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iknow one thing you got to have the holy ghost to get to heaven and live there

Just to name a few words. How many people today think that God sleeps on human holidays and rest days?

Hi "Ruth" all answer is right, a personal experience here, i did not know where i stood. I wandered here and there, and unfortunately i also followed the spirit of the times in this world, the antichrist.

Because since we that time still where "children", we have every right not to know everything, every right to ask, explore, learn and so on. We still do Everyday. 2 Thessalonians 1:12 Acts 8:16

But when the Spirit in us awakens, we will no longer go around making mistakes. The Holy Spirit helps us if we let Him lead us where we do belongs. Namely with God in our Spirit where we can find strength, courage and forgiveness Spirit and the Spirit of love. And everything else good is there.

That Spirit makes us living Sources who speak right and do right because we believe in Jesus Christ Is the Son of God. Nor will the Holy Spirit ever stop and give us words in our mouths to preach about Jesus Christ. John 7:38

So when i walked around there in the dark before God found me. I did not have this Source because i was not filled with the Holy Spirit.

But here we come to something central and important. All God gives us is Grace over Grace. Because when i look back on my life without Him and my life with Him, i understand that i have been under Grace because He has been with me from the first day of my life.

Because when we are lost or confused, we can not even say the Lord Jesus name. Only if we are in the Holy Spirit can we say that.

1 Corinthians 12:3

At this stage i am also comforted since He has been so gracious to me. I want to believe that He is just as gracious with everyone else. When we can not say Jesus Christ from our mouths if we are not in the Holy Spirit. So i hear people say Jesus Christ with their mouths, is not it a confession in a way? Therefore, i attribute these people to the Lord. And He saves them to Himself after His will, i'm moving on. Hallelujah the Lord is near. Acts 8-9 Chapter. God bless us in Jesus Christ.

All these Old Testament scriptures, and the Pharisees and Sadducees did not even perceive that Jesus was the Son of God (Son of Man). He did not behave what THEY THOUGHT the son of God should look like and behave. They saw people being healed - but they thought he was possessed. Here's the Godhead scriptures.

The Scriptures about the Godhead. Sometimes called "Let Us..." in some passages. These scriptures are evidence of all 3 persons of the Godhead speaking to each other.

Genesis 1:26, 3:22, 11:7

Isaiah 6:8

Romans 1:20

Colossians 2:9

Acts 17:27-30

1 John 5:7

John 10:30

"For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and GODHEAD so that they are without excuse:"

Genesis 1:1

The Father purposes

The Word (Jesus) speaks. ( John 1:1)

The Spirit (Holy Spirit) executes the spoken word. Action.

All working together. Jesus came to show us the Father, as Emmanuel.

Matthew 1:23

Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God WITH US.

Mishael

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IF the husband is born again as in John chapter 3

If he studies the Bible and fills his duties as a "priest" over the household and those who live in it: He reports to God for his actions. I Corinthians 7

Romans 7 & 8

If he is not acting as priest and leader; and has not received salvation with the indwelling Holy Spirit__?

The role of Priest falls to you. You stand between God and the family. It's called "standing in the gap." You can type that in Google and put a comma and type BIBLE. Or , Meaning. You'll see what that means. It's a type of prayer. It's a warriors prayer. You can ask God to send people into your husbands path every day, to witness Jesus to him.

Not only do you stand before God; you also must model after the Proverbs 31 wife and mother. Her husband sang her praises to all his friends; kids too.

If your husband is cruel in speech or other negative behavior, you can ask the Lord to send angels to bring peace in the home. Put all your trust in God to help you; and Pray in the name of Jesus.

You're going to see your home change. You don't have to tell your husband you're "the priest". Just keep your peace, lay the Burdens you experience on Jesus.

Put all your cares, depression, and even your doubts on Jesus. That frees you to be built up in your faith.

Keep coming back here so we can minister to you when you feel weak.

