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Alex, the Matthew 20 parable would seem appropriate to you as it shows that the 'goodman of the house' was justifiably free to give whatever amount he wished to his labourers. Whether that was a wise economic decision is not the matter here but that he had the power & resources to give as he desired. Likewise, God is in that position. But does the parable show the difference between doing a day's work for a reward, & living a lifetime of rejection of the offer of God's Love. I don't believe it does. It would be interesting to see whether the 'goodman' would have reached out again to any other idle men who refused the invitation to work, preferring to remain idle. Would the 'goodman', in love & compassion, afterwards gone out to them & given them a penny as well? I think in your reckoning, he would have.

Maybe we could also use the parable in Matthew 13:24-30, which doesn't speak of the Gospel preached but of the end result of those who were of the good seed of God & of the evil seed of the enemy - one is saved, the other burned. I couldn't envisage that parable being amended at verse 30 to read, 'gather the tares & wheat into My barn as they are both My creation, therefore I will change the tares to become My wheat'. Sorry for this absurdity, but to demonstrate a point.

You wrote, "Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature". Using (your) parable, the Gospel must go out so that all who come will get the same wages of eternal life & a kingdom. True, but what about those who don't come (as maybe those who refused the 'goodman's' offer)? You would say, that even those will 'receive a penny'. If Christ taught that, I might have reason to believe what you say, rather the wicked men & the tares of the field will not inherit life but certain judgement. The Gospel is preached to save men from Hell & have a new life in Christ their Saviour. If you take Hell out of the Gospel, you don't have the Gospel of Christ & of no compulsion to proclaim it.

Amen. Thank you Rick.

Brother Dan:

The verse SAID, command and teach that God is the Saviour of all men, specially those that believe.

You cannot believe that verse and believe in hell also.

God Bless You.

Pray that the Lord will give me great wisdom in asking a young Christian lady out. Pray that the Lord clears away every barrier to asking her out. Pray that the Lord will provide above and beyond what I need financially to ask her out. Wisdom and guidance in making all the arrangements. Wisdom to get complete clearance and overwhelming support from all her management, and all those in key positions I need clearance from, because it's a Christian ministry, to make her and everyone feel completely safe and respected about this. Pray for wisdom, guidance and courage for me to set proper expectations with her. I'm a high-functioning autistic, and have a lot of deep broken areas in my life. This is the hardest part. If the Lord's in this, pray for the Lord to completely remove fear, doubt and barriers from her life, and she will say yes. Thank you.

On the way to Mexico from Northern California,about 20 years ago Someone had rented a billboard and it said nothing more than this, pray for Mariana. I prayed diligently over that name for years. I still don't know the meaning of that billboard. But the Lord put such a burden on my heart for Mariana.

I also met a woman named Laura when I was only 16 many years ago. She invited me to church and I went. But she moved away and there was no sign of the church at the house where it was held. I prayed for Laura for many years. Although I have never seen her again.

Sometimes God puts people on our hearts and we carry them throughout our entire life. And we never know the details we just pray for them. Someday we will know.

Thank you Jesus.

Brother Dan:

Matthew 10:28 And fear them not which kill the body but are not able to kill the soul: but fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Brother Dan the word translated hell in this verse is the word Gehenna.

The Old Testament refers to this as Hinnon, a valley outside of Jerusalem's walls, at the time Christ was on earth this valley was used as the cities dump.

The garbage and trash and the dead bodies of criminals were thrown here.

They had fire burning in that dump and worms were there eating the flesh of dead bodies. Where the worm never dies and the fire is never quenched.

Christ was using Gehenna fire to show how he uses judgement to destroy the trash and unwanted things in our lives.

That fire is now quenched and those worms are gone, because that dump site is now a city park.

If the translators had left the word Gehenna in the verse, as they left it in tact in the Old Testament, instead of changing it to the word hell. There would not be so much deception.

Brother Dan, the word Gehenna is used 11 time in the bible and translated as hell.

James 3:6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is it among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and is set on fire OF GEHENNA (translated hell).

Brother Dan, the WORKS in your body are not you WORKS, their God's works, you gave you life, for Christ's LIFE, now it's no longer you, but CHRIST IN YOU, doing the WORKS.

Philippians 2:13 For it is GOD which WORKETH IN YOU both TO WILL and TO DO his good pleasure.

Jesus is the root, we are the branches, without me (in you) you can do nothing. I am the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE.

Brother Dan the old you (sinful flesh) no longer exist, it died on the cross.

