Bible Questions & Discussion PAGE 613

4 I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;

5 That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;

6 Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

7 So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:

8 Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. Agape.

Hi Alex. I will just expand a bit what Bro Dan said. Yes salvation is offered to people through the sacrifice of His only begoten Son, Jesus Christ, God made a new Covenatant in Jesus' Blood. But salvation is not unconditional, There are conditions to be satisfied by people to receive it. Verse Mark 16:16 gives us the conditions required by God to give His grace "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned." Notice that it does't say just "believe" but "believe and be baptised". Its the same when Peter said to people gathered on Pentecost that they must repent and be baptised for the "remission of sins". Not just repent but repent and be baptised. So if God has set up those conditions, shouldn't we fulfill them? GBU

Sorry, i meant to type hasatan, not hasetan!

Dear Dgjot, Why would non believers gather together in the name of Jesus? I don't think they would.

Matthew 18:19 says "Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven."

So Jesus says that if some of us gather together in His name in order to ask God for something, God will do it. Non believers would never gather together in the name of Jesus to ask God for something since they don't believe in His existence, would they?

Now if you mean christians from denominations that don't really know much about grace, salvation, new birth...who have a vague belief in God and Jesus and eternal life and may not been born again, because the church they belong to don't teach them or teach them faulse things, I think if they are sincere about it and have faith in their hearts that God will answer, then God will actually answer back. I have met many people that although don"t really believe in God, in a bad situation in their lives when asked God for help, they received that help. God is good. "...for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust" GBU

Good morning brother Spencer,

Yes indeed, that is a lovely verse. There are some very special words in there that I can share with you from my Greek studies. First off, Jesus says He shall give us another comforter. That word comforter is the word PARAKLETOS. It is also officially in Greek the name for the defense attorney. And in Greek concept, it means someone or something that comes along side of you to help you.

You can imagine that if you got thrown in jail, and the defense attorney came to represent you, he would stand next to you before the judge. He would represent you. That's what the comforter is. Jesus says, "I will give you another comforter."

And in 1 John 2:1-2, He is called the defense lawyer, PARAKLETOS. If you want to know what the prosecution is, it is HASETAN, the Satan. That is the official word for the prosecuting attorney, HASETAN, our adversary!

But check this out: Jesus says I will pray the Father, and He shall give you (another) comforter. And the word "another" means another of the same kind. Another of same kind as He (Jesus) is! Notice this: in order that He may abide, (MENO), with you for ever;

My brother, how long is forever? No end! Jesus is going to send another comforter (His Spirit), and He is going to abide in us, and we are going to be a dwelling place forever! ( John 14:1-3). We have the greatest defense attorney, the greatest PARAKLETOS (Comforter), and one day when we stand before the judge (God), we're going to be covered!

1 Corinthians 7:39

"The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord."

There are two sciences: regular science and religious science.

One just uses our God-given perceptions to observe, measure, quantify, analyze, and is doesn't feel threatened by other input and adjusting and correcting.

The other is a religion based on false assumptions and hopes/desires of what they want to be true, then they try to build a bridge to that. For instance, they are desperate to believe that God doesn't exist, so every tiniest, most irrelevant scrap of info they consider as "evidence" towards their confirmation bias. They get very insecure and threatened by questions and other input that doesn't support their pre-desired conclusion. Example: if its a pharma product experiment that doesn't support the product, its considered failed and will try again until it seems like it "works." If its explaining the universe, it must not contain any supernatural forces from intelligence, otherwise its a failed experiment. If it doesn't directly support evolution, then it must not be a valid experiment. Conclusions already drawn ahead of time, refusing other explanations, refusing data, isn't science, it's a false religion in effort to fill their void of not believing in God.

So, a scientist claims we have "millions" of years- that sounds like a religious belief. There are plenty of scientist believers who would disagree. The religious bullies lie and claim they are all in total 100% consensus. Not true. Very divided.

Thank you for this valuable resource.

"Jesus said that if some believers (no matter how many) gather in His name, then He Himself is there among them."

Is Jesus there among them even if the "believers" are believers-in-name-only? Also known as "Worldly Christians"?

Matthew 18:22 (about forgiving others) Jesus saith unto him, "I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven."

Forgiving would be easy if one could FORGET the wrongs done to them.

When the wrongs done to someone play over and over in their heads, does that mean they haven't truly forgiven the offender??

