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Please pray for my brother Raja's good health, strong healthy heart .

Thank you so much for your prayers.

God bless you!

M, hold on to your faith with everything you have! We are in the last of the last days and our faith with be severely tested!

I'm praying for The Lord to strengthen you tonight. For The Holy Spirit to visit you and encourage you and lift you up.

Keep going. Encourage yourself if you have to but NEVER give up NEVER give in! In Jesus name.

David, I'm praying for your family and momma tonight.

Jennifer, I'm praying for your family tonight. In Jesus name. The Lord is faithful. And He is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think! You can trust Him.

Leslie, I'm not sure I understand your request but Father God knows all.

So tonight I lift you and your family needs up in prayer to Him. Asking for His will in every situation and circumstance. Knowing that His wisdom and will is always best.

May He guide you in every decision. And bring forgiveness and reconciliation between family members. In Jesus name. Amen.

With God ALL things are possible. God Bless You.

Terri M., I'm praying for your son Robert tonight. And your uncle Danny. Let us know how Danny is doing.

May God bless you and your family tonight and surround you with healing, light, love, joy, and salvation (for those unsaved). In Jesus name.

I hope you see this Terri. The link from 5 days ago was unresponsive.

I was very sinful, i cursed i was getting into fights. I mean i knew God i just didn't have a relationship with Him and I was following after the world. When i moved i was happier then ever, i changed for the better. I then started my relationship with God. I was so happy i spread his word and read my bible and always knew that He was there for me. Then i started slacking I stopped reading my Bible I stopped Praying and i just stopped doing everything that i loved doing. Now I'm just now starting to get back on track with my relationship with God. I love him, with all my heart. He changed me for the better. I also know that some of this stuff doesn't really make sense but as long as it makes since to me and God, It makes since.

Father You are worthy of all of the glory, honor, & praise!

Thank You Thank You Thank You!

Hallelujah!

Gregory, I'm praying over this situation concerning your sister. The Lord is able to work this situation out, somehow, for His glory I pray. Trusting in Him tonight. Thank You Jesus.

On baptism, is baptism a requirement for the new birth, and which baptism is correct, in the name of the father, the son and the holy ghost or in the name of jesus or both in jesus name?

Sss, I'm praying for you tonight. In Jesus name.

Emily, I'm praying for Gianna tonight. In Jesus name. GBU both.

Denise, I am praying for both Mothers tonight. Over each situation. The Lord is merciful. GBU.

I'm having a ruff time, i feel like i don't have enough Faith and i'm somehow scared ( anxious ).

Rosetta, I am praying over your requests tonight. For you, your children, and grandchildren. The Lord is able to do all these things. May the Lord heal you and richly bless you and yours.

God please move on behalf of Jeanette's requests tonight. Touch her Lord. Touch her medical providers. Bless and heal her, You know the needs.

We thank You for Your mercy that endures. In Jesus name, amen.

Heavenly Father, Please help and bless this family. In Jesus name. You know the need. Amen.

GBU Andy. The Lord knows.

E, I'm praying over your requests tonight. GBU!

Joy, You're in my prayers tonight concerning your upcoming teaching evaluation. May God bless you abundantly!

Always praying over your requests. You probably know that but I just wanted to tell you. I'm praying for you and your family and mom tonight. In Jesus name. Always, amen.

That is refreshing in a way. There are obvious guidelines; such as the book of James elaborates on (not praying to gratify the flesh and not being double minded). A large part of communication with the Holy Spirit involves us trusting God for all things whatever the apparent outcome; which in the short term frequently is not seen clearly. We also heed to the scripture in Hebrews about Christ being the High Priest ever interceding for us. In other words; He perfects the communication so that it is a clear presentation to God; which of course would involve His understanding of the perfect will for those good works prepared for us from before the foundation of the world. Normally; I would share the scriptures themselves but I am afraid with all the tabs on my computer I'll wipe out this page should I look them up now.....

