Never Waver

Daniel Chapters One Through Six

In every age, God's plan for humanity includes certain ordinary

people who do the extraordinary: they impact history and glorify

God by using divine solutions to overcome adversity. What enables

these remarkable believers to exhibit virtue and courage in a crisis ?

They trust in the Lord and fortify their souls with Bible doctrine. 

Daniel was such a man. Under the intense pressure of catastrophe,

his faithfulness and dependence on the Lord distinguished him as a

man with a noble purpose in life. God uses prepared believers, and

this Jewish aristocrat was spiritually prepared to transform the 

Chaldean and Persian Empires into citadels of stability and honor

 in the ancient world. Devoted service and promotion to high office

in both Chaldean and Persia placed Daniel in the unique position to

further advance the plan of God for Israel. He was truly a man for the

crisis. Throughout monumental adversity Daniel never once wavered

from divine viewpoint. His life exemplified that any believer armed

with Bible doctrine in the soul can do the extraordinary in the midst

of human disaster.

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Though you may stumble, you will not fall, for the Lord

upholds you with His hand.

Ps. 37:24

The Word

Canonicity

Vividly describes the divine inspiration that produced the Bible.

As the revelation of God, the Bible is the most widely read, most

influential, and  most enduring  book ever published. Canonicity

answers many  perplexing questions: How was the  Bible preserved

through the centuries? Is the Apocrypha actually a part of the Word?

What about the Dead Sea Scrolls? For the student of Bible doctrine, a

knowledge of  the historical formation of the Word of God is  a source

of strength to defend  against the numerous attacks upon the authenticity

and authority of the Bible.

 

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 The God of Peace be with you.

Rom. 15:33

 

In The Future

Armageddon

On  a day yet future, Israel will be the focal point of the last,

most  terrifying conflagration  the world has  ever  seen. Arm-

ageeddon  is truly the war to end all wars! Because of the unique

promises of God to Israel, Satan has sponsored hostility toward the

Jews throughout history. In a final act of malevolence, he brings to-

gether four great, satanically- inspired, gentile empires to annihilate

this  tiny nation. Israel is surrounded, cut  off, caught in a hopeless

military  situation by  these vast  armies. The Jews  have only one 

salvation. Their Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ, will return to earth

to fight for them. In triumph He will defeat the forces arrayed against 

Israel, depose Satan as the ruler of this world, establish His millennial

kingdom, and fulfill His covenants with Israel. 

 

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The Lord will keep you from all harm- He will 

watch over your life; the Lord will watch over

your coming and going both now and forevermore.

Ps. 121:7-8

History--They Will Survive

Anti-Semitism

Is a masterstroke of treacherous evil. Endless Jewish persecutions

verify Satan-inspired antagonism toward God's elect people. History

authenticates the devastating effect of such virulent bigotry, while the

biblical portrayal of this heinous intolerance presents the divine per---

spective and solution. Old and New Testament passages outline the plan

of God for the Jew throughout human history. In the unconditional

covenants to Israel, God guarantees that the Jew will survive despite 

cruel treatment. Therefore, He condemns anti-Semitism  as a con---

tradiction to His sovereign will and purpose. No one should ever be 

guilty of this insidious prejudice. Divine judgment and utter ruin are

the ultimate destiny of individuals or nations that practice anti- Semitism

in the past, present, and future.

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Your sun will never set again, and your moon will wane no more,

the Lord will be your everlasting light and your days of sorrow 

will end.

Isa. 60:20

History And Prophecy

The Angelic Conflict

Rages around us, This is not a world war. This is a war

 beyond the world--an invisible warfare between the forces

of Satan and the forces of God. Long before  the advent of 

human  history, Satan arrogantly rebelled against his Creator.

He wanted to make  himself " like the Most High" and recruited

one-third of the angels to follow him. When God justly condemned

Satan and his fallen angels, Satan appealed the sentence--questioning

how a loving God could cast His creatures into hell. Planet Earth is now

the battleground where Satan seeks to prove the judgment unfair and foil

the execution of his sentence. Through the freewill decisions of mankind,

God proves to Satan His perfect justice and love again and again. As believers,

it is imperative we understand the spiritual warfare that surrounds us. Satan uses

every ruse at his command to derail and discredit those who are in Christ, but God 

has provided for our defense  an overwhelming advantage in a powerful suit of spiritual

armor. With it we can with stand the 'flaming missiles of the evil one' and become heroes

in the invisible war.

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If you believe what you like in the Gospel and reject what you

do not like , it is not Gospel you believe, but yourself.

Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.

Your word, O Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens.

Psalm 119:18

 

Concept Of Love

The Unfailing Love of God

The Bible declares that "God is love"---a simple yet significant

statement revealing that love is what God is as well as what He 

does. Do you have a full understanding of the depth and magni-

tude  of this love? Or is  your conception of His infinite  divine

love  merely  based on your own limited  concept of human love?

The love of God provides your salvation, motivates your growth

to  spiritual  maturity, and  secures your glorious, eternal  future

with  Him. God 's plan  for your life  is based on His  unfailing, 

unconditional love. He always  deals with you  in love. He loves 

you even though you are unattractive, unlovable, and undeserving.

As your  understanding and appreciation of the love of God grows,

you  learn to  reciprocate that love. Reciprocating His love increases

your capacity to love in your own soul and to sustain extraordinary

relationships with other people.

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God is love.

1 John 4:16

Be Fulfilled

The Trinity

Is a doctrine unique to Christianity. No other faith, religion, sect, or

philosophy that advocates one God also proclaims that God is Three-

in- One. This apparent paradox does not mean there are 'three gods in

one,' but that one God exists as three persons who are coequal, coin--

finite, and coeternal, all possessing the same essential nature. God is

one in essence, but three in person. The Trinity is not abstract theology

but a practical doctrine that you should comprehend. Your understanding

of the plan God the Father has designed for you illuminates your destiny

in time and eternity. Your understanding of the person and work of Jesus

Christ illuminates your so-great salvation. Your understanding of the Holy

Spirit affects your concept of living the Christian life. Only by perceiving

the true biblical perspective of the Trinity can you come to love God, grow

spiritually, and fulfill your very own spiritual life.

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Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the Lord's 

purpose that prevails.

Prov. 19:21