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Repent and be baptised. Be Born Again!! Jesus is coming sooner as you think!! Be Ready!! Keep yourself busy with God's work and not yours!!!
Not every church, Pastor will go to heaven!! You must make sure you belong to a church where the Holy Spirit moving. Ask God to help you to show you the right church!! It is very important to belong to the right church. A church where you are comfortable is a big NO!! You have to be challenged in your faith. Your faith must grow. Walk-on-the-water faith church, Holy Spirit-moving is the right church!! Make sure your are Born Again too!! You must repent and give your life to Jesus and be baptised!! A big NO church is where the Holy Spirit is not moving, too many doctorines, like the normal traditional churches. You must stay far away from them!! Baby christening is not biblical!! They like to preach what people want to hear and not what they must hear. Focus now on finding the right church. Ask God to show you the right church and to open doors for you to get there!! But it is of life importance that you must go to the right church!! A religious church is big trouble. It is not going to help you to get to heaven!! A faith based church where the Holy Spirit is moving, where you grow in your faith, where you are challenged in your faith, where they do baptisms too, and teach the Word of God!!
Hebrews:
1 לכן אם קמתם עם המשיח בקשו את אשר למעלה אשר המשיח ישב שם לימין האלהים׃
2 את אשר למעלה יהגה לבבכם לא את אשר בארץ׃
3 כי מתם וחייכם צפונים עם המשיח באלהים׃
4 בעת הגלות המשיח אשר הוא חייכם גם אתם תגלו עמו בכבוד׃
5 על כן תמותתו את אבריכם בארץ את הזנות והטמאה והזמה והתאות הרעות ונטות אחרי הבצע אשר היא עבודת אלילים׃
6 כי בגלל אלה בא חרון אלהים על בני חמרי׃
7 אשר גם אתם הלכתם בהם מלפנים בחיותכם בתוכם׃
8 אך עתה הסירו מכם כל אלה את הרגז את הכעס את הרשע את הגדוף ואת דברי נבלה מפיכם׃
9 ואל תשקרו איש בעמיתו כי פשטתם את האדם הישן עם פעלותיו׃
10 ולבשתם את האדם החדש המתחדש בדעת כצלם בראו׃
11 אשר אין שם יוני ויהודי אין מילה וערלה אין לעז וסקותי אין עבד ובן חורין כי המשיח הוא הכל ובכל׃
12 לכן אתם כבחירי האלהים הקדשים והחביבים לבשו המון רחמים ונדיבות ונמיכות רוח וענוה וארך אפים׃
13 ותשאו איש את רעהו ותסלחו בהיות לכם ריב איש עם אחיו כאשר המשיח סלח לכם כן תסלחו גם אתם׃
14 ועל כל אלה לבשו האהבה היא אגדת השלמות׃
15 וישלט בלבבכם שלום האלהים אשר נקראתם לו בגוף אחד וזבחו תודה׃
16 דבר האדון ישכן בקרבכם בשפע רב בכל חכמה ותלמדו ותעוררו את נפשכם בתהלות ותשבחות ושירות רוחניות ושירו ליהוה בנעימה בלבבכם׃
17 וכל אשר תעשו הן במלין הן בפעל עשו בשם האדון ישוע והודו לאלהים אבינו על ידי׃
18 אתן הנשים הכנענה לבעליכן כראוי באדנינו׃
19 אתם האנשים אהבו את נשיכם ואל תתמרמרו אליהן׃
20 הבנים שמעו אל ילדיכם בכל דבר כי הוא לרצון לאדנינו׃
21 האבות אל תרגיזו את בניכם פן יחתו׃
22 העבדים שמעו בכל דבר אל אדניכם לפי הבשר לא בעבודה למראה העין כמבקשי חן בני אדם כי אם בתם לבב כיראי האלהים׃
23 כל אשר תעשו עשו בכל נפשכם כמו ליהוה ולא לבני אדם׃
24 וידעתם כי תקבלו מאת יהוה גמול הירשה כי את אדנינו המשיח עבדים אתם׃
25 וכל עשה עול הוא ישא העול אשר עשה ואין שם משא פנים׃
English:
"Living the New Life
Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory.
So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world. Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming. You used to do these things when your life was still part of this world. But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language. Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds. Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him. In this new life, it doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized, slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us.
Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony. And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful.
Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.
Instructions for Christian Households
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting for those who belong to the Lord.
Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly.
Children, always obey your parents, for this pleases the Lord. Fathers, do not aggravate your children, or they will become discouraged.
Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything you do. Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. Serve them sincerely because of your reverent fear of the Lord. Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ. But if you do what is wrong, you will be paid back for the wrong you have done. For God has no favorites."
Choose the correct Scripture:
1. "Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer."
A. Mark 10:
B. Matthew 17:
C. Romans 12:
D. Acts 20:
E. Luke 8:
2. "And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up."
A. Matthew 12:
B. James 3:
C. Acts 15:
D. 1 Peter 2:
E. Galatians 6:
3. "But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience."
A. Hebrews 12:
B. Mark 15:
C. Romans 8:
D. John 19:
E. Luke 10:
4. "Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act. Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes."
A. Psalm 20:
B. Psalm 125:
C. Psalm 88:
D. Psalm 111:
E. Psalm 37:
5. "Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant."
A. Revelation 10:
B. Luke 7:
C. Mark 15:
D. Hebrews 9:
E. 1 Corinthians 13:
6. "Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus."
A. Luke 12:
B. Matthew 17:
C. Philippians 4:
D. John 19:
E. 2 Corinthians 10:
7. "Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience."
A. James 5:
B. Revelation 10:
C. Acts 8:
D. Mark 13:
E. Colossians 3:
8. "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
A. Exodus 33:
B. Joshua 28:
C. Isaiah 50:
D. Ezekiel 22:
E. Jeremiah 29:
9. "But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint."
A. Numbers 33:
B. Exodus 25:
C. Jeremiah 51:
D. Deuteronomy 30:
E. Isaiah 40:
10. "But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life."
A. Titus 3:
B. Luke 12:
C. 1 Peter 5:
D. 1 Corinthians 10:
E. 1 Timothy 1:
11. "I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit."
A. Hebrews 12:
B. 1 Thessalonians 3:
C. Acts 20:
D. Romans 15:
E. John 17:
Match A with the correct answer in B:
A.
1. Ephesians 2:
2. Isaiah 41:
3. 1 Timothy 4:
4. 1 John 5:
5. Romans 5:
6. Psalm 16:
7. Luke 10:
8. Mark 5:
9. Hebrews 12:
10. Psalm 111:
11. Matthew 17:
12. James 3:
13. Titus 2:
14. 1 Peter 5:
15. Psalm 122:
16. Jeremiah 33:
17. Galatians 3:
18. Romans 8:
19. Acts 22:
20. John 10:
21. Isaiah 40:
22. Psalm 73:
23. Matthew 6:
24. Proverbs 14:
B.
1. "You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore."
2. "My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever."
3. "For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace."
4. "Fear of the Lord is a life-giving fountain; it offers escape from the snares of death."
5. "But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint."
6. “Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today."
7. "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast."
8. "Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
9. “Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come.” This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it. This is why we work hard and continue to struggle, for our hope is in the living God, who is the Savior of all people and particularly of all believers."
10. "And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life."
11. "For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life."
Find the verses in:
1. John 6:
2. 2 Corinthians 5:
3. 1 Thessalonians 1:
4. Romans 5:
5. Philippians 3:
6. Romans 6:
7. 1 Peter 3:
8. Acts 2:
9. Hebrews 6:
10. Colossians 2:
11. 2 Corinthians 4:
1. "and become one with him. I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ. For God’s way of making us right with himself depends on faith. I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death, so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead!"
2. "And since we died with Christ, we know we will also live with him. We are sure of this because Christ was raised from the dead, and he will never die again. Death no longer has any power over him. When he died, he died once to break the power of sin. But now that he lives, he lives for the glory of God. So you also should consider yourselves to be dead to the power of sin and alive to God through Christ Jesus."
3. "Christ suffered for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but he died for sinners to bring you safely home to God. He suffered physical death, but he was raised to life in the Spirit."
4. "But God released him from the horrors of death and raised him back to life, for death could not keep him in its grip."
5. "Jesus has already gone in there for us. He has become our eternal High Priest in the order of Melchizedek."
6. "Having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead."
7. "We know that God, who raised the Lord Jesus, will also raise us with Jesus and present us to himself together with you."
