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I love this book so much.

If you have truly repented of your sins and have laid them at the foot of the cross then know this, that God is faithful and will keep Hs promises. Rebuke Satan when he brings these sins back into your thoughts. He wants you to dwell in your past sins but God your Father has a better life for you. A life of freedom, freedom from the burden of sin. You are no longer bound by the law but free from the law. You are secure in the hand of the Father, free from condemnation ( John 5:24, Romans 8:1), and NO one can remove you from His grasp. As soon as your past sins come to mind turn to Jesus in prayer and take Him on His promise. Leave it at the cross. Find a list of God's promises and when you read them know that He made those promises to you and that God cannot break a promise.

The events mentioned of what will happen to the jews have already happened. We are now living in Revelation 12, 13, and chapter 14. The three angles message is about to go forth after the image of the beast is revealed, and all is made to worship the beast whose names are not written in the lamb's book of life. Let him that has wisdom count the number of the beast. Daniel chapter 7 and verse 25 identifies what the antichrist would do. Revelation 12 verse 17 tells us who the real saints of God are and who the final church is. Revelation chapter 19 verse 10 tells us they have the gift of prophecy. The people of God in the last days are not a nation, they are saints from every nation, tribe, tongue, and people. The apostate churches will bring Sunday to the supreme court of the united states and pass it into law then all nations will follow. That is why we are called to worship him who made the earth and the sky and the fountains of waters( Revelation 14 verse 6 and seven).

Also, Exodus chapter 20 verses 8-11 tells us who is the creator and why it is important to take time out to glorify Him. Many today will be caught off guard because they are focused on the wrong things.

Galatians 5 . 14 - 21



If we are led by the Spirit we are not under the law verse 18

If we are doing the works of the flesh verses 19 , 20, 21

I wonder when God clothed Adam and Eve with skins was this the skins of animals. Was this our outer covering.

The grace of God is a free gift given , not our works of any kind even if they fulfill the law like the rich young ruler that refused to follow Jesus .

You can not earn grace it's a gift . But Grace never breaks the laws . We cannot do as we please . If we are led by the spirit of God we do no sin .

Breaking of the law is sin .

As men we can sin by being led into error , or temptation and there is forgiveness, to be found Jesus is now in heaven and is faithful to foregive us our sins if we confess them !

is the lord speaking of Revelation 22 19 or is this for the entire Bible?

For years, both Israel & Judah continually turned their faces from serving God to serve idols & commit other sins. For this, they went into captivity as punishment. But the Lord promised them to bring them out of captivity & so we read (of Judah) in Jeremiah 29:10-14, where the Lord said that after 70 years He will visit them again & they will once again call upon the Name of the True God, they will pray to Him, & He will listen to Him; they will seek Him & find Him when they search for Him with all their heart.

Proverbs 16:7, "When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him."

Maddie, even though this Proverb may not seem relevant, I think it shows us that if we please the Lord by doing his Will & exuding Christ-likeness, then even our enemies will not be able to deny our position & of those who can rationalize this new behaviour, will confess that it is the Lord Who hath done this.

I'm sure your parents never thought ill of you, rather it was your desire to present yourself in the best light to them. What matters, as you say, is how God sees you - His precious child, & this is all that matters - He will take care of the rest - even using your life & words to testify of His goodness.

Briefly, Daniel, whose name means "God is my Judge", was a statesman in the court of heathen monarchs. He was taken captive as a youth to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar in 605 BC & spent the rest of his long life there as a governmental official & a prophet of the true God. He was the writer of this Book (see Daniel 12:4) as also did Jesus Christ identified him as a prophet ( Matthew 24:15, Mark 13:14). Throughout his life, Daniel was uncompromising & faithful to his God.

His times: after King Nebuchadnezzar's death & the eventual appointment of Belshazzar his son, Daniel fell from favour with the Babylonians, but was recalled back to interpret the writing that appeared at Belshazzar's feast (5:13). Daniel was also made one of three presidents under Darius (6:1-3). His ministry was to testify, through his personal life & prophecies, to God's Power. Though Israel was in exile, Daniel told them that God had not deserted them, & Daniel also revealed many details about God's Plan for them in the future. He also traced the course of the Gentile world powers from his own day right up to the second coming of Christ. Daniel wrote this prophecy in about the year 537 BC.

