Let's all be like the little girl pictured above looking to the Lord Jesus while we live holy lives. Many scriptures tell us about the importance of living holy for the Lord Jesus. One can only be holy when the Lord Jesus is the primary focus in a person's life because Jesus is sanctification and holiness. 1 Corinthians 1:30 says But of Him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification (note Jesus is sanctification and holiness), and redemption.
Get saved, repent, decide to stop sinning, confess that Jesus is God, and believe the gospel that Jesus died on the cross for you, was buried, and rose again. Decide to live holy for Jesus because you can not even see God unless the Lord Jesus makes you holy by faith. Hebrews 12:14 says Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.
I encourage all my friends in the many nations to read a blessed book by Joseph Alleine called An Alarm To The Unconverted Sinner that inspired Brother Bob to write this bible study. Let's learn many bible scriptures that discuss blessings people receive when they live holy lives for the Lord Jesus. Romans 2:6 says Who will render to every man according to his deeds: To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life (note when a person patiently continues in well doing and lives holy for Jesus they are rewarded with glory, honour, immortality, and eternal life): But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile.
Live holy for Jesus, do good deeds, bless the poor, and let everyone see the light of the Lord Jesus in your lives. You might say What is the benefit of living holy and doing good deeds for others? Galatians 6:9 says And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. A crown of life is promised to anyone that lives holy for Jesus and blesses the poor. James 1:12 says Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love Him. On this earth sinful men will do anything to obtain corruptible crowns that perish and fade away, but when anyone lives holy for Jesus, they will receive in the kingdom of God an incorruptible crown that is immortal and never decays. 1 Corinthians 9:25 says And every man that striveth for the mastery (allowing Jesus to contend with the devil) is temperate (lives holy by denying his flesh) in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible (a crown that is imperishable, immortal, and never decaying).
Let's all be like the little boy praying pictured above receiving a blessing from the Lord Jesus for being holy. Learn some more bible scriptures about the benefits of living a holy life for Jesus. Proverbs 1:23 says Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my Spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. If we deny our flesh when Jesus reproves sin in our lives, a pouring out of blessings from the Spirit will occur through divine revelation from the Word. Proverbs 9:6 says Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding. In other words holiness with Jesus is life and when we forsake and deny our foolish ways, we obtain life with Jesus.
Isaiah encouraged us to live holy for Jesus and bless the poor at Isaiah 1:16 that says Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. The prophet Ezekiel also stated that blessings of life occur from living a holy life with Jesus when Ezekiel stated at Ezekiel 33:11 Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel? James 4:8 says Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Titus 2:12 says Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world.
Peter told us how holiness blesses saints to have the title of being Elect where grace and peace is multiplied to them forevermore. 1 Peter 1:2 says Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. Finally notice King David's statement that holiness blesses saints with the honour of ascending into the hill of the Lord while they stand in the holy place with Jesus. Psalm 24:3 says Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in His holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
Living a holy life for the Lord Jesus is the will of God. 1 Thessalonians 4:3 says For this is the will of God, even your sanctification (note that sanctification is the will of God), that ye should abstain from fornication. Determine today to live holy for the Lord Jesus and be blessed. 1 Peter 1:15 says But as He which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. The Lord Jesus wants all the christians who are the glorious church to be holy and without blemish because Ephesians 5:27 says That He might present it to Himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. 2 Corinthians 7:1 says Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Let's all be like Ruth at Ruth 1:16 pictured above and tell the Lord Jesus Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God. Say the blessed words written by King Solomon to the Lord Jesus at Song of Solomon 1:4: Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into His chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.
Let's yield our lives to the Lord Jesus and say along with Paul Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? Acts 9:6 says And he (Saul) trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. Let's witness the Lord Jesus everywhere to lost sinners in this world to save souls. Colossians 4:5 says Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. 1 Thessalonians 4:12 says That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.
Here's another revelation the Lord Jesus gave to Brother Bob about how christians should answer the Lord Jesus who said at John 6:67 Will ye also go away? Let's all determine to stay with the Lord Jesus forever. Let's all answer like Peter, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. I pray in Jesus name that anyone who forevermore reads this bible study will understand that Jesus is the answer to everything in life. Let us all say along with King David at Psalm 62:1 Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from Him cometh my salvation. He only is my Rock and my salvation; He is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
After reading all these glorious scriptures, Brother Bob must say to the Lord Jesus Psalm 34:2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. Tell the Lord Jesus Psalm 119:93 I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me. Lord Jesus let this prayer at Hebrews 13:18 be granted for all my friends everywhere that says Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.
