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Sister Martha, may CHRIST IN US grace us with HIS wisdom and HIS understanding.

God predestinated before the world was, that creation (man) would be like him. God created us with this world set in our hearts (flesh).

Ecclesiastes 3:11 ....also he has set the world in their heart...

This was necessary so we could come to know everything in the same likeness as God knows (good and evil).

Being naturally born in the flesh (worldly) we start as ANTI-CHRIST, false prophets not knowing the truth of God, beast of the earth with now concept of the ways of the Spirit.

When Jesus died and was resurrected a new way of LIFE became possible; a way to OVERCOME and become LIKE GOD.

This is the BATTLE being fought a battle between truth and deception, love and hate, mercy and no mercy, self and selflessness, faithfulness and no faithfulness. God is the ONE and flesh is the OTHER.

THE WORD (written and living) is our means of fighting this battle and winning. None of this can be seen, we have to rely on the SPIRIT and his WORD for instructions of WAR.

Revelation is depicting this battle. We are not faithful to our creator (husband); therefore we are the WHORE. We don't know God's word; therefore, we are the false prophet. We have no love or mercy; therefore, we are BEAST. Through TRUTH; anti Christ, the false prophet and the beast are DESTROYED and we become the LIKENESS OF CHRIST.

Colossians 1:27 ...this mystery, CHRIST IN US ....

The tithing asked by the Lord is basically a test to show how much you love and trust in Him. The term "able", many people fall back on, actually refers back to "want to" or again how much I believe in scripture and His promises given to those who are obedient to Him. Yes, I understand that the Bible uses the term "able" too. But not in the context many people use it. (See 2 Corinthians 9:7)

Does the Lord need my tithe or offering? He owns the cattle over a thousand hills. It is not 10, but a tenth. The terminology isn't necessarily expect or requires, but He desires us to trust in Him. To hold back what scripturally is God's, in the first place, is to bind God's hand in blessing you. Read Malachi 3. He wants us to give joyfully and trusting in Him. Our choice.

All giving is not regulated to the church. However the tithe is. If one cannot give a tithe to your current church, of which you are a member for whatever reason, then you must find a local church body of believers that you can give your tithes regularly and cheerfully. Lastly, nothing God says or does is to harm, demean, or shackle us to a hard life, but He tells us things to help us to have an abundant, blessed life here on earth. Tithing may be just a part of what you may need to change with your relationship with God. There may be other things in our walk with Him that needs to be filtered thru the Bible. May we realize God's ultimate love and care for us.

Sorry for the typo I meant Psalms 105:19 in the first comment . I heard this message from Pastor Robert Morris and I wanted to share it.

Psalms 10519

"This passage of scripture says so much about the destiny that God has for each one of us. The first " word" in that passage is translated " dabar" which means spoken word, it's found over 1400 times in scripture, the second "Word" translated

"Em-raw" which means THE SPOKEN WORD IF GOD and is translated as Torah so sometimes. It is only found 37 times in scripture. This is talking about the Bible, Gids spoken Word.

In Psalms 105:19 it says that the word, the prophetic dream, ( dabar) that God gave Joseph about his life, that Joseph hung onto and he was tested by the Word( em-raw) until the prophesy ( dabar) came to pass.

God gives us each a dream and it is to be tested by the Word of Gid( emraw) until the dream comes to pass. Everything no matter what prophetic sign is given is to be tested by the Bible ( God's Word)"

This passage of scripture says so much about the destiny that God has for each one of us. The first " word" in that passage is translated " dabar" which means spoken word, it's found over 1400 times in scripture, the second "Word" translated

"Em-raw" which means THE SPOKEN WORD IF GOD and is translated as Torah so sometimes. It is only found 37 times in scripture. This is talking about the Bible, Gids spoken Word.

In Psalms 105:29 it says that the word, the prophetic dream, ( dabar) that God gave Joseph about his life, that Joseph hung onto and he was tested by the Word( em-raw) until the prophesy ( dabar) came to pass.

God gives us each a dream and it is to be tested by the Word of Gid( emraw) until the dream comes to pass. Everything no matter what prophetic sign is given is to be tested by the Bible ( God's Word)

I did not seek and yet I was found!! Merciful God I praise you!!!!

Time never stands still. People are living and dying. This world has made life uncertain. So what do you do? You ask your Father in Heaven for help, as He gave us when His Son Jesus died and suffered for all our sins. You go to His words. You pray. After, you keep the Faith to believe it will be done. You go day to day believing and waiting for His soon return. That is what you do.

