WHY WE MUST BELIEVE THAT LORD JESUS CHRIST IS GOD?

Why we need to believe that Jesus is God?

John 8:24 If ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.

We must believe that he is I AM HE or God in order for you not to die in your sins.

Isaiah 48:12 Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I AM HE; I am the first, I also am the last.

Isaiah 41:4 I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.

The LORD is God:

Psalms 100:3 Know ye that the LORD is God:

WHY FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE SHOULD DWELL IN THE HEART OF A CHRISTIAN? (1 Corinthians 13:13)

 AN ART DEPICTING APOSTLE PAUL

FAITH: 

1) Because just have faith when you're in the power of darkness is God will save you from there

Ephesians 2:1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;  

Ephesians 2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:  

Ephesians 2:3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.  

Ephesians 2:4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,  

Ephesians 2:5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

2) Because faith can even move mountains

Matthew 21:21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.

HOPE:

1) Because there in HOPE when you're working for your tribulations

Romans 5:3 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;  

Romans 5:4 And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

2) Because eternal life is THE HOPE

Titus 1:2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

3) We are saved by HOPE

Romans 8:24 For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for

LOVE:

1) It is the fulfillment of the law of God

Romans 13:10 Love is the fulfilling of the law.

2) It will bring you to God's paradise

Matthew 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

3) It will bring you fortune in life

Deuteronomy 11:27 A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this day:

WHAT KIND OF BLESSINGS?

Psalms 128:1 How blessed is everyone who fears the LORD,
         Who walks in His ways.

Psalms 128:2 When you shall eat of the fruit of your hands,

         You will be happy and it will be well with you.

Psalms 128:3 Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine
         Within your house,
         Your children like olive plants
         Around your table.

Psalms 128:4 Behold, for thus shall the man be blessed
         Who fears the LORD. (NASB)

4) Your enemy/enemies will also be God's enemies too:

Exodus 23:22 “But if you carefully obey his voice and do all that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries. (English Standard Version)

TO MAKE MORE MONEY IN A LEGAL WAY IS NOT BAD

 

What is the meaning of LOVE OF MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL? does it mean enriching yourself is already bad even you do not forget our Lord God? What kind of enriching that God is against that will lead you to the root of all evil?

The answer is this:

Proverbs 13:11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

"Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears; wealth from hard work grows over time." (New Living Translation)

THE EXAMPLES OF WEALTH GOT FROM VANITY OR EVIL ARE:

1) BY MEANS OF DECEPTION (EXAMPLE IS ESTAFA)

Proverbs 21:6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

2) BY STEALING AND GAMBLING

Proverbs 1:10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

Proverbs 1:11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:

Proverbs 1:12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:

Proverbs 1:13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:

Proverbs 1:14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:

REMEMBER, IT WAS GOD WHO MADE A MAN A WEALTHY:

Deuteronomy 8:18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

If enriching is wrong, God will never enrich a man. WHAT IS BAD IN ENRICHING IS FORGETTING GOD WHO MADE YOU TO BECOME A RICH MAN.

Besides, It was God who said not to be lazy by the words of Paul (read Hebrews 6:12)

And God promised that a diligent will be rich (Proverbs 10:4)

and RICHES as reward to those who fear God (Proverbs 22:4)

WHAT KIND OF ATTITUDES THAT GUYS/GIRLS SHOULD NOT TAKE AS HIS OWN SPECIAL SOMEONE?

1) ROBBERS

Proverbs 1:10 My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent.

Proverbs 1:11 If they say, “Come with us, Let us lie in wait to shed blood; Let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;

2) ANGRY PEOPLE

Proverbs 22:24 Make no friendship with an angry man, And with a furious man do not go,

Proverbs 22:25 Lest you learn his ways And set a snare for your soul.

3) LAZY PEOPLE

Ecclesiastes 10:18 Because of laziness the building decays, And through idleness of hands the house leaks.

4) DRUNKARDS AND GLUTTON

Proverbs 23:20 Do not mix with winebibbers, Or with gluttonous eaters of meat;

Proverbs 23:21 For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,
And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.

5) MAPAGBAGO ANG ISIP OR FICKLE MINDED

Proverbs 24:21 My son, fear the Lord and the king; Do not associate with those given to change;

6) TALEBEARER O TSISMOSO

Proverbs 20:19 He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets;Therefore do not associate with one who flatters with his lips.