Notice the picture above of christians who burned their books of curious arts worth 50000 pieces of silver after they were saved. Acts 19:19 says Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it 50000 pieces of silver. We should all be like the christians pictured above and throw away any sinful books, record albums, and material items that do not lift up Jesus from our prior sinful lives in the world before we got saved. What a blessing that the christians pictured above did not collect 50000 pieces of silver for their books, realizing that the sinful books needed to be destroyed because the books could mislead and harm people.
Like the christians pictured above who burned their sinful books, Brother Bob also threw away sinful record albums and cassettes worth thousands of dollars and rejoiced to remove these sinful material objects from my house. Today everything in Brother Bob's little apartment lifts up the Lord Jesus and all of Brother Bob's books, music, and material objects that he owns exalt the Lord Jesus. Brother Bob got so happy one day that he wrote the name Jesus in bold letters on papers and placed the papers with the name Jesus over his bed, on the kitchen wall, on the bathroom door, bedroom door, refrigerator, freezer, and outside doors for everyone to see and my apartment has been tremendously blessed by these papers with the name of Jesus.
I encourage all my friends in the many nations to read a blessed book by Joseph Alleine called An Alarm To The Unconverted Sinner that inspired Brother Bob to write this bible study. Let's learn many bible scriptures that discuss blessings people receive when they live holy lives for the Lord Jesus. Romans 2:6 says Who will render to every man according to his deeds: To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life (note when a person patiently continues in well doing and lives holy for Jesus they are rewarded with glory, honour, immortality, and eternal life): But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile.
Live holy for Jesus, do good deeds, bless the poor, and let everyone see the light of the Lord Jesus in your lives. You might say What is the benefit of living holy and doing good deeds for others? Galatians 6:9 says And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. A crown of life is promised to anyone that lives holy for Jesus and blesses the poor. James 1:12 says Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love Him. On this earth sinful men will do anything to obtain corruptible crowns that perish and fade away, but when anyone lives holy for Jesus, they will receive in the kingdom of God an incorruptible crown that is immortal and never decays. 1 Corinthians 9:25 says And every man that striveth for the mastery (allowing Jesus to contend with the devil) is temperate (lives holy by denying his flesh) in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible (a crown that is imperishable, immortal, and never decaying).
Let's all be like the little boy praying pictured above receiving a blessing from the Lord Jesus for being holy. Learn some more bible scriptures about the benefits of living a holy life for Jesus. Proverbs 1:23 says Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my Spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. If we deny our flesh when Jesus reproves sin in our lives, a pouring out of blessings from the Spirit will occur through divine revelation from the Word. Proverbs 9:6 says Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding. In other words holiness with Jesus is life and when we forsake and deny our foolish ways, we obtain life with Jesus.
Isaiah encouraged us to live holy for Jesus and bless the poor at Isaiah 1:16 that says Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. The prophet Ezekiel also stated that blessings of life occur from living a holy life with Jesus when Ezekiel stated at Ezekiel 33:11 Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel? James 4:8 says Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Titus 2:12 says Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world.
Peter told us how holiness blesses saints to have the title of being Elect where grace and peace is multiplied to them forevermore. 1 Peter 1:2 says Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. Finally notice King David's statement that holiness blesses saints with the honour of ascending into the hill of the Lord while they stand in the holy place with Jesus. Psalm 24:3 says Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in His holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
Living a holy life for the Lord Jesus is the will of God. 1 Thessalonians 4:3 says For this is the will of God, even your sanctification (note that sanctification is the will of God), that ye should abstain from fornication. Determine today to live holy for the Lord Jesus and be blessed. 1 Peter 1:15 says But as He which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. The Lord Jesus wants all the christians who are the glorious church to be holy and without blemish because Ephesians 5:27 says That He might present it to Himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. 2 Corinthians 7:1 says Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Let's all be like Ruth at Ruth 1:16 pictured above and tell the Lord Jesus Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God. Say the blessed words written by King Solomon to the Lord Jesus at Song of Solomon 1:4: Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into His chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.
Rejoice and say along with King David Psalm 18:2: The Lord is my Rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. Say along with the prophet Jeremiah Lamentations 3:24: The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in Him. The Lord is good unto them that wait for Him, to the soul that seeketh Him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
Joseph Alleine in 1651 wrote instead of singing eat, drink, and be merry, for thou hast much goods laid up for many years, christians should sing Psalm 16:5 The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot. The lines (countries, companies, and bands) are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. The prophet Isaiah stated that these lines or countries of companies are the sons of people that persecuted christians for serving Jesus who will bow to the Lord Jesus dwelling in the christians in the new Jerusalem. Isaiah 60:14 says The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the Lord, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
Here's a revelation Jesus gave to Brother Bob this week about a scripture showing the marriage vows between the church and the Lord Jesus where christians are blessed and high above all nations with honour forevermore. Deuteronomy 26:17 says Thou hast avouched (promised or vowed) the Lord this day to be thy God (note that this is the vow of the bride church), and to walk in His ways, and to keep His statutes, and His commandments, and His judgments, and to hearken unto His voice: And the Lord hath avouched (note this is the vow of the bridegroom our Lord Jesus) thee this day to be His peculiar people, as He hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all His commandments; And to make thee high above all nations which He hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the Lord thy God, as He hath spoken.
