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Where do it begin? almost died at age of 7 or 8 with a horrible case of scarlet fever. years later would be diagnosed with cervical cancer. jesus in his infinite wisdome & mercy showed grace to a women who was lost and undone. how patient he has been with me over the years. in the last year he has taken nothing and made something out of it. and it is all him. i do love him with all my heart and following him until he calls me home or raptures the church whichever comes first.

do want to share something though. a few weeks ago during testimonies at a church service, this dear sister stood up and said " i can't fix my daughter to become saved, but i can continue to pray." those words just kept going over & over in my mind. jesus had sent me another word. for years ive tried to fix people around me even being saved, but you can fix no one. only jesus can. my walk has been hard in that im a nurse and when we have a situation we use our training the good lord allows us and we fix what we can. but when you really realize he is truly in control and let go of the worries of this world, your walk with him becomes so much sweeter. it's been hard to let go, by his grace and mercy i have let go and laying up my treasures in heaven with my masters guidance. we sing a song in your choir called stand still and let god move. people are in a hurry to do this or run there, when we all need to take quiet time to commune with jesus. he is waiting now to hear from you, won't you let this be the day you no longer walk around filled with anxiety, worry, depression. he loves us all equally and has no respect of persons. we are all his children whether we choise to live for him or not for we were all created in his image. god bless everyone who reads this. he is coming soon, please be ready to meet him.praise his holy, holy, holy name now and forever in the name of the lord hesus christ amen

Hi Giannis.

I had the feeling early on we had more we agree on than what we disagree on.

It's difficult to nail down replacement theology these days because they seem to keep evolving. Some say Israel rejected their Messiah so they blew it. One would say well what about the promises to restore Israel during and after the tribulation on into the Millennium. While noting many verses like Ezekiel 36:32-33.

In order to harmonize their theology they spiritualize everything they can't explain.

Some has went off the charts saying there is no hell, there is no Millennium, Everyone is going to be refined by fire and go to paradise.

You and I are going to be impregnated and have a little baby Jesus.

I use these absurd examples of what is literally recently being said to warn of the danger of using poor hermeneutics. It renders Gods promises and the work on the cross as worthless. The sacrifice of Christ was meaningless if there's nothing to be saved from. This deception is demonic!

Here's a precise article:

Replacement theology teaches that the church is the replacement for Israel and that the many promises made to Israel in the Bible are fulfilled in the Christian church, not in Israel. The prophecies in Scripture concerning the blessing and restoration of Israel to the Promised Land are spiritualized or allegorized into promises of God's blessing for the church. Major problems exist with this view, such as the continuing existence of the Jewish people throughout the centuries and especially with the revival of the modern state of Israel. If Israel has been condemned by God and there is no future for the Jewish nation, how do we explain the supernatural survival of the Jewish people over the past 2,000 years despite the many attempts to destroy them? How do we explain why and how Israel reappeared as a nation in the 20th century after not existing for 1,900 years?

Galatians 1:8-9.

God bless.

Fred,

Whenever there is a difference of words between translations, we need to find out which translation is using the correct word. The KJV says in, but the correct word according to the original language (Greek) is the word EPI which translates to on. There is a different Greek word for in (EN). So, on would be correct regardless of which translation we are using.

I cannot describe how much I miss my parents and grandparents. Like you said, I had to decide to live in the NOW.

So when the Lord called me into evangelism, I went. I made mistakes, but my heart was pure. I didn't have time to think how people had treated me prior, before I was saved.

Jesus helped me be "one of those people" that you feel you've known many years. Good news carrier with feet lol.

I have happy expectation about heaven. To see family, friends, people I prayed with, and for. I'm still here, so I'm always looking at faces to see that one person who sees the Light of Jesus, on my face. Old age isn't happening. I've got all this hope to give away, before the "door is closed".

Hebrews 11:1

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

John 14:1

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

John 10:38

But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.

John 5:47

But if ye believe not his writings, [Bible] how shall ye believe my words?

Love these little verses!!

How is Christ seen in Joel

Hi Cheryl , you can read about Melchizedek in Genesis Ch 14 V 18-20 . God bless you in your Bible studies .

Reply to Adam.

