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Thedorse,

So true, and I agree with much that you said.

Today, and foe many years now, Preachers don't preach and acknowledge the truth about sin, and everlasting hell, and they are leading their congregations straight down the wide path to hell! Matthew 25:41 James 3:1

We MUST fear God! This is the very beginning of knowledge. Proverbs 1:7

God is Vengeful and He tells us so. Hell is God's way of getting His vengeance. Isaiah 47:3

God knows us better than we could ever imagine. He knows, that if we have NO FEAR to motivate us to change our ways, we will continue in sin. God is also Love. He sacrificed his Son for us so thru Him we can recieved forgivness. He provides His Holy Spirit to break the bonds of sin. Preachers are not helping anyone by not preaching Hell and the fear of God!

If we are still repeatedly sinning..we DO NOT have God's Holy Spirit. Hebrews 10:26 God's Holy Spirit will not let us habitually sin.

Today, most so called Christian Pastors/Preachers are about the money. They don't want to focus on the sin in their congregation, if they do, they will lose their entire congregation. Sinners don't want to hear they are sinners, and they certainly don't want to think or hear about hell, they come to church to feel good about themselves and to be entertained. Churches today are all about making everyone feel good. Sad but true.

Which reminds me of this very powerful verse 2 Timothy 4:3 "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;"

The plain truth is: Sin keeps us from our God!

GBU

You are welcome, Ronald. Have a great day in the Lord today.

Asking for prayer for the FBI, CIA, DOJ, congress, and deep state who are trying to turn the USA into a Marxist oligarchy. Everyone knows the evils they commit, especially God who watches them. They need prayer to turn from their ways and be saved from eternal hellfire.

Matthew 5:44

Dear Thedorse

I fully agree with your position. What is symbolic generally applies to the Will of God. (The world unseen made to appear). Thus the slain Lamb ("the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world",-Re.13:8) is an emblem. Consequently we the same as sign, fulfillment of it is in Jesus Christ. "Behold the Lamb of the world" The expression 'Behold' emphasizes the word connection. In the eternity it is a composite image of the Throne of God and of the Lamb. (Re.22:1).The Will requires no correction whatsoever. Symbol is "I am the Life" literally embodied in the believer (died to the world in terms of its appetites and outward pomp and circumstance)

Where Jesus made manifest it must be literally followed. For instance, "Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me" Matt. 11:28-29 'The yoke is not literal' but abiding in Christ means there is a caveat, "You cannot serve both God and man"; You cannot deny him etc.,. By the same token, "And I will give you rest," is with regards to our souls. This can only be taken in faith. He.11:3 There are no buts and ifs between these two worlds, faith is the only lingua franca.

Thank you

To continue on the attributes of God:

He is MERCIFUL

Mercy is kindness bestowed as forgiveness by God. It is undeserved by the recipient and freely given by the giver.

Deut. 4:31 "For the LORD thy God is a merciful God"

Neh. 9:31 "Nevertheless, for thy great mercies' sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them, for thou art a gracious and merciful God."

Dan. 9:9 "To the LORD our God belong mercies and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against him."

Lk. 6:36 "Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful."

Ps. 25:6 Remember O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindness; for they have been from old."

Lk. 1:50 "And His mercy is on them who fear him from generation to generation"

Eph. 2:4 "God who is rich in mercy, for His great love wherewith he loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved)."

God is rich in mercy. It is boundless in Him. Even before creation, when He had no cause to be merciful within the Godhead, as there was no sin between the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, God chose to express mercy towards creation in the everlasting covenant forged before anything was created. He purposed to be merciful to sinful humans to forgive their sins due to the sacrifice of His Son, Jesus, "slain before the creation of the world."

His mercies do not fail. They are sure for those who believe in the Son. We can be confident in the forgiveness brought to us in Christ because God has determined to be merciful on those He chooses to me merciful (those who are saved by His grace).

We can know that when we sin God is faithful and just to forgive us on account of the sacrifice of Jesus. When we bring to God our sin seeking forgiveness and cleansing, we can know that we have received mercy from Him. He is good to us. We are His children by adoption and heirs with Christ to all the blessings given Him for His perfect life.

Because of this mercy, we are to be merciful to others.

Thank YOU LORD for the brethren on this platform and the wisdom they show in helping and bringing clarity to the discussions. Help us all to stand in YOUR Word and go forth planting and watering as we learn to praise and glorify YOU. May we continue to pray for the peace in Jerusalem and continue to look for YOUR coming. May our nation's leadership turn to CHRIST JESUS for wisdom and direction through HIS salvation.

December 2, 2023

I know the Bible is Symbolic and in many areas must be interpreted. But the best way to understand God's Word is to take it as literal as possible. When it says You can have Your Name Removed from the Lamb's Book of Life . That's what it means. It doesn't make a clause for Church goers, those who confessed Christ or knelt at a Alter . I can Accept The Mercy and Grace and Salvation of Jesus Christ and then be like Paul said . I could walk out of that Salvation and be a Reject of God. A goat on the Left . Even after I have been active in the Church, held positions, had a respect of others, tithed, Preached to Others. I still have to Die Daily . There are going to be so many that They get so close to The Things of Heaven. They will look in and Miss This Thing. Ask Judas Iscariot. If You Miss The Rapture You have Missed Everything.There are so many in ministry today adding and taking away from the Bible. God warned constantly of False Prophets in the Old Testament and the New doesn't cut any slack either. Grace has raised the standards . Man doesn't have a license to Sin and rise to meet Christ in the air. Your Salvation is Secure and Eternal when I or You get there . There are a 100 Verses in The New Testament alone that destroys the " Once Saved always Saved , live any Ol way ) This is the same Spirit that sat on Israel when They Blasphemed God . And it is hard to find a Minister that will warn People how real Hell really is . And how We cannot Afford to neglect so Great a Salvation. Jesus is Coming like a Thief in the Night. But there is Good News So We Must Always Remember that ALL WHO CALL UPON THE NAME OF THE LORD SHALL BE SAVED. AMEN

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Reverend Michael Ray Dorsey

Heavenly Father, we believe in Your WordYou sent Your Son Jesus to deliver Underdog1's wife from what satan has done to her. We believe in You healing her, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.

We thank You, Father God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. Amen

Heavenly Father, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, I ask You to heal Michael's brother-in-law from cancer. That every cell and organ in his body be healed in Jesus' name. Thank You Heavenly Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Amen

Matt.9:14-15 "John"

"Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?/ And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bride-chamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast."

We shall take this up along with reference to John in 11:2-15 and this embassy from the disciples of John is leading us to the falling apart between the friend of the groom and the groom. According to the Scripture one was intended as a messenger and the other as the Messiah. John practiced the rigors of ascetic life could not see beyond his own lifestyle. He was as perplexed as the Pharisees that he would consort with publicans and the sinners. John lacked the insight as to Jesus as the suffering servant and What the prophet had foretold, 'he hath born our griefs'. "That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses."(8:17)

Vis-a-vis John his order of priorities differed from the Word concerning their respective ministries. As a suffering servant he was on the road to glory."If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us."(2.Ti.2:12)

John wanted to know, "Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?/Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see." Jesus making the doctrine of his Father as the Servant-King,- and the path inexorably led to Calvary and beyond, a fact that John missed. The beam in his eye was such how the Messiah-King would conduct his kingdom on the earth prevented him obviously. He had all the credentials of being the greatest born of a woman but in the estimation of Jesus,"notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he." (11:11). He thought like everybody else, and not as the Word had spoken.

Hello Underdog1

Having a platelet count of 6 is extremely low and dangerous. Do the doctors know why the count is so low?

I will pray for her.

Dear Heavenly Father, Underdog1's wife is in dire need of your healing word. As You know, her platelet count is dangerously low and her life is in danger. We come to You in the name of Jesus asking for healing for this dear woman. Please cause the treatments to work for her that will cause her body to make more platelets. Keep her from injury not allowing her to have any blood loss. Should she receive blood transfusions, we ask that the blood she receives is healthy and free of any diseases. Lord God, You are able to heal her, so we ask that You speak the word that she may be healed. We lift up this woman to You and aks all these things in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

Brother Fredscanlan,

Just one point. Sin is the disrupter of peace with God. In Christ you are a new creation and abiding in Christ the past is entirely forgotten. So Chist is spearheading you to the city that has foundations. Rest our souls in His promise. Amen

Hi Jema,

Yes, in the risen Christ, one day all will be made new.

God bless,

RLW

Hi GiGi,

Thanks, and God's Blessings to you also.

Heavenly Father, I ask for Your healing supernatural power over Michael's body. That no pain on his left side nor on his back. Pain be gone now in Jesus's name. We believe in Your Word, ask, believe and you shall receive. Amen

Beautiful and powerful prayer. I agree with you.

Aaron25, I pray the same prayer for my daughter and I. Heavenly Father, I ask for You to heal Aaron25, my daughter and me. Make us whole again. In the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Thank You, Father God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Amen

I'm asking everyone to please pray for my wife. Her platelets were down to 6 Monday. She is so weak now. Please pray for her.

May I ask , what do people think about Matthew Ch 5 V 8 , considering that we are told that no man hath seen God , no man can see God and live etc ? Is this a contradiction ? What do people think about this please ?

Matt.9: 12-13 "They hated me without cause"

"But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick./ But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."

Here Jesus is not addressing the thoughts of his interlocutors but responding to them. The word of God had already answerd their spoken word, so Jesus cites the relevant portion. The word had sized them up even before they were born. " For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings./But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me."(Hosea.6:7-8). The scribes, Pharisees and also the Sadducees tempted Jesus on various occasions. (Matt.16:1)

Why did the nation of Israel hate the Son of man without any cause? Satan sins from the beginning.. He is the Father of lies and when he beguiled Eve he set up a no man's land which ever since has served as a cloak. Beyond the complacency of the strict adherence to their traditions and Law of Moses they were serving the interests of Satan instead. In our time also we have great many who recoil from any approach other than their literalism. It is worth their while to keep harping on old Jerusalem that for their many sins have been condemned and "Behold, your house is left unto you desolate." (Notice 'behold' in it and it is determined. )"And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations.(Is.25 :7). Now we can place the context of the Sermon on the mount. He presented the doctrine of His Father as his Will which he shall fulfill it at the appointed time. The Gospel also presents Judgment of the nation in Ch.24.

Complacency of Israel was like little foxes. "Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes."(S.of S-2:15)

Matt.9:2-5 Thoughts

"And Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee./And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth./And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?"

Jesus came as the Word become flesh. He was God in his own right since God sent him 'as the only begotten Son' so wherever he healed or suffered rejection he did so since his obedience to the Word that was sent before the worlds began."Behold" here we have another expression which the Spirit uses to indicate the Word which was 'in the beginning'. His obedience as a man to the Word is what we need infer to the confession,"I am the Way."( John 1:1;8:58). Faith of the palsied man and of his four helpers elicited him to address him as 'Son.' We already discussed the doctrine of God he declared against the holy mountain and what we shall read in the gospel, is the practical application of it according to the occasion warranted.

"And behold" the Spirit introduces in the next verse.Certain of the scribes took umbrage at it. "This man blaspheneth" they thought. The Word had already foretold what they signified in Salvation Plan of God. "And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:/For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them."(13:14-15)

God as the Creator understand thoughts of man and know of their worth, "I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings."(Je.17:10)

"O lord, thou hast searched me, and known me..../thou understandest my thought afar off."

Yes Chris,

We can find verses, that when isolated, can seem to teach that OUR WORKS of Believing and Repentance are contributory TOWARDS our salvation. But in coming to an understanding of any doctrine in the Bible we must harmonize every verse in Scripture that relates to the question.

When we do this, we must conclude that our GOOD WORKS of any sort are the RESULT of God's gift of salvation which He bestows on each and every one of His elect, not BECAUSE we do these things but as the EVIDENCE and CHARACTER of a New Creation in Christ as we read in the Galatians and Romans passages I quoted earlier and many others.

The passage that, in my view, speaks most clearly regarding the Nature of Salvation is Ezekiel 36:24-34. Note here that every action is God's action, not man's action. And that our Repentance and Belief are the RESULT of God's actions in salvation, never the CAUSE nor the REASON.

I want to be a million miles away from any Gospel that even hints that our works contribute in any way to our Salvation.

By Grace are you saved through faith(Christ's faith not our faith). And that not of ourselves. It is the gift of God in His in comprehensible Mercy. Not of our works lest any man should boast. (forgive me for not quoting chapter and verse for these last statements, but I'm sure you are familiar).

I never want to be that man in Numbers who picked up a few sticks on the Sabbath and was executed for that seemingly incidental sin. A dramatic picture of what happens if we look to any good work that we do or have done to affect our salvation.

Colossians Ch 1 is so clear to me , yes Christ is the begining of the creation of God because he is the firstborn from the dead , the creation of God isn't something that's finished , it is what is to come ! God's Kingdom on earth . Christ is the begining of the creation , through him and by him and because of him there will be , the Kingdom of God on earth , that is the goal ! When that is accomplished God will be all , in all . V 15-18 . Christ is the creator because through him and by him and because of him there will be , the Kingdom of God on earth , that's the goal ! Not this world as it stands now ! Isaiah Ch 13 V 12 . The creation isn't finished ! That's what Christ is ! The beginning ! We follow on and are completed in him at our ressurection to eternal life , we will be created through him by him and because of him and then we will be what Adam and Eve couldn't be . Sinless and clean and acceptable to live with God through Christ . God cannot even look at sin , we must be cleansed in order to be able to be with him , that's not completed in this life as long as we are in our fleshy bodies , the creation isn't finished ! Christ is the beginning! We are his creation because without him we don't exist ! We are just like the rest of the world , dead in sin . Christ covers our sins , God doesn't see them , we live under Christ's wings . Eventually we shall be like him , then shall we be acceptable vessels and God will be all in all . Christ did not create the things that are created in Genesis , God did that , Christ creates us , cleansed , acceptable to God , able to be presented to Him . Creation isn't complete ! Christ is working in us and in others to come . Thy Kingdom Come ! Think about the words of that prayer .

Praying for you

please remember me and my family today in your prayers

Hi Jena,

Thanks, have a great day and God bless.

RLW

Amen and thank you , stay strong in the Truth , Christ is coming :) .

Fredscanlan,

St Paul says,"So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God./ But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world." (Ro.10:17-18).We have the only guide which is His Word. Truth written in our inwards, which is our heart ,-not an anatomical part but a spiritual space. Writers use words to create a literary space. So when we read Gulliver's travel we are right there seeing as the author narrates it. It is an imaginary world. Not so withh the Bible. God framed the worlds by his word he made the quality of his Holiness.(He.11:3). So the unseen Will of the Father and the visible earth God the Son are mirror image created by faith. So. St Paul speaks of Jesus Christ as the visible image of God. (Col.1:15) For the same reason the Preacher says,'the Earth abides forever.'(Ec.1:4) Faith is one even as the Gospel is one. It is to which Paul refers in v.18.

God breathed into the nostrils of Adam and made him a living soul. So he has truth in his heart which makes his spiritual space meaningful. It is a world where man may know whatever he needs know of God, a Spirit. This is where Jesus Christ shall abide in a believer. So his eye of faith is active when he follows Jesus who set an example. Now that he has gone and is seated on the right hand of the most High, we may believe there is a royal highway connecting. So youand I are under the mighty shadow of His wings.(Ps.91:1). When we read from the Scripture our ear of faith catches the drift and it is how faith operates. You do not need any other guide than faith and the Spirit that raised up Jesus from the dead. As many as are led by the Spirit are the children of God.(Ro.8:14)

Before his Ascension Jesus breathed on his disciples ( John 20:22). Receive ye the Holy Ghost" God the Father and the Son work as one. So he as the visible God in his humanity proved faith, DNA of his Father. He is also called the last Adam.

Hi GiGi,

Thank you, there is no reason to post more you have answered my questions. I have studied John and all the New Testament and as you see this doctrine, I do not see it was taught in any of the books of the New Testament that we must believe it for salvation. What I do see is the only way of salvation is belief in Jesus our Lord Messiah the Son of God sent by the Father. Galatians 4:4

In John, I see a loving Son obedient to the Father who Jesus says is greater than Him. When Jesus was anointed with the Spirit of God without limit or measure the Father who dwelt in Jesus is the one who did the works. John 14:10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.

All that Jesus had was given to Him from the Father, John 17:1-3 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: 2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. 3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

Thank you for discussing this with me may our love for each other overcome any disagreement.

God bless,

RLW