.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
JULY 31
JULY 31
Today's reading forms what is commonly called Volume Four of
the writings of Isaiah. This volume is often referred to as the Book
of Judgment and Promise. These chapters form a continuous prophecy
on the subject of judgment in the Day of the Lord, with blessing
afterward.
Chapter 24 is a vision of world convulsions and seems to
relate to the same period that Jesus spoke of in Matthew 24. Isaiah
says that the earth would fall and not rise again (verse 20); then
later he looks beyond to a "new heavens and new earth," as we will
see in chapters 65 and 66.
Chapter 25 is looking forward to the time of Israel's praise
for kingdom blessing. In verses 1-5 the delivered nation praises the
Lord. In verse 1 Israel praises her Lord for His miraculous
deliverances, and in verses 2 and 3 He is praised because He has
punished Israel's enemies. His help of the poor and needy is praised
in verses 4 and 5. Isaiah seems to have transported himself beyond
the clash of worlds into the age of the new heavens and the new
earth, and put into the mouth of the redeemed a song of praise to
God for His wonderful works. Most wonderful of all is the
destruction of death (verse 8). This is referring to the
resurrection of Jesus from the dead. Blessings for all nations are
described in verses 6-8, and in verses 10-12 the enemies of Israel
are judged.
Chapter 26 is a song of trust and triumph. It is probably
Judah's millennial song, with praise for the Lord's faithfulness and
mercies given in verses 1-6. Verse 19 gives assurance of the bodily
resurrection of the righteous Old Testament saints, and verses 20
and 21 give us a glimpse of the divine indignation of the Day of the
Lord. Verse 21 summarizes the judgment events of Revelation 6:1--
19:21.
Chapter 27:1 records the destruction of Israel's enemies. In
verses 2-9 the Lord's care for His own, even in chastening, is
indicated under the figure of a vineyard, with Israel hereafter
flourishing, after the chastenings are over. In verses 10 and 11
Israel's enemies are destroyed, totally and finally; and the return
of the remnant is recorded in verses 12 and 13.
Madam Guyon