Mishael

Most of them we can't . Love is our law now . God loved us so much that He gave us His only begotten Son and His Son loved us so much that he willingly offered himself as the perfect sinless sacrifice to cover all of our sins . Please read Luke Ch 10 V 25-28 .

Thank you R L W , the synchronisity (if I've spelt that correctly ) between the old and new is so beautiful , I think that its purpose is to strengthen our faith in dark times . God wants us to know that His work is perfect and He is in charge and we can trust Him totally , He sees everything and everyone and He leaves nothing to chance . We need not fear , just trust . That's why I believe that to read and have some understanding of the Old testament is a massive blessing , linking things up strengthens my faith in and love of God's Truth massively . Our eyes see the world but our hearts are elsewhere and fixed on our Father and our Redeemer. Be not soon shaken . Love in Christ to you all .

Great commentary, and perspective

Thanks for sorting me out with the various titles

Best regards

Roy

This amazing chapter in Exodus shows us the awesomeness of God's ability to turn nature upside down to deliver His people.

In the first few verses, we are told how YHWH instructed Moses to take a certain path into the wilderness. Moses most likely knew this area well in his 40 years away from Egypt. But YHWH was not going to have Moses decide the route. Sometimes our own knowledge seems best to follow, but it is always best to follow the directions of God. I was reading on a couple Christian archeological sites concerning the most likely route taken by the Israelites when they left Goshen and where the ities mentioned may be located. This was interesting reading.

Many of us learned the "traditional" route of the Israelites and location of Mt. Sinai at the southern end of the Sinai peninusla. Many of us were taught that the Israelites crossed the sea as the freshwater lakes of reed in the Suez canal area (where they or the Egyptians could have just gone around them) or at a place south of Goshen along the western shore of the Gulf of Suez.

In Chapter 11:37 it says that they traveled from Raamses in the Egyptian Delta to Succoth (believed to be east of Raamses but still in Egypt. In Exodus 13:17 it says that they came to a pass and the LORD would not let them go north through Philistia as it was near. So it makes me wonder if there was some type of pass over the mountainous terrain between Egypt and Philistia. The Bible says that this route was the shorter route. But YHWH was taking the Israelites by a circuituous route for a reason. Ex. 13:18 says that YHWH instead lead them around by way of the wilderness of the Red Sea. journeying from Succoth to Etham. In Etham they camped at the edge of the wilderness. Perhaps they camped along the shoreline were there was a sandy route between the sea and the wilderness going north and south.

So God knew what Pharaoh was going to think ahead of time. Knowing this already, He lead the Israelites to a dead end.

Hi Ruth, I believe it means water baptism. Water baptism is mentioned many times in the New Testament and is both physical and symbolic. If it wasn't important then Jesus would never have mentioned it and He wouldn't have baptized nor been baptized Himself, nor talked so much about it. But when I read it with an open mind and with no regard to denominational influence, it's obvious to me that at bare minimum this act of obedience is extremely important. The verses below are quite compelling. Beware of anyone who tries to sway you away from obeying or following Jesus. We can best avoid false teaching if we read God's Word and pray for wisdom and understanding. Link

Acts 2:38 - Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Mark 16:16 - He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

Matthew 28:19 - Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

John 14:15 - "If ye love me, keep my commandments."

God bless

It looks like Gigi intended to reply to you:

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Some of these Scriptures might help you, Gervis; these are more about the godly relationship & responsibilities one has to each other in the family and what a husband/father should expect when nurturing his family in the fear of God.

Proverbs 15:20; Proverbs 22:6; 1 Corinthians 11:3; Ephesians 5:22-28,33; Ephesians 6:1-4; Colossians 3:18-21; Titus 2:2-8; 1 Peter 3:1-7.

Three things concerning you about the creation

Simply stated, Christ states I and The Father are one.

Very true GiGi, with wonderful descriptions of our wonderful, sovereign Lord. And the thought from John 14:23, is that the Deity comes, not just to be found as a Presence or a Seal in the believer, but that He comes to reside (or, be perfectly at home), in us.

