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I'm glad you mentioned this. From my experience, a Christian will latch on to ideas presented to them, take ownership of the ideas, and made it part of their world view. Removing this concept is not easily done, as the mind refuses to let go.
This happens in many religions and spheres of life, and students may feel special for their "knowing", and never look back their whole lives.
Does it matter we study ourselves and get it right: Yes.
I had a couple of really nice J.W.'s ladies come by my place for 4 months. They listened to my Testimony, miracles that I've seen, stories of when I was a Street Minister in several cities.
Stories I've got.
Their drive to make converts is like granite. It would be by Divine Intervention and a lot of prayer and fasting; that the Word might penetrate their hearts.
I was as lost as anyone could be. I know that God makes house calls. I'll never get tired of thanking Him for that. Let's step out onto the water like Peter did, and ask God to save some more Jehovah Witnesses.
By the Blood of the Lamb, and by the Word of our Testimony, they can hear us. The Jews have been blinded and their ears can't hear Jesus. A day will come when the deaf will hear and the eyes will see. Have faith and see the Salvation of our Lord.
Since it's in the Bible it would be hard to argue that it was taken out.
What about Hellmann's mayo?
Because there's going to be Hell to pay.
I think we spend a lot of time trying to do things our way, trying to get down off that cross. It's like our motors are always running. When I see a picture of a sailboat, it always ministers to my heart. It reminds me that it's time to turn the motor off, hoist up the sail, and go wherever the wind takes you. That to me is what it means to follow Christ!
That is a beautiful analogy!
I think it's important to always keep in mind that our proper position is always behind Christ. We are to follow Him. That is a believers top priority, just as in Luke 9:51-56 where we see the priority of Jesus when it was time for Him to go to the cross, He steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem! The word steadfastly means a fixed established position. When it was time to go and die, He was fixed to go to Jerusalem. You couldn't get Him off track. This is probably where Paul got his ministry. In Philippians, when he strives for the high calling in Christ Jesus, he has got one thing in mind, one direction in where he heads, and that is the mission for which Christ has sent him for.
Even if a Christian doesn't know what special ministry, or kind of ministry, or even what area God will have you work in, you only have one thing to be fixed on, and that is to grow in the grace and knowledge of your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Following behind Christ should be our established fixed position. And just as Jesus had His eyes fixed toward Jerusalem, so should our eyes be fixed on Christ.
Let us put on the new man, according to scripture, and put off the old man, according to scripture.
Bless all the brethren and those in authority to govern with godly wisdom.
God bless all the saints around the world. August 2, 2021.
Verse 12 the Feast of Tabernacles would be seven days, and then verse 13 specifies that on the first day there were to be fourteen lambs "without blemish".
Then, on the second day in verse 17, there were to be fourteen lambs "without spot".
The third day (verse 20) and the fourth day (verse 23) were also to have fourteen lambs "without blemish", then on the fifth day (verse 26) there were to be fourteen lambs again "without spot".
The remaining sixth (verse 29), seventh (verse 32) days also specify fourteen lambs "without blemish", then on the eighth day (verse 35-36) there were to be seven lambs "without blemish".
One would suppose that "spot" and "blemish" are interchangeable, yet verses such as 1 Peter 1:19 - "But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish AND without spot:" [capitals mine] they are certainly two separate and distinctly different words.
Why are the lambs on days 2 and 5 to be without spot, and the rest of the days the lambs are to be without blemish?"
This speaks to us of the 'crowd' of attractions, distractions, & voices all around us and if we're to follow our Master without losing sight of him in that crowd, we need to be right behind Him, focussed on Him & following in His Steps. Many can lose their way when they take their eyes off Him & it becomes all the more difficult to get onto the right path, with maybe some pain & heartache along the way. But when the guide sees that his fellow-traveller has become lost, he calls out to him - and how welcome is that voice offering help & direction. Just a few thoughts that came to mind after reading your comment.
Verse 12 the Feast of Tabernacles would be seven days, and then verse 13 specifies that on the first day there were to be fourteen lambs "without blemish".
Then, on the second day in verse 17, there were to be fourteen lambs "without spot".
The third day (verse 20) and the fourth day (verse 23) were also to have fourteen lambs "without blemish", then on the fifth day (verse 26) there were to be fourteen lambs again "without spot".