I'd say Catholics have taken over in North America largely .

Rohingya, may CHRIST IN US grace us with HIS wisdom and His understanding.

Of ourselves we have NO FAITH or works; when Christ CALLS he gives us HIS FAITH to answer.

Philippians 3:9 .....but that which is through THE FAITH OF CHRIST, the righteousness which is of GOD be FAITH (of CHRIST).

Galatians 2:16 .....but by FAITH OF JESUS CHRIST .....

Ephesians 3:12 In whom (IN CHRIST) we have boldness and access in CONFIDENCE by the FAITH OF HIM.

James 2:17 Even so FAITH (Christ in you), if it (Faith) (Christ in you) hath not works, is dead, being alone.

The Christ calls, give faith to believe, causes you to respond, purifies you, makes you whole, causes you to walk in his statutes. ( Ezekiel 36:25-27)

Faith without works is dead; BUT, it's HIS faith and HIS works. You bear THE GIFT, the FULLNESS OF CHRIST.

Colossians 1:27....of this MYSTERY, CHRIST IN YOU....

John 6:29 ....This is the WORK OF GOD, that you BELIEVE on him who he hath sent.

Philippians 1:29 For unto you it is GIVEN on behalf of Christ, not only TO BELIEVE ....

God bless

The false prophets are gone out into the world , and the world hears them . But they cannot hear the spirit of truth because they did not get it from the start .

The old saying of the blind leading the blind .

1 John 5:7-8 "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one."

"...these three are one."

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What makes God's Word seem "catholic" to you?

That's good to hear Sasha !

The word is not totally dead yet in churches over there .

Hi Rainne,

I guess I will only give a little reply to this question from what I perceive. To begin with Lucifer it is known, I believe, that he was such a perfect angel, created by God, that he began to exult himself even to the point he wanted to be seated on God's throne. Then maybe when God put him in his place he is said to have gathered 1/3 of the angels in Heaven to follow him and make war against God. If this is correct here is a couple Scriptures of these things. Revelation 12:3-4, Revelation 12:7-9.

There is also the account of "other angels" who were banished, from Heaven, for what they did. In the Bible this account is not very detailed of the sons of God(angels) coming down and mingling with the daughters of men and making "giants" or hybrid angel/humans. Genesis 6. This was the main reason why God flooded the world with Noah and the ark etc. In the book of Enoch this story is much more detailed about what happened.

Verses of the "angels that sinned" 2 Peter 2:4-5, Jude 1:6. It is shown that even angels have free will.

As there may have been more to your question I hope what I have stated may have helped somewhat for an answer.

God Bless.

Part 2

And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:

For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

You can't use reasoning to present the Gospel. You may be able to use reasoning to present the ministry of condemnation by Presenting the 10 Commandments to show a person he's come short, but when you lay out the details of the gospel that's where you get resistant in so many ways.

1) "A loving God will send no one to Hell".

2) "They'll find problems with the finish work of the cross by adding to it".

3) They'll find problems with the resurrection,

4) And some don't have faith in salvation being a gift and you're saved by works.

For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

1 Corinthians 1:18.

Jesus says in John 16:12-14.

I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

Today we have many beliefs but ONE Truth! The holy spirit reveals that truth.

Instead of studying scripture to grow in truth, we "search" scripture to hold a view.

If we have the truth, it's because it was given to you by the spirit of truth which Jesus spoke of in John 16:13.

once you were saved, so you can't expect others to hold that truth without conversion.

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Until next time

GOD BLESS.

amen praise to the lord

courage faith George

part 1

Matthew 21:44.

And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

There must be conviction before conversion, I believe that's why the law "Ministry of death" ( 2 Cor. 3:7-10.)

came before the gospel. It was meant to show us the weakness of the flesh. "For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: Romans 8:3.

Christianity was attacked in the beginning of the church from within as we see today.

In Acts 20:28-30. Paul warns Ephesus, Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

Jude also warns us. "Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.

For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

These warnings of what would come into the church (Leaven and tares). You see the tares Matthew 13:24-30.

We often try to pluck up the tares but Jesus instruct otherwise in verses 28-29: He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

See part 2. Eyes to open ears to hear.

GOD Bless.

Good day brother,

I thank you for your kindly post. I guess I will apologize if my post came across a little harsh. Though that was not my intent. Understanding we all may have different views on things. The most important thing is to stay focused on the Lord Jesus Christ. As long as we all have a zeal to be with the Lord and follow Him to serve our Father in Heaven on His Will. All being in one Spirit in the body of Christ.