7) PROSTITUTES

Proverbs 6:23 For by means of a harlot A man is reduced to a crust of bread; And an adulteress[c] will prey upon his precious life.

8) JEALOUS PERSON

Proverbs 6:34 For jealousy is a husband’s fury; Therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

Proverbs 6:35 He will accept no recompense, Nor will he be appeased though you give many gifts.

9) ATHEISTS

Psalms 14:1 The fool has said in his heart,“There is no God.” They are corrupt, They have done abominable works, There is none who does good.

10) SCOFFER/MANLILIBAK

Proverbs 22:10 Cast out the scoffer, and contention will leave; Yes, strife and reproach will cease.

RIGHT WAY TO BEFRIEND PEOPLE ACCORDING IN THE BIBLE

WHY DO WE NEED TO GET FRIENDS?

A) Proverbs 27:10 Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

B) Ecclesiastes 4:9 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.  

Ecclesiastes 4:10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.

NOW WHAT KIND OF FRIENDS DO WE NEED TO CHOOSE:

1) We must choose the same way of what God is doing:

Psalms 25:14 The Lord confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them. (NIV)

So we must choose the people who fear God because God befriends those who fear Him.The Fear of the Lord is to stay away from evil (read Proverbs 16:6)

EXAMPLES OF ACTIONS BEING DONE BY A GOOD FRIEND:

A) John 15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

B) Proverbs 27:6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. (CORRECTING WHEN YOU ARE WRONG)

C) Proverbs 18:24 There is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. (make friend like you own him as one of your brothers in a blood family)

D) THOSE WHO BEFRIEND REGARDLESS OF ANY SOCIAL STATUS THAT MOST MEN DONT DO IT TODAY

1 Samuel 18:1 The soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

We must remember that David was poor during that time and Jonathan was rich.

Now What are God's commandment on treating your friends?

1) Proverbs 27:10 Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

2) Matthew 7:12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

3) DONT REWARD THE DEED OF YOUR FRIEND THAT IS GOOD TO AN EVIL ONE WHY?

Proverbs 17:13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

NOW WHAT DOES GOD COMMANDED TO WHOM NOT TO BEFRIEND?

1 Corinthians 15:33 Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals. (English Standard Version)

WHAT ARE THE EXAMPLES OF THESE KIND OF PEOPLE?

A) Proverbs 23:20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
     Proverbs 23:21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

B) Proverbs 24:21 Meddle not with them that are given to change: (Always change his mind)

C) Proverbs 22:24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

    Proverbs 22:25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

D) Proverbs 1:10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

Proverbs 1:11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:

Proverbs 1:14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: (ROBBERS AND GAMBLERS)

E) Proverbs 20:19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL WAYS TO EARN WEALTH

I. WHY MEN SHOULD WORK HERE ON EARTH? WHY GOD ALLOWED IT?

Genesis 3:17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

Genesis 3:18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;

Genesis 3:19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

THERE ARE PHYSICAL WAYS TO EARN WEALTH. BOTH LEGAL AND ILLEGAL.

II. Now What are the legals ways to earn wealth?

A) Proverbs 27:23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and  look well to thy herds.

B) Luke 12:18 And he said, This will I do:  I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.

C) Luke 3:14 Be content with your wages.

D) 2nd Corinthians 8:15 As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack.

What are the illegal ways to earn wealth?

A) GAMBLING AND ROBBERY

Proverbs 1:10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

Proverbs 1:11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:

Proverbs 1:12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:

Proverbs 1:13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:

Proverbs 1:14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:

B) Proverbs 21:6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

C) Jeremiah 5:26 For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.

Jeremiah 5:27As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.

D) Proverbs 11:1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD:

E) Malachi 3:11 The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.

F) Acts 19:26 Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:

Acts 19:27 So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth. (SELLING GRAVEN IMAGES WHICH IS ABOMINATION TO GOD)

III. WHAT IS THE SPIRITUAL WAY TO EARN WEALTH?

Proverbs 22:4 By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.

WHAT ARE THE EXAMPLES OF SPIRITUAL WAYS TO EARN WEALTH?

A) Job 42:10 And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.

B) Proverbs 28:20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings:

C) Proverbs 24:24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

Proverbs 24:25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.

D) Proverbs 28:27 He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack:

E) 2 Corinthians 9:7 very man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

F) Proverbs 3:9 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

Proverbs 3:10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

G) Proverbs 11:18 To him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.