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Hi Herbert. Acts 12:2 speaks about James the brother of John (the disciple & apostle). In Acts 12:17, the James here is Jesus' brother ( Galatians 1:19).

Hi Dgjot. I understand what you're saying & agree with it. I try not to dwell too much on the failure of our governmental systems - I weary myself unnecessarily by doing so. We live in a fallen world; not only as sin has gripped each person, condemning to hell, but sin's manifestations are so diverse & know no boundaries. You gave examples of the worst of offenders against innocent people - how are these different from justices who mete out flimsy sentences, or even murderers who get released from prison, only to commit another heinous crime. I ask, 'is there any difference between these criminals: the one committing the crime & the other careless about properly dealing with it?' Will not the same LORD judge each one according to their wicked deeds? I know you are overcome by this issue, as I remember you writing on this before, & really, there's not much one can do except to leave it all in His Hands, to the One Who will judge righteously - none shall escape & none will have any excuse before Him.

In the meanwhile, mental, emotional & physical suffering will continue as man exercises his sinful urges on others - where possible victims must be helped, loved & restored; I think the LORD would expect this of us. All other things beyond our control or influence, the LORD will take care of in his time.

Thank you , may God bless you and keep you , peace .

Please pray for me to do a great job at work today. For energy, focus and strength, and for me to stay positive, and to keep my eyes on Jesus! God bless you all.

Joshua288, you are giving two different Scriptures here & they're different.

2 Corinthians 3:6: "Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life." If you have read further in this chapter, Paul writes about, "ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious...". This is what he is referring to: the letter of the Law was never designed to give Israel life (freedom of guilt, of penalty, of death & separation from God). The Law was given by God for many reasons, but ultimately we read what Paul wrote in Galatians 3:10-24, mainly that the Law never justified anyone, it couldn't because none could keep it perfectly. But the Law was given to show men their sinfulness & to draw him back to God, Who would one day save men (not by the keeping of the Law), but by having faith in Jesus His Son. So the letter of the Law will kill us sending us to hell, if we're dependent on it to save us. But the Spirit, the Holy Spirit gives the believer life now & into eternity, by virtue of Jesus' Death & Resurrection, & our believing this great act of Love. The letter of the Law could never do this. The Law was temporary, until Jesus came.

Then you quoted John 5:39, "Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me." In this chapter, Jesus is speaking to the Jewish leaders who were wanting to kill Him ( John 5:18). Then Jesus speaks to them concerning what He was doing there & then about His Coming as the Son of God (vv18-24). He tells these leaders that 'they don't have God's Word in them because they refuse to believe in Jesus' (v38). And then He tells them, "Search the Scriptures", or 'you are diligently searching through the Scriptures, believing that eternal life is found in it' (this is from the original Greek). 'But these very Scriptures you read, bear witness of Me.' They failed to see Jesus' Coming in them.

Hi Joshua288. We can only know who the true Jesus is, when we read about Him in the Bible. Enough is given to us to tell us Who He is & what He has accomplished for us. If there arises any other named Jesus or claims to be the real One, then he would have to have done all that the Jesus of the Bible had done. We remember the warnings given to us in the Bible, such as, 1 John 2:22,23: "Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also."

In this letter by John to the Churches, the person who denies the divinity of God, i.e. from out of the Person of God, proceeded the Son (called, the Word of God) and the Holy Spirit, this denier has the anti-christ spirit. They are prepared to acknowledge the historical Jesus (no one can deny that), but to believe that He is the Son of God, proceeding from God ( John 3:13; John 6:38; John 17:5), but the one who has the false spirit will refuse to believe or accept this Truth.

And many false Christs have arisen over the ages, which Jesus warned us would happen ( Matthew 24:23,24). They were all men, carnal, deceived, & now dead. Not one, nor any other in the future, can ever come close to the Jesus we read of in the Bible & if you are a Christian, to know this Jesus deep within your heart & life, by the ministry of the Holy Spirit. So, please read of the true Jesus in the Gospels & learn all you can about Him - you will find that none can ever compare to Him - none will ever love us so much as to willingly lay down His Life for us, so that we can receive salvation from our sin's penalty. All others, whether coming as a Jesus or as a Messiah of men, are all false, & can never express God's Image & Glory as the Lord Jesus Who died for us & was raised to Heaven.

Where is Philadelphia as referred to in the Bible, Revelations I believe.?

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c. I understand that 2 Peter 1:19-21 speaks of the prophetical Word that was given in the past & given to the Apostle John, for the future.

d. With Revelation 22:7: this blessing from the Lord Jesus is qualified by Revelation 22:18,19, referring to the Book of the Revelation and not the KJV.

e. 2 Peter 1:21: "prophecy came not in old time": I believe it speaks of the first prophetical Word given by God in the OT & not referring to the KJV.

