Hate the evil and love the good!

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 

Amos 5:15  Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

 

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There is so much blatant evil displayed today on TV.  When it appears, I usually turn that program off.  Sometimes the news presents unnecessary evil.  Often evil appears in TV programs.  And politicians are really incredibly evil in some of their talking and presentations.

 

I can tell they do not understand sins in the sight of God.

 

I Corinthians 6

 

9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate (homosexual), nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

 

10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

 

11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

 

Galatians 5:19-21

 

19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

 

20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

 

21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

 

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But you must not return to these sins after you have been forgiven.

 

Hebrews 10:26  For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

 

2 Peter 2:20-21  For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

 

Hebrews 6:4-6  For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put HIM to an open shame.

 

7-8 For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

 

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Jesus says your name can be blotted out of the book of life.

 

Revelation 3:5  He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before MY Father, and before HIS angels.

 

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John 8, is the story of the woman taken in adultery who is brought before Jesus.

 

Jesus forgave this woman.  But Jesus then said to her:  "Go ... and sin no more."  (Jn. 8:11)

 

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I can't imagine wanting to sin after you have been forgiven.

 

Aren't we ashamed of those sins we committed before we were born again?  How could we want to return to that which "damns" us?  Don't we understand how unprofitable such things were to us before?

 

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The story of Joseph:

 

Joseph's brothers sold Joseph into slavery when Joseph was 17-years-old.

 

Genesis 39

 

1 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.

 

2 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

 

3 And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.

 

4 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.

 

5 And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.

 

6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat.  And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.

 

7 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.

 

8 But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;

 

9 There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

 

10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.

 

11 And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.

 

12 And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.

 

13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth,

 

14 That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice:

 

15 And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out.

 

16 And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.

 

17 And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:

 

18 And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.

 

19 And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.

 

20 And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.

 

21 But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

 

22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.

 

23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper.

 

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Romans 12:2  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

 

Renew your mind to the Bible, the Word of God.

 

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