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My girlfriend that is very dear to me, is lacking the ability to understand the word. She told me before that she is a Christian but she rarely takes the time out of her day to renew her mind. It would always be me telling her about what the word says in various occasions. I pray that she would be able to start getting the right understanding and mindset to know what to do in all situations. Everything thinking the way we should, which is by Gods word. She is going through a hard time with her family, getting abused and yelled at and she doesn't do anything about it. She always sits quiet and accepts whatever is thrown at her. I have been with her for just about 4 months and I tell her about certain things and how to react. (The right way from experience and the Word) It almost seems like I only say this stuff to help comfort her in the moment and she doesn't listen to what I say to the fullest extent. My wish would be that she can get the understanding she needs and to know how to protect herself, as well act the correct way in any situation that comes to hand. I just pray that she can have the courage and motivation to understand and read the word more so we don't have to deal with situations that make her think that she is better off spiritless. I feel as if she also is staying by things that are a bad influence to make her not continue on. This woman means so much to me and I pray that we can grow our faith together in this life.

I feel like god is punishing me. I have cystic fibrosis I get get lot in infections in my lungs. I am be among very verbally abusive to husband, I have lot of anger my words are very hateful. I was not raise like this. But I do have issues towards men. He my husband is blessing. I know if I continue being this away our marriage will end. I pray to Lord Jesus it seems like I get even more angry. I do pray and talk to Lord Jesus. I do want to be and became a better christian wife. In honestly I do not know how to be wife. I do not cheat. I am 45 I believe woman place is in kitchen. Taking care of her husband children housework and all. Even though I do not have have children myself, this is my 3rd marriage he has 20 yr old daughter. I don't know what to do??????

Nathalie,

Revelation 6:1-2 begins the breaking of the seven seals. At the breaking of the first seal, the antichrist is introduced. He is the one sitting on a white horse who has a bow, and a crown that was given to him, and he goes forth to conquer. Even though this is a white horse, and some think that because it is a white horse that this is Christ, this is not Christ. This is the antichrist.

This is the breaking of the first seal. We know today that the antichrist has not yet been revealed. Even though it's possible that he may be alive and walking the earth right now, he has yet to be revealed. Once the first seal is broken, he will be revealed.

So I would say that none of the seals have been broken yet.

Grace,

The only possible reference to Jesus having a beard would be found in Isaiah 50:6 which reads, I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting. This is from the King James Version.

Using some of my bible software, I did a side-by-side comparison of various English Bibles. The New King James Version, NIV, ESV, New Living Translation, Amplified Bible, Holman Christian Standard Bible, and a few other English translations use the word beard.

The New King James says, "I gave My back to those who struck Me, And My cheeks to those who plucked out the beard; I did not hide My face from shame and spitting."

In those days, Plucking off the hair on a man's face was a form of punishment that the Jews would use. That can be found in Nehemiah 13:25.

Dear wild bill, If you can walk away etc. as you say, then perhaps you are believing with your head and not your heart. God will never leave you nor forsake you. He called you and saved you by his works, not yours. There is only one thing you can give God. Your love.

I am very thankful to have people like you, and others, in the Lord to converse with here. Your reply touched my heart.

May our Father pour His Blessings upon us all, and fill us with His wisdom and Holy Spirit, without ceasing.

Peace be upon you.

Hi Kay.

Romans 6:1. Is continuing from ch 5 where Paul explains how the law slew us because we were Kinsman of Adam,

And those who "TRULY" accepted Christ has been baptized into Christ has been baptized into his death and given power over the "DOMINION" of sin.

Romans 6:1-2 (KJV) What shall we say then? Shall we "CONTINUE IN SIN", that grace may abound?

God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, "LIVE ANY LONGER THEREIN"?

Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?

Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

I've highlighted key phrases such as Dominion, Continue in sin, Live any longer therein. and other places you will words like "practice"

These words and phrases suggest a person born again want CONTINUE living in sin, but it doesn't say they will ever be able to live a sinless life.

Paul elaborates on this in Romans 7.

Also see John here:

1 John 1:6-10 (KJV) If we say that we have fellowship with him, and ""WALK"" in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the BLOOD of Jesus Christ his Son CLEANSETH us from all sin.

