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Darcy.
That is in the context of what that verse is saying, It's not a verse that we use to examine a fault or to bring condemnation, It's used to verify.
Here's it in its context;
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Matthew 7:15-16.
This is not an outward showing of the flesh, This is caused by the husbandman "God!" This is spirit indwelling!! Not the works of the flesh where man have an outward appearance but dead on the inside.
Matthew 23:27.
You can't work this up.
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Matthew 7:18.
Here's another reference to your comment. Matthew 23:25-26.
I believe this is what Henry was getting at also.
This is wonderful scripture and important to keep it in its context.
This is the ministry of the Holyspirit.
This is not examining a fault in another such as a mote in ones eye or pulling a beam out of our eyes.
those verses is speaking of judging/condemning.
Fruit is something you don't produce, it's something you bare. You're the branch connected to the vine!
Now we can examine ourselves and according to John, We can know whether we're in the faith or not.
1 John 4:13-21.
God bless.
Wonderful question and I would suspect that the majority of us have pondered this at some moment in our lives.
Over the years I have read(heard) many illogical and unbiblical answers. So what we all would like to know is how did Noah really live to be 950 years old!? Was the length of a year different? Did the Earth spin faster?(small joke)
I will offer what I believe to be a biblical view that coincides with many a scripture.
Romans 8:13-17
We know that the first man in creation, being Adam, was formed in God's image, His perfection. Man formed in perfection. The closer we get to the first generations of God's creation the more God-like I believe they must have been.
Galatians 3:13 Jeremiah 17:5-6
Once sin began to take course the following generations began to suffer. As time passed and we come to Moses, he only lived to be 120.
I believe that in the Garden of Eden God's creation of man had fallen due to the fall of man. In other words, had sin not infiltrated the generations of man we would still be having a conversation, today, with men of long ago. Imagine having children at 100, or serving our Lord for 900 years. I can't even fathom. Those first men must also have shared Much more in common with God than we do. Today we are "built cheap" because of sin.
Another thought if I may. During the fall in Eden God also cursed the ground. Imagine what our world would be today.
I hope that this helps to understand the question of time being different in the OT days vs modern day.
God Bless you brother
Matthew 8,
Matthew 8:4, 1st "Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man;" why._._ Mark 5:24, Mark 3:7-10, John 6:15, John 7:3-8, John 6:2,26, John 12:37,
2nd part of Matthew 8:4, gift to the priests Moses commanded, Leviticus 13,
3rd part of Matthew 8:4 for a testimony to them, prophecy fulfilling, Isaiah 53, Psalms 22, Job 14:7, Isaiah 11:1, Zechariah 3:8-9, Jeremiah 33:15, John 15:4,
Matthew 8:11-12 = Matthew 25:31-46, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 27:11, Romans 1:6,
Matthew 8:17, Isaiah 53,
Matthew 8:22, Luke 20:38,
Matthew 8:24-27, Luke 8:22-25,
Matthew 8:28-34, Mark 5:1-20, Luke 8:27-39,
Hopefully these are helpful
Hopefully that helps
Some say Gog, Magog.
It may be symbolic of "Bear" Revelation 13:2,
* Matthew 24:6,
Hopefully this is helpful
Is there some different interpretation or understanding as to how long a year was during the era of the Old Testament?
Medical evidence suggests that the average life of a man at that time would probably have been less than 30 years.
Thanks for your help
Roy
Note Genesis 3:24 "drove out the man" singular, Genesis 3:23, "from the Garden of Eden" Genesis 3:22, "the man" is become like one of us, to know good & evil" is this religion?
* Note, Genesis 4:14 ._._." everyone thst findeth me shall slay._." proof more people in earth. Genesis 4:15,
* Genesis 4:16, appears she was from Nod.
Likewise in Genesis 4:23, the man that was slain wasn't mentioned here.
If you read & study the WORD of GOD, many times you will notice names & several other details are left out at times. 1Kings 17:9-24, same Widow? = Luke 4:26, Luke 7:12, Luke 21:2-3, yet many names are mentioned, when studying often times their names come up again, helping understand a more vast picture. Genesis 6:1-2, is this also in reference to Genesis 4:19, ?
Note Genesis 5, generation of Adam leaves out Cain, Abel & all other people. Again: Genesis 5:1-2, Gen 5:3, "male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day they were created" = them, their, they.
Hopefully this is helpful
However, GiGi has shared recently a good understanding of some of those names mentioned in Ezekiel & what they are likely to be called today. So, I share her comments here for you:
"Gog and Magog are people who migrated northward to the far north of Israel, which would be Russia. Meshech and Tubal are people who settled in the area north of the Black Sea, today's Ukraine, southern Russia and Georgia. Gog is identified as the son of Rosh, which is now Russia. These peoples are descended from Japheth (Noah's son). Ezekiel 38 and 39 speak about these peoples who come against Israel in war."
