Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 11:44 pm| Revelation 2:1-7 |
| 1Unto the angel of the congregation of Ephesus write: These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, and walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks. 2I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not forbear them which are evil: and examinedst them which say they are apostles, and are not: and hast found them liars. 3And hast suffered, and hast patience: and for my name's sake hast laboured and hast not fainted. 4Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, for thou hast left thy first love. 5Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works. Or else I will come unto thee shortly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. 6But this thou hast because thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which deeds I also hate. 7Let him that hath ears hear, what the spirit saith unto the congregations. To him that overcometh, will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. |
| James 4:1-17 |
| 1From whence cometh war, and fighting among you? come they not here hence? even of your voluptuousness that raineth in your members. 2Ye lust, and have not. Ye envy and have indignation, and cannot come by it. Ye fight and war, and have not, because ye ask not. 3Ye ask and have not, because ye ask amiss, for to consume it upon your voluptuousness. 4Ye advoutrers, and women that break matrimony: know ye not how that the friendship of the world is enmity to Godward? Whosoever will be friend of the world, is made the enemy of God. 5Do ye suppose that the scripture saith in vain: The spirit that dwelleth in you, lusteth even contrary to envy: 6but giveth more grace. ([wherefore he sayeth: God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the lowly.]) 7Submit yourselves to God, and resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands ye sinners, and purge your hearts ye wavering minded. 9Suffer afflictions: sorrow ye and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. 10Cast down yourselves before the Lord, and he shall lift you up. 11Backbite not one another, brethren. He that backbiteth his brother, and he that judgeth his brother, backbiteth the law, and judgeth the law: but and if thou judge the law, thou art not an observer of the law: but a judge. 12There is one law giver, ([and judge]) which is able to save and to destroy. What art thou that judgest another man? 13Go to now ye that say: today and tomorrow let us go into such a city and continue there a year and buy, and sell, and win: 14and yet cannot tell what shall happen tomorrow. For what thing is your life? it is even a vapor that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away: 15For that ye ought to say: if the Lord will and if we live, let us do this or that. 16But now ye rejoice in your boastings. All such rejoicing is evil. 17Therefore to him that knoweth how to do good, and doth it not, it is sin. |
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 2:07 am| JAdmin wrote: | ||||
| And though I could prophesy, and understood all secrets, and all knowledge: yea, if I had all faith so that I could move mountains out of their places, and yet had no love, I were nothing. -1Co. 13:2
Yea.. What is your first love?
On my every post i try my utmost to acknowledge it.. otherwise (if I didn't) that to me really is a sin.
|
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:46 am| heman wrote: |
| My first love is the fulfilling of the commandments!
Mr 12: 29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. Matt 22:36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. And I must say that I can feel your love as your thoughts are always on the Love of Christ. |
output generated using printer-friendly topic mod. All times are GMT