1 John Chapter 1

 

1 John Chapter 1

 

1:1-4 Introduction: In this epistle Paul does not introduce himself so it must have been delivered by someone who knew John to people who knew John.

:1-3 Personal testimony – John knew JESUS in the flesh as one of the 12 JESUS  called to be His disciples (Matthew 10:1-4). He also knew JESUS in the supernatural by his experience with Peter and James on the Mount of Transfiguration (Matthew 17:1-9). Then John knew JESUS in the SPIRIT after His Resurrection (Mark 16:14-18), so when John talks about JESUS he knew JESUS more than most in His day and more than all of us since.

:4 It is important for us as Believers in JESUS to understand what John, Paul, Peter, James and Jude wrote and how that applies to our life!

 

1:5-7 GOD is Light!

:5 No darkness (Psalm 139:1-12; Daniel 2 ;20-23; John 1:1-5; 1 Timothy 6:16).

:6 Do not lie (Psalm 107:10-16; Matthew 6:19-24; John 3:16-21).

:7 Walk in Light (Isaiah 2:5, 60:1-3; Matthew 5:13-16; 1 Corinthians 6:11; Hebrews 9:11-15).

 

1:8-10 Do not sin!

:8-9 Do not lie (Proverbs 28:13; Isaiah 1:18-20; Acts 2:38-39)

:10 GOD does not lie! Do not make Him a liar! (Numbers 23:19; Titus 1:1-3; 1 John 5:10 )

 

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2 Peter Chapter 1

 

2 Peter Chapter 3

 

2 Peter 1:1 “To those who have obtained like precious Faith with us by the Righteousness of our GOD and Savior JESUS CHRIST.”

 

3:1-6 Remember what you learned:

:1-2 (2 Peter 1:13-15, 19-21; Jude :17-19

:3 (2 Peter 2:10)

:4 (Genesis 3:14-15)

:5 (Romans 1:18-23)

:6-7 (Genesis 7; 2 Peter 3:10-13.; Revelation 21:1)

 

3:8-9 GOD’s Promise is not slack:

:8-9 (Psalm 90:4; Ezekiel 33:9-11; 2 Corinthians 5:18-21)

 

3:10-13 The Day of JEHOVAH:

:10 (Matthew 24:42, 25:13; Revelation 3:3, 16:15)

:11-12 (1 Peter 1:13-16; 2 Corinthians 6:11-7:1)

:13 (John 14:1-2; Hebrews 11:16, 13:14-17; Revelation 21:1)

 

3:14-18 Be steadfast:

:14-16 (1 Corinthians 1:4-9, 15:57-58; Romans 2:1-11; 2 Timothy 3:16-17)

:17-18  (Mark 13:21-23; Ephesians 4:11-16; Romans 11:34-36)

 

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2 Peter Chapter 2

 

2 Peter Chapter 2

 

2 Peter 1:1 “To those who have obtained like precious Faith with us by the Righteousness of our GOD and Savior JESUS CHRIST.”

2:1-3 Destructive Doctrines: (1 Tmothy 4:1-5; 2 Timothy 3; Revelation 16:12-16).

 

2:4-17 Doom of false prophets:

:4“For if GOD did not spare the angels who sinned but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be preserved for judgment;” Hell = Tartarŏs: (the deepest abys of Hades); to incarcerate in eternal torment – cast down to hell. (This is the only place in the Bible where this word is used.)

:8 (:15)

:9  (Matthew 6:13; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22)

:10-13a (Romans 6:23; Jude :4-11)

:13b-17 (John 4:13-14, 7:37-39; Jude :11-15

 

2:18-22 Deceptions of false teachers:

:18 (1 John 5:1617)

:19 (John 8:34-36)

:20-22 (Matthew 12:43-45; Romans 1:18-32; Galatians 5:19-21; Hebrews 6:4-8)

 

https://youtu.be/ulr3OLPTQqo

2 Peter Chapter 1

 

2 Peter Chapter 1

 

2 Peter 1:1 “Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of JESUS CHRIST. To those who have obtained like precious Faith with us by the Righteousness of our GOD and Savior JESUS CHRIST.” (2 Corinthians 5:21)

 

1:2-4 Grace and Peace:

:2-3 (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14; 1 Thessalonians 2:10-12).

