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Dear, if you want to study, start with the Romans so you can learn what grace we have received. My suggestion is Matthew and all the others. God bless you in Jesus Holy Name.

Luke 6.

Hallo Random, Acts15:28For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;

29That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.

God bless u in Jesus Holy Name

Jesus is building his church , it's not a denomination or institution. It's a Spiritual invisible church , until he comes for it on resurrection day . Praying for you Donna and the rest of you too !

This site has a page of verses that may be of help: Link

Sharina, I'm sorry to hear this, but am grateful that you are reaching out. Please don't give up. You deserve better and I believe in you that you will escape this situation.

Since you are able to access a computer and send messages on it, have you considered emailing your police department and asking them to visit you right now? You would answer the door then ask them to protect you and you could then leave, could you not? Is it possible for you to find a private place and call 911 right now to have them escort you away? Sometimes those in power project themselves as more powerful and more all knowing than they really are, based on fear. Does anything prevent you from walking out your door and leaving right this moment?

Please leave everything behind and leave now if you can. Later when under protection you can claim your stuff. If you have a phone you can record voice and video, but that is way less important than you fleeing to safety right now.

I will be in prayer for you to find safety immediately. God bless and protect you through this difficult time.

"God loves the world ". You added your own words unto scripture, be careful. ( Deuteronomy 4:2)

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

Key word in that verse is "loved", meaning past tense. no longer.

God does hate, and he's perfectly justified in doing so:

Psalms 7:11-12

"God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day. If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready."

Proverbs 6:16-19

16 These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

Obey those that have rule over you_meaning the leadership at the church you attend. They must give an account of you.

We obey God; concerning marriage and divorce.

If we behave as unbelievers, why even be a Christian?

If you want to know why the young people are out of control, it's because of what society dictates. Not God.

Revelation chapters 2 and 3. Concerning Jezebel- many good videos on youtube about her.

If we become one with the people we marry, or sleep around with: that is a lot of soul ties my friend.

A comforting verse:

Romans 8:28 "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."

My condolences for your lose, If you're getting back into reading the bible, I recommend Job as you could relate and find comfort in God's words in there.

But since you asked for new testament, I recommend starting at Revelation Chapter 17 and going all the way to the end (which is like 5 chapters). As you get to the end, you'll see the bright future and promises Christians have.

Can Christians eat halal food or is it a sin?

It's simple to get saved, but the process of sanctification is hard. Before I elaborate, I assume you're referring how a sodomite can get saved; "gay" biblically means cheerful, "sodomy/sodomite" means those who practice same sex fornication.

You meet God in his own terms:

1.) You have to be in a broken and contrite state.

Psalms 51:17 "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise."

2.) You call upon Jesus to save you.

Romans 10:13 "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."

3.) Put your faith in the Lord. (Take note that the eunuch called upon the Lord, he didn't just believe his way to salvation)

Acts 8:37 "And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."

If you followed these steps, then you are saved; you will have assurance of your salvation as it'll come through chastening, if you don't have any chastening in your life, then you're not saved.

Hebrews 12:7

"If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?"

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If you're still confused, ask Jesus to show you the way to salvation, he'll give you wisdom.

James 1:5 "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him."

John 14:6 "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."

"Have you not read lengre?". Intresting, I've never heard of lengre before. What is that? Did you accidentally make a typo, or is that a name a book that I do not know?

"Follow the references too :)". What are "the references" you're referring to?

I don't put much coin in comments that don't provide scripture verses to back up their claims. Unless you can cite your sources through God's perfect Word, I'll just dismiss your post as another philosophical matter of man.

I'm willing to change my stance, but you need to provide scripture; I obey God's words, not man.

1 John 4:1

"Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world."

Acts 5:29

"Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men."

SCRIPTURE: Jesus is our husband now if widowed.

Where?

Yes God Bless you Gigi A story I will tell a cross that Iwore so well. A time came when it strangled me because I had eye's but did not see.

