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THE SEVEN CHURCHES OF ASIA /REVELATION 2 - 3
Copyright November 20, 2007
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CHAPTER 17 (5 of 10)
OBEDIENCE, BEING ONE WITH GOD
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One act of obedience is to witness to sinners when God directs.  When God leads in witnessing, we can look forward to leading the sinner to repentance and their receiving God’s New Birth that Jesus died and resurrected to provide for us [1 Peter 1:3]. One of the greatest evidence, a sinner looks for in a Christian, is total obedience to God without which we could not be very effective when witnessing. Hypocrisy does not bring glory God. The major way we become One with God is total obedience to His perfect will for our life, and His only. Here is part of a prayer Jesus prayed for us:
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That they all may be one; as thou, father, art in me and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.  (John 17:21)
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So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me. When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. (Ezekiel 33:7-8)
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An added note to witnessing: When God directs us to witness to an individual we should make it our primary business to do exactly that. There are definitely penalties for not obeying God. As grievous as penalties may sound, for a Christian a penalty for disobedience is not grievous, it's joyous.  Why would discipline be joyous? For the reason that discipline from God brings forth righteousness in our life.
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Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby. (Hebrews 12:9-11
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Although discipline, a spanking from God, doesn't seem joyous at the time it is given, the results are a transcending joy that will be eternal. A number of years ago, the Lord showed me how that our own will blinds as well as deprives us of many of the wonderful blessings and truths about His word, secrets and mysteries, and the Kingdom of God that He wants to give and reveal to us. 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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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 few more conversations with the Atheist name Dan, who refused to believe Atheism is a Religion that teaches against the existence of Almighty God. The response that follows is to provide more information for Dan that Atheism – is – a religion that has theology and doctrine to promote their deceptions:

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Dan H ... Just because you believe Atheism does not have anything to do with "scientific positions," does not mean there are Atheists who do base their Atheist - Beliefs - on them, because I have had conversations with those who Do.

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My response was not about ALL Science - only - Darwinism and Scientism's - false - conclusions about the Origin of man and the cosmos, and you clearly have chosen to be Blind to the fact that it - does - take - Faith to - believe their False - theory - about the origin of man and the cosmos; a True Atheist - does - Believe what Darwinism and Scientism preaches, with this fact Science - is - Your god for this reason. You apparently ignore the fact that when you attack Biblical Facts with Negative responses You are Preaching your OWN Atheist doctrines and theology against it.

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FYI there are Atheist Churches which can be found in California, New York, Texas, and Washington. If you do not want to attend one of those, the Buddhists do not believe in God, and if you do not want to gather with them, there are also Universalists Unitarian churches you can attend which do - not care - whether you believe in God or not.

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I had a number of conversations with a Muslims name Hisham this past week, one of which had to do with Exodus 3:14 wanting to know why Yehweh told Moses his name then added another one "I Am who I Am." What follows is the response I posted for Hisham:

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Hisham O … (Exodus 3:14) Clearly it is Yehweh's prerogative to provide a DEEPER Meaning of His Name. FYI the word "Name" encompasses ALL of what and who we are, and this is No different with the True Almighty God's - Name - Yehweh. The - JPS English Tanak - translated the Hebrew statement (Ehyeh asher ehyeh) as "I will Be what I will Be;" in other words No false god is like Him, not even Islam's false god Allah.

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FYI Egypt had a Sun god by the name of Yah/Iah/Jah and it is clear Yehweh was letting the deceived Egyptians KNOW He is - not - their False god Yah, and the True Almighty God sent 10 disasters on Egypt to Prove HE is the True God, and which was necessary to get Pharaoh to Finally "Let My People (Israel) Go" (Exodus 5:1). After the 10 disasters Pharaoh - finally – let the Israelis go but like a dullard he went after them to take them back, after which God destroyed his military in the Red Sea when they tried to (Exodus 14:23-28).

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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 6/14/2026 [Go deep in your relationship with God not shallow.]