Good Morning Sunday...
Father thank You for this AMAZING DAY. Please fill us with Your Spirit and help us to be a LIGHT. Endow us with Your PEACE and WISDOM, so we may bring LIFE to this world. In YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST Name we pray. Amen! I wanted a special way of Honoring Our Father In Heaven on our earthly “Father’s Day,” so I thought this was a great series to begin now. Happy Father’s Day to all you dads out there. May you all continue to grow in wisdom, knowledge, and Truth as you each raise your children, prayerfully, growing them in Our Father In Heaven’s Character and Word. It is a fact that many of today’s problems stem from absent fathers, so to those of you who are not absent, may Yahweh Yeshua Ha’Mashiach, God Our Father and His Son Yeshua, Jesus Christ, Bless You... Mightily! And to those who may be absent and read this, we all pray collectively that you will return to your sons and daughters, instilling in them the wisdom you have gained in your absence. Shalom (Divine Peace/Completeness) everyone! Enjoy! :-) - Defending The Faith Part 1: 3 Divine Facts About The Holy Bible “Dear friends, I had been eagerly planning to write to you about the salvation we all share. But now I find that I must write about something else, urging you to defend the faith that God has entrusted once for all time to his holy people.” Jude 1:3 The world is filled with naysayers that will speak against The Bible, but none with thorough examination and honest study will continue to speak against it... because the evidence is irrefutable. Many a men have been converted once they honestly examined the text and the evidence contained therein. Herschel Hobbs, one man who extensively studied The Bible, stated it well when he said: “The Bible contains Truth found nowhere else. Human reason may discover certain truths about God. But the revealed Truth of The Bible exceeds these so as to defy comparison. One may exhaust the meaning of the contents of other books, but not that of the Bible.” – Herschel Hobbs Today we live in a world absolutely filled with misinformation and even the word “misinformation” is used to misinform people in headlines now each day. It is indeed disgusting what is happening in our world currently, but we as believers know that “all these things must come to pass.” With all the naysayers, deception, and people who are ignorant of this Holy Text, and seem to always be ready to attack, this series is meant for those who will “defend (or contend (other translations)) for The Faith.” Personally, I know each week I am confronted with people challenging The Bible’s Authority, so Our Father has made sure to arm me with Truth, especially when going into “enemy territory.” This series is meant to arm and equip ourselves with Truth, to have our “Sword of The Spirit,” which is The Word of God, ready at all times. Over the next few days we will take a look at some quick facts that any believer can “pull out” and “defend their faith” when attacked, ridiculed, or challenged about The Bible’s authenticity. I pray that each of you is edified, strengthened, and most importantly, your relationship with Our Father and Our Savior Yeshua is enhanced and grows more rich with this series. Let’s start with a few facts that we have gone over before, but that are always good to review. 1.) The Bible Is The Best Selling Book of All Time. I often open many conversations about God with this amazing fact. Put into perspective one begins to understand the immeasurable and unmatchable impact the Bible has had in the world. Here is the opening to conversations about God and The Bible that I use: If God wrote a book, what would that book be? Probably the best selling book in the history of the existence of man... it is. With more than 5 billion copies sold, it dwarfs any other text written on the face of the earth. No other book has even reached a billion copies sold. Gideon's International alone distributes more than a 100 Bibles every minute. 2.) It is the most accurate and proven historical document on the face of the earth. When one begins to understand that historical books are deemed credible by the number of copies that can be verified, the historical accuracy of them, and the corroboration of the different copies found across the world, it begins to be clear that there is definitely something "Divine" about This Book. The Bible has more than 5,000 copies that have been verified, corroborated, and are historically accurate. Again, this dwarfs any other historical book or antiquity writing by far. The next closest historical document has only about 200 verified copies across the world and throughout history. This single fact had a larger impact on my conversion than almost any other. I was never taught this, you don't hear about this in history class (the question is why), and I had never heard anyone talk about this important information. A truly amazing and indisputable fact about The Word of God. 3.) The Bible continues to be proven accurate with archeological evidence to this very day. Archaeology has confirmed the historical accuracy of the Bible. It has verified many ancient sites, civilizations, and biblical characters whose existence was questioned by the academic world and often dismissed as myths. Biblical archaeology has silenced many critics as new discoveries completely and thoroughly support the facts of the Bible. Esteemed archaeologist Nelson Glueck writes, "As a matter of fact, however, it may be clearly stated categorically that no archeological discovery has ever controverted a single biblical reference. Scores of archeological findings have been made which confirm in clear outline or exact detail historical statements in the Bible." One of the most recent archeological finds is the discovery of a myriad of artifacts in The City of David located in the city of Jerusalem, Israel. With more archeological confirmations each day, testimony of Biblical and non-biblical texts, and passed down oral history, it is strongly believed and the evidence points to The Holy Temple having been in The City of David and not where the current Temple Mount is located. Nonetheless, the archeological finds in The City of David are proving The Bible True once again. These are just 3 of the innumerable, amazing, and life changing facts about The Bible, or as us believers like to call it, The Word of God. With just these 3 facts I think we should all take a moment to reconsider our trust in The Bible, and I believe the whole world should as well. There are many verses in The Bible that speak on this and I would like to share just 3 that I think are appropriate to end with in this first part of our devotion series “Defending The Faith” : The Bible Is Alive: “For The Word of God is Living and Powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. And there is no creature hidden from His Sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.” Hebrews 4:12-13 NKJV The Bible Demolishes All Arguments Against It: “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,” II Corinthians 10:4-5 NKJV The Bible Is A Message From God Almighty Himself, Not The Will of Man: “Yes, we have the prophetic Word made very certain. You will do well to pay attention to it as to a light shining in a dark, murky place, until the Day dawns and the Morning Star rises in your hearts. First of all, understand this: no prophecy of Scripture is to be interpreted by an individual on his own; for never has a prophecy come as a result of human willing — on the contrary, people moved by the Ruach Ha'Kodesh (Holy Spirit) spoke a message from God.” 2 Peter 1:19-21 CJB
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Kimberly Guzan
6/21/2020 09:32:23
Servant this is an AWESOME series. I can not wait and look forward to your next publication of DEFENDING OUR FAITH!!!
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