In the P of GP we read of the wickedness of the priest of Pharaoh in offering up men, women, and children to strange gods. Three virgins were offered up as sacrifices to false gods because they refused to bow down and worship them. Abraham 1: 8-11 "Now, at this time it was the custom of the priest of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to offer up upon the altar which was built in the land of Chaldea, for the offering unto these strange gods, men, women, and children. And it came to pass that the priest made an offering unto the god of Pharaoh, and also unto the god of Shagreel, even after the manner of the Egyptians. Now the god of Shagreel was the sun. Even the thank-offering of a child did the priest of Pharaoh offer upon the altar which stood by the hill called Potiphar's Hill, at the head of the plain of Olishem. Now, this priest had offered upon this altar three virgins at one time, who were the daughters of Onitah, one of the royal descent directly from the loins of Ham. These virgins were offered up because of their virtue; they would not bow down to worship gods of wood or of stone, therefore they were killed upon this altar, and it was done after the manner of the Egyptians."
In the New Testament we read about how baptism is in similitude of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. When we're baptized, we're buried under the water and our old sins and the old sinful person that we were are buried. When we rise up out of the water, it's like we're rising to a new life, just as Christ rose from the dead when He was resurrected. Romans 6:3-13 "Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God."
A verse with a thought booklet tells us that blessed are those who trust in the Lord and whose hope is the Lord. We don't need to fear, the Lord will be there for us and help us through whatever comes our way. He will give us courage and strength to o things we could never do on our own. If difficult times come, we can trust that they are for our best good and that the Lord will help us through them. Our lives can have hope and purpose when we place our trust in the Lord. Jeremiah 17:7 "Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is."
In the New Testament we read about how baptism is in similitude of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. When we're baptized, we're buried under the water and our old sins and the old sinful person that we were are buried. When we rise up out of the water, it's like we're rising to a new life, just as Christ rose from the dead when He was resurrected. Romans 6:3-13 "Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God."
A verse with a thought booklet tells us that blessed are those who trust in the Lord and whose hope is the Lord. We don't need to fear, the Lord will be there for us and help us through whatever comes our way. He will give us courage and strength to o things we could never do on our own. If difficult times come, we can trust that they are for our best good and that the Lord will help us through them. Our lives can have hope and purpose when we place our trust in the Lord. Jeremiah 17:7 "Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is."
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