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Traditions Worth Keeping

As we learn to trust in God’s finished work in the Holy Bible KJV, we should also place our trust in some of the traditions of the Church. The body may indeed know best.

As a former smoker, I would be first to mention the Bible doesn’t specifically label smoking as sin. Yet by church tradition it is considered a vice and you could certainly argue it has the appearance of evil. Perhaps even something as simple as not caring about your own health or temple. With the Lord’s help I quit smoking. Based on my own experiences, I believe it could be a gateway drug to other addictions like sex, porn, or even stronger drugs.

Church opinions or traditions can often be right, but they should be weighed and considered in conjunction with the Word. If we take a look at the Sabbath, we see the Jews faithfully keep the Sabbath from every Friday eve to Saturday eve. You can find evidence of this in scriptures. Seeing God in creation observing eve to eve in Genesis. And then in Leviticus 23:32 and Isaiah 58:13-14 we see the example of how to observe Sabbath.

Keep those things God moves you to keep. He will help. Keep a soft heart to write them on and practice discernment with which traditions are worthy of observing.

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Sons and Daughters

In 2 Kings 19:3 KJV … Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.

I am convinced that many people do not know how to be born again. Jesus said in John 3:3 KJV … Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

What must I do?

Believe in Jesus, that he is the Son of God who died on the cross for our sins, that he is the promised Christ and our Messiah. John 3:16-18.

Acknowledge and repent of your sins. Matthew 3:2,6.

Be baptized by immersion in water by another in the name of Jesus or in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost for the forgivess of your sins. Mark 16:16, Acts 22:16.

Knowledge, belief, and strength are all required for salvation. A prayer of salvation is insufficient to save you if you don’t continue in faith to be born again. Persevere, believe, and be baptized.

Baptism is not only a public declaration of faith it is the birthing process. Arise from the water a new man or woman in Christ, Born Again!

2 Corinthians 6:17-18 KJV says, Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing ; and I will receive you, [18] And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

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Law and Love Combining

There are those that preach Grace and there are those that preach the Law, but there are few that grasp the Truth as well as Owens and Lorenz in the hymn Give Me the Bible.

Precept and Promise, Law and Love Combining!

2 Timothy 2:19 KJV
Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

How can we depart from iniquity without knowledge of the law.

Give me the Bible, Holy message shining; Thy light shall guide me in the narrow way; Precept and promise, law and love combining, Till night shall vanish in eternal day.

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