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Hello Richard,

I guess that this discussion thread did not go to the workings of Holy Spirit in the lives of believers because the question was Who is the Holy Spirit. Thus the thread went on to address this question. However, I think your idea concerning His work in us is a very good idea. Perhaps you can start a new thread on this topic. I would love to hear many voices on that topic as well.

Yes, LaTonya, God is good and He has helped you in your time of great need. We praise Him for what He has done for you.

Thank you S. Spencer,

The reason I posed this question was because I thought this one would be a good one to be included in the Q & A section for people to post on and for others to refer to when they are wondering about this topic.

Dear Saints- please pray for me today. I need strengthen in my legs. Regretfully, I had to call the police to pick me up off the floor last night and this morning. I'm at a crossroads and don't know what to do. Your prayer to the Lord Almighty on my behalf is what I need right now. Thank you.

Hi Adam, My reason for asking is that I wanted this question to go into the Q & A section so people can respond there and so others can reference this topic there.

Amen Sister LaTonya!

God is great and greatly to be praised!

So glad to hear you're doing well. And glad you checked in.

Dear Lord, please continue to strengthen LaTonya today. Let her witness go forth that You might receive the glory for the great things You have done!!! In Jesus name!

i need prayes for healing and forgiveness

Birds are animals so is a dog they can never think like a human nor comprehend anything, A good example is when you leave your in the house and go to work and later on you find your dog has chewed all you new cushions and made a big mess.

This Dog you might speak to it and he will wiggle his tail but i tell you tomorrow or few months down the line it will do it again

The point is God has made us and breath into our nostrils and given man the breath of life then man became living being .

Jesus died on the cross for man to be reconciled with God This is clearly shown on

John 3:16

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

another point to understand is that we are more valuable to God than animals and as God takes care of the animals and birds of the skys he values man more than them.

Matthew 6:26-34

26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?

By the grace of God Please don't worry about the animals worry about your souls before God, remember unless you repent you will likewise perish

Luke 13:3

I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

Dear God, may all my medical test results come out normal. Thank you God, for listening to my prayers and answering them, and bless all who are asking for prayer. In Jesus' Mighty Name, Amen.

please remember me and my family please remember my mother

I want to know what the mark of the beast is ? And Who is the antichrist ? I have a idea of it and who it is so if you can tell me I would appreciate it so I can have Bible studies with friends and family ho wants to learn and grow in the Bible.

Alice , I have a similar problem . The area where I live is very noisy , right in the centre of a busy university town . Soft silicone ear plugs , they really do work and they are not expensive , give them a try please .

Thank you Earl , it's so nice to read a post from you . I shall keep your reply to me in mind as I go through the Psalms .

Dear God Father in heaven. Thank You that You have created heaven and earth, and all that is in it. Thanks for all that we been given. Now we lift up a family Lord, who must be washed in Jesus Christ Righteous and cleansing blood. Also, all other people on this created earth. So that they will forever praise You LOrd. So that they can lift up their holy hands and praise You forever. We ask for this in the name of Jesus Christ according to your will, Amen.

1 Corintihans 13

Hi GiGi, I've read your opinion on this subject I believe many times. Seemed like just a few days ago was such a discussion so I wonder your reason for asking.

Praying for you tonight. The Lord is faithful. He won't leave you or forsake you.

A believe in god

Sister Gigi:

Ephesians 4:4 .... One Spirit ..... One body ......

Ephesians 4:6 One God, and Father of ALL .....who is above all, and through all, and IN YOU all.

Isaiah 14:16 Come ye near unto me (the man Christ Jesus), hear ye this, I have not spoken in secret from the beginning, from the time that it was, there am I (the man, Christ Jesus): now the LORD GOD (my father), and HIS SPIRIT hath sent me.

Isaiah 41:27 The FIRST (man, Christ Jesus) shall say to Zion .....I (the man Christ Jesus) will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.

1 Timothy 2:5 For there is ONE GOD, and ONE mediator between GOD and MEN, the man Christ Jesus.

1 John 2:22 ...he is antichrist, who denieth the Father and the Son.

John 17:5 ...O Father, glorify me (the man, Christ Jesus) with thine own self with the glory I had with thee, before the world was.

God Bless you.

Hi Gigi.

Hebrews 10:19. Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, (We can now come into his presence)

1 Corinthians 6:19. What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? (Because he abides in us.)

1 John 4:4. Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is "HE" that is in you, than he that is in the world. (It is a "HE" that is in you that is stronger than he that is in the world.)

John 17:21-23. That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:

I IN THEM, AND THOU IN ME, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

John 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, if a man loves me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, (AND MAKE OUR ABODE WITH HIM). "The Holyspirit is God's spirit in us!

Romans 8:11. But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies BY HIS SPIRIT THAT DWELLETH IN YOU. (It is the father, the son, and the Holyspirit abiding in us according to these scriptures.) AND THESE THREE ARE ONE.

Ephesians 4:4-6. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling.

One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, AND IN YOU ALL.

With so many scriptures like this given a would be confusing if there were no trinity.

The way you have explained it often is well represented by scripture.

God bless you.

Please pray for my sanity, from the tenants above me. Constantly I'm being disturbed by noises in the middle of

the night with banging (of not sure of furnitures) thumping sounds that wakes me. Pray that these ppl will move

out and give me my peace.

Also please pray for Lillian's family and Jill's family salvation. That their husbands also be drawn to Jesus, for time is short.