The remaining sixth (verse 29), seventh (verse 32) days also specify fourteen lambs "without blemish", then on the eighth day (verse 35-36) there were to be seven lambs "without blemish".
One would suppose that "spot" and "blemish" are interchangeable, yet verses such as 1 Peter 1:19 - "But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish AND without spot:" [capitals mine] they are certainly two separate and distinctly different words.
Why are the lambs on days 2 and 5 to be without spot, and the rest of the days the lambs are to be without blemish?
Verse 12 the Feast of Tabernacles would be seven days, and then verse 13 specifies that on the first day there were to be fourteen lambs "without blemish".
Then, on the second day in verse 17, there were to be fourteen lambs "without spot".
The third day (verse 20) and the fourth day (verse 23) were also to have fourteen lambs "without blemish", then on the fifth day (verse 26) there were to be fourteen lambs again "without spot".
The remaining sixth (verse 29), seventh (verse 32) days also specify fourteen lambs "without blemish", then on the eighth day (verse 35-36) there were to be seven lambs "without blemish".
One would suppose that "spot" and "blemish" are interchangeable, yet verses such as 1 Peter 1:19 - "But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish AND without spot:" [capitals mine] they are certainly two separate and distinctly different words.
Why are the lambs on days 2 and 5 to be without spot, and the rest of the days the lambs are to be without blemish?
I would like to second Brother Jesse.
He may have hit the wrong key on the pad. He meant to give you Luke 3:17.Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
God bless.
Paul/Saul was consenting when they killed Stephen, Paul led driving people who had faith in Jesus out of Jerusalem, beatings in the synagogues, imprisoning men, women, and, children. A better question would be regardless of how bad a person is, there is redemption and salvation in Jesus Christ, and can be used to do Gods will. God calls according to His pleasure we cannot begin to comprehend.
It is better if we have questions that we can find the answer in scripture not answered by opinion and speculation.
RLW
We live in a world of Deceit. and distractions by the world and its affairs. In fact we have become worldly as a hold.
We are to be separated!
God bless.
Thanks for giving that more light!!
God bless.
Amen The power which was performing those works is working in many believers in diverse ways, so the volume has ramped up, it is the quantity not quality as you said.
And Jesus was not displaying gifts, He was displaying Power given to him by the Father.
John 14:10-11. 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.
Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.
I have heard several people across the years say we can do greater things than Jesus, when reading that verse, One guy even taught a class and asked when you look in the mirror who do you see? I knew where he was going with this so I said an unworthy sinner saved by the grace of God. He said I was wrong, you are seeing Jesus. You can do the miracles Jesus did if you prayed to the father and it happens all the time! "We can do greater things than Jesus!"
I asked him can a man raise himself from the dead?
John 10:17-18. Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. ( I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again.) This commandment have I received of my Father.
Even the Apostles could not do that.
God bless.
How could man have possibly string together such Biblical hyperbole to cause many to believe a false narrative? A "rapture" creates incentive to go Christian. What possesses people to accept the notion that they are like saints, and can jump ahead in line? I never trusted this theory.
Your Quote:
but the Spirit performing these miracles through the labour of his SAINTS, CANNOT be seen. Raising the dead (in trespasses and making them alive in Christ, making the blind see, the deaf hear, the lame walk.
Same POWER, SAME MIRACLE, one can be seen (in flesh), the other can't be seen (in Spirit).
Food for thought, the Spirit reveals.
God Bless.
God bless.
Sorry it took so long to respond to you, I am working on my honey do list.
The works Jesus is talking about in John 14:12. Is his miracles and being that he will gift his disciples with the Holyspirit shortly after his death, to work and perform these same miracles, as Paul said in 1 Corinthians 15:10. But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
And he also said in Galatians 2:8. (For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:) The apostles was given the Holyspirit and a measure of grace to take to the whole world to lay down the foundation that we are to build on. Paul said this grace was mighty in him. By the Holyspirit they was able to raise the dead!
But with all that being said that's not what he wanted the outside world to gaze upon when determining whether they was a follower of him or not. Here is what he wanted the world to see, which was given by the same spirit.
John 13:34-35. A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. This was also working mightily in them.
Here is another example of what the spirit had to do in their lives. listen to the Lord after Peter forbid him to was his feet but then allowed it to be so.
John 13:12-15. So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you?
("Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.")
For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
There is a lesson in humility.
God bless.