:4 (2 Corinthians 1:20-22, 7:1; Philippians 4:8-9).

 

1:5-12 Fruitful growth in the Faith:

:5-6  (2 Peter 3:17-18).

:6 perseverance = patience

:7 (Galatians 6:9-10).

:8 (John 15:1-2, 7-8; barren = useless).

:9 (1 John 2:9-11).

:10-11 (Philippians 2:12-14; 1 John 3:16-19).

:12 (Philippians 3:1; 1 John 1:12-14).

 

1:13-15 Peter’s approaching death:

Every one of the apostles, except John died as a martyr!

:13 (2 Corinthians 5:1-4; 2 Peter 3:1; tent = body).

:14-15 (Mark 10:35-39; John 13:36, 21:18-19; 2 Timothy 4:6; put off = die and leave this body; decrease = Literally exodus, depart).

 

1:16-21 True Prophesy:

:16-18 (1 Corinthians 1:17-19; Ephesians 1:15-23; 2 Timothy 3:16;  Matthew 17:1-5; John 20:30-31).

:19-21 (John 1:1-9; Revelation 2:28, 22:6, 16).

 

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Corruption In The Church! Part 3

 

Corruption In The Church!

Part  3

 

False teaching:

1. Rapture is before the Great Tribulation; 1 Corinthians 15:50-58 (52) “In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound and the dead will be raised incorruptible and we shall be changed.” Revelation 11:14-19 (14-15) “The second woe is past! Behold! The third woe is coming quickly! Then the seventh angel sounded and there were loud voices in Heaven saying, ‘The kingdoms of the world have become the kingdoms of our LORD and His CHRIST and He shall Reign Forever and Ever!’”

 

2. Escapism;1 Corinthians 10:13 “No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but GOD is faithful Who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.” This sounds like an escape from temptation, that is not what JESUS and the  apostles teach about temptation (James 1:2-4, 12-18; 1 Peter 2:18-25, 3:13-17, 4:12-19) There are Believers that do not want to be tempted, but temptation is part of being alive, JESUS was tempted (Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13; Hebrews 4:14-16). If we escape a temptation rather than overcome it we will face that temptation again (Matthew 10:21-22, 24:13; Mark 13:13; 1 John 2:13-14; Revelation 12:11). JESUS said to every Church, “To him who overcomes I will…” (Revelation 2 and 3).

Escapism; Matthew 24:22 “And unless those days were shortened no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s (chosen ones) sake those days will be shortened.” (Isaiah 65:8-9; Mark 13:19-20; Luke 21:34-36) The Rapture is taught as an escape for Believers from the Great Tribulation, but tribulation is in our calling (Matthew 5:10-12, 24:21). The Rapture comes at the last Trumpet (2 Thessalonians 1)

 

3. Wealth for all (prosperity doctrine or the good life doctrine); Reciprocity is a real thing, you cannot out give GOD is a true statement, but the only people getting rich from teaching that “If you give, GOD will Bless it (double it), give it back to you 100 fold”, are the ones preaching and teaching it.  GOD does not make everyone rich (wealthy), in fact most Believers never get rich or wealthy enough to retire young and live the good life. Why? Because GOD does not call us to live the good life, He Calls us to live the Obedient Life. GOD does give wealth to those who He trusts to do the Work of The Kingdom in the earth, giving them specific responsibilities. There are Believers who gain wealth on their own and GOD will use and Bless them if they use it for His Kingdom Work. JESUS spoke Blessings on the poor and judgment on the rich (Matthew 6:1-4, 19-24, 31-34, 7:7-12, 19:16-30, 20:1-16; Luke 19:11-27 it was up to the servants to increase their masters investment in themselves; John 12:1-8)

 

Not believing JESUS is born of a virgin: If you do not believe that JESUS was Born of a virgin, then you do not believe that He is The Son of GOD, JESUS was Born of GOD not of man (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 1:26-35; John 1:1-18).