As important as it is to be God honoring; as well as us meditating on the scriptures day and night so that we can formulate thoughts and learn to know the ways of God so we are mindful of His will for our lives; it isn't good to be too restrained either; as to content or time frames for organized corporate prayer. A good principle is to look to the needs of others before ourselves; and that is largely through discernment and not being overly obsessed with our own family; friends and lives. It also involves finding those who are walking Godly lives as resources and AVOIDING those who are tampering with false doctrines or have a lifestyle of sin in terms of the same. We don't want someone invoking an evil spirit to our favor.

It is good to be ready in season and out for not only evangelism but being available for prayer. People have different giftings; and it shouldn't be a pride thing; but sadly most have no idea when they are endowed with say; and unusual unction of faith.

And sometimes prayers are answered either right away; or much later suddenly this occurs. We need to ever heed the Spirit in all we say and do.

Hope that helps.

Frederick,

All scripture is given by inspiration of God,



The term inspiration of God is one Greek word that means God breathed. All scripture is God breathed, and is profitable for these four things:



For doctrine: That's the system of the Christian faith in doctrine.



For reproof: This is a legal term that means to present proof to the court to bring about a conviction. So it means conviction. Present evidence to bring about a conviction.



For correction: It means to bring people and make them line up with the things of God. Correction is to get people back on the right path.



For instruction in righteousness: The word instruction doesn't come from anything about teaching. In fact, it comes from the word discipline. It means to discipline children.



So the word of God, (the scriptures), is profitable for disciplining people in righteousness. This is why Timothy can have confidence.



Continue in the scriptures that you already have been raised on, and in your ministry, continue this confidence by using it for doctrine, for conviction, for correction, and for discipline.



We don't see it used very much in these areas because we don't want to offend anyone. But out of love, God wants us corrected if we're going down the wrong path.



God through His word will bring conviction. And He will teach us the doctrines, especially of Paul, and of Christ.

Hi, I heard a good one today. Let us do more speaking about the Gospel and not about spreading gossip. This is a good word for many of us who spend time "catching up" with our friends and family. I do want to guard my conversations from gossiping and be more conscious of speaking the Gospel message and other important spiritual beliefs when I do speak to those I am most comfortable with. We do need to bear one another's burdens, and this involves sharing what is happening in our lives. But we should not use this Bible tenet as an excuse to talk about other people's business ( 2 Thessalonians 2:11). When we share prayer requests on behalf of those we care about, I believe it is permitted for details to be shared so that we can prayer specifically for those people. God knows all and doesn't need to hear the details, but we do need these details so that we can pray in faith and when we hear how God answered prayers we can know how he specifically answered the needs presented to build our faith up even further.

Do Christians Worship One God in Three Persons or Three Persons who are different Gods?

is the Holy Spirit God

Hello Ellyn, you can read my response to Jacqui for some ideas that may help you understand Who the Father, Son, and Holy spirit are within the One Godhead. Jesus tells us in Matthew 28:29 that Christian baptism is to be done in the name of the Godhead: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. He was speaking this revelation to His apostles before He ascended back up to heaven to sit at the right hand of God, the Father. These apostles were Jewish and Judaism and Israelites in the O.T. believed in One God, as God states in the "Shema" in Deuteronomy 6:4-5. These apostles would need Jesus' teaching and the that of the Holy Spirit to come to understand and believe that this One God of their Scriptures (O.T.) consists of Three Persons in One Being, with all three possess this One Divine Essence, yet are distinct from One Another. In this verse ( Matthew 28:19) Jesus reveals that this One LORD of the Shema is a reality of Three Persons in One God. So, when the apostles were taught this by Jesus and given understanding and faith to believe it by the Holy Spirit, they understood the Shema more truthfully than they had been taught about it from the rabbis. Hear, O Israel, the LORD (YHWH) our God, the LORD (duet. 6:4-5) YHWH) is one God here in Deuteronomy was teaching the Israelites that there is only one God, not many, like the pagans believed in the world with them. Jesus, in Matthew 20:19 teaches the Apostles and all believers that this ONE God is not many Gods (as the Shema teaches) but then three Persons in One Godhead.

