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Dear Joe lee,

I was recently in a situation where this was brought up. My Mom died a few weeks ago. us ten siblings took turns in pairs each day to be with her in the hospital during visiting hours to care for her in ways the staff usually does not. We feed her and kept her company, etc. for the two weeks she was hospitalized before she died. On the first Monday of her hospitalization, my oldest sister, who was the power of attorney, said after we to get her to eat some food, "You know, the more we feed her the longer she lives."

Another time she said something to me about euthanizing her so she could not suffer. Int he end, she was still breathing on her own but was clearly dying. She was on oxygen and given morphine for that time when the doctors determined that her death was eminent. My sister, who was the power of attorney was there during her last hour. She took the oxygen off of her event though she was breathing on her own still. And then soon after that she stopped breathing.

My sister had the approach you suggested about offering an old person a shorter life to avoid suffering. I do not subscribe to this thinking. I think that God is the determiner of when we take our last breath and our heart beats its last beat, not us. believe that as long as one is alive (not through CPR or life support machines) we treat a person to uphold life, not death. I believe that one should take actions that alleviate one's suffering but not precipitate nor hasten death. End of life situations can be tricky due to modern medicine. My Mom had a living will that included her wishes for her end of life. She never said she wanted to be euthanized as she has always been against that due to her faith.

I wish I had Scriptures handy right now to give to you, but none come to mind right now. I just believe that the beginning of a life and the ending of a life are within the right of God and not man, and that we are to be for life, not death.

Thank you so much for the answer that you gave me it did help my understanding.

Hebrews 12 : 22....Let me remind you this is addressing the Jews and Gentiles ...You are come unto mount Zion the city of the living God,That HEAVENLY JERUSALEM and to a hugh host of angels...This New Jerusalem is the result of the blood Covenant at the CROSS...From ISAIAH 11.. The lilttle Child whch is the H.G is leading them to this Holy Mount..God is not gonna take them back to old Jerusalem after shedding his BLOOD to iniatiate a New Covenant..a New Jerusalem.

.....Bro. Paul says that old Jerusalem is like Hagar and is in bondage with her Children...The Jews will have to be bornagain of an incorruptible seed even by the WORDS of God as Bro. Peter tells us

......By 1 Spirit are we all baptised into the body of Christ wheather we be Jew or Gentile ,bond or free etc 1 Cor. 12 : 19 kjv

.....Ya think that God is gonna send his son to die for the sins of the world and then go back to the Old Covenant ...Noh Senior

......Jeremaiah 31 : 31 .....I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah..Not according to the old Covenant...I will KNOW them ALL thus its all inclusive....Thats y Isaiah is saying KNOWLEDGE SHALL COVER THE EARTH AS THE WATERS COVER THE SEAS....He is gonna know everybody..Which is an intimacy that is gonna result in a birth of Christ in everybody....Thats y Isaiah saw KNOWLEDGE covering the whole earth as the waters cover seas...Its gonna effect everybody...K mi voy.

Acts 25:16 - To them I answered, 'It is not the custom of the Romans to deliver any man [b]to destruction before the accused meets the accusers face to face, and has opportunity to answer for himself concerning the charge against him.'

Is it used as basis in the judisprudence of

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You have got a lot to learn. Before the Holy Spirit can teach you you must be born again.

2 Timothy 2:15 told you to rightly divide the word of truth, that is your problem.

Your divisions are wrong. See you at the judgment.

What does it say in the Bible about abortion

Henry,

Matthew 6:9-13 gives us the principles of prayer. This is known as the "Lord's Prayer" theologically, but in reality it is called the Disciples Prayer because Jesus is teaching the disciples to pray. The real Lord's Prayer is found in John Chapter 17 where Jesus prayed in intercession for His people to the Father. That is the real Lord's Prayer. It is His prayer. This is the prayer for the Disciples in Matthew Chapter 6.

There is another version in Luke Chapter 11 Verses 2 through 4, but it is a different presentation from what we have here in Matthew. In Luke there are no Hebraisms because Luke's Gospel was written to the Gentiles.

For instance the first one is "Our Father, which art in heaven." Luke, even in the oldest manuscripts, it is just "Our Father." There is no phrase, in heaven.

So basically Jesus again taught the same principles, but one in Jewish form and one in Greek form. And so you can see that it was not used as a formula for reciting, where everybody gets up and we say the same prayer all the time every week. It is not a formula prayer! But there are principles that Jesus laid down to teach us. He says, you want to know how to pray? Here is what you do.

Is old age a punishment? and if so, wouldn't it make more sense to either let the aged have the choice of living an easier life but shorter or a longer life but less easy? Please keep in mind that this is only a question, and a thought.

