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please keep me in your prayers and my family for my daughter Deanna and her husband

You can have a look at the following Scriptures:

Psalm 118:8,9; Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 146:3; John 2:23-25. The Truths you seek are written in them.

The Hebrews writer is stating that what the Lord Jesus spoke about directly from God & about how men must be saved, this very same message was heard & received by those around Him. So, Jesus' disciples, who became His apostles, were primarily the first messengers of this great Salvation & they conveyed that message to others, the Church being established initially in various nearby countries of Asia Minor, Greece & Italy as well. Then the Church took out the Gospel to reach others.

As we're unsure who the Hebrews writer was, many believe that it was Paul, whose apostleship was confirmed by the Spirit & accepted (& instructed further no doubt), by the other apostles. So, the "chain" begins with Christ, through His apostles & to the Church, which was predominantly of converted Jews & living either in Palestine or Italy.

As you would have read this chapter in entirety, the Lord God promises blessings or curses upon Israel, depending on how they behaved towards Him. Verses 1-14: the blessings (the good things from the Lord) & verses 15-68: the curses (the evil things from the Lord).

So, in verse 68, the thought here is: just as you (Israel) were brought out of Egypt by God's mighty Hand of deliverance, taken triumphantly & miraculously through the midst of the Red Sea & eventually brought into the Promised Land as a free people of God, so to, God will do the opposite if you refuse the Lord & disobey His Commandments. Instead of deliverance, Israel would be sent back into slavery. And from research (as Josephus reports), Emperor Titus, who ransacked Jerusalem & the Temple in AD 70, also did heinous things to the Jews - many were killed by his men or mistreated very badly. Thousands (the young & fit among the Jewish men & women) were sent into slavery in Egypt, going chained in ships. But there were so many of them, that the Egyptian markets were filled with Jewish slaves, so their price was either very low, or they remained unsold. This very sad event appears as a fulfilment of God's Promise to those who despised His Word throughout their generations & in spite of their captivities to the Assyrians & Babylonians earlier on.

I repeat, the above account of Israel's slavery in Egypt, is not in Scripture, but from the historians, one of whom was Josephus. And this account has nothing to do with those sent to America as slaves.

Yes ! Thankyou ! You know everyone will come dowm on you like a ton of bricks for saying that but take heart ! Lots of people have read the whole Bible and know that Jesus is THE SON of God ,you are not alone ,may God bless you .

Me too Joe ! Thankyou !

what is the purpose of these verses in the scripture: 1Kings 13-24. what is the message one is suppose to learn from this event...godly and un-godly men of God? One Godly man was killed, it appears to me as an unjustly act but I am sure there is a truth buried here that I fail to understand. Please explain.

The problem or maybe the changing of the meaning what is the problem because it reads like YAHUAH will take Israel back by ships, but this time no one will buy us. When slave came to America they were brought and sold. So is there a going back as slaves, but no one will buy us?

Hey Michael,

I will do my best to answer your question of "How do you pray in the Holy Ghost" from Jude 1:20. Others may want to give their view on this also.

In my experience as I have only been saved by the Lord Jesus Christ for just under two years. My life has taken many turns from a power not of my own. Experiencing miracles of healing, repenting from things of this world, and my prayer life that was non existent before being led to the Lord. I will testify that the Holy Spirit has taught me how to pray. As starting out praying I would maybe only say the our Father prayer. The prayer I say now every day takes about one hour and is from my heart. I give all credit to the Holy Ghost expanding my prayer life.

One other thing is that when I pray I usually don't speak out of my mouth. It is in Spirit.

I agree with what S Spencer stated on the most excellent gift of the Holy Ghost being love/charity.

Hope that helps some. God Bless.

Although God and Christ are one in spirit, thought, deed and action, they are two separate Beings. You might say that Christ is a Clone of God. They are exactly the same, yet two different Beings. That's why in John.1:1 the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Notice Hebrews.1:3 Christ is the EXPRESS IMAGE of the Majesty on high.

