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Good Evening GIGI,

Thank you for praying for me. God bless you and your family

AMEN Jema:

Christ had to go away, so he could come the second IN MAN, his body.

Christ is still on earth in the flesh, IN YOU.

The Kingdom of God is on earth; and in earth, we are the dust of the earth.

God bless you.

David0921....love ya my man.....But you are not understanding that the manchild which is the H.G. THE LIVING WORD is gonna rule all nations with a rod of iron..... Rev 12:5.....Jesus said unless you receive the KINGDOM of God as a lil CHILD you will in no wise enter there in.....Not the written word but the living word which is the gift of God the H.G.....Its only the H.G. that can reprove this world of sin and righteousness and Judgement.....Not the bible per se the written word....Smite the shepherd and the sheep will be scattered then i will turn my hand to the lil ones....The babes and sucklings he mentions a New Covenant....our new hearts and new spirits....Its only the manchild the spirit of truth that can reprove this world of sin and Righteousness and Judgement....Not the written word.....As there are zillions of bibles in this world but the world is in deep darkness.....Churches on every corner but this world is in deep darkness....ppl just like you David that think that there is eternal life in the scriptures....The bible is not the gift of God its only the H.G. that is the gift of God and what he did at Calvary by his blood .....This is the New Covenant in my blood drink ye all of it....There is a baby Christ in our near future, thats y he had to die when a seed dies it multiplies.....That was the great Promise that Christ wd be multiplied as the stars of heaven thus the babes and sucklings an Israel of God.....Jesus did not leave us a bible he only left us a SEED an incorruptible SEED ....Which is the LIVING WORD NOT THE WRITTEN WORD...Unless the Lord of the Sabbath had left us a SEED we wd have been made like Sodom and Gomorrah...We have zillions of bibles and Churches on every corner but our world is exactly like Sodom and Gomorraah and ppl like you David are too blind to see it.....But listen to what Jesus is saying these things are HID from the wise and Prudent and Only revealed unto babes....Whosoever receiveth one such CHILD IN MY NAME RECEIVETH ME.

Mr. Landry,

When the Bible speaks of the believer having died with Christ, that is referring to the fact that Christ paid the full penalty for the sins of every true believer as their substitute. And the wages of sin is death.

It does not mean that we died physically with Christ when he paid for our sins. It also does not mean that our current physical body will never die.

It does mean that we will never come under the wrath of God, because Christ experienced the wrath of God for each and every one of his elect.

I confess that I do not follow much of what you are saying in your posts, but I do sense significant inconsistencies with what the Bible declares.

When a true believer dies physically, their body goes into the grave to await the resurrection of the last day. In their soul existence, they go immediately to be with Christ in heaven, because they have received their resurrected soul when they became born again. When Christ returns on the last day, their bodies will be resurrected, a glorified spiritual body, which will be reunited with their resurrected soul to again form a complete personality, which will live and reign with Christ in the new heavens and the new earth.

If the believer is still living when Christ returns, their physical body will immediately be changed into a glorified, spiritual body, so that they also will again be a complete Resurrected personality, body and soul, that will live and reign with Christ in new heavens and new earth eternally.

Regarding God speaking today, in a voice or vision or dream or tongue, Rev 22:18,19 is very clear that cannot happen once the Bible was completed. God only speaks to us directly through His Word the Bible.

It is true, that once we have become born again, Christ does indwell us and works within us "to will and to do of his good pleasure". How that actually operates is a mystery, but it has nothing to do with receiving additional articulated revelation from God.

Walking the fence (pert 3)

1 Corinthians 15:33 states that bad morals corrupts good character. We need to consider what we are opening ourselves up to with any worldly entertainment; especially with the filth available these days. I went without a TV from 2014 until early 2021 after my separation and divorce. Part of it was financial but I found that I could get information online (my cell phone being my only communication source). Now that I'm home with my parents; I still have to be cautious (even with the nearly 100 year old movies they watch quite often).

Gossip; of course is another thing to avoid. Things like this aren't really doctrines as much as moral expectations fitting of those with the Spirit and examples of the character of a new creation. It has been pointed out the situation where someone is struggling with sin and people start praying about it or discussing it. First of all; we need to ASK someone who we know if they don't mind us sharing it with others for prayer; and what parts they want to leave out. There are of course extenuating circumstances of someone who is a threat to others or harming themselves where we may need to break certain protocol. It still is better to tell someone directly that you feel this approach is needed; as well as refer someone to a more qualified individual if it is something we are not adept at handling ourselves. There are times when we want to say something but we have wisdom from God to remain silent; trusting that things will come up at the appropriate time. Trusting that the truth will always come out is helpful in our Christian walk; and also trusting that waiting and patience is often the best approach.

Greed is something all too easy to get into. I have taken another long hiatus for over a month now from coin collecting. Financial reasons is part of it but it can become an unhealthy obsession. That is a good rule to follow: any get rich quick scheme should be avoided.

