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Its about Jesus ,there are tons of references to Jesus in the old testament ,its a real joy to read them and discover how the old and new testaments are linked .

Isaiah chapter 22 only has 25 verses. Are you sure that you need help with this passage or another one?

The Apostle Paul paints the picture of a soldier at war. When we consider the soldier, with his responsibilities, his focus on the job at hand & his deprivations, we get the picture of a Christian in his warfare with the Evil One.

A soldier is required to obey every command no matter how difficult or unreasonable that might be. He has to be focused on the enemy, watching out for him, because his life & that of his platoon are at stake. Though his mind may wander back to the home, family & friends he left behind (& maybe to never see again), he brings himself back to the duty before him because it requires his full concentration. He is deprived of luxuries, of sufficient sleep & food, always at the ready at his superior's command. He thinks not of his own life, but of his company & the country for which he might one day lay down his life.

So when we look at the soldier, we can certainly see clear similarities to the warfare of a Christian. However, our warfare is "not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." ( Ephesians 6:12). So we must ask, 'what are things in this life that would side-track us from our mission?' One could say that anything that renders us weak in faith, deviate from our course, brings on doubt or fear, or engages our minds on worldly matters that do little or nothing to assist us in our battle. Each person would need to put in their own circumstances that have caused them to weaken in their battle. We can "embrace or enrol in the affairs of this life", but not to the point where those affairs are affecting our spiritual walk & warfare. And we could find examples in family, business, pursuit of pleasure, etc. The Christian must always be his own judge in these matters so that his battle may be won.

And verse 5 also speaks of the discipline & focus of the athlete at the (Grecian) games having a chance for the prize.

Thank you for that very kind statement Annetta. You put a smile on my face. It gives me great pleasure to help another out on anything to do with the Word if I may. As only having the abilities the Lord has given me.

All Glory to Jesus Christ our Lord and our Holy Father in Heaven!

What do you do when you no you need to testify but don't even know how to start?

Rick Renner Ministry have a world wide intercessory prayer ministry. They know what it means to stand in the gap. The enemy blows a hole in the wall of spiritual warfare. Ephesians 6. They stand in the weakened place till it can be repaired.

It's not a prayer like: "Oh Dear God bless me, bless my family, friends....".

It's a prayer of War, as if standing in the cavity of a hole so Satan and his evil beings cannot breach the broken place. If you see a wolf trying to hamstring a baby sheep; you'd shelter it in your arms until the SHEPHERD appears rescue the lost youngling.

You become like a heavenly type of sheepdog. You serve The Master. His pay, is oneness. It requires much observation and waiting patiently for the merest glance from the master; the Chief of the shepherds.

Watch a competition of Irish shepherds and their dogs, on YouTube maybe. Look into that dogs eye! He is intense at waiting for "the look"; command. His whole body quivers for the command to go !

Do we wish to be the Glory? Or to serve the glory? What makes our feet leap out of bed each morning? What does Jesus see in our lives..Every day and on Sunday too?

Don't look and sound like the World. This world is not our forever home. Amen?

Heaven is very practical and less mystical..if you can perceive the sheepdog. Mishael

Thank you, I appreciate this.

Please pray for my family and for our protection from Covid. Pray that everyone is well. Pray for my Grandma and Grandpa and that they are ok. Pray that I will let God always handle my worries and calm my fears. Thank You God Bless

Job 9:30.

Job reprimanded her: Job 2:10.

When you say we are told not to change the bible, I'm happy that we agree on something, when you talk of the many different bible versions, I'm also aware that there is, but chose to only read the KJV, I'm sure they're meant to be more relevant to today's english but as in 2 Corinthians 11:12-15 Satan can transform himself into an angel of light and deceive many, just by changing a few words. Fornication is most certainly a terrible sin throughout society today and also in biblical times, and is mentioned 35 times in the KJV but when you look at Romans 1:20-32 and Galations 5:14-26 it is only one of many sins of the flesh. "Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents," to name just a few. John 8:3-11 Jesus forgive a woman caught in adultery, John 4:6-43 the Samaritan woman at the well living in fornication was one of the first women evangelist. Luke 18:10-14 "The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican." he was not justified, Luke 23:43 the first person Jesus took to paradise was a thief on the cross. Sin in whatever form is evil in God's eyes, but I'm sure your well aware of that. Just as God judged the people in Sodom and Gomorrah and in Noah's day, I try (sometimes I fail) to let God judge the transgressors of today, and focus on the narrow road to the cross for my Salvation. Because as in Luke 17:32 "Remember Lot's wife." we don't want to turn into that pillar of salt.