Donna, there are examples in the Bible of those who suicided. One is in 1 Samuel 31:4, when King Saul wanted his armour-bearer to kill him as he was wounded in the battle. He refused, so Saul "fell upon his own sword" & his armour-bearer seeing this & the implications that would have upon him, also did likewise. There is also Samson ( Judges 16:26-30) who with his great strength from the Lord, pulled down the pillars of the building that he was prisoner in, thus killing himself & many Philistines that were gathered there. And then we have Judas Iscariot ( Matthew 27:3-5) who hanged himself after he realized his sin in betraying Jesus.

So even though we have instances of suicide, I don't believe the Bible ever talks specifically about it as being sin. Why we say that suicide is sin, is because by definition, it is self-murder & wilful murder in any form is sin. I know that one who contemplates suicide does so under very trying mental, emotional & physical conditions - a good friend of mine having taken his own life because of severe multiple sclerosis. I tried my best to encourage him & give him hope, but the pain & loss of movement was too much & made existence meaningless. Every avenue should be resorted to so that such a desperate person may receive help & counsel & most cities have a Lifeline phone number to assist.

I appreciated your comment very much Andrew. The teacher/student relationship & accompanying responsibility is a serious one as that 'union' will require much care & consideration of one other. The teacher: that he teaches correctly & with well supported references & appropriate illustrations; & the student: that he learns in all humility & sense a liberty to question or require amplification of that which is before him. The teacher must also be prepared to listen & carefully weigh the propositions or other possibilities that the student presents, even as elementary or unenlightened they may be. When a student has such confidence in his teacher, even as the teacher seeks to impart knowledge with the intent of shaping the mind & character of his student, then an outcome of real & lasting change can be expected. And for you to determine & identify those Spiritual Gifts & character that the Lord so bestows upon the student, will be the catalyst for him to verify & build up on it.

A pastor truly led of the Spirit & so blessed to receive an observation or revelation from his congregant, should with all desire entertain such an occasion, knowing that his ministry is bearing fruit & his member(s) are using their times at home to more useful sacred purposes. Sadly, many pastors often only expect doctrinal or textual criticism & highlighting of their shortcomings at the end of the Lord's Day message. Your encouragement of him will also strengthen his resolve & add to his faith & walk in the Lord. Keep up the good work Andrew & the Lord bless you.

In my opinion, if an embryo should die or a new born baby or a child who is of the age of pre-accountability lives, then that embryo or infant would go to be with the Lord. As all humans are born with a sin nature (thanks to our first parents), that nature doesn't preclude us from Heaven. It is when we commit sin because of that nature, going against the Word & Will of God, that we are accountable to God & so the need for salvation comes at an early point in human life. If the woman, in your question, is born again & she carries a child within her, then both she & her unborn would be raised in the Rapture. If the woman is unsaved, the child would still be saved.

But these are my views only & based on my understanding of mankind's culpability because of sin within him & the non-culpability of the innocent child who has not sinned.

Just to add to the other good comments given. When you have truly repented (deep contrition for our sins against a Holy God & against man) & found forgiveness that is promised from God's Word ( 1 John 1:9), then you are indeed in a right standing in God's Eyes ( Ephesians 1:3-6). If after what you have done & God has promised to do for you & in you, you still feel guilt over those sins & have no joy or peace, it seems that you have not left those sins at the foot of the cross (i.e. laid your sins upon Jesus Who came for this very purpose).

You need to determine in your heart & mind to leave them behind at the Cross & trust God for doing this & accepting you. Do you have a real sense of the Holy Spirit in you working in some ways to confirm the holy transaction that has been done? Or is this teaching of the Spirit still a mystery & an absence in your experience? Are you prepared to stand on God's Word, believing in what it says to you, or rather wanting your mind to believe & dwell on things that are past, that which was forgiven & forgotten? Sometimes the memory of our past sins can remain with us, but they shouldn't cause us to doubt God anymore, thus losing our joy & peace.

One also needs to be conscious of the lion that prowls, Satan, the enemy of God & of your soul. He not only blinds & deceives the world to disbelieve in God, but more so, attacks God's children in many ways. And one way is to create doubt (as he did with Adam & Eve) & fear. It may be that he is reaching out to you in this way to keep you bound, restless, & removing the peace that you should be enjoying. At those times at night, call out to your Heavenly Father, claim His promises to you & command the spirit of fear to depart. In your waking hours, stay alert by attending to the Word of God & prayer - Satan hates it when we do that & the Spirit of God will minister to you.