Dear Lord Jesus, we bring this family before You today. We ask you to bring those in this family who do not believe in You yet to repentance, faith, and salvation. We ask that You bring healing among the relationships in this family. We pray that You will give compassion to the family members that have mistreated Cheryl and her daughter. Fill this family up with love for one another and a willingness to help and understand one another. We lift up Cheryl's daughter to You. You know exactly what is wrong in her mind so we ask that You bring healing and deliverance concerning this mental illness that prevents her from living the life You want fo her to have. We believe that You can do all of these things, so we ask in Your name, Jesus. Amen.
Dear Jesus, we are believing for You to be working in Rachel right now and also over the past months that Baptiste has asked us to pray for her. She needs You to restore her faith and trust in You. We pray that through all of this You will restore this marriage relationship and bring these two to be re-married. We ask for all of these things in Your holy name, Jesus. Amen.
Rather, for not preaching "the entire Gospel", & we can include, reticence to preach boldly against abortion, homosexuality, drug use & other issues that have been divisive between the religious & secular, might be something that requires examination. There are probably a host of reasons why certain subjects are avoided or watered down, even the Gospel preached being lukewarm; and some of these would include a certain amount of conforming to societal thinking & acceptance, & the fact that in 'traditional' Fellowships (i.e. not of the cults), there are folk who hold to all manner of beliefs about what is acceptable & correct even when comparing Scripture to living in the world. So, if some are going to be offended by what is preached, there might be a backlash, whether by a departure of people, irregular attendance, less money in the offering plate, admonition to the pastor, or even going to the media. And to avoid all that, some leaders might recoil, giving out what people want to hear, & preaching a Gospel that is watered down & of no use to anyone, making many greater candidates for hell.
As much as I have no regard to the cults & their teaching, I do have to give them a plus point: their people are taught to believe what is given, to accept & practise it, & to share that 'truth' with others without fear. Now if only the evangelical Church could preach with such conviction, not fearing what people think, say, or do, both within & without the Church. And if the Tax Exemption be lost, so be it, if to remain true to the Lord & His Word.
Dear Lord Jesus, we lift up T. for you. We thank you that her surgery went well. We ask that all of the cancer has been removed and that You will bring her swift and complete recovery. Lord, may this experience cause T. to seek you out and speak to Donna about the hope she has in You. Grant T. faith to believe, which your Holy Spirit have wrought within us by Your wonderful grace. Grant this same work of grace upon T. We ask that you will help T. to rest and be peaceful within her spirit as she recovers. Prevent any negative feelings from creeping into her, but instead, fill her with gladness of heart and gratitude for being alive today.
We ask these things in Your name, Jesus, for you alone can heal, comfort, and save. Amen.
I would like to ask for prayer concerning these headaches i have been having for going on three weeks. They are being stubborn and are difficult to make go away. After my "little" T.I.A. (ministroke) last week, I am not sure if these headaches are related. I have an appointment with a dr. in a week or so. But I would really like to be done with these headaches. So I appreciate your prayers for me.
He says that MANY false Christs and false prophets will come in His name (vrs. 5,23-28) doing great signs and wonders.
V. 29-33 says that He will come AFTER the Great Tribulation to gather His elect from all over.
Then in vs. 42, after giving a parable and further explanation of what the world will be like and about the rapture, He says, "Watch, therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming." and in vs. 44, "Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not expect."
In ch. 25 He gives the parable of the 20 virgins with lamps waiting for the bridegroom. Only 5 wisely brought oil. In this He emphasizes the need to be ready and properly prepared.
In vrs. 31-44 Jesus explains the judgment, which will follow directly after He returns.
Mark chapter 13 reiterates much of what Jesus said in Matthew, and exhorts his disciples to, "Take heed (of HIS words), watch, and pray, for you do not know when the time is." (vs.33)
Luke 19:11-27 Jesus gives a parable to emphasize the need for us to keep busy until his return with what He has called us to do. We are to continue to be fruitful up to the end.
Elsewhere Jesus says questions "When the Son on Man returns will He find faith on the earth?" And elsewhere that "he who perseveres in faith until the end will be saved." This emphasizes the need for us to guard our faith and feed our faith with the
Word so that we will not be led astray by any false prophets, christs, persecution, or death.
If it weren't for the 2 Chronicles reference, one could easily accept that God instigated David to sin; but God's Spirit saw to it that we would be clear in understanding this: that God allowed David to fall under the testing of Satan. And by David hearkening to Satan's voice rather than trusting in the Power & Will of God for him & all Israel, we see that David failed & allowed his desire to know the strength of his forces against his enemies rather than trusting that God can deal with any enemy with only a few men or even none. 1 Samuel 14:6, reveals this Truth, when Jonathan declared to his armour-bearer, "for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few." And it was this faith by Jonathan in God, that got him the victory.
Even with Joab, David's army captain urging him to not take that path to conduct this ill-considered census, David even disregarded his advice, rather gave into his own fleshly lusts, inspired of Satan, to disregard the power of God & to elevate his own power & prestige. So, in 2 Samuel 24:1, God's Anger was "kindled against Israel" & "moved in David", but I believe it would be correct to give much regard to Satan's initial work of inspiration to bring folly to the people of God.