“A Life of Righteousness”
“We destroy people’s arguments and every proud thing that
raises itself against the knowledge of God. We capture
every thought and make it give up and obey Christ.”
2 Corinthians 10:4c-5 NCV
This subject “a life of righteousness” interests me to
continue to study God’s Word. What is the proud thing
that raises itself against the knowledge of God? One
example of Jesus confronted the proud religious leaders.
I remembered from the movie, “The Gospel of John.”
Christ had confronted the religious leaders who claimed
the rights to change some of the laws or God’s Word to
suit their needs. Jesus argued against them and said,
“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
for ye DEVOUR WIDOWS’ HOUSES …” (Matthew 23:14b kjv).
One of Pharisees’ laws allowed them to take away
things or houses from the widows. The widows did not
have any protection when they lose a husband if he
made a loan that could not be paid. The widows would
have to go to the judge to get their rights of
protection (Luke 18:3).
Many false religious leaders could twist the Word
of God to suit their needs or reasons (Matthew 24:11).
A person could lose “a life of righteousness” when
there is no fear of God before their eyes
(Romans 3:18 kjv). This is a weapon that the
enemy uses “having no respect for God’s Word.”
By holding on to this spiritual weapon, “our life
of righteousness in Christ” against the enemy, we,
the born again believers will come forth victorious.
Jesus said, “You that hold on to the end,
you will be saved” (Matt. 24:13).
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
Weapons of our Warfare 5
“A Life of Righteousness”
“We destroy people’s arguments and every proud thing
that raises itself against the knowledge of God. We
capture every thought and make it give up and obey
Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:4c-5 New Century Version.
The Scripture says: “For the weapons of our warfare
are not carnal.” Paul listed some of these weapons.
The second weapon is “a life of righteousness.” Paul
talked a lot about righteousness in the book of Romans.
Paul gave an example of Abraham: “Abraham believed God,
and God accepted Abraham’s faith, and that faith made
him right with God” (Rom. 4:3b).
“When people work, their pay is not given as a gift,
but as something earned. But people cannot do any work
that will make them right with God. So they must trust
in (God), who makes even evil people right in (God’s)
sight. Then God accepts their faith, and that makes
them right with HIM” (Rom. 4:4-5).
“God makes people right with HIMSELF through their faith
in Jesus Christ. This is true for all who believe in
Christ, because all the people are the same” (Rom. 3:22).
When we accept Jesus Christ into our hearts, we are clothed
in Christ’s righteousness so we are ‘in the right standing
with God.’
Now, Paul talked about is “a life of righteousness.” This
is a big subject so I will give one thing that is important.
The world will know where we stand when we put our trust in
Christ’s righteousness, not ours. By using this weapon
“a life of righteousness” against the enemy, the church
(born again believers) will come forth victorious.
(New Century Version translations were used).
“We destroy people’s arguments and every proud thing
that raises itself against the knowledge of God. We
capture every thought and make it give up and obey
Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:4c-5 New Century Version.
The Scripture says: “For the weapons of our warfare
are not carnal.” Paul listed some of these weapons.
The second weapon is “a life of righteousness.” Paul
talked a lot about righteousness in the book of Romans.
Paul gave an example of Abraham: “Abraham believed God,
and God accepted Abraham’s faith, and that faith made
him right with God” (Rom. 4:3b).
“When people work, their pay is not given as a gift,
but as something earned. But people cannot do any work
that will make them right with God. So they must trust
in (God), who makes even evil people right in (God’s)
sight. Then God accepts their faith, and that makes
them right with HIM” (Rom. 4:4-5).
“God makes people right with HIMSELF through their faith
in Jesus Christ. This is true for all who believe in
Christ, because all the people are the same” (Rom. 3:22).
When we accept Jesus Christ into our hearts, we are clothed
in Christ’s righteousness so we are ‘in the right standing
with God.’
Now, Paul talked about is “a life of righteousness.” This
is a big subject so I will give one thing that is important.
The world will know where we stand when we put our trust in
Christ’s righteousness, not ours. By using this weapon
“a life of righteousness” against the enemy, the church
(born again believers) will come forth victorious.
(New Century Version translations were used).
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Weapons of our Warfare 4
"Commitment to the Truth"
“We destroy people’s arguments and every proud thing that
raises itself against the knowledge of God. We capture
every thought and make it give up and obey Christ.”
