STUDIES FROM BRETHREN IN CHRIST

11/7/2021 ~ Forgetfulness

🤔   ForgetfulnessAM1.mp3 (23m 46s)           ForgetfulnessAM2.mp3 (35m 20s)      Forgetfulness.pptx Darkness is Lost to all that is. Some things cannot be found only believed. "... diligently keep yourself, lest you forget the things your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart ..." ~ Deuteronomy 4:9 God’s own heavenly truths establishes social order   Take heed and diligently keep             → Lest you forget the things           → Lest you depart of heart Teach children and grandchildren Memory and understanding are used to lift our children, and without it, disorder burns the ignorant. "... when the LORD your God brings you into the land of which He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, ..." ~ Deuteronomy 6:10-11 The music of truth holds no lie. "... 'then beware, lest you forget the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. ...'" ~ Deuteronomy 6:12-14 Forgetting God should invoke fear of calamities to come. Of the Rock who begot you, you are unmindful, And have forgotten the God who fathered you. ~ Deuteronomy 32:18 Only travesty comes upon those that forget God. So the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD. They forgot the LORD their God, and served the Baals and Asherahs. ~ Judges 3:7 Men are more accustomed to worshipping desires of their own making over what God has commanded. Thus the children of Israel did not remember the LORD their God, who had delivered them from the hands of all their enemies ... ~ Judges 8:34 To abandon God for substitutions, of catering to the tangible flesh, only delivers emptiness and loss of true spirit. ... So are the paths of all who forget God; And the hope of the hypocrite shall perish, ... ~ Job 8:11-14 Trusting in man over God leads to oblivion. The wicked shall be turned into hell, And all the nations that forget God. ... ~ Psalms 9:17-20 Hell is the absence of all heaven. Hell has no expression where gloom surrounds desolation. Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: ~ Psalms 103:2 To recall the blessings of God enlarges keen awareness. My son, do not forget my law, But let your heart keep my commands; ~ Proverbs 3:1 Finding God’s word opens a heart to endless fruits. Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth. ~ Proverbs 4:5 No trap can contain those that cherish His truths. "Can a woman forget her nursing child, And not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, Yet I will not forget you." ~ Isaiah 49:15 Memories can be like shadows fading as the dust blows away. Can a virgin forget her ornaments, Or a bride her attire? Yet My people have forgotten Me days without number. ~ Jeremiah 2:32 Jesus had to come into the world as everyone had lost the true meaning of who God was, and is. "... My people have forgotten Me, They have burned incense to worthless idols. And they have caused themselves to stumble ... ~ Jeremiah 18:15 Man made pathways will never achieve the highway God lays. ... Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children. ~ Hosea 4:6 Key to godliness, through the ages, is knowledge of His Holy nature. "For Israel has forgotten his Maker, And has built temples; ..." ~ Hosea 8:14 Ornate churches and or temples do not necessarily reflect worship of God if filled with the idols of man. But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. ~ Hebrews 13:16 Doing good and sharing touches the very edges of heaven’s truth. But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, ... ~ 2nd Peter 1:5-7 The Holy Halo of spirit works together in concert Brotherly   Kindness             Self-Control   Godliness                          Perseverance         Love                    Knowledge Virtue            Faith Qualities of godly excellence takes a focused mind and spirit. An ongoing incorporating of all these character attributes is the holy halo of spirit. ... he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins. ~ 2nd Peter 1:8-9 Neglecting pursuing a character of God in Christ snubs life itself. ,... (... which I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder), that you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before ... ~ 2nd Peter 3:1-2 There is only one direction to God, and it comes by the word He has once delivered. Man’s fantasies, additions, or replacements will not nullify His established commands. ... scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, and saying, "Where is the promise of His coming? ... ~ 2nd Peter 3:3-4 Despicable characters always excuse themselves   Scoffers will walk in their own lusts              ⮡  Where is His coming?   Mockers will be plentiful, claiming false bigotry accusations, against the true faithful. God will not show favor with liars without knowledge of His truths. For this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, ... ~ 2nd Peter 3:5-7 Earth is a creation of God, He holds, to redeem those lost, until He declares the end of time. But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, ... ~ 2nd Peter 3:8-9 God’s unyielding patient call whirls salvation   Concerning His promise:             ● Timeless             ● The Lord is not slack                           ⮡  is longsuffering toward us               ● Not willing that any should perish               ● All should come to repentance As time has a final moment, a new age awaits for all those faithful to His call. Loving today has more than we can lose to the winds of tomorrow. Shadows of missed moments from the past causes one to drown in misery. The present is the only gift we have. Tell me now, what is life and where dwells its’ importance? Song is lost when strength in Him is forgotten ● Take heed and diligently keep to the word of God ● Those that forget God trust in evil ● All the nations that forget God will be turned to hell ● Do not forget or turn from the words of wisdom ● Mothers may forget a child, but God will not forget ● Forgetting God causes one to stumble in their ways ● Godly people are destroyed for lack of knowledge ● Many forget God building temples to man’s glory ● Do not forget to do good and share ● Not forgetting noble qualities abounds in the Lord ● The Bible is a reminder to be mindful of holiness ● Last days: scoffers will deny the promise of God ● People willfully forget the word of God The Holy Spirit is waiting to deliver peace to all hearts who believe. The Spirit calls out in an ocean of despair. Darkness coldly misses life in love.