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Richard, my answer NO! Jeremiah 17:5, Jeremiah 17:5-8,

Chis & Richard, to add if I may.

1 Samuel 8:5

1 Samuel 8:7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18, 1 Samuel 8:20

We do not have a King over us, except The LORD GOD ALMIGHTY we are a Christian nation. Here in the United States of America, We are one nation under GOD. "We the People" we are the "People" we're the only Nation on Earth that was & is established under the Power & respect of GOD ALMIGHTY. Even the California Constitution, Preamble says: "We, the People of the State of California, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom, in order to secure & perpetuate its blessings, do establish this Constitution.'"

We need to remember & not forget, we are not, nor have we been a nation that crys to failed & flawed man to be "our king" no, we are the people & Our Declaration of Independence of The United States of America states: "When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, & to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate & equal stations to which the Laws of Nature & of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation." "We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator... "That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,-- That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, & to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles..." "...experience has shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed." "But when a long train of abuses & usurpations...Duty to throw off such.."

Wow. I've read the comments and everyone has a different opinion on what is and isn't.

I get a headache trying to figure out what is and isn't. All I can do is pray that Our Father and His Son, Jesus will keep me from being deceived. I know we're not supposed to be afraid, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't. Satan is the great deceiver and I'm a stupid person, very gullible. I hope I'm dead before the SHTF.

Hello Brother Chris Thank you. There remains a distinction between pacifism and non- resistance on the side of the Word. Even certain Governments may try to understand this line, why?

I still don't understand. Who are the 144,000?

Hi Richard Something to keep in mind Romans 13 is written to the church of God, so the powers that be are the powers within the church I.E. leadership. It doesn't say obey the any government, the ordained powers are the powers ordained within the church of the body of Christ.

Acts 16:33, in context Acts 16:27-34

Acts 16:15 in context Acts 16:14-15

Acts 18:8

1 Corinthians 3:3

John 13:35

Hebrews 10:25

James 1:27

Please note the scriptures I've listed & pray about what I'm about to say. I once witnessed 2 children who asked to be baptized by the Lead Pastor, they were skipped over, another Pastor replaced the old one & once again those 2 children a boy & a girl asked to be baptized. That Pastor also asked them questions on the Bible, doctrine, taught them a special class, privately then decided not to Baptize them. In a short time other youths were baptized & they were skipped over again. I watched as those two children served in the church, many days & even during the celebration of the others getting baptized. Whom was more like Christ? Later those 2 children were baptized without classes & with people who barely knew them. Please pray for wisdom.

Matthew 19:14

If you judge to strictly remember :

Matthew 7:2 , Matthew 7:1-5

Why is beautiful sister, English Sacha leaving?

Hello Richard. Like most things in life & people we meet, trust & respect go hand-in-hand when the object is deserving of them. Personally, I don't believe any government is worthy of our complete trust, simply because they are composed of generally unregenerate folk who uphold ungodly standards. Even those who may be believers within the govt. & may be doing their best to bring about changes, ultimately have to submit to their party's policies. And those parties that uphold (some) biblical values, are often too 'minor' to defeat the majority (people's) vote.

Yet, the Apostle Paul tells us in Romans chapter 13, that we have to be subject to the govt., as one who administers the Law, protects society, & of course, receives our taxes. How that Law is made & applied, or how well society is protected, & how well our taxes are used, has to be the determination of the individual at the ballot box. So, my understanding of Paul's reference to this, knowing that the govt. that he was subject to was one of the worst in history for the God-fearing, is to still follow the laws & requirements that they put on society. And generally, they do a fairly good job, but from a biblical perspective, not so well.

Then the question: can we trust our govts. to do the right thing when our faith & Christian way of life are being eroded? We can never trust anyone on Earth in that regard, for none seek after the Will & honour of God, but after their own vain imaginations trying to please as many as they can. We can extend to them our trust, respect & obedience as far as our faith in God & knowledge of His Word allow us - but if that line that we set is crossed, I don't believe that they should be obeyed or respected & are to be treated as enemies of the Cross, with our obedience first to the Lord, & being ready to suffer under their hands.