8. "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come."
9. "So Jesus said again, “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you cannot have eternal life within you. But anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise that person at the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him."
10. "And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come."
11. "That I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead."
12. "But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
13. "Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life. We believe, and we know you are the Holy One of God.”
Find the verses in:
1. Psalm 84:
2. Psalm 83:
3. Psalm 66:
4. Psalm 90:
5. Psalm 116:
6. Psalm 118:
7. Psalm 109:
8. Psalm 82:
9. Psalm 103:
1. "I shall walk before the Lord In the land of the living."
2. "Let all who fear the Lord repeat: “His faithful love endures forever.”
3. "Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name. Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me. He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases."
4. "But I will give repeated thanks to the Lord, praising him to everyone."
5. "The Lord gives righteousness and justice to all who are treated unfairly."
6. "I say, ‘You are gods; you are all children of the Most High."
7. "For the Lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right. O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, what joy for those who trust in you."
8. "Then they will learn that you alone are called the Lord, that you alone are the Most High, supreme over all the earth."
9. "Shout joyful praises to God, all the earth! Sing about the glory of his name! Tell the world how glorious he is."
10. "Lord, through all the generations you have been our home! Before the mountains were born, before you gave birth to the earth and the world, from beginning to end, you are God."
11. "This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it."
Chooose the correct Scripture:
1. "My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."
A. Mark 8:
B. Matthew 13:
C. Galatians 2:
D. 2 Corinthians 11:
E. John 10:
2. “I tell you the truth, anyone who believes has eternal life. Yes, I am the bread of life!"
A. Hebrews 10:
B. 1 Thessalonians 5:
C. Romans 13:
D. James 3:
E. John 6:
3. "The Lord rewarded me for doing right; he restored me because of my innocence. For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not turned from my God to follow evil. I have followed all his regulations; I have never abandoned his decrees. I am blameless before God; I have kept myself from sin. The Lord rewarded me for doing right. He has seen my innocence."
A. Psalm 111:
B. Psalm 30:
C. Psalm 125:
D. Psalm 18:
E. Psalm 79:
4. “You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me! Yet you refuse to come to me to receive this life."
A. Acts 12:
B. Galatians 5:
C. Matthew 15:
D. Titus 3:
E. John 5:
5. “Yes,” Jesus replied, “and I assure you that everyone who has given up house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the Kingdom of God, will be repaid many times over in this life, and will have eternal life in the world to come.”
A. Revelation 20:
B. Matthew 23:
C. John 13:
D. Acts 27:
E. Luke 18:
6. "When Jesus heard this, he told them, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do. I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”
A. Ephesians 5:
B. James 3:
C. 1 Corinthians 8:
D. Philippians 1:
E. Mark 2:
7. "Rather, you must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ."
A. 1 John 5:
B. Romans 15:
C. Acts 11:
D. John 17:
E. 2 Peter 2:
8. "So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world."
A. 2 Corinthians 10:
B. 1 Peter 5:
C. Romans 13:
D. 1 Timothy 2:
E. James 4:
9. "Fight the good fight for the true faith. Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you, which you have declared so well before many witnesses."
A. Mark 9:
B. Luke 15:
C. Matthew 12:
D. Acts 18:
E. 1 Timothy 6:
10. "For God says, “At just the right time, I heard you. On the day of salvation, I helped you.” Indeed, the “right time” is now. Today is the day of salvation."
A. Matthew 13:
B. John 17:
C. 2 Corinthians 6:
D. Acts 20:
E. Luke 15:
11. "Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it."
A. John 18:
B. Mark 10:
C. Matthew 16:
D. Romans 8:
E. Revelation 20:
"Those who live in the shelter of the Most High
will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
This I declare about the Lord:
He alone is my refuge, my place of safety;
he is my God, and I trust him.
For he will rescue you from every trap
and protect you from deadly disease.
He will cover you with his feathers.
He will shelter you with his wings.
His faithful promises are your armor and protection.
Do not be afraid of the terrors of the night,
nor the arrow that flies in the day.
Do not dread the disease that stalks in darkness,
nor the disaster that strikes at midday.
Though a thousand fall at your side,
though ten thousand are dying around you,
these evils will not touch you.
Just open your eyes,
and see how the wicked are punished.
