QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Should Christians Study Other Religions?

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Understanding a World of Beliefs It's more important than ever for Christians to understand world religions and cults, for many of them have grown in such significance that they have helped the culture lurch into increased secularization. And then armed with this helpful background, Christians can better reach secularized people with biblical truths, especially the saving gospel message. One religion that has grown in numbers and cultural significance is atheism. Now, why would we even call atheism a religion?   Find Out More →   Get Equipped World Religions and Cults Vol. 1 Buy Now 〉

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JOHN R. RICE QUOTES OF THE WEEK

Not a single Scripture ever gives you the right to judge any one as to heart and motive or whether they are saved. - John R. Rice [page 104, Dr. Rice, Here Are More Questions...]

That there are unsaved people in the churches I have not a doubt. The Bible expressly teaches that there would be. The parable of the tares and of the net in Matthew 13, the parable of the wedding in Matthew 22, and the parable of the ten virgins in Matthew 25 clearly are intended to show that many claim to be saved, or expect to reach Heaven, who have false hopes and are lost. But we are expressly taught that we are not to judge which are tares and which are wheat, lest we root up the wheat also, thinking it tares (Matt. 13:29, 30). YOU DO NOT KNOW WHO IS SAVED AND WHO IS LOST. TO DARE SAY YOU DO IS A SIN, violating the plain command of Christ. - John R. Rice [page 104, Dr. Rice, Here Are More Questions...]

Much of our criticism is not on the facts but on our interpretation of the facts. Figures, it is true, do not lie, but our interpretation of the figures may lie and our interpretation will be colored by our love. Love covers the multitude of sins. - John R. Rice

Do you remember the case of the king who had a steward who owed him ten thousand talents and could not pay? The king, Jesus said, frankly forgave him all. But this lord had a servant who owed him a hundred pence. He went and seized him by the throat and cast him in prison until he should pay him all. The servants were sorry, and when the king heard about it he was greatly angered and cast this ungrateful man into prison until he, too, should pay all he owed. And Jesus said, "...So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses" (Matt. 18:35). How sinful, then, it is in God's sight for us not to love those whom Jesus loved and forgave. What a blessed trade it is, what a holy bargain for us when we receive complete forgiveness for all our sins and God simply asks us to forgive others their small sins against us. Yes, love truly covers the multitude of sins, our own sins as well as our brother's. - John R. Rice [page 109, Dr. Rice, Here Are More Questions...]

One who does not believe what the Bible teaches about Jesus Christ, "the doctrine of Christ," according to II John 9-11 "hath not God," is not converted, is not a Christian; therefore he should not be counted a Christian. - John R. Rice [page 145, Dr. Rice, Here Are More Questions...]

Those who hold to "the faith of the Gospel," according to Philippians 1:27, those who believe in the deity, the virgin birth, miraculous life, atoning death and bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ, and in the inspiration of the Scriptures in which these things are clearly revealed from God and who have personally trusted Christ as Saviour are Christians worthy of our fellowship, and should be called Christians. - John R. Rice [page 145, Dr. Rice, Here Are More Questions...]

Those who are "weak in the faith" are to be received as Christian brethren if they are "in the faith" of those great essentials, even though they may be weak on lesser matters, according to Romans 14:1, "Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations." And so in Psalm 119:63 the psalmist says, "I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts." So a Christian should have fellowship, when possible, with born-again Christian people even though they may not agree on every lesser detail. - John R. Rice [page 145, Dr. Rice, Here Are More Questions...]

DEATH TO SELF

A.C. Gaebelein noticed a unique sign in a clothes dyeing establishment which read:

I live to dye, I dye to live.

The more I dye, the more I live,

The more I live the more I dye.

Read these words aloud and you will hear a great spiritual truth. Then turn in your Bible and read Galatians 2:20 to see how Paul expressed it many centuries ago. - Unknown source.

