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This is true. When I contemplate upon this, my suffering is nothing compared theirs

How can I a christain know beyond any doubt the bible is nonfiction?

Is the tale/ stories of Creation, Noah and others copied from those of earlier civilizations?

Kathy my sincerest prayers are with you. May the Father's shadow protect all that concerns you and your family.

Thank you Chris! Christian practice is on my heart and mind this morning. God bless the doctrines of Christ producing peaceable living fruit in our lives in practice. We are weak but the Lord, the Lamb of God is a strong deliverer. That we truly follow him all the days of our life. Keep the faith.

Carleton

On YouTube watch Kenneth E Hagin Winter Bible Seminar 2001 part 4

For explanations on baptisms

I agree with you for the healing and comfort of Frank.

Prayer for Easing Pain

Father, with you nothing is impossible. You are God of all flesh; we love you and we are confident that no situation is too hard for you.

We come to you on behalf of Frank, this dear one seeking healing from cancer. God, Jesus Christ has fully paid the price by the stripes He took; we therefore are asking that the devourer gets off from this child of yours in Jesus Mighty Name, Amen.

Let him return to you with rejoicing in your mighty name, Jesus. My Healer. Lord please touch Frank now and bless him with your Grace and Mercy. Amen.

Dear God,

Thank you for your great love and blessingover our lives. Thank you that your favor has no end, but it lasts for our entire lifetime. Forgive us for sometimes forgetting that you are intimately acquainted with all of our ways, that you know what concerns us, and you cover us as with a shield. We ask that we would walk in your blessingand goodness today.That your face would shine on us.

That you would open the right doors for our lives and for our loved ones, that you would close the wrong doors and protect us from those we need to walk away from. Protect us, also from sickness and disease in this time of pandemic. Strengthen our hearts to trust in only You for our help.

Establish thework of our handsand bring to fulfillment all that you have given us to do in these days. We pray that you would make our way purposefuland our footsteps firmout of your goodness and love. Give us a heart of wisdom to hear your voice, and make us strong by your huge favor and grace.

In Jesus' Name, Amen.

Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

(Mishael) I agree with you in prayer for these things you have asked for. I speak comfort over the changes you are experiencing and ask the Lord to restore to you a new hope and purpose for your life. Be lifted in the spirit of your mind. In Jesus name, so be it done.

On 1 Cor. 15:33

The Word of God is God ( John 1:1) and not for any private interpretation ( 2 Peter 1:20). If it records in Rev. 12:9 that this whole world has been deceived, it did not speak of a particular country, group of people, person or religion, it meant the whole world.

For a better understanding and the 'spiritual truth' what it means to repent, and learn how and by whom ( 2 Cor. 11:13-15) this whole world has been deceived and what mankind must do to be reunited with the true and living God, we invite you to seek Him according to the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive ( Matthew 7:7; John 14:17).

The word 'Repent' in different forms (repent, repentance, repented, repentest, repenteth, repenting), is mentioned 110 times in the KJV, and there seems to be a great misconception what the true 'spiritual' meaning of the word is. The word 'repent' used in the New Testament was translated from the Greek word "metanoeo", and means to change, transform, to think differently or reconsider.

Only through Repentance will God be able to reveal Himself, and adopt you as His sons and daughters ( Rom. 8:15,23; 2 Cor.6:18; Gal. 4:5; Eph. 1:5; Hebr. 12:5; 1 John 3:1) and reveal to you how this whole world has been deceived ( Rev. 12:9) and overcome this world ( 1 John 5:4).

The word 'Repent' means a lot more than what people by nature have been conditioned to believe. It is the key principle of all the teachings of Jesus Christ and the axiom (basis) of the Word of God and a prerequisite and primary requirement for the salvation of mankind. It means the changing of spirits - to turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God ( Acts 26:18).

It is only by revelation of God that people will come to know the true Christ ( Daniel 12:4,9; Amos 3:7; Matthew 16:17; Luke 2:26; Romans 16:25; 1 Cor. 2:10; Gal. 1:16; Eph. 3:3,5; Rev. 1:1). It should be remembered that it is a narrow way that leadeth unto 'Life', and few there be that find it ( Matthew 7:14).

Hope a lot of good things come your way

Thousands of Christians gathered outdoors in Portland on Saturday to sing spiritual music amid the state's coronavirus social distancing measures-just hours before a riot was declared across town and a separate crowd lit fire to the city police union headquarters.