It's like when a guest who comes to stay for a few days, he receives the best we have to offer, with special care. Why? Because he is a worthy guest, compelling us to attend to his every need. How much more that Almighty God should want to live in us & feel completely at home. It's now only left to our imagination & decision as to how we view our Guest from Heaven; spending time listening & conversing with Him; going where He is pleased to go; thinking & speaking of things that which He delights in; keeping our 'house' clean of anything that would grieve Him; etc.

I think that we often forget the sweet Presence of God's Spirit & the liberty we have to commune with Him on any matter at any time. And to please Him that He might be pleased to dwell in us, we would live accordingly ('walking in the Spirit', conscious of His nearness & His gentle Voice). And so when we stray, even a little, we should immediately sense His sadness & anxious looking for our return. I believe it takes quite a discipline & maturity to immediately look to Him for everything in life, particularly when we're under testing & sin is knocking at our door. He won't allow it in - why should we even feel for the door handle & want to take a peek? I'm learning this daily - He's a great Teacher - sadly I'm a slow learner, but we'll get there in the end.

I want to find verses concerning man and wife and what authority man has over wife and children

Hi Roy, I don't really have the answers about applying Levitical laws. This topic has been talked about often on here.

But what I wanted to speak to was this. The Talmud was created during the Babylonian captivity, long after Leviticus was written. The Talmud is the interpretation of these laws by rabbis (who came into existence in this same captivity).

The first 5 books of the OT is called the Torah and the entire OT is called the Tanahk.

It is easy to mix these up because seem a bit similar.

Thank you GIGi.

:)

Well said Chris.

Sometimes we forget how Jesus is connected to the Father and the Spirit in the One divine nature. So, even if Jesus ascended to heaven, He can truly say that He will be with them always by the presence of the indwelling Spirit in us. We can this also think that Jesus left us to the Spirit when He ascended to heaven. But He is actually with us always as long as we are indwelt by the

Spirit.

This passage really speaks to Jesus being God and One with the Father and the Spirit. Technically, because of their unity, if we have the Spirit in us we have both the Father and the Son within as well, yet they are individual Persons as well yet fill the universe with their presence. Even though Jesus is in heaven with his human body, He still has all of the qualities the Spirit and the Father possess, such as omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience, immutability, eternality, infiniteness, holiness, purity, self-sufficiency, self satisfaction, and of course Life itself How amazing!

Dear Carleton,

God knows best what we need. I trust that He will work it all our for you and me. perhaps we will be neighbors in Sequim! It is a lovely area with the mountains so close and the water all around. SHHH don't tell anyone-haha

Hi Rose.

Thanks for your reply,

Here's what I interpret out of the verses you have given. When I look at Revelation 14:1. I take this to be the same 144,000 mentioned in Revelation 7:4. "And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel."

This group here is 144,000 out of Israel being sealed for service.

And Revelation 7:5-8, reaffirms that these are all Israelites. "No Gentiles"

The group in Rev. 5.9. is said to be the redeemed out of EVERY Nation of all sorts of people of the earth.

Revelation 5:9. And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood OUT OF EVERY KINDRED, AND TONGUE, AND PEOPLE, AND NATION; " This group is unnumbered "

Also the locations are different.

In Revelation 5 they're around the throne of God,

In Revelation 14:1. They're on mount zion. "Jerusalem. Psalms 2:6.

You said,

"(God said he chose )only 144,000 to reign."

I'm sorry but I don't see where " HE SAID HE CHOSE only "144,000 to reign on earth or in Heaven.

I see that you have a different view.

I just wanted to share mine.

God bless.