If you make the Lord your refuge,
if you make the Most High your shelter,
no evil will conquer you;
no plague will come near your home.
For he will order his angels
to protect you wherever you go.
They will hold you up with their hands
so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.
You will trample upon lions and cobras;
you will crush fierce lions and serpents under your feet!
The Lord says, “I will rescue those who love me.
I will protect those who trust in my name.
When they call on me, I will answer;
I will be with them in trouble.
I will rescue and honor them.
I will reward them with a long life
and give them my salvation."
Heavenly Father, I acknowledge that I am a sinner. I come to you and ask you to forgive me for my sins. I surrender my life to you. Come into my life and guide me. Show me your will and not my will. In Jesus Name Amen!!
Born Again:
1. Repentance
2. Invite Jesus
3. Baptism
A changed New Life!!
1. Relationship with the Lord
2. New Person
3. New Lifestyle
4. Find the right church
5. Study and meditate on the Word of God day and night
6. Live the Word of God
To follow Jesus you must do whatever He ask you to do!! What are you willing to give up for Jesus?
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Repent and be baptised. Be Born Again!! Jesus is coming sooner as you think!! Be Ready!! Keep yourself busy with God's work and not yours!!!
Not every church, Pastor will go to heaven!! You must make sure you belong to a church where the Holy Spirit moving. Ask God to help you to show you the right church!! It is very important to belong to the right church. A church where you are comfortable is a big NO!! You have to be challenged in your faith. Your faith must grow. Walk-on-the-water faith church, Holy Spirit-moving is the right church!! Make sure your are Born Again too!! You must repent and give your life to Jesus and be baptised!! A big NO church is where the Holy Spirit is not moving, too many doctorines, like the normal traditional churches. You must stay far away from them!! Baby christening is not biblical!! They like to preach what people want to hear and not what they must hear. Focus now on finding the right church. Ask God to show you the right church and to open doors for you to get there!! But it is of life importance that you must go to the right church!! A religious church is big trouble. It is not going to help you to get to heaven!! A faith based church where the Holy Spirit is moving, where you grow in your faith, where you are challenged in your faith, where they do baptisms too, and teach the Word of God!!
Hebrews:
1 הנני מודיע אתכם גדל הקרב אשר בקרבי על אדותיכם ועל אדות אנשי לודקיא ועל כל אשר לא ראו
2 למען ינחמו לבותם ונקשרו יחד באהבה ולכל עשר דעת נכונה להשכיל סוד האלהים אבינו וסוד המשיח׃
3 אשר צפונים בו כל אצרות החכמה והדעת׃
4 וזאת אמר אני לכם למען אשר לא יטעה אתכם איש בשפתי חלקות׃
5 כי גם אם בבשרי אני רחוק מכם הנה ברוחי אני אצלכם ואשמח בראתי את תכונתכם ואמץ אמונתכם במשיח׃
6 לכן כאשר קבלתם את המשיח את ישוע אדנינו כן גם התהלכו בו׃
7 משרשים ונבנים בו וקימים באמונה כאשר למדתם ומרבים בתודה בה׃
8 הזהרו פן יוליך איש אתכם שולל בפילסופיה ובמדוחי שוא לפי קבלת בני האדם ויסדות העולם ולא על פי המשיח׃
9 כי בו בגופו שכן כל מלא האלהות ובו אתם נמלאים׃
10 אשר הוא ראש כל שררה ושלטן׃
11 ובו אתם גם נמולים מילה שלא בידים בהפשטת גוף הבשר החוטא היא מילת המשיח׃
12 כי נקברתם אתו בטבילה אף קמתם אתו בתחיה על ידי האמונה בגבורת אלהים אשר העירו מן המתים׃
13 גם אתכם המתים בפשעים ובערלת בשרכם החיה אתו בסלח לכם את כל פשעיכם׃
14 וימחק את השטר המעיד בנו בחקתיו אשר היה לנגדנו וישאהו מתוכנו ויתקעהו בצלב׃
15 ויפשט את השרים והשליטים ויתנם ביד רמה לראוה בם ויוליכם שולל בנפשו׃
16 על כן לא ידין איש אתכם על דבר מאכל ומשקה או בענין המועדים וראשי חדשים ושבתות׃
17 אשר הם צל הדברים העתידים לבא וגופם הוא במשיח׃
18 אל תתנו לאיש לעקב אתכם על ידי שפלות רוח ועבודה מלאכים המהלך בדברים אשר לא ראו
19 ואיננו אחז בראש אשר מחבר ממנו כל הגוף ומאחז בציריו ודבקיו יגדל גדול אלהים׃
20 לכן אם מתם עם המשיח ליסודת העולם למה תשתעבדו לחקים כאלו עדכם חיים בעולם׃
21 אל תאחז אל תטעם אל תגע׃
22 והם כלם לכליון בתשמישם לפי מצות אנשים ולמודיהם׃
23 הנראים כעין חכמה בעבודה בדויה מלב ובשפלות רוח ובענוי הגוף שלא כהגן רק להשביע הבשר׃
English:
"I want you to know how much I have agonized for you and for the church at Laodicea, and for many other believers who have never met me personally. I want them to be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have complete confidence that they understand God’s mysterious plan, which is Christ himself. In him lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
I am telling you this so no one will deceive you with well-crafted arguments. For though I am far away from you, my heart is with you. And I rejoice that you are living as you should and that your faith in Christ is strong.