So clearly, we do have differences of opinion & understanding of the Scriptures & though I hold the KJV in the highest esteem as the best translation we have from the originals & use nothing else, I don't share your conviction that it fully reflects the original spoken Word. There has to be differences, as with any translation work from one language to another, and I don't believe that the Holy Spirit's involvement would do any more than was done in this work. As said earlier, it would be better still if we all read the original languages, and even then, would there be no disputes between believers?

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Another: Genesis 1:1, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth", where the Heb. 'hassa-mayim' is in the plural. Now it's interesting that in Genesis 2:1,4, the KJV uses the same Hebrew plural word as 'heavens' - but not in Genesis 1:1. Maybe small errors, but errors nonetheless. And there are many more. So how then do we classify the KJV as error-free, when even some differences are seen from the original? As earlier stated, I don't believe that the 'preservation of God's Word' extends altogether to translations, but the Word that was spoken & delivered which cannot be altered & that Word cannot disappear or be annulled even if man wilfully or ignorantly changes that Word. I don't think that the Spirit's enabling to the KJV translators, compels that accuracy to the point that we're discussing here; rather, the translators considered everything available, finding the best most reliable texts in the Textus Receptus, which weren't giving problems & conflicts as the other 'older' MS were giving, using their knowledge of languages & abilities to deal with transferring of words & ideas into the English language & continual checking & re-checking of their work - all this with the Spirit's help, to produce the best translation we can get in our language.

b. Psalm 10:5, "his ways are always grievous." Where the NIV & most other versions state, 'prosperous, or succeed'. I've spent much time over this one, & unfortunately haven't come to any clear conclusion. The Hebrew word used is 'chuwl, pr. khool', & this is variously translated as 'to twist, writhe in pain, to dance, to whirl': a mish-mash of definitions in my opinion. I guess a Hebrew reader might pick up on that one, which maybe a reason why most translations go for 'prosperous', whereas the KJV & Douay-Rheims, for 'grievous, filthy'.

Ecclesiastes 8:10. To this verse, the Hebrew is clear, that the KJV, NASB, & some others attest to. So, I believe the NIV is incorrect here.

Praying for your brother Marvin, who is ours too in the Lord Jesus. May God's Spirit of Grace surround & fill him at this time, as his joy & salvation is made complete with an abundant entrance assured. Remembering yourself too & your family as they look to the Lord for help & comfort at this tender hour.

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Thanks Jimbob, you've presented some interesting information, which I will begin with from your first page.

a. the question of preservation of God's Word. Is the Bible telling us (as in Psalm 12:6,7) that God's Word will remain untouched, unchanged, unadulterated forever? Or, are the Words of God, throughout the OT & NT, given as utterly pure & reliable from the Mouth of God to his servants the prophets, to deliver to God's people? And this Word given will abide forever, even to its fulfilment - nothing, not even one jot or tittle can be changed from what God has decreed & will perform.

Then we come to the recording of that Word, first by those who wrote & passed them onto Israel. We then get the Septuagint (the Hebrew OT translated into Greek for the benefit of the Greek-speaking Jews in Egypt). Other translations developed throughout the centuries. Can we confidently state that God would have protected His Word, first given to Israel, throughout those translations? We know for a fact that there are errors (minor & major) in all the translations we have available to us. You have listed a couple (which I'll come to later), & we can't forget that even in the KJV, queries can be raised, such Deuteronomy 8:9, "a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass." We know that brass cannot be dug out of the ground; copper is found in the earth, from which bronze is produced (a name given for a variety of copper alloys); as also for 'brass', a combination of copper & zinc. Why then did the KJV translators use 'brass', instead of 'copper' (Heb: 'nechosheth')? Were they thinking of the final product, but shouldn't they translate it as given?

who is the cause of suffering?

Who is this angel with the rainbow & who are the 7 thunders?

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Praying for Marvin tonight.

Dear Heavenly Father, bring peace and comfort to Marvin tonight. Assure him of Your unfailing love and powerful grace to bring him safely into his heavenly home with You forever. Give him relief from pain and help him to trust You through this most difficult time in his life. Help Marvin's family during this time. Give them time with Marvin to bless him in his last days, reminding him of Your salvation in Your Son, Jesus. May the whole family be unified and graced with strength and love. Amen.

Thank you all for your prayers.

God bless you.

Hi JRR.

I agree with Brother Chris, it's hard to come up with any scripture that is conclusive.

However I would like to present a theory

I Genesis 6:9 it says;

These are the generations of Noah: NOAH WAS A JUST MAN AND "PERFECT IN HIS GENERATIONS", and Noah walked with God.

