#Addiction #Gambling #Gamble #Gambler
“Snare of Riches” KJV Bible Verse List:
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/redeem-1.html
“Faithful in the Least” KJV Bible Verse List:
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/Sluggards-Sloths-Faithful-1.html
“Redeem the Time” KJV Bible Verse List:
#Salvation EternalSalvation #EternalLife #Saved #MessageOfSalvation
Article: “Message to the World”:
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/message-to-the-world.html
Article: “Salvation is Free”:
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/salvfree.html
Article: “Is The Message of Salvation Meant for All Men?”:
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/4allmen1.html
Article: “All Are Give a Chance, But . . .”:
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/allgive1.html
Article: “Not Everyone is a Child of God”:
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/not-everyone-is-a-child-of-god-1.html
#TrueTemple #SpiritualTemple #BodyOfChrist #TempleOfGod
“Our True Spiritual Temple” KJV Bible Verse List:
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/earthen1.html
“Tables of Stone and Tables of Flesh” KJV Bible Verse List:
#StayFocusedOnJesus #LookingUntoJesus #LookAtJesus #EyesOnTheLord #EyesOnGod
“Look Forward and Stay on the Path” KJV Bible Verse List:
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/hvnlyvis.html
Article: “One From Beyond: Hebrew of Hebrews”:
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/One-From-Beyond-Hebrews-1.html
“Keep the Heavenly Vision” KJV Bible Verse List:
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/evrywit1.html
“Jesus is the Author of the New Covenant” KJV Bible Verse List:
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/Striving-For-Perfection-Sinless-Saints-1.html
“No Righteousness of Our Own” KJV Bible Verse List:
#Scriptures #BibleStudy #BibleVerses #Confusion #Confused
“A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.”
James 1:8, KJV
“But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.”
Matthew 5:37, KJV
“But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.”
James 5:12, KJV
“A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.”
Proverbs 11:1, KJV
“For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.”
1 Corinthians 14:33, KJV
“Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!”
Isaiah 5:20, KJV
Thank-you!
#Poetry #Poem
TWEET IN DEFEAT
by Bill Kochman
https://www.billkochman.com/Poetry
12-05-2023
No one ever sees my tweets,
I know Twitter is to blame,
They do not like us peons,
They play an elitist game.
I tweet and tweet all day,
Till my fingers turn so blue,
But it really does not matter,
Because I rarely get a view.
Well, I paid for Twitter Blue,
Thinking now I will be seen,
Yet nothing’s even changed,
Why is Twitter so darn mean?
I don’t think this is really fair,
To pick the cream of the crop,
Inequality here is so rampant,
It is about time for it to stop.
Now if you happen to agree,
Put some action to your feet,
By doing me a single favor,
Give this post a big retweet.
#Procrastination #Procrastinate #WaitAndSee
Article: “Five Foolish Virgins: Don’t Procrastinate!”:
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/FiveFoolishVirginsProcrast1.html
“Procrastination” KJV Bible Verse List:
#Poetry #Poem
HOLLOW EARTH?
by Bill Kochman
https://www.billkochman.com/Poetry
10-19-2023
Some say the Earth is hollow,
And that people live inside,
But I view it as rather strange,
That for so long they can hide.
Now according to their theory,
There was an Admiral Byrd,
Who descended down yonder,
And very odd things he heard.
Well they talk of a second sun,
Which lights this world within,
Even lakes and mountains too,
But I find this idea rather thin.
Now these beings have UFOs,
Which come out to take a peek,
Then report back to the leader,
To whom Byrd did even speak.
Concerning how one gets there,
They claim to enter at the poles,
But it is really too far out there,
Your theory is so full of holes.
#Scriptures #BibleStudy #BibleVerses #Hair #GodsProtection #DivineProtection
“But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne: Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.”
Matthew 5:34-37, KJV
“And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.”
Matthew 10:28-31, KJV
“And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake. But there shall not an hair of your head perish.”
Luke 21:16-18, KJV
“And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing. Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you. And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.”
Acts 27:33-35, KJV
Thank-you!
