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Hi, a book written a while back on this subject is titled: The United Undivided Church of God ,perhaps of interest for some.

He knew what God had told him to do yet he went opposite what was told.

which prophet did god speak to but does not call the prophet by name

Actually I had not connected that the first response to this original question was yours, there was such a separation of that from the point where you jumped in to give your thoughts on me. So never mind on the last statement of my prior post about sharing your ideas on the original question.

Since height and weight isn't mentioned I assume he was average. He fasted and walked a lot and worked with his hands as a carpenter so he was probably trim. Middle eastern diet was probably fairly healthy as it is today.

Middle easterners are usually dark hair, dark eyes, medium skin tone and Jesus was probably average in that area too since it wasn't mentioned.

Some go overboard on skin color as if they want to score points for their own skin color 'team', despite us believers already being on the same team. The world loves dividing, not uniting. So, I'm against the whole premise of trying to twist scripture to make Jesus arrive at ones preferred color.

But logically, if you go to the middle east today people have medium skin tone. Those who are out in the sun a lot are darker. Since they walked a lot back then they were in the sun for many many hours and were probably quite tan from the sun if they didn't cover up.

I think you're asking about Cain's offering to God in Gen 4:3-5.

This is just speculation, but it maybe had to do with their heart and motivations. Abel's offering was a bit higher quality as a blood sacrifice from an animal rather than Cain offering just crops, but I think God saw into Cain's heart and saw what he intended.

Is the Governor the Holy Spirit in the Bible

Was that your first post on this site ? I don't recognise your name but I shall certainly remember your post . Lovely , thank you .

Assurance beings us what

Wisdom Is All I Crave. Wisdom, God wants me to gain Wisdom... Proverbs is the start, this I know...

Who can help me out with their personal experience, referencing with a scripture?

I've never come upon a scripture describing Jesus' looks however, I've dreamt of Him visiting me a few years ago...

He entered a room, that I had just found. It looked like an office or small library with many old books and antique furniture.

As He entered, All I saw was a man in a white cloak, dark brown, thick, wavy hair- almost shoulder length. I just saw Him from behind as He was closing the door, behind him. As He turned to start speaking to me, a bright light, came from His ears, eyes, mouth and nose. I fell flat on my face, because the light was so strong. (Just as Moses did on Mount Sinai, when God had appeared to him.) And I immediately recognized Him... I can't say what the colour of His skin was, or His eyes, because I was blinded by His Purity.

Hello. I'm new here and this exact topic is the reason. I was searching for answers. Thank you for the reminder that Christ came to teach us LOVE. That's the goal, right? "Love The Lord thy God with all your heart, mind, spirit and soul... Love your neighbour as you love yourself... These 3 remain; Faith, Hope and Love. But the greatest of these is LOVE... Fruit of the spirit: the first one is LOVE..."

After all, God is LOVE. The confusion is just a distraction from the actual mission we are all given. I read and understood what I needed to. I may read again, and may not understand it at all another time, but your response, I must just say thank you again. Because it brings one back to what we're supposed to focus on, until such a time when the Lord might reveal to us (individuals/groups) what we need to know, that may not be written in the Bible, at His own time..

Hello. I'm new here too... Please share the scripture you're referring to.

No effort in his gift.

im new so please be kind... why was cain gift rejected

God is good Glory to God amen

Blind Faith?

This portion of this chapter v 14-18, is a word the Lord gave to me to launch a ministry "Maranatha Faith Ministries International"

What does Bible mean by the term fruit of wisdom?

do Jewish People Go To heaven?

In the world, there is a saying, "A picture paints a thousand words." Not so in Biblical, Gospel Christianity. For a true believer, the Word paints the true picture of Christ in our hearts by faith. The more we study the Word, the more the Spirit reveals Who Christ is, it reveals His glorious and holy character, and it reveals His manifold perfections to us. We may not get a picture of what Christ looks like physically, but we will get the true 'look' of Him as to Who is is - which is a very, very precious thing. We walk by faith, not by sight.

We are not to make statues, graven images, stained glass, paintings, drawings or any such thing in our attempt to 'create' what we think God looks like in our vain curiosity; it is sin, idolatry, and condemned in both the Old and New Testament.

Matthew Henry said it best when he said, "The greatest honor that God put on man was to make man in His own image. The greatest dishonor that man put upon God was to make Him in his own image.' Selah.

2 Timothy 2:15! :)

Roger you hit the nail on its head...I shake and tremble to answer this question...But the early church began to fragment not long after its beginning...Remember Paul wrote to some saying i hear there is divisions among you, LIE NOT ONE TO ANOTHER...And Jude wrote earnestly content for the Faith that was once delivered unto the saints...And Jesus warns them that the great abomination of desolation was coming...All the Church wd become desolate ..Jesus had said that i am the light of the world but the NIGHT is coming when NO MAN CAN WORK...The early Church was like a great Army but i fear that Ezech. dried bones are the early Church...That Israel of God that will be raised up AGAIN the last day...And the day of the lord can not come till there 1st come a great falling away and that man of sin be revealed..And Paul wrote after my death shall grevious wolves enter there in not sparing the flock of God etc

....But also Micah 5 : 3....Therefore shall he GIVE THEM UP till she that is in travail has given birth...Then shall the remnant of his brethren return unto the children of Israel He had to give them up till the woman is in travail AND BIRTH PAINS....Till that book the new covenant is opened AGAIN...The womans lil Child is gonna usher in the KiNGDOM OF God...Unless ya receive the Kingdom of God as a lil Child you will in no wise enter there in...IMO just as Davids 1st Child with Batheheba died in its INFANCY ...Early Christianity was sick spritually and died in its infancy...As there is no more original CHRISTIANITY..But Bathsheba had to travail AGAIN A 2 ND TIME... Gal 4 : 19 My lil children of whom i travail in birth AGAIN till Christ is formed in you... Rev 12 : 10 Now is come Salvation and the Kingdom of our God and the power of his Christ which is the womans Child the H.G. that CHILD OF PROMISE...K

This scripture is about as close as I can get too what satan looks like ( 2 Corinthians 11:14

And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.) satan makes every temptation that he offers look good to fleshly mind and eye because he is a master of deception. God made all the other angels, and the Word of God does not say any of them was hideous so why would satan be, because God made him also.

