Watchman’s Daily Devotional, Do You Live By Faith or by What You See? What Guides Your Choices, Your Hopes, Your Dreams, and Even Your Thoughts? Is It the World You Can See or the World That Will Never End? Do You Care About Your Life So Much That You Want to Go and Be Where the Reward Is?

2 Corinthians 5:7-8, 10 7 We live by faith, not by sight. 8 We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad. Paul concentrated on things he couldn’t see every day because he was so certain of what was about to happen. He should have left his body behind and gone to be with the perfected Christ rather than remaining on this planet. All of his decisions, all of his aspirations, and even his ideas were predicated on something he was unable to see. He led a life based on his faith. What was the reason…

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Thomas Wasn’t With the Disciples the First Time Jesus Appeared to Them. Even After Hearing the Others’ Testimony, He Refused to Believe. He Told Them, Unless I See the Nail Marks in His Hands and Put My Finger Where the Nails Were, and Put My Hand Into His Side, I Will Not Believe It

John 20:27-29 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!” 29 Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” When Jesus initially appeared to the disciples, Thomas wasn’t present. He refused to believe even after hearing the other witnesses’ evidence. They were instructed by him, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands, put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it.” John 20:25 Why was Thomas acting strangely? I believe the problem with the disciples before to the appearance of Jesus was the same. He didn’t…

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WHY YOUR DEFINITION OF SIN MAY DECIDE IF YOU RECEIVE WAGES OR THE GIFT OF GOD- Rom.6:23

HNewsWire: As we have seen in chapters 1,2,and 3 idolatry began to show itself among the people before the flood. We also saw in ch.2 that the Jews who made an idol of the law were hypocritical when they judged other idolaters. And in ch.3 we saw that doers of the law are those who love as God does. Those who trust in Jesus as He trusted in the Father.And in ch 4 we learned that righteousness is by faith without works. And to be saved our faith must be as Abraham’s was in that he was called righteous by faith while being yet uncircumcised. A righteousness without works. Then in a prelude to ch 5, a chapter that we will look at today, I showed that Paul taught that sin was in the world before there was law. And…

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Watchman: The Gospel of Inclusion, as Taught by Carlton Pearson and Rick Warren, Encompasses Several False Belief

The gospel of inclusion is simply the old heresy of universalism re-packaged and given a new name. Universalism is the belief that all people will eventually be saved and go to heaven. The gospel of inclusion, as taught by Carlton Pearson and others, encompasses several false beliefs: (1) The gospel of inclusion says that the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ paid the price for all of humanity to enjoy eternal life in heaven without any need for repentance. (2) The gospel of inclusion teaches that salvation is unconditional and does not even require faith in Jesus Christ as the payment for mankind’s sin debt. (3) The gospel of inclusion believes that all humanity is destined to life in heaven whether or not they realize it. (4) The gospel of inclusion declares that all humanity will go to heaven regardless of religious…

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FAITH IS FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS… WORKS ARE FOR WAGES- Rom.4:1-4

HNewsWire: In my last message studying in Romans detailing Paul’s statement regarding his teaching about what it means to be “a doer of the law”, I explained in the context of ch.1, 2, and 3 that being a doer of the law is to trust God and love as God does. And has nothing to do with keeping the letter of the law. Or said another way, righteousness has nothing to do with works. In Paul’s letter to the Romans this is exactly what he wants us to find. That the Jews who were given the law that began to think keeping it equated to righteousness, needed to know that righteousness has nothing to do with works. And that if they did not get this they would never have eternal life. Let me repeat that. If people do not come…

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Watchman: Daily Devotional, Reject the Gospel as False. Unbelievers Reject the Good News That All Sinners Can Be Saved Through Faith in Jesus Christ. Atheists Have No Faith Because They Reject the Bible as God’s Inspired and Authoritative Word

Daily Devotional: You will also notice that a major characteristic of nonbelievers is a hatred of the truth and wisdom found in God’s word. Those who reject the Bible’s claims are more likely to embrace the lies of the devil, which cater to their fallen nature, than they are to embrace the truth of God, which is revealed in the Bible. They readily accept the falsehoods of this world, which are unable to provide them with the eternal life their precious souls require. The truth of God’s word is offensive and painful to those who reject God. And Revelation 21:8 says that those who refuse to believe will be tossed in the fiery lake of fire with Satan and his angels. If you don’t believe in Jesus Christ and what He did for you on the cross, you’re already damned…

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According to the Data From the Census, the Fall in Christian Faith Seems to Have Accelerated. These Days, It’s All the Rage for Individuals to Profess Their Faith In… Nothing and That’s Where the Problem Begins, No God , No Peace

They’ll Never Take Jesus Out Of My Heart HNewsWire: The decline has been dramatic in only 10 years, but it follows a similar trend seen across the developed world. With an expected 2.38 billion followers in the year 2020, Christianity has proven to be the most successful religion in the world. Next comes Islam with 1.91 billion followers, followed by Hinduism with 1.16 billion. Though it is the major religion in many affluent nations, Christianity seems to be on the decline. According to the last census, just 46.2% of the people living in England and Wales identified as Christians. That’s down from the last census in 2011 when it was 59.3 percent. On the other hand, 6.5% identified as Muslims, up from 4.9% in 2011, and 1.7% as Hindus, up from 1.1% in 2011. That’s a dramatic decline in only ten…

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Watchman: Daily Devotional, Faith Insists That God Is Greater Than Any Challenge or Circumstance We Face. Jesus’ Followers Should Never Be Afraid

Daily Devotional: Matthew 8:25-27 25 The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!” 26 He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm. 27 The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!” A boat from the first century was discovered in the dirt during a recent Kinneseret Lake low water level. Because there are still murals of ancient boats today, archaeologists are certain that the boat was a Jewish vessel from that era. Twelve passengers would have constituted a fairly full boat if this is the same type of boat that Jesus and His apostles were in. The front of the ship had a…

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As the Great Tribulation Intensifies, Don’t Be Deceived. Your Only Hope Is Jesus!

You’re not here by accident. God loves you. He wants you to have a personal relationship with Him through Jesus, His Son. There is just one thing that separates you from God. That one thing is sin. The Bible describes sin in many ways. Most simply, sin is our failure to measure up to God’s holiness and His righteous standards. We sin by things we do, choices we make, attitudes we show, and thoughts we entertain. We also sin when we fail to do right things. The Bible affirms our own experience – “there is none righteous, not even one.” No matter how good we try to be, none of us does right things all the time. People tend to divide themselves into groups – good people and bad people. But God says that every person who has ever lived…

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THE DOCTRINE OF ORIGINAL SIN- VERY BAD THEOLOGY. IN FACT, IT’S SATANIC

The doctrine of original sin is the foundation Jesus described in Mt.7:26,27 Jesus said we must build our house on the rock. For a house built on sand will fall when the storm beats against it. The doctrine of original sin is such a foundation. Inherent sin through Adam’s original sin is a common belief among those who call themselves christian. It is orthodoxy to most, so much so that if one rejects this doctrine they are considered by those who believe in it to be outside of Biblical faith. Lost and on their way to hell. A heretic. The belief in this false doctrine that is so popular among many who claim to be christian lends to many false doctrines that brings those who believe it to come to the unenviable end of being so far from anything even…

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