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Hi Brother Rick,

Over the years, various biblical scholars and language experts disagree on the interpretation as a gift or favor. (You can easily research this subject.)

I believe God's promise as "a favor" simply because we are instructed by Jesus and all of the apostles including Paul, throughout the scriptures to follow Christ, repent from sin, be baptized, and follow God's 10 commandments, to produce good fruit/works.

Brother Rick, you state you will stick with the scriptures, then you will agree we must take some action too - to receive our salvation!

Here again is apostle Paul "King of Faith" speaking that "we must work out our own salvation with fear and trembling". This takes Action on our part! There are many more verses throughout the bible instructing us "to take action" if we wish to receive our salvation.

Philippians 2:12

"Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling."

So, we must "work out our own salvation", there is no FREE TICKET!

If we are Born Again, we must experience a change! Our old selves should die, and we will live differently, by making a conscience effort to follow God's 10 Commandments and refrain from living sinful lives.

Based on the scriptures, the act of "just believing" does not accomplish salvation. The easiest way to fail, is to say "I can just believe" and continue to live my sinful life and I will receive my salvation. Many people believe this false doctrine and I would suggest they read this scripture below, and think about where their own salvation stands today!

Matthew 7:14

"Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it."

Happy Sabbath Day, and God Bless.

Hi every and any one . Thinking about the herd of swine in Matthew . I think it's a good idea to try to remember how powerful and important visual images were and still are . My memory for words and names and places etc is terrible but I never forget a face or a landscape , I can find my way around any where that I've ever been even if I've only been there once as I can remember what I've seen very easily . The Bible is full of truly awesome visual images , the transfiguration of course , the little cloud like a man's hand that brought rain , I'm sure you can think of loads also . In the mouth of two or three witnesses......I'm sure that if some one that you respect and trust says to you : I saw it with my own eyes ! You would be inclined to believe them . Think of some of the great visual memories that have stayed with you , even from early childhood , they never leave you and the people who saw the pillar of fire and the pillar of cloud would have those images for ever , to comfort and encourage them during hard times when their faith might have been tested . Visual images are still important but I'm guessing they were extremely important in helping the Truth spread as there would have been thousands of witnesses to the awesome things done in the Old and especially in the New .

Dear "English Sacha". Thank u for the response, am glad too be here on the web site, with all the blessed ppl. Our case is not a burden, and ill like your word, life altering! I'll think its soo, and if God stretches out His hand for healing. It's His wisdom who is best for me anytime.

Stay blessed in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ love u all in Christ.

Haha bless you T . Levis . Some things just don't come across when typed , my little jokes have all , so far , fallen on stoney ground . I shall keep trying though , you should too .

Dear "Glenn". Soo thru, today i'll get a word in Hebrew 7:7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.

8 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:

9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.

10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.

12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

13 In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.

All ppl om earth need too see that All ppl is fully equipped with Gods Sword and have a new heart in Christ.

God bless us all with heavenly wisdom in Christ. We are in the time who can ends Right now, at this moment.

I've puzzled over this too . Those pigs shouldn't even have been in the land of Israel . Maybe they represented the unclean Romans ? Or all Gentiles ? Or the way in which there will not be any unclean thing in Israel in the future ? I'm sure there is also some symbolism there as well as an actual herd of pigs . Maybe one day one of us will get it , if it's you please come on here and let me know .

Hello Robert Sir when you read the record carefully it says the devils [not demons the bible never says demons]asked if they could, and he said go, they decided where, that was not Jesus Decision. John 10: 9 The thief is always steal kill and destroy, verse 10 I am come that they might have life and have it more abundantly.

Thank u for answer. Am sure that u will hear from Jesus. Am glad that u are here, so we can pray in the spirit together. And if we not meet in this world, we meet for sure in the world who come.

Hebrew 8:7-13.God bless u and yours in Jesus name

Woman teaching , preaching , an leading men into Battle. Joel chapter 2 vs 28 , declaring that God will use his sons & daughters,.. please remember, there were , an still are many great women, doing Gods work, it's totally rediculas, for any man , to think women are not to do these things, these of those hurtful thoughts, need to get a strongs concordance, or a companion Bible, an STUDY, an more important, pray to God for understanding,.. for there are many women, lead by God doing great deeds ,.. an I thank them , for this is just another falsely taught , an misread subject

Peace

Bro Dan Galatians 1:2 To the brethren in churches of Galatia, Philippians 1:1 To the saints in christ jesus, James To the twelve tribes scattered abroad My Brethren. That's what I read.

Brother David, you said God does not control us:

Isaiah 10:5 O Assyrian, the rod of my anger, and the staff in thy hand is my indignation.

Isaiah 10:6 I will SEND him ....

Isaiah 10:12 ....I will punish ... the king...

Isaiah 10:13 For he saith, By my hand I have done it ....

If you study this chapter and God causes you to understand, then you will have to agree with God that he does CAUSE man TO DO HIS WILL.

There is other examples if you study long enough.

What useful purpose was served by letting the Demons posses the Swine and cause them to commit suicide? The poor pigs weren't hurting anyone and the swine herd suffered a financial loss through no fault of his own-and even in Old Testament times, non-Jews were not commanded to refrain from eating pork. This was one of the special strictures that only applied to God's chosen ones.

Hi Dan.

Would you say plain people is one without the Holyspirit? if he has the Holyspirit he's not plain!! He has a helper and a truth revealer.

1 Corinthians 2:12-14. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. The Carnal mind can't understand what is written literal.

Here's The commandment Christ is speaking of-

John 15:12. This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

And this is not done by you, It is the Holyspirit that causes you to Love by virtue. This is a fruit. You can't produce fruit, You bare it by being connected to the vine. The Law could never Change the inner Man. Fruitl is interior!

Here's the concept. Matthew 23:25-26. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.

Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.

Jesus is not talking about the Law because noone has been able to keep the law if so there was no need of a mercy seat that pointed to Christ.

The law was given to Israel and there was no tolerance in keeping it. It was the ministry of condemnation. If you break one you broken them all and if you do it once you're forever lost if you're not covered by the Lambs blood.

Colossians 2:13-14.

Romans 7:10.

Romans 7:11.

Romans 7:12.

The first sabbath that was broken when the law was given a couple was stoned to death for gathering sticks.

As plain as it gets.

God bless.

I am an evangelist. I may not be ministering to you. Most of the time I'm out where the sneakers meet the road. I try to encourage others, and to meet the unsaved and hurting, right where they are.

I love what I do. If Jesus said to stop it, I would of course.

At the end of the day is prayer, and lots of it.

You should just pray for me and the Lord will surely pull me to the curb and it's heads up. I don't teach Greek or Hebrew. I leave that to the Teachers. I appreciate your gift very much.

Today the Holy Spirit asked me, "Who killed John the Baptist." I don't know all what He is going to show me. I can look up scriptures all day and nightand I did. Your take on my careless preaching just clearly shows all the different parts of the Body of Christ. We're different but we all fit together. I am not going to sit in the house and Teach. That's your deal. My deal is out in the open, listening for the Holy Spirit (talk to this one, that one) I absolutely love what I do.

Let's appreciate each other; everyone. The Harvest is exciting. I think it's a time of great joy.

That message on eating heavy Bible; was for snackers. The Lord wants to fill us up so we "run over" on people who are starving for Gods Word.

Luke 6:38

Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

Blessings and Peace

No you will not loose your salvation. If you are really save. That you received Jesus Christ as your personal saviour repent to him. The Holy Spirit will work on you to change your ways.

Salvation is a gift from God.

Ephesians 2:8-9

"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:"

Not of works, lest any man should boast.

I know we still do something that is not good doesnt mean that you will loose your salvation by doing the wrong thing. The good thing that we have the assurance to go with the Lord and repent the sin that we do for our wrong doings and the Holy Spirit will help us to change and to turn away from the bad things. The assurance of being saved receiving the salvation of God.

Godbless.

Thank you Alex & you are forgiven. No, I can categorically & truthfully state that GiGi & I are NOT the same people. Yes, we do have, as you say, similar vocabularies & supposed agendas. With 'vocabularies' & English expressions, that may be because of a certain type of education, work background, use of a dictionary/thesaurus when needed, etc. With 'agendas', maybe our Bible studies, Church Fellowship types, & rules we use to apply biblical hermeneutics are similar. So all this makes it seem that we are the one & the same. That is why I only use my name & not multiple names or no names - that way it remains 'clear' who is writing. And you will find that other people on here who have a similar understanding of the doctrines & biblical content, whereas others are vastly different. And with this variety of views, we can learn what other believers read & understand & then we can give their narratives due consideration; maybe to accept, reject, or put into the 'come back to it' tray. Maybe if GiGi reads this thread, she can confirm it as well. GBU.

Brother David,

All three (3) books were written/directed at the newly established Christian Churches.

James wrote his book to Jewish believers to help encourage them to endure and live bold Christian lives, and is a book about practical Christian living that reflects a genuine faith that can transform their lives.

The book of Philippians, was written by Paul to the city of Philippi in eastern Macedonia which is now part of modern-day Greece.

The book of Galatians, written by Paul, and it is believed that the Apostle Paul coined the term Galatia to denote an expansive Roman province, referring to the general composition of churches he had established across the southern part of the Roman province of Galatia.

God Bless.

Hi Sister GiGi.

Thanks for the reply.

