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Hi everyone. I am just asking one prayer request. I am expecting a baby next week on the 21. I have been having a few contractions here and there, but nothing major. Please pray that I will be able to naturally have the baby as planned and that everything will go well and that there would be no complications or problems before, during, and after the baby is born. Thanks!

Hi Steve,

Yes, Jesus did send Paul to preach Christs Gospel - not a different gospel!

Paul and all of the apostles observed God's 10 Commandments per the scriptures.

Paul and the Apostles taught both Jews and Gentiles to follow God's Commandments, including the 4th Commandment, Keep holy the Sabbath Day.

Acts 13:42

"And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath."

Acts 13:44

"And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God."

Under the "New Covenant" which is the Church of Jesus Christ, consists of Jews and Gentiles, and they are all treated the same! No difference. Remember the Gentiles were a wild olive tree. The believing Gentiles branches from the wild olive tree have been grafted into the original Jewish olive tree. Those that produce good fruit can stay in place and thrive. If a branch does not produce it is broken off and burned.

Jesus Christ asks us to keep the Commandments. John 14:15 "If ye love me, keep my commandments." How can we say we love Jesus, but then we don't try our best to follow the Commandments? The answer" You can't love Jesus and NOT keep "The Commandments"!

As Christian's (Christ Followers) we need to pick up our crosses and follow Jesus, and in doing so, pray that the Holy Spirit will help us along, in the ongoing struggle to follow all of Jesus/God's commands! This then, would be in conformance with the scripture, that show us that Paul, Peter, and all of the Apostles had their own personal struggles to follow and keep God's Commandments.

In summary, Paul does not cancel anything that Jesus taught and instructed in His Gospel.

GB you

I definitely will!

I have seven kids. David, Ellie, Kristen, Ruth, Joseph, Noah, Melissa, and am expecting another, whom we've named Moses, next week. David is 11, Ellie is 10, Kristen is 9, Ruth is 7, Joseph is 5, Noah is 3, and Melissa just turned 2. Actually, I do have a prayer request and will post this on the prayer request side too. If you could pray that my labor and delivery for Moses will go as planned and go well, that would be very much appreciated. I've been having a few minor contractions here and there, but nothing major. He's scheduled to be born on July 21, but he may come sooner than that. I'm planning on having a natural birth. I've had natural birth's for all of my kids, except when I had Kathryn (who died prematurely in February 2010) because of early birth. If you want to hear how my labor and delivery went, you'll need to find the username CreatingProjects2 on Ravelry and privately message her on that. I haven't had time to get on any social media yet, so my husband's sister is like the social poster for the family. If you aren't on Ravelry, I would suggest to get on it to find out how it went.

In case you're curious, Ravelry is a platform that all crocheters, knitters, spinners, ect can use to keep track of their projects, so on and so forth. People still get on it even if they don't crochet, knit, spin, ect, so even if you don't do any of that, you can still get on it. If you do get on Ravelry, let me know what your username is so that my husband's sister can find you, friend you, and privately message you letting you know how it went. I know, I'm picky, but I've always been this way, even when all my other kids were born.

Have a blessed night!

Abigail

Jesus will return a second time ?

the evil one does not want you to ask for help.... im glad you did. the evil one wants to keep you separated and feeling alone, it is how he weakens you.... by slowly grinding at you, making you feel weaker and weaker... until you have no strength left.Dont feel alone .because you are NOT alone....you are NOT weak...you are NOT separate from god....nor are you separated from your brothers and sisters...and god the father, the most holy all powerful god of love ,of light,of healing and of strength....is always with you. remember the most beautiful all powerful god,will not carry you up the mountain... but he ALWAYS will give you a means to climb the mountain or he will give you a way out of your fear.. your weakness your pain ..etc. ,etc. he LOVES you, LOVES you, LOVES you ,more than you could even emagine..and I love you also....see you are NEVER ALONE MY CHILD!!!!! only BELIEVE....BELIEVE in the lord your god jesus Christ....jesus bless you beloved in jesus name, AMEN...

