Romans 8:28-29 (KJV) And we know that **[all things] ** work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. 29For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
The Infallible Proof Of The Resurrection
57-0114 · Sturgis, Michigan
39 Now, the devil has fought… After he seen that he thought he destroyed that righteous Seed at Calvary. And let’s stand by just a moment and watch something take place. What a display. Could you ever imagine the omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, infinite God ever letting the devil defeat His purpose? No, not God. He will never do it.
When He looked at His family in the garden of Eden, when little Adam and Eve, her lovely little head laying on Adam’s shoulders as he moved through the garden… And if the winds blowed and little Eve said, “Oooh.”
Adam said, “Peace, be still.” And the wind stopped. And the lion and the tiger followed them. They was kittens.
40 And in the evening when the sun was going down and they went to the cathedral under the palm trees, or whatever trees it was in Eden, and they begin to worship, a soft mellow Light, God, the Logos, came down over the top of the trees. And He said, “Children, have you enjoyed yourself today on the earth? I have come down to kiss you good night.” And to lay them down at sleep. And He laid all of His animals down to rest through the night. The Father said, “That’s good. I like the way it’s done.”
Do you think that the Heavenly Father will be defeated in His purpose, even though Satan has done what he’s done? It’s an impossibility. He will not be defeated. And He’s given us a perfect assurance, that we will not have to be scared of anything…
The Rapture
65-1204 · Yuma, Arizona
48 If God is infinite, Almighty, all powerful, omnipresent, omniscient, why, He knowed all things from the beginning. So, He knowed. There’s nothing out of cater. It’s just us that thinks it is. It’s everything run. Look back in His Word and see what He’s doing, then we’ll have an understanding.
Who Is This Melchisedec?
65-0221E · Jeffersonville, Indiana
49 And if He isn’t infinite, He isn’t God. God has to be infinite. We are finite; He is infinite. And He was omnipresent, omniscient, and omnipotent. If He isn’t, then He can’t be God. Knows all things, all places, because of His omnipresent. Omniscient makes Him omnipresent. He is a Being; He’s not like the wind. He is a Being; He dwells in a house. But being omniscient, knowing all things, makes Him omnipresent, because He knows everything that’s going on.
There can’t be a flea bat its eyes but what He knowed it. And He knowed it before there was a world, how many time it’d bat its eyes, and how much tallow it had in it, before there ever was a world. That is infinite. We can’t comprehend it in our minds, but that’s God. God, infinite!
An Exposition Of The Seven Church Ages
Chapter 4 · The Smyrnaean Church Age
The eternal thoughts of God! Let me ask you, “Are the thoughts of God eternal?” If you can see this, you will see many things. God is unchangeable in both essence and behavior. We have studied that and proven that already. God is infinite in His abilities so therefore He as God must be omniscient. If He is omniscient, then He is not now learning, nor is He taking counsel even with Himself, nor is He at any time adding to His knowledge. If He can add to His knowledge, then He is not omniscient. The best we could say is that sometime He will be. But that is not Scriptural. He IS omniscient. He has never had a new thought about anything because all His thoughts He has always had and always will have, and knows the end from the beginning because He is God. THUS THE THOUGHTS OF GOD ARE ETERNAL. THEY ARE REAL. They are not simply like a man with a blueprint he has drawn up and which one day will be translated into substance and form, but they are already real and eternal, and part of God.
Psalm 119:89-91 (KJV) LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. 90Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. 91They continue this day according to thine ordinances: [for all are thy servants.]
Psalm 119:91 (ASV) They abide this day according to thine ordinances; [For all things are thy servants.] **
Psalm 119:91 (AMP) 91All [the whole universe] are Your servants; therefore they continue this day according to Your ordinances.**
Proverbs 16:4 The Lord hath made everything [for its own end] (Some manuscripts say: for His own purpose.); Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Proverbs 16:4 (AMP) The Lord has made everything [to accommodate itself and contribute] to its own end and His own purpose—even the wicked [are fitted for their role] for the day of calamity and evil.
Revelation 17:10 (KJV) And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
Revelation 17:11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
Isaiah 45:7 (KJV) 7I form the light, and create darkness; I make peace, and create evil. I the Lord, do all these things.
Isaiah 45:7 (AMP) 7I form the light and create darkness, I make peace [national well-being] and I create [physical] evil (calamity); I am the Lord, Who does all these things.
Isaiah 45:7 (CJB) 7I form light, I create darkness; [I make well-being, I create woe;] I, ADONAI, do all these things.
Isaiah 54:16-17 (KJV) 16Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy. 17No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.