Some of my favorite scripture to help me keep things in perspective is the Beatitudes and sermon on the mount, and also Luke 10:27-37 the story of the good Samaritan.

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:

Not of works, lest any man should boast.

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We are all in God's classroom, learning from Him (by His Spirit) & living out in the world what we have learned. Many have learned much with a head full of knowledge but little has filtered down to the heart & life. Your studies & observations are commendable & no doubt you will continually increase in the knowledge of the Word & your Saviour. The Scripture that is ever before me as I study the Word, is in 2 Timothy 2:15, "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."

I'm always aware that I need to compare Scripture with Scripture, understanding the reason & background of the Book, & how it applies to us in context of the Church, the Body of Christ. It's so easy to pick & choose verses & make it apply to some situation, without understanding the other verses in that chapter/book/whole Bible that are relevant. By doing this, we begin to stray from the Truth, start believing in the error & going deeper into error, making it worse & even preaching it. Many have become like Hymenaeus and Philetus, whose ministry became like a canker (a disease, a gangerous sore), who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection (of the dead) is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.

So thank you Steve for your thoughts & observations. May the Lord continue to bless you in your walk & increase your wisdom & understanding of His Holy Word.

Please continue to pray for Jeff & Tahnee Smith let the Lord open her eyes touch your heart heal the pain for she can talk to me and work things out I really need your prayers this is really killing me inside my love is unconditional for her and my son so please continue to pray that the Lord will bring us back together really soon ... Thank you

Thank you for your reply but you misunderstood my comment.

I do believe in Jesus. I called out to God to help me understand why I felt differently about the way religious traditions have dismissed the fact that the worship of the image of a cross is idolatry.

If you sayJesus is God , then how is my decision to love God as my Heavenly Father so wrong?

The Esdra 2 book

18Nevertheless the righteous shall suffer strait things, and hope for wide: for they that have done wickedly have suffered the strait things, and yet shall not see the wide.

19And he said unto me. There is no judge above God, and none that hath understanding above the Highest.

20For there be many that perish in this life, because they despise the law of God that is set before them.

21For God hath given strait commandment to such as came, what they should do to live, even as they came, and what they should observe to avoid punishment.

This is my blind faith . To not try to understand what no man can declare to understand. . This is my fear of offending God. Thank you for your support.

Verse 17,18,and19,was d authority given to Peter alone

Lately i have been thinking of the sins i have commited, the people i passed straight everyday, no morning or evening, hi or hellos, people waiting for another meal, or even water to drink, why cant i just wrap my sin in a bag and throw? why cant my own self love me? what wrong have i done? can you reach my friend? been searching through and end, i want to know you more, can you understand? when i knock why not open? i am highly recommended. You have place my sins into the sea of forgetfulness. You formed in your arms of love, make me and mold me, shape me to be whom you want me to be, you are the potter and i am the clay. Help me to be real as i face each day, my mind, my eyes, my heart, my feet, my hands, my fortress, my madewife, i search all over couldn't find nobody, victory belong to me through you my mount Everest. I just want to say thank you LORD. My promise keeper. WNP. RBYI.

Richard, thank you so much for your reply. I love it. Inspiring, encouraging, and educational. God bless you!

OK...I'm not a seasoned child of Yahvah, so I'm asking this to learn:

" 2 Timothy 2:4. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier."

Is this to say that because we are Yahvah's soldiers we should not embrace or "enroll" in affairs of this life?

If this is the correct interpretation, are there not times when we need to "flip over the tables" because there are those interfering with "God's business"?

If this isn't the correct interpretation...help?

There was a time in my life that i excepted what was told me , as the Gospel truth,, until i read the scripture for myself and realized i had the wright to ask questions that would cause me to be settled in my own mind, not only for the sake of my own conscience but for the edification of the church as a whole.... and all of a sudden it seemed as if someone had opened my eyes to a strange spirit... but as time went by i realized it was only strange because i didnt know that i was actually hearing the truth for the first time.

There are many places in the scripture that must be seen through the eyes of the Spirit of God..

for instance

I suddenly realized the Gospel is more than just believing in a Name Its understanding What that name means.

its more than John three sixteen, its the whole of the Old and the New covenant , we must STUDY TO SHOW OURSELVES APPROVED OF GOD,, WE MUST BE RENEWED IN THE SPIRIT OF OUR MINDS, WE MUST PUT OFF THE OLD MAN AND TAKE ON THE NEW, ITS CHRIST IN US THE HOPE OF GLORY.

We must Mortify the deeds of the body,, and except we are born again of

Water and of the spirit we cannot see the kingdom of God.