Elliott,

Although Paul was not married at the time he wrote his letters, he more than likely was married at one point. The bible does not mention a wife or what happened to her, whether she died or whatever the case might be, but we do know from Acts 26:10 that Paul was a member of the Sanhedrin because only the Sanhedrin were allowed to vote for the death penalty against Christians, and Paul voted (he gave his voice against them). It was also a strict requirement that a man had to be married in order to be a member of the Sanhedrin. So Paul would have had to be married at one time.

So very interesting and I kept misreading the word bittern for bitten, to add to my confusion. I've heard the word cormorant before but until this moment I didn't know ... now I do. I just wanted to thank whoever is posting such great, beautiful and informative content. Sincerely, your friend, Joe Lee.

Luke,

You not only strongly disagree with me, you strongly disagree with Jesus Christ, and everything else written in the Bible that doesn't agree with your extreme OSAS point of view.

Revelation 20:12

"And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works."

I guess you also disagree with the above scripture - stating when the "Book of Life" is opened - the dead will be judged according to their works!

Jesus tells us point blank: Revelation 22:14 "Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city."

So, you are simply ignoring all of the scripture that I listed above, and the entire gospel of Jesus Christ, and you state you are going to heaven anyway.

Jesus, will be our Judge, we can't just ignore all of the scripture!

God Bless.

Read the comment listed prior to this one as it does list a few named in the Bible. The greatest false prophet of all in the Bible that's still around today is the anti-Christ. He hasn't revealed himself yet but the power behind him is satan.

There are some others in the New Testament the same:

Elymas ( Acts 13:6-12)

Simon Magus ( Acts 8:9-24)

This is the best online Bible I have found. It gives me all I need to understand the spoken words.

I am grateful, sir.

I think Tim meant Mary chose a story at the feet of Jesus, and Martha chose to serve "Oil and wine".

May we be like the prophet in our prayers. We begin with fear and trembling; and end in joy and triumph. Let us rest in HIM, Isaiah 40: 28-31, and we will be strengthened for spiritual warfare and go forward with "greatness of heart" in Christ and out run our troubles.

Bless your day everyone as we await the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

May 31, 2022 The LORD to shine HIS face on everyone on this platform.

Abraham Lincoln also freed slaves while he had slaves. As a native myself I hold no grudges or hate for anyone who did wrong hundreds of years ago or yesterday. Christ sat with the man who was to betray Him and Christ loved him. The Bible wasn't written by only one man but a handful over a 1500 yr time span, in 3 languages and on 3 continents. It's time to learn and grow from the past, not keep repeating it and holding onto hate for what happened

Is creamation of the body a sin in God's eyes?

Hello Mukula. I see that the main lesson in Numbers chapter 21 is: Much of the pain we suffer is because we don't want to do what God has plainly told us to do. And we add even more pain because we refuse to recognize God's Voice & Call for us to listen to Him instead of listening to our voice or other voices.

We see two situations in this chapter:

a. Numbers 21:1-3. God heard the cry of those willing to do His will - and God then provided.

b. Numbers 21:4-35. God then heard the people's anger when they were unwilling to be content in His Plan for them - and God had to give them a harsh lesson. Sometimes we need such lessons to bring us back into correct position of trusting Him fully. When we really look to Him & not ourselves, then He opens the way ahead, so that even the enemy will be overcome. Here we see a typical lesson: we allow Discontentment or anger - leads to our Complaining - leads to Pain through God's correction - leads to Lesson Learned with repentance. And God is always faithful: He forgives & renews us - we can enjoy His victory in life & against the enemy.

I hope this outline will be useful in your studies.

This is the Bible's interpretation of the parable: The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. Romans 8 Tells us how to be delivered from the body of this death. Romans 7 is not someone that is led of the Spirit. Romans 8:13,14 sum up the two chapters For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. Romans 8 is what it means to be born again, converted or transformed by the renewing of your mind.

John 7:34

Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.

John 7:36

What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?

John 8:21

Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go [heaven] ye cannot come.

Comment: only one of the thieves at the cross asked Jesus's forgiveness; to whom Jesus said, today you will be with Me in Paradise.

Adam love ya ...But I think Jesus was preaching OSAS... John 10 : 29 kjv ...When he said my FATHER that gave them to me is GREATER then ALL and no man is able to pluck them from my Fathers hands....And thats y i believe in OSAS

.....And absolutely nothin can make his blood the Cross of none effect...While we were yet sinners Christ died for all of us

.....Its not our conduct that keeps us...Its what he did at calvary that keeps us ...The Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made us free from the law of sin and death....The law cd not keep them but God sent his son to die on the cross that whosoever believeth on him will neva die...

