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Keep my family in your prayers. Pray that I can be filled with God's love and that I can live my life just as God wants me to. Pray that I can come closer to God. Allow me to put everything that's going on out of my worries and leave it to God. Help me find peace in life every day is a struggle. Worrying about everything from big to small. Just help me relax about things that I can't control. I hate to sound so selfish but I can't take it anymore. It's bad to dread waking up. Just keep me and my family in your prayers. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS

Patrick, astrology is 'frowned upon', as by definition, it is the study that assumes and attempts to interpret the influence of the heavenly bodies on human affairs. Man has for eons wanted to have some assistance to forecast the future for himself & the world he lives in, & without the help from the Bible & having faith in a trustworthy, all-powerful God, he has chosen to look to the heavens for signs. This has never worked though helps relieve some short-lived uncertainty to the seeker.

I've read the Bible through and have yet to find the 'science' of astrology in there and helpful to me in understanding myself & my world, both present & future. Only God's Word, without the need of heavenly bodies, discerns our heart, thoughts, & gives us a hope for this life & that to come. True, there are various references to the stars in the Bible (e.g. Amos 5:8, Job 9:7-10; 38:31, 32), but these are referred to as their constellations which God has set in the heavens, but not for the purpose of them directing the affairs of men.

If you're interested (& I don't give full assent to it), there a short study on this by Perry Stone. Once in his Manna-Fest window, find the Topic: The Enoch Cipher and the future cosmic signs of Christ's Return. Here he gives the connection between the specific setting of the constellations and Israel's tribal structure & other details. But even here, the 'science' of astrology & astronomy are vastly different.

May they hear the true words. Glory be to the Father and son forever, and so let the holy ghost be glorified in us. amen!

Andrew, as you read Psalm 81 (& whenever we read Scripture, we must read it in context to the chapter, book & Bible), one has to ask, "what is God telling Israel here"? He is firstly warning them not to serve any other gods (v 9); He is the God who has kept them & provided for them (v 10). But, as was their usual pattern, Israel disobeyed God & served other gods, the gods of the gentiles around them (vv 11, 12).

So verse 10 is a plea & cry from God to His people to return back to Him & not put their trust in other gods. "...open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it": all that Israel could ever need, God was there to supply them. The picture is of a young bird in the nest with its mouth wide open (I think you have seen such a sight). The little one only knows hunger & that the mother would be around to provide food. So it waits patiently with its mouth wide open in anticipation. So should Israel have considered their God: a God Who knows their needs & WILL provide for them and they should look to Him in great anticipation & love. And this reminds us of His provision for us Christians, as we wait for Him, depending only upon Him for the right & necessary things for this life. So, this Psalm certainly does NOT give us a precept to not wear masks or have our faces covered, with due respect to your pastor. If one is to abide by governmental laws for Church gatherings, I would prefer that believers sat a suitable distance apart & would be unmasked during worship.

The Holy Spirit is God himself, the Third Person in the Holy Trinity. One reason why Jesus had to die is because after his death, 50 days later at the Festival of Pentecost, the Spirit descended upon the Disciples. At that point in time the New Testament Church was born. The presence of the Holy Spirit in a Christian's life is a Gift from God. The Holy Spirit guides, matures, protects, comforts, and bestows Spiritual Gifts to the Sons and Daughters of God.

I may choose answer some questions if genuine. When I do so it's to be helpful, but no one is entitled to others' time and effort. Some questions are easily answered by a 2 second Google search. I think you're the same person who said some political things in a previous thread and your language was a bit strong. I will go ahead and share some verses in case your question is genuine. Matthew 19:14. Matthew 18:3. Exodus 20:13. Psalm 139:13.

Hebrew word translated to sound like (lah-vahn) ; ...To make pure, spotless

Good night all!

Many at Church are choosing not to wear a mask, and for the sake of unity I have taken mine off at times, all the while I think of those I work with by the law, having to suffer in miserable summer conditions wearing a mask to legally complete their jobs (fda food facility) 10 hours or more, and I wish that I again had my mask back on. What is our practice?

Carleton

Romans 14:1-23

Thank you for your reply. I appreciated. I still dont understand you explanation. I am a bit confuse. So

"we must take off mask, our mouth and face must never be covered before God". Is this right? Is this what Psalm 81:10 interpret?