2 Corinthians 10:4c-5 NCV
The Scripture says: “For the weapons of our warfare
are not carnal.” Paul listed some of these weapons.
One was commitment to the truth. The word “commitment”
means hand over to be kept safe. The Corinthian Christians
were in danger of being deceived by false preachers and
accepting a distorted gospel (2 Cor. 11:4). Distorted gospel
means “another Jesus or another spirit or another gospel.”
So they did not keep “The Truth?” Paul encouraged the
Corinthians to stay in one Gospel Truth which was the same
Jesus that died on the Cross. The same Jesus rose from the
dead. The same Jesus now sits at the right hand of the Father.
The same Jesus Christ is coming again. That, my friend is the
Gospel Truth!
I asked Tony, my husband to share with me “what commitment to
the truth” really meant to him. His responded: Be faithful in
reading God’s Word. Try to find the meaning of the word you do
not understand. Read a few translations to compare and understand
what the verse meant. (Really commitment means a little bit more
work to study. Commitment was like make up your mind to study the
Truth, God’s Word) Study the Word... Try to understand the Word...
Practice by doing what the Word says...
By using this weapon “commitment to the Truth” against the enemy,
the church (born again believers) will come forth victorious. Paul
tells us to make sure that the Truth, God’s Word stays intact, not
twisting any way that was already written in His Word. The word
intact means with no part missing; untouched, and whole. So we are
encouraged to remember Jesus’ Word, “I am the way, the truth, and
the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me” (John 14:6).
“We destroy people’s arguments and every proud thing that
raises itself against the knowledge of God. We capture
every thought and make it give up and obey Christ.”
2 Corinthians 10:4c-5 NCV
The Scripture says: “For the weapons of our warfare
are not carnal.” Paul listed some of these weapons.
One was commitment to the truth. The word “commitment”
means hand over to be kept safe. The Corinthian Christians
were in danger of being deceived by false preachers and
accepting a distorted gospel (2 Cor. 11:4). Distorted gospel
means “another Jesus or another spirit or another gospel.”
So they did not keep “The Truth?” Paul encouraged the
Corinthians to stay in one Gospel Truth which was the same
Jesus that died on the Cross. The same Jesus rose from the
dead. The same Jesus now sits at the right hand of the Father.
The same Jesus Christ is coming again. That, my friend is the
Gospel Truth!
I asked Tony, my husband to share with me “what commitment to
the truth” really meant to him. His responded: Be faithful in
reading God’s Word. Try to find the meaning of the word you do
not understand. Read a few translations to compare and understand
what the verse meant. (Really commitment means a little bit more
work to study. Commitment was like make up your mind to study the
Truth, God’s Word) Study the Word... Try to understand the Word...
Practice by doing what the Word says...
By using this weapon “commitment to the Truth” against the enemy,
the church (born again believers) will come forth victorious. Paul
tells us to make sure that the Truth, God’s Word stays intact, not
twisting any way that was already written in His Word. The word
intact means with no part missing; untouched, and whole. So we are
encouraged to remember Jesus’ Word, “I am the way, the truth, and
the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me” (John 14:6).
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Weapons of our Warfare 3
"Our Thought VS God's Thought"
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that
exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and
bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience
of Christ.” 2 Cor. 10:5 KJV.
Our warfare is casting down the imaginations that are
not God’s ways. We need to be aware that God knows every
thought and that nothing is hidden from Him. We will give
an answer to God for our thoughts as well as for our words
and our deeds. Just like my testimony from ‘Weapons of our
Warfare Part 2’ of how God had corrected my wrong thinking
about the famous person I had judged. Even when my thought
was hidden from my husband, yet God read me. What was even
more amazing, the perfect timing when God wants to correct
me. God had me to get up so early in the morning and to turn
on TV at the right time. God had me to watch the program that
had given me the opportunity to see how wrong I was to judge
the man God had dearly loved.
This famous person said that he had asked God to be with him
as ‘his father’ because all his life he did not have a good
father. So God became his father and the people have said
that they could feel God’s presence in him. So when God sees
my thought of wrong judgment, it is like God had turned His
face toward me and woke me up to watch that program. God made
sure that I know about this man that He had cared so much about.
This really touched my heart to what kind of God that protects
this man from my judgment. Even to take the time with me to make
sure I know what I was doing was absolutely wrong.
Now, I believe God wants to talk to you about some things you
need to be aware of. Through this experience, something inside
of me, gain more respect to God is like the scripture that says,
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.”
