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just at different times the church of Christ at the gathering together and the just and unjust in revelation. Also
all the problems again with mankind started in Genesis after the downfall there was no death disease fear worry
doubt until that betrayal occurred just for the record. It's absolute grace that God allows us to do what we do
but there again God is Love Grace mercy tender all forgiving, absolute opposite of the enemy who is absolute hate.
Whats interesting about the word hate is to treat something with total disgust, so biblically we are to hate the
operations of the enemy in all forms and the adversaries only goal is to hate anything that represents the True God.
the four main areas self others religion man made or environment{last one nature} all but
the one true god.
Chapter5:
1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
However, I don't believe that Jesus was inferring the Trinity, or His Deity, by quoting the Shema. Jesus somewhat veiled this aspect of His Divinity, though never denying any outburst from the religious leaders for His 'blasphemous claims' (e.g. Matthew 26:59-65; John 10:30-38). I think that when certain spiritual eyes were opened, they were able to know from the Words of Jesus & the demonstration of His Life & Works, that this was no ordinary Man, however blessed He might be from God. This was One they had never encountered before: might they be standing before, seeing & listening to God Himself, now come to them in human form to bring light & hope to their darkened souls? When we read the Gospels, we see clearly this conflict amongst many who came before Him; many hated Him & wanted to dispose of Him - others realized the Messiah of God had come for their sakes & they'd better pay attention to Him.
And even though the word 'trinity' is nowhere to be found in the Scriptures, all the references to that point to Jesus' presence with God & part of the Godhead ( John 3:13; John 6:38; Colossians 2:9; John 1:1-14; John 10:30; Colossians 1:15-17; & many more), give us undeniable proof of Him & His Words. Only the Christ from God could fully pay the price for our sins, securing our redemption.
Maranathha!
Never forget that you are children, we can say fully taught, for some of us but still children for the Lord. For He has the last word.
Never forget when God drew you to Himself.
Never think of yourself, until you think of others as yourself.
Never go past any needy "beggars".
I also believe that we Christians would have had more to give to the poor and the beggars if we had not had large demanding houses and entertainment. Here I think most Christians have departed from the spirit of God to the spirit of the times.
Acts 5:1 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
2 And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.
6 And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.
7 And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
8 And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
9 Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.
10 Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.
11 And great fear came upon all the churc.
God bless us all in Jesus Christ Holy Name.
Becki wrote:
"I recently spoke with a Christian man that has theologian friends that dig through scripture intensely and he told me that the tribe of Naphtali when they fought in battle on King David's side ,was made up of a Nephilim hybrid, half man and half lion. I looked up the word "Nephilim" in an encyclopedic version of the King James Bible that I inherited from my mother when she passed away, and the word Nephilim says next to it, to refer to " Naphtali". I know GOD destroyed the world by the flood the first time, because everyone except Noah and his family was genetically altered in that fallen angels had sex with human women and produced a race of giants but it saddens me that mankind is so depraved in the mind that even after that they just kept interbreeding with animals. Can such a creature be redeemed if they have the capability to choose to fight in a war on GOD'S side with David? Would a creature like this have a soul? I'm just asking because I believe that is what a "Bigfoot" is. (a Nephilim hybrid)."
As you may know, Naphtali was a son of Jacob (Israel) through his handmaid, Bilhah ( Genesis 35:25). There's no indication there, or anywhere else, to suggest that Naphtali nor his descendants were ever of a "Nephilim hybrid, half man & half lion". I'm unsure where you learnt this, but it sounds like some type of legend or myth that has been erroneously propagated. I don't believe that it is biologically possible to breed between species, mainly because of the different gene pairs involved, so creatures such as 'half-man/half-lion' are impossible & just mythical beings. We can find extraordinary people, e.g. giants, multi-digit fingers/toes, etc., but they are still essentially human. Others might have more informed thoughts on this.
So read, go on a journey of discovery, in the book that makes all ppl come alive! It's just for everyone and address as much as they want. Fill yourself with the Truth.
But also remember and pray the prayer that Jesus has taught us.
Matthew 6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Look in Galatians chapter 1 and 2 as well God bless Hallelujah.
Be greatly blessed in the Word my friend, love you in Jesus Christ
Ty for good reading
Discussion here completely omits any dialog about this verse about the answer Jesus gives him the clear and true meaning gets left out by saying, ".. the great commandment, which indeed includes all, is, that of loving God with all our hearts." What it also "includes" is the great commandment [quote]: "Jesus answered him saying, 'The greatest commandment is know, O Israel, the Lord OUR GOD is ONE Lord' (emphasis added).
Jesus is including himself with "OUR GOD" and why would he say "ONE" Lord, instead of trinity.
Also, if the word 'Trinity' is nowhere in the Bible . . . what can we think about that?
Thank you so much for opening up my mind and heart to consider the possibility of learning how to think for myself - instead of thinking what I'm told to think.
I love the beautiful way the Bible still tells it like it is, when it comes to monotheism.
One God.
Him I really want love with all my heart, mind, soul and spirit. Yes, I want to pray to the same God Jesus prayed to.
Witnessing and sharing Christ with others is a good thing but we should never be put under any guilt trip for not getting out there trying to reach people.
Jesus said in Matthew 9:37-38 that the harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
First of all we have the condition of the harvest. Jesus said to His disciples that the harvest truly is plenteous. Notice the condition of the harvest? It is plenteous but the laborers are few.
Now when it comes to the harvest, it is not just reaping the harvest. It is the entire process, the planting, the watering, the reaping of the harvest, but there is not enough workers.
But notice verse 38. This is the command concerning the Harvest. Pray, and that is a command in the Greek. You pray therefore the Lord of the harvest that He will send forth laborers into his harvest.
Did you catch that? We are to pray that He sends them out!
The best answer I can give in proper representation of Jesus Christ and His word is to say to you that God's work, God's kingdom work is going on here on the earth, and is the Lord sending you?
You can't volunteer to go witness. The Lord has to send out the harvesters, not people. It's not an appeal for volunteers. It is praying to the Lord that He sends people. The Lord is the one who sends us, otherwise, if He's not in it, our labor is in vain.
That's what we are to do, pray that He will send them. Pray that He will send us. He may send you. If the Lord is leading a person to witness, they should do so. If His Spirit is not persuading you to go, don't go. If the Lord is not leading you, He will not guilt you.
Matthew 5:3 says, "Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
The word "poor" PTOKOS, was first used by Plato to describe the beggars, not poor people, but worse than poor people, beggars!
Anybody in a position that has to beg to survive is a PTOKOS. And Plato began that. In the New Testament, that's what it means.
In Luke Chapter 16, Lazarus was a beggar. He was laying out near the trash cans waiting for the garbage so he could have something to eat.
The woman who put all the money she had into the treasury in the temple, she was considered a poor person but she was not a beggar. She had the means to give and to live even though every penny was spent.
So when we are talking about a beggar and we are talking about poor "in spirit," the Lord is saying that the number one principle, and please remember that He is presenting the principles of kingdom living for disciples, you and I.
The Jewish leaders and Jewish people are listening and they've been taught their whole life that you have to work the works of the law to be righteous. And your outward appearance of success signifies whether you are keeping the law or not.
So the first thing Jesus says is "blessed are the poor in spirit," the people that realize their poverty. Not just the poverty, but the depravity of their spirit, so they come to Him.
Remember when the man was in the temple saying "Lord, be merciful to me a Sinner" and he couldn't even lift his eyes up because he was so humbled before God?
Of course the Pharisee standing over there sees him and says Lord, I'm sure glad I am not like that poor sinner over there. So that is the difference between religion and relationship!
Jesus says that everything is going to depend upon your realization first of all, and everything else is built on this.
We can't go any further than this if we don't realize the depravity of our spiritual condition.
Hope this helps!
Isn't marvelous that same law giver "God" is "ON" both mountains, The law "applies" on both mountains, But the way to God is only available by one mountain!! MONT SION. If you clean your self and try to approach God by the law you will die.
with our minds we hold it forth with Gods Love and Heart then the hungry will hear also I rarely listen
to sermon I heard but I was glued to the ones I saw I.E. thr witness!
Our concern now is in the spiritual realm, doing battle with the enemy of our souls. What happens to our physical life as a result of the enemy's or his cohorts' attacks, matters little; "whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's." ( Romans 14:8). And this is the joy & confidence we have in Christ Who has gone on before us & before Whom nothing escapes or is forgotten. We can rejoice in all circumstances, for our names are written in Heaven.
same thing applies to us in our day and time, His Word believed or not Will never Fail!
You mentioned Deuteronomy 4:14-19. God was reminding the Israelites to not worship God through images. Shortly after
they came out of Egypt and Moses went up the mountain they went back to idol worship. Exodus 32:1-8 They also worshipped the rod with the serpent on it that Moses made. They had to look upon it to be saved. Number 21:8-9 They worshipped it also. They failed to see what it stood for. Hezekiah had to destroy it because they were burning incense to it.
2Kings18:4 God uses images so that we may understand him better but we need to be careful not to go beyond what they represent.
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Thanks for the bio.
I have osteoarthritis in my lumbar region and had to quit work because of spasming that pit me on the floor. Not good for a kinder teacher!
So I have been home for the past 16 months using my recliner often to take the compression of my spine.
I've had some good improvement, so I am glad to not be getting the spasms as o once did. So, I hear you.
I know that there is much we agree on and we have the same Lord and Same Spirit to bring us to the Father.
We can present our viewpoints on this forum and some will agree with us and some will
not. I think you and I recognize that and can be loving and harmonious even when we differ from each other.
Do,again thanks for letting me know more about you. God calls us from all different situations to Be united in Christ. He decided this and has cause us to have this contact.
I consider it and you a blessing .
The only unforgiveable sin was blasphemy of the Holy Spirit ( Matthew 12:31-32). This related to people seeing Christ's miracles and attributing them to Beezlebub (or Satan). Most people would when they saw His miracles think that he was a prophet; or good man as Peter indicated the general response was earlier when Christ asked who men thought He was. This is much like looking at the Sermon on the Mount and all those who Christ declared blessed and thinking somehow a person could be virtuous by doing a bunch of good works alone. Many are called; few are chosen ( Matthew 22:14). Satan of course will do many signs and wonders in Revelation 13 through the false prophet to draw men to worship the Antichrist. There are many evil spirits that are deceiving men today. When Christ did miracles; he would ask people at times to go back to the leaders to confirm the healing was genuine and be officially declared "clean".
Jesus asked the Pharisees which was harder; forgiving sins or healing ( Matthew 9:5). Jesus indeed did healings without preaching salvation many times; but he would say go and sin no more lest something worse happens to you to a man paralyzed most of his life ( John 5:14). This can be seen also with the woman about to be stoned ( John 8:11). In this; we can see that the Presence of the Holy Spirit Christ draws all men (that He has called and chosen) to Himself.
This is also true in Acts; the Apostles didn't beg to get more converts; people said what must I do to be saved ( Acts 16:30).
You mention 1 Corinthians 15:54-55. This whole chapter is on the resurrection. Those verses mentioned are saying when we are raised from the dead to immortal beings death will no long affect us. The bible describes those that die in Christ as being asleep. Consider Lazarus. When he died our Lord described him (Lazarus) as being asleep. When his disciples miss understood him he told them that Lazarus was dead. John 11:11-14 Those that die in Christ will be brought back to life to die no more. So even if they die it is like sleep because they will be raised from the dead. There is an order. Jesus is the first fruits and the rest at his coming. 1 Corinthians 15:20-23
We all die because of Adam. We have his nature. We all sin. The wages of sin is death.
Death will happen to all of us until the Lord returns to this earth.
The death of the child to King David happened because it would have been a constant reminder of David's sin with Bathsheba. David should have died for his two sins. Adultery and murder. God forgave him. He didn't die but the child did. God knows the end from the beginning. If the child would have grown up to be a righteous person I'm sure God
wouldn't have let the child die. We are given free will. Let us be careful on how we use our free will.
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Clearly a millennium Psalm; God's glory is to be declared "among the heathen.." (v. 3) Offering is said to be brought to Him in verse 8. His rule over the earth will be with a rod of iron ( Psalm 2:8-9; Rev. 2:27). Justice will reign supreme; as He is to be "..wonderful; counselor; Almighty God; the Everlasting Father; the Prince of Peace." ( Isaiah 9:6). Again the fear of the Lord (v.4) is an important thing to remember for all of us. The new song (v. 1) could be an extension of the song the 144,000 sing at the throne; perhaps when they rule and reign with Christ later on in the 1000 year dispensation ( Rev. 14:3).
The fact that the sea is roaring (v. 11) indicates that it is before there is "no more sea" in Revelation 21:1. There will be no more sin or death in the new heaven and earth in eternity. Sadly; many will follow Satan's last rebellion at the end of the Millennial period despite such wonderful living conditions on the earth. It takes a supernatural change to man's heart to be saved; sadly the failures of man have been evident from the beginning.
The account is in Genesis 22:1-18.
It's a lot to this story than what meets the Eye.
Issac was the child of promise and heir of the blessings promised to Abraham and by which the seed would come and by which all the world would be blessed.
Genesis 15:5-6.
Genesis 21:12.
( And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.)
Now if God was going to keep his promise "WHICH HE ALWAYS DO, BECAUSE GOD CAN'T LIE" Abraham would have to believe in something else. THE RESURRECTION!!
Hebrews 11:17-19. By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,
Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:
Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; FROM WHENCE ALSO HE RECEIVED HIM IN A FIGURE.
I believe this is where the Gospel is preached to Abraham.
Galatians 3:8.
Genesis 22:14. And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, IN THE MOUNT OF THE LORD IT SHALL BE SEEN.
I believe the Lord Jesus was offered up on that same hill.
I hope this helps.
God bless.