• 1.  Discover, for yourself from the KJB instead of following others & religion!
• 2.  Decide, menpleasers or please God!
• From Where Will You Get Your Directions?
• Which Book?
• Which Set of Directions?
• Who/What are You Going to Follow?
• Which Jesus do You Mean?
• Which Apostle?
• Which Commission?
• What's Your Purpose?
• Whose Faith?
• Sincere or Silly?
• To Whom / What Will You Cleave?
• Ashamed or not?
• Which local Church?
• What kind of pastor?
• What kind of worship?
• What kind of people?
• Whose ways will be taught?
• 3.  Depart, in spite of others!
• 4.  Despise, for the sake of others!
• 5.  Destroy, for the sake of others!
• 6.  Prayer, for others!
• 7.  Tears, because of others, for others & being aware of their tears!
• 8.  Grace, towards others!
• 9.  Truth, to others!
• 10.  Untouchable Nesses, towards others!
• kindness
• lowliness
• meekness
• humbleness of mind
• longsuffering
• forbearance
• 11.  Mercy, towards others!
• 12.  Patience, with others!
• 13.  Honesty, to others!
• 14.  Walk in ...
• 15.  Reprove
• 16.  Rebuke

• Yes, for our salvation, Christ has unconditional love.
• Romans 5:8: But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
• Titus 3:4: But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
• But afterwards, does that unconditional love have conditions?
• Not to keep his love, any verse that talks about 'keeping' his love, etc. will be found in the tribulational books.
• He loves us and always will...
• ...but there are strings attached now that you have His love.
• It is similar to 'all things are lawful'
• but there strings attached, etc.
• must be expedient
• must edify
• not an occasion for the flesh
• not cause someone to stumble
• not brought under the power of.
• If it meets any of those 'strings' then it will burn at the judgment seat of Christ.
• A true christian has no law, so there is no transgression, no confession needed, etc.
• Romans 10:3 -
• Romans 4:15
• Romans 4:8
• Romans 5:13
• Romans 6:11
• Romans 6:14
• Romans 6:18
• Romans 6:22
• For those that think we are to have unconditional love towards others as Christ has for us, they tend to forget that along with all that grace, forgiveness, etc. there must also come reprove and rebuke, avoid, etc. when the time comes.  It isn't just all love and grace!
• Christ paid the price... for what have you paid?
• People make much ado about Christ's unconditional love when in reality, they have ignored the 'hard stuff' we are to have towards others!
• ...because they believe it is showing a lack of love!  It is because we love them that we have to eventually do the 'hard stuff.'
• Ephesians 4:15 - But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
• Galatians 4:16 - Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?
• II Corinthians 2:4 - For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.
• II Corinthians 12:15 - And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.

• People ask themselves (many are afraid to ask out-loud) why fasting doesn't seem to work.
• So, they wonder and eventually get mad and quit thinking the Scriptures lie and there is no God!
• Physical, mental, medicinal, etc. fasts are good for us!
• food
• tv
• music
• etc.
• But a spiritual fast was a OT/Gospels activity only.
• To Jews... signs, etc.
• Luke 5:25
• Luke 18:12
• Paul and us today:
• Acts 14:23 - all Jewish stuff still - see verses 27, 28 and comment about going unto Gentiles
• This is also the ordination stuff -
• but again, only a Jewish thing - not today - Paul's early ministry included Jews
• Acts 27:33-35
• Paul actually told the men to quit fasting meat - they needed the strength!
• So what does Paul say about fasting?
• Nothing, except...
• ... it be between a husband and wife fasting from their physical unionating... and then don't fast long as the devil will jump in and tempt one of you away!
• I Corinthians 7:5
• Conclusion:
• So go ahead and food fast - tv / video fast - music fast - and see some great results.
• But if you want to fast before a great decision, fear, etc. trying to convince God how serious you are, read your Bible instead!
• God will show you the answer and your fasting will have nothing to do with it.
• Paul's two other examples of 'his' fastings (II Corinthians 6:5; 11:27) once again also show the importance of the KJB being I Corinthians 13:20.  After we have the whole counsel of God available in one finished (perfect) Book, fasting is not necessary.  We have the Book now!

• We see this as part of Paul's manner of life to us today, of course.
• However, we see people following the teachings of charity from the Tribulation books today, not from Paul's!
• Gospel teachings of charity?
• None!
• Tribulational teachings of Charity being taught today:
• Over-use of charity to cover (ignore) sins of others.
• I Peter 4:8
• A kiss of charity - Greeting people with that sugary 'positive' christianity of no judgment no concern and as your sign of approval and affection, etc.
• I Peter 5:14
• Having to 'add' charity to your list when Paul teaches that we grow 'from' the charity, we already offer, etc.
• II Peter 1:7 vs Romans 5:3-5
• If your charity helps someone grow by being positive, etc, then you shalt do well...
• III John 1:6
• There will be 'feasts' of charity in those days... but they are warned here that the people you are hanging around are just spots in your feasts of charity.
• Jude 12-15
• Remember, you are in the tribulation here and you can't buy sell or trade - so you will be around a lot of people, etc.
• Read 8-15 and you will see that this is not TO us today!
• The Catholic way even today - Thyatira
• In fact, in Revelation 2:19 and verses 18-26, we see the 'catholic' way of charity - the ecumenical thing...
• historical and future - but not present day!
• caring for others over doctrine, etc.
• soup kitchens, salvation army, etc. but no doctrinal truths...
• we can not be ashamed of the testimony of the Lord or of Paul today when we do these types of things...
• II Timothy 1:8
• last being more than the first (never taught by Paul, only in the Gospels)

Charity Does Have a Place in Our Lives Today!

• I Corinthians 16:14
• Young people - I Timothy 4:12
• Aged men - Titus 2:2
• Paul as our ensample - II Timothy 3:10

• The Brethren
• II Timothy 2:22

• I Corinthians 13:1-3

• Edifies

• Suffereth long
• is kind
• envieth not
• vaunteth not itself
• ( don't be so proud of your charity - be not puffed up... it isn't charity, then!

• is the bond of perfectness

• When we 'offer' charity to the brethren, we must have...
• a pure heart
• a good conscience
• have faith unfeigned
• Charity Testimonies:
• I Thessalonians 3:6
• II Thessalonians 1:3

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Kicker Closing!
I Corinthians 13:13, but don't forget 14:1!
Preaching, the Bible and study, etc. is more important & authoritative than charity today!
People use 'charity' today as an excuse to not do according to Paul's gospel.

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M Paulson
Kadoka, South Dakota

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Where the Prairie Meets the Badlands of Western South Dakota

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Just trying to do the work of an evangelist by teaching & preaching Paul's gospel of & from the Risen Saviour!
web site - www.scatteredchristians.org
email contact - kjb1611@goldenwest.net


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The entire King James Bible is written FOR us, but it is not all written TO us!
We learn from the "For" and we learn to apply the 'TO!"
These writings of Paul are directly from the Risen Saviour to Paul...
...and then to us through the King James Bible by the Holy Ghost!