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 The Amalekites, a name which might sound vaguely familiar to the reader of the Bible, may be foreign to us, but these people are not strangers to the Israelites. The Amalekites are one of the peoples dwelling in the southern part of Canaan. When the Israelites left Egypt and set out toward Canaan (see Exodus 17:8ff.), they were one of the first nations the Israelites encountered. This is one of the surrounding nations with which Israel has continual conflict. The Amalekites attack the Israelites, who disobediently seek to possess the promised land after their unbelief at Kadesh-barnea (see Numbers 14:25, 43, 45). They join with the Midianites in attacking and plundering Israel, and are one of the nations which pose such a serious threat to Israel that Gideon needs reassurance of God’s presence with him in battle (see Judges 6:3, 33; 7:12). This is the nation David attacks, which overruns the city of Ziklag and captures the families and goods of David and his men (see 1 Samuel 27:8; 30

 As Christians, we have a huge number of commands that God has given us in his word that we must obey in order to please him. For the Christian, obedience means to do God’s will, God’s way, for God’s glory.  It includes both submitting to Him and then expressing that submission in actions, words and thoughts. To be obedient is to be in agreement with God. To be in agreement with God is to be in a position of power in Christ. The obedience of Christ followers has a great positive impact on Christian’s spiritual growth and development. Through different acts of service such as praying, worshipping and fellowship, just to name a few, demonstrate our love for Jesus. It is also evident to be the works of God’s will.   John 14:15 says, "If you love me, you will obey what I command. Obedience to God is very important in your Christian growth. No one in this life will ever become adequately dedicated to the point where they are always obeying the law, but we can honor and maintain obedien

In this essay I will validate the Reformed view of salvation. This is the biblical teaching that justification is a once-for-all time forensic or legal verdict of acquittal from God that someone is declared righteous in His sight based on the perfect atonement and righteousness of Jesus Christ alone, and that this is received by God-granted faith alone. I will also refute the Roman Catholic idea that becoming right with God, that is, justification, is not a forensic declaration but instead an infusion of righteousness into the soul, whereby someone is made righteous, and that good works are involved in attaining, maintaining and re-gaining this justification. Common Catholic Misunderstanding of Sola Fide It is very common for Catholics to argue against some vague notion of “faith alone,” as if Reformed Christianity states all that is involved in the entire Christian experience is faith. The Catholic thinks if he can demonstrate the importance and necessity of good works biblically, he