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I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
God uses the physical to teach about the spiritual. In physical life the life that starts at conception is the same life which comes into the world at birth and is the same life which is taught to become a productive adult. However, the activity of Mom and Dad is totally different when we compare conception to teaching a child to be an adult. In addition, the activity done to teach a child to become an adult has nothing to do with conception. Further, we inherit certain potentials which are given to us at conception, such as becoming a sports figure. However, we only inherit the potential and if that potential is not trained later in life then we do not achieve our potential.
These
truths
apply
to
physical
life
and
to
spiritual
life.
Many
religious
liars
try
to
confuse
these
two
but
God
tells
us
to
be
rightly
dividing
the
word
of
truth
(2Timothy
2:15).
Therefore,
if
we
do
not
separate
these
two
spiritual
activities
then
we
will
be
led
into
doctrinal
error
which
will
at
least
cause
us
to
lose
the
blessings
of
God
and
can
send
us
to
the
lake
of
fire
for
eternity.
For
example,
baptism
and
good
works
are
part
of
our
spiritual
growth
which
happens
after
we
are
spiritually
born.
However,
neither
has
anything
to
do
with
our
spiritual
conception.
That
would
be
like
reading
the
Bible
to
the
belly
of
a
virgin
woman
and
claiming
that
you
are
teaching
the
baby
to
believe
the
Bible
or
washing
the
woman's
belly
and
claiming
that
you
are
giving
a
bath
to
the
baby
which
does
not
exist.
People
claim
that
baptism
and
good
works
are
required
for
salvation
but
that
foolishness
is
due
to
their
refusal
to
rightly
divide
the
word
of
truth
.
Likewise, people claim that we have all of the blessings from God at our spiritual conception and nothing more is required from us. However, we For example, many professional athlete has said that they knew people with more natural talent than they had but the person with the talent failed to become professionals because they refused to do what was required to fully develop that talent.
Thus we see that conception and growth have different activities while dealing with the same life. Also, the results from those activities are different. So also do these truths apply to the spiritual. Spiritual conception and spiritual growth have different activities while dealing with the same life. The results of spiritual conception cannot provide the results of spiritual growth and the activities for spiritual growth cannot provide spiritual conception. With that said, we will deal with the activities involved in each, and the results of those activities. But, first let's pay attention to our original verses.
Please
pay
attention
to
the
word
and
found
in
both
of
our
verses.
This
is
the
mathematical
function
of
addition.
If
you
remove
either
side
of
an
addition,
you
change
the
answer.
Likewise
if
we
remove
either
side
of
an
and
that
is
found
in
the
Bible,
then
we
change
the
message
from
God
and
lose
the
blessings
from
God.
In
both
of
these
verses
we
see
that
one
side
of
the
and
deals
with
spiritual
conception
while
the
other
side
of
the
and
deals
with
spiritual
growth
which
is
to
occur
after
spiritual
conception.
In
addition,
we
see
that
spiritual
conception
is
dealt
with
first
while
the
spiritual
growth
is
added
to
the
conception
because
there
can
be
no
growth
until
life
already
exists.
Starting
with
spiritual
conception,
we
read
in
John
3:7
-
Marvel
not
that
I
said
unto
thee,
Ye
must
be
born
again.
Again,
John
3:5
says:
Jesus
answered,
Verily,
verily,
I
say
unto
thee,
Except
a
man
be
born
of
water
and
of
the
Spirit,
he
cannot
enter
into
the
kingdom
of
God.
When
we
are
physically
born,
our
mother's
water
had
to
break.
Thus
we
see
that
Jesus
told
us
that
we
need
a
physical
birth
and
a
separate
spiritual
birth
if
we
want
to
enter
into
the
kingdom
of
God
.
We
need
a
spiritual
birth
because
we
were
born
with
a
spirit
which
does
not
have
God's
life
in
it.
We
are
born
with
a
dead
spirit
because
of
the
change
caused
by
the
sin
of
Adam
and
Eve.
