MAKING THE EFFECTIVE OF NO EFFECT Effective - adequate to accomplish a purpose; producing the intended or expected result: effective teaching methods;

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Effective - adequate to Effective - adequate to accomplish a purpose; accomplish a purpose; producing producing thethe intended or intended or expected result: expected result: effective effective teaching methods; effective teaching methods; effective steps toward peace.steps toward peace.

Effective - adequate to Effective - adequate to accomplish a purpose; accomplish a purpose; producing producing thethe intended or intended or expected result: expected result: effective effective teaching methods; effective teaching methods; effective steps toward peace.steps toward peace.

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The Cross of ChristThe Cross of Christ

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THE CROSS OFTHE CROSS OF CHRISTCHRISTTHE CROSS OFTHE CROSS OF CHRISTCHRIST

PREACHING HUMAN WISDOMPREACHING HUMAN WISDOM PREACHING HUMAN WISDOMPREACHING HUMAN WISDOM

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1 Corinthians 1:17-181 Corinthians 1:17-18

For Christ did not send me to For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with wisdom of words, lest the not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of cross of Christ should be made of no effect. For the message of the no effect. For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. being saved it is the power of God.

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For it is written: For it is written: "I will destroy "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,the wisdom of the wise, And And bring to nothing the bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent."understanding of the prudent." Where is the wise? Where is the Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Has not God made this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this foolish the wisdom of this world? world?

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1 Corinthians 1:211 Corinthians 1:21

For since, in the wisdom of God, For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the through the foolishness of the message preached to save those message preached to save those who believe. who believe.

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For Jews request a sign, and For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; but Greeks seek after wisdom; but we preach Christ crucified, to we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness, but to to the Greeks foolishness, but to those who are called, both Jews those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. God and the wisdom of God.

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Because the foolishness of God Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger weakness of God is stronger than men. For you see your than men. For you see your calling, brethren, that not many calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, many mighty, not many noble, are called. are called.

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But God has chosen the foolish But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things of the world and the things which are despised God things which are despised God has chosen, and the things has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His no flesh should glory in His presence. presence.

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But of Him you are in Christ But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God--and wisdom from God--and righteousness and sanctification righteousness and sanctification and redemption-- that, as it is and redemption-- that, as it is written, written, "He who glories, let him "He who glories, let him glory in the Lord."glory in the Lord."

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And I, brethren, when I came to And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with you, did not come with excellence of speech or of excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. For I testimony of God. For I determined not to know determined not to know anything among you except anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. Jesus Christ and Him crucified.

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I was with you in weakness, in I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. And fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching were my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. the power of God.

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PREACHING HUMAN WISDOMPREACHING HUMAN WISDOM MINIMIZING THE CHURCHMINIMIZING THE CHURCH

PREACHING HUMAN WISDOMPREACHING HUMAN WISDOM MINIMIZING THE CHURCHMINIMIZING THE CHURCH

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Ephesians 3:8-9Ephesians 3:8-9

To me, who am less than the To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make all see what is the and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus created all things through Jesus Christ; Christ;

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to the intent that now the manifold to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places, and powers in the heavenly places, according to the eternal purpose according to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have Jesus our Lord, in whom we have boldness and access with confidence boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him. through faith in Him.

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Husbands, love your wives, just Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, that and gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and cleanse He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water her with the washing of water by the word, that He might by the word, that He might present her to Himself a present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and that she should be holy and without blemish. without blemish.

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Acts 20:28Acts 20:28

Therefore take heed to Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His which He purchased with His own blood. own blood.

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PREACHING HUMAN WISDOMPREACHING HUMAN WISDOM MINIMIZING THE CHURCHMINIMIZING THE CHURCH PREACHING THE CROSS w/o THE PREACHING THE CROSS w/o THE

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Moreover, brethren, I declare to Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by and in which you stand, by which also you are saved, if you which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I hold fast that word which I preached to you--unless you preached to you--unless you believed in vain. believed in vain.

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For I delivered to you first of all For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the the third day according to the Scriptures, and that He was seen Scriptures, and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. by Cephas, then by the twelve.

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After that He was seen by over After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have to the present, but some have fallen asleep. After that He was fallen asleep. After that He was seen by James, then by all the seen by James, then by all the apostles. apostles.

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Then last of all He was seen by Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of me also, as by one born out of due time. For I am the least of due time. For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. I persecuted the church of God.

