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I believe therefore have I spoken I was greatly afflicted i said in my haste All men are liars what shall i render unto the lord for all his benefits towards me Amen

Amen Brother Fred:

A seed planted, matures into a seed harvested, the seed harvested ALWAYS is exactly like the SEED planted, the seed is the word of God, and the word of God is Christ: if Christ be planted IN YOU, then at the death of this body, the SEED, Christ (eternal life) will be harvested.

Colossians 1:27 ....this mystery .......Christ in you ..............

Brother Luke:

Enoch and Elijah are not the only two people in history that did not die but were translated into the presence of God. Anyone from the time of pentecost until the present that have been born again of the word of God, through the works of the cross, have not seen death. The two witnesses to this truth is Mosses and the prophets.

John 11:26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me (truth and life) SHALL NEVER DIE .....

Titus 1:2 In hope of ETERNAL LIFE, which God , that cannot lie, promised (witnessed by Mosses and the prophets) before the world began;

Yes Sir,

Traditions of men, how they make void the word of God, Man's wisdom, philosophy, mans wisdom how it can throw you a curve, penalty can be read of doing so in 2 John 1:5: beginning in verse 5 I should say, where we easily can become a partaker of deeds; there's nothing new under the sun, we know from the book of Ecclesiasties where it tells us how we can be happy/blessed in theese flesh bodies.

Most Holiday's have been perverted/twisted by man, take Christmas for example, Christ wasn't born in December, He was conceived.

So it's the philosophy of man that have twisted traditions that we love and enjoy and partake in.

I love Christmas, I just celebrate it differently since.

I mark joseph mcdonald have taken many years too read this book word by word sentence by sentence paragraph by paragraph and have not added to the words or taken away from the words or prohpecies of this book from beginning too the end. i started with the very opening statments and have done so with all my heart with all my spirit that father god our great creator has given my soul with his word too do. i believe with all my heart mind body soul love and life and strength that jesus christ is truly the son of god he came from father god of heaven too teach us all and too show us all a better way too live and too love one another through his father and from the word of life through our lord jesus christ forever and forever amen.

I think Job and Hosea are my two favorite books in the Bible. Both of them are very important, and they remind me of what to do in life

Is the body of Christ more than the church? How does the body look to you ? Does it have an outline, can you see it? If you are seeing an outline ,than you are beginning to see the big picture. A picture of the risen Son of God, who is sanctifying us, redeeming us continuously, In and through His resurrection that fills all things!

The baptism we received, teaches us that we must die, being raised again into new life! This is the beginning of a new life even as a seed planted, it must die that it may bring forth life!

We are all born for a purpose. Living a life, working and raising children, these are the blessings that we see. Loving one another according to His will, having dominion over the earth, being fruitful and multiplying! Honoring our Parents!

If you believe these things, then you are well on your way to seeing the big picture! A picture that none of us could ever imagine.

Repent and be Baptized

If you want counsel like few others read the book of James .

Simple direct and to the point , you will not have a lot of questions, but answers after reading it . He was the first to be martyred. He must have been the most influential as well .

Even some of the reformers that left the Catholic Church struggled with James teaching , remember James was close to Jesus and got it very well right . Enjoy and put down those commentaries .

Richard H, IMO, I believe that Elijah and Enoch will be the two witnesses in Jerusalem. After all, they would be the only two men in history that did not die (aside from the ones who were taken to Heaven by Jesus upon his return) but they will die at the hands of the Beast's Israeli servants. Moses died and amazingly enough, he may have even wrote that before he did as he is the purported author of the Pentateuch.

Levi, I don't know how you live your life, but I am yet to run into a Christian that doesn't like traditions. It is the traditions that require sacrifice that we seem to have a problem with. Think of all the traditions around us... Christmas, Christmas trees, Christmas gifts, wedding rings, walking the bride down the isle, graduations, senior night at the ball game just to name a few. Sometimes when we aren't the ones in charge of a church our minds can become contentious with things we would like changed and call them the "traditions of men". It is a blessing to be a peacemaker and submit to one another.

Whereas in the food laws, eating unclean foods are not a sin, but are an abomination unto you.

