.K.! NEW CHRISTIAN....WHAT NOW? by Elmer G. Magnussen
If you are a new Christian, there are some very
important things you need to
know. First, you need to know exactly what has happened to you. Second,
you need to know God's provisions for your future growth and service to Him.
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The entire world today is seeking wisdom! Education is prevalent in every
city. Literally thousands of young and old alike are attending universities.
But how many of them really know the meaning of wisdom? Wisdom is seeing
things from God's point of view.
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The following testimony is that of a man by the name of Andre.
I WAS IN PRISON, AND YOU CAME TO ME (Matthew 25:36c)
"My testimony to my Christian Brothers and believers in Jesus Christ our
Savior. I want to thank the Lord for saving me from the life I was once
leading. First of all, I was living in darkness and I thought that I truly
loved the way I was.
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1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the
LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall
not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent,
We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the fruit of
the tree which [is] in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not
eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 4 And the serpent said
unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 5 For God doth know that in the day
ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods,
knowing good and evil.
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Today's Bible Study
Micah was a contemporary of Isaiah, and
Micah was a contemporary of Isaiah, and
prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and
Hezekiah. Jotham and Hezekiah were good kings who
helped the nation, but Ahaz was a wicked man who sold
the nation into idolatry. Thus the great prophet Micah
saw his nation go through both good and bad times.
The Book of Micah is composed of three sermons
preached to the people, and each message begins with
the word, "Hear." The theme of chapters 1 and 2 is the
coming judgment of God. God had spoken to Micah and
warned him that the sins of the people were so great
that He must send judgment. He names the capital
cities--Jerusalem, the capital of Judah, the Southern
Kingdom; and Samaria, the capital of Israel, the
Northern Kingdom (chapter 1). In fact, in his first
message, Micah names twelve cities and points out their
sins, which were polluting the whole nation.
In chapter 1:5 God names the sin of idolatry
that was being committed by the people. They insisted
on worshiping the works of their own hands.
In chapter 2:1 we see the sin of covetousness.
The people were not only covetous, but used illegal
means to get what they wanted. Verse 2 says they used
fraud, threats, and violence. The rich took advantage
of the poor, and the rulers did not follow the Word of
God.
Micah's heart was broken when he heard the
awful message of judgment from God. He wept and
mourned, then he sent a personal message to each of the
wicked cities, warning them that the day of God's wrath
was imminent. The people reacted to Micah's warnings by
trying to stop him from preaching. But Micah continued
to preach as the Spirit of God compelled him to do. He
knew the people did not want to hear his preaching;
they preferred that of their drunken false prophets who
lived as wickedly as they did.
In chapter 4 Micah's preaching turns from
judgment to hope. His message is one of hope for future
peace on the earth, with righteousness reigning
supreme. He explains in our reading tomorrow that peace
would be a reality because the Deliverer would come.
Madam Guyon