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1 Corinthians 15:101 Corinthians 15:10

But by the grace of God I am But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. of God which was with me.

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Therefore, whether it was I or Therefore, whether it was I or they, so we preach and so you they, so we preach and so you believed. Now if Christ is believed. Now if Christ is preached that He has been preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? is no resurrection of the dead?

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But if there is no resurrection of But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen. the dead, then Christ is not risen. And if Christ is not risen, then our And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is preaching is empty and your faith is also empty. Yes, and we are found also empty. Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up Christ, whom He did not raise up--if in fact the dead do not rise. up--if in fact the dead do not rise.

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For if the dead do not rise, then For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen. And if Christ Christ is not risen. And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! Then you are still in your sins! Then also those who have fallen also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. asleep in Christ have perished.

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Romans 1:1-2Romans 1:1-2

Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God separated to the gospel of God which He promised before which He promised before through His prophets in the Holy through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures, Scriptures,

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Romans 1:3-4Romans 1:3-4

concerning His Son Jesus Christ concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the seed of David according to the flesh, and declared to be the flesh, and declared to be the Son of God with power Son of God with power according to the Spirit of according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection holiness, by the resurrection from the dead. from the dead.

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1 Peter 1:31 Peter 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, the dead,

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1 Peter 1:4-51 Peter 1:4-5

to an inheritance incorruptible to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith for power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. the last time.

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1 Peter 3:181 Peter 3:18

For Christ also suffered once for For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, made alive by the Spirit,

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1 Peter 3:19-201 Peter 3:19-20

by whom also He went and by whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison, preached to the spirits in prison, who formerly were disobedient, who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through eight souls, were saved through water. water.

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1 Peter 3:21-221 Peter 3:21-22

There is also an antitype which now There is also an antitype which now saves us--baptism (not the removal of saves us--baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, angels is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him. been made subject to Him.

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PREACHING HUMAN WISDOMPREACHING HUMAN WISDOM MINIMIZING THE CHURCHMINIMIZING THE CHURCH PREACHING THE CROSS PREACHING THE CROSS W/OW/O THE THE


CROSS EFFECTIVE.CROSS EFFECTIVE. MANY PREACH THE “DOING AND MANY PREACH THE “DOING AND

DYING OF JESUS” AND SAY LITTLE DYING OF JESUS” AND SAY LITTLE ABOUT HIS RESURRECTION.ABOUT HIS RESURRECTION.

PREACHING THE CROSS PREACHING THE CROSS W/OW/O THE THE BLOODBLOOD

PREACHING HUMAN WISDOMPREACHING HUMAN WISDOM MINIMIZING THE CHURCHMINIMIZING THE CHURCH PREACHING THE CROSS PREACHING THE CROSS W/OW/O THE THE


CROSS EFFECTIVE.CROSS EFFECTIVE. MANY PREACH THE “DOING AND MANY PREACH THE “DOING AND

DYING OF JESUS” AND SAY LITTLE DYING OF JESUS” AND SAY LITTLE ABOUT HIS RESURRECTION.ABOUT HIS RESURRECTION.

PREACHING THE CROSS PREACHING THE CROSS W/OW/O THE THE BLOODBLOOD

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Colossians 1:19-20Colossians 1:19-20

For it pleased the Father that in For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should Him all the fullness should dwell, and by Him to reconcile dwell, and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His peace through the blood of His cross. cross.

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Therefore remember that you, Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh--who once Gentiles in the flesh--who are called Uncircumcision by are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands-- made in the flesh by hands-- that at that time you were that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and promise, having no hope and without God in the world. without God in the world.

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Ephesians 2:13Ephesians 2:13

But now in Christ Jesus you who But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been once were far off have been brought near by the blood of brought near by the blood of Christ. Christ.

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THE PROMISES OF GODTHE PROMISES OF GODTHE PROMISES OF GODTHE PROMISES OF GOD

NOT BEING IN CHRIST NOT BEING IN CHRIST NOT BEING IN CHRIST NOT BEING IN CHRIST

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2 Timothy 2:102 Timothy 2:10

Therefore I endure all things for Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. eternal glory.