Chapter 5 is fairly short and to the point. Moses and Aaron get an audience with Pharaoh. They request a three day release of the Israelites to go out into the wilderness and worship the God of the Israelites. Pharaoh says that He does not know this god at all. He refuses Moses and Aaron's request. They leave from the Pharaoh. Pharaoh instructs the taskmasters over the Israelites to not supply straw as before for brickmaking with mud. So the Israelites had to scavenge for straw/stubble and still needed to meet their daily quota of bricks. Moses and Aaron meet the Israelites on their way back from the Pharaoh. The officers (leaders) of the Israelites went to Pharaoh asking him why he had made their work harder. Pharaoh says that they are idle and need to work harder and not concern themselves with serving their God. The Israelite leaders meet Moses and Aaron and inform them that their has been made so much more difficult as a result of the request made to Pharaoh The leaders wonder why God would allow this and not deliver them the first time Moses and Aaron petitioned Pharaoh for their release.

I think the interesting thing to me was that Moses and Aaron did not do anything miraculous at this meeting. Instead they warned Pharaoh that God had met with them and sent them to him. They ask Pharaoh again to let the people go three days journey into the wilderness to serve God and if not, God would bring pestilence and the sword upon them.

It is obvious that Pharaoh had no respect for the true God. He probably thought all of the gods of Egypt could defeat Him, so he thought God was insignificant compared to the greatness of Egypt backed by all of those idols. So, he was prideful and smug. And God knew this about Pharaoh and hardened his heart further.

In answer to your 1st question, Psalm 23:4,Rev.21:4, John 14:1-3, Psalm 147:3

Remember to turn to the Lord when the going gets tough

Your 2nd question, if you are feeling far from God, check out these vs. I'm aware many of them are in Psalms, but I personally find the book of Psalms comforting. Luke 19:10, James 4:8, Psalm 42:5-11, Psalm 139:1-18, Psalm 145:18, Psalm 107:4-9.

Hi Dianne.

I fully Concur with brother Chris.

God bless.

Hi Kataleanna. There was no other woman (or man) before the Genesis account of Creation. In fact, Genesis 3:20 states it like this: "And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living." To be the mother of all living, implies that no one else could have been around, or before her, to bear children & start the human race - to grow & spread.

If there was another woman, man or even another human race before Adam & Eve, then the Bible doesn't declare it, indeed, the whole creation account strongly suggests that this great creative act of God was His first Initiative in preparing & inhabitating the World that He had prepared for His Glory.

There was no woman before Eve. She was created from the rib of the first man, Adam.

I will comment on versus 19-21; we are warned by the Apostle Paul in these versus that if Christians live an ungodly lifestyle, they will not inherit the kingdom of God. In order to understand the warning we must first understand the difference between entering the first dispensation of the kingdom of God, and inheriting the second dispensation of the kingdom of God. All Christians, upon being born again enter the kingdom of God, as in John 3:5 & Colossians 1:13 The Lord Jesus taught during this first dispensation of the kingdom of God, it is within the heart of all believers. Luke 17:20-21 We got into the kingdom of God by unconditional promises, through faith without works, as part of the foundation that Christ Jesus laid. Yet when we speak about inheriting the kingdom, we cannot talk about this first dispensation of the kingdom of God at all, seeing the word used here is inheriting, meaning, the Apostle Paul is referring unto the second dispensation of the kingdom of God, known as the millennial kingdom. Not all Christians will make it into this kingdom, although they will all go to heaven, yet to make it into the kingdom of heaven, it is not a free gift, rather you must earn entrance by meeting conditional promises, as in Matthew 7:21 and as in Acts 14:22 and as in Matthew 3:5 and Matthew 3:10 All of which speak of entering the millennial kingdom of heaven by faith with works, as you meet the conditions spoken of in those chapter versus. On the other hand, if a Christian lives an immoral lifestyle, as mentioned here in these seventeen sins, he is denied entrance into the millennial kingdom of God, and will remain in heaven until the thousand year kingdom is over.