VS 8: IF WE SAY THAT WE HAVE ( NO SIN) WE DECEIVE OURSELVES, AND THE TRUTH IS NOT IN US.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

VS 10: IF WE SAY THAT WE HAVE (NOTSINNED) WE MAKE HIM A LIAR, AND HIS WORD IS NOT IN US.

I hope that helps.

In John at the tomb.it says Peter and another disciple but does not name him. I was wondering who this in named disciple might be.

Yes there certainly is a difference, yet God is father of all .

Sorry, I meant Luke 12:48!

Dianne,

Here is the key to understanding Luke 12:10. It says, "For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more."

We have seen it so far with Jesus, and the city of Capernaum. He says woe to you Capernaum. And Capernaum was the city that Jesus lived in for three years in His ministry in the north in Galilee before He went to Jerusalem.

He says woe to you Capernaum, woe to you Bethsaida, the cities around the Sea of Galilee. It will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah. It will be more tolerable than Tyre and Sidon than for you. We all know how corrupt and evil Sodom and Gomorrah were.

Jesus is saying that there is a degree of punishment and a degree of reward. There will be degrees of punishment in hell, and there will be degrees of rewards in heaven. What Jesus is saying here is that there will be punishment, beating with stripes for those who knew the Lord's will and didn't do it, and less stripes for those who knew it and did it.

But in our day, we are more blessed today than at any time in church history. We have got the whole Bible. We have got technology where we can study it, and broadcast it, and share it like no other time in history.

We have more responsibility given to us than any other Christians in church history. We've got it all and we don't have to do it by ourselves. God's Spirit is with us. He uses us. He is the one who ministers through us.

So it is not stress on us. We only have one thing to think about. Keep our face set toward Jerusalem. Keep our face set towards the mark of the prize of the high calling in Christ Jesus. Keep our minds and our heart set on the finish line.

That is all we have to do. And if something in the world reaches out to grab us, to distract us, and to pull us off the path, we are to let it go, just let it go. It isn't worth it!

Customizer 2021,

Verse 8 says be sober, be vigilant. It means to be sober-minded. Vigilant means be on guard. It's the same thing Jesus said to the disciples in Matthew 26:41 when He said can't you wait and watch with me? They kept falling asleep. Be sober thinking, be alert, because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks around seeking whom he may devour:

That's to Christians. The Jews would know that the term lion represented the enemy. Seven times in the Psalms David used the word lion as an example of his enemies. In Ezekiel 22:25, Ezekiel used the lion to describe the false prophets.

So Satan takes on this ravaging lion that's going around seeking whom he may devour. This is where the attention of the mind comes in. He roams around and scouts. Job Chapters 1 and 2 tell us that Satan scouts God's people. The fact that he's roaming around is continuous.

Every day, we're being scouted as to what it is that Satan can use to occupy the attention of our minds. He can't take our salvation away from us, but basically, his attitude is "Oh, the Lord saves you and now He wants to renew your mind? Well, I'll just keep you busy!"

So he occupies the attention of our mind. We're too busy, too tired, and we got too much going on. When he devours, he devours mentally, not spiritually. He cannot devour me spiritually but he wants to occupy the attention of my mind.

James says to resist. In James 4:7, he says to resist the devil, and he will flee from you. We don't have to fight him. He's already been defeated.

In Ephesians 6:11, Paul says put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Stand against is the word resist. He's to be resisted.

Verse 9: Whom resist stedfast, or solid in the faith, doing this, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished, or fulfilled in your brethren that are in the world. Every single brother and sister in Christ around the world is suffering or going through the same thing!

Please pray God will heal my back and my breathing....Thank You

Hello Bob, is there a difference between Adam as the son of God and believers as sons of God and Jesus the Son of God as written in the scriptures? In my heart , there is a reason for the capitalization.

Dear Leon,

Looks like you've had people replying and offering fake news. I'm sorry you had to receive that. Their positions are mostly based on a human logical fallacy, for example: "Jesus is the son of God, therefore in my limited human mind, Jesus can't be God, despite the many verses saying He is": Link

Also, the name "God" can refer to God the Father or God the trinity. The trinity is clearly explained in the Bible: Link - God is plural in many cases and uses the pronoun "we": Genesis 1:26.