1 John 3:9 tells us

2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. (We are the sons of God right now)

3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. (All true believers will purify themselves. Fake believers will not.)

4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. (Jesus takes away all sins of true believers, past, present, and future.)

6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. (Those who continue to abide in Jesus do not continue to live in sin.)

7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. (Sinners who live in sin are of the devil.)

8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. (True Christians cannot sin because their Godly nature is miraculously united as one with the Spirit of God who cannot sin.)

10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

Reply to GiGi.

I got saved in 1971 just before I joined the Army. I ended up in a church with one of my supervisors at Ft. Gragg and we became close friends for more than two years. But in 1974 my friend and I had a disagreement over a Bible teaching and he accused me of possibly having committed blasphemy against the Holy Spirit for which I would never be forgiven. This bothered me a great deal so I began praying for God to show me what the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost was all about. After seeking the answer for several years I believe the Lord finally answered me. Here is what I believe:

God has promised to enlighten every sinner born into the world ( 1 John 1:9). The Holy Spirit seeks to save every sinner in the world ( 1 Tim 2:4.) The Holy Spirit draws all men to Christ ( John 12:32.) The sin of blasphemy against the Holy Ghost is committed by sinners who see the light, are pointed to Jesus by the Holy Spirit, and yet reject the light and speak evil of Jesus, the Holy Spirit, or God. ( John 3:19.) The basis of condemnation to hell is rejecting the light clearly revealed to the unrepentant sinner by the Holy Ghost.

We see that in Romans 1 where sinners who clearly see and understand the light reject the light and are therefore condemned without excuse. The Pharisees who blasphemed the Holy Spirit in Mark 3 knew Jesus was God because Nicodemus said so in John 3:2. We know sinners who have not yet been shown the light by the Holy Spirit can be guilty of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit because of what Jesus said in John 15:22-24.

Marke,

I agree with you and Mishael brings up a great point in that Judas was called the son of perdition. Son of perdition is a title, and in the Bible, that's only given to two people; Judas Iscariot and the antichrist that is yet to come. He's called the son of perdition, the son of destruction, which means this is who he was and has been his entire life.

Jesus said I have not lost one, except the son of perdition (Judas), and then the Greek text gives a (purpose clause/INA), in order that the scripture might be fulfilled. Jesus answered them, "have not I chosen you 12 and one of you is a devil," a demon.

Jesus didn't choose Judas to be a devil. He says one of you is already a devil. I'm choosing you as already being a devil. But it is interesting that Satan entered into him.

Now this whole concept of Judas Iscariot in God's plan helps us to understand how God works with people. Some people call it predestination.



Jesus did not predestine Judas to be evil. But Jesus had to choose an evil man to do the evil purpose which God planned. God already knows who is going to choose Christ and who is going to choose evil.



He already knows that. So if He is going to choose someone to be in amongst God's people to fulfill His Scripture in an evil way, He will pick out somebody who is already evil.

I don't believe Judas was ever saved. Judas was evil from the very beginning. Even though Judas was part of the fellowship for 3 years, he remained evil the entire time.

We know he was stealing money from the money bag. The Bible tells us that he was a thief. It would be hard for me to describe someone as evil as Judas as being a Christ follower. And yet, some choose to call him that, and some believe he was saved at one point.

To call Judas a Christ follower would be equivalent to saying that everyone who goes to church on a regular basis is a Christ follower and is saved. I wonder how many like Judas are in our fellowships today?

Hi Michele!

As I thought upon your post, I got thinking about 2 verses. The first is Romans 8:7 -

Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

This is our condition before being born again. We are 'at war' with God; our sinful nature rebels against God, and the apostle tells us we, in that state, CANNOT obey God's law, and in honesty - we do not want to obey God's law! We want our own wills to be done!

This is why Jesus said we must be born again, we must be 'born from above', at which time we receive a new heart, a heart of flesh.

The next verse I thought of is:

Hebrews 8:10 -

For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

Once those laws are written within, we suddenly LOVE God's law and delight in both knowing it and doing it! .And we delight in it because we are no longer at enmity with God, but because we love Him!

You are so right, Michele, in observing that in obeying God's Word and making that the rule of our lives, we not only please God - we keep ourselves from being entangled in this fallen world!

Blessings!