Hi One Eighty,

Good to have you back here posting.

When you say that "nothing except God can exist." that "nothing except Him is real" and that "reality is changeless" what Scripture verses can you give me that show this is true?

I know that the Bible says that God created all that exists, seen and unseen, spiritual and fleshly ( Gen. 1:1; 1:21; 1:27; Is. 54:16; Eph. 3:8-9; Col. 1:16; Jn. 1:3) making all that was created separate inn substance and being from God. God made dirt and angels, microbes and the universe, heaven and earth. None of these things God made are God nor are they unreal. If they are truly unreal, then God has never made anything at all and we would not be here to speak about this.

I know that the Bible says that only God is changeless. Reality is separate from God. It attests to the existence of something or to what is true, therefore reality is not the same as God. ( Mal. 3:6; Ps. 102:27; Heb. 13:8-9).

One-Eighty, I hope you are doing well and I hope that you are studying the Scriptures daily to discover the truth that God has revealed in it. I continue to pray for you often, as I care for you and desire for you to learn and know the Lord truly and eternally.

Walking the fence: Biblical doctrine part 2

Other than lack of understanding; most often it is the case that people turn a blind eye (with Satan's help) to obvious warnings if they have a particular sin they like to indulge in. James 4:17 states that if anyone doesn't do what they know to be right; to them it is sin. That; of course is somewhat subjective to individual situations. This demonstrates sins of omission along with what most think about; those of commission of a particular act or behavior. This could further be demonstrated in the parable of the Good Samaritan; or other exhortations in scripture about helping the orphan and widow ( James 1:27).

God in His good grace can use a situation for His glory in our lives; for instance He can drive those living together to marry; or break it apart to allow one individual to be removed from the situation and to grow. His will is going to be done ultimately; even in the case of the ungodly in judgment. That will not be perceived as anything good; however for the recipient of God's wrath.

There are always those "neutral" things such as buying lottery tickets. As with anything else; such as drinking alcohol it IS sin to engage in an activity when those around you are struggling with sin such as compulsive gamblers or alcoholics. Given a public setting is almost certain to include such individuals; we find quite often that such activities isolate ourselves and at best often are just a distraction. As for the lottery; I can say for a fact that it helps many elderly people become compulsive gamblers themselves; not to mention all the sordid people involved with casinos and other such houses of ill repute. I would say that gambling shows a lack of trust in God's providence and is rather like going to a fortune teller to bring about some more favorable outcome. Someone who can drink with a family member and limit it to one drink is the only situation in my mind that

MAY be ok; alone is risky.

Walking the fence: Biblical Doctrine

In a given time and space; there are those who show true fruits of repentance; but believe in some errant tenets. Perhaps therefore with good conscience we can consider them brothers or sisters in Christ; even if we can't fellowship at their place of worship. This can evolve into a situation where you can't have someone be involved in your local worship either; at least in terms of membership consideration. As to small groups; the consideration is if a person has a teachable spirit or they are trying to force a belief system that is contradicting the Bible. Some may not want them around easily impressionable people or newcomers to the faith if false ideas could lead others astray.

We don't want to automatically assume that someone who goes to a church that isn't scripturally sound can't be saved. What we should expect; however is that they will be open to testing themselves to see if they are in the faith; as well as trusting the Spirit will work on them if indeed they are His children to break off ties elsewhere and join a Biblically sound fellowhip. Psalm 27:10 can be helpful when it comes to those that have family ties that are difficult to break. Seeing those who come from other religions entirely and make that sacrifice is a help tho those who are in churches that either have always been errant; or become so in recent years.

The same can be said for those who are rather "worldly" in their lives. A young Christian may through ignorance continue for a time to be involved in outright sin; or continue to associate with the ungodly in an unhealthy lifestyle. Sometimes if there is more than one issue; things can't be all tackled at once. We; of course must live out our faith and be longsuffering. Nonetheless verses such as 1 Corinthians 5:11 need to be emphasized and habitual lifestyles of sin must be severed. This is evidence of true salvation; but first we must be sure the Gospel is clearly recieved

Hi Melodysue34,

The stone wall is mentioned in chapter 3 this is the wall around Jerusalem. We see in the prophecy in Daniel 9:25 The street (open Square) shall be built again and the wall even in troublous times. That is what's going on here. Nehemiah received word that the walls of Jerusalem were broken down and the gates were burnt.

Nehemiah then asked the king if he might go to Jerusalem. The nobles of Judah were whimpering because of all the damage and rubbish, they did not want to rebuild the wall because Samaria and the surrounding countries threatened to attack, they had little to no faith (troublous times). A prayer to God from Nehemiah and the wall and gates went up in 52 days Nehemiah 6:15.

Read Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther covers that time in the return from captivity.