I wonder why John wrote nothing about the ascension???

Some may say we don't live by the law but by grace , that's partly true .

Romsns 8 .2

The law of the spirit ....

The spirit of God NEVER breaks the laws , but rather fulfills them or goes above them , but never contrary to them by doing what they forbid .

God said He would put His spirit within us so we could keep the laws , the flesh is weak and cannot keep the laws in general .

1 John 3 v 20, 21

God looks upon our hearts , and tries them and knows them better than we do .

The heart is the very depth of our soul and spirit and mind .

If our mind is unsettled or restless we need to trust the Lord .

Yes the devil can condemn us in our thoughts and unsettle us if permitted to do so .

Get your heart right with God , it's the heart where all starts .

We can not do anything about the past unless we are able to right a wrong . For example if I stole a sweater from my neighbor I would return it , if that's impossible then that's understood by God . He knows everything. Confessions of sin sometimes requires righting a wrong .

I'm not saying this is your case but consider it .

If our heart condemn us not then we are good with God !

And we can then stand on the word , and trust in the name of the Lord Jesus ....

There was a man called George Muller of Bristol , England

Back in the eighteen hundreds.

I have read of many famous Christian or said to be Christians . And GM impressed me the most by his testimony and Godly living . I highly recommend anyone looking into his life , much of it is available on line . God answered all his prayers large and small , he was a man of the Bible , he went to seminary and could speak 5 or more languages.

He stated that he could learn more reading the Bible being led by the Holy Spirit in a few hrs than a month in seminary .

A must read for any serious student , he shares his methods of prayer and reading the Bible , priceless knowledge, you will learn something, he was a Bible man . My kind of person !

In the day of the rapture,,what happens to woman with child,, expecting a baby..

If someone advises you you are free to remarry, they have no understanding of what law is , laws can not be broken , without being a law breaker and guilty of and deserving the consequences.

A person that brakes a law can be forgiven in true repentance. But they can not continue in the sin because they are forgiven, that's just crazy , but some people's understanding of law is crazy too .

Like Donna, I am asking, praying, seeking for a healing. My fervid prayer is not for me but for my sweet son, Mike, who has become morbidly obese. He has turned 41. i am in great fear for his health. Please pray with me that his appetite will be diminished, that his legs will be able to hold him up to exercise. thank you all.

When guilt attacks, counter it with what Jesus Christ has done for us:

For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. ( 2Corinthians 5:21)

John chapter 15 is a valuable resource for revival and renewal. In particular, our continually abiding in Jesus Christ will keep us from becoming withered branches.

The letter to the Ephesians gives us a glorious inventory of what we have been blessed with in Jesus Christ and how to make good use of our inheritance.

1 Peter chapter 1 shows us that by faith we can rejoice even in the heaviness put on us by manifold temptations.

You know, was studying Galatians 6:6 here and realized I memorized it in the KJV. let him "communicate all good things....". Funny, my original understanding of that verse was that IF the Lord inspires me with some revelation (actual "epipheny") by what the teacher instructs and/or in my own time & Bible study the Lord should reveal deeper things to me- Then it is my responsibility to come back to the Pastor or teacher and share with them the things which the Lord has recently revealed to me.... In other words, blessing the leader that I've been studious before the Lord and because of the leader's oversight, I've grown in understanding and revelation of God's Word.- Also this blesses "the teacher" with a form of submission in God's Holiness and instruction, showing him good faith that I'm a "good soldier" under the teacher's tutelage. (Yes, I appreciate the online studies which show in other versions clearly that the student/members should with humility and gratitude physically support or encourage the pastors and teachers in leadership- something often lacking in today's Western congregations /individual membership).- Still, I like my original King James understanding and since I'm in a present mentoring role, this is one of the verses I'm going to show my Bible student and it's various interpretations, not so I can physically gain from him, but so as he moves forward-soon w/o my influence that he can go on to become a better, more-disciplined and committed disciple-follower of Christ Himself; also as he similarly has a gift of "teaching" and has been resistant in being willing to acknowledge the obvious gifts (where he has taught in secular forums of the past) and thus submit himself to other church leadership for future training and practical use of his God-given talents. (don't worry, praise the Lord, he is getting there even presently). Amen.- God Bless all the sincere students and servants of the Lord and of His Word.