The spirit of the lord went over Mary

And caused Mary a virgin to conceive

And he was to be called Jesus

Jesus came thru the tribe of Judah

The order of Melchizedek

Who was Melchizedek

He had no father or mother and was a king and a priest and Abraham even tithed to him

He had no beginning or end

The only one who fits that description is Jesus

Just my thought

But the Holy Spirit caused Mary to conceive

God the father did the son and god the holy spiritual are one and the same

Jesus refers to god the father

So possible that Jesus did not share and genes with Mary and definitely not Joseph

How could Mary give birth to a son if all women have xx genes and men xy genes

The male determines sex of the child

If he gives x gene it's a girl

If he gives y gene it's a boy

So how could Mary give birth to a boy

Both Mary and Joseph were of the tribe Judah

Am I questioning god

No

I am a Christian

Mary was very special

Yes she was a virgin

Yes she gave birth to Jesus

Jesus came to earth as gif in the body of a human

Fully god and fully man

And came from heaven so he knew heaven like none other

John 1 and verse 1

I'm in beginning was the word the word was with god and the word was god

I use only King James Version of Bible

Other versions change words and words change meaning

So Jesus Is god

Only after birth of Jesus did Mary and

Joseph have children

So in one way that makes them half brothers

But again maybe they did not share any genes

Remember I am just thinking

My ignorance is much greater than my knowledge

I believe the king James of Bible is inerrant

Please just take my words with a grain of salt

Jesus was the only perfect one to walk the face of the earth

Sacrificed himself for our sins

The truth remains simple

Jesus sacrificed himself

For our sins

We are all sinners and in need of salvation

We all must know that

Ask Jesus/god

For forgiveness and repent of our sins

Ask for that free gift if salvation

He will and doeS

please continue to pray for myself and my daughters and there families today , please pray for my co workers they are so lost to the world and full of hate and envy

As a farewell , the congregation that Sacha and I belong to , does not baptize children , practises full immersion , does not baptize anyone who hasn't read and understood at least the basic principles of salvation , we also ask candidates random Bible questions that they wouldn't be able to answer if they hadn't read it e.g. who is Samuels mother ? All members male and female study the Bible daily and are expected to grow in understanding . Our Sisters are at least as knowledgeable as our Brothers . We have ladies who have been teaching the Truth , through correspondence courses for forty years . They have brought literally thousands of men and women to the point of baptism . Christ died for all of us , none of us are under the law , there is only one Holy Spirit , not a version for men and a different one for women . Our Sisters cover their heads and are silent during services but they have a voice . They also respect their husbands as head of the house and the brethren in the congregation but they have a voice . We have single Sisters who are the only ones in their family who are saved . They respect the Brethren but are at liberty to do as they please when not in Church . We are all guided by God's words and by Christ's and to a lesser but not insignificant degree , by the apostles writings . I shouldn't have to quote scripture here , so I won't . May God bless you all and may He bring you all very much closer to Him . Hope to see you in the New Jerusalem .

Thank you for your reply, Free. I intentionally left out the portion that you quoted, since it didn't apply to the creation order that I was dealing with, in response to Jewell.

The Scripture you gave speaks about the mutual dependence that both man & woman have with each other, by God's appointment. Lest man assumes an air of superiority over the woman, the instruction here is, 'Not so, as both are dependent on each other & the woman should never feel inferior in this Divine Order'. And so this instruction is in the light of a woman's head covering when in prayer or giving prophecy. But when it comes to Church leadership & teaching, the responsibility rests with the man & not the woman (without the man overlording his position over women). Let us not allow modern societal ideas & strides towards man-devised equality, to affect biblical standards for personal & corporate conduct.

Thank you R L W , my wife is a sensitive soul and the thought that there might be resentment towards her sharing her enthusiasm for the Truth because she is a woman , distresses her . We are a small congregation and during lockdown last year she had a hankering for some extra fellowship and so came on here . Sadly it hasn't worked out but she mentions you as one of the good guys and sends you blessings and love in Christ as do I .

Dear Carleton , you and all yours are bright and shining stars in a dark world , much love to you all in Christ , keep twinkling .

Thank you for telling us this dear valuable child of Jesus Christ "ARNOLDO BENAVIDES" What u says is a answer too. Soo Hallelujah praise the Lord!

He can turn everything bad to something good. Be blessed in the holy Name of Jesus you and yours.

Holy, Holy, Holy

Should we trust in the government

Amen ty stay blessed in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ

Dear friend in Jesus Christ. I'll have to put something in anyway, and ask why you dont fill all the script in your reference in

1 Corinthians 11:11-16 Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.

12For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God.

13Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?

14Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?

15But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.

16But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

This is alsow a spiritually picture of a Man and Wife, like King and Queen, like Jesus and His Bride.

God bless us all in Jesus Name

Imo, the reason I posted about John 3:16, is I get Irked when I constantly see the RELIGIOUS trying to Improve on, Add too, or Complete all that's Needed to be SAVED, that Jesus Completed on the cross. They can't seem to grasp...

GOD Saves us-When we BELIEVE-HE Gave us-HIS SON JESUS-as a Sacrifice-to cover our sins. PERIOD!

ALL additional Words and Works Man tries to Add to SALVATION are supporting Details implicit in the Gospel...such as...

REPENT...all we must Repent of is the Unbelief in the Gospel...FAITH..we Believe and Receive by Faith...BLOOD is implicit in sacrificial Death of Christ...GRACE is God's Loving Act of sacrificing His Son...The CROSS...is the Tool used to sacrifice Jesus...DEATH BURIAL RESURRECTION are part of the sacrificial process...but again GOD SAVES us, by Jesus the Gift, through the Power of the Holy Spirit. :)

Thank you for the reply :)

Yes Jewell. That is exactly what 1 Timothy 2:12 is saying. The Apostle Paul in other letters spoke about the order of creation, just as he referred to here in verse 13. In 1 Corinthians 11:2,3,8,9 and Ephesians 5:23, Paul gives those details again to the Corinthian & Ephesian Churches.

The reason for giving this order, was not that Paul had something against women or of their abilities in teaching & using their other gifts & talents, but that within Church worship, before God & His angels, the prescribed order of ministry must be observed. And this he instructed young Timothy, who was left in charge of the ministry in Ephesus & generally in Asia Minor. As capable as women may be in teaching, within the Church, the task of administering, leading & teaching from the Word was incumbent upon the brothers. Elders who were ordained in every Church ( Acts 14:23) were men & they also had been enabled by God to teach & lead the flock of God.

All you contribute to John 3:16 and my post is, "It's a great verse," and then you go off, and on to your topics.

Again, God made it beautiful and simple enough for a child, or even an atheist to understand and be Saved.

The religious can't grasp or appreciate the profound Beauty Simplicity and Completeness of the Gospel, and forever try to add their words and works.

They can't accept what Jesus did and said on the cross that, "IT IS FINISHED...and that,

GOD Saves us...When we BELIEVE...HE Gave us HIS SON Jesus...as a Sacrifice-to Cover our Sins....PERIOD!

Many try to site other verses, but they are just supporting the details implicit to John 3:16.

I have not been to church or read the bible in years, but I own ten and did read it about ten times. Actually, the bible, other than text books, is the only book I've read in the past 50 years, but I did compose a simple hymn called the BIBLE...along with others not so simple.

I'd appreciate any Good and Godly comments about John 3:16. Thank you. :)

Hello Sacha, wanted you to know that my other half wears a covering in Church too! I wear a beard, sometimes trimmed and sometimes not so much. Love to you and Take no Thought!

Carleton

Hello Take no Thought, The Holy Spirit is peace in us. Do we need to defend our peace? We certainly like to defend our righteousness as it pleases ourselves a bit, however often the Holy Spirit does not witness to our thoughts of righteousness. I am happy to know that you are the husband of Sacha and she is the wife of you. God bless your home together in peace and in His righteousness and order. Perhaps someday my wife will write a post here too and share her heart. She is a good communicator too of God's blessings in her heart. Likely you are my elder and that is an order that God blesses, yet we are one in Christ Jesus, at His feet, in His healing stream. Keep the faith. I will think of your flat over the square as a warm blessing of love between husband and wife of one faith. I have never felt offended by anything written by Sacha. Rained here this evening, good for the harvest.

:)

Hello Shirley. There's not a lot written about the man, Canaan, unlike the many references throughout the Old Testament to the Land of Canaan, its people, its idolatry, wars, etc. Since you're doing an essay on the man himself, the only references are in Genesis chapters 9 & Genesis 10:15; 1 Chronicles 1:8-16; and The Book of Jubilees (this is a pseudepigraphical book, i.e. one not considered worthy in content or authorship to be included into the Canon of Scripture), where you will find reference to Canaan (Jubilees 9:1; 10:29-34). I never use such books because of errors within them, but suggest this for your perusal (you can find exercepts of it on the Web) in case there may be something useful there.