Joseph Alleine in 1651 wrote instead of singing eat, drink, and be merry, for thou hast much goods laid up for many years, christians should sing Psalm 16:5 The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot. The lines (countries, companies, and bands) are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. The prophet Isaiah stated that these lines or countries of companies are the sons of people that persecuted christians for serving Jesus who will bow to the Lord Jesus dwelling in the christians in the new Jerusalem. Isaiah 60:14 says The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the Lord, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
Here's a revelation Jesus gave to Brother Bob this week about a scripture showing the marriage vows between the church and the Lord Jesus where christians are blessed and high above all nations with honour forevermore. Deuteronomy 26:17 says Thou hast avouched (promised or vowed) the Lord this day to be thy God (note that this is the vow of the bride church), and to walk in His ways, and to keep His statutes, and His commandments, and His judgments, and to hearken unto His voice: And the Lord hath avouched (note this is the vow of the bridegroom our Lord Jesus) thee this day to be His peculiar people, as He hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all His commandments; And to make thee high above all nations which He hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the Lord thy God, as He hath spoken.
Here's another revelation the Lord Jesus gave to Brother Bob about how christians should answer the Lord Jesus who said at John 6:67 Will ye also go away? Let's all determine to stay with the Lord Jesus forever. Let's all answer like Peter, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. I pray in Jesus name that anyone who forevermore reads this bible study will understand that Jesus is the answer to everything in life. Let us all say along with King David at Psalm 62:1 Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from Him cometh my salvation. He only is my Rock and my salvation; He is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
After reading all these glorious scriptures, Brother Bob must say to the Lord Jesus Psalm 34:2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. Tell the Lord Jesus Psalm 119:93 I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me. Lord Jesus let this prayer at Hebrews 13:18 be granted for all my friends everywhere that says Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.
Notice the picture above of christians who burned their books of curious arts worth 50000 pieces of silver after they were saved. Acts 19:19 says Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it 50000 pieces of silver. We should all be like the christians pictured above and throw away any sinful books, record albums, and material items that do not lift up Jesus from our prior sinful lives in the world before we got saved. What a blessing that the christians pictured above did not collect 50000 pieces of silver for their books, realizing that the sinful books needed to be destroyed because the books could mislead and harm people.
Like the christians pictured above who burned their sinful books, Brother Bob also threw away sinful record albums and cassettes worth thousands of dollars and rejoiced to remove these sinful material objects from my house. Today everything in Brother Bob's little apartment lifts up the Lord Jesus and all of Brother Bob's books, music, and material objects that he owns exalt the Lord Jesus. Brother Bob got so happy one day that he wrote the name Jesus in bold letters on papers and placed the papers with the name Jesus over his bed, on the kitchen wall, on the bathroom door, bedroom door, refrigerator, freezer, and outside doors for everyone to see and my apartment has been tremendously blessed by these papers with the name of Jesus.
Jesus said at Mark 16:17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name (Jesus) shall they cast out devils. The devil comes to steal, kill, and destroy. Like Brother Bob, place the name of Jesus everywhere in and around your home and the devil will not be able to steal or harm anything you own. The name of Jesus has protected Brother Bob's home for 42 years and nothing has been stolen or harmed. The name of Jesus is better than any home security system.
When I look at the picture above of christians destroying their sinful books, it reminds Brother Bob of a scripture at James 1:21 that says Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity (removing all the sinful things from our lives before we got saved) of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted Word, which is able to save your souls. Let's all follow the advice of James 1:21 and remove all sinful objects from our past lives before we got saved.
When I look at the picture above of christians destroying their sinful books, it reminds Brother Bob of a scripture at James 1:21 that says Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity (removing all the sinful things from our lives before we got saved) of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted Word, which is able to save your souls. Let's all follow the advice of James 1:21 and remove all sinful objects from our past lives before we got saved.
For my final thought, notice how King Hezekiah destroyed the sinful idol Nehushtan (the former brazen serpent that Moses told the people to look at for healing) because it prevented the people from worshipping the Lord Jesus. 2 Kings 18:4 says He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan (a thing of brass).
I pray in Jesus name that this bible study blesses multitudes everywhere with great joy, peace, and strength. Feel free to email Brother Bob anytime at rz9tlm@gmail.com or write to Brother Bob Malkin, 2233 Pinetree Lane, Apt. N., Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068. (614) 746-7071. Till we all meet again soon to lift up our Lord Jesus, everyone have a blessed day in Jesus name.
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