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Do we know if Lazarus was Baptized ?

Leviticus Chapter 6; verses 14-18 continued..

This meat (meal) offering is to be a forever statute. So, with Communion, it is for us to be partaken of regularly as believers, as often as we eat and drink of it we bring to remembrance and proclaim the death and resurrection of our Savior Jesus Christ.

It says that everyone who touches those who partake of this meal are to be holy. This speaks to being consecrated. Those who partake of the communion are to be believers, thus being made holy by the Holy Spirit's regeneration and sanctification, by the death and resurrection of Jesus, and by the acceptance of the Father, having justified us through the blood of His One and Only Son, Jesus. The work of the Trinity in our salvation is important to recognize. We are reconciled to God by all of the actions of the Persons of the Trinity. Through the grace and favor of the Godhead, we are redeemed and set apart for God as holy priests who serve Him, the Only True God. He alone is God, there is no other, none before Him and none after Him. There will never be any other gods formed because a created being cannot become a god and be given the True God's divine essence. This essence only God possesses, however, being made holy through salvation, we are brought into communion with God and experience His Glory and Love both now and in the life to come. I don't think we can ever overestimate the worth of this experience when, because of our sins, we deserve to never experience this privilege. It is precious and only the angels and saved humans will be given such a marvelously rich gift in being in right relationship with our Great God and Savior, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Leviticus Chapter 6:14-18

This portion of the chapter speaks to the Meat (meal) offering that the priests are to offer with the daily morning and evening burnt offering and peace offering. The priest is to take a handful of the fine flour and combine it with the oil and the frankincense to burn it with the sacrificial animal, with its fat. This will be a sweet and pleasing aroma to the LORD. It is said to be a memorial to the LORD. A memorial is something to be remembered. Perhaps the LORD wanted to the people to remember how He had delivered them from the bondage of slavery and also to realize that He has delivered them from the bondage of sin also through the forgiveness He gives through these offerings (which are a shadow of the sacrifice of Jesus). Perhaps the LORD wants His people to not be forgetful about being truly thankful to Him from their hearts for all He has done for them. We too, should be ever grateful to God for Jesus. We are to offer up holy hands with thanksgiving to God when we pray ( Philippians 4:6) We are told to not forget His benefits to us. This is the effect of having a sort of memorial. Partaking of Communion is such a memorial where we remember His body and blood that was shed for us for the forgiveness of sins. This memorial harkens back to this grain offering in this chapter of Leviticus.

Aaron and his sons are to use the remainder of the grain to make unleavened bread or wafers or cakes for their consumption. It is only to be consumed in the holy place, in the court of the tabernacle of meeting. Even this bread that the priests eat together is considered holy, not common. So the communal eating of it is an act of worship. Our taking of communion is to be eaten with other believers in a holy place as an act of worship. We should beware of partaking of communion in a flippant or insincere way. We are to discern the body and blood of Jesus, we should examine ourselves beforehand, confessing our sins, and honoring God as we partake.

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thank you, i hope this reaches you and that it finds all well with you and yours... when i realized the only forgiveness that i could ever have to cover my sins in this life would be my part in crucifying Christ upon the cross, that was putting my sin upon him when i asked for forgiveness thru what he done for all time past,present,and future... as i see it,, my story of my life has already been written start to finish and is known only to him that resides in the past present & future and i am now living that story...somewhere along the way i made the decision and believe on CHRIST, I believe he took all my sin upon that cross and was crucified....i have not finished living the story yet, so sin in my life will happen but i don't have to keep crucifying christ for what HE done one time for all times...but i must confess my short comings and sin and believe he is worthy in his word about my covering in his blood and this is for you as well...

Kind of! We refer to the Trinity - God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Three in one. For example: I am a daughter, I am a mother and I am a wife. Three in one. In no way am I comparing myself, but it's easier sometimes to think of in everyday terms. God the Son (Jesus) always was, but God the Father sent Him to Earth so that we might be saved and have eternal life.

No. Baptism is not a requisite for salvation. Baptism is a form of discipleship. In order to be saved, all you need to do is believe that Jesus is the Son of God, that He died for you, shed his blood for you, died and rose again. You must confess Him as your Lord and Saviour. Ask Him in to your heart and to save you. That's it. After you are saved, the normal next step is baptism, but it's not required.

This is most likely a law of the land sort of thing, having to answer to a court of piers for being angry to a brother or sister without good cause, I know it doesnt say good cause , im not trying to add to the word of , its just some people get they feelings hurt way to easily and fabricate a cause for say no good reason.

there is no such scripture as such,however scripture does says at the end times the false one will seek to change dates,times, and laws... in today's world we see this being fulfilled in the church and society...scripture says again at end times what is wrong will be made the right and the right be made wrong... be not deceived, broad and wide is the way that leads to destruction and many do go down that way...But straight and narrow is the way to ever lasting life and few find it...So believe on the word of GOD for its ever-lasting, for the earth and heavens will be done away with, but the words of the LORD will never fade....