DEALING WITH THE DEVIL

REVELATION 20


　
DEALING WITH THE DEVIL

　
Pastor Rick Jackson

　

I. DONE DEAL [v. 1-3]

　
1. The Devil Defeated [v. 1]

　
2. The Devil Detained [v. 2]

　
3. The Devil Defined [v. 3]

　

II. NO DEAL [v. 4-6]

　
1. They are Reigning [v. 4-6]

　
2. They are Resurrected [v. 4-6]

　
3. They are Redeemed [v. 6]

　

III. REAL DEAL [v. 7-15]

　
1. The Sinful Deluded [v. 7-9]

　
2. The Serpent Damned [v. 10, Isaiah 14:12-17]

　
3. The Second Death [v. 11-15]

Success is by Obedience

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Share Share Jeremiah 1:8 Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD. Success is by Obedience Nothing is ever accomplished by doing nothing. This fall, I have had the privilege of meeting a number of people who are very gifted and proficient in what they do. They will tell you it takes a lot of hard work to accomplish anything. But the greatest accomplishments are attained by obedience and not by ambition. Now, God is obliged to empower our obedience, but He is not obliged to honor our ambitions. God never lacks for vision, so do we honestly think that we have higher ambitions than God has? No, but we displace God's vision when we live our own ambitions without regard to His. Obedience to God is not an excuse for failure. It is our measure of success. Take the case of Jeremiah. The Bible talks of Jeremiah and it also talks about the great kings whom he addressed. Who was a success in God's eyes, the kings or Jeremiah? If ambition is the measure of success then the kings were, if obedience is the measure of success than Jeremiah was. Notice the elements of Jeremiah's story that make it Scripture-worthy. God's Word- The Bible says, "The words of Jeremiah." Verse 2 says, "To whom the word of the LORD came…" Right away we find that what Jeremiah had to say was not of his own ambition. These were God's ideas, God's Words that were in Jeremiah's mouth. We should be more taken with what God says than with what we can say about what God says. God's creation- Success is living in obedience to God's claims on your life. God said in verse 5, "Before I formed thee… I knew thee… I sanctified thee…and I ordained thee." God made Jeremiah for a reason. God has made you for a reason, as well. God's purpose- Jeremiah protested that he could not speak, but God told Jeremiah to go where God sent him and to say what God told him. God saw more than Jeremiah could see. God did more than Jeremiah could do. God can see well into the future, and God is sufficient for anything there. God never lacks for ambition, so just get connected to what His purpose is. God's strength- In verse 8 God says, "Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee." Then the Bible tells us that He touched Jeremiah's mouth and Jeremiah was able to speak. God rarely says to a weak person, "You can do it." Instead He says, "I am with you." If God is with you, you can do what you cannot do because God does it through you. God has an opinion about our lives and about this day. Let's find out what it is. Prayer Requests: -Meetings this week in Taylors, SC and Smyrna, GA - Men's Challenge- November 5-7 Thank You from Brother Wil Storm Damage Repairs Enjoy more devotionals, sermon audio, and articles on our website! Read Past Devotionals This message by firstlight@billriceranch.org Bill Rice Ranch 627 Bill Rice Ranch Road, Murfreesboro, TN

JOEL'S MESSAGE

JOEL 2

JOEL’S THREE-FOLD MESSAGE

Pastor Rick Jackson

Joel’s message had three times in view- the current locusts crisis, the coming Assyrian invasion, and the final Day of the Lord scenario. Joel was the first of what we call the “writing” prophets and his messahe is far-reaching.

I. A BAD DAY [v. 1-11]

1. The Day of Darkness [v. 1-2]

2. The Day of Desolation [v. 3-4]

3. A Day of Devouring [v. 5-11]

II. A GOOD WAY [v. 12-20]

1. Humility & Prayer [v. 12-13]

2. Seeking God’s Face & Favor [v. 16-17]

3. Finding God’s Grace & Mercy [v. 18-20, 2 Chron. 7:14]

III. AFTER THE FRAY [v. 21-30]

1. Earthly Millennial Blessings [v. 21-27]

2. Spiritual Millennial Blessings [v. 28-29]

3. Darkness Before the Dawn [v. 30-31]

WHAT'S YOUR EMPHASIS?

HEY! SOMEBODY HAS TO GET THE DONKEY

MATTHEW 20:20-28

Pastor Rick Jackson [from an idea by Norris Belcher]

I. THE EMPHASIS OF CHRIST [Mt. 20:17-19]

1. God’s Plan for Mankind [v. 17-18, Acts 2:23]

2. God’s Payment for Man’s Sin [v. 19, Acts 2:23-24]

3. God’s Power for Man’s Salvation [v. 19, Rm. 1:16, 1 Cor. 15]

II. THE EMPHASIS OF MAN [Mt. 20:20-28]

1. Position [v. 20-21]

2. Perception [v. 22]

3. Potential [v. 23-28]

III. THE EMPHASIS OF GOD’S SERVANT [Mt. 21:1-11]

1. Listen [v. 1-5, 20:25-28]

2. Obey [v. 6]

3. Give God the Glory [v. 7-11]