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Always thank God for every good thing in your life , in doing this you are acknowledging Him as the source of all good things and thanking Him for His generosity and mercy and loving kindness to you , even asking something from Him is praising Him because in doing so you are acknowledging His power to intervene and do anything He wants to with His creation . Helping others is also praising Him , if you do some thing nice for some one and they thank you , you could say to them ; don't thank me thank God , they may think that you are crazy but that's their problem . I'm often nice to people I don't like very much because I know that God wants me to be kind to everyone , this is also praising Him , when you do His will even if you don't really want to ! Submission to God's will is definately praising Him . In submission you are showing your faith in Him and His righteousness . I sometimes thank God for the same things every day , if it's truly from the heart it doesn't matter if it's a bit repetitive .

Can a woman be a pastor of a congregation or is it prohibited?

What is Salvation?

Hello Rhonda. Yes, God is all wise. Wisdom is who He is just like Righteous is who He is, and

Eternal is who He is. It was never acquired by Him from anything outside of Himself. All that we know of Him is Who He is inherently. He never can add to Himself nor detract from Himself. He never changes and is completely independent about everything He has, therefore He aquires nor requires nothing from outside of Himself, He is complete, perfect, infinite, self-existent,, in need of nothing. Pretty amazing!

My understanding is that Arabs are descended from Esau.

He is doing well caring for me. Maneuvering corners is tricky. I army crawl up the stairs and sit to go from stair to stair down. I

practiced this before my foot surgery to see what my bum hand would be able to do for this challenge.

He kind of "hovers" which I don't lie too much. But he is able to work in his office and come when I call for him. I won't be able

to drive for a while as it is my right foot that had surgery

My son just arrived in Singapore and is home with his wife and her parents. I am sure they are so happy to see each other after

three months apart.

Our great nation is in deep trouble and GOD will judge it in the not to distant future. We have accepted good for evil and evil for good. Our leaders seem to be corrupt, and that includes both political parties . The people believe a lie such as "Climate Change" is caused by man. This denies GOD as the controller of all things, but sets a few elect men as god. What can we do? We MUST do what GOD told Ezekeial to do in chapter 33 of Ezekial. Get the WORD of GOD out to the people of this land. Yes, they will sit and listen to what you say, but will they really believe. They will say, "He is singing the same old song!"

Hiya Robert GBU....Lemme give ya my take on Praising God....Our old adamic nature is too tainted with sin to praise God Perfectly...We need to birth a new innerman, a new heart and a new spirit which is the H.G. the Child of Promise....Remember Jesus said outta of the mouths of babes and sucklings thou has PERFECTED PRAISE....Which is the H.G. our new innerman, That Child of Promise....That results from his seed the word that is planted in our hearts etc...Being bornagain of an incorruptible seed etc...Even by the word of God that liveth and abideth for ever..the living WORD that good seed

....Thats y the new birth is so important...We get a new heart and a new spirit...That Child of Promise that can Praise God Perfectly...And a Kingdom...Unless you receive the Kingdom of God as a lil Child you will in no wise enter there in...Its that lil Child which is the H.G that can Praise God Perfectly...As we have borne the image of the earthly ( Our adamic nature ) we must also bear ( birth ) the image of the heavenly....the H.G. that Child of Promise.

....Thats y Elijah has to come and turn the hearts of the Fathers to the CHILDREN ...Which are the babes and sucklings that can Praise God PERFECTLY...OK

The wages of sin is death but there is no Biblical reference that suggests eternal life is payment of a wage, or payment for something earned by the sinner.

Romans 6:23

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Thank you Suze. Last night was a little rough as far as pain goes, needed more pain medications, since the surgery anesthesia

wore off. But I am thankful I have meds to relieve pain. So many people do not have such relief. I pray for them when I feel pain.

The intercession of the saints is such a good thing.

So true, Suze. We learn and grow through intake of His Word and applying it in situations as the Holy Spirit reminds us and

helps us recall in these times.

