rewards

The Greek word “huiothesia” translated “adoption” occurs five times in the N.T. (Rom.8:15, 23; 9:4; Gal.4:5; Eph.1:5); and is a compound of two words in the Greek; the first is (tithemi, G5087), which has the meaning “to assign or appoint”; the second is (huios, G5207) meaning “son”. This is the...

Psalms 119:105-106 “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to keep your righteous rules.” Why? If you see the word of God in this light, and you are truly committed to obeying the Lord’s commands (New Covenant), what is your...

A lot of people have this idea that they can earn God’s love and rewards based on their own good works, on their own performance, that if they do “such and such” for God that he will in return give them what they want. So, they “do” for God hoping to receive rewards from God, but that is not how...

Evildoers and the Righteous Revelation 22:10-11 ESV “And he said to me, ‘Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near. Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy.’” The time of our...

"Beyond loving God 1st & you're brother. Heavens new covenant is a system built on merit & reward, not equality or punishment. (1 Cor 3:1-23, Matt 10:42, 19:27-30, L19:11-27, Rev 12:22) To be clear: Salvation is by grace through faith. God's grace & our faith/belief/confidence in Jesus work. He...

(I am not sure if this is the correct subforum to post this; if not, please move it.) This is going to be a comprehensive study of the things we can do on this earth that will earn us rewards in the Kingdom of God. Often, people teach and discuss the issue of salvation. That is very important...

Living Water ~ Everyone who drinks of the water of materialism will thirst again. John 4:21-24 Jesus said, “Believe me, woman. The time is coming when neither in Jerusalem nor on this mountain will you actually worship the Father. You Samaritans worship something you don’t understand. We...

Matthew 5 and 6 can be confusing because the world lives and does is the opposite. Matthew 6: 1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. 2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet...

Saturday, March 11, 2017, 7:50 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “Give Me Courage, Lord.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Revelation 19:1-9 (NASB). Hallelujah! (vv. 1-4) After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying...