John 3:16-17
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16 For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world
to condemn the world; but that the world
through him might be saved.
Have you an idea GOD's heart?
This born again watchman/workman does.
How?
Through SPIRIT, and Scripture.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
King James Version
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God,
and is profitable for doctrine,
for reproof,
for correction,
for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect,
thoroughly furnished unto all good works.
Isaiah 14:12-14
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12 How art thou fallen from heaven,
O Lucifer, son of the morning!
how art thou cut down to the ground,
which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine heart,
I will ascend into heaven,
I will exalt my throne above the stars of God:
I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation,
in the sides of the north:
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;
I will be like the most High.
Is it any wonder, therefore, that GOD sent His Only Begotten Son this way?
Isaiah 53:1-2
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53 Who hath believed our report?
and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?
2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant,
and as a root out of a dry ground:
he hath no form nor comeliness;
and when we shall see him, there is no beauty
that we should desire him.
Isaiah 53:3
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3 He is despised and rejected of men;
a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief:
and we hid as it were our faces from him;
he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Isaiah 53:4
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4 Surely he hath borne our griefs,
and carried our sorrows:
yet we did esteem him stricken,
smitten of God, and afflicted.
Isaiah 53:5
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5 But he was wounded for our transgressions,
he was bruised for our iniquities:
the chastisement of our peace was upon him;
and with his stripes we are healed.
Isaiah 53:6
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6 All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned every one to his own way;
and the Lord hath laid on him
the iniquity of us all.
Isaiah 53:7
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7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted,
yet he opened not his mouth:
he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter,
and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb,
so he openeth not his mouth.
Isaiah 53:8
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8 He was taken from prison and from judgment:
and who shall declare his generation?
for he was cut off out of the land of the living:
for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
Isaiah 53:9
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9 And he made his grave with the wicked,
and with the rich in his death;
because he had done no violence,
neither was any deceit in his mouth.
Isaiah 53:10
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10 Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him;
he hath put him to grief:
when thou shalt make his soul
an offering for sin,
he shall see his seed,
he shall prolong his days,
and the pleasure of the Lord
shall prosper in his hand.
Isaiah 53:11
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11 He shall see of the travail of his soul,
and shall be satisfied:
by his knowledge
shall my righteous servant
justify many;
for he shall bear their iniquities.
Isaiah 53:12
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12 Therefore will I divide him
a portion with the great,
and he shall divide the spoil with the strong;
because he hath poured out his soul unto death:
and he was numbered with the transgressors;
and he bare the sin of many,
and made intercession for the transgressors.
Or that GOD declared this to Samuel?
1 Samuel 16:6-7
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6 And it came to pass, when they were come,
that he looked on Eliab, and said,
Surely the Lord's anointed is before him.
7 But the Lord said unto Samuel,
Look not on his countenance,
or on the height of his stature;
because I have refused him:
for the Lord seeth not as man seeth;
for man looketh on the outward appearance,
but the Lord looketh on the heart.
And chose the young, shepherd boy, David, to be king?
1 Samuel 16:10-13
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10 Again, Jesse made seven of his sons
to pass before Samuel.
And Samuel said unto Jesse,
The Lord hath not chosen these.
11 And Samuel said unto Jesse,
Are here all thy children?
And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest,
and, behold, he keepeth the sheep.
And Samuel said unto Jesse,
Send and fetch him:
for we will not sit down till he come hither.
12 And he sent, and brought him in.
Now he was ruddy,
and withal of a beautiful countenance,
and goodly to look to.
And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him:
for this is he.
13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil,
and anointed him in the midst of his brethren:
and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David
from that day forward.
So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
How about when GOD chose Israel to be His holy nation?
Deuteronomy 7:6-7
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6 For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God:
the Lord thy God hath chosen thee
to be a special people unto himself,
above all people that are upon the face of the earth.
7 The Lord did not set his love upon you,
nor choose you, because ye were more
in number than any people;
for ye were the fewest of all people:
Unbelievers and proud men cannot possibly "map" out the LORD.
They are the antithesis to the Triune GOD.
Know the NATURE of GOD:
Isaiah 55:8-9
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8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways,
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Know the MIND of CHRIST:
Philippians 2:5-8
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5 Let this mind be in you,
which was also in Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in the form of God,
thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
7 But made himself of no reputation,
and took upon him the form of a servant,
and was made in the likeness of men:
8 And being found in fashion as a man,
he humbled himself,
and became obedient unto death,
even the death of the cross.
Know the HEART of GOD:
Psalm 147:3
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3 He healeth the broken in heart,
and bindeth up their wounds.
Jeremiah 23:5
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5 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord,
that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch,
and a King shall reign and prosper,
and shall execute judgment and justice
in the earth.
Matthew 11:28-30
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28 Come unto me,
all ye that labour and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me;
for I am meek and lowly in heart:
and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
Those are the clues the HOLY SPIRIT led me to, in my early days as born again, culminating in this article you're reading now.
GOD knew I had been searching so long for ABSOLUTE truth.
I was looking for the REAL authority in everything.
Someone I could believe in, totally.
I just didn't have any idea it was GOD's TRUTH I had been searching for.
Which was in the Person of CHRIST JESUS.
Colossians 2:9
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9 For in him dwelleth
all the fulness of the Godhead
bodily.
Now, I am happy, and content.
And so can you.
Once you acknowledge the LORD JESUS CHRIST.
As Master, and Savior.
And LORD of ALL.
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The MIGHT, POWER, and GLORY of GOD
Bible DISCOVERY 11: The NATURE of GOD
Bible DISCOVERY 24: Nature of GOD