Romans 13:7-14 7Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour. 8Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. 9For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 10Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. 11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.** 12The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.** 13Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.** 14But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
Romans 13:10 10Love worketh no *ILL to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
Ill: (G2556) Evil, bad, of a bad nature; troublesome, injurious, pernicious, destructive, harmful, not meeting acceptable standards of behavior, showing a bad nature or spirit.
Faith Is The Substance
51-0508 · Los Angeles, California
16 So Paul said it was possible for him to do those things without having the Giver, “Though I speak with tongues as men and angels, and have not charity, it profit me nothing.” See, see? All right.
Now, love one another. Above everything that you do, love one another. And as you love one another, you’ll love God. See? You love each other and you’ll love God. For God is love.
And a man that walks in love, walks in life. And perfect love casteth out all fear. Then if you can take Him at His Word, and not fear a bit about it. Say, “Lord, I love You; I know You’re going to answer because You promised me You would, and I just know You’re going to do it.” See? And it takes away all fear.
Humble Thyself
63-0714E · Jeffersonville, Indiana
94 Now, surely, after all these years on the field and around the world, and seeing different people, I ought to know a little bit about the gate to enter in at. And if you want to get somewhere with God, never let an arrogant spirit ever come around you. Don’t let no malice come in. No matter what anybody does, if they are wrong, don’t you never build up a complex against that person. See? You be sweet and kind. Remember, God loved you when you were in sin. And if the Spirit of God is in you, you love the other person when he’s in wrong. See, just pray for them, and love one another.
95 Above everything, love God and love one another. And be humble with God and around one another, and God will bless us, and it’s hard telling what He will do. Usually when a church begins to get in numbers and get to getting a little bigger, or something like that, then they get away from that real thing, the real thing.
Romans 13:14 14[But *PUT ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.]
- Put Ye On: (G1746) clothed with, arrayed in, (in the sense of sinking into a garment), to enter into, put on, clothe one’s self
Isaiah 61:10 10I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
2 Corinthians 5:2 2For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:
2 Corinthians 5:3 3If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.
If God Be With Us, Then Where Is All The Miracles?
61-1231E · Jeffersonville, Indiana
41 As we went through it, this morning, you can’t expect a baby to be born a man. It’s got to grow to it. And we grow in Christ, to the full stature. Something…Not somebody get converted tonight, and tomorrow go to preach the Gospel. We grow up into manhood, into the stature of Christ.
Ephesians 1:5 5Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
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Predestinated: (G4309) determine before, ordain, to predetermine, decide beforehand; in the NT of God decreeing from eternity; to foreordain, appoint beforehand
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Adoption: (G5206) A SON with FULL RIGHTS; a PLACING in the condition of a son, COMPLETE RIGHTS of inheritance; SONSHIP
Ephesians 1:9 9Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
Ephesians 1:11-12 11**In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated [according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:] ** 12That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
- Obtained: (G2820) to choose by lot, assign by lot; on to another as a possession, a heritage, private possession
Ephesians 1:11 (AMP) 11In Him we also were made [God’s] heritage (portion) and we obtained an inheritance; for we had been foreordained (chosen and appointed beforehand) in accordance with His purpose, Who works out everything in agreement with the counsel and design of His [own] will,
James 1:18 18Of his own will** begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
Jeremiah 29:11 11For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Hidden Life With Christ
56-0213 · Minneapolis, Minnesota
18 … God runs His business by foreknowledge, knowing before the world was ever formed, who was His, His Own.
19 We were in God’s foreknowledge, we were saved before the foundation of the world. And Jesus come to die for those who God by foreknowledge had elected.
Romans 13:7-14 (AMP) 7Render to all men their dues. [Pay] taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, and honor to whom honor is due. 8Keep out of debt and owe no man anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor [who practices loving others] has fulfilled the Law [relating to one’s fellowmen, meeting all its requirements]. 9The commandments, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal, You shall not covet (have an evil desire), and any other commandment, are summed up in the single command, **You shall love your neighbor as [you do] yourself. 10Love does no wrong to one’s neighbor [it never hurts anybody]. Therefore love meets all the requirements and is the fulfilling of the Law. 11Besides this you know what [a critical] hour this is, how it is high time now for you to wake up out of your sleep (rouse to reality). For salvation (final deliverance) is nearer to us now than when we first believed (adhered to, trusted in, and relied on Christ, the Messiah). 12The night is far gone and the day is almost here. Let us then drop (fling away) the works and deeds of darkness and put on the [full] armor of light. 13Let us live and conduct ourselves honorably and becomingly as in the [open light of] day, not in reveling (carousing) and drunkenness, not in immorality and debauchery (sensuality and licentiousness), not in quarreling and jealousy. 14But clothe yourself with the Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah), and make no provision for [indulging] the flesh [put a stop to thinking about the evil cravings of your physical nature] to [gratify its] desires (lusts).
