Family of God: Re: [Awake4HisReturn] Jesus Is Coming Back

We must always be about doing good and helping others find god.

On Fri Feb 11th, 2011 12:10 PM CST shirley lafave wrote:

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>We need to be about our Fathers business reconciling the people back to Him via
>the Word of God not the word of internet or media... it is good to know what is
>going on . but our focus as got to stay on the Word of God...Douglas Barker As
>Christians, we have been blessed with every blessing that God has in heaven
>(Eph. 1:3). One of those "blessings" is that we get to play a vital part in
>reconciling people to God, who has given us both the service and message of
>reconcili...ation.
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>2 Corinthians 5:18 and 19
>(18) All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave
>us the ministry of reconciliation:
>(19) that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's
>sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
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>Verse 18 makes it clear that God has given Christians the "ministry of
>reconciliation." To understand that phrase more fully, it helps to know that the
>Greek word "ministry" is diakonia, and simply means "service." Sometimes the
>English word "ministry" is so theologically and emotionally loaded that when we
>see that we have a "ministry," we
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>are not sure just what to do about it. From God's point of view, however, both
>the word and the action it demands are very simple. God wants us to serve
>mankind. How? Well, according to verse 18, by performing the service of
>reconciling them to God. The need for that service is obvious, as each human
>being is born separated from God and in need of someone to introduce Him to them
>and point out their need for reconciliation with Him.
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>In order to perform the service of reconciliation, we need to know what to say
>to properly direct people to God. That is why God has given us the "message" of
>reconciliation. The Bible tells us how people become reconciled to God, why they
>need to be, and how they will benefit if they are reconciled to God. Let's
>briefly take a look at these three things.
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>Going from being a sinner whose destiny is everlasting death to being reconciled
>to God is easy, but only because someone else paid for it. How easy is it to eat
>a meal someone else has paid for, or wear clothes someone else bought for you?
>Very easy. Salvation is easy too, and the following verse sets forth God's way
>of salvation today:
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>http://www.truthortradition.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=849See
>More love u,
>Shirley La Fave
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>From: George <george_smith92530@yahoo.com>
>To: Family of God <familyofgod@yahoogroups.com>
>Sent: Fri, February 11, 2011 9:48:53 AM
>Subject: [Awake4HisReturn] Jesus Is Coming Back
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>Jesus is coming back! This is what everything revolves around. Jesus is coming
>back to reign on the earth.
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>This world is so corrupt now that if he didn't come back we would totally
>destroy ourselves and the earth itself. All the leaders and those backing them
>are totally corrupt.
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> Even many of the leaders in the church are corrupted. Jesus will come back and
>set everything straight.
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>Jesus preached that the kingdom of God was coming and that he would be the one
>to bring it.
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>His coming again marks the beginning of the kingdom of God. This is mostly what
>the old testament is all about.
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>The message of the old testament is that the kingdom of God is coming. The
>message of the new testament is that the kingdom of God is coming.
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> In fact that was the gospel that Jesus was teaching. That is actually what the
>gospel is.
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>The kingdom of God is coming so get yourselves ready. Jesus preached the
>kingdom and many in his day thought that he was going to set it up right then.
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> When he rode in on the donkey in Jerusalem they thought that it was here. But
>then a few days later they arrested him and those same people were saying
>"Crucify him, crucify him." They lost faith when they didn't see it
>happening.
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> He had to go to the cross first to make atonement for their sins. It is still
>on for the kingdom of God to come as soon as he returns. The plan has not
>changed. He's coming to reign and we will reign with him if we endure till the
>end.
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>He's coming and we will reign with him for a thousand years. He's coming to
>fulfill the promises God made to our forefathers. Nothing has changed as far as
>the promises of God.
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>Everything is fulfilled in Christ. There is neither Jew or Gentile. We are all
>one in Christ. All the promises are fulfilled in Christ the Jew. There is no
>difference now.
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> Repent and believe the gospel. The kingdom of God is near.
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>In Christ, George...
>Chat with me at - http://georgeforgod.chatango.com
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