Others spread anti-Christian propaganda that the trinity is somehow polytheism, which is another hateful attack based on a lie. Just because someone has a hard time comprehending how they are "one" ( John 10:30) doesn't mean 'more than one'. It clearly says they are one God. That's like someone assuming the skin of an orange, the pulp, and seeds are 3 oranges.

So, once someone reads the Word they can choose to either believe it or not. Those who don't want to believe the trinity have to perform mental gymnastics to try to discredit the book, the author, the context, the intent, the Greek, etc. It's the same old trick and most of us don't buy into it.

We will believe God's Word over man's words any day. We believe the Word is God's truth and when we read literally that Jesus is the Word and John 1:1 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God" then we have faith and believe it says exactly what it means, without anyone trying to be cute and deceive otherwise. We will lovingly call out fake news, propaganda, and false prophets everytime we see it.

Please ignore anyone trying to undermine what the Bible says and trying to discredit Jesus. Anyone trying to do that should be ashamed of themselves and should beware of doing the devil's work.

God bless...

I am committed too the book of Psalms exspeually 23 Psalms.

I don't know much about the bible

Dear Rick, Why would God have to wait longer, past seeing His Son carry the sins of man by His flesh to the Cross? Surely he can reign now by His believers that do not glory in themselves, but in the Cross.

For our meditation together.

Yes Adam was made in the image of God

Jesus was made in the image of God .

Jesus is the second Adam a Quickening spirit .

The first Adam was a living soul .

God is father of all .

Yes EJL, both versions are essentially the same but the NKJV replaces some of the archaic words with 'newer' words, making it easier to understand. You should check it out: read a chapter you're familiar with, in both Bible versions & see the difference. They should essentially be the same except for the omission of the 'thy, thee, thou', etc.

I've always read from the KJV, indeed using that language in prayer, so am most comfortable with it. But I would always urge someone who finds reading the KJV difficult because of the language style, to read from the NKJV or NASB.

Hello Earl, It is my experience, and the joy in my heart that more Light from the Gospel, from the Holy Ghost, from the brethren, from God, increases our sanctification which only makes us more common in Spirit, so that Jesus, is the Glory for ever and ever.

Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;

Thank you for those verses Earl. I will write how I perceive them.

In John 10:14. Yes the Lord knows His sheep and all that shall be saved. As He knows the end from the beginning. In that I myself could never tell anyone if they are saved, or will be, or not as it is all God's Will. Though in Matthew 7:21-23. stating there will be some that call out to Him Lord Lord!! Though He never knew them. Showing me that not all are of the Lord's sheep.

In John 10:16. I see this as the Lord starting with the children of Israel where He went about His mission for over three years. The "other sheep not of this fold", to me, are of all other people around the world or the Gentiles. That the Gospel began to be taught to after his death and resurrection. Though as we know not everyone who hears the Gospel accepts it no matter a Jew or Gentile.

With Romans 11:16. I see it as like in John 15:1-8. As Jesus Christ being the true vine and us(in Him) being the branches. As if we don't abide in Him we are good for nothing. I don't see all becoming holy(or saved) as Revelation 22:11.

Please let me know what you think. The two ways we may see these things are ok to me. I see no problem with having a bit different interpretations of these things. The Lords Will shall be done either way and I know I could be wrong. It is good for us to converse our feelings.

In reality the most important thing for all of us is to be close with the Lord and live by the Will of our Father in Heaven. 1 Corinthians 9:14.

Putting all our trust and faith in Him no matter what happens. Amen.

Deuteronomy 8:1 ...which the LORD sware unto your fathers.

Deuteronomy 8:3 ...neither did thy fathers know;

Genesis 15:15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace;

Genesis 47:9 ...have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.

Genesis 48:21 unto the land of your fathers

Numbers 20:15 How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers:

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Who are these Fathers? any special meaning?

Hello Bob, These scriptures in Luke came to mind.

Luke 3:36-38

Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem which was the son of Noe, Which was the son of Mathusula, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan, Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

Richard, I know you have been taught by the Holy Spirit; because he is causing you see and hear. He gives us the light of his death and resurrection; when we have digested that he causes us to hunger again for more of him. When the next bit of light is digested we hunger once more. This hunger want stop until we are completely filled. Most being fulfilled at the redemption of the purchased possession. WHEN WE WILL BE GIVEN THE SPIRIT WITHOUT MEASURE. In the mean time he keeps giving us more light as we believe.