What is written in God's word about suicide

Thank you

Wesley's Notes for 1 Corinthians 10:24

His own only, but another's welfare also.

People's Bible Notes for 1 Corinthians 10:24

Let no man seek his own. In asserting rights; consider the interests of others first.

Timothy Wayne George Comment: on 1 Corinthians 10:24 10 yrs ago

Let no man seek his own good but the good of his neighbor We should do all we can to make our neighbor wealthy by imparting some wisdom in life that will help him to get ahead The Lord will always bless you when you put the needs of your neighbor ahead of your own That is what the Lord requires of us to do justly love mercy and walk humbly before the Lord When we do this the Lord will reward us with many blessings more than we can hold.

Mishael, for us to read again

I've seen people use a swimming pool for baptisms. A hot tub too.

I was already Baptized by the Holy Spirit, but I went to a church to be baptized in water to show the spirits that were bothering me; that I belonged to Jesus forevermore. I wasn't ever going "back to Egypt". (Sin). It's not mandatory; But I felt really free of the past me, after I did it.

Some families really make a celebration when a family member is water baptised. It's a moment of joy that lasts forever.

I don't think I believe in baptizing infants. They get told all their lives that their salvation is a done deal; but they suffer lives of sinfulness, drugs, and more. Believing that all is fine with what they are doing. Some even commit suicide.

Just like me, you have to learn what it means to be born again into Christ and experience the Baptism of the Holy Spirit: who instantly comes inside to indwell the Temple of God inside of us. It's up to us not to grieve Him or to quench His Presence.

Jesus said you can curse me or even my Father; but DO NOT BLASPHEME the Holy Spirit! Of whom you are Sealed, unto the day of redemption. People can wantonly sin away their day of Grace. The Holy Spirit tried to pull us out of the fires of hell, but people do what is in their hearts.

If you are sitting on the Throne of your own heart, and worshipping Yourself, without any regard for other people... you may be self-deceived.

As my friends in Church say: get your business straight with God!!

We KNOW things aren't right between us and God. So turn around, and walk back to Your Father and REDEDICATE your life to Him! Before it's too late. Google a prayer of rededication and mean it this time. Get on your knees and put him on the throne of your heart.

He's coming back any day now! Be ready. Time is SHORT. All the signs are appearing as Jesus said in Matthew 24.

Mishael

Tithing

I think what happened is your reading from a Bible that is in paragraphs. The scripture number is within the paragraph. You saw verse 11 and it was next to numeral "10" and you thought it was 11 leper's.

I've never seen that before, but it happened today. :D

God bless you.

The Great Commission of Matthew 28:19 is one of the greatest commands in the Bible. Jesus told his disciples to "GO". We are to go therefore and teach all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the HolyGhost. Baptism is essential. If it were not, Jesus would not have given us this command. We Must baptize by immersion, the way they did it in biblical times, in the NAME of the Father, and of the Son, and HolyGhost. Father, Son, and HolyGhost are not a single name. So what is the name of the Father, and what is the name of the Son, and what is the name of the HolyGhost. Jesus said in St. John 17:6 that He manifested the name of the Father to the world. Colossians clearly tells us that all of Godhead rest in Jesus( Colossians 2:9). Therefore, we are to be baptized in the Name of Jesus. None of the apostles baptized using the titles Father, Son, and HolyGhost. They understood the Great Commission that He gave them. Jesus is the Name of the Father, Son, and the HolyGhost. He is the Father in creation. All things were made by Him(John1:3). He is the Son in redemption; for without the shedding of blood, there would be no remission of sin. God is a Spirit. The invisible God became visible in flesh(John1:14; Isaiah 40:3; 1Timothy3:16; Revelation 1:13; Colossians 2:9, etc) Jesus is the HolyGhost that fell on believers in the upper room ( Acts 2:4). No one in biblical times was baptized any other way--except in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. This Great Commission is going all over the world. Jesus is the Messiah, He is the name of Savior of the world. Neither is there salvation in any other for there is no other name under heaven given whereby we must be saved( Acts 4:12). Therefore, we must adhere to the words of the Great Commission given by our Savior and go into the world baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the HolyGhost. Teaching them to observe all things, and lo I am with you even unto the end of the world

The Historicity of Daniel