Freedom from Rules and New Life in Christ
And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.
Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ. For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body. So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.
When you came to Christ, you were “circumcised,” but not by a physical procedure. Christ performed a spiritual circumcision—the cutting away of your sinful nature. For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with him you were raised to new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead.
You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross.
So don’t let anyone condemn you for what you eat or drink, or for not celebrating certain holy days or new moon ceremonies or Sabbaths. For these rules are only shadows of the reality yet to come. And Christ himself is that reality. Don’t let anyone condemn you by insisting on pious self-denial or the worship of angels, saying they have had visions about these things. Their sinful minds have made them proud, and they are not connected to Christ, the head of the body. For he holds the whole body together with its joints and ligaments, and it grows as God nourishes it.
You have died with Christ, and he has set you free from the spiritual powers of this world. So why do you keep on following the rules of the world, such as, “Don’t handle! Don’t taste! Don’t touch!”? Such rules are mere human teachings about things that deteriorate as we use them. These rules may seem wise because they require strong devotion, pious self-denial, and severe bodily discipline. But they provide no help in conquering a person’s evil desires."
Hebrews:
1 פולוס שליח ישוע המשיח ברצון אלהים וטימותיוס אחינו׃
2 אל הקדשים והאחים הנאמנים במשיח אשר הם בקולשא חסד לכם ושלום מאת האלהים אבינו ואדנינו ישוע המשיח׃
3 נודה לאלהים אבי אדנינו ישוע המשיח בכל עת אשר אנחנו מתפללים בעדכם׃
4 אחרי אשר שמענו אמונתכם במשיח ישוע ואהבתכם אל כל הקדשים׃
5 בעבור התקוה הצפונה לכם בשמים ונודעתם לכם מקדם בדבר אמת הבשורה׃
6 אשר באה אליכם וגם לכל העולם ותפרה ותרבה כמו גם בתוככם למן היום אשר שמעתם והכרתם באמת את חסד אלהים׃
7 כאשר למדתם מן אפפרס חברנו החביב אשר הוא משרת נאמן בעדכם למשיח׃
8 והוא גם הודיע אתנו את האבתכם ברוח׃
9 בעבור זאת גם אנחנו למן היום אשר שמענוה לא חדלנו להתפלל בעדכם ולבקש שתמלאו דעת
11 להתחזק בכל כח כגבורת כבודו לכל סבלנות וארך רוח עם שמחה׃
12 ולתת תודה לאבינו העשה אתנו ראוים לחלק נחלת הקדשים באור׃
13 אשר הוא חלצנו מממשלת החשך והעבירנו למלכות בן אהבתו׃
14 אשר יש לנו בו הפדיון בדמו סליחת החטאים׃
15 והוא צלם האלהים הנעלם ובכור כל נברא׃
16 כי בו נברא כל אשר בשמים ואשר בארץ כל הנראה וכל אשר איננו נראה הן כסאות וממשלות הן שררות ורשיות הכל נברא על ידי ולמענהו׃
17 והוא לפני הכל והכל קים בו׃
18 והוא ראש גוף העדה אשר הוא ראשית ובכור מעם המתים למען יהיה הראשון בכל׃
19 כי כן היה הרצון לשכן בו את כל המלוא׃
20 ולרצות אל עצמו את הכל על ידו בעשותו שלום בדם צלבו על ידו הן אשר בארץ הן אשר בשמים׃
21 וגם אתם אשר הייתם מלפנים מוזרים ואיבים בנטות לבבכם אחרי המעשים הרעים׃
22 עתה רצה אתכם בגוף בשרו על ידי מותו להעמידכם לפניו קדשים ובלי מום ודפי׃
23 אם תעמדו מיסדים ונכונים באמונה ולא תזועו מתוחלת הבשורה אשר שמעתם ואשר נשמעה לכל הנברא תחת השמים ואני פולוס הייתי לה למשרת׃
24 עתה הנני שמח בענויי אשר אני סבל למענכם ואמלא את החסר ביסורי המשיח בבשרי בעד גופו היא העדה׃
25 אשר הייתי לה למשרת כפי פקדת אלהים אשר נתנה לי עליכם למלאת את דבר האלהים׃
26 את הסוד אשר היה נסתר מעולמים ומדור ודור ועתה נגלה לקדושיו׃
27 אשר רצה האלהים להודיעם אי זה הוא עשר כבוד הסוד ההוא בגוים והוא המשיח אשר בכם אשר הוא תקות הכבוד׃
28 ואותו משמיעים אנחנו בהוכיחנו כל איש ובלמדנו כל איש בכל חכמה למען העמיד כל איש שלם במשיח ישוע׃
29 ובזאת אף אני עמל ונלחם כפי פעלת כחו הפעל בי בגבורה׃
English:
"Greetings from Paul
This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Timothy.
We are writing to God’s holy people in the city of Colosse, who are faithful brothers and sisters in Christ.
May God our Father give you grace and peace.
