A Sermon by Reverend Hollis Ray Mathis

reetings, holy children of God, in the wonderful name of our lord and saviour Jesus, the Christ. The sermon subject for today is:

The Prostitute

THE DICTIONARY IN MY COMPUTER GIVES THIS DEFINITION OF THE WORD PROSTITUTE, to offer indiscriminately for sexual intercourse especially for money GOD INSPIRED SOLOMON TO RECORD THIS ACCOUNT OF A PROSTITUTE,

Prv:7:1: My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.

Prv:7:2: Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.

Prv:7:3: Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.

Prv:7:4: Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:

Prv:7:5: That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.

Prv:7:6: For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,

Prv:7:7: And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,

Prv:7:8: Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,

Prv:7:9: In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:

Prv:7:10: And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.

Prv:7:11: (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:

Prv:7:12: Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)

Prv:7:13: So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,

Prv:7:14: I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.

Prv:7:15: Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.

Prv:7:16: I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.

Prv:7:17: I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

Prv:7:18: Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.

Prv:7:19: For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:

Prv:7:20: He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.

Prv:7:21: With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.

Prv:7:22: He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;

Prv:7:23: Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.

Prv:7:24: Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.

Prv:7:25: Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.

Prv:7:26: For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.

Prv:7:27: Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death. (KJV)

BELOVED OF GOD, LET ME POINT OUT SOME OF THE WAYS OF THE WHORE, THE PROSTITUTE, THAT YOU MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH. FOR ONE THING THE PROSTITUTE IS NOT BASHFUL, WHEN SHE APPROACHES A MAN, HE KNOWS HER PROFESSION BY THE WAY THAT SHE DRESSES. THERE IS THIS DAY, AND TIME, MANY WOMEN THAT ARE NOT CHRISTIANS, THAT DRESS AS THE PROSTITUTES, BUT ARE NOT IN THE BUSINESS. IT IS MY BELIEF, THAT THE MOVIE INDUSTRY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TELEVISION INDUSTRY HAS LEAD MULTITUDES OF WOMEN ASTRAY AND HAS CAUSED MANY WOMEN TO DRESS IN THE ATTIRE OF THE HARLOT.

Prv:7:9: In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:

Prv:7:10: And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot

SAINTS OF GOD, CHRISTIAN WOMEN, WOMEN THAT ARE DISCIPLES OF CHRIST, ARE COMMANDED TO DRESS IN MODEST, IN DECENT APPAREL. DRESSES THAT ARE NOT HEMMED TO HIGH ABOVE THE KNEE, NOR TO LOW AROUND THE NECK.

1Tm:2:9: In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; (KJV)

THERE ARE MANY CITIES IN THIS GREAT NATION THAT ALLOW PROSTITUTES TO STAND ON THE CORNERS OF THEIR STREETS, AND WHEN A MAN STOPS AT THE STOP SIGN, ON THEIR CORNER, THEY TRY TO GET INTO HIS CAR. THEY ARE LOUD, AND THEY ARE STUBBORN AND ARE NOT EASY TO DISCOURAGED. THEY MAKE THEIR SALES PRESENTATION IN A HURRY.

Prv:7:7: And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,

Prv:7:8: Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,

Prv:7:9: In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:

Prv:7:10: And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.

Prv:7:11: (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:

Prv:7:12: Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)

Prv:7:13: So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,

Prv:7:14: I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.

Prv:7:15: Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.

Prv:7:16: I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.

Prv:7:17: I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

Prv:7:18: Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves

LISTEN CAREFULLY YOUNG MAN, THE PROSTITUTE WILL TRY TO ASSURE YOU THERE IS NO DANGER, BUT CHILD OF GOD, WHEN A MAN IS DEALING WITH PIMPS, MADAMS, AND OTHER TYPES OF WHOREMONGERS THERE IS ALWAYS DANGER. THE MAN THAT PRESENTS HIMSELF AS A PIMP, MAY VERY WELL BE A MAN THAT WILL LEAD YOU TO A DESERTED PLACE, AND KNOCK YOU IN THE HEAD, AND TAKE YOUR MONEY, OR EVEN YOUR LIFE.

Prv:7:19: For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:

Prv:7:20: He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.

SAINTS OF GOD, YEARS AGO I WENT TO FRANKFURT, GERMANY TO SEE ABOUT PREACHING OVER THEIR RADIO SYSTEM, AND WHILE IN THE LOBBY OF MY HOTEL, MEN BROUGHT IN A YOUNG TURK THAT PIMPS HAD BEATEN, AND ROBBED. THINK ON THIS HE WAS IN A STRANGE NATION, BLEEDING, AND WITHOUT MONEY. BELOVED OF GOD, COUNT THE COST BEFORE YIELDING TO A PROSTITUTE. IF, IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF LUNCH, A FEW DRINKS, A ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL, IT WOULD BE ONE THING. BUT FOR A MAN TO GO INTO A PROSTITUTE, AFTER HE HAS RECEIVE THE BORN AGAIN EXPERIENCE, AND COMMIT THE SIN OF ADULTERY, OR FORNICATION; HE MUST GIVE UP ETERNAL LIFE, THE IMMORTAL BODY, AND HIS INHERITANCE IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD: THE PRICE HAS GOT TO BE TO HIGH. THE HOLY SCRIPTURES DECLARE THAT HER HOUSE IS THE WAY TO HELL.