Matthew 13:12 For whosoever hath (light), to him shall be given (more light), and he shall have more abundance....

I too enjoy studying and being edified with other believers.

Genesis 1:2 - Darkness , without form, void; A simplistic view of a simple man.

Seems clear that God has no darkness in Him, everything is laid bare in His presence. Everything is created during the light of day for God has no darkness in Him and all darkness flees in His presence. It's conceivable that the earth and heaven were created in the light of God's presence without giving it light. Darkness is not chaos. Being void is not chaos, being without form is not chaos.

The earth was made to be inhabited therefore the soil had to be very fertile yet the earth was covered in deep water. Man was made from the dust or dried out fertile earth, the good stuff. Fertile earth under water is mud, mud is formless until taken out of water and most of the water is removed to the point of a potters delight to give it form. Before the Spirit of God is in the nostrils of man it is void of life.

The firmament does not yet divide the waters from the waters so it is not just the waters of earth that the Spirit of God is moving over but all of the water's depth of the earth and heaven.

Man was without sin when created and the earth was not cursed until Adam listened to his wife and sinned. Adam was not deceived by the serpent and is why Adam sinned like no other man. Adam may have been tempted by the serpent but did not sin as a result just like Jesus, temped by the serpent but did not sin, Jesus is the last Adam, Jesus came back for His bride who was deceived by the serpent.

God cursed the earth after Adam sinned for the benefit of man therefore why would God allow, or destroy it Himself, the earth for any other reason prior to man's sin?

Darkness is the darkness of darkness for it is the condition without the light of God and is the darkness the ungodly will be cast into at the appointed time. God leaves this world behind with the new earth, the old earth has passed away along with the ungodly and back to its original darkness before God put the knowledge of His creation in Hi

Richard, I know you know these verses; but look a little closer. HIS wisdom HIS understanding.

John 10:14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.

These sheep are the firstborn (FIRSTFRUITS) of Christ being gathered in the age we are in.

John 10:16 And OTHER SHEEP I HAVE, which are not of this FOLD (the age we are in now): them also will I bring (in ages to come) and they shall hear my voice (they can't hear his voice now because he is not calling to them now; but when he calls in the ages to come they shall hear); and there shall be ONE FOLD, and one shepherd.

Romans 11:16 For if the FIRSTFRUITS BE HOLY; the LUMP IS ALSO HOLY.....

No rush Earl. Thank you for that information and your kind replies.

Brother Earl,

I very much enjoy reading your posts. Thank you kindly for your replies. It is a Blessing to be able to converse with you on things like this.

First I will start by saying exactly what shall happen is all up to God, and His Will, as you know. In reality I don't believe any of us can perceive how deep the thoughts, and plans, of God truly are. One day when we return to Him, after our physical death, then we shall know things not known in earth. Ecclesiastes 12:7.

As I'm still not positive if that you perceive ALL to be saved in the end but that's what I think.

If it is God's will that all shall be saved then I'm all for that. For His Will shall be done and whatever that is is what I want also. Though I have so many Scriptures that pertain to things like "the unsaved being cast into eternal damnation, it being better that Judas Iscariot was not even born, things of Heaven(which I believe to be the Spiritual Kingdom of God), our names written in the book of Life, that not everyone's name shall be written in this book, etc." Also of things like you stated how the wisdom of God shall fill the earth. Habakkuk 2:14.

I believe, from my aspect, that all have the choice and chance to be saved by God. His mercy and forgiveness is everlasting. No matter what we have done in our lives. Though it doesn't seem all choose that path or will be with the Lord for eternity. As even angels have sinned and turned against God.

I will just post all the Scriptures I have that I see these things in. As no man taught me about the Lord. God lead me to Jesus Christ who saved me.

About Judas Matthew 26:24.

Not all making it to Heaven Matthew 7:21-23, Matthew 25:41, Matthew 25:46, Matthew 13:37-43, Matthew 13:47-50, Revelation 20:15, Revelation 21:7-8, Revelation 22:14-15, 2 Peter 2:1-9, 2 Peter 2:17,

Heaven Matthew 25:31-34, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, Philippians 3:20-21, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 2 Timothy 4:18.

2 Peter 1:20. May the Lord bring us closer together.

God Bless.