Randy Bell
9 Mar 2016

StraightTalk Video

The Importance of Submitting To Human Authority

The Bible explains human authorities are established by Him, and He requires us to submit to them to prove we are submissive to Him and to receive the character development necessary for spiritual maturity. You can either be a rebel or servant to God, and if you ignore God or make your own rules, you are a rebel!

 

Romans 13:1-3 [NKJV]
1 Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.
2 Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves.
3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same.

1 Samuel 15:23-24 NKJ
23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he also has rejected you from being king.” 24 Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.

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Randy Bell
9 Mar 2016

StraightTalk Video

The Evidence Of God’s Hand on His People is Grace

The Lord releases grace as a river of life pushing and shoving us to holiness and freedom from sin. Grace is the release of God’s power inside each believer causing, first desires to obey and serve Him, and secondly power to fulfill His will. “And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me” [2 Cor 12:9 (KJV)].

Before salvation, “sin has reigned unto death,” but in Christ, “even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.” [Romans 5:21 (KJV)]

“… it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.” [Phil 2:13 (NKJV)]

“We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him.” 1 John 5:18 (NKJV)

God’s hand is upon His true children and they are radically changed from His power of new birth. The sincere religious people who attend church meetings or just live their lives, falsely believing they have a relationship with God, are exposed by the fact they still live in sin, instead of experiencing God’s heavy hand of Fatherhood and the resulting blessing of the power of right living!

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