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FIRST
LOVE BIBLE STUDY
CHRISTIANITY OASIS
HAS PROVIDED YOU WITH THIS FIRST LOVE BIBLE STUDY. THIS
FIRST LOVE BIBLE STUDY LOOKS AT FIRST LOVE IN THE BIBLE
AND ASKS WHAT IS OUR FIRST LOVE AS CHRISTIANS ACCORDING TO
THE BIBLE IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION? WHO IS OUR FIRST LOVE
AND HOW DOES REMEMBERING OUR FIRST LOVE AFFECT OUR
CHRISTIAN WALK? FIRST LOVE IS
SOMETHING THE BIBLE TEACHES ABOUT. WE ARE TO RETURN TO OUR
FIRST LOVE. BUT WHAT IS THIS FIRST
LOVE? LET US SEEK AND FIND THE TRUTH WITHIN THE BIBLE OF FIRST LOVE TOGETHER
IN THIS FIRST LOVE BIBLE STUDY, SHALL WE?
FIRST
LOVE
WHAT OR WHO IS OUR
FIRST LOVE ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE?
THE
BIBLE SPEAKS OF OUR FIRST LOVE AND HOW WE ARE TO OBTAIN AND
MAINTAIN THIS FIRST LOVE THROUGHOUT OUR CHRISTIAN WALK.
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Revelation 2:1-7
Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These
things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his
right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven
golden candlesticks; I know thy works, and thy labour,
and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them
which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say
they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them
liars: And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my
name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because
thou hast left thy FIRST LOVE. Remember therefore from
whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the FIRST
WORKS; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will
remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou
repent.
But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the
Nicolaitanes, which I also hate. He that hath an ear,
let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches;
To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree
of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
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Wow …
Since these are the Words of JESUS …
We
best find out what Jesus meant when He said FIRST LOVE as to
be sure we never leave our FIRST LOVE and what these FIRST
WORKS are all about don’tcha think?
After
reading of this FIRST LOVE ... I was immediately “reminded”
of a Scripture which Jesus spoke:
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Luke 14:33-35
So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not
all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
SALT
is good: but if the SALT have lost his savour,
wherewith shall it be seasoned? It is neither fit for
the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it
out. HE THAT HATH EARS TO HEAR LET HIM HEAR. |
HE
THAT HATH EARS TO HEAR LET HIM HEAR …
Jesus said these same words at the end of each message he
had for the various Churches addressed in the Book of
Revelation including after He spoke of the leaving your
FIRST LOVE and returning to your FIRST WORKS in Rev. 2:7 …
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto
the churches;
HE
THAT HATH EARS TO HEAR LET HIM HEAR … This statement means
that there is a secret message within and we are to ponder
and spiritually DISCERN the message being shared as to be
able to comprehend the Spiritual depths of the shared words.
So let us put on our SPIRITUAL ears as to HEAR what the
SPIRIT is saying.
SALT
huh? Jesus spoke of this SALT in other Scriptures too … So
what is this SALT that is being spoken of? We all know that
SALT is a type of seasoning but how would that apply to our
FIRST LOVE AND FIRST WORKS?
Again …
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Luke 14:33-35
So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not
all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
SALT
is good: but if the salt have lost his savour,
wherewith shall it be seasoned? It is neither fit for
the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it
out. HE THAT HATH EARS TO HEAR LET HIM HEAR. |
SALT
seems to be an ingredient of Faith which would have you
CHOOSE to trade up EVERYTHING for HIM as to be HIS.
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Mark 9:50
SALT
is good: but if the SALT have lost his saltiness,
wherewith will ye season it? Have SALT in yourselves,
and have peace one with another. |
There
is that seasoning point of view again … How do we season
ourselves? Let’s look at this Scripture in context to find
out what Jesus was talking about …
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Mark 9:45-50
And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better
for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet
to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall
be quenched: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire
is not quenched. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck
it out: it is better for thee to enter into the
kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to
be cast into hell fire: Where their worm dieth not,
and the fire is not quenched. For every one shall be
SALTED with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted
with SALT ... SALT is good: but if the salt have lost
his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have SALT
in yourselves, and have peace one with another. |
This
SALT seems to be an ingredient in our Faith which helps us
to overcome being lured away by the call of the flesh. Let’s
look at another Scripture where Jesus spoke of this SALT.
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Matthew 5:13
Ye are the SALT of the earth: but if the SALT have
lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is
thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and
to be trodden under foot of men. |
Sounds
like pretty much the same words huh?
But
the CONTEXT is a lil diff in this Scripture …
Let’s
look at what context the Lord shared these Words …
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Matthew
5:10-13
Blessed are they which are persecuted for
righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and
persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil
against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be
exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven:
for so persecuted they the prophets which were before
you. Ye are the SALT of the earth: but if the SALT
have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it
is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out,
and to be trodden under foot of men. |
In
this Scripture the SALT seems to be an ingredient which
helps you endure persecution, trials and tribulation. It
goes on to say that without this SALT, it is useless.
Paul
speaks of this SALT as well …
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Colossians 4:5-6
Walk in wisdom toward them that
are without, redeeming the time. Let your speech be
always with GRACE … SEASONED WITH SALT, that ye may
know how ye ought to answer every man.
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Let’s
look at all of this together … SALT is an ingredient within
our Faith that has us trade up everything else in our lives
for JESUS. This SALT keeps our flesh in check, helps us
endure persecution, trials and tribulation and now we hear
that this SALT allows us to know how to answer every man.
What or WHO allows us to know what to say to every man, even
during persecution, trials and tribulation? We all know that
only The Holy Spirit can do this.
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Luke 12:11-12
And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto
magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or
what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say: For
the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what
ye ought to say. |
So the SALT is a
fiery passion brings forth the SPIRIT
…
Let’s
look back at our FIRST LOVE and FIRST WORKS … Let’s go back
to the FIRST time we became believers. Imagine back then if
ya will … Did we obtain the HOLY SPIRIT by way of ritual and
routine of Religious LAW or did we obtain it by FAITH? This
question has been asked before …
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Galatians 3:2
This only would I learn of you,
Received ye the SPIRIT by the works of the law, or by
the hearing of FAITH? |
We
obtained the SPIRIT … By way of a childlike FAITH.
IT
was our FIRST LOVE
Which had us do our FIRST WORKS.
We
must strive to maintain this childlike SPIRIT filled FAITH
and never allow it to become routine and ritual RELIGIOUS
laws we follow.
I will
give you an example … Remember when you were FIRST in LOVE
with a man or woman? Remember how MAGIC it was? But as time
passed, you allowed it to become stale and stagnate by
allowing your FIRST LOVE to become routine and ritual Love
which became kinda like LAW or Obligation. (NOTE: Unless
they left you while you were in this LOVE and that made you
cling onto their memory)
Those
that are given the gift of being in Love best maintain that
FIRST LOVE as well lest they too find it GONE as many can
attest with the divorce rate skyrocketing.
In
like manner you MUST go back and REFRESH your FIRST LOVE
with Jesus and restore within DAILY the reason WHY you did
your FIRST WORKS cuz without that SPIRITUAL LOVE and FAITH,
you will fail miserably if the FIRST LOVE has become … A JOB
and not and ADVENTURE.
Bring
forth that inner child and SALT that Love with that
childlike Spiritual Faith as to make your works more
effective and your words FELT by those you speak with …
Take
care and have a SON-derful day.
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