You are free to believe what you wish. The Bible does not teach what you said. Church tradition teaches this. please do a word search on the word Gentile/Gentiles in the NT. Paul is your Apostle because the Bible says so over and over not me. Matt 10:5-6, Matt 15:24. The entire OT teaches that when Israel accepts it's Messiah then Israel would be a light to the Gentiles. This is what Jesus came to be; Israel's Messiah. When Israel rejected Christ, Jesus called Paul specifically to be the minister to the Gentiles, because Jesus did not minister to Gentiles other than one exception when a Gentile showed great faith. Rom 15:8, Rom 15:16.

I guess o didn't explain what I meant well enough. Yes literally she thinks bodily that Jesus is already on this earth and that we have to be totally Holy in our carnel bodies if we are to be able to enter Heaven.

I mean "Fighting for the Faith"

Dear Prodigal, I will prau for you tonight.

Dear Heavenly Father, draw this "prodigal" back into Your "house" today. Give him the strength and grace to turn his life around and leave behind these sinful things that entangle him and hold him captive. Release him from the bondage of these sinful things and deliver him from all of the temptations, desires, and addiction that accompanies these behaviors. Father, this man is desiring a changed life. Change him, Father! This man is wanting to live rightly, make him able to do so! Fill him up with Your Holy Spirit so that he can do your will in his life.

We ask these things of You, Father, int he name of Your Son, Jesus, Amen.

Hello Mary. There were two Enochs mentioned in the Bible. The first one is given in Genesis 4:16-18: after Cain went to dwell in the land of Nod, he 'knew' his wife, & she bore a son, Enoch. We don't know Cain's wife's name.

Then in Genesis 5:18, following in the godly line of Seth, we read of Jared. And a son was born to him, named Enoch. Again, the wife is not mentioned, as was often the case - possibly to confine the lineage to the male descendants & how people were 'categorized' in those days (i.e. son of a father). And Genesis chapter 5 goes on to share a little more of this Enoch, that he was a godly man & God had taken him to Heaven before the end of his days (vv 21-24).

Dear Steve,

I, for one, believe that Jesus is our Teacher (the ultimate "apostle" sent by God) to show us the way of salvation. His words are for me and all people, not just for the Jews. To replace Jesus with Paul as our main teacher is a slap in the face to our Lord who sacrificed Himself for us. Paul's teachings uphold the teachings of Jesus, not supersede them nor replace them.

Barbara,

I found a good explanation of "holy" on the site "Got Questions"

What does it mean that God is holy? and also an article you can click on at the bottom of this article mentioned that speaks about how believers are called to be holy. I recommend reading it.

Reply to Postmyers 567: Elijah has yet to come to preach in the tribulation as predicted by Malachi.

Barbara,

If I may share something with you on the word holy. First, I would like to say that there's some truth to what this person is saying. If you remember years ago, a bracelet they were selling with the letters WWJD on it? It stood for What Would Jesus Do. At first I thought that would be something "cool" to wear. I mean, what would Jesus do if He were in my situation? But since then, I found out the entire message read "What would Jesus do if He were here." Well, now that WWJD message does not sit right with me. Why? Because He is here. I know He's not here physically, but He's here in the form of His Spirit, and He lives in me.

The word holy, the word saint, the word sanctify, and the word sanctification all come from the same Greek word (HAGIOS). The word HAGIOS means to be set apart. As believers who have been born of God's Spirit, we are holy, or set apart. But please know that being holy has nothing to do with our human performance. Many see the word holy and think it's something we must strive to be, and they put forth a lot of effort to become holy, or "Christlike." and they work hard at it. But being holy simply means that we have been set apart for God's purposes.

We who have received Christ have been sanctified (HAGIOS/set apart), we are saints by calling (HAGIOS/set apart), and we are holy (HAGIOS/set apart). Again, being holy has nothing to do with human performance. It is God's Spirit in us that has made us holy, and it is God's Spirit in us that God will see one day when we stand before Him.