Yes the bthings is true bible

Please pray for my mom Lorraine's salvation and pray for her healing. She lost her hearing, has memory loss, bad posture, body pain, and blood pressure issues. Pray for excellent health. Pray for a long life for Lorraine, in Jesus' name. Pray for the removal of debt regarding Lorraine, in Jesus' name. Pray Lorraine's possessions last a hundred times longer and become newer each day. Also, please pray for salvation and excellent health and long life for my uncle Seve and aunt Jackie.

Why don't we covet what's said to be the best gift? " Charity" Is it because it is as not noticeable and unique?

1 Corinthians 13:2-5, 13. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned,

"""and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing"""

Should Charity be accompanied with these other gifts?

Here is where I believe Charity separates it self from speaking in tongues, some of those who do seems to feel they are ahead of the pack.

(( Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up ))

Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

I'm not sure they "always" confirm salvation.

Does The scripture says you know them by their fruit, are you Know them by their gifts?

Matthew 7:22. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

And we know the story of Balaam.

I don't think the gifts of the spirit do you any good with out the fruit of the spirit.

Do we always exercise these gifts and stay humble?

If it takes an experience for us to have faith is that really faith?

In Hebrews 2:1-4...what was the chain of individuals through which the message of salvation had come from the Lord to the readers of the letter?

Hi George,

I have to agree with Chris. My personal opinion is if they going to be together, living together, sharing a bed together, it seems this is a relationship whether intimate or not no matter what age they are. It might not only hurt your witnessing going forward but also puts a stain on your past testimonies. Marriage may be considered.

Hey, I'm dealing with a viscious demon that won't let me live down and forget my past dealings with drugs. It's been years but I am still haunted by visions of the people I knew back then like their energy won't leave me alone and let me live in Christ. Could you do me a favor and pray for the demons to get out of my head so that I can focus and concentrate and develop a sharp mind once more? Thank you!

Been hearing for years and I quote " Put your trust in no man. Man is deceitful in all his ways". Is this saying actually in the bible? Been looking but can't find it.

Do not sin god said.

Hello Richard

I only have one question ? Book Of Jude 8/9 says to pray always in the Holy Ghost building up our most holy faith praying in the Holy Ghost ...How do you pray in the Holy Ghost.......

Please be aware i have made the same spelling mistake ( spelling speak as sleak in my comment ) i wrote twice

Please pray to give me the strength to keep my faith. I lost a debate against an atheist last night and it has me feeling like my world is sideways. Please pray to give me the power to trust in god, and to debate more successfully against people like this.

Because the bible was written about the Israelites, from Adam and Eve...we know that....

While God was creating the heavens and the earth....He created man in (OUR) image, so He created man and women then Adam and Eve? Who was with God? AS in John, the Word was with God...and the Word was God...

REWRITNG MY FIRST COMMENT DUE TO SPELLING MISTAKES......

ROMANS 8 VERSE 9 Refers to ACTS 5 VERSE 32.... and we are wittness of these things; and so also is the Holy

Ghost , whom God has given to them that obey him..

The problem today is Pastors who do not have the Holy Ghost have preconcieved ideas if the infilling of the Holy Sprit

referring to the fulness of God sperating the experience of what Jesus told Nicodemus what he must do to enter into the Kingdom of God..

Many preach the wrong context of the experience saying sleaking in tongues is a gift and Mark 16 says ...believers would speak in tongues ......

Zephaniah C 8 says ..

Therefore wait ye upon me , saith the LORD, until the day i rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that i may assemable the kingdoms,to pour on them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devouredwith the fire of my jealousy ..

Zephainah C 9 says... For then i will turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent .....

Isaiah C 28:11 says ..For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to his people .

Isaiah C 33:19 says...Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst percieve; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand .....

STAMMERING LIPS AND ANOTHER TONGUE IS REFERRING TO SPEAKING IN TONGUES

Book Of Jude ... best to read the book its only one page that referrs to mockers sensual having not the the Spirit of God when God instructs to pray always in the Holy Ghost building up our most holy faith, tells us how we do it praying in the Holy Ghost......

