The Bible was inspired by God Himself, and because of that, the Scripture is profitable to you and me for biblical doctrine or teaching.  Scripture is good for reproof and correction.  The way you and I live and think needs to be reproved and corrected from time to time.  Ideas we have about certain doctrines… Read More »

In 2nd Timothy 3:16,17, “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.  that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.”   I would imagine that you were a lot like me, when you first got born-again you didn’t… Read More »

Let God promote you, and when God raises you up, there is no one under heaven who can pull you down.  Let God do it, but you have to have faith and patience.  And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.  Stand steadfast, unchangeable and do not allow fear to enter in.  Take… Read More »

We as blood-bought, blood-washed, spirit-filled, tongue-talking, bible walking children of the most high need to realize that IF GOD IS ON OUR SIDE AND WE ARE ON GOD’S SIDE, AND GOD HAS SOMETHING FOR US, there is NOTHING that can keep it from us except us!  People need to learn how to trust God.  Too… Read More »

Hebrews 6:12-15, Notice that Abraham did not obtain the promise until he had patiently endured.  Notice also, in Verse 12, who gets the promise:  “That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through FAITH AND PATIENCE inherit the promise.” Faith comes first, but right after that is patience.  Utilizing both those qualities will help… Read More »

Hebrews 6:12-15, “That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience; inherit the promises.  For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.  And so, after he had patiently… Read More »

The test or trial in actuality benefits two individuals, first of course the enemy (he loses) and you are victorious.  God has already provided us with armor.  Paul says in Ephesians 6:11 to put on the WHOLE ARMOR of God.  God gave it to us to PROTECT us, so it is obvious that God does… Read More »

God has to allow the enemy to tempt/test and try you because satan is the “g”od of this world, and that is how the system was designed.  But God has made provision for us to overcome each temptation, test and trial.  So how do you overcome these things?  By counting them as joy, and by… Read More »

James 1:3, “Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.”  Notice, not the trying of YOU, but the trying of your faith.  You can’t count it joy, if you don’t know this.  The word “trying” in the Greek is the word “proving.”  In a positive sense, “proving” is the same as testing something to make… Read More »

When you react to the temptation, the thing you are reacting to will OVERPOWER you.  However, if you COUNT IT AS JOY, that temptation will have no control over you.  In order to count it joy, in verse, you have to include verse 3, you have to read them together, which would then read like, … Read More »