That may be why this person is saying we must be holy to enter into heaven, not because of anything we've done, but because the Spirit that lives in us, He is holy. God makes us holy by giving us His Spirit, setting us apart from the world, and using us for His glory

Without knowing what this person truly believes, I cannot say one way or another that I can fully agree or disagree. I just wanted to share my thoughts on the word holy.

God Bless!!!

I appreciate your explanation. Very good. Thank you!

I am seeking prayers, I am currently dealing with a constant fear and dread. As in anxiety, over everything. Paranoia. It's an uncontrollable sense of fear in my mind and gut, that I try very hard to get rid of. I want to trust and have faith, in Jesus Christ. I just want to feel more safe and secure, to have a sound mind, and protection. Spiritually, physically, and mentally.

Thank you so much.I will forward this to my sister.

You are a blessing and I thank God for you.

Heb 4:3 (KJV) For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

Heb 4:4 (KJV) For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.

Heb 4:5 (KJV) And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest.

Heb 4:6 (KJV) Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:

Heb 4:7 (KJV) Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

Heb 4:8 (KJV) For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.

Malachi 4 is speaking of Christs first coming and the destruction of jerusalem which are connected together...its a remarkable chapter...

verse 1

For, Behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven - The destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans in 70 A.D.

And all the proud - This is in reference to Mal 3:15 of the preceding chapter.

The day that cometh shall burn them up - Either by famine, by sword, or by captivity. All those rebels shall be destroyed.

It shall leave them neither root nor branch - A proverbial expression for total destruction. Neither man nor child shall escape.

verse 5

Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet - This is meant alone of John the Baptist, as we learn from Lu 1:17, in whose spirit and power he came.

There are three remarkable predictions in this chapter: -

1. The advent of John Baptist, in the spirit and authority of Elijah.

2. The manifestation of Christ in the flesh, under the emblem of the Sun of righteousness. verse 2

3. The final destruction of Jerusalem, represented under the emblem of a burning oven, consuming every thing cast into it.

These three prophecies, relating to the most important facts that have ever taken place in the history of the world, announced here nearly four hundred years before their occurrence, have been most circumstantially fulfilled.

Dear brother.

Are you implying that all 4 gospels by Matthew, Mark, Luke, John are actually Old Testament? So the teachings in Matthew 5-7 are OT teachings? Didn't Jesus change the commandements of OT, by often saying "it was said in the old times...but I say"? Why did He change commandements that were valid for about 1500 years? Just to be valid for the next 3 1/2 years and then... end...the grace begins?(assuming that they were still OT teachings) Sorry but this doesn't seem right to me. Changing the commandements shows a change in Testament. Jesus came for the Jews really, to reveal them the grace that was to come and the commandements of God that accompany this grace. Later the apostles, mainly Paul, preached about this same grace to all nations.

Of course the promises given to Israel were actually different from those given to the church. The promises given to Israel were of the form "If you obey Me, then I will bless you with health, riches, possesions etc ...material promises, since salvation and eternal life were yet to be revealed. The promise given to the church is mainly eternal life through the sacrifice of Jesus, but still God is our Father that takes care all of our needs, material and spiritual. Of course we go through difficult situations in life but God promises that we are going to be winners if we rely on Him. There are so many verses about this in the Gospel and I am not going to go over them. I think you need to see the Gospel in a different perception.

GBU

Brother Jesse:

I know this sounds harsh, but I know, that you know, what God's word says.

Pray in this manner: Not my will, but thy will be done.

I also have a grandson who would not leave drugs alone and went to prison twice; but now he has a good job and a family.

Our only comfort is in God's word and the examples in the Bible, one being of Joseph.

Genesis 50:19 And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I IN THE PLACE OF GOD?

Genesis 50:20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; BUT GOD MEANT IT UNTO GOOD, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

Romans 8:28 For we KNOW ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER for good, unto them that love the Lord, to them that are called according to HIS PURPOSE.

We can't see that calling and purpose, Our Father can, he also is the Father of your grandson.

God Bless You.

Amen, nothing compares

The definitions came from the bibles use of the words, the scriptures are provided, and if you read your bible you would know that national Israel received their land promises..