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Galatians 3:24-27, KJVGalatians 3:24-27, KJV

Wherefore the law was our Wherefore the law was our schoolmasterschoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. that we might be justified by faith. But after that faith is come, we are But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a no longer under a schoolmasterschoolmaster. For . For ye are all the children of God by ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized you as have been baptized intointo Christ have put on Christ. Christ have put on Christ.

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Galatians 3:24-27, ASVGalatians 3:24-27, ASV

So that the law is become our So that the law is become our tutortutor to bring us unto Christ, that we to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But now might be justified by faith. But now faith that is come, we are no longer faith that is come, we are no longer under a under a tutortutor. For ye are all sons of . For ye are all sons of God, through faith, in Christ Jesus. God, through faith, in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were For as many of you as were baptized baptized intointo Christ did put on Christ did put on Christ. Christ.

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Galatians 3:24-27, NASBGalatians 3:24-27, NASB

Therefore the Law has become our Therefore the Law has become our tutortutor to lead us to Christ, so that to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith. But we may be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no now that faith has come, we are no longer under a longer under a tutortutor. For you are . For you are all sons of God through faith in all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For all of you who Christ Jesus. For all of you who were baptized were baptized intointo Christ have Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. clothed yourselves with Christ.

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Galatians 3:24-27, NKJVGalatians 3:24-27, NKJV

Therefore the law was our Therefore the law was our tutortutor to to bring us to Christ, that we might bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after be justified by faith. But after faith has come, we are no longer faith has come, we are no longer under a under a tutortutor. For you are all sons . For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were Jesus. For as many of you as were baptized baptized intointo Christ have put on Christ have put on Christ. Christ.

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Galatians 3:24-27, ESVGalatians 3:24-27, ESV

So then, the law was our So then, the law was our guardianguardian until Christ came, in order that we until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. But now might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no that faith has come, we are no longer under a longer under a guardianguardian, for in , for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you through faith. For as many of you as were baptized as were baptized intointo Christ have Christ have put on Christ. put on Christ.

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Galatians 3:24-27, NIV 2011Galatians 3:24-27, NIV 2011

So the law was our So the law was our guardianguardian until until Christ came that we might be Christ came that we might be justified by faith. Now that this justified by faith. Now that this faith has come, we are no longer faith has come, we are no longer under a under a guardianguardian. So in Christ Jesus . So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were faith, for all of you who were baptized baptized intointo Christ have clothed Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. yourselves with Christ.

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Blessed be the God and Father of Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, without blame before Him in love,

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having predestined us to having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, praise of the glory of His grace, by which He has made us by which He has made us accepted in the Beloved. accepted in the Beloved.

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1 John 2:25; 5:111 John 2:25; 5:11

And this is the promise that He And this is the promise that He has promised us--eternal life. has promised us--eternal life.

And this is the testimony: that And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. and this life is in His Son.

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THE PROMISES OF GODTHE PROMISES OF GODTHE PROMISES OF GODTHE PROMISES OF GOD

NOT BEING IN CHRISTNOT BEING IN CHRIST

COMING SHORTCOMING SHORTNOT BEING IN CHRISTNOT BEING IN CHRIST

COMING SHORTCOMING SHORT

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Hebrews 4:1, 9Hebrews 4:1, 9

Therefore, since a promise Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, let remains of entering His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it. have come short of it.

There remains therefore a rest There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. for the people of God.

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Hebrews 11:39-40Hebrews 11:39-40

And all these, having obtained a And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise, God did not receive the promise, God having provided something having provided something better for us, that they should better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from not be made perfect apart from us. us.

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Revelation 2:8-9Revelation 2:8-9

"And to the angel of the church in "And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write, 'These things says Smyrna write, 'These things says the First and the Last, who was the First and the Last, who was dead, and came to life: I know your dead, and came to life: I know your works, tribulation, and poverty (but works, tribulation, and poverty (but you are rich); and I know the you are rich); and I know the blasphemy of those who say they blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. synagogue of Satan.

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Revelation 2:10Revelation 2:10

"'Do not fear any of those things "'Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.'" give you the crown of life.'"

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CONCLUSIONCONCLUSIONCONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

GOD’S PLAN IS EFFECTIVE GOD’S PLAN IS EFFECTIVE IFIF IT IS IT IS FOLLOWED!FOLLOWED!

GOD’S PLAN IS EFFECTIVE GOD’S PLAN IS EFFECTIVE IFIF IT IS IT IS FOLLOWED!FOLLOWED!

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