BBD 05.09.17 The Real Thing (Classic)

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Classic from 2010

Burning Bush Devotional

09 May 2017

The
Real Thing

I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the
grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is not another; but there are
some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we,
or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have
preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say
again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received,
let him be accursed. - Galatians 1:6-9 NKJV.

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it
is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His
workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared
beforehand that we should walk in them. - Ephesians 2:8-10 NKJV.

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He
saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit.
- Titus 3:5 NKJV.

In Frankfurt, Germany, a wannabe smuggler was stopped with what appeared to be
a huge “blood diamond” from Angola. If real, it would have been worth
more than $3.3 million dollars; but it was examined, and found to be only a
good fake worth about $27 dollars. The man carrying the fake diamond was
actually disappointed that he was not arrested for smuggling, because he
apparently had paid a fortune for it.

There are not only fake things, there are also fake people. This morning I
noticed a story about a young woman who had an online relationship with someone
for a couple of years. She was in love, until her parents discovered the
identity of the person was actually her best friend, a woman. Then, she was
angry and heartbroken. It is a problem with some groups on Facebook that people
create false profiles and join the group attempting to have members visit their
websites once they become their online friends. There is also a proliferation
of hackers cloning your friends profiles on Facebook and then friending you.

The Galatians had a problem with fakery too. The apostle Paul points out the
problem in his letter to the Galatians. The problem began when those called Judaizers
came and began spreading their false teaching. Basically, the Judaizers taught
that in order to have salvation you still had to keep all of the Old Testament
Laws including being circumcised. Paul says clearly that this is a fake gospel.
In Ephesians 2:8-10 it is clear that there is not a requirement to be
circumcised prior to receiving the gift of eternal life. Also, there is no
requirement that all of the commandments be kept perfectly prior to receiving
the gift of eternal life. Paul uses a very strong word in his condemnation of
those trying to pervert the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He says they should be “accursed.” I believe Paul would say the same thing to
those today who try to add in works as a requirement for having the gift of
God, eternal life.

Have you been deceived by the Judaizers of today into thinking that you have to
be a perfect person before you can have Jesus as your Savior? One of my friends
when I attempted to share Jesus with him said that he could never be good
enough to go to Heaven. He was a member of a church that taught a works based
salvation. He never went to church because he didn't think that he could ever
be good enough. It is a false teaching, because not only does Paul say that it
is, but also the apostle John indicates that it is when he writes in 1 John 5:13, “These things I have written to you who believe in the name
of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you
may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.” If you are working your way to Heaven you can never “know” whether you have done enough or not. John
says you can “know” that
you have eternal life.

Do you “know” that
you have eternal life, or have you fallen for one of those fake gospels that
the apostle Paul warns about?

Copyright © 2010 - 2017. Ed
Wrather. The Burning Bush website has been online since January 31, 1998. On
June 8, 1998 the email version of the Burning Bush Devotional was first sent.
Ed Wrather began writing devotionals in the early 1990s. The distribution of those
first devotionals was primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent to
prison facilities throughout the United States and Canada.

Visit the
Burning Bush websites:

www.theburningbush.net

www.theburningbush.org

The Burning Bush websites are celebrating
19 years online since January 31, 1998. Since June 8, 1998 the Burning Bush
Devotional has been spreading the truth of God's Word to more than 14,000
subscribers across the world.

The Addictions Kit - Biblical Help for Addictions by Ed Wrather is now
available for download from Amazon. The Addictions Kit provides practical Biblical steps to defeat
your addiction that actually work.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VIYLNLM

The New Pastor's Training Manual is available for download on Amazon. Here is the link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PJ8UTGS If you prefer a paper copy of the book you can order it from
the Burning Bush website at http://bit.ly/1uXDBnk

Books now available at the Burning Bush website:

New Pastor's
Training Manual

Biblical Help for
Overcoming Substance Abuse

Biblical Help
for Overcoming Sexual Addictions In Times of
Trouble - Devotionals to Encourage and Strengthen You (Also available for
download on Amazon.)

You can leave comments/feedback
about the devotionals at www.theburningbush.net.

There is a translation tool on
theburningbush.net website in the top right hand corner of all of the pages.

Check out the Scripture Index being constructed for the
Devotionals at the Burning Bush website. The Links are in about the middle of
the home page. Topics for each devotional are now being added to the Index.

Please continue to pray for
healing for Pastor Shane Hall, Michelle Abetz, Wesley Lewis, Brad, Damon D.
& wife, Beverly (Jeanie’s sister), Lexi McCalip, Gary Kirk, and Jeanie.

Please pray for an end to the
racial hatred in the USA and that it will be replaced with peace and love. Many
prayer needs are posted at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer Request page.
You can also post your prayer requests there (Of course, I am always in need of prayer - please pray for me. My
prayer focus is now that God will give me opportunities to preach. As the
apostle Paul says, “…woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!”).

You can contact Ed Wrather at
theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com View LinkedIn profile with
endorsements at http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=92988105

If you enjoy the devotional
please recommend it to your friends. They may subscribe by sending a blank
email to burningbushdevo-join@welovegod.org

There is a complete devotional
archive at the old Burning Bush website. Here is the URL: http://www.theburningbush.org/DevotionalArchive.html.

You can help support this
ministry by using this link: www.paypal.me/EdWrather

Devotion vs Devotional: We do our
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Posted by: theburningbushdevotional <theburningbushdevotional@...>

Classic from 2010

Burning Bush Devotional

09 May 2017

The
Real Thing

I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the
grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is not another; but there are
some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we,
or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have
preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say
again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received,
let him be accursed. - Galatians 1:6-9 NKJV.

