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Hi Victor. I believe that it was jealousy & then revenge that caused Joab to kill Amasa. If you read 2 Samuel 17:25, you'll see that Amasa was made "captain of the host instead of Joab" by Absalom. Then 2 Samuel 19:13, King David confirmed Amasa's position "continually in the room of Joab". So, as soon as Joab got the chance, he took Amasa by surprise as Amasa didn't expect Joab to be approaching him with an evil intent & was murdered in cold blood (Joab was part of Abishai's army). Thus Joab's revenge for not being made captain of the host was fulfilled.

Natalya, Amen and thank you.

Hi. To answer your question simply, it would be, 'there is nothing in the Bible that supports confession to a priest before partaking in communion.'

Since I am not RC, I cannot comment fully without having to refer to the other aspects of the Mass. I don't agree to the communion emblems being spiritually re-constituted into the Body & Blood of our Lord, just as I don't agree to making confession to a priest, whether in relation to the Mass or not.

However, in support of the matter of confession, the main Scripture that the RC Church uses is John 20:23, "Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained." This is used because of the authority Jesus gave to His disciples & then by extension, that same authority was conferred upon the priests who follow in the station of the apostles. If I might expand on that verse: the word, 'remit', sometimes translated as 'forgive', actually means 'to send away, to release'. And the word, 'retain', means 'to hold fast, not let go'.

So, the RC Church then believes that it has the God-given authority to both forgive, or release, the sins of the penitent, as well as to withhold that forgiveness - usually then requiring some type of penance be made. But is all this correct? When we study the intent of John 20:23, no such authority was conveyed to the Christ's disciples, who became His apostles; because only God can forgive us our sins through His Son, & not through man ( 1 Timothy 2:5, "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus" - Jesus can only hear our confession & forgive our sins).

Therefore, John 20:23, is the authority given to His apostles to bring out this new Truth by declaring to the Church the gravity of sin & the conditions on which Christ can forgive them - if they truly confessed, the apostles had Christ's Authority to declare the sinner as forgiven (sins remitted) & restored - but not to be a mediator before God.

Thanks for letting me know, Bill. At least the problem is gone.

I have family members who are currently on drugs. They are also homeless. I want to be merciful and a good Christian but every time I let them stay in my home something bad happens. I struggle between wanting to do God's will by allowing the needy to stay with me and taking care of myself and making sure that there are no bad things happening in my space. Am I wrong? I'm not looking for the answer that feels best I'm looking for the answer that's right so please don't hesitate to throw me a scripture. I have been praying for these family members. But there's a little matter of free will. And it appears that they don't really want to get off drugs. I'm not being judge mental because I've had my own past with drugs. But I have chosen to not use. And God delivered me.

So when you say Jesus came originally only for the lost sheep of Israel, what changed? Do you mean he was supposed to preach only to the Jews first and then the gentiles after? Or do you mean he never intended to preach to the gentiles at all but then had a change of heart somewhere along the line and decided to include the gentiles in the salvation stuff too?

Praying for your request.

Please pray for Terri McWilliams who is in ICU incubated. She is fighting for breathing. Ask the Lord to heal her and the family. She is a godly servant and a pinnacle woman in our church.

Hi Chuck I'd rather someone ask how not to get there instead of what your asking.

Hi Brad To repent is to Confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus Christ and believe in thine heart that God

raised Him from the dead and though shalt be saved. This is confessing the saviour from sin, then you determine

to live your life by Gods Word changing according to His word which is His Will. Then from this time on when you sin

or break fellowship prayerfully not intentionally we confess the broken fellowship and receive remission of forgiveness

for the current sin or error. It is a lifetime of a walk of discipline. We will sin and that's why we have a Saviour

Praise God.

Matthew 5:17-18 "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil."

"For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled."

Luke 16:16-17 "The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it." "And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail."

Colossians 2:13-15 "Blotting out the of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;"

is their human earth angels

My prayer request is that the Lord bless me and my children with financial assistance. I accept him as my Lord and Savior and want him to come into my life and bestow me with his grace. In his name I pray. Amen ! ! !

@Mishael loved "learn to punch the devils lights out!" :-)))

Is hell a place that sinners remain in for an eternity ?

What does repent mean?

Shannon Putting on the whole armour of God has nothing to do with smoking cigarettes I'm not

saying its a good thing just that it is not hardly going to stop God working in you. Just not best for

your body the temple of the Spirit. Also God can help you deal with that or anything else by his Son Jesus

Christ, remember he lead captivity [that which we physically desire outside of His Word] Captive when

we believe. When we rise up and believe he delivers in all categories!

Thank You and God bless.

Failure That's great because only God knows our hearts and if we're not honest, that being said any other questions feel free God Bless.

Thank you for sharing that ChrisE

Failure Just to help you in understanding what God did for us in forgiveness of sins by Jesus Christ

and making it available to walk by the spirit is all Grace, Gods Job. You committing to continue in your

renewed mind Romans 12:2 is your job to put on the Word and do the scripture. God is not going to make you do that

to do that because he doesn't control us but what you sew is still what you reap.

Gi Gi you do greatly err , The very mystery of the Kingdom of God is Christ in you , My lil Children of whom i travail in birth till Christ is formed in you. You understand nothin bout the Kingdom of God, Unless you receive the Kingdom of God as a lil Child you will in no wise enter there in. When we are bornagain we birth a new Spirit ,our old body is not born again .The seed of the sower results in a baby Christ ,That New BORN BABE DESIRING the sincere milk of the word is the H.G. THE Child of PROMISE, The multiplication of Christ in us. A new innerman, That new creature, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision but a new creature is what pleases God. Don't you know anything at all about a birth, Jesus is sowing seed of his self. Thats y he has to know US Unless the Lord of the sabbath had left us a SEED WE WD HAVE BEEN MADE LIKE UNTO SODOM AND GOMARRAH...His seed is his word thus he propagates in the spirit simply b/c his seed are his Words which are spirit and life.....When Isaiah saw the Kingdom coming 9 : 6 ..he said unto us a Child is born, Unto us a son is given,Thats y Jesus is saying unless ya receive the Kingdom as a lil Child etc a heavenly birth you will in no wise enter there in ....Try to understand that Jesus is also our bridegroom . Thus there is a CHILD IN OUR FUTURE, Which is the H.G. THAT CHILD OF Promise....And Jesus also tells us that to whom the word came it made them

Gods so we know he is sowing the very seeds of God which are spirit as the H.G. is spirit as GOD....Remember GiGi what so ever a man sows he will reap. Jesus is sowing the seeds of God THE LIVING WORD thus he will reap Gods the H.G.... Knowledge shall cover the earth as the waters covers the seas...Gi Gi what are you gonna do when the N.T. tells us 10 times we must birth a new innerman. As the mystery of the Kingdom of God is CHRIST in you. And 27 times in the O.T. the prophets saw this world in travail and birth pains......

I wish I could... I should have copied it, but I deleted the app and started all over again. I didn't find a bible app that I liked as well as that one, so I reinstalled it again. GUESS WHAT, it wasn't there. Only 33 verses. 34 and 35 were gone.

Hi Victor Yes

Rick I am not playing games and my mind is made up. I came here for help.

Lord in Heaven, i know that You, alone can save, and that You are more powerful than i'll ever be. we know our anxieties are out of our hands, and lift our empty hands up to You as we lift our worries up to You. i pray for Gigi and her son. help her son find rest in You and Your Word. we know that it's okay (and necessary) to take breaks/Sabbaths, so let this Sabbath rejuvenate his spirit and lift his worries and burdens off of his shoulders. Please do a miracle and remove anxious tendencies in him for good. we humbly ask that You do not lead him into temptation and evil. let those around him bring him the "fruit of The Spirit" ( Gal. 5:22) to lift him up from his anxiety. in the name of The Father, The Son, Jesus Christ, and The Holy Spirit, Amen!

Hi "Failure". The Scriptures are clear about believers in Christ no longer walking in the lusts of the flesh but walking (receptive, in harmony) with the Spirit in you ( Galatians 5:16,17: "Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would"; Romans 8:13,14).

When we live in the flesh, i.e. leading lives that are habitually given over to sin, unconcerned about dealing with it by the power of the Holy Spirit, then we would be right in questioning the genuineness of our faith & love for God. But the battle is always on: the lusts of the flesh vs the desires to live to please God. When we're fully convinced that we'd rather live for God & not for sin & seeking the help & power of the Spirit, then His Power will be greater than our weakness. The fact that we do sin now, is simply because we enjoy the sin or want to pursue it. If we remain guarded, very rarely will sin overtake us suddenly, especially in the more overt sins that involve others. Even drunkenness, gluttony, gossip, lying, pride, etc. are all sins that we might want to do & hold dear to us & our make-up. But when we hate those sins, we will seek to take hold of the Spirit to combat them & more so, when we see the sin knocking at our door. The Spirit is there to empower us - to withstand the temptation to give in. We can also overcome that sin by pursuing another course, e.g. move away from that situation or person, replace the temptation with something good/wholesome, going straight into the Word & prayer. The Lord is always there - it's our choice to whom we appeal to: to fleshly desires or to the spirit ( Romans 6:16-23).

Hebrews 10:26. If you read the whole chapter, the sin being spoken of is about those from Judaism who want to appeal to the old sacrifices instead of Christ's Sacrifice (v29) - it doesn't work - that's sin.

Hi Derek There are a few so called red flags with certain [t.v.evangelists] just because someone said they

supposedly confessed Jesus as lord doesn't mean they understood and remained committed to that. Another

point if someone says on T.V. that someone out there has a problem in their elbow or heart problem chances

if their listening audience is 2 million or over the number dictates that probably someone does that doesn't

mean God told them. One more point they are always wanting money when in the book of Acts people gave

because they got delivered and voluntarily brought there abs and additional wealth to be used by believers.

Also like you said the wealth guarantee. Philippians says God shall supply all our need and its available to have

an abundant life but whats the point of 11 million dollar mansions and private jets and banks accounts worth

100 million. My bible says everything in balance but a lot are tipping Gods Justice Scales. Please don't tell me

I have to GIVE to give to Get Blessed by God again we start with Romans 10:9+10 and as we walk in that faith

and God begins to bless your life you give as God puts on your heart, we give because WE WANT TO NOT

BECAUSE WE HAVE TO GOD LOVES A CHEERFUL GIVER! I didn't write the book. Just Some Heart!

Precious Derek, yes, not all of TV 'preaching' is of much value. Many years ago I was a 'babe' trying to 'learn and grow' - gave money to Pat Robertson ministry UNTIL I started 'receiving DUPLICATE mailings' ENDED that 'waste' IMMEDIATELY...

...took a few years to "get OUT of my 'Confusion'" - Les Feldick is one of a FEW good, Rightly Divided Dispensationalists. I have personally been receiving a FREE monthly study (finding Very LITTLE Bible 'disagreements') with Berean Bible Society (org online) for Over 30 years now, And they have Several article contributors that have Greatly Enriched me With Much Bible Encouragement over the years! (God Gives "safety in a Multitude of counselors" eh?) Proverbs 11:14

Precious Derek, Please Be Richly Encouraged, Enlightened, Exhorted, and Edified in your own "journey of Growing In His 'Amazing' GRACE!" 2 Timothy 2:15 Romans 16:25 Ephesians 3:9 = Grace/Mystery fellowship {Romans - Philemon}, For ALL "to SEE," today,?

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Please agree with me in prayer regarding a few significant things! I would appreciate it if you would please pray that God would abundantly bless me in every area of my life, especially with greater and deeper wisdom, provision, and also in the area of finances. I want to prosper exponentially, even as my soul prospers. I am wanting to be financially independent, free, wise, sound, and secure, but I want Christ to always be my number one, above all!

Also! I am wanting my own place. I am currently single, (but I do hope to eventually become married when I meet the woman that God has for me). But right now, I am living with a few people (nothing sinful) right now, but the living situation is not the healthiest/wisest for me. It has become a bit toxic, unhealthy, and has held me back in so many ways. I am wanting to branch out on my own, but am wanting to move forward with grace, confidence, peace, and no restraints or tie-downs of any kind. I want to leave on "good terms" with the people I am with, but I want to move forward. Please pray that God would please prepare me now and provide an awesome place of my own and that I would make wise decisions while on my own as well. I want ALL that God has for my life, but I feel like my current living situation has unfortunately been holding me back for quite some time now. I am ready for newness and the next chapter that God has for me! Thank you and God bless you! Richard