[Biblemat] Article - "But God Is Faithful"

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“But  God Is Faithful” 
By  Garreth Clair 
1  Corinthians  10:13; 
13        There  hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: 
but God is  faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are 
able; but  will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be 
able to bear  it.  (KJV) 
What  a happy and consoling thought, "but God  is faithful" This statement 
tells us that God is faithful to keep man from  having to give in to Satan's 
temptations.  Even when man reaches a point that seems to be his limit of 
endurance God  will provide a means of escape.  What a wonderful guarantee to the 
true Christian in all of his battles  with the flesh, he can survive. 
The test tells us that we can survive all of Satan's temptations if we  will 
to do so. But, sometimes even though we know this truth we do yield to  
temptation and fall from grace (i.e., backslide).  Even when we have fallen God has 
made  arrangements for us to be restored to faithful service, Notice the 
following  Biblical illustration:   Acts 8:13-24, 
13        Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he  
continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were  
done. 
14        Now  when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard  that Samaria 
had  received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and  John: 
15        Who,  when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might 
receive the Holy  Ghost: 
16        (For  as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were 
baptized in the name of  the Lord Jesus.) 
17        Then  laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy  
Ghost. 
18        And  when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands 
the Holy Ghost was  given, he offered them money, 
19        Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he 
may  receive the Holy Ghost. 
20        But  Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou 
hast thought that  the gift of God may be purchased with money. 
21        Thou  hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is 
not right in the  sight of God. 
22        Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps 
the  thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. 
23        For I  perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the 
bond of  iniquity. 
24        Then  answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that 
none of these  things which ye have spoken come upon me.  (KJV) 
Simon  became a Christian but after this he sinned (i.e., backslide), he was 
told what  to do to be restored anew.  Any  Christian who backslides can be 
restored today the same way - study the passage  well! 

May 9,  2007 
_glclair at aol.com_ (mailto:glclair at aol.com)  
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