Worshippers met in Waterfront Park on Saturday evening for an event dubbed "Riots to Revival." Controversial Christian musician Sean Feucht, who has hosted similar gatherings on California beaches amid COVID-19 restrictions, led the crowd in song and some were even baptized. Most people flouted social distancing and did not wear masks or facial coverings, KGW reported.

"I'm excited to share with you some good news from Portland. Last night, we gathered thousands of people that came together," Feucht told "Fox & Friends Weekend" Sunday morning.

'LET US WORSHIP' FOUNDER CALLS OUT CALIFORNIA LEADERS' CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN HYPOCRISY

"White, Black, Hispanic - we came and released our song of hope over this city. People gave their life to Jesus. Hundreds of people -- We baptized people in the river behind us. There was so much joy that took over the streets of that city last night."

Feucht estimated between 4,000 and 7,000 people attended the massive outdoor church service that happened just blocks away from the federal courthouse and acted as a counter-protest to bring worship, prayer, and acts of kindness to Portland. Only 600 people responded to a Facebook event to say they would attend.

Praise and worship are key in Old Testament wars. Read over in Chronicles about King David. That's how we do it. The Holy Spirit is ready to bestow His gifts, for ministry. You have to pray, ask, And receive. Then study what that gift is for. Again.. read your Bible. Get a Strongs Concordance. It's faster.

This is living Church outside the walls guys; gals. Our government is going to try to distract us by removing our statues (to demoralize us.) They are going to persecute the church for being resistant to gay agendas, abortion agendas, racial agendas, co-Ed school agendas: they have all these strategies to divide us and keep us in little boxes.

These days are truly the last days. Our target is to pray to the Lord of the Harvest to send Workers into that Harvest, to COMPEL the unsaved to come to Jesus now. Before it's to late. This door of opportunity will be closed by the Rapture (caught up into the clouds). Don't get hung up on rapture not being a Bible word.

1 Thessalonians 4:17 Is the correct name to Google. 2 Peter 3:12, BE LOOKING FOR JESUS. Stop arguing about this, ok?

If you aren't looking up for Jesus, then you my friend are a Sadducee. They didn't believe in the Resurrection so they are "sad you see"... awaiting hell.

Read the Gospels and memorize how Jesus taught his disciples. Google the stories of people that are evangelizing in beautiful orderly crowds; witnessing to people they meet.

Be encouraged. You are truly seeing God do something new. If you don't sense that trumpet call in your spirit? Maybe turn off the tv and really start seeking Jesus's direction for you. If your mind feels kinda cloudy when you read the Bible, it may be hindering and harassing demons spirits. Bind them and cast them into outer darkness, in Jesus name. Keep it up till they give up and move on to something easier.

We win! Jesus is with us. He will protect us with angelic protection. Don't focus on anything other than JESUS.

Mishael

Everyone read up on Jesus's last week before the Cross. That's where we are.

The "Religious" scribes, Pharisees, Sadducees, and leftover Zealots were intent on wiping out Jesus's teachings, he Himself, and protecting "their" fine Temple with all its wealth and artifacts, etc. intolerant of anything Jesus said about it being torn down. We're the same spirit. We argue continually about deep doctrinal issues that don't tell others a reason to be born again and follow Jesus.

We are looking at a massive move into APOSTASY at this very moment. People need to be born again and Delivered from demons that hold them back from understanding how to live born again until Jesus returns! Does anyone in here know how to sniff out demon Fruits and cast them out in Jesus name and send them into outer darkness? Ephesians 6. Demons are invisible; only their fruits give them up.

Have you ever gone to church and sat in on a Deliverance Service? Where people pray for the oppressed of demons, to be set gloriously free??

There's MAINTENANCE to be taught on how to keep yourself free from demonic reappearances. If they don't furnish the fleshly body that Houses the spiritual man inside, demons will try to get their old house back. People have to be so full of Bible that no demon will stick a claw back into that place. Maintain! Every time a swear word flies out of your mouth or you watch sensual themes on tv, that's a demon trying to reclaim you! Turn it off and read your Bible.



If you want to know what Satan's next strategy is against the Body of Christ, turn on the news!!

Where's the Watchmen? Where's the Gap Standers? The intercessor prayer teams? People with the gift of prophesy from the Holy Spirit who is our captain on earth? Where are those with the gift of a Word of Wisdom? We need all of the Holy Spirits gifts working together right now in the Body of Christ Jesus. We need our Praise and Worship teams in their Places!

Mishael

It helps me to hear you say this. I miss Billy too. I still encourage myself on his sermons on youtube. Friday I saw a story on the news; how the young Christians in Portland were taking evangelism out into the streets. They see that Jesus is the answer for the violence and frustration.

