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What does the bible say about marriage

Dear Carleton , that's so good to hear .During ww2 some members of my congregation went to prison because they would not fight , though many others found ways to help without having to be violent or have anything to do with violence . My congregation isn't strictly pacifist , if God told us to fight we absolutely would . We can't just pick and choose which of Christ's teachings we want to adhere to , I know I fail daily but I keep trying and Jesus is very clear about any kind of violence , thankfully we know that because of what Jesus accomplished God will forgive us our tresspasses . Think that might be too many sssss ! Much love in Christ to you and all yours .

1 Cor 1:30 "But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption."

This is beyond words marvelous -- To have the full knowledge of this begin to dawn. I can't say Thank you enough.

Adam you said it best! I agree about Sabbath it is not that trivial! Ijs Your salvation and relationship with God and his Son Jesus and living a Holy life is what is truly important.

5115. toxon

Strong's Concordance

toxon: a bow

Original Word: , ,

Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter

Transliteration: toxon

Phonetic Spelling: (tox'-on)

Definition: a bow

Usage: a bow.

crown (krown)

1. Any structure, normal or pathologic, resembling or suggesting a crown or a wreath.

2. DENTISTRY That part of a tooth that is covered with enamel, or an artificial substitute for that part.

Synonym(s): corona [TA] .

[L. corona]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing Farlex 2012

corona Any structure resembling a crown.

Collins Dictionary of Medicine Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

When Jesus said when he comes will he find faith ?

Or was it someone else that said it ?

What did he mean ; will he find faith when he comes ?

Something to do with being ready when he comes perhaps ?

This man had an excellent memory to remember all of that. Just saying... And thank The LORD he did!

If your state recognizes "Common Law Marriage", you may have to file for legal separation.

If you are ready to do that, there is no scripture forbidding it. You can read the story in the Gospels of Jesus speaking to the Samaritan woman at the Well. John Chapter 4

You need to get your life straight with God. If you are going to stay with this man, then be married in the sight of God. Our lives need to be acceptable to God, and pleasing.

Narcissism is a mental illness. He's not going to change. He needs counseling. Becoming a Christian is his only hope. There's a Link for that out on the Red Page where you entered this room. You should go there to pray and seek the Lords leading for you.

This is my best advise. I do not know what is in your heart. But, God does. Talk to Him.

Mishael

5. Just as God gives you the opportunity to communicate with him for help, comfort or counsel, he also allows you to pray to know if your dreams are answering your prayers. Asking him if that special, memorable dream that you had is part of the message that he has for you, is without doubt the most effective way to know if God is trying to tell you something.

Habakkuk 2:2

And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables [paper] that he may run that readeth it.

Lastly, if you desire to walk closer to God, it's like Adam in the Garden. Spend time with the Lord through His Word, the Bible. Pray every day. Just speak your heart.

Warning: If a voice causes fear in you; that is not Gods voice. Fear, is the enemy.

Prayer helps us to convey to God all the positive, negative and challenging situations and feelings that arise in our lives. In fact, it's through prayer that we can thank him and ask him for help or solutions to difficult problems.

However, identifying God's guidance, help or comfort is more difficult than just bowing our heads and praying. This is partly because God uses many different means to contact us - he may reach us through another person, a scripture. He always confirms His Word.

1. Even if you don't think your repeating dreams are important, they often leave lingering feelings in your heart. Don't ignore these feelings. Instead, analyze them. Write down those feelings and descriptions of the dreams in a journal. After some time, search through your journal and see if you can find a common phrase, person or image that give you an answer to a recent (or maybe a future) prayer.

2. Remember: with God, there are no coincidences. Don't hesitate to record dreams and analyze them for spiritual messages. The world is full of symbols. There are many that you probably don't recognize, but if you look carefully, they have always been there. God often uses symbolism to give you the answers you seek. That's why you need to write down even the most insignificant part of your dreams, because the one part could be the key to unlocking what the dream means and what God is trying to tell you.

3. On more than one occasion, your dreams can reveal some important messages that, due to lack of attention or disbelief, you don't notice. It may be that given the simplicity or clarity of the message, it's considered unimportant.

4. However, you should never underestimate that advice since God might have been using your dream as a way to answer a question you asked. While it's true that not all dreams are a solution or response to your challenges, many of them can be a source of comfort and/or strength during a difficult time in your life.

