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Newsletter 267  October 30, 2011

1 John 2:15-27 King James Version

The excessive love of the material things of this world, which we call “materialism” has a far more sinister name, “antichrist.” Scripture tells us that it is impossible to love “mammon” and God at the same time, and that we must make a choice between them. Actually these three words are synonyms for the same thing. The majority of mankind is madly in love with material objects, whether they be in the form of money, homes, massive flat screen televisions, computers, luxury automobiles, all are included in the term, “mammon.” We can not permit that love to take charge of our lives. If we do, the spirit of antichrist, has won . The word antichrist mere means against, or opposed to Christ. The Christian can not be a lover of physical things. Certainly, there may be a time come when there will be “the” antichrist, but his spirit is alive and well even today.

LOVE NOT THE WORLD

15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

IT IS THE LAST TIME

This is not something we can to face many years from now, there are many of this spirit upon us now. It is already the last time.

18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.

MANY WERE NO LONGER WITH THEM.

Even in John’s day, those strong in the faith stayed with them even through persecution, but those weaker were being replaced by new babes in the Lord. Thus it is possible to grow rapidly and still be weaker, like the Willow by the stream compared to the Oak at a distance from the water..

19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.

ALL DREW STRENGTH FROM THE LORD

Spiritual strength does not come from the material things of the world. It comes only from the Lord. Those to whom John was writing knew this fact, they only needed to be encouraged to avail themselves of the truth through prayer and the word. God has given the material blessings of the world as tools for his work; not as a goal in life. He gives wealth that we might be generous in support of the weaker, buildings that we might use them to His glory, yes, even television and computers that we might be able to spread His message of salvation.

20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.

If they knew the truth, and they did, They had the power to make things go smoothly, like grease on a rusty hinge, to God’s glory. God sees to it that all Christians have that needed to work smoothly together to His glory. John was not writing to teach, they had been taught. He was writing to encourage..

21 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

ANTICHRIST IS ANYONE WHO DENIES GOD

22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.

23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.

24 Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.

25 And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.

26 These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you.

27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him


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PRAYER REQUEST.

I WILL BE HAVING A SECOND CATARACT OPERATION MONDAY. Please pray that all will go well. I will still have a retina problem. We just pray that it will not require more attention. If I miss next week’s mailing, it will be because there is a problem of some sort.
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READ THE BIBLE THROUGH AGAIN IN 2011

OCTOBER
30th. Sunday – Song of Solomon 5, 6, 3 John, Psalm 119:120-136
31st. Monday – Song of Solomon 7, 8, Jude, Proverbs 26:11-20

NOVEMBER

1st. Tuesday – Lamentations 1, 2, Hebrews 1, Psalm 119:137-144
2nd. Wednesday - Lamentations 3, Hebrews 2, Psalm 119:145-152
3rd. Thursday - Lamentations 4, 5, Hebrews 3, Psalm 119:153-160
4th. Friday – Ezekiel 1,2,3, Hebrews 4, Proverbs 26:21-28
5th. Saturday - Ezekiel 4, 5, 6, Hebrews 5, Psalm 119:161-168

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THIS WEEK'S SCRIPTURE

“ Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: for he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.” - 2 John 9-11

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