I have friends who were raped. Maybe they did (try to) forgive their attacker, but do you really think they have ever forgotten for one second about that horrible incident? They never forget or get over it.

The minute one comes out of their mothers womb, everything said/not said, heard/ignored, done/didn't do, felt & thought is recorded in their memory for their entire life.

Matthew 12:37 (Jesus speaking)

"For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned."

Our own memories will either condemn or excuse us.

I feel like I'm living in a nightmare. I've haven't committed any (worldly) sins that are worthy of death.

I just don't know where I stand. I know that God is no respecter of persons and the righteous always suffer at the hands of the wicked.

Romans 2:13 "For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified."

What laws? Which ones?

I look online or even out my front door and see this world swirling down the toilet. People are so blind. They don't know Jesus and don't want to. In the East Asian countries, all those people are idol worshippers. I'm sure someone has preached the Gospel to them at one time but they choose to worship their idols. Should I feel sorry for these people?

You can't force the Gospel of Christ on people who don't want it. Which is why we're supposed to set a good example.

And, setting a "good example" can get you killed. Like the Prophets, Jesus & his Apostles.

I just feel bad, like I haven't DONE enough for the Lord. I'm a coward. Always have been.

Why should God/Jesus allow a slacker like me into Heaven?

Steve,

You state: "Paul teaches the opposite of what you said for this age Col 2:16"

It scripture reads:

Colossians 2:16

"Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:"

This scripture is a "perfect example" of being incorrectly understood. Many like you, try to use this scripture to invaladate the argument for keeping the Sabbath today.

In the period that Paul lived almost everyone ate and drank and honored and kept the holidays, and the sabbath days - including the Holy Sabbath Day. Paul was telling them to continue keeping these beliefs intact, and ignore what others are saying, and he tells them to not worry about those that may judge them for keeping these customs in place.

Read and Believe!

Please don't listen to scientist they are false teachers. They don't know how long is left. Only the Lord God Himself knows. He will come as if a thief in the night. So always be spirituality ready for Him.

Bro Alex

You stated to Bro Giannis: "But Giannis Jesus neva commands water baptism"

I don't know what bible you are reading.it can't be the KJV! Water baptism is required!

Jesus specifically states right here in scripture that we MUST be Water Baptized!

Mark 16:16

"He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned."

Jesus is telling us point blank: If we want to receive Salvation we must Believe and be Baptized!

Jesus also tells us below how we must be born of water and the Holy Spirit to enter into Heaven.

John 3:5

"Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God."

Apostle Peter tells us how we will receive "The Holy Spirit

Acts 2:38

"Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost."

We don't receive the Holy Spirit by just believing.we MUST believe and be Baptized. Period!

All of the above scripture ties everything together, and confirms what is required by Jesus/God to receive the Holy Spirt and ultimately our Salvation.

In order to believe the way that you do - you have to ignore all of this scripture!

GB you

Hebrews 13:5. reminds me of the prodigal son.

( I will never leave thee, NOR FORSAKE THEE.) A Christian may go astray But we have a loving shepherd that always finds his sheep.

God bless.

Amen Gigi.

That ministers to the believer.

Here's another.

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. Hebrews 13:5.

Marriage after one's wife or husband has died. Is it permitted to marry again

Does the Bible forbid lesbianism? Which verse?

You can also use this app or the download version free on this site.

Then when the Pastor says verse type in Book, like James 1:5, You type James in top right search bar, then search.

Hopefully this is helpful

Jeremiah 20:1, Yeah, sad when someone of trusted positions act corrupt, cruel & evil, abusing their authority, especially in the house of The LORD our GOD! Proverbs 15:3, that's why GOD sent Jeremiah to prophecy to them. Jeremiah 1:4-19, Jeremiah 4:1-6, notice Jeremiah 20:1-6, Jeremiah 7,

But then: Jeremiah 3:12, Jeremiah 12:15, Isaiah 51:11, Isaiah 35:10, Isaiah 44:22, Isaiah 55:7, John 3:15-21,

Even today we see hypocrisy but Jesus already knew, lived it & gave us direction : Matthew 23, Matthew 25:31-46,

Hopefully these are helpful

Hey hiya doing Giannis....Nice to hear from you....But Giannis Jesus neva commands water baptism....Jesus knew that they had all been water baptised...But he warns them if I wash thee not you will have no part with with me...Which speaks volumes of a greater baptism of the hearts an internal baptism...which resulted from his blood the Cross...All the water in the world cd not compare to 1 drop of Jesus blood for the remission of sins....The foot washing was prophetic of a heart washing by the blood of the lamb....As Jesus said its the things that come from the heart of a man that defiles him...Not his feet, Not our personal hygiene...Nothin plzs God but a new CREATURE....Which is the H.G.