#ApostlesWereConvinced #Apostles #JesusWillReturn #ReturnSoon #JesusWouldReturn
NOTE #1: In Acts 2:16-18, the Apostle Peter — who had just been filled with the Holy Spirit — is clearly saying two things: Joel’s prophecy was being fulfilled at that time during the First Century, and that period was also the Last Days. The phrase “last days” does NOT mean from 30 AD to the 21st Century, as some modern, Futurist-leaning Bible teachers erroneously teach. That is a false doctrine of men.
NOTE #2: The fact that in 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18 the Apostle Paul includes himself by saying “we” is clear proof that he was expecting Christ’s soon return, and he was hoping to still be alive to witness it.
NOTE #3: In Hebrews 1:1-2, the phrase “last days” refers to the very end of the Prophet Daniel’s 70 weeks — or 490 years — prophecy. It has nothing to do with our modern times, as Futurists claim.
NOTE #4: In Hebrews 10:37, the phrase “a little while” does NOT mean 2,000 years in the future as the Futurists claim.
NOTE #5: In James 5:2-3, 7-8, the Apostle James is likewise confirming that it was the Last Days, and he was convinced that Jesus would be returning soon.
NOTE #6: 1 Peter 4:7 confirms the phrase “in these last days” mentioned in Hebrews 1:1-2 above.
NOTE #7: In 1 John 2:18, not once, but twice, the Apostle John tells his readers that it is the Last Time, or the very end of the Prophet Daniel’s 70 weeks prophecy.
Conclusion: Peter, James and John — who were Jesus’ inner circle — as well as the Apostle Paul, were all convinced that Jesus would return during their lifetimes, exactly as He had promised them in these verses:
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 . . . I will not leave you comfortless: I WILL COME TO YOU.”
John 14:2-3, 18, KJV
How can so many modern, Futurist-leaning Christians continue to resist the plain truth of the Scriptures?
“Apostles Were Convinced Jesus Would Return Soon” KJV Bible Verse List:
#MountainMenForJesus #MountainMen #MountainOfFaith
“Jesus Leads the Way” KJV Bible Verse List:
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/One-From-Beyond-Hebrews-1.html
Article: “The Heavenly Vision: Have You Got It?”:
#Scriptures #BibleStudy #BibleVerses #ConfidenceInTheLord #ConfidenceInGod #TrustInGod #TrustInTheLord #Confidence
“By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:”
Psalm 65:5, KJV
“Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
Proverbs 3:25-26, KJV
“In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
Proverbs 14:26, KJV
“And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.”
2 Thessalonians 3:4, KJV
“But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end . . . For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;”
Hebrews 3:6, 14, KJV
“Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.”
Hebrews 10:35-36, KJV
“And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
1 John 5:14-15, KJV
Thank-you!
#BibleProphecy #Prophecy #Prophecies
“All These Things Shall Be Fulfilled” KJV Bible Verse List:
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/whoiswho.html
“Famines and Other Divine Curses” KJV Bible Verse List:
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/sorrow01.html
Article: “Destruction of Planet Earth: The Wrath of God Revealed”:
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/Destruction-of-Planet-Earth-1.html
Article: “Lying Wonders of Our Age”:
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/wonder-1.html
“Signs in the Heavens” KJV Bible Verse List:
#Stubbornness #Stubborn #Bullheaded
“Stubbornness” KJV Bible Verse List:
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/lovelit1.html
“Pride and Humility” KJV Bible Verse List:
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/fruitds1.html
“God’s Loving Chastisements” KJV Bible Verse List:
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/evilgd-1.html
Article: “So You Really Think You Are So Humble?”:
#Scriptures #BibleStudy #BibleVerses #VerballyConfessChrist #VerballyConfessJesus #VerballyConfess #Verbally #ConfessWithThyMouth #ConfessWithYourMouth #VerbalConfession
“WHOSOEVER THEREFORE SHALL CONFESS ME BEFORE MEN, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.”
Matthew 10:32-33, KJV
“Also I say unto you, WHOSOEVER SHALL CONFESS ME BEFORE MEN, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.”
Luke 12:8-9 KJV
“BUT THIS I CONFESS UNTO THEE, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:”
Acts 24:14, KJV
“That if thou shalt CONFESS WITH THY MOUTH the Lord Jesus, and shalt BELIEVE IN THINE HEART that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and WITH THE MOUTH CONFESSION IS MADE UNTO SALVATION.”
