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Dear D W L., don't all those verses mean that salvation is not secured until we die?

Rev 2:10 "stay faithful until death and I will give you the crown of righteousness/ life". If I don't stay faithful will I get that crown?

As those verses state one has to hold, to fight the good fight, to finish the course, to keep the faith, to be faithful until death, to overcome... in order to get the crown that God will offer him. We have to stay on course and finish our lives being on course in order to be accepted to enter the Kingdom of God in Heaven. If we get back to our previous sinful lives, if we keep being disobedient to God, on that day we will hear Jesus telling us that He doesn't know us. Jesus doesn't know sinners. They are not familiar to Him, they don't belong to His family, they couldn't be His brothers and sisters, they are strangers to Him. The names of those that will not enter Heaven will be forgotten in eternity, like that of the rich man's in the story with Lazarus.

The crown that Paul is talking about, in ancient times was the price for winning a game in sporting events. It was made of olive oil leafs, it was like the gold metal nowadays. But one had to finish the ending line to get it. For Jeaus everybody who finishes that race is a first winner. Lets keep running and God will provide us with His grace to become winners in life.

GBU

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Well said and thank you .

Matthew 28:19-29

"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen."

Job 33:4

Such a beautiful chapter the birth of the Church! If people could only go back to here instead of 325 a.d. and see that Jesus name baptism is the only way! Nowhere in the Bible we're people ever baptized in the titles Father Son and Holy Ghost!

Will family and friends know each other in Heaven.

The Bible is correct and the hearsay is incorrect.

I personally don't believe that four or more disqualifies people from having Jesus in their midst. Technically 4 people would be only 2 groups of two, so it still fits the verse, and 5 people would be a group of 2+3 also fitting the verse. Maybe it was a quick way to say 2 or more, or maybe Jesus was demonstrating His mathmatical genius knowing that pretty much all group sizes thereafter can be computed with 2s and 3s and that these small groups are better for fellowship and prayer anyway.

I understand the words in the scripture: born again, conversion and transformation as referring to a change in our nature. 2 Peter 1:3,4 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. Prior to conversion we by nature were children of wrath. Ephesians 2:3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. Loving ourselves more than God and lack of faith is the reason for returning to sin.

In 2 Timothy 4, verse 13, who is Carpus other than a Christian friend to Paul and is this the only place in the Bible that he is mentioned? what is the meaning of his name in the Greek? i understand that it means "fruit" ..... is that correct? Why did Paul choose him to leave his cloak (blanket) with?

That's contradictory about the the 4th commandment being absolute and the other nine still valid.

Jesus says if you love me keep.my commandments John 14:15

The Bible also states in 1 John 2 1-4.we are liars if we say we love God but depart from the law of love.

Lastly, James let's us know it the standard it the law of liberty. Liberty is in Christ, He makes us free from the bandage of sin in the law of Moses that records the sacrifices for sin and free will offerings.

If thr 4th commandment could be changed or abolish then Jesus need not have died. It is because the law stands fast forever why Jesus had to come to show us how to keep them. I delight to do thy will thy law is with my heart. Psalms 40:8

Today I rejoice!! Greatly!!! Praise to GOD ALMIGHTY!!

Just finding out Right to Life was finally upheld again in our beautiful coutry United States of America! Thank you LORD

Dear brother/sister

A long time had passed by since David sinned with Bathseda. He knew God's commandments and was definitely feeling guilty all that time. So he was ready to repent, maybe he had already repented when the prophet came and talked to him.

How do we repent?

When one knows that what he's done or thought was wrong, I think it's not difficult to repent. It's true though that our heart is not always ready to repent immediately, it needs some time. Some other times not. This happens to all of us. But what seems to be difficult to do sometimes is not doing it again.This is our struggle in life as christians. That is why our life in Jesus is described in the Gospel as in Matthew 7:14 "Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.'

But you have to have in mind that:

Changing yourself is not something easy and fast. Noone changes from one moment to another. It often takes a whole lifetime to change our character. We may fall again and again in the same mistakes (christians do not commit big sins or should not) and repent and rise up and keep going the narrow way. God works in us with His Word, His Spirit, His actions to help us follow His way. He knows our nature, that we are made of ground, He doesn't expect more than we can do, that wouldn't be fair to us people. He is there to help us, not to judge us John 12:47 " And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.'

We must have in mind that our nature has not changed because we were born, we are still vulnerable to sinning, but we were given Jesus' Blood for forgiveness. So just keep going under God's grace and strength, don't stay behind no matter how weak you may feel.

GBU

Obviously, Peter, James and John see the kingdom coming at the Mt of Transfiguration. John especially, the Book of Revelation.

Compare all 3 passages of Matthew 17:1-9, Mark 9:1-9 and Luke 9:26-36.

Remember, Moses had died and God had buried him. Michael the archangel goes to get his body Jude 1:9

Elias (Elijah) was picked up by a chariot of fire 2 Kings 2:11-12.

They are returned by and re-enter a "cloud" where the voice of the Father is heard, Luke 9:34-35. Note the Father must have been in that cloud / chariot.

The clouds and chariots connection is found in Psalm 104:3 The clouds typify the chariots of the LORD which number 20,000 Psalm 68:17.. notice they are "as in Sinai", Moses time in Exodus. Of course the Cloud in Exodus performed as an aircraft / spacecraft as it came down from heaven and then did many aerial maneuvers.

When the second coming happens it is referred to many times as a "day of clouds" and in Isaiah 66:15 it involves "his chariots",

which is a fleet of at least 20,000 - Psalms 68:17.

Moses and Elias represent the Law and the Prophets, which is what Jesus came to fulfill - Luke 24:44 and they "spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem" - Luke 9:31

So then, Jesus makes the statement that there be some standing here which shall not taste of death till they see the kingdom of God... refers to the event of The Mt of Transfiguration event.

God rid me me all evil that surrounds me

Dear Triumph, It would be easy for God to appear to all people and make them believe. But they would have been compelled to do so, since they wouldn't have another option. God doesn't want to force people to accept/live with/live by Him. He wants people to choose Him in their own free will. Just think, would you like your husband/wife to get married to you and live with you because he/she was forced to do so because couldn't do otherwise? Or because he/she loves you and want to do so?

Luke 2:33-35

'And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.

And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;

(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) THAT THE THOUGHTS OF MANY HEARTS MAY BE REVEALED."

But don't worry. At the end the true sheep will follow the true Shepherd.

In Genesis in the begining it was Father God who was talking to the other two persons of the Trinity/Godhead, that is the Son and the Holly Spirit.

GBU

Yes that's all true dear Daniel

Reading the Bible in greek it is obvious that the scripture is refered to Simeon's color.

The term "niger" is the archaic English form of what in modern times is written with double g's and is called the N-word, an offensive term. It was not offensive in ancient times though. It was used by Greco-Romans to indentify the Black people. The word actually means Black in its Latin and Greek forms. A long time later during the slavory times it was used in English in an offensive way, and stayed like this till nowadays.

Yes Moses' wife was an Ethiopian, a Black woman.

Yes that treasurer of the Queen Cadace of Ethiopians in Acts 8 was a Black man, like Queen Candace herself.

And some info. The lands that the ancients called Aethiopia or Ethiopia (also Abyssinia and Nubia) stretched from modern South Egypt to modern Ethiopia ( including today's Sudan). The Ethiopian church is an ancient church. It seems brother Philip the Evangelist did a good work under the guidance of the Holly Spirit. This church is one of the very few that is not a result of European missioneries but originates from the time of Apostles. A few centuries later they were included in the Orthodox branch of Christianity. Today they are called the Unified Orthodox Church.

Men discriminate people by their race, their colour, their nationality, but not God. We are all God's children and brothers and sisters to one another. All of us have one Father, the God, one mother, the universal church, and one country, the Kingdom of God, here and in Heaven.

GBU

It doesn't.

Please read: Matthew 24, Matthew 7, Matthew 25:31-46,

Hopefully these are helpful, please read the Bible & study, so no-one can lead you astray.

Why did God not make Jesus Christ's existence explict to us in the beginning? A lot of people are finding it difficult to belive that Jesus christ was In existence.

In the book of Genesis, who was God conversing with while he was planning to create man? He said 'let us make man in our own image"

The Israelites saw many awesome evidences of God , they heard His voice in mount Sinai , that had a pillars of cloud that gave them shade during the day and a pillar of fire that gave them warmth and light at night , they were fed manna , they drank water from a rock in the dessert and despite all this , they rebelled and disobeyed and did not trust or believe God . Think of all the miracles Jesus performed . It made no difference to most of the Jews , they killed him . God has revealed Himself openly to the masses in the past and how did they respond ? I believe that God still does reveal Himself today but on a much more personal and intimate level , to us as individual Christians , when He gives us eyes to see Him at work in our own lives and in the world and ears to hear His voice when He says ' here is the way , walk in it ' . Keep your eyes and ears open and you will see and hear Him . Much love in Christ .

Me too .

Where in the Bible does it say Jesus will come before the tribulation.

Also where does it say in the Bible about once saved always saved.

How did David repent from his sin so easily? How can one repent and never go back? Oh, if there was someone who could tell me how to change forever....

How did David repent so fast after his sin with Bathsheba? How did he not just go back again and again to such sin? How did he get over it and never do it again? How does someone repent and never commit immoral sin again? Oh, that I knew how to truly repent and change forever...

It's a controversial topic to some but yes, having studied languages 'Niger' does refer to the color black. We're never told that's a reference to Simeon's skin that I'm aware of. That is the origin of the word which ignorant racists turned into something derogative over some 300-years ago.

Black people have always been blessed as all races. Moses married an Ethiopian after the death of the first wife. Ethiopians during that time...were all black and God consented this despite Aaron or Miriam's complaints.

The eunuch which Philip witnesses to in the book of Acts was a black Ethiopian. That Ethiopian eunuch is one of the earliest recorded moments of Salvation by Grace of a Gentile in the New Testament.

Just thought I'd add that...

One question I have always wondered about and have never got a straight answer to is back in the Bible days God did so many wonderful things right in front of the people but now he does not do that. I know he is doing it all the time but you do not see Him or Jesus doing these things? God Bless You All and this site, it is great! Amen.

Matthew 18:20

"For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."

My wife & family sometimes use this verse when opening up a family prayer too.

Verse 7, is the meat and potaroes of the book of revelation. Now look how verse 7 starts out "Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him", this is very important, it's like GOD knew people would take this out of context in future chapters and verses.

Here are some references ( Acts 1:9-11, Rev 1:7, Rev 6:12-17, Rev 7:13&14, Matt 24:29-31, Mark 13:24-27, Luke 21:25-28)

Acts 1:9-11

9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

Notice:

"and a cloud received him" and "so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven".

Sounds a lot Rev 1:7

What are you all's thoughts?

These 2 lineages in Matthew and Luke are based on Joseph being the Father of CHRIST JESUS....Which is not true...Joseph was neva the Father of JESUS....God just used Mary as a vessel to carry the Child...The lamb of God...I Don't think that Jesus was actually of the tribe of Judah..Mary's placenta did not allow her blood to be mingled with the fetus s' Blood .. Acts 20: 28 ....Feed the church of God that has purchased with HIS OWN blood...Not the blood of the tribe of Judah...Nutrients are passed from the fetus to the Mother etc but neva the blood...Google it if ya like

......The early writters cd not believe that a woman a Virgin cd birth God the son so they figured that Joseph MUST BE the father of Jesus and they give us these 2 lineages...Matthew and luke going all the way back to ADAM....But man cd not be involved in this heavenly birth it had to be a Virgin BIRTH elimanating mans corruptible seed altogather...The lamb of God had to be perfect in every way...Is not this the carpenters son ( Joseph ) but he was not the carpenters son..Jesus told Joseph that he must be about HIS fathers business....Not Josephs business.... luke 16 : 41

.....The Angel of the lord told MARY that the H.G. shall over shadow thee and that holy thing that shall be born unto thee shall be the son of God.

David had said its the LORDS doings and is precious in our eyes

Hiya Streetpreacher GBU ....Lemme give ya my thoughts on the bloodline of Christ Jesus....1 thing for sure is all men carried the spot and the stain of Adam ( the curse of Adam ) ...And there was none righteousness no not one...Thus the lamb of God cd not be defiled by this horrible Curse...The lamb of God had to be perfect wihout any stain or spot of man said Isaiah ...Thats y it had to be a Virgin birth..GOD didn't want any man having anything to do with it....It was the Lords doing as David said.

....There are several scriptures that say Christ was of the seed of David according to the flesh ( Mary ) the tribe of Judah ...But a womans placenta does not allow for the blood of the fetus and to be mingled with its mothers blood...During gestation the fetus makes its own blood true story....Thats y Jesus was saying you are from beneath but i am from above.. you are of this world but i am not of this world....But God needed a spotless lamb to dedicate his New COVENANT on Calvary..And this lamb was perfect not coming from the tribe of Judah as some thought...In order for Jesus to be of the tribe of Judah someman from the tribe of Judah wd have to impregnated MARY....But Mary was impregnated by God himself, BY THE SEED of God which is the word of God...Jesus was the living Word made flesh and blood.

.....Jesus asked the Pharisees what think ye of Christ whose son is he...Who is his posterity from.. they replied of Davids seed then Jesus answered if David calls him LORD IN THE SPIRIT how can he be Davids Seed...I.E. IF Davids lord was heavenly how can he be of an earthly seed ( Davids seed )...How can he be of the tribe of Judah ? or from the seed of any man that carries the curse of Adam...Its just as Jesus said he was from the heavens and will go back to heaven the Kingdom of God.

..... Matthew 22 : 42 kjv

..... John 16 : 28 kjv

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