An Exposition Of The Seven Church Ages
Chapter 8 · The Philadelphian Church Age
God being Sovereign, He foreknew by Divine decree exactly who would be in His bride. He chose her. She did not choose Him. He called her. She did not come on her own. He died for her. He washed her in His own blood. He paid the price for her. She belongs to Him and to Him alone. She is wholly committed to Him and He accepts the obligation. He is her head, for Christ is the head of His church. As Sarah called Abraham, Lord, even so the bride is happy that He is her Lord. He speaks and she obeys for that is her delight.
Divine Love And Sovereign Grace
56-0814 · Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
6 …Remember, to God, you’re more than the Blood of Jesus, because Jesus gave His Blood for you. You are the purchase of His Blood…
Jehovah-Jireh
55-0222 · Phoenix, Arizona
25 …And I believe, sensibly, that I can prove by the Bible, that the seed of Abraham are those who have been borned again of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, ‘cause Christ lives in the believer. That’s right. You have Abraham’s Seed when you have the Holy Ghost. That’s right. It was through that promise. And now, that promise wasn’t made or give to you by your own goodness; it was God’s election and calling that brought you to it, nothing you ever done to merit it. You never sought after God; God sought after you and give it to you on the basis of sovereign grace, nothing in the world that you could do, nothing you could do about it.
The Communion
57-0418 · Jeffersonville, Indiana
61 And here it is! “We are all borned in sin, shaped in iniquity, come to the world speaking lies;” by nature, a child of disobedience, without God, without a hope, the wrath of God abiding on us. And by [the loving grace of Christ, God, in His sovereign grace and His omnipotence] , knocks at your heart and gives you the blessed opportunity, and turned you around, and sent you up the road. How could you turn that down? Changes your whole desire, turns you around, and starts you the other way! Oh, you will be silly, to the world; but you will be blessed, in the sight of God. “Blessed are they that do hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled,” said our Lord Jesus Christ. God, by His amazing grace!
62 Notice, it was what God did, what God called. [You had no will to call. You could have had no desire to call, because your nature was completely contrary to It.] But God, by election, called you and turned you around, and set your affections towards Christ and the things Above. How could we turn It down?
Who Is This Melchisedec?
65-0221E · Jeffersonville, Indiana
50 And remember, you, your eyes, your statue, whatever you was, you were in His thinking at the beginning. And the only thing that you are is the expression, word. After He thought it, He spoke it, and here you are. If it isn’t, if you wasn’t in His thinking, there is no way at all for you ever be there, for He is the One that gives Eternal Life.
51 You remember how we read the Scriptures? “Not him that willeth, or him that runneth, but God!” And that His predestination might stand true, He could choose, before any time, who. God is sovereign in His choosing. Did you know that? God is sovereign.
Who was back there to tell Him a better way to make the world? Who would dare to tell Him He was running His business wrong?
Even the very—the very Word, Itself, very sovereign. Even the revelation is sovereign. “He reveals to whom He will reveal.” The very revelation, itself, is sovereign in God. That’s how people pound at things, and jump at things, and hit at things, not knowing what they’re doing. God is sovereign in His works.
The Identified Masterpiece Of God
64-1205 · Yuma, Arizona
60 He has a purpose in your life, each individual, that no one else on the face of the earth can take your place. God has got something for you. You’re made like that. You was did that way for a purpose. God is sovereign in His work. He even…Things different. We different, one from another.
An Exposition Of The Seven Church Ages
Chapter 4 · The Smyrnaean Church Age
You see, they could not figure out God’s love. They thought that love meant no suffering. They thought that love meant a baby with parental care. But God said that His love was “elective” love. The proof of His love is ELECTION — that no matter what happened, His love was proven truly by the fact they were chosen unto salvation (because God hath chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth). He may commit you to death as He did Paul. He may commit you to suffering as He did Job. That is His prerogative. He is sovereign. But it is all with a purpose. If He did not have a purpose, then He would be the author of frustration and not of peace. His purpose is that after we have suffered awhile we would be made perfect, be established, strengthened and settled. As Job said, “He puts strength in us.” (Job 23:6b.) You see He, Himself, suffered. He learned obedience by the things that He suffered. He was actually made perfect by the things that He suffered.