Is good advice yeah!, Is still a sin, most often yeah! only thing is abomination means, disgusting or detesting unto Him or unto you as the text may infer, it depends for example Proverbs 29:27 An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.

This revelation through the Holy Spirit given unto us, is eternal as the life it represents is. Our lives are even as Paul's who are led by the spirit into the heavenly realm. A realm we as believers look into, a realm of the revealed gifts of the knowledge and wisdom that overflows to those who love Him. Even so , we must be on constant guard to those things that keep us from this glory, setting aside the sin that so easily besets us. This sin keeps us from the full revelation of the glory we have in the here and now!

This glory God revealed to Paul, even while in the desert for 14 yrs. before finally meeting and entering into the ministry. A time of reconciliation that would become the foundation of His teaching and preaching. Even when we think God is not using us, even while in the spiritual lull, God is shaping us up for the next meeting!

Thank you for your response, surely Paul was overwhelmed when He received letters such as yours

We are all disciples in Christ! stay in word! Repent and be Baptized

This revelation through the Holy Spirit given unto us, is eternal as the life it represents is. Our lives are even as Paul's who are led by the spirit into the heavenly realm. A realm we as believers look into, a realm of the revealed gifts of the knowledge and wisdom that overflows to those who love Him. Even so , we must be on constant guard to those things that keep us from this glory, setting aside the sin that so easily besets us. This sin keeps us from the full revelation of the glory we have in the here and now!

This glory God revealed to Paul, even while in the desert for 14 yrs. before finally meeting and entering into the ministry. A time of reconciliation that would become the foundation of His teaching and preaching. Even when we think God is not using us, even while in the spiritual lull, God is shaping us up for the next meeting!

Thank you for your response, surely Paul was overwhelmed when He received letters such as yours

We are all disciples in Christ! stay in word! Repent and be Baptized

I see Him sitting at the well my friend!

It's the same here in 1 Peter 1:3 as is in John 3:1-7 begat us again, born again ,,, it's the physical birth into these flesh bodies.

When we receive Christ we then become of A (New Nature)

A "church" is supposed to be a place where God's word is taught. Nowhere in the Bible does it say a building makes a church. The Bible also warns us of "Traditions of Men" and churches that teach and promote these "Traditions of Men" instead of the true word. The tools are available to us to fully understand God's word. Learn to "test" your "teachers" and never put too much trust in man.

This is the first of a number of "impreccatory" Psalms. The conundrum in the minds of some today is that desiring our enemies to be destroyed somehow is contradicting the N.T. sayings of Christ to "love our enemies". We should see; however that in the GENERAL case of the fate of the wicked such sentiments (if I can use that word) toward the Pharisees were; shall we say not exactly "politially correct" at best; and led to most if not all of the TEN attempts on the life of Christ before the crucifixion. We should look at it in terms of the final fate of the unredeemed as Revelation states in chapter 21; verse 27 nothing "unclean" enters the holy city. This is fairly close to the reaction toward those in hell as seen at the end of Isaiah 66.

God surely gets no "pleasure in the death of the wicked". ( Ezekiel 18:32). To understand David correctly we must see it as the Holy Spirit and inspired scripture; although there were those enemies of his that he wanted to see eliminated. It wasn't for the sake of a personal vendetta; as can be seen by his patience with the "anointed of the Lord" ( 1 Samuel 24:6). Even when his own sin took Saul; David mourned over his death. We can look at Judas Iscariot and the prophecy ( Psalm 41:9). This was a man deliberately chosen and called who was predestined to be the son of perdition. Nonetheless; giving him the sop was said to be something honoring a person right before Satan entered him and he went off to betray him. (see John 13:29). Loving our enemies therefore is personal; whereas our attitude toward destruction is impersonal. Only God can make the personal judgment; and tdhat is impartial.

Therefore; the general message is the blessing of rightous (verse 11 and 12) and the destruction of the wicked because of their sins making them deserving of such a fate.

Hi Robert. The word in Greek refers to 'begetting again or begetting into a new life'. I suppose the thought is as expressed by our Lord in John 3:1-7 in His encounter with Nicodemus & also again referred to by Peter in 1 Peter 1:23, where "born again" is used to denote that we were born once (physically) & the second time (spiritually). Thus, those who have come to Christ in faith have had two births, hence being "begotten again" (a second time).

doctrine of the Nicolaitans

What is it?

