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HEBREWS. 9:16-28 THE OLD AND NEW COVENANTS are actually" testaments"  or wills. just as a will is not in force until the death of the one making it 9:16-17). so also both the old (9:18-22). and the new (9: 23-28) covenants necessitated a death. THE NEW COVENANT necessitated the death of christ himself, but this death occurred not once a year like the ot sacrifices(9:25) but one time only,making sufficient atonement for all who will accept his death on their behalf( 9:28) 9:28 includes the…

we should not believe everyone claiming divine inspiration. people may claim to revere jesus as a great teacher,but only those who acknowledge him as GOD IN THE FLESH are trruly christians. all others speak by the "SPIRIT OF THE ANTICHRIST" (4:3). and we should avoid them. when such false teachers come calling, we can be confident that the HOLY SPIRIT who indwells us is more powerful than the evil one who indwells them.* "THE ANTICHRIST" * will appear during the last days see>1 JOHN. 2:18…

the story now moves forward 28 years to john the baptist,who had been designated to prepare the way for christ 3:3  see>isa. 40:3-5 see> luke 1:13-17,76). john appeared as a strange prophet in the dersert of judea. his odd clothing of camel's hair may have reminded the people of  elijah(see 2 kings 1:8) while his diet of locusts 3:4)may have  helped him identify with the poor. many responded to john's message 3:5) his message had two points; * repent 3:2) *prepare for the kingdom of…

ACTS.13:42-52 "MANY JEWS RESPONDED TO THE GOSPEL 13:42-33 )however,when paul's next audience included many gentiles,the jews began opposing him 13:44-45)  citing GOD'S ancient evangelistic charge to israel see isa. 43:8-13and 56:1-8) paul and barnabas preached to the gentiles,and many responded,leading the jews to expel them from the city acts 13:46-52)+++(acts. 14:1-6 going next to iconium,in galatia, paul again spoke in the synagogue,and many responded,both jews and greeks, once again the…

PRAISE THE LORD" THE COVENANT WITH ALL REPENTING SINNERS,TO SAVE THEM THROUGH CHRIST. (UNCONDITIONAL)>SEE MATTHEW. 26:28 FOR THIS IS MY BLOOD OF THE NEW TESTAMENT,WHICH IS SHED FOR MANY FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS.).(TITUS 1:1-2)(HEBREWS 13:20-21)(THE COVENANT WITH THE CHURCH(UNCONDITIONAL)(CHRIST WOULD BUILD HIS CHURCH,AND ALL THE FURY OF HELL WOULD NOT DESTROY IT. SEE MATTHEW.16:18)( HE WOULD PERFECT ALL THE MEMBERS OF HIS CHURCH.  SEE PHIL. 1:6 ALSO SEE HEBREWS.13:20-21).(+++REJOICING IN…

ISAIAH 26 ;3 YOU LORD GIVE  TRUE PEACE TO THOSE WHO DEPEND ON YOU,BECAUSE THEY TRUST YOU).(EPHESIANS 2;13-14>BUT NOW IN CHRIST JESUS,YOU WHO WERE FAR AWAY FROM GOD ARE BROUGHT NEAR THROUGH THE BLOOD OF CHRIST 'DEATH CHRIST HIMSELF IS OUR PEACE.HE MADE BOTH JEWISH PEOPLE AND THOSE WHO ARE NOT JEWS ONE PEOPLE.THEY WERE  SEPARATED AS IF THERE WERE A WALL BETWEEN THEM.BUT CHRIST BROKE DOWN THAT WALL OF HATE BY GIVING HIS OWN BODY).(1JOHN 4;7-8>DEAR FRIENDS,WE SHOULD LOVE EACH OTHER,…

1JOHN. 1:3, 7 WE ANNOUNCE TO YOU WHAT WE HAVE SEEN AND HEARD,BECAUSE WE WANT YOU ALSO TO HAVE FELLOWSHIP WITH US.OUR FELLOWSHIP IS WITH GOD THE FATHER AND WITH HIS SON,JESUS CHRIST.BUT IF WE LIVE IN THE LIGHT, AS GOD IS IN THE LIGHT,WE CAN SHARE FELLOWSHIP WITH EACH OTHER.THEN THE BLOOD OF JESUS,GOD'S SON, CLEANSES US FROM EVERY SIN.)+++.( EPHESIANS 5:2, 19-20 LIVE A LIFE OF LOVE JUST AS CHRIST LOVED US AND GAVE HIMSELF FOR US AS A SWEET SMELLING OFFERING AND SACRIFICE TO GOD. SPEAK TO EACH…