The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. 1 Timothy 4:1 Read 1 Timothy 4. Then reread the first five verses. Who fell away from the faith and the false doctrine they profess? Ask the who, what, where, when, why, and how questions. For example, For whom do they pay attention? To what kind of doctrine do you pay attention? Is there any new strange doctrine that Paul points out that is happening in the church? The Christian faith was preached, accepted, and lived out in a world where many ideas threatened…
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Satan’s Schemes
for this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to learn about your faith, for fear that somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor would be in vain. 1 Thessalonians 3:5 Satan is crafty and deceitful. He will do whatever he can to learn us away from God. Paul knew this about Satan. Jesus knew this about Satan. For the second time Paul warns the Thessalonians. Today, people don’t believe in Satan or they take lightly of who he is. This shows their spiritual darkness and blindness to the spiritual realm. We need to realize that the spiritual realm is real. Satan is real. He…
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More Appearances
Luke 24:36-43; John 20: 19-25; Mark 16:14; John 20: 26-31; Acts 15:5; John 21: 1-23; Matthew 28: 16-20; Mark 16: 15-18; 1 Corinthians 15: 6 -7; Luke 24: 44- 51; Acts 1:3-9; Acts 9:1-19, 22:3-16, 26: 9-18; 1 Corinthians 9:1;15:8 (please read all, so much details) Jesus appeared to a lot of people. These passages speak about all the people he appeared too. I know when I share things with my friends, I want them to believe me without having to prove myself trustworthy my experience. Yet, we as humans sometimes have a hard time believing things when we don’t see it with our own eyes. Amazing how things really don’t…