Good question! Just like anyone else, everyone must obey the plan of salvation. You will find it in Acts 2:38. When we let go of our will and conform to God's will, His Spirit is able to come and live inside of us and that gives us power to live a holy life unto Him.

Hi Diana. I would say that a 'gay' person would be saved as any other sinner. First, to acknowledge that they are sinners like we all are - that a homosexual lifestyle is sin & unacceptable to God; then, to come to the foot of the Cross gazing upon the Holy One of God Who sacrificed His Life to make them clean & whole again. When we truly repent of our sin & old ways, pursuing after sinful thoughts & acts, then the Lord forgives & accepts us. Isaiah 55:7: "Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon." And that pardon is fully realized through His Son Who made it possible for all who turn to Him in faith & love.

And through the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives, our desires & lusts also change or removed when we wholly look to Him for power & deliverance. That is the chief work of God's Spirit: to conform us each day to the Image of Jesus ( Romans 8:29:

"For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren." Healing of mind, spirit & sometimes body begin to happen. Desires for same gender intimacy will fade away, with power to live a different lifestyle & for the Glory of God. The road may not be easy at first, but the Lord Who saves completely also has the Power to bring healing to sin-affected minds who now desire to only serve Him.

Jcbu undercover.

I would consider using statues or icons like crosses, etc. as a perceived conduit between a person and God is idolatry.

To me, praying to statues of saints, pictures of Christ, etc, is the same as the Israelites creating the golden calf to represent Yahweh and Moses condemned this outright.

Sarah, you will probably be getting a number of responses. I know that Psalm 147:3 tells us that God heals the broken hearted.

As to where to start reading. I suggest reading all 4 gospels first. Become familiar with Jesus, His life, His words. He is what the whole Bible is all about, to point to Him. He is our Savior and Lord, so learning all about Him in the gospels is foundational. From the gospels, I would read the epistles beginning with Romans. Then I would read the book of Acts.

Do not be in a rush to read all of these. Take it slow and steady so the Holy Spirit can help you understand.

Col. 1. I am amazed that the Lord revealed to me in a last minute request of the Pastor for me to teach a Bible study, and having chosen this passage, He (God) gave me understanding beyond my scholastic abilities to explain to the people ( the identical) exactly what is broken down in the last paragraph on this breakdown above. Holy Spirit is TRULY a wonderful teacher on whom we can depend when we need to have an interpreter. Praise be to God on high. Hands lifted up!! :-)

Psalm 22 is a Psalm of King David & is also understood as a Messianic Psalm, i.e. prophetically looking ahead to Christ & His sufferings prior to & upon the Cross.

When we consider the Psalm, we see David's allusions to various animals, viz. the strong bulls of Bashan (v12); a ravening, roaring lion (vv13, 21); & dogs (vv16,20). All these animals appeared to David as representative of people (his enemies) & probably the evil spirit behind them, that sought to take his life. So the imagery given to us in 'dogs', is that of a pack of wild dogs with baring teeth, seeking to pierce him (v16) & maul & devour him (v20: by their ruthless power over man).

And "my soul" & "my darling" speaks about his enemies' focussed thrust against him, and it appeared to David, as directed only against him - to rob him not only of his life, but all that that life was purposed to accomplish for God's Purposes. He earnestly sought the Lord, the One Who gave him life, nurturing him & bringing him to this point of being Israel's king (vv9,10). Thus his cry for deliverance from evil men that they should not gain victory over his life & he would be a living testimony of God's Power & Goodness to his people (vv22 ff).

Very interesting but sad.

I feel that this is a great message in example of people becoming insensative

How can a gay person get saved?

for dogs have compassed me;

the assembly of the wicked have

enclosed; me they pierced my hands and

my feet. verse 16 the dog here is referring

to the enemy of Gods people.

also chapter 22 is a prophecy of

Christ, psalm 35:17 the enemy referred

to as a lion.