Mishael,

I think like you, why do people want to know if those who have died can see our life and circumstances? I think the Bible gives warnings against wanting to communicate with those who have passed on. I am not saying that people who ask the above question want to do this, but I think that they still want to have some sort of connection between loved ones who have passed and themselves still living in this life. I am not like that. I do not wonder if my Dad is "watching over me" or even thinking of me. He is with the Lord, and I am happy he is! I will go to be with the Lord also, and most likely be able to know my Dad in this heavenly state as well. But I can wait because I just don't think that God wants us to know too much about the next life while we are still in this life. Our focus is on God, in His Son Jesus, who is our Savior and Lord, and we are enlivened by the indwelling Holy Spirit, who teaches us all that we is profitable to know.

But I do think that some people really miss their loved ones and feel a big void where that deceased person occupied in this life for the living person. Processing loss and grief differs from person to person. The degree of attachment a person has with another is most likely a big factor when someone we love dies. So, compassion is always appropriate towards others.

Have a good evening, Mishael.

Question: Why does the KJV in Revelation 14:9 use the wording "in your forehead" and "in your hand"? Other translations say "on your forehead" and "on your hand"?

1 JOHN 3;2

"Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is."

We have to read for our selves. The Holy Spirit helps us to understand man too often interprets the Word of God as he has been taught by church doctrine that may not be trueThe Lord our God is precious I Love Him and His mercy Grace.

Are We Going To Be Brothers & Sisters In Heaven ? Or No

Hello, Giannis,

I read your reply to MI google search "Replacement Theology".

In a nutshell: Replacement theology holds that the Israel has been cut off from God completely as His chosen people due to their rejection of Jesus and the nation of Israel has been replaced by the Christian church for all time. This teaches that Israel is irredeemable and therefore, the covenants, promises, and prophecies given to Israel are now only for the Church.

Marke,

Thanks for the question. Giving it some thought, I defer to what Jesus said, blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, as the unforgivable sin, but it is not clearly defined in His words. But I think that 1 Peter 2:1 speaks of this concerning those who are false teachers among the believers who bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. So, denying the Lord, which is apostasy, is this blasphemy against the testimony of the Holy Spirit concerning Jesus, His Person and work of saving atonement. I may be wrong on this. It may be helpful to read the whole chapter in 1 Peter.

Hello Marke,

It sounds like we're getting closer to the root of your belief. I noticed you used statements in the "If... then..." format to draw some assumptions. Here is an example:

You: "If we assume this passage speaks of Christians who get saved but then lose it again for violating the whole law of God then we must assume nobody will ever be saved in the end except those Christians who die immediately after receiving Christ."

The first part of your sentence is correct as James 1:1 says he's a Christian and he's writing to 12 tribes and is right away instructing them to not worry about temptations because their faith will build patience (verse 3). Most of Paul's books were to Christians churches too and it usually says this in the first verse of each. So, it's safe to say that yes, the book of James is for Christians.

While the first part of your sentence rings true, the last part is what sounded alarm bells. "we must assume nobody will ever be saved in the end except those Christians who die immediately after receiving Christ."

No, I don't know anyone who assumes that or where that idea comes from? Is it possible that you're engaging in black or white thinking and through that filter you aren't seeing a difference between an imperfect (normal) grace-covered Christ follower and a Christian who decides to denounce Christ and go in a different direction? One scenario is a normal person covered by grace while following the Lord, the other is someone who chooses to no longer follow the Lord- not covered.

Example:

Let's say you're driving down a freeway towards Seattle. You may encounter traffic, you may swerve to avoid obstacles on the road, you may even get lost and exit off and recollect yourself, you may even get a flat tire, but overall you're still following the path to your destination. However, if you at some point made a choice to turn around and go in the opposite direction, then you would no longer be going to Seattle. This is a metaphor for following Christ.

who is Melchisedec in Hebrews 5:10

Interesting question. Most excellent Theopholis in Luke 1:1-4 apparently addressed someone as a nobleman as to who the book was written to. The man who couldn't have demons cast out in Mark 9:29 addressed whichever disciples had a failed attempt to cast it out. The conversation when Jesus said you will see a man with an colt tied up and to ask his permission was recorded in Luke 19:30-34. Matthew 17:24-25 definitely shows Peter having a conversation with the tax collector. Then there is the verse in Luke 18:39 which could refer to the Disciples complaining or telling someone to be quiet; and similar references where they were mentioned to be trying to stop someone who was also doing healings and the like in Luke 9:50.