This came right before verses 4-5 when he said vs 4-"There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when THE SONS OF GOD CAME IN UNTO THE DAUGHTERS OF MEN, ( AND THEY BARE CHILDREN TO THEM ), the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

( Verse 4 the women bare children to the Giants, "No particular line as shown in Genesis6:2." This includes daughters of Seth. )



LOOK AT VERSE 5 AT WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE OUTCOME.

vs 5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Vs 6. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

There is two things to note about Noah in these next 3 verses,

Why was he chosen? Because he was sinless? I don't think so, Vs 8 says Noah found "GRACE" in the eyes of the LORD. "GRACE is unmerited favor." Vs 9 says he was a just man. "We're justified by faith"

Genesis 6:7-9.

I believe Noah was justified the same way Abel was. "By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain," Hebrews 11:4.

So that brings us to a phrase in verse 9. Noah was "PERFECT IN HIS GENERATIONS"

If you read Genesis 6:2-11 on through it seems as though Man had 2 issues. They didn't find grace in the Lords eyes because of lack of faith and there were those whos Genealogy was contaminated. "Perhaps by the Son's of God.

We don't know if Shem, Ham, and Japheth wives were or not. Nor do we know about Noah's wife.

Just a thought.

God bless.

JRR God created man on the sixth day. Gen.1:27,28,31, 27. So God (created) man in his own image, in the image of God (created) he him; male and female (created) he them. 28. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. 31. And God saw every thing that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the ((sixth day)). (God created the male and female on the sixth day) Gen.2:1-2, 1. Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the hosts of them. 2. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made: and he rested on the seventh day from all the work which he had made. (God rested on the seventh day, this is verse 1 and 2 of Gen. Ch.2. Here is verse 5 from this same Ch. 2.) Gen. 2:5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, ((and there was not a man to till the ground)). (And there was not a man to till the ground, this is AFTER God ((created)) male and female on the sixth day, and AFTER God rested on the seventh day.) Gen. 2:7 And the LORD God ((formed)) man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. (God ((formed)) Adam from the dust of the ground AFTER He ((created)) male and female on the sixth day, and AFTER He rested on the seventh day. The sixth day male and female He ((created)) was all the different races on the earth. The man He ((formed)) from the dust of the ground was the bloodline that Jesus Christ would come through! Gen.7:16 And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in. He took two flesh of all races!!

I was a sheltered Pastor's and stronger Christian woman's son, and I was taught right and wrong. As I always stated (and for those who are TRUE CHRISTIANS) I knew that I had to find God for myself. I was saved on Friday, June 18, 1976. I survived a one car accident. I learned that one of my classmates didn't survive, his accident. As I grew, I learned to listen to the Holy Spirit, ask for forgiveness when I made mistakes and Thanked GOD, for Blessing me, even when I didn't deserve it. I accepted my call to the Ministry on Sunday, January 15, 2017. One of the mistakes that I made, was to marry a woman, who knew that Dad was a Baptist Pastor, but enjoyed being his only daughter-in-law, because Dad had two sons-in-law. Because of his favoring my wife, she felt that I didn't matter. After I was ordained as a Baptist Deacon (which made her a Deaconess), she resented the attention that I received as a Deacon. Her resentment for me, lead me end this marriage. Then on October 3, 2009, I married my Soul Mate and after being married 7 years, I accepted my call to preach the Gospel. I learned then that my wife completed me. I Thank GOD for her and for giving me the opportunity to work in His Vineyard.

Get well soon. :)

Ok, thanks for confirming. I think this question is an absolutist question that must be this or that. Comparing apples to oranges doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Another example of this is would you rather wear glasses or eat a banana?

Did you come up with the question or did someone else? If you did, can you be more specific what you're wanting to understand? What exactly about the Bible are you wanting to learn? And what about the holy spirit are you wanting to learn? Are you currently reading the Bible and are you a Christian?

In Genesis, God said Let Us Create Man in Our Own Image. All Things we're Created by God for His Pleasure. So Who is Us ? It's the Father, The Son and The Holy Ghost. In Matthew 3 :: When John the Baptist Baptized Jesus , The Son of God . The Bible says The Holy Ghost like in Acts 2 as Cloven Toungues of Fire is Literally Visible. And He , The Holy Ghost Descends on Jesus like a Dove. As this is Occurring, The Father Speaks from Heaven and says,, This is My Beloved Son in Whom I am Well Pleased. It's Impossible to Argue but Yet People will that All 3 Members of The Godhead are Present. And Each 1 is Completely Separate from the Other. Why is that ? Because They are 3 Separate in the Godhead , but Each is God. I had a Jesus Only Doctrine tell Me one Time when I Brought these Scriptures to His Attention. His Response was " Don't You think God could Stand on Earth and Talk to Himself from Heaven.. " And I said " Sure He could, but why would God Use Trickery and Deception. When He is not a Man to Lie or Repent. " I have never Understood the Conflict in Something that is a ABC Type Thing, a Fundamental to Learn Teaching. Why Man has went back and Forth, Wrote Books, Formed Entire Doctrines over Scripture a Child could Grasp. None of this is going to Disqualify Anyone from Heaven. But why are We Straining at Gnats and Swallowing Camels. Jesus is Coming like a Thief in the Night. But there is Good News, So We Must Always Remember that All Who Call Upon The Name of The Lord Shall be Saved. Amen.