May God's will be done. Thank you so much for lifting my family in prayers. In Jesus precious name. Amen.

Richard,

Thank you for your reply.

I am so glad for this forum where all can share what they believe and have learned over the course of their Christian walk.

1st cor 11 verse 34 states if a man hunger let him eat at home, so why do most churches of christ spend money out of the treasure to have fellowship halls, we should eat in the home.

Matthew 6:9-10

Betty:

You want your prayer to always be answer:

Matthew 6:9 After this manner always pray ye:

Matthew 6:10 ....THY WILL BE DONE....

Philippians 2:13 For it is God that worketh IN YOU both TO WILL and TO DO his good pleasure.

Colossians 2:27 ...this mystery .....Christ in you ....

1 Corinthians 12:27 ....ye are the BODY OF CHRIST .....

John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come (the life of Christ in you), he will guide you into all truth .....

God Bless you, the body or life and truth.

PSALMS 34

Jacqui:

To understand Psalms you have to understand that it is Christ talking, not David, David just penned the words of Christ.

2 Samuel 23:1 ....the sweet psalmist of Israel, said

2 Samuel 23:2 The Spirit of the Lord spake by me .....

Psalms 34:2 My (Christ) soul (body) shall make her boast in the LORD (Christ's father and Christ's God), the humble (the called of God) shall hear thereof and be glad.

The Psalms is a prophesy of Christ, not David.

May God Bless you as he gives his light into truth.

This is the day that the Lord has made I shall rejoice and be glad in it. I just wanna thank All my prayer warriors I will never forget yall thanks for all the prayers. I'm doing good can't complain some days is ruff but I'm still running my race . God has been good to me if he did it for me he can do it for anybody. Blessed and highly favored. Amen

I think what is missing in all of this theological discussion is the personal role the Spirit of God plays with an individual believer.

1 Corinthians 3:16 states that we are the Temple of God now. Thus; as Colossians 2:9 states the "fullness of the Godhead bodily" showed how Christ was fully God and fully man; but also he had the "Spirit without measure". ( John 3:34). We as believers in the N.T. times since Christ's atonement go immediately to heaven after death (see Hebrews 9:27; 2 Cor. 5:8). We are "sealed with the Spirit" ( Eph. 1:13-14) from the moment we are saved (that is TRULY saved); hence the Spirit dwells in us (see John 14:23).

We can look at the Holy Spirit (or Holy Ghost) as the pneuma in some extent; or what is breathed into us from above much as the soul of man had life given to it when we are born the first time. God therefore rules over all and determines times and seasons; Christ is the 2nd member of the "Godhead" hence in accordance with God's plan became the sin offering for our redemption and thus was "given" all authority over heaven and earth ( Matthew 28:18-20).

When He humbled Himself a man; he trusted totally in the Spirit to do His miracles as an example for us to do the same. Clearly; there were certain things which are at least primarily limited to the Apostolic era. Nonetheless; we are told to "bear fruits worthy (meet) of repentance ( Matt. 3:8 and elsewhere). There are characteristics of a Spirit filled life; and also various gifts or manifestations given by God to every believer (see 1 Cor. 12). PRIMARILY; the Spirit of Christ brings forth to convict the world of "sin; righteousness and judgment to come." ( John 16:8-11). We know we are one of His children if we have a new heart ( Ezekiel 36:26); and of course if we trust God; obey Him and obey Him to the best of our ability. We desire God and the Spirit will convict us (he chastises all He loves). ( Heb. 12:6 etc).

I pray that you have a personal experience with the Lord

Please pray for the protection and healing of Mike from sex magic and evil witchcraft spells and the courage to return to the faith, God, and if it is His will to me.

Please pray for the healing, protection, and deliverance for my daughter Lauren

i would like a prayer for my family and friends that they all get healthy and turn away from evil.

God I need a miracle in my health, I have several things wrong that could cause me to die but i know you are the father and creator of EVERYTHING. Please and thank you Lord Jesus in your name Amen.

THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER DAY TO WAKE UP TO

There is a scripture on not eating the blood ( Acts 15:20). That fits into the lifeblood concept from the O.T. It also discusses animals that are strangled. Therefore; we should not seek to eat meat that is "Hallal" meat in my estimation as it is done purposely by slowly killing an animal. I would say in principle that due to conscience there are certain food establishments that are notoriously cruel to animals and for a good testimony and witness it is good not to consume those meats. These things have changed over the years. The main thing; of course is not to eat anything around people who are having some sort of sacrificial idol worship by killing animals (again usually in a very brutal tortuous way as is the case with certain cults).

Other than this; the verses describing Peter's experience with the sheet being laid down from heaven with all sort sof unclean beasts has the bigger purpose involving the Gentiles being now the recievers of God's blessings (specifically starting with Cornelious and his household). These O.T. laws involved ceremonial law which the new covenant changed. Nonetheless it appears that in the Millennium there will be certain things once again in that arena; I would say because it is the only way mortal men will be able to live in the direct presence of Christ and US; the glorified saints who rule and reign with him at that time. That would explain reinstituting in that time the sacrifices as a reminder of what Christ did. I would tend to think in eternity with all death (the enemy) gone that will not continue.

The last thought of course is Corinthians where Paul tells us not to do anything to offend a weaker brother. That would also of course involve those who find in their belief certain things offensive (such as beef in a Hindu culture; pork among Jews and Muslims). FYI my aunt is vegetarian but doesn't have any apparent problem with those in the family ordering meat as long as it isn't in HER food. So exceptions occur.