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Mountain Top Experience

Our master Jesus Christ everyday exhibited the walk of believing moment by moment with our father and was a master communicator to the heart. In luke 8:43 in a crowd a women who had an issue of blood spent everything she had walked up behind Him and touched his garment and jesus said in a crowd! who touched me what a walk. We read she was healed but still trembling and in absolute awe because she new she was healed then the master turns around and says daughter be of good comfort those words must have comforted her and melted her heart and mind like butter thy faith[pistis believing] hath made thee whole go in peace. What an example we have.

How were people already in the land of Nod when Cain went there and married, but Adam and Eve were the first people created?

what trees did God tell adam not to eat from?

Why are there not more comments from 2021 or 2020 ? We all should walk daily. I know I do. Still trip over my feet some days....thankfully the Lord doesn't mind a klutz !LOL

what does to confess your faults to one another

I like how this book has more details from the first 2 (Matthew and Mark)

Richman does not feed the homeless who hungers (Lazarus).

Both men die and one goes to heaven and one to hell.

Richman in hell begs much like Lazarus when they were both alive.

Richman ask Abraham to save his brethen who are like him so they may repent and change their ways.

Abraham says they have Moses and the prophets. If they don't listen to them how will they listen to me?

Great read.

The Spirit is Willing but the Flesh is Weak part two . If I obeyed my urges I would be a totally different person . My urges / desires are to eat a lot ,drink a lot of wine and have my flat full of cats . That's who I am naturally . If I hadn't met my husband I'm sure that's who I would be now . There may be a reason for my desire to over eat , when I was a child I ate my meal (just one a day ) with my dad , when he had finished his food he took my plate away also , if I tried to eat fast to compensate he would smack me for being greedy and take my plate away . So , my relationship with food was a bit tarnished , I recognised that I had to control my urge to over eat and I'm mostly successful and have stayed reasonably slim but it hasn't been easy . You have to have the desire to curb your urges . You have to recognise that your urges can be your enemy if you allow them to control you and lead you down dark paths . However , when the general society tells you it's ok to indulge your urges , it's legal , it's your right etc , that just makes things even harder for people who are struggling with themselves . As far as I'm concerned if a single Christian is celibate then their sexuality is irrelevant and homosexuality is a sin like all the others , no better or worse . I believe that God understands me far better than I shall ever understand myself , I am very thankful for His kindness and mercy which He shows me every day . May God continue to be very generous and merciful to us all every day .

I love the parables of the 99 and the prodigal son

The Spirit is Willing but the Flesh is Weak . With regards to homosexuality : sex is a physical desire / urge . We all have urges , there are lots of different ones . I don't believe homosexuality is a choice . I have to be honest and say out loud that I don't really like men . I would always choose female company over male company . However , nothing on this earth could make me be intimate with a woman . As young women , my best friend and I had totally different taste , she liked short skinny hairless men I liked the total opposite . Who knows why ? We cannot over estimate the amount of sexual abuse of very young people that goes on every day all over the world and the catastrophic affect this has on impressionable vulnerable young children . It can and often does totally warp their sexual development and if they are not helped to deal with it it can be disastrous for them . Obviously not all homosexuals were sexually abused . Sex is a natural urge , it's up to us how we satisfy it or even if we do or don't .

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Hi Gigi Some added incite James 1:13 God can't be tempted neither tempt he any man, the word tempt in Genesis 22:1 there is the word nasah which is to try or prove. When Gods word is followed he proves or shows what he can and will do which was Abrahams great example of Believing what he said to do. But to try and tempt God would be to go against what is written and expect him to bail you out. Perhaps some added perspective.

Chris To state with any kind of absolution that Gods Word says that there are no apostles or prophets now when I don't see literally written is taking unfounded liberty. I endeavor not to add or subtract what is not written but was is written is God gave all five gift ministries to the church in this the age of grace which is still in operation and I have met men operating in these capacities. It Is Written

Thank you Lord for another day! Have a bless day everyone.

What a fab post David . Much love and respect to you .

Brother Chris In Ephesians 4:11 is written in this the age of grace the body of Christ which is still active that the reason for apostles prophets evangelists pastors and teachers is for the edifying or building up of the church which is still in existence, so therefore these ministries still have to be in operation in the body of Christ. I don't read anywhere in scripture where it says the apostolic age ended. I in fact I never read in Gods Word apostolic age?

Hi Gerry The 23 psalm is perhaps the most well known and for good reason, through out it God uses the analogy of the shepherd in regards to how God takes care of us who believe. The shepherds profession was to take total care of his flock in verse four the principle is no matter where the sheep went the shepherd had a staff that he used on the sheep to nudge or guide the and to ward off predators, he never beat or yelled at the flock because sheep are by nature gentle. Notice verse two He maketh them to lie down in green pastures beside still waters, it says still waters because sheep will not drink out of load rushing waters for them to flourish they need peaceful surroundings. This same analogy is used by Jesus Christ in the Gospels as being the true Shepherd and his sheep Know and hear his Voice.

Dear Gloria , any one and every one on here will be happy to help you any time . You say you are not a good reader , it would definately benefit you to get some help with that . May be ask a friend or relative ? Or even some one at your local church might give you a helping hand . You might be surprised to find that lots of people would be glad to help you if you can pluck up the courage to ask them . God has a lot to tell you Gloria , open your heart and mind to Him and He will fill it full of good things . Be strong and brave and ask for His help in your prayers and ask a person , a Christian if possible , and I'm confident you will get the help you need . Patience and determination . I'm sure you can do it with God's help . Much love to you .

Hi Carl. You can have a look at Exodus 28:1 and Numbers 3:2.