You are absolutely right, Revelation Ch 2 and 3, is a great study for the Church, and it instructs us in the right direction and shows us what's lacking. I can see some truth in what Matt is saying, Today some seem to want to sit around and talk over scripture in a round table setting with no virtue from the discussion. There seems to be a push to excuse or accept anything as long as one "says" he or she loves Jesus. A true believer shouldn't be totally lacking in fruit barren. When we feed on the "sincere" word whether by reading or one's teaching and we seek truth there should be spiritual growth at some point. We often quote and misuse 1 John 2:27. here I think John is talking about the Spirit giving revelation. Because the Lord gifted the Church with teachers and if their message is true there is a spiritual growth goes on that we have no control of, it's a leading out to green pasture. If the message is false we flee! That's revealed by the Spirit as well.

Luke 17:20-21. I hold the view that the Lord is saying in their midst. The kingdom of God is not coming the way the Pharisees expected. it want be with observation where he would come and usher out the Romans. God was ruling in the hearts of some people and the king was standing in front of them. John the baptist said in Matthew 3:1-2. In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. and also Jesus Matthew 4:17. From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. However they rejected their king, "He will return". Matthew 23:39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. we do know they seen him again, What this means is behold him as a nation. And that will be done in the Millennium when he sits on David's throne.

God bless you.

Bro Dan Your second statement is absolutely non biblical and unscriptural, Gods Gift is given by confessing Romans 10:9+10 and grace free gift by believing its not let me give them something and see what they do. That is taking scripture and saying this is what I think God was thinking or doing. Gods motivation was pure love not a game to see what they would do, they being us were lost. Salvation is not based on works of the flesh, hence Gift. Believe what you please I'll stick with Ir Is Written! Let God be True In All His Works And Ways.

What does Barley symbolize

How does one fast?

There is no big mystery of God, the big mystery is why there are some on this site that try hard to confuse, mystify, mislead, and complicate the bible scriptures. God speaks plainly, so "plain people" can understand.

John 14:15

"If ye love me, keep my commandments."

Do you love Jesus? Yes or No?

It's very simple!

God Bless.

Amen Brother Rick, They are know by THEIR FRUIT.

One of the fruits of the Spirit is mans lips.

Is his lips speaking the words of God or the Doctrines of Man.

Isaiah 57:19 I create the fruit of the lips ......

Bro Dan Who are James Philippians and Galatians written to.

Hi Dean Keeping this simple no God does not control us that being said when we are born again we receive his Gift Holy Spirit by His giving and our believing to be delivered from sin and receive, now from that moment on we have a choice as always to change according to Gods word and do it or as paul says or the wages of sin eventually is death. Simply what you sew is what you reap. You cannot serve God and mammon the world, that doesn't mean we won't sin, BUT THAT IS NOT LICENSE TO WILLFULLY DISOBEY GOD if you sin you ask forgiveness as it says in 1 John 1:8-10.

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine:

In sunday school a 7 year old boy was listening to the teacher about when lot and his wife and daughters were fleeing from sodom and gomorrah and wifes lot turned to salt, the child raised his hand and ask the teacher what happened to the flea.

One sunday during the main church service the pastor was long winded in his teaching a child who was impatient ask his mother if we put more money in the collection plate can we leave.

A pastor told his sunday school class that next week he was going to do a teaching on the effects of being a liar and he ask the congregation to all read Gospel of Mark chapter 17, before he started his teaching ne ask how many people read it, they all raised there hands.

I believe your question is answered in very next verse. Wisdom of Solomon 18:8,

Rick, I was being funny, my comedic side is best in person, perhaps.

2 Corinthians 5:7,

Earl Love ya but your combined statements and scripture make no sense in the context of whats being spoken of biblically and how God set up life to function according to his word in this world and that which is coming. That being stated its your privilege and also responsibility to prove all things and hold fast to that which is true. Truth is what Gods word says in the context and order he set up. I'm thankful that the master jesus Christ spoke at the right time in the right way with the right words to the right people so that his father could say this is my beloved son hear ye him. Also when he taught Luke 4:32-36 when he taught they were astonished because His word had exousia exercised power displayed. Same word we have when correctly spoken Jesus Christ the same yesterday today and forever.

Hi Gigi , thanks for your reply to me . No , honestly I have never had any problems with any Church authorities , it is my honest belief that any one who really wants to ,can understand the Bible . I believe totally that God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him . He wants us to understand it and will help any and all of us who put in a bit of work . In my congregation no one gets any wages and all brothers are voted into their positions by all members voting once a year . No one gets paid for any thing . When money gets tied up in religion I'm out the door very quickly . All any of us need to draw closer to our Heavenly Father is a Bible and an open heart and mind and a bit of patience .