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it
is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His
workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared
beforehand that we should walk in them. - Ephesians 2:8-10 NKJV.

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He
saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit.
- Titus 3:5 NKJV.

In Frankfurt, Germany, a wannabe smuggler was stopped with what appeared to be
a huge “blood diamond” from Angola. If real, it would have been worth
more than $3.3 million dollars; but it was examined, and found to be only a
good fake worth about $27 dollars. The man carrying the fake diamond was
actually disappointed that he was not arrested for smuggling, because he
apparently had paid a fortune for it.

There are not only fake things, there are also fake people. This morning I
noticed a story about a young woman who had an online relationship with someone
for a couple of years. She was in love, until her parents discovered the
identity of the person was actually her best friend, a woman. Then, she was
angry and heartbroken. It is a problem with some groups on Facebook that people
create false profiles and join the group attempting to have members visit their
websites once they become their online friends. There is also a proliferation
of hackers cloning your friends profiles on Facebook and then friending you.

The Galatians had a problem with fakery too. The apostle Paul points out the
problem in his letter to the Galatians. The problem began when those called Judaizers
came and began spreading their false teaching. Basically, the Judaizers taught
that in order to have salvation you still had to keep all of the Old Testament
Laws including being circumcised. Paul says clearly that this is a fake gospel.
In Ephesians 2:8-10 it is clear that there is not a requirement to be
circumcised prior to receiving the gift of eternal life. Also, there is no
requirement that all of the commandments be kept perfectly prior to receiving
the gift of eternal life. Paul uses a very strong word in his condemnation of
those trying to pervert the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He says they should be “accursed.” I believe Paul would say the same thing to
those today who try to add in works as a requirement for having the gift of
God, eternal life.

Have you been deceived by the Judaizers of today into thinking that you have to
be a perfect person before you can have Jesus as your Savior? One of my friends
when I attempted to share Jesus with him said that he could never be good
enough to go to Heaven. He was a member of a church that taught a works based
salvation. He never went to church because he didn't think that he could ever
be good enough. It is a false teaching, because not only does Paul say that it
is, but also the apostle John indicates that it is when he writes in 1 John 5:13, “These things I have written to you who believe in the name
of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you
may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.” If you are working your way to Heaven you can never “know” whether you have done enough or not. John
says you can “know” that
you have eternal life.

Do you “know” that
you have eternal life, or have you fallen for one of those fake gospels that
the apostle Paul warns about?

Copyright © 2010 - 2017. Ed
Wrather. The Burning Bush website has been online since January 31, 1998. On
June 8, 1998 the email version of the Burning Bush Devotional was first sent.
Ed Wrather began writing devotionals in the early 1990s. The distribution of those
first devotionals was primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent to
prison facilities throughout the United States and Canada.

Visit the
Burning Bush websites:

http://www.theburningbush.net

http://www.theburningbush.org

The Burning Bush websites are celebrating
19 years online since January 31, 1998. Since June 8, 1998 the Burning Bush
Devotional has been spreading the truth of God's Word to more than 14,000
subscribers across the world.

The Addictions Kit - Biblical Help for Addictions by Ed Wrather is now
available for download from Amazon. The Addictions Kit provides practical Biblical steps to defeat
your addiction that actually work.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VIYLNLM

The New Pastor's Training Manual is available for download on Amazon. Here is the link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PJ8UTGS If you prefer a paper copy of the book you can order it from
the Burning Bush website at http://bit.ly/1uXDBnk

Books now available at the Burning Bush website:

New Pastor's
Training Manual

Biblical Help for
Overcoming Substance Abuse

Biblical Help
for Overcoming Sexual Addictions In Times of
Trouble - Devotionals to Encourage and Strengthen You (Also available for
download on Amazon.)

You can leave comments/feedback
about the devotionals at http://www.theburningbush.net.

There is a translation tool on
theburningbush.net website in the top right hand corner of all of the pages.

Check out the Scripture Index being constructed for the
Devotionals at the Burning Bush website. The Links are in about the middle of
the home page. Topics for each devotional are now being added to the Index.

Please continue to pray for
healing for Pastor Shane Hall, Michelle Abetz, Wesley Lewis, Brad, Damon D.
& wife, Beverly (Jeanie’s sister), Lexi McCalip, Gary Kirk, and Jeanie.

Please pray for an end to the
racial hatred in the USA and that it will be replaced with peace and love. Many
prayer needs are posted at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer Request page.
You can also post your prayer requests there (Of course, I am always in need of prayer - please pray for me. My
prayer focus is now that God will give me opportunities to preach. As the
apostle Paul says, “…woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!”).

You can contact Ed Wrather at
theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com View LinkedIn profile with
endorsements at http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=92988105

If you enjoy the devotional
please recommend it to your friends. They may subscribe by sending a blank
email to burningbushdevo-join@welovegod.org

There is a complete devotional
archive at the old Burning Bush website. Here is the URL: http://www.theburningbush.org/DevotionalArchive.html.

You can help support this
ministry by using this link: http://www.paypal.me/EdWrather

Devotion vs Devotional: We do our
devotions, we read devotionals.

You can unsubscribe to the burningbushdevo devotional group by
sending a blank email to burningbushdevo-leave@welovegod.org and then respond
to the confirmation email.

You may subscribe to the html text group (Because of time
constraints the devotional is only being sent now in html format) by sending a
blank email to burningbushhtml-join@welovegod.org and you may unsubscribe by
sending a blank email to burningbushhtml-leave@welovegod.org and then respond
to the confirmation email. If the link does not work, copy and paste the link.

To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: burningbushdevo-leave@welovegod.org