I always thought Ezekiel 44 to the last chapter in Ezekiel were the Millennial chapters when Christ reigns 1000 years from Jerusalem. It's difficult to imagine going back to an animal sacrificial system after the death of Christ on the cross, or maybe I am missing something?

it's good to hear stories that confirm scripture, yes,we war not against flesh and blood but the battle is a spiritual one. and with us,its within our minds and hearts,and in scripture it says be not divided among yourselves but be of one mind,body and spirit. and in another scripture "be not double minded"rest assure you have a soul that which is a spirit by nature, and i myself have had asked the question to many people "what are you"and i get all the time, i am a human-being.true. but in reply i say i am a spiritual being residing in human form. my spirit is a gift from GOD that will return to him one day,the battle that is on going is being fought on the EVIL side thru your humanism to attack your gift of the spirit pull yourself together as the scripture says choose now on whom thy will serve, FOR me and my family we serve the LORD.... one mind, one body, and one spirit....

Hey Jag,

The letter to Ephesus starts with commendable words and then Jesus said He had something against them, they left their first love. My understanding is all they were doing had turned into a job, a habit, or a duty. First in terms of priority, what is most important, what they were doing was without the Love for Jesus, loveless labor. We can get into a routine and lose the light and become noneffective if we are not in a relationship with Jesus and deceive ourselves. It becomes me instead of Him.

God bless,

RLW

oops wrong chapter , it's chapter 1 that our works are judged .

Hello, it's always been Saturday and hasn't changed. Some confuse Sabbath with a day to gather and worship.

Hey there , Hello

Ya know , I'm reading here in Rev 11:7 as in the beast comes out of the pit and kills the 2 witnesses. call me frugal but I see it simply as identification purposes, so there can be no mistake as to who John is referring to . as to to who kills them .

The two witnesses are killed during the tribulation, in the middle of to be exact , and the beast isn't released from the pit until after the 1000 years Rev 20:2 , 3

We are saved by Grace alone , but are Judged by our works 1 peter 2:17

Do I have to be baptized in water to be saved?

Yes ! Luke 24:47,48 Mark 16:16,17 , Acts 2:38 , Acts 4:12 , Acts 19:1-6 , Acts 5:32 ,

1 Corinthians 14:2,22,39. Acts 1:8 , Acts 2:4 , John 21:15 Jesus loves us!

Landon

Matthew 5:22

"But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, 'Raca,' is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, 'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell."

does anyone have any ideas of the meaning of this?

In the Book of Ezra, Chapter five, why is the temple of God being rebuilt?

Both the Ass and Colt was brought to Jesus on request. what happened to the Ass, since Jesus rode on the Colt alone?

Thank you Earl , you have given me much food for thought and I do very much appreciate your perspective .

Brother Adam:

Neither a church nor a pastor teaches me, I don't read literature written by man, I don't watch television, I get up every morning and anywhere between 12 and 18 hours EVERY day I study the word of God, I have been doing this now for 10 years.

I know who teaches me, he is my LIFE, in him is ALL TRUTH, I do constantly pray to the Father for wisdom and understanding, but he want give it to you if you don't believe HIS WORDS.

It's a KINGDOM, here on earth, ONE KING and all creation his subject, and Christ will bring all to truth at HIS GOOD PLEASURE, not necessarily in the age we are now in, he is going to raise the unbelievers back into their flesh and JUDGE THEM.

Isaiah 26:9 ....when thy judgements are in the earth, the inhabitants of the earth WILL LEARN RIGHTEOUSNESS ....

Salvation is not man's doing IT'S GOD'S DOING.

I know you don't believe this, and this is fine, GOD'S WILL BE DONE.

God Bless YOU!

Jacgui:

You will be alive when Christ comes back, Christ has already come, the SECOND TIME, to everyone that is BORN AGAIN of TRUTH and LIFE, those Christ dwell in, will never die, you just switch bodies so you can reign with Christ.

Hebrews 9:28 So Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many (first coming in the flesh); and unto them that look for him he shall appear the SECOND TIME (Christ in you, truth and life, in you) without sin UNTO SALVATION.

I am going to give you a different perspective of Zechariah, you seem to have already come to truth that we have to be destroyed, flesh and blood can not enter the Kingdom of God.

