Bible Questions & Discussion PAGE 652

I think that the best example of faith is Mary when she was pregnant she had the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen....Mary was not impregnated by the written word but by the living Word the H.G....As Jesus was the living word made flesh and blood.... Hebrews 12 :22 Now Faith is the substance of things hoped for ( that new born babe desiring the sincere milk of the word the H.G. ) and the evidence of things not seen a baby Christ the H.G the Child of PROMISE...As Jesus said that which is born of the Spirit is Spirit which is the H.G. The Child of Promise....As faith comes by hearing the word that good seed that initiates a birth of Christ in us the Son of Man...Even in the natural a pregnancy has to precede a Birth...Thats y he has to know us thats when the good seed is gona be sown in our hearts which establishes faith..the KiNGDOM...Unless ya receive the Kingdom as lil Child..a baby Christ you will in no wise enter there in.

....This New Covenant is a birthing Covenant...Thats y Jesus told Nic. a Jew a teacher of the law he had to be bornagain...as the only thing that plzs God is a New Creature....Not Circumcision nor uncircumcision but a new creature which is the H.G. that Child of Promise that is the result of his seed his Breath which was his word...His breath was his words which are his seeds that form a baby Christ in us the H.G...The babes and suckling he mentions...unless ya receive the kingdom of God as a lil Child etc

.....B/C i have spoken these words ( his seeds ) sorrows have filled your hearts...When a woman is in travail she has Sorrows but after the Child comes her Sorrows are turned in to Joy.. John 16 :21-23 kjv...Outa the mouths of babes and sucklings thou has perfected Praise...Which is the H.G. that CHILD of Promise.... Isaiah 11 : 6... A lil Child is gonna lead them..Which is the H.G. that Child of Promise....Plz Note the KINGDOM does not come till the woman births the manchild the result of FAITH VIA HIS WORDS...OK

Thanks o my lord, god.amen

This passage shows God's purification process in the life of every believer. When troubles come to born-again Christians they are the will of God and for the purpose of God to perfect the child of God.

A great hymn that incorporates the meaning of Lamentations 3 is "How firm a foundation."

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"How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,

Is laid for your faith in His excellent word!

What more can He say than to you He hath said,

To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?"

2

"Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed,

For I am thy God, and will still give thee aid;

I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,

Upheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand."

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"When through the deep waters I call thee to go,

The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow;

For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless,

And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress."

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"When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie,

My grace, all sufficient, shall be thy supply;

The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design

Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine."

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"E'en down to old age all My people shall prove

My sovereign, eternal, unchangeable love;

And then, when grey hairs shall their temples adorn,

Like lambs they shall still in My bosom be borne."

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"The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose,

I will not, I will not desert to his foes;

That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,

I'll never, no, never, no, never forsake."

Reply to "Clois Edwards"

There are two men in the OT who were said to have been taken off the earth or out of sight of their brethren on earth without dying, Enoch and Elijah. I believe those two will be the two witnesses in Revelation who will be killed and raised again 3 days later. The Bible tells us Enoch will prophesy of the Lord's return to earth at the end of the tribulation ( Jude 14) and also prophesies of Elijah's ministry during the tribulation ( Matt 17:10.)

It is not as bad as heretics now as in the Dark Ages. But poor people i say, what torture methods! When you experienced such injustice, you would probably admit everything that is not true as well. I have met many many nice people around on my trips :)

It is like all these people were already in my heart, as if i knew about them, as if they always have been, then i have had the experience that they are my siblings, and will never be outside that circle. But i also long to see you all physical faces! Pray with you, read the word together. Have a meal together. And I'm sure in my soul that we'll meet someday. And se what i read among the words today Luke 1:34

Sometimes i meet people who also recognize me. So i think we're already there. But all the earthly things that occupy us. Let us not see these brothers and sisters. When i meet someone, we nod and smile. But I've never really seen the person before. So we have a lesson to experience the kingdom of heaven here on earth, and it is a sanctification so that we really see the heavenly when we look up!

Stay strong in the word and God bless us all, love u in Christ.

Dear "William Bennett", i do not want to immerse myself in different food laws. And the question may be interesting. Eat everything to the glory of God! There is great confusion and many words come to me when you mention this. But you will probably get answers from others who are more familiar with the law itself. First Peter's vision Acts 10. If you read the whole chapter, you will see that we are all today set free from the law. Therefore, nothing is unclean. Only that which comes out of a man is unclean. Matthew 15:11

Free from the law Galsatians 2:16 Romans 7:1-6

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

Dear first of all, I would advise you and pray for him. But you can also say things straight up in his face that he can stop doing this, if he is playing in a way, since you are not playing. Then this is not fun for you.

God bless u and yours in Jesus name, love u in Christ. Luke 1:34

Did you know Thomas was also a twin? not clear to many that he was. It doesn't always lay down so clear. Have to take back to original languages sometimes. All depends on the writer and the message. Not all are given eyes to see. I plant a seed and only GOD can make it grow. It is plainly outlined what happened and it would take 2 pages. CHRIST said learn the parable of the fig tree, didn't ask HIS followers too, HE said learn it. You have good figs and bad who claim to be of Judah but are not but are the seed of Satan. physical fact and it started in the garden of Eve. If people don't understand the beginning how will they ever understand the end?

Does God approve boyfriends/girlfriends and crushes to be together

Need to get off Satan's playground =(google) and open the WORD of GOD before its too late. I always let GODS WORD speak for it self, don't use google never will! Everything I need I can get from WORD of GOD. Sounds like you are in a den of evil spirits from watching too much youtube? Flee from it before it consumes you and lost forever. It is written that those who teach truth will be ridiculed and mocked especially in these end times, soon very soon America will try to call the Bible hate speech, just as happening in other so called Christian nations. Some sites cant even post scripture for the WORD of GOD being called hate speech. People there is one coming that tempted the WORD in the flesh HIMSELF and if you don't study with understanding you don't stand a chance, get out of confusion time is short!!

Reply to "DWL"

God allows separation between light and darkness, right and wrong, righteousness and rebellion, and so forth. A woman with an abusive and rebellious husband is not totally bound to him in ways that prevent her from serving God. She should seek the Lord to give her guidance as to how to serve the Lord acceptably with or without her husband.

If a woman's husband sexually abuses their children, for example, she and her children are under no moral obligation to remain living under the same roof with him. In another example, if a woman's husband drinks or gambles all their money away and they lose their house, their car, and their income, then she is free to go live with her parents alone if God wills that for her. She does not have to live homeless with him and her parents are under no moral obligation to take him into their home if they take her in.

Reply to "Indisputable evidence."

I recommend creationist scientific research publications. Creationist researchers tend to expose the flaws in secular scientists' methods that give them erroneous results.

this may be a couple of the chapters you're thinking of, there are more throughout the NT

1 Corinthians 12:1-31 "Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant."

1 Corinthians 14:1-40 "Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy."

Curious why our sin needs to be washed again and again. Does not His blood and Spirit have power to cleanse us from all unrighteousness? Peter at the last supper said that the Lord should wash everything not just his feet, but Jesus said they that are washed needed not to be washed except their feet. I think this should be done by one another.

Hi Jo,

My opinion on the topic of tithes does not fall in line with that most Christian pastors say.

First I'd have to define tithe- what exactly is being tithed? I believe in the verses in the old testament that talk about tithing included food, cattle, grain. The paper of money in itself is worthless, it only represents a credit towards trading things. I personally believe that one's time and labor have just as much value. Sometimes its more meaningful to personally help someone directly rather than hire someone to do the same thing. Like raking leaves in your grandmother's yard, or helping someone in need find a job.

Next, the 10 percent figure is only in the old testament. The new testament says this for example: 2 Corinthians 9:7. When most speak of tithing they speak of an obligation to fulfill, but here it says don't do that. It specifically says not to do grudgingly or out of necessity, but as he purposeth in his heart. Maybe God doesn't even want us to keep track, but to just give generously as the opportunities present themselves, without guilt or shame for meeting an potentially unnecessary percent figure that isn't discussed in the new testament. To me this means helping people maybe like Jesus did. I don't think you have to have money to help people. It's my opinion that this interpretation is a little closer to the intent behind 2 Cor 9:7.

Finally, I strongly dislike mega churches who pay pastors six figure salaries, have state of the art sound and lighting systems, and they meet once a week for an hour then the building sits vacant 95% of the week. Think of elderly on social security tithing to help a rich pastor get richer and for them to buy more HD projectors, and heat/AC bills for a mostly empty building. That seems wrong to me. It would seem to help people more to give to a charity that is more efficient as found through charity ratings site, or to even better to help a neighbor directly. God bless.

I'm not sure where you're coming from. Solomon's marrying Pharoah's daughter apparently didn't stop God from asking Solomon what He should give him in 1 Kings 3:5. I also noted that when leaders go astray, the people do suffer. That may have been his realization when writing Proverbs 29:2. Moses' leadership was also subverted by those who insisted on carrying their idols from Egypt to the promised land ( Amos 5:25-26). His (Moses) leadership was honorable and none was more humble than he in serving the Lord. But you're right, Solomon became a poor example to the people he had sought God to help govern. People will choose to do what they want in the end, regardless of who's in charge.

Rehoboam's decision to follow the young princes' advice and not the elders could be partly blamed on his father. But the decision was his and dad wasn't around anymore. As for Jeroboam and Solomon trying to kill him, Jeroboam wasn't anointed, but appointed to be King over Israel and he failed miserably in that role. His wickedness was such that he's referenced multiple times in comparison with the other evil kings (which were all) over Israel.

Ultimately, though, Solomon came back to the Lord prior to his death. I'm not sure of the timeline, but the ending in Ecclesiastes is clear..Fear God and keep His commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil. King Saul didn't have that repentent spirit within him when he sought the witch of Endor or fell on the battlefield against the Philistines.

Have a good week.

In which Books and Verses are the Spiritual Gifts listed

They carbon dated the bones. New ones and those in museums. They dated rocks. Recently the carbon dated bones from an animal, tiny compared to dinosaurs. They lived much longer in comparison.

Those are the CONIES that the Bible mentions. Because of where they were found, the conies lived underground. They survived and got water from roots of plants.

It's a big deal for scientists and archaeologists to agree on something. Why did God mention the Conies?

There's a whole harvest of atheists out there who need to hear that news. That and the fact that space study satellites have sent back photos of all 9 planets and some of the moons. They saw/see DRY LAKE BEDS. All planets HAD water at some time.

This is verifiable. Just got to do a lot of fancy googling to find these records. What happened to the water? Ask God. He's a master builder and only He has the plans.

I'd get saved (born again) so I could listen to the advent and demise of certain events.

Scientists are carbon dating all kinds of things. To hear them agree on anything is mind boggling. Then you leap with joy. Our God is AWESOME. He did this. He chose now to reveal it.

There's the usual atheist explanations and then you find the ones from the scientists that examine data that is VISUAL!!! Some lie, and some are telling the truth.

Doesn't that sound like "the voice of one crying out in the wilderness of unbelief?? (Reference to John the Baptist)

Let's get off our ergonomic chairs and read of these accounts. Some programs are on PBS. I feel sorry for Stephen Hawkins. I think he wanted to find God, but his body gave out. The community of scientists LIVE OFF grant money. It's hard for them. Someone pray for them to be confronted with indisputable evidence.

Go find those videos. You'll be blessed and energized. The stories are recent. God has me reading on stuff I'm not particularly interested in. Ask PBS to rerun those videos.

Streetpreacher

i have a brother in Christ that has harsh words to me when i forget to do something i should have remembered, what can i do?

Desr Suzan.

It is really sad that your life has turned upside down. BUT there is God.

We often forget that there is an enemy out there, invisible, who never sleeps. He is always trying to find our vulnerable sides to take advantage on us. If we are not careful enough then we may find ourselves trapped in a situation or a passion that we cannot break free. This is what happened to your husband. He surely knows what happens to him but he doesn't have the strength to break free, or even ask God to help him. This is then something for you to do.

How is going God to act? Noone knows.Sometimes He lets people reach their lowest like the prodigal son so to come to their senses and decide to return back. Other times God does something drastic, like when appeared to Saul/Paul in his way to Damascus. It really belongs to God to find the solution to this, we can only ask, trust in and wait.

But for as long as this situation still keeps going on, you must take care of yourself, your health, your mental health. It doesn't take too much for one to go over his limits. Try to accept reality. It's not very useful to keep grieving. It's time to get up and face the situation. See how you are going to handle things. Try to find support, love, compassion from other christians, the ones that encourage you, keep away from the ones that will throw blame to you. It wasn't your fault. Be in companionship with them, don't stay alone, stay busy; all these if possible. Keep going to church. If this is not possible, keep in touch with others on internet. Ask for prayers/fasting with you. Keep relying on God's love, trust in Him. Don't rely on people, we are all weak, you will be disappointed. Ask for support from your family members, friends, local community, anything.

As Adam advised you, stop/limit your husband having access to your money/belongings.

Keep strong, be encouraged. It's time to build your life entirety on God and rely entirely on Him and everything will be OK.

God Bless You.

I've always believed it is Moses and Elijah. Writers of the LAW and the PROPHETS.

We People are going to want to kill them because they are fully against any law of one who tells what is coming, on earth. They do not want to obey any of Gods laws.

They will not be able to kill them, until time is up.

Can you provide a chapter and verse? Or describe what caused the question?

If you're not in a church but listen weekly to one online or on FM radio stations__if you are being fed regularly at that "table", you can send your tithe to them.