It seems most things were not too edifying that the disciples tried to do to interfere with what people were doing in Christ's presence. Sad commentary; but again before Pentacost many things were hidden from them. It seems there is no named individual who was mentioned; even with Christ until the trial immediately preceeding His death. We do see; however John the Baptist and his interaction which eventuallly caused him to be martyred. There were clearly interactions necessary to procure the healing of Peter's mother in law; and for Christ to give the Apostle John the care of His mother at His death.

Dear Giannis, thank you werry much. God bless u and yours in Jesus name. That is important too know.

Thanks for those kind words of encouragement Ronnette.

God bless you.

Acts chapter 17.11

These were more noble than those in Thessaloniki, in what they received the word with all readiness of mind , and searched the scriptures daily , whether those things were so . Therefore many of them believed;

Most people do not know the scriptures very well these days .

You can read it for yourself and see if it is so .

2 Timothy 3.15,16

Verify Verify, too many students think they are masters .

Reply to GiGi. If we can sin a sin after we are saved that will result in God's withdrawal of His promise to never leave us or forsake us what would that sin be?

Reply to Giannis.

John 6:70

Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?

Jesus said Judas "is a devil," not "will become a devil."

The record of John 6 was long before the record of John 13.

John 13:2

And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him;

If Judas was ever made righteous by faith, where is the evidence? He walked with Jesus but so did others who were not saved.

Jesus said of Judas in Mark 14:

21 The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born.

The OT prophesied of Judas

Psalm 109:6-8

King James Version

6 Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.

7 When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.

I believe Jesus knew from the beginning that Judas was unsaved and would never get saved and chose him to serve alongside the other 11 apostles just the same.

8 Let his days be few; and let another take his office.

When I began to seek 'something' I came across this verse and i loved it and it remains my favourite.

God doesn't demand much, the commandments ought to be a natural thing to want to do. Anything else, like the world we are in now, just causes misery and Satan loves it! SO THERES A REASON GOD EXPECTS THINGS FROM US!

IM UP FOR IT! HOW ABOUT YOU GUYS?

Praying for our sister in Christ, LaTonya.

Lord, Please lift LaTonya up today. Help her to continue to stand firm on her faith in Your promises. Be merciful to her Father. Please help, encourage, and bless her today. Thank you! I ask it in Jesus name. Amen.

Reply to Adam.

Matt. 7:23. Jesus says "I never knew you," not "I once knew you before you fell away."

Hebrews 6:4-9. Tasting and not drinking in this passage is described as demonstrating that those professing Christians do not possess those things that accompany genuine salvation.

James 2. If we assume this passage speaks of Christians who get saved but then lose it again for violating the whole law of God then we must assume nobody will ever be saved in the end except those Christians who die immediately after receiving Christ.

1 Peter 1:13. If we assume salvation depends on us buckling up and holding on tight to the side of the ark after we are saved to be saved until the end then we must also assume that Jesus did not die for all our sins, just those sins in our past. If Jesus did not die for the sins that were in our future when we got saved, then who will ever be saved in the end? What kind of sin will cause a believer to end up in hell after he was once saved?

Peter did not blaspheme the Holy Ghost in the courtyard. That is not what blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is. If Peter did blaspheme in the courtyard so what? Jesus said all sins and blasphemies will be forgiven sinners, both saved and lost, except for the sin of blaspheming the Holy Spirit as a result of rejecting the message of the Holy Spirit pointing sinners to Jesus for salvation. Once a sinner receives the message of the Holy Spirit and gets saves he can no longer blaspheme the Holy Spirit leading him to be saved because the Holy Spirit will never again lead him to be saved after he is already saved.

Mark 3:28-29

King James Version

28 Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:

29 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation.

S Spencer:

I found you as a true bride in Christ. I thank God for your writings. You have the understanding to be in the Kingdom of God.

Thank you and Glory to our Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace to you and peace from God. The Father in Heaven and The Lord Jesus Christ.

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