Dear Sir:

I just finished the last book of the Old Testament. Malachi is an interesting book. You know what I dont quite understand when the bible talks about the Earth will dissolve away and the Sun will refuse to shine. Does this mean that the Earth and the Sun will melt like a straw in the furnis. The scientist say we have a million years left. Could this be the rapture where all the good are taken and the rest are left? Like Noahs ark? Noah only needed what he needed.

Please Lord bring comfort to Jennie as she is grieving over husband. Please Holy Spirit bring peace to her heart and perseverance through this difficult season of life that she has the support of family and other Bible based Christians I pray in Jesus name!!

Please consider meditating on James 1:2-4, 2 Timothy 2:1, Psalms 91, Psalms 34.

Please God I ask for Your hand be on Jessie's grandson that is in prison. Please Holy Spirit flow in him with spiritual guidance that through this ordeal, he becomes a testimony for Jesus Christ. I pray in Jesus name!!

Thank you very much for your testimony. Holy Jesus Christ we thank You, You're doing everything new, Lord. Amen.

Martha let me give ya my take on Spirits...The Father and the son are one but 2 distinct beings....Like in the natural the father is greater then his son....But in time the Son becomes equal to his father...And the Father loves it so....He thought it not robbery to be equal to his Father..But he does say that my Father is greater then I...Only the Son died, not his father so they are 2 disctinct beings but both God....When David said the Lord said unto my Lord sit thou at my right hand till i make your enemies your footstool....That 1 lil Scripture proves 2 distinct beings...Both God...This Father and Son relationship begs the Question of a Granson (a heavenly Jacob) and equally important an Israel of God that is gonna be as the stars of heaven in multitiude....Just as Natural Israel was multiplied as the Sands of the Seas...The Israel of GOD is gona be multiplied as the stars of heaven ...Which are spirits ...But these things are hid from the wise and prudent but revealed unto Babes...The H.G. the Granson...That which is born of the spirit is spirit which is the H.G. The Granson....That Heavenly Jacob as in Isaiah 49

.....Without this Abrahamic Trinity....Father, Son and Granson scenario....There cd not have been the 12 tribes....That resulted in the nation of Israel...Like wise in the spiritual realm there has to be an Israel of God....There has to be a perfect Israel....Be ye PERFECT as your father in heaven is PERFECT....Thats y Jesus will go forth to sow his PERFECT seed in humanity....Which are Spirits, The contents of that BOOK..in the fathers right hand...That New Covenant...Which will result in the BABES and SUCKLINGS...The Gransons ...Which are Spirits the H.G...Many as the stars of Heaven...Which answers to our New hearts and new Spirits...an Israel of God...That cannot sin simply b/c they are born of God via that good seed of Christ Jesus....That was the Great Promise that Christ wd be multiplied as the stars of Heaven..We be the woman in birth pains.

The Book of Deuteronomy chapter 11 is the one I was remembering. It has all the verses about parents teaching their children the Bible.

A lot of people ask about Lot and what he allowed to happen. I wonder why.

This might be one to add to the new site for numerous posts on a subject. I have a folder in notes, called People of the Bible. Might be a good topic on the KJV room :D

Brother Steve;

The word of God is about the KINGDOM OF GOD, not heaven or hell.

Acts 28:22 And when they had appointed him (PAUL, who penned a great deal of the New Testament) a day, there came many unto him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified THE KINGDOM OF GOD, persuading them of Jesus, both out of the LAW OF MOSES, and out or the PROPHETS, morning till evening.

Acts 28:30 And Paul dwelt two whole years.

Luke 16:31 And he said unto them, If they hear not MOSES and the PROPHETS, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

Luke 24:45 Then he opened their understanding, (the Holy Ghost is doing the same thing TODAY) that they might understand the SCRIPTURES (Mosses and the PROPHETS) the writings of the new testament DID NOT EXIST.

Christ came to FULFILL the LAW and THE PROPHETS, it's of great necessity to understand MOSSES and those PROPHETS, to understand the KINGDOM OF GOD.

God Bless YOU.