May the Lord bless you as you study His Word.
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that
exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and
bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience
of Christ.” 2 Cor. 10:5 KJV.
Our warfare is casting down the imaginations that are
not God’s ways. We need to be aware that God knows every
thought and that nothing is hidden from Him. We will give
an answer to God for our thoughts as well as for our words
and our deeds. Just like my testimony from ‘Weapons of our
Warfare Part 2’ of how God had corrected my wrong thinking
about the famous person I had judged. Even when my thought
was hidden from my husband, yet God read me. What was even
more amazing, the perfect timing when God wants to correct
me. God had me to get up so early in the morning and to turn
on TV at the right time. God had me to watch the program that
had given me the opportunity to see how wrong I was to judge
the man God had dearly loved.
This famous person said that he had asked God to be with him
as ‘his father’ because all his life he did not have a good
father. So God became his father and the people have said
that they could feel God’s presence in him. So when God sees
my thought of wrong judgment, it is like God had turned His
face toward me and woke me up to watch that program. God made
sure that I know about this man that He had cared so much about.
This really touched my heart to what kind of God that protects
this man from my judgment. Even to take the time with me to make
sure I know what I was doing was absolutely wrong.
Now, I believe God wants to talk to you about some things you
need to be aware of. Through this experience, something inside
of me, gain more respect to God is like the scripture that says,
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.”
May the Lord bless you as you study His Word.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Weapons of our Warfare 2
"Our Mind, a Battleground"
“And every proud thing that raises itself against the
knowledge of God. We capture every thought and make it
give up and obey Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:5 NCV
King James Bible quoted: “Casting down imaginations,
and every high thing that exalteth itself against the
knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every
thought to the obedience of Christ.” 2 Cor. 10:5
Our warfare is against spiritual forces of wickedness
so what are the worldly weapons we should be aware of?
Our mind is a battleground. All kinds of things come to
our thoughts. What should we really do then? God’s Word
from 2 Cor. 10:5 tells us to put down any imaginations
in the thought that goes against God’s Words. If we want
to capture every thought into captivity to Christ, begin
with the Word of God that will show us the way of life.
One afternoon I watched a TBN program. There was one
famous preacher that I didn’t like. One Saturday early
morning I woke up alert around 2:30 am and felt an urge
to turn on TBN which I normally do not watch TV in an
early morning. I tune in the program and the director
introduced the same famous person that I didn’t like.
During the interview, the director was asking him several
questions briefly about his life. What makes him so special
that people could feel God’s Presence in this man. Through
the interview, I got to know him better and I was shocked
to learn where he came from and how he identified himself.
It was then I realized that the Holy Spirit had wanted to
help me with my wrong ‘imagination’ about this man. Holy
Spirit got me to watch the TBN and He was able to correct
me. I realized I hurt God by wrongly judging this man I
didn’t even know who he was. I felt ashamed and I asked
God for forgiveness. He helped me put my wrong thought
into captivity of dislike into obedience of Christ and
God encouraged me to bless this man instead of judging
him. My friend, ‘watch what you are thinking.’
“And every proud thing that raises itself against the
knowledge of God. We capture every thought and make it
give up and obey Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:5 NCV
King James Bible quoted: “Casting down imaginations,
and every high thing that exalteth itself against the
knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every
thought to the obedience of Christ.” 2 Cor. 10:5
Our warfare is against spiritual forces of wickedness
so what are the worldly weapons we should be aware of?
Our mind is a battleground. All kinds of things come to
our thoughts. What should we really do then? God’s Word
from 2 Cor. 10:5 tells us to put down any imaginations
in the thought that goes against God’s Words. If we want
to capture every thought into captivity to Christ, begin
with the Word of God that will show us the way of life.
One afternoon I watched a TBN program. There was one
famous preacher that I didn’t like. One Saturday early
morning I woke up alert around 2:30 am and felt an urge
to turn on TBN which I normally do not watch TV in an
early morning. I tune in the program and the director
introduced the same famous person that I didn’t like.
During the interview, the director was asking him several
questions briefly about his life. What makes him so special
that people could feel God’s Presence in this man. Through
the interview, I got to know him better and I was shocked
to learn where he came from and how he identified himself.