 

Not believing JESUS rose from the dead: Romans 10:8-10 says, “If you Confess with your mouth that JESUS is the Son of GOD and Believe in your heart that GOD Raised Him from the dead, you will be Saved.” If you deny that JESUS rose from the dead than you have no basis to Believe that He Saved you from your sin! (Matthew 28:1-15; Mark 16:1-13; Luke 24:1-43; John 20:1-21:19; Romans 6:1-6, 8:10-11; 1 Corinthians 15:1-8; Ephesians 2:4-10)

 

Promoting abortion: JEHOVAH GOD is the creator of Life; He created Adam from the dust of the earth and breathed into Him Life. Then He took from Adam’s essence and created Eve, then He joined them together and told them to populate the earth and take care of it. (Genesis 1-2) GOD commanded us not to murder (Exodus 20:13 the 6^th Commandment) Exodus 21:22-23 is about a pregnant woman and her child. If an accidental death requires the man’s life how much more a purposeful murder by abortion?

 

Promoting gay marriage: JEHOVAH GOD is the creator of Life; He created Adam from the dust of the earth and breathed into Him Life. Then He took from Adam’s essence and created Eve, then He joined them together in marriage and told them to populate the earth and take care of it (Genesis 2). GOD condemns homosexuality (Leviticus 20:13; Romans 1:18-[26-27]-32; 1 Corinthians 6:911). In Genesis 19 we have the story of Lot in Sodom (:4-5, 8, 13-14). So GOD instituted marriage between one man and one woman and condemned homosexuality!

 

Promoting Islam or any other religion over Israel: Exodus 20:3-6 “You shall have no other gods before Me!” Self-explanatory! Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, etc. all promote a different god than JEHOVAH GOD.

 

Promoting Socialism over Biblical teaching: Socialism is an atheistic form of government, it rejects and persecutes Christianity, Judaism, Islam and every other form of religion! Socialism and its big brother Communism give no freedoms to anyone except the ruling class themselves. Socialism, Communism and Fascism all are anti-christ governments.

 

Study Romans 12 and 13 which cover most of these things!

https://youtu.be/aWkrJS8hpRc

Corruption In The Church! Part 2

 

Corruption In The Church!

Part 2

 

Religious Political Posturing:

All of us have known religious people, people who recite a lot of Scriptures but do not live by them. People who hold up a standard of behavior that only they are able to keep and some who hold up a standard of behavior that even they cannot live up to. (Acts 13:43-45 [in KJV religious is used instead of devout]; Galatians 1:11-17 [in KJV Religion is used in place of Judaism]; James 1:26-27) There is in the Body of CHRIST political posturing to be the one in charge, to have the prestige and power of leadership, to control how everyone behaves and how everything works. JESUS told us to be Humble and to Serve one another! (Proverbs 17:2; Matthew 20:20-28, 25:14-(21)-30; Luke 17:5-10; John 12:26; Romans 12:1, 11; Galatians 5:7-15; Ephesians 6:5-9; Colossians 2:11-23) You cannot Serve if you are not Humble. (John 13:1-17)

 

Idolatry:

JESUS on a cross, baby JESUS, Mary, saints, angels, false gods, idols; these are physical and spiritual things that people pray to and worship – GOD Hates that! (Exodus 20:1-6; Deuteronomy 4:15-20; Jeremiah 25:1-14; Hosea 13:4; 1 Corinthians 5:9-13, 8, 10:7, 14-22; Revelation 21:8, 22:15) Anything or concept can be an idol! Anything that we give our heart (spirit, soul and body) to above or before GOD is an idol! This is the hardest of idols and the most common in The body of CHRIST, others may not even know our heart is given to something or someone over JEHOVAH GOD!

 

False doctrine:

Water Baptism is not necessary, sprinkling instead of Immersion; speaking in tongues is of the devil; The HOLY SPIRIT’s Gifts stopped with the death of the apostles: you cannot know if you are saved until you die. I’m sure there are more that I am not familiar with. This is a denominational issue and you may not realize it if you do not study The Bible for yourself and understand your denominations statement of Faith. In this teaching I do not have the time to go into these individually as they need, so I am just going to share what JESUS taught.