Hope this helps,

God bless,

RLW

Is this why , Jesus says in John Ch 16 V 7 , that the Comforter will not come unless he ( Jesus ) goes away ? That would help to explain John Ch 15 V 26 - Ch 16 V 15 .

Brother David921:

If you DIED on the cross with Christ: and ONLY Christ arose, and you arose a NEW CREATION, Christ in you, the Holy Ghost in you.

You are now just the BODY of Christ.

Why would you NOT BELIEVE the Holy Ghost communicates with the body HE LIVES IN.

Christ ONLY arose from the GRAVE, that GOD'S GIFT to YOU.

The written word ONLY declares the WORKS of God, to bring you to TRUTH, who you are as a NEW CREATION.

Philippians 2:13 For it is GOD (in you) that WORKETH both TO WILL and TO DO his good pleasure.

You don't think when you WILL or DO, it's not the HOLY GHOST talking to you, your his BODY, every second he is talking to you, CAUSING YOU to will and do his good pleasure.

The bible is his WITNESS to this.

Ezekiel 36:27 I will out my spirit (the Holy Ghost) IN YOU and CAUSE you to walk in my statutes, and keep my judgements, and DO THEM.

YOU DIED on the CROSS, only CHRIST arose, making you a NEW CREATION, the BODY of CHRIST (the Holy Ghost, the Spirit of God)

The Spirit WILL rule all nations with a ROD, Christ in YOU, the ROD of Jesse.

God Bless You

Which chapter does it mention the stone wall? and does anyone know what the stone wall means?

Hi Nstew,

If anything, including God, opposes itself and is divided, it cannot stand and its end has come. Thus, If anything is eternal, i.e. God, then it CANNOT oppose itself and be divided. Just as in light and darkness, Spirit and flesh cannot coexist; they have NOTHING in common and therefore do not share a common purpose. God is not double minded. But, we are. God is Spirit, and therefore cannot and will not create what He is not. Nothing except God can exist. Nothing beyond Him can happen, because nothing except Him is REAL. Spirit gives birth to Spirit! Things produce ONLY in their own likeness. Fear makes fear, olive trees produce olives, flesh gives birth to flesh, Spirit to Spirit. Love creates Itself and nothing but Itself. God, Spirit and Love are One; and they are eternal, and thus cannot change or be changed, because such is a characteristic of the eternal. Reality is changeless and it is this that makes it real and keeps it separate from all APPEARANCES. It cannot change. Appearances can always change because they ARE appearances, and cannot have the changelessness reality entails.

Opposites cannot coexist, and to accept one is to deny the other. There is no compromise between the two. If one is real, the other must be false (unreal). Which one is your reality? Can't have both, unless of course our mind is in a state of dissociation, which in essence is insanity. Dissociation is a distorted process of thinking whereby two (opposing) systems of thought which cannot coexist are both maintained. It is a state of confusion with a foundation built on sinking sand, not solid rock.

God Is

Peace

Amen to you .

Pierre1939,

I do not normally respond to you since your beliefs seem to be so contrary to what the Bible is teaching. You seem to believe that God the Holy Spirit is communicating directly with you in some articulated form, perhaps in a dream or a vision or a voice or a tongue, apart from the Bible. And that belief runs absolutely counter to what God very clearly declares in Rev 22:18, which is a very dangerous place to be and I would never want to be in that position.

Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

1 John 2:1-6 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

2 Peter 3:16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

Once the Bible was completed, God the Holy Spirit only communicates to mankind via the scriptures and He opens our understanding as we search the scriptures "comparing spiritual with spiritual". "Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God", the Bible.

The True Gospel is circumscribed by the Bible alone and in its entirety. And that is the only Gospel I want to be following.

RyanL:

You have a belief that is opposite of truth.

You are not spiritually dead; your are physically dead, you died on the cross with Christ, the Spirit of God resurrected Christ back to LIFE, immortal life, you ARE a joint heir of that resurrection, the Spirit of God gives you LIFE, therefore you are spiritually alive, not spiritually dead.

Luke 20:36 Neither can they (YOU) die anymore (YOU are already dead, on the cross at Calvary) for they (YOU) are equal unto the angels (ministering SPIRITS; spiritually alive), and are the children of God, BEING the CHILDREN of the RESURRECTION.

These are the words of God speaking to YOU, do you BELIEVE?

God Bless YOU!