Romans 10:9-10, KJV
“And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.”
Ephesians 6:19-20, KJV
“Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: EVERY SPIRIT THAT CONFESSETH THAT JESUS CHRIST IS COME IN THE FLESH is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world . . . And WE HAVE SEEN AND DO TESTIFY that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. WHOSOEVER SHALL CONFESS THAT JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.”
1 John 4:2-3, 14-15, KJV
“Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.”
1 Corinthians 12:3, KJV
Thank-you!
#Poetry #Poem
BREAD AND CIRCUSES
by Bill Kochman
https://www.billkochman.com/Poetry
10-29-2024
Bread and circuses, bread and circuses,
It is really such a nonsensical way to go,
Strutting out their celebs onto their stage,
It is really meaningless you should know.
Trying so hard to impress the audiences,
With the biggest & most famous names,
If you are smart you will just ignore it all,
Don’t be taken in by the political games.
What really matters are the major issues,
Not what a Hollywood celeb wants to say,
So let’s talk about what’s really going on,
As for those celebs, just please go away!
#ApostlePaul #Humble #Humility #ApostlePaulWasHumble
“Apostle Paul’s Humility” KJV Bible Verse List:
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/beware-of-pauline-extremists-01.html
Article: “Did the Apostle Paul Start the Christian Faith?”
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/did-paul-start-christian-faith.html
Article: “Why Did the Apostle Paul Have a Low Opinion of Physical Exercise?”
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/bodily-exercise.html
Article: “Dead to the Law: God’s Laws Written on Our Hearts”
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/DeadToTheLawGodsLawWritten1.html
Article: “Free From the Fear of Death: Law and Works vs Grace”
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/free-from-fear-of-death-1.html
#Poetry #Poem
FAKE FRIENDS
by Bill Kochman
https://www.billkochman.com/Poetry
11-15-2025
The social networks are just nonsense,
I know for sure that it’s really true,
You think you’ve got 1000s of friends,
But they’re simply bots following you.
Sure, you may even get so darn excited,
Man I must really be just one cool guy,
But if you dare to examine more closely,
You’ll discover it is all a big fat lie.
All those people you thought were real,
Are just part of that network’s scheme,
They slyly send out an army of robots,
Trust me, things are not what they seem.
Now if you visit those accounts directly,
A shocking discovery you’re sure to make,
That young pretty woman who followed you,
My gosh, she is really just one big fake!
That gal’s never even made a single post,
Although she has had an account for years,
She does not have a personal profile pic,
So you start getting hot around your ears.
Oh, indeed it is one great big deception.
As social networks bloat their population,
It is a tactic so many of them like to use,
Your discovery fills you with indignation.
How they so easily played you for the fool,
Convincing you that you had so many friends,
But, pal, your experience is not so unique,
That’s how this deceptive story often ends.
There are millions of users around the world,
Who are all caught up in the very same game,
The social network’s army of bogus followers,
Convince you that you’ve got a slice of fame.
Well, I am sorry to have to burst your bubble,
By telling you about this distasteful truth,
Yeah, I really don’t blame you one single bit,
If you suddenly want to go through the roof.
Go ahead, let off your steam and frustration,
I’d do the same if I had also been so played,
But the great thing about my sarcastic poem,
Is that the deceptive networks have been made.
** Note to non-native English speakers: To make someone means to expose or uncover their questionable activities or identity.
#Poetry #Poem
PRODIGAL
by Bill Kochman
https://www.billkochman.com/Poetry
11-01-2024
You are wrapped up in the world,
You do not see that you are blind,
God offered you a special calling,
But you have left His Will behind.
Just like that guy named Demas,
You swallowed old Satan’s lure,
So many blessings were for you,
Yet now you are spiritually poor.
Just surviving on the dry husks,
Like a prodigal who lost his way,
Thinking where you went wrong,
Did you really take time to pray?
Yet Father remains so merciful,
He can restore if you so desire,
If you have learned your lesson,
Having now passed thru the fire.
#FeedYourBody #StarveYourSoul #StarvingYourSoul
“Soul Food” KJV Bible Verse List:
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/soldsoul.html
Article: “Going Down the Highway of Life”:
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/highway1.html
“Materialism” KJV Bible Verse List:
