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Thanks Brother Earl.

I believe that fire in Revelation 20:15. is one I'm going to stay away from.

Amen Brother Jesse.

That is very clear.

Jesse That's what I'm taking about collecting rewards at the bema, what a goal to look forward to!

Brother Dan:

Revelation 5:10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priest: and we shall reign ON EARTH.

Yes, there will be animals.

MY view of this biblically God is all love but also a God of Justice and that requires a payment for actions against the laws he set up to work and protect creation and man. When man bucks against Gods laws or justice system God lifts his hand of love grace mercy peace and power and the individual sets himself up to the adversaries destructive influence.

God cannot being just cannot override freedom of will because that would be against his own rules which would make him a hypocrite, let him be true. Now His and our arch enemy the adversary knows all this and uses this to his

advantage to get people to blame God for things he does, remember true God life giving the devil author of destruction and death. The reason why so much stuff is occurring is because the farther man walks away from Gods word of life the more the god of this world gets to work his influence. For those of us who believe and stand on Gods Word In Christ we literally

slow down or at times stop this destructive influence, except to those that absolutely appose God. In the end there will be the resurrection of the body of Christ then in revelation the resurrection of the just and unjust those judged by there works outside of the age of grace. I view it this way if someone wants to worship the adversary again what you sew is what you reap the end in eternity won't be good. This is my perspective, let God be true and the other guy the Father of lies.

This is what I'm eager to learn. To see what happened after Christ crucifixion.

What exactly and how it really works the tenth

Hello Grace want you to know I've been doing pretty good .God has been good to me .I will continue to pray for healing in my body .thank you prayer warrior.

Amen and Amen, Brother Philip!

Thanks Brother Spencer. Paul lists the elements in 1 Corinthians 3:12. So no matter what is used, the gold, silver, and precious stones represent the work of God's Spirit. And the wood, hay, and stubble represent the work of man. He says no matter which of these elements you build on, every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed in fire;

This is not the fire of Hell. This will be a judgment called the Bema seat of Christ. It's not the White Throne Judgement, but every Christian will stand before the Bema seat of Christ. And it's going to be interesting because everyone's work is going to be tested in fire literally!

And the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. The word "try" is the word DOKIMADZO where you pass the metals through the fire and it burns off the dross. And so every man's work is going to be tested.

Paul says that there is no other foundation other than Christ. So everybody that has received Christ, you can't lay another foundation. You only have one. But what we need to watch for is what we build on that foundation.

I like to picture myself standing there at the pearly gates, and Peter's there of course. I always picture the golden arches like at McDonald's, but I'm sure that won't be there. But I get hooked up to this thing that pulls me through like a car wash pulls a car through the carwash, but instead of water, it is fire. And when I come out the other end, that's what I'm going to be throughout eternity.

Everything I did in my own human effort apart from the persuasion/faith of God's Spirit is going to burn. Everything that is of Christ will remain and I will receive my reward/s. So we have to be careful how we're building. What's not of Christ will burn, but we ourselves will be saved.

God Bless!!!

The Queen of the south ,symbolize what ?

Gigi The word tells me what my fight is and understanding of the old man nature the spirit lets me know always the correct action to take in my believing walk in Christ, I don't wake up with the mind set of a fight with the sin I gotta

focus on whats my next move God, I've learned when I sin thank God of course genuinely for forgiveness and move on absolutely no dwelling, learn from it yes but no dwelling.

In Gods eyes the word says we are saints which means separated one by the gospel I am no longer a sinner in a constant state the one I was born In I'm born again Gods Child

now I will commit sin or break fellowship but that does not make me a sinner. You can't be both. Now I'm sharing with you my heart and understanding and I'd rather believe this positive than walk around being fearful of making a mistake

which I know a lot of believers that constantly think there doing something wrong all the time. That condemnation is a trick of the devil. We are more than conquerors through Him that loved us and gave Himself for us. One other point if I feel unworthy how can I do or believe Hebrews 4:16. Let us come boldly to the throne of grace[we didn't earn it we just believe it] that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. None of us are good Enough to have what we have been given, its all grace. God Bless

Brother S Spencer, May I add three more scriptures to 1 Corinthians 3:14 -15 that helps clarify it.

Revelation 20:15 And whosoever was NOT FOUND WRITTEN in the book of life was cast into the lake of FIRE.

Revelation 13:8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall WORSHIP him, whose names ARE NOT WRITTEN in the book of the life of the Lamb slain from the foundations of the world.

1 Timothy 4:10 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the SAVIOUR OF ALL MEN (even the ones cast into the lake of fire), specially those ( the elect) that believe.

Cyrus First thing is that no one could be a christian before pentecost in the bible that's when the faith of Jesus Christ became available, they could believe God and walk in that believing faith but no one Had Christ in them being born again until pentecost. In Rome that's how bad the persecution Got and in our day and time in certain parts of the World its Intense. It it indeed Ephesians 6:12. Thank God we have the Hope of the Return to look forward to. There are great examples in the word of men believing God that's available to rise up to. Hebrews chapter 11 believers Hall of Fame.

We are the body of Christ but we are all at different levels of our believing walk, some big and some small only God knows. Do the best you can and God will do the Rest.

I really love them critters too!

A short while ago someone posted here something like, " Dogs are the closest things To Angels here on earth!"

Also, a dog may be the only thing that loves you more than it loves itself!

Hopefully, there is also a heaven for our pets somewhere.

God Bless.

I feel pressured to get baptized in Jesus name which is fine because I love Jesus but I have already been baptized in the name of the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit. I was reading the book of Matthew, and in chapter 28 verse 19 Jesus himself says that we are to be baptized in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. So who do we listen to Peter? Acts 2:38, or Jesus, Matthew 28:19?

Its not heels its herod and its not he its ye

Oh why did king heels want to kill jesus. Herod: Go he forth for I dear want to know where thou art the king is born. (HERODS MIND) I WANT TO KILL HIM....

English Sacha. Is that what you have gleaned from what I addressed to Earl? You've made some assumptions that clearly are emotive rather than what I had written or is revealed in the Bible. We're discussing the fact of God's Judgement to all who are not saved through Jesus Christ.

How God decides who are worthy of judgement (whether some primitive soul or those with mental shortcomings, etc), is God's matter, not mine nor yours. If you believe this God of Love is incapable of judging sinners in such a manner, then you would need to consider the operation of God throughout Scriptures - i.e. He is indeed a God of Love but also a God of Justice. We can often be conditioned by the world & what we perceive to be right, to think of such a justice system as normal, as true. Whereas God's Justice always demands the correct penalty - and unfortunately, simply losing one's life in death (which happens to us all) is just one part of that justice. The wages of sin might indeed be death, but the wages for the rejection of God & His offer of salvation are far greater ( Daniel 12:1,2; Matthew 18:7-9; Matthew 25:31-46; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9; Jude 1:6,7; Revelation 14:9-11; Revelation 20:10-15). And sister GiGi has also given a very apt response to you.

Bro Dan,

Thank you for the complimentary words. I appreciate that. I try to be as led by the Spirit as I can in posting, knowing the power of words, especially those that are "heard" by people we do not know and are not conversing face to face.

Yes Bro Dan,

Participators, like Abraham. He was fulfilling God's command to sacrifice is Son Isaac when God stopped him. If God ad not stopped him when He did, the knife would have plunged into Isaac, killing him. Abraham participated without hesitation and his obedience was counted to him as faith and his faith was counted to him as a righteousness.

May we be like Abraham. He did not have all of the answers and full knowledge of God, but He believed God and knew tat by obeying God he was walking in faith.

David,

yes, that is what Paul was describing. We battle the sinful nature all of our lives until we are finally free of it in heaven. But, daily, we can put it to death by the power of the Holy Spirit who is stronger than our sins and our old nature. It is the Spirit's work to show us our outward and inward sin wit His s, and it is His work to sanctify us with His Presence and His Word.

So glad for that!

Mishael

Totally agree and wonderfully stated. Thanks!

Christians in Afghanistan are on the precipice of disaster. They're facing an unthinkable emergency. Women and children fear catastrophic Taliban rule.

The Taliban has been going door to door looking for Christians to kill and unmarried women to take captive. Christians in Afghanistan fear the same genocidal persecution suffered by fellow Christians in Iraq and Syria.

Christians are hiding in their homes in Afghanistan for fear of what the Taliban will do to them.

President Biden failed and the Deep State is trying to cover it up. We MUST take action NOW. It's our sacred duty.

I've also personally presented an oral intervention to the U.N. in defense of these abandoned Christians. And we've helped children get out of harm's way. TODAY, we (ACLJ) are filing a lawsuit directly against THREE Biden Deep State agencies over the abandonment of Christians.

But we face a daunting challenge. Our global fight for the persecuted Church requires help, and prayers.

To GOD Be The Glory, Reading GOD'S Word and getting the true understanding, who you are and where you came FROM; Ephesians 1:4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world that we should be holy and without blame before him in love. This meaning that we are like GOD himself wrapped up into an earthen vessel housing the spirit that is within us to do his will, his way here on earth, clearly it is written in Matthew in 6:10 Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven, GOD created us in His image to do the work here in earth as it is heaven, we are not to lose ourselves into this worldly world being disobedient to the call in which we were created to do, to be, and to say what Our Heavenly has predestine for each of us to do for His KINGDOM; 1 Peter 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people that we should show forth the praises of him he hath called us out of darkness into his marvelous light. GOD IS LOVE

Amen Sister GiGi,

I find that your various reply's to this thread have been very on target, thoughtful, and most of all encouraging.

As Christ followers we are asked to also carry our own crosses. Jesus, Paul, and the other apostles encourage us to do so in so much of their scripture.

Matthew 16:24-26

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

We need to be participators, not spectators, in our salvation!

God Bless.

Paul was saved wondrously for sure. What a testimony right?

He had given orders for Christians to be executed. He was like a poster child for sin. Except all sin is bad.

He was being boxed in by the Savior, until Paul realizes he can't fix this. HE is going to have to rely on Jesus and the Holy Spirit to keep him saved, sanctified, led by the Holy Spirit every single day.

God has to work that 'Reactive' impulse out of us. This happens and we react; that clobbers us and we have to react as our Savior would.

The Lord took me to this experience also. Until I was sitting in the dirt on the side of a road, just like Job. And then a Miracle Happens! We stop defending and striving; and this glorious acceptance from God envelopes us. Carries us through the problems on to the victory over them.

Our reliance on Jesus and the Holy Spirit is burned into our being. But Sometimes we'll fall into that trap of thinking we are hot stuff. Got all the answers and March onuntil we get set on the curbside, in the dirt again, to think, remember it was Jesus who got us where we are. He is constantly leading us; and follow Him we must do.

Our lives are Hid in Jesus. And people need to see Jesus, follow Jesus. Fall deeply in love with Jesus. Be smitten with love for the Holy Spirit.

Gods Love should fall on all people we run into.

Our hearts and what we know and have experienced, in Jesus; is the testimony we carry to others who don't yet have that. Follow Peace with all men (humans). They should see Jesus when we walk in the room.

Jesus is the WELL we draw from for the Living Water. If you feel like a voice crying in the wilderness, all alone; go to the WELL. Be filled anew. Splash that joy on the people.

Bread laying on the ground is eaten by crows. Jesus is the Bread of life. Feed those starving, with THAT bread. Come and Taste the Goodness of the Lord. Tell that Jesus to the seekers.

Mishael

Amen Brother Jesse.

1 Corinthians 3:14-15. If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.

If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

I have yet to have someone who says you can loose your salvation tell me what the scripture means to them.

Julie, wonderfully stated.

..continued. God was present in the pillar cloud by day and the fire pillar by night and the still turned readily to idols. The Sabbath allowed them to turn their minds back to the True God and worship Him alone. The commandment did not make the Israelites obey God from the heart. Only a regenerated person can do this. Therefore, we who are regenerated obey the sabbath law by going above and beyond by worshipping only the true God and sanctifying every day to Him.

As for resting, God knew that mankind would need rest from physical work to have time to renew their strength and to have time for other important things. He made mankind to live in families and families need to spend time together, not all going their separate ways every day. Thus the Sabbath is for such things that working all the time doesn't provide for us.