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Divine Blessings for the True Children of God(Scripture responses by Bill Stevenson)
 Directions: Look up each Scripture passage and decide if you agree with my comments and responses.Why did God create you?
Matthew 22:36-39-- to love God and people around us1.)Ephesians 1:3-14-- to receive divine blessings because of our belief in Christ Jesusand to be God’s pleasure (“unto the praise of His glory”2.)Proverbs 3:5-6-- to trust God completely at all timesacknowledge Him when appropriate (especially by being thankful to Him)and to heed to divine guidance via the Holy Spirit and the Bible3.)Philippians 4:4-8-- to rejoice a lot, to humbly live, to be anxious for nothingto do unselfish praying (supplication) with thanksgivingto receive divine peaceto think about things that are true, honest, just, virtuous, and praiseworthy4.)Romans 12 & Ephesians 3-5-- to have our minds transformedso that we will enjoy giving-up bad habits of thinkingand wanting to do help others by doing various ministries
What are characteristics and goals of a true Christian?
1.)1 John 2:3, 5-6, 10, 15-17--living as God wants him/her to(being more and more Christ-like by obeying God’s commandments)loving other human beingsand loving nothing of the world(things that feel good, that look good, and that can be boasted about)2.)1 John 3:2-3, 6a, 7-11, 14a, & 23-24--have the hope for the Second Comingand of immediate divine transformation to Christ-likenessat that time for all true Christians, purifies (sanctifies) himself or herself  by not deliberately doing wrong but instead doing righteous things especially loving others believing on the name and character of Jesus Christand obeying His commandments3.)1 John 4:6-7, 12, 16, 18a, & 21--getting to know God intimatelyloving others without fear letting God’s forever and unselfish agapè love be perfected in him or her especially for other Christian brothers and sisters4.)1 John 5:2-3, & 18-21--loving God and keeping His commandments without grieving about the latter not deliberately doing wrong while knowing(a) that he or she is of God(b) that much wickedness is in the whole world(c) the facts of Jesus Christ and the Gospel, and(d) that each believer can get to know Jesus Christ for eternal lifeThus he or she should keep from wrong worship5.)2 John 9b-- lives in the teachings of Jesus Christ6.)3 John 3-4, & 11ab-- known for being truthful,following and doing good not evil
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7.)Romans 8:24-26 & 28-30--knowing that he or she is saved by hopeand being patientknowing that all things will eventually work together for goodto those who love Godwho are called according to His purpose8.)Romans 6:1-4, 11-19, & 22-- becoming dead (not controlled by) in relation to sin (unrighteousness)and living more for God in righteousness (deciding not to yield to sinful pleasures) because of the Gospel and obeying Christian teachinghaving “fruit unto holiness” and eternal life
What are characteristics of professing "Christians"?
1.)1 John 1:8-- saying that they have no sin2.)1 John 2:4, 9, 11, & 15b-17a--saying that they know Jesus Christ while they are not keeping His commandmentshating other Christian believers, living in untruthfulness and darknessloving the things of the world (lusting and boasting) as the world passes away (deteriorates)3.)1 John 3:4, 6b, 8, 10, & 15--deliberately committing sinsincluding not loving other believers of Christianityand hating others4.)1 John 4:18c & 20--fearing a lot and saying that they love God but at other times speak hate against others5.)2 John 9a-- doing wrong against or contrary to the teachings of Jesus Christ6.)3 John 11c-- doing evil7.)Romans 8:5a-- attracted to saying and doing things that appeal to the physical senses8.)Galatians 5:19-21--involved with or/and condoning“adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry,witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations,wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders,drunkenness, revellings, and such like”.9.)2 Timothy 3:2-5a--“lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers,disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection,trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce,despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, high-minded,lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;having a form of Godliness but denying the power thereof”.10.)2 Peter 2:20-22-- being “again entangled with the pollutions of the world”after escaping from such“through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ”11.)Hebrews 6:4-8--falling away from being divinely “enlightened” blessed, “partakers of the Holy Ghostand “tasted the good Word of God and the powers of the world to come”while trying to renew themselves again unto religious repentanceand yet doing things hurtful to others
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What does a true Christian receive from God?
 Note:Many of the following indicated Bible verses were from Jack Taylor's “Who We Are In Christ”list. So I have changed some of my responses to first person tense. I hope that you can identify personally too.
1.Divine Assurance
--John 3:16-- eternal life-- guarantee of not perishingRomans 6:23-- eternal life in Christ Jesus1 John 2:25 & 5:11-15-- eternal life in Christ Jesusaccess to God via prayer John 10:27-29-- communication via the Holy Spirit with Jesus Christeternal lifeguarantee of not perishingdivine protection(never being separated from God the Father)Philippians 4:6-7-- divine guarding of my heart and mind through Christ JesusRomans 5:1-- peace with God the Father Romans 5:10a-- reconciliation to God the Father Romans 5:17-- abundance of gracethe gift of righteousness reigning in my life through Jesus ChristRomans 6:2-6-- newness of life with resurrection power freedom from being slaves of sinGalatians 2:16-21-- divine justification by faith in Christ Jesuscapability to live to or for God the Father capability to live by faith in Jesus Christ instead of living for selfish reasonsRomans 6:12-14-- capability to not let sin reign and have dominion in my bodynot obeying lusts and being unrighteousthe right to present myself to God the Father completely righteousRomans 12:1-2-- capability to present to God the Father my body as a living sacrifice,holy and acceptable to Himfreedom from being conformed to this worldcapability to be transformed by the renewing of my mindso that I can prove what is that good, acceptable, and perfect will of God the Father Romans 8:1-- having no condemnationcapability to live be guided by the Holy Spirit instead of selfishness and lustsEphesians 2:8-10-- divine Salvation by gracebeing created in Christ Jesus for good worksalready prepared or desired by God the Father Colossians 1:10-14-- capability to live worthy of Jesus Christ, fully pleasing Himbeing fruitful or successfulin every good work and increasing in the knowledge of Godbeing strengthened with God’s divine power for patience, longsufferingwith joy and thankfulnessqualification for future partaking of Christian inheritance from God the Father deliverance from the power of sin and Satantransference into the Kingdom of Jesus Christ.Romans 8:28-39-- God’s providence (involvement) in making happenings in my life result for goodbeing called or appointed for God’s purposebeing conformed to the image of Jesus Christbeing justified and later glorified by Godbeing freely blessed by God the Father being represented and defended by Christ Jesusin relation to God the Father’s expectations of holiness
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