How about listening to Christian rock mellow Christian rock music that has good that talks about Jesus Christ how powerful he is what he can do be with you that kind of rock it helps me out I just put my headphones on block everything out and and feed my soul hope that helps

Lemme ramble just a bit about the COMFORTER Which is the H.G. the spirit of truth...the manchild that is gonna rule all nations And is gonna reprove the world of sin and Judgement and Righteousness....This can only happen by what Jesus did at Calvary by his blood.....The bible in its self....the written word cannot reprove the world of sin and Righteousness and Judgement.....There are zillions of bibles in this world but this world is getting more wicked and Evil every day....Its only by what Jesus did at Calvary in his blood that is gona reprove this world of Sin etc and judge the prince of this world satan.....Which is mans carnal minds satans seat

......Thats y Jesus is saying to search the scriptures in them you think you have Eternal life....But it is only them that bear witness of me....Which is only the H.G. the living word....Eternal life is only by his blood not in the scriptures the written words the bible.....All the bibles in the world can reprove this world of sin and righteousness and Judgement.....And redeem mankind back to God....Only by Calvary that New Covenant can we be bornagain of his incorruptible seed which is the living word....That liveth and abideth for ever.....the living word the gift of the H.G....The CONTENTS of the book of life....That he wrote with his own blood.....All the bibles in this world can reprove this world of sin and righteousness and Judgement.....Thats y Jesus is saying when he the spirit of truth is come ( the manchild the comforter) he will reprove the world of sin etc....But the manchild does not come till the woman gives birth....Then the Kingdom of God comes Rev.12:10....And Salvation.....But there is no kingdom or Salvation till after the Cross....After the woman gives birth ...When i see the blood i will pass over you remember that lil diddy ....There are zillions upon zillions of bibles in this world but this world is in deep darkness....Simply b/c there is no Eternal life in the scriptures.....only the blood...

Please pray for my son and others who are going through very hard times and need to hear Jesus in our lives.

Yes Jema,

There is no substitute for spending time in the scriptures. And it is so very important as to how we approach the scriptures and our view regarding the very nature of the Bible itself.

If we fail to recognize that every book every chapter every phrase every word is from the very Mind and Mouth of God Himself; if we look at various passages as having different levels of authority; if we do not allow the Bible to be its own interpreter and it's own dictionary; if we begin to introduce the wisdom of man into our understanding rather than applying the principles that God lays down; if we do not come humbly to the Word of God recognizing that in ourselves we know nothing; if we do not come with a desire to be obedient to what we find in the Bible; we can easily be led into error rather than into truth.

And if we are believing something other than the Truth, we are believing, and perhaps teaching a Lie.

Ultimately it is God Himself that must open our spiritual eyes and ears in order to come to Truth regarding anything in the Bible as we compare scripture with scripture. And God does this on His timetable, not ours.

2 Timothy 3:16,17 ALL scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

Acts 17:11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

That was very good news GiGi. Hope that everything from hereon will fall into place for them (for their packing, shipping, & settling in) & in time they will come to realize the gracious Hand of the Lord that has enabled them thus far & that their hearts will be moved towards Him. May you be encouraged by these developments & with continued prayer & witness, expect the Will of God to be performed on their behalf. Blessings.

please remember me and my family in your prayers

Amen David0921 , the Bible is the living word of God , Jesus said ' let these sayings sink down into your ears ' . We must be diligent in reading our Bible , we must read all of it , every day for the rest of our lives . Each time we read it it must be as if we were reading that part of it for the first time , with an open heart and mind . It truly is a wellspring of life to us and it definately interprets itself , but you will only realise this if you read all of it , regularly .

My grandma passed away yesterday. She was saved, but I'm still hurting. My family is heartbroken. I don't feel like praying or reading my Bible. Just want this pain to go away, any prayers are greatly appreciated

Amen Richard.

Great read.

But what about praying for a new heart even tho we are spiritually dead, can that save us?

Thanks One eighty for your response.

Not sure I understand it.

Are you suggesting that God did not create man - which is flesh and blood?

The Bible (part 2)

Luke 24:27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

Luke 24:45 Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures

John 5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

Acts 17:11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

Psalms 78:2 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

Romans 15:4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

Galatians 3:8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.

2 Peter 1:20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

2 Peter 3:16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

Revelation 22:18,19 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

These are just a sampling of the many verses that speak about the scriptures, the Bible, the Word of God. They should be examined both in their immediate context and the context of the entire Bible if we are to come to Truth regarding the true nature of the Bible.

Good News, my son's wife in Singapore had her immigration interview a few days ago and passed with no problems. She will be getting all of her papers soon. They plan to fly back to U.S. next week or so. They need to pack and ship whatever she plans to use here before they fly. So happy that she will be in the U.S. on a ten year renewable VISA//Green Card. They get to finally settle in here and not have to be apart. It has been a long wait since January 2022 to get to this milestone. Thankful that the Lord answered our prayers.

CSmith

I will pray for her now.

Heavenly Father, we come before You tonight in the bane of Jesus interceding for this woman known to CSmith and to You. We Gospel and move her into salvation by the power of Your Most Holy Spirit. Help CSmith be a witness to her in the best way that she needs. We trust that our petitions are heard by You and that You will answer our prayers in the best way. Amen