Jewelyn,

The things that happened in Matthew Chapter 2 happened under the direction of the intervention of God. The bible never tells us that there were three wise men. We don't know how many there were but it was probably much more than three. The number three is tradition and it comes from the three gifts that were presented. These men were a cast a Persian priests. They were sorcerers and magicians and they always traveled in large groups, so it is highly unlikely that there were only three of them.

But if you remember, Herod said come back and tell me so that I can come and worship Him also? The Magi had no idea they were being deceived. They had no idea that Herod was setting up a plot to kill Jesus.

But God intervened and warned them. He instructed them. That's what the term "divinely warned" means. It means they were instructed by God not to go back the same way they came, but to go back a different way.

So they did not go back to Jerusalem, and they did not go back to tell Herod.

Hi Diane,

I've been away for a while so I'm not sure if you're responding to someone or you are asking this question for yourself? Either way, what leads me to believe that James is the half-brother of Jesus is that after Jesus was born, Mary and Joseph had other children. We know that Jesus had four half-brothers, James, Joses, Simon, and Judas (Jude), and at least two half-sisters.

Paul says in Galatians 1:19, "But other of the apostles I didn't see, except for James the Lord's brother." This would be the Lord's half-brother, also the author of the book of James. What would make James the Lord's half-brother is that they shared the same mother, but different fathers.

There is far too much concern for "sugar-coating" death and the residence of the soul upon death and prior to the resurrection.

I have not found a single bible verse that clearly states where a Christian soul resides prior to the return of Christ to gather His church to Him in the air.

The phrase "They are smiling down on you from heaven" has no biblical verses as its proof.

Too much interpretation of the bible by some poor and simple-minded humans, when compared to the mind of God, make verses MEAN WHAT THEY WANT, NOT WHAT THE VERSE IS ACTUALLY SAYING. Examples:

1. Revelation 1:10 is said to refer to Sunday, and thus John was worshiping on Sunday and that made it OK for all Christians to observe Sunday in place of the Sabbath and ordained Sunday as the appointed day of worship for all Christians. Incorrect interpretation to fill a need for justifying Sunday worship.

Why do I say this? First, there is no verse to back up the day being Sunday; every day is "The Lord's Day". Second, neither God nor Christ designated ANY Day as the day of worship. Third, the Sabbath Day is a day of REST, not worship in a communal setting. Fourth, Revelation is a visionary experience, not a worship service.

2. Christians celebrate the resurrection of Christ always on a Sunday (thank the Roman Church for this by the way). This too is the result of humans doctoring the scriptures. The Gospels key the crucifixion to the Jewish Passover which moves across the Jewish calendar and not a set day each year.

3. The Easter sunrise worship service is not based on scripture. The Gospels clearly state Christ had risen before sunrise on what we call Sunday as the ladies never saw the resurrection, just the empty tomb and then later Christ.

Final point, if the Christian soul is immediately taken to heaven and returns with Christ for the church gathering, there will be no appearance of any Christian before the White Throne as they are previously admitted to eternity in heaven.

I am trying to do an essay on Canaan, I need to no more about Canaan as Noah grandson can you help were to look for more lesson on Canaan.

Is oral sex a sin even between a married couple? I believe it is because scripture says sodomites won't enter into Heaven. Some dictionaries says that a sodomite is a person who does anal sex and oral sex.Some dictionaries just say anal sex. Also I would think that it IS because that's the type of sex that they had in Sodom and Gomorrah. That's the type of sex homosexuals do male and female does in homosexual lesbian acts. I believe in Songs of Solomon they said that the Bible scholars that interpreted the Bible said oral sex was done between a married man and woman. I read the scriptures. Some Pastors say that that scripture is talking about anal sex between two men or homosexuality. They say oral sex is NOT a sin if you're a married male and female. They say NO if both parties (married man and woman)agree on the oral sex then it's alright. I know fornication and homosexuality and lesbian is a sin. What do you have to say about the oral sex thing. I'm looking for a Bible serious answer because I know about if you're married not to withhold sex from your wife or husband.

Your explanation was enlightening to me. I never thought of this verse in the way you explained it!