"Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?" (doctrine, believe)
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"...whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven."
Mathew 12:
46 While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.
47 Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.
48 But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?
49 And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
...who suffer from the fiery trials, overcoming the sinful flesh through those trials, who have the wisdom to understand where these trials come from, and how they are sent to refine us as gold is refined...not failing the tests, but passing them in rightousness by the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit of God. "Blessed is the man who endureth temptation"...Who do not doubt, but trust in God...and are not tossed to and fro with every wind of doctrine. To be a child of God, and an heir of glory.
James 1:
2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
9 Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:
10 But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
11 For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
"If you love me, keep my commandments."
13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
16 Do not err (do not be deceived), my beloved brethren.
17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
19Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
24 For he beholdeth himself, andgoeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. 26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
Matthew 5:12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Romans 5:3 Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
James 5:11 As you know, we consider blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
1 Peter 1:6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.
"I tell you, if you do not turn from your ways and become as a child, you cannot enter into the reign of the heavens." Unless we become as little children; humble, teachable and free from discrimination, we will in no-wise enter his rest.
A child trust's their earthly father and then eventually, hopefully will come under trusting their heavenly Father no matter what..... if He says by showing through His word there is sin in their life there is sin.... therefore that humble child of God will turn with the heart of gratitude, the faith of a child, believing and trusting in repentance given and shown by their Father !!!
As we know a child's heart is a humble, a vulnerable heart.... toward the will of God, they know no difference until taught..... right from wrong !!
Coming to Christ in faith with a teachable heart as I believe what Jesus was saying.... as they know not the truth but will believe in His loving authority for their life....
EVEN, a child whose father being evil, they will believe and obey that evil.....
Throwing that scripture out there with discrimination, fault finding in other's means nothing.... but the foolishness of head knowledge !!
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A child trust's their earthly father and then eventually, hopefully will come under trusting their heavenly Father no matter what..... if He says by showing through His word there is sin in their life there is sin.... therefore that humble child of God will turn with the heart of gratitude, the faith of a child, believing and trusting in repentance given and shown by their Father !!!
As we know a child's heart is a humble, a vulnerable heart.... toward the will of God, they know no difference until taught..... right from wrong !!
Coming to Christ in faith with a teachable heart as I believe what Jesus was saying.... as they know not the truth but will believe in His loving authority for their life....
EVEN, a child whose father being evil, they will believe and obey that evil.....
Throwing that scripture out there with discrimination, fault finding in other's means nothing.... but the foolishness of head knowledge !!
"I tell you, if you do not turn from your ways and become as a child, you cannot enter into the reign of the heavens." Unless we become as little children; humble, teachable and free from discrimination, we will in no-wise enter his rest.
The amazing thing is that by God's grace we can "become as little children" even in such a corrupt world. That's a miracle. Innocent children are not constantly suspicious of ulterior motives.
Funny thing is, I thought I was right on topic. Oh well, ain't gonna let it get my goat Toot, toot.
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My brothers are those of them that believe...
Toot, toot.