Hi Mark A. Hester When it comes to things of God be it dreams, information, prophecies, any spiritual manifestations people talk about I.E. the spirit. First does it Glorify the True God Second does line up with scripture. Third is it all profitable. Fourth no confusion in it. Fifth is everything in order. Also God doesn't give info just to waste time he expects whatevers given to be carried out, the other side of that coin is he doesn't give it to people he knows won't carry it out. Also remember the bible is written revelation. A woman told me one time God told her to go 50 miles per hour in a 25 speed zone and she Got stopped for speeding. I said to Her why would God tell you to break the laws of the land and why would he let you get a speeding ticket and she was late for her meeting anyway. What's worse the officer ask her why she was speeding and she told him God told her too. You got to wonder what the officer thought. Prayerfully this helps. In His Service

Hi I never really get on line to talk to no one . But in this case I need some prayers because I'm involved in a30 year relationship with a Man who Never saw That I was loyal too Him I use To be a world woman but I changed my Life I'm a Christian And I found out That I'm Dealing with NARCISSISTIC WOW THIS IS INSANE

Dasdf Maybe your asking the wrong question, the question is not how do I know where I need to be it's Father what do you want me to do next, keep something in mind believing God always requires action. If someones praying to get a job but they don't take the necessary steps to acquire what there believing for it will not happen. In the Book of Acts its called Acts because they moved they carried out in action what they were given to do. Don't forget God can make known to you that you will understand he works on an indiviual basis always according to His Word. Prayerfully this Helps In His Service

Christian Greetings English Sacha, Of interests perhaps. Recently the Selective Service had a meeting with certain leaders within of our Church to help prove whether we are a Peace Church still wanting no part in war activities or a Pacifist Church that wants to refrain from war activities but does not mind political activism. They were interested in what programs our conscription age members do on going as an alternative service for the benefit within US communities as a Peace witness. It is interesting and a blessing that a certain part of this US Government wants to make sure that there is a place for true Peace Churches to practice within this land their beliefs. Surely this is God inspired and we are thankful!

We as a Peace Church believe that non- resistance is a teaching of Christ Jesus that we should follow.

My answer is 'maybe'. For sure someone will go to hell if they have rejected Jesus. And if a Jesus-follower commits suicide it's like slapping Jesus in the face and spitting on Him. He died for you and you're saying you don't care. He gave you the gift of life and you're saying you don't care and you assume you know better than Jesus. Some want to numb their pain and escape. If that is the reason for wanting to end things there are so many better alternatives. People in a valley are often blinded to how many opportunities and possibilities there are in life. Things can change and change quickly. It starts with your own thinking and your own habits. If you change you, you can change your perception of reality. God gave you a gift and we're not supposed to bury it but use it to glorify God and serve others. God bless.

1 Chronicles 16:22 | View whole chapter

Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

Psalms 105:15 | View whole chapter

Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

One time a prophet wouldn't speak, and God made a donkey speak it out.

This seems fairly non-debatable. When God corrects a prophet; He does it Himself.

If you're not Christian, you will go to hell. There is no escape.

What you do as a Christian can cut off any plans the Lord had purposed for your life.

Psalms 39:4

LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.

JEREMIAH 29:11-13

For I know the thoughts that I think TOWARD YOU, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an EXPECTED end.

Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will HEARKEN unto you.

And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

Almost every trauma in our life, is temporary. If you will draw close to God again, ask Him to dim the memories that hurt so much. I did that, expecting nothing, but God did that for me. The pain is gone. Be brave and ask Him to dim what hurts.

If we commit suicide as Christians we stop the thoughts God had planned for us. Don't take your life. Give it to Jesus. Allow Him to give you a new purpose.

If you are bitterly lonely, get involved in life again. I find nursing homes a wonderful place to bring my joy to. I sit and read happy Psalms to people. After a few weeks, I ask them if they want to go with Jesus to their heavenly home. Some say yes. Some are already saved, but we pray for the Lords comfort. The Holy Spirit comes to do his work on their lives.

You go home feeling a little tired, but very blessed. Sometimes I buy greeting cards they can put by their bed.

God will heal your memories, but first you have to give them to Him. Forever.

Mishael

I have a question. I wanted to know what the Bible says about dreams and the connection dreams can have with prophecy and future events. The reason I'm asking is because a few years back I woke out of my dreams and wrote down some things I know that only God could have known about me and my future. I believe for a fact that what I wrote down is solid evidence of an all knowing God. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely, Mark H

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Where is the Lord leading you? Has He put it on your heart to be someplace?Wherever He is leading you, or whatever He's leading you to do, that's your answer. If you've prayed to Him and asked Him where He wants you to be or what He wants you to do and He doesn't respond, that also is your answer. Just stay put. If the Lord wants you to be someplace or do something, He has a way of making it happen.

Hi Karen First there is no comparison of God Almighties power in relationship to satans. In Gospel of Luke 11:20 Jesus Christ uses a figure of speech saying if I with the finger of God sort of like flicking an ant off your body no effort, cast out devils. Biblically Gabriel is a messenger for God Daniel 8:16 + 9:21 also Luke 1:19 + 1:26. Michael is for the most part a warrior Daniel 10:13+21 + 12:1 also Jude 9 and Rev.12:7.

Now karen that being said here's a few other references to other angels and what they were sent to do Mathew 4:11 angels were sent to minister to Jesus Christ after being tempted, angels were sent to sodom and gomorrah to get lot and His wife and daughters out of town with specific instructions to obey. so angels are messengers or agents sent by God to do His Work for man .

My favorite example is Hebrews 1:11 ministering spirits sent forth to minster for them who shall be heirs of salvation. So the battle is between the true God and His messengers and satan and His messengers, both sides have them. In His Service

Dear Ellen , if anyone can answer your questions and give Bible references to back their answers up , I shall eat my own feet .