Face coverings don't protect the wearer as much as they protect the people the wearer encounters. The apostle Paul summarizes the practical implications of a Christ-like ethic toward others: "Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others" ( Philippians 2:3-4 ESV).

Mishael

"Heresies"came to signify self-chosen doctrines not emanating from God ( 2 Pet. 2:1).

1 Corinthians 10:9, 11:19

Luke 4:12

Isaiah 7:12

2 Peter 3:17

God is not going to fault you with practicing safety. We're to obey those that have rule over us. Our President is trying to keep people safe. I am practicing safety. That's my conscience in this matter. What is yours saying?

Praying for you. Gird up the loins of your mind. REad Psalm 91 out aloud. Stand up and praise the Lord. Learn from the disciplined Muslim brothers and sisters how to pray at times in the day. Make it part of your life. Declare the Lordship, and Sonship of Jesus our Lord, Saviour and Master. Declare that He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. Sounds to me like you're going through what I am, and many, but you can't make it out alive without Christ Jesus. Fast and pray. Commit and surrender to the Sovereignty of the God of Abraham through His Son, Jesus. Renounce all other gods, faiths, traditions and cleave to the Word of God. When you have reached spiritual maturity you can ask the Lord to lead you through the other beliefs, religouns etc. so you can learn and understand and help people come to the Truth. Be transformed by the renewing of your mind by the washing of the Word- the Word of God, the Holy Bible. Liberate yourself through your words and prayers from all satanic, witchcraft, hindu, voodoo, black magic, white supremacist prayers, curses, hexes etc. and from electronic/psychotronic harassment. Choose Life, not death. Dethrone the gods of death & destruction who rule over your life & bloodline, & country. Kali, durga etc. should be given the boot from your life, & the people who are used by satan to embody these demonic principalities are usually nazi, freemason, witches etc. that begin to torture you. Keep bringing yourself, your family, bloodline, country under subjection to the LOrdship of Christ. It's time for the false gods to be evicted from squatting in India and other nations. Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. When you are weak, proclaim His strength and victory over death, hell and the grave, & call forth the Spirit of Resurrection that raised Jesus from the dead to be alive in you.

Thanks Betty for that comment from J.C. Ryle. That wonderfully explains the meaning of holiness & that it ought to be the quest & hallmark of every believer in Christ. There's much benefit from meditating on those words & to use it as a mirror to our own walk with the Lord.

The Rapture - the raising of the Church into heaven ( 1 Thessalonians 4:17): is the next event on the prophetic calendar. The Rapture is when Christ comes back and takes every Christian that is still on this earth and resurrects all of those who have died and takes them to heaven with Him. In 1 Thessalonians 5:1-8, Paul expresses that the Lord's return will be like a thief in the night. No one knows the date or time. However, there are several signs of the End Times that we can all be aware of. Events such as earthquakes and diseases, war and dispute among nations, and persecution against Christians are all signs leading to the Rapture.

SCRIPTURES TO LOOK UP:

Matthew chapter 24: 1-46

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; 5:2

Revelation 1:7, 3:10

1 Corinthians 15: 51-53

Mark 13:32

John 14:1-3

Luke 21: 34-36; 12:40

Acts 1: 9-11

2 Peter 3:10-13

Hebrews 9:28

Philippians 3:20

Colossians 3:2

Ezekiel 18:4. Revelation 21

Thanks Stanjett. I've not been able to work out how to go back to a comment I made earlier & make a correction to it. Sometimes, on other 'chat or forum' sites there is an Edit button, but not here. How is it done? Thank you.

Its your passport to Heaven. (If you believe)

I used to think that too, when I was young and troubled. Never occurred to me to look in a Bible for advise.

I studied and was selling people on my CRAFT.

Then someone showed me I had a death sentence on my life for doing it. I was born again. Believe it when I say, demons don't want to let you go. You're only a walking advertisement for Satan. All those people who live their days reading it, will go to hell if they don't repent and turn to Jesus for help getting out of it.

Also, it's a Curse on the Children of deceived parents.

God made ALL of the stars, planets and geometry.

