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  • Don't be scared, FEAR.

    • Posted Jul 16, 2005 9:18 AM

      Don’t be scared: Fear.
      I'm sorry this is long.

      In II Timothy 3:1, the chapter starts out: This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. This verse dates this perilous times discussion to the last days. It gives a list of things that people outside of God will be doing in the last days. II Timothy 3:2-13, It is a no brainer that if you what to be in God’s/Christ’s protection during the last days that you do or become the exact oppose of what is listed in these verses. Verse 14: But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned. Here Paul is writing to Timothy about himself, he is not writing to you about who taught you. You cannot judge scriptures by what you have been taught. II Timothy 3:15-17, You are to judge what you are taught by the “Holy Scriptures”. Let me list several more scriptures that back this statement up. I John 4, Acts 17:11, Galatians 1:6-12, II Corinthians 11:13-15. In my bible study tools, I punched in “it is written”. In the New Testament there are 69 references to “it is written”. 3 times John refers to “that the scriptures maybe fulfilled”. Scriptures are the standard to which we are to judge.
      Most of you are thinking, “Yes you are right, but this is so elementary you’re wasting time on how important Scriptures are”. I’m I wasting time? How many of you use corrupt versions of the bible? How many of you believe: 1. Perterism? 2. The Holy Spirit was only for the first century Christians? 3. No more miracles, tongues, or healings? 4. That we can participate in Pagan Feasts, but not in the LORD’s feasts? 5. We should not fear God? 6. That we took the place of the Hebrews as God’s children, or better yet. 7. God is through with the Jews. 8. Jesus may come any day because all prophecy has been fulfilled? I could go on, but you really need to except: the scriptures as the standard that we are to judge by.
      Now that you have thrown away your NIV, NAS, NKJ bible and got out your old KJV and have seen that maybe what I been taught could be wrong, lets look a book of prophecy that Jesus quoted from a lot, Psalms. In chapter 34 we read how the LORD redeemeth the soul of His servants: and none of them that trust in Him shall be desolate. When you read Psalms 34 from your KJV remember to skip the words in italic, they are added, and count how many times it refers to fearing the LORD. “ The Angel of the LORD” is a term in the Old Testament that 99% of the time refers to Jesus. Jesus has been in the business of caring for and protecting God’s servants for along time, He is good at it. Keep on reading chapters 35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42.
      OK, next we are going to look at “Fearing the LORD”. Proverbs 1:7, the fear of the LORD the beginning of knowledge: fools despise wisdom and instruction. It is interesting that Solomon begins his book of proverbs with fearing the LORD and ends the book of Ecclesiastes with the need to fear the LORD. Ecclesiastes 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments; for this the whole of man. Recently I was in a Sunday school class when a woman asked the teacher if we are to fear God. I held my breath to see if the teacher would tell her the truth. I was startled and started breathing again as he reliantly said, “Yes”. Let’s look at a few verses that tell us to fear God.
      1. Deu. 4:10 Gather Me the people together, and I will make them hear My words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and they may teach their children.

      2. Deu. 5:29 O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear Me, and keep all My commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!

      3. Deu. 6:13-15 Thou shalt far the LORD thy God, and serve Him, and shalt swear by His name. Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which round about you; (for the LORD thy God a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.

      4. Deu. 10:12 And now, Israel, what doth the LORD the God require of thee, but to fear the LORD the God, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, to keep the commandments of the LORD, and His statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?

      5. Deu. 10:20 Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God: Him shalt thou serve, and to Him shalt thou cleave, and swear by His name.

      6. Joshua 24:14 Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve Him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.
      · Check out this statement here: “the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood”.

      Ok you maybe saying that this fear of God is Old Testament and now that Jesus has come we can call God “Abba Father”. Your right we can: Thank you Jesus! Most scriptural references to fear God are in the Old Testament, but they are in the New Testament also.

      1. Matt. 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; but rather fear Him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
      2. Luke 1:50 And His mercy on them that fear Him, from generation to generation.
      3. Luke 12:5 But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear Him, which after He hath killed, hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you Fear Him.
      4. Act 9:31 Then had the churches rest throughout all Judea, and Galilee, and Samaria, and were edified: and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.
      5. Acts 13:16 Then Paul stood up and beckoning with hand, said Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience
      6. Romans 3:14-18 Whose mouth full of cursing and bitterness. Their feet swift to shed blood. Destruction and misery in their ways: and the way of peace have they not known. There is no fear of God before their eyes.
      7. II Cor. 7:1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
      8. Eph. 5:21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
      9. I Peter 2:17 Honour all. Love the brotherhood. Fear God, Honour the King.
      10. Rev. 11:18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldst give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldst destroy them which destroy the earth.
      11. Rev. 24:7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to Him; for the hour of His judgment is come: and worship Him that made heaven, and earth and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
      12. Rev. 15:4 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? For only holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee: for thy judgments are made manifest.

      The false prophets, teachers, and witnesses that Peter, John and Paul warned about in their time, has done a good job of forming our modern church’s doctrines. We have failed to teach the truth, because we hold fast the false doctrines taught to us by our fathers. Our fathers stand in the pulpits today warning us to stay away from the truth, because Peter, John and Paul warned us that False Prophets will come. Our fathers don’t realize the False Prophets have already came and that our fathers have been taught false doctrine and the truth is not in our modern coC doctrine. WE MUST RETURN TO THE SCRIPTURES, FOR THEY ARE THE STANDARD! WE MUST INVITE THE HOLY GHOST BACK INTO OUR CONGERGATIONS, FOR HE IS THE ONE THAT KEEPS US, YET WE HAVE BLASHEMED HIM.
      Like I said at the beginning of this thread “He who has ears, let him hear”. The Truth is not for everybody, but is promised to those who seek it. Seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened, but first you must realize that you have been taught lies and the truth is not in you before you will seek and knock. Questioning your church doctrine is not sin, not testing is. Questioning your teacher, preacher and elders is not sin, not testing is. I John 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the would.


      To God be the Glory
      Joe McKnight
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