Earth is the only planet with abundant water. Other planets, scientists see dry lake beds. They had water once, but not for a long time. Only reason the scientists can come up with: proximity to the sun. Earth hangs in the sweet spot of our universe. Blessed of God.

God kicked Satan and his angels here. They were all Created beings. They were never, not even now, HUMAN. They've always had to borrow a body to get around in. Satan chose a serpent to approach Eve and Adam.

Try talking to an American veteran that fought in the Mideast Countries. Ask how they treat women and female children. Ever heard of ethnic cleansing? They're slaves.

How about Chinese women? It's illegal to have a Bible or read one, as in Bible studies in your home. If you get caught, they take all the Bible's from you. Twice, they install surveillance in your home.

Our Government is headed that way. They are packing the Supreme Court with more seats. Why? So the number of Democrat Judges can be voted in. So abortion will continue. (Study child sacrifice in the KJV on a god named, MOLECH.). Child sacrifice in our nation is accepted as a Right.

Why are they packing our Supreme Court? Those Palestinians they are transporting to America will scream bloody holy war if they don't have SHARIA LAWS that govern just them. They don't have to observe American Justice. Did you think they would renounce their laws and customs? Nope. This has happened before under Obama. He didn't have a packed court.

Biden has added all the politicians of Obama's Dream Team: Romney, John Kerry, Sanders and others, to our current staff. Biden isn't acting on his own. He's a puppet. If the President cannot function, the VP steps in. If the VP meets misfortune, the Speaker of the House steps in as Interim President. Nancy Pelosi.

See how this is going? America is so self-centered, self-serving, focused on pleasure, that we do not see what is happening to this nation.

If you even hear a whisper of "Sharia Law" on network tv, our nation will implode. Dumber than rocks.

We let our service men fight and die, hideous, for over 20 years!!!! Why? We've got to fix our own country, before we head out to fix other country's!! Butwe will not do that. War is big business.

The Taliban, ISIS, and others have REAL weapons now. Israel is not safe. We are cursed for it. Lev.26 and Deu.28. CHINA HAS ALREADY BREACHED OUR BORDERS. Enter Sharia Laws.

Think!!

Alex I read your post and I'm not saying you don't know anything I personally have no idea where your coming from because the explanations are confusing and it is written where there's confusion you know the rest. In His Service.

Jesse My hats is off that's got to Be one of the most amusing responses to something unique I've ever read, Reminded me of James 3:13-17. In His Service

How do I know where I need to be

Your spiritual insight and hermeneutical ability to disqualify my commentary as having "no understanding of this tiny book at all" greatly impresses me. I'll take your criticism under advisement, even in light of the fact that you have not read my lengthy commentary in its entirety. Keep in mind, this website limits each submission to only 2000 characters which is hardly enough to make a basic point.

Readers must first have a general understanding of the term "un-GODly" (Jude v.4) before they can apply it in the context. The general explanation details "why" they are un-GODly. Jude's epistle details "how" they are un-GODly. Jude provided no identities to these un-GODly people, for they exist in every age. Rather, Jude described them as "certain men crept in unawares" (v.4), and "these [filthy] dreamers" (v.8). While these two descriptions may identify different types of people, they all desire to produce the same result within the church: perversion of the Gospel and the Doctrines of CHRIST (e.g. vv. 11-12).

They are un-GODly far beyond their "secretly engaged in gross sexual immorality without anyone knowing" as you say. Consider their unGODly ways of ...

+ hatred toward all in authority (v.8),

+ mimicking Cain, Balaam, and Korah (v.11),

+ deeds, hard [speeches] and great swelling words(vv. 8 & 15-16),

+ unjustified murmurings and ungrateful complaints (v.16), and

+ mockery of all things holy during "the last time" (v.18).

Their behavior does not "imply they're going to lose their salvation", but rather they are not saved in the first place, for they "were before of old ordained to this condemnation" (v.4) because "they have not The SPIRIT" (v.19). These are the same type of heretics our LORD described as thieves, robbers, strangers, and hirelings ( Jn. 10).

Yes, I'm keenly aware of Apostle Peter's account of the same type of un-GODly men as you correctly point out, particularly Second Peter chapter two, and to which I refer many times in my full commentary.

Was the earth and all the other planets in orbit when GOD kicked a third of heaven out of HIS kingdom for following Lucifer?

Before GOD created the heaven and earth, why did he choose this planet to make mankind after his image? Was there other planets to choose from? Or Did GOD know which planet Lucifer fell on?

Thanks for your reply Rick , I do appreciate it . A lot of people wouldn't have bothered to try to respond to my question , I'm very gratefull that you did . Respect to you in Christ .

Okay Alex, I did apologize. But instead of accepting my apology, you come back with a rebuke? I did my part by apologizing.

And I understand judgement fully well. As believers, we are to judge one another. I'm not to judge you as far as heaven or hell, but I am a fruit inspector!