display the fruits of the Spirit and fruit of righteousness in their lives such as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. 2.A true conversion in Christ Jesus will be blameless and upright man, fearing God and turning away from evil. 3.A true conversion in Christ Jesus will pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness. 4.A true conversion in Christ Jesus will be dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. 5.A true conversion in Christ Jesus will say No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and lives a self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while he waits for the blessed hope the glorious appearing of great God and Savior, Jesus Christ 6. A true conversion in Christ Jesus will behave decently, as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. Rather he clothe himself with the Lord Jesus Christ. 7. A true conversion in Christ Jesus will have a Fruit of Repentance ,Fruit of Thanksgiving,Fruit of Good Works (Colossians 1:10), Fruit of Repentance (Matthew 3:8). 8. A true conversion in Christ Jesus will not show the works of the flesh such as adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissentions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness and revelries. 9. A true conversion in Christ Jesus will Love the Lord with all their soul, mind and heart. 10. A true conversion in Christ Jesus will seek first God’s Kingdom, NOT Worldly Wealth & Possessions 11. A true conversion in Christ Jesus will take every opportunity To Do Good & Preach the Gospel. 12. A true conversion in Christ Jesus will be the doers of the word not just hearers only. 13. A true conversion in Christ Jesus will avoid all perverse talk and corrupted speech. 14. A true conversion in Christ Jesus will put on the Full Armor of God Endures Hardships, Sufferings, and Trials through Christ by resisting sin and temptations. 15. A true conversion in Christ Jesus will Love God's Commandments & Obey God's Word And in His law they meditates day and night. 16. A true conversion in Christ Jesus will Pursue Holiness in Everything they Do and Acknowledge & Obey Gods will for Their Lives May the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and keep you as you seek to walk with Him! Category: General Christian Articles Tags: True conversion in Christ Jesus