1 John 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin ......

Yes I believe that we need to pick up our cross as Jesus our savior did and we can not continue to seen because our lord we will keep and forgive us , we need to change our life each day to being able to gain salvation.

Please pray for my 6 yr old grandson who has a cracked tooth. He's in excruciating pain and tooth is abscessed. We are struggling to get appointments in our area. Thank you.

Pray for his precious little walk with the Lord also. After watching Noah's Ark on YouTube he asked me if he was saved. He loves to hear about the Lord. I asked him why he loves Jesus and he said because you do grandma. I want him to have his personal walk with Jesus please pray for him.

God can read in the heart of each one of us whay didn't see the darkness in juda escariot

Amen Bro Earl.

Those 3 verses are great, but - only if we believe them.

I believe all 3 verses, and I agree God's Commandments instruct and teach. For those that don't believe, and instruct others to ignore them - they will suffer the consequences per Matthew 5:19

God Bless

Brother Dan:

1 Timothy 4:10 For therefore we labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of ALL MEN, specially those that believe.

1 Timothy 4:11 These things command and teach.

Matthew 5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach man so, he shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

God Bless You.

Grace as I have told you before you are my Angel. I will be praying for you and your family . May God continue to be the lamp on to your feet and the light onto your path . Your three kids are blessed to have a Mother like you . Prayer changes things Amen.

We can agree to disagree. Please see John 14:21:

John 14:21: He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

Also see Matthew 5:17-18:

Matthew 5:17-18

17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

18 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.

Great works are done by those that taught us. Some of those same people display pagan Christmas trees. We are all doing the best we can and correcting ourselves as we learn and understand better. I do not believe that the belief in Jesus Christ means we no longer have to keep God's Statutes, Laws, and Commandments.

If it is a tall pedestal, it is because of these standards which are high but obtainable. Please see 1 John 5:1-3:

1 John 5:1-3

1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

2By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

3For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

Hi Keith. Back then it wasn't uncommon for men to have more than one wife. I don't think there was simply a lot of people. But we now know that, that isn't Yah's best for us. You also have to remember that Yah loved them. Yah makes honorable vessels and vessels for dishonor. He gives passes to people, and he does not give that same pass for others. You also remember that these two men were rich, plus they knew Yah. So yeah, that is why we have to watch the way we come against people because they may be really favored of Yah.

Bro Earl,

I agree we must listen and believe God. He promises that he will Judge and punish the wicked/sinners.

Proverbs 11:21"Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

God tells us to love our enemies, and forgive those against us. We are to be like children, and lambs, just as Christ was our example. Matthew 18: 21-22

"Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven." Meaning indefinitely!

Remember Brother, this life is very short, the next one is for eternity. We can pick up our cross each day and bear it, for this short time period, because we can see our everlasting reward!

God Bless

Lena I give you words of encouragement and prayer. Yahweh watches over his people. Yahweh I ask you to allow Buddy a peaceful transition to your kingdom. May you have mercy upon us poor sinners, in the name of Jesus I do pray.

Yahweh I come before you on the behalf of Ariana. May you address her heart and insurance issues? I humbly do pray and ask these things in the precious name of your dear son Lord Jesus Christ.

Brother Keith, may Christ grace us with HIS wisdom and His understanding.

The Old Testament was meant to cast a shadow, the shadow is not what's REAL.

Christ came through the flesh, by the house of David. David is a shadow of the OLD BLOODY covenant taken with a physical bloody sword. David was not allowed to build God's temple.

Solomon is a shadow of the NEW PEACEFUL Covenant taken with THE SWORD of truth, the word of God.

Soloman (a shadow of CHRIST, filled with wisdom and knowledge to govern his kingdom) and build God's temple, whose temple we are.

Now concerning all his wives, that was also a shadow of Christ and all of creation being his WIFE.

God Bless You.

Bro Earl,

Yes, I do believe in Hell, and I do believe that God will send sinners that don't repent from sin to Hell. Jesus speaks of hell in this verse in a very plain manner - easy to understand:

Matthew 10:28

"And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell." Do you not believe this verse? Do you just ignore Jesus?

Earl, there is no salvation unless we repent. There is no repentance without a change to our former lifestyle. There is no eternal life without turning from sin to Jesus for salvation.

Many people are sorry for their sins, yet not enough to change their life. True repentance will be sincere, and will include genuine sorrow, and should compel an earnest desire to change, and discontinue former sins.

