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  • Blessed fear

    Blessed fear

    What is blessing?  What causes curse?

    Deuteronomy 11:26 “See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse:

    27 the blessing, if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you today,

    28 and the curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside from the way that I am commanding you today…

     Can fear be a blessing?  Whom or what do you fear?

    Proverbs 28:14

    Blessed is the one who fears the Lord always,
    but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

    Acts 9:31  So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied.

    Psalms 111:10 

    The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom;
    all those who practice it have a good understanding.
    His praise endures forever!

    2 Kings 6:17 Then Elisha prayed and said, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” So the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

    Whom Shall I Fear

    You are my sword and shield though troubles linger still

    Whom shall I fear?

    Be blessed by the Christian music of Chris Tomlin

    What is your Christian Social Witness?

    Do you fear to SHARE Jesus Christ?

    Please comment and share. Be blessed in Christ Jesus our Lord. 

  • Put Your Armor On

    Put Your Armor On

    15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear… [more from 1 Peter]

    Are you ready for Christ Jesus?

    O church, arise and put your armor on.

    What is your Christian Social Witness?

    DO YOU TALK OF JESUS ONLINE?

    Most Christians who spend any time online (facebook, Pinterest, Twitter and other Social networking sites) RARELY mention Jesus.

    Oh sure, some of us pin a poster with a nice verse.  (Maybe a “Friend” might just happen to see it an get converted.) Do you really think this qualifies as talk of Jesus?

    Jesus IS and will return on the clouds… perhaps any day now.

    Certainly in terms of 2000 years since our Lord’s promise to return AFTER the Gospel is spread throughout the world, this 21st century must qualify as last days.

    “Is there any oil in your lamp of social witness?

    Put our your armor, church, my dear brothers & sisters in our Lord.

    When everyone in our ‘SOCIAL’ networks is talking about every thing else, WHY are Christians so unwilling to talk of Jesus?

    While we spend hour after hour in our ‘SOCIAL’ circles with hardly a mention of Jesus Christ, the Ephesians 6 armor of Christians has become rusty as Dorothy’s Tin Man. (Link provided, in case you forgot where you left your armor.)

    Jesus is NOT going to take up everyone when He returns.  Don’t you want your Christian Social Witness to help SAVE your ‘FRIENDS from hell?’

    A definition may help 21st c. Christians get our ideas of armor out of the middle ages.

    any tool or implement for preparing a thing
    arms used in warfare, weapons

    Another reference to this armor (from the same Greek word) provides additional encouragement for our witness.

    – 2 Corinthians 6:  We then, as workers together with Him also plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain. 2 For He says:

    “In an acceptable time I have heard you,
    And in the day of salvation I have helped you.”

    Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.

    But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God… By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left…

    Please SHARE your talk of Jesus with all of us and with your friends.  ADD a Comment.

    Our Christian Social Witness matters; but above all… before the battle…

    O church, arise and put your armor on. *

    * “O Church, Arise”
    Words and Music by Keith Getty & Stuart Townend
    Copyright © 2005 Thankyou Music

  • Epaphroditus my brother and fellow worker

    Epaphroditus my brother and fellow worker

    Christian Social Witness – What is it?

    …my brother and fellow worker – Philippians 2:25

    This Truth For Life encore broadcast:

    That’s What Friends Are

    points to the scriptures for our model of Christian friendship.

    Therefore our model for Christian Social Witness requires us to take time and effort to be connected to our brothers and sisters in the Lord and SHARE our encouragement.

    May I suggest that if you look for a little depth to your witness and your friendships, today’s broadcast can explain it much better than I ever could.

    Please register and share your reviews of Christian book and thoughts and comments on ANY scriptures.

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     Truth For Life is not responsible for this re-post and witness, which is solely the opinion of Roger Harned, Christian author and administrator of this site for your Christian Social Witness.