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THE FAITH FIGHT
SPIRITUAL WARFARE
BY APOSTLE JANICE L . WILLIAMS
Weekly Bible Study
WEDNESDAY, November 13th-20TH, 2013
SCRIPTURES PRINTED IN RED ARE WORDS SPOKEN BY JESUS
PSALM 144:1 KJV
1/ Blessed be the LORD my STRENGTH,
WHICH TEACHETH my hands TO war,
And my fingers TO FIGHT:
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WHATEVER YOU'RE GOING THROUGH, WRITE IT DOWN!!! write a detailed description of your fight!!!
EPHESIANS 6:10-20 NKJV
The Whole Armor of God
10/ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11/ Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12/ For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13/ Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14/ Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15/ and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16/ above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 17/ And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; 18/ praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints— 19/and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, 20/ for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
EPHESIANS 2:8-10 NKJV
8/ For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9/ not by works, so that no one can boast. 10/ For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
JAMES 1:5-8 niv
5/ If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. 6/ But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7/ That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8/ Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.
Hello again spiritual family and all friends! For this Bible Study we will be discussing the
good fight of faith
and fighting it in the spirit. Be sure to come back often to get all of the uplifting scriptures that will be added to encourage and edify you. Stay strong in the Lord.
CONTINUED
Before we continue, I must make a heartfelt statement regarding the scriptures we are about to read below in the book of 1 Timothy, all of chapter 6:1-21 KJV.
I have heard some professing Christians, as well as others, use these scriptures to justify the ungodly, abominable, evil, repugnantly hateful, unequivocally detestable, objectionable, loathsome, vile, nasty and disgusting, system of slavery that once took place in my country, the USA, and around the world.
There is no justification for the horrific dehumanizing abuse heaped upon millions of kidnapped, raped, bought and sold, slaves who were forceably stripped of their family, family names and identification.
Servants under a yoke of bondage to masters in Jesus time, were not forcibly stripped of their family names and idenity. Unlike slaves, they were in bondage to pay off debt and could be released once the debt was settled.
Jesus teaches us to forgive, love, respect and honor others, no matter what, including those that have done us wrong; that way we are able to move onward and upward into all of the wonderful blessings, spiritual and material, that God has for us. To do this is to fight the good fight of faith in God's WORD. We are empowered by the Holy Spirit to do this victoriously. We can not do this by human ability. Our flesh naturally wants to strick our enemies back and fight them physically. These are the same enemies that will stand before us in the judgement we will all one day face in the presence of Jesus.
Psalm 23:5 NKJV * 5/ You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.
Luke 6:27 NKJV “But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you--
Romans 12:19 thru 21 (KJV) 19/ Beloved do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay, says the Lord. 20/ Therefore “ If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in so doing you heap coals of fire on his head.” 21/ Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Psalm 23:6 * 6/ Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
******Love for Enemies * Matthew 5:43-48 NIV******
43/ “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44/ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45/ that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46/ If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47/ And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48/ Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
*1 Timothy 6 NKJV * Honor Masters 1/ Let as many bondservants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and His doctrine may not be blasphemed. 2/ And those who have believing masters, let them not despise them because they are brethren, but rather serve them because those who are benefited are believers and beloved. Teach and exhort these things.
Error and Greed 3/ If anyone teaches otherwise and does not consent to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which accords with godliness, 4/ he is proud, knowing nothing, but is obsessed with disputes and arguments over words, from which come envy, strife, reviling, evil suspicions, 5/ useless wranglings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. From such withdraw yourself.
6/ Now godliness with contentment is great gain. 7/ For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8/ And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content. 9/ But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10/ For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
The Good Confession 11/ But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. 12/ Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 13/ I urge you in the sight of God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who witnessed the good confession before Pontius Pilate, 14/ that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ’s appearing, 15/ which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords, 16/ who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen.
Instructions to the Rich 17/ Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. 18/ Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, 19/ storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
Guard the Faith 20/ O Timothy! Guard what was committed to your trust, avoiding the profane and idle babblings and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge— 21/ by professing it some have strayed concerning the faith.
Grace be with you. Amen.
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