It's an act of obedience and your witness to this is the Holy Spirit.

I used to attend my church and give the tithe there. I would give offerings to some ministries I listened to over the radio, because the teachings were extra "meaty" and fed my spirit.

People may disagree with this. Don't email me ok. Tithes and offerings are witnessed by Heaven.

If you are totally blessed at church, there is Wave Offerings (in the Bible). A little wave and a thank you, Jesus. (Modestly). You can even donate your time helping out with some church ministries, like benevolence to the needy (food, coats, etc), or helping in childrens church. Heaven is your witness.

vs 32 has always stood out to me, ever since God brought it to my attention many years ago, when Pharaoh said to Moses, " and bless me too!.." :-) I personally don't remember hearing that verse preached or taught on since! " ...how can you bless whom God has cursed ... "? No record of Moses responding to Pharaoh's request!

kol tuv etc ... (i.e. be well)

MARANATHA!

Are the forbidden foods listed in the Bible for the Jews only or for everybody. Example: pork.

Bible verse in the KJV talks about the two witnesses appear at the beginning of the tribulation.

1Kings 3:1, 2Chronicles 8:11, this seems to be an on going concern/compromise? Not that God "would allow Solomon to veer, from his good start", James 1:13-16

1Kings 6:12,13, 1Kings 7:8, 1Kings 9:2-9, 1Kings 11:1-3, 1Kings 11:4-6,

1Kings 11:7, isn't that the horrible thing that started abortion? Leviticus 18:21, Leviticus 20:2,3,4,5, Jeremiah 32:35, it seems to have caused sin multipled please see 2Kings 23, how long did those sins stay among the people? How sad for people who follow someone that leads them astray. & when a "wise" king sets up evil, how difficult is it to take out what an admired person sets up? 2Kings 23:13, 1Kings 14:21-31, 2Chronicles 33, Nehemiah 13:26,

also the contrary teachings, is that what made his son disrespectful to the elders, hypocrisy? 1Kings 12,? 2Chronicles 10:6 -8, ?

1Kings 11:9-11,

1Kings 11:12-14,

1Kings 11:40, isn't those actions like Saul's, unlike David who showed mercy to GOD's anointted.

1Chronicles 28:9 "And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the GOD of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever."

James 3:1,

Luke 11:31, Jesus speaking Matthew 11:11, Hebrews 8,

Hopefully these are helpful

There is; as can be seen from the other commentaries and from studying scripture itself no clear definition here. i find it interesting; as a theory that it was sort of the opposite of the Tree of Life. We know from the end of Revelation that plants will exist for healing ( Rev. 22:2). The Tree of Life as has been also discussed in other forum responses is now in heaven from what we can see. It would seem; therefore that the knowledge of good and evil is a sort of opposite "tree of death." There is some reason to believe that as the Tree of Life would literally allow for living forever as Genesis indicates; the other tree instigated death in some sense; along with the spiritual implication of rebellion could very well be some sort of genetic change that would cause cells to become compromised from their original design; and allow for death throughout the earth's other animal and plant kingdoms; and ultimately even the moon and stars not being pure in His sight ( Job 25:5). Satan himself has tried apparently to mess with the genetic makeup when his emissaries had relations with man; and perhaps the mark of the Beast causes a change where human DNA no longer is such but some hybrid (similar to literal relations with women and their offspring in the past by Nephilim).

It should be pointed out that indeed God does know the difference between good and evil; but He himself cannot sin; nor imagine rebellion. We as Christians are told to be "wise as serpents; innocent as doves." ( Matt. 10:16). Once we internalized sin; literally and figuratively there is no turning back. Ultimately; we regain life; in the order that it was lost; first spiritual then physical in the Resurrection. We are restored with a right relation with our Creator; but in a different plan from the original one through Christ's atoning and interceding method. It is sobering to consider Gen. 3:15 in light of the cost to God's Son as well as our own individual and corporate loss to all men.

Jo M Mingua

Malachi 3:10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

1 Corinthians 16:2 Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.

1 Corinthians 9:6 - 11

1 Timothy 5:18 For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.

When you are hunting for a church - be sure you are looking for the truth. Read and study willing to except the Word. May the Lord Bless you

Marke

1 Corinthians 7:11 (But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband): and let not the husband put away his wife.

1 Corinthians 7:12 But to the rest speak (I, not the Lord): If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.

1 Corinthians 7:15 But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace

Matthew 19:8 He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

So Glad for the Word it brings such joy and peace.

A brother or sister is not under bondage in such cases - (means you can't force them to stay with you) but God hath called us to peace. The Word does not dispute itself.