GOD'S MINISTRY
THROUGH HIS SON JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH
BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Revs. Mr. and Mrs. H. Dean Daniels
E-mail: gods-ministry@hdd-gods-ministry.com
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LIFE
AND DEATH
(THE
POWER OF THE TONGUE)
Deut. 30:19 (KJV)
I call heaven and earth to record this day
against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing:
therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
[choose
life]
God commands men to choose life by choosing His grace and means of eternal
life, thus canceling death and the curses that separate from Him. People can
and must make the choice, because God does not force anyone to surrender to Him
or remain obedient. All people are free to choose life or death, blessings or
curses (Deut. 30:15-20).
[that both thou and thy seed may live]
The
fivefold result in choosing God:
1. Both you and your children may live.
2. You may love the Lord (Deut. 30:20).
3. You may obey His voice.
4. You may cleave to Him.
5. You may dwell in the land promised to your
fathers.
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Deut.
30:11 For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from
thee, neither is it far off. [12] It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say,
Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it,
and do it? [13] Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who
shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do
it? [14] But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart,
that thou mayest do it.
[not hidden from thee, neither is it far
off]
The sevenfold
location of God's Word:
1. It is not hidden from man.
2. It is not far off.
3. It is not in heaven (Deut. 30:12).
4. It is not beyond the seas.
5. It is near you (Deut. 30:14).
6. It is in your mouth.
7. It is in your heart.
God's
Word is plainly revealed and recorded in the most simple human language
possible, so that no one can rightfully claim that it is too hard to understand
because of its hidden meanings.
Deut.
30:15 See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;
[16] In that I command thee this day to love the Lord thy God, to walk in his
ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that
thou mayest live and multiply: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in the
land whither thou goest to possess it. [17] But if thine heart turn away, so
that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and
serve them; [18] I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and
that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over
Jordan to go to possess it. [19] I call heaven and earth to record this day
against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing:
therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
[I
have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil]
[life and good]
Ten Sets of Things to Choose From
1.
Good or evil (Deut. 30:15)
2.
Life or death (Deut. 30:15,19)
3.
Love or hatred of God (Deut. 30:16)
4.
To walk in God's ways or to reject them
5.
To keep commandments, statutes, and judgments or to transgress them
6.
To cleave to God or turn away from Him (Deut. 30:17,20)
7.
To hear God or to refuse to hear Him
8.
To worship God or other gods
9.
To live long or to perish quickly (Deut. 30:18)
10.
Blessing or cursing (Deut. 30:19)
[death and evil]
Five curses for
rejecting God:
1.
Death and evil (Deut. 30:15,19)
2.
Sure destruction (Deut. 30:18)
3.
A short life upon earth
4.
Death to children (Deut. 30:19)
5.
Curses of various kinds
Deut.
30:20 That thou mayest love the Lord thy
God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest
cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou
mayest dwell in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to
Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
[he
is thy life, and the length of thy days] Two things that God is to those who
choose Him:
1.
Your life (Acts 17:28)
2.
Length of your days (Psalm 21:4, Psalm 91:1-12; Proverbs 3:2, 16 2, 16)
Deut.
31:1-3 (KJV)
And Moses went and spake these words unto
all Israel. [2] And he said unto them, I am an hundred and twenty years old
this day; I can no more go out and come in: also the Lord hath said unto me,
Thou shalt not go over this Jordan. [3] The Lord thy God, he will go over
before thee, and he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt
possess them: and Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as the Lord hath said.
[And Moses went and spake these words
unto all Israel.]
Literally:
And Moses continued to address these words unto all Israel. "And Moses finished speaking all these
words to the children of Israel; and said to them, I am this day a hundred and
twenty years old," (Deut. 31:1-2).
He did not stop talking to them for a while, and then come before them
and began speaking again. He merely
continued the discourse he had had up to this point.
Death and life
is in the power of the tongue and that being
In more ways
than one!
Proverbs
18:17 He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh
and searcheth him. [18] The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth
between the mighty. [19] A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong
city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle. [20] A man's belly shall
be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips
shall he be filled.
