EASTER 2013

         It is Easter 2013 and for some reason this Easter is bringing on spiritual battles more so than in the past.  I know that satan (his name does not deserve to be capitalized)  is working his hardest during this time of year.  So many arguments and disagreements going on.  And it is not between Christians and non Christians.  It is between Christians! 

    Easter is the celebration of the death of Jesus and His resurrection.  Jesus died for our sins.  This was God's plan.  Jesus rose from the dead and is making a place for us.  He will come again.  If you believe in Jesus you will live in eternity (Heaven) with him. 

    Here a few instructions from the Bible:
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1 John 2:4     

Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him,

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    No sin is worse than another, sin is sin.  We all sin and should ask for forgiveness and repent (stop it) 


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John 14:6         
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

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      The only way to God and Heaven is to believe in Jesus and in his life.  He set the example of how we should live.  We should set an example for those who don't know Jesus as their personal saviour.  Getting to know Jesus is as easy as reading the Bible and praying.  The whole Bible is relivant. 

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2 Timothy 3:16 ESV     

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

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1 Peter 4:10-11 

As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

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Serve others as Jesus served.  He is our example. The saying, "What would Jesus do?" is a good mindset.

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DO NOT ARGUE , JUST STATE THE TRUTH AND BE KIND.

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John 8:32
"And you will know the truth and the truth will set you free"
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2 Timothy 2:23-24 ESV    

Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil,

Philippians 2:14 ESV    

Do all things without grumbling or questioning,

Romans 12:19 ESV    

Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”

Proverbs 15:1 ESV    

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Titus 3:1-2 ESV    

Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people.

Romans 14:19 ESV    

So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 ESV    

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; ...

1 Peter 2:21 ESV /     

For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.        .

 5:22-23        

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law

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Don't argue, Don't Judge, Be kind, State the truth and just walk away.  God will handle the rest. 

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JUST WALK AWAY!!  Don't hang around and argue or get angy or upset. 

*********************************************************************************Matthew 10:14 ESV / 10 helpful votes
And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town.

Mark 6:11        

And if any place will not receive you and they will not listen to you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against them.”

Luke 9:5 ESV    

And wherever they do not receive you, when you leave that town shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them.”

Acts 13:51        

But they shook off the dust from their feet against them

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BEING ANGRY AND HATEFUL IS WRONG.  HANDLE DISAGREEMENTS GOD'S WAY.

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Ephesians 4:31-32        

Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

       

James 1:19-20 ESV / 13 helpful votes

Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

Luke 10:25-28 ESV /      behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.”

Proverbs 15:1 ESV

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Matthew 7:12     

“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

Psalm 37:8-9          

Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil. For the evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.

Galatians 5:19-21         

Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.        

Colossians 3:7-8          

In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.

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Read the Bible and follow the instructions of our God. 

 

SIDE AFFECTS

        When a woman has an abortion, she goes through the same hormonal changes as those who given birth.  Post partum depression being one.  Add to that the sadness of a loss.  Yes even though she has chosen to abort her baby, she will feel a loss.  Grief.  She will go through the stages of grief.  These being DENIAL, ANGER, BARGANING, DEPRESSION AND ACCEPTANCE. 

 DENIAL:  I did nothing wrong.  It wasn't my fault.
ANGER:  IT WASN'T MY FAULT.  SOMEONE MADE ME DO IT.  Or  I hate myself for doing this!!
BARGAINING:  I promise never to do that again if you....  I will be the best mommy ever if I can have a baby.  I never want to have children. 
DEPRESSION:  Overwhelming guilt, sadness, drug and alcohal or drug abuse, remorse, self lothing and suicide.
ACCEPTANCE:  I acknowledge what I have done.  I am forgiven.  I repent of this sin.  I have healed.

I will write more on these later. I will write more on the "side affects" of abortion.  But you can heal!!  You can recover!!

Just know that God forgives you through the blood of Jesus Christ.  God can turn a bad thing into a blessing.