.....Giannis what Jesus did at Calvary was a New Covenant in his blood....Water baptism was part of the old covenant an external washing....But this New Covenant in his blood is an Internal washing....Remember what Jesus said this is the New Covenant in my blood drink ye all of it....God Almighty was making a new covenant at Calvary with the blood of Jesus...John the bap. gave us water baptism...But John says behold the lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world... Something water baptism neva cd do....All the water in the world cd not redemn mankind back to God....Even in the O.T. without the shedding of Blood there was no remission of sins....When ya tell folks that they need water baptism,...You are in essence saying his blood of this New Covenant was not sufficient, you need water baptism to make it complete...When Jesus said it was finished at the CROSS....Nothin can be added to it...Absolutely Nothin without making his blood of none effect...As Bro. Paul tells us in 1 st Cor. 17 : 25 ..Thats y the lord was so upset with Peter commanding water baptism...3 times the lord rebuked peter with that sheet with all the unclean animals which was the Church that was made clean by the Blood...What i have made CLEAN do not call common or unclean by commanding water baptism....GB

Mark 13, Matthew 24, yes, please read these chapters

Hi Fred , I think we must try to remember that to a certain extent , people are the products of their environment , the world is a very different place now to when I was a child , if the adults don't teach the kids how are they to know anything ? Things that seem normal and no big deal to them were unheard of when I was young . The world changes but people don't , their hearts are either open or they are not , what they look like , what we look like , is of no importance to God and we should try to feel the same way , walk by faith , not by sight . Always enjoy your posts Fred . Much love in Christ .

In those days there was no king in Israel , everyone did what was right in his own eyes , this isn't talking about the likes of David or Saul etc , this is referring to God I believe , He wasn't King in Israel's heart , that why there was so much craziness , a bit like now .

I think it's also worth noticing that once they let Jonah down into the water the storm ceased . Another parrallel with Christ .

Thank you Old Man Wilson , I'm guessing you are a fab dad , mine was a horror ! But he taught me a lot about people , he didn't even make it to 60 . Enjoy your family and I'm looking forward to meeting you in Our Father's Kingdom . He's the only Father we need , much love in Christ .

Thanks Gigi , I had a quiet one which is good , I hope you and all yours are ok , my mom and step dad are ok , he will be 75 towards the end of August , we are all hoping that he will still be with us so we can celebrate with him . He has pulmonary fibrosis and heart failure , his feet are the size of a large loaf of bread , the three of us have good senses of humour so we are all trying to make each other laugh as much as possible . They are both lapsed catholics and alcoholics , it can be an amusing combination smiley face . Stay strong in the Lord , much love in Christ .

Hahahaha you are very funny some times , smiley face , much love in Christ .

Dear "Suzee",

my thoughts too, and afterwards the Lord will come after His will, with a cry of an archangel and awaken All for the last war. Hallelujah Amen. We have nothing and fear if we have the Holy Spirit in our hearts. Thank You Jesus Thank You for fulfilling Your Word.

Luke 10:1-12

God bless u and yours in Jesus name, love u in Christ.

Dear "Linda Harris", it became a little inexplicable this Postmyers567 is right. A little less answer to you will be. Jesus will return and then we will join Him home to the heavenly dwellings. Based on Paul's words, it will come a rapture! For Paul believed that Jesus would come before Paul laid down his flesh. And so did all the disciples! (smiles). So you see it's easy and go away in thoughts and deeds. Read and learn from the Holy Spirit. Get your own learning. Then you will understand everything in the right order.

They are not wrong the others who have answered either, just look at it from a different angle at a different time. We are all like gems, dear people that Jesus loves, and that we are obliged to love. To fulfill the law.

God bless you and yours, in the name of Jesus, love you in Christ. Stay strong in the word of God. Its the Life og Jesus.

Luke 10:1-12

well said "Amen!"