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Matthew 20 - Mat 20:1 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, which went out early in the morning  to hire  laborers into his vineyard. Mat 20:2 And  when he had agreed  with the laborers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. Mat 20:3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, Luke 6 :38 - "Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." John 3:16 -  "For God so loved the world,that he gave his only begotten Son,that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have ever lasting life." Psalm 28:6-7 - "Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him." 1 John 1:9 - "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."NIV Philippians 4:8 - ?Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.? Psalm 37:5 - "Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass." 1 John 4:19 - "We love because he first loved us."NIV Proverbs 22:1 - "A good  name is rather to be chose  than grea  riches, and loving favor rather than silver  and gold." 1 Thessalonians 4:14 - "For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him." Psalms 143:10 - "Teach  me to do thy will; for thou  art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness." Isaiah 65:24 - ?And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.? Psalm 119:105 - "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." Lamentations 3:26 - ?It is good that a man should both hope  and quietly wait  for the salvation  of the LORD.? Philippians 4:13 - ?I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.?    Philippians 4:6-7 - "Be careful  for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. " Hebrews 13:8 - ?Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.? Ecclesiastes 3:1.11 - ?To every   thing there is a season, and a time to every  purpose  under  the heaven. He hath made   every thing beautiful  in his time:  also  he hath set   the world  in their heart,  so that  no   man  can find out   the work that God  maketh  from the beginning to the end.? 2 Corinthians 9:7 - "Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver." John 14:1-3 -  "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also." (John 14:1-3)  Jeremiah 33:3 - "Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know." Jeremiah 17:7 - "Blessed is the man  that  trusteth  in the LORD, and whose hope  the LORD  is." Isaiah 43.2 - When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire,thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. Revelation 3:20 - ?Behold,  I stand  at  the  door,  and  knock:  if  any man  hear  my  voice,  and  open  the door,  I will come in  to  him,  and  will sup  with  him,  and  he  with  me.? Ephesians 6:10-11 - "Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. " Psalm 23 - A Psalm  of David.    1.The LORD  is my shepherd; I shall not  want.  2.He maketh me to lie down  in green  pastures:  he leadeth  me beside the still  waters.  Jeremiah 31:3 - "The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee." Revelation 1:3/NIV - "Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near."   (Revelation 1:3/NIV) John 11:25-26 - "Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me,though he were dead, yet shall he live.  And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?" Joshua 1:9 - "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go." Proverbs 14:29 - "A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man displays folly." Psalm 46:1 - "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in truble."  Ephesians 2:8 and 9 - "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith? and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God? not by works, so that no-one can boast." (Ephesians 2:8 and 9) Romans 8:35, 37-39 - "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? No way! in all these things we are more than conquerors through HIM that loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 8:35, 37-39) Isaiah 26:3 - "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace,whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee." Proverbs 10:30/NIV - "The righteous will never be uprooted, but the wicked will not remain in the land." (Proverbs 10:30/NIV) Col 4:2 - "Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving " Psalm 121 - A Song of degrees. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. Jeremiah 29:11-13 -        " For I  know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give  you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon  me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when  ye shall search for  me with all your heart."   Matthew 5:5/NIV - "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth." (Matthew 5:5/NIV) Lamentations 3:22-23 - ?It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. ? 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 - "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast. It is not proud.It is not rude, it is not self-seeking. It is not easily angered, It keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, But rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trust, Always hopes, always perserveres." (1 Corinthians 13:4-7) 2 Peter 3:9 -   "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men  count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance."

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The gift of God What is the gift of God? "The Gift of God is eternal life" (Romans 6:23) What is eternal Life? It is the exact opposite of death.  "The wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life" (Romans 6:23). Eternal life is continued existence with no death. One writer describes it like this: " If a little bird should fly from heaven to earth and pick up one grain of sand and take it back to heaven, and repeat it once every million years (one grain of sand every million years), by the time it had taken every grain of sand from this earth to heaven, it would be put a moment in eternity." Eternal life is also a different quality of life that we experience now.  The apostle Paul wrote that now we live in weakness, but then we will live in power; now we are perishable, but then we will be imperishable (1 Corinthians 15:35-44,RSV). How can I have eternal life? "And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son" (1John5:11) "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16). We can have eternal life only in Jesus. When we look to Him in faith and believe on Him as our Saviour from sin, we have eternal life as a gift from God. How can I be sure? "There things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life" (1 John 5:13).  "And this is the promise thathe hath promised us, even eternal life" (1 John 2:25).  We can be sure that if we believe on and accept Jesus Christ as our Saviour, than God gives us eternal life.  Wecan be sure because He has promise to do this for us.  The certainty lies not in us, but in Him.  We can trust God to do what He says. How do I believe on Jesus? "For by grace are ye saved though faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest and man should boast" (Ephesians 2:8,9).  Saving faith (which is another way of saving belief in Jesus) is a gift from God, too.  We can never be saved by our own efforts.  We can never believe on Jesus by trying to make ourselves believe.  The Holy Spirit from God speaks to us; He points out that we are sinners deserving death.  He shows us Jesus, who died for our sins; and as we realize the Saviour's love for us and respond in love to Him, saving faith in Jesus floods our life as a gift from God.  We accept Jesus as out own personal Saviour, and we have eternal life. Since I cannot earn eternal life, but must receive it as a gift from God, does it matter how I live? " Shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid" (Romans 6:15).  "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven" (Matthew 7:21).  "If ye love me, keep my commandments" ( John 14:15).  We are saved by faith alone, but one who is saved will give evidence of his faith by his obedience.  In fact, a saved, born-again Christian will want to show his love for his Saviour by following His wishes in everything.  Christian freedom does not include the right to disobey God. Where will we spend eternity? "The meek shall inherit the earth" (Psalm 37:11). "We, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness? (2 Peter 3:13).  The earth, which God had planned to populate with happy, holy people, will finally fulfil His purpose when He recreates it to its original beauty and perfection. The redeemed will spend eternal life with God on a restored earth filled will righteousness (see Revelation 21:3).

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