PERSONAL WORK MADE EASY. (continued 3)

EXCEPT I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe. And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the door being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.

John 20:25-28.

Spiritualism Fortune Telling. God WARNS against It.

REGARD not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord thy God.

Leviticus 19:31

THE soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.

Leviticus 20:6.

Beware of Spiritualism.

BELOVED, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come: and even now already is in the world.

I John 4:1-3.

EVEN him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believe not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

II Thessalonians 2:9-12.

THERE shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination or an observer of times or an enchanter, or a witch, or a charmer or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.

Deuteronomy 18:10-11.

Temperance. God’s WARNING against INTEMPERANCE.

WOE unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink, that continue until night, till wine inflame them.

Isaiah 5:11.

WOE unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink.

Isaiah 5:22.

WOE unto him that giveth his neighbor drink, that putteth the bottle to him, and maketh him drunken also.

Habakkuk 2:15.

HEAR thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. . . . Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

Proverbs 23:19-21, 29-32.

WINE is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

Proverbs 20:1.

HE that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

Proverbs 21:17.

AND be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit.

Ephesians 5:18.

BUT Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank.

Daniel 1:8.

Temptation. How to gain the VICTORY.

When you are tempted remember that Christ has promised to deliver you.

THERE hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer (you) to be tempted above that ye are able; but will WITH THE TEMPTATION ALSO MAKE A WAY OF ESCAPE, that ye may be able to bear it.

I Corinthians 10:13.

THE Lord knoweth how to deliver the Godly out of temptation.

II Peter 2:9.

BLESSED is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, . . . he shall receive the crown of life. . . . Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

James 1:12-14.

BE strong and of good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

Joshua 1:9.

FEAR thou not, for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Isaiah 41:10.

FOR we have not a high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

Hebrews 4:15-16.

WATCH and pray, that ye enter not into temptation.

Matthew 26:41.

RESIST the devil, and he will flee from you.

James 4:7.

Read: Revelation 3:10; Romans 8:35-39.

Unpardonable Sin.

REMEMBER, as long as there are desires in your heart to do good, you have not sinned away your day of Grace; for these desires are the result of the Holy Spirit doing his office work to bring you to God.

ALL that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

John 6:37.

THE Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to usward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

II Peter 3:9.

WHEREFORE he is able to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them.

Hebrews 7:25.

God is willing to save all who will come to Him, no matter what feelings or conditions are.

FOR whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Romans 10:13.

Show just what the unpardonable sin is?

WHEREFORE I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

Matthew 12:31-32.

VERILY I say unto you, all sing shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation.

Mark 3:28-29.

Unforgiveness. For those who will not forgive.

Do not delay one moment, you must forgive them or God will not forgive you.

THEREFORE if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest thy brother hath aught against thee; Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

Matthew 5:23, 24.

Have you forgiven all?

AND when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

BUT if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

Mark 11:25, 26.

AND be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

Ephesians 4:32.

FOR if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Matthew 6:14, 15.

PUT on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, and longsuffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

Colossians 3:12, 13.

If you refuse to forgive your neighbor, you make it impossible for God to forgive you.

LET all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour and evil speaking, be put away from you with all malice.

Ephesians 4:31.

Worldly Amusements. "I see no HARM in them"

LOVE not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

I John 2:15.

WHEREFORE, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.

I Corinthians 8:13

Paul was willing to give up meat for the sake of others. Can you not give up something?

AND whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

Colossians 3:17.

WHETHER therefore ye eat, or drink or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

I Corinthians 10:31

BE YE not unequally yoked together with unbelievers.

II Corinthians 6:14.

NO man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other, Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Matthew 6:24.

YE adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God.

James 4:4

WHEREFORE come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord.

II Corinthians 6:17

NO man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

II Timothy 2:4

FOR ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

I Corinthians 6:20

WALK in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.

Ecclesiastes 11:9

KNOW ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

I Corinthians 3:16, 17.

DO you think that you could retain the Holy Spirit while on a Ball Room floor? Would that not be defiling the temple of the Holy Spirit? Your body is that temple.

THEY profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

Titus 1:16.

When you are on a dance floor or sitting at the card table, are you confessing Christ by your works? Could you invite Him to join you? Can you ask a blessing on it.

BE careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your request be made known unto God.

Philippians 4:6.

WHETHER therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

I Corinthians 10:31.

Do you dance and play cards for the glory of God?

BE ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? and what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God:

II Corinthians 6:14-16.

Some say: “All my friends dance, and my pastor does not object to our dances.”

I must say with Paul:

IF any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.

Galatians 1:9.

Young Converts. What they should do.

By doing these four things nobody can write backslider after your name.

1st. Every day say something To GOD.

PRAY without ceasing.

I Thessalonians 5:17.

BE careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Philippians 4:6.

IF ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

John 15:7.

THEREFORE I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

Mark 11:24.

CALL unto me, and I will answer thee, and show ye great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

Jeremiah 33:3.

CONFESS your faults one to another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. The effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

James 5:16.

NOW, when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled down upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.

Daniel 6:10.

EVENING, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and He shall hear my voice.

Psalms 55:17.

IF my people which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

II Chronicles 7:14.

Neglect praying, and you will backslide.

2nd. Everyday let God say something TO YOU.

SEARCH the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

John 5:39.

THY words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart.

Jeremiah 15:16.

STUDY to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE WORD OF TRUTH.

II Timothy 2:15.

AS newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby.

I Peter 2:2.

THY word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

Psalms 119:11.

AND take the helmet of salvation, and the SWORD OF THE SPIRIT, which is the word of God.

Ephesians 6:17.

THY word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

Psalm 119:105.

THESE were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

Acts 17:11.

Set apart at least ten minutes a day for your Bible and let God speak to you.

THIS book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

Joshua 1:8.

3rd. Every day say something FOR GOD.

WHOSOEVER therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.

Matthew 10:32-33.

THAT if thou shalt confess with thy mouth (not your influence) the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Romans 10:9-10.

LET your light so shine before men that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Matthew 5:16.

YE are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen.

Isaiah 43:10.

WHOSOEVER therefore shall be ashamed of me and my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed.

Mark 8:38.

WHOSOEVER shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

I John 4:15.

SING unto the Lord, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.

Psalms 96:2.

RETURN to thine house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee.

Luke 8:39.

AND he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

Luke 9:23.

4th. Every day do something FOR GOD.

THEREFORE my beloved brethren, be steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

I Corinthians 15:58.

GO ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

Mark 16:15.

AS we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men.

Galatians 6:10.

I MUST work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

John 9:4.

LET him know that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.

James 5:20.

AND they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

Daniel 12:3.

AND whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

Matthew 10:42.

IN as much as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

Last clause. Matthew 25:40.

AND let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

Galatians 6:9.

SAY not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.

John 4:35.

HEREIN is my Father glorified that ye bear much fruit.

John 15:8.