The
evidence
of
that
is
simple.
Adam
and
eve
talked
with
God
face-to-face
until
they
sinned
by
disobeying
the
commandment
of
God.
They
did
what
they
wanted
instead
of
what
God
commanded.
Their
sin
not
only
affected
them
but
also
affected
all
of
their
descendants.
Think about this truth. None of us see or talk to God face-to-face like Adam and Eve did before they sinned. Also, we all want to have things our own way. That is why we have fighting and wars. It is foolish to think that God is going to let us into His personal home, called Heaven, and make the same type of mess there. No, we must agree to let God change us when He saves us so that we will stop our sinning and making a mess because of our natural selfish nature. When we refurew to obey God and we insist upon having our own way, we sin.
Now some think 'my sin isn't that big'. The only thing that Adam and Eve did was disobey once and all of the pain and destruction of all time was the result. It is foolishness to insist that our sin only affects us. There is too much evidence to the opposite. If we are to be honest then we must look at all of the long-term results of our actions including our influence on others. Our sin can cause the same results as the sin by Adam and Eve. Thus, the claim that 'my sin isn't that big' is a lie which is believed by people who follow the devil, who is the father of lies.
Returning
to
our
verse,
we
can
see
that
if
we
don't
enter
into
the
kingdom
of
God
then
the
Bible
says
that
we
will
spend
eternity
in
a
lake
of
fire
with
the
devil
because
we
refused
to
let
God
save
us.
Romans
3:23
which
says:
For
all
have
sinned,
and
come
short
of
the
glory
of
God
.
Since
we
all
have
come
short
of
the
glory
of
God
,
we
are
not
good
enough
to
meet
the
minimum
standard
to
get
into
Heaven.
In
addition,
since
all
have
sinned
,
everyone
has
violated
God's
law
and
must
pay
the
penalty,
which
is
going
to
Hell
until
we
are
sent
to
an
eternity
in
the
lake
of
fire
.
That's
the
bad
news.
However,
all
Filipinos
know
John
3:16
(For
God
so
loved
the
world,
that
he
gave
his
only
begotten
Son,
that
whosoever
believeth
in
him
should
not
perish,
but
have
everlasting
life
).
While
people
know
this
verse
they
don't
think
about
what
it
means
and
especially
don't
think
about
what
it
requires
them
to
do.
If
you
do
not
do
what
the
Bible
means
by
believeth
in
him
then
you
will
go
to
an
eternity
in
the
lake
of
fire
.
When
we
believeth
in
him
we
have
an
ongoing
belief
in
the
person
who
is
God
in
Human
flesh.
John
14:6
says:
Jesus
saith
unto
him,
I
am
the
way,
the
truth,
and
the
life:
no
man
cometh
unto
the
Father,
but
by
me.
The
only
way
that
we
go
to
the
Father
in
Heaven
is
Jesus
Christ
personally
giving
us
God's
life
and
to
get
Him
to
do
that
we
must
accept
Him
as
our
Lord,
which
means
we
agree
to
obey
Him.
We
see
this
in
Romans
10:13,
which
says:
For
whosoever
shall
call
upon
the
name
of
the
Lord
shall
be
saved.
Accepting
Jesus
Christ
as
our
personal
Lord
is
what
gives
us
God's
life
which
last
for
ever.
That
is
our
part
in
the
action
of
spiritual
conception.
The
only
thing
we
do
is
exercise
our
free
will
and
accept
God's
offer
of
a
free
gift.
However,
as
already
discussed,
that
is
not
the
end
of
things.
Once
we
have
God's
eternal
life,
we
need
to
have
it
grow.
We
increase
our
spiritual
life
by
believing
on
the
name
of
the
Son
of
God
,
as
our
original
verse
tells
us.
That
is,
as
we
obey
our
personal
Lord
and
believe
His
promises,
He
increases
our
spiritual
life
through
the
process
called
sanctification
.