They're not protesting. They're lifting up Jesus. We have to intercede for them. Jesus is doing something new.

I would love to see that happening in here too. Pastors need to see the real hunger for living the Church out in the streets.

They have questions that require useful answers. Not miles upon miles of church history. Not Splitting hairs on which way is the right way, the right Bible, the right spin on doctrine. They are crying out to just know the real Jesus and what he did and taught for 3 years!!

This is the final push. We're living the last days of Jesus's life on earth.

Our government=the Pharisees and Sadducees are closing our churches, forbidding us to sing; planning to take away our tax exempt status away. Churches in Europe are being Closed and sold off to become restaurants or play lands.

I thought it was evil exploding. I cried out, why is this happening?!? And then, maybe it was a light....God is in on this. He's closing our hideaways and refuges of wood and stone. We will see something new every day! Satan is taking it to the streets; and God is urging us to do also but to do it with praise, worship, witnessing His Love right on a public sidewalk. Lifting up Jesus. I do not think we need to go near to what the rioting, burning, vandalizing crowds are doing!!

I see this move of the Lord beginning in the highways and byways, smaller towns, and moving ever closer to the cities that are taken over by 'zealots' who are using BLM's banner to perpetuate their real agendas. Destruction, Hatred and chaos ARE ALWAYS THE FRUIT OF SATAN.

We cannot be a part of that!! Lift up Jesus and He will draw people to Himself. This is like Jericho sorta.

Amen Amen Amen !!!!!!!

Yes, God could have still forgiven us without sending His Son to die for us, but then God wouldn't have been the God that we know from the Bible. Why is that?

You know the various attributes of God: He is Holy, Merciful, Gracious, Long suffering, Just, to name a few. Because He is a Just God & requires obedience, any breaking of His Laws, however small, requires a penalty. Just like when we over speed on the road & get pulled over. We can give all the excuses to the officer, but he has to still issue a ticket & we have to pay the fine according to the laws' requirements. God cannot give man a law & then overlook any breaking of it - if so, He wouldn't be a Just Judge. So if we break God's Law, we have to suffer a penalty. And because God is Holy & Just, He can & should expect our total obedience. But can we be totally obedient?

But the Bible tells us that "all have sinned & fallen short of God's Glory (or, we haven't met God's requirements): Rom 3:23. And we know this for a fact - not one of us is without sin. So, the payment of sin is death: Rom 6:23a "For the wages of sin is death". We rightly deserve His punishment of death = eternal separation from God because we have wronged God & despised Him. So in reality, when we die we should all go to Hell, to our deserved punishment for violating God's Holy demands.

But God's Love for us constrained Him not to do this, but how could we pay for sin's penalty? All religions teach that we must try hard to do good & please God by our lives to escape His Judgement - but that doesn't work because we still sin & so how can something dirty (a sinner) make itself clean (sinless)? You need something pure to satisfy God's demands & we have nothing to offer.

Jesus steps in: "I will give my life to take UPON ME the penalty of man's sins" Jn 10:15, Gal 3:13. So Jesus, the Pure, Holy One of God, willingly became our substitute to give up His Life so we don't have to lose ours to the Devil: but only if we put our trust in Him.

This blessing is in the name of God, of the Holy Trinity, it is an act of adoration. The Father is first named; he is described as the Jehovah who is, and who was, and who is to come, eternal, unchangeable. The Holy Spirit is called the seven spirits, the perfect Spirit of God, in whom there is a diversity of gifts and operations. The Lord Jesus Christ was from eternity, a Witness to all the counsels of God. He is the First-born from the dead, who will by his own power raise up his people. He is the Prince of the kings of the earth; by him their counsels are overruled, and to him they are accountable.

Trusting in God is the greatest thing in life

Acts 15:1- 7 Its by grace that we as gentiles were brought in.

1 And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

2 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.

6 And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.

7 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.

your right on point, thankyou

Thanks for that information, Carleton. I found the Dordrecht Confession of Faith with its eighteen articles. Had a quick glance over it & in the greater part, find agreement to it. Sometimes, we come across other Christian 'groups', such as the Mennonite & the Church of God in Christ, but have very little knowledge about them & their beliefs. Such a Confession of Faith is a handy reference to keep for the future.