[He
that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and
searcheth him]
He that is first in his answer in a disputed matter may appear to be right, but
his opponent comes to cross-examine him and brings the real truth to light.
[seemeth just]
Three examples of answering first:
1.
Saul (1 Samuel 15:13, 26)
2.
Ziba (2 Samuel 16:1-3)
3.
Tertullus (Acts 24:5, 16)
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Proverbs
18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it
shall eat the fruit thereof.
[Death
and life are in the power of the tongue:
and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof] Death and life
are greatly determined by the power of the tongue, and he who uses this power
rightly shall live because of it (1 Peter 3:10-11).
Five examples of
death by the tongue:
1.
The ten spies (Numbers 14:36-37)
2.
Doeg (1 Samuel 22:9-10)
3.
Sennacherib (2 Kings 18:28-35; 2 Kings 19:22-35)
4.
The Ammonites (Ezekiel 25:3-7)
5.
Annanias and Sapphira (Acts 5:5-10)
Three examples
of life by the tongue:
1.
Esther (Esther 7-8)
2.
Paul (Acts 16:28-34)
3.
Believers (Romans 10:9-10; 1 Peter 3:10)
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Whosoever Shall Call!
(Death and Life are in the power of the tongue)
Joel
2:32 And it shall come to pass, that
whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in mount
Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the
remnant whom the Lord shall call.
Acts
2:21 And it shall come to pass, that
whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
[whosoever
shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered] This has always
been the case, (with the exception
pertaining to Blasphemy of the Holy Ghost Matt. 12:31-32)
When
men call upon the Lord for mercy and is qualified according to God’s Standards,
God always gives it; there is no such thing as the door of mercy being closed
either to the Jews or Gentiles during any period of this age or any other with
the exception of Blasphemy of the Holy Ghost (Matt. 12:31-32; John 3:16; Romans
10:9-14; 1 John 1:9).
[in
mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance] The Jews will
be saved as a nation during this time (Isaiah 66:7-8; Zech. 12:10-13:1; Romans
11:25-29).
Romans
10:13 For whosoever shall call upon
the name of the Lord shall be saved.
[whosoever
shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved] Quoted from
Joel 2:32; Acts 2:21. Believing on Jesus Christ and calling upon Him are not the same thing, because the
devils also believe and even know for a fact, Who Jesus Christ is (James
2:19).
Calling
upon God, Acknowledges Who God is
and does not necessarily express their faith IN Him (again James 2:19). Many people which claim to be
redeemed, including sinners, but uses God’s Holy Name in vain. If one actually
has faith in God he will call
upon God in all times and especially when in need of Him and will give Him
total Honor and Respect, including when using His Holy Name and WILL fear God. If the
individual does NOT fear God
(Proverbs 9:10), then that individual does NOT
know Him and is NOT a child
of God (Matt. 7:16, 20).
[Lord] Paul uses the
Greek: Kurios (GSN-2962), for the Hebrew Jehovah (HSN-3068) of Joel 2:32,
proving that Jesus of Romans 10:9 is called Jehovah. Thus there was more than one Jehovah in the
Old Testament (Genesis 19:24). Compare
Psalm 110:1 with Matthew 22:44;
Yehovah, from Hebrew
1961 (hayah); (The) self-Existent or Eternal One; Jehovah, Jewish
national name of God :- Jehovah, the Lord.
Compare Hebrew 3050 (Yahh), Hebrew 3069 (Yehovih) which is considered by
the Jewish to be to Holy to be uttered. Therefore, Sha’ma’ or Adonay is used
instead with Sha’ma meaning Hear O-Israel, Our Lord is One Lord.
Deut.
6:4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:
Mark
12:29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
[one] Hebrew: echad
(HSN-259), from achad (HSN-258), to unify; to collect; to be united as one; one
(Genesis 2:24; Genesis 3:22; Genesis 11:1,6; cp. Matthew 19:5; John 11:52; John
17:21-22; Acts 1:14; Acts 2:1; Acts 4:32; Acts 5:12; 2 Cor. 12:12-13; Galatians
3:28; Ephes. 1:10; Ephes. 2:14-15; Hebrews 2:11).