Differences here and there about what this, or that, Scripture means are to be expected. I believe the Word of God can be so deep in some instances, maybe all, where there can be numerous things to grasp from it. Weather spiritual, literal, both, or from many aspects. I see it in that as long as the way we take something is in line with the Will of God then great.

Definitely I would only call myself a baby in Christ. There are many others here more learned than me. Though if I am able I very much enjoy conversing about the Lord peacefully. As He is my Life.

Have a wonderful day brother. Thank you again for your post.

God Bless.

Rawlie,

I hope this does not offend anyone. This prophecy that was given to Daniel, 70 weeks which is 70 7s = 490 years. This prophecy tells the exact year the Messiah (Jesus) arrives. ( Daniel 9:25) The 7 weeks + 3 score + 2 weeks = 69 weeks = 483 years leaving 1 week or 7 years that has been used with other verses in the Bible to create a theory about the end time.



In ( Luke 3:1-6) scripture tells us the year. Tiberius Caesar was emperor from 14-37 A.D. Pontius Pilate ruled from 26-36 A.D. so the fifteenth year of Tiberius would have been 29-31 A.D. start of John the Baptist ministry. This and the other Gospels are pretty clear with baptizing by John most likely in the fall, 40 days in the wilderness, choosing his disciples, the wedding with the wine and the first of three Passovers and his crucifixion at the third, placing it in the middle, 3 years into the 70th week.

Plain and simple math shows us if Jesus appeared in 69 weeks from the going forth of the commandment and He was cut off, crucified 3 years later that is in the middle of the 70th week. So, can you use this week at the end time? I will not post on Daniel 9:27, that will be too long, but hopefully what I have written will help your study. I made a post about what was determined in this prophecy yesterday. It has scripture you can read and decide for your own conscience the truth.

May the Holy Spirit guide your study.

RLW

Heb. 5:8 "the things which HE suffered" = Verse seven provides the answer as to what CHRIST "suffered". Translated from the Greek verb root (pronounced "PAS-kho"), the word "suffered" speaks of CHRIST experiencing and enduring physical and mental pain, hardship, and need. The English language derives the noun "passion" from the Greek verb "pascho".

While John 11:35 records the only occurrence of JESUS CHRIST shedding tears as HE wept at Lazarus' grave, Luke 22:44 records HIS Gethsemane "agony" so severe that "HIS sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground."

So the expression here in Hebrews (5:7), "with strong crying and tears" bears out the fact of CHRIST's "strong" emotional outbursts in Gethsemane before HE "suffered" death.

Here, the Greek word translated "strong" speaks of an emotional upheaval so intense that the sufferer is unable to resist its eruption into gut-wrenching weeping and sobbing.

Such was the manner of JESUS CHRIST's "prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto HIM".

CHRIST's "suffering", and because HIS Heavenly FATHER was "able to save HIM from death", qualifies CHRIST as the believer's singular and sole "HIGH PRIEST" ( Heb. 5:5) in the realm of Salvation.

Simon, Simon, why do ye yet persecute me? Seeing (and hearing,) that GOD, my Father, now makest me to be known unto you, why are ye yet walking with an evil conscience? Did I not, by my Father, tell you that thy way would be ever the more troubled till ye turned from thine own ways and turned to GOD my Father by receiving the Son, even the Christ child Michael Isaac, who shall be called JESUS? Many souls of the Gentiles who know not GOD are redeemed. Seeing that you do know, how are you profited in the flesh while the dead use your soul as his shield, that he may prolong his days? See ye not that his envying and hatred toward you is turned round about as your envying and hatred toward me? Nevertheless, the set time is come that all judgment must needs be executed: for this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal MUST put on immortality. Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. The Rock therefore, yea, even the chief cornerstone himself, is a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God. Choose you this day whom ye will serve. Be no more slothful, be no sluggard, but turn yourselves and repent of your sins. Do good and live ye.

