What Does God Say?

WHAT DOES GOD SAY?

Jack and Judy Hartman

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Copyright 2012 Jack and Judy Hartman

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We each began studying the Bible in the King James Version. If we could write this entire book with the King James Version, we would. However, we want to present the reader with the best possible explanation of each verse of Scripture.

We have reviewed each verse of Scripture in this book to prayerfully select the Bible version that we believe will help you to best understand what God is saying to you. In some cases we have used The New International Version (NIV) when we believe the language in this particular passage of Scripture will give you more comprehension. In other cases we have used The Amplified Bible (AMP) when we believe the amplification will explain more to you.

The King James Version (KJV) of the Bible received its name from King James who was the king of England from 1603 to 1625. King James is considered to have been one of the most intellectual and learned kings in the history of Great Britain. He is primarily remembered for authorizing the production of the King James Version of the Bible. This English translation from Greek and Hebrew is the most printed book in the history of the world with more than one billion copies in print.

The New International Version (NIV) is the result of the study of a group of approximately one hundred Hebrew and Greek scholars representing more than twenty denominations. This team of scholars devoted ten years to complete the NIV translation. The goal of this committee was to faithfully translate the original Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic biblical text into clearly understandable English. The NIV is the most widely purchased contemporary Bible today.

The Amplified Bible is the result of the study of a group of Bible scholars who spent a total of more than twenty thousand hours amplifying the Bible. They believe that traditional word-by-word translation often fails to reveal the shades of meaning that are part of the original Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic biblical texts.

Any amplification of the original text uses brackets for words that clarify the meaning and parentheses for words that contain additional phrases included in the original language. Through this amplification the reader will gain a better understanding of what Hebrew and Greek listeners instinctively understood.

Scripture quotations marked (KJV) are taken from the King James Version of the Bible.

Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from The Holy Bible, New International Version, copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House.

Scripture quotations marked (AMP) are taken from The Amplified Bible, Old Testament, copyright 1965, 1987 by the Zondervan Corporation, Grand Rapids Michigan, or The Amplified Bible, New Testament, copyright 1954, 1958, 1987 by the Lockman Foundation, LaHabra, California. Used by permission.

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Dedication

We dedicate this book to our treasured friend, Bill Keller. Bill’s ministry, LivePrayer, reaches almost two and a half million readers each day with the anointed devotionals he has written. Bill also reaches many lost souls with his daily television program on the internet (for more information on this ministry, please visit the LivePrayer website at www.liveprayer.com).

We believe that Bill’s insight into world conditions today is unparalleled. Bill gives his readers and television viewers magnificent information that makes a great difference in their lives individually, in the life of our nation and throughout the world. Bill is one of the most loving and caring people we know.

Bill, we love you and thank God for bringing you into our lives.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

1. Heaven

2. Hell

3. Eternal Salvation

4. Adversity

5. Aging

6. Angels

7. Anger

8. Battles Fought by the Lord

9. Cast Your Cares upon the Lord

10. Childlike Trust

11. Choice

12. Cleansing

13. Close to the Lord

14. Comfort from God

15. Compassion of God

16. Complaining

17. Confession – the Words You Speak

18. Criticism

19. Death

20. Doubt and Unbelief

21. Evangelism

22. Faith in God

23. Family of God

24. Fear

25. Fear of the Lord

26. First Place – the Lord

27. Focus on the Lord

28. Forgiveness

29. Forsake You – God Will Not

30. Fulfillment

31. Grace of God

32. Guidance from the Lord

33. Healing

34. Heart

35. Help Others

36. Help You –God Will

37. Holy Spirit

38. Hope

39. Humility

40. In You – God Lives in Your Heart

41. Inadequacy of Human Abilities

42. Joy

43. Last Days

44. Light and Darkness

45. Logic and Intellect

46. Long Life

47. Love of God

48. Love for God

49. Love for Others

50. Meditation on Scripture

51. Mercy of God

52. Morning Time with the Lord

53. Name of the Lord

54. Needs Met by God

55. Obedience

56. Omnipotent God

57. Omnipresent God

58. Omniscient God

59. One Day at a Time

60. Patience

61. Peace of God

62. Perseverance

63. Praise and Worship

64. Prayer

65. Presence of the Lord

66. Pride

67. Prosperity

68. Protection from God

69. Quiet Confidence in the Lord

70. Quiet Time with the Lord

71. Reliability of Scriptural Promises

72. Renewed Mind

73. Rest of God

74. Revenge

75. Satan

76. Second Coming of Jesus Christ

77. Security Comes from God

78. Self-confidence

79. Spiritual Growth

80. Strength from God

81. Teacher – God Will Teach You

82. Thank God

83. Tradition

84. Truth – Not Lies

85. Understanding

86. Victory of Jesus Christ

87. Voice of God

88. Wait for the Lord

89. Will of God for Your Life

90. Wisdom of God

91. Word of God – the Bible

92. World – Turn Away From

93. Worry and Anxiety

94. Yield Control to the Lord

Conclusion

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Introduction

We have spent thousands of hours studying the Bible. The Bible says that all Scripture is inspired by God (see II Timothy 3:16). We can attest to the absolute truth of this statement.