Are you saying no one will stand in the remnant? Then there will be no remnant. Yet we are told there will be a remnant who are not like Sodom and Gomorrah. "Except the Lord of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and ye should have been like unto Gomorrah." Isa. 1:9.

A remnant is a small portion of the original left at the end. I did not say those who make up the remnant are perfect. I say they are not sexually perverse. No one in that group committed oral or anal sex. If you were to place David in that picture in the last days he would stand with the remnant. David's adultery does not place him in S&G. David did not depart from God to serve Satan. His sin was a sin and not a trespass. He broke one of the Ten Commandments we are familiar with. The other set is called the Law. Whenever the law is used in the singular it is speaking of a trespass. Those who trespass cross over the line. They go too far. They depart from God to serve Satan.

Ps. 119:1, "Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the Law of the Lord.'

Pr. 14:2, "He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord: but he that is PERVERSE in his ways despiseth him." They are haters of God.

Prov.28:7, "Whosoever keepteth "the law" is a wise son." Of course the opposite of that is; if you disobey you are one of the foolish one. The sexually perverse are said to be foolish.

" It is likely that the meaning is the same as in Eph 2:2 The high places, the air, is a dwelling place and medium of these evil influences."...That's not the way I take it. I believe that "high places" means those that are in positions of power in government, on earth.

hi, so i have NIV, but i have a question should i read NIV or KJV? is KJV the only true bible?

What does the Sun, Moon and garland mean in Revelation 12:1

am I my brother's my keeper?

what was answer?

S Spencer,

This was not to say that men do not do likewise. In general I was referring to the scriptures of those days when Paul, had to stop the disruptive behavior within the church. Once upon a time men respected God. They sat in completely awe and marveled at the words of Jesus' teachings.

However, today I agree that men are just as bad as women in the distractions within the churches. If its not upcoming sporting events its negotiations oversome sort of sell, trade, or buying venture they are whispering about. The lack of respect towards God today is mind boggling, troubling, a sad.

In truth...

I saw a vision of them standing in a huddled mass outside of the gatesof God's Kingdom. Busy Bodies, Gosspiers, Deal Takers/Dodgers, Goods Swappers, etc. Repeatedly Saint Paul called out to them but they heard him not. For they were caught up in their Chatters. Then closed the gates of Heaven with a huge blinding flash of light. For a millisecond I felt my heart as though it were sinking because those people had been locked outside the gate, but that millisecond came and was gone as the light of God's love filled every corner of Eternity.

There is a time and place for everything. God's time is eternal. When He calls out that final time and slams those gates shut for all of eternity it is then too late to remember that respect for God and His time.

How important is a car deal when the last call from God comes?

How inportant is a recipe for vegetable soup when the last call from God comes?

I don't have to bring this to your attention. Its not like you don't already know this.

God Bless and I know that God is with you always.

Interesting. Can you explain your reasons?

Blessings, Treasure, hoping you treasure The Word of God.

Yes, it is important to teach The Bible to our children.

When I was in public grade school, The Bible was read every morning. In Sunday School we memorized significant verses and participated in Bible Drills, looking up a given reference and were taught Bible Stories. At the dinner table every day, my parents read Scriptures from both Testaments and we talked about what it meant.

All the more, in this day where Christianity is being suppressed in public schools, that our children need to hear and read God's Word regularly and often. I still have my Schofield Reference KJV from when I was 12. I made lots of notes on these pages.

"Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee." Psa 119:11

"Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law." Psa 119:18

"For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven." Psa 119:89

"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." Psa 119:105

"Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart." Psa 119:111

"Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word." Psa 119:114

"Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes." Psa 119:124

"The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple." Psa 119:130

"Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes." Psa 119:135

"Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth." Psa 119:142

"Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments." Psa 119:156

"I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments." Psa 119:176