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When Seth was born, the genealogy restarted again. His was the seed that Jesus would be born through.
All genealogy follows the bloodline of Jesus.
Mary and Joseph were remote cousins from the bloodline of King David.
Daughters were only included in the genealogy of the bloodline of Jesus if they were in that line.
What does all this mean to us? God keeps record of all humans and children conceived to them. We're on His radar so-to-speak.
Ask them if they've ever told a lie; stolen something (like a pen or sticky notes from work)?
Ever wanted the house or a car of the neighbors?
Ten Commandments things. See if they will admit to being a liar or thief.
Then tell them if they've even broke one of those commandments, they are guilty of all 10.
Ask them if they believe Jesus is the Son of God. He was born through a virgin. He lived a sinless life. He was crucified for the sins of the whole world; That he rose back to life on the 3rd day; he was seen by 500 people after resurrection; that he returned To heaven to sit at Gods right hand and make intercession for all saints.
Yep. I expect you to look up those scriptures.
Study to show yourself approved. A workman that doesn't need to be ashamed.
If you're prayed up; studied up, you'll have more success. Jesus wants us to follow Him. That means being ready to share what you know & what you have believed.
Invite the newborns to attend at your Church. They need to tell someone that they got saved! And to receive the Holy Spirit by corporate prayer.
You will have much success; and receive a soul winners crown. :D
Never be discouraged. Ask God to rain on every seed you've planted. Pray lots & lots.
I am in complete agreement with everything you said. I would just like to piggyback on your comments if I may. This is just something that I was taught.
Jesus says, nobody puts a new cloth on old garments. The ladies here probably already know that. Once it is washed, the new cloth is going to shrink and it is going to pull away. You don't put new cloth, unwashed cloth, on old garments.
Neither do you put new wine into old skins. The word bottle is the word skins. What would happen is that if you have new wineskins, and you have fresh wine and you put it in, as the wine expands, the skins expand. And then when the wine is fermented and the skins harden, that is it.
Now if you turn around and put new wine in those old wineskins, and the wine starts to expand, it is going to break the skins. You got to put new wine in new wineskins, not old wineskins.
So what Jesus is saying to them is you don't put the Holy Spirit into old religious people, they will break. With Jesus it is "Blessed are the flexible for they shall not be broken!" (My own personal paraphrase/not biblical). If you are governed by the law, you won't make it. New life in new wineskins, and new cloth on new garments, the other two don't mix.
JESUS said watch and be ready; keep your lamps filled with oil of the Holy Spirit. Period.
Michael
1. It isn't reliable
2. There is a fear it might be associated with spiritual mysteries that make us vulnerable
3. It weakens your spiritual defenses and allows an external force to control your mind
However, done in the proper clinical setting, by a trained Psychiatrist, it becomes another tool in the arsenal of medical treatments. I wonder if there is just a lot of superstition associated with it. But as Christians, I don't think we have to be afraid of it. There are many mind altering drugs we have to take for various ailments, but when done right, in a controlled medical setting, they should be safe. That is not to say we should just take anything and everything someone prescribes. But from my perspective, Hypnosis has its place in medical science.
If you take everything that is said about the Rapture and the 2nd Coming and separate them, which the Bible does not do, you are left with the same thing. Everything that is said about the Rapture falls in line with what is said about the Coming. If we say Paul distinguishes between these two events, we would contradict what he says.
1. The Bible never says the Rapture is before the Tribulation.
2. The Bible says that Christ said the Rapture is Immediately After the Tribulation.
3. The same events are attached to both (Trumpets, Clouds, Gathering, In the Air, Angels, Thief in the Night).
Where does the Bible contradict the words of Christ in Matthew 24:29?
Where does the Bible specifically say the Rapture is before the Tribulation?
But what is the real significance of what Christ and Paul said? Why is it important for Christians to know the truth about when the Rapture will take place?
I think I know the arguments, but if you list them, we can all discuss them one by one.
like robbing a bank.
2. An inmate cleverly breaks through security - escapes -
and is out of prison.
3. From the 1920's to 1960's someone came to Hollywood -
broke through the difficulties - and became the owner of a
studio - such as Warner Brother's or Paramount - or just
became Elvis or the Beatles.
4. With your faith - break through your limitations -
break into heaven - and possess its treasures and blessings.
5. Look beyond your difficulties. See heaven. Be in it.
Walk as if you own it.
However, when governments, and that also applies to churches and other organizations, depart from those principles, it is up to us to point it out, speak up and rectify it. See Nehemiah 9:27 and Esther 4:14. Christ worked within the established Roman and religious rules in Israel. However, He also pointed out the contradictions that existed within the religious order of the Jews. Christ wasn't a revolutionary, because He came with a Mission. His Mission was not Social Reform. His Mission was the total defeat and annihilation of death, corruption, evil, pain, suffering and idolatry (exalting other things in place of God).
The lineage found in Matthew ch. 1 is the lineage of Joseph, "the husband of Mary" ( Matt. 1:16). Joseph's father is "Jacob" ( Matt. 1:15, 16). This lineage was established (among other things) to show the regal or king line from which Jesus Christ would come. This line runs from Abraham, through king "Solomon" and ends at Christ, through Joseph, the husband of Mary. The lineage found in Luke ch. 3 is of Mary. The father of Mary was "Heli" ( Luke 3:23). Jesus was "as was supposed" ( Luke 3:23) the son of Heli, which is a legal term meaning "in-law," or "by-law," i.e., Jesus was the legal son of Joseph through marriage. The lineage which ends at Christ through Mary in Luke 3:23-39 runs, not through Solomon, but his brother "Nathan" ( Luke 3:31, 2Sam. 5:13, 14) and brings us all the way back to Almighty God Himself in Luke 3:38. Our Lord and Savior is called the "Son of David" because He was promised to David in ( 2Sam. 7:12, 16).
There is a difference however, between Astronomy (which is the science) and Astrology (which is an esoteric practice). Astronomy is based on mathematical calculations, physical laws, and scientific fact. The Pyramids in Egypt were built using precise mathematical calculations about the movement of stars, planets and constellations. Although in different places around the earth they had different names for constellations, the Mayans and Chinese built structures, architectural and engineering wonders of history that reflected that knowledge.
All of these cultures worshiped the order, reliability and predictability of the movement of stars. The earliest writings we have are the Sanskrit from India and the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh. Even in these writings we find evidence of their knowledge of the universe, mathematics, science, physical laws. They used them to develop calendars. They were able to calculate precisely Equinox and Solstice, seasons and rotation of the earth.
So, Pleiades and Orion were nothing new to Amos or Job. The rest of the world was well developed by the time of Amos, who lived approximately 750 - 800 years before Christ. Alexander the Great lived in the mid 300's before Christ. Julius Ceasar 50 BC, the Pyramids of Egypt 2,500 years before Christ. Noah lived 3,000 years BC. It is believed the Book of Job appeared 600 years BC. But the story itself is of someone that predates that time. Job is, of course, a precursor of Christ suffering and resurrection. But from Chapter 38 on, we see how Job had a developed understanding of the Universe. Moses lived approximately 1,500 years BC.