How can anyone spend thousands of hours reading and studying the same book unless this Book was divinely inspired? We have more hunger for the holy Scriptures today than we did when we first started studying the Bible many years ago.

We have taught many classes on the Bible throughout the United States and Canada. After talking with many people who attended these classes, we have come to the conclusion that a simple and easy-to-understand book explaining the Bible will bless people abundantly. We pray that this book will cause God’s instructions and promises to come alive for each person who will prayerfully read this book.

This book is extremely comprehensive. We have invested extensive time in research and study. We believe you will find that the following pages contain an incredible number of facts from the Word of God that will enrich your life.

The Bible does not have topics categorized alphabetically. God has interspersed thousands of instructions and promises throughout the Bible. We have spent many hours gathering these promises and instructions from God and categorizing this Scripture by topic. This book is the result of more than thirty years of work.

Even though this book is very comprehensive, we believe that a fifteen-year-old child can easily understand the contents. We make this statement because of the simple and easy-to-understand paragraph of explanation that precedes each passage of Scripture used in this book.

We recommend that you read this book with a highlighter or a pen. Whenever you see anything in any of the verses of Scripture or our explanation that is important to you, we recommend that you highlight or underline this material. We suggest that you write notes for future reference in the white space on each page.

You will be able to locate this information easily when you read What Does God Say? a second time. We believe that anyone who truly wants to learn what God says will read, study and meditate on the Scripture in this book two or more times.

We have arranged almost all of the topics in this book alphabetically. However, we have taken three topics and put them ahead of the alphabetical listing. If you are not absolutely certain where you will go after you die, we recommend that you prayerfully study the following three topical presentations of Scripture that have been grouped together under the subtitle, The Most Important Decision You Will Ever Make.

We all make important decisions throughout our lives. However, we believe that every other decision is completely insignificant compared to the most important decision – where you will spend eternity.

The following three scriptural topics pertaining to heaven, hell and eternal salvation contain vitally important facts from God. These facts will enable you to make the most important decision you will ever make – where you will go after you die.

We each began studying the King James Version of the Bible when we were saved. If we could write this entire book with the King James Version, we would. However, we want to present the reader with the best possible explanation of each verse of Scripture.

We have carefully reviewed each verse of Scripture in this book to prayerfully select the version of the Bible that we believe will help you to best understand what God is saying to you. In some cases we have used The New International Version (NIV) when we believe the language in this particular passage of Scripture will give you more comprehension. In other cases we have used The Amplified Bible (AMP) when we believe the amplification will explain more to you.

The King James Version (KJV) of the Bible received its name from King James who was the king of England from 1603 to 1625. King James is considered to have been one of the most intellectual and learned kings in the history of Great Britain. He is primarily remembered for authorizing the production of the King James Version of the Bible. This English translation from Greek and Hebrew is the most printed book in the history of the world with over one billion copies in print.

The New International Version is the result of the study of a group of approximately one hundred Hebrew and Greek scholars representing more than twenty denominations. This team of scholars devoted ten years to complete the NIV translation. The goal of this committee was to faithfully translate the original Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic biblical text into clearly understandable English. The NIV is the most widely purchased contemporary Bible today.

The Amplified Bible is the result of the study of a group of Bible scholars who spent a total of more than twenty thousand hours amplifying the Bible. They believe that traditional word-by-word translation often fails to reveal the shades of meaning that are part of the original Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic biblical texts.

Any amplification of the original text utilizes brackets for words that clarify the meaning and parentheses for words that contain additional phrases included in the original language. Through this amplification the reader will gain a better understanding of what Hebrew and Greek listeners instinctively understood.

Several passages of Scripture are quoted in more than one topic. We have eliminated scriptural duplication as much as possible, but the content of some passages of Scripture necessitates this passage of Scripture being included in more than one topic. We believe you will see why we have done this in the passages of Scripture that have been categorized under more than one topic.