Last night I was thinking about all the people throughout time who did not have God's word to read for themselves. It must

have been difficult for them to really know God well unless he appeared to them like He did to Adam, Noah, Job, Abraham,

Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Daniel, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Isaiah, the apostles. Yet we read about their perseverance in faith in God, often

to the point of martyrdom.

I am so thankful God provided the influence, imagination, creativity, and skill for the printing press to come about. What an

astounding blessing. Ye so many do neglect reading or applying Scripture to their lives. That is sad.

The more of God's word we have in us. The more people we can help with the appropriate Scripture recalled to us by the Holy

Spirit. Jesus said, "My words are Spirit and Life." (sorry can't find the verse on that, can't lift up my Strong's Concordance yet

because my hand is sore, but healing.) But right here is an example of what the Holy Spirit does with the Words hidden inside of

us after we partake of it.

Dear Robert.

If You read accounts of Isaiah's or John's vision of heaven, You will notice that the angels repeatedly cry "Holy, holy, holy is the

Lord God Almighty."

I don't think that Scripture is talking about repeating words of praise to God, rather speaking to Him with empty words coming

from our mouths but not from our heart and mind.

You could take a little time to write down a variety of praise phrases and continue to add to these along the way. Then you can

read through some of these before you give them up to God. When you do come to God, use what the Holy Spirit brings to

mind.

One thing that helped me many years ago was to write words describing God under each letter A-Z and find Scripture references

for these. This helped me expand my praise vocabulary AND deepen my understanding of God's character.

No problem Giannis, It is good to consider these things together.

I just don't think this is a real cut and dry topic. I was reading up on this more last night after reading the replies here. Your mention of the souls under the altar in Revelation came to mind, which, if they do not have a resurrection body then, that gives credence to some of those who say our souls are separated from our bodies and are in heaven until the resurrection of the dead upon Christ's return. But then again we don't really know how much of Revelation events are actual or symbolic. Whether there will be "time" in heaven after all is said and done or not is uncertain. But, we shall see when we get there.

Singing songs of praise is one way of praising God. Also seek out things in your life and give thanks to God for them. The more you do these things the more comfortable you will become and your heart will open up to Him. Also confess to the Lord you need help in praising Him and He will help you.

Yes FREE

I think we all will be very surprised no matter what we think now on this matter.

I didn't intend to make a detailed sequence of events about our ressurection or grabing by Jesus Christ or which team of people ressurects first or second and when, as there are different opinions between Christians about those events. I just tried to give an answer to where souls go after the death of the physical body.

Dear Alex , in my congregation I am considered a newbie , only 30 years of reading the Bible , I have brothers and sisters who can tell me the significance , in detail , of all the sacrifices , offerings etc , every piece of equipment of the tabernacle etc from memory ! We Christians tend not to be flashy or boastful which is why the world doesn't know us or even want to know us . Take heart Alex , your posts have encouraged and comforted many on here and you will see a lot of friends , that you didn't even know you had , in the Lord's Kingdom . May that day be upon us all soon . Just because a post doesn't get any feedback that doesn't mean that it's not appreciated . Keep up the good work please .

Hi Darrel.

I would like to share my thoughts.

First I would like to establish this;

In 2 Peter 1:14. Peter says "Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me."

The tabernacle is the body which the spirit resides in. Peter still exists, The only thing seems to be going anywhere is Peters body.

Now I would like to share a few verses.

John 14:20.

John 14:23.

John 11:25-26.

John 17:22-23. 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. "I IN THEM"

Colossians 3:3-4. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. ( You are already in Christ. ) When you die Christ will be fully manifested to you and in you. No longer hidden.

Galatians 2:20. Paul says he is crucified with Christ, nevertheless he lives. ( Christ dies no more, neither does Paul. ) This is why Paul says absent of the body, present with the Lord. There is no where for the spirit to go! It's not the spirit of the world that lives in a Christian, It's Christ spirit that lives in you.

1 Corinthians 15:44-49.

This sinful body we inherited from the 1st Adam returns to the Earth.