However,
as
already
mentioned,
God
gave
us
a
free
will
and
will
not
force
us
to
accept
sanctification
.
If
we
refuse
sanctification
then
God
withholds
blessings
and,
if
that
isn't
enough,
then
God
brings
punishment
which
can
include
sickness
and
death.
However,
if
we
obey
our
personal
Lord
and
let
Him
sanctify
us,
then
He
also
gives
us
additional
blessings
which
result
in
the
abundant
life
which
our
original
verses
spoke
about.
The
main
thing
to
understand
about
this
abundant
life
is
that
it
requires
us
knowing
what
the
Bible
says
and
obeying
it.
Unfortunately,
too
many
people
know
what
their
religion
says
is
in
the
Bible,
but
they
have
not
studied
their
Bible
enough
to
separate
the
word
of
religious
liars
from
people
who
tell
you
the
truth.
While
there
are
many
ways
of
telling
these
two
people
apart,
there
is
one
simple
way
that
always
works.
People
who
preach
religion
tell
you
to
believe
them
because
of
their
man
given
credentials.
However,
people
who
have
the
power
of
God
on
their
life
show
approval
from
God.
These
are
the
people
that
the
Bible
tells
you
to
follow.
Now
you
might
think
you
have
God's
blessings
but
realize
that
Pastor
Nono
started
the
Abundant
Life
ministry
in
Bacolod
because
there
were
many
saved
Baptist
there
who
had
basic
salvation
and
religion,
but
other
people
looking
at
their
life
would
not
testify
that
they
saw
the
power
of
God
on
their
life.
That
said,
1Corinthians
11:1
says
Be
ye
followers
of
me,
even
as
I
also
am
of
Christ.
I
am
going
to
tells
you
of
a
couple
of
ways
that
you
should
be
able
to
see
the
power
of
God
in
my
life
and
challenge
you
to
do
what
I
did
so
that
people
will
also
see
the
power
of
God
in
your
life.
You
cannot
honestly
claim
that
you
have
abundant
life
unless
you
have
evidence
of
the
power
of
God
in
your
life.
However,
if
you
do
like
I
have
done
then
it
will
take
several
years
but
before
you
die
you
will
also
have
evidence
of
the
power
of
God
in
your
life.
The
first
thing
is
that
5
times
in
my
life
I
was
dying
and
the
doctors
said
that
they
could
not
save
my
life.
Twice
I
have
died
and
been
revived.
I
think
that
it
would
be
pretty
hard
for
people
to
deny
that
this
is
evidence
of
the
power
of
God
in
my
life.
In
addition,
the
fact
that
I
can
drink
Filipino
water
when
it
makes
other
Americans
sick
is
also
evidence
of
God's
blessing.
Now
I
could
go
into
lots
of
Bible
verses
but
I
will
make
things
simple.
The
Bible
warns
that
God
uses
sickness
and
death
as
a
punishment
when
His
children
refuse
to
obey.
The
number
one
neglected
ministry
in
America
is
soul
winning
and
the
number
two
neglected
ministry
is
missions
support.
The
number
one
prayer
request
in
American
churches
is
for
sickness,
death
and
other
medical
problems.
Now,
not
all
of
those
are
a
result
of
punishment
by
God
but
a
lot
are.
If
you
want
to
avoid
the
same
then
get
personally
involved
in
the
'Great
Commission',
which
is
to
be
done
at
home
and
away
from
home
at
the
same
time
according
to
Acts
1:8.
It
is
preaching
the
gospel
to
the
lost,
according
to
Mark,
and
to
teach
God's
people
to
obey
God's
word
according
to
Matthew.
If
you
wait
until
you
have
stage-3cancer
then
it
is
too
late.
So,
the
time
to
get
involved
is
now.
In addition, to avoiding punishment by God, you will get blessings from God as I have testified that I have received. You should always carry tracts and pass them out when you can. You should try to be involved in any mission trip that is available. As a minimum you should read every report from your missionaries so that you can pray for them on a regular basis. Realize that Paul never asked for money but always asked for prayer.