Zechariah 14:2 This shall be the plaque of them which have fought fight against Jerusalem ......everyone was born into deception, Jerusalem, is TRUTH, we all fight against Jerusalem ...... their (our) flesh (deception) shall consume away while they stand on their feet ..... deception is of this world, truth is of the next world, deception (flesh) cannot live with truth, it has to be destroyed ......

This same thing is described in Revelation 19, the marriage supper of the Lamb, we have to have our flesh eaten from us.

God Bless YOU, as Christ leads you into all truth.

Psalm 31 along with Psalm 32 discusses David's physical condition (as stated in verse 10 here) of his bones being consumed. Those who were near him kept their distance. (v. 11). There have been commentaries that somehow David got some venereal disease from one of his many wives or concubines that would cause these effects. These passages would indicate that the time frame was probably late in his life as well; at that time he had someone wait on him to stay physically warm (see 1 Kings 1:1-12). We are also reminded of the sufferings of Job in the majority of the book as well; and how this would cause his "friends" to theorize the cause of his calamaties; not realizing that Satan was behind it as well as the Lord testing his faithfulness.

There are Messianic prophecies here such as in verse 5 (which as the trivia passage indicates is seen in the passage on Stephen in Acts as well).

Verse 19 and 20 show the benefits of those who FEAR Him in terms of promises of protection (again either THROUGH trials or from them). Verse 23 shows the general future in eternity as it stands for the righteous in contrast with the wicked. These themes not only repeat themselves in alternative verses in many Psalms but througout the O.T. and even the New Testament in many places. One good example is in John 3:16; we compare that to those who do NOT believe in verses 17 to 18 and their resulting fate. Perhaps this will teach us to not only test ourselves to see if we are in the faith; but to be careful judging others when looking at outward appearances. Today; sadly some would look at Phillipians 2:27 and Epaphroditus and think that he wasn't being "blessed" due to his health issues. There are those today who may have done things such as tattoos to themselves at an earlier time (or are detransitioning) that nonetheless are true believers now. There may be scars from earlier sins as well; but God can use anyone who has submitted to Him if truly Born Again).

Where may I find information on the saints? How was a saint made a saint? Do we pray to the saints? Which ones?

Isaiah chapter 60

Verse 12

The United States should take heed to this verse

For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish ,yea those nations ,shall be utterly wasted

Our country seems to have forgotten the ruler if the universe, our one true Heavenly Father .

I absolutely agree with you 100 per cent , everything you said in your two posts to me I totally agree with . I also believe that we are in the very last days of humans thinking that they are in charge ! Christ is coming and the sooner the better . The point that I was trying to make is that , we in these days , know more about the world and what's going on in it , than any other generation before us , however that didn't stop our brothers and sisters in other generations from thinking that they were in the last days . Wishful thinking maybe ? A desperate desire for the return of Christ ? We have to remember just how much and how fast the world has changed from the end of the 1800's ( the industrial revolution ) to now . Enormous changes in just a few generations . It's a little bit scarry but also so exciting . I hope to still be alive when Christ returns but it doesn't really matter . I do believe that Christians are going to see a lot of trouble , there are Christians in the Ukraine remember . I think that when certain parties turn their eyes towards the land of Israel things are really going to hot up , literally . Zechariah talks about eyes melting and flesh dropping of people . To me that means only one thing . Nuclear explosion . And when Christ returns , will he find faith on earth ? It's going to be up to those of us who are still alive to make sure that he does . We must be strong and have faith , no matter what our eyes see or our ears hear , we must walk by faith .

What is First love in V 4?

Hi Earl, that's an unusual interpretation I've never heard before. I wonder if a particular church or pastor taught you that or how came to interpret the Bible in that way. Since you didn't acknowledge Jesus is Lord or that you follow Him, do you believe you are a Christian?

I've been wrong in my life before and I'm sure you have too. Yes, at least one of us is wrong and the one who is wrong will think he's right and be very confident about it. The goal should be to find the truth, do you agree?

The Bible says satan exists and is the father of lies John 8:44. He tries to derail us, twist our thinking, create doubt, entice us with false teachings. This doesn't just happen to others, it can happen to us. So how can we be assured we haven't fallen into his trap and are believing his lies?

I believe God's word is true, and He is the source of truth. James 1:5 says we can ask for wisdom and He will honor that. An important component of finding the truth would then be praying to God and asking for His help and confirmation. I'm praying about this right now and I encourage you to do the same.

Earl, have you prayed and asked God for wisdom on this topic and to confirm in your heart what the truth is?

Hi Nick, the world is inherently evil. It will corrupt us if we are not constantly on guard against it wearing the armor of God.

Romans 12:2, James 1:26-27.