The 2nd Adam is a life giving spirit, one that we was baptized into, and the same everlasting spirit that resides in you.

The spirit will be made perfect and the body returns to Earth.

God bless.

I have been been praising GOD every day. I was told that you do not keep saying the same thing, even praying. How do i prayse GOD every day with out repeating myself? Do you prayse GOD every day. I need help for this.

Robert Johnstone

Amen and Amen Suze....GBU well said...

Good to hear Gigi , may God continue to bless you .

He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning. Proverbs 9:7-9 (KJV)

Wrong, Esua is USA, Russia, Rome and Jacob is the Yahudahs.

Dear "Anti666 JustisRighteous FastWatchPray WeAreDust", Antichrist has been with us every day so i agree with you. And the angle about fasting i have never heard but it is true in my heart. Thank you for the information, i really need to remember this. What if that's why there are so many sick among us?

God bless u and yours in Jesus name. Have a good Easter time. John 8:31-32

Just to confirm Marke and you say here "GiGi", the robber on the cross got to paradise right away. : D We may be very surprised (if there is a surprise) in Paradise.

Luke 23:43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

Surprise me Lord? You who have all Power in heaven and on earth. Matthew 28:18-20

John 8:31-32 Love u all have a nice Easter

The wage of sin is death, but the wage of righteouness is etrnal life !!!

Roman,

What you're teaching here seems to be Universalism which is considered heretical teaching by any reputable Christian. Everyone certainly does not go to heaven. The Bible is crystal clear about this subject. God is absolutely forgiving (you're right about that- in a way); but only to those that seek forgiveness and salvation through the blood of Jesus. If everyone were forgiven by God then Jesus' death served no purpose at all. But Jesus took our "rap sheet" of sins and in return we get to take His resum of righteousness before God; ONLY if we repent and trust in Jesus. I hope you'll search the Scriptures and see there isn't a single verse in the Bible that validates Universalism (unless a verse is taken out of context).

Dear Darel

Lets start from the beginning.

I won't take into account the Scripture of the OT as long at that period of time not much was revealed to people.

Lets go to NT. We can separate the period people lived in this world into two sections. Before and after Jesus' ressurection.

BEFORE: In the parable/real story that Jesus said in Luke 16:19-31 both the rich man and Lazarus are in hell. The greek text uses the word Ades instead. Ades was the place that souls went after death according to the ancient Greek mythology, and Luke uses that name to make gentiles feel better what he talks about . Surely Jesus used some other Jewish word. Nevermind it seems there were two sections adjacent, the good and the bad one. People could see others from the other section but couldn't go. A prejudgement has taken place since the final judgement will take place in the final chapter of Revelation and people were placed according to their lifes. Suffer or rejoice.

AFTER: Jesus said to that thief Luke 23:43 that today he will be with Him in Paradise. But where that paradice is located? Where is that "be with the Lord" that often Paul says in his epistles. We wii see. No other information is provided. to us untill Revelation 6:9-11. There we can see the souls being under the altar under the Throne of God. So after ressurection Jesus took all the saved souls from Ades and transferred them to Heaven under the altar under God's throne. This is where Paradise is located. And they will remain there till the final judgement when the bad people will be placed in the lake of fire and the saints will live with God on the new earth that God will create.

Now see that the souls at the altar are aware of their surroundings, are aware of what happens on earth, also they have a feeling of time ince they ask" How long oh Lord don't You..". They are not asllep, neither the rich man and Lazarus where. Sleep is just a nice way to say die. That is obvious in the story of Lazarus' ressurection.

GBU

The Bible beautifully personifies wisdom in Proverbs 8. Here are some highlights:

1 Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?

8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.

14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.

15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.

16 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.

17 I love them that love me, and those that seek me early shall find me.

22 The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.

24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.

25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:

26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.

27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:

28 When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:

29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

30 Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;

31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.

Great question. i found in scripture mathew 28:18-20 summarized, says we are to go into all the world teaching and preaching the gospel baptizing in the name of the father, in the name of the son jesus, and holy ghost.