1. Water Baptism: JESUS Himself was Baptized to fulfill Righteousness, Matthew 3:13-17.

JESUS Commanded us to Baptize new Believers, Matthew 28:16-20; Mark 16:14-18.

Sprinkling vs. immersion: JESUS was immersed as noted “…when He came up out of the water…”(John 3:3-7; Acts 2:36-39; Titus 3:1-7; 1 Peter 3:18-22)

 

2. Speaking in tongues is of the devil: JESUS never spoke in tongues publicly and never mentioned it, but He told us a lot about His SPIRIT that we was going to send to live in us.

And JESUS taught that those who denied The Power of The HOLY SPIRIT would have no forgiveness, Mark 3:28-30. The religious leaders in accusing JESUS of using the power of the devil to heal were denying The Power of GOD (The HOLY SPIRIT) thereby condemning themselves. Those who deny The HOLY SPIRIT today are doing the same to themselves.

 

3. The HOLY SPIRIT’s gifts are not for today, Why? (John 7:37-39, 14:15-18, 16:5-15; Acts 1:4-8) There is no teaching in The Bible that implies that The Gifts of HOLY SPIRIT ended with the death of the apostles!

 

Study Romans 12 and 13 which cover all of these things!

https://youtu.be/aFcG-P3Serc

Corruption In The Church! Part 1

 

Corruption In The Church!

Part 1

Racism:

In JESUS’ Body we have all kinds of racism; skin tone, ethnicity, language, dialect, nationality, tribe. JESUS’ Body is One Body and we must Love each member as JESUS does. The sin of racism keeps JESUS’ Body dysfunctional and ineffective! James tells us if we know to do Good and we do not do it, it is sin! (1 Corinthians 1016-17; 1 Corinthians 12; Ephesians 4:1-6; James 4:11-17; 1 Peter 2:1-10)

Here is the Truth about unity (Psalm 133; Matthew 5:38-48) if this is how we are to treat non-believers and enemies, then how much more are we to treat one another with Love, Mercy and Grace, if want to receive the Blessing?

 

Sexual immorality of every kind:

Fornication, adultery, homosexuality, bestiality, pornography, virtual sex of every perversion, polygamy. (Exodus 20:14, 18; Leviticus 20:10-22; Matthew 5:27-32; Romans 1:18-32; Revelation 21:8, 22:15) All of these exist in The Body of CHRIST! How can JEHOVAH GOD Bless us with all this disunity and sexual immorality?

 

Greed:

Called covetousness in The First Covenant, it is lust. Lust for what ever we do not have or think we need. It is never having enough and doing whatever it takes to get it. (Matthew 6:19-24; Luke 12:13-21; 1 Timothy 3:1-7, 6:3-10; James 1:12-18, 4:1-10; 1 Peter 5:1-4)

 

Pride:

Vanity, self-aggrandizement, pride has many names, but what it means is that you think you are better and/or smarter than everyone else, so therefore you deserve special recognition and treatment. Everybody knows pride goes before a fall except the proud. (Psalm 73:1-9; Proverbs 12:9, 13:10, 16:18-19, 26:12; Daniel 4, 5:13-30 [Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar]; Mark 7:14-23; Luke 12:16-21;1 Timothy 3:6-7 ; 1 John 2:15-17) Andrew Murry, in his book Humility, said, “All sin comes through pride!”

 

Hatred:

There are many reasons that people hate other people, they may be personal or national or international; they may be reasonable or unreasonable but it is in your heart and it is destructive! (Matthew 5:21-26, 43-48) Hate leads to bitterness and sin! JESUS tells us to Forgive! (Matthew 5:23-26, 6:9-15; Ephesians 4:25-32; Colossians 3:12-14) Forgiveness breaks the power of hatred.

Study Romans 12 and 13 which cover all of these things!

https://youtu.be/8woGkR5htQY