Paul an Apostle: “Grace to you and peace from God Our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for our sins to set us free from the present evil age, according to the Will of Our God and Father, to whom be the glory forever and ever!” Amen. –Galatians 1:1A; 3-5
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Song of Trust and Security in God
Protect me O God, for in You I take refuge. I say to the Lord, ‘You are My Lord, I have no good apart from you.’
As for the holy ones in the land, they are noble in whom is all mt delight.
Those who choose another god multiply their sorrows, their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names upon my lips.
The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup, You hold my lot. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; I have a good heritage.
I bless the Lord who gives me counsel, in the night also my heart instructs me. I keep the Lord always before me because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
Therefore my heart is glad and my soul rejoices, my body also rests secure. For You do not give me up to Sheol (Hell) or let Your faithful one see the Pit.
You show me the path of life. In Your presence there is fullness of joy. In your right hand are pleasures forevermore. –Psalm 16:1-11
There Is No Other Gospel
Paul an Apostle: “I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the One who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel — not that there is another gospel but there are some who are confusing you and want to pervert the Gospel of Christ – Even if we or an Angel from Heaven should proclaim to you a gospel contrary to what we proclaimed to you, let that one be accursed!
As we have said before, so now, I repeat, if anyone proclaims to you a gospel contrary to what you received, let that one be accursed! –Galations 1:1-9
The Bread From Heaven
The next day (after Jesus had given Thanks to God and fed the 5,000 –John 6:1-14) the crowd that had stayed on the other side of the sea saw that there had been only one boat there. They also saw that Jesus had not got into the boat with His disciples but that His disciples had gone away alone. Then some boats from Tiberias came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given Thanks. When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus.
When they found Him (Jesus) on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, ‘Rabbi, when did You come here?’
Jesus answered them, “Very truly I tell you, you are looking for Me, not because you saw signs but because you ate your fill of the loaves. Do not work for the food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life which the Son of Man will give you. For it is on Him that God The Father has set His seal.”
Then they said to Him (Jesus), ‘What must we do to perform the works of God?’
Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent.”
So they said to Him (Jesus), ‘What sign are you going to give us then so that we may see it and believe You? What work are you performing? Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, “He gave them bread from Heaven to eat.”‘ (Psalm 78:23-25)
Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from Heaven but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from Heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down from Heaven and gives life to the world.”
They said to Jesus, ‘Sir, give us this bread always.’
Jesus said to them, “I am the Bread of Life. Whoever comes to Me will never be hungry and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. I have said to you that you have seen Me and yet do not believe. Everything that the Father gives me will come to Me and anyone who comes to Me I will never drive away. For I have come down from Heaven, not to do My own will but the will of Him who sent Me and this is the will of Him (God) who sent Me, that I should lose nothing of all that He has given Me but raise it up on the last day. This is indeed the will of My Father, that all who see the Son and believe in Him may have eternal life and I will raise them up on the last day.” –John 6:22-40
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