It was then I realized that the Holy Spirit had wanted to
help me with my wrong ‘imagination’ about this man. Holy
Spirit got me to watch the TBN and He was able to correct
me. I realized I hurt God by wrongly judging this man I
didn’t even know who he was. I felt ashamed and I asked
God for forgiveness. He helped me put my wrong thought
into captivity of dislike into obedience of Christ and
God encouraged me to bless this man instead of judging
him. My friend, ‘watch what you are thinking.’
Monday, February 1, 2010
Weapons of our Warfare 1
"Weapons, What are they?"
“We do live in the world, but we do not fight in
the same way the world fights. We fight with weapons
that are different from those the world uses. Our
weapons have power from God that can destroy the
enemy’s strong places. We destroy people’s arguments
and every proud thing that raises itself against the
knowledge of God. We capture every thought and make
it give up and obey Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 NCV
King James Bible quoted; “For the weapons of our
warfare are not carnal ...” Paul was talking about
spiritual weapons that we need to have for our
spiritual warfare against the carnal or worldly
warfare.
The new year of 2010 will be the year of learning
to trust God with our new weapons. God is our weapon.
The Bible, God’s Word is our weapon. Jesus is our
weapon. His blood is our weapon. Holy Spirit is
our weapon, speaking in new languages. Our
testimony for Christ is our weapon. God help
us to stand with Him in the year of 2010.
Happy New Year!
Dorothy
“We do live in the world, but we do not fight in
the same way the world fights. We fight with weapons
that are different from those the world uses. Our
weapons have power from God that can destroy the
enemy’s strong places. We destroy people’s arguments
and every proud thing that raises itself against the
knowledge of God. We capture every thought and make
it give up and obey Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 NCV
King James Bible quoted; “For the weapons of our
warfare are not carnal ...” Paul was talking about
spiritual weapons that we need to have for our
spiritual warfare against the carnal or worldly
warfare.
The new year of 2010 will be the year of learning
to trust God with our new weapons. God is our weapon.
The Bible, God’s Word is our weapon. Jesus is our
weapon. His blood is our weapon. Holy Spirit is
our weapon, speaking in new languages. Our
testimony for Christ is our weapon. God help
us to stand with Him in the year of 2010.
Happy New Year!
Dorothy
Friday, January 1, 2010
Happy New Year!
It is still January 2010!
My testimony for the year of 2009 has been
an interesting year for Tony and me! What
have we been doing? The pictures tell of
places we have gone to except for Tony, he
went to Deaf Men Retreat April 2009. He rode
in a big church van with deaf men from
Bloomington, Illinois to Monticello, Wisc.
During the year of 2009, we volunteer
to help the Deaf Pastor two times a month,
Tony and me. The highlight of the year was
learning to use the laptop power point and
it was awesome tool to use.
I am still working at Taco Bell part time and
it is a good discipline time for me especially
when I turned 67 last January 3rd, 2010. I
was amazed that God has allowed us to live
that long. God has work for Tony and me to
do. We have classic VHS sermons during the
years of 1990-2001 and we are converting
them into dvd.
As for me, I still do the Fresh Manna studies
from time to time and this year was a new project
Bread Box. It started with a friend of mine who
need something short and able to memorize them
into her heart. I find this interesting because
I had always look at the Bread Promise card and
just ponder the verse, but did not go that far to
do like I had done. I really enjoy them and bless
Holy Spirit who is always there to help. I would
appreciate your prayer to continue this as much
as I could. May God bless your year of 2010!
My testimony for the year of 2009 has been
an interesting year for Tony and me! What
have we been doing? The pictures tell of
places we have gone to except for Tony, he
went to Deaf Men Retreat April 2009. He rode
in a big church van with deaf men from
Bloomington, Illinois to Monticello, Wisc.
During the year of 2009, we volunteer
to help the Deaf Pastor two times a month,
Tony and me. The highlight of the year was
learning to use the laptop power point and
it was awesome tool to use.
I am still working at Taco Bell part time and
it is a good discipline time for me especially
when I turned 67 last January 3rd, 2010. I
was amazed that God has allowed us to live
that long. God has work for Tony and me to
do. We have classic VHS sermons during the
years of 1990-2001 and we are converting
them into dvd.
As for me, I still do the Fresh Manna studies
from time to time and this year was a new project
Bread Box. It started with a friend of mine who
need something short and able to memorize them
into her heart. I find this interesting because
I had always look at the Bread Promise card and
just ponder the verse, but did not go that far to
do like I had done. I really enjoy them and bless
Holy Spirit who is always there to help. I would
appreciate your prayer to continue this as much
as I could. May God bless your year of 2010!
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