Good evening GiGI, It has been a nice day considering world events. Had a little part this morning at Church on thoughts of the Comforter. The Peace of the Comforter is a good peace even while in trials and tribulations. It is Sequim that we are heading for the wedding. Our 20 year old daughter is one of the bridesmaids. The father of the bride was my best man. Both he, his wife new to the area of Sequim and myself joined the Mennonite faith around 30 years ago. My wife has generation after generation of Mennonite background. Ever since this family moved there I have been also thinking of the area as a place to possibly live. I hope you and your husband find just the right property!

:)

You skipped right over the seven times punishment, vs 18.

They were punished seven times = 7 x 360 = 2,520 years

Israel was taken by Assyria in 721 BC +2,520 = 1799 (Ephraim = British)

Judah was taken by Babylon in 604 BC + 2,520 years = 1917 (Judah Balfour Declaration)

Those dates correspond with both houses of Israel; they are significant to understanding who they are.

Hey Suze,

If I may add something else these verses point to. On the tenth day of the month, they were to put up a lamb, and on the fourteenth day of the same month, Passover Day sacrifice the lamb and place the blood on the side and upper posts of the door. Jesus, the Lamb of God rode into Jerusalem on the tenth day of Nisan, and He was crucified on the fourteenth day, Passover Day. He gave up the ghost at the same time as they were sacrificing the Passover lambs.

Jesus is the door and if we enter that door we will be saved as the children of Israel on that night, the first Passover, but His door has His blood on the posts, and we will be saved. We are in Him, and He is in us.

God bless,

RLW

Here in the USA our founding documents Declaration of Independence actually states We The People, to be that Governing 'authority' "deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it, & institute a new Government, laying it's foundations on such principals''._. To effect Safety & happiness "

"We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, "

..."the Laws of Nature & Nature's GOD entitled them"._._.a "Duty" to stand & abolish a tyrannical governing body after a "long train of abuses & usurpations, " "duty to throw off such government"

Government / Governors in biblical example would rightfully punish evildoers & protect. 1Peter 2:13-25, 2Peter 2:14,

Here are some notes about the stories referenced in Wisdom 10.

v1: the first formed father = Adam

v3: the unrighteous = Cain

v3: his brother = Abel

v4: the righteous in a piece of wood of small value = Noah's ark

v5: the righteous = Abraham

v5: his son = Isaac

v6: the righteous man = Lot

v7: pillar of salt/unbelieving soul = Lot's wife

v10: the righteous = Jacob

v10: his brother = Esau

v13: the righteous = Joseph

v15: the righteous people = Israel

v15: the nation that oppressed them = Egypt

v16: the servant of the Lord = Moses

v16: the righteous = Israel

v19: their enemies = Egyptians

v20: the righteous = Israel

v20: the ungodly = Canaanites, etc.

Hello Holly. I'm unsure which Scripture you're thinking of, nor of the word 'announced' (maybe a misspelling), but I'll use 1 John 2:27, "But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him."

You're correct, there were different 'anointings' mentioned in Scripture, & specifically in the NT, in reference to the Holy Spirit and also combined with prayer for healing ( James 5:14). The 1 John 2:27 reference alludes to Jesus' Words about the future coming of the Holy Spirit to the apostles ( John 14:16,17): "And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you."

In that passage, Jesus speaks of the time when He will leave this Earth & leave His beloved friends & disciples. But they should not despair as He would still be with them by His Spirit that He will send to them. So, not only will the Spirit "abide with them forever", but also 'dwell with them & be in them'. This is an intensely descriptive message of Love by Jesus, that at no time will His disciples (& us, by extension), would ever be without His loving, comforting, & guiding Presence. They would never be in this world of darkness & evil without the Lord's watchful care. Then at Pentecost, that Presence came & they were anointed with the Spirit & filled with His Presence to be children of God serving Him in joy, power, & hope. And that same anointing comes to each one who confesses their sin & truly believes in Jesus & His Power to save them.

John 14:23, "If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him", is Jesus' Promise to us.

I am also reading the Old Testament and have got to Leviticus which is the basic rules for practicing Jews as in The Talmud and is 3000 years old.

How do we relate these rules to modern day living?