You need to do a scripture search on words like: stars, astrologers, sorcerers, prognosticators, worship of stars. DEATH SENTENCE.

Buy a Bible. It will save your soul.

Protection.For the night.Release from nausea, my head feels like it's going to explode, pressure, strain/stress, & from curses/spells/ hexes & electronic/ psychotronic harassment, & 24 hour surveillance by a few people.Strength, peace,joy, life abundant & full of glory. For Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur. God's justice to come speedily against all injustice. Worldwide exposure/uncovering/tops to be blown off undercover workers of wicked, & all secret/covert, schemes/plans etc that the wicked have been doing & deceiving people for years. All implants/microchips that entered bodies without the permission/ knowledge of people to be deactivated & forced/removed from my body & those of others by the hand of God, a surgery made without man's hands. I also believe that children vaccinated in schools in Africa have been tagged without their knowledge/ approval.

The rapture is when all believers are brought to heaven when Jesus comes back to get them. The dead and the undead.

God, Jesus and the holy spirit are we.

Only you can delete what you have posted.

* earnestly pray...

US is the LET US in 2 of the Godhead scriptures. They were discussing a situation amongst themselves: 3 Persons in the Godhead: Father, Son, Holy Spirit.

Romans 1:20

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

Colossians 2:9

For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

Genesis 1:26, 3:22, 11:7; 1 John 5:7

John 10:30 and Acts 17: 27-30

Write those down. It comes up in conversation a lot.

what do you mean

How do we line up to this confession of faith?

"We believe and confess that God has ordained power & authority, & set them to punish the evil, & protect the good, to govern the world, & maintain countries & cities, with their subjects, in good order & regulation; & that we, therefore, may not despise, revile or resist the same, but must acknowledge & honor them as the ministers of God, & be subject & obedient unto them, yea, ready for all good works, especially in that which is not contrary to the law, will, and commandment of God; also faithfully pay custom, tribute & taxes, & to render unto them dues, even also as the Son of God taught and practiced, & commanded His disciples to do; that we, moreover, must constantly and earnestly for the prosperity of the country, that we may dwell under its protection, earn our livelihood, & lead a quiet, peaceable life, with all godliness & honesty; &, furthermore, that the Lord would recompense unto them, here, & afterwards in eternity, all benefits, liberty, & favor which we enjoy here under their praiseworthy administration."

Romans 13:1-7 Titus 3:1 1 Peter 2:17 Matthew 22:21 Matthew 17:27 1 Timothy 2:1

Psalms 100:4

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

1 Samuel 18:6

And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.

2 Samuel 6:5

And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.

1 Chronicles 15:16

And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.

2 Chronicles 5:13

It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD;

2 Chronicles 7:6

And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of musick of the LORD, which David the king had made to praise the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.

Nehemiah 12:36

And his brethren, with the MUSICAL instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.

Psalms 68:25

The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.

Psalms 87:7

As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there: all my springs are in thee.

Psalms 150:4

Praise him with the timbrel and dance:

The holy spirit (Holy Ghost) is in you the moment that you are saved. It guides you and lets you know right from wrong. It don't stop you from doing wrong but convinces you that what you were going to do is wrong. Like a prick from a thorn.

Dear Rick, Yes I believe that The US was purposed by God, for the spreading of the Gospel, where the believer is free to worship God by choice (not baptized into Christianity like some do). Choice takes being instructed in God's call to Salvation in his Son, Jesus. The unborn children and young children remain innocent and are in the hands of the Living God. As parents we are extremely accountable to this work of Life gifted to us. The Gospel message is to call any hearer to come to Jesus, believe and repent. By adding another cause to the Book of Revelation there may be error. The world is dark and getting darker, we can pray and be a light to those that remain in darkness that repentance and faith can be heard and believed and witnessed by Christians who have the Peace of God residing in their hearts. We are off message if we are driving the Gospel message by force of any kind. Perhaps the end of time is near if the Christian has to defend the Gospel by force. The True Christian is to be harmless as a dove yet wise as a serpent. What is the field, is it ripe? Was I not the most vile sinner as Jesus accepted my by faith repentance of all the evil I did against His Holy Will?

God Bless our meditations.

Carleton