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THE SEVEN CHURCHES OF ASIA /REVELATION 2 - 3

Copyright November 20, 2007

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CHAPTER 17 (6 of 10)

OBEDIENCE, BEING ONE WITH GOD

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What will follow will be in reference to the blindness and being a forgetful hearer. God will not reveal His secrets and hidden mysteries to a person claiming to be a Christian who refuses to cultivate a deep intimate relationship with Him for which making the Effort to obey His Perfect Will for their life provides. 

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*****    2 Peter 1:3-10    *****

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3. According as His divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

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In this verse, God says, he has given to us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, as a result of our having given our life to Christ.  God has given us every provision, promise, and principle necessary for us to be 100% victorious over the sinful carnal nature in our flesh when the same Holy Spirit that dwelt in Jesus also dwells in us to give us the same power and ability to resist the sinful nature in our flesh.  It is for this reason that when we stand at the Judgment seat of Christ we will not have any excuse acceptable for having sinned (Romans 6:11-16, 8:11).

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4. Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

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Notice that in this verse Peter said that by virtue of these promises we might be partakers of the divine nature.  The Lord has shown me that those who make the effort to obey His every desire and expectation will be partakers of the divine nature, and have every right for all the promises to be fulfilled in and through our life, because we have escaped the corruption that is in the world, which through the lust of the flesh we would be partakers of.  When we do not make the effort to perfectly obey God, we not only partake of the corruption that is in the world through the lust (desires) of the flesh, but fall into the category of the "might be."  

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5. And besides this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

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6. And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

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7. And to godliness brotherly kindness; and brotherly kindness charity.

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All these fruits were accomplished in and through Jesus Christ to perfection.  Therefore, having been left an exhortation to follow in his steps, He who knew no sin (1 Peter 2:21-22) we are to make the effort to obey God to the same extreme.  When we obey God in all things, we will be walking in the light as God is in the light, having fellowship with Him; this place of fellowship with God is walking in heavenly places and because of our total obedience to Him, the Lord will become totally one with us. When the Father dwells in us, as He did in Jesus, all these fruits will be manifested in and through our life also to perfection.  When we consider the power and majesty of God that would be manifested in and through our life to the world and for the brethren the reason for an exhortation to totally obey God's desires and expectations becomes very clear. 

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8. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Not only does the power and majesty of God manifest in and through our life, because of the unity we would have with the Father through His Holy Spirit, but as a result of our total obedience to His will alone, we will also have total access to the infinite abundance of His knowledge and wisdom.  Not only do we have access to the infinite abundance of His knowledge and wisdom, but also as a result of our deep fellowship and friendship with the Father, He is continually flooding the mind in our spirit and soul with the otherwise hidden riches, pearls, and mysteries of God  (John 15:14-15). It is through the Holy Spirit that God also makes it possible for our corporeal mind the one in our skull to understand His secrets and hidden mysteries that without the Holy Spirit no one can. 

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9. But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

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The very action that causes us to miss God's wonderful and glorious truths, causing us to be blind, and not able to see afar off, is disobedience.  Disobedience follows as a result of becoming "forgetful hearers" of the very work that God began, in our heart, when we repented of our sins, to yield our entire life to Christ, God's leadership and dominion.  As the word says, "Hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins."

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When I say, "the very work began,” I mean the fire, the compelling drive, the enthusiastic zeal to do God's will and not our own.  The problem with the majority of Believers today, is they have lost their zeal and left their first love, which motivated them to obey God, and Him only.  We forget so easily, and God's cry to the church today is, "Repent, for the kingdom of God is at hand; Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent” (Revelation 2:5).

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10. Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

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11. For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

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My Facebook Timeline - www.facebook.com/samuelsiders1 - contains responses I have posted in answer to those who God has had me to share with for over seventeen years on Facebook Forums created to share the Scriptures. My activity about sharing the Word of God with Muslims, other false Cults, and with those who profess to be Christian continues; this open door that the Lord has made available to me as an Apologist/Teacher is one where worldwide opportunities are made available to all English speaking people around the world from many different countries, races, and religious beliefs. 