1 Corintihans 13

Hi Roman in peace so I ask you, do you think all the things about the end times have come now? I think of the spiritual darkness that must come. Well we are seeing changes in the Nordics. Where people seek other congregations because we have become so few believers.

And to you Scott, I know that it is a storm and a terrible thunder storm when Jesus and His Angels fights for human souls. :) Iv heard it my self when i was saved, becouse i was sick and have fever.

After it was a strange peace resting in my room. And i get well from pneumonia. Amen

1 Corintihans 13

God bless us in Jesus Name, love u all in Christ.

I looked at your use of chiasmus to expound this passage ( 1 Peter 3:19-21), & rather than question its use at this point, I'd rather just re-look that the whole passage & its primary subject. You shared in you previous comment, "He is addressing suffering Christians and wants to encourage them to patiently endure that suffering by likening their experience to what God did with Noah, but shows that it happens in an inverted order."

I accept that Suffering is clearly one of Peter's main subjects, as we read in earlier chapters, & in chapter 3, I see that 'the suffering Christian' topic restarts at verse 13, "And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?"

Without considering inverted parallelism, I note that in this passage, Peter begins to encourage believers to be joyful, if their suffering comes because of them being righteous; that this is God's Will that they suffer for doing well rather than for doing wrong. And then Peter uses Jesus as his example of righteous suffering, though being killed in the flesh, He was made alive by the Spirit. So, if Jesus too had to suffer at the hands of wicked men for doing no wrong, they should not think that their sufferings should be unexpected. ( 2 Timothy 3:12).

And then from vv 19-21, I regard as a parenthetical narrative that Peter builds upon from verse 18, "but quickened by the Spirit"; that it was by this Spirit that Jesus preached to those held captive. Peter then deals with who those captives were, God's Patience, the righteous taken in the Ark, & the water that bore them to safety being the same medium in baptism that gives the believer a peace & satisfaction in conscience in salvation's work. With Noah, he didn't know where the Ark would end up, but he knew that his God Who brought them all thus far, would not fail them in the end. And baptism should bring the same mind: one of peace in God's Salvation & confidence that all is well now & to the end.

I can't sense the need for chiasmus.

Dear "Alton". A simple answer: It is not.

Why i can say that becouse it is like all over. And Amerika have always trust in God. :) Instead, look to others who do not profess Jesus Christ as their Lord.

1 Corinthians 13

God bless u and yours in Jesus Name, love u in Christ.

Hi Roger. Had the early Church adhered to apostolic teaching, to the Word of God, & being led of the Holy Spirit, that would have been the case & there would have been no need for apostolic injunctions in this regard. There would have been some slip ups along the way as neither them nor us are perfect to keep the Spirit's promptings perfectly. But if they were mindful of what was required for their belief & gave regard to each other, errors would be soon corrected & harmony would return.

Since then, the Church has spread worldwide, the Word of God interpreted variously, & some Fellowships isolating themselves from other believers because of their brand of Christianity. I think it would be presumptuous to expect anything different or anywhere near the days of the apostles. Each member that comprises the true Church, the Body of Christ, has to give due regard to biblical warrants & so live his or her life accordingly. And if there is any evidence of bickering, gossip, seeking preeminence, corrupting of the Scriptures, & such like, it would be correct to leave & seek out one where the Bible & Christ-like living is given high regard.

Therefore, no Church Fellowship should believe they are the only true ones acceptable to God, rather should endeavour to receive all to worship with them, giving correct biblical teaching & correction as & when required. If Christ by His Spirit is in their midst, the Fruit of the Spirit will be evident & hearts will be drawn closer to the Lord & to each other. The true Church is comprised of Spirit-filled believers - not denominations.

I would retract my original posts to avoid this entire discussion. I admit to giving in to speculation in answering a question that invites speculation. I presented ideas that I made sound more authoritative than they are. Nothing like that has ever happened on this forum before, and I am sorry I was the first to do that.

I agree there are limits to typology that I have exceeded. In that I will admit to posting things that are wierd and can be questioned. I reacted defensively when the first challenge was written and looking at my response now I made it sound like I had written my manifesto of doctrine. I had not.

However, that escalated until you basically called me a false teacher. Harsh and hardly a basis for holding a conversation. But I am willing to admit I went too far and should have probably have just removed my original posts when I had the chance.

I am sure nothing like this has ever happened to anyone else in an online forum with questions like "Do animals have souls and are there animals in heaven?" before. Only the best theological answers to questions like that have been offered on this forum before I came along and no one has posted anything they later regretted. I'll be the first.

If you can agree that my summary of Billy Graham's message is a correct use of typology at least admit that. That doesn't require you to agree with anything else I have written and you are welcome to flatly say that you don't. Are you willing to show at least that much grace? Matthew 18:21-35.

Also. If you have any thoughts on the original question I would like to hear them.