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That my dad can find a lawyer/law firm that will handle my Social Security appeal. I received a letter in the mail saying in so many words that they are looking to take away my Social Security but before they do that, they are going to send my case to higher-ups. I would like this to be the last time we have to go through this, and I get to keep my Social Security. I would like prayers that we can find a reliable car dealership that will refinance ourcar, so the payments aren't as much. The payments are a lot each month for us with Social Security trying to take away my money, and SNAP not giving us as much money anymore. Prayers that we find someone soon, so we don't have to pay as much, and we have enough money for our bills. Finally, I would like prayers regarding my dads' court case and our housing situation. I would like a decision with both sides regarding court to be decided soon and we can find a house soon and/or be able to stay in our current house until the case is done. That my dad can find a lawyer and/or law firm before April to fight Social Security and win regarding my sister's Social Security. Also, that we don't have to go through this anymore.

You should really be asking for prayers for yourself , that you might recognise the error of your ways and turn from this behaviour , for the sake of the poor souls you hurt and for your own sake , that you don't turn into someone who fails to recognise the difference between good and evil and therefore destroy your own self . May God give you eyes to see your own self as others see you and as He sees you , in the hope that you will make some very big changes in your life , before it's too late .

Hi JRR. That of course, is a good question, to which no conclusive reply can be given; just as many other aspects of the Bible that provide no certain understanding because of lack of information.

As examples, we know what Genesis 6:4 and Numbers 13:33 tell us. The pre-flood nephilim are described as the product of the union of the sons of God with the daughters of men. We can choose to read this as 'every offspring that they had, produced giant-like men (& women)'. Could they also have produced more 'normal' sized offspring? We're not told - only an assumption & probably not a far-fetched one at that.

Then we see nephilim appear post-flood. We can't deny this reality because the Word gives it to us, so there must be an answer. But whatever the correct answer, it would be wrong to throw out or amend Scriptures such as Genesis 7:7 & 1 Peter 3:20 which tell us that only eight souls (of human-kind) were saved, to the destruction of all other humans. Therefore, based on this Truth, we could come up with opinions, such as, could the sons of God (maybe seen as the line of Shem, and previously, written of Seth), also inter-mixed with the daughters of men (maybe products of Ham & Japheth, & previously, of Cain), & produced giant offspring? So, the mention of giants anywhere in the Bible should not denote that giants were evil people because of their size, but that is how they grew, maybe arising from aberrations (read, birth defect), as the descendants of their first fathers grew in number & inter-mixed. Obviously, not every birth produced giants, but there were many in those days, as there are even some today.

So really, we are not given definitive answers, & even what I've given as a possibility, remains only that. But I think we can be certain, if the Bible says that all humans were destroyed because of their gross sins, then we must accept that as fact. As well, the Anakim were not judged as the old world was - giantism was never a sin.

Hello Joshua, The New Testament began with the conception of Jesus in Mary's Womb. You can read of this in the books of Matthew and Luke.

The Old Testament was made up of all of the books we have in the OT. The Israelites had the Books written by Moses when they entered the Promised Land. But, when the Jews went into captivity in Babylon, the priests, scribes, and rabbis compiled the remainder of the Old Testament. Which is what the OT is composed of since then. No books of the New Testament were ever part of the Old Testament. So, the Gospels, Acts, Epistles, and Revelation were never included by Jews as part of the Old Testament.

I say that historically speaking, the New Testament began with the conception of Jesus because that is the moment that the Son of God incarnated in the human body the Father had prepared for Him, thus commencing the start of the New Covenant God brought to the world, the start of Jesus' perfectly lived life that culminated to His death and resurrection, which is a covenant of salvation to all who believe.

In my business I have to hurt people to get money. My boss and pastor like the money I get for them very much, so it's okay. I would like prayer for the people I hurt so they can get over it. Thank you very much, Rick.

Hello Jesse

It's too late here so I will get back to you tomorrow. GBU

Psalm 29:11 kjv.