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It is WRITTEN in 1 Peter 3:15 … “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asks you of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:" God wants us to know AND understand His Word (2 Timothy 2:15), “Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” Jude 3, “Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend [Gr. agonize with fervent zeal] for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.”
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This past week I had a number of conversations with an Atheist name Maximus who like All Atheists wanted to debate the existence of God, which I know from experience would be a total waste of time, uselessly circular, a stalemate would happen, and with no resolution. One thing I tell Atheists is that ONLY Almighty God can prove He exists to Their personal Satisfaction. What follows are two of the responses I posted to defend against his Deceptions:

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Maximus Million ... the True Jesus taught that ONLY Almighty God can Prove He exists in John 6:44-45 “They shall All be taught by God;” therefore, I am -- Not -- coming up with "excuses." Nonetheless, it is a Fact that No Atheist can prove God doesn't exist, because the Same brainwashed claims you deceivers make that He does not exist can be used to prove He does exist; therefore, your wicked Heart and Mind wanting to Debate - is - Useless and a waste of time, and I have enough wisdom and experience with you deceivers to Know it Is "useless;" therefore your foolish challenge will - never - happen.

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Maximus Million ... You cannot prove the Big Bang happen because it is a Theory - not - Fact, since You and the scientists you put your Faith in were Not in the Beginning to see it that can be called a "fairytale;" therefore, this statement by you can be used against you: "it's impossible to prove something that doesn't exist...doesn't exist" since No One was there to see it. But what the Bible teaches in Genesis chapter 1 about this Creation is written as Fact - not - Theory.

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Another person this past week I had a conversation with is name Richard, He wanted to know if  Matthew 23:2-3 and 2 Corinthians 3:12-15 “conflict” each other, which he clearly misused to come to his False conclusion of “conflict.” What follows is the response I posted for Richard to explain to him Why they do – not – conflict; to different topics:

 

Richard S ... Matthew 23:2-3 and 2 Corinthians 3:12-15 are not talking about the same thing; therefore, there is No "conflict." More than once Jesus called those who Rejected Him “Blind,” and even worse on one occasion "Children of the Devil," which You are proving to be, and therefore, Atheists - are - as well.

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In Matthew 23:2-3 Jesus was only talking about Obedience to Torah Law. In 2 Corinthians 3:12-15 Apostle Paul was talking about the - Blindness (veil) - over those who could - Not Correctly - understand the PROPHECIES about Jesus as written in the five books of Moses (Genesis to Deuteronomy).

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In Luke 24:44-45 JESUS taught His Apostles ALL of the Prophecies about Him as written in the five Books of Moses, the Psalms, and the books of other Prophets, and as written in v45 Jesus – opened – their Understanding so they could Understand.

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Apostle Paul was also teaching that the veil (Blindness/lack of understanding) that is over the Heart and Mind of the Israelis who reject Jesus that it will - remain on them - Until - they Repent of their sins then Receive Jesus as Lord and Savior of their life.

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FYI, this SAME teaching about – Veil, Blindness, No Understanding - applies to -BOTH Israelis AND Gentiles – not just Israelis, which obviously includes You, and Atheists prove to be among the Worst of the "Blind" in Heart and Mind, and too deceived to discern they Are.

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This past week I also had a conversation with a Muslim name Nina who posted that the Gospel John is not like the other three Gospels. What follows is the response I posted for Nina to answer why John’s Gospel is different:

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Nina H ... All four gospels were written for a - different - reason; for this reason what one does not contain and another one does. Nonetheless, the - specific reason for Why John wrote his Gospel was to teach - Theology and Christology - John made this clear in John 20:30-31 "Many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book: But these are written that you might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you might have life through his name.

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To read more responses I posted this past week my FB timeline can be visited. https://www.facebook.com/samuelsiders1   
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Samuel Siders 6/21/2026 [Go deep in your relationship with God not shallow.]