..... Romans 8 : 3 kjv ..What the law cd not do in that it was weak thru the flesh God had to send his son to condemn sin in the flesh....Thus its what Jesus did at Calvary that keeps us...Thus OSAS is very true....Unless you are gona make void the CROSS HIS BLOOD ETC....Even in the O.T. God said when i see the blood i will pass over you....Thats y OSAS is true...Its simply the result of his blood....The CROSS that new Covenant in his blood ...Thats y the scrip.is saying the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made us free from the law OF SIN AND DEATH...ok

Hi Jose. I can't speak of 'other Bible translations' as they may add extra words to give a particular verse an 'appropriate' meaning. But in the KJV, we read it as given in Hebrew: "the noise (thunder) is declared, the cattle also concerning the rising (storm)." Words in brackets are assumed from the previous text.

If translations are assuming 'God's Indignation', then it's probably how they read the chapter spoken by Elihu. Though, verse 33 on its own, seems to show that God speaks to man even through nature (the light, clouds, thunder, darkness), even the cattle are alerted.

The name, Elias, is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew, Eliyyah (or, in English, Elijah).

Hi Bukola. Some of those would be as follows:

Noadiah ( Nehemiah 6:14); Hananiah (Jeremiah chapter 28); Ahab & Zedekiah ( Jeremiah 29:21); Barjesus/Elymas ( Acts 13:6); the false prophet in Revelation 16:13; 19:20; 20:10.

What is the Object Lesson from Numbers Chapter 21

Hello Victor. The passage of Scripture you're referring to ( Isaiah 44:26) is part of God's pronouncement (through Isaiah) of the future restoration of Israel (part of this prophecy is from verse 21-28; otherwise you will need to read all of chapters 43 & 44 to get the complete discourse).

God begins to identify & confirm His people, that He is a God Who can blot out Israel's transgressions, but also has the power to accomplish all that He Wills (vv21-23). This God Who created the heavens & earth & filled them (v24), also can bring to nought the works of the diviners, liars & those who think themselves to be wise (v25). And this is the God that will do all that He has spoken through His servants & messengers; and this Word is His promise that Jerusalem & the cities of Judah will be built & inhabited again and the barren places will be raised up again (i.e. after their captivity to Babylon) (v26).

This God will do through Cyrus king of Persia (after he conquered Babylon). Even though an enemy to the Jews, God will use Cyrus as His Instrument to return the Jews back to their homeland & for the rebuilding of the Temple as well. You can read more of this in Isaiah chapter 45 and then read Ezra chapter 1. Trust this will help you understand this better.

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I know how hurtful this is for you. We need to remember why Europeans migrated to THE NEW WORLD. To get away from oppression, however some brought it here with them. Not everybody shunned their lust to cleanse the new world of its former inhabitants.

In a way similar to what the Jews experience in Israel today. Everyone trying to drive them out of land that God made a covenant to give to them.

It was evil what Europeans did to the people of Native America. They didn't understand your religion; and you were pushed off of your native lands.

My ancestors, Cajuns, immigrated to Canada, and moved south all the way to Bogalusa Louisiana. No one wanted us either. But we became Christians and tried to live in peace.

All of us are taught the history of how Native Americans were driven further away from the Europeans settlements. Similar to how the Jews would be driven away from their land. Almost eradicated by Hitler. They hid as Catholics. Now all those people who hid in other lands are returning to their homeland in Israel.

The harm done in the past cannot be fixed until we all join in belief of God, and His son Jesus. Jesus Submitted to be crucified by unbelievers so he could save us and take us to heaven. Away from systems and beliefs of earth, those that don't follow His Provision of Salvation.

At the end of 1000 years we will return to a restored Earth. Like it was in the beginning. He's the only one who can heal us from 6000 years of mistreatment and being homeless at times. We will live as one body in heaven. No separation. All equal. We will all have the same Father.

If we can trust Him, this can be reality. He adopts us, and we adopt Him. Will you ask Him into your heart today? Trust Him to right the wrongs, and erase the memories. To give you the right to be His beloved child, forever. I pray the Holy Spirit to help you trust.

Mishael

Hi Bev. Psalm 139:14 in the KJV does show what you're looking for. And you could add verse 17 to verse 14.

Other possible Scriptures to consider: Isaiah 49:16; Proverbs 3:5,6.

I don't think it is taken out of most Bibles. It's probably harder to find one without the word Jehovah. If you search the word and click on one of the verses and view the other translations you can clearly see that most use that word. God bless.