The Unity of God
Deut. 6:4 Hear,
O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:
These
words were used at the beginning of the Jewish services both morning and
evening (Deut. 5:4-5), and may be termed the short creed of the Jews. In them
we find not only the declaration of the unity of God (as contrasted with
polytheism), the doctrine of
the Trinity, and the true nature of spiritual worship, but also the fact
that Jehovah is the absolute and only uncaused
God. Literally, "Jehovah our 'Elohiym is a unified Jehovah." Deut. 6:1-8 was one of four passages which
Jews used in the phylacteries, and which they regarded as one of the most
filled with truth and instruction. The other passages were Deut. 11:18-21;
Exodus 13:2-10, 11-16.
Three Basic Doctrines Expressed:
1.
The unity of God—Jehovah our 'Elohiym is a united Jehovah (Sha’ma’).
2.
The Trinity of God. There is more than one Jehovah and more than one God as
individuals, but they are one Jehovah and one God in unity, thus expressing the
truth of three separate and distinct persons, beings, or individuals in the
Trinity (1 John 5:7). The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are one in this
way, not one in individuality. The words "Jehovah" and
"God" have a singular and a plural meaning, like the word
"sheep." Since there are three separate persons, the only way they
can be one is in the sense of unity, as prayed for in John 17:21-23.
3.
True worship consists of loving God with all the heart, soul, and might. A
wholehearted love for God is the first and great commandment (Matthew
22:36-40).
Romans
10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus,
and shalt believe in thine
heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
This
much, Lucifer knows and the devils of the Gergesenes and the Gadaranes (Mark
5:1-8; Luke 8:26-28 and certainly
believes (James 2:19), because all devils believe and know WHO Jesus Christ is (James 2:19). So, believing
alone, is NOT the only
requirement for salvation or for entering Heaven..
James
2:19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble
Just believing only,
without repentance (no remorse for your sins against God), alone, by
itself) in God, is no proof
that you are justified by faith, because Lucifer, devils, familiar spirits,
know and believe in The Most High God and The Lord Jesus Christ without
justification.
Many
believe and know WHO The Most High God and Jesus Christ The Only Begotten Son
of God IS. They just don’t
comprehend, understand or see the need for humbling themselves in repentance
before God. They have a problem with their own pride and humility.
Romans
10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and
shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead,
thou shalt be saved. [10] For with the heart man believeth
unto righteousness; and with
the mouth confession is made unto salvation. [11] For the scripture saith,
Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. [12] For there is no difference
between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that
call upon him. [13] For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be
saved.
Being
sorry for, being remorseful, of our sins (transgressions) against God is
mandatory (is a must), because that is what repentance is all about. Then, when
we seek Our Heavenly Father’s forgiveness for our transgressions against Him,
He is faithful and just to forgive us, provided, that we have NOT Blasphemed The
Holy Ghost (Matt.12:31-32)!
1
John 1:5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto
you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. [6] If we say that we
have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
[7] But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one
with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
[8] If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not
in us. [9] If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive
us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. [10] If we
say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
[This
then is the message which we have heard of him ... God is light, and in him is no darkness at
all]
This is the chief message Christ came to deliver, that God is light and in Him
is no darkness at all. Neither Moses nor
the prophets ever gave the fullness of this message (John 1:16-17). Christ Himself is the chief manifestation of
God's light to men (John 1:1-9; John 3:16-20; John 8:12; John 12:35-36).
[God
is light]
God is a person and dwells "in the light that no man can approach unto;
whom no man hath seen (in all His glory) nor can see" (1 Tim. 6:16). The phrase "God is light" does not
constitute the being of God. It must be
understood in the same sense that we understand God is love, God is good, God
is a Spirit, God is a consuming fire, and other statements about Him. In the same sense we understand that Jesus is
the way, the truth, and the life, or the door (John 10:9; John 14:6). These
expressions don't do away with the reality and personality of God and
Christ. See John 4:24.
Are you prepared to stand before The Most High God
Jehovah?
Revs. Mr. and Mrs. H. Dean Daniels Sui
Juris.