Good morning. Remember,
you are special! Verses 16 and 17 from the third chapter of second Timothy: all
Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for
correction, for training in righteousness; that the man of God may be adequate,
equipped for every good work. If it's not inspired it's not scripture. And
because it is God inspired and living as the book of Hebrews tells us; then it
will do whatever 16 says it will do - it will teach us what we should do. It
will tell us when we're doing wrong – which people today don't want to hear. It
will train us in righteousness. We need training because we don't know how we
should behave. We are children with our training pants on. We still have
training wheels on our bicycles. Nobody wants to hear that we're doing wrong;
but we need it. What does verse 17 say it's for? That the man or woman of God
may be adequate. Now the word adequate doesn't mean just barely good enough. It
means entirely suited; complete in accomplishment. We are also equipped: that
is thoroughly furnished. There is nothing lacking! You don't lack anything. You
are ready for anything that the devil throws at you. So walk with your head
held high – you have nothing to be ashamed of. Remember that the grass withers and
the flowers falls off, but the word of God stands forever! By the way did I
mention – you are special!
Unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God
Good morning. While Jesus was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name, observing His signs which He was doing. Jesus was not entrusting Himself to them, for He knew all men. Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. It doesn’t say, but I assume it is still during this time of the Passover. This man came to Jesus by night. Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do the signs that You do unless God is with him. It just said that the people believed in His name because of the signs He was doing; yet it does not say what those signs were. Unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God. That is why unbelievers cannot tell what is of the kingdom of God and what is not – they’re not born again. Nicodemus doesn’t have a clue. How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born, can he? Unless one is born of water and the Spirit ...
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