God allowed me to see that the Baptisms are separate and unique from each other ,, Water, Holy Ghost , and Fire each one has a purpose. They bring us into a personal relationship with Jesus and his Father. And above all we must understand the meaning of Charity . How it effects us and others in bringing the church into a pure and holy BRIDE OF CHRIST. This is just a summary of what i have considered ... all i know is i want to know the truth , for the scripture tells us the the truth shall MAKE US FREE,, FREE FROM WHAT , The lust of the flesh the lust of the eye and the pride of life. EVEN JESUS HAD TO LEARN OBIDIANCE BY THE THINGS HE SUFFERED... WHY SHOULD WE BE SO DIFFERENT . We are saved by grace THRUGH FAITH, and James tells us that faith without works is dead. there is so much more.

Need harmony in my marriage, unsaved wife needs Jesus, mean!

Amen Mild Bill.

Jesus is in the midst of the candlesticks, the light proceeds from us shines on him.

Revelation 1:13 (KJV) And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.

Thank you, so much! I was worried that there might be some meaning about which I know nothing. I've only been Yahvah's true child for about 6 years (and I'm OLD), so I am Young in the Word. I keep digging and loving it more and more the deeper I dig! Thank you for sharing! He IS amazing!! --Bev

Hello David,

As there are several list of the twelve apostles in the Bible there are a couple with different names used here to there.

Phillip and Nathaniel are not the same apostles. There are two that have a couple different names:

Bartholomew is Nathaniel

And Lebbaeus, Thaddaeus, more commonly known as Judas brother of James.

God Bless.

While the promise referenced was directed to Jeremiah, we as believers benefit from the same loving kindness of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ:

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. ( Romans 5:8-10)

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. ( Romans 8:28-29)

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? ( Romans 8:31-32)

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. ( 1 Peter 5:6-7)

Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. ( 2 Peter 1:2-4)

I thought the bible said something along the lines of ye are proof of my bishopric. Can you recall this?

S Spencer, the Spirit has graced, and is gracing, you with HIS wisdom and HIS understanding (of two to make one new man). You quoted Joel 3:2, do you think the war in the valley of Jehoshaphat is the spiritual warfare spoken of by Paul, or are you of the opinion it is natural. The Spirit has led me to believe it spiritual war. I know by previous comments you understand that the elect will judge the world. What has the Spirit revealed to you about this judgement. The Spirit has revealed to me that THE BOOKS ( Revelation 20:12) or symbolic of the ones judging. The Spirit has put a great hunger and thirst in me to study and understand the prophecies. You understand that the Spirit is assembling a nation of priest and judges. The Spirit has revealed to me that this nation of priest will judge and bring to truth all those raised after these elect have been gathered. Isaiah 66:14-24, 1 Timothy 4:10, Psalms 22:27 Paul taught for two years the kingdom of heaven out of the law and prophets. Acts 28:23-31, Luke 16:31 I love reading the comments of those the SPIRIT IS WORKING in to bring ALL to HIS TRUTH.

Ephesians 4:13 Till we all come in the UNITY of the FAITH, and of THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE SON OF GOD, unto a perfect man (of two to make one new man), unto the measure of the STATURE AND FULNESS OF CHRIST.

Hello, you know it's on this site, right? The 1611 version and 1900s version. Link

Thank you.

I would love to get the spocrapha that was included in 1611

Your understanding of this verse is quite correct. The whole Psalm by David is a recollection of his earlier life as a shepherd when he once cared rigorously for his sheep, but now he sees himself as that sheep being cared for by his Great Shepherd.

So, I see verse 5 as a probable continuation of verse 4: when by even walking through those valleys in life that give him no light, no joy, a sense of despair & hopelessness, with even the fear of death pervading in its shadows, the Lord, his Shepherd, had not left him. Even if his enemies surrounded him or entrapped him in that valley of hopelessness & fear, God would still provide bountifully for him in every way (in such abundance, that he likened this to a feast at a celebration, where the table was full of food, he would be anointed or refreshed, as a special guest in those days would be, & there would be no shortage in food or drink). Such was David's God & his utter reliance upon Him to sustain him & deliver him, no matter the circumstance.

And to think, that David's God is our God as well & God hasn't changed or diminished in His Love. And even more so, we as His blood-bought children, made heirs of His Kingdom, enjoying the fruits of our salvation & all that Heaven provides us, both now & into eternity.

Sacha,

"about your own faith and salvation" "how you feel about God"

Your own faith is what you trust to be true. Salvation is a plan that God has revealed in his word.

Sometimes people use the word feel in place of understand. In talking to other people it is always easier if you are explaining what you understand. How about you telling me what you understand to be the way God saves people. Of course you "don't have to", but Jesus has explained that "Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house." If what you have is of God, he wants you to shine, and not be uncomfortable or unable to talk about it.