Jesus is walking in Solomon's porch, a place where people would gather and visit , right outside the temple yard.

Their are some of those who wish to know more about Him, so they must meet Him their!

Tell us plainly who u are!

Sheep will follow the shepherd, they will hear His voice! How simple, how perfect are His ways!

Even while He tells them who He is, it is still not the answer they are looking for!

Doing things plainly is not God's way! If you know these things, or He has revealed these things unto you, How should you be?

Repent and be baptized! F.E.S.

Dear dear "Ruben". Today i got this word too you, and thank yout too come forward with this huge case. Soo i can deliver the word too u. Now that Jesus Christ is the same today as yesterday. He loves u and will never leave u .

Hebrews 8.8 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:

Jeremiah 31.33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

35 Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:

Amen, come back right now u are precious ill pray.

Hello Gwen. In Ephesians 4:11-13, the Apostle Paul shows us how the Church, Christ's Body, would be comprised - for the building up of His Church. So, in this respect, both men & women can be so equipped by Christ's Spirit to be used of Him. However, in respect to "apostles & prophets", we can keep in mind that the apostolic line ended with the death of the last apostle (John), & the prophetic word (i.e. the true Word from God about future events) also ended at the Book of the Revelation. But the other appointments within the Church still go on (evangelists, pastors & teachers) & will do so till Jesus comes for His Church.

However, maybe you're thinking of women being pastors, as in leading the congregation & teaching from the Word. Then the Apostle Paul speaks again, to Pastor Timothy this time, in 1 Timothy 2:11-13, that as much as women too can teach from the Word, they are to refrain from doing so when in the Church. The word "pastor" means 'shepherd'. Certainly, women can shepherd others in their Christian walk, as there can be many 'pastors' in the Church (men & women). However, today, that word, 'Pastor', is generally applied to a 'Shepherd cum Teacher cum Preacher' when this appointment wouldn't be permissible for women. That is why Elders were appointed in every Church ( Acts 14:23), & they alone were given charge of the teaching, leadership & oversight of their congregations. Today, we see a number of congregations that have women taking charge of them & teaching from the pulpit. I can only refer to the Scriptures in response - they & the Churches will have to give account to God.

Sam, you can look at Matthew 27:50-54.

Abraham ,was he not justified by faith outside of the law by the Promise?

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you so very much I have been looking for this text a very long time. have searched so many different ways of saying it but to no avail. I appreciate your help Thank you again.

Thank you for re-living that wonderful portion of Scripture for us. Re: John 8:56, I would include John 8:56-58. In just three verses, Jesus speaks about life after death; that Abraham though now long dead in the flesh, was alive in spirit to be witness to Jesus' coming to Earth. As well, Jesus speaks about His pre-human existence: "Before Abraham was (even existed), I am". Is it any wonder that the Jews took up stones to destroy Him? Wonderful Truths that many, even today, will reject or twist to their belief.

And that "downswing of his arm" was probably the point when full trust & commital gave way to any speck of doubt or fear. And that was a micro-second in duration, reminding us that the Lord's timing can never be wrong.

Well written, GiGi & I fully concur. Indeed, Muhammed did learn & absorb some things from Judaism, but he also had a 'Christian' wife (one of several other wives of varying persuasions), & it's our understanding that this 'Christian' woman wasn't a true believer & had her beliefs rooted in Roman Catholicsm or some off-shoot of it. So there was that influence that he also had. As well, with the plethora of apocryphal writings around, Muhammed appeared to glean much from the 'Gospel of Barnabas'. He rejected the four Gospels that we have (even as the Jews also reject), as certainly that would create problems for him. We see this in his beliefs, the rejecting of the crucifixion of Jesus (claiming rather, that God had placed a substitute on the Cross: Judas Iscariot?), yet believing that Jesus was one of the most holiest of prophets, Whom God had raised up to Heaven miraculously. And of course, there were many factual errors & absurdities in that spurious gospel that helped formulate his own writings, which he claimed came from Heaven.

With the misunderstanding, hence denial of the Triune God, his belief that he was prophesied to come as the next prophet, the rejection of the New Testament & apostolic writings, & obedience to the Laws of God, especially as those revealed in the Quran & the Hadith, ensured that Muhammed remained disconnected from the Truth & to be the leader of others believing this deception & going into a Christless eternity. So when we (in Pakistan) gave out books containing the Gospels we know & love, or of the lives of Abraham, his sons, David & the prophets (all whom Muslims consider as prophets), many eyes were opened for the first time as they read narratives that were not found in the Quran. And when those readers enquired before the Muslim clerics, one can only imagine the anger & furore that resulted. But the Word of God cannot be bound & will always bring liberty, joy & peace to all who call upon the Name of the LORD through His Son.

2 Corinthians 3:13-18,

I take it to believe "yea", may not be him rejoicing but even that, has scripture backing Philippians 4:4-9, James 1:2-4, 1 John 4:18,

even if we walk in/near death we should not fear because GOD promises to be with us (that trust in HIM) Deuteronomy 31:8, Hebrews 13:5-6, John 14:16-21, Psalm 139:1-24, Psalms 37:40,

The rod; Proverbs 13:24, Job 21:9, Proverbs 29:15, Lamentations 3:1, many times references discipline, correction: Proverbs 22:15, Proverbs 23:14, Proverbs 3:12, Hebrews 12:4-8-11, Staff: Hebrews 11:21, Zechariah 8:4, Exodus 21:19, Numbers 22:27, 2 Samuel 3:29, Judges 6:21

Hopefully these scriptures help you with the HOLY Spirit to understand deeper. John 14:26, James 1:5