.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
MAY 20
MAY 20
Chapters 4 and 5 describe two other key events in the
history of the remnant of Israel. In chapters 1 and 2 the work of
the Lord was progressing well. But now Satan steps in.
In chapter 4 we find the remnant resisting the enemy. Satan
never wants the work of the Lord to prosper. Christ is always the
builder, and Satan always tries to destroy. We now see Satan's hand
as he seeks to oppose and hinder the work. For nearly fifteen years
the work on the Temple ceased. However, in chapter 5, the work is
resumed. Actually, there is about a fifteen-year span of time
between chapters 4 and 5, and it is not until the Word of God is
proclaimed by the two prophets, Haggai and Zechariah, that the work
on the Temple begins again. Notice carefully that it was the Word of
God that began the work (Ezra 1:1); now it is the Word of God which
encourages the workers to ultimately finish the work (chapter 6:14).
From 520 to 515 b.c., the people labored feverishly and finished the
Temple. What was the secret of the victory of completing the Temple?
I sincerely believe it was the preaching of God's Word. For no work
can stand, apart from the Word of God.
Chapter 6 records the completion of the Temple. The Jews
joyfully dedicated the house of the Lord, even though the building
was not as grand and glorious as Solomon's Temple. They kept the
Passover and the Feast of the Unleavened Bread. God had answered
prayer. The nation had its Temple again.
In verse 10 of chapter 7 we read, "For Ezra had prepared his
heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in
Israel statutes and judgments." We find the secret of Israel's
success in this verse. Ezra was successful in his undertaking, for
he believed, "If God be for us, who can be against us?" Not only was
he a godly man, but he was aware that the Lord must work in the
hearts of men before anything real can happen. He acknowledged that
God had moved upon the king's heart to effect the rebuilding of the
Temple. He knew the meaning of Proverbs 21:1: "The king's heart is
in the hand of the Lord..." God is able to change the affairs of
mankind through the believing prayer of one saint!
Madam Guyon
