Look How many Times one may fall and still be helped up-->> As many times as we fall, GOD Will pick us up. We are never strong enough to walk on our own, so will fall everytime we try or think we can. Mat 18:20-35 (Rotherham)20 For, where there are two or three, gathered together into my name, there, am I, in their midst.
21 Then, coming near, Peter said to him—
Lord! how many times, shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until, seven, times?22 Jesus saith to him—
I say not unto thee, unto, seven, times, but, until seventy times seven.23 For this cause, hath the kingdom of the heavens become like unto a man, a king, who wished to settle an account with his servants;
24 And, when he, began, to settle, there was brought unto him a, certain, debtor, of a thousand talents;
25 and, he, not having, wherewith to pay, the master ordered him to be sold, and the wife, and the children, and whatsoever he had,—and payment to be made.
26 The servant therefore, falling down, began to do homage unto him, saying—Have patience with me, and, all, will I pay thee.
27 And, moved with compassion, the master of that servant released him, and, the loan, he, forgave, him.
28 But that servant, going out, found one of his fellow-servants, who owed him, a hundred denaries, and, laying hold of him, he began seizing him by the throat, saying, Pay! if anything thou owest.
29 His fellow servant, therefore, falling down, began beseeching him, saying, Have patience with me! And I will pay thee.
30 He, however, would not, but went away and cast him into prison,—until he should pay what was owing.
31 His fellow-servants, therefore, seeing, the things that were done, were grieved exceedingly,—and went and made quite plain to their master all the things which had been done.
32 Then, calling him near, his master saith unto him—O wicked servant! All that debt, forgave I thee, because thou didst beseech me.
33 Was it not binding, upon thee also, to have mercy upon thy fellow-servant, as, I also, on thee, had mercy?
34 And, provoked to anger, his master delivered him up to the torturers, until he should pay all that was owing.
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Thus, my heavenly Father also, will do unto you, if ye forgive not each one his brother, from your hearts.Talk about hard to kill, human nature, which most think is basically good, even though Scripture shows different.
We would like to thing that The beast is dead, but that is a marvel, that even now it is alive, given life by our carnal nature which is always hiding in the shadows, waiting to pounce again and again.
Know that until that beast is destroyed, we are only one step (the next) from falling away again. Powder making takes a while, lots of grinding, fine powder takes even longer (ouch, ow ow ow).(KJV)Rev 17:8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
Rev 17:11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
Rev 19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
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