Let us know if you have more questions, Ellyn. This topic comes up often on here. You can look under the Bible Questions tab and click on "Is God a Trinity?" link to read more. You can go to sites like Got Questions, Compelling Truth and Test All Things asking "How is God One Being, yet Three Persons?" for more good information.

I am not a person who knows a lot about how to pray...How do I pray?

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God does not have parts in this way. He does will, express emotions, knows all things, but these are not separate things within Him that can be separated out from this one Divine Essence. All of these and all of what we call His attribute are a human way of speaking about Who He is in essence, but in truth He is all of these in this one single, undivided, unified Divine Essence.

But this one Godhead (Divine Essence) cannot be added to nor taken away from, as can a being with parts. He is completely and perfectly unchanging. To add or take away would indicate a change in His Essence, which cannot happen because of His perfection in every way.

The Scriptures, as Adam and Giannis point out, tells us that the Father is God and distinct from the Son and Spirit, that the Son is God and distinct from the Father and the Son, and the Spirit is God and distinct from the Father and the Son. There are multiple instances in Scripture that reveal interactions between these three distinct persons in the Godhead. Jesus prayed to the Father, so He was not the Father, yet God. He promised the Holy Spirit, so he was not the Holy Spirit, yet God. The Holy Spirit descended upon Jesus at Jesus' Baptism while the Father spoke from heaven, so the Holy Spirit is not Jesus nor the Father, yet God. Before creation of anything that exists besides God, the Spirit hovered over the waters of the whole earth. The Son spoke what the Father willed into being. The Father willed all things to be created. Together in unity the Godhead brought ALL that exists, visible and invisible into existence. Each Person executed their own role in creation in agreement and union with One Another as the One Godhead.

Jacqui, This is what I believe. I am glad we have this forum to speak to our own beliefs and to read what others believe. I am glad that people can discuss topics that helps us learn Scripture more truly. We bless each other with our posts. I appreciate your contribution here.

Hello Jacqui,

I agree with you that this forum is an open forum for people to express their beliefs. It is also a forum for discussion which Giannis and Adam, myself and you are doing when we reply to a post.

I believe like Giannis and Adam in this way:

In Scripture the word "Godhead" is used 3 times: Acts 17:29, Romans 1:20, and Colossians 2:9.

The Greek words, Theoion, Theoites, and Theotis are used for this word. It means ALL that constitutes Who and What God is. So the what denotes His nature or essence (GK. ouisa) and the Who denotes the three distinct persons within the one Godhead where all three possess the same Divine Essence totally (100%) and equally so (no degree of difference between three of how much of this essence they each possess. They all three possess this essence completely, to the fullest sense, and eternally.

Jacqui, this is classic Christian teaching within the Christian church for 2000 years. You can go to site like: Got Questions, Compelling Truth and others to understand what God's essence is and how He can be one God, yet three persons, but not three Gods with divine essence.

I believe what has been classically taught in the church from Scripture that God is purely Spirit. He is not made of matter in His essence. He created all matter. Jesus, in His human nature is made of matter, but before He became man, He was always Spirit like the Father and the Holy Spirit. He still possesses this Godhood (essence) but also still possesses his humanity, too.

To continue, God, not being made of any matter, does not have parts or components like all creatures have. We have physical parts (hands, body) made of matter, and soul parts (mind, emotions) and a spiritual part. Animals also have components to their essential nature. Take away absolutely life sustaining parts and we and animals cease to exist. Angels also, though spirits, have a component nature. They have spiritual bodies but also, minds, and wills, like us. ...continued

Hello Vicki,

penury refers to extreme poverty, destitution. Hope this helps.