Prv:7:21: With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.

Prv:7:22: He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;

Prv:7:23: Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.

Prv:7:24: Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.

Prv:7:25: Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.

Prv:7:26: For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.

Prv:7:27: Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death. (KJV)

SAINTS OF GOD, BEFORE GOD CALLS A MAN TO REPENTANCE, JUSTIFIES HIM, GLORIFIES HIM, AND GIVES HIM THE WASHING OF REGENERATION, AND THE RENEWING OF THE HOLY GHOST, ALL OF GOD'S CHILDREN RUN WITH THE CHILDREN OF THE DEVIL; DOING THINGS THAT THEY OUGHT NOT TO DO. LISTEN CAREFULLY BEFORE A PERSON RECEIVES THE HOLY GHOST, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP THE LAW OF GOD. FOR THE CARNAL MIND, THE MIND OF SENSE, AND REASON WITHOUT THE HOLY GHOST IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE LAWS OF GOD, NEITHER INDEED CAN BE.

Rom:8:6: For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

Rom:8:7: Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

Rom:8:8: So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

Rom:8:9: But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

BELOVED OF GOD, ONCE A PERSON HAS RECEIVED THE WASHING OF REGENERATION, AND THE RENEWING OF THE HOLY GHOST, A PERSON CAN LIVE ABOVE SIN BECAUSE GOD'S SEED IS IN HIM.

1Jn:3:1: Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

1Jn:3:2: Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

1Jn:3:3: And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. 1Jn:3:4: Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

1Jn:3:5: And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.

1Jn:3:6: Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.

1Jn:3:7: Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

1Jn:3:8: He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

1Jn:3:9: Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

1Jn:3:10: In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

HOLY CHILDREN, ONCE A PERSON HAS COME ALIVE SPIRITUALLY, THE INWARD MAN THE SOUL IS A LIVE. HE MUST BE VERY CAREFUL WHAT HE DOES, AND WHAT HE SAYS. FOR IF HE COMMITS ADULTERY, IT WILL DESTROY HIS SOUL.

Prv:6:32: But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul. (KJV)

CHRISTIAN BRETHREN, KEEP YOURSELF FROM ADULTERY, AND FORNICATION. FOR TO COMMIT THESE SINS IS A VERY HIGH PRICE. IT IS BETTER IF A MAN CANNOT CONTAIN, IF A MAN CANNOT ABSTAIN FROM ADULTERY, AND FORNICATION, IT IS BETTER FOR HIM TO MARRY THAN TO BURN.

1Cor:7:8: I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. 1Cor:7:9: But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

COME INTO THIS KNOWLEDGE CHILD OF GOD, MAY PEOPLE ARE MARRYING INTO ADULTERY, AND ADULTERY DESTROYS THE SOUL. IF A MAN MARRIES A WOMAN THAT HAS A LIVING HUSBAND, HE IS MARRYING INTO ADULTERY. IF A WOMAN MARRIES A MAN THAT HAS DIVORCED HIS WIFE FOR ANY REASON EXCEPT FORNICATION, THEN SHE WILL BE MARRYING INTO ADULTERY. HERE ARE THE SCRIPTURES THAT I BASE MY OPINION ON:

Rom:7:1: Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?

Rom:7:2: For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.

Rom:7:3: So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.

Mt:19:9: And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.

LET ME ASK YOU A SERIOUS QUESTION CHILD OF GOD, HAVE YOU RECEIVED THE HOLY GHOST SINCE YOU BELIEVED? IF NOT, ARE YOU AWARE THAT EXCEPT A PERSON BE BORN OF WATER, BAPTIZED, AND BORN OF THE SPIRIT; RECEIVING THE WASHING OF REGENERATION AND THE RENEWING OF THE HOLY GHOST, THEY CANNOT ENTER INTO THE KINGDOM OF GOD. WHEN A PERSON IS BAPTIZED IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, THEY ARE BAPTIZED OUT OF THE WORLD, AND INTO THE BODY OF CHRIST. AND ETERNAL LIFE IS IN THE BODY OF CHRIST. AND, THIS BODY OF FLESH, AND BLOOD SHALL PERISH. IT IS THE INWARD MAN THE SOUL THAT SHALL LIVE IN ETERNITY. AND, WHEN A PERSON RECEIVES THE HOLY GHOST, THE INWARD MAN THE SOUL COMES TO LIFE. THAT WHICH IS BORN OF FLESH IS FLESH, AND THAT WHICH IS BORN OF SPIRIT IS SPIRIT. IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE HOLY GHOST IT MAY BE BECAUSE YOU WERE NOT BAPTISED CORRECTLY.


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