Amazing Facts – session 24

• There are a multitude of doctrines because people follow pastors rather than the Word of God
• Law and Prophets
• Jesus asks Christians to love one another
• The gift of prophecy is likened as to the eyes in the body of Christ
• A church without its eyes (prophecy) is blind 
• Christ is coming back for a church that is very like the church He left behind
• Before Jesus returns, there will be prophecy 
• Paul speaks of prophecy as preaching (one type of it)
• A true prophet:
  • Lives a godly life
  • Is called by the Lord
  • Speaks and writes according to scripture
  • 100% accuracy
  • Will have visions and/or dreams
• God doesn’t need more money or methods, He needs better men and women
• God works through people 
• Ellen White is the 4th most published writer of all time
• Frauds are usually greedy

Had My Reward?

I have recently decided to stop drinking alcohol in the interest of obeying God in keeping my body as a temple to the Lord, and to stay strong in the face of temptation.  Then last night, [my sister in law] and [her husband] came over and I had told [my wife] that I would not be drinking, so that she would understand why I was turning it down.  Then she told [my sister in law’s husband] that I wasn’t drinking.  I’m wondering now, whether God honors the act or whether “I have my reward”.

Now, thinking through it further, I have realized that I have claimed no reward.  In actuality, I have put myself in a position of persecution by choosing to obey God, and therefore likely honors the act.

By the way, I was only able to resist the temptation by asking for God’s strength and protection, both in preparation for the evening, as well as a couple of times during.