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Be careful who you follow
Here is something I read on Facebook.
Be careful who you follow
by Joshua Agan
Paul said “Follow me as I follow Christ.” (1 Corinthians 11:1)
Take a hard look at the men you follow and compare their walk to the walk of Christ (1 John 2:3-6).
Take a hard look at the men you follow and compare their fruit against those of the flesh and those of the Spirit, to see what is being manifest (Galatians 5:16-25; Matthew 7:15-23). You cannot manifest both—these two are opposed to one another. Read the rest of this entry
Two kings who repented
Judah had many kings, some good and some evil. The worst of them was Manasseh.
Manasseh led Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem astray, to do more evil than the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the people of Israel.
2 Chronicles 33:9
As a result of his sins God allowed the Assyrians to capture him and take him to Babylon. While he was imprisoned there he repented and was restored to his kingdom.
When he was in distress, he entreated the favor of the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. He prayed to him, and God was moved by his entreaty and heard his plea and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD was God.
2 Chronicles 33:12-13
He was the worst king of Judah and he was also the only one who repented of his sins. Read the rest of this entry