No, we've never met, unless you've visited Perth Australia, & even then the chances of a meeting would be quite slim. But we are joined together by the selfsame Spirit, in Christ, a bond not easily broken. As we share discussion with others on these pages, there will certainly be agreements & disagreements on doctrinal & general matters, and I suppose that's what gives the purchased family of God both variety & distinctiveness in our common faith, with Christ's Love & Understanding as the under girding foundation. I don't subscribe to any particular denomination as I've found none that is fully consistent with Scriptural teaching. However, for not forsaking the assembling together of the saints, I do attend a local Baptist Church as I find that they, along with the Christian Brethren (the Open variety!) attend closest to what I find in the Word & I receive much benefit from the messages shared.

Every blessing dear brother - I always look forward to reading your notes, along with Mishael's, Jesse's, Adam's, & others.

Please pray that Denise, Brian and I are healthy and safe. Pray my heart is healed. Pray I can come to terms with losing my office at work. I have been there forever. It's tough to accept but let me accept it with grace and thanks for everything I do have. Please let me sleep well with no anxiety. Please pray that Denise, Brian and I are healthy and safe. Pray my heart is healed. Pray I can come to terms with losing my office at work. I have been there forever. It's tough to accept but let me accept it with grace and thanks for everything I do have. Thx

Annie - that is so true. Same edomite problem with many leaders in so called churches or they are sold out to them. I hate easter / xmass and what not so I am not of that crowd. One thing that bothers me about messianics is few will stand against the Talmud. I have read some of it in book form in the reference section of the library. I know what it says.

I had some claiming to be messianic deny the talmud exists. I know better. The kabbalah / Zohar is even worse. King Herod was an edomite per Jewish historian Josephus and yet he, Herod, would claim to be a "Jew" I am sure as he was involved in running the temple in the days of Christ. Yes the edomites give the true Jews and few true christians a bad name.

I am sure they planted xmass to drive away true jews away from churches. I have great respect for the Torah / Tanach believing Jews and know the Israeli state treats them poorly. I consider them as lost sheep. The ADL says the Vatican supports the ADL. When you came to Christ, did the family have a funeral? Following the way is oftentimes a lonely road. Stay close to the Lord things are getting bad.

I am asking for a special prayer for Frank who found out from his Doctor that he has a stage 4 lung cancer, I am sure God want us to have good health to enjoy life and happiness, Thank you.

Could not GOD have forgiven us of our sins without JESUS CHRIST being made human and dying?

All things are possible with Jesus worship him for who he is our salvation Jesus is waiting for your prayers from the heart . bless you for making your needs known. To us and Jesus.

Please take time and talk with your holy father he will listen to you please repent your sins first always respect on who he is our Lord Jesus. Bless you. I will pray for you in the Spirit.

Seek his kingdom first than ask him what you need . remember God knows everything all in his time God knows best trust him put your heart in your prayers may God bless you in wisdom and knowledge in him.

David, this portion of Isaiah (52:13 to 53:12) refers to the coming suffering Servant of God. Traditional Jews & the early Christians acknowledged that this passage referred to a future Messiah, however in the 12th Century AD, a view emerged that this referred to Israel & is generally considered so today by them. However, the passage specifically speaks of a man & Jesus Christ is that Man Who has fulfilled the prophecies given about Him of His suffering & crucifixion.

With that said, verses 2-5 of chapter 53 speak of His crucifixion: having been despised & hated by the Jewish hierarchy for His preaching, His miracles & His denouncing of their wicked hearts & practises (v 3), He was ultimately put to a Roman Cross, by the urging from the Jews, where He was purposed by the Father to be, for the bearing of our sins, the Just for the unjust (v 4).

And so verse 5, further describes the agony of the Cross as well as the cost of our pardon: it was for our sins that He died, it was for a restoration of peace between God & sinner that He came, and it was by His suffering & death that a spiritual healing has taken place: a glorious pardon & a restoration to God's Favour & acceptance. We contribute nothing at all to this salvation: it was all done by the Lord Jesus & God's Mercy to us & only our repentance & faith (which is God's gift to us anyway), are required to avail of salvation's gift.

Isaiah hardly knew the full implications of this prophecy that God had given him. Though some who walked closely with the Lord & suffered for Him in those days, knew that "God (will provide) some better thing for us, that they, without us should not be made perfect." ( Heb 11:40). They knew that the sacrificial system would end & that God would one day provide His Lamb for not only their sins but for the world; yet the world disregards & spurns His glorious offer.

You know Christians have to suffer many things, but God always watches over us the Holy Spirit works with us also please don't engage with her put the matter in his hands. I know Jesus wants you to pray her I know it's very hard to do plus wish the best for her. I will pray for you in the Spirit. And wait for God to answer in his own time and how. God bless you keep the faith.