Genesis 14:12,14,16,

The Bible is interesting about "brother" generations after Esau & Jacob the brotherhood was still very significant to GOD.= Obadiah 1:10,12,13,14,15,

Jesus speaking : Matthew 12:47-50, John 1:12

If we can call each other "bro, brother," in slang in our society, just relation in sporting ....? Is it the Son of GOD reference? 2Peter 2, note 2Peter 2:7-9, Romans 8:14, Hebrews 11,

Hopefully these are helpful

why does Peter say in Ch 1 verse 3 begotten us AGAIN

Acts 1, Acts 2, Acts 10:36-48,

Hopefully these are helpful

Job 38, Job 39, Job 40:20, hopefully these are helpful

To add: GOD was able to deliver Noah, Lot, he has a promise & is able to deliver us, HIS children during those days. They weren't taken out of the world, the were there, right in the events, but precisely spared. 2Peter 2, note 2Peter 2:9.

Btw. This website has a search box, top left, under JKV or 1611 that you can search words, phrases even modified search for partial word. If you type Prop in "search bar" on this site. It will come back with "modify search" then, "partial word search" 20 pages to sort through. Then "sort by order" major study, key! You can do this with any study. It should be great to study alongside & with. Proverbs 27:17,

Matthew 24, Mark 13, Revelation 16:13, Revelation 19:20, Revelation 20:10,

Numbers 12:6-8,

Hopefully these are helpful

In Genesis when God made man earth et of His own kind. He made cattle in their kind. Who had cattle

Fred,

Just so you know, many people read posts & don't comment. Your posts that I've been led to read are inspiring, insightful, encouraging Spirit filled, edifying to the Body & interesting points to consider. I'm glad & thankful you're here. Interesting point too, do you think Paul ever considered the vast reaching of his letters? It's beyond comprehension. The amazing way inspired by The HOLY Spirit Paul/they included 'others' in faith. 1Corinthians 1:1-2, Ephesians 1:1, Might not have ever realized those would be included in the Old Testament forming a HOLY Bible.

Likewise we don't know the impact of words & actions (written, spoken, texted &/or typed) lived out. GOD help us be faithful with our words, to good & not evil, to edifying not discourage. 2Corinthians 3:2,

Hello, laws are laws too, but also have very different degrees of severity from accidental theft to mass murder. In a court of law, assuming no political bias, if judges are honest they will punish one way more severely than the other.

I see no evidence that God views sin differently. Sin is sin, but sins are likewise very different in severity. Some who love sin may be incentivized to say something like "sin is sin" to try to downplay their own sins and disgrace to God.

I couldn't find any verses saying that all sins are the same, but found verses saying sins are different:

John 19:11

Also, Jesus clearly says that all sins can be forgiven except for one and if you commit that sin then you will NOT be forgiven. Matthew 12:31-32 So violating this seems to be a fast ticket to hell. In this age of assumed self-righteousness and hatred towards Jesus, this should be a wake up call and deeply scare some people.

In Proverbs 6:16-19 God lists 6 sins He hates. This again, is another list separate from other sins.

Already in these 3 verses we see different treatment of sin in terms of severity, so it would seem hard to conclude that mass murder is exactly the same as telling a white lie. God already tells us through these verses there is a difference.

Some assume that James 2:10 suggests that all sin is the same, but that's not what it says. Those who by works try to be perfect and fulfill the "whole law" are going to fail, and even if someone violates 1 law of 1000 laws, for instance, someone obeying 99.9% of the law still is not fulfilling the "whole law" of 100% and is thus a sinner. This verse doesn't say all sins are exactly the same, but is about being a transgressor and not keeping the whole law.

If anyone has any verses in the Bible saying "all sins are exactly the same" then we can look into this more, but I am not aware of any such verse in the Bible.

2 Corinthians 5:10 is another verse on this topic.

1Thessalonians 5:17, Matthew 6, Luke 18, Mark 11:22-26,