The
second
way
to
get
God's
abundant
life
is
to
prove
that
you
are
dependent
upon
God
for
everything
that
you
need
and
not
on
things
of
this
earth.
When
Moses
sent
twelve
spies
into
the
promised
land,
ten
returned
with
a
bad
report
because
they
looked
at
the
physical.
They
saw
giants
that
they
could
not
defeat
and
they
led
their
entire
generation
into
death
and
defeat.
The
other
two
spies
looked
at
it
spiritually
and
saw
how
God
could
get
glory
by
doing
what
they
could
not
do.
They
led
the
next
generation
into
victory.
So,
the
question
is
are
you
willing
to
look
at
things
spiritually
or
are
you
going
to
accept
defeat
by
keeping
your
eyes
on
the
physical?
Those
who
claim
to
be
spiritual
must
prove
it
in
the
little
things
before
God
has
you
prove
it
in
the
big
things.
Luke
16:10
He
that
is
faithful
in
that
which
is
least
is
faithful
also
in
much:
and
he
that
is
unjust
in
the
least
is
unjust
also
in
much.
God
wants
His
people
to
praise
and
thank
Him
for
all
of
the
little
things
that
He
provides
before
He
gives
us
big
things.
If
we
will
not
praise
and
thank
Him
for
all
of
the
little
things
then
we
will
not
praise
and
thank
Him
for
the
big
things
and
God
will
not
waste
His
big
blessings
on
us
unless
God
is
building
a
record
of
our
failure
which
will
be
used
to
condemn
us.
While God wants us to praise Him, our sinful selfish nature keeps us from doing so unless we have something to remind us daily to do so. Explain five centavos.
Now,
let
me
summarize.
If
you
have
not
accepted
the
person
of
Jesus
Christ
as
your
personal
Lord
,
whom
you
agree
to
obey
and
trust
to
take
care
of
your
sin,
then
you
are
still
a
sinner
heading
for
Hell
and
the
lake
of
fire
.
James
warns
us
that
we
do
not
know
if
we
will
be
alive
tomorrow.
Jesus
called
the
rich
man
a
fool
because
he
did
not
know
that
he
would
die
that
day
and
did
not
prepare
to
meet
God
in
judgment.
Right
now
is
the
time
to
accept
Jesus
Christ
as
your
personal
Lord
if
you
do
not
want
to
be
judged
as
a
fool
by
God
and
sent
to
Hell.
If
you
have
accepted
the
person
of
Jesus
Christ
as
your
personal
Lord
,
then
you
still
need
to
obey
in
order
to
get
the
abundant
life
.
If
you
refuse
to
obey
then
you
not
only
will
lose
the
blessings
but,
in
time,
will
be
cursed
by
God.
I
gave
you
two
specific
ways
to
obey
God
and
received
the
abundant
life
.
First,
I
told
you
to
be
personally
involved
in
the
'Great
Commission'.
That
means
soul
winning,
teaching
the
saved
and
supporting
missions
at
the
same
time.
This
is
the
best
way
to
avoid
sickness
and
death
as
a
punishment
from
God.
The
second
way
that
I
gave
you
to
received
the
abundant
life
was
to
daily
thank
and
praise
God
for
all
of
His
little
blessings.
I
brought
you
a
way
to
remind
yourself
to
do
that.
You
are
invited
to
come
up
and
take
a
reminder
but
you
also
need
to
pray
and
commit
to
thank
and
praise
God
every
time
that
God
uses
it
to
remind
you
to
do
so.
Jesus
said:
I
am
come
that
they
might
have
life,
and
that
they
might
have
it
more
abundantly.
These
require
two
different
actions
to
receive
them.
You
must
first
receive
God's
life
before
you
can
add
the
abundant
life
but
you
must
obey
your
personal
Lord
in
order
to
add
the
abundant
life
and
receive
all
that
God
offers.
Will
you
accept
God's
offer
of
His
gifts
today?