Paul’s Thanksgiving and Prayer
We always pray for you, and we give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. For we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all of God’s people, which come from your confident hope of what God has reserved for you in heaven. You have had this expectation ever since you first heard the truth of the Good News.
This same Good News that came to you is going out all over the world. It is bearing fruit everywhere by changing lives, just as it changed your lives from the day you first heard and understood the truth about God’s wonderful grace.
You learned about the Good News from Epaphras, our beloved co-worker. He is Christ’s faithful servant, and he is helping us on your behalf. He has told us about the love for others that the Holy Spirit has given you.
So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding. Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better.
We also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need. May you be filled with joy, always thanking the Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs to his people, who live in the light. For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins.
Christ Is Supreme
Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see—such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together. Christ is also the head of the church, which is his body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So he is first in everything. For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross.
This includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions. Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault.
But you must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in it. Don’t drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News. The Good News has been preached all over the world, and I, Paul, have been appointed as God’s servant to proclaim it.
Paul’s Work for the Church
I am glad when I suffer for you in my body, for I am participating in the sufferings of Christ that continue for his body, the church. God has given me the responsibility of serving his church by proclaiming his entire message to you. This message was kept secret for centuries and generations past, but now it has been revealed to God’s people. For God wanted them to know that the riches and glory of Christ are for you Gentiles, too. And this is the secret: Christ lives in you. This gives you assurance of sharing his glory.
So we tell others about Christ, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all the wisdom God has given us. We want to present them to God, perfect in their relationship to Christ. That’s why I work and struggle so hard, depending on Christ’s mighty power that works within me."
Match A with the correct answer in B:
A.
1. Galatians 2:
2. John 11:
3. Colossians 3:
4. Psalm 121:
5. Philippians 4:
6. John 3:
7. Luke 19:
8. Mark 7:
9. Psalm 111:
10. Ephesians 3:
11. Hebrews 12:
12. James 5:
13. Matthew 23:
14. Titus 3:
15. 1 Peter 5:
16. Luke 3:
17. Mark 13:
18. John 14:
19. John 6:
20. John 10:
21. 2 Corinthians 7:
22. Acts 18:
23. John 8:
24. Romans 6:
B.
1. "Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
2. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life."
3. "Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst."
4. "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."
5. "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly."
6. "Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
7. "My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."
8. "Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
9. "Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ."
10. "The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore."
11. "For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength."
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