What factor did you add to your birth into this world? Nothing. You had nothing to do with being born the first time. Therefore, you can have nothing to do with being born again. Being Born again comes from above from God. God is Sovereign. Christ opens your spirit to receive His Holy Spirit through a process of sanctification. You are elected by God from before you were ever born. You come to Christ through God. There are no surprises to Him. When you are born again, you begin slowly and steadily to be framed by God in the likeness of His Son Jesus. You desire God's Word, You desire God's will, You are deeply shamed by your past thoughts, actions and words. You seek God's Will and desire to commit to it. You come to understand (though not perfectly) Christ's Righteous covering of your unrighteousness. And HE IS FAITHFUL, BELIEVE IT! He removes your sin from Him as far as the East is from the West. ( PSALM 103:12) Now, yes we still carry the sinful body with us and we still do sin from time to time, but we know more fully of Christ's Righteousness and our faith is strongly rooted in asking His Will to become an heir of God in Heaven through the work of The Lord Jesus Christ. Being Born Again, weeds out desires for self & caring about the eternity of others. First your loved ones, then all others. You no longer hate others, but hate sin. And you don't want anyone to end up in hell. You seek to learn forgiveness, for self and for others, even those you do not know. You pray for protection from temptations within your inner man to not fall, to stay under the covert of Christ's wing. And you ask this for others as well. You pray The Holy Spirit to take thoughts of envy, jealousy, bitterness, anger, lust and hatred from you. And in every situation you encounter, your thoughts are to immediately turn to God. In thought and prayer..YOU TURN TO CHRIST FIRST. That's my experience with it.

Do we go to be with the Lord when we die. are do we lay in the grave?

Also ,the trinity over here is very much only a catholic thing .

Hi everyone ,i dont mean to harp on about this or get on anyones nerves ,i have noticed that it seems to be americans that believe that Jesus is actually God ,please correct me if im wrong ,here in the uk the only people that i know for sure believe that ,are catholics ,we have a very strong protestant credo over here so im very much not alone on this side of the pond ,love in Christ to you all .

God is Sovereign. Adam could eat of the Tree of Life and live forever, why didn't he? Adam was The Keeper of The Entire Garden and knew full well what God said of The Tree of Good and Evil. Eve ate, but why did Adam? Why did he forgoe his role as The Keeper of The Garden and everything in it and eat with Eve? Why didn't Adam call upon God when Eve brought him the fruit thereof? Why did Adam fall into sin if there was no knowledge by him of Evil? My answers: God is Sovereign.

Dear Sister Margaret,

You will find God's 10 Commandments in your bible in Exodus chapter 20 verses 1-17.

You will find many, many references to these commandments throughout your bible in the old and new testaments.

Jesus and his apostles followed God's ten commandments. And Jesus said:

John 14:15

"If ye love me, keep my commandments."

Jesus also said:

John 15:10

"If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love."

You will find there are many people today, even on this web site that will minimize or disregard God's 10 Commandments.

God Bless

Sonja Todd on Isaiah 43

I can't give you any behavioral advise, but I do have a comment on the subject. Every passage in the Bible regarding homosexuality always puts it in a foul light, even to infer that they are an aberration in need of repenting.

If God made a person that way, and by no fault of their own, why would God want to harm His creations? The Word of God is calling these people out, the people whom he himself cross-wired. Something seems awry for the regular homosexuals of the deal. Could God be speaking of people that are perverted, sexual gluttons, like the late residents of Sodom and Gomorrah? Could God's message have been tampered with, or lost in translation? Can anyone translate the texts in question? Thank you.

The Mark of the beast is not an injection or a trick by the Devil, it will be a conscious decision to follow the Devils way or choose the way of God, the mark will not be a mark that is imprinted on your hand or head, but because of your decision you take and the way you live they will know you.

Thank. You, Dear God, for all !!!!!

Hello Harley. I doubt if this passage is what you're thinking of, but it's the closest that I can think of that fulfils your requirements.

Leviticus 25:10: "And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile(e) unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family."

This whole chapter speaks about God's commandment to Israel concerning the Year of Jubilee. This was different to every seventh year that was a Sabbath of rest for the land - to refrain from planting & harvesting. The Year of Jubilee was seven Sabbaths of years (i.e. 49 years), at which time, on the fifteeth year, the proclamation would go out to that all slaves, those of Israel who were bonded to another as servants, matters of property sales, the state of the poor, etc., would find relief & be freed from their obligations. If the matter was about a person, they were set free to return to their homes. And all this was to remind Israel that they are bond-servants to God, were once in slavery in Egypt, but were freed from them by God's Hand & Power. Likewise, Israel ought to deal favourably with others as God dealt with them.

And 1 Kings 4:25 comes to mind: "And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon." Under King Solomon, Judah & Israel found peace so each person (family) were able to live securely in their own home (or, under his vine..under his fig tree).

However, if you're thinking of a New Testament verse, then if you could expand on the quote you gave.