A Christian that accepts and follows Jesus will never in this life, be sin free. They should however," struggle and toil" to be sin less. This is our cross to bear! Jesus tells us to pick up "our cross" and follow him! Matthew 16:24-25

Today, the largest crowd that yells the loudest about faith/grace and nothing else, are looking for the easy way out. Yes Jesus died for our sins, but not so that we can continue in our sinful ways. We need to pick up our crosses too, and follow Jesus! That takes action on our part!

There are "no free tickets to heaven".

God Bless

Amen and Amen Bro.. Earl GBU

Precious Savior, We come before you today wit the request made by our dear brother David. His lifting up Deanna, who is hospitalized. Thank you for helping her to recover well. Please make her recovery complete without any complications. Lord, we lift up Kristie for the need that David knows. We ask you to touch David's coworkers who do not know you yet. May your holy word reach them with the good news of your salvation. May their hearts be readied to receive this gospel and turn them from unbelief to belief and trust in you. We also pray for David's daughters and families that you will answer the needs that David knows they have this day. Bless David with your peace in knowing that his prayer requests have been prayed for and that you answer our prayers according to your goodness. Thank you, Lord Jesus. You are awesome and loving. We praise you!

Grace, I am agreeing in prayer with you for all these things you are asking our Lord for Ariana. Thank you for being so faithful in prayer on tis site for those who ask. You are a blessing to so many.

Ariana,

Thank you for sharing. May your recovery go very well and the new heart you received remain strong and healthy. May your body fully accept this heart without any complications. May you regain your strength quickly. God Bless You more and more each day!

Earl Wow.

Cowboy:

God says, You don't CHOSE me, I CHOSE YOU.

You don't contribute one single thing to your salvation.

Ephesians 1:11 In whom we also obtain an inheritance, being predestinated according to the PURPOSE of him who WORKETH ALL THINGS after the counsel of HIS WILL.

Philippians 1:29 For unto you IT IS GIVEN on the behalf of Christ, to BELIEVE ON HIM .....

1 Peter 1:21 Who BY HIM do BELIEVE in God .....

Salvation is a GIFT of GOD, through GRACE and MERCY.

Ezekiel 36:27 And I WILL put my spirit within you, and (I WILL) CAUSE you to walk in my statutes, and you shall keep my commandments and DO THEM.

Philippians 2:13 For it is GOD that worketh in you both TO WILL and TO DO his good pleasure.

You do nothing, it's all the WORK OF GOD.

And they will say unto me in that day, LORD DID WE NOT DO, and he will say depart you workers of iniquity.

Revelation 2:26 And he that overcometh and keeps MY WORKS unto the end, to him will I give POWER OVER the nations.

God Bless YOU.

Thanks Mishael,

I like you, too. We both have soft hearts for others and are encouragers. We both have a lot of experience walking with the Lord for many years, but very different lives, yet have some good things to share with others. It is good that God has drawn us both here on this site to learn from each other and others who post here. We are blessed here.

Hi Kimberly,

I found one site that outlines the nativity accounts.

Bible Bridge

You may look it up and see if that helps

Cowboy:

If you are in the First RESURRECTION you will NEVER see death, death has been destroyed.

Luke 20:36 Neither can they DIE anymore........being the children of resurrection.

John 6:50 .... that a man may eat thereof, and NOT DIE.

John 11:26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me SHALL NEVER DIE ....

Matthew 16:28 There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death .....

John 8:51 .....if a man keep my sayings, he shall never see death.

Revelation 20:6 Blessed and Holy is he that hath part in the FIRST RESURRECTION....and shall reign with Christ a thousand years.

When I get to heaven will I experience the Father God, the Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost?

Brother Dan:

Do you believe God will send sinners to hell:

Is GRACE not what abounds to all men, man says you have to believe, Grace says at each man's appointed time; GRACE will CAUSE you to believe. You don't Chose me, I CHOSE YOU.

Philippians 1:29 For it is GIVEN TO YOU on the behalf of Christ, TO BELIEVE ON HIM....

Brother Dan, you were GRACED, being able to BELIEVE, you are chosen to be a vessel of honour, but God chooses to make some men to be vessels of dishonour.

Does GRACE not also apply to them, and when God GRACES them with BELIEF they will RESPOND.

Romans 11:5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the ELECTION OF GRACE.

Romans 11:6 An if by grace, then it is no more of works, otherwise it is no more grace.....

Romans 11:31 Even so have these also NOT NOW BELIEVED, that through YOUR MERCY they may obtain MERCY.

Obadiah 1:21 And saviours shall come upon mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD'S.

Ephesians 2:7 That in THE AGES TO COME